Events Calendar

October23� “Something for Everyone”

sale at 181 South Street inSeagrove� Windsong Pottery at 27th

Annual Barbeque Festival inLexington

25Cabarrus Arts Council hosts“Shop Seagrove” in Concord28Presentation by Bill Auman onThe Diary of Mary ElizabethAuman at Seagrove Library

November2Seagrove Town CouncilMeeting - 7 p.m.3Seagrove Orchids Workshop atthe Ball Visitors Center atSandhills Horticultural Gardens6� Ben Owen Pottery Fall Kiln

Opening� Cady Clay Works Fall Kiln

Opening9Heritage Committee presentslocal history program at theSeagrove Library13� Westmoore Pottery Heritage

Day� Thomas Pottery at Carolina

Pottery Festival in Shelby19 - 213rd Annual Celebration ofSeagrove Potters at historicLuck’s Cannery20 & 2129th Annual Seagrove PotteryFestival at SeagroveElementary School

In The Grove

The big pottery weekend in Seagrove isalmost here. The 29th Annual Seagrove PotteryFestival and the 3rd Annual Celebration ofSeagrove Potters will both take place the thirdweekend in November.

The weekend begins at 6 p.m. on Friday,November 19 with a Gala Preview Party for theCelebration of Seagrove Potters at the historicLuck’s Cannery on Highway 705.

Those attending the Gala will have theopportunity to meet the potters and bid onspecial collaborative pieces created for theevent. Different potters from the area teamedtogether to create the one-of-a-kindcollaborative pots.

Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be servedduring the event. Music will be provided by Joe

Robinson’s jazz band. The auction forcollaborative pots will begin at 8 p.m.

Gala tickets are $35 and include Saturdayand Sunday admission to the Celebration.Tickets must be purchased in advance atwww.CelebrationOfSeagrovePotters.com.

The Celebration and the Seagrove PotteryFestival will bothcontinue throughoutthe weekend, withdoors opening at 9 a.m.on Saturday for bothevents.

The Festival, whichis held at SeagroveElementary School onOld Plank Road, willhave Ann Williamsfrom Fork Creek MillPottery as the featuredpotter this year.

Williams workfeatures a line of cat-themed pottery. Shealso has a snowman line that she produces. Herwares are sold at galleries in Raleigh, Tarboroand Seagrove, and through her Web site,www.forkcreekmillpottery.com.

Williams was the featured potter at the 2002Appalachian Potters’ Market in Marion. Shehas also been featured in “American Profiles”and “Cat Fancy” magazines, and was one of“Roy’s Folks” on FOX 8 news. She holds adegree in Studio Art from Indiana University.Fork Creek Mill Pottery opened in 1988.

October - November 2010 Volume 1, Issue 7

It’s Festival and Celebration time again!

In this issue

News of Seagrove and Surrounding Communities

� Something for EveryoneSale

� Heritage Committee

� Seagrove OrchidsWorkshop

� Ben Owen Pottery FallKiln Opening

� Cady Clay Works FallKiln Opening

� Westmoore PotteryHeritage Day

� October Town CouncilMeeting

Visit In the Grove’s Facebook page for more photos and information - www.facebook.com/IntheGrove

Photo courtesy of Benjamin Burns

Collaboration pieces created for theCelebration of Seagrove Potters Gala.

Photo courtesy ofScott Dunlap

Ann Williams fromFork Creek MillPottery

Cont. on next page

The Seagrove PotteryFestival will be from 9 a.m.until 5 p.m. on November 20& 21. The Celebration ofSeagrove Potters is from 9a.m. until 6 p.m. onNovember 20, and 10 a.m.until 4 p.m. on November 21.

Each event has a $5 oneday admission fee forSaturday and Sunday.Children under 12 areadmitted free to both events.There will also be foodvendors and parcel checksavailable at both events.

For more informationabout the Festival, visitwww.SeagrovePotteryHeritage.com. Moreinformation about theCelebration can be found atwww.CelebrationOfSeagrovePotters.com.

The November -December 2010 issue of “Inthe Grove” will offeradditional coverage of bothevents, including eventschedules.

Dover Pottery321 Dover Pottery Drive, Seagrove

(910) 464-3586

OpenTues. - Sat.

10 a.m.until5 p.m.

www.doverpots.com

Pottery by Ann Williams,featured potter at theSeagrove PotteryFestival

Local antiques merchant, Dava Stone,will hold a “Something for Everyone” saleon October 23 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at181 South Street in Seagrove.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit anew nonprofit group, “The Missing Link,From Shelter to Rescue,” founded byMarsha Rogers and Pam Cooper. Thegroup helps with animal rescue efforts.

