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A Reflection of Life on Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake

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Fishing diversity keeps the sport interesting for Zakk Royce, who enjoys both fresh water fishing on Lake Gaston and salt water fishing at Wrightsville Beach. He explains the differences, the similarities and more on page 12.

Cover photograph by Khai Hoang

Cover design by Hope Callahan

On the cover...

Contributing writersJenny Gray, Khai Hoang, Erin Carson,

Carol Moseley, Nick Sitzanis, Jane Teasley and Christina Wells.

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TED talks became an emerging phenomena in the 1980s, and when Randi and Kathy Dikeman experienced them for themselves, they thought they were onto something big.

TED, now a global community, was started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged. The first TED talk included a dem-onstration of the compact disc, the e-book and cutting-edge 3D graphics from Lucasfilm.

TED really took off six years later and became an annual event in Monterey, Calif. Rosters included scientists, musi-cians and philosophers. The idea was to seek out the most interesting people on Earth and let them communicate

their passion.A sister conference, TEDGlobal, spread around the

world. The TED Prize came about, granting winners one wish to change the world. TED Talks, in which the best TED content was released — for free — online, developed (see Ted.com).

In 2009, TEDx came about.“Kathy and I had the opportunity to see some of the TED

talks, and they had quality and interesting content,” Randi Dikeman said. “It was just a great idea to bring to Lake Gaston.”

TEDx was designed for people who wanted to put together local, independently-organized events. The first conference, TEDxLizardCreek, came to Lake Gaston in

TED talks conference returning to Lake Gaston

STORY BY JENNY GRAY


April 2014, and the next one is scheduled Oct. 24 at the Lake Gas-ton Lions Den, 139 Stanley Road in Henrico.

“The (TED) theme is worth spread-ing,” Dikeman said. “It’s innovative thinking, ideas people have worth sharing.”

This year, the local event’s theme is “Shaping the Unseen,” Dike-man said. It elicits ideas about what moves us, shakes us and invites us to action, often a private journey that can lead to a public reaction.

While this year’s

roster was still being firmed up, about a dozen speakers thus far have been arranged. One is NASA astrophysicist John Mathur of Hyattsville, Md., a 2006 win-ner of the Nobel Prize in physics. He will be speaking about the history of the universe, “How We got Here and How Far We Can Go.”

Another speaker is John Camp-bell, CEO of WasteZero and a part-time resident of Lake Gaston

with his wife, Ann. Campbell is an entrepreneur who is dedicated to building the world’s preeminent waste-reduction company.

A stipulation of TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading ideas in the form of short, powerful talks, is they must all be posted and accessible online so they can spark conversation. Talks are usually limited to 18 minutes.

“We are limited by our license to 100 tickets,” Dikeman said, adding organizers also invited 18 students to the last event. “We can increase that once we get a track record (of successful events).”

Dikeman said the small organizing group also is looking for sponsors as most of the money raised goes to paying for a videographer.

“That’s our biggest single expense,” Dikeman said. “We need a key person to sponsor lunch for 100 people. That will be in the $700 range.”

To be a sponsor, email the Dikemans at [email protected].

The cost to attend the TEDxLizardCreek event is $35 per person and includes lunch. The event will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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OK, it’s a nice day: You and your family are out in your new boat for a relaxing day on the lake. As you are playing the role of Captain Horatio, you notice an approaching motorboat in front of you and on your right side. It would appear to be cross-

ing your path.If one of you doesn’t do something, a collision is possible. So,

who has the right of way? There are no white and yellow lines on the water.

Each boater has the responsibility to avoid a collision. Carried to its extreme, the two boats could take separate actions that would cause a collision. Obviously, there needs to be a national rule to assist both boaters, and there is!

One boat is the “stand on” boat and will maintain its course and speed. The other boat is the “give way” boat and will take early and substantial action to keep well clear of the “stand on” boat.

Clear? Well, not quite. How do we determine who is “stand on” and who is “give way”? It’s easy. First, picture your boat as if it were a horizontal clock, with 12 o’clock being straight ahead, 3 o’clock to your right, 6 o’clock behind you, and 9 o’clock to your left. What is called the “danger zone” for you is all the water on your right side between 12 o’clock and about 4 o’clock. YOU are the “give way” boat to any other boat in that wedge area. So YOU must take action to avoid a collision. Usu-ally that means to slow down and turn to your right so as to pass

well astern of the other boat. I teach my students “the guy on the RIGHT has the RIGHT of way” this way – it follows the “clock” pattern.

