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BY HOLLY KAYSSTAFF WRITER

O f the shoppers polled while coming andgoing from the Bi-Lo parking lot inFranklin on a recent Thursday, none

had to be told what Nikwasi Mound was,and nearly all were aware that the town ofFranklin and the Eastern Band of CherokeeIndians are currently at odds about themound’s future.

Which is that Nikwasi mound, one of 16remaining mounds that once marked thespiritual, political and geographical centersof Cherokee settlements throughout theregion, has been the center of contentionever since a former Franklin town managerdirected weed killer to be sprayed on it in2012. The move was meant to make way forreplanting with a short-growing variety ofgrass, which would cut down on mowingtime. But it aroused the ire of the tribe, afeeling only exacerbated when the grassgrew back in unsightly patches rather thanin the uniform coat intended.

In recent months, the two governmentshave passed sparring resolutions, with thetribe resolving that ownership should passto the Cherokee and the town standing firmon its claim, but ceding that it would beopen to the Cherokee taking over mainte-nance, if they wished to do so.

The Bi-Lo crowd was pretty divided,though slightly favoring a change in owner-

ship. Five people said the town should keepit, and seven contended that it should passto the tribe, though not all of them werewilling to give their name.

“I think we ought to give it back to theIndians,” said John Gallant. “Take a look atit. It looks like crap.”

“If they want to maintain it, they should,if they took 100 percent responsibility for it,”agreed Jerry Stillwell. “It’s their ancestry.”

It wouldn’t have to be a complete gift,said C.R. Brown, but the tribe should beallowed to have ownership.

“If the city has had to pay out any money

for it, it seems reasonable, as much moneyas the tribe has with the casino, that theyshould be asked to give some [payment] tothe city,” Brown said.

Some people, though, feel that themound should stay with the town. Thoughthe weedkiller was a mistake, the town hastaken care of the mound for years withoutincident, town supporters say. And MaconCounty residents are the reason the moundeven still exists at all. Back in the 1940s, abunch of residents rallied to raise $1,500 topurchase the mound from the landownerlaying claim to it and deed it to the city, sav-

ing it from the bulldozer’s bucket. “Macon school kids raised money to buy

it. I think the town should restore it, I thinkthe town should maintain it, but it doesbelong to the town,” said Michael Johnson,who brought the topic up while being inter-viewed after casting his ballot.

That said, he’s glad the tribe spoke up.“It was right for them to come forward

and express that, and the town of courseshould work out some restitution, but Ithink it belongs to the town,” Johnson said.

Gerald and Mary Keener, meanwhile,said they didn’t see the point in the tribemaintaining it when it’s such a long drivefrom Cherokee and town hall is right there.

“The town’s taken care of it for years andyears,” Mary said. “Then all of a sudden herewe go.”

The final verdict on the mound is still tocome. After Franklin passed its resolutionaffirming ownership but leaving open thepossibility of Cherokee maintenance,Principal Chief Michell Hicks issued a state-ment to The Smoky Mountain News sayingthat the mound belongs to the Cherokee peo-ple and that he looks forward to “future dis-cussion with Town of Franklin officials to dis-cuss the EBCI taking ownership of theMound.”

However, no such discussion has yet takenplace, according to Franklin Mayor Bob Scott.

“We’ve reached out to Chief Hicks andthat’s it,” Scott said. “We haven’t heard any-thing.”

Chief Hicks’ office did not return mes-sages requesting comment.

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BY BECKY JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER

N .C. Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, pulledout a sizeable win over Democraticchallenger Jane Hipps.

Davis has represented the mountains inRaleigh for four years, an historic era of new-found Republican control.

While many of the Republican-drivenpolicies and legislation have been controver-sial, Davis hopes to continue the course thestate has been on.

Davis would not call his win a mandate,but did say the majority of voters must sharehis ideals.

“I am the same person I was when I ranthe first time. My goal was to get some fiscalsanity in the state budget. I thought it wasextremely important to do for our kids andgrandkids. That has been one of the solefocuses since I have been there, and that’swhat I will continue to strive to do,” Davissaid.

Davis said he was surprised by his ownmargin of victory.

“I thought this was going to be a lot clos-er than it did. I was really pleased with how itturned out,” Davis said.

Hipps was the underdog going into therace, with no political background and littlename recognition. But that actually made itmore difficult to campaign against her.

“My opponent didn’t have a record, sothere was no way to criticize her,” Davis said.

Unlike his race two years ago, Davis cam-paign literature, flyers and ads were mostlypositive statements about his own candidacy,rather than attack ads against his opponent.

Hipps said she was disappointed.“It didn’t work out like we want it to,”

Hipps said. “The voters had their say andthey chose to keep Davis.”

She was also surprised she lost by somuch.

“I really thought I would win. I presenteda strong contest,” Hipps said.

In hindsight, would she have run had she

known she wasn’t going to win? Hippspaused a moment at the question.

Hipps worked tirelessly on the campaigntrail, pounding the pavement, shaking handsand beating the bushes to introduce herself tovoters, hoping to win the seven-county dis-trict one voter at a time. She went from sun-up to well past sundown several days a week,a pace she has maintained since late winter.

Would she have invested all that time,money and energy had she somehow beenable to read the future, and knowshe was going to lose? Hipps firstsaid “no.”

But on further reflection,Hipps believes she advanced animportant set of philosophicalprincipals for the region and state.

“I got a message out,” Hippssaid. “I was fighting for the middleclass and hardworking people. Iwas fighting for better schools. Iwanted to see our teachers treatedwith respect. I didn’t want to seethe possibility of our land andwater harmed by fracking acrossNorth Carolina.”

Hipps’ message had clearly res-onated with some voters.

“I feel like as a society we haveto protect our most vulnerablepeople,” said Rita Pritchard, whohas a grown child with a severephysical disability. She has been hurt by cutsin Medicaid, which she relies on to care forher child who is wheelchair bound.

Millard Grant, 50, of Maggie Valley saidhe believes the budget cuts the Republicansput in place were necessary, though unpopu-lar.

“At least they go ahead and state these arethe values they intend to support,” Grantsaid in an exit poll on Election Day. “We haveto do some drastic measures sometimes. Iknow things were cut that were popular, butin hindsight, they were good choices andeven though we don’t have the resources we

once had, I feel like we are in better shape.”Dave Blevins, a businessman in

Waynesville, said he supports the tax cutsenacted by Republican leaders and believesthey will advance the state’s economic recov-ery. He believes the Republican policies havebeen good for the state, but said they do suf-fer from a PR problem. But other voterslament the cuts to education and services forthe needy and poor that have come downfrom Republicans.

“I don’t like that they have cut the schoolsystems,” said Letha Hannah, a Maggie voter.

Another voter in Maggie, Mindy Hughes,41, said she came out with one issue on hermind: fracking. She is against fracking, andon her way into the polls said her missionwas to vote for candidates who were againstfracking as well.

However, she said she was going to votefor Davis, who has supported fracking,instead of Hipps, who was against it, becauseHughes is Republican.

The N.C. Senate district spans the sevenwestern counties of the state. The political

leanings vary as you move across the district.Haywood, Jackson and Swain leanDemocratic. But Macon, Graham, Clay andCherokee lean Republican.

Hipps won the three Democratic counties,while Davis won the four Republican ones.

However, Davis’ victory in the Republicancounties was far more sizeable than the victo-ry Hipps pulled off in the Democratic coun-ties.

Low voter turnout in Haywood was par-ticularly detrimental for Hipps.

Voter turnout in Haywood was only 45percent. Hipps was counting on Haywood tohelp her carry the race.

“I needed a heavier turnout fromHaywood to win, and it just didn’t happen,”Hipps said.

Haywood alone has more voters thanClay, Graham and Cherokee combined.Haywood is both a Democratic-leaning coun-ty and Hipps’ home turf — but she won byonly 100 votes in Haywood.

Davis pulls out a win, pledges to continue Republican direction in Raleigh

Queen shuts downClampitt, again

After winning re-election in the N.C. House District 119race, Rep. Joe Sam Queen sounded more glum than onemight expect.

“It’s a mixed night for me,” Queen said.He was feeling pretty low about races around the state.

The Tillis-Hagan results had him down, and the other stateraces hadn’t panned out the way he’d hoped.

“I got some help from Buncombe County with JohnAger and Brian Turner. I was hoping to get Dean Hicks,but it doesn’t look like I’m gonna get him,” Queen said.“I’d gladly have lost to win Kay Hagan, cause it’s not about

me.”While Queen didn’t see all his Democratic cohorts make

the Election Day cut, his own showing was respectable. Theincumbent state representative won with 53 percent of thevote against Republican challenger Mike Clampitt, who got47 percent of the vote.

“I’m proud of my constituents,” Queen said at the end ofa late evening. “They keep sticking with me, and I’ll keepsticking with them.”

This was Queen’s second time to go up against Clampittfor the 119 seat. For Clampitt, it’s a second upset.

“Naturally, I’m disappointed,” Clampitt said followinghis loss. “But, you know, the people have made their choiceabout what kind of representation they want to have inRaleigh. Evidently, they want to continue the same-ol’ same-ol’.”

Clampitt said he was surprised by the election outcomeand expected more of the district’s voters.

“Real simple,” Clampitt said, “I thought the people ofWestern North Carolina were smarter than the way theyhave voted.”

Voters in the district, however, felt differently. Enough ofthem apparently disapproved of the direction Republicanshave taken the state and decided to throw their votesbehind Queen.

“The last year has been pretty bad in North Carolina,”said Waynesville voter Beth Pratt. “We needed a massivechange. I felt like the state was being hijacked, and welooked ridiculous to the rest of the country.”

N.C. House, District 119N.C. Rep. Joe Sam Queen (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,681Mike Clampitt (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.567 Represents parts of Haywood (greater Waynesville and LakeJunaluska), Jackson and Swain counties.

N.C. Senate, District 50 N.C. Sen. Jim Davis (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,231Jane Hipps (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,557Represents seven western counties.

Haywood • Davis: 9,320• Hipps: 9.,416Jackson• Davis: 5,119• Hipps: 5,599Macon• Davis: 6,266• Hipps: 5,411Swain• Davis: 2,096• Hipps: 2,185Cherokee• Davis: 5,919• Hipps: 3,320Clay• Davis: 2,821• Hipps: 1,628Graham• Davis: 2,053• Hipps: 1,180

Candidates and their supporters campaigned at pollingsites across the mountains on Election Day, including agauntlet of signs and literature peppering voters at this

Maggie Valley voting site, although voter turnout was onthe low side.

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STAFF REPORT

R ep. Michele Presnell , R-Yancey,retained her seat for the N.C House,narrowly defeating fellow Yancey resi-

dent Dean Hicks in the 118th District, whichincludes part of Haywood County and all ofMadison and Yancey.

Presnell’s margin of victory to earn a sec-ond term in the House was somewhat nar-row. She took 51.4 percent of the vote, whileHicks won 48.7 percent.

However, Haywood County was largelyresponsible for Presnell’s reelection. She got6,268 votes there, 55.3 percent of the vote,compared to 3,442 — 46.9 percent — inMadison County and 4,052 — 49.8 percent— in her home Yancey County.

Ted Cheffey of Maggie Valley and his wifesupplied two of those votes. He and his wifeare both newcomers to North Carolina. Itwas a challenge for them to study the issuesand inform themselves ahead of the election.But his wife, a paralegal, did the homework

for them, and they felt Presnell was the bestcandidate for them.

“She will dig in,” Cheffey said of hiswife’s research skills.

Rep. Presnell has touted her commit-ment to job creation as a top priority, sayingduring the election that it was “the onlyissue I really run on.”

Rep. Presnell has also established herself

as one of the General Assembly’s mostsocially conservative representatives. Shehas vowed to “fight forever” against therecent court decision to allow gay marriagein North Carolina.

Presnell’s husband served in the GeneralAssembly as a senator for one term in 2005-2006.

Many thought Hicks could win in the

118th District. In his first foray into statepolitics, he decided to join the race after theLegislature made cuts to education spend-ing.

Hicks is retired from 30 years as ateacher and coach, and also served from2002 to 2008 on the Yancey County Board ofCommissioners. He said he couldn’t standseeing education “take a backseat.”

Presnell holds onto state seat

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Presnell shares some candy corn with a voter outside the polls Tuesday. Becky Johnson photo

N.C. House, District 118N.C. Rep. Michele Presnell (R) . . . . . . . 13,745Dean Hicks (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,012Represents parts of Haywood (Maggie Valley,Canton, Bethel area, Crabtree area), Yanceyand Madison counties.

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The Macon County Board ofCommissioners will soon see a newface at the table, and it will be that ofthe top vote-getter in the four-way

race for the Franklin seat — Gary Shieldswill replace incumbent Ron Haven afterpulling down 40 percent of the votes.

“I’m the new person then, so I’m ready togo to work,” Shields said as he pulled overon his way to Republican headquarters tocheck on the status of other races.

“I think their [voters’] perspective is ifyou put a lot of hard work in now, it’s not anovelty to you when you get to the countycommission board,” Shields said on hishypothesis of why the win came about.

Shields, who retired in 2010 fromdecades in education, will join DemocratRonnie Beale, who won re-election to hisseat on the board. Beale took 31 percent ofthe vote for the Franklin seat.

“I’ve tried to work hard for the citizensever since I’ve been elected eight years ago,and I think they realize that,” said Beale, whois the sitting president of the North CarolinaAssociation of County Commissioners.

Jim Tate, R, also won re-election, takingthe Highlands seat with 67 percent of thevote against his opponent, Michael DavidRogers. Though Tate is an incumbent, this ishis first general election, as he was initiallyappointed to his seat three years ago andheld onto it in a May election.

“I’m so appreciative to Macon County forsupporting me and believing in me and allow-ing me to be their commissioner,” Tate said.

On paper, the election will keep the cur-rent tally of four Republican and oneDemocratic board member. But the boarddoesn’t typically vote along party lines, withmost split votes occurring either 3-2, withRepublican Chairman Kevin Corbin, Tateand Beale voting against Haven and

Commissioner Paul Higdon. The 4-1 votesusually feature Higdon as the sole opposi-tion. So, there’s potential for this electionoutcome to change those tallies.

“Based upon his [Shields’] campaign plat-

form, we tend to see things very similarly, soI’m excited about getting to know Gary Shieldsand seeing what he’s all about,” Tate said.

Depending on whom you ask, the cur-rent board is either doing a good job or play-ing politics too much.

“I strongly believe that they need to putthe interests of the people ahead of the poli-tics of the office,” said Franklin residentRichard Sullivan, 70. He said he thinks thecurrent board verges too closely on being“professional politicians” but admitted thathe voted for incumbents Haven and Tate“because we don’t have a lot of choices.”

On the other hand, Franklin voterMichael Johnson, 61, praised the currentboard’s decision to pursue the ParkerMeadows tournament ballfield.

“I don’t know what it’s going to do forthe county, but I like that the commissionersare being progressive,” the Republican said.

In a small town, local races can be per-sonal since voters often know at least one ofthe candidates personally. That personalrelationship was what led Sullivan to votefor Shields, and it’s partially why Franklinvoter David Beam, 50, had a tough timedeciding his ballot.

“It was a hard choice,” the pastor said,declining to reveal who he ended up decid-ing on.

The new board will have hard choices oftheir own to make in the future. Challengeswill include deciding whether — and by howmuch — to raise the property tax rate to off-set a lowered county valuation, and how todeal with increased school funding requestsin light of cuts at the state level.

Haven did not immediately return callsrequesting comment.

Voter turnout was 47.3 percent, with11,853 of 25,081 registered voters voting.

Haven ousted; Shields top vote-getter

Macon County CommissionersFranklin District (two seats)Gary Shields (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,647Ronnie Beale* (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,041Ron Haven* (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,221John Martin (L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,349

Highlands District (one seat)Jim Tate* (R). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,665Michael David Rogers (D). . . . . . . . . . . . 3,728

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Outgoing commissioner Ron Haven (left) and newly elected commissioner Gary Shields (right) chat outside the Macon County Courthouse during one-stop voting. Holly Kays photo

Smart money had the contest for the Swain commission-ers race locked down in the primary. The board’s chairman,Phil Carson, had held on to his seat and the top fourDemocrats would assumably come out on top in the generalelection.

As it turns out, that was a safe bet.With four seats up for grabs, the four Democrats on the

ballot snagged the top spots. Two Republicans trailedbehind that pack, though not by as much as might beexpected in the heavily Democratic county.

Newcomers Ben Bushyhead and Danny Burns were thetop two vote-getters, just as they were in the Democraticprimary. Bushyhead received 20.29 percent of the vote,while Burns followed close behind with 19.88 percent.Incumbent commissioners David Monteith and SteveMoon were next in line, with 18.06 percent and 15.25 per-cent of the vote, respectively.

Once Swain’s results were in — with 43.2 percent of reg-istered voters voting — Bushyhead repeated a message heissued following his primary victory: the people want

change.“It’s very simple. I think the people want someone who’s

going to go in and try to open up the government, make ittransparent, both in budget and planning,” Bushyheadsaid. “They haven’t had that in many years. They are cryingfor that.”

Burns agreed.“I just think people were ready for some change,” the first-time candidate said. “That’s the main thing we heardthrough the primary.”

Bushyhead also said that his and Burns’ victories send amessage to sitting commissioners.

“Things must change,” Bushyhead said.Incumbent commissioners Monteith and Moon held on

to their seats in this election, and will be joined withBushyhead and Burns on the board. Monteith said he’sready for the new composition.

“I think that the Lord put us all on for one purpose andthat is to serve the people of Swain County,” said Monteith,adding that he has long known Bushyhead and Burns and

looks forward to working with the newcomers. “I thinkboth of those boys are good Christian boys and I got noproblem with that.”

Lance Grant II was the top Republican vote-getter in theSwain commissioners race, with 14.57 percent of the vote.He was trailed by Carolyn Bair, with 11.96 % of the vote.

“I lost by 94 votes,” Grant said after the results were in.“I figured it was gonna be close, but I didn’t figure I’d lose.”

Grant said he hopes the winning candidates can worktogether for the good of Swain County.

“I’d like to see’em tackle the budget and I’d like tosee’em focus on getting jobs, good paying jobs, to the com-munity,” Grant said.

This is the final year that the full bench of commission-ers in Swain will be up for election. Going forward, theterms will be staggered. Instead of all seats coming openevery four years, only half the seats will be up for election ata time.

This election sets the stage for that electoral rotation,with the two top vote-getters — Bushyhead and Burns —serving a full four years, and the remaining two victors —Monteith and Moon — seeing their seats on the ballotagain in 2016.

Bushyhead, Burns demand ‘change’

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V oters gave their seal of approval to thecurrent Haywood County commission-ers, returning all three sitting commis-

sioners to their seats.Commissioners Mike Sorrells, Kirk

Kirkpatrick and Bill Upton — all threeDemocrats — won re-election.

The trio is part of the longest reigningboard of county commissioners with lessturnover than any set of county commission-ers in recent history.

“The vote total shows people have confi-dence in what we are doing with the coun-ty,” Kirkpatrick said, who appears to be theonly county commissioner in the past centu-ry to be elected four consecutive times.

Kirkpatrick is going into his fourth term,Upton into this third term, Sorrells into hissecond. The other two commissioners on theboard, Mark Swanger and Kevin Ensley, areserving their third terms.

Sorrells said he was pleased the teamcould continue.

“We will continue to work to makeHaywood County a better place to live,”Sorrells said.

Roger Hannah of Maggie Valley said thecurrent commissioners have done a good job.

“Yup, that’s why I voted for them again,”Hannah said in an exit poll interview. “I’dhave voted against them if they hadn’t.”

Support of the sitting commissionerswasn’t limited to party Democrats. DaveBlevins, a Waynesville businessman and self-identified conservative, voted to return thethree current commissioners to office.

“I think they did a good job guiding usthrough the recession. They had to decidewhat to cut, and how much without cuttingthe service for those who are most needy,”Blevins said.

Republican challenger Denny King madean admirable showing, however. It was histhird time on the ballot, and he has gainedmomentum each time. King acknowledgedgoing into the race that Haywood is a toughcounty for Republicans when it comes tolocal seats.

King came within 200 votes of landing aseat. He got to the 9,000-vote range — thesame range as the three sitting commission-

ers. He clearly held his own.“We had really good supporters and they

worked very hard. I just wish we could havegotten it over the goal line,” King said.

King said he was undecided on whetherto ask for a recount, although supporterswere urging him to late Tuesday night.

Dick and Jane Young of Waynesville saidthey voted for King when stopped for an exitpoll interview on Election Day. King’s mes-sage that the current commissioners havenot been frugal enough and have spent tooliberally resonated with them.

It’s no surprise a Libertarian on the ballotfor commissioner came in last. But WindyMcKinney did better than any Libertariancandidate in history. McKinney clocked inwith 4,882 votes — out of 19,000 people whovoted in Haywood this election. Libertariansare just 1 percent of registered voters inHaywood, but McKinney was supported by25 percent of those voting in this election.

Despite coming from a non-mainstreamparty, McKinney’s relatively strong showingis due in part to Republican commissionercandidates bringing her into their fold andpublicly supporting her as a candidate.

Voters could pick up to three candidatesin the Haywood commissioner race, butwith only two Republicans on the ballot,conservative voters had an extra vote to tossaround, and many threw it to McKinney,who had been embraced by some elementsof the Republican Party, including the twoRepublican commissioner candidates on theballot

Haywood commissioners back for another four years

Haywood County Commissioner(three seats)Kirk Kirkpatrick* (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,586Michael Sorrells* (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,345Bill Upton* (D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,232Denny King (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,068Philip Wight (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,650Windy McKinney (L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,882

*denotes incumbent

Commissioner challengers win two,lose one in JacksonBY JEREMY MORRISONNEWS EDITOR

The fate of the Jackson County Board ofCommissioners rested with this election.With six can-didates on theballot —aligningthemselvesneatly intotwo teams ofthree — vot-ers wereasked todecide if theywere satisfiedwith the con-servativeincumbentsor would theyrather returnto an all-Democraticaffair.

The endvote didn’tslice as neatlyas the twoteams of can-didates.While chal-lengers BrianMcMahanand BoyceDeitz will becoming onto the board, incumbentCommissioner Charles Elders, aRepublican, also held on to his seat.

McMahan, with 56.4 percent of thevote, beat sitting Chairman Jack Debnam,who got 43.6 percent. Deitz got 54.91 per-cent of the vote to beat out Doug Cody,with 45.09 percent. Joe Ward was the lonelosing challenger, with his 48.3 percent ofthe vote compared to incumbent CharlesElders 51.7 percent.

Though the Democratic challengersdidn’t sweep the races, McMahan stillsounded pretty happy with the results.

“I think it says that Jackson County isready for a change,” McMahan said.

McMahan will be making a return tothe chairman’s seat. He originally servedfrom 2005 through 2010. He lost his seat,along with two other Democratic commis-sioners, in 2010 when the trio of conserva-tive opponents was voted in.

Just as the 2010 race was viewed byRepublicans as proof that Jackson citizenswere wary of the Democratic status quo —and specifically, of development moratori-ums and ordinances — this year’s electionis being viewed by the victors as verifica-tion that voters were ready for a changefrom the commission’s current conserva-tive lean.

“I think it sends as message that every-one in the county wants to be respected,

not just a few,” said Boyce Deitz, whounseated incumbent Commissioner DougCody.

McMahan and Deitz were joined intheir challenge to the incumbents byDemocrat Joe Ward. Ward ended up losinghis seat to Commissioner Charles Elders.

“We did lose one,” McMahan said. “Iwas sad to see that Joe didn’t make it.”

Elders, the only incumbent to hold onto his seat, said he was also sad to see hisfellow incumbents lose.

“It feel a little disappointed losing mytwo buddies there,” Elders said.

Cody conceded that the incumbentloses signaled the people’s desire for achange.

“I would’ve like to have won, but thepeople have spoken and obviously theywanted a change and that’s what they’llget,” Cody said. “I hope things work outthe best for everyone.”

Cody also said that state level issues —such as education funding and fracking —likely had a negative trickle down effect onthe local commissioners races.

“Anytime you have an issue that moti-vates the base of you opponent it’s not agood thing,” the commissioner said. “Andthey were highly motivated.”

Chairman Jack Debnam, an unaffiliatedcandidate, attributed his loss to theDemocrats ground game.

“Well, the Democrats evidently got outand worked harder,” Debnam laughed onelection night.

The chairman also said that he wasproud of the work accomplished duringthe past four years.

“You know, I’m not ashamed of any-thing we’ve done,” the chairman said. “I’d

do it again just like I did.”Debnam also wonders how the new

board — nearly a Democrat majority, savefor Leers — will operate.

“That’ll be the interesting part,” hesaid.

McMahan think the new compositionwill function just fine. Like the currentboard, he expects the new board to finditself in unanimous agreement more oftenthan not.

“As Chairman Debnam has said in thepast, about 95 percent of their votes havebeen unanimous,” McMahan said. “I don’tsee that changing a lot with the newboard.”

Republican challenger Denny King,campaigning at the polls in Maggie Valley onElection Day, came within inches of stealing

a seat on the Haywood County board ofcommissioners.

Jackson CommissionersChairman (one seat)Brian McMahan (D). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,783Jack Debnam* (I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,476

District 1, Whittier (one seat)Charles Elders* (R). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,496Joe Ward (D). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,127

District 2, greater Sylva (one seat)Boyce Deitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) 5,851Doug Cody* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (R) 4,804

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Welch wins DA race decided by a landslideBY BECKY JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER

A fter a hard-fought and hotly contestedrace, the job of top prosecutor for theseven western counties was won by

Ashley Welch, with a huge margin, carrying60 percent of the vote.

“I am overwhelmed,” Welch said at hermargin of victory. I felt like people werebehind me, but when you are running forsomething like district attorney everybody isgoing to say they are behind you whetherthey are or not. So I always took it with a

grain of salt. I didn’t want to take anythingfor granted.”

Welch easily beat out her opponent, JimMoore. Welch and Moore were both assis-tant prosecutors — Welch based in Franklinand Moore based in Waynesville.

The current District Attorney MikeBonfoey is retiring after 11 years in the role,

setting the stage for a wide-open race.Welch distinguished herself as a tough

but fair prosecutor, a fighter with unrelent-ing convictions of right and wrong, a inde-fatigable worker, and a straight shooter whocould not be influenced by the politics of theposition.

Welch ran as a Republican, and Moore asa Democrat. However, both said during acandidate forum that they felt the DistrictAttorney race should be non-partisan. Whilepolitical persuasion enters very little into therole of prosecutors, the Republican or

Democrat factor was handy crutch for voterswho may otherwise have been making ablind stab.

Michael Johnson, a voter in Franklin whowas stopped for an exit poll during early vot-ing last week, said he voted straightRepublican — and voted for Welch as aresult.

Meanwhile, Karen Lawrence of Franklinsteered clear of Welch for that reason.

“She’s a Republican, I’m a Democrat, andI voted for the Democrat,” Lawrence saidduring an exit poll.

In general, Welch did better inRepublican-leaning counties, while Moorefaired better in Democratic-leaning counties.

But the race did not follow strict partyline voting.

Geography also came to bear in the DA’srace. Welch pulled down an astronomicalpercentage of the vote in Macon — nearly

70 percent. Her margin of victory was con-sistently higher in the far western counties.

Leo Phillips, an attorney in Murphy, wascampaigning for Welch at the polls onElection Day. Phillips said he admires hercharacter and aptitude in the courtroom.But he also said the seven-county judicialdistrict has been too weighted towardHaywood for too long — with the majorityof judges and prosecutors based there.

“It is not centrally located for everyoneelse,” Phillips said.

Welch went to UNC-Chapel Hill as anundergrad and to William and Mary forlaw school. She grew up in Hendersonvilleand was hired as an assistant prosecutorthere right out of school. Welch haddreamed of being a prosecutor since ayoung age.

After two years with the DA’s office inHenderson County, trying primarily lower-level crimes in district court, Welch wasrecruited to join the DA’s office in the sevenwestern counties, namely as the prosecutorhandling the court load in Macon — offer-ing the chance to try major felonies as well,not just the small fry.

Welch proved herself as one of the top-notch prosecutors in the region, handlingcomplex and difficult cases with skill. Herrole evolved from overseeing the Maconcourt docket to working whatever big casesshe was needed on at any given time in amulti-county area.

Welch doesn’t plan to give up being inthe courtroom.

“I will be very hands-on and veryinvolved. You will see me in the seven coun-ties,” said Welch.

