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Internet company looking for small towns to test out ultra high speed internet

When it comes to our lack of high Editor speed internet, the global internet company Google may have exactly what we’re looking for. The company recently announced that they are launching a project that aims to make Internet connections better and faster for everyone. Right now Google is looking for small towns across the nation to work with in implementing what they call “fiber-to-the-home connections.” The project promises to bring internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, that’s 1000 times faster than what most of us are using in our homes. Since the sentinel published the article “Murphy Can’t plug in” we have had a resounding response from the citizens of Cherokee County concerning the topic. There is no doubt that there is a huge demand to bring in better internet. In order for Cherokee County to be considered for the trial, Google wants to make sure that the local government will work with them. This would provide an excellent opportunity for Cherokee County. Not only would this solve our internet problem, but it would also bring more jobs for our residents, something that is sorely needed. Google also plans to work closely with local companies and businesses to provide their fiber lines to communication companies that are already established. If you, like many others want to see better internet come to our town, then I urge you to talk with our elected officials and encourage them to apply cherokee County for Consideration. Go to google. com/appserve/fiberrfi and click “get involved” for more information.

By: Bryan Hughes

A bright future ahead for Cherokee County Healthcare By: Bryan Hughes Editor

Cherokee County Health Director, Jim Higgins

Given the present uncertainties we have in the U.S. healthcare system, the overall tone of Monday’s Health Department Board meeting was very optimistic. The meeting started off with a Community Health Assessment from Whitney Burge. This report gave a snapshot of the County’s overall health and wellness for the past four years, included in it were a number of dizzying statistics. It is worth noting that Cherokee County is ranked 19th in the state for Alcohol related crashes, and since 2008 alcohol related incidents are down by more than 11%. She went on to report that the two main causes of death in Cherokee County are Heart Disease, and Cancer. However, one of the most staggering statistics was the obesity percentage in our County. Right now, 61.5% of people living in Cherokee County are conisdered to be obese. As the meeting continued, the board discussed some of the ways that these numbers could be further reduced in the coming years. There are numerous school programs that

have already been set up to help prevent future generations from becoming one of these statistics. Through these various programs we have seen a decrease in juvenile tobacco and illegal substance use. County Manager, David Badger then took the floor and revealed some exciting plans on improving some of the facilities in Cherokee County. It is projected that by 2011 the county will retire a $9 million dollar debt from school improvements, and funds will be available to make improvements to other Cherokee County facilities, including the Health Department and Court House. Nothing is set in stone, but the county is looking at combining the Health Department into one structure and removing the modular units. Badger also mentioned that a parking deck may be added to the Murphy Court House to free up parking space on the street. Design services for these projects is expected to begin in the very near future. Finally, Board Chairman, John Bruce and New Health Director, Jim Higgins opened

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up the meeting to explore the future of Cherokee County’s Health Department. “I want to see our County health board get more involved at a state and national level,” said Bruce. He went on to say that this would mean developing better relationships with other Health Departments and attending state and national conventions. It was also mentioned that more could be done in fighting obesity. Jim Higgins told the board about the “Eat Smart Move More” grant which could help fund obesity programs - not only for schools, but also for adults. The Health Department would also like to eventually bring on a Nurse Practitioner, which would allow them to offer more services to the public at little or no cost. Above all the board hopes to cut healthcare costs for the residents of Cherokee County, and make vita services more readily available. Under the new direction of Jim Higgins and with the assistance of the board, it seems that Cherokee County will have a promising See INTERNET Page 8A and healthy future.

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Plan devised to Regional Mental Health Reform taking longer than expected protect tax payers By: Harrison Keely Sentinel Writer Smoky Mountain Center needs more time to transfer regional mental health services to a new provider, CEO Brian Ingraham told Clay County commissioners Thursday. Ingraham called the privatization of SMC’s services the most significant change to sweep the organization in some time. The reform, orchestrated by the Department of Health and Human Services, aims to shift SMC from an area program to a local management entity. In the process, SMC will become a manager and contractor for services instead of providing them directly. “Smoky rode that horse about as far as it could go,” Ingraham said, noting that the organization has been operat-

ing under a waiver to continue facilitybased crisis, mobile crisis management, walk-in services and access to psychiatrists until new agencies can take on program role. Access to psychiatrists has been a huge challenge, specifically in Western North Carolina, Ingraham said. SMC Community Relations Coordinator Shelly Foreman said the region is currently being wired for telepsychiatry services. For now SMC has entered a request for proposal process and is waiting for agencies to respond. “This is a real, real big deal,” Ingraham said. “These are services that are really the safety net for folks. This can not fail. It has to work, and we have to make sure it works.” SMC has put a great deal of effort into designing the application, Ingra-

ham said, encouraging prospective agencies to focus on continuity of care and how current services will be improved upon. “We made a point of saying we do not want these services split apart,” he said. “There’s a great benefit of all of these services being packaged together in a bundle and delivered by one agency.” Ingraham said that the biggest concern is finding an agency that will make a commitment to balancing service to patients in multiple counties. “We have recognized that access to services is not the same to everyone,” he said. “It’s good if it’s great in Haywood or Jackson, but what about over here in Clay?” Agencies must provide a plan to make the system better, Ingraham said. “We look at our relationship with the

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The submission deadline for proposals was Friday, Ingraham said, noting that eight agencies were represented at a recent bidders conference. “I’m proud of the way we’re doing this,” Ingraham said, adding an analogy for the interested agencies: “This is kind of like an open book test. We’re telling you what we want, you show us how well you can do it, and then we’re going to monitor the implementation of that very carefully.” Ingraham said SMC would meet with representatives from all seven See MENTAL Page 8A

Rep. Shuler in association with Blue Dogs work to reduce national debt

Today, Rep. Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) announced his support for a recoupment strategy to protect taxpayers as a plan is created to address Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds that have not yet been paid back. Rep. Shuler and members of the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to U.S. House of Representative leadership insisting that the President put forward legislation to recoup any losses from the TARP bail-outs and to guarantee that further implementation of the TARP does not add to the country’s mammoth debt burden. President Obama recently announced a “bank fee” designed to make sure that all assistance that was provided to banks and financial institutions through the TARP is paid back in full. Rep. Shuler and other members of the Blue Dog Coalition are advocating that taxpayers should not be stuck with the bill, and that money raised through the bank fee should go to paying down the national debt. “Billions of dollars went to wealthy bank executives whose reckless decision making contributed to our nation’s economic downturn in the See CREDIT Page 8A

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Government considering making brake override systems mandatory The Obama administration is considering a rule to require brake override systems on all automobiles to prevent the kind of sudden accelerations that led to recent Toyota recalls. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood mentioned proposals for requiring the systems during a Senate hearing Tuesday. “We’re looking at it,” LaHood told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. “We think it is a good safety device, and we’re trying to figure out if we should be recommending it.” Congress is investigating how to respond to reports that sudden unintended accelerations caused at least 52 deaths in Toyota vehicles. The Transportation Department said as recently as last week that 34 people were killed in sudden accelerations but increased the number Tuesday to 52. Brake override systems deactivate the accelerators while the brakes are depressed.

Most pre-diabetics do little to prevent the disease’s onset A sizable portion of U.S. adults have pre-diabetes, but most are unaware of it and don’t do anything to prevent the disease, according to Emory University and federal researchers. The researchers said in a statement that in 2005, almost 30 percent of the country’s adult population were at risk of becoming diabetic, but only about half reported that they tried to lose weight or exercise more to stop the disease’s onset. The researchers interviewed 1,402 adults at risk of diabetes for their study. They found that 29.6 percent of U.S. adults had pre-diabetes. Only 7 percent were told they had the condition, and only 47.7 percent of adults who had pre-diabetes reported being tested for the disease or high blood sugar in the past three years. The study suggested that pre-diabetics were more likely to have higher levels of well-known cardiovascular disease risk factors like higher mean weight, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure and triglycerides and they had a high prevalence of hypertension, or high blood pressure. The study appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

GM recalling 1.3 million vehicles over power steering issues

General Motors is recalling 1.3 million compact cars sold in North America over the past five years. According to GM the recall is being initiated due to problems with power-steering functions. The recall effects Chevrolet Cobalts sold between 2005 and 2010 and 2007-2010 Pontiac G5s sold in the U.S., as well as 2005-2006 Pontiac Pursuits sold in Canada and 2005-2006 Pontiac G4s sold in Mexico. GM states that power-steering assist in the vehicles mentioned could fail unexpectedly and at speeds less than 15 miles per hours steering could potentially be difficult. GM engineers are still trying to ascertain a solution to the problem however when one is identified customers will be notified when the fix is finalized. “After our in-depth investigation, we found that this is a condition that takes time to develop. It tends to occur in older models out of warranty,” said Jamie Hresko, GM Vice President of Quality. “Recalling these vehicles is the right thing to do for our customers’ peace of mind.

