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CONTENTS On the Cover: The number of registered Democrats in North Carolina is waning while the number of registered Republicans and unaffiliated voters is on the rise, which could have a major impact in the 2020 elections. (Page 6)

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News Counties mull gun sanctuary resolutions ....................................................................4 Court: No ID at NC polls in 2020 ..................................................................................5 Cherokee chief testifies against Lumbee recognition ..............................................8 House approves bill to grant TN land to Cherokee ..............................................10 Jackson to purchase fire training trailer ......................................................................11 ‘Mountain Murders’ podcast celebrates one year ..................................................12 Deaths, possibly from flu, shock Haywood County ..............................................14 Health News ......................................................................................................................15

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2A or not 2A? Counties mull gun sanctuary resolutions CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER he vigorous debate over the necessity of “Second Amendment sanctuary” resolutions has finally begun to trickle into North Carolina, and elected officials are increasingly being asked to weigh in on the controversial topic.

The resolutions, already passed in 25 states, purport to prohibit or impede the enforcement of so-called “red flag” gun confiscation laws but are largely symbolic, carrying little actual power.

Still, 87 of Virginia’s 95 counties have adopted some manner of sanctuary ordinance, as have 13 out of 95 Tennessee counties, including eight of nine counties bordering Western North Carolina.

Two N.C. counties, Cherokee and Rutherford, have also followed suit, with resolutions under consideration in two others, according to the Mt. Airy News.

A small group of local conservative activists led by county resident Eddie Cabe and supported by posters on various Facebook groups, have asked commissioners for just such a resolution, but it hasn’t appeared on any agenda — at least not yet — for a variety of reasons, commissioners told The Smoky Mountain News on Jan. 7.

“The 2A resolutions seem to be in protest to the gun control efforts of politicians in Virginia and around the country,” said Kevin Ensley, chairman of the Haywood County Board of Commissioners. “Our sheriff and state legislature have not made any actions to implement gun control laws, rules or regulations. They also seem to be strong 2A supporters. In my opinion our board will act if or when possible gun control legislation becomes an issue. If we had been a Virginia county, I’m sure we would have already done one. Until that occurs we will ‘keep our powder dry’ and remain vigilant to protect not only our 2A rights but all our God-given constitutional freedoms.”

Ensley added that he believes all five commissioners are strong Second Amendment supporters and have supported local NRA banquets, firearm safety programs and shooting clubs in schools.

Vice Chairman Brandon Rogers wasn’t

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clear in supporting a Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution in Haywood County, but was clear in his support of the Second Amendment.

“I am in full support of protecting our Second Amendment right and willing to do whatever necessary to do so,” said Rogers. “I believe in our entire Constitution and believe we need to do whatever possible to protect it and not allow our rights to be taken. It is always the law-abiding citizens that suffer when we change laws such as this and I will always lobby our legislators so they protect our constitutional rights including the Second Amendment.”

The resolutions, already passed in 25 states, purport to prohibit or impede the enforcement of so-called “red flag” gun confiscation laws but are largely symbolic, carrying little actual power.

Fellow commissioner Tommy Long likewise didn’t express explicit support for a sanctuary resolution, instead saying he supports the Constitution as a whole.

“I support our Constitution and all the amendments,” he said. “Not just one. If there is need for a local resolution to show my support for our nations guiding document I will, not in part but the whole. I have polled our states elected leaders on this particular issue.

At this time no action is needed.”

Former chairman and the board’s lone Democrat, Kirk Kirkpatrick, said the issue wasn’t a county concern since there was no current state- or national-level effort to infringe on gun rights.

“The Second Amendment is of course part of the Constitution and provides a right to the people. The U.S. legislature has discussed issues regarding gun rights but has not proposed a change in this constitutional amendment. The N.C. legislature has not

As of Jan. 5, Second Amendment sanctuary laws or resolutions have been passed in 25 states. Wikimedia photo proposed any changes to the Second Amendment,” Kirkpatrick said. “The majority of states where a resolution has been passed are dealing with legislatures that are proposing bills that are changing, defining or limiting the meaning of the Second Amendment. I choose to govern and deal with issues that are presently affecting our citizens and this is not one of them.”

Commissioner Mark Pless echoed Kirkpatrick’s sentiments on the lack of imminent threats to gun rights.

“I understand this issue is being driven currently by the events happening in Virginia; however, last I looked I live, work and serve in Haywood County North Carolina,” said Pless.

“If we were experiencing the same threat Virginia is currently facing we certainly should consider taking steps to address the right to keep and bear arms. I am not sure a resolution would be my choice in that situation.”

Pless went on to explain that a resolution would hold no actual power to prevent enforcement of current or future legislation, and that such a resolution would be “totally symbolic.”

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Haywood County,” he said. “If I must pass a resolution to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is protected do I really believe the Constitution? Should I then pass a resolution giving the citizens of Haywood County the freedom of religion? Or freedom of speech? Or even freedom of the press, which you are guaranteed while doing your job? I feel very strongly that the right to keep and bear arms should be defended as well as ALL the rights given us by our Constitution.”

Instead, Pless argued, there remains a superior way for North Carolinians to express their support of or opposition to the Second Amendment as it currently exists.

“I feel the best way to protect the rights given all citizens is to vote,” he said. “Vote during every election for people who will defend all of our rights, not just this one.

During every election the citizens decide who protects their rights by either voting or choosing not to vote. In North Carolina’s November 2018 General Election, only 52.98 percent of votes were cast. That means 47.02 percent of votes were not entered. We should all be embarrassed. Our focus needs to be on encouraging every eligible citizen to vote, not making a statement with a resolution that holds no power.”

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER lthough voters approved a 2018 ballot measure requiring photo identification at North Carolina polls, voters won’t have to produce IDs during either the March 3 Primary Election or the Nov. 3 General Election.

Calling the photo ID requirement “impermissibly motivated, at least in part, by discriminatory intent,” Judge Loretta C. Biggs of North Carolina’s Middle District ordered on Dec. 31 that the State Board of Elections be enjoined from enacting any part of Senate Bill 824, titled “An Act to Implement the Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photographic Identification to Vote,” until further order from the court.

Biggs’ ruling in favor of plaintiffs North Carolina Conference of the NAACP as well as well as several county NAACP branches also orders the state to halt all communication that says photo IDs will be required and furthermore directs the NCSBE to communicate to voters that photo IDs are indeed not required.

