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stacks are up, the fabricated “skin� is being applied, the dockside entry is under construction and exterior painting is scheduled for this month. “We’re right on schedule and in February we’ll be prepared to announce the Grand Opening date and reveal the name of the celebrity guest who will christen the ship,� says Titanic owner, John Joslyn. +LULQJ RI PRUH WKDQ crew members will take place starting in March 2010. Starting February 1, 2010 applicants for various exciting positions at the museum attraction will be able to download an employment form on our web site.www.titanicpigeonforge.

com In the meantime, as the excitement and suspense grows, you’re invited to become a “sidewalk superintendent� at the admission-free Titanic Preview Trailer now open at the job site. Visitors are invited to stop by the trailer for a preview tour of this incredible landmark development in the making. In addition, a large electronic billboard now flanks the museum attraction’s entrance, giving passers-by continuous headline information. There are some fine traveling Titanic exhibits on tour, but 6(( 7,7$1,& /$81&+ 21 3$*( $

Internet insufficiency: Lee Knight to Perform at Folk School on Efforts being made to bring Thursday, February 18th at 7:00 pm on February 18. The concerts, schools, camps, WNC up to speed concert is free although dona- Elderhostels and libraries Glossary: Bandwidth: The transmission speed of data over the Internet. The higher the better. ISP: Internet Service Provider, a company that connects users to the web. Switches: The available slots on a local neighborhood box for DSL subscribers. Low-speed Internet: . 0RGHP RU 'LDO 8S The most sluggish form of Internet service. The slowest DSL connection is about ten times as fast. High-speed Internet: DSL: Direct Service Line. Internet speeds range from about 1-7 megabytes per second, although most people get around 2 mb/s. Speed upgrades could take a week to effect. Fiber-optic: Comparatively limitless speed. Some local cusWRPHUV RUGHU VSHHGV RI PE V to 100 mb/s from BRMEMC. Fiber can also provide TV and phone service. Speed changes take minutes.

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Potential mountain home buyers are beginning to notice the divide. Internet availability is changing land value in the mountains, Joy Stein, the owner of Vista Realty in Murphy, said. Stein said web access has become the biggest concern among recent customers. “They don’t want to go anywhere that there’s not Internet,� she said. Even Messex said she’s starting to eye real estate listings that advertise strong Internet connections. Many retired folks work online, using services like eBay to make a living, Stein said. “In this changing high-tech world today, absolutely, property away from fiber-optic lines is less valuable,� she said. What Stein really wants is a By: Harrison Keely map showing which local properties get any high-speed access, but Sentinel Writer it’s not easy to figure out. Janet Messex visits Murphy to For Stein, Internet connectiviget away from the rest of the world; ty is also a personal problem. Local her Cherokee County home has no cellular service and no Internet Internet Service Providers told her access. But now that the Florida that the only way a fiber-optic resident is eyeing a permanent cable would connect her neighbormove to the mountains, the ideal hood was if each of her neighbors getaway is beginning to look like signed up for service as well. full-time isolation. High-speed Internet in Western Cherokee County is pretty much “Internet access will be a necessity to keep in touch with non-existent, she said. family and friends I leave behind,� “Just across the line in Georgia, she said. Windstream is all over the place, Even though Messex lives just even in remote areas,� she said. D KDOI PLOH IURP +LJKZD\ “Here we can’t even get high-speed Internet companies told her there Internet on the main highway... It’s aren’t enough people interested in a very untapped market.� high-speed access to provide it. UNABLE TO WORK “People who are used to havFive months ago Information ing connectivity all the time miss Technology Specialist Patrick it,� she said. “When my son comes Richardt had multiple ISPs comhe doesn’t stay very long, he gets peting to offer him faster speeds at bored. His cell phone doesn’t work better prices. and he can’t get on the Internet.� Then he moved to Hayesville. The web used to be simple. Richardt said he was shocked Browsing basic pages of informa- to learn of the region’s Internet tion over a phone line seemed like insufficiency when he arrived at his all anyone ever needed. rental house from Atlanta. Yet just a decade later, the net The house had a DSL connechas shifted to an interactive game- tion when he was considering it, playing, movie-watching, video- but the landlord cut the service conferencing necessity. While when Richardt moved in. many urban networks have kept up 6(( ,17(51(7 21 3$*( with consumer demand for high $ speed access, the mountains of

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Folksinger Lee Knight will be featured in special Thursday night concert in the Community Room at The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C.

tions are welcome. Lee Knight hails from the Adirondack Mountains of New York and became interested in folk music while in high school. He was introduced to traditional Southern Appalachian music while attending Wofford College in Spartanberg, SC.. As a result, Knight became interested in learning first hand from singers and musicians who carried on the traditions of their families and communities. He has studied folk music in his native Adirondacks, the southern Appalachians, Canada, Russia, Central Asia, Scotland, Colombia and Peru. He performs in community

around the country accompanying himself on guitar, dulcimer and banjo. Upcoming concert series performers at the Folk School include The Rosin Sisters )HEUXDU\ DQG -HUU\ DQG 3DXO :LOVRQ 0DUFK 7KH Friday night concert schedule is available on the world wide web at http://www.folkschool. org. For further information, call the Folk School at 828 RU )2/. SCH.

Will Calorie Listings Curb Our Fast-Food Habits? MADISON, Wis. -- Would you turn your back on deepfried cheese curds if you knew that a single serving packs in FDORULHV" People in the Dairy State will join others across the country in facing that question if Wisconsin passes a proposed law that would require chain restaurants to post nutrition information. New York City was a leader, with a menu law that went into effect in July 2008; California and Massachusetts have passed similar bills, and there is a federal version in the current health care bill. Expect to see more such “labeling laws,� says Tom

Oliver, associate director for health policy at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, as states ease their way into stronger regulation of industry and consumer behavior associated with major health problems such as obesity. “Providing accurate information to help people choose healthier diets is a small but constructive step that government leaders are likely to try out before more controversial strategies such as taxes or bans on particular foods and beverages,� he says. Such policies are driven by EDOORRQLQJ REHVLW\ UDWHV percent of Americans were REHVH LQ XS IURP

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Gov. Perdue Honors Area Boy Scouts on their 100th Anniversary RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue honored Boy Scouts of the Daniel Boone Council on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. That day marked the 100 th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts and was celebrated around the country, including in Raleigh where Boy Scouts met with Gov. Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves to present their community service plans for the coming year. The Daniel Boone Council, which includes Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay,

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Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties, committed to 14,000 hours of community service. “Congratulations to the Boy Scouts on their 100 th anniversary,� said Gov. Perdue. “I’m especially proud of their commitment to community service. During these tough times it’s more important than ever to give back to the community and the Boy Scouts are a shining example.�

The scouts who attended the Raleigh ceremony were: Kyle Zulfer, Avery Cameron Barnett, Buncombe Gregory Kilma, Cherokee Callie Pruitt, Haywood Jovahnna Kathleen Graves, Henderson Jesse Justice, Jackson Ethan Edwards, Macon Logan Lueck, Transylvania

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CA L E N D A R North Carolina Symphony Bach and Brahms Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Lynn Harrell, cello Feb. 18, 2010, 8:00 p.m. Lee Auditorium, Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines, N.C. Feb. 19-20, 2010, 8:00 p.m. Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina Symphony Johnny Mathis William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor Feb. 26-27, 2010, 8:00 p.m. Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, N.C. Operation Yuletide Helpers is asking the residents of Graham County to donate their aluminum cans. Drop offs maybe made at Hosanna Baptist Church. All proceeds raised will help provide needy children's Christmas for 2010. If you have any questions please contact Ruby Turpin at 479-8626.