Welch and her opponent, Jim Moore,had collaborated and partnered for years asassistant district attorneys, always battingfor the same team. They even tried casesjointly, working side-by-side to bring downcriminals together.

Early on, they pledged early to run afriendly race. They were determined to talkup their own attributes and qualifications,without putting the other down in theprocess.

But the race to the finish line was a longone, lasting a full year, ultimately taking anegative turn in the final stretch.

“I tried to run a campaign that was posi-tive,” Welch said. “There was a lot going onin the background that was hurtful. I chosenot to respond to it, and the results showsme that people believed in me and I can’tthank people enough for that.”

“I am so excited to start this and I am notgoing to let people down,” Welch said.

Moore said he was surprised by theresults, and certainly hadn’t expected to loseby so much. He called Welch when theresults came in Tuesday evening to congratu-late her.

“I want everyone to get behind the nextDA. Our judicial system is important and weneed to not be detracting from that,” Mooresaid.

Moore said his top priority right now ispreparing for a sex offense case coming totrial in Murphy in less than two weeks.Welch won’t take over as DA until January.

As for what Moore will do then? Mooresaid he has not contemplated what his nextcareer move will be.

The district attorney picks their team ofassistant prosecutors. It is unclear whetherWelch would want Moore to stay on, orwhether he would want to stay on himself,given the negative turn the race took in thefinal months. Moore said the ball will be inWelch’s court whether he stays on.

The district attorney has 11 assistantprosecutors to handle the thousands of crim-inal cases, from first-degree murders andchild rape to traffic tickets and everything inbetween.

30th Judicial District AttorneyAshley Welch (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,601Jim Moore (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,997Represents seven western counties.91 of 92 precincts reporting

Ashley Welch, shown here in the Canton Labor Day parade, pulled out a huge victory in theDistrict Attorney race (above). Jim Moore at the polls on Election Day in Maggie Valley. (right)

“I tried to run a campaign that was positive. There was a lot going on in the backgroundthat was hurtful. I chose not to respond to it, and the results shows me that peoplebelieved in me and I can’t thank people enough for that.”

— Ashley Welch

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Three incumbents, one new candidatewin Haywood School Board seatsBY HOLLY KAYSSTAFF WRITER

With 10 candidates coming out for four seats on the Haywood County School board,the races was certainly a contested one, but there will be only one new face on the schoolboard in the next term. Bobby Rogers, senior pastor at Dellwood Baptist Church, oustedincumbent Bob Morris for the Crabtree-Ironduff seat with 62 percent of the vote.

“I feel humbled and of course excited about working with the board that’s been electedand those that are already serving and just trying to move the school system forward,”Morris said.

A longtime friend of his opponent Morris, Rogers said he ran not to get Morris outbut in an effort to practice what he preached when telling his congregation to get moreinvolved and become leaders in the community. His priority as a school board member,besides climbing up the learning curve as quickly as possible, will be setting up someforums to give community members greater input into how the school system runs.

“To God be the glory is all I got to say, because I didn’t campaign really so much as justtried to be who I am,” he said.

Morris, meanwhile, said he feels like the seat is passing into good hands, and he’s notstressing about the outcome.

“I’m blessed,” he said Tuesday night. “I got a good family. I got two beautiful daugh-ters, a good job. Tomorrow morning I’m going to get up and go to work, just have a goodday tomorrow.”

Fourteen-year incumbent Jimmy Rogers won re-election to the Clyde district despitesome avid campaigning from opponentsCandie Sellers and Wende Goode.Rogers took 44 percent of the vote, withSellers getting 32 percent and Goode 23percent.

“I appreciate the support this countyhas given me for the past 14 years, andI’m planning to do more for the next 4years for sure,” Jimmy Rogers said.

Both Sellers and Goode said theyplan to stay involved with school boardhappenings but congratulate Rogers onhis win.

“There was three of us running, andtwo of us were new and running againstthe incumbent, and I think that had aneffect,” Sellers said on her thoughts onthe outcome. “If there had only been twofolks running, I think things would havebeen much closer, whether it was me orWende.”

The Fines Creek seat also went to anincumbent, Steven Kirkpatrick, thoughhe said this race against John Duckettwas more of a cliffhanger than most he’s

participated in during his 12 years on the school board. Kirkpatrick took 54 percent of thevote while Duckett held 46 percent.

“It was a good race and I’ve talked to John while I was running, and he did give me arun for my money, but I come out on top,” Kirkpatrick said.

Larry Henson took the Bethel seat a bit more handily, pulling down 50 percent of thevote with the rest split between two opponents, Jeremy Davis with 26 percent and CraigMesser with 23 percent.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to work, staying at work I guess to say,” he said. In an uncontested race, Walter Leatherwood also won re-election to the Beaverdam

district. The school board will have its work cut out for it over the next four-year term, with

needed creativity centering on how to deal with declining state education funding over thepast several years. Areas such as textbooks, teaching materials and teaching assistantshave been cut heavily, so the new board will have to figure out how to make their dollarsstretch as far as possible.

They’ll also have to work with the county, which appropriates local dollars to theschool board using a funding formula created more than a decade ago. The incumbentsrunning for re-election told The Smoky Mountain News in previous interviews that theyfelt it should be revisited and possibly tweaked to reflect the present situation.

Other challenges facing the new board will include spurring community involvementin the schools and at board meetings and continuing to increase college and career train-ing opportunities for Haywood County students.

Cochran winsa third termBY JEREMY MORRISONNEWS EDITOR

Three candidates were aiming for thetop prize in Swain’s sheriff race. The contestpitted the status quo against the notion ofchange, as well as featuring the third candi-date wildcard.

In the end, voters decided to keep sittingSheriff Curtis Cochran in his post. Again.

Cochran held a commanding lead overhis Democratic challenger, ChuckMcMahan. And both candidates main-tained a comfortable lead over unaffiliatedcandidate Odel Chastain, who secured hisplace on the ballot by collecting 412 signedpetitions.

The incumbent won his reelection with57.21 percent of the vote. McMahan fol-lowed well behind with 39.40 percent of thevote, while Chastain walked away with justover 3 percent.

Cochran could not be reached for com-ment following the election results.

McMahan, retired after a 27-year career

with the North Carolina Highway Patrol,seemed to be taking his loss in stride.

“I respect the outcome. I respect the willof the people,” the candidate said onceresults were in. “I wish Sheriff Cochran suc-cess in the future. I’ve called him and toldhim that.”

During his campaign, McMahan ralliedvoters for a change. He argued that thesheriff was disconnected from the populace,whom he said he could better serve.

Following his loss, the Democratic chal-lenger declined to consider how the electionoutcome reflected on his message ofchange.

“I’m not gonna read anything into ittonight,” McMahan said.

Sheriff Cochran won his third term withthis victory. He won his first term in 2006,following a 22-year career in undergroundconstruction, and won reelection in 2010.

“I like being the people’s sheriff of SwainCounty,” Cochran said in September.

Swain County SheriffCurtis Cochran* (R). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,551 Chuck McMahan (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,757Odel Chastain (I). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

*denotes incumbent


Chip Hall closed out a grueling race forthe Jackson County sheriff ’s seat with a land-slide victory against his opponent, CurtisLambert. The Democrat took 64 percent ofthe vote compared to Lambert’s 36 percent.

“I’m just excited about it, thankful to thecitizens of Jackson County who trusted meto be theirnext sheriff,”Hall said. “Youalways got it[losing] in theback of yourmind, but Iwas gettinggood feedbackfrom the com-munity. Good,positive sup-port.”

Hall’s chal-lenge had beento escape theassumptionthat, as second in command to Ashe, hisadministration would be more of the same,as Ashe’s time in office has been riddled withscandal and criticism. The lengthy list ofquestionable acts included putting 1,300miles on a Harley motorcycle confiscatedfrom a drug dealer before auctioning it offand setting up traffic stops outside of prima-rily Latino communities, a move decried asracial profiling.

But Hall said he didn’t consider his work-

ing under Ashe a factor in the election. “It wasn’t a factor for me,” he said. “I’ve

been there 26 years and tried to treaty peo-ple the way I want to be treated and treatedthem fair, so I was a going on my record iswhat I was putting out to the community.”

Though Lambert didn’t have associationswith Ashe to shake off, he accrued baggageof his own when he was fired from his post

with the Sylva Police Department shortlybefore the May primary. Town ManagerPaige Dowling would say only that he was letgo for “job performance reasons,” thoughLambert has consistently claimed that he didnothing wrong and is seeking legal recourse.

He won the primary, but only after a sec-ond primary runoff. Only 43 votes separateLambert from the lowest vote-getter of thethree Republican candidates. That left himthe general election to convince voters that,whatever the reason for his firing was, it wasnot something that would interfere with hisfitness for the sheriff ’s seat.

He also had the challenge of running as aRepublican in a primarily Democratic coun-ty. Of the 27,000 registered voters in JacksonCounty, 39 percent are Democrat, and11,000 people turned out to vote.

Lambert did not immediately return callsrequesting comment.

Hall wins sheriff’s seat

Jackson County SheriffChip Hall (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,862Curtis Lambert (R). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,806

Chip Hall

Haywood County School BoardBethel District (one seat)Larry Henson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,402Jeremy Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,890Craig Messer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,453

Clyde District (one seat)Jimmy Rogers* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,436Candie Sellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,666Wende Goode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,393

Crabtree-Ironduff (one seat)Bobby Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,071Bob Morris* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,499

Fines Creek (one seat)Steven Kirkpatrick* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,522John Duckett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,394

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BY JEREMY MORRISONNEWS EDITOR

Swain County will soon be home to aYMCA camp.

The camp — called YMCA Camp Watia— will be on land located near the AlmondBoat and RV Park.

“Probably 5 miles from the highway,” saidSwain County Manager Kevin King. “I thinkit used to be a tree farm.”

YMCA representativeswere in Bryson City recentlyfor a public hearing with theSwain County Board ofCommissioners. Because theorganization is pursuingrecreation bonds to helpfinance the camp — as well asother ventures in WesternNorth Carolina — a publichearing was required inSwain.

“Basically, it’s just an IRSrule,” King said of the hearing.

According to Jes Williams,vice president ofOrganizational and FinancialDevelopment for the YMCAof Western North Carolina, the property is“about 900 acres” located little more than amile form the Nantahala Outdoor Center.

“It’s a beautiful piece of land and it backsup to the national forest,” Williams said.

The YMCA plans to break ground on thecamp in the spring of 2015. By 2016, the campwill be open.

“We’re just going to be a summercamp,” Williams said. “We’re not going towinterize it.”

Initially, the YMCA plans to put inenough infrastructure to support around athird of its eventual capacity of about 300campers and staff each week of the summer.

There will be camps for boys and girls — eachconsisting of a half dozen cabins and showerfacilities — as well as a two-story lodge anddining hall.

Only about 125 acres will be touched atfirst. Future phases call for a welcome centerand conference space, as well as additionalliving quarters.

Currently, there are no plans for a pool —

the property boasts a 3-acre pond — butWilliams left the possibility open.

“If all the sudden momma said ‘We’re notgoing to let our kid swim in Earth-water any-more,’ we do have a space for it,” she laughed.

The YMCA camp will specifically cater toyouth, ages 6 to 16, from Western NorthCarolina. While campers from out of the areawill be able to come to the camp, the YMCAintends to focus on youth from the region.

“In Western North Carolina there are aMecca of camps,” said Williams, pointing outthat a high percentage of the area’s campershail from out of state. “We want to kind ofturn that stat on its head.”

The YMCA plans to work with localschools and other youth organizations in aneffort to introduce the camp to pools ofpotential campers. The organization will alsooffer scholarships for campers unable to pay.

“Our goal is always to never turn anyoneaway for the ability not to pay,” Williams said.

The property for the camp was given tothe YMCA — in the form of a charitable land

lease — by Ken and NancyGlass. The couple has ownedthe property for 10 years.

“This property has a lot ofattributes that would be con-ducive to a camp,” said King.

Williams described alandscape with a soothingslope — “like a really nicegolf course” — that wouldrequire little grading or treeremoval. She gushed aboutold roads used on the one-time tree farm that appearedcustom-cut for hiking andmountain biking.

“The camp is just somiraculous. It is just perfectlylaid out for a summer camp,”

Williams said. “We’ve had hardcore campnerds come out and say ‘You could not havefound a better place.’”

And that’s not because the YMCA didn’tlook for another place. Even with the donatedland, the organization scouted around tomake sure it’d found the right place beforesettling on the property in Swain.

“We didn’t take the idea of building acamp lightly,” Williams said, noting that thecamp will be the YMCA ’s further-west out-post in the state. “We did a lot of researchbefore we dove into this.”’

“Very cool,” said King. “They could havechosen anywhere, but they chose us.”

YMCA camp coming to Swain County

The YMCA’s planned summer camp will be locatedon 900 acres in Swain County. The propertyincludes a 3-acre pond. Donated photo

Meals on Wheels volunteers needed

Haywood County Meals on Wheels islooking for delivery drivers to help getmeals to people who have trouble sup-plying food for themselves.

Openings include Tuesday routes inPigeon Valley as well as Plott and HyattCreek and a route to Crabtree andIronduff every other Wednesday. AThursday route is open for MaggieValley, and a route in Bethel needs a driv-er either Thursday or Friday.

Routes take about two hours to com-plete and need to be driven once per week.

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T he newly minted Haywood CountyEconomic Development Commissionhas hit the ground running in its first

three months following a structural revampthat placed it under the umbrella of theHaywood County Chamber of Commerce.

“We are giving the economic develop-ment commission a fresh, new look. Thatstarts with basically everything,” said CeCeHipps, the executive director of theHaywood Chamber.

The county’s economic vitality is far fromshabby. Haywood has been promoted to thetop tier in state economic prosperity rankings,a reflection of its robust business climate.

But therein lies the challenge: to shine upthe image being projected to mirror the posi-tive landscape on the ground.

It’s been a multi-pronged approach,including readying a new website, creating atemplate for quarterly e-newsletters, devel-oping a comprehensive advertising and mar-keting campaign, enhancing lines of commu-nication with the local business community,planning a promotional video and toutingsuccess stories.

Those are all critical to an enticing firstimpression for companies — be it smallstart-ups or big industries — looking for aplace to set up shop.

“We want to be one of the places wherethey stop, check us out and consider cominghere with their business,” Hipps said.

The economic development commission,which historically functioned as an arm ofcounty government, is now being spearheadas a subset of the Haywood County Chamberof Commerce, a transition that was formal-ized in July.

“The economic development commissionis on the move in a very exciting fashion. Weare setting the bar high with our expectationto market and communicate effectively andefficiently,” Nyda Bittmann-Neville, a mem-ber of the chamber’s new EDC board, saidduring a presentation to Haywood Countycommissioners Monday.

Haywood County commissioners heardfrom the new economic development com-mission at a county meeting this week.Sharing quarterly updates with county com-missioners is a condition of the new modelthat transferred economic developmentoperations from the county to the chamberof commerce.

The county is still funding economic devel-opment initiatives, services and programs. Butit is no longer an in-house function.

Instead, the county’s budget for econom-ic development operations is now allocatedto the Haywood Chamber of Commerce,which in turn carries out the role. But coun-

ty commissioners want periodic reportsfrom the new chamber-led economic devel-opment entity.

Hipps said the chamber is committed toensuring the county gets what it expectsunder the new model, including financialaccountability for how county tax dollars arebeing spent to accomplish economic devel-opment goals.

Ultimately, the new economic develop-ment commission is supposed to supportexisting businesses and recruit new ones. Tobring focus to that far-reaching mission, asurvey of existing business and industry willbe rolled out in coming weeks.

“It will provide the closest look ever intothe workers, services, resources and supportneeded to make our businesses more success-ful and sustainable,” Ken Flynt, a member ofthe new EDC board, said of the survey.

The survey was refined and tailored sev-eral times over, and Flynt said it is one of thebest of its kind that he has seen. It will onlytake four minutes to answer, but will providea wealth of insight, be it challenges compa-nies face in the supply chain or labor pool, tothe advantages of doing business inHaywood County.

“We believe the results of the survey willallow us to be more exacting in how we doeconomic development,” Flynt said.

One thing hasn’t changed with the merg-er: the person who actually holds the title ofeconomic development director. MarkClasby, who spent 10 years as the countyeconomic development director, stayed onthrough the transition. He had essentiallybeen a one-man agency of the county, but isnow an employee of the chamber.

Clasby has continued his primary role ofensuring the needs of the county’s majorindustries are being met and cultivating leadsfrom prospective industries, Hipps said.

County commissioners were pleased withthe status report they heard this week.

“I want to thank you all for the time, effortand energy you have put into the restructur-ing we are trying to do. Once this comes tofruitation, it will make Haywood County bet-ter,” Commissioner Mike Sorrells said.

Haywood’s new economicdevelopment commissionis ‘on the move’

The EDC, whichhistorically functioned asan arm of countygovernment, is now beingspearhead as a subset ofthe Haywood CountyChamber of Commerce.

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W hen Katie Messer first presented herplan to improve water quality andgenerally spruce up a little-used

park in Waynesville, she was just trying topass a class. The report was intended as hercapstone project for the low-impact devel-opment program at Haywood CommunityCollege, a degree that prepares students toreimagine spaces and construction projectsso as to have the least environmentalimpact possible.

Now, the East Street Park project is upfor a $20,000 grant from the Pigeon RiverFund that, if awarded, could translateMesser’s report into real-life change.

“It’s all just been thrown together, andI’m just really shocked that it’s going thisfar,” said Messer, 27. “And excited. I’m excit-ed also.”

Ralphene Rathbone, a friend ofMesser’s, was the one who really “kicked mein the butt” to try bringing the project tofruition, Messer said, because she saw thepotential in the concept and in its initialreception.

“I was able to go [to Messer’s presenta-tion], and I was very impressed with thewhole plan for the project, and also I was

impressed with the support that she had inthe room,” said Rathbone, a former chem-istry lab instructor at Brevard College andHaywood County native.

The crux of the project is a plan toimprove waterquality in thelittle tributaryto SheltonBranch thatruns throughthe 5.8-acrepark. SheltonBranch runsinto RichlandCreek, whichHaywoodWaterwaysAssociation hasfor years beentrying to get offthe state’s list ofimpaired water-ways.

Erosionaround thestream in EastStreet Park had gotten so bad that it wasundercutting the road, and chunks ofasphalt were falling into the water. The

town had to do some emergency work tokeep it from impacting the road any more.

The small park has a good bit of hardsurface on it, as well, which creates waterquality issues when stormwater runs off

into the stream. “For such a small area, there’s actually

quite a bit of impervious surface,” said EricRomaniszyn, director of HaywoodWaterways, the lead applicant on the grant.

The water quality part of the project,which is what the grant would fund, wouldfocus on stabilizing the streambank so soildoesn’t erode away and possibly working onthe channel itself. Right now, the channel iscurved like a “c,” a formation that makes iteasier for soil to erode. By reshaping it to a“v,” erosion could be reduced.

The project would also include removinginvasive species from the streambank andreplacing them with native plants. Nativestend to have roots that are better at holdingsoil down, plus they’re better food forwildlife. Romaniszyn would like to see thenative plantings include species that pro-vide good shade, as well, because moreshade equals cooler water, and cooler wateris better for aquatic life.

“There are probably not trout in there,but there’s probably trout downstream,” hesaid. “Anything we do to keep water coldgoes a long way.”

A rain garden, which would use plantsto catch storm runoff, and a better guttersystem along the road, would also be com-ponents.

While also going after the grant, Messerand Rathbone are busy drumming up sup-port from the community, and they’ve beenmaking good headway. With monetary andin-kind donations combined, they’ve gotenough for a one-to-one match with the$20,000 grant. Supporters include the BoyScouts, the Kiwanis Club and TroutUnlimited. The Town of Waynesville is in

on the effort as well, offering to use stafftime and equipment to make the projecthappen, with town horticulturalist JonathanYates pretty intimately involved in the proj-ect.

“That will save a lot of money, just hav-ing that,” Romanizyn said. “The cash wecan use for Katie and Ralphene’s time, aswell as for materials.”

But Messer’s full vision for the parkincludes aesthetics and community bene-fits, as well as environmental ones. She’dlike to see some new playground equipmentgo in — Haywood County’s 2007 masterplan had recommended that happen in the2009-10 fiscal year — as well as some bath-rooms, because currently the only rest-rooms on site are in the Boy Scout cabinlocated there. Her plan also includes aninterpretive nature trail, a butterfly gardenand a handicapped-accessible path.

“The Pigeon River Fund only focuses onimproving water quality, so that’s where ourpartners would come in to help us enhancethe park in other ways,” Rathbone said.

Neither Messer nor Rathbone want tostop with East Street Park, though. Thereare plenty of other spaces with potential tobecome something greater, both for theenvironment and for people.

“There are a lot of parks, not even just inWaynesville, and not even just parks,”Messer said. “I think there are places thatcould be spruced up a little bit but done ina way to help the environment, so I wouldlike to just keep doing things like that.”

As the mother of a 4-year-old, an icecream dipper at Jack the Dipper and, untilgraduation next December, an HCC stu-dent, Messer has plenty to keep her busy.But the sprucing up of parks and other out-doors places is something she’s found togive her joy.

“This is just something I’m really pas-sionate about, and especially water quality,”she said. “I think it’s really important thatwe need to start teaching our future genera-tions to be environmental stewards.”

The low-impact development program ison its last legs now, being phased out due tolack of enrollment, and Messer is sad to seeit go. But she’s grateful for the way that theprogram and its instructors have inspiredher to make her community a better placeto be.

In the crosshairs for a next project isSulphur Springs Park, an approximately1.5-acre piece of land that houses a sulphurspring once thought to have medicinal qual-ities and a small gazebo.

“Although it’s very small, I would love totalk to the homeowners surrounding theSulphur Springs Park, just to ask them,‘What would you like to see at this park?’”Rathbone said.

For now, though, the East Street Parkproject is challenge enough. But Messer,Rathbone and Romanizyn are all crossingtheir fingers for the outcome of the grantawards and looking forward to the roadahead.

“I just get really excited about it,”Messer said. “I want to help the environ-ment and make it a more beautiful place forus all to enjoy.”

Cleaning up the watershedHCC student spearheads effort to restore East Street Park

East Street Park has potential as a community resource and environmen-tal asset, and Haywood Community College student Katie Messer is work-

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A fter a several-year lull in new cell towersbeing built in the mountains, a newwave of tower construction could be on

the horizon as cell companies race to accom-modate the surge in digital data moving onwireless networks.

Haywood County is currently fielding anew Verizon cell tower application that willincrease signal strength in a large area aroundLake Junaluska. The tower would fill in a cou-ple small dead spots.

But more so, it will providestronger signal strength neededto watch movies, send photosand check email on your phone.

Maps accompanying thepermit application show largeswaths shaded in red and yel-low, indicating weak ormediocre reception.

“Are these dead spots totalk?” Haywood PlanningDirector Kris Boyd asked. “Maybe not, butwhat is the new form of wireless communica-tion? It’s not voice.”

Boyd flipped to the next map in the appli-cation — one that shows anticipated cover-age after the tower goes up — and those redand yellow patches turn green, the colordenoting strong signal strength.

The application is one of the firstHaywood has seen in several years, and maybe on the cusp of a new wave of cell tower con-struction. It would mark the third such wave.“We saw a big push in the late 1990s and early2000s, and then another big push to fill indead spots in the mid-2000s,” Boyd said.

And then, nothing. Until recently.Since last summer, two new cell towers

have been proposed in Haywood. Two more

have been proposed in Waynesville’s townlimits this year.

Macon County has seen three applica-tions in that time period, after a several-year lull of its own. And Jackson Countyrecently saw its first cell tower applicationin four years, with more likely comingdown the pike.

“We have gotten inquiries about loca-tions, and I do think we will be getting somemore soon,” Jackson County Planner GeraldGreen said.

While there was a hiatus in new cell tow-ers for a few years, it doesn’t mean the moun-tains were free of dead spots.

“We still have lots of dead spots in ourcounty,” Boyd said. But the last bastions ofdreaded dead spots are so rural — like upperFines Creek or Lake Logan — that there’s notenough potential customers per square mileto justify the cost of putting up a tower.

Other dead spots are simply small pocketstucked in a hollow here or there where the sig-nal is blocked — but again don’t have the cus-tomers to warrant a tower of their own.

There’s another reason cell companieshad quit building new towers for a while.Technology advances allowed cell companiesto get better reach and increase capacity sim-ply by switching out old antennas for new

ones, or by adding more antennas to existingtowers, Boyd said.

Until recently, towers were limited in thenumber of antennas they could hold.Antennas needed a separation radius fromother each other. Now, they can be moreclosely packed in, and that means morecapacity to handle the large volume of datamoving over wireless carriers — withoutneeding a new tower to do so.

It also means more cell companies canpiggy-back on the same tower.

“Technology has allowed them to putmore antennas on the same location,” Boydsaid. “We’ve seen a big transition in that overthe past couple of years.”

In fact, while new tower applications havebeen almost nil, Boyd has seen more than twodozen applications for new equipment beinginstalled on existing towers in the past year.

For example, AT&T added new antennasto 15 existing towers across the county in asix-month period this year alone, accordingto a review of county cell tower records.

CELL RULESThe wave of new cell towers being pro-

posed have met with mixed receptions.• Verizon pulled its application for a

tower in the Cashiers area of Jackson Countyrecently after a public outcry over marredviews.

• In August, two separate cell towerapplications were denied in Macon. Onepotentially interfered with flight paths at theairport, but it could be tweaked and brought

back again. The other failed because theapplicant didn’t demonstrate that the towerwas necessary to fill in wireless service gaps.

• Two towers have been proposed in thetown of Waynesville, which handles permitswithin the town limits separately from thecounty. One is from U.S. Cellular for the hill-side above East Street, along Reservoir Drive,and will likely be approved, joining anothertower already at the site but that has reachedcapacity. Another was from Verizon for atower at Dutch Fisher Park in Hazelwood, butthe site was deemed unsuitable, puttingVerizon on the prowl once more.

• Meanwhile, two have come throughHaywood County. One was approved last yearnear Waterville to fill in a dead zone in thePigeon River Gorge along Interstate 40. Theother is the Verizon tower currently pendingin the Lake Junaluska area off Sleepy HollowDrive.

Jackson has been rewriting its cell towerrules lately, a process that is still in the worksas the planning board grapples with the age-old cell tower conundrum: the public wantswireless signal, but doesn’t want to see thetowers.

Finding the right balance — allowing tow-ers tall enough to do the job, but not so tallthey are an eyesore — is done through celltower ordinances, which vary from county tocounty.

In Macon, the maximum tower height is180 feet. In Haywood, the maximum height is60 feet above the surrounding tree tops, withactual tower height ranging between 110 feetand 150 feet on average.

Signs of a new cell towerrush on the horizon

There aren’t exactlydead spots in the mid-dle of Waynesville, but

more cell towers areon the horizon as wire-

less providers aim toup their data capabili-

ty. This tower is dis-crete, but easily seenfrom Depot Street in

downtown Waynesville.Becky Johnson photo

“Technology has allowed them toput more antennas on the samelocation. We’ve seen a bigtransition in that over the pastcouple of years.”

— Kris Boyd, Haywood Planning Director

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WCU adopts sophomore residency requirementBY JEREMY MORRISONNEWS EDITOR

I t’s official. Starting with the 2016-17 aca-demic year, sophomores attendingWestern Carolina

University will be required tolive on campus.

“We have a philosophy ofstudents learning better bygrowing into their responsi-bilities. First-year studentsneed that residence hallexperience,” said ViceChancellor of Student AffairsSam Miller. “It’s often theirfirst time living away fromhome.”

Currently, freshmen atWCU must reside on cam-pus. This week, the universi-ty adopted the sophomoreresidency requirement.

Miller said that havingstudents live on campus bet-ter ensures their immersionin university life.

“They’re not as likely tococoon in their technologybubble,” he said. “We wantthem to get involved withcampus life.”

There’s also another rea-son: logistics. The universityis looking to make sure it canfill beds on campus.

By August 2016, theschool plans to add between250 and 350 beds as part of an on-campusmixed-use development. There are also plansto add an additional 300 beds to theBuchanan Residence Hall by 2017.

“We have a responsibility to make surethe residence hall system is on solid footing,”said Miller.

Requiring that sophomores, in additionto freshmen, live on campus gives WCU anexpanded pool of residents. It’s expectedthat upperclassmen — juniors and seniors— will naturally phase themselves out ofcampus housing.