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Applicants must attend one mandatory information session prior to application.

An information session is scheduled at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Haywood Habitat offices located at the ReStore, 331 Walnut St. in Waynesville.

The home ownership program is not a giveaway program. Houses are sold at the organization’s cost with an affordable mortgage. Families are required to invest 300-400 hours of volunteer “sweat equity” into the construction of their home (depending on family size), and complete homebuyer education classes.

Applicants must exhibit need for affordable housing, have the ability to pay a monthly mortgage payment, and be willing to partner with Haywood Habitat in the building and homeowner education process.

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You Can’t Have a Resolution unless you have a PLAN

In the post-holiday frenzy we hear a lot about making resolutions regarding our health and fitness. Many of us start with good intentions, but our aspirations fall flat after just a few weeks because we never figured out a plan to execute our resolutions.

Let’s look at some ways that our resolutions can become reality and be sustainable and achievable.

EXAMPLE: Resolution: I want to drink more water instead of sodas or sweetened beverages.

Goal: Drink at least 48-64 ounces of water per day (6-8 8oz glasses) Benefit: Water keeps me hydrated. It has no calories.

Plan: I will….

Keep a glass in the kitchen near the sink and drink a glass of water as soon as I get up in the morning.

Fill a water bottle (reusable and dishwasher safe) every morning and bring it with me in the car.

Have a bottle or glass of water at my desk or work site and drink that during the day.

Drink a glass of water before and with meals.

Drink water instead of sweetened beverages or sodas when I dine out. note: If you have a smart phone there are even apps that you can download to remind you to drink water!

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Lake Junaluska has opened its dam to draw down the lake. The lake drawdown, which happens every few years, allows for removal of silt from the lake’s floor as well as repairs, maintenance and litter cleanup.

The lake will be filled again by Easter.

Currently, there is no water going over the spillway in the dam; however, the gates under the dam will continue to allow water to flow below the dam. Richland Creek will continue to flow freely throughout the entire process.

The estimated time frame for the lake drawdown is weather-dependent and may be adjusted if it rains or snows. The lake is lowered slowly, in accordance with wildlife regulations, so that the animals that live in and around the lake can adjust accordingly to the smaller amount of water that will remain.

Fish, ducks and other wildlife manage well in the shallow waters until the lake refills.

Barring rain in the forecast, the lake will shortly be dry near Highway U.S. 19. At that point, equipment will be brought in to scrape the lake bottom and collect the accumulated silt. Silt deposits come from runoff into the Richland Creek and Factory Branch stream watersheds, which feed into Lake Junaluska. The work conducted will follow U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit requirements.

The Lake Junaluska walking path will remain open. There will be no boating on the lake until the lake is restored to full pool. For more information, contact Lake Junaluska Assembly Public Works at 828.452.5911.

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Court: No ID at NC polls in 2020

The photo ID law prevailed on N.C. ballots with approximately 55 percent of the vote, but was still controversial. According to the ACLU, voter ID laws deprive some of the right to participate in elections, and those voters are disproportionately elderly and/or disabled, are racial or ethnic minorities, or are of low income backgrounds.

According to conservative Washington, D.C.-based think tank The Heritage Foundation, there have been 24 individuals convicted of voter fraud in North Carolina since 1986.

Most are for ineligible voting, defined as voting by persons who are not U.S. citizens or are convicted felons, or for duplicate voting, defined as having multiple registrations or multiple votes cast.

Some, though, are for other crimes that couldn’t be prevented with an identification requirement anyway, including a massive vote-buying scheme involving 41 individuals that was uncovered by the FBI in 1986.

In 2017, Haywood County resident Dewey Gidcumb was found guilty for voting twice in the March 2016 Republican Primary Election.

The day after Biggs’ ruling, Attorney General Josh Stein said that he’d appeal her decision to enjoin the law, but not soon. “ … to avoid any further voter confusion in the Primary Election in which absentee voting begins in just 11 days and to ensure that the primary election proceeds on schedule and is administered in an orderly manner, the [N.C. Department of Justice] will not seek a stay of this injunction before the primary.”

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Trend in party registration could sink Democrats

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER nly twice since 1972 has the state of North Carolina supported a Democratic candidate for president.

But if a years-long trend in party registration continues, Republicans could have an easier time holding on to the Tar Heel state and its 15 electoral votes this fall.

Those two Democrats, Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008, were both running during a time of sweeping change in American politics. Carter took North Carolina by 11 points over President Gerald Ford, who couldn’t avoid getting his hands dirty after the Nixon impeachment scandal.

Obama narrowly edged Sen. John McCain in N.C. by less than half a percent after eight years of domination at the hands of the George W. Bush administration.

President Donald Trump won North Carolina comfortably in 2016, by about 3.6 percent. While it’s not yet clear how his own impeachment scandal will play out, declining Democratic numbers could be a boon for him — as well as for every other down-ballot Republican in the state, from Congress to county commission.

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lthough Democrats still hold a substantial registration advantage over each of the other five registration categories, it’s 6 shrinking — and fast.

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As of Jan. 1, 2020, Democrats made up 36.6 percent of the states 6.8 million registered voters, according to State Board of Elections registration data. Unaffiliated voters trailed by about four points, followed by Republicans at 30 percent.

Far behind those major party classifications, the Libertarian Party came in with about half a percent. The Constitution Party and the Green Party, both of which only gained formal ballot access in 2018, each claim less than one-twentieth of one percent.

Those numbers are shockingly different than the last time Trump ran. Republicans have gained almost 5 percentage points since then, but Democratic registrations are down almost 5 points over that same period. At the same time, unaffiliated voter registrations have grown by more than 23 percentage points.

In recent years, there have been more options for voters than just the two major parties. Libertarians have been on the ballot in North Carolina since 1976; even though they still number less than 40,000 statewide, since Jan. 1, 2016, they’ve grown more than 40 percent and in 2018 fielded candidates in nearly 70 of N.C.’s 100 counties.

That same year, the North Carolina General Assembly dramatically lowered ballot access requirements for political groups seeking formal recognition as a party. As of today, only two parties have availed themselves of that opportunity.