E N V I R O N M E N TA L EDUCATION TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER YOUTH LEADERS CEU credits offered! Aquatic Project WILD Robbinsville Community Building February 20, 2010 8:30-3:30 Instructor: Tonya Poole NC Wildlife Commission NC Cooperative Extension and the NC Wildlife Commission will be offering A class on environmental education in February. There is no charge for the class, but pre-registration is required by February 12. The class is open to all educators, youth volunteers, scout leaders and adults working with youth grades K-12. Teachers can earn one continuing education unit for each class.

North Carolina Symphony The Planets Andrew Litton, conductor William Wolfram, piano March 4, 2010, 8pm Memorial Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. March 5-6, 2010, 8pm Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, N.C.

Nevertheless, Anderson said that no matter how many people call to complain, there are some locations where engineers just say the job isn’t feasible yet. Brasstown and Tusquittee are two of those places. Some customers have been confused by a service area map on DNet’s web site that shows Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties completely highlighted in “Fastlane” DSL coverage. Judy Chapman, a manager at the Franklin-based ISP, said the map isn’t meant to mislead customers but rather to show that the service is available to some residents in those counties. She said the only way to be sure who is covered is for DNet to test a customer’s phone line. “We would love to provide more in these three counties but we’re limited,” Chapman said. “DSL is not available everywhere and it’s surprising to us the people who qualify and the people who don’t... it’s not necesarily if you live in town or not.” Brinke said customers aren’t the only ones longing for improved Internet speeds. “A lot of our employees don’t have service and are desperate to get it too,” he said. CAN YOU CONNECT ME NOW? Both Anderson and Chapman remarked that Verizon has consistently been slow to respond to infrastructure issues. “We feel like we brought broadband to WNC,” Anderson said. “We lined-up DSL even when Verizon refused to set it up on its own network.” Chapman said she also knows the frustrations of operating on Verizon’s phone lines to provide DSL to local customers. DNet relies on Verizon to update switches in DSL boxes to add more customers but the phone company has made no improvements whatsoever on the local infrastructure for about a year, Chapman said. Why is the phone company suddenly so lax? Last May Verizon agreed to sell its landline phone services in 14 states (including North Carolina) to a company called Frontier Communications Corp. in a deal valued at $8.6 billion. The move will triple the the size of Frontier. But the deal has yet to be sealed. “During this transition phase there seems to be no improvments on the lines,” Chapman said. “It makes it difficult to find someone who knows what’s going on.” She said that many customers attempting to change Internet speeds during the last few months had unexpectedly been cut off from service completely by the phone company. “If people want a speed change we’re advising them not to do it right now,” she said. “If people cancel phone service but not DSL, the whole line might end up getting cancelled. As soon as it’s cancelled the service may be snatched up by the next available customer. If it gets cancelled the person who had

the service yesterday may not be able to get it. It’s very difficult for us when we’re still trying to provide excellent service.” Chapman said she believed the Frontier deal could be a threeyear process, stranding eager Internet customers in limbo. “We have no control,” she said. “Verizon’s not going to fix any of the problems because they consider it a Frontier issue.” Chapman said that despite the troubles from corporate Verizon, DNet has maintained a strong relationship with the telecom giant’s local employees. “They feel part of our pain too,” she said. Verizon spokesperson Christy Reap gave a more optimistic timeline for the negotiation, however, stating that the company was on track to close the deal in the second quarter of 2010. THE PRICE OF PROGRESS So what would it take to get that high-speed fiber-optic line a mile down the road to reach your home? A low estimate would be about $60,000, Chapman said, indicating that the cost would only shoot higher with terrain issues. “It’s hardly feasible for a residential customer to try to connect to [fiber-optic],” she said. Anderson said that while the cable itself would run approximately $20,000 per mile, the cost is double for underground cables, and trucks, equipment and employee salaries easily send the price much higher. “Material is not really the biggest expense, it’s the labor,” said David Hubbs, CEO of BalsamWest FiberNET, a company that builds telecommunications infrastructure in Western North Carolina. Hubbs said the cost to lay a new cable can fluctuate wildly. “If you put it underground along a road it can be relatively easy,” he said. “If you get into an area where there’s a lot of rock it can be very expensive. In the WNC mountains we have dicovered a lot of rock.” To avoid weather outages and pole attachment fees, 99 percent of the cable BalsamWest lays is underground, Hubbs said. At those prices, it would take approximately $5 million to connect 81 miles of high-speed Internet to every home in Tusquittee for just 11 customers per mile... if everyone committed to buying service. To Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, that kind of a price isn’t feasible to stay in business. Customer density is often an indicator of Internet speed. Brinke called the issue “a tricky balancing act,” stating that population density in rural WNC (at about 12 residents per mile) is just a fraction of the 150-2,000 potential customers for every mile of fiber in a city. “If we had more subdivisions, it would be a lot more cost effective,” he said. “Since we don’t have that luxury we struggle sometimes to build lines we really, really want to do.”

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Because only a few switches are available for the whole neighborhood, the next person waiting in line was able to snatch up the only spot available, leaving Richardt dry. And, like Stein, local ISPs refuse to connect the fiberoptic line from the nearby highway to his street. “It’s like trying to find a parking space in a full parking lot; you just can’t get online,” he said. “My only option at this point is either a 56K modem, which absolutely will not work, or satellite, which is entirely too expensive...” Ironically, Richardt works for a high-tech network infrastructure company called K-Star Inc., but when he moved to the mountains he quickly discovered that working from home was impossible. “I can help hundreds and thousands of clients while sitting at my computer... but now I can’t do that,” he said. “The Internet’s bascially become a way of life for some people... [I’m] getting no help from the few Internet Service Providers around the area.” Richardt said that Verizon has refused to upgrade its mountain network to allow more bandwidth because the company has monopolized the local industry. “There have been requests to update the line but Verizon doesn’t have to do it because there’s no other competition,” he said. Richardt said he’s considering moving again because of the whole ordeal, even though he doesn’t want to. “I’ve struggled a whole lot with the Internet since I got here and I’ve prety much given up on it,” he said. “I can’t stay like this for a long period of time.” F R U S T R A T I O N MOUNTING “It’s becoming a volatile issue and emotional issue for folks now,” Erik Brinke, director of economic development for local ISP Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, said. BRMEMC gets calls every day from locals pleading for faster Internet to no avail, Brian Anderson, the corporation’s broadband director, said. “Folks are increasingly dependent on broadband,” Brinke said. “We really need the public’s patience.” Brinke said locals will inevitably get more and more frustrated as they try to use the Internet for increasingly intensive intentions. “There’s no inalienable right to have broadband access,” Brinke said, adding, “It’s increasingly becoming not neccesarily a right, but a necessity.” Anderson said that he recognizes some pockets of customers are under-served. He said one such pocket, Fires Creek, currently has an Internet enhancement project underway. Gauging customer demand is crucial, Anderson said, adding that BRMEMC includes general response forms with electric bills and keeps track of where phone complaints are coming from. He said the company tries to get customers to pre-sign commitments if there’s enough interest.