“By the time you’re a junior or senior, wethink you should live off campus,” Millersaid.

WCU freshman Jessica Matthews saidshe doesn’t have any problems with the uni-versity instituting the sophomore residencyrequirement.

“I was probably going to do that any-way,” Matthews said, taking a pause from across-campus walk.

Fellow freshman Conner Fox also said hedidn’t mind the new requirement. Although,

he could see where the policy could rufflesome feathers.

“I feel like if you can afford that and youwant to live off campus, it should be anoption,” Fox said, dismissing any argumentthat paints underclassmen as not matureenough for off-campus living — “I feel like‘mature’ is a relative term.”

Standing outside of Scott residence hall,freshman Davis Wilson said he could seeboth sides of the issue.

“There’s pros and cons to everything,”Wilson said, before conceding that the newrequirement was “not necessarily a badthing.”

Ryan Archer is a junior at WCU. He’s alsoa residence assistant, or RA, in the Benton

dorm on campus. He’s a proponent of on-campus living.

“I think that living on campus is part ofthe experience you get here,” Archer said.“Overall, I think it’s good. I think it’s a posi-tive move.”

WCU’s new sophomore residencyrequirement became official policy thismonth. The policy won’t take effect, though,until next fall. Even then, students currentlyenrolled at WCU won’t be impacted, as thisyear’s freshman class is grandfathered in andinsulated against the requirement.

“[Students are] not aslikely to cocoon in theirtechnology bubble. Wewant them to get involvedwith campus life.”

— Sam Miller, vice chancellor of student affairs

Beginning in the fall of2016, WCU sophomores

will be required to live oncampus. Jeremy Morrison photo

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The ornaments, sold by WesternCarolina University Staff Senate, are purpleand imprinted with the university’sanniversary logo. Priced at $10, they areavailable at the WCU bookstore and sold byStaff Senate representatives at specialevents and before football games outsideGate No. 1 of the E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

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Conference exploresfuture of WNC

A one-day conference from 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Nov. 12 at Western CarolinaUniversity will gather leaders from acrossthe region to explore the area’s key chal-lenges and opportunities for growth inthe future.

The event will include a keynote presen-tation from North Carolina economistMichael Walden as well as a panel discus-sion. A pre-conference session will begin at9 a.m.

The $99 registration fee includes lunch.Register online at www.wcu.edu/leadwnc.

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Macon’s State of the County

Macon County Manager Derek Rolandwill give his thoughts on the state of thecounty at the League of Women Voters ofMacon County’s next meeting, noon to 1p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at the FirstPresbyterian Church in Franklin.

With elections over an a new lineupsoon to take office, Roland will talk aboutupcoming issues and projects, the budgetand the county’s needs and accomplish-ments. Attendees will have an opportunityto ask questions and present concerns.

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Haywood launches survey to access internet availabilityBY JEREMY MORRISONNEWS EDITOR

T he folks spearheading the effort toexpand broadband access in HaywoodCounty are thinking big. Gigabyte big.

“Our goal is to make Haywood County agigabyte community,” said Ron DeSimone.

The so-called gigabyte community mightbe a long shot for Haywood, but Simonethinks a baseline of 10 megabytes of band-width sounds reasonable. He estimates mostof the county gets between three to sixmegabytes right now.

“The rest of the world is on 20 to 50,”Simone explained. “Urban centers are actual-ly between 50 to 100.”

Simone, who serves as the mayor ofMaggie Valley, sits on a committee packedwith government and business representa-tives and charged with bettering HaywoodCounty’s broadband access.

This is not an entirely new effort. “I’ve been working on this for a number of

years,” said Mark Clasby, who chairs the broad-band group and also heads up the HaywoodCounty Economic Development Commission.

But since August, the effort has assumednew energy with the formation of the broad-band committee. The most recent evolutionin the effort was kickstarted by DeSimone.

“I kind of initiated it,” DeSimone said. DeSimone said that he regularly speaks

with people considering a move to theMaggie Valley area and that those people reg-ularly express concerns that the limitedbroadband access will not allow them to work

from home via a computer, or telecommute. “Every time I talk to them, the first or sec-

ond most important thing on their mind isbroadband. They have found that we don’thave adequate broadband service,” the mayorsaid. “It’s integral to improving our economicdevelopment of the future. If we don’t do thiswe’re going to be behind.”

The broadband committee considersincreasing bandwidth availability a necessarycomponent for Haywood’s growth andfuture. Access to high-speed Internet is nolonger a luxury, but is rather a must-have fora thriving community.

“I look at this no different that the electri-fication of the 1930s or the expansion of thesewer service,” DeSimone said.

Even now, measuring time in bandwidth,it appears the region is behind the curve. Aquick step off the beaten path can quickly leadto slow Internet service, or no service at all.

This is the problem that members ofHaywood’s broadband committee areaddressing.

“Our needs are tremendous,” said Clasby.“Our goal is to provide better service to theunserved and the underserved — you’re talk-ing about Crabtree, Bethel or Cruso, FinesCreek.”

Clasby said that the lack of access to high-speed connections puts Haywood residents ata disadvantage.

“In this world you need better servicethan DSL,” Clasby said. DSL stands forDigital Subscriber Line, and typically refersto Internet availability through phone lines.

But increasing the area’s broadband avail-ability could be a tough sell. The infrastruc-ture involved in expanding service is expen-sive, and Haywood’s population hasn’tproved attractive enough for the largertelecommunications companies.

“It’s all about the provider being able tomake money. It’s plain and simple, that’swhat drives them,” said Haywood CountyCommissioner Mike Sorrells, who is chair-man of the Haywood EDC and also on thebroadband committee.

“It’s demand. Demand and supply,” saidClasby. “We only have 60,000 people in thewhole county. The provider could spend thesame amount of money in a larger area andhave a better return on investment.”

To that end, the committee is launching acommunity survey to get a handle on howmany Haywood residents are lacking service.The hope is that such data will be useful inattracting a service provider to expand accessin the county.

“What we’re trying to do is quantify thatdemand,” Clasby explained.

The survey formally kicked off Nov. 3,with Clasby laying out the project to theHaywood County Board of Commissioners.He told them that the survey was a “greateffort” and would take about two months.

“There’s a lot of people here in the countythat do not have access to the Internet,”Clasby told the commissioners. “We’ll createa map and then from that map we’ll show it tovarious providers.”

Swain County is also conducting surveys inan effort to quantify the need to up the band-width availability in the area. The results aren’tback yet, but Swain County Manager KevinKing said he’s expecting a verification of what healready knows is true for the rural community.

“There’s a big need,” said King. Jackson County did a similar survey last

year. Like in Haywood, officials felt that therural areas of the county were underserved.

“The tendency is, [providers] like to lookat the commercial areas and the business cor-ridors, those are kind of the low-hanging

fruit, the most profitable,” said JacksonCounty Manager Chuck Wooten. “But theresidential gets left out.”

Jackson’s survey did not garner a tremen-dous response. About 100 surveys werereturned.

“Not an overwhelming number,” Wootensaid.

Like Haywood, Jackson worked with theN.C. Department of Commerce. They made amap and shopped it around.

“We were hoping that would generatesome interest among some of the carriers,”Wooten said.

Currently, Jackson is still trying toincrease its broadband access. There’s a cou-ple of smaller providers that may be interest-ed in discussing the possibilities, but serviceremains an issue.

“If you’re outside of the area that is servedby cable TV and you’re outside in some of therural areas, you probably lack service,”Wooten said.

The broadband committee in Haywood ishoping its survey generates a bit more inter-est. In addition to being available soon on theInternet, there are plans to make the surveyavailable at various government buildings —such as the Department of Social Servicesoffices, or the senior resource center — aswell as other public buildings, such as thelibrary. The media will also be used to get theword out, and schools may be used in somefashion to facilitate informing the publicabout the broadband survey.

“Anywhere we can get it out, we’re gonnaget it out,” said Sorrells.

During Clasby’s presentation beforeHaywood County commissioners, ChairmanMark Swanger noted that the survey wouldfocus not only on areas that currently lackservice, but also on areas that are unable toget quick enough service.

“A lot of people consider having access tothe Internet with having service. You can getdial-up, but you don’t have decent access to theInternet,” Swanger said. “Speed is critical.”

Broadening the bandwidth

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BY JEREMY MORRISONNEWS EDITOR

I t’s been two years since Bruce Yarringtonand his Knights of Columbus buddiesstarted volunteering at the Veterans

Restoration Quarters in Asheville. Twice amonth the crew makes the trip fromWaynesville to cook for the veterans at thecenter.

“This is our baby,” said Yarrington, whoserved six years in the Marine Corps. “I’vealways looked for a hands-on way to helpveterans, especially the younger ones comingback from Afghanistan and Iraq.”

The Veterans Quarters, a service of theAsheville Buncombe Community ChristianMinistries, serves veterans in Western NorthCarolina. The ministry offers a residentialprogram for homeless vets and strives tohelp them get back on their feet with hous-ing, education and career training.

Yarrington learned about the veteransquarters from a friend in his Knights ofColumbus chapter.

“A brother Knight told me about this vet-eran’s quarters. I said, ‘I’m a veteran, I want tohelp, what can I do out there?’” he recalled.

Yarrington and his brother Knights inWaynesville decided they would offer theirtime and talents by preparing food for the vet-erans staying at the quarters. Twice a month,on the first and second Friday, they trek toAsheville and hit the quarter’s kitchen.

“It started out as one Friday and itbecame two,” Yarrington said, explainingthat the Waynesville contingent is but onegroup of volunteers hailing from aroundWestern North Carolina.

During their visits, the Knights havebecome familiar with the quarters. Theyhave gotten to know the veterans there, aswell as their needs.

“A vet will open up to a vet,” Yarringtonsaid.

In addition to preparing meals, theKnights started looking for other ways tohelp the center. They contacted DaleWalksler, who runs the Wheels ThroughTime museum in Maggie Valley, and gavehim a tour of the veterans quarters.

“It touched his heart,” Yarrington said.“He said, ‘What can I do?”

The museum ended up partnering up

with the veterans center. Half the proceedsraised through Wheels Through Time’s 12thannual motorcycle raffle will be donated tothe Veterans Restoration Quarters.

Now, Yarrington has hatched another wayto assist his fellow veterans. He has orchestrat-ed a benefit concert, with proceeds from ticketsales benefiting the restoration quarters.

“He spearheaded this thing, got the ballrolling,” said Cheryl Wilson, special eventsdirector with the ABCCM.

To perform in the concert, Yarringtonscouted out some backyard talent. WesternNorth Carolina artists Balsam Range — aHaywood band that won big at this year’sInternational Bluegrass Music Associationawards — will headline the show. Also onthe bill is teenage country singer fromHaywood County McKayla Reece, who wasnamed an ambassador for the DisabledAmerican Veterans at age 9.

Wilson said she’s excited that the benefitwas able to land such a well-known group.

“We’re just glad that Balsam Range, who arebig in this area, were willing to help,” she said.

It apparently was not a difficult decisionfor the musicians in Balsam Range.

“I am honored to make a little music forall the brave men and women who served ourcountry. It’s the least I can do,” said man-dolinist Darren Nicholson. “They’re the rea-son we have freedoms and the liberties to beentertainers, doctors, or whatever dreams wewant to pursue in this life. Nothing in thisworld is free. We owe the most respect to ourveterans.”

That sounds similar to the ABCCM’s mis-sion with the Veterans Restoration Quartersministry.

“We just think that we need to help thesemen and women that have served our countryand come back and need a boost,” Wilson said.

It also sounds a lot like the reasonYarrington and the Waynesville Knights ofColumbus chapter got involved. To give back.

Plus, like his brother Knight told himwhen first mentioning the center, it just feelsgood.

“Rick said, ‘Once you do it once, you’regonna see a paycheck in the heart and seehow good it feels,’” Yarrington recalled.

Benefit concert aids WNC veterans

The Waynesville chapter of the Knights of Columbus volunteers in the Veterans RestorationQuarters twice a month. Donated photo

Want to go?• Balsam Range and McKayla Reece

Veterans Benefit Concert• 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14• Crowne Plaza Asheville• www.abccm.org/upcoming-events

Balsam Range. Garret K. Woodward photo

“I am honored to make alittle music for all thebrave men and womenwho served ourcountry. It’s the least Ican do.”

— Darren Nicholson, Balsam Range

Dockie Brendle bridge now official

A dedication ceremony last week, held by the N.C.Department of Transportation, officially named a bridge atthe intersection of U.S. 74 and Alarka Road in Swain Countyto honor Dock T. “Dockie” Brendle, a Swain County nativewho earned three Purple Hearts in the Vietnam War.

He fought in many battles, including the 1968 TetOffensive, and his last and most severe injury left him blindin his right eye and paralyzed on his left side. Despite hisphysical limitaions, Brendle has been instrumental in pro-moting veterans and other humanitarian efforts in his com-munity. He’s a lifetime member of Vietnam Veterans ofAmerican Chapter 994 in Franklin and a past commander ofthe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9281.

His community felt the bridge should be named afterhim, but the request was at first denied by the DOT on thegrounds that, as a rule, it doesn’t name roads and bridgesafter Purple Heart winners, on Medal of Valor winners. Thepeople of Swain County had to show the DOT that Brendlewas indeed a community figure worthy of the recognitionand did so in grand fashion by holding Dockie Brendle Dayin April, as well as compiling letters of support and signa-

tures on a petition. Derrell Maxwell, the Oct. 29 ceremony’s emcee, formed

the original committee to name the bridge after Brendle.Speakers at the ceremony included Transportation SecretaryTony Tata; Richard Norton, president of Vietnam Veteransof America Chapter 994; Phil Carson, chairman of the Swain

County Board of Commissioners; N.C. Senator Jim Davisand Congressman Mark Meadows.

‘Unseen Scars’ program forcombat vets to be held at WCU

Combat veterans will have an opportunity to discuss thepersonal costs of war during a program to be held on VeteransDay – Tuesday, Nov. 11 – at Western Carolina University.

Titled “Unseen Scars,” the program will begin at 7 p.m.in the theater of A.K. Hinds University Center. It is free andopen to the public.

The event will bring together veterans of Vietnam,Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan to discuss their wartimeexperiences and address issues, questions and concernsshared by soldiers and civilians.

The program is being sponsored by WCU’s Office ofCounseling and Psychological Services, and a group of veter-ans on the WCU campus are involved in its organization,said Tom Baker, a Vietnam veteran who is semi-retired fromthe staff of WCU’s Reid Gymnasium.

For more information, contact Baker at 828.508.5522 [email protected].

Jeremy Morrison photo

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Business notes• Tyler Allen, a senior from Waynesville majoring

in computer science and mathematics, is therecipient of an Upsilon Pi Epsilon/Associationof Computing Machinery Scholarship Award.The award recognizes outstanding undergrad-uate and graduate students in computer sci-ence and comes with a $1,000 cash prize.

• Haywood Community College was recentlydelegated a 2015 Military Friendly® School byVictory Media. Now in its sixth year, the desig-nation and list by Victory Media is the premierresource for post-military success. The desig-nation is awarded to the top 15 percent of col-leges, universities and trade schools in thecountry that are doing the most to embracemilitary students.

• Waynesville town clerk and project specialistAmie Owens, a student in Western CarolinaUniversity’s graduate degree program in pub-

lic affairs, is the recipient of a $2,000 schol-arship awarded by the North Carolina City andCounty Management Association.

• After more than a month of being in theclassroom full-time, 13 SouthwesternCommunity College radiography students havebegun their clinical rotations at a variety ofarea hospitals. On their first set of rotations,these students will work under the direction ofradiography professionals and assist in takingX-Rays as well as in other daily tasks.

• Adriel A. Hilton, assistant professor and direc-tor of Western Carolina University’s CollegeStudent Personnel Program, has been selectedas the 2014 Outstanding ProfessionalContribution and Distinguished Scholar hon-oree for the North Carolina College PersonnelAssociation. In connection with the award,Hilton will be the keynote speaker and receivethe award at the 2015 NCCPA ResearchSymposium to be held in Wilmington inFebruary, and will be recognized at the 2015

American College Personnel Association con-ference in Tampa in March.

• Gordon E. Mercer, professor emeritus ofpolitical science at Western CarolinaUniversity, has been inducted into the PiGamma Mu International Honor Society Hallof Fame, an honor that has been onlybestowed 19 times.

• The dean of Western Carolina University’sHonors College battled leaf-looker traffic andthe long uphill climbs of the Blue RidgeParkway to complete a 118-mile bicycle ridefrom Cullowhee to the top of the highestmountain in the eastern United States toboost a student scholarship fund. This year’sjourney to 6,684-foot Mountain Mitchell, com-pleted over five days on a mountain bike, wasthe ninth autumnal pledge ride undertaken byBrian Railsback to raise money for the fundthat benefits Honors College students.

• Western Carolina University will soon begin

offering its master’s degree programs in mid-dle grades and elementary education exclu-sively online. This enables WCU to phase outits existing residential-based graduate pro-grams in middle grades and elementary edu-cation and replace them with online programsconsisting of 30 credit hours each. The newprograms, both with a strong focus on profes-sional development, can be completed in aslittle as two years.

• The departments of CommunicationSciences and Disorders at Western CarolinaUniversity and the University of North Carolinaat Greensboro have partnered to create aninter-institutional program that will extenddoctoral-level training to qualified individualsin Western North Carolina. The Inter-institu-tional Doctoral Education Arrangement forLearning and Leadership program will expandUNCG’s existing doctoral program in commu-nication sciences and disorders to includeWCU students via distance technologies andface-to-face instruction.

Haywood Community College was recentlyawarded a Tennessee Valley Authority Ag &Forestry Fund Grant through the N.C.Department of Agriculture and ConsumerServices. The grant, Improving TechnologicalInnovation of Forest Management Students,will fund $13,800 of hardware and software tofacilitate learning experiences and employabil-ity opportunities for the college’s ForestManagement Technology students.

With four new hand-held GPS units, theforestry students will keep current withadvances in forest inventory and geospatialtechnology and further their knowledge base.Through this state-of-the-art forest inventorytechnology, students will use these skillsthroughout their time at HCC and rely on it tocomplete their final capstone project of prepar-ing an entire forest management plan.

HCC is working with ForesTech ResourceSolutions, LLC for the equipment. Accordingto its website, the company provides technicalproducts and services for forestry and naturalresource management through the use of thelatest technology, a well-developed network ofstrategic partners and a wealth of appliedknowledge in natural resources management.

“In order for students to be properly pre-pared to enter the workforce, it is very impor-tant for them to be trained on technology theywill be using in the field,” explains TerryPorter, President of ForesTech.

“HCC Forestry students will have access tonew and emerging technologies that are beingutilized by the forest industry, state and federalagencies,” says Blair Bishop, HCC ForestManagement Technology Lead Instructor. “Asa result, the use of this technology will have along-term impact on the future foresters.”

According to Porter, “When these students

are ready to enter the workforce, employers arelooking for people who have been utilizing thistechnology. They are looking for people whoare well versed and will be able to hit theground running.”

HCC is the only technical college inWestern North Carolina to offer a two-yearForest Management degree and the onlyForest Management Technology Program inthe state accredited by The Society ofAmerican Foresters.

828.627.4566.

Iranian-born journalistto speak Nov. 20 at WCU

A native of Iran who is a former RotaryPeace Fellow and past editor of publicationsnow banned or shut down by the Iraniangovernment will present the keynoteaddress for International Education Week atWestern CarolinaUniversity onThursday, Nov. 20.

Ali Eshraghi, Iranproject manager for theInstitute for War andPeace Reporting, willdeliver a talk tentative-ly titled “U.S.-Iran:Reconfiguring theMiddle East” in the the-ater of A.K. Hinds University Center at 5p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Eshraghi’s journalism career spans morethan 15 years, and he has published hun-dreds of articles and op-ed pieces in Persian,Arabic and English media outlets, includingCNN, the New York Times, the Atlantic, theGuardian, PBS Frontline, the New Republicand Al Jazeera.

The nonprofit institute for whichEshraghi works is committed to supportingcitizen journalism and media institutions tohelp people in parts of the world faced withconflict and crisis have the information theyneed to drive positive changes in their lives.

In Iran, dozens of journalists have servedtime in prison or been sentenced to lashingsafter being charged with offenses such as“anti-government publicity” and “meetingand conspiring against the Islamic Republic,”according to information from the nonprofitorganization Reporters Without Borders.

John Whitmire, associate professor and

head of the Department of Philosophy andReligion, said Eshraghi’s experience hasgiven him an invaluable expertise and per-spective of peace, war and conflict resolu-tion as well as U.S. and Iranian relations.

“He is someone whose life has beencommitted to speaking truth to power inthe interests of reforming his own commu-nity and world,” said Whitmire. “In his vari-ous vocational lives, he’s been a real exem-plar of journalistic and citizen advocacydirected towards changing his own societyfor the better, which you can’t do unless youreally uncover the ways that it is currentlyfalling short. In his case, this has entailed alot of risk.”

Eshraghi also serves as the chair for theCivic Institute for Advocacy and Networkingand a teaching fellow in the Department ofCommunication Studies at the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He is an alumnus of the Duke-UNC RotaryCenter for International Studies in Peace andConflict Resolution and was a visiting scholarat the University of California at Berkeley’sSchool of Journalism and the Institute ofInternational Studies. Eshraghi also was aresearch fellow at the Religion, Politics andGlobalization Program at U.C. Berkeley. Hestudied political science and Islamic studies atImam Sadiq University in Tehran.

In addition to delivering the keynoteaddress for International Education Week atWCU, Eshraghi will speak to a philosophyand religion class about his experience ofreligion inside and outside of Iran; anEnglish class that has read Persepolis aboutlife in Iran; and to journalism students abouthis career and what it takes to succeed.

WCU’s Office of International Programsand Services partnered with the Departmentof Philosophy and Religion to makeEshraghi’s visit and address at WCU possible.

Ali Eshraghi

HCC awarded forestry grant

HCC Forest Management Technology studentsput their new equipment to work. Photo by Aaron Mabry

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Cullowhee rising. Sounds like a fitting name for some aspiringcollege band, but it best describes what’s happening at

Western Carolina University and the community surroundingit. It’s one of the fastest growing places in the region whosepotential is matched by the energy of those who live and workthere. And this is why it is important that those advocating forzoning measures in Cullowhee prevail in the face of the passion-ate but misguided voices trying to squelch the forward motion.

Western Carolina University has 7,500 traditional college stu-dents who live and study in and around Cullowhee. Total enroll-ment is around 10,300, but some of those are nontraditional stu-dents — professionals seeking a second degree who live elsewhereor students at its satellite locations. By 2023 — that sounds like thedistant future, but is now less than 10 years away — that 7,500 fig-ure is expected to grow to 11,000. That’s a whopping 46 percentincrease in students, and that doesn’t account for the faculty andstaff required to accommodate this growth.

From 2000 to 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, thetownship of Cullowhee grew by 47 percent. That made it easilythe fastest-growing township in Jackson County during thatdecade.

Student apartment complexes, communities for the facultyand staff, and commercial development are now part ofCullowhee and will play a role in its future. It’s as sure as sunrise

and the leaves falling every autumn.The Jackson County Planning Board is trying to make sure that

those who profit from this growth also help pay for it. Developersneed to help cover the cost of new infra-structure like roads and sidewalks. Theyalso need to be careful not to infringe onneighborhoods and family farms bydumping traffic in front of houses orlocating too close to them, causing noiseproblems, having parking lots that sendstormwater runoff into someone’s yard orpasture or creek, or just ruining theatmosphere enjoyed by generations ofrural Jackson County families.

Elected leaders — in particular theJackson County commissioners — need to stand strong on thisissue. Case studies will prove that good zoning does not detergrowth but instead promotes it by providing developers withclear and concrete guidelines so they know upfront what theyhave to do.

There are those who will fight the creation of a planning dis-trict, but they are wrong. To do nothing opens up the beautifulCullowhee Valley for years of ragtag, profit-at-all-cost develop-ment that won’t serve the short- or long-term good. Doing noth-

ing is the equivalent of writing a blank check to those who carenothing about the heritage or history of this region.

Planners are working to make sure that the regulations inthe Cullowhee Planning District won’t be a one-size-fits-allmodel. This district is small enough so that exemptions and spe-cial uses can be allowed, ensuring that long-time residents don’tlose potential profit from their land while still protecting theintegrity of the Cullowhee Valley.

It’s a shame people like Mike Clark, a former member of theCullowhee Advisory Committee, resigned from that post. If thisplan passes — and we think it will, and think it needs to — hisvoice would be valuable in making sure that regulators don’tharm the interests of long-time property owners and residents.

Cullowhee, a special place now, could become one of thisnation’s most prized college communities. The university lead-ership is making the right moves. It’s situated in one of the mostpicturesque valleys on the Eastern Seaboard. It has a passionatecitizenry who believe in what it can become.

Enacting these zoning measures currently being consideredby the county planning board will help Cullowhee fulfill itspotential. We hope Jackson’s leaders give Cullowhee a chance todo just that.

(Scott McLeod can be reached at [email protected].)

Give Cullowhee a chance to fulfill potential

E very attentive person knows there is a revolutionoccurring in language, and much of what wasonce communicated by

words is now communicated byimages. Texting is quicker thancalling, snap chatting quickerthan texting, and emoticonsquicker than either. My stu-dents, for whom emoticons aresecond nature, are smart, andthey have a thorough under-standing of icons and symbols.Formal research and informalobservations for the last decadetell us these students learn differently than previousgenerations. Their learning responds directly to theirenvironment’s demands. They learn interactively. Theylearn through images. They learn through sound. Veryfew students learn primarily through the written word.And yet the state test they must pass for English IV is avariety of excerpts from literary works and historicaldocuments, followed by multiple-choice questions.

I understand, perhaps as well as anyone, that beinga good reader can make life easier, as in understandinga cell phone contract; and pleasanter, as in having aphilosophical approach to difficult times; and moreintelligible, as in knowing how our brains work.However, new means of communication are replacing

old, and not over a span of centuries, as with theadvent of the printing press, or decades, as with televi-sion. For these students, it’s overnight. Forget soundbites. Forget tweets. These students can grasp a com-plex idea by looking at a single image, and the constantbombardment of information has taught them to filterout the irrelevant.

That is why I apologize to my 17-year-olds when Igive them a state-mandated test that tells them to“Determine Melville’s use of the word ‘Patagonian’ inMoby Dick.” Archaisms in context just don’t getthrough their filter. Yes, this study of layered diction isa beautiful exercise in thinking, but not one the iY gen-eration finds useful. They live in a brave new world ofcollaboration, creativity, and interaction, but also end-less noise, lack of privacy, and fleeting relationships.

I know there is still a place for focus, for calm, forquiet thought, and for the written word in human life. Ihave taught this for most of my career. That is, until Irealized the majority of my students had seldom livedin a home with two adults, or sat in anyone’s lap toread stories, or been without a cell phone, or been in aspace not dominated by television, even when therewas no food in the refrigerator. So I realized I mustmeet them where they are if I hope to lead them whereI would have them go. I still teach literature. I stillteach writing. Most of my students admire smart peo-ple and writers as much as they admire rappers andprofessional athletes. But if educators really want toprepare them for what comes next, we must assessthem on how they learn. If we ever decide to test themon whether they’ve adapted to the dizzying pace of theculture we’ve created, I bet they’ll all make straight A’s.

(Dawn Gilchrist is a writer and a high schoolEnglish teacher in Swain County. She can be reached at

[email protected].)

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Big mistake not to return Nikwasi MoundTo the Editor:

I am writing in regards to the Nikwasi Indian Mound. I am concerned forthe community of Franklin and the image it is giving off to the rest of thiscountry. Franklin has a lot of part-time residents that live elsewhere and a lotof others who are keeping up on thegoings-on that are deciding whether toretire or visit here.

First off, I cannot believe that the Town of Franklin has missed the markconcerning the return of the mound to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians(EBCI). This is an opportunity to close some wounds, restore a church to aculture that has thousands of years’ history to the land, and to demonstrateunderstanding and goodwill. Folks, when I ask people what religion they feelFranklin is, they say “there are a lot of Christians.”

However, the Town of Franklin doesn’t uphold that image. Here is why.They are hypocrites not loving their neighbor as themselves. If they wouldlook at this issue from a cultural standpoint, they would understand they arewithholding a church from a people that lost it because they were forced byChristians that coveted their land, some stole it, murdered them for it andwaged war against the Cherokee all because of gold. Christians were hostileagainst them back then and that is still continuing today because it is obvi-ous they are not culturally sensitive people.