“People just feel the two establishment parties don’t represent them,” said Al Pisano, chairman of the Constitution Party of North Carolina and candidate for governor. “Most people think they are the left wing and right wing of the same bird. For the most part, it’s business as usual. We’re not looking to be a big-tent party. You’re not going to get that with the Libertarians or the Republicans.”

As the fastest growing minor party in N.C., the right-leaning Constitution Party now counts more than 2,700 registrants and is triple the size it was a year ago. It’s a similar story for the left-leaning Green Party’s 1,938 registered voters, but they’re twice as numerous as they were last year.

“We mostly want to spread the word that we are on the ballot now, so things like talking to reporters or putting a reminder on our website that you can register as a Green are important too,” said Camille McCarthy, cochair of the WNC chapter of the North Carolina Green Party. he trend against Democrats from Jan. 1, 2016, through today is even more pronounced in the western seven-county mountain region of North Carolina, where almost every county has lost 15 to 35 percent of its lefties.

Since 2016, Cherokee County has lost almost 35 percent of its registered Democrats. Clay and Graham counties post-

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ed similar stats, on the order of 27 percent declines. The region’s largest county, Haywood, saw a 17 percent drop.

“I think the Democrats have allowed Republicans to brand us as being socialists,” said Myrna Campbell, chair of the Haywood County Democratic Party. “We haven’t been able to counter that, even though we are the party of social programs like Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance — all of those things are Democratic values, but we have allowed Republicans to cast them in a negative light.”

As an example, Campbell cited former President Barack Obama, who she said was no liberal, but was effectively branded that way.

“I think that’s why some Haywood Dems have moved away from the party, and sadly, they couldn’t support Hillary Clinton either,” she said.

Working to identify issues rather than candidates, Campbell said that there’s a disconnect between the Dems in her rural county, and the national party.

“Definitely since the 2016 election the one thing we have tried to focus on is that the Haywood party doesn’t necessarily align with the national party,” she said. “We have our own set of values. We do have a game plan in place to do voter registration, and the candidates we have recruited I feel are going to attract younger voters. We’re trying to get younger voters more engaged.”

he voter registration totals reported by the NCSBE aren’t just good for cross-partisan bragging rights; those seven counties, not so coincidentally, happen to encompass parts of three state House districts, one full state Senate district, and the bulk of the real estate in North Carolina’s suddenly upfor-grabs 11th Congressional District.

A court-ordered redrawing of the 11th District has slashed Republican advantage there to somewhere in the neighborhood of five to seven points, but the decrease in Democrats could expand that margin, and it’s worth nothing that Buncombe County’s Democrats and Republicans both saw a very minor decrease in major party registrations from Jan. 1, 2016 through today.

That being said, it’s still going to be an uphill battle for any one of the five Democrats currently seeking the seat of Asheville Republican Rep. Mark Meadows — who announced Dec. 19 that he wouldn’t seek reelection — to actually flip it.

The same goes for N.C. Senate District 50, which is currently represented by five-term

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mining who goes to Raleigh in 2021.

Currently the district is represented by Waynesville Democrat Joe Sam Queen, and consists of Swain, Jackson, and part of Haywood County.

Queen’s uncontested in the March 3 Primary Election, but he’ll see one of two Republicans on the ballot in November — Jackson County Commissioner Ron Mau or perennial opponent and former Rep. Mike Clampitt of Swain County.

Clampitt lost to Queen by more than 1,400 votes in 2018, but beat him by 277 votes in 2016. Compared to that 2016 election, there are now 1,511 fewer Democrats and 1,041 more Republicans in Jackson and Swain counties alone.

“I see Republicans taking the seat whether it’s me or Mr. Mau,” said Clampitt.

“Hopefully it will be me based on my experience and my years there. Experience is very important, especially in the western part of the state.”

Part of Haywood County also lies in that district, but with Haywood’s 31-point regis-

Commissioner Mark Pless may have just as easy a time winning that seat as Burnsville Republican Rep. Michele Presnell has had in her last four elections.

“I don’t think Michele won as a Republican with only Republican votes,” said Pless. “She had to reach across the aisle, she had to connect with Democrats as well as Republicans and I think she did a very good job of that. In Haywood County running for commissioner, I did not win because I had all Republican votes. I won because I was able to reach across the aisle and also appeal to others. I’m sure I didn’t get all the Republicans, either.”

The board Pless now sits on is governed by a four-to-one Republican majority, and if registration demographics don’t change, neither should that majority.

Haywood County Board of Commissioners Chairman Kevin Ensley is seeking re-election, as is Vice Chairman Brandon Rogers. Both are Republicans, and both will see opposition from two fellow Republicans in the Primary Election. No mat-

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Franklin Republican Sen. Jim Davis. Davis announced his retirement this past fall, but quickly took advantage of the opportunity left by Meadows’ departure to seek that seat.

His hand-picked successor, Rep. Kevin Corbin, likely won’t need the advantage the 28-point swing in Republican voter registrations across the 50th District will bring him, but some Republican House candidates might.

Macon County Commissioner Karl Gillespie isn’t one of them. He’s running to take Corbin’s seat in the 120th House District, which has been solidly red for years now. Gillespie is unopposed, but Republicans still need turnout in his counties of Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Macon for the Republican congressional candidate’s contest, as well as President Trump’s.

In the 119th House District, though, the decline of the Democrats could end up deter-

tration swing in favor of Republicans, it may not help Queen as much as in past elections.

“You’re seeing a mass exodus because the left has become so liberal and so agenda-driven towards socialism or communism and people realize that their paychecks can’t support that,” said Clampitt. “The plans [Democrats] are making are exorbitantly expensive and come at the expense of the middle class. I’m glad that reasonable people are beginning to wake up and see the true agenda of the left — the destruction of America as we’ve known it.”

The greater part of Haywood County belongs to the 118th House District, which also includes Madison and Yancey counties, where Dems saw similar defections — roughly 13 and 15 percent, respectively. Given Haywood’s downward Democratic track, first-term Republican Haywood County

ter who emerges, they’ll be opposed by two Democrats.

Once the March 3 Primary Election is over, there are still exactly eight months until the Nov. 3 General Election — plenty of time for Republicans to capitalize on those favorable trends, should they continue.

There remains, however, one more group of citizens that could, should it so choose, have a major impact on races from county commission to Congress or even the White House itself.

They outnumber Democrats, and Republicans, and unaffiliated voters as well as the three other minor parties on N.C. ballots — they’re the estimated 3 million North Carolinians who aren’t registered to vote at all.

