Family

The Perfect Boat Dog?

This article was originally published in the July 2017 edition of Lake Norman Currents.   It seems every other dog but ours loves boating   Watching our dog, Stella, explode with energy and race towards the boat when she learns the family and I are…

The Food or The Football?

In a quest to find out which is more important at Thanksgiving, I’m grabbing a seat on the couch By Mike Savicki   When my editor suggested I explore the two sides of Thanksgiving that are most important to guys – food and football –…

Home Away from Home

Barium Springs always there for the children By Mike Savicki   At age 82, Mr. Joe Ben Gibbs of Troutman remembers the 8 years he spent at Barium Springs as the “best growing up years of his life.” He is a proud man who freely…

A Farmer, Family Man and Visionary

Life Lessons from a Man Named John Connor  By Mike Savicki   A small grove of fruit trees sits peacefully atop a small hill on John Connor Road in Cornelius as it has for nearly ninety years. Surrounded by million dollar homes and priceless sunset…

More Than a Good Driver

NHRA Top Fuel Driver Doug Herbert shares life lessons for the road By Mike Savicki   Doug Herbert makes his living by driving fast. Really fast. In his seventeen years behind the wheel of an 8,000 horsepower dragster, he estimates he has gone over three…