The mound has looked horrible since it was desecrated with herbicide.Indians consider that like burning a church. If you understood culture, theTown of Franklin would have never done that to the mound. They altered it,which was also against the instructions from the Macon County HistoricalSociety when the deed was transferred to the Town of Franklin.

I had to go research a bit at the library to maybe find some answers whyFranklin refuses to return the Nikwasi Mound. They claim it’s rightly ownedby people that bought it. They claim that EBCI is a sovereign nation andwhat would happen if they owned a piece of land in the middle of Franklin.They claim that the complications from it being privately owned interferewith them returning it.

Those arguments are invalid. First, EBCI owns two other mounds andthey are not going to alter, remove, or put a casino on it or use it to take overland. If you were culturally educated you would understand this is not some-

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thing that is allowed in Indian culture to doto sacred sites. The deed being in EBCI’sname is no different if I put a piece of landthat I owned in the name of the EBCI. All weare looking at is a real estate transaction.

Here’s the interesting piece of informationI came across in Barbara McRae’s book calledFranklin’s Ancient Mound, Teresita press,1993. The Siler family oversaw the matterswith the Indian Removal process (Jacob Silerwas the man that served in the legislature in1839-40 when issues concerning matters ofthe Cherokee Indians were discussed). It wasalso Jesse and Harriet Siler that acquired theNikwasi Mound in the 1800s and built agazebo on it. The mayor of Franklin, BobScott, married a Siler descendant.

Now I couldn’t help but to wonder if thisis why it is so difficult to return the mound isbecause Mayor Bob Scott has personal fami-ly history against the Cherokee Indians andhe is still enforcing cultural insensitivity. Ireally would like to know because that is surewhat it looks like after reading the historyabout the mound and watching the behav-iors of a culturally inept council.

The other argument is why didn’t theIndians purchase the mound back in 1949 toget it back? I can tell you why … they werepoor, still struggling to survive from whathappened to them after the removal. Theycouldn’t afford it folks. Again, cultural igno-rance shines right through because somerefuse to learn about others to understand itfrom their point of view.

I think the Town of Franklin needs to re-think its decision of just allowing the EBCI totake on the expense of maintaining themound but not own it. You are killing theTown of Franklin’s chance to heal wounds, toperhaps let the EBCI build the communityby building a museum next to the mound toattract visitors here. You are missing anopportunity to show what Christianity isreally about and not look like hypocrites tothe rest of the world like some of the whiteancestors were. There is no room for racism,not loving your neighbor and treating otherslike outsiders in the Christian religion.

After gaining some knowledge on the his-tory of the mound, Bob Scott, you have a lotof explaining to do because most of the argu-ments in the media from the Town ofFranklin are horribly invalid and definitelyculturally insensitive. I would suggest return-ing the mound before we end up on nationalnews with Al Sharpton and Rev. JesseJackson making your political life difficultand ruining Franklin’s reputation.

Rachel TruesdellFranklin

There is no moralequivalent to ISISTo the Editor:

A recent letter to the editor states amoral equivalence between ISIS weirdbeards who behead journalists, crucifyChristians, drive crosses into the throats ofchildren in front of their parents, and turn

young girls into sex slaves with the horribleunintended consequences of war and themismanagement and gross negligence ofsome of this administration’s officials. Onemust wonder if people who think like thisare not living happily in the land of OZ.

Tom DavisWebster

Make Lake Junaluskaannexation more fairTo the Editor:

Your opinion piece from the summertitled "Changing mind now won't undo thedamage" left out a more common solution tothe annexation of the 775 homes in LakeJunaluska with its woefully and poorly main-tained Lake Junaluska sanitation infrastruc-ture.

Really, why should the homeowners ofWaynesville pay for the seemingly intention-al lack of proper maintenance that occurredover 30 to 40 years? This gave them areduced cost on utilities during that time.Now, with a clear road to annexation, theirfailure will be paid for by Waynesville home-owners with just a portion of the cost goingto the Lake Junaluska folks. Is this really fair?

So annex them. It is good for them andultimately good for Waynesville. But for 15years put them in a special sanitation sub-district so that they can pay for their lack ofoversight, diligence, etc. Have them pay forat least 75 percent of their mess before thecurrent

Waynesville homeowners and businessowners have to take on their debts.

Did Waynesville homeowners vote toaccept the infrastructure debts of LakeJunaluska? Lake Junaluska homeownersvoted to have Waynesville homeowners takeon Lake Junaluska debts. Where is thereverse? This is a pig in a poke that will costan estimated $10 million over about fiveyears.

Make it more fair, then proceed. NeitherRep. Joe Sam Queen nor Rep MichellePresnell nor any public officer has developeda fair solution before annexation.Annexation without fair apportionment ofinfrastructure debts harms the majority ofWaynesville taxpayers and rewards the LakeJunaluska homeowners. Lake Junaluskamanagement shirked its responsibility inorder to keep utility costs abnormally low.

Let's be fair to all and annex LakeJunaluska but put them in a special sub-sani-tation district for more than 10 years.

Rick HelfersWaynesville

Political rhetoricreaches a new lowTo the Editor:

It was very sad to witness all the hatefulrhetoric tossed around during elections thisyear. I don’t think I’ve seen such a display oflies and distortions, and we have sunken to anew depth of slime. The scary part is that wemay never dig ourselves out. Will we ever beable to bring honesty and decency back tothe political arena? I just don’t know, andbased on what I recently observed, we maynot. Reason and logic have given way tohatred of any opposing ideas using anymeans to defeat an opponent.

People that I look to for leadership joinedin and immersed themselves in the slimeand were a great disappointment to me ashuman beings.

Politics should not resort to the fightsthat fans get into after a football or soccergame and should rise above all the fracas.But, sadly, it doesn’t.

I understand the liberal ideology whereanything goes and spare none to win, but itbrings humanity down to a new level. Inshort, take no prisoners.

I also understand the liberal view thatpeople are simply cattle and need to be herd-ed around by those who consider themselvessuperior to them. Were they to have theirway, we would be a dictatorship and allopposing parties would be outlawed as theydid in Communist Russia, Venezuela, Cubaand other countries where one party rules.Keep the lower classes supplied with foodstamps and cell phones to keep them happywhile the political elite run amok, gettingrich off the backs of others.

The conservatives fell into much of thesame trap and failed to make their case,spending their time defending themselves orpoking at their opponent. That left littletime for them to explain the real problemsthe country faces and what they expect toaccomplish.

Perhaps the liberals intended to preventthe sane logical and reasoning politiciansfrom getting their point across and it was allpart of the plan to keep the opposition pre-occupied defending their ideas.

As a member of humanity, I’ve always feltan obligation to help pull my fellow man upto something better, but the liberals just seehumans as so many cattle to be led by thoseso-called intellectuals who would rule them.

Problem is, under their system too manypeople pay the price. Some 40 million retireesare being wiped out by liberal economic pro-grams we simply can’t afford. Our young growup looking for some charismatic elite rulers totake care of them rather than bringing innova-tion and creativity to the nation.

Can we ever bring sanity and honesty topolitical campaigns, or must we always resortto lies and distortions? Can opposing partiesever sit down at a table and discuss our realproblems in a sane and honorable way? Canwe ever solve problems? I just dunno, but per-haps I’m just disappointed in political cam-paigns that have sunk to new lows.”

Bob WilsonFranklin

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Taste the Mountains is anever-evolving paid section ofplaces to dine in Western NorthCarolina. If you would like to beincluded in the listing please con-tact our advertising departmentat 828.452.4251

A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS67 Branner Ave., Waynesville,828.246.0885. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., 7 days aweek. Curtis Henry opened A Taste of NewOrleans to cater to the locals and become theplace that’s always open that you can rely onfor different, flavorful dishes every day.Serving Cajun, French and Creole Cuisine in alovingly restored space, Curtis looks forwardto serving you up a delicious dish soon.

BLUE ROOSTER SOUTHERN GRILL 207 Paragon Parkway, Clyde, Lakeside Plazaat the old Wal-Mart. 828.456.1997. OpenMonday through Friday. Friendly and fun fami-ly atmosphere. Local, handmade Southern cui-sine. Fresh-cut salads; slow-simmered soups;flame grilled burgers and steaks, and home-made signature desserts. Blue-plates and localfresh vegetables daily. Brown bagging is per-mitted. Private parties, catering, and take-outavailable. Call-ahead seating available.

BOGART’S303 S. Main St., Waynesville. 828.452.1313.Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through

Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday andSaturday. Carry out available. Located indowntown Waynesville, Bogart’s has beenlong-time noted for great steaks, soups, andsalads. Casual family atmosphere in a rusticold-time setting with a menu noted for itspractical value. Live Bluegrass/String Bandmusic every Thursday. Walking distance ofWaynesville’s unique shops and seasonal fes-tival activities and within one mile ofWaynesville Country Club.

BOURBON BARREL BEEF & ALE454 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville,828.452.9191. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. Dinner nightly from 4 p.m. Closedon Sunday. We specialize in hand-cut, allnatural steaks, fresh fish, and other classicAmerican comfort foods that are made usingonly the finest local and sustainable ingredi-ents available. We also feature a great selec-tion of craft beers from local artisan brewers,and of course an extensive selection of smallbatch bourbons and whiskey. The Barrel is afriendly and casual neighborhood diningexperience where our guests enjoy a greatmeal without breaking the bank.

BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ6147 Hwy 276 S. Bethel (at the Mobil GasStation) 828.648.3838 Monday-Saturday 8a.m. to 5 p.m. Chef owned and operated.Our salads are made in house using localseasonal vegetables. Fresh roasted ham,turkey and Roast Beef used in our hoagies.We hand make our own Eggplant & ChickenParmesan, Pork Meatballs and Hamburgers.We use 1st quality fresh not pre-prepared

products to make sure you get the best foodfor a reasonable price. We make Vegetarian,Gluten Free and Sugar Free items. Call or goto Facebook (Breaking Bread Café NC) tofind out what our specials are.

BRYSON CITY CORK & BEANA MOUNTAIN SOCIAL HOUSE16 Everett St.,Bryson City. 828.488.1934.Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.,Saturday and Sunday brunch 9 a.m. to3p.m., Full Menu 3 to 9 p.m. Serving freshand delicious weekday morning lite fare,lunch, dinner, and brunch. Freshly preparedmenu offerings range from house-madesoups & salads, lite fare & tapas, crepes,specialty sandwiches and burgers. Be surenot to miss the bold flavors and creativecombinations that make up the daily ChefSupper Specials starting at 5pm every day.Followed by a tempting selection of dessertsprepared daily by our chefs and other localbakers. Enjoy craft beers on tap, as well asour full bar and eclectic wine list.

CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley.828.926.1401. Family-style breakfast sevendays a week, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. – witheggs, bacon, sausage, grits and oatmeal,fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pan-cakes, and always all-you-can-eat. Lunchevery day from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.Evening cookouts on the terrace on week-ends and Wednesdays (weather permitting),featuring steaks, ribs, chicken, and porkchops, to name a few. Bountiful family-styledinners on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday,

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with entrees that include prime rib, bakedham and herb-baked chicken, complement-ed by seasonal vegetables, homemadebreads, jellies and desserts. We also offer afine selection of wine and beer. The eveningsocial hour starts at 6 p.m., and dinner isserved starting at 7 p.m. So join us for mile-high mountaintop dining with a spectacularview. Please call for reservations.

CHEF’S TABLE30 Church St., Waynesville. 828.452.6210.From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday dinner starting at 5 p.m. “Best of”Award of Excellence from Wine SpectatorMagazine. Set in a distinguished atmospherewith an exceptional menu. Extensive selec-tion of wine and beer. Reservations honored.

CITY BAKERY18 N. Main St. Waynesville 828.452.3881.Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to3 p.m. Join us in our historic location forscratch made soups and daily specials.Breakfast is made to order daily: Gourmetcheddar & scallion biscuits served withbacon, sausage and eggs; smoked trout bagelplate; quiche and fresh fruit parfait. We bakea wide variety of breads daily, specializing intraditional french breads. All of our breadsare hand shaped. Lunch: Fresh salads, pani-ni sandwiches. Enjoy outdoor dinning on thedeck. Private room available for meetings.

CITY LIGHTS CAFESpring Street in downtown Sylva.828.587.2233. Open Monday-Saturday 7:30

a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tasty, healthy and quick. Breakfast, lunch,dinner, espresso, beer and wine. Come tastethe savory and sweet crepes, grilled paninis,fresh, organic salads, soups and more.Outside patio seating. Free Wi-Fi, pet-friend-ly. Live music and lots of events. Check theweb calendar at citylightscafe.com.

THE CLASSIC WINESELLER20 Church Street, Waynesville.828.452.6000. Underground retail wine andcraft beer shop, restaurant, and intimate livemusic venue. Kitchen opens at 4 p.m. Fridayand Saturday serving freshly prepared smallplate and tapas-style fare. Enjoy local, region-al, or national talent live each Friday andSaturday night at 7 p.m. www.classicwine-seller.com. Also on facebook and twitter.

COUNTRY VITTLES: FAMILY STYLE RESTAURANT3589 Soco Rd, Maggie Valley.828.926.1820 Open Daily 7 a.m. to 8:30p.m., closed Tuesday. Family Style at CountryVittles is not a buffet. Instead our waitresseswill bring your food piping hot from thekitchen right to your table and as manyrefills as you want. So if you have a bigappetite, but sure to ask your waitress aboutour family style service.

FILLING STATION DELI145 Everett St., Bryson City, 828.488.1919.Open Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m. to4 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m.to 7 p.m.; Sundays (in October) 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Locals always know best, and this isone place they know well. From the high-

quality hot pressed sandwiches and the hugeportions of hand-cut fries to the specialtyfrozen sandwiches and homemade Southerndesserts, you will not leave this top-rated delihungry.

FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE44 Church St. Downtown Waynesville828.456.1930 Serving lunch 11:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Dinner5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sundayand Monday. Frogs Leap is a farm to tablerestaurant focused on local, sustainable, nat-ural and organic products prepared in mod-ern regional dishes. Seasonal menu focuseson Southern comfort foods with upscale fla-vors. www.frogsleappublichouse.com.

HERREN HOUSE 94 East St., Waynesville 828.452.7837.Lunch: Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 2p.m. Sunday Brunch 11 a. m. to 2 p.m.Enjoy fresh local products, created daily. Joinus in our beautiful patio garden. We are yourlocal neighborhood host for special events:business party’s, luncheons, weddings, show-ers and more. Private parties & catering areavailable 7 days a week by reservation only.

JOEY'S PANCAKE HOUSE4309 Soco Rd Maggie Valley.828.926.0212. Winter hours; Friday throughSunday and Mondays, 7 a.m. to noon. Joey’sis a family style restaurant that has beenserving breakfast to the locals and visitors ofWestern North Carolina since 1966.Featuring a large variety of tempting pan-

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cakes, golden waffles, country style curedham and seasonal specials spiked with fla-vor, Joey's is sure to please all appetites.Joey & Brenda O’Keefe invite you to joinwhat has become a tradition in these parts,breakfast at Joey’s.

JUKEBOX JUNCTIONU.S. 276 and N.C. 110 intersection,Bethel. 828.648.4193. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Monday through Saturday. Serving break-fast, lunch, nd dinner. The restaurant has a1950s & 60s theme decorated with memo-rabilia from that era.

MAD BATTER FOOD & FILM617 W. Main Street Downtown Sylva.828.586.3555. Open Tuesday 11 a.m. to 9p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 11p.m. Hand-tossed pizza, steak sandwiches,wraps, salads and desserts. All made fromscratch. Beer and wine. Free movies withshowtimes at 6:30 and 9 p.m. with aSaturday matinee at 2 p.m. Visit madbatter-foodandfilm.com for this week’s shows.

MAGGIE VALLEY CLUB1819 Country Club Dr., Maggie Valley.828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.Open daily for lunch and dinner. Fine andcasual fireside dining in welcoming atmos-phere. Full bar. Reservations accepted.

MOUNTAIN PERKS ESPRESSO BAR & CAFÉ9 Depot St., Bryson City. 828.488.9561.Open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.to 5 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.;Saturday 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. With musicat the Depot. Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lifeis too short for bad coffee. We feature won-derful breakfast and lunch selections.Bagels, wraps, soups, sandwiches, saladsand quiche with a variety of specialty cof-fees, teas and smoothies. Various desserts.

ORGANIC BEANS COFFEE COMPANY1110 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.828.668.2326. Open 7 days a week 7 a.m.to 7 p.m. Happily committed to brewingand serving innovative, uniquely deliciouscoffees — and making the world a betterplace. 100% of our coffee is Fair Trade,Shade Grown, and Organic, all slow-roastedto bring out every note of indigenous flavor.Bakery offerings include cakes, muffins,cookies and more. Each one is made fromscratch in Asheville using only the freshest,all natural ingredients available. We areproud to offer gluten-free and veganoptions.

PASQUALE’S 1863 South Main Street, Waynesville. Offexit 98, 828.454.5002. Open for lunchand dinner seven days a week. ClassicItalian dishes, exceptional steaks andseafood (available in full and lighter sizes),thin crust pizza, homemade soups, saladshand tossed at your table. Fine wine andbeer selection. Casual atmosphere, dineindoor, outside on the patio or at the bar.

RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT AND BARMaggie Valley Inn and Conference Center828.926.0201 Bar open Monday thruSaturday; dining room open Tuesday thruSaturday at 5 p.m. Full service restaurantserving steaks, prime rib, seafood and din-ner specials.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUB SHOP 29 Miller Street Waynesville 828.456.3400.Open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. onSunday. A Waynesville tradition, the SmokyMountain Sub Shop has been serving greatfood for over 20 years. Come in and enjoy therelaxed, casual atmosphere. Sub breads arebaked fresh every morning in Waynesville.Using only the freshest ingredients in home-made soups, salads and sandwiches. Come inand see for yourself why Smoky MountainSub Shop was voted # 1 in Haywood County.

TAP ROOM SPORTS BAR & GRILL176 Country Club Dr. Waynesville828.456.5988. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. sevendays a week. Enjoy soups, sandwiches, sal-ads and hearty appetizers along with a fullbar menu in our casual, smoke-free neigh-borhood grill.

THAI SPICE 128 N. Main St., Waynesville.828.454.5400. Lunch: Tuesday-Friday11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday noonto 3 p.m. Dinner Tuesday-Saturday 4:30 to9 p.m. Closed Monday. Thai Spice, anauthentic Thai restaurant, warmly welcomesyou to experience a superb dinning experi-ence. Don’t be timid, the food comes mild,medium, hot and Thai Hot. You choose.

VITO’S PIZZA607 Highlands Rd., Franklin.828.369.9890. Established here in in1998. Come to Franklin and enjoy our laidback place, a place you can sit back, relaxand enjoy our 62” HDTV. Our Pizza dough,sauce, meatballs, and sausage are all madefrom scratch by Vito.

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BY GARRET K. WOODWARDSTAFF WRITER

The beauty of literature is its solely unique powerof transportation.

That beauty lies in the meticulous arrange-ment of words, phrases and sentences on asimple black and white page, where upondecoding the message you conjure endless col-ors, scents and landscapes. You find yourselfwalking the streets of far away places in forgot-ten eras, faces and voices long since put six feetunder, all covered up in dust under the bed of amodern world.

The key to opening the portals to theseplaces lies in the fingertips of the writer. Sittingdown and letting the images in your mind pourout onto the blank page is a sacred act, onewhere you let the story unfold in front of yourather than racing to find a conclusion.Crafting a story is a delicate and often misun-derstood process. To find the perfect word, onemust travel to the deepest, darkest corners oftheir soul, in search of the ideal conflict that islocated at the foundation of every great story.

For Ron Rash, it isn’t about wrestling withan idea, but letting it reveal itself to him in itsown time.

A renowned Southern Appalachian writer,Rash embodies this mysterious and majesticregion. Since the publication of his short storycollection The Night The New Jesus Fell toEarth in 1994, his career has been a slow burnof success, a flame glowing brighter every year.Soaking in the historical essence of the people,places and things in Western North Carolinaand beyond, works like The World MadeStraight, Serena, The Cove and Nothing GoldCan Stay are chilling reminders of what itmeans to be a human being — for good or ill.

At 61, Rash is seemingly hitting an idealstride. With a handful of bestsellers under hisbelt, his highly acclaimed novel Serena recent-ly hit the big screen featuring Hollywood star-let Jennifer Lawrence and leading man BradleyCooper. A two-time winner of the O. HenryPrize, he also received the Frank O’ConnorInternational Short Story Award in 2010 andwas a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award in2007 and 2009.

When he’s not writing, Rash is in the class-room as the John Parris Distinguished Professorof Appalachian Studies at Western CarolinaUniversity, a position that allows him to shareinsight and passion with the next generation of

potential authors. But, at the end of the day,Rash is who he is — a writer. His art is a finelytuned discipline commanding respect and com-plete honesty with the face in the mirror.

The Smoky Mountain News recently caughtup with Rash as he geared up for a book tour ofreadings for his latest release, Something Richand Strange, which serves as a collection ofshort stories, new and old. He spoke of what ittakes to be a professional writer, how he divesinto his bottomless imagination, and the placeof the novel in the 21st century.

Smoky Mountain News: What can weexpect with Something Rich and Strange?

Ron Rash: There are some new short storiesand a collection of stories from the past. Out of100 stories or so, these are the 34 I picked thatI’m the most pleased with.

SMN: Where do you get inspiration from?Do you come across people in daily life and inconversation that become characters for sto-ries or do you have a list of ideas to pick from?

RR: The stories just kind of come to me.Sure, I could hear a line that someone saysand it might trigger something, stories fromsome research I do. They just come from dif-ferent places, and they often come from animage. If I get an image in my head I just fol-low it into a story.

SMN: What’s your writing process? Lockthe door until it’s ready or casually work onsomething and keep coming back to it?

RR: I tend to try to put about eight to 10hours in for a week to get a story draft. I editfor around two weeks, put it away for a while,then come back to it and realize it’s not as goodas I thought it was, so I start revising and try-ing to get it to where I feel good about it.

SMN: Where do you go in your head in themidst of creating a story?

RR: I just dig deep into the world of mycharacters. I get into their heads and I kind ofleave this world for another. Today forinstance, I’ve been writing for about sevenhours. I forgot to eat until 1:30 in the after-noon. I didn’t even think about eating becauseI got lost in this world of these characters.Finally, my stomach started growling so I knewmaybe I should eat.

SMN: Where does that discipline comefrom? Is it a learned trait or have you alwayshad it?

RR: I’ve always been very disciplined. I wasan athlete in high school and college. I rantrack. I think that kind of day-in-day-out train-ing, the idea that this is something you doevery day, and there are going to be days youdon’t want to do it, but you do it. For me, disci-pline is a huge part of being a writer.

In search of the perfect word

“I think what a novel allows is adeep reflection on life. With a goodnovel, it’s always a meditation ofcomplex issues, a reminder that lifeand reality are not something thatcan be broken into small segmentsand be fully realized.”

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SMN: What’s the best advice you ever gotabout writing?

RR: Not to give up. Know that many otherwriters, including me, started out very slowlybut persevered and finally began to improve.

SMN: There are a lot of really dark themesin your work — greed, corruption, murder,the darker side of humanity. Where does thatdarker side come from within your mind? Areyou trying to be shocking or is that just theway it comes out?

RR: What makes a short story work isconflict. I don’t bring violence into my workto just shock or titillate the reader, but it’sonly in moments of extreme situations thatpeople reveal who they really are. I like to putmy characters in these extreme situationsbecause then the mask they might wear ineveryday life falls away and they reveal whothey really are, as people do in real life.

SMN: And with that, I was reading theobituary for famed poet Galway Kinnell whodied today (Oct. 28). He was once asked byThe Los Angeles Times about why his workwas so dark and disturbing. He told them,“I’ve tried to carry my poetry as far as I could,to dwell on the ugly as fully, as far and as longas I could stomach it. Probably more thanmost poets I have included in my work theunpleasant, because I think if you are evergoing to find any kind of truth to poetry it hasto be based on all of experience rather thanon a narrow segment of cheerful events.”

RR: Yeah, that’s true. I do think thoughthat even though my fiction can be dark thatthe characters in my work are very often try-ing to fight that darkness and trying to do thebest with what the world has given them.

SMN: You have such strong, controversialand/or troubled female characters in yourwork. Why is that?

RR: I’ve always admired writers whodon’t limit themselves by writing for a singlegender or social class. A writer such as AnnieProulx, who writes primarily about men,part of what makes writing so amazing isthat kind of empathy. To imagine somebodyvery different from yourself is what gives awriter range.

SMN: Was there a moment when you real-ized a story could be whatever you wanted itto be?

RR: Yeah, when I was a young writer Itended to outline my stories, to know exactlywhat was going to happen before I wrote it.And perhaps the most valuable thing I’velearned as a short story writer is that I don’twant to know what will happen, I don’t wantto know the ending, I don’t want to knowwhere this story is going. In a sense, I want tobe as surprised as my characters and also assurprised as I hope my readers will be.

SMN: What is the current state of thenovel? What is its place in the modern world?

RR: It is probably more important nowthan it ever has been because we live in anage of sound bites and short attention spans,and I think what a novel allows is a deepreflection on life. With a good novel, it’salways a meditation of complex issues, a

reminder that life and reality are not some-thing that can be broken into small segmentsand be fully realized. A good novel demandsa real attentiveness. In a world full of distrac-tions, the novel offers us something increas-ingly rare and much needed.

SMN: Are the words triumph and tragedysynonymous?

RR: I don’t know if they’re synonymous,but they’re both essential.

SMN: Well, I guess I mean the idea fromgreat triumph can come from tragedy andvice versa.

RR: Yeah, I mean I think that goes back tothe idea of putting characters in these situa-tions and through their challenges and temp-tations the reader and writer will get a senseof how they react to good and bad fortune.

SMN: I see a lot of the idea of “nothing’sthe same, everything’s the same” in yourwork, where common themes from the pastapply perfectly well to today.

RR: Yes, because I think what a writerwants to do is simultaneously show a worldand time that’s different, yet at the same timeconnect what’s seemingly different with theculture, cultural artifacts and beliefs, but ulti-mately I’m writing about what it means to bea human being in the world, at any time.

SMN: What has your life in writing taughtyou about what it means to be a humanbeing?

RR: I feel very fortunate that I’ve been

able to do and pursue something I wasn’tsure I could do. It was a big risk in my 20s tocommit to writing and it has been a veryslow process. For years, no one was interest-ed in what I was doing and the writingwasn’t very good, so they shouldn’t havebeen. But it is very heartening to meet read-ers when I’m at book readings. And I enjoythat what I’ve spent so much time and ahuge portion of my life doing brings somepleasure to other people.

SMN: Writing is a very intimate and per-sonal act. What do you like about doing read-ings?

RR: Because so much writing is done insolitude, it’s nice to come out of the cave andactually meet some people who are readingthe work and finding some pleasure in it, orat least I hope they are. It’s good for mebecause I’m an introvert, and when I’m writ-ing I’m often in solitude most of a day. It’sprobably good for me to get out, do readings.I’m like a groundhog, I pop my head out occa-sionally and then go right back in.

SMN: What is it about the SouthernAppalachian landscape and its people thatlends itself to so much mystery and conflict inliterature?

RR: My primary interest is because myfamily has such deep roots in the region. Mymother’s family is mostly from WataugaCounty, near the Boone area. My father’s sideis from Leicester and Buncombe County.Generations of my people have lived here andthat in itself I find fascinating. But also I’vejust been interested in how particular land-scape affects the psychology of people.

SMN: What do you see with the collegekids you’re instructing at WCU?

RR: I’m delighted with the students I’vebeen working with. One of them, David Joy,is getting ready to publish a novel with amajor New York publisher. So, I’m veryproud of him. I’m just trying to teach them tobe better writers. Many are better than I wasat their age. I tell them that, and its true. Thequestion is how badly they want it. I tellthem not to get discouraged and there’s agood chance they’ll see people who are not asgood of writers getting attention and maybewinning prizes, but that also if you persevereand keep getting better somebody is going tonotice you.

SMN: What’s next? I see that “Serena” ishitting theaters now.

RR: I haven’t seen it or really kept up withit. I haven’t even read the screenplay. I stayedout of it. It’s hard enough to write a goodstory, so I just concentrate on that. The nextthing for me is a novel called Above theWaterfall. I’m actually finishing it up rightnow, I was working on it today. The plan is tohave it out next fall. I’m hoping to have it fin-ished completely by February and have it outby next fall. It’s a book about wonder. It reallyis the most upbeat novel I’ve written. It evenhas a happy ending. People sometimes askme, “Why can’t more good things happen inyour novels?” A lot of good things happen inthe next book, but of course it does start outwith a fish kill.