Registration for the March 3 Primary Election ends on Friday, Feb. 7. For more information, visit www.ncsbe.gov.

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Jackson County fared best in terms of fending off attrition, losing just 7.7 percent of its Dems since 2016.

“We’re primarily a service-oriented county,” said Frank Burrell, chairman of the Jackson County Democratic Party. “We’ve got the hospital, Western Carolina University and Southwest Community College here.

They used to tend to be Democrat-oriented, but a lot of them have strayed over to unaffiliated.”

Burrell said that his party is active in doing everything it can to recruit and retain members.

“We keep our headquarters open yearround. We have a group called the Roundtable that meets twice a month. They do a lot of the legwork and planning. It takes a load off the executive committee,” he said.

“We have some get-togethers, the Democratic women do dinners and things like that to keep the interest up, to keep us visible.”

Conversely, even though Republican growth since the last days of the Obama administration has been flat statewide, it’s anything but in the westernmost reaches of the state.

“I don’t think they’re working as hard,” said Ralph Slaughter, chairman of the Jackson County Republican Party for most of the last 12 years. “Another reason they’re leaving is many who were Democrats are converting to unaffiliated. If you’re registered D, you have to vote Democrat in the Primary Election.”

Democratic shortcomings aside, Slaughter thinks that his own party’s talent pool is more attractive, ideologically speaking.

“I feel that we’ve had a better choice to offer people in terms of candidates — people who make sense to what voters are feeling,” he said. “I think voters overall are a lot t smarter than they used to be.”

Republicans have seen positive growth in six of the seven western counties, and doubled digit growth in five of them, led by Jackson ” County’s 14.3 percent. Haywood County now d has 13.8 percent more registered Republicans n than it did in 2016. e “When I took over we had a negative $5.97 in the bank, and now I think it’s up to f around $20,000,” said Haywood County e Republican Party Chairman Ken Henson. a “We’ve worked hard. We’re not doing it just for show, we’re doing it to make a difference. r We want conservatives to win. I think people o are recognizing that we’ve stayed the course.”

Henson said his organization also benefits s from good communication with state party officials. ” “I hope people just wake up and realize we’ve got to make a difference,” he said. n The number of unaffiliated voters in those - seven counties has grown as well — from a - low of just half a point in Swain County, to a massive 22.1 point gain in Haywood. e Over that same timespan, the number of e registered voters in those seven counties has h remained nearly identical, increasing by only r 1,100 or so from the 2016 total of 138,426. n All in all, there are now 18.5 percent fewer - registered Democrats, 10.3 percent more rego istered Republicans and 13.1 percent more t unaffiliated voters in those seven counties than there were at this time in 2016.

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Cherokee chief testifies against Lumbee recognition

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Congressional bill would extend federal recognition to N.C. tribe

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER he Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in North Carolina, but that could change if a bill currently making its way through Congress meets success. The Lumbee Recognition Act, also known as H.R. 1964, would extend federal recognition to the 55,000-member Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, ending a 131-year effort to obtain it.

EBCI Principal Chief Richard Sneed and Lumbee Chairman Harvey Godwin Jr. both testified in a Dec. 4 hearing on the bill, held before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, which exists under the Natural Resources Committee. While Godwin spoke in hearty support of the bill, terming it a way to correct the “historical injustice” caused by withholding recognition, Sneed was unequivocal in his opposition.

“We are Cherokee not because we woke up one day and decided to be,” Sneed said.

“We are Cherokee because we always have been, from time immemorial. As the elected leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, I represent a nation of citizens who 8 are the direct descendents of those who sur-

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vived one of the most calculated genocides in the history of mankind, the Trail of Tears.

When a group of people falsely claim our identity, whether it’s to gain fame, financial gain or federal recognition, it is our duty and responsibility to defend the identity our grandmothers and grandfathers.”

THE LUMBEE CASE The Lumbee have been a state-recognized Indian tribe since 1885, but despite repeated efforts they have failed to attain full federal recognition. A search of Congress’s website turns up no fewer than 42 bills and resolutions supporting federal recognition for the Lumbee, the first of which was filed in 1974.

Other such bills were filed prior to that date, but the site’s archives extend only to 1973.

Nine of the 42 pieces of legislation were passed or agreed to in the House of Representatives, but the Senate did not approve any of them.

In 1956, Congress passed a rather confusing piece of legislation that stated the Native Americans in Robeson and adjoining counties “claiming joint descent from remnants of early American colonists and certain tribes of Indians” shall be known as the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina but that “nothing in this Act shall make such Indians eligible for any services performed by the United States for Indians because of their status as Indians, and none of the statutes of the United States, which affect Indians because of their status as Indians shall be applicable to the Lumbee Indians.”

and writing about Indian policies. “That’s admirable and important and long overdue, but that’s only part of the story. By approving H.R. 1964 Congress will also be fulfilling once again its unique responsibility as the architect of the modern legal edifice that reconciles native tribes and American democracy.”

According to the tribe’s website, the Lumbee reside primarily in Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland and Scotland counties and trace their heritage to “various Siouan, Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking tribes.” They take their name from the Lumbee River in Robeson County, and Pembroke is the tribe’s economic, cultural and political center.

In his testimony, Godwin said the tribe’s large membership — and the associated expense of extending federal benefits — has been the primary reason for past denials of requests for federal recognition. With nearly 60,000 members, the Lumbee would become the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River and the ninth largest nationwide if extended federal recognition.

“This is a cohesive, coherent culture that is shared by this Lumbee Tribe, and the denial of recognition for this time is an unconscionable injury to the dignity of the Lumbee,” said Rep. Dan Bishop, R-Charlotte, whose district includes Robeson County.

“Whatever difficulties exist, the Congress must act with integrity in this matter, and correcting injustice does not allow for difficulties, practical burdens to be balanced on the backs of the Lumbee Tribe.”

REACTION FROM THE COMMITTEE

“I represent a nation of citizens who are the direct descendents of those who survived one of the most calculated genocides in the history of mankind, the Trail of Tears. When a group of people falsely claim our identity, it is our duty and responsibility to defend the identity our grandmothers and grandfathers.”

— Principal Chief Richard Sneed

The result for the Lumbees has been a “half-in, half-out” situation that’s unsustainable and unfair, said Godwin.