Now, just one more catcher! If the “stand on” boat on your right sees that you are not go-ing to take appropriate action (I know…I know ... Captain Horatio would never do that!),

then that boat (the stand-on guy) must take whatever action is necessary to avoid the collision. There is no need to be “dead right.”

Clear? Well, I hope at least a little clearer and perhaps some-thing you had never heard of before. I have seen many boaters on Lake Gaston that clearly do not know this rule. There are lots more “rules of the road” you will need to become familiar with to keep your sta-tus as captain of your family’s boat.

Attending a safe boating class spon-sored by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, United States Power Squadron is a good way to learn. There are online courses, but these do not give you the “hands on” – nor all of the “situations” that have occurred on Lake Gaston. I had one student who took the online course, and then attended our boating safety class. She remarked to me after the class that the classroom was MUCH BETTER for her because she learned so much more after we gave so many “examples.” However, the on line course is “legal” and will provide you the boating safety certificate that is needed on Lake Gaston.

Our boating safety classes are conducted on the third Saturday of each month beginning in March and ending in September.

For information on how to enroll, call the Chamber of Com-merce at 252 586-5711.

If you have any interest in joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary, our meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. (1900 for you military folks) They are held at our building 252 River Road in Henrico, N.C.

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The harvest moon and lunar eclipse have passed over us indicating autumn is quickly approaching — my favorite time of the year. As the summer heat is diminishing, Halloween and Thanksgiving are quickly approaching.

With the autumn season comes beautiful colorful trees, cool fall nights, and to the delight of many, it is sweet potato season. Sweet potatoes can be purchased at any supermarket throughout the year, but nothing is better than a fresh, homegrown sweet potato. Sweet potatoes, large edible tubers belonging to the morning glory family, are native to tropical areas of the Americas. They were first recorded by Columbus when he got to America (to-day not many European countries use sweet potatoes as part of their main diet so I was not familiar with them as a child). When I moved to America, I remember the first time an older lady at the restaurant I worked for made a sweet potato casserole, and I immediately fell in love with the versatility and texture of it.

As sweet potatoes come into season I want to share a wonderful recipe that would impress any guest in your kitchen. This recipe is easy to follow with simple ingredients and is guaranteed to impress the guests at your next elegant dinner party.

The recipe I am going to share with you includes hoisin sauce, a sweet and spicy reddish-brown sauce used in Chinese cooking, sweet potatoes originating from the Americas, duck breasts, known for their dark, succulent flesh and my Greek heritage. This is a recipe that spans the globe, fusing international ingredients together for a deliciously fall presentation.

Hoisin Barbecued Duck Breast with Sweet Potato Puree

Ingredients:

4 duck breasts, cleaned, dried and scored 2 cups hoisin sauce 6 sweet potatoes Salt and pepper to taste 4 springs of rosemary for garnish

Method of preparation:To make the sweet potato puree:Bake the sweet potatoes in a preheated oven at 325 degrees fahr-

enheit for 40 minutes or until soft and weeping caramel juicesScrape out the flesh and puree in a food processor, season with

pepper and a tiny bit of salt. (This can also be made in advance and refrigerated for up to 2

days)To grill the duck breast:Prepare the grill for a half-grill fire. ( I personally like charcoal for

the fact it gives it that smoky flavor)Season the duck breast with salt and pepper.Place duck breasts on the grill’s indirect heat side for about 5

minutes on each side. Brush I tablespoon of hoisin sauce on each side of the duck

breasts and move to the direct heat side of the grill, cooking an additional 2 minutes on each side, continuing to brush the breasts with the sauce throughout the cooking time.

Remove from heat and let stand for ten minutes.

Serving suggestions: Heat up the sweet

potato puree in a saucepan, stirring constantly.

Place puree on a plate, slice the duck breast thinly and fan over puree.

Place rosemary sprigs over the top and serve with a glass of nice pinot noir or your favorite wine.

Enjoy. I am looking forward to sharing another wonderful recipe next month.