Chapman said installing a wireless tower would be an even better solution for future developments, stating that it’s more feasible to beam Internet into homes than to bury cables in the ground. Like Verizon before it, DNet’s fastest growing market has become wireless service, which Chapman said is much more reliable than DSL. “We’re still relying on Verizon to get lines fixed and that could takes months,” she said. In comparison, Chapman said wireless dilemmas can be repaired almost immediately and that the ISP has yet to push the limits on wireless speed. The service is only available in Franklin for now, however, though Chapman said DNet would try to expand it to Cherokee and Clay counties if a high-speed line could be run across the mountains. “The main hold-up is the construction cost,” she said. A fiberoptic line stretching the 34 miles between downtown Franklin and downtown Hayesville could easily run upwards of $3 million and face complicated terrain challenges. In the meantime, Hubbs said BalsamWest has buried approximately 340 miles of fiber in WNC. He said BalsamWest is trying to work with other organizations to determine a model that is workable for residential fiber in rural communities. Hubbs said other services (such as TV and phone) would have to be offered in addition to Internet to make the cost of the lines, permits, easements and heavy-duty engineering worthwhile. “There is hope,” he said. “It’s an ongoing process.” G O V E R N M E N T INTERVENTION Brinke believes the solution may be in history itself. The BRMEMC employee compared the rural North Carolina high-speed Internet problem to the challenge of providing electric power to disconnected residents before Congress introduced the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. When the government realized how important electricity was it stepped in to create rural electric cooperatives because the population densities wouldn’t justify the cost of building power lines,” he said. “If you’re a for-profit company you’re not going to make any money [reaching rural customers],” Brinke said. “Even if you’re nonprofit, it’s still difficult.” Cue the government. In December Vice President Joe Biden announced a $33 million federal stimulus grant to build a 260-mile fiber-optic line that aims to connect Atlanta with North Carolina. Brinke said the new highspeed network will bring more data at better prices and that BRMEMC has been given two years to finish the project. “We’ve been really fortunate in our service territory to garner the kind of attention from government agencies that we have,”

Brinke said. “Clay County had a downtown fiber network before most people even knew what fiber was.” While he praised federal efforts to bring Internet to Western North Carolina, Brinke said the government still needs to become more involved in providing rural access. “Ultimately it depends on citizens who will contact their elected officials and fight for it,” he said. “There have been some great things done. We have a lot of great things to come.” A NEW FRONTIER Nevertheless, providing faster speed to current DSL customers is not the most important issue, Chapman explained. “For a lot of people in the mountains high-speed Internet is still not available at all,” she said. And while Chapman believes it’s too early for DNet to predict what kind of improvements, if any, Frontier might make, it turns out that the two companies share a similar mission. “It doesn’t matter how fast the Internet is on your system; if you can’t get it out to people, it doesn’t matter,” said Frontier’s Steve Crosby. “We have to get it out to people first.” Crosby, vice president of regulatory, legislative and public relations, said Frontier was utilizing the transition period to work with Verizon teams. Everyone from engineers to customer care managers are currently trying to understand the needs in each individual state, he said. Improvements to Western North Carolina’s network will begin as soon as the transaction with Verizon closes, he said, noting that the benefits of an improved infrastructure would be felt within a few years. While Frontier plans to install a few fiber-optic lines, Crosby said the primary concern is beefing up available switches and building more DSL lines on the existing infrastructure as quickly as possible. Despite the heavy cost of improvements, Crosby said the company’s successful track record speaks for itself. “This is the kind of company that sits well with N.C.,” he said. “This transaction is something that we sought out from Verizon. Our focus has been rural; small town, small city.” In the rural areas where Frontier’s service is currently available, 92 percent of residents have access to high-speed Internet. In contrast, Crosby said Verizon’s properties (including WNC) currently average about 63 percent DSL penetration. “There are ways to get further and further out in the network,” he said. “Clearly there are people who say it can’t be done and we’ve proven them wrong with our current system.” Customers who currently use Verizon for Internet services will be switched to Frontier, Crosby said, noting that Frontier would be much faster than Verizon to make

improvements. “I think we’re a pretty darn responsive company,” he said. Crosby added that Frontier had already communicated with ISPs in all of the states its acquiring, but Chapman said no one from Frontier had visited DNet to keep the company informed. In an article on SpeedMatters. org, Dr. Kenneth Peres said he was concerned about the VerizonFrontier deal: “Verizon is abandoning rural America and leaving a broad swath of destruction in its wake,” he said. “Verizon sold its telephone lines in Hawaii. The result: consumers received terrible service quality and Hawaiian Telecom went bankrupt. Verizon sold its lines in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to tiny FairPoint. The result: terrible service quality and FairPoint is nearly bankrupt. Verizon spun off Idearc - its Yellow Pages operation. The result: bankruptcy.” On Aug. 11, 2009, the Wall Street Journal wrote, “In all, these companies have lost upward of $13 billion in value and counting.” The story continued “...[Verizon’s CEO] extracted prices that literally sucked the life out of the buyers.” The sale of 4.8 million access lines to Frontier comes packaged with more than $3 billion of debt left over from Verizon. “In effect, we are all subsidizing Verizon’s abandonment of rural America,” Peres wrote. “Frontier, just like FairPoint and Hawaiian Telecom, is promising everything to everyone. It promises to increase investment, improve service quality, significantly expand broadband availability and increase jobs – and to do this while taking on more than $3 billion in new debt while cutting operations by 21 percent!” THE SATELLITE EFFECT In the meantime, customers who don’t have access to highspeed Internet have been experimenting with satellite service from companies like HughesNet and WildBlue. Freelance Art Director Steve Newton said he didn’t even consider not being able to get Internet service when he moved to Tusquittee from Atlanta last year, but now satellite is his only choice. Having designed ads for the Red Cross, John Deere, Land Rover, Southwest Airlines, and the U.S. Air Force to name a few, Newton said he depends on speedy web access to work with clients. “The satellite Internet here is just a hair better than dial-up,” he said. “I’m paying about $65 a month and I’m not happy.” Newton said he’s called everyone there is to call to get faster Internet; he even asked a BRMEMC employee if it would help to start a petition signed by locals who share his quest for bandwidth. “Before I could finish my sentence she said, ‘No, that’s not going to make a difference,’” he recalled.