Rogers, Cooper and other volunteerstake animals from shelters, scheduleveterinary visits and arrange transportationto rescue organizations throughout theEast Coast.

“The Missing Link” is seeking funds tocover travel expenses, heartworm andother medical treatment, and temporaryboarding for the animals they work with.

The sale will include antiques,collectibles, vintage glassware, furniture,crafts and Christmas items.

For more information about theorganization or to make a donation, visitwww.missinglinktorescue.org, or e-mailinfo@missinglinktorescue.org.

The Heritage Committee of theSeagrovePublicLibrary issponsoringtwo eventsthis fall.On October28, theywill bepresenting aprogram by

Bill Auman, who published The Diary ofMary Elizabeth Auman, Seagrove,North Carolina, 1928 – 1930: Proto-Feminist in the Age of Jazz. Theprogram starts at 7 p.m.

Mary Auman was a teenager inSeagrove during the late 1920s. She wrotein her diary about her daily life, the 1928presidential election, and electricitycoming to Seagrove. Bill Auman will talkabout thebook andlife inSeagroveduring thattime. Bookswill beavailable forpurchase.

OnNovember9, thecommitteewill host alocal historyprogram at 7p.m. That time will be used to share someof the stories and photos that have beencollected by the Heritage Committee.Topics will focus on how Seagrove wasfounded as a railroad town; life inSeagrove in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s;families who lived in the area in the 1920s;and businesses in early Seagrove.

The Heritage Committee is stillcollecting stories, photos and artifacts.Those interested in contributing shouldcontact Sue Spencer at (336) 873-7487 orsrspencer@earthlink.net. Contributionscan also be turned in to Barbara Luther atthe library.

Photos courtesy of Sue Spencer

School desk collected bythe Heritage Committee

437 N. Broad StreetSeagrove, NC 27341

(336) 873-8066

Upton Accounting, Inc.Professional Accounting Service

Seagrove Professional Village508 North Broad Street

Seagrove, North Carolina 27341

(336) 873-7690Fax: (336) 873-7650

James P . Upton, III E.A.Accountant

Enrolled to Practice Before theInternal Revenue Service

Westmoore Pottery4622 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

910-464-3700

Open Monday - Saturday from 9 - 5www.westmoorepottery.com

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1226 HIGHWAY 705, SEAGROVE(336) 873-8979

PREVO DRUGSIndependent Pharmacists that Care About You

510 North Broad StreetSeagrove, NC

(336) 873-8246M-F 8:30 - 6:00Sat 9:00 - 1:00

Jerry P. Moore, PharmD.

Seagrove Orchids’ Linda Thorne willpresent a workshop about growing orchidsat 10 a.m. onNovember 3 atthe BallVisitorsCenter atSandhillsHorticulturalGardens. Theevent is freeand open to the public.

Care of orchids, growing orchids onwood, and orchid reproduction will beamong the topics discussed during theworkshop.

Linda is a self-taught expert who hasbeen growing orchids for 18 years.Seagrove Orchids offers over 1,000varieties of the plant. A wide variety oforchids will be available for purchase afterthe workshop.

There is limited space for theworkshop, and reservations are required.Contact Tricia Mabe at (910) 695-3882 tomake a reservation. Ball Visitors Center islocated at 3395 Airport Road in Pinehurst.

For more information, visitwww.seagroveorchids.com.

Ben Owen Pottery will have a fall kilnopening on November 6, from 9 a.m. until5 p.m. A preview with refreshments willbegin at 8 a.m. and last until 8:50 a.m.

Pots in Natural Ash, Copper Penny,Teadust, Frogskin and Patina Green willbe coming out of the four-chamberedwood kiln for the opening. The fourchambers allow for multiple glazes in onefiring.

Potter Cynthia Monroe, who has beenmaking pots for many years and recentlybegan working at Ben Owen Pottery, willalso be introduced during the event.

Wood firing is an Owen familytradition in Seagrove that dates back to the1700s.

The pottery shop is located at 2199South Highway 705 in the Westmoorecommunity. For more information, visitwww.benowenpottery.com.

The Cady Clay Works annual wood-fired kiln opening is on November 6, from9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Over 600 pieces madeby John Mellageand Beth Gore willbe included in thewood firing.