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Autumn is here


Fishing diversity keeps the sport interesting, Royce stresses

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY KHAI HOANG


Fishing diversity keeps the sport interesting, Royce stresses

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY KHAI HOANG

Wilmington resident Zakk Royce, who has man-aged to catch numerous gigantic catfish in Lake Gaston, doesn’t limit himself to just fresh water when attempting to reel in some massive monsters.

Because he lives so close to the ocean, he also enjoys fishing at the beach.

“Since I live in Wilmington, a lot of times when I have free time from school during the week, I’ll go to the beach, to Wrightsville Beach, and fish off the pier there, Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, and sometimes, I just fish right from the beach in the surf,” Royce said.

Royce, who currently attends Cape Fear Community College for a degree in marine technology, noted big differences be-tween fishing at a lake and at a beach. For instance, he said the variety of fish in the ocean is, obviously, far greater than those in fresh water.

“Well, I feel like the biggest difference is you have a lot more species of fish that you can possibly catch,” he said. “I have a feeling when I’m fishing in salt water, well in the ocean espe-cially, that anything could bite my line.”

He said many things have bitten his line while fishing in the ocean, including tiger sharks.

“The craziest thing I’ve landed from the beach was probably a really big shark,” Royce recalled. “I’ve landed a couple of tiger sharks. Actually, one was last Halloween, and that was around 10 feet. That was a massive tiger shark.”

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Royce said he usually uses the same type of rod and reels in fresh and salt water fishing. The only variable is how big of a fish he’s attempting to catch. For example, he uses a lighter fishing rod when catching bait fish and heavier rods when going after underwater giants.

One thing he did recommend was Accurate-brand reels, which he noted allows him to go after king mackerel and sharks.

“... What I really like about them is I can use them here in fresh water, but at the same time, they’re heavy-duty enough where I can take them in salt water and use them for various fish in salt water as well,” he said.

As for bait, in salt water fishing, he said it depends on what the fish in that specific area feed on. Some of the bait fish he’s used include menhaden, bluefish, pinfish and mullet.

Royce also shared a few personal secrets for beach

fishing on the surf.“On the pier ... I just like to fish off the end of

the pier because it’s further out in deeper water, but if I’m surf fishing, a lot of times I’ll walk along the beach, and you can look at the way the waves are crashing along the ocean front, and where the tide has dug out holes in the surf, you can tell because the waves will crash farther into shore. They won’t be crashing as far out,” he said. “So spots where you see where there’s a difference in how the waves are crashing, those are normally pretty good spots if you’re surf fishing.”

He noted these crevices in the water are used by bigger fish as channels to attack the bait fish. In ad-dition, he recommends anyone who’s never fished at the beach to give it a shot.

“It’s fun to mix it up sometimes and catch some different things,” Royce said. “I enjoy doing different types of fishing myself.”


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The cooler temps of fall signals the end-of-sum-mer annuals and the beginning of cool season plants that will grace the garden with color from October through March. I feel blessed to live in zone seven, where we enjoy the four seasons

and something is in bloom all year.Pansies (Viola Hybrids) are popular winter annuals that

bloom profusely in full to partial sun. They are easy to grow and readily available at local nurseries. They prefer rich, humus, moist, but well-drained soil. If planting in pots, use a 50/50 mix of potting soil and composted cow manure for best results. Feed them with a water-soluble, liquid fertilizer every two to three weeks. Water plants prior to a hard freeze (especially true for pansies in pots) and provide a light pine straw cover to reduce damage.

Keep pansies dead-headed to prolong flowering and pre-vent them from going to seed. With small scissors snip off any damaged, curled up leaves. If they start to get leggy, cut them back by a third. Pansies are relatively germ and pest free. The

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leaves and petals of pansies are edible and are high in vitamins A and C.

Kale (Brassica Oleracea) is grown for its showy ruffled or fringed leaves in shades of pink, cream, white, green and red. Plant full-grown kale plants in fertile, well-drained soil for best re-sults. Temperatures below 50 degrees intensify the color and peppery taste of the leaves.

Curly Parsley (Petroselinium crispum) is well known for its use as a garnish or as a flavoring in many dishes and salads. These curly types are versatile, typically growing 8-14 inches tall, forming dense clumps

they are great for borders, interplanting in garden beds, and indoor or outdoor con-tainers. Parsley is a biennial and like most herbs it grows best in full sun.

