Fresh Catch
Stone Seafood Owner’s Childhood Fishing Trips Turn into Life’s Work
At Stone Seafood, located off Highway 29 near Stag ’N Doe in China Grove, Rock Stone operates a retail shop when he’s not busy supplying seafood to restaurants across the Piedmont.
“People said the retail shop wouldn’t work,” Stone said of the three-year-old business. “They said the prices would be too high for people to afford to shop here, but I just didn’t believe it. I think if you offer quality at the best price you can, people will recognize that. I wanted a seafood market like I would want to walk into.”
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A Challenge for Future Leaders
If you’re searching for community leaders, you might not think to look for them suspended 40 feet in the air, scaling a maze of ropes. But at the East Rowan YMCA branch, aspiring business leaders and groups of employees often use the Paul Fisher East Peak Challenge outdoor ropes course as a way to build confidence and improve communication.
Designed for the adventurous at heart, the course has programs that may be modified to fit all types of groups, including employee groups, college students, sports teams, youth groups, Scout troops and more. Members of local ROTC groups and the Salisbury Fire Department use the course for training purposes, and the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department uses it for team building with new employees.
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