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C O MMU N IT Y National Active and Retired First Time Home Buyer Federal Employees Association Seminar Offered at ODWC The Smoky Mountain Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at noon, Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Shoney’s of Lake Junaluska located at 65 Paragon Parkway near the former Walmart Store. The program will be presented by David Teague, Haywood County Public Information Officer. The Chapter serves Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain and Graham Counties. All NARFE members and those eligible to become mem-

bers are invited to attend. Federal Employees with five or more years of service are eligible to join NARFE. For further information regarding membership, contact Ed Fox (828)456-5251 in Haywood County. In Jackson County, contact Betty Brintnall (828) 586-9292. In Swain County, contact Don Bunn (828) 497-7839. In Macon County contact Luci Swanson (828) 369-8922.

HGTV Chooses Local Woman for "First Time Design" Episode CMS employee, Barbara Arcaini, lands her own episode slated to air March 13, 2010. Charlotte , NC – Move over Clay Aiken and Kelly Pickler! North Carolina is once again home to the winner of a nationwide talent search. Charlotte’s Barbara Arcaini was chosen to put her design skills to the test in her very own episode of HGTV’s newest reality series “First Time Design.” Taped September 8-13, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA, Arcaini’s episode airs on Saturday, March 13 at 2:30pm. She was given three days to complete a redesign for a homeowner in Los Angeles, mentored by an established HGTV designer whose identity will be kept secret until the show airs. “This is definitely a milestone in my life,” said Arcaini. “When HGTV called in July to say I was under consideration, I was thrilled. Over the next few weeks, I received several calls from a casting director. Then, I got THE call saying I was chosen!” Arcaini submitted an application in June after a friend saw the casting call in an online newsletter and emailed her the information. “When I got the email, my heart started pound-

ing. I’ve always wanted to design. I subscribe to almost every home design magazine on the market. It’s my passion. But I’ve never done design work professionally; just helped friends or volunteered my services for a fundraiser auction at my school.” With more than 28 years experience as a speech-language pathologist, Arcaini currently works at Oakhurst Elementary in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system. She was born in Cuba and moved to Miami, Florida at the age of five. Her family came to Charlotte in the summer of 2000 and purchased a home in Mint Hill. “I’ve already designed and redesigned every room in my home,” noted Arcaini. “I have so many design ideas and passions. Once a room is complete, it’s on to another. It’s a good thing my husband is handy with a paint brush and enjoys helping me. I just can’t get enough!” Arcaini’s husband is also employed with CMS. The application process necessitated the creation of an audition video. Arcaini’s son, an amateur videographer, enlisted the help of a talented friend who produced the piece and uploaded it onto YouTube.

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First Citizens Bank for over 12 years. She is in her 3rd year as a Mortgage Banker at First Citizens. The First-Time Home Buyer Seminar will answer many of your questions on the above topics. Call 828-321-2273 to register. Please leave your name and phone number. You will receive a call-back. There will be a $5 registration fee at the door. One Dozen Who Care, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) Community Development Corporation in Andrews, NC. www.odwc.org

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After reviewing state and local menu-labeling laws for a UW Population Health Institute publication, Tiffini Diage says that they are a matter of consumer rights. “Consumers should have equal rights to know about their food,” says Diage, a graduate student in public health at the UW. “Why is it that when I go to the grocery store, I have a right to know the calorie and nutritional content of the packaged food I buy, but when I go to a restaurant, I don’t?” She says the issue is especially important for people in poor neighborhoods, “nutrition deserts” where fast food may be the only choice. So far, research on New York City ’s law shows mixed results. A recent Stanford University study analyzed sales data from every New York Starbucks store, and found that the calories ordered dropped six percent between January 2008 and February 2009. (Among customers who ordered more than 250 calories per purchase, calorie consumption fell by 26 percent.) But another study, done at fast-food restaurants in poor New York City neighborhoods, found that calories per order actually increased slightly after the menu- labeling law took effect. Those results are troubling because the poor are already at greatest risk for obesity and diabetes. “It may reflect that when people are struggling to feed their families, the priority for cheap food competes with the priority for good food,” Diage says. Menu labeling could cre-

ate even bigger health disparities in the same way that antismoking campaigns have succeeded in convincing wealthier and better-educated people to quit, but have largely failed to help the poor and poorly educated. Still, information can empower anyone who is trying to change his or her life for the better. Dr. Aaron Carrel, a UW Health specialist in childhood obesity and diabetes, thinks that for those motivated to eat better, calorie listing will help. “I commonly see families who greatly underestimate the calories of foods they eat in restaurants,” he says. “And because more meals are consumed away from home, this could be important to many more people than it would have been 10 years ago.” While choosing lower-calorie fast food is just one step towards improving health, Carrel says, “I’m a believer in the idea that small changes can add up to a big difference.” Even if menu listings don’t create immediate change, they create awareness that some food choices are healthier. At Subway restaurants, which have voluntarily listed calories, customers on average order 54 fewer calories per meal than patrons of restaurants without menu labeling. “In the long run, I think it will not only change purchasing habits, it will also change the food foods offered on the menu,” Diage says. “I think once this information is available, people will begin demanding healthier food options.”

Satellite service is making “quantum leaps,” Blake said. She stated that HughesNet’s current satellite offers ten times the speed and capacity of its predecessor. Jupiter, she added, will be a 100fold improvement over the current hardware in orbit. The technological boosts will only continue, she said. Customer’s should be appreciating Jupiter’s improvements soon after the satellite is launched, Blake said, noting that either higher speeds will offered for the same price or current speeds will be offered at a lower price. MORE BARS For those who don’t want to face the HughesNet hassles, 3G cellular network cards provide another Internet alternative for laptops, although, like satellite, speeds are slower and cost is higher than traditional service. Unlike satellite, however, location matters, and in the mountains signal can prove to be pretty elusive. “If your home cell service doesn’t offer five bars, you’re not going to get a full data connection out of it,” Richardt said. Yet 90 year-old Harold “Dana” Austin can’t get a signal on his phone or high speed Internet to his

Murphy home. In fact, after losing electricity three times this past week, Internet is becoming the least of his worries. His daughter, Lee Epstein, lives four miles further down the road and gets DSL service. She said she considered ordering HughesNet for her father but was put off by the high cost. “He’s getting to the point that he’s considering giving up on it,” she said. “Partly because it takes so long for anything to come up.” While Brinke said BRMEMC is committed to improving the quality of broadband in the region, he couldn’t give a timeframe for unconnected communities. Customers who can’t get any high-speed coverage should continue pushing a community grassroots campaign forward, Brinke said. “Talk to your neighbors; talk to your elected officials. That will certainly create some ripples on our pond,” he said. “If you give us time we’ll get there...it’s just a very slow, very expensive endeavor that we feel should be cost-justified as we go along.”