Ron Rash:A historyPoetry• Eureka Mill (1998)• Among the Believers (2000)• Raising the Dead (2002)• Waking (2011)

Short story collections• The Night The New Jesus Fell to

Earth (1994)• Casualties (2000)• Chemistry and Other Stories (2007)• Burning Bright (2010)• Nothing Gold Can Stay (2013)

Novels• One Foot in Eden (2002)• Saints at the River (2004)• The World Made Straight (2006)• Serena (2008)• The Cove (2012)

Children’s book• The Shark’s Tooth (2001)

Awards• 1987: General Electric Younger

Writers Award• 1996: The Sherwood Anderson Prize• 2002: Novello Literary Award (One

Foot in Eden)• 2002: ForeWord Magazine’s Gold

Medal in Literary Fiction (One Foot inEden)

• 2002: Appalachian Book of the Year(One Foot in Eden)

• 2004: Fiction Book of the Year by theSouthern Book Critics Circle (Saintsat the River)

• 2004: Fiction Book of the Year by theSoutheastern Booksellers Association(Saints at the River)

• 2004: Weatherford Award for BestNovel of 2004 (Saints at the River)

• 2005: James Still Award from theFellowship of Southern Writers

• The Short story “Speckled Trout” wasincluded in the 2005 O. Henry PrizeStories. This story formed the basisfor the first chapter of The WorldMade Straight.

• 2008: Finalist for the PEN/FaulknerAward for Fiction (Chemistry andOther Stories)

• 2009: Finalist for the PEN/FaulknerAward for Fiction (Serena)

• 2010: Heasley Prize at Lyon College• 2010: Frank O’Connor International

Short Story Award (Burning Bright)• 2010: Inducted into the South

Carolina Academy of Authors• 2011: SIBA Book Award (Fiction) for

Burning Bright• 2012: David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in

American Historical Fiction for TheCove

Want to go?Bestselling Appalachian writer Ron

Rash will present his new short story col-lection at 11 a.m. Nov. 8 at Blue RidgeBooks in Waynesville and at 1 p.m. Sunday,Nov. 9 at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

Something Rich and Strange bringstogether some of Rash’s best stories fromprevious collections and also includes twostories not previously collected.

828.456.6000 (Blue Ridge) or828.586.9499 (City Lights).

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‘42nd Street’ to hit WCU stageThe musical production of “42nd Street” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13-15 and at 3

p.m. Nov. 16 in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University.The production will be directed by Terrence Mann, WCU’s Phillips Distinguished Professor

of Musical Theatre, with assistance from music director Katya Stanislavskaya and choreogra-pher Karyn Tomczak. Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes, the musical follows an aspiringchorus girl on her journey through Broadway. Music will include “You’re Getting to Be a Habitwith Me,” “We’re in the Money” and “Lullaby of Broadway.”

The show is part of the Mainstage series at WCU.Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for seniors and WCU faculty and staff, and $7 (in

advance) and $10 (day of show) for students.828.227.2479 or www.bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

Davis to spin yarns at HART

Renowned storyteller Donald Davis willbe performing “Our Stories Take Us Home” at3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Haywood ArtsRegional Theatre in Waynesville.

Growing up in Waynesville, Davis hasfond memories of spending time with his rel-atives and running around the hills ofWestern North Carolina. It was a rich fabricof oral tradition, one that soaked into hissoul. That tradition of storytelling ultimatelyled to his calling as a minister, a platformwhere his speaking talents emerged andflourished.

The show is presented by The SheltonHouse, with Davis donating his performanceproceeds to benefit the museum, a private,nonprofit whose mission is to collect and pre-serve the heritage crafts of North Carolina.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors

and $10 for students. They can purchasedonline or at Blue Ridge Books and the OldeBrick House, both in Waynesville.

www.sheltonhouse.org/donalddavis.

• The Miss Asheville Pageant-Blue RidgeValley Scholarship will be held on Nov. 8 atthe Colonial Theatre in Canton. The LittleMiss Pageant will be from 1 to 4 p.m., withthe Miss & Teen Pageant from 7:30 to 11p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door.

• The annual Countywide Showcase ofStudent Talent will beheld at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 inthe Fine Arts Center atFranklin High School.

Sponsored by The Arts Council of MaconCounty. $5 for adults, $2 for youth.828.524.7683 or [email protected].

• The National Theatre of London’s productionof “Frankenstein” will hit the big screen on“Live in HD” at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 8 atthe Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center inHighlands. $18 for adults, $15.30 for PACmembers and $15 for students. 828.526.9047.

• The Who’s Got Talent? competition forWestern North Carolina will be held at 7:30p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the SmokyMountain Center for the Performing Arts inFranklin. $10. www.greatmountainmusic.com.

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Dave Mason has seen it all.As co-founder/guitarist for

Rock and Roll Hall of Famegroup Traffic, Mason, alongsideband mate Steve Winwood,found himself at the forefront ofthe music industry in the 1960s.With iconic hits like “Dear Mr.Fantasy” and “Feelin’ Alright,”the ensemble was a vital soundamid the era’s spirit of politicalturmoil and societal freedoms.

Mason himself has continual-ly ventured down the rabbit holeof music history. It was his 12-string acoustic guitar pickin’within Jimi Hendrix’s cover of“All Along The Watchtower,” hismelodic touch found on albumslike “Beggars Banquet” (TheRolling Stones), “All Things MustPass” (George Harrison), “Venusand Mars” (Paul McCartney),“You Can’t Argue with a SickMind” (Joe Walsh) and countlessothers. He was slated to be thesecond guitarist for Derek andthe Dominos, recorded a duetwith Michael Jackson (Save Me),joined Fleetwood Mac for a briefperiod and opened for theGrateful Dead when Trafficreunited.

Simply put, Dave Mason isrock-n-roll, which is perseveranceand purpose within the endlesspossibilities of a free spirit.Mason’s Traffic Jam will hit thestage on Saturday, Nov. 8, at TheOrange Peel in Asheville.

The Smoky Mountain Newscaught up with Mason while onhis current tour. He spoke of histime with Hendrix, what he seesfrom behind the microphone,and why his music still remainsas fresh and symbolic as it didover 40 years ago.

Smoky Mountain News: Whyis it your music has remained as vital as itdid 40 years ago?

Dave Mason: For the music, for the band,the music speaks to a lot of people. They’rememories of college, getting married orfalling in love. And there were a number ofpeople who carried my music with them intoVietnam. It’s a lot of things. My themes arepersonal, so a lot of them become timeless ina sense. And I think people connect to that.

SMN: You’re 68 now. What do you thinkabout that?

DM: It means I’m in the last quarter.[Laughs]. I’ll be doing this until I can’t do itanymore. I’m on the road and we’re hittingtowns. I keep myself in a place where I can

just get up and perform every night.

SMN: How do you avoid becoming a nos-talgia act?

DM: I really have no control over the waypeople perceive the music and I don’t give itmuch thought, to be honest. I have a greatgroup of guys. I’m a working musician,always have been. We all take a lot of pridein what we do. We get onstage every nightand make it the best show we’ve ever done.

SMN: You recorded a cover of BobDylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” withJimi Hendrix. I heard the idea to record thatsong came when you were at a party withhim in London one night and…

This must be the placeBY GARRET K. WOODWARD

HOT PICKS1 Soldier’s Heart (Americana/rock) will perform

at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Frog Level Brewing inWaynesville.

2 The Mountain Shapes & Colors celebration ofart and craft will be held from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Nov. 8 at the Nantahala School for the Arts in Bryson City.

3 The musical production of “42nd Street” willbe held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13-15 and at 3p.m. Nov. 16 in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University.

4 Storyteller Donald Davis will be performing at3 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Haywood Arts RegionalTheatre in Waynesville.

5Metal Night will begin at 9 p.m. Nov. 8 at theWater’n Hole Bar & Grill in Waynesville.

DM: We were at somebody’s house andwe were listening to Bob Dylan’s album“John Wesley Harding.” Something tweakedin Jimi’s head when we were listening to “AllAlong the Watchtower,” so we decided torecord it. I never saw Jimi without a guitar inhis hand. He was very quiet, all business, allwork, very focused. He probably stands outthe most for of all of those I’ve worked with.At that time, London was the center of it all.There were a certain amount of studios andeverybody shuffled in to finish their albums,and everybody was bound to cross pathswith each other. There were so many oppor-tunities to meet and work with people.

SMN: What do you see these days whenyou go onstage?

DM: I’ve played a couple of festivals inthe last two or three years where I’ve walkedonstage and been like, “God, didn’t I see you

people in the 60s?” [Laughs]. That’s what’shappening. We’re trying to play great musicfor those in the audience, and it sparks a lotof memories. I also get a lot of guys comingup to me saying, “If I didn’t have your musicin Vietnam, I’d have gone nuts,” and thatcan be a little bit overwhelming, but I try notto dwell on it. For me, I just wrote a fewsongs about things that mattered to me andthe fact that they touched other peopledeeply is amazing to me.

SMN: What do you think about how bigthe electronica music scene has gotten,where younger audiences are focusing moreon gimmicks rather than actual musician-ship?

DM: Well, it’s for younger people. Whenyou’re young you’re caught in the action, thefashion and the flash. And it’s always beenthat way to a certain extent, it’s just thatthere’s more of it today. I get younger peopleat our shows and a lot of times they’re like,“Wow that’s incredible.” We’re a batch ofpeople doing the real thing — there’s nogimmicks going on.

SMN: What has a life in music taughtyou about what it means to be a humanbeing?

DM: I think about things like everybodyelse has — love, loss, laughter, joy, sorrow,triumph, good and bad times. Mostly, you’lllearn more from your failures than your suc-cesses. The longer I live, the more I see, theless I know. [Laughs]. I thought I kneweverything when I was younger. And a bigpart of everything is learning acceptance.Don Quixote fighting windmills, and some-where down the road you’ve got to give it up.Ride the wave, go with the wind, otherwiseyou’ll break.

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Want to go?Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam will perform

at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at The OrangePeel in Asheville. Tickets are $28 inadvance, $30 day of show.

www.theorangepeel.net or www.davemasonmusic.com.

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History of Bryson Cityto be discussed

Writer and Bryson City Alderman RickBryson will be the featured guest at theSwain County Genealogy Society meeting at6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, above theBryson City Police Department.

Bryson has published three novels, twoof them on the removal of the Cherokeesand one on the Separatist Movement inQuebec, two more due out in 2015, onedealing in loss of faith in our government,the other with the Russian poet, AlexanderPushkin. He has also designed and builtseveral boats, the objective being to keepthem light, but strong. During the presenta-tion, Bryson will speak about “TheBeginning of Bryson City.”

The purpose of the Swain CountyGenealogy Society is to aid in the preserva-tion of family bible records, militaryrecords, cemetery records and othergenealogical and historical records.

www.swaingenealogy.com

Wine 101 class in SylvaA Wine 101 class will be held from 6 to 8

p.m. on Mondays from Nov. 10-Dec. 1 atSouthwestern Community College in Sylva.

Do you sometimes wish you knew more

about how to enhance a fine dining experi-ence with just the right bottle or glass?Wendy Dunn, a professional in the wineindustry, will be teaching the class.

The course will touch on topics like wineterms and descriptive terms, winemakingbasics, how to order from a wine list and themajor countries where wine is primarilyproduced. Each class meeting includesopportunities to taste red and white wines.

828.339.4426 or [email protected] or www.southwesterncc.edu.

Importance ofRutherford Expedition

The founding significance of theRutherford Expedition will be discussedduring the next Jackson CountyGenealogical Society meeting at 7 p.m. Nov.12 at the Jackson County HistoricCourthouse in Sylva.

The speaker will be regional native andhistorian, Joe Sam Queen. Queen willexpand on his marvelous presentation fromseveral years ago and discuss the centralrole the Rutherford Expedition played inthe founding of the United States, and alsoits role in the destruction of the sovereignCherokee Nation.

Free.828.631.2646.

To celebrate Native AmericanHeritage Month, there will be twospecial events Nov. 8-9 at TheMuseum of the Cherokee Indian.

The Cherokee Experience forfamilies will be offered from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 8. It startswith a tour of the museum’s award-winning exhibits. A program onCherokee music and dance willinvolve the audience in traditionaldances, presented by Bo Taylor,whose recent album of dance songsreceived a NAMMY — NativeAmerican Music award. A “tastinglunch” of Cherokee foods will include bearmeat, bean bread chestnut bread, beans andhominy, herb tea, and blueberry bread.During lunch, storyteller Freeman Owle willshare traditional tales. After lunch, parentsand children can try their hand at making atraditional Cherokee bowl or other craft.

The Snowbird Choir will lead singing inCherokee language from the new CherokeeHymnbook at 2 p.m. on Nov. 9. If you don’tknow Cherokee language, Shirley Oswalt willprovide instruction in singing with the pho-netic words provided.

To register for the Cherokee ExperienceFamily Day, call the museum at 828.497.3481(ext. 2). Cost is $25 for adults and childrenages 13 and up. This includes museumadmission, lunch, dance program, story-telling program, hands on craft workshopand materials for the workshop. Registrationmust be paid by Nov. 5. The Cherokee HymnSinging is free and open to the public.

The weekend is sponsored by the NorthCarolina Arts Council and the Museum ofthe Cherokee Indian.

[email protected].

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Civil War round table to discuss Plymouth, Albemarle

The Western North Carolina Civil WarRound Table will host a presentation on TheBattle of Plymouth and the sinking of the CSSAlbemarle at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in the MountainHeritage Center at Western CarolinaUniversity.

Andrew Duppstadt, assistant curator ofeducation, NC Division of State Historic Sitesin Kinston, will address the Round Table onthe Battle of Plymouth and the Sinking of theCSS Albemarle in the coastal operations ofthe Civil War.

Duppstadt’s presentation will center onthe inter-connected events, the fall ofPlymouth and the sinking of its guardian, theCSS Albemarle. The Confederate ironclad’sshort but impactful career, April 1864 toAugust 1864, would thwart Federal effortsthrough that summer to seize total control ofthe Albemarle Sound. A Union success wouldmean blocking yet another avenue of supplyto the Southern capital, Richmond.

Duppstadt formerly held the position ofassistant manager at CSS Neuse StateHistoric Site and Gov. Richard CaswellMemorial at Kinston. The CSS Neuse, beingNorth Carolina’s other ironclad of note,allowed him an up close experience with

preservation and ships of these types. Also,he has devoted considerable research to thesesubjects as an Adjunct History Instructor atUNC-Pembroke, Craven CC, and CoastalCarolina CC.

Before the presentation there will be a meet-and-greet dinner at 5 p.m. at Bogart’s in Sylva.

• A Veteran’s Day parade will be held at 11a.m. Nov. 11 in downtown Franklin.828.524.2516 or www.franklin-chamber.com.

• A Wines for Thanksgiving tasting will beheld at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at City Lights Café inSylva. www.citylightscafe.com.

• The Polar Express themed train will cele-brate the holiday season Nov. 7-8 and 14-15at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroaddepot in Bryson City. The classic children’s

book comes to life asthe train departs for aspecial visit at the NorthPole. Set to the sounds

of the motion picture soundtrack, guests onboard will enjoy warm cocoa and a treatwhile listening and reading along with themagical story. The train arrives to find SantaClaus waiting. Santa boards the train, greet-ing each child and presenting them withtheir own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carolswill be sung as they return back to thedepot. www.gsmr.com or 800.872.4681.

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Boys from Tuckasegeebring traditional music to WCU

The 2014-15 First Thursday Old-Time andBluegrass Concert and Jam Series will getunderway with a performance by the Boysfrom Tuckasegee at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6,in the Mountain Heritage Center at WesternCarolina University

The group includes members of an earliermusic group that was popular around

Jackson County, the Sweet Tater Band. Theband has been strongly influenced by twoperformers, the late folk music legend MaryJane Queen of Jackson County’s Caney Forkcommunity and bluegrass banjo masterRaymond Fairchild of Maggie Valley.

The First Thursday concerts and jam ses-sions will continue at the Mountain HeritageCenter through next spring, with programsfrom 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of eachmonth. Featured performers at the Decemberprogram will be the Deitz Family. Pickers andsingers of all ages and experience levels areinvited to take part in the jam sessions thatfollow the show, which also are open to thosewho just want to listen.

This year’s First Thursday programs alignwith WCU’s interdisciplinary learning themefor the academic year, “North Carolina: OurState, Our Time.” Programs and initiativesacross campus are exploring the state’s histo-ry, culture and impact.

Free.828.227.7129.

• Milton Menasco & The Big Fiasco, DearSalem, Ethan Morse, The HarmedBrothers/Charlie & The Foxtrots/ChrisBlaylock OMB and Demon Waffle will performat No Name Sports Pub in Sylva. Menascoplays Nov. 6, with Dear Salem Nov. 8, Morse

Nov. 13, The HarmedBrothers/Charlie & TheFoxtrots/Chris BlaylockOMB Nov. 14 and Demon

Waffle Nov. 15. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.,with Sunday performances from 5 to 8 p.m.Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesport-spub.com.

• Americana singer/songwriter Aaron Burdettand pianist Joe Cruz will perform at TheClassic Wine Seller in Waynesville. Burdettplays Nov. 7, with Cruz Nov. 8. Shows begin at7 p.m. $10 minimum purchase. 828.452.6000.

• Karen “Sugar” Barnes & Dave McGill willperform on Nov. 15 at City Lights Café inSylva. www.citylightscafe.com.

• Metal Night with Amnesis, Death Trip andBinding Issac will begin at 9 p.m. Nov. 8 atthe Water’n Hole Bar & Grill in Waynesville. $5.

• Juan Hollday of The Secret B-Sides will per-form at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at TheStrand at 38 Main in Waynesville. $10 inadvance, $12 day of show.www.38main.com.

• Love Medicated and The Get Right Band willhit the stage at BearWaters Brewing

Company in Waynesville. Love Medicatedplays at 7 p.m. Nov. 8, with The Get RightBand 8 p.m. Nov. 14. www.bwbrewing.com or828.246.0602.

• Craig Summers & Lee Kram, Soldier’s Heart,Veteran’s Day celebration and BrushfireStankgrass are scheduled for Frog LevelBrewing Company in Waynesville. Summers& Kram play at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 and 13, withSoldier’s Heart 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Veteran’s Daycelebration 5 p.m. Nov. 11 and BrushfireStankgrass 7 p.m. Nov. 15. 828.454.5664 orwww.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Singer/songwriter Ashlee Rose will performat 9 p.m. Nov. 7 at Tipping Point Brewing inWaynesville. Free.www.tippingpointtavern.com.

• Pianist Holly Roadfeldt, PercussionEnsemble, Michael Jefry Stevens Quartet(jazz), Student Trumpet Recital, GuitarEnsemble and a Gamelan Concert (worldmusic) will be in the Coulter Building atWestern Carolina University. Roadfeldt playsNov. 5, with Percussion Ensemble Nov. 6,Stevens Nov. 7, Student Trumpet Recital Nov.8, Guitar Ensemble Nov. 12 and the GamelanConcert Nov. 13. All shows are at 7:30 p.m.www.wcu.edu.

• A back porch old-time music jam will beheld from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, atthe Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Cherokee.All welcome to come play or simply sit andlisten to sounds of Southern Appalachia.

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Community dance in Sylva

Out of the Woodwork will perform atthe community dance at 2:30 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Jackson CountyPublic Library in Sylva.

Dancing will include circle andsquare dances as well as contra dances. Alldances will be taught and walked throughbefore dancing. No previous experience isnecessary and no partner is required. AnneMarie Walter will call the dance to the livemusic of Out of the Woodwork, a band made

up of local musicians, who invite anyone whoplays an instrument to sit in with the band.

There will also be a potluck dinner follow-ing the dance at 5 p.m. Please bring a covereddish, plate, cup and cutlery and a water bot-tle. Suggested donation of $5.

[email protected] orwww.dancewnc.com.

Bryson City community jam

A community music jam will be held from6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at theMarianna Black Library in Bryson City.

Anyone with a guitar, banjo, mandolin,fiddle, dulcimer, anything unplugged, areinvited to join. Singers are also welcomed tojoin in or you can just stop by and listen. Thejam is facilitated by Larry Barnett of Grampa’sMusic in Bryson City. Normally, Larry startsby calling out a tune and its key signature andthe group plays it together. Then, everyone inthe circle gets a chance to choose a song forthe group to play together.

The community jams offer a chance formusicians of all ages and levels of ability toshare music they have learned over the yearsor learn old-time mountain songs. The musicjams are offered to the public each first andthird Thursday of the month – year round.

828.488.3030.

Acclaimed rock act Daughtry will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Harrah’s Cherokee.In the course of only five years, Chris Daughtry has had more than his share of career high-

lights. The singer/songwriter from North Carolina has released back-to-back No. 1 albums, thequadruple-platinum “DAUGHTRY” (which became the fastest-selling rock debut in Soundscanhistory) and 2009’s platinum “Leave This Town.” “DAUGHTRY” has scored four No. 1 Top 40 hits(“It’s Not Over,” “Home,” “Feels Like Tonight” and “No Surprise”), earned four Grammy Awardnominations (including Best Rock Album for DAUGHTRY) and won four American Music Awards.

Tickets start at $40.www.harrahscherokee.com.

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Daughtry to rock Harrah’s

Daughtry will roll into Harrah’s Cherokee on Nov. 8.

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Art After Dark returns to WaynesvilleArt After Dark continues from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in downtown Waynesville.Enjoy a stroll through working studios and galleries on Main Street and Depot Street.

Festive Art After Dark flags denote participating galleries.Glassblower Kristen Munoz will demonstrate her craft at Twigs and Leaves, with jeweler

Terri Lefler at Earthworks Gallery, painter/illustrator Nick DePaolo at Remax on Main Street onMain Street, ceramic artists Jean Saake and Lori Deustschmen at The Mahogany House,mixed media artist Sunny Norman at the Beverly Hanks downtown office and jeweler RebeccaHellman at the Burr Studio. Metalsmith Grace Cathey will also hold a discussion titledTimeless Sculptures Created For Your Home.

Art After Dark is presented by the Waynesville Gallery Association.www.downtownwaynesville.com.

Glass ornament class in Dillsboro

A glass Christmas ornament workshop willbe held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 at theJackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro.

With the assistance of resident artists at theGreen Energy Park, participants will work withmolten glass to create unique and beautifulpieces of glass art. Participants will make a glassChristmas ornament. Walk-ins are welcome butspace is limited, pre-registration recommended.

Cost of class is $30.828.631.0271 or www.jcgep.org.

Museum receives N.C.Arts Council grant

The Museum of the Cherokee Indian hasreceived a grant from the North Carolina ArtsCouncil for $56,905 for the year beginningJuly 1, 2014 through June 2015. The ArtsCouncil has designated the museum a StateArts Resource organization because of its rolein perpetuating Cherokee traditions.

“Support from the arts council allows usto help Cherokee artists, not only to pass onthose traditions, but also to bring back tradi-tions that have been lost,” said Bo Taylor,executive director at the museum.

The museum showcases Cherokee artistsand performers at the annual Cherokee Voices

Festival, the second Saturday in June. Theevent is sponsored by the arts council and isfree to the public. These artists and perform-ers also work with small groups of visitors inThe Cherokee Experience, which provides cul-tural immersion for visiting groups.

www.cherokeemuseum.org or828.497.3481 (ext. 306) or [email protected].

Hammered metal, basketmaking in Dillsboro

There will be two craft skills classes held inNovember by Dogwood Crafters in Dillsboro.

A hammered metal ornaments class willbe held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7.Retired art teacher Joan Marsden will instructparticipants in shaping and hammering alu-minum wire into hearts, stars, and trees foruse as ornaments or pendants. Aluminumwire does not tarnish so it will remain shinywithout polishing. Cost for this class is $6.

A basket making class will be held from10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.Dogwood Crafter Sharon Crosby will teachparticipants how to make a doorknob bas-ket, a simple but pretty home accessory. Costis $11.

Both classes will be held at the MasonicLodge in Dillsboro.

828.586.2435 [email protected].

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• A call for artists is underway for the SmallWorks show, which will run Nov. 19-Dec.27at Gallery 86 in the Haywood County ArtsCouncil in Waynesville. Works will bereceived Nov. 3-8. [email protected] orwww.haywoodarts.org.

• Photographer/mixed media artist RachelYork-Bridgers will hold an art opening at 6p.m. Nov. 7 at City Lights Café in Sylva.www.citylightscafe.com.

• The Mountain Shapes & Colors celebrationof art and craft will be held from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Nantahala School forthe Arts in Bryson City. Over 20 craft ven-dors, food, live music and artisan studiodemonstrations. www.greatsmokies.com.

• A water-coloring class with acclaimed artistSusan Lingg will be held from 1 to 3 p.m.Nov. 7 and 14 at the Jackson County SeniorCenter in Sylva. Classes are $10 per personfor senior center participants and $15 fornon-participants. 828.586.4944.

• An open call for artisan vendors is under-way for the annual craft fair to be held from9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at theHaywood Regional Health & Fitness Center inClyde. Booths are $15 for center members,$25 for nonmembers. 828.452.8080.

• Acclaimed painter Dominick DePaolorecently joined the Mahogany House Fine ArtGallery and Studios in the Frog Level Districtof Waynesville. DePaolo will now be teachinginteractive classes in oil, watercolor, acrylics

and drawing from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdayand Fridays, and private classes by appoint-ment. www.dominickdepaolo.com.

• The annual holiday pet photo session will beheld from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8,at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Folks cancome by during those hours to have holidaythemed photos taken of their well-behaved

furry friends. There willbe a $10 sitting fee thatwill be donated to ARF,and will include one 4x6

print, with options to buy other prints, and/ora CD with all the photos from the session.CDs will be $25. The prints will be the pho-tographers choice, and will be available forpick up the following Saturday at City Lights.

• The Swain County Quilt Trail Committee iscurrently recruiting quilt trail participants, topaint, to research quilt patterns, and tobuild blocks. Those interested should contactRota Krape at 828.488.8180, or stop by theSwain County Chamber of Commerce to talkwith Heidi. Meetings are the first Monday ofeach month at 10 a.m. in the chamber.www.greatsmokies.com.

• The acclaimed documentary “Cataloochee”has recently been awarded the Paul GreenMultimedia Award from the North CarolinaSociety of Historians.

• Artist Toni Kender will be painting smalloriginal pieces for purchase from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Tunnel MountainCrafts in Dillsboro. [email protected].

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Copper hammeringworkshop in Sylva

A copper hammering workshop withWilliam Rogers will be held from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Jackson CountyPublic Library in Sylva.

Rogers, of Rogers Metals Studio, will haveclass participants make a copper pendant orbadge that can be worn, using the ancienttechnique of repoussé. The class will begin bycreating a two-dimensional design that willbe transferred to flat copper. Then partici-pants will learn to use punches and hammersto bring their piece into a third dimension.

This technique was used to create the Statueof Liberty and is the same method used byprehistoric Americans to form copper panelslike the copper artifact that will be used as ateaching tool in the classroom.

This workshop is for participants 14 yearsold and above. There is no charge for this pro-gram but sign up is necessary as space is limit-ed. The workshop is made possible through agrant from the Jackson County Arts Council.

828.586.2016.

Want to learn blacksmithing?

A Blacksmithing Fundamentals class willbe held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 8 at theJackson County Green Energy Park inDillsboro.

Fundamental techniques will be covered:forge safety, basic hammer techniques, generalshaping/squaring/drawing out, heating,quenching, scrolling, and twisting. Once thebasics are mastered, students will make a varietyof simple pieces, including twisted hooks, nailswords, a fire poker, and more. Students mustwear closed toe shoes (preferably leather), longpants, cotton clothing, and should bring a lunch.

Space is limited to five students. Pre-regis-tration is strongly suggested. $100.

828.631.0271 or www.jcgep.org.

Metalsmith William Rogers will hold a cop-per hammering workshop in Sylva on Nov. 8.

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Davis presents memoirJackson County author Col. Tom Davis

will present his memoir at 3 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 8, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

The Most Fun I Ever Had With MyClothes On chronicles his time in the mili-tary, where he spent 20 of his 30-plus yearsserving with the Special Forces (GreenBerets). He entered the Army as a privateand retired as a full colonel, having served inthree combat zones: Vietnam, Bosnia andIraq/Turkey. Davis will share stories fromhis time in service, read passages from hisbook and signs copies.