Post office considers eliminating Saturday delivery The United States Post Office might eliminate Saturday mail deliveries because it is losing money and looking for places to make cuts. Postal Service officials would also like to close some branches and increase prices, but those moves require Congressional approval. Mail volume keeps dropping as people shift away from snail mail even for paying bills, which many people do online now. Dropping revenue means the agency has experienced a string of losses. For 2009, USPS posted a $3.8 billion loss. It has a total debt load of $10 billion and is expected to reach its debt ceiling of $15 billion in 2011.

Egypt-Israel Gas Deal Realized Despite Popular Discontent The Egyptian Mediterranean Gas company, which exports natural gas to the state owned Israel Electric Corporation and the private Israeli firm Dorad, has expanded a deal signed in 2005 with Israel Electric. Officials at the Ampal-American Israel Corporation, which owns 12.5 percent of Egyptian Mediterranean Gas, said that the price of the gas has been raised in concert with growing energy prices throughout the world. “The update includes a variety of issues from operational details to pricing details,” Zeev Feiner, a spokesperson for the Ampal-American Israel Corporation told The Media Line. Initially signed in 2005, the original deal between Egyptian Mediterranean Gas and the Israeli Electrical Company called for the annual delivery of 1.7 billion cubic meters of gas for a total of 34 billion cubic meters over 20 years. The amended deal, signed in September last year, comes into effect this week. Worth $6 billion, the amended deal involves a higher price and calls for an increased production of 42 billion cubic meters over 20 years. The export of Egyptian gas to Israel is highly controversial in Egypt, and as recently as April 2009 the Cairo Court for Urgent Cases overturned a ruling made by a lower Administrative Court to ban the export of Egyptian gas to Israel.

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IRS Has $47 Million for Carolina Taxpayers Who Have Not Filed a 2006 Federal Tax Return Unclaimed refunds totaling more than $1.3 billion are awaiting nearly 1.4 million people who did not file a federal income tax return for 2006, the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday. To collect the money, a return for 2006 must be filed with the IRS no later than Thursday, April 15, 2010. “In North Carolina, nearly $33 million is unclaimed by about 39,000 taxpayers. In South Carolina, almost $14 million has not been claimed by about 16,000 taxpayers,” said Mark Hanson, IRS Spokesperson for the Carolinas. The IRS estimates that the median unclaimed refund for tax-year 2006 is $604. Some people may not have filed because they had too little income to require filing a tax return even though they had taxes withheld from their wages or made quarterly estimated

payments. In cases where a return was not filed, the law provides most taxpayers with a three-year window of opportunity for claiming a refund. If no return is filed to claim the refund within three years, the money becomes property of the U.S. Treasury. For 2006 returns, the window closes on April 15, 2010. The law requires that the return be properly addressed, mailed and postmarked by that date. There is no penalty for filing a late return qualifying for a refund. Though back-year tax returns cannot be filed electronically, taxpayers can still speed up their refunds by choosing to have them deposited directly into a checking or savings account. The IRS reminds taxpayers seeking a 2006 refund that their checks will be held if they have not filed tax returns for 2007 or 2008. In addition, the refund will be applied to any amounts

still owed to the IRS and may be used to satisfy unpaid child support or past due federal debts such as student loans. By failing to file a return, people stand to lose more than refunds of taxes withheld or paid during 2006. For example, most telephone customers, including most cell-phone users, qualify for the one-time telephone excise tax refund. Available only on the 2006 return, this special payment applies to long-distance excise taxes paid on phone service billed from March 2003 through July 2006. The government offers a standard refund amount of $30 to $60, or taxpayers can base their refund request on the actual amount of tax paid. For details, see the Telephone Excise Tax Refund page on IRS.gov. In addition, many low-and-moderate income workers may not have claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC helps individuals

and families whose incomes are below certain thresholds, which in 2006 were $38,348 for those with two or more children, $34,001 for people with one child and $14,120 for those with no children. For more information, visit the EITC Home Page. Current and prior year tax forms and instructions are available on the Forms and Publications page of IRS. gov or by calling toll-free 1-800-TAXFORM (1-800-829-3676). Taxpayers who are missing Forms W-2, 1098, 1099 or 5498 for 2006, 2007 or 2008 should request copies from their employer, bank or other payer. If these efforts are unsuccessful, taxpayers can get a free transcript showing information from these year-end documents by calling 1-800-829-1040, or by filing Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return, with the IRS.

I-40 Rockslide Update

A mix of heavy snow and frigid temperatures forced the cancellation of work today at the I-40 rockslide. Crews estimate that at least four inches of snow has fallen on the site since they suspended work at around noon Tuesday. The National Weather Service forecast calls for snow showers to continue throughout this evening and into Thursday morning. A warming trend is forecast to begin on Friday, with highs expected to reach into the low 60s by Monday. Snowfall has been up and temperatures down in the area near the rockslide this winter. In the period December through February, 24.7 inches of snow were recorded in the nearby town of Waynesville, which is 15 inches above normal. The average temperature in December and January was about 3.5 degrees below normal; in February it was seven degrees below normal. A new video on the challenges of night work at the rockslide site has been posted on NCDOT’s YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/ NCDOTcommunications. Click on the “Night Work at the I-40 Rockslide” video. This section of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee border has been closed in both directions since the rockslide

Snow continues to delay work at I-40 rockslide occurred Oct. 25. NCDOT estimates that it will reopen I-40 by late April when work at the October rockslide site should be completed. About one mile of the

westbound lane closest to the mountain will be closed until this summer to allow crews to complete the work – including the installation of rock bolts and anchor mesh – at five additional

sites. For daily rockslide updates, please visit the NCDOT Web site at www.ncdot.gov and click on the I-40 rockslide daily news and information section.

LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BARBARA GENE S. MARLER

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Barbara Gene S. Marler, deceased, late of Cherokee County, State of North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at the following address: c/o W. Arthur Hays, Jr. P.O. Box 596, Murphy, NC 28906, on or before the 24th day of May, 2010, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said decedent will please make immediate payment. This 24th day of February, 2010. Terry Paul Marler, Executor of the Estate of Barbara Gene S. Marler, deceased W. Arthur Hays, Jr. Attorney for the Estate Hays, Bius & Walker, PLLC P.O. Box 596 Murphy, NC 28906 (828) 837-2178

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NC Stimulus funds go toward Were our founding fathers wrong? researching monkeys on cocaine By: Jim Fitzgerald Columnist

By: Jim Davis Columnist Most people seem to forget that the government cannot give one person money without taking it away from someone else. Politicians seem to forget that they forcibly take money from persons who earned it and give it is someone who did not earn it. All politics is about economics. If one does not have a sound knowledge of economics and economic history, it is difficult for elected representatives to make informed decisions that will improve the quality of life of the people they represent rather than hurt them. And many politicians do not care if it helps get them re-elected. After all, the top 1% of income earners pays 40% of all income taxes. The top 10% pay 71%. The bottom 50% pays less than 3%. Politicians naturally think if you take from the top10% and give it to the bottom 50%, they will get reelected. But these top tax payers are the ones who hire people. The more the government takes from them, the less inclined they are to expand their businesses and hire more people. The so-called $787 billion stimulus bill has resulted in the loss of 4 million jobs in the private sector in the past year. These are the people who worked to produce things of value that someone was willing to purchase voluntarily. It is mutually advantageous. That is what gives us our standard of living. The only jobs the Stimulus bill saved are government jobs that need to be reduced to allow the economy to rebound. During the first six years of the Bush administration unemployment was about 5%. Then, in 2007, Liberal Democrats took control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. We have had a net loss of jobs ever month but one since then. Last week another 469,000 people filed for unemployment yet the Labor Department says only 36,000 lost their jobs in February. There was virtually no job

loss in the government sector. Officially unemployment is now about 10%. Under employment is close to 20%, if you include those that have given up looking for jobs. We are in a Depression! Ostensibly the Republicans controlled both the House and Senate (50 of 100 seats) during the first six years of the Bush administration. But in reality there were five Liberal Republicans in the Senate who usually voted with the Liberal Democrats, three of whom have since left the Republican Party. To get anything through the Congress, Republicans usually had to give pork to the Liberal opposition. And yes, to be fair, some Republicans pushed pork or ‘earmarks’. That's why the Republicans lost control of both Houses. Since Liberals won control of the Presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives, the United States economy has continued to lose jobs. One reason is that most people who create jobs realized that Liberals would introduce legislation to increase taxes, make more costly regulations and increase debt. Knowing that this would probably have a negative effect on their business’s profitability, they stopped hiring. Liberals have allowed the Bush tax cuts to expire which means everyone’s taxes will go up next year and purchasing power will decrease. Democrats have passed tax credits for businesses to hire people. That is not a tax cut. Why would anyone hire an extra employee to get a tax credit when the owner’s revenues are decreasing? Such legislation is propaganda for the economically illiterate. In order to survive in the free enterprise sector, when costs go up, either through higher taxes, increased regulations, and/or mandated fringe benefits like the proposed health-care bill, business, owners know they have to reduce their costs to survive. This usually means finding a way to be more efficient and/or lay off people. This is what has happened during the past three

millions of citizens out of the health care system, and markedly increased government funding of health care benefits for children, the poor, and the chronically ill. Now, after that terrible experiment, we are back at the drawing board and Republicans are proposing more of the same! Republicans had their chance and it was ineffective. They could have “tweaked” the system during Bush’s term but they did nothing in spite of mounting evidence of a broken health care system. Now it is the Democrats turn – and everything suggests a radical improvement is the