Mums are the easiest way to add color to fall gardens. Choose potted mums that are fully budded and just beginning to bloom. Plant them in sunny flower beds or slip them in containers. Pair them with kale or curly parsley for a stunning display.

Dendranthe mum is an old-fashioned mum that spreads. I use it in several areas of the garden as a low-growing ground cover. It has green foliage year round, but when it blooms in late fall it is a showstopper. The blooms are a beautiful salmon pink color atop 12-inch stems. If you prefer a taller plant, Sheffield Pink is a

taller mum (2-3 feet tall and wide) with a similar bloom. Both grow in full sun and well-drained soil.

Tasks for October• Bring in house plants before the temperature drops to prevent shock. Be sure

to inspect them to make sure you don’t have any unwanted houseguests to deal with.

• Weeding will improve the appearance of your garden throughout the winter. An added benefit will be fewer weed seeds sprouting in the garden next year. Add a layer of pine straw or other mulch to protect plants and retard weeds from sprouting.

• Continue to watch for insects, or disease damage throughout the garden, and take the necessary steps to control the problem.

• To help protect clay pots from crack-ing in freezing weather, place a layer of bubble wrap on the inside of pot before adding potting soil. The bubble wrap provides a barrier to absorb the pressure of expanding soil.

Carol Moseley learned the love of gar-dening from her mother and father. Both were avid gardeners, his focus was veg-etables and hers were flowers and shrubs. Carol has been gardening since 1969, and in 1999 completed the Master Gardening Training Course through the N.C. Coopera-tive Service. She said she was very fortu-nate to learn how to grow and use herbs from her dear friend, the late Diane Morris, the Herb Lady.

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For the love of music


Harlow gives new life to historic Ridgeway Opry House

STORY & PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIN CARSON

Freida Harlow said she decided to open the Ridgeway Opry House simply because she loved music and wanted to create a space where artists and fellow music-

lovers could get together.The Ridgeway Opry House had been

closed for quite a while and was in bad shape when she bought it 11 years ago and started her renovations, according to Harlow. Once the work was done and the doors were open, she said people started coming and spreading the word to their friends.

“It’s the atmosphere in it. It’s got that old nostalgia feeling in it when you go in,” she said of the building. “It has that warm glow to it that makes you feel welcome. The musicians tell me it’s their favorite place to come. We’ve had some of the finest musi-cians come through those doors to sing.”

The music starts in the cozy venue off U.S. Highway 1 each Saturday night at about 6:30, and Harlow said people never know what they may hear.

“When the musicians start filing in and crank up those guitars and start strumming, don’t nothing sound no better,” she said.


STORY & PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIN CARSON

“Everyone is happy. People love it. It’s something that just grows on you. Everybody’s hollering and clapping, just as happy as they can be. Foot-stomping. They love the music.”

Harlow said she does, too, add-ing she doesn’t get tired of welcom-ing the crowd each weekend.

Joyce Whittemore has been help-ing out at Ridgeway almost since it opened. She records the bands that perform, helps book acts and promotes the Opry House on social media. She said she loves getting to hear all of the different sounds that come from the small stage at Ridgeway.

“I enjoy all kinds of music. I love big band orchestra or one person playing. I love it all,“ Whittemore said. “I get to hear everything now.”

There is a band usually set to perform as the main act, but lead-ing up to their set, any musician who walks in the door gets a shot at taking the stage. She said grow-ing up in a musical family, with a mother and father who played, that kind of impromptu jam session is normal to her. She recalled various musicians stopping by the house to play music with her parents when she was child.

“People stop in and ask to sing and I put them on the lineup. I’ve given a lot of people that oppor-tunity,” she noted. “People have come and fulfilled their dreams of being able to sing. Their dream was to come and hold the mic and sing to people.”

Whittemore noted the Opry House feels like a big family, to the regulars and newcomers who hap-pen to drop in for a tune.

“Everybody hugs and greets everybody, and when they leave they hug and say we’ll see you next week,” she said. “They always let first-timers know they’re wel-come. That’s how it’s always been. It always welcomes newcomers. If you’re there once, most of the time, you won’t be a stranger next time.”

