Retirement: Plan for Success

BY JEAN MARIE JOHNSON One way or another, you get there. Whether you’ve: waited for this “promised land” for your entire working career found yourself downsized forever, or been weaned from work little by little Eventually, you find yourself RETIRED. The word itself is inherently strange to me. It sounds like the “ON” switch is […]

ReDESIGNS by Ava: Love Your Home

“It takes more than just a house well designed and decorated to have a home. It is the people in it that make a house a home.” ~ Kamilla Spare time means I get to spend a few hours in my sewing studio on quilt projects….and binge watch HGTV. The ‘before’ and ‘after’ shows are […]

Celebrating the 7th Issue of Forsyth Community

PHOTO BY: Jodie Brim Photography After a year full of surprises, it is so nice that there are some things in life we can count on. Living in and visiting an area like Clemmons fills us with feelings of home and shows us how much excitement lives right around the corner, even in what may […]

Dean Roland Johnson: Artist/Entrepreneur

BY JEAN MARIE JOHNSON Dean grew up in a working class family in a small Midwestern town. As a child, he was enchanted with “all things visual.” Of course, he didn’t have the words for it then, but as a student at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, Dean’s passion emerged in full bloom. This […]

Exceptional Youth in Our Community

BY AMY HILL Below are the stories of three brave and amazing young ladies who are serving their community and country by enlisting in the National Guard. Brittany Maes Brittany is 25 years old and grew up in Madison, NC. After being homeschooled, Brittany earned her Associate in Arts degree from Guilford Technical Community College. […]

The Five Types of Men You’ll Meet on a Night Out

BY AMY HILL  Having been single for over five years, I’ve spent many hopeful Saturday nights getting all dressed up to sit at the bar and wait for Prince Charming. While I’ve never met “the one” at a bar, I have met many other suitors. Here are five types of men a single woman is […]

Be Inspired! Learning with MasterClass

BY MARTIE EMORY As we’re diving into a new year – finally! – it’s the best time to try something outside your comfort zone: a new career path, a new hobby, or a new “bucket list” item you’ve been pondering for a long time. You’ve heard about MasterClass – that enormously popular e-learning platform – […]

Starting A Company Can Be Risky Business

BY ISABELA MIGLIARESE Not all risks are worth taking. For instance, during Covid, you may not want to go on a blind date, but then again you could miss out on Mr. Right. Some risks are totally worth it and can be life changing. In the fall of 2020, I was faced with the decision […]

How to Make Better Choices

BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN I wish I would have done this. I knew I should have done that. Why didn’t I listen to my instinct and do that? Sound familiar? Making choices isn’t a fun thing for many people: decisions generally involve a sacrifice or a loss, whether that is a loss of choice or […]

Making Dollars Making $ense: Positives of the New Reality

BY AL SEYMOUR, ChFC®, CLU®, CRPC®, CASL®, AEP®, CAP® Wealth Manager There are many topics written on the “New Reality” since Covid-19 and how it has changed the way we think about and deal with matters concerning different aspects of our lives. Many of these focus on the negatives, but I would like to touch […]

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