828.586.9499.

Teen writing workshop in Canton

As part of National Novel Writing Monthin November, the Canton Branch Library isteaming up with local author Dawn Cusick tohold a Teen Writing Workshop. The work-shop will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov.12 and 19 and Dec. 3.

Teenagers age 13-19 are invited toexplore their worlds and imaginationsthrough writing. In this workshop young

writers will be able to share their writingwith their peers, and gain valuable knowl-edge about the writing process from anexperienced author.

Free.828.648.2924 or

[email protected].

Veteran to discussVietnam memoir

Vietnam veteran Charles Van Bibber willhold a reading at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, atBlue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

The author will read from his memoirValentine’s Day: A Marine Looks Back,which recounts his time as a soldier fightingin Vietnam. Van Bibber served in 1968 in DaNang. This event is planned to commemo-rate the 239th birthday of the U.S. MarineCorps.

828.456.6000.

Bookmaking for Kids at Sylva Library

Gayle Woody will offer a beginningbookmaking class for children ages 5 and up

at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the JacksonCounty Public Library in Sylva.

“These books we will be making are anexcellent vehicle for personal writing, poet-ry, photo collages, and any other small artis-tic endeavors,” Woody said.

The particular method she will be teach-ing in this program is called simple long-stitch binding method.

Woody has lived in Western NorthCarolina for 50 years. She is currently the artteacher at Smoky Mountain High School.She is a member of the Jackson County ArtsCouncil and has won numerous awards forher art.

The event is co-sponsored by the Friendsof the Jackson County Public Library.

All materials will be provided. Free.828.586.2016 or www.fontanalib.org.

Cash to discuss WNC drama

Writer Wiley Cash will read from hisnovel This Dark Road to Mercy at 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 5, at City Lights Bookstorein Sylva.

Released in paperback in September,This Dark Road to Mercy is a resonant novel

of love and atonement, blood andvengeance, set in Western North Carolina,involving two young sisters, a waywardfather, and an enemy determined to see himpay for his sins. Cash is also the author ofthe New York Times Bestselling novel, ALand More Kind Than Home.

828.586.9499.

Shop local, read local in Macon

The first Read Local Library Book Fairwill take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Macon CountyPublic Library in Franklin.

The event will introduce the reading pub-lic to several of the local authors in ourmidst, and will support the growing shoplocal-movement. More than 20 local authorswill give readings, talks, and will have theirbooks available for sale, just in time for holi-day gift-giving.

Books Unlimited will be helping withbook sales during the fair. Volunteers fromDolly Parton’s Imagination Library and theFriends of the Macon County Public Librarywill also be on-hand with information ondonating and volunteering.

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When the North CarolinaAudubon Society announced itscampaign to install 10,000small-holed bird boxes to bolsterthe population of brown-headed

nuthatches, Russ Regnery was intrigued. But,like many environmental issues coming downfrom Raleigh, the plight of the little songbirdhad little relevance in the mountains. Thebirds just don’t live much above 2,000 feet.

“We kind of felt left out because we didn’thave the bird,” said Regnery, president of theHighlands Plateau Audubon Society. “Thenwe started thinking, ‘Well shucks, the sameprincipal may apply to other small cavity-nest-ing birds as well.”

So Regnery and his compatriots at theHPAS devised a plan. Why not adapt the stateorganization’s initiative into an experimentfor the mountains? Brown-headed nuthatchesare smaller birds than English sparrows, blue-birds and other species that use boxes with1.5-inch holes intended for eastern bluebirds,the most common nest boxes in use. Byinstalling boxes with smaller entrance holes,about 1 inch wide, birds that normally have tocompete for space with larger avians have abetter chance of reproducing.

SCIENCE THROUGH A DIARYWhile there aren’t any brown-headed

nuthatches at the higher elevations, there areplenty of smaller birds that could use somehelp with nesting sites. The HPAS experimentis looking to install as many pairs of nestboxes as possible in the organization’s area ofFranklin, Highlands, Cashiers and ScalyMountain. One box will have the larger, blue-bird-sized hole, and the other will have asmaller entrance.

“Next year about this time we’ll try and get

all the data together from everybody andcombine it into one nice data set and really sitdown and analyze it,” Regnery said.

So far, HPAS has distributed 50 box pairsto individuals and organizations across itsservice area. Audubon members install theboxes on metal poles — poles better lendthemselves to uniform installation than dotrees — at least 50 feet apart to keep nestingbirds in one box from affecting those in theother. They take note of the habitat where theboxes are installed, and they leave the partici-pants with an observation sheet to fill in asthey check their boxes and an identificationguide for the birds they’re most likely to find.

“It’s kind of exciting,” Regnery said. “It’sone of the most interesting little programsthat our chapter has gotten involved with inrecent years that has caught the imaginationfor a bunch of people.”

Boxes are up at Blue Ridge, SummitCharter and Highlands schools, where stu-dents will learn by checking them. They’realso along the Little Tennessee River and atthe Hudson Library in Highlands and theCashiers/Glenville Recreation Center, to namea few. They’re in backyards, being checked bypeople who are just beginning to learn how toidentify birds and at research sites such asHighlands Biological Station, being moni-

tored by professionals. It’s an effort of citizenscience that Regnery hopes will get more peo-ple to appreciate and help conserve birds.

“Basically what we’re doing is you’re keep-ing an informal diary of what goes on in theboxes,” he said. “You can be as rigorous as youwant to with it as long as we get an idea ofwhat the box is being used for.”

But he hopes that the experiment’s setupcould help it to rise above the standard bar forcitizen science, which he says often isn’t rigor-

ous enough to really be called science. This experiment, he said, “may not be sci-

ence, but it’s getting pretty close and will pro-vide useful data for people and for birds.”

Aside from the uniformity provided by theAudubon members’ installation and the use ofmetal poles, there’s the construction of theprofessionally made boxes themselves, whichRegnery said are “so uniform it amazes me.”The boxes weren’t available for sale withsmaller holes, so excluders that shrink thehole were placed on the outside. But to makesure the presence of the plastic piece didn’taffect birds’ nesting habits, Audubon wentahead and placed excluders on the bigger-holed boxes as well, even though those piecesaren’t actually shrinking the opening.

Each box is also given GPS coordinates.Later, that data can be synthesized to figureout how factors such as elevation, position onthe landscape and whether a slope faces eastor west plays into how birds use it.

“What would be really cool would be if wecould get a graduate student interested in thisand they could take it on and do some rigor-ous statistical analysis of what’s really goingon,” Regnery said.

How far the data goes will largely dependon how cleanly it comes back, how well it’srecorded. This year could end up being arough run, a trial so that next year Audubonwill have a better idea of how to make it workwell. Or, it could go well enough to become amulti-year effort, engaging Audubon chaptersbeyond just the one in Highlands.

BOLSTERING THE BIRDSBut birds are wild animals, right? So why

should people take so much trouble to pro-vide for them what they’ve been finding innature for many, many years?

“It may seem like a strange concept,”Regnery said, “but we’ve already reduced thenumber of trees significantly just by theamount of acreage that we’ve consumed inroads and houses and shopping centers.Whatever we can do to make that up a littlebit is sort of money in the bank for the birds.”

Cavity-dwelling birds, which are the onesusing nest boxes, often rely on holes drilled bywoodpeckers in dead and dying trees. Goodlandscaping doesn’t usually involve leavingdead trees standing, but when those trees areremoved, so is potential habitat for cavitynesters.

Climate change is another factor in theimportance of bird boxes. Birds, along withother species, are seeing their geographicaldistribution change as the climate does. Byincreasing the number of places available fornesting, Regnery said, we help bolster theirpopulations and give them a stronger advan-tage over environmental stressors.

“The more resilient we can make thesepopulations, hopefully the better for thefuture,” he said.

The main species that Regnery hopes tosee in the nest boxes are red-breasted nuthatches and chick-

House the birdsThe Highlands Plateau Audubon Society is still looking for volunteers to put up nest boxes as part

of their experiment to see whether boxes with smaller entrance holes attract different species thanstandard bluebird boxes.

Individuals can purchase box pairs at cost — $35 buys two boxes with metal poles and installa-tion by Audubon members — and the boxes are theirs to keep. A data sheet and identification guideto common birds are also part of the deal, but participants must take two boxes or none at all, andthey should be willing to check the boxes regularly to record their findings. Boxes should be set up byNew Year’s Day, but early bird recording is encouraged.

Free boxes are available for public areas and schools through a $1,000 grant the MountainGarden Club provided for the project.

For more information, contact Michelle Styring, [email protected].

Home tweet homeAudubon project seeks to bolster birds, engage people

The Carolina chickadee(opposite page) Will Stuart photo and

red-breasted nuthatch Eugene

Beckes photo are two species thatAudubon hopes to help with its

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adees. Neither is endangered, but both arespecial to the area. Chickadees, for example,are “one of the hallmark species up here,”and they’re important to birders, since theyoften point the way to flocks of otherspecies of birds.

“When you have chickadees around, fre-quently the warblers will hang out withinearshot of the chickadees,” Regnery said. “Ialways think of them as the host of the trav-eling party. I don’t know why that is, but it’strue.”

Red-breasted nuthatches in particularare “not common,” Regnery said, so hope-fully the smaller entries will give them aboost.

The record shows that bird boxes doindeed have that power. The now-commonbluebird boxes were once a new idea, andbefore the bird boxes became a fixture inbackyards up and down the East Coast, theEastern bluebird was a much rarer species.

“It’s sort of the poster child for how youcan succeed in actually doing this, becausenow there are more bluebirds than thereprobably ever have been,” Regnery said.

It’s hard to tell, though, exactly whatwill come of the experiment. The HPAS isstill looking for volunteers to set up theboxes and wants to have them all in placeby the time January rolls around, sincebirds often scout around for nest sitesbefore the actual nesting season.

Plus, having the boxes up early couldallow for the data to include more speciesthan just birds. Regnery would be interest-

ed to find out whether flying squirrels andmice use the boxes, and he’s hoping that themetal poles the boxes are mounted on don’tprove tempting for black bears to knockover.

“There’s lots of little questions you couldask and answer, so it really is a learningexperience,” Regnery said.

A retired microbiologist, Regnery isexcited about the scientific potential of theproject, having even tossed around the ideaof writing it up as a paper, depending onhow the results come back. But possibly themost important outcome will be the experi-ence’s power to connect people with theirenvironment — because when people valuethe environment, they come on board toconserve it.

“We’re trying to give back a little bitwhen we can,” Regnery said, “and the birdbox thing is a fairly rare situation where wecan give back a piece of the environment.”

The buzz about winterBeekeepers looking to learn more about

fall and winter beekeeping, as well as thosewho just want to learn more about thebuzzing insects, are invited to the MaconCounty Beekeepers Association at 7 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Macon CountyCooperative Extension Office in Franklin.The group meets regularly on the firstThursday of each month.

[email protected].

American chestnutreturn on the horizon?

American chestnut seedlings will beplanted at the Smith-McDowell House inAsheville at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8,part of a three-phase project torestore the home’s landscaping toits original design. The chestnutseedlings, called RestorationChestnuts 1.0, are believed to beblight-resistant. They’re part of aunique breeding program by TheAmerican Chestnut Foundation torestore American chestnuts toeastern forests throughout thecountry.

Cataloochee Ranch is home toone of the first and largest experi-mental stands of the blight-resis-tant variety of the American

Chestnut. The chestnut orchard atCataloochee Ranch, planted eight yearsago, is a project of The American ChestnutFoundation and serves as a leading exam-ple of the tree’s reintroduction.

American chestnuts were once a staplefor forest wildlife, economy and landscapeand stood up to 100 feet tall. They werewiped out in the first half of the 20th centuryby a disease accidentally imported from Asia.

TACF has been working to bring thetree back since 1983 by back-crossing theAmerican Chestnut with the blight-resis-tant Chinese chestnut, and in 2005 theorganization produced the first potentiallyblight-resistant trees, which are geneticallysimilar to the American variety but containjust enough of the Chinese variety to makethem blight resistant.

www.acf.org.

Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valleyhad its third earliest opening day in historywhen a winter storm and chilly tempera-tures allowed for lifts to open at 8:30 a.m.Sunday, Nov. 2.

Snowmakers began churning at 9:30p.m. Friday until three slopes and two liftswere online for Sunday, operating with an8-14-inch base. By Monday, that base hadincreased to 22-30 inches and five slopeswere open.

Cataloochee plans to remain open dailyfrom 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the week and

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.The Nov. 2 opening was just days later thanthe ski area’s first and second-earliest open-ings, Oct. 28 in 2008 and Oct. 31 in 2012.

A new trail named Richard’s Run openedthis year, commemorating 55-year-oldCataloochee board member Richard Coker,who succumbed to brain cancer in 2013. Thetrail includes several terrain features that hadbeen located at the Over Easy Terrain Parkand has lighting and snowmaking.

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Public input gathered at a series ofstatewide hearings on fracking rules was sup-posed to be presented in a report to the N.C.Mining and Energy Commission last week, butthe meeting was delayed to give hearing offi-cers more time to finish the report.

The new meeting is rescheduled for thisweek on Nov. 6-7. Meetings could also bescheduled for Nov. 14 and 17 if necessary.

The decision to postpone the originalmeeting date was prompted in part by agreater-than-expected number of commentsthat came in during the public input period,particularly in the final few days of the com-ment period, and the report thus took longer tocompile, said Vikram Rao, chairman of thecommission.

In all, the MEC received 217,285 com-ments on draft rules. The actual number ofindividuals who commented could be less,according to a press release, because theway the comments were calculated allowedfor an individual letter to contain multiplecomments.

During the four public hearings, threemembers of the MEC served as hearing offi-cers. The November meetings will allow thefull commission to consider the report, whichwill include documentation about each publichearing, and consider the 217,000 com-ments.

Before hearing the report, the MEC willdiscuss a formal petition, submitted by theBlue Ridge Environmental Defense League,requesting rules to control and monitor airemissions during oil and gas development.

Prior to Nov. 6, the report will be postedonline at portal.ncdenr.org/web/mining-and-energy-commission/.

Free business seminars to give farmers a handA series of small business seminars, offered by Southwestern Community College, will help farmers learn to grow their businesses as colder

weather pushes them indoors. The free sessions are scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 13, Dec. 4 and Dec. 11 at the Jackson County Library. The first session, titled “Market Feasibility for Farmers—Agri-Business,” will help farmers examine their business’s market, customers, com-

petition and expected sales. The Dec. 4 seminar, “The Triple Bottom Line of Farming and Agriculture,” will show farmers how to improve their business’s equity, envi-

ronment and economy, while the Dec. 11 seminar “Pricing and Promotion for Agriculture Business” will help farmers identify factors that affectprices and develop promotional strategies.

Free, but registration is required at www.ncsbc.net. 828.339.4211 or [email protected].

Prescribed burns are planned in theNantahala Ranger District of NantahalaNational Forest and areas of Great SmokyMountains National Park over the next fewweeks.

These understory fires are used as amanagement tool to reduce woody debrison the forest floor, reducing the risk of wild-fire, and to promote the growth of leafyplants, which benefits wildlife, thoughsome say the method is over-used. Fall is apreferred time to conduct prescribed burnsbecause snow hasn’t yet fallen to wet theground, but it is less likely to ignite out ofcontrol, as can happen in the summer. ■ Nantahala Ranger District

Four sites in southern Jackson Countywill undergo prescribed burns this fall. Inthe Moses Creek area, this will include 684acres at Coward Bald and 158 acres atMoses Creek. In Panthertown, the BigGreen burn unit will include 497 acres. Andin the Bonas Defeat area, 240 acres will beburned at Awl Knob.

Fire Management Officer Greg Brooks,828.524.6441■ Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Fire is used as a management tool in afar more limited basis in the national parks,compared to the national forest. However,

prescribed fires have been conductedalready this fall in the Cataloochee fieldsand will continue intermittently throughthe rest of the month. The area will remainopen to visitors, though some trails couldbe closed temporarily. Burns will also be

held in the Cades Cove area during a similarwindow.

www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/fire-regime.htm.

All burn schedules are weather-depen-dent.

Fall burns planned for forest, national park

A prescribed burn is conducted in Cades Cove Fields. NPS photo

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Winding Stairs Roadreopened in Macon

After 2.5 years of closure, Winding StairsRoad in Macon County is open again. TheU.S. Forest Service first closed the road fol-lowing a mud slide, but a year later, anotherstorm caused a timber blowdown and rockslide on the upper section of the road.

A private developer and homeownersassociation of a nearby subdivision fundedrepairs for the road, which stretches fromthe Queens Lake area of Macon County tothe Nantahala River on the Macon-Swainline.

“I appreciate the efforts of Ami Shintzky(the developer) and the Mystic LandsProperty Owners Association for makingthe repairs at a time when the agency lackedsufficient funding,” said Mike Wilkins,Nantahala District ranger. “These local resi-dents stepped up to fund the $70,000 proj-ect, and they have assumed maintenance forthe road.”

Water lines replaced at Whitewater Falls

Water line replacement for restrooms atWhitewater Falls Recreation area south ofCashiers will cause some inconvenienceswhile the U.S. Forest Service completes thework during the second half of November.Access will be limited to one lane of traffic,and the bathrooms will be closed. Exactdates could change depending on weather.

Waynesville Parks andRec looks for feedback

The Waynesville Parks and RecreationDepartment is looking for input about itsprograms, and a brief online survey will beopen through Nov. 30 to gather opinions.All ages are encouraged to participate.

The survey is available at www.way-nesvillenc.gov/online-survey.

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Winter closures are beginning in theGreat Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Those that have closed already include:Cataloochee Campground, SmokemontGroup Campground, Balsam MountainRoad and Round Bottom Road. Look for clo-sures soon at Rich Mountain and ParsonBranch roads.

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Fitness tips to prep for the trailHikers will have a chance to learn what kinds of exercise best support their habit in a presenta-

tion at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. In an event planned by the Nantahala Hiking Club, Richard Hotchkiss will present a talk titled

“Exercise for the 20th Century: How to build and maintain strong arms, knees, back and legs.”Hotchkiss owns Exercise Thru the Ages, a high-intensity exercise facility on Sloan Road in Franklinand is retired from more than 20 years in the U.S. Army.

The presentation is designed to help hikers of all ages and experience levels strengthen their bod-ies for the trail.

828.369.0421 or 828.421.0961 or [email protected].

Nantahala hikers plan leaf-peeping hikesNantahala Hiking Club has a full lineup of outings planned this weekend to take advantage of the

last days of fall color.Hikes run the gamut from Round Mountain views to Gorges State Park waterfalls, from a gentle

stroll in Standing Indian to a 10-mile trek up Siler Bald.Any member of the hiking public are invited on the outings, but must call the hike leader first.

See the Outdoors section in The Smoky Mountain News calendar for the full lineup and contact info foreach hike.

No dogs.

Lichen, ozone and trees, oh my!Waynesville Middle School seventh graders got to explore the Great Smoky MountainsNational Park’s Purchase Knob Education Center last week. Hands-on activities included iden-tifying lichen, graphing data on ground-level ozone at Purchase Knob, measur-ing trees and hiking to Ferguson Cabinto learn about life in the 1800s. Here,Kennan Huskison smiles as he andclassmates Logan Parks and Luke Minameasure the diameter of a tree. The field trip was funded throughFriends of the Smokies’ Parks asClassrooms program, which designs fieldtrips specific to grades kindergartenthrough eighth grade for counties in North Carolina and Tennessee bordering the park.

Haywood market holdsfirst-ever indoor market

For the first time, the Haywood HistoricFarmers Market aren’t folding up their tentwhen the weather gets colder. Instead ofgoing into hibernation til spring, theHaywood farmer’s market will keep thingsgoing with an indoor market during late fall

and early winter.From 9 a.m. till noon on Saturdays

through Dec. 13, the market will be held atthe gym of The Folkmoot Center on VirginiaAvenue in Waynesville.

“Our loyal and admiring customers don’tstop eating just because the tomato vine haswilted,” said Elizabeth Ur, market manager.

Ur said not only is there customer sup-port for an indoor market, but growers havefound ways to respond to the locally-growndemand beyond the traditional end of theharvest season.

“Our vendors are using the latest growingtechnologies to extend the growing season— greenhouses, high tunnels, hoop housesand row cover. And by planting every two orthree weeks, while germination and growthare slower this time of year, a vegetablegrower can still offer for sale greens and rootcrops that are just what the soup pot needsthis time of year.”

Many of the market’s regular vendorshave made the move to the indoor location.Offerings will include fresh salad greens, pota-toes, local meats, baked goods, value-addedjams and sauces, honey and the season’s lasttomatoes, fresh seafood driven overnightfrom the coast, as well as crafts such as hand-made furniture and cutting boards.

Elizabeth Ur, market manager,828.550.4774.

Jackson marketdeclares winter here

The Jackson County Farmers Market heldits first indoor market of the season lastweek. This is it’s sixth year of moving indoorsbut staying open during winter months, sell-ing meat, eggs, cheese, baked goods, cold-weather greens, winter root vegetables,greenhouse produce and value-added farmproducts, from herbs to jams.

The market is held at the Community Tableduring the winter months, Saturdays from 10a.m. to 1 p.m., with kids activities availablemost weeks. The Community Table is in down-town Sylva on Central Street between the townswimming pool and playground.

Jenny, 828.399.0290 or www.jackson-countyfarmersmarket.org.

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Nantahala Area SORBA, the SouthernOff-Road Bicycle Association, will hold anend-of-year celebration 5-8 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Innovation Breweryin Sylva to recognize their contribution tothe mountain biking climate in the far west.

Nantahala SORBA helps maintainingtrails, works with the U.S. Forest Service torepresent mountain bike interests and hostsweekly rides in the area and monthly ridesat more distant venues, open to all.

“We have had a very productive year. It’sall part of our mission to be advocates formountain biking in Western NorthCarolina,” says Andy Zivinsky, President ofthe Nantahala SORBA chapter. “Mountainbiking is a major tourist draw for the area,and we are looking forward to building onthe success we have had this year to make iteven better in the future.”

The chapter has made it a priority tobuild partnerships with the Forest Serviceand other trail groups to address commongoals. The U.S. Forest Service is makingmajor improvements at Tsali this winter

including new changing rooms for moun-tain bikers, refurbished campground bath-rooms, piping water to each camp site, newtrail signs and alleviating drainage prob-lems on County Line road.

A slide show, interactive Google mapwith photos of rides and trail work parties,new stickers and opportunities to join theclub will all be available at Wednesday’s gettogether. 828.488.1988.

Five-year plan guidesfuture for the AT

A new five-year strategic plan fromthe Appalachian Trail Conservancy willguide management of the AppalachianTrail over the coming years with anemphasis on reaching younger and morediverse populations, engaging partnersand AT clubs and communities and keep-ing the organization’s finances healthy.

“TheAppalachian Trail,stretching fromMaine to Georgia,puts a phenomenalNational Park inthe backyard ofmillions ofAmericans,” saidRon Tipton, executive director/CEO ofthe ATC. “We must be a part of preserv-ing this wonderful hiking experience forfuture generations.”

The new plan is the first to go intoaction since the Appalachian TrailConference became the AppalachianTrail Conservency in 2005. The key goalsare listed as proactive protection,engaged partners, effective stewardship,broader relevancy and strengthenedcapacity and operational excellence.

The complete plan is available online atwww.appalachiantrail.org/strategicplan.

Spelunk with Jackson Parks and RecAn expedition to Worley’s Cave in Bluff City, Temm., on Nov. 22 will give people of all experience levels a taste of the underground.The caving expedition will take in stalagmites, columns, flowstone and more cave features, but it’s not for the faint of heart. The adventures will involve

crawling, climbing, bending and getting wet, so participants must be in good physical condition and in the eighth grade or older. Offered through Jackson County Parks and Recreation for an all-inclusive fee of $60. Space is limited. Register by Nov. 19 at the Cullowhee or

Cashiers/Glenville recreation center, 828.293.3053 or 828.631.2020 or [email protected].

Nantahala mountain bike club to celebrate active year

A trail workday at Tsali Recreation Area brought together mountain bikers and other trailusers to help groom the well-loved trail system. Donated photo

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COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Introduction to Computers class, 6 p.m. Thursday,Nov. 6 at 9:05 a.m, Macon County Public Library.524.3600 or [email protected].

• The Franklin Open forum will discuss the 2014 elec-tion, and what the results mean, 7 p.m. Wednesday,Nov. 5, Rathskeller Coffee Haus and Pub, 58 StewartSt., downtown Franklin. 371.1020.

• Haywood County’s board will present informationabout the Shining Rock Classical Academy, 6 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6, Old Armory, 44 Boundary St.,Waynesville. Shiningrockclassicalacademy.com.

• Rick Bryson will host the next Swain CountyGenealogy Society meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6,Genealogy Society, above Bryson City Police Department.488.2932.

• The Macon County Beekeepers Association will meet,7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Cooperative Extension Office,Thomas Heights Rd. Fall and winter beekeeping will bediscussed.

• The annual holiday pet photo session will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at City LightsBookstore in Sylva. Folks can come by during thosehours to have holiday themed photos taken of theirwell-behaved fur friends. There will be a $10 sitting feethat will be donated to ARF, and will include one 4x6print, with options to buy other prints, and/or a CD withall the photos from the session. CDs will be $25. Theprints will be the photographers choice, and will beavailable for pick up the following Saturday at CityLights.

• “Cherokee Experience” and Cherokee Hymn Singingwill be offered by the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.Nov. 8, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Nov. 9, 2 p.m., Museum ofthe Cherokee Indian. $25 per person for the Nov. 8event. 497.3481 ext. 2 [email protected].

• Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner, 5 p.m. Monday,Nov. 10, Heritage Room, Department of Aging building,100 County Services Park, Sylva. Veterans and one guestis welcome at no charge. Additional guests are $10 each.

• The 2015 Relay For Life of Franklin Kick Off, 6 p.m.Monday, Nov. 10, Motor Company Grill, 88 W. Main St.,Franklin. 371.1868.

• The Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table willmeet, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, Western CarolinaUniversity’s Mountain Heritage Center Auditorium.293.5924.

• A Veteran’s Day parade will be held at 11 a.m. Nov.11 in downtown Franklin. 524.2516 or www.franklin-chamber.com.

• OccupyWNC General Assembly will meet, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 11, Conference Room, Jackson CountyRegional Library. www.occupywnc.org.

• “Connecting Leaders: Building Regional Success,” aWNC economic development summit, will meet, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, WCU Ramsey RegionalActivity Center. $99 per person, including lunch.Leadwnc.wcu.edu or 227.3014.

• Teen Writing Workshop with Dawn Cusick, 4-5:30 p.m.Nov. 12, 19 and Dec. 3, Canton Branch Library.Registration is required. 648.2924 or [email protected].

• Introduction to Excel Computer Class, 5:45 p.m.Monday, Nov. 12, Jackson County Public Library. Classlimited to 16 people. 586.2016.

• The Western North Carolina Woodturners will meet, 6p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, Blue Ridge School, 95 BobcatDr., Cashiers. 526.2616.

• The Jackson County Genealogical Society will present“The Founding Significance of the RutherfordExpedition,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, Historic JacksonCounty Courthouse, Community Room. Joe Sam Queenwill speak. 631.2646.

• Kent Stewart will offer a workshop on journal making,2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, Blue Ridge Books 152 SMain St., Waynesville. 456.6000.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION• Haywood Chamber of Commerce Issues and Eggs willmeet, 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, Laurel Ridge CountryClub, Waynesville. Dr. Edward Wright, Director for theCenter of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at WCU willspeak. 456.3021 or [email protected].

• Women in Business will meet, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday,Nov. 6, Laurel Ridge Country Club, Waynesville. Dr.Sarah Evans, professor of women’s empowerment, willspeak. 456.3021 or [email protected].

• Free GED classes offered by Southwestern CommunityCollege, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursdayand 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, SCC SwainCenter, Room 101. 366.2000.

• Haywood Chamber of Commerce Women in BusinessLuncheon, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, LaurelRidge Country Club. $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers. Pre-registration is required. Web.haywood-nc.com.

• Tourism Seminar for the Small Business Owner, 6-9p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Haywood Community CollegeCreative Arts Building. Free to the public. 627.4606.

• “How to do Business Financials” at SCC, 2-5 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6, Macon Campus, SouthwesternCommunity Campus. www.ncsbc.net.

• “Hit the Bullseye,” how to market yourself for yourcustomers at SCC’s Small Business Center. Monday,Nov. 10, Small Business Center, SCC Jackson Campus.Call for times. 339.4211.

