December 2011

Tuesday 29 November, 2011 at 12:19 pm / 0 comment

Cover Story – Hayworth Miller

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For 50 years, family owned and - operated Hayworth-Miller Funeral Homes & Crematory has been dedicated to providing the Triad with funeral and cremation services. From the beginning, with the partnership of W. Paul Hayworth and Robert F. Miller, Hayworth-Miller has provided compassionate, quality service to meet the needs of the families and the community which they serve. Today, that tradition of service continues with the Miller family, through not only the family business, but by keeping their community in mind and making giving back a priority year-round.

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Tuesday 29 November, 2011 at 12:15 pm / 0 comment

Computer Tree

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At ComputerTree, we provide computer training to customers of all ages and interests. It is always interesting to see how people use today’s technology to enhance their lifestyles. For example, recently a couple, Lois and Bruce, came in for one-on-one schooling with our newest Trainer, Blake Young. The couple’s daughter, Helen from Philadelphia, gave them an Apple iPad as a Christmas gift.

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Tuesday 29 November, 2011 at 12:10 pm / 0 comment

Ace Hardware

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Traditionally,when we think of the hardware store, we think of men like Tim Taylor from the old Tool Time television series, or thoughts of the “helpful hardware man.” It was a place for men to congregate and talk shop. The new Cloverdale Ace Hardware Store, however, introduces a whole new experience to ts customers that is equally enticing to their women customers as well.

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Tuesday 29 November, 2011 at 12:06 pm / 0 comment

Smitherman’s Nursery

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At first glance, Smitherman’s Nursery on Old US Hwy 421 in East Bend, NC, may look like just a nursery, filled this time of year with fresh greenery and fresh-cut trees, but within the walls of the garden and gift shop is a wonderland of gift ideas and items to make your house a little extra special during the holiday season..

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Tuesday 29 November, 2011 at 12:02 pm / 0 comment

Ruff Housing

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Ruff Housing Dog Daycare Company, Winston-Salem’s premiere dog care facility, has received the 2011 Family Business of the Year Award from the Family Center at Wake Forest University Schools of Business.

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Tuesday 29 November, 2011 at 11:57 am / 0 comment

A New Leash on Life

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Rick was a mystery to me. He’d been in prison a good while, and had a bone-deep wariness about him. I often wondered what he thought about things, how he felt inside; while always polite, he was hard to read. I was with four inmates from A New Leash on Life, a North Carolina Department of Correction program at the Forsyth Correctional Center. We were waiting for “clicker” training instruction from an expert.

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