Archive for December, 2015
Blessing of the Hounds
- Huntsman David Raley (center) leads the hounds to the gathering place for the ceremony during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Horses, riders and hounds gather for the ceremony during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Huntsman David Raley (center, left) stands with the hounds before the ceremony during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Huntsman David Raley waits with the hounds at gathering place before the ceremony during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Huntsman David Raley stands with the hounds before the ceremony during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Horses and riders with the non-jumping flight cross the field to their path during the Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Horses and riders gather for the ceremony during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Horses and riders gather for the ceremony during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Seventeen-year-old Kayela Smith sits atop Holly as she waits for the ceremonies to begin during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Reverend John Gordon Talk, IV shares the blessings during the 2015 Blessing of the Hounds and Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Hunstmen and hounds are seen at the beginning of the Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Riders with the first flight are seen at the first jump of the Thanksgiving Day Moore County Hounds Annual Opening meet at Buchan Field off North May Street on November 26, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Tabata Class

Esther Zollman (center, left) a fitness instructor, leads a Tabata class at the Senior Enrichment Center on Monday, November 23, 2015 near West End, North Carolina. Tabata is a high-intensity work-out, followed with short rest periods.

Cathy Miles stretches with an elastic rope during a Tabata class at the Senior Enrichment Center on Monday, November 23, 2015 near West End, North Carolina.

Queen Steele (center) participates, along with other classmates, during a Tabata class at the Senior Enrichment Center on Monday, November 23, 2015 near West End, North Carolina.

Instructor Esther Zollman (left) has the class follow her during a Tabata class at the Senior Enrichment Center on Monday, November 23, 2015 near West End, North Carolina.

Nan Wood (right), along with other classmates, go through the various high-intensity exercises during a Tabata class at the Senior Enrichment Center on Monday, November 23, 2015 near West End, North Carolina.
Orange Hair Salon
- Orange Salon Owner Scott Harris works with clients in his salon in downtown Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Scott Harris works with client Kim Auman at Orange Salon and Spa off S.E. Broad Street on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Scott Harris works with client Kim Auman at Orange Salon and Spa off S.E. Broad Street on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Scissors are seen at Scot Harris’ station at Orange Salon and Spa off S.E. Broad Street on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Scott Harris works with client Kim Auman at Orange Salon and Spa off S.E. Broad Street on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Scott Harris brushes off Kim Auman’s back as she checks her haircut in the mirror at Orange Salon and Spa off S.E. Broad Street on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Scott Harris works with client Kim Auman at Orange Salon and Spa off S.E. Broad Street on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Kim Auman checks her haircut in a hand-mirror at Orange Salon and Spa off S.E. Broad Street on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Portraits in his War Room

Eugene C. Deibler, 91-years-old, of Pinehurst, sits for a portrait in his “war room” den on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Deibler received the Legion of Honor Medal for his efforts in the liberation of France from German occupation in World War II as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne. The National Order of the Legion of Honor is the highest award given by France, which also grants its recipient the honorable distinction of knighthood.
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Press Conferences

Principal Bob Christina speaks from behind a lectern, with Associate Superintendent of Secondary Education Eric Porter fielding questions from the media, about the violations ruled by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association concerning Pinecrest’s football season in the cafeteria, during a press conference, at Pinecrest High School on Monday, November 9, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.