The openingwill feature newcreations, includingpieces thrown byJohn and slab-builtvases and creaturesmade by Beth.“Images of NorthCarolina” paintings by Fe de la Torre willalso be featured at the opening.

Refreshments, along with studio andkiln tours will be offered during the event.

Cady Clay Works is located at 3883Busbee Road in the Westmoorecommunity. More information can befound at www.cadyclayworks.com.

Westmoore Pottery Heritage Day willbe on November 13 from 9 a.m. until 5p.m. The pottery shop was founded inNovember 1977. The annual eventcelebrates both the heritage of the shopand North Carolina’s pottery tradition.

This year’s Heritage Day will focus onstyles made by non-Moravian potters inthe 18th and early 19th centuries.

Official Westmoore Potteryscrapbooks will be on display for visitorsto enjoy during theevent. Mary Farrellwill be performingpotterydemonstrationsthroughout the day.

The potteryshop is located on4622 Busbee Roadin the Westmoorecommunity. Formore information, visitwww.westmoorepottery.com.

Photo courtesy ofWestmoore Pottery

www.CelebrationofSeagrovePotters.com

November 19 - 21Historic Luck’s Cannery

Photo courtesy of Ben Owen Pottery

Photo courtesy ofCady Clay Works

Jugtown Pottery

www.jugtownware.com

330 Jugtown Rd.Seagrove, NC

27341

(910) 464-3266

Tues. - Sat.8:30 - 5:00

Tomgraypo

Tom Gray Pottery

tomgraypottery.com

Unique Bed & BreakfastOwned and Operated by Potters

Bed & Breakfast, Retail Gallery & Studio136 West Main Street, Seagrove, NC

(336) 707-9124www.seagrovestoneware.com

Plans for the new grocery store werediscussed at the October Seagrove TownCouncil meeting.

Mayor Allen Hale said store owners,Phillip Crawford and Kevin Hill arewaiting for permits from Randolph Countybefore they can move forward withconstruction of the store.

Commissioner Mike Walker said theSeagrove/Ulah metropolitan water districtwill begin putting in the sewer linesneeded for the store next spring. Heestimates the project will take two monthsto complete.

The water district will send a letter tothe county that confirms the store will beallowed to tie onto the system. This willallow construction on the store to begin,according to Walker, who is also chairmanof the water disctrict.

Walker said the water district will beapplying for a $75,000 grant from the N.C.Rural Center to help cover the remainingcost of the water and sewer project.

The application for the grant is due inFebruary. If awarded, the water districtwill receive the grant money in May.

Total cost of the project will be$290,940. The town of Seagrove isapplying for a grant from the N.C. RuralCenter that will cover half of that cost.The town and Randolph County will splitthe $15,000 match needed in order tosecure the grant. The water district hasagreed to cover $20,000 of the remainingcost, according to Walker.

A revised section of the policehandbook was presented by police Capt.Don Calloway during the meeting. Therevision allows for the policecommissioner, David Garner, to beincluded in the grievance process. Garneris the appointed liaison between the policedepartment and town council.

The revision does not allow for themayor to be involved in the process,

according to Hale. He said he would notallow a motion to pass the revision until acommittee can be appointed to makerevisions that are in line with othermunicipalities. The revision is in line withthe Randolph County Sherriff’sDepartment, according to Garner.

Commissioner David Fernandez madea motion, seconded by CommissionerRuby Mullin, that Hale work withCalloway on police handbook revisions.The motion was rejected by a 3 – 2 vote.

Fernandez then made a motion to tablethe matter until the November 2 meeting.That motion was rejected by a 3 – 2 vote,as well.

In other matters, commissionersBarbara Graves and Ruby Mullin wereappointed to a committee that will assessroad maintenance needs for back roads inSeagrove. Commissioners Mullin andFernandez were appointed to a similarcommittee that will assess maintenanceneeds for H. Clay Presnell Memorial Park.

Once maintenance needs aredetermined in both areas, the town councilwill once again accept bids on bothprojects.

At the request of Phil Morgan, Halesaid he would speak with the N.C. Dept. ofTransportation about widening SouthrockStreet. A school bus was involved in acollision that took place on that streetrecently. Other Randolph County agencieshave already spoken with the Dept. ofTransportation, according to Hale.

Lastly, Dava Stone asked if she neededa permit to hold a fundraiser on herproperty for a nonprofit group called “TheMissing Link, From Shelter to Rescue.”The group is raising money to apply for anonprofit 501(c)3 status. Councilmembers told Stone that she did not need apermit to hold the event at her residence.

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