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While satellite service has been good, it’s just not good enough, Newton said. “They’ve got you over a barrel out here,” he said. “You don’t have many options.” Many of the files Newton sends back and forth to clients over the Internet are too big to send at home, so he often drives 15 minutes into Hayesville to work from the network at the local library. Yet as the Internet evolves into a more bandwidth-intensive beast, Newton often has to drive into town just to download an update for iTunes, watch a video online, or download large files. Chapman said that while download speeds are usually fine for satellite users, upload speed, uptime and latency are the service’s biggest drags, especially during bad weather. Newton and Chapman both agree that the terrible connection is a small cost for paradise. “We live in a beautiful area but the disadvantage is the Internet,” Chapman said. “Tusquittee is drop dead gorgeous, so that’s just part of the trade-off,” Newton noted. “I don’t want it to be that way but I’m

accepting it.” CHANGES IN THE SKY Judy Blake, director of media relations for HughesNet, acknowledged that despite higher pricing, “if it’s the only thing in town” satellite can be a savior to some. HughesNet pricing starts at $60 a month for speeds of 1mb/s. For comparison, DNet offers a comparable speed for $25 per month. Blake said she wasn’t quite sure why satellite pricing is so high, but said it’s probably the expense of the technology involved. “The prices come down the more subscribers you have,” she added. “The DSL companies have millions. Satellite is a fairly new thing for consumers.” Chapman said she doesn’t foresee satellite Internet growing as much as other Internet technologies. One reason is that satellite is a poor medium for online gaming, which she said has become a big industry among DNet users in the region. Blake said changes are afoot, however, noting that a new satellite named “Jupiter” is scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2012.

Stecoah Township Rescue & Fire Department

Will be hosting a Bingo & Chili and Soup Supper on Saturday, February 27th

At the Stecoah Squad Building We will start serving supper at 4:00PM and Bingo at 6:00PM

Plate consists of soup or chili, sandwich, drink and dessert for $6.00

All Proceeds goes to benefit Stecoah Township Rescue & Fire Department

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Titanic Pigeon Forge will be a permanent three-deck structure built firmly on Tennessee soil. Shaped like Titanic herself, it will comfortably hold 20 galleries to display hundreds of authentic, priceless Titanic artifacts that were either carried from the ship and into lifeboats by passengers and crew, or were found afloat soon after the sinking and quickly salvaged by rescue boats. Thanks to a team of skilled and talented artisans, the museum attraction will also feature finely crafted exact reproductions of the original Titanic’s famous Grand Staircase, a FirstClass suite and a Third-Class cabin to name a few rooms. Guests will be able to walk the full scale Grand Staircase. It will lead to the First-Class suite, which will be dedicated to the socially prominent Mr. and Mrs. Straus who founded and owned Macy’s Department. The ship will be anchored in water to create the illusion of Titanic at sea, and a 90-minute self-guided tour will give guests the sensation of sailing on the original ship’s 1912 maiden voyage. Upon entry, each guest will receive a boarding pass bearing the name of an actual Titanic passenger or crew mem-

ber whose fate will be reveled on the Memorial Wall at tour end. Along the way, powerful emotions will surface as guests… Walk Titanic’s Grand Staircase Touch the frozen surface of an “iceberg” Feel the chill of that fateful “Starry Night” Study some of the largest, most detailed Titanic models ever built Grip the ship’s wheel and follow the Captain’s commands Tour world-class galleries and the rare historical artifacts they hold Sit in a Titanic lifeboat and listen to actual survivors tell their stories Send an SOS from the Marconi Wireless Room Test their balance while standing on mini-decks built to show the ever-steeper slope of Titanic as she sank Watch children eight years and younger explore the special interactive Titanic Tot Play-and-Learn Room Dive to Titanic’s wreck site via spectacular underwater camera footage Cedar Bay Entertainment is a privately owned entertainment and development company headquartered in Branson, Missouri, the site of Cedar Bay’s first Titanic Museum Attraction. Since its April 2006 grand opening, it has welcomed more than 2,000,000 guests.

WestCare Births Girls Twins Aubrie Marie Pruitt and Lauren Elizabeth Pruitt born on February 2 to Brian and Kellie Pruitt of Sylva in Jackson County, weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces and 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Rubiana-Lyn Josephine Conner born on January 28 to William Conner and Mary Queen of Sylva in Jackson County, weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Jayden Renee Webb born on January 31 to Joshua and Tara Webb of Franklin in Macon County, weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces. Autumn Faith Greene born on February 3 to Darian and Kim Greene of Franklin in Macon County, weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Ella Baileyanne Hoyle born on February 3 to Tonia Hoyle of Sylva in Jackson County, weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Campbell Claire Wegenka born on February 6 to Eric Wegenka and Emily Odiear of Whittier in Jackson County, weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Boys Kolten Heith Maney Clemmons born on January 29 to Johnathan Clemmons and Tiffany Davis of Waynesville in Haywood

County, weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Jaxon Lee Cooper born on February 4 to Jack and Karenda Cooper of Sylva in Jackson County, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Coy Lawton Davis born on February 4 to Clint and Kellie Davis of Franklin in Macon County, weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Miguel Angel Huerta Jr. born on February 5 to Miguel Huerta and Amanda Ward of Cherokee in Swain County, weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces. ZedekiAnthony Pheasant born on February 6 to Tyler McCoy and Philicia Pheasant of Cherokee in Swain County, weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Leonidus Asher Jenkins born on February 6 to Erin Jenkins of Bryson City in Swain County, weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces.

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CH U R C H Atoah Baptist Church- Pastor Vacant Bear Creek Baptist Church-Wesley O’Dell Bethel Baptist Church, U.S. #129 South-Pastor Burlin Aldridge, 4798495. Blessed Hope Baptist Church-Pastor Lennox Hedrick, 735-1402. Brooks Cove Baptist Church- Vacant Buffalo Independent Baptist Church Philip Ellington 479-7419 Cable Cove Baptist (Powell Branch) Church-Teddy Silvers Calvary Baptist Church-Pastor David Anderson Cedar Cliff Baptist Church-Pastor Daniel Stewart, 479-6553. Church of Christ Church of Grace-Pastor Todd Orr. Church of the Lamb - Snowbird Road 10:30 Services Sunday AM Wednesday eve. 7:00 PM 828-479-3548 Pastor David Allen

Cornerstone C o m m u n i t y Church(formerly First Assembly) 191 Robinson Rd, Andrews. Sunday 11AM. Phone 828321-3777. www. cornerstoneandrews.org.

Pastor Jimmy Millsaps, 479-8857.

Dry Creek Baptist Church-Pastor Max Cochran, 488-3256.

Hosanna Baptist Church-Pastor Max Turpin, 479-8626.

Eternal Believers - Missionary BaptistPastor Grant Burke, 479-2347

House of Prayer-Pastor Delmer Holder, 479-6041.

First Baptist Church-Pastor Noah Crowe, 479-3423.

Liberty Missionary Church- Pastor David Byrd, 479-1013.

Fontana Community Church-Pastor Ernest Stiles, 479-6375.

Little Snowbird Baptist Church, 1897 Little Snowbird Road (2 miles from Little/Big Snowbird Intersection)-Pastor Paul Teasdale, 479-3492.