The Ridgeway Opry House, 704 U.S. Highway 1 on the way to Nor-lina, opens its doors at 5 p.m. each Saturday. The music kicks off at 6:30 and usually runs until 10:30. Admission is $6 and includes free snacks and drinks available during performances.


If you don’t experience fall at Lake Gaston, you are truly missing the boat. Yes, indeed, Lake Gaston is THE place to be in spring and summer, but people forget there is a hum of activity and a serene beauty to be found in the off-season on and

around Lake Gaston.As this magazine is hitting the newsstands, you just

missed one of the largest events held at Lake Gaston — the Lake Gaston Lion’s Club Seafood Festival — which literally draws thousands of people to Henrico for an afternoon of great food and entertainment that raises funds for a wonderful organization. Mark your calendar for next year’s event, always on the first Saturday of October. Tickets sell out quickly!

Medoc Mountain State Park, just a short drive from the lake, will have several fantastic nature programs on Saturdays at 2 p.m. during the month of October. All programs are free of charge. The program schedule is as follows: Oct. 10, Monarchs on the Move; Oct. 17, White-Tailed Wonders; Oct. 24, Snakes of East-ern North Carolina; and Oct. 31, Bear Swamp Creek Ramble. For more information, call the park office at 252-586-6588.

This weekend is Warrenton’s Harvest Market Festival, presented by the Warrenton Revitalization Committee from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, around the historic courthouse square, 109 S. Main St. There will be crafts, artisans, exhibitors, fresh local vegetables, food, live entertainment and more! Bring your own lawn chair and enjoy the fun!

The Let’s Paint 2nd Saturday Art Series will also take

place on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For only a $20 fee, kids ages 6 and up will receive instruction from artist Ev Wesson of Blue Heron Studio, all necessary materials, and lunch from Norton’s. The subject for the October class is a Sensational Scare-crow. For more information, contact Wesson at [email protected] or 919-215-1531.

Our friends at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck are offering an amazing opportunity called Park in the Dark: Wings of the Night on Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17 for groups of youth ages 7-12 and their adult chaperones. For just $40 per person, enjoy an after-hours tour of the park, hear a talk about noctur-nal creatures, build your own bat box, and camp out on the tree house above the wetlands. Dinner, a snack and breakfast are also included.

Lakeside Mini-Golf at The Corner Lot with the theatri-cal and special effects assistance of Lakeland Theatre Company will have two weekends of Spooktacular Mini-Golf from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 and again on Friday, Oct. 30 and Sat-urday, Oct. 31. Kids ages 12 and under are encouraged to wear their costumes and receive $1 off admission.

O’SAIL, Organization Supporting the Arts Infrastruc-ture and Learning at Lake Gaston, alternates hosting two different events on the fourth Saturday of October each year. On even years, Fall for the Arts, a juried artist showcase and sale, will be held, and on odd years, TEDx Lizard Creek will take its place. Accord-ing to www.tedxlizardcreek.com, “TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passion-

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Just down the road from the TEDx conference at the Lake Gaston Lion’s Club, Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department will host its first Fun Day and Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that same day. Take a tour of the station, check out the fire trucks, play corn hole, and enjoy music, games and food. The evening of Oct. 24 is also the famous Fright Night in Warrenton with costumes, special effects, candy and more. You will have a howling good time!

On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Monster Mash/Affair on the Square will be from 4 to 7 p.m. in South Hill, Va. Enjoy food, spooky music, games, candy and a costume contest.

Prior to that event, the Lake Gaston Regional Cham-ber of Commerce will have its annual Brunswick Stew Sale here at the office, 2357 Eaton Ferry Road, with stew pick-up beginning at lunchtime. Quarts of delicious stew, prepared by stew master Rodney Elmore in the traditional large stew pots beginning in the wee hours of the morning, will be $8 each or two for $15. The stew sells out quickly. Pre-orders can be taken immediately by calling, emailing or stopping by the Chamber office – 252-586-5711 or [email protected]. Don’t miss out!

For these events and more, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LakeGastonChamber or visit our website – www.lakegastonchamber.com – and sign-up for our e-newsletter.

Christina Wells is the Lake Gaston Chamber of Com-merce executive director. For more in-formation about the chamber and Lake Country, visit www.lakegastonchamber.com.


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