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hickoryrecord.com | Tammy Wilson
We lost a musical giant last week. Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson, founder of The Beach Boys, died at 82. If you grew up in the 1960s like I did (or even if you didn’t), Wilson’s music furnished the soundtrack of the time. Cars girls and surfboards — The Beach Boys sang about it all. The ring leader — at least at the beginning — was Brian Wilson, the eldest of three brothers who made it big with their garage band in Hawthorne, California. The Beach Boys were among my brother’s favorites.
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1 month ago | 
hickoryrecord.com | Tammy Wilson
Have you heard the story about Queen Elizabeth’s wedding cake? A rare, boxed piece sold recently for $2,800, according to a British auction house. The cake, which no longer looks edible, has survived for almost eight decades — since the royal wedding day on Nov. 20, 1947. It is still neatly packaged in a small box with the silver insignia of a then-Princess Elizabeth stamped on it and fancy doily. My friend Candace saw this news item and sent me the link.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
hickoryrecord.com | Tammy Wilson
If you’ve been away for a while, you might not recognize Catawba County. Look around Hickory and see five-story apartment buildings. Drive around the county and see rows of townhouses and multiple subdivisions. And solar farms. And new warehouses and businesses. Construction has run full throttle since 2022. People who haven’t visited in a while won’t recognize the place.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
hickoryrecord.com | Tammy Wilson
The Ladies Guild of St. Joseph’s Church in Newton has a winning plan for Lent this year. Lent, of course, is the 40 days before Easter during which the faithful focus on prayer, fasting and alms giving. It mirrors the 40 days of fasting in the desert and the temptations Jesus faced from Satan. This year it begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and ends on Maundy Thursday, April 17. For Roman Catholics, Lent involves fasting and abstaining from meat on certain days.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
hickoryrecord.com | Tammy Wilson
America’s 250th anniversary is almost upon us. In preparation, a Revolutionary War-themed exhibit has opened at the Catawba County Museum of History in Newton. The project involved museum staff assisted by the county’s two DAR chapters, John Hoyle and Hickory Tavern. DAR, or Daughters of the American Revolution, is one of the nation’s largest women’s service organizations. Members are women 18 and older who can document lineal descent from an individual who helped achieve America’s independence.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
hickoryrecord.com | Tammy Wilson
As winter doldrums set in, I dream of road trips. And when it comes to roadside attractions, the kitschier, the better. Think the Peachoid outside Gaffney, South Carolina. The water tower built to look like a peach, sort of. Then there’s the old Shell station on Sprague Street in Winston-Salem. As the story goes, the local gas distributor wanted to build brand awareness to the Winston-Salem market.