Grace Fellowship Baptist ChurchPastor David Blackney, 479-3723. Grace Mountainside Lutheran Episcopal Church Deacon Steve Holcomb 479-2963 Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church,

Orr Branch Baptist Church - Pastor Michael Pannell Panther Creek Baptist ChurchPastor Mike Edwards.

Meadow Branch Baptist Church-Pastor Onley Williams, 479-2474. Midway Baptist Church- Pastor Jim Postell, 321-3938.

Edward and

Ruth Ann LeBlanc, 80

Heritage Hollow Drive (off Business Route 441 in town), Franklin, NC. Worship Service:

Sunday 11 am.

Phone: 828-369-3065. E-mail, unityfkn@gte.net.

Outreach ministry in

Unity Missionary Baptist Church-Worly

Robbinsville United Methodist ChurchPastor Tim Starbuck, 479-8581

Dehart

New Beginning Baptist-Pastor Marvin Mullinax, 479-4164.

Sawyer’s Creek Baptist Church

Long Creek Baptist Church-Pastor Gary Moore

New Hope Baptist Church- Pastor Sam Hayes, 828-321-4671

Lone Oak Baptist Church- Pastor Scott Roper-479-6319

Old Mother Baptist Church-Pastor James Philips, 479-6610

Stecoah Baptist Church-Pastor G.D. Phillips, 479-6656

Blue Ridge Street

Victory Baptist Church-Pastor Darrin Self Welch Cove Primitive Baptist Church-

Sweetgum Baptist Church-Pastor Kenny Ball, 488-3778

Pastor Michael Boring

Sweetwater

Zion Hill Baptist Church-Bijy Silvers

Baptist

Church-Pastor

Yellow Creek Baptist Church

With Mike Barres

Send your church announcements, thank you letters, church events, etc. to the Graham Sentinel, by email:sentinel.graham@ gmail.com, or mail to PO Box 2058 Robbinsville, NC 28771 or just drop it by the office. All church events must be in by 4:30 on Monday’s.

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ing. By bringing to life the excitement of a rock concert, the visual and auditory stimulation gives an added benefit to the learning experience. Our “classroom� contains plenty of energy and is has a rocked-out set replete with metal trusses, rolling desks, projection screens, lights, haze, and a live band onstage,� offers Lisa K. Bryant, director of Schoolhouse Rock Live! . WHEN:Performance Schedule for Schoolhouse Rock Live! March 11 – March 14 Evenings: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:00 pm Matinees: Thursday at 4:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm March 18 – March 21 Evenings: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:00 pm Matinees: Thursday at 4:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm WHERE: Flat Rock Playhouse is located on Greenville Hwy, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. From I-26 take exit 53 and follow the signs. COST: $18 Adults, $10 Students and Children INFO: (828) 693-0731; 866-732-8008 (Toll free); and www.flatrockplayhouse.org

Unity Church of Franklin – Revs.

Mt. Nebo Baptist Church-Pastor Gary Crisp 479 2792

He was preaching at our church. The guest evangelist said that having a desire to serve the Lord was an indication that you had really been saved. He told us about going to his pastor right after he got saved and asked if there was anything that he could do. The pastor gave him the job of vacuuming the sanctuary each week. He was faithful in the little, and now he is faithful over much, traveling all over the country preaching. I remember when that happened to me. Not long after I

WHAT: Onstage March 11 – March 21, the YouTheatre of Flat Rock Playhouse presents Schoolhouse Rock Live! , the stage adaptation of the awardwinning cartoon series that became a part of the consciousness of an entire generation. Schoolhouse Rock was famous for its clever and likable songs - songs that were so entertaining, kids didn’t realize they were learning as they memorized the tunes. The music was a danceable mixture of rock, jazz, bluegrass and country; and the cartoons were hip, funny, and well-crafted. The stage version of Schoolhouse Rock Live! appeals to original fans of the series as well as new audience members and features such favorites as “Three Is a Magic Number,� “Interjections,� “I’m Just a Bill,� and “Conjunction Junction.� The creative team of YouTheatre and Flat Rock Playhouse are taking Schoolhouse Rock Live! in a new direction by creating a rock concert experience. “The show looks and feels like MTV but in a kid friendly way. The goal is to appeal to kids on a sophisticated level - especially on a level that teens will find excit-

Church-Pastor

Santeetlah Baptist Church

Mountain Creek Baptist Church-Pastor Tom Buchanan, 479-6568.

friends in NC, VA, GA, and WA to list. She will be missed by many. She was predeceased by our dad, William Dallas Phillips, her brothers, Berlin, Taylor, R.L., Frazier and McKinley Jenkins, all of Robbinsville, NC, and a sister, Colleen Sawyer, of Acworth, GA. Her parents were waiting to greet her in heaven. Her beloved son-inlaw, Daniel E. Meents, died February 1, 2010. Dan helped care for her for many years. Her funeral service was held along with her son-in-law’s, Daniel E. Meents, memorial service, at Stecoah Baptist Church, on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm. Visitation with the family was held from 1:00 to 2:00 at the Church, prior to the service. After the services, her burial was next to our dad at the Yellow Branch Cemetery. A reception followed back at the church. Townson-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online register is available at www.townson-smithfuneralhome. com.

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Musical Production Presented by YouTheatre of Flat Rock Playhouse

Baptist

Larry Grindstaff, 479-2690

Blairsville, every Sunday, 11 am at 90

active in the PTA. She suffered with Alzheimer’s for the last ten years. She was also a Breast Cancer Survivor. For 60 years, she lived in Norfolk, VA and in October, 2009, she moved back to Graham County where she was born to A.V. and Ida Bell Buchanan Jenkins in 1921. Every time Daddy got leave, we would head back to the mountains. We would spend half the time in Stecoah with Grandpa Jenkins and then half on Sweetwater Road with Grandpa Phillips. She is survived by her daughter, Madeline Phillips Meents, and a grandson, Phillip D. Meents of Bristow, VA. He was the center of their lives. She is also survived by her son, Alan Dale Phillips of Petersburg, VA. She has two sisters, Willa Jean Cody and Marie Gladden of Stecoah. She has four sisters-in-law, Hilda Jenkins, Betty Jenkins, Woodie Phillips, and Barbra Carpenter, of Robbinsville, NC, and two brothers-in-law, Rev. G.D. Phillips of Robbinsville, NC, and Andy Phillips of Texas. She has too many family members and

(July 25, 1921 - February 10, 2010) Our mother, Nellie Jane Jenkins Phillips, was reunited with our father, William Dallas Phillips, on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. He left us in May 20, 2002. They were married for 59 years. He spent 30 years in the NAVY and they had 30 years together after he retired. During World War II, mom went to Marietta, GA and was one of the original “Rosie the Riveters.� She worked on one of the bombers that dropped the Atomic Bomb. She was very proud of her work there. She quit and married our dad. She was a homemaker, gardener, seamstress, cook, and our house was always the one in the neighborhood where all the kids would come to play. If it was time to eat, she fed everyone. For many years, she was a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader. After that she worked with the Girl Scout Council of Tidewater. She was the room mother for both our rooms and was very

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Robbinsville Church of God, Jimmy Dellinger, Pastor, 828-479-6492

OBITUARIES

Nellie Jenkins Phillips

Prince of Peace Catholic ChurchFather Michael T. Kottar, 828-3214463. 704 South 129, Robbinsville (Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.)