“When Congress approves the Lumbee Recognition Act of 2019, it will finally place relations between this tribe and the United States on a firm and fair footing,” said Frederick Hoxie, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, who testified as a historian with 40 years of experience in teaching

Most comments offered by representatives present for the hearing pointed to support for the bill. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, outlined the many reasons why federal recognition is vital to any tribe’s ability to exercise its sovereignty, concluding that it is “unconscionable to deny a tribe its right to sovereignty based upon its size or cost.”

During the question-and-answer period of the hearing, Committee Chairman Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona, took the first part of his time to outline rebuttals to criticisms the bill had received.

“This provides a validation 135 years later that should have been done a long time ago,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Rep. Paul Cook, R-California, expressed concern about the division this issue has caused between the Lumbee and the Eastern Band, criticizing the Department of the Interior for its role in that outcome.

“It’s troubling to me because here we go again, having tribe against tribe, and I’m a little bit upset — I’m more than a little bit upset — at the Department of Interior, the BIA for not adjudicating this issue,” he said.

Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-Wilson, who introduced the bill, had no such reservations.

“I really have hope this time that we’re going to get this legislation to the finish line,” he said. “This is a good day not just for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, but it’s a good day for what I’m going to call basic fairness.”

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The Department of the Interior oversees an administrative pathway for federal recognition of Indian tribes, but Congress can also bestow recognition through legislation.

According to proponents of the bill, Congress was responsible for the Lumbee Act of 1956, so it’s up to Congress to clear up the uncertainty the bill left behind. Furthermore, proponents said, administrative recognition can be a decades-long process and is therefore vulnerable to influence from changing administrations.

But in his testimony, Sneed objected to the congressional path, stating that the administrative process is designed to “ensure

— Rep. Dan Bishop, R-Charlotte

the integrity of those groups that claim native identity.” Currently there are nine Southeastern groups that claim to be Cherokee but are not federally recognized, he said. The administrative process ensures that only groups with valid claims receive recognition.

“It should not be left to tribes to have to come before Congress and before committees to defend who we are as a people when there is a process in place with experts, genealogists and so forth who can vet out all of that information,” said Sneed.

It’s important to verify such claims not only to protect cultural integrity, but also to protect funding for existing tribes, Sneed said. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Services are chronically underfunded, with their budgets increasing by only about 3 percent annually and IHS having never been fully funded. Full IHS funding would amount to approximately $32 billion, he said, but in the past fiscal year the agency received only about $6 billion. There’s no guarantee that recognizing the Lumbee would result in the additional appropriations needed to fund the associated benefits.

“Congress should be absolutely certain that the Lumbee group meets the objective criteria at Interior before it enacts a bill that could cost up to $1 billion of taxpayer funds

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“This is a cohesive, coherent culture that is shared by this Lumbee Tribe, and the denial of recognition for this time is an unconscionable injury to the dignity of the Lumbee.”

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In the Senate, N.C. Sen. Richard Burr has introduced a companion bill to H.R. 1964, with Sen. Thom Tillis as the sole co-sponsor.

S.1368 was introduced May 8, 2019, but no action has been taken since.

“The Lumbees are the largest American Indian tribe in the Eastern United States, and they’ve sought federal recognition since the 1880s,” Burr wrote in a July 2019 editorial piece published in The Charlotte Observer.

“The federal government finally acknowledged them as a tribe in 1950s, but denied them the full benefits and services that other tribes receive.”

In his comments to the subcommittee, Butterfield said he was hopeful for a positive outcome this time around. For the bill to move forward, the subcommittee would have to hold a markup session, in which it could make changes to the bill and vote on a version to recommend for approval by the full House.

The House bill has six co-sponsors, including North Carolina Democrats David Price and Alma Adams, North Carolina Republicans Richard Hudson and Dan Bishop, Alaska Republican Don Young and Minnesota Democrat Betty McCollum. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, did not return a request for comment.

membership criteria outlined in the tribe’s constitution.

Sneed testified that the Lumbee have been wishy-washy on the source of their native ancestry, stating that over the years they have claimed identity as descendents of Cherokee, Tuscaroran, Cheraw and Sioux-speaking tribes.

“The Lumbees have cloaked themselves in these tribal identities in a century-long quest for federal recognition as an Indian tribe,” he said. “Even since the last Congress, the Lumbees have changed again from identifying themselves as the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians to the more general Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Congress should not reward this identity shopping with federal recognition and should not sanction the appropriation of Cherokee history, culture and sovereignty.”

Grijalva, however, dismissed that criticism during his comments.

“We also heard that Lumbee cannot be a real tribe because they’re descended from multiple tribal groups, and that has nothing to do with the ability to be federally recognized,” he said. “The Indian Reorganization Act allows any group of Native Americans who are living together, regardless of historical tribal affiliation, to adopt a Constitution, organize a tribal government, and thereby become federally recognized. Again, that is not a reason not to.”

No further action has been taken on the bill since Dec. 4. More information, including bill text and any future updates, is available at www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1964.

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Representatives from both the Lumbee and Cherokee tribes attended the hearing.

and significantly decrease the existing funds tribes receive,” he said.

Butterfield questioned this line of reasoning during an exchange in the last minutes of the hearing.

“Will federal recognition in any way have a financial impact on your tribe?” he asked Sneed.

“Federal recognition of a group this size would have a financial impact on every federally recognized tribe,” Sneed replied.

“So it’s not only about defending the identities of your ancestors, and while I recognize and stipulate that that’s important, there’s also a financial consideration in your opposition,” Butterfield said.

“There are tribes who live in abject poverty and don’t have the resources to come before these subcommittees and be a voice,” Sneed responded. “We are here to be their advocate as well.”

While the EBCI “supports the Lumbees having a fair chance at recognition” through the administrative process, said Sneed, “the historical record raises very serious questions about the tribal and individual identity of the Lumbees.”

Most modern-day Lumbees, said Sneed, “cannot demonstrate any native ancestry at all,” and the bill as written would prevent the Secretary of the Interior from adequately reviewing that ancestry. If the bill were to become law, the government would consider anyone currently on the Lumbee tribal roll on the date of enactment a member, and the secretary’s verification of membership would be limited to confirming compliance with

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House approves bill to grant Cherokee land in Tennessee Bill awaits action in the Senate

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER or the second year running, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would return 76 culturally significant acres in Tennessee to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ownership.