Over the last year, it has become apyears. Unemployment has doubled. parent that conservatives believe our When President Bush and the founding fathers made a terrible misLiberal controlled Congress, includtake in creating a three-part, checking then Senator Obama, authorized and-balances system of government. the bailout of General Motors and Their attack on DC daily would lead Chrysler, essentially what happened one to believe that Obama and the was people making much lower salaries Democrats gained power through a are taxed so that the union employees coup d’état rather than a fair election. at General Motors and Chrysler conTechnically, Bush won office in 2000 tinue to receive salary and benefits of by 576 votes (he lost the popular vote) approximately $75 an hour. That is but claimed a mandate. Obama reimmoral! But as President Obama ally did have a mandate, winning stated,” I owe the unions.” almost ten million more popular Fully half of all stimulus money paid votes than McCain and sweeping out thus far has gone to pay the salaries the Electoral College. However, of bloated government bureaucracies Democrats have been hampered and union employees and has created from delivering on their top priornew non productive government and ities by losing the public relations make work jobs. Much of the balbattle. As I pointed out in previance of the stimulus money to North ous columns, one would think Carolina went for projects such as the the Democrats are responsible for following: the high unemployment rate and (1) $71,623 for the study of monbulging national debt rather than keys using cocaine, the savior of the economy. (2) $492,940 to set up another As part of the PR battle, congovernment bureaucracy, the North servatives criticize the Democratic Carolina Office of Economic Recovhealth care reform bill for havery and Investment for the purpose ing over 2,000 pages. They brag only thing that will reign in health care of propagandizing the benefits of the that the Republican version is a mere costs. I pay over $12,000 in premiums stimulus plan, 219 pages. Ask any lawyer which ver- a year for two, almost $1,200 a year in (3) $762,372 to develop comsion would be the easiest to slice and Medicare premiums, a $100 per person puter technology to digitally record the dice in a court of law. Ask any lawyer deductible, and 20% co-pay. Over 50% dance movements of performers, where you would find the greatest of my net pay is spent on health care (4) $147,694 to see if yoga can renumber of loopholes to exploit. Ask – and I am a healthy person. Thank duce hot flashes. So much for creating any lawyer which version demonstrates goodness, I have other sources of inproductive jobs. These are all payoffs intellectual laziness. It is easy to state a come. to friends of Democrats. They do not broad principle but difficult to define, Conservatives claim that the use of create permanent jobs. in detail, how that principle can be reconciliation is rare and should not For some reason the thought that implemented in practice. The Prescrip- be used for health care. Without begovernment workers should have their tion Drug Bill of 2003, contained over laboring the point, suffice it to say the salaries and benefits reduced when tax 1,100 pages so I suspect 2,000 pages Republicans used it frequently during revenues decrease has not been part may be too few for an overhaul of the their time in power. Now John Mcof any recovery plan. What most do entire health care system. On the other Cain, who I used to respect, is proposnot realize is that the reason there is a hand, 219 pages seem like an anorexic ing that reconciliation is inappropriate collapse in jobs in the private sector is runway model. for trimming fraud and waste from the because the government is consuming Do you remember the health care Medicare system. John, bless his heart, the money that might otherwise have fight back in 1994? Republicans won is not credible on this issue. In 1989, been used to create new lasting prothat battle, using the same arguments 1995, 1997, and 2005, McCain voted ductive jobs. Our economy will not they are using today. Moreover, what to substantially slash Medicare fundimprove until government bureaucradid we get? Managed care, HMO’s, ing – all through reconciliation! Recies, taxes and onerous regulations are PPO’s, provider panels, rationed health publicans used reconciliation to cram reduced. care, preapprovals, higher co-pays, the Bush tax cuts down our throats markedly increased premiums, a “free (to borrow an over- used phrase from market” in health care that has driven Fox “news”). I wonder if our found-

ing fathers intended for Congress to be paralyzed by the filibuster or if they understood passage to mean a simple 51-vote majority. Another argument in the conservative battle to impugn government is to spew forth withering criticism of federal government programs, claiming gross inefficiency, while trumpeting the benefits of private enterprise. They love to pick on the post office so I am excited to see how they will handle the recent post office request to cease Saturday mail delivery. Every time the post office proposes raising the cost of a stamp by a penny or two, or stopping Saturday delivery, all hell breaks loose. You see, the post office cannot make changes without Congressional approval because the Post Master General is a Constitutional office, even though the post office received no funding from the federal government. However, comparing the post office to private delivery companies is like comparing apples to oranges. No other company delivers mail to EVERY address in the country, as well as its territories like Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and St. John, six days a week at an affordable price. If UPS and FEDEX did the same thing, service would be unaffordable to a vast majority of citizens. If our local, state, and federal governments had to use FEDEX or UPS to deliver official documents, like tax bills, taxes would have to rise to cover the significant increase in costs. I doubt that our founding fathers could foresee that governing would boil down to a public relations campaign. I suspect that they believed the weight and responsibility of governing would force self and party interest to yield to country interest. I think they believed that the federal government was to consider legislation in light of the entire country rather than regional and local interests. However, since we started drawing Congressional districts that look like space aliens, the interests of DC starting boiling down to PR battles, earmarks, and the politics of personal enrichment.

I doubt that our founding fathers could foresee that governing would boil down to a public relations campaign. I suspect that they believed the weight and responsibility of governing would force self and party interest to yield to country interest.

The Green Column #006 Educate your customers on going green

By: Richard C. MacCrea Andrews Valley Initiative rmaccrea@verizon.net How can your green business sell to a public that does not understand the value? Educate your customer. If you use high pressure tactics to sell green, you will not succeed. Insulting your competitor by telling your client they are less green will not work. If your client understands why your service is valuable, how your product works, they will be more likely to purchase. Take for example a green home designer and planner. The customer needs to understand why he should pay for a green plan. Start with the fact that an energy efficient home must be designed as a system. By using the best combination of energy efficient ideas that fit the customers’ lifestyle, budget, and work best on their building site, they can have much better results without spending as much. For example, a home that faces the warm, south winter sunshine would require a different design than one facing the cold, north sional Partnership Award in for his wind. A home that faces the hot sumwork during the 110th Congress. mer sun would require yet another de NADO Board Member and Executive Director of Land-of-Sky Regional Council Joe McKinney (Asheville) stated, “Rep. Shuler is a true leader who has displayed an unwavering commitment to providing new economic opportunities for our local communities. Most importantly, Rep. Shuler understands that federal programs for basic infrastructure, small business development, FRANK BRADLEY, Publisher job creation and comprehensive ecoBRYAN HUGHES, Editor nomic development planning are essenDEBBIE WALKER tial for the long-term competitiveness of Editorial Assistant our local communities, especially during Circulation PAT MCCOLLUM these tough economic times.”

