Sunday Scene

Newlyweds Even After 65 Years

BY MELANIE COUGHLIN

ARTours Planned to New York, Nova Scotia

The Arts Council of Moore County's ARTours program is traveling to New York City in April and Nova Scotia in July.

Learning for the Love of It at SCC

Probably because of Valentine's Day, February is often referred to as the "Month of Love."

UNC Opens Angelman Syndrome Clinic

Feb. 3 marked the grand opening of the UNC Comprehensive Angelman Syndrome Clinic at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD).

New Leadership Brings Positive Change

Moore County RSVP Advisory Council Chairman Bryan Rainbow took the leadership helm at the February RSVP Advisory Council meeting.

Ask the Aquarium: When's the Best Time to Look for Shells?

BY SHERRY WHITE

Away with the Teddy Bears and Pity Flowers

I am the Scrooge of Valentine's Day. Bah humbug, I say. I think it started the year I was the recipient of pity flowers. I was 16, waiting tables at a mediocre but popular restaurant. On this rainy Valentine's evening, the restaurant overflowed with floral arrangements. (And by arrangements, I mean sprays of baby's breath and carnations with a few paltry roses thrown in.)

Spring Mini-Mester at SCC

Sandhills Community College offers a curriculum semester that takes only 10 weeks to complete, yet students receive a full semester's worth of instruction and full college credits.

Heavenly Confection: Festival Focuses on Everything Chocolate

Chocolate will be “on a mission” when Pinehurst United Methodist Women (PUMW) sponsor the area’s first Chocolate Festival on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Rotary Clubs Donate Dictionaries

Through the combined efforts of the Pinehurst, Sandhills, Carthage and Southern Pines Rotary clubs, all third-graders in Moore County received a new dictionary to start 2012 with a new perspective on learning.

Sandhills Camellia Show Set for Feb. 18

The eighth annual Sandhills Camellia Show, sponsored by the Sandhills Camellia Society, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Pinehurst Village Hall, 395 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst.

The East Coast Greenway: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You?

BY LINDA QUEREC

Literacy Council Funds Programs of All Kinds

BY KATHERINE SMITH

Knowing What to Ask For

With the first of February at hand, I have been asking myself what in the world happened to my determination to plant my feet firmly on the ground in order to get a jump-start on January.