H.R. 453 passed the House with a voice vote on Dec. 16 after multiple representatives made statements in support of it.

“I want the members of this House to understand that this was a promise that was made by the people of Tennessee and the TVA to the Cherokee decades ago,” Rep. Chuck Fleichmann, R-Tennessee, said on the House floor Dec. 16 according to the Congressional Record. “This is not something new. The promise was made, and the promise was not kept.”

The land in question is located in Monroe County, Tennessee, and is home to the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial and acreage supporting these properties and cultural programs. The property borders Tellico Lake, with much of it currently owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The tribe fought the TVA over creation of the lake, which inundated the sites of several ancient Cherokee towns — including Tanasi, for which Tennessee was named — as well as the gravesites of thousands of years of Cherokee ancestors.

“The Cherokee can never recover these flooded lands, but there are other sites in the area that are in need of protection and

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preservation,” Rep. Deb Haaland, DArizona, said from the House floor. “H.R. 453 aids in this cause by transferring approximately 76 acres of historically significant lands from the TVA’s management to the United States, to be held in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee. Placing these lands into trust would give the Eastern Band greater control over their historic homelands, as well as the opportunity to memorialize the history and culture of the Cherokee people.”

The bill would allow the TVA to continue river control and development on trust lands and stipulates which structures could be built — with the TVA’s consent — on certain lands subject to flooding. The TVA would have to be compensated for any lost hydropower capacity due to future construction. No class II or III gaming would be allowed.

However, the Cherokee would once again own this culturally important piece of property.

“This bill reunites the Eastern Band of Cherokee with our homelands in East Tennessee,” said Principal Chief Richard Sneed. “We look forward to a renewed and prosperous relationship with Tennessee.”

The bill passed the House with a voice vote, indicating overwhelming approval.

When it was previously considered in 2018, the House approved it with a vote of 383-2.

But in order to become law, it will need to get through the Senate, and last time around that proved a nonstarter.

In 2018, the Senate referred the bill to the Committee on Indian Affairs, from which it never emerged.

“This is a long-overdue bill,” Rep. Bruce

“I urge passage of it in the House, and I urge our friends in the Senate to take up the bill and pass it, as well.”

— Rep. Bruce Westerman

The Tanasi Memorial in Vonore, Tennessee, looks toward the site of the once-prominent Cherokee town, now underwater.

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Westerman, R-Arkansas, said from the floor.

“I urge passage of it in the House, and I urge our friends in the Senate to take up the bill and pass it, as well.”

In his comments from the floor, Fleichmann thanked several legislators for their help in moving the bill forward, including Senators Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee; Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina; and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. He also named Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, as a friend of the bill.

“H.R. 453 was an important bill to return historic land sites back to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and fulfill a promise that was made decades ago,” said Meadows in a statement to The Smoky Mountain News. “Obviously it’s a critical issue for our district given our friendship

with the Eastern Band in Western N.C. — so I was pleased to see the bill pass overwhelmingly, showing strong bipartisan support for honoring Cherokee history.”

Alexander’s office sent a statement welcoming the bill to the Senate side.

“Senator Alexander looks forward to reviewing the House passed version of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Requisition Act as it moves through the Senate process,” said a spokeswoman for the senator.

Burr’s office declined to comment, and Tillis’ office had not returned a request for comment as of press time.

More information about the bill, including updates and its full text, is available at www.congress.gov/bill/116thcongress/house-bill/453.

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Fires start and grow dynamically in response to the trainee’s actions.

“It allows you to teach age groups from kindergarten all the way to Department on Aging,” said Forbis. “There’s nothing that ties it down to any particular age group like you would with a normal smoke trailer.”

Forbis said that his office has been getting an increasing number of requests for fire education programs. During their annual two-week tour of the schools, they interact with about 2,000 kids.

“If you added up all the requests that we get from everyone, from the schools to the preschools to the assisted living facilities, we get quite a few requests and we’re usually doing something once a week somewhere in the county related to fire safety, at a minimum,” said Forbis before the vote Dec. 17.

The money for the trailer will come from a line item intended for school safety. In 2018, commissioners voted to raise property taxes by 1 cent per $100 of value in order to generate revenue for student resource officers and school counselors, aiming to improve school safety in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

While the tax increase was enacted partially for the purpose of hiring SRO positions, county staff still applied for grants to fund them. Grants were received for three SRO officers, freeing up $130,000 in county funding each year for three years. The $130,000 from the current fiscal year, coupled with $39,000 the county received for

aiding with disaster assistance, covers the cost of the Smart Fire trailer.

“I would propose those funds be used for what it was originally intended for, and that’s basically school safety,” said Adams Dec. 10.

The money won’t go to waste, said Forbis.

“We have a success story every year, and

this year after fire prevention, about two weeks later there was a child who called 911,” he said. “When he got home, smoke alarms were going off in the house. He was really calm.”

The vote to fund the trailer was unanimous by all those present, with Commissioner Mickey Luker not in attendance.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ire education in Jackson County will soon get a leg up following county commissioners’ vote Dec. 17 to appropriate $169,434 for a Smart Fire Safety Training Trailer.

“I know it’s one of the number one requests from the Emergency Services Planning Committee for the last two years,” said Chairman Brian McMahan during a Dec. 10 work session where the purchase was discussed. “I think if we save one life it’s worth it.”

Jackson County Fire Marshal Michael Forbis told commissioners that his office has tried multiple times to secure grant funding for such a trailer, but to no avail.

That’s why he was asking commissioners for their help.

“This is a resource that can not only be used here in the county, but it can be used in adjoining counties regionally,” said Forbis. “We’ve used the trailer from Mills River, from Macon County and from Cherokee in the past to try to help us, but all those are kind of aging out.”

The new trailer won’t be the traditional smoke trailer that’s mainly good for teaching kids to “get low and go” when they find themselves in the midst of a house fire. It will be an interactive experience, a 27-foot trailer with the potential to create numerous hands-on emergency response scenarios. It will include three interior rooms — a kitchen, bedroom and briefing room.

The kitchen, for example, will offer training in oven, stovetop and trashcan

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A month has passed since the Dec. 7 cyber attack that loaded ransomware on the tribal computer network, but the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is still working to restore its operations to normal.