Shane Danner, 735-5482

Please have all Church Events, Obituaries, etc. sent to Graham Sentinel before Monday’s at 4:00PM. All Thank You Letters are $10 w/ a picture and $5 w/out a picture. Also please have submitted before Monday’s at 4:00PM. We Publish All Obituaries With or Without a Picture Free of Charge.

got saved, I was asking and praying, “What can ‘I’ do to serve the Lord?� I really wanted to. I served in many ways, mostly minor at first. I sang in the choir and helped with a 24 hour telephone prayer line. Later I learned to lead worship and teach. Serving the Lord, is something I love to do. James 2:26 says, “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.� True faith in Jesus Christ makes us want to serve Him. Not that works save us, but they are part of the fruit, that show we are genuinely saved. Sometimes we get so hung up on “works righteousness� that we forget that God calls us to do good works. Matthew 7:20 says, “Therefore by their fruits you will know them.� Isn’t it funny that when it comes to serving the Lord at a church, often people make excuses. Young families will sometimes say that they can’t serve the Lord, due to caring for their young children. I would

think that they would want to serve, since many programs in the church are ministering to their children. They should want to do their part to help. Older folks, sometimes say that they have done their part, and it is now the younger ones turn. We don’t see spiritual retirement in the Bible. The experience, wisdom, maturity and balance of our older folks is so valuable. Look at Moses, Caleb and others serving the Lord vigorously in their old age. The Bible even says in Psalms 92:12-14, “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing.� It really doesn’t matter if we are young, old, or middle aged. We should all want to serve the Lord. We will experience joy, as we fulfill God’s plans for our lives, and see the fruit of helping others. Ford’s Auto Parts & Machine

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JOHN 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

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CLASSIFIEDS

Reminder:

Deadline for classifieds is Monday at 3:00. All classifieds received after this time will be printed the following Thursday. 100-Autos 2005 FORD FOCUS SES, Runs GREAT! Automatic, white, power locks, power windows, leather seats, tinted windows. Great gas mileage. Well maintained car. Asking below Kelly Blue Book. 2008 Lexus GS350, 15,600 miles. One owner, non-smoker, garaged. GPS, rear camera, bluetooth, etc... Asking: $36,500 Call 706-896-6076 Bobcat T300 Track Loader, CabHeat-Air, 81 Hp, 1870 Hours, Good Condition! Rock bottom price $4500, contact: dmant5@msn.com / 678-609-1528

200-Employment Store Manager - Kerr Drug has an immediate opening for a Store Manager in our Hayesville, NC location. Full-time position with benefits. Management experience preferred, retail experience required.Please fax resume to (828) 2363328 Attn: Dennis Seeney CNA’s needed for Cherokee and Clay County. Please call Helen @ (828) 8358147 CNA available excellent references. Will work Sundays. 706-896-5794 Drivers/CDL Career Training w/ Central Refrigerated. We Train, Employ w/ $0 Down Financing. AVG $35 K-$40K 1st Year! 1-800-543-4023 Tri-County Community College Registrar—Continuing Education - Qualifications: Associate Degree Required; Bachelor’s Degree Preferred. Minimum three years experience in office environment with high level of responsibility. Must have ability to multitask with attention to detail and accuracy in data entry. Experience in FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. For a more detailed description and requirements contact Ms. Helen Kilpatrick at Tri-County Community College, 21 Campus Circle, Murphy, NC 28906. Equal Opportunity Employer Real Estate Attorney full-time office position: Experience with real estate transactions and /or mortgage lending background required. Send resume to : P.O. Box 2807, Blairsville, Ga 30514 Child Care in my home $20.00 per day. 828-389-9656

300-Services Bush hogging, Stump-grinding, gardens plowed, gravel-roads/driveways scraped, post-holes dug, sickle mowing. Free estimates, reasonable rates, dependable service. (828) 837-7809 Cell: (828) 361-8738 # D&L Painting & drywall INC. PaintJOH 4UBJOJOH *OUFSJPS t &YUFSJPS t 3FTJEFOUJBM t $PNNFSDJBM %3:8"-- )BOH t 'JOJTI

t 5FYUVSF BMM UZQFT PG GJOJTIFT UFYUVSFT 100% Quality Driven. Free Estimates cell: 828-508-5270 office(1): 828-321-2111 office(2): 828-479-4052 # Tile installer your tile or mine, 26 years experience have references and liability insurance. Ask for Don at 828389-9394 # Walker Storage Corner of Old Highway 64 West and West Cherry Road. Concrete block Construction 828-3894926 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. # Massage Therapy- in the comfort PG ZPVS IPNF -JDFOTFE BOE JOTVSFE years experience, call Gerri; 1 hour $40; Half hour $25; 706-896-6108. A&R Landscape Residential, and commercial lawn care. Plant, turf and grassing, lot clean up, mulching and retaining walls. 706-994-2457. Horse back riding lessons for kids. Horses are calm and well behaved. Given by an experienced rider. Interested? Call for more information or rates. 706299-1614. Will baby sit your child or children: Any age. Reasonable rates.References available. Call 706-299-1614

500 - For Sale Dry hay in 4’ x 5’ Bales $25.00 828-3614633 Hay for Sale June 2009 cutting $3.00 a bale 828-389-0956 Reach of Clay County Thrift Store MidWinter Store Wide Sale. Saturday , February 6th 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 25%-50% off all merchandise over $1.00. Great chance to add to your Winter Wardrobe at half off and pick up other great buys! 828-3890017 RELOCATED & OPEN The PINK RIBBON Thrift Shoppe’ 1615 Hwy 17 (at the *OUFSTFDUJPO PG KVTU CFMPX Crossroads next to D-Nails). Due to extensive water damage from a pipe break DFJMJOH DPMMBQTJOH XF IBWF SFMPDBUFE again and are in need of your donations, FTQFDJBMMZ GPSNBM HPXOT KFXFMSZ PGG your purchase w/donations. Mon- Fri. 105p.m. Sat 10-4 Black Angus. Appalachian Grown- All natural farm raised USDA Inspected, processed and packaged by the quarter. Heifers and cows bred with quality genetics for sale. Walnut Hollow Ranch, Hayesville, 828389-8931 crkissling@verizon.net Pro-Activ Solution for sale! I didn’t read the fine print – am now swamped with the stuff. How about $20 for the $45 product package? Call me – it’s a great product but I can’t use all of it. 706-781-3044. Sofa bed (queen) beige/ burgundy plaid $100 and small beige recliner $60 All good condition. 706-896-6071. 33’Travel Trailer for Sale. Very clean, no QFUT OP TNPLJOH -PDBUFE JO )JBXBTTFF JO $BNQHSPVOE PO -BLF )BT BUUBDIFE

