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SPINNING IDEAS Cottina Group looks to new product to keep doors open BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer When textiles left Thomasville for overseas companies not so long ago, a generation of work ers who spent most of their lives in the industry remained in the wake, wondering what the future would hold. Faced with economic uncer tainty, a group of four men with a backgrormd rich in textiles have decided to take a stand and rein vent themselves in the industry through new, innovative ideas using a Chair City factory seem ingly on the verge of extinction. Cottina Group, a collection of four North Carolina State textile graduates, are launching a new product called Dye Lock that may revolutionize how the ev ery day person does laundry Dye Lock is a fabric, much like a dry er sheet, that goes into a wash ing machine and collects loose dye, preventing any unwanted color splatter onto other articles of clothing like a rogue red sock turning a white shirt pink. The product has been tested in the ThomasviUe area for. the past nine months and is now avail able online. “We’re just trying to survive,” Mark Leonard, a member of Cot tina Group and co-plant man ager of Hill Spinning Mill on Da vidson Street, said. “We believe TIMES PHOTO/ELIOT DUKE Cottina group member Tom McCall Monday looks over a cotton See IDEAS, Page 12 spinning machine with employee Roger Moser. ' COURTESY PHOTO Quite a Catch Children from Liberty Drive Elementary School recently engaged on a summer fishing trip, courtesy of Communities in Schools of Thomasville. The students went as part of an annual outing at the home of Thomasville resident and Carolina Safety Sport owner Philip Young. Safety urged during holiday celebrations BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer •When it comes to Fourth of July celebrations, city and state officials recommend letting the pro fessionals handle the fireworks. According to the National Fire Protection Associ ation, close to 7,000 people across the country were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries in 2008, with nearly a third of those com ing from sparklers and fountains, which are legal in North Carolina. The study shows that teenagers and children between 5-9 face the highest risk of injury, as sparklers, available at most stores and fireworks tents, burn at 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. “I encourage everyone to take advantage of the fireworks displays put on by licensed profession als this Fourth of July,” State Fire Marshall Wayne Goodwin said. “Attending a professional display in your community is the best way to keep your fam ily safe and celebrate legally Even the few kinds of consumer fireworks that are legal in North Caro lina are dangerous.” North Carolina state law prohibits shooting off illegal fireworks like bottle rockets and other high- arcing projectiles by imlicensed citizens. Thom- asville Police Department is taking an aggressive approach towards those people who plan on doing See SAFETY, Page 12 Fantastic Tans celebrates 25 years in business BY LISA WALL Editor Twenty-five years ago, ThomasviLle resident Debby West Allen took a leap of faith. Having worked in the public sector her entire life, she decided to put her customer service skfils to work for her own business. With the entre preneurial spirit as moti vation, Allen purchased three tanning beds and used a home she owned on Unity Street to begin her small business journey. Fantastic Tans opened in July of 1985, and a quar ter of a century later it’s stiU offering ThomasviUe residents a friendly place to get some summer color in a controUed environ ment. “I had worked with the public my whole life, but then decided to go into business for myself,” said owner Debby West AUen. “At the time, tanning sa lons were just becoming popular, and I liked to tan so I decided to doit.” Located at 814 Unity St., just off of National High way, the salon got off to a slow start as Allen was learning the ins and outs of the tanning business. Where at first she thought the winter months would be the bigger draw for customers, it wasn’t untU the spring of ‘86 that she started to see the busy season for tanners. “I realized it was a sea- SeeTANS, Page 10 TIMES PHOTO/LISA WALL From left are, Heather Williams, Fantastic Tans owner Debby West Allen and Donna Truell. 0»mml|S|wnHir Thomasvill^ MEDICAL center Iiem4xrk4tble Peopie. Mtematrltahle Today's Weather Seat'd T-storms 84/68 Full Forecast Page 2 What's Inside Weather Focus Health Opinion Obituaries Sports Classifieds 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 in rn O □ in in 4 Thomasville, North Carolina- Your Town. Your Times. % % i
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