From the desk of Heath Shuler National Association of Development Organizations Honors Rep. Shuler with Prestigious Congressional Partnership Award

U.S. Representative Heath Shuler’s efforts to work with regional development organizations to improve local economies and bolster development were recognized this afternoon as he was awarded the 2010 Congressional Partnership Award Today from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). NADO works with 520 regional development organizations across the United States to provide advocacy, education, networking, research and training. Land-of-Sky Regional Council, the Sequoyah Fund, High Country Council of Governments, and Region A Southwestern Commission are all NADO members. “I am exceedingly proud of the work

of Western North Carolina’s regional development organizations that do so much to bolster economic growth and improve the quality of life in our local communities,” Rep. Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) said after receiving the award. “I’m honored to receive this award and grateful to have these organizations as partners, working together to strengthen our mountain region.” According to NADO President Michael Norton, Rep. Shuler was selected because of his “outstanding and steadfast support for federal policies and programs that encourage regional solutions and approaches to improving local services, economic conditions and community prosperity.” Rep. Shuler also received the biennial NADO Congres-

sign. A plan that focuses on the most important issues for that specific home can help the homeowner save much more energy costs without spending as much. The designer could conclude with examples of efficient homes, and how the extra money they spent on green planning was recovered in one year of reduced energy costs, and perhaps how the clients report that this is the most comfortable home they have ever lived in. That is how you educate your customer. How do you educate your customer before they meet you? By creating a marketing program that focuses on educating the public. Your company slogan, web site, signs, flyers, and advertisements should teach the same message. Research what your clients know. Ask previous clients what was most important to them. Write articles for your web site that teach these points. Use specific examples. The home designer might show completed projects, what was done, and how efficient these homes are. Other articles might discuss how a green home can be more comfortable, less costly, or more durable. Blogs are great for this. Attend a free class on how to market your business using blogs March 15 at the Andrews

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Thanks to Nantahala Regional Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Business Manager Wanda Leatherwood and her detailed work with our insurance company, the Murphy Public Library has a new film projector to replace the one that was stolen. And local resident Dan Embrey touched everyone at the library when he generously donated a DVD and VHS player in memory of his late wife, Lesley G. Embrey. In honor of the Leatherwoods and the Embreys, we are inaugurating our new equipment with visions of Paris, exquisite food, and caring friends in the wonderful film, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Julie and Juliaâ&#x20AC;? Thursday at 6 p.m. It is rated PG-13. Julia Child (Meryl Streep) was a thirty-something bride in post-war Paris with her husband Paul (Stanley Tucci) who worked for the American Embassy. She loved the City of Lights, the little shops and cafes. He worried she wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything to do. Then she enrolled in the Cordon Bleu cooking school. Julie Powell (Amy Adams) was pushing thirty in an office cubicle in post-9/11 New York when she decided to jumpstart her life. She gave herself a year to cook every recipe in Childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landmark book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mastering the Art of French Cooking.â&#x20AC;? And she began to blog about it. Julia Child made us believe in ourselves. If she could cook like a French chef, so could we. Julie Powell reminded us how true that was. Want to try one of Julia Childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipes? The library has several of her cookbooks. Call 837-2417.

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Martins Creek Students raise funds for Haiti

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Â Martins Creek Junior Beta Club held a fundraiser called Happy Days for Haiti.

The Martins Creek Junior Beta Club held a fundraiser called Happy Days for Haiti last Friday on the

nineteenth. All of the money that was raised from Happy Days for Haiti was sent to help the citizens of the country

Haiti. The fundraiser was like a carnival. There was bingo, 3-legged races, cake walks, face painting, ping-pong toss, balloon darts, and a stand where you could guess how many skittles and m&ms were in a jar. There was also a movie room where you could watch the theme movie Happy Days. At the end of Happy Days for Haiti, the Martins Creek Junior Beta Club ended up raising around $1,000 for Haiti.

4A Writers hub to hold workshop

Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hub of the Mountains, a new area service that seeks to assist writers to hone their creative skills and become published, is offering a series of five writing courses that will touch on the most important aspects of crafting well-written stories that grab and keep their readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attention. The first course, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Elements of a Story â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An Overviewâ&#x20AC;? consists of six classes. Each class is two hours in length, and is taught by Ronda Birtha, local photographer and writer (www.rondabirtha.com). Ronda, a James Carr Scholar, earned a degree in English Literature from Rutgers University. With 18 years of experience in all aspects of photography, writing, instructing and

printing, Ronda is looking forward to sharing her expertise. The cost of the six week course is $60. The location for the Hayesville classes is the Clay County Senior Center, 196 Ritter Road, Hayesville, NC. The time is from 2-4 PM each Thursday afternoon, starting March 18 and ending April 22. The location for the Hiawassee classes is the Mountain Perk Coffee House, 195 N Main St, Hiawassee, GA. The time is from 1-3 PM each Wednesday afternoon, starting March 24 and ending April 28. For more information, or to enroll in the class, please email mountainwritershub@gmail.com or call 828-644-4413.

The North Carolina School Public Relations Association (NCSPRA) has awarded the Cherokee County School website a blue ribbon- the highest honor awarded by the organization. Dustin McClure, CCS Webmaster and Randy Bryant, CCS Network Specialist are the creators of the website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While many school districts have relied on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;cannedâ&#x20AC;? website to provide information to the public, Mr. Mcclure and Mr. Bryant have utilized their

creativity and programming skills to create our own electronic portal for the community to experience our schools,â&#x20AC;? stated Director of Technology and Public Relations Jeana Hardin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thrilled that the work of this team has been recognized on a state-wide level. Mr. McClure and Mr. Bryant put a great deal of time into the creation and maintenance of the site, and we are so fortunate to have both of them on board.â&#x20AC;?

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Pre-K Registration

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Face painting and poodle skirts abound as Martins Creek Raised around $1,000 for Hait Relief Efforts

Cherokee County Schools will hold Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration at all elementary schools on Friday, March 26th, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. To schedule a registration time, please call the school. Pre-K Children must be 4 years old by August 31st, 2010, to be eligible. The childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immunization record, birth certificate, documentation of current physical, and proof of Cherokee County Residency are required for registration. Kindergarten Children must be 5 years old by August 31st, 2010, to be eligible. The childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immunization record, birth certificate, documentation of current physical, and proof of Cherokee County Residency are required for registration. If your child is currently attending a Cherokee County Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Pre K Program, they do not need to register for Kindergarten. If any parent has a conflict with this date, call the principal of the school to schedule a time to register the child. If you have questions concerning Pre-K and Kindergarten registration, please call the school your child will attend or call central office at (828) 837-2722 Ext. 230.

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Ronny Jay Brown

Ronny Jay Brown, age 35, of Marble, NC passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010. He was a native and a lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC and the son of Allen Jay and Jessie Barbara Dills Brown of Murphy, NC. Ronny was an electrician and had worked for C.K. Electric. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, riding horses and four wheelers. Ronny loved spending time with his family, playing sports and coaching his son’s football team. Ronnie was a devoted and loving father, husband and friend. He was a member of the Tomotla Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and several aunts and uncles. He is survived by his wife, Jamie Mae Pace Brown; one son, Jacob Brown of the home; two daughters, Leah Brown and Jessie Brown both of the home; one brother, Randy Brown and his wife, Jimmie of Marble, NC; one sister, Karen Hogsed of Marble, NC; niece, Katie Hogsed of Marble, NC and nephews, Colby and Isaac Brown both of Marble, NC. Funeral Services was held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Tomotla Baptist Church in Marble, NC. Pastor Harold Stiles and Rev. Randall Moss officiated. Burial will be in the Tomotla Community Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Terry Brown, Mike Welch, Hal Robertson, Mike Taylor, Greg Amos and Marty Jones. Honorary Pallbearers will be Chris Vaughn, Howard Rogers, Trey Jones, Trent Jones, Derrick Palmer, Jeff Graves, Kenny Green, Dustin Totherow, John Floyd and Aaron Powell. The family received friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at the Tomotla Baptist Church in Marble, NC. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to help the family with expenses, c/o, Maxine Pace, PO Box 1119, Andrews, NC 28901. You may send tributes to the Brown family at www.mem.com or view other obits at www.townsonrose.com Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Willard Monroe Greene

Willard Monroe Greene, 85, of Marble died Wednesday, March 3, 2010. He was a native of Cherokee County, where he had lived most of his life. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Army with the 172nd Engineers Company Battalion. He fought in D-Day II and the Battle of the Bulge. Willard was a co-owner of City Barber Shop for many years and he worked for the United States Postal Service in Marble and was a counselor for the Veterans Administration office in Andrews. He was a member of the DAV and was a member and deacon of the Vengeance Creek Baptist Church where he had served as church treasurer and Sunday School teacher. He was the son of the late Lum F. and Clydia Sneed Greene and the husband of the late Martha Standridge Greene, who died March 13, 2003. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Mashburn and husband, Doug of Hudson, NC; a son, Richard E. Greene of Marble; a sister, Gladys Lunsford and husband, Fred of Marble; five beloved grandchildren, Jason Mashburn, Amy Mashburn, Emily Mashburn Pitts, Jessica Greene, and Zackery Greene; and a

great grandson, Jackson Cowart. Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 6 in the Vengeance Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Fred Lunsford officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens with military graveside rites conducted by the Murphy American Legion Post 96, Murphy DAV Chapter 73, Murphy VFW Post 10222, Hayesville VFW Post 6812 (Allison-Bristol), Hayesville American Legion Post 532, and the NC National Guard. Pallbearers were Steven and Kevin White, Marvin Guffey, Gary Rogers, Danny Moore, and Bill Huffines. The family received friends from 6-8 Friday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy where the body was until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Willard Monroe Greene to the Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street NW, Lenoir, NC 28645. Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements. An online guest register is available at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuneralhome.com