• Social Media for Small Business, 6-7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 12, Frog Level Brewing, 52 CommerceSt., Waynesville. www.kellyparsons.com.

• Goodwill will offer a job skills class at the CantonBranch of the Haywood County Public Library, 3-5 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 13, Haywood County Public Library, 11Pennsylvania Avenue, Canton. Registration is required.336.543.8640.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS• The 17th annual Turkey Drive by the Maggie ValleyArea Lodging Association. Donations benefit HaywoodCounty’s disadvantaged residents. Every $25 will delivera full meal to a family. www.visitmaggie.com.

• The Jackson County Family Resource Center is in needof slightly used blankets for their Blanket Drive.Accepting blankets until Dec. 1. Deliver to the JacksonCounty Family Resource Center, 1528 Webster Rd.,Webster. 354.0109.

• $10 Fall Fix: get unfixed pets for spay/neuter andrabies vaccination for only $10 through Nov. 30,through Haywood Spay/Neuter. Pet owner must live inHaywood County and sign their pets up at the HaywoodSpay/Neuter office, noon to 6 p.m. open Tuesdaythrough Friday. 452.1329.

• P.A.W.S. Adoption Days first Saturday of each monthfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the front lawn at CharlestonStation, Bryson City.

HEALTH MATTERS• Harris Regional Hospital will host a session focusedaround diabetes awareness, prevention and treatment,6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, Harris Regional Hospital,main lobby. 586.7734.

• A diabetes awareness program including blood glu-cose screening will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,Nov. 4, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Part ofthe monthly Tuesdays to Thrive focusing on differenthealth topics the first Tuesday evening of eachmonth. Sponsoed by WestCare Wellness and JacksonCounty Department. www.westcarehealth.org or586.7734.

• A program on prescription drug abuse and ProjectLazarus will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, atHarris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Part of the monthlyTuesdays to Thrive focusing on different health topicsthe first Tuesday evening of each month. Sponsored byWestCare Wellness and Jackson County Department.www.westcarehealth.org or 586.7734.

• Haywood County’s doctor of naturopathy will lead afree seminar on digestive and bowel disorders, 5 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6, Haywood County Public Library,Waynesville. Must RSVP. 356.2507.

• Diabetes Management Classes by Angel MedicalCenter Diabetes Management Services, 10 a.m. – 2p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 and Thursday, Nov. 13. Call forlocation and for pre-registration. 369.4166.

• Center for Family Medicine – Cullowhee will hold anOpen House, 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, WesternCarolina University’s Health and Human SciencesBuilding. 631.8924.

• Cindy Sullivan will offer breast thermograms atDogwood Wellness. Friday, Nov. 14, Dogwood Wellness,114 W. Hemlock St., Dillsboro. Initial thermogram is$149. 586.6262.

KIDS & FAMILIES• A drop-in information session about a new charterschool planning to open in Haywood County, ShiningRock Classical Academy, will be held at 6 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Old Armory on Boundary Streetin Waynesville. Another session will be held Nov. [email protected].

• Seasonal stories, crafts, games and snacks for thefamily at Haywood County Public Library in Waynesvilleat 4 p.m. Nov. 19, and Dec. 10. 356.2511.

• Children’s Storytime at JCPL, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1,Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016.

• A Kid’s Harvest Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Historic BethelPresbyterian Church in Bethel. Pony rides, a bouncyhouse and slide, face painting, cake walk, games,prizes and hot dogs with all the fixins provided byBethel Rural Community Organization. In case ofinclement weather, the event will be held in the BethelMiddle School Gymnasium.

• Saturday morning cartoons play for free at 11 a.m. atthe Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. 283.0079 orwww.38main.com.

POLITICAL EVENTS•The Haywood County Libertarian party will meet, 7p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, Organic Beans Coffee House,1110 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley.

SUPPORT GROUPS• Parkinson’s Support in the Mountains will meet, 4p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, Jackson County Senior Center,room 164. 507.4690.

•The Macon County Cancer Support Group will meet, 7p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, Angel Medical Center cafeteria,Riverview St., Franklin. Meeting will focus on LungCancer Awareness. [email protected].

A&EON STAGE & IN CONCERT

• Milton Menasco & The Big Fiasco, Dear Salem, EthanMorse, The Harmed Brothers/Charlie & TheFoxtrots/Chris Blaylock OMB and Demon Waffle will per-form at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva. Menasco playsNov. 6, with Dear Salem Nov. 8, Morse Nov. 13, TheHarmed Brothers/Charlie & The Foxtrots/Chris BlaylockOMB Nov. 14 and Demon Waffle Nov. 15. All showsbegin at 9:30 p.m., with Sunday performances from 5 to8 p.m. Free. 586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

• Americana singer/songwriter Aaron Burdett andpianist Joe Cruz will perform at The Classic Wine Sellerin Waynesville. Burdett plays Nov. 7, with Cruz Nov. 8.Shows begin at 7 p.m. $10 minimum purchase.452.6000.

• Love Medicated and The Get Right Band will hit thestage at BearWaters Brewing Company in Waynesville.Love Medicated plays at 7 p.m. Nov. 8, with The GetRight Band 8 p.m. Nov. 14. www.bwbrewing.com or246.0602.

• Craig Summers & Lee Kram, Soldier’s Heart, Veteran’sDay celebration and Brushfire Stankgrass will performat Frog Level Brewing Company in Waynesville.Summers & Kram play at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 and 13, withand Soldier’s Heart 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Veteran’s Day celebra-tion 5 p.m. Nov. 11 and Brushfire Stankgrass 7 p.m.Nov. 15. 454.5664 or www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Singer/songwriter Ashlee Rose will perform at 9 p.m.Nov. 7 at Tipping Point Brewing in Waynesville. Free.www.tippingpointtavern.com.

• Pianist Holly Roadfeldt, Percussion Ensemble, MichaelJefry Stevens Quartet (jazz), Student Trumpet recital,Guitar Ensemble and a Gamelan Concert (world music)will be in the Coulter Building at Western CarolinaUniversity. Roadfeldt plays Nov. 5, with PercussionEnsemble Nov. 6, Stevens Nov. 7, Student Trumpetrecital Nov. 8, Guitar Ensemble Nov. 12 and theGamelan Concert Nov. 13. All shows are at 7:30 p.m.www.wcu.edu.

• Music producer and singer-songwriter, Gurf Morlix,will perform, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, The Strand at 38,38 N. Main St., Waynesville. $15-18 per person.283.0079.

• The Boys from Tuckasegee will perform at WCU, 7

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted.

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p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Western Carolina University’sMountain Heritage Center. 227.7129.

• Chris Daughtry will perform at Harrah’s CherokeeEvent Center, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 777 CasinoDrive, Cherokee. Email for ticket [email protected].

• Donald Davis will present his performance “OurStories Take Us,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, HART Theatre,Waynesville. Davis will donate his performance to TheShelton House, which houses the Museum of NorthCarolina Handicrafts. $10-20 per person. 452.1551 orwww.sheltonhouse.org.

• The Miss Asheville Pageant-Blue Ridge ValleyScholarship will be held on Nov. 8 at the ColonialTheatre in Canton. The Little Miss Pageant will befrom 1 to 4 p.m., with the Miss & Teen Pageant from7:30 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door.

• The Western Carolina University PercussionEnsemble will perform, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6,recital hall of Coulter Building, WCU. Free to the pub-lic. 227.7242.

• The National Theatre of London’s production ofFrankenstein will hit the big screen on “Live in HD” at2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Martin LipscombPerforming Arts Center in Highlands. $18 for adults,$15.30 for PAC members and $15 for students.526.9047.

• ‘42nd Street’ will be performed by the School ofStage and Screen at WCU. Nov. 13-15, 7:30 p.m. andNov. 16, 3 p.m., John Bardo Fine and Performing ArtsCenter, WCU. $7-21 per person. 227.7491.

• The annual Countywide Showcase of Student Talentwill be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Fine Arts Centerat Franklin High School. Sponsored by the The ArtsCouncil of Macon County. $5 for adults, $2 for youth.524.7683 or [email protected].

• The Who’s Got Talent? competition for Western NorthCarolina will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15,at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Artsin Franklin. $10. www.greatmountainmusic.com.

• A call for artists is underway for the Small Worksshow, which will run Nov. 19-Dec.27 at Gallery 86 inthe Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville. Workswill be received Nov. 3-8. [email protected] orwww.haywoodarts.org.

NIGHTLIFE• The Polar Express themed train will kickoff the holi-day season Nov. 7-8 at the Great Smoky MountainsRailroad depot in Bryson City. www.gsmr.com or800.872.4681.

• The Diamond K Ranch in Maggie Valley has livemusic Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. Thursdays andFridays are ladies nights. 926.7735.

• A game day will occur from 2 to 9 p.m. every thirdSaturday of the month at Papou’s Wine Shop & Bar inSylva. Bring dice, cards or board games. 586.6300.

• Gary Watkins will perform at the Mahogany HouseFine Art Gallery, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 240 Depot St.,Waynesville. 246.8018.

• Aaron Burdett will perform at the Classic Wineseller,7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, Classic Wineseller, 20 ChurchSt., Waynesville. www.classicwineseller.com or452.6000.

• Singer/songwriter Ashlee Rose will perform at 9 p.m.Nov. 7 at Tipping Point Brewing in Waynesville. Free.www.tippingpointtavern.com.

• Metal Night with Amnesis, Death Trip and BindingIssac will be at 9 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Water’n Hole Bar& Grill in Waynesville. $5.

• Juan Hollday of The Secret B-Sides will perform at7:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at The Strand at 38 Mainin Waynesville. $10 in advance, $12 day of show.www.38main.com.

• Karen “Sugar” Barnes & Dave McGill will perform on

Nov. 15 at City Lights Café in Sylva. www.city-lightscafe.com.

DANCE• Sunday Community Dance, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov.9, Community Room, second floor of the JacksonCounty Public Library. Dinner will follow at 5 p.m.Bring a covered dish. 586.5478.

BOOKS & AUTHORS• A Haywood county non-fiction book club meets thethird Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at various loca-tions. 456.8428.

• “Read Local” Library Book Fair at Macon CountyPublic Library, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8,Macon County Public Library, 149 Siler Farm Rd.,Franklin. More than 20 local authors will give read-ings, talks and have their books available for sale.524.3600.

• Ron Rash will read from his new book, “SomethingRich and Strange: Selected Stories,” 11 a.m. Saturday,Nov. 8, Blue Ridge Books, 152 S Main St., Waynesville.456.6000 or www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

• Tom Davis will present his memoir, “The Most Fun IEver Had with My Clothes On,” 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov.8, City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva.586.9499.

• Ron Rash will present his new book, “SomethingRich and Strange: Selected Stories,” 1 p.m. Sunday,Nov. 9, City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva.586.9499.

• Write a Novel this November at the Canton Library,3:30-6 p.m. Every Monday in November, meeting room,Canton Branch Library. 648.2924.

• “The Literary Hour,” an hour of poetry and prosereading by the John Campbell Folk School, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 12, Keith House, JCFS campus.494.2914.

• Timm Muth, author of “Disciple of the Flames,” willread from his novel, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, BlueRidge Books, 152 S Main St., Waynesville. 456.6000 orwww.timmmuth.com.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS• Beginning bookmaking class for children, 6 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6, Jackson County Public Library. Freeto the public. 586.2016.

• Dogwood Crafters and Joan Marsden will lead aHammered Metal Ornaments class, 1-2:30 p.m.Friday, Nov. 7, Masonic Lodge, Dillsboro. $6 per per-son. 586.2435 or [email protected].

• The Jackson County Senior Center will offer two paintingclasses, 1-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 and 14, Jackson CountySenior Center. $10 per senior center participant, $15 fornon participants. Pre-register by Nov. 4. 586.4944.

• Art After Dark with Sunny Normand, 6-9 p.m. Friday,Nov. 7, Beverly Hanks Offices, 26 N. Main St.,Waynesville. [email protected].

• Coppering hammering workshop at the JCPL, 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, atrium of the JacksonCounty Public Library, Sylva. Registration is required.586.2016.

• Oil, Watercolor, Acrylics and Drawing classes byDominick DePaolo, 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays,Frog Level’s Mahogany House Fine Art Gallery andStudios. 246.0818. www.DominickDepaolo.com

• The Bascom in Highlands is offering classes thismonth in Fall Photography, The Art of the Teapot,Landscape in Watercolor and a Multi-Media ArtSampler. www.thebascom.org.

• Drawing Lessons for Adults, by Char Avrunin, 1 to 4p.m. Mondays and painting lessons from 1 to 4 p.m.Tuesdays. www.iamclasses.webs.com or contact Charat 456.9197, [email protected].

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• Watercolor classes with Dominick DePaolo from 10a.m. to noon and oil painting classes from 1 to 3 p.m.on Mondays, at Uptown Gallery, Franklin. 349.4607.

• Spinning Art Yarn workshop, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 8, HCC Creative Arts Building.565.4240.

• Toni Kender will paint small original pieces atTunnel Mountain Crafts, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 8, Tunnel Mountain Crafts, 94 Front St., Dillsboro.Pieces will be available for purchase. 954.707.2004.

• Copper Hammering workshop at the JCPL, 10 a.m. –4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Jackson County Public Library.Free to the public. Must RSVP. 586.2016.

ART SHOWINGS ANDGALLERIES

• Oaks Gallery will host an exhibition of regional“Pottery Traditions.” The exhibit will run until Nov. 14.Located in Dillsboro’s Riverwood Shops. The exhibit isfree to the public. 586.6542.

• Artist Toni Kender will be painting small originalpieces for purchase from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 8, at Tunnel Mountain Crafts in [email protected].

• A call for artists is underway for the Small Worksshow, which will run Nov. 19-Dec.27 at Gallery 86 inthe Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville. Workswill be received Nov. 3-8. [email protected] orwww.haywoodarts.org.

• WCU Fine Arts Museum has an exhibit, “AbstractAutobiography for a Fractured Narrative” on display untilNov. 7. WCU Fine Arts Museum, Cullowhee. 227.3591.

• The Appalachian Pastel Society Juried NationalExhibition will be held through Jan. 4 at The Bascomin Highlands. www.thebascom.org

• A water-coloring class with acclaimed artist SusanLingg will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 and 14 atthe Jackson County Senior Center in Sylva. Classes are$10 per person for senior center participants and $15for non-participants. 586.4944.

• Photographer/mixed media artist Rachel York-Bridgers will hold an art opening at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 atCity Lights Café in Sylva. www.citylightscafe.com.

• Art After Dark, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, Main Streetand Historic Frog Level, Waynesville. Will featureKristen Munoz, Terri Lefler and Rebecca Hellman.456.1940 or www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com.

• The Mountain Shapes & Colors celebration of artand craft will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 atthe Nantahala School for the Arts in Bryson City. Over20 craft vendors, food, live music and artisan studiodemonstrations. www.greatsmokies.com.

FOOD & DRINK• A “Wines for Thanksgiving” tasting will be held at 7p.m. Nov. 11 at City Lights Café in Sylva. www.city-lightscafe.com.

• “Wine 101” will be a course provided by SCC, 6-8p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 through Dec. 1, SouthwesternCommunity College, Jackson Campus. 339.4426 orwww.southwesterncc.edu.

FILM & SCREEN• “The Muppets” will be shown at the Marianna BlackLibrary, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, Marianna BlackLibrary, Bryson City. 488.3030.

• A historical drama starring George Clooney will beshown, 2 and 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Macon CountyPublic Library. 524.3600.

• “Frankenstein” will be shown at the MartinLipscomb Performing Arts Center, 2 and 7 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 8, 507 Chestnut St., Highlands. $15-18. 526.9047.

• The Mad Batter Food & Film now showing featuredfilms, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., Thursdays throughSaturdays, downtown Sylva location. Special kids’matinee at 2 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Movie listings andinformation, www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.586.3555.

• Family movie days at Marianna Black Library,Bryson City, are at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Classic moviesat 1 p.m. the second and fourth Friday. Other filmsalso shown. Free movies and popcorn. 488.3030 orwww.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.

• Movie Night at the Fairgrounds, 8-10 p.m. Friday,Nov. 7, Haywood Fairgrounds, 758 Crabtree Rd.,Waynesville. Captain America: Winter Soldier will beshown. $5 per person. www.haywoodcountyfair-grounds.org or 400.1704.

• Movies at the Macon County Library. New movies,documentaries and foreign films every Monday at3:30, Wednesday at 4:30 and again at 7 p.m., andclassic matinees at Fridays at 2 p.m. The movies andpopcorn are free, but donations are welcome.524.3600.

MUSIC JAMS AND GROUPS• Old-time music jam from 1-3 p.m. the thirdSaturday of the month at the Oconaluftee VisitorCenter in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park onU.S. 441 outside Cherokee. 452.1068.

• Cruso Circle Play & Jam, 7 p.m. every Tuesday,Cruso Community Center and Friendship Club inCruso. www.facebook.com/crusocircleplayjam.

• Signature Brew Coffee Company holds Sylva OpenJam nights on the second and fourth Thursday of themonth. Shop provides the instruments, you provide thetalent. Chris Coopers’ Fusion band hosts.

• An open jam session is held from 6:30 to 9 p.m.each Thursday at Heinzelmannchen Brewery in Sylva.All skill levels and instruments welcome. 631.4466 orwww.yourgnometownbrewery.com

• Golden Aires singing group meets at 10:30 a.m.every Thursday at the Golden Age Senior Center inSylva. Secular and religious music. Performancesgiven at area nursing homes. Singers need not beseniors to join. [email protected].

• Haywood Community Band meets from 7 to 8:30p.m. every Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church.452.7530.

• Karaoke is held at 7 p.m. every other Friday at theAmerican Legion Post 47 in Waynesville. Open to allmembers and their guests. 456.8691.

• Karaoke is held from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m. every Fridayat the Tap Room at the Waynesville Inn. 800.627.6250.

• Men Macon Music, canella singing, meets at 5:30p.m. every Monday in the Chapel of First PresbyterianChurch, 26 Church St., Franklin. Visitors welcome.524.9692.

• Mountain Dulcimer Players Club meets from 2 to 4p.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month atthe Bryson City United Methodist Church. Knowledgeof music not required, tablature method used.488.6697.

• Pick and Play Dulcimer Group of Sylva meets at 1:30p.m. on the first, third and fifth Saturday of everymonth in the fellowship hall of St. John’s EpiscopalChurch. 293.0074

• The Franklin Early Music Group meets every Mondayat 9 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. 369.5192

• The Nikwasi Dulcimer Players meet every Thursdayafternoon from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at First UnitedMethodist Church in Franklin. All are welcome.524.1040 or 524.2294

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Thursday, January through October, and thirdThursday, November and December in Canton.316.1517 or on Facebook at Blue Ridge Mtn. QuiltGuild.

• Smoky Mountain Knitting Guild meets everyWednesday from 1-3 p.m. Blue Ridge Books,Waynesville. 246.0789.

• The Tuesday Quilters meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.every Tuesday at the Shepherd of the Hills LutheranChurch on N.C. 107. Bring your machine and whateverquilt you are working on.

• The WNC Fiber Folk Group meets weekly from noonto 1 p.m. on Thursdays in the Star Atrium of the BardoFine and Performing Arts Center at WCU. 227.2553 [email protected].

• Thursday Painters meet at the Uptown Gallery inFranklin every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bringyour project and a bag lunch and join us for a day ofcreativity and fun. All artists are welcome. 349.4607.

• Rug Hooking Group, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays,Jackson County Public Library. Beginners welcome.631.2561.

• Jackson County Arts Council meets at 5:30 p.m. thefirst Monday of each month at the Jackson CountyLibrary Complex conference room. 293.3407.

OutdoorsOUTINGS & FIELDTRIPS

• The Town of Waynesville will have compost and dou-ble-ground mulch available, 8 a.m. – noon. Nov. 6, 7,8, Town yard waste landfill, off Bible Baptist Drive.$10-200 per load. 456.3706.

• The U.S. Forest Service will hold a public inputmeeting on the forest management planning process,4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Graham CountyCommunity Center, Robbinsville.

• The Haywood County Beekeepers Association willmeet, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Haywood CountyExtension Service. Annual election of club officers willbe conducted. Refreshments and door prizes will beoffered.

• Smoky Mountain Elk talk, every Saturday throughOctober. A ranger will take questions about elk anddish on the best places to see them in the park. 11:30a.m., Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Great SmokyMountain National Park. 497.1904.

• A benefit to raise money for a Fly Fishing Museum ofthe Southern Appalachians will be held at 5 p.m. Nov.1, in the Oak Room at Harrah’s Cherokee CasinoResort. RSVP by Oct. 24 to [email protected] 788.0034.

• Welcome Back to the Smokies! Join a ranger to hearthe stories of reintroduced species within the park,including peregrine falcons, river otters and elk. 1p.m., Oconaluftee Visitor Center porch. Every Monday.

• Do You Have Power? Join a Ranger to learn how toleave a light carbon footprint and help protect thepark and planet for future generations. 1 p.m.,Oconaluftee Visitor Center porch. Every Tuesday.

• Forecasting the Future with Mother Nature. Nutswere fair, berries late, with several morning fogs andmoon rings in August. Join a ranger to learn what thismight mean for the upcoming winter and how peoplein the past used nature to forecast the seasons. 11a.m., Oconaluftee Visitor Center. Every Wednesday.

• Black Bears: Big, Smelly and Smart. Discover thewondrous ways black bears adapt to their environ-ment and how they prepare for winter. 1 p.m.,Oconaluftee Visitor Center. Every Thursday.

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the Cherokee once extended through several stateswithin the southeast and included all of the GreatSmoky Mountains. Join a ranger to explore the culture,history and mythology of the Cherokee through story-telling. 1 p.m. Oconaluftee Visitor Center. Every Friday.

• The American Legion will hold a turkey shoot everySaturday, 9 a.m. Every Saturday through April 2015,Post 47, Waynesville. 456.8691.

PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS• The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commissionwill offer a Green Growth Toolbox workshop, 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, Jackson County Public Library,Community Room. Must register via [email protected].

• Try Scuba Program by the Smoky Mountain DiversCarolinas, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, WaynesvilleRec Center Pool. $30 plus pool admission per person.Call to RSVP. 864.710.1567.

• A Youth Swim Refresher Course will be offered byWestern Carolina University’s Office of Continuing andProfessional Education, 6:25-7:15 p.m. Mondays,Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Oct. 27-29 and Nov. 3-5,Reid Gymnasium. $59 per person. 227.7397.

• Hunter Safety Course at Rec Center, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 5and 6, Rec Center in Cullowhee. Register online.www.ncwildlife.org.

• “Try Scuba” program by the Smoky Mountain DiversCarolinas, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, WaynesvilleRec Center Pool. $30 plus pool admission.Reservations are required. 864.710.1567.

• Fall Night Sky Presentation in new PARI outdoorplanetarium, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, PisgahAstronomical Research Institute. RSVP by 3 p.m., Nov.14. $10-20 per person. www.pari.edu or 862.5554.

FARM & GARDEN• The Historic Haywood Farmer’s Market will continuethrough December at a new indoor location at TheFolkmoot Center in Hazelwood. Held from 9 a.m. tonoon featuring meats, eggs, baked goods, and winterproduce.Located at 112 Virginia Ave. 550.4774.

• The Jackson County Farmer’s Market has movedindoors for the winter. It is held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturdays at the Community Table, located in down-town Sylva off Central Street between the playgroundand pool. www.jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

• Agriculture-centered small business seminars atSCC, 9 a.m. – noon. Thursday, Nov. 13 through Dec.11, Jackson County Public Library. Must register.www.ncsbc.net or 339.4211.

HIKING CLUBS• The Jackson County Parks and Rec will offer a FullMoon Hike on the Blue Ridge Parkway, 6 p.m. Friday,Nov. 7, Cullowhee Rec Center. $5 per person. Mustregister at the Cullowhee Rec Center by Nov. 5.293.3053.

• Nantahala Hiking Club based in Macon Countyholds weekly Saturday hikes in the Nantahala NationalForest and beyond. www.nantahalahikingclub.org

• High Country Hikers, based out of Hendersonvillebut hiking throughout Western North Carolina, planshikes every Monday and Thursday. Schedules, meetingplaces and more information are available on theirwebsite, www.highcountryhikers.org.

• Carolina Mountain Club hosts more than 150 hikesa year, including options for full days on weekends,full days on Wednesdays and half days on Sundays.Non-members contact event leaders. www.caroli-namountainclub.org

• Mountain High Hikers, based in Young Harris, Ga.,leads several hikes per week. Guests should contacthike leader. www.mountainhighhikers.org.

• Smoky Mountain Hiking Club, located in EastTennessee, makes weekly hikes in the Great SmokyMountain National Park as well as surrounding areas.www.smhclub.org.

• Benton MacKaye Trail Association incorporates out-ings for hikes, trail maintenance and other work trips.No experience is necessary to participate.www.bmta.org.

• Diamond Brand’s Women’s Hiking Group meets onthe third Saturday of every month. For more informa-tion, e-mail [email protected] or call684.6262.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will present “Exercise forthe 20th Century,” 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, MaconCounty Public Library. Richard Hotchkiss will speak.369.0421.

BIKE RIDES• A weekly bike ride in Waynesville meets Thursdaysat 5:30 p.m. at Rolls Rite Bicycles on the Old AshevilleHighway. Beginner to intermediate rides led by BicycleHaywood advocacy group. Eight- to 12-mile rides.276.6080 or [email protected].

• A weekly bike ride meets in Bryson City onWednesdays around 6 p.m. Depart from the EastSwain Elementary school in Whittier on U.S.19 off exit69 from U.S. 23-74. All levels. 800.232.7238.

• A weekly bike ride in Sylva meets Tuesday at 6 p.m.,departing from Motion Makers bike shop for a tough25-mile ride up to the Balsam Post office via backroads and back into Sylva. 586.6925.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Wednesday at5:30 p.m., departing from Smoky Mountain Bicycles at179 Highlands Road. Geared for all levels. 369.2881or www.maconcountycycling.blogspot.com.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Tuesday at 6:15p.m. at Macon Middle School on Wells Grove Road.Ladies and beginners’ ride. 369.2881 or www.macon-countycycling.blogspot.com.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Saturdays at 8a.m., departing from South Macon Elementary School.369.2881, www.maconcountycycling.blogspot.com.

• A weekly bike ride in Franklin meets Sundays at9:30 a.m., departing from the Franklin Health andFitness Center. 369.2881,www.maconcountycycling.blogspot.com.

• The Cherokee Riders holds weekly group rides. HughLambert 554.6810 or [email protected].

MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES• Weekly mountain bike ride at Tsali, 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays. Hosted by Nantahala Area SORBA. Socialride, so all skill levels are welcome and encouraged tocome. Meet in the Tsali parking lot.www.facebook.com/nantahalaareasorba. Andy,488.1988.

• Monthly “Girlz Ride” at Tsali, last Friday of everymonth. Sponsored by Nantahala Area SORBA. Meet at6:30 p.m. in Tsali parking lot. All skill levels welcome.Social and snacks provided after the ride. 506.115,www.facebook.com/nantahalaareasorba.

FARMERS & TAILGATEMARKETSHaywood County• Canton Farmers Market and Heritage Crafts. 3 to 7p.m. Thursday through Oct. 31, municipal parking lotof downtown Canton. Robin Smith, 734.9071 [email protected].

• Haywood Historic Farmers Market. 8 a.m. to noonWednesday and Saturday through mid-December at250 Pigeon St, Waynesville, parking lot HART Theatre.280.1381 or [email protected].

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market. 8 a.m. tonoon, Wednesdays and Saturdays through Oct. 29 at171 Legion Dr., Waynesville, behind Bogart’s restau-rant. 648.6323. www.facebook.com/pages/way-nesville-tailgate-market/117024646020.

Jackson County • Cashiers Tailgate Market. 9 a.m. to noon SaturdaysMay through October. Anglican Church parking lot nextto Macon Bank on U.S. Highway 64 East. 226.9988 [email protected].

• Jackson County Farmers Market. 9 a.m. to noon Aprilto October at Bridge Park in Sylva; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.November to March at Community Table. Family Art atthe Market offered at 10 a.m. and story time with CityLights at 11 a.m.; monthly fundraising brunches andoccasional music given. 631.3033, 399.0290, or [email protected].

• The Jackson County Farmers Market will be indoors atthe Community Table, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every Saturday,starting Nov. 1, Community Table, over the Bridge andthrough the playground from Central St. 399.0290.

