Roy Ackland

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• Roy’s Folks: Fancy fishing rods

  Posted on: 5:52 pm, April 8, 2013, by Roy Ackland, updated on: 05:53pm, April 8, 2013

  LEXINGTON, N.C.–Earnie Smith makes fishing rods that are not only practical, but creative as well. Most of Smith’s fishing rods...
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• Winston-Salem State’s little drum major

  Posted on: 5:55 pm, April 3, 2013, by Roy Ackland, updated on: 05:59pm, April 3, 2013

  Amir Baker is a familiar face at most Winston-Salem State sporting events, but it’s not the game that catches his...
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• Roy’s Folks: One man’s backyard oasis

  Posted on: 6:06 pm, April 1, 2013, by Roy Ackland

  “Colorful” is a term often used to describe a person with an outgoing personality. The term can also be used...
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• Roy’s Folks: Artist with ALS

  Posted on: 5:52 pm, March 27, 2013, by Roy Ackland, updated on: 09:52pm, March 27, 2013

  Ray West is an artist with ALS better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He paints portraits with pastels held between...
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• Penny the termite detection dog

  Posted on: 5:59 pm, March 25, 2013, by Roy Ackland

  ELKIN, N.C.–Spring is here and one of the first signs of life is the swarming of termites. Where there are...
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• Roy’s Folks: Asheboro art teacher Nikki Cherry

  Posted on: 5:58 pm, March 20, 2013, by Roy Ackland, updated on: 10:25am, March 27, 2013

  ASHEBORO, N.C. — Artist Nikki Cherry teaches her unique painting style at The Preppy Possum in Asheboro. “I teach [painting]...
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• Roy’s Folks: Wood Carver

  Posted on: 6:00 pm, March 13, 2013, by Roy Ackland

  WILKESBORO, N.C.–North Wilkesboro’s Archie Church is constantly carving wood. In fact, his house is full of his work, and until...
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• Roy’s Folks: Extraordinary Eggs

  Posted on: 6:21 pm, March 11, 2013, by Roy Ackland

  Karen and Grace McFetter make elaborate, ornate and brightly colored Easter eggs. The McFetter’s will be offering classes on making...
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• Roy’s Folks: Multitasker Matthew Nance

  Posted on: 6:00 pm, March 6, 2013, by Roy Ackland, updated on: 04:47pm, March 12, 2013

  Matthew Nance is a barber who is a part-time potter, part watch repairman and part piano player. You can find...
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• Roy’s Folks: Scrolling along

  Posted on: 6:13 pm, March 4, 2013, by Roy Ackland

  Joe Ellis was forced into early retirement when the economy took a downturn. So, he decide to turn his garage...
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• Roy’s Folks: Generations of music

  Posted on: 6:30 pm, February 27, 2013, by Roy Ackland

  Father and son duo Theron and Elton Caviness play music together. Theron first played at the Star Fiddler’s Convention in...
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• Roy’s Folks: Family of fiddlers

  Posted on: 5:59 pm, February 25, 2013, by Roy Ackland

  The Stills family will join a group of other traditional music fiddlers and pickers this Saturday night at the 86th...
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