Larry Dale Creasman

Larry Dale "Bubba" Creasman, age 62, of Andrews, NC passed away Monday, March 1, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of West Palm Beach, Florida and the son of the late Homer Andrew and Linda Dean Seavers Creasman. Bubba was a masonry by trade and was of the Baptist faith. He was a US Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War. Bubba loved his family, working with his hands, barbequing and his animals. He was a very giving and loving man. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Kay Brown Creasman; two sons, Sean Dry and his wife, K.C. of Andrews, NC and Zachary Nicholas of Jacksonville, FL; two sisters, Vicki Anderson and her husband, Richard and Cheryl Lutzinger and her husband, Rick all of Patterson, GA; one grandchild, Caleb Karl Dale Dry of Andrews, NC; three sisters-in-law, Peggy Roberson and her husband, Johnny of Murphy, NC, Ann Pettus and her husband, James of Florida and Teresa Robinson of Andrews, NC; two brothers-in-law, Mark Grant and his wife, Lori of Murphy, NC and Henry Grant and his wife, Lisa of Marble, NC; father-inlaw, Robert Grant and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 PM, Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy, NC. Rev. Calvin Murphy will officiate. Military rites will be conducted by the VFW Post, #10222, Joe Miller Elkin American Legion Post #96 and D.A.V. Chapter #73, Hayesville American Legion Post 532 and Hayesville VFW Post 6812 (Allison-Bristol). The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home in Murphy, NC. You may send tributes to the Creasman family at www.mem.com or view other obits at www.townson-rose.com Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Woodful “Junior” Johnson

Woodful "Junior" Johnson, age 67, of Murphy, NC passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late Woodful Anderson Johnson, Sr. and Belle Carringer Johnson. Woodful worked at the Cherokee County landfill, a security guard for the Bear Paw Resort and Adams Surveying. He enjoyed camping, fishing and playing with his grandchildren. Woodful was a member of the Little Glade Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, John Henry and Hubert Henry. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Rigsby Johnson; three sons,

March 10, 2010 Bobby Register and his wife, Tammy, Milton Register and Frankie Johnson all of Murphy, NC; two daughters, Annie Register of Murphy, NC and Melinda Shipman of Murphy, NC; three brothers, Harold Johnson and his wife, Lois of Marble, NC, Pless Henry of Michigan and Jack Henry and his wife, Terri of Michigan; one sister, Eunice Ledford of Murphy, NC; 11 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 PM, Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy, NC. Rev. L.B. Adams will officiate. Music will also be provided by L.B. Adams. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the family to help with medical expenses, c/o Margaret Johnson, 399 Midway Creek Road, Murphy, NC 28906. You may send tributes to the Johnson family at www.mem.com or view other obits at www.townson-rose.com Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Earl Sawyer

Earl Sawyer, age 83, of Marble, NC passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. He was a native of Graham County, NC and the son of the late Albert and Ida Cable Sawyer. Earl was a US Air Force, World War II Veteran. He was retired from Coats America and was of the Baptist Faith. He was a member of the Maltby Baptist Church in Marble, NC. Earl enjoyed hunting and fishing. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Davis Sawyer and his sister, Edna Garland. He is survived by one son, Terry Sawyer of Marble, NC; two daughters, Brenda Sawyer of Marble, NC and Dianne Mayfield and her husband, Tommy of Hayesville, NC; one brother, Lester Sawyer of Oak Ridge, TN; three sisters, Thelma Easler of Gastonia, NC, Vida Crisp of Robbinsville, NC and Joyce Hardin of Andrews, NC; five grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the Townson-Rose Chapel in Andrews, NC. Rev. Fred Lunsford, Rev. Kenny White and Rev. Greg Carroll will officiate. Burial will be in Moss Cemetery in Marble, NC with military graveside rites conducted by Andrews VFW Post 7620. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the TownsonRose Chapel in Andrews, NC. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in memory of Earl Sawyer to the Murphy Homeless Shelter, 73 Blumenthal, Murphy, NC 28906. You may send tributes to the Sawyer family at www.mem.com or view other obits at www.townsonrose.comk Ronny Jay Brown, age 35, of Townson-Rose Funeral Home is Marble, NC passed away Satur- in charge of arrangements. day, March 6, 2010. He was a native and a lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC and the son of Allen Jay and Jessie Barbara Dills Brown of Murphy, NC. Ronny was an electrician and had worked for C.K. Electric. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, riding horses and four wheelers. Ronny loved spending time with his family, playing sports and coaching his son’s football team. Ronnie was a devoted and loving father, husband and friend. He was a member of the Tomotla Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and several aunts and uncles. He is survived by his wife, JaBertha Rogers, 89, of Murphy mie Mae Pace Brown; one son, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Jacob Brown of the home; two Murphy Medical Center. She was a daughters, Leah Brown and Jesnative of Berrien County, GA, but sie Brown both of the home; one had lived most of her life in Cherobrother, Randy Brown and his kee County. She had worked as a wife, Jimmie of Marble, NC; one housekeeper for the Regal Hotel sister, Karen Hogsed of Marble, for many years. Bertha was a memNC; niece, Katie Hogsed of Marber of the Old Fashioned Baptist ble, NC and nephews, Colby and Church. Isaac Brown both of Marble, NC. She was the daughter of the late Funeral Services was held at 2:00 Claude and Minnie Lou Mundy PM, Thursday, March 11, 2010 at Ponder and the wife of the late Aud the Tomotla Baptist Church in Rogers, who died Nov. 30, 1966. Marble, NC. Pastor Harold Stiles She was also preceded in death by and Rev. Randall Moss officiatthree sons, Bobby Joe, Ronald Alan, ed. Burial will be in the Tomotla and Charles Edward Rogers; and a Community Cemetery. daughter-in-law, Gloria Rogers. Pallbearers will be Terry Brown, Surviving are a son, Tommy RogMike Welch, Hal Robertson, Mike ers of Murphy; two grandchildren, Taylor, Greg Amos and Marty Crystal Rogers and Pamela Hook; Jones. Honorary Pallbearers will and three great grandchildren. be Chris Vaughn, Howard Rogers, Funeral services will be held at Trey Jones, Trent Jones, Derrick 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 9 in the Palmer, Jeff Graves, Kenny Green, Chapel of the Ivie Funeral Home, Dustin Totherow, John Floyd and Murphy with Rev. L.B. Adams ofAaron Powell. ficiating. Interment will be in the The family received friends from Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at the Tomotla in Union County, GA. Pallbearers will be John Barreiro, Gabriel Lloyd, Baptist Church in Marble, NC. In lieu of flowers memorials may Ernest Hall, Dennis Ashe, Steven be made to help the family with Donaldson, and Adrian Ball. The family will receive friends expenses, c/o, Maxine Pace, PO from 12:30-1:45 Tuesday afternoon Box 1119, Andrews, NC 28901. at the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy You may send tributes to the prior to the services. Brown family at www.mem.com Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in or view other obits at www.towncharge of all arrangements. son-rose.com An online guest register is availTownson-Rose Funeral Home able at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuis in charge of arrangements. neralhome.com

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March 11, 2010

U p c o m i n g E v e n t s Story Hour

Story hour at The Curiosity Shop Bookstore, 46 Valley River Avenue, Murphy, on Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Bring your children or grandchildren and let them enjoy being read to. Call 835-7433 or 321-2242

hours a week to volunteer your time and energy, please contact Castaway Critters at 706781-3992 or call Martha at 706-379-2729.

Amateur Radio

Mountain High Hikers schedule two hikes each Tuesday, occasionally specialty hike, and regular trail maintaining tripsall in the mountains of North Carolina and Georgia. Check the web site: MountainHighHikers.org for schedule and meeting locations or call 828-389-8240 for information.

Attention HAMs and anyone interested in Amateur Radio The North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. For more information about joining the Club or becoming a HAM, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665. Amateur license testing will be held on January 23rd in Blairsville. Contact Bob Ochs at 706-838-4728 for more information.

Experimental Aircraft

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Mountain High Hikers

The Experimental Aircraft Association local tri-state EAA Chapter #1211 meets the third Thursday, 7 p.m. of each month at Blairsville airport. If interested, contact Jim Olson @ 828-557-2446.

GWRRA Meetings

Chapter J of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) meets the fourth Saturday of each month at Daniel’s Steakhouse, Hiawassee, Ga. We eat at 11 a.m. followed by the meeting at 12 p.m. during which rides and other activities are announced and discussed. We encourage current members of the GWRRA and anyone interested in becoming a member to join us. All motorcyclists are welcome and we look forward to seeing participants from other chapters. There are great rides coming up and we hope many of you will join us. For further information, contact Chapter Director, June Gottlieb, 706-896-7403 .

