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CityViewNC .com | 33 Personalized service from our team of professionals Traditional funeral services Cremation funeral services Cremations performed in our on-site crematory Chapel seating for over 200 people Pre-arrangement of funeral plans Family owned and operated Highland Funeral Service & Crematory SULLIVAN'S 910.484.8108 | 610 Ramsey Street | Fayetteville, NC T hey've given each of us an actual hammer and told us we could proceed to slam, thump and clunk away. ey call it distressing, and they are referring to the wooden objects that sit on the sturdy table in front of us. Distressing the wood; de-stressing our brains. ey sound the same, work the same and are both altogether satisfying. ump, thump, thump. Welcome to Board & Brush Creative Studio, where the music is playing, all your supplies are neatly organized in front of you and your instructors are the most patient two people on the planet. "at's going to turn out great," says Joseph Cade, who opened Fayetteville's branch of the national franchise in January. It was the first Board & Brush in the state, and he was proud to give Fayetteville that distinction. e studio is a pretty cool concept built on the popularity of the do-it-yourself trend. e company began in 2015, not long aer its Wisconsin-based founder invited her neighbors to a holiday woodworking party, and the idea blossomed into a successful business model. Franchise owners attend workshops, then pass on the beauty of working with raw materials to others in small workshops. Cade, a Fayetteville native, and graduate of Westover High School and N.C. State, was a supervisor and process control engineer for Caterpillar in Sanford. When his wife Martha died in 2017, he wanted to change to a career that would allow him to stay closer to home with his three daughters. He opened Board & Brush in January in Westwood Shopping Center. "We had a great start with sold-out workshops," he said. "en the coronavirus hit." Class begins August 11, 2020 Register by August 9 for just $130! www.LearnFTCC.com • (910) 678-0032 FTCC CORPORATE & CONTINUING EDUCATION Follow your passion for fitness! Get NASM ® certified through FTCC's CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER program! Workshops last two to three hours and start at $68. Beer and wine are available for purchase.

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