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Graveside
Eight-year-old Amauri Chalmners of Southern Pines points to veterans graves at the Woodlawn Cemetery on Friday, May 22, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Memorial Day Preparation
Public Service worker J.C. Clark (right) works with others as they post flags at the triangles off the large traffic circle on Friday, May 22, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The workers posted flags down Midland Road, all triangles of the large traffic circle, a smaller circle near Pinehurst Resort and Marshall Park, totaling 125 American Flags for the Memorial Holiday weekend.
Fish Fry
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- A fish fry took place at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Patrons sit at picnic tables in front of the main building during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Arthur Mason of Southern Pines serves Grace Stubbs during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Dot Brower waves to people crossing the parking lot during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- People gather near the food line and drinks table during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Thirteen-year-old Keyaira Hutson jumps through hula hoops as she plays an obstacle course game she and the other kids came up with during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Twelve-year-old Anthony Provencher checks out bee hives near the garden during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Kathy Byron laughs as she refills water coolers during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 in Southern Pines on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Ten-year-old Tyller Maynor smiles as Katie Malloy, who works with the North Carolina Food Corps, helps her decide which plants to buy during a fish fry at the American Legion Post 177 on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Food Corps focuses on teaching gardening and nutrition in the area public school system.
Clenny Creek Day
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- Clenny Creek Day took place on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina. Clenny Creek day is an event hosted by the Friends of the Bryant House to share the history of the Bryant House and McLendon Cabin with the public, with donations and proceeds going to the care and maintenance of the historical sites. Demonstrations of needle point and weaving took place along with reenactments shown by the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, Moore County Camp
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- Clyde Maness picks a bass with a group of musicians on the porch of the Bryant House during Clenny Creek Day on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.The Bryant House is a 1820s era furnished home located next to the 1760’s McLendon Cabin, which is the oldest dwelling on its original site in Moore County.
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- Paula Conley picks a banjo and sings with a group of musicians on the porch of the Bryant House during Clenny Creek Day on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina. Clenny Creek day is an event hosted by the Friends of the Bryant House to share the history of the Bryant House and McLendon Cabin with the public, with donations and proceeds going to the care and maintenance of the historical sites. Demonstrations of needle point and weaving took place along with reenactments shown by the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, Moore County Camp 2001.
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- Clyde Maness picks a bass with a group of musicians on the porch of the Bryant House during Clenny Creek Day on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina. The Bryant House is a 1820s era furnished home located next to the 1760’s McLendon Cabin, which is the oldest dwelling on its original site in Moore County.
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- Howard Conrad (right) plays a guitar and Paula Conley plays a banjo on the front porch of the Bryant House during Clenny Creek Day on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
The Healing Garden
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- The first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers took place at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. About once a week, volunteers will come tend to the garden’s plants and flowers.
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- Marjorie Ludwig (left) and Kathy Johnson walk down the entrance pathway for the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. About once a week, volunteers will come tend to the garden’s plants and flowers.
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- Marjorie Ludwig talks with other volunteers as she cleans a bird bath during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Bill Shore, who is also known as the Rose Man, holds garden gloves and clipboard during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Marjorie Ludwig trims back daffodils in a large bed during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Co-founder and designer of the Healing Garden Cassie Willis talks with Richard Schnare during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Lynda Ackerman is the other co-founder, designer of the garden.
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- Nancy Kendrick of Whispering Pines tears apart a tangled root mass to fill out a flower bed during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Teresa Hessler brought a pink hydrangea to plant in a bed during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Nancy Kendrick (left) and Teresa Hessler work together to cut apart roots as they prep to plant and fill out a flower bed during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst. North Carolina.
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- Bill Shore, the rose man, walks through pruned rose bushes as he checks them during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Anne Holmes stands in a garden-size chess board and checkers board as she works during the first meeting of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. In the background, Ridgely Benjamin walks down a pathway through the garden.
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- Co-founders and designers of the Healing Garden Lynda Acker (left) and Cassie Willis lead a brief meeting during the first gathering and workday of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Richard Schnare cleans up the area near Bridal Wreath Spirea during the first meeting and workday of the season of the Healing Garden Volunteers at the Healing Garden located at the First Health of The Carolinas Hospital campus on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Reactions
Woody Tanner (left) and Lyle Cooper (right) watch as Bob Lamoree (center) reacts after missing a putt at the one green while playing a round with friends from Midloathian, Virginia at Longleaf Golf and Country Club on Friday, April 17, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Lamoree said the group is in the Sandhills for a golf outing, and Friday was their last day.
Waiting
Barefeet wait in line for the bounce slide during the Fifth annual Celebration of the Military Child, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of the Sandhills in partnership with the Village of Pinehurst, at the Arboretum Park on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Willow of Woe
Middle Schooler Ethan Hess lays down a handful of paper clips at the base of the Willow of Woe during a holocaust memorial ceremony presented by the Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) students of Southern Middle School on Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
Transitions of the Cross
Thirteen-year-old Greg Ondona portrays Jesus on the cross during the Living Stations of the Cross Presentation by the Eighth Grade class at St. John Paul II Catholic School on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
A card for Daddy
Seven-year-old Meghan Kane writes “Thank you so much” in the card she makes for her father during the Fifth annual Celebration of the Military Child, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of the Sandhills in partnership with the Village of Pinehurst, at the Arboretum Park on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Kane said she will give it to her father when he comes home.