Family Resources

Family Resources in collaboration with Tri-County Community College will offer ESL (English as a second language) classes every Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Classes will be held in the basement of Family Resources and are free to anyone wishing to participate. For more information call 837-3460.

Abandoned Animals

Cherokee Trail Decorative Painters will be having a “Bring A Friend” meeting in January. Members will be inviting friends for a day of painting and fellowship. We will have a variety of projects at all levels to paint. The projects will be provided by our Ways and Means Committee and will be a lot of fun to paint. The meeting is January 23 at 9:30 at the All Saints Lutheran Church on Highway 76 in Blairsville, Georgia. Cherokee Trail Decorative Painters is an affiliated chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters located in the tri-state area of North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. For more information email Nancy Gillis at wgillis@windstream.net.

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Prepared childbirth classes will begin Jan 21st through Feb. 11th 2010. Classes are on Thursday evenings 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Cherokee County Health Department. Participants must arrive by 6:30pm on the first night in order to register. Classes are taught by a Lamaze Certified Instructor. To sign up or for more information call 828-837-7486 and ask for Ronnie or Montez.

Such thing as a free lunch

FREE SOUP AND SANDWICH LUNCH Fridays at Noon in January – February at Hickory Stand United Methodist Church on Green Cove Road in Brasstown, NC. All are invited.

Mountain Community Chorus

Mountain Community Chorus will hold auditions for new singers at 6 PM Feb. 8th Young Harris College Clegg Recital Hall. Regu-

lar rehearsal at 7 PM. Visit www.mapaa.org. Mountain Community Seniors meets second Thursday each month at Senior Center in Hiawassee at 2:00 P.M.. We invite and welcome all Mountain Seniors from Towns, Union and Clay Counties to join us. We have Music, Informative speakers, picnics and field trips. On Thursday Feb. 11th We have Roy Perrin, Principal of Towns County High School who will give us his very entertaining rendition of Elvis. Light refreshments served. Do come join us.

Castaway Critters

This the the beginning of a new year and CASTAWAY CRITTERS ANIMAL RESCUE needs YOU! We have so many areas (Puppy Promises Program, transporting dogs to northern state for adoption, assisting with adoptions, transporting dogs/cats to/from the vet, etc). I could go on and on. If you are interested in joining our wonderful team please call June Young at 706-400-8612.

Tri-County Womens Connection

Tri-County Women’s Connection meets the first Thursday of each month in the fellowship hall of Murphy First Baptist Church, welcoming retirees, homemakers, home-schoolers, young moms-------all women. Fascinating programs, delightful music, inspirational talks, good food, child care and wonderful fellowship make each gathering special. Call Linda at 828-508-0387 for information and reservations.

Mountain Community Seniors

The Mountain Community Seniors was formerly called AARP, but the Towns County AARP has closed. We are now called “Mountain Community Seniors”, which means you do not have to be retired to join in on all the fun. Our monthly meetings will still be the second Thursday of each month at the Senior Center in Hiawassee at 2 pm.

Comunity Night for Critters

“COMMUNITY NIGHT” TO BENEFIT CASTAWAY CRITTERS PET RESCUE BROTHERS RESTAURANT AT WILLOW RANCH ON HIGHWAY 76, YOUNG HARRIS TUESDAY, MARCH 2, FROM 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm What a great way to have a great meal and also benefit a worthy cause. Please mention to the hostess when you walk into the restaurant that you are supporting Castaway Critters.

R e c u r r i n g E v e n t s DAR Meetings

DAR meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of Jan.-May and Sept.Nov. at 2 p.m. at the Harshaw Chapel in Downtown Murphy. For more information contact Joan Wallace at 837-0876 or Margaret Warner at 837-8777 or 837-2644.

Blue Ridge MOAA

The Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) meets the third Monday of each month at various area restaurants. All active duty, National Guard, reserve, retired, and former Military, Public Health Service, and NOAA officers and warrant officers and surviving spouses are invited to attend. For information please contact Jim Ferrell at 828-835-9203 or visit www.moaa. org/chapter/blueridgemountains .

Amateur Radio

Attention HAMs and wannabe HAMs North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. For more information, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665.

Brasstown Potluck

Brasstown Potluck The Brasstown Community holds a potluck supper and meeting on the third Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Brasstown Community Center, 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown.

Flying Club

Flying Club. The Over mountain Flyers meets the second Saturday each month at the Andrews-Murphy Airport from 9 a.m. to noon. For information, call 837-3468.

Hiwasse Kennel Club

Hiwassee River Valley Kennel Club: Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at Brother’s Restaurant on Hwy 64 in Murphy, NC. We invite all those interested in pure bred dogs and canine activities to attend. Call President Kit Miracle @ 706 492 5253 or Peggy Moorman @ 828 835 1082 for details.

Experimental Aircraft

The Experimental Aircraft Association - local tri-state EAA Chapter #1211 meets the third Thursday, 7 p.m. of each month at Blairsville airport. If interested, contact Jim Olson @ 828-557-2446.

Small Scale Agriculture

The Far West Small Scale Agricultural Action Team meets the second Monday of each month in the St. Andrews Lutheran Church community room, Andrews. For information, call Mary Janis, 828-389-1913 mjanis@meyecomputer.com

Cherokee Mountain Lions

Cherokee County Mountain Lions meet the first and third Tuesday of each month at Downtown Pizza, 6 p.m. New members are welcome.

GWRRA Meetings

Chapter J of the Gold Wing Road Rid-

ers Association (GWRRA) meets the fourth Saturday of each month at Daniel’s Steakhouse, Hiawassee, Ga. We eat at 11 a.m. followed by the meeting at 12 p.m. during which rides and other activities are announced and discussed. We encourage current members of the GWRRA and anyone interested in becoming a member to join us. All motorcyclists are welcome and we look forward to seeing participants from other chapters. There are great rides coming up and we hope many of you will join us. For further information, contact Chapter Director, June Gottlieb, 706-8967403.

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Mountain Economic Partners

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Far West Mountain Economic Partners’ Small Scale Agriculture Action Team meets at 6 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Far West offices located at 452 Main Street in Andrews. All farmers in from Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary are invited to attend. For details, contact Pat Love at 828-321-2929 or via email at fwpartners@ verizon.net.

Anti Death Penalty

People of Faith Against the Death Penalty meets the 1st Monday each month at 7 p.m. at the Glen Mary House, next to St. William Catholic Church. For information, call 837-0867.

Commissioners Meeting

The Cherokee County Commisioners meeting will be held on the first Monday of each month at 8:30 a.m. and on the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Commissioners boardroom of the Cherokee County Courthouse, unless Monday falls on a holiday, or unless otherwise posted.

Valley River Civitan Club

Valley River Civitan Club of Andrews meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6 p.m., PJ’s restaurant in Andrews. Visitors are welcome. For more information call Anita Davis at 361-1247.

Basket Weavers

The Shooting Creek Basket Weavers Guild meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 9:45 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Shooting Creek Community Center (fire station). Refreshments are served and a business meeting is held before a weaving project is presented. For more information contact Joan (Guild president) at 706-896-1534.

MRACG Meeting

Mountain Regional Arts and Crafts Guild, Inc (MRACG) meets the second Tuesday of each month at ArtWorks Artisan Centre. ArtWorks is located at 308 Big Sky Drive (behind the Holiday Inn), Hiawassee. Refreshments are served at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. If you would like to learn more about the Guild, we invite you to the next meeting as our guest.Contact us at 706-896-0932 or mtnregartscraftsguild@hotmail.com or

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NCWN Poetry

There will be no NCWN West Poetry Critique Group in July, as the college campus will be closed. The next meeting will be in August at the regular time.

Alzheimer’s Support

Alzheimer’s Support Group of Murphy meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Murphy Senior Center. Contact Laura Harris at 828-644-0680 for more information. Also meetings every second Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Senior Center in Hayesville. Alcoholics Anonymous has scheduled meetings as follows: Tues. 7 p.m., in the back of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah located across the street from the Cherokee Scout and the Verizon building on the corner of Central & Church Street; Sat. noon at the 409 building; Thur. 8 p.m. St. William’s Catholic Ch., Murphy; Wed. 8 p.m., United Methodist Church, Andrews, in the fellowship hall; Tues. noon, Thur. noon, Fri. 8 p.m.; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Hayesville; Sat. 8 p.m. First Methodist Church, Downtown Hayesville. For a complete area meeting schedule and information, call 837-4440.

Domestic Violence Support

Domestic Violence Support Group REACH of Cherokee County offers a free confidential support group to women whose lives are, or have been affected by domestic violence. The group meets every Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the REACH office in Murphy. Please call (828) 837-2097 for more information.