In a statement issued Jan. 2, Principal Chief Richard Sneed said that the tribal IT Division spent the holiday break working with vendors and partners to recover documents infected with ransomware, and that effort was successful — all documents on the network have been recovered. However, accessibility is still an issue.

“There are still many computers affected that will need to be decrypted before the documents are accessible, but it is anticipated that there will be no loss of data,” said Sneed.

“Given the scope of the EBCI workforce, the process of decrypting these computers and putting them safely on a new network will take a few weeks and will be handled based upon a priority list that was identified by leadership within the EBCI.” The Cherokee One Feather is one of those tribal entities still experiencing issues. The

Cherokee Indian Police Department has been unable to provide the paper with a weekly arrest report in the wake of the attack, and the paper had to purchase new software and create a new template, as the cyber attack had cut off access to the existing software and template.

“We are using alternate internet for the uploads to the printer, otherwise we are functioning ‘normally,’ although somewhat hamstrung by using substitute computers and internet service,” said Editor Robert Jumper. “It is inconvenient, but we are functional.”

Benjamin Cody Long, 36, was arrested and charged in connection with the cyber attack. A tribal IT employee at the time of the attack, Long faces a felony tampering with public records charge was well as a felony obstructing government functions charge for allegedly placing ransomware on the tribal network. The ransomware caused a lock on all documents and denied access to users.

“I ask for patience and understanding as the EBCI continues our recovery efforts,” said Sneed. “I am incredibly proud of the work done by the EBCI IT department and each of our tribal employees who continue to serve clients despite the issues we are facing.”

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Bringing back the dead ‘Mountain Murders’ podcast celebrates one year

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR here’s just something so mysterious about Southern crime stories. Small towns with big characters and dark family secrets. People taking the law into their own hands and crooked cops turning a blind eye. If there’s one thing mountain folk appreciate, it’s a tall tale woven together through the decades.

That’s the premise of the podcast “Mountain Murders” created by Waynesville couple Heather and Dylan Packer.

“There’s such a mystery surrounding this region anyway. We were isolated communities for so long and storytelling was such a big part of the culture,” Heather said. “This is just another medium for telling those stories and reaching a broader audience.”

Every week, listeners around the country can tune in to “Mountain Murders” to hear what interesting case Heather and Dylan have dug up to share. Some might have happened in your backyard a few years ago while others might have occurred in Alabama or Virginia decades ago.

It’s definitely not the only podcast that examines interesting and devastating murder cases — there are tons of true crime programs out there — but Heather and Dylan try to add their own Southern flavor to the show.

Heather, who has a background in broadcast journalism, spends a lot of time researching the cases and adding details that news outlets probably have never reported in the past.

Dylan said he’s the “color guy” that adds some new insights and commentary. The show is unscripted as Heather and Dylan’s natural chemistry shines through as they banter throughout the episode.

Both are big fans of other true crime shows, which is how they had the idea for “Mountain Murders.”

“We are both true crime fans and Heather’s had the idea to do something like this for a while so we thought we should try it,” Dylan said.

“I listen to several crime podcasts but wanted to focus on Appalachian crimes and not just the big cases that got a lot of attention,” Heather said. “I thought Dylan would be a good partner because we have good banter, so we just jumped right in there and did it. We just try to be ourselves.”

Now celebrating the one-year anniversary of “Mountain Murders,” the couple says they’ve been blown away by all the support and feedback they’ve received as the podcast’s popularity continues to grow. In January 2019, the podcast had 400 downloads for the month. By December 2019, it had reached 8,000 downloads per month. “Mountain 12 Murders” Facebook page has a reach of 5.8

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Mountain Murders – a True Crime PodCast Live Show To celebrate their one-year anniversary, Mountain Murders will be hosting a special live podcast episode from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Fleetwood’s in West Asheville.

For tickets and information, visit www.facebook.com/mountaintruecrimepodcast. million, which is actually down from 11 million in November with over 18,000 likes.

“I’m still surprised when we get a good review or people come up to me around town and say they like it. It blows me away that we’ve had so many downloads. It’s very humbling,” said Dylan, who also works at Evergreen Packaging in Canton.

“Growing up here as a child I would stay with my great-grandmother and always wanted to hear stories — murders and ghost stories — some were true, some would be spun, but it was so fascinating for me,” Heather said. “I think people like to be scared in a controlled setting. You’re on the edge of your seat but you’re still safe.”

“Also, I think women watch and listen to a lot of true crime because they’re the ones who are more likely to be attacked and they tend to have an analytical mind,” Dylan said. “It’s the fear of the unknown but they feel like if they’re aware of these things, they’re better prepared for it.”

Heather pointed out that not everyone is a fan of their style of storytelling. While other true crime podcasts tend to be dramatic and serious, Heather and Dylan’s delivery goes beyond “just the facts.” Heather might include comments from an anonymous source who was close to the victim or provide more background on the family dynamic.

“Growing up here as a child I would stay with my great-grandmother and always wanted to hear stories — murders and ghost stories — some were true, some would be spun, but it was so fascinating for me.”

— Heather Packer

Depending on how old the case is, the commentary might be a little light-hearted with some dark humor.

“Some people don’t like that — they want just the facts — but I like the ones that are more light-hearted,” Heather said. “But it’s tricky because every one of the cases has victims. It’s a fine line trying to be sensitive and sympathetic but also trying to find some humor in some of the situations. We tend to deal with pain and emotion with a lot of humor — it’s just how we get through hard things.”

But don’t let the humor fool you — Heather takes her job as a reporter and researcher seriously. She scans the internet for interesting cases that might have been missed by the mainstream media. She searches through library archives and microfilm newspapers and even interviews those who were close to the case.

In the podcast episode about Crystal Howell, the teenager from Maggie Valley who murdered her father and kept him in a storage container in a shed for months, Heather was able to talk to Crystal’s friend and also to someone who was an inmate at the Haywood County Detention Center at the same time Crystal was being detained.

The details of the case paint a certain picture of Crystal — a cold-hearted and mentally unstable teenager who shot her father in the head and continued to have wild parties at the home after the crime was committed.

Heather’s research on the family, however, gives listeners a clearer view of the past behaviors and incidents that might have led the teen to commit such a treacherous murder.