Raindrops and work
Despite rainy weather, about 150 volunteers worked together to put up framework for five houses at a Habitat for Humanity building site in a neighborhood behind Aberdeen Lake Park on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
Book nook
Kristi Newman of Fayetteville browses books on shelves during Opening Day at the Given Outpost on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Pre-Boston portraits
Rick Johns stands for an environmental portrait off Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Johns will be running in the Boston Marathon for the first time, for his first marathon, on Monday, April 20.
Dressed for Dancing
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- The drama department of Pinecrest High School held their first dress rehearsal for the upcoming performances of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Fifteen-year-old Lauryn Blakely (right), of West End, applies stage makeup on 16-year-old Isabel Friesen’s face as assistant stage manager, 17-year-old Koko Watkins (center) styles Ryan Gagnon’s, 15-years-old of Southern Pines, hair (center, seated) with help from 15-year-old Megan Bankos (far left) before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Assistant stage manager 17-year-old KoKo Watkins styles 16-year-old Erik Benson’s hair before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Waiting for the first run-through to begin, 15-year-old Ryan Gagnon, of Southern Pines, tries to balance hats on his head before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Clay Cooper, 15-years-old of Pinehurst, and 15-year-old Madison Grant (center, right) fix hair and makeup while other student actors gather in the hallway before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Noah Ambrose’s, 15-years-old of Southern Pines, shadow casts across the stage floor before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Fifteen-year-old Ryan Gagnon (left) practices choreography on stage with 18-year-old MacKenzie Kennedy of Southern Pines before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Michael Reaves, 15-years-old of Pinehurst, holds his hat at his chest as he sings a few lines of songs from the show before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Fifteen-year-old Michael Reaves (right, seated) sings lines from the show and 17-year-old Hannah Browning (center, floor) joins him, minutes before the cast meeting in the chorus room before the beginning of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Student actors practice their dance moves on stage before the start of the first dress rehearsal for the Pinecrest High School’s performance of Guys & Dolls on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Spring Breakers Building
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- A group of students from The University of Maryland gathered at a home building site on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen. The students are in the area during the week of their spring break.
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- Construction Supervisor Thom Mann speaks to a group of students from the University of Maryland as they prepare to work at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Hammers are seen in a wheel barrow at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Twenty-year-old Shiri Brodsky hammers a nail into vinyl siding along with 20-year-old Nicole Huffert (background) at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- President of Habitat for Humanity Homeowners Activities Group Rusty Friday (left) speaks with 21-year-old Esanye Ogbe (center) and 19-year-old Adam Ferrick about how to work with vinyl siding at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- From left to right, Nineteen-year-old Adam Ferrick, 19-year-old Dylan Shulz, 20-year-old Shiri Brodsky and 20-year-old Nicole Huffert sit on scaffolding as they nail vinyl siding at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Twenty-one-year-old Esanye Ogbe looks over his shoulder from scaffolding as he listens for instruction on nailing vinyl siding at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Nineteen-year-old Kat Cooley (center) clips a piece of vinyl siding as she talks with 21-year-old Ethan Schindel at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Twenty-year-old Matt Shin (center) sands the walls of an interior room with 20-year-old Shane Henderson (right) at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Twenty-year-old Emily Paciotti (lower left) holds the ladder and looks up at 20-year-old Nicole McDermott as they work at at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Nineteen-year-old Catherine Panascnkov measures the for the proper length of vinyl siding she will need as she works at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Nineteen-year-old Kat Cooley cuts vinyl as she works with other students from The University of Maryland at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
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- Nineteen-year-old Kat Cooley is seen through an open window as she moves a strip of vinyl across the yard at a Habitat for Humanity house on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
Make Faces, always
Nine-year-old Mary Grace Huntley (center) stands and makes faces while 9-year-old Estelle Kilpatrick (right) walks around, recording a 3D image, inside a BetaBox, after learning about prototyping technology at the Episcopal Day School on Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
I feel like this reguarly
Nine-year-old Zamire McCants flips through a book during morning reading time in Joe Salmon’s third grade classroom at Aberdeen Elementary School on Friday, March 13, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
Reflect
Katherine King of Carthage walks by a window as she browses clothing for sale in the Cris & Florrie’s Boutique at the Sandhill Coalition Resale Shop off Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
First haircuts
Barber and stylist Mark Joas trims Eli Bellmore’s bangs at the Sandhills Shave Shop on Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Bellmore will be 2-years-old next month.
A convention of Fiddlers
Ninety-year-old Theron Caviness sits with a bass as he waits outside of the auditorium before competing during the 80th Annual Fiddler’s Convention at North Moore High School on Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Oh the Thinks
The cast performs on stage during a dress rehearsal for Seussical The Musical at Union Pines High School on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Cameron, North Carolina.
Choices
Jim and Louise Laningham look through books on the shelves inside the Bookmobile on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