Compassionate Friends

The Compassionate Friends is a selfhelp, non-profit organization that offers that offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings meets at 7 p.m. every third Thursday each month at the Senior Center in Murphy. Call Maxine Arne at 837-0425, Mabel Cooke at 837-6871 or Vicky Sullivan at 837-9168 for details.

Weight Loss

Tops Weight Loss “Take Off Pounds Sensibly” in Murphy meets on Mondays at 5 p.m. at the Glen Mary Hall, Andrews Road. For more information, call 8374587. Two Tops clubs meet in Andrews on Mondays. The morning club meets in Valleytown Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 8:45 a.m. weigh in, meeting at 9 a.m. Call 321-5242 for more information. The evening club, which meets at Christ Community church, weights in at 5 p.m. and has a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Call 3213040 or 321-1422 for more information.

Divorce Care Seminar

Divorce Care Seminar. Divorce Care, a special-help seminar and support group for people experiencing divorce or separation will be held on Monday evenings at

A volunteer from Castaway Critters will be there to answer any of your questions regarding their non-profit organization.

Emergency bicycle repair class

Blairsville Bikes & Boards Thursday evening April 1st. 7 PM The class is free and will be approx. 1 ½ hours long. Topics covered will be basic bicycle repairs for trail or road, like fixing a flat, broken chain, minor brake & shifter adjustments, and a proactive pre-ride check over. The necessary tools you will need & how to use them. So you will hopefully never have to push your bike out. For more info call the shop @ 706 745 8141 Or stop by @ 49 Blue Ridge St. Blairsville GA. Located in historic downtown Bring your bike if you like (optional) & and what ever beverage you want to drink. Coffee & Soft Drinks are available at the shop. SABA member & supporter offering 10% discounts to SABA members

Amateur Radio

Attention HAMs and anyone interested in Amateur Radio The North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. Our next meeting is to be held March 2nd and will begin with a special technical session to discuss and demonstrate interfacing/using N1MM logging/contesting software. For more information about joining the Club or becoming a HAM, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665. Amateur license testing will be held on March 13th in Blairsville. Contact Bob Ochs at 706-838-4728 for more information and/or make an appointment.

Tri-County Women’s Connection

Tri-County Women’s Connection will host a GOING GREEN luncheon Thursday, March 4 at Murphy First Baptist fellowship hall from 12:00-1:45 pm. A mini-concert of Celtic and Irish melodies will be presented by local popular ensemble “The Bear Notes”. Vivian Blackerby, former food service director of Juliette, Ga, will present “The Perfect Recipe for Life.” Call Linda by Monday noon March 1 at 828508-0387 for details and reservations.

Submit your events to us directly from our website at wncsentinel.net 6:30 p.m. at Hiawassee United Methodist Church. Divorce Care features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recovery topics.

English Classes

Classes de ingles gratis. Tri County Community College. Ofrece classes de ingles como Segundo idioma (ESL Classes) Todos los Miercoles y Jueves De 9:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. En el local de Family Resources of Cherokee County. Ubicado en 70 Central Street Murphy, NC 28906. Para mayor informacion llame al tlefono No. (828) 8373460.

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Knitting

Knitting and Spinning Lessons: “From How to Knit to Knitting Design”, Monday mornings 10 a.m. to noon and Monday evenings 7-9 p.m. “Spinning Saturdays”, 9 a.m. to noon, once a month. Call Martha at Yarn Circle, 835-4592 for details.

Quilting Classes

Quilting Classes In Nonnie’s Attic is quilting 100 squares in 100 days to help Andrews celebrate its 100th birthday. Join us each day at 1:30 p.m. and learn new quilt square. Call 321-2800 for more information.

Abandoned Animals

Just 4 Hours. Just 4 hours a week can make a big difference in caring for abandoned and abused animals. Just 4 hours to walk dogs. Just 4 hours to groom dogs or cats. Just 4 house to clean the cattery. Just 4 hours to transport dogs and/or cats to the vet. If you have just 4 hours a week to volunteer your time and energy, please contact Castaway Critters at 706-781-3992 or call Martha at 706-379-2729.

Moose Lodge We are now forming a Moose Lodge and invite you to join us. Our meetings are held at Homers Corner Cafe located at Hwy 19/129 in Murphy, NC inside Fosters Flea Market. Come early and join us for a Dutch Treat lunch. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1 p.m. For further information please call Art or Donna Harris at (828) 389-6342.

Body Sculpting Class

Body Sculpting/Cardiovascular Exercise classes are being offered at Towns County Recreational Center in Hiawassee, Ga. Class is from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The cost is $4 per class or $48 per month. Contact the recreation center at (706) 8962600 or Susan Rogers at (706) 896-6842.

Square Dance Classes Enchanted Valley Squares is having Basic Mainstream Classess on Tuesday Nights at the Towns Co Middle School

EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Environmental Heroes Environmental Heroes, is an important show airing on UNC-TV. It profiles the green pursuits of three Tar Heels working to protect and improve the state’s environment. The three “environmental heroes” include: * Dean Brooks, a former dairy farmer from Goldston, N.C., in Chatham County who started and runs one of the largest compost businesses in the southeastern United States. He and his family turn organic waste into profit while reducing garbage going into landfills. * Gary Grant, a community activist from Tillery, N.C., in Halifax County who has worked for decades to protect his African-American farming community from polluting industries such as corporate hog farms. He led the fight to institute a hog farm moratorium in North Carolina. * Todd Miller, founder and executive director of the North Carolina Coastal Federation in Newport, who has built one of the largest coastal protection organizations on the East Coast. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication science documentary television course produced this half-hour documentary, under the direction of Tom Linden, M.D., director of the school’s medical and science journalism program. “We hope the documentary provides inspiration for people who believe that one individual can make a huge difference in protecting the environment,” said Dr. Linden. Associate producers of the program are Jim Sander, documentary film producer, and Blair Pollock, environmental film producer and solid waste planner for Orange County, NC. Videographer/editor for the program was Martin Brown of Treehouse Productions in Hillsborough, NC. Additional videography was provided by George Bryant. Music was by Carrboro resident Chris Frank of the Red Clay Ramblers. UNC students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Gillings School of Global Public Health produced and wrote the featured three profiles. They include segment producers Jessica Hughes, Julea Steiner and Sander. Segment associate producers were Kathryn Barr, Jiang Li, Joseph Marra, Kevin Mckenna, Emily Waters and Sarah Whitmarsh. Scriptwriters included Kelly, Linden, Julia Connors and Maggie De Pano. Animation was produced by Zachary Ferriola-Bruckenstein. Visit http://www.unctv.org/environmentalheroes for additional information and resources. For more information about the Medical and Science Journalism Program, go to: http://www.jomc.unc.edu/medicaljournalism. UNC-TV, North Carolina’s statewide public television network, provides life-changing television services for viewers of all ages. In addition to flagship channel UNC-TV, broadcasting in high-definition, other services include UNC-EX The Explorer Channel, as well as UNC-KD, a channel just for kids, and UNC-MX, a cable-only channel featuring a mix of programming for adults, from public affairs shows to how-to and more. Visit www.unctv. org for more information about programs and services offered by UNC-TV.

Cafeteria from 7:00-9:00 pm. For more information: GA-Al Supplee (706) 3792191 or NC-Bob or Loretta Hughes (828) 837-2561.

Brasstown Suppers Brasstown Community Club meets at 6:30 p.m., the third Thursday of each month with a pot luck supper. Grocery game night, 7 p.m. the first Saturday of every month. Please bring snack foods.

Senior Game Day Dominoes, Hearts, Scrabble, Checkers, etc. Every Tuesday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Clay County Senior Center Call 838-389-9271 for more info.

HAMs meetings North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. For more information about joining the Club or becoming a HAM, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665.

Intermediate Bridge Intermediate Bridge is being played at the health department, downstairs in Hiawassee on Mondays and Fridays, starting at 12:45 p.m. All players welcome. For more information please call (828) 3898065.

Oil Painting Classes

Classes for beginners and intermediate students, Wednesdays, 9AM - 1PM at Clay County Senior Center. Cost is $65; must furnish own brushes and canvas. Call the senior center for more information at (828) 389-9271

Helping Hands meet The ladies group at Sweetwater United Methodist Church meets from 10 a.m. to noon every first and third Tuesday. They make quilts for Clay and Cherokee counties’ sick and needy. Helpers are welcome.

Fellowship Weekly Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International meets at 6 p.m. every Monday at Daniels in Hiawassee, Ga. Call (828) 3890140.

Valley Kennel Club Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. the

first Monday of each month at Brother’s Restaurant on Hwy 64 in Murphy, NC. We invite all those interested in pure bred dogs and canine activities to attend. Call President Kit Miracle @ 706 492 5253 or Peggy Moorman @ 828 835 1082 for details.

