4 | July/August 2018
On the Cover: Abraham Toro of the Buies Creek Astros prepares for a pitch
Photo by Matthew Wonderly
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PUBLISHER
Marshall Waren
publisher@cityviewnc.com
EDITOR
Catherine Pritchard
cpritchard@cityviewnc.com
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Matthew Wonderly
ART DIRECTOR
Annette Winter
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Alicia Banks
Bill McFadyen
Crissy Neville
Mark A. Rowden
Eddie Southards
Kelly Twedell
GENERAL MANAGER
Giselle Adamson
SALES & MARKETING
ASSISTANT
Mackenzie Ramseyer
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Traci Cardenas
Julie Donahue
Suzanne Dudley
Ann Shaw
Robin Wiggs
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
David McRae
T A B L E O F
C O N T E N T S
CityView
Recipient of the January 2017 Mayor Small Business Award
Finalist 2016 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards
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Editor's Corner
8
Publisher's Note
10
McFadyen's Musings
12
Faith: Man's Responsibility to God and Family
by Dr. Mark A. Rowden
14
Business: Leclair's General Store
by Kelly Twedell
20
Feature: Retiring TV anchor comes to town
by Catherine Pritchard
24
Arts: A (paint) brush with a president
by Crissy Neville
28
Giving: A place for military families
by Alicia Banks
42
Feature: City gets ready for minor league baseball
by Eddie Southards
50
Feature: What about the SwampDogs?
by Eddie Southards
55
Feature: Roger Mercer's Daylily Garden
by Catherine Pritchard
62
Inside Fayetteville
66
Seen @ the Scene