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550 - Antiques Hiawassee Antique Mall 460 N. Main Street Hiawassee. Open year round. Mon.-Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-5. Antiques-Collectibles. 706-896-0587

600-Wanted Have any old Mac/Apple products KVTU TJUUJOH BSPVOE HBUIFSJOH EVTU %Pnate old iPods and computers, even if they don’t work anymore, to Harrison by contacting hkeely@gmail.com. Wanted: Old Pinball machines, electro-mechanical, . Call 828-389-6459 Looking for bumper-pull horse trailer in good shape. Nothing too pricey. If you have one for sale or you want to get rid of call 706-299-1614. MODELS NEEDED: -PPLJOH GPS GFmale models for pseudo bridal shoot. No compensation but photographer will provide images for your portfolio. Please email best images of yourself and we will contact chosen models. info@ lorenrouthierphotography.com #

-PTU BOE 'PVOE LOST 2 Stihl Chain Saws from North End of Dickey Road to Culberson NC. $200 reward offered for their return. Call 706.745.2590 or 828.361.4520 Found: Puppy near Murphy Elementary School January 5th . Call 828-3606634 to identify.

Place your ad in our classifieds and reach thousands of Western Carolina readers. Cost is only $5 for the first 10 words for one week in Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties. Call (828) 389-8338

Price: $7,000 per acre. That’s less than half of what it has been priced for. Call 828.835.7880. Investment Property near YH College? 3 BR Brick House, remodeled on BDSFT JO DJUZ MJNJUT $JUZ XBUFS TFXFS -PDBUFE CFMPX &MFNFOUBSZ TDIPPM $195,000.00 Steve 201-315-9818 At Award Mobile Homes, -BSHF /&8 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Double-wide. FREE Fireplace, FREE Dishwasher, FREE Microwave Oven, FREE Entertainment Center, FREE TV, FREE Glamour Bath with separate shower, FREE Furniture, and much, much, more! Save $28,000 and now )PNF JT 0/-: JODMVEJOH %Flivery and set up and payments could be as low as $395.00 a month. One of many Specials. Award Mobile Homes – 1 mile North of Highway 53 on Highway 515, Jasper, Ga. 1-800-964-6638. Award Mobile Homes has the lowest prices anywhere! Save thousands! Spacious NEW Double-wide 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath with appliances, storm windows, plush carpet, House type front door, 8 GPPU TJEFXBMMT MPBEFE -JTU XBT #VU /08 GPS 0/-: XJUI '3&& Furniture and FREE Delivery and set-up. Payments on this new home could be less than $299.00 a month. Of course this home comes with all the warranties. One of many Specials. Award Mobile Homes, 1 mile North of Highway 53 on Highway 515, Jasper, Ga. 1-800-964-6638. Open Mon.- Sat. 10-6 p.m. and Sun. 1 – 5 p.m. We also take trade-ins. Award Mobile Homes has the lowest prices anywhere on New and Used Homes. Used 16 x 80 Single-wide Year GPS 0/-: PS 0#0 6TFE Double-wide 28 x 56 , 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath :FBS GPS 0/-: PS 0#0 Award Mobile Homes, North Georgi’s 7PMVNF %&"-&3 NJMF /PSUI PG Highway 53 on Highway 515, Jasper, Ga. 1-800-964-6638. Financing available. stop THE CAR HONEY! $319,000 short sale Make offer- in town- lake view, MBLF BDDFTT NPVOUBJO WJFXT CS CB oversize 2 car garage, complete apartment downstairs. Many, many extras. Almost new. Excellent condition. Must sell. Beautifully furnished by designer. Owner must sell furniture and furnishings at GSBDUJPO PG DPTU $IBSMPUUF -FEGPSE 3FBMtor; 706-781-7028 Lots within a gated community. Reduced. Highest elevation in Towns County. Call 706-896-2353. Must sell! )JBXBTTFF (B BEKPJOJOH lots, long range, year round mountain views. Well established neighborhood; $36,500 each; 706-781-5274.

3 Cabins, must see- reduced! In gated communities.Starting at $199,000, Call 706-896-2353.

1000 - Rentals 2BDRM/2BA mobile, CHA, completely furnished on pond, 55+ community. Year round Mtn. views, decks, carport, many extras. $49,500. 706-896-8363 or 706-897-0311. Nothing else like it in Towns County. 2 unrestricted lots for sale or MFBTF 6UJMJUJFT CFBVUJGVM MBOETDBQJOH drive-ways already done by owner. All you have to do is place your RV, park model, or home on lot. 706-207-4159. 1 BR, 1 1/2 BA -BSHF EVQMFY "QU CPOVT SPPN JO #MBJSTWJMMF 'MQ KBDV[[J custom kitchen. $550./ mo. + security deposit. 706-745-2297 or 770-7122107 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath partially furOJTIFE IPNF -BLFWJFX )XZ $850.00 per month. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath $450.00 per month. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath furnished $350.00 per month. References and Security deposit required. 828-507-1617. We have cabins and Homes for Rent! Weekly to long-term, and we;re looking for more ! Call 828-837-5551. FOR RENT - 2 BR/2.5 BA, Mountain )PNF X MPOH SBOHF WJFXT -3 FBU JO ,JU "QQMJBODFT 8 % 8PPE CVSOJOH GJSFQMBDF DBSQPSU EFDL TIFE $700.00 month. 706-897-1734 NEW NAME, NEW DEALS! NOW Renting 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, 2 Bedroom, 1 1/2 Bath from $475 to $595, includes all appliances, free water and trash disposal. NO steps and Pet friendly. Ridgeline Apartments, 3346 Highway 64 East, Hayesville, NC. 828389-1545 # 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cabin for rent in Hanging Dog area. Unfurnished, washer/dryer, fireplace. $550 per month. Call 1-828-360-4630 We have cabins and Homes for Rent! Weekly to long-term, and we;re looking for more ! Call 828-837-5551. Young Harris rentals available Mountain Realty 706-379-3115 3br/2ba 2 car attached garage close to Young Harris College. BeauUJGVM QSJWBUF NPOUI EFQPTJU plus utilities; 706-897-3730. 5br/3ba Upscale home 2 car garage 1.71 acres near Young Harris College. $1200 per month/deposit plus utilities or for sale $399,000. Call 706896-6208. 3 BR 1 1/2 BA mobile home – not

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in a trailer park. $300 a month. (828) 837-6222. # 2 Br- 2 Bath Lakeview on Highway 175 $500 a month . 828-524-0514 or 828-507-1617 3,000 square foot Commercial Building for rent in downtown Murphy. $800 per month. Call 828-8376222 # 2 Bedroom 1 Bath house for rent in the town of Andrews. Call 828-8376222 # Newer Lake Nottely Waterfront )PNF GPS 3FOU -BSHF #3 #" TFDMVEed lakefront home.Unfurnished, partially furnished, or furnished. $1,000 QFS NPOUI TFDVSJUZ GU PO -BLF Nottely, Unfurnished basement for storage,Call 706-258-7134 or 561-2897493

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