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john allen shoes Summer is here…so is Jack Rogers! www.johnallenshoes.com | 214 Owen Drive | 910.484.3161 Jennifer L. Malone, Lonnie M. Player, Jr. and Ryan C. Aul Business Law & Litigation | ContraCt Law & Litigation | Condemnation administrative Law & ProfessionaL LiCensing | CorPorate formations & governanCe reaL ProPerty Law & Litigation | PersonaL injury | CoLLeCtions | wiLLs & estates government ContraCting & ProCurement Law | CommerCiaL transaCtions 400 Westwood Shopping Center, Suite 210 (Player Office Building) Fayetteville, NC 28314 | 910-426-5291 | www.lonnieplayerlaw.com 18 | July/August • 2013 coast for three years before coming back to Fayetteville. Now the couple simply make weekend trips to the beach to get their fix. The local builder Buzz Loyd designed and built her latest Haymount residence on the historic Pugh Street many years ago and Phillip Hall was responsible for the kitchen remodel. The home was designed to intentionally to carry the pair into their later years, complete with an elevator to the second floor. A clear showstopper is Betty's newly remodeled kitchen, "It's a major thing putting in a new kitchen!" she exclaimed. "I love it and I love to cook." From the hand-painted Portuguese tile backsplash to her six-burner Viking range, it all looks as if it came from the pages of Southern Living. Her grand kitchen is commensurate with her lifestyle of service in making countless meals for others. The Thermador appliances in Betty's kitchen were all purchased locally. Entertaining company for lunches has always been an enjoyment to Betty. "I study cookbooks," Betty said seriously. She shared that she loves to use her "pretty things" and for the holidays she'll bring out the spread for her family and guests. The incomparable hostess has a fine collection of heavy silver clad serving dishes and tea sets that have been privy to the ladies chatter at many luncheons and teas over the years. While her mother's special recipe was "Chop Suey", her go-to dish is hearty, gourmet soup. For years she was known as 'the soup lady', delivering food and soup all over town for others. To obtain the fine ingredients for her soups and other dishes, a trip to The Fresh Market in Southern Pines is a special treat. Betty isn't the only chef in the household, her husband was quite the grill master in his heyday. His specialty? Steaks. "The best place to buy meat was Haymount Market," said Betty speaking of the location where the BP Station on Morganton Road now stands. "They had the best meats and they would plan a menu for you. They

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