• Wintertime Farmers Market Fundraising Feasts, 10a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Jackson CountyFarmers Market, The Community Table. 399.0290 orwww.jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

Macon County• Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market. 8 a.m. to noonSaturdays through November on East Palmer Streetacross from Drake Software. 349.2049 or [email protected], www.facebook.com/franklinncfarmers-market.

Swain County• Swain County Farmers Market. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Fridays through Oct. 31. 210 Main St. at the corner ofMain St. and Everett St. in Bryson City. 488.3848 [email protected]/pages/Swain-County-Farmers-Market/104853346226504.

OUTDOOR CLUBS• Cold Mountain Photographic Society is a camera/pho-tography club for amateurs and professionals who wantto learn about and share their knowledge of photogra-phy with others. Must be 18 or older to join. Meetingsare held at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month inthe conference room of MedWest Health and FitnessCenter, 262 Leroy George Drive in Clyde. More informa-tion at www.cmpsnc.org or [email protected].

• The Cherokee Runners meets each month on the 1stand 15th of the month (if the first falls on Sunday, thegroup meets on the 2nd), at the Age Link ConferenceRoom. Group runs are being held each Tuesday andThursday at 6 p.m. starting at the Flame.www.cherokeerunners.com.

• Small RV Camping club is seeking additional mem-bers. We camp one weekend per month March throughNovember. All ages are welcome. No dues, no struc-tured activities. Just an enjoyment of the outdoors,fellowship, good conversation, potluck dinners and aroaring campfire. Contact Lillian for more details [email protected] or 369.6669.

• Mountain Wild, the local chapter of the N.C. WildlifeFederation works to preserve and increase wildlife andwildlife habitat of the region. Free programs andguest speakers held periodically at the WNC NatureCenter in Asheville. Call 338.0035.

• Free Fly Fishing Classes are offered at River’s EdgeOutfitters in Cherokee every week. Participants of allages and skill levels are welcome and encouraged toattend. Classes will be approximately an hour andhalf long. For more information contact Rivers EdgeOutfitters at 497.9300.

• The Jackson-Swain Master Gardeners’ Associationmeets at 9:30 a.m. every second Wednesday at theJackson Community Services Building on Scotts CreekRoad in Sylva. Mike Glover at 736.2768 [email protected].

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Rates:■ Free — Residential yard sale ads, lost or found pet ads.■ Free — Non-business items that sell for less than $150.■ $12 — Classified ads that are 50 words or less; each additional line is $2. ■ $12 — If your ad is 10 words or less, it will be displayed with a larger type.■ $3 — Border around ad and $5 — Picture with ad.■ $50 — Non-business items, 25 words or less. 3 month or till sold.■ $300 — Statewide classifieds run in 117 participating newspapers with

1.6 million circulation. Up to 25 words.■ All classified ads must be pre-paid.

Classified Advertising: Scott Collier, phone 828.452.4251; fax 828.452.3585 |[email protected]

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ral Programs in Haywood and Jackson County. A small amount of funds will be used to support the GED Program within Jackson County. The review and approval of this application is scheduled

December 9, 2014.

ON-SITE LIVING ESTATE SALEWhole House - Must Sell Every-thing in 3 Days! Located at 107 Ladderback Ridge, Waynesville (Brandon Forrest Subdivision)

Nov. 6th, 7th & 8th. From 9a - 3pNo Early Birds.

ALLISON CREEKIron Works & Woodworking. Craft-ing custom metal & woodwork in rustic, country & lodge designs with reclaimed woods! Design & consultation, Barry Downs 828.524.5763, Franklin NC

AUCTION

AUCTION - Construction Equipment & Trucks, November 13th, 9am. Richmond, VA. Excavators, Dozers, Dumps & More. Accepting Items Daily thru 11/7. Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 804.232 3300x.4, www.motleys.com/industrial, VAAL#16.

AUCTION

COLT ANTIQUE-FIREARM Memorabilia Auction, OnLine Auc-tion Ends NOV. 18. Early bayonets, percussion bullet molds, old 2-piece shotshell & bullet boxes, ear-ly COLT books/documents, badges. www.HouseAuctionCompany.com 252.729.1162. NCAL#7889.

HARPER’S AUCTION COMPANYFall is Here! Need some Extra Cash? How about an Auction?

Estates, Collectibles, Auto, ATV’s, Antiques, Boats, Lawn Equipment, Household Goods

and Lots More.. Give us a Call, 828.369.6999,

harpersauctioncompany.comDebra Harper NCAL# 9659

NCFL# 967147 Macon Center Dr. Franklin, NC

RESTAURANT EQPMNT. AUCTION - Wednesday, November 12 @ 10am. 2806 Patterson St. Greensboro, NC. Selling New, Scratch-n-Dent & Used Restaurant Equipment. Lots of Refrigeration, Cooking Equip-ment, Seating, more. 704.791.8825. ncaf5479. www.ClassicAuctions.com

BUILDINGMATERIALS

HAYWOOD BUILDERSGarage Doors, New InstallationsService & Repairs, 828.456.6051100 Charles St. WaynesvilleEmployee Owned.

CONSTRUCTION/REMODELING

ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Water-proofing, Finishing, Structural Re-pairs, Humidity and Mold Control. FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1.800.698.9217

DAVE’S CUSTOM HOMES OF WNC, INC Free Estimates & Competitive rates. References avail. upon re-quest. Specializing in: Log Homes, remodeling, decks, new construc-tion, repairs & additions. Owner/Builder: Dave Donaldson. Licensed/Insured. 828.631.0747 or828.508.0316

SULLIVAN HARDWOOD FLOORSInstallation- Finish - Refinish828.399.1847.

PAINTING

BOATS2003, 31’ x 8’ SELF CONTAINEDLil Hobo Houseboat, 2005 2-Stroke 90HP Motor. Docked at Fontana Marina $27,000 Negotiable. Call 828.293.0762.

AUTO PARTSBLOWN HEAD GASKET Cracked Heads/Block. State of the art 2-part Carbon Composite Re-pair! All Vehicles Foreign or Do-mestic including Northstars! 100% guaranteed. Call Now: 1.866.780.9038 SAPA

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REACH READERS Across North Carolina for only $375. Run your 25-word classified line ad in 99 newspapers with one call to this newspaper 452.4251, or call NCPS at 919.516.8009.

AUCTION - A&G Enterprises Fleet Alignment, November 8, 9am, Ashland, VA. Thermoplastic, Painting, Grinding, Trucks & Equipment. Motley's Asset Disposition Group, 804.232.3300 x.4. www.motleys.com/industrial. VAAL#16.

ABSOLUTE AUCTION - Independence, VA. 291 acres - 3 Tracts. Saturday, November 8th 10:30 am. 3.5 acres with Ware-house. 10.04 Acres with commer-cial building. 277 Acres marketa-ble mixed hardwood timber. Boyer Realty & Auction. Jimmy Boyer VAAR1279. 336.572 2323. [email protected]

REAL ESTATE, 7 Parcels, Farm, Homes, Lots-Gor-geous Mountain Views! Nov. 7th & 8th, Mill Spring, NC; Landrum, SC. United Country - Rogers Auction-eers, Inc. 919.545.0412. RogersAuction.com. NCFL7360-SCFL3919

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EMPLOYMENT2014-2015 VACANCIES: Biology (9-12) - Signing Bonus $2,000. English (9-12), and Spe-cial Education General Curriculum (9-12) - Prince Edward County Public Schools, Farmville, VA. 434.315.2100. Or visit us at: www.pecps.k12.va.us Closing Date: Until filled. EOE.

ABUNDANT FREIGHT IN NC To multiple destinations for Steps & RGNs. Come with your own Step/RGN or pull ours AT NO COST! www.dailyrecruiting.com or 1.800.669.6414

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EMPLOYMENTAVERITT EXPRESS New Pay Increase For Regional Drivers! 40 to 46 CPM + Fuel Bo-nus! Also, Post-Training Pay In-crease for Students! (Depending on Domicile) Get Home EVERY Week + Excellent Benefits. CDL-A req. 888.602.7440 Apply @ Aver-ittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer - Females, minorities, protected veterans, and individu-als with disabilities are encour-aged to apply.

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CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy Equipment Operator Train-ing! 3 Week Program. Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement Assistance with Nation-al Certifications. VA Benefits Eligi-ble! 866.288.6896.

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DRIVERS: CDL-ADo you want more than $1,000 per week? Excellent Monthly Bonus Program/Benefits. Weekend Home-time you Deserve! Electronic Logs/ Rider Program. 877.704.3773.

GORDON TRUCKING, INC.Ask about our new pay increase! CDL-A Truck Drivers. Solo & Team Positions. Excellent Hometime. Call 7 days/wk! EOE. 866.646.1969. GordonCareers.com

EMPLOYMENTHIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL

Positions now available: ER and Acute Registered Nurses,

MDS Coordinator, Annual Gift Officer, Major Gift Officer, Unit

Clerk, Certified Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Tech and

Administrative Assistant.Benefits available the first of the

month following 60 days of full-time employment. Pre-

Employment screening required. Call Human Resources.

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JOIN OUR TEAM! Guaranteed pay for Class A CDL Flatbed Drivers! Regional and OTR. Great pay/benefits/401k match. CALL TODAY 864.299.9645. www.jgr-inc.com

MAPLE TREE VETERINARYHospital is hiring FT Lead Recep-tionist/Administrative Assistant, & a RVT or CVT. Submit cover letter, resume, references to: [email protected] or bring to the office M-F, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

MONEY FOR SCHOOL - Potentially get full tuition & great career with U.S. Navy. Paid train-ing, medical/dental, vacation. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri 800.662.7419

NEED MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES!Doctors & Hospitals need Medical Office Staff! NO EXPERIENCED NEEDED! Online Training gets you job ready! HS Diploma/GED & Computer needed. Careertechnical.edu/nc. 1.888.512.7122

OUTPATIENT THERAPISTSNeeded to Provide Therapy to

Children/ Adolescents and Their Families; in the School, Home and Community. Competitive

Salary, Flexible Hours, Excellent Benefit Package. MUST Posses a Current Therapy or Associate License. Submit Resume Via Email: [email protected]

EMPLOYMENTHEAD START CENTER DIRECTORHaywood County - Must have an

AA Early Childhood Education Degree, Administration Levels I &

II, Computer Skills, Basic Word Use/ E-mail Use, Good Judge-

ment/Problem Solving Skills, Ex-perience in Classroom and the

Ability to Work With Diverse Fam-ilies. Prefer Someone With Two Years Supervisory Experience;

Will be responsible for Supervi-sion of Daily Operations of Two Head Start Centers/ 12 Staff/

Families. This is a Ten Month Po-sition With Full Time Benefits. Applications Will be Taken at

Mountain Projects, 2251 Old Bal-sam Rd., Waynesville, NC 28786

or 25 Schulman St., Sylva, NC 28779. Or Your May go to Our

Website: www.mountainprojects.organd Fill Out an Application

Online. Pre-Employment Drug Testing Required. EOE/AA

TEMP. CLIENT SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR

Haywood Spay/Nueter. Nov. 15, 2014 - Mar. 31, 2015. $13/Hr.

Lots of Public Contact, In Person and by Phone. Must be able to use MS Office, QuickBooks and be Well Organized. 28hr/week Tue. - Fri. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Send Resume by email only to: Treasurer@haywoodspayneuter.

org

CARS - *CASH TODAY* We’ll Buy Any Car (Any Condition) + Free Same-Day Removal. Best Cash Offer Guaranteed! Call For FREE Quote: 888.472.2113SAPA

DONATE YOUR CAR, Truck or Boat to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax De-ductible, Free Towing, All Paper-work Taken Care Of. 800.337.9038.

TOP CASH FOR CARS, Call Now For An Instant Offer. Top Dollar Paid, Any Car/Truck, Any Condition. Running or Not. Free Pick-up/Tow. 1.800.761.9396 SAPA

HOOVER - A 4 MONTH OLD MALE HOUND MIX WITH LOTS OFPLAYFUL ENERGY AND LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND OTHERDOGS.

TRISH - A SLEEK BLACK AND WHITE TUXEDO CAT WITH ASHINY, BEAUTIFUL COAT, READY TO ATTEND ANYFORMAL OCCASION! SHE'S ABOUT 2 YEARS OLDAND VERY SWEET.

BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES

MAKE 250K AND UP! CDL OTR Drivers needed. Make Great Money- Owner Operators, Reefers, Step Decks, Flats, POWER ONLY ACCEPTED! Call Frank Now! 478.951.9123 & Start Making Money Today! SAPA

GREAT MONEY FROM HOMEWith Our Free Mailer Program. Live Operators On Duty Now! 1.800.707.1810 EXT 901 or visit WWW.PACIFICBROCHURES.COMSAPA

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FINANCIAL

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FURNITURECOMPARE QUALITY & PRICEShop Tupelo’s, 828.926.8778.

HAYWOOD BEDDING, INC.The best bedding at the best price!533 Hazelwood Ave. Waynesville 828.456.4240

HEMLOCK HEALERS, INC.Dedicated to Saving Our Hem-locks. Owner/Operator Frank Var-voutis, NC Pesticide Applicator’sLicense #22864. 48 Spruce St. Maggie Valley, NC 828.734.7819 828.926.7883, Email: [email protected]

REAL ESTATEANNOUNCEMENT

AMERICA’S BEST BUY! 20 Acres - Only $99/mo! $0 Down. No Credit Checks. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE & Owner Financing. Near El Paso, Texas. Beautiful Mountain Views! Free Color Brochure. 1.877.284.2072 www.TexasLandBuys.com SAPA

HOMES FOR SALE

BRUCE MCGOVERNA Full Service [email protected] Property Management 828.283.2112.

MEDICAL

ACORN STAIRLIFTS. The Affordable solution to your stairs! **Limited time -$250 Off Your Stairlift Purchase!** Buy Direct & SAVE. Please call 1.800.291.2712 for FREE DVD and brochure.

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SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB. Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 800.807.7219 for $750 Off.

FOR SALECHAMPION SUPPLYJanitorial supplies. Professional cleaning products, vacuums, jani-torial paper products, swimming pool chemicals, environmentally friendly chemicals, indoor & out-door light bulbs, odor elimination products, equipment repair includ-ing household vacuums. Free de-livery across WNC. www.champion-supply.com 800.222.0581, 828.225.1075.

ENJOY 100 PERCENT GUARANTEED,Delivered?to-the-door Omaha Steaks! SAVE 74 percent PLUS 4 FREE Burgers - The Family Value Combo - ONLY $39.99. ORDER To-day 1.800.715.2010 Use code 48829AFK or www.OmahaSteaks.com/mbfvc46SAPA

PET MATELarge Dog Crate 40x27x30, Clean Good Cond. $45. Large Red Radio Flyer Wagon, 0890 Vintage, little rust $35. Call 828.524.8138.

BEWARE OF LOAN FRAUD. Please check with the Better Business Bureau or Consumer Protection Agency before sending any money to any loan company. SAPA

DELETE BAD CREDITIn just 30.days! Raise your credit score fast! Results Guaranteed! Free To Start Call 855.831.9712. Hurry!! Limited Enrollments Available. SAPA

NICOL ARMS APARTMENTSNOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Offering 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments, Starting at $400Section 8 Accepted - Handicapped Accessible Units When Available

OFFICE HOURS:Tues. & Wed. 10:00am - 5:00pm &

Thurs. 10:00am- 12:00pm168 E. Nicol Arms Road

Sylva, NC 28779Phone# 1.828.586.3346TDD# 1.800.725.2962

Equal Housing Opportunity

FURNITURE:3 Piece set: small desk, table, waste basket. Professionally hand painted white with yellow & green. Like new, very nice. In Franklin $40 239.691.1100.

PETS

HAYWOOD SPAY/NEUTER828.452.1329

Prevent Unwanted Litters!The Heat Is On!

Spay/Neuter For Haywood Pets As Low As $10.

Operation Pit is in Effect!Free Spay/Neuter, Micro-chip & Vaccines For Hay-

wood Pitbull Types & Mixes!Hours:

Tuesday-Friday, 12 Noon - 6 pm182 Richland Street,

Waynesville

LAWN ANDGARDEN

BANNER ELK, NC - 10 acre tract adjoining National Forest, huge panoramic views of Grandfather Mountain & access to 2 lakes & 9 parks! Taking a loss, $49,900. 877.717.5263, ext691.

PUBLISHER’S NOTICEAll real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise

“any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,

handicap, familial status or national origin, or an inten-tion, to make any such pref-erence, limitation or discrim-ination” Familial status in-cludes children under the

age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any

advertising for real estatewhich is in violation of thelaw. Our readers are herebyinformed that all dwellings

advertised in this newspaperare available on an equal

opportunity basis.

REAL ESTATEANNOUNCEMENT

NC MTNS NEAR ASHEVILLE - Owner must sell new log cabin on 1.5ac. Huge porches, vaulted ceiling, 1200sf ready to finish. $74,900, add'l acreage avail. 828.286.2981.

ABSOLUTE AUCTION - Independence, VA. 291 acres - 3 Tracts. Saturday, November 8th 10:30 am. 3.5 acres with Ware-house. 10.04 Acres with commer-cial building. 277 Acres marketa-ble mixed hardwood timber. Boyer Realty & Auction. Jimmy Boyer VAAR1279. 336.572 2323. [email protected]

REAL ESTATE, 7 Parcels, Farm, Homes, Lots-Gor-geous Mountain Views! Nov. 7th & 8th, Mill Spring, NC; Landrum, SC. United Country - Rogers Auction-eers, Inc. 919.545.0412. RogersAuction.com. NCFL7360-SCFL3919

STORAGE SPACEFOR RENT

BULLFROG STORAGEConvenient Location 19/23Between Clyde and Canton

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GREAT SMOKIES STORAGEConveniently located off 19/23 by Thad Woods Auction. Availa-ble for lease now: 10’x10’ units for $55, 20’x20’ units for $160.

Get one month FREE with 12 month contract. Call

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NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS! Fall or winter vacations! Cabins, Condos, Homes. Pets welcome. Nightly, Weekly & Monthly rentals. Best rates. Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock. Foscoe Rentals 1.800.723.7341 www.foscoerentals.com. SAPA

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TO ADVERTISE IN THE NEXT ISSUE828.452.4251 | [email protected]

Beverly Hanks & Associatesbeverly-hanks.com

• Michelle McElroy — beverly-hanks.com

• Marilynn Obrig — beverly-hanks.com

• Mike Stamey — beverly-hanks.com

• Ellen Sither — [email protected]

ERA Sunburst Realty — sunburstrealty.com

Haywood Properties — haywoodproperties.com

• Steve Cox — [email protected]

Keller Williams Realtykellerwilliamswaynesville.com

• Ron Kwiatkowski — ronk.kwrealty.com

Mountain Home Properties — mountaindream.com

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Main Street Realty — mainstreetrealty.net

McGovern Real Estate & Property Management

• Bruce McGovern — shamrock13.com

Emerson Group

• George Escaravage — [email protected]

Prudential Lifestyle Realty — vistasofwestfield.com

Realty World Heritage Realtyrealtyworldheritage.com

• Carolyn Lauterrealtyworldheritage.com/realestate/viewagent/7766

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• Ron Breese — ronbreese.com

• Dan Womack — [email protected]

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Cell (828) [email protected]

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Ron BreeseBroker/Owner

2177 Russ Ave.Waynesville, NC 28786Cell: [email protected] office independently owned & operated.

Full Service Property Management828-456-6111

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Residential and Commercial Long-Term Rentals

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Pet Adoption

ARF (HUMANE SOCIETY OF JACKSON COUNTY)Holds rescued pet adoptions Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:00 (weather

permitting) at 50 Railroad Avenue in Sylva. Animals arespayed/neutered and current on shots.

Most cats $60, most dogs $70. Preview available pets at www.a-r-f.org,

or call foster home.

ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY828.761.2001, 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC 28806

We’re located behind Deal Motorcars, off Brevard & Pond Rd.

NEWMAN - A four month oldShepherd mix. He weighs 20pounds, is friendly, and veryhandsome. He gets along withother dogs and is working oncrate training, but isn’t fullyhousebroken due to his youngage. Newman could be adoptednow, but can’t go to his newhome until he is neutered. ARFis scheduling this surgery for assoon as possible. 828.508.1301.BANDIT - An adolescent,neutered, black cat. He tries toanswer the telephone. He islitter box trained. 828.586.5647.SIR JOSEPH - A white with tanmarkings Jack Russell. He is 2years old and weighs 15 lbs.Call 877.273.5262.BARNUM - A purebred, 3 yearold, male, 28 lb. Beagle. He issweet, good on a leash, workingon house training, and uses a

doggie door. Barnum is very laidback, but will definitely let youknow if someone is at the door.Call 828.586.5186.SMOKY - A two-year-old brindleAussie mix. He is lively andfriendly. Call 877.273.5262.VIOLET - A 1-2 year old,purebred Black and tan hound.She is very affectionate.877.273.5262. ARF’S NEXT LOW-COSTdog and cat spay/neuter trip isin December 1st. Register inadvance at ARF’s adoption sitein Sylva 1-3 on Saturdays.Spaces are limited, so don’twait until the last minute toregister. You should not bringyour animal to registration. Dobring income documentation ifyou wish to apply for free orother low-income discounts.877.273.5262.

CONNOR - Great Dane/RetrieverMix dog – black & white, I wasborn in spring 2014 and I’m ahandsome, energetic pup. Ialready weigh 53 pounds, so I’mgoing to be a big boy. I alreadyknow how to use a doggy-door tolet myself go potty, and I havemastered several commands.Even though I enjoy playing roughwith other big dogs, I do getalong with cats and small dogsand I am very respectful of them.Adoption fees vary; if you’reinterested in me, please [email protected] - Domestic Shorthaircat – gray & cream, I am 4-5years old, and I’m a big beautifulgirl. I am front-declawed, whichmeans I need to stay strictlyindoors! I’m very sweet and

people-friendly and will seek outyour attention, but don’t getalong with other cats very well.Adoption fees vary; if you’reinterested in me, please [email protected] - Domestic Shorthaircat – apricot & white, I am about8 years old, and I’m intelligent,sweet girl with plenty of energyleft but maturity to go with it. Ienjoy cuddling but will not“smother” you with my affection.Many of my teeth have beenextracted, but that doesn’t stopme from being able to eat dry catfood. I get along fine with dogs,birds, and other cats, but I doprefer an environment that ismore calm than active. Adoptionfees vary; if you’re interested:[email protected].

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ACROSS1 River to the Baltic5 Lost tourist’s aid8 Get - of (reach)13 Grant19 Playful sprite20 Bullring cheer21 Brownish tint22 Camelot king23 “There is -!”24 Start of a riddle27 Riddle, part 229 Isle of exile for

Napoleon30 Stakes31 It’s larger than giga-32 Old fruit soda brand34 “I’m freezing!”36 Ex-soldier37 Musical gift38 Start of a pirate’s

chant42 Docs treating tonsilli-

tis45 Defiant sorts47 Riddle, part 352 “At Last” singer -

James53 Raise, as a house54 Nero’s 6255 South - (75-Down’s

country)59 Turn outward61 Riddle, part 464 Johann Pachelbel’s “-

in D”66 “Just a moment”67 Limo-riding type68 Alpha- - acid71 Paid to play cards73 Cat warnings76 Chicken - king

77 How matching itemsare often sold80 “- Mio” (Pavarotti

favorite)82 Riddle, part 587 Ne’er-do-well91 Polynesian island

group92 Pupil setting93 Baseball great Hank95 Forearm part96 End of the riddle100 Trix or Kix103 Un-PC suffix104 Laura or Bruce of

film105 Start for eminent106 Actress and comic

Gasteyer107 Twist the truth109 Deer kin112 “- -daisy!”114 “Would - to You?”

(1985 pop song)116 Enlarge119 Start of the riddle’s

answer124 End of the riddle’s

answer127 Oppositionist128 Spotted wildcat129 Cook on a grill130 Bexley beer131 News nugget132 Car varieties133 Feels like134 Silent “yes”135 Divining aids

DOWN1 Pendant gem2 High-tech viewing

medium3 Acquit

4 Winona of “Heathers”5 Not stereo6 Balm plant7 Cathedral seats8 “For want of - the

horse was lost”9 Irreligious10 Choose (to)11 - Brite12 Novelist Roald13 Brand of rum14 Show fallibility15 Ticket part16 Steal things17 Dismissal from a posi-

tion18 Pulls with a violent

twist25 Country music chan-

nel26 Subside28 “It rained all night the

- left ...”33 Slope35 Poolroom accessories37 Sword sort39 With 122-Down, like a

Cyclops40 Marx who kept mum41 Keats’ “- Melancholy”43 Sent a cell message

to44 Zuricher, e.g.46 Greek letters after pis48 Sleep: Prefix49 Passé TV hookup50 Pub. defender, e.g.51 Bee’s home56 Gives gas57 Novelist Wiesel58 Viper types60 - chi62 - voce (very softly)63 Say again

65 Scholastic sports gp.68 Ordinances69 Ice skater Kulik70 Date source71 Lend a hand72 Web location74 Ailing75 See 55-Across78 Short play79 High nest80 Used a scull81 Harriet Beecher -83 Rob of “The West

Wing”84 Agra’s Taj -85 Mas’ mates86 - Jacinto88 Puts on seductively89 Converted to code90 Comical Martha94 “Morning Edition”

airer97 Detrains, say98 1962 hit for the

Exciters99 Difficult task100 Turks and - Islands101 Intertwine102 Complained bitterly108 Bard’s “before”110 Boat spines111 Pig pad113 Rocker Liz115 Jazzy Fitzgerald117 Sky spheres118 Used to be120 Fed. agent121 Saintly ring122 See 39-Down123 Virtual citizens in a

video game125 Had a victory126 Tip of a boot

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This region has been furnishing theeastern United States with quantitiesof various evergreen materials (trees,

running ground cedar, mistletoe, galax, andso on) for well over a century. Of these, oneof the most interesting is American holly. Inmany ways, theplant’s dark greenleaves and scarletberries signify theseason almost asmuch as theChristmas tree itself.

The ongoing cus-tom of employingevergreen plants fordecorative purposesduring the winter isobviously one of considerable antiquity,apparently originating in pre-Christian cere-monies that celebrated the winter solstice.Festooning the interior of dwellings withevergreens was a way of providing a refugefor sylvan spirits that allowed them to sur-vive the winter gloom.

In time, our immediate ancestors — whowere not for the most part inclined towardunrestrained revels or a belief in woodlandspirits — exchanged holly’s bright fruits andshiny leaves as a token of friendship to helpcheer up homes at a time of the year whendaylight was at its shortest.

In Western North Carolina there are

three holly species, belonging to the genus“Ilex” (pronounced “ee-lexs”). Two of these,winterberry and mountain holly, bear clus-ters of scarlet berries that make a colorfulshow in winter but do not have evergreenleaves.

American holly (I. opaca) is easily identi-fied by its spiny, wavy-edged, glossy, ever-green leaves borne on alternating stems.Each leaf persists for about three yearsbefore being shed in the spring. The lightgray bark is often roughened by wart-likegrowths.

In WNC, Christmas holly is a relativelyuncommon tree found in rich bottomlands,cove hardwoods, and hemlock forests.Mature trees tend to form a pyramidalshape with a narrow crown. Specimens of upto four feet in diameter have been reportedfrom the rich bottomlands of Texas andArkansas, but in our region a holly with adiameter of two feet is good-sized.

You will have undoubtedly noticed thatmost holly trees do not bear berries. This isbecause the “male” trees bear staminateflowers that produce pollen, while the“female” trees bear pistillate flowers andproduce fruit. Many plants (willow, sas-safras, persimmon, mulberry, etc.) haveevolved this method of producing pollenand seed-bearing flowers on separate indi-

viduals in order to effectively insure cross-fertilization.

Before Christmas-green pickers beganmindlessly harvesting the leaves and berryclusters from female hollies, there was nodoubt a more even distribution of the sexes.But the habit of tearing off the berry-ladenbranches has resulted in the obvious deple-tion of the female type, while over thecourse of time necessarily reducing theentire population.George Ellison wrote the biographical introduc-

tions for the reissues of two Appalachian clas-sics: Horace Kephart’s Our Southern

Highlanders and James Mooney’s History,Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees.

In June 2005, a selection of his Back Thencolumns was published by The History Press in

Charleston as Mountain Passages: Naturaland Cultural History of Western North

Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains.Readers can contact him at P.O. Box 1262,

Bryson City, N.C., 28713, or at [email protected].

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