Mountain Hikers Mountain High Hikers schedule two hikes each Tuesday, occasionally specialty hikes, and regular trail maintaining tripsall in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina and Georgia. Check the web site: MountainHighHikers.org for schedule and meeting locations or call 828-389-8240 for information.

Blue Ridge MOAA

The Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) meets the third Monday of each month at various area restaurants. All active duty, reserve, retired and former military, and Public Health Service, and NOAA officers, and warrant officers are invited to attend. For information please contact one of the following individuals, in North Carolina: John Bayne at 828-389-9427 and in Georgia: Jim Reynolds at 706-379-6601.

Veteran Consultant

The veterans’ consultant, Mike Casey, will be at the Job Link Office on the second Tuesday and the fourth Wednesday of each month. Call (828) 837-7407 of the Social Service Office in Hayesville at 389-6301.

Granny’s Attic

Granny’s Attic, Auxiliary of Good Shepherd Home Health Care and Hospice, is open Wed. - Sat., 9 am - 4 pm. We are now stocked for Fall. To make donations or volunteer contact Linda at 828-389-4233.

REACH Thrift Store The REACH Thrift Store hours are from 10 a.m. - 4:30 a.m. Monday Saturday. We are located at 1252 Hwy 64 W. (Old KT Billiards bldg., Donations accepted during business hours. Volunteers welcome. Call 828.389.1415 or 828.557.7416 for more information.

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Deadline for classifieds is Monday at 3:00. All classifieds received after this time will be printed the following Thursday. 100-Autos

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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

Cooking with Kara *NEW* The Hiawassee Health Hut, your natural grocer. 3243 Dogwood Lane Hiawassee GA. Open Tuesday-Friday from 8-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-4. Saturday morning cooking classes from 11-1. For more information call Kara 828-389-7044. Visit: www.Cooking with Kara.com 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 of your home. Licensed and insured. 18 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.

200-Employment CNAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed for Cherokee and Clay County. Please call Helen @ (828) 8358147 Medical: Immediate Opening Full time ( Monday-Friday) for general secretarial duties. Excellent benefits include Health/ Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, 401K Plan, Experience preferred, but not required. Send resume and references to : Peachtree Internal Medicine, P. O. Box 158, Murphy, NC 28906 or you may bring them to our office at Suite 1, Physicians Bldg., 4040 East US 64 Alt. Murphy, NC 28904 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 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

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THE CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY has the following jobs available: FT LPN. Anyone interested should pick up an application and position description from Arlenea Chapa or Teresa Carvalho at the Cherokee Indian Hospital Human Resources Office between the hours of 8:00am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00pm Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Friday. This position will close March 19, 2010. Indian preference does apply and a current job application must be submitted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of CIHA application.

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

400 - Yard Sales DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T MISS! March 13th Sat. 9 a.m.3 p.m. HUGE INDOOR Moving Sale! Antiques; furniture, 2 sofas; filing,fireproof GJMJOH DIJOB DBCJOFUT ESFTTFS DIFTU EJOing table + 6 chairs; end tables; shelves; storage; exercise equipment,lamps,desk DIBJS SFGSJHFSBUPS .03& "QQSPY miles out Tusquittee Road to Right on Serenity Lane to 4th house .

500 - For Sale Antique Couch and chair in beautiful condition. Reupholstered chenille fabric. Walnut trim on both pieces. $300 8376623 Gorgeous, soft green, Country French, distressed China Cabinet. Original Price $1,950.00 will sell for $475.00. I will be happy to e-mail pictures for anyone interested. Call 706-897-5728 2009 Kawasaki KLX-110 with Monster Graphics. 6.3 HP Engine bike has been ridden very little and is in like new condition. Asking $1,500.00 Call Deb Odom @ 828-479-2789 For Sale Dining Room table with 4 chairs, Handmade solid wood, Asking $200 Call 828-735-1328 Sell your Boat/RV. We bring the buyer to you! 1-866-417-8291 Dry hay in 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bales $25.00 828-3614633 Hay for Sale June 2009 cutting $3.00 a bale 828-389-0956 RELOCATED & OPEN The PINK RIBBON Thrift Shoppeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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 didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read the fine print â&#x20AC;&#x201C; am now swamped with the stuff. How about $20 for the $45 product package? Call me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great product but I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. 33â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Travel Trailer for Sale. Very clean, no

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pets, no smoking. Located in Hiawassee in Campground on Lake. Has attached 30? deck with aluminum/ vinyl awning, pool, Recreation area, boat dock and storage, 8*'* DBCMF BWBJMBCMF 0#0 378-4175, 229-377-6104 LEAVE MESSAGE

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 donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: Looking for female 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 #

700-Lost and Found 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

800-Animals Happy Jack Mitex For ear mites in rabbits, dogs, or cats, ask for Happy Jack Mitex. Contains no IGRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s., Hiawassee 'FFE 'BSN 4VQQMZ XXX IBQQZKBDLJOD DPN Professional dog training, Boarding & grooming. 1-4 week courses available, training service guaranteed, references abundant, in Mineral Bluff, GA. visit mountaindogboarding.com 706-374-9021

900 - Real Estate 139 Acres of land with with trout stream. Good place for campground. Has 45 X 100 metal building. Land also has spring - lacks two filter tests for being state approved. Has nice views and would be good for developing.

Price: $7,000 per acre. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 TFXer. Located below Elementary school. $195,000.00 Steve 201-315-9818 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 fraction of cost. Charlotte Ledford Realtor; 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. Two bedroom, one bath Mobile Home for Rent in Hiawassee, Ga. $125 per week or $400 per month plus $200 deposit. No pets. Call 706-8356561 Early Spring Special! Sit in your rockers and watch Spring Arrive from your front porch! 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath to 2 Bedrooms , 1 1/2 Bath from $495.00 per month with security deposit. MainUFOBODF '3&& /0 TUFQT '3&& XBUFS Trash disposal! All appliances included! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to move up to the Ridgeline Apartments! â&#x20AC;&#x153;3346 Highway 64 East, Hayesville, NC 828-389-1545 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, Large duplex Apt. + CPOVT SPPN JO #MBJSTWJMMF 'MQ KBDV[[J custom kitchen. $550./ mo. + security deposit. 706-745-2297 or 770-7122107 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath partially furnished home, Lakeview, Hwy 175

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stance abuse patients proper care. Efforts have been made to make mobile crisis teams more accessible in Clay County, Foreman said, adding that the goal was to keep people out of in-patient care. Sheriff Joe Shook agreed that the process has improved, but Ingraham said that overall system improvements are only incremental, noting that the problem is usually getting access to beds at Broughton, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s western-

most psychiatric hospital. Commissioner Harry Jarrett asked the CEO how long the contract with a new agency would last. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope a long time; these are cornerstones for us,â&#x20AC;? Ingraham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t foresee this changing in the near future... Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to make this absolutely boiler-plate, bullet-proof solid;... thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no intention to switch these out.â&#x20AC;?

sible option.â&#x20AC;? Â Congressman John Tanner (DTN), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and co-founder of the Blue Dog Coalition, said t $POUJOVFE GSPN QBHF " â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the Blue Dogs have talked about first place,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Shuler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is im- for years, our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiscal outlook perative that we get this money back.Â is bleak. It is imperative that the cost Making sure that bail-outs do not add of this package be recovered without to the national debt is the only respon- adding an additional hundreds of bil-

lions dollars to our federal debt.â&#x20AC;? Â The Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee or â&#x20AC;&#x153;bank feeâ&#x20AC;? is designed to raise as much as $120 billion to pay back taxpayer money that went to bail out failing banks in the fall of 2008, but in reality also funded substantial bonuses for bank executives.Â Shuler opposed the TARP and stimulus legislation that allowed these bonuses.Â

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volunteer Mrs. Stiles escorted the students to their choice of the breakout sessions. Some of the sessions were Collegeâ&#x20AC;Ś Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not a Dream, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Movement in the Classroom and Multimedia Digital Literacy. An exciting part of the conference was a tour of the University which included a visit to a Dorm room and eating in the dining hall.Â Students were enthusiastic about

experiencing a day on a college campus. Â Students attending conference from left to right, back to front are:Â Leigh-Ann Stiles, Vanessa Dills, Samantha Hickey, Silas Shields, Brandon Muizulis, Maggie Borchgrevink, Brittany Miller, Britney Hannah, Gavin Picklesimer, Christian Sykes, Graham Swain, and Hunter Sanders

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sion with help from the NC Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation. The drill is a Truax Flex II-88 NoTill Drill. It has a 5ft planting width and 7ft total width which is smaller than most no-till drills. The Soil & Water offices hope that the smaller drill will allow for a wider use from farmers because it can be pulled by a smaller tractor than the larger drills. Rental fees for the drill go entirely to maintenance, parts and storage of

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