“We dig into their backstory and sometimes it really changes your perspective on the situation. It doesn’t make it OK, but it explains how they ended up there,” Dylan said. “I like when she digs into the really old ones — incredible stories that have never been told. Other cases feel too close to home — too fresh. There’s some cases we won’t touch out of respect for our community.”

The year has proved successful as Dylan and Heather are still learning the ropes — figuring out what their audience wants and how they want it, getting new equipment to improve the production quality and always looking for new ways to keep things interesting for listeners.

“It’s a learning curve — you always have an idea in the beginning what you want to do but as time goes on it evolves,” Heather said.

“Everyone has a story to tell, but it’s not just about the facts of case but also in how you deliver it.”

Living in a small town also has its advantages. As more people tune into the weekly show, more information comes forward about the cases they’re covering and future cases worth exploring.

“Being local and knowing people, they’re not afraid to reach out and ask questions and give me background as a reporter,” Heather said. “A lot of people come to us through Facebook or other social media with important tips.”

To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Mountain Murders will be hosting a special live podcast episode from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18, at Fleetwood’s in West Asheville.

“We’re going to cover a well-known case in WNC — one that’s never been discussed. I don’t know if any podcast has covered this story. There will be drinks, some audience participation and a Q&A session. It will be a lot of fun,” Heather said.

To support Mountain Murders, follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mountaintruecrimepod cast. Become a patron for a monthly donation or find out more about how your business can sponsor an episode.

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A forum featuring four of the five Democratic candidates for Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Harrell Center Auditorium at Lake Junaluska.

Candidates James Barrett, Constance (Lav) Johnson, Michael Maher and Jen Mangrum have confirmed their attendance at the forum, which is co-hosted by the Haywood County Democratic Party and The Smoky Mountain News.

Current Superintendent Mark Johnson decided to seek the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, so his seat will go to one of the five Democrats or two Republicans running in the March 3 Primary Election.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Harrell Center Auditorium is located at 710. N Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska, NC, 28745.

For more information, contact Doreen Carroll at 910.545.5556.

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A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will begin a significant phase in the two-year rehabilitation of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line this weekend.

Crews and subcontractors for Harrison Construction will begin constructing a new median wall on the westernmost five miles of the interstate in the coming days. The construction process will require the inside lanes of both directions to be closed until this phase is complete in the spring.

Traffic on I-40 between the state line and mile marker 5 will be in a one-lane pattern through May so crews can safely build the new wall and traffic can safely pass in the work zone.

“We’re replacing the wall now while we’re doing the rehabilitation because it has never been improved since the interstate opened,” Division 14 construction engineer Ted Adams said.

This phase is part of a two-year project to rehabilitate the interstate from the Fines Creek exit at mile marker 15 to the state line. Crews have completed half of the $33.8 million project by milling out the old surface, laying down a new surface, replacing drainage systems and installing a guardrail from Fines Creek to Cold Springs Creek Road.

On Sunday, the outside eastbound lane will be closed from mile marker 451 in Tennessee to mile marker 4 in North Carolina. Traffic will be moved into the left lane to allow crews to remove existing pavement markings and place new markings that will allow traffic to use the existing shoulder as the right lane. On Monday, a similar operation will take place in the westbound direction from mile marker 5 in North Carolina to the state line. This phase should be completed in May.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER pair of deaths from what’s being called a “flu-like illness” rocked Haywood County last week, underscoring the importance both of prevention and of recognizing the symptoms of what can still be a very dangerous virus.

“Unfortunately, the 2020 flu season has arrived earlier and in a more aggressive fashion,” Patrick Johnson, director of the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency, told Haywood County Commissioners Jan. 7.

Johnson was referencing the spike in a graph included with something called the Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention, but he might as well have been talking about the recent untimely deaths of two Haywood County women.

Kaylene Putnam, 48, and Lacey Fisher, 15, both passed away at Mission Hospital in Asheville on Dec. 30.

“We lost a great young lady,” said Dr. Bill Nolte, Haywood County Schools superintendent, of Pisgah High School cheerleader Fisher. “School had been out of session for about a week and a half when she passed.

This is a very sad situation for everyone involved. We hope people will take the flu and similar instances very seriously.”

On Jan. 2, HCS posed informational flyers on its website in both English and Spanish, urging parents to vaccinate children and be on the lookout for signs and symptoms that

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The search for the driver of a silver/grey Dodge Charger with white strobe lights who allegedly held a woman at gunpoint in December has not resulted in any new information.

According to Haywood County Sheriff ’s Office spokesperson Lindsay Regner, detectives conducted interviews and reviewed hours of video surveillance footage in accordance with the reported time frame and location of the incident.

After a situational awareness alert was released on Dec. 22, including the vehicle description, the office received calls from people reporting seeing a vehicle matching the description in areas outside of Haywood County.

“We greatly appreciate the proactive approach people in our communities took with this particular incident. Anyone who calls in to report tips to our office is a great help,” Regner said. “We understand safety alert messages like this create a lot of worry. We, understandably, received several phone calls from people who feared for their safety after we released this message. We will always choose the side of safety first and our citizens need to

Get your flu shot A flu shot clinic for those aged 6 months and up will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency.

According to HHSA, the most effective way to avoid getting the flu is to receive a yearly flu shot. Developing protection against the flu virus still takes days or weeks after administration of the shot, so persons are encouraged so act quickly. HHSA is located at 157 Paragon Parkway, in Clyde. Shots cost $40, cash only. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 828.452.6675.

something may be wrong.

The symptoms to look for, according to the CDC, are fever or chills, coughing, fatigue, headaches, sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose and muscle or body aches.

People presenting such symptoms should see a primary care provider immediately and stay home from work or school to avoid transmitting the virus, which causes respiratory illness that can lead to more severe illness.

The virus is spread through small airborne droplets of saliva and mucus that occur when

someone with the virus coughs, sneezes or even talks. People with the virus can transmit it a day before they even experience symptoms, and are still contagious up to a week after that.

According to the CDC, flu season runs from late September through mid-May, often peaking in early February. Right now, the flu is “very active” across both the state and the county, as well as all regions of the United States.

Already this season, per CDC data, there have been more than 4.6 million flu cases, 39,000 hospitalizations and 2,100 deaths from the flu.

Compared to the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, the percentage of outpatient visits by patients with flu-like illnesses was around 50 percent higher than normal for this time.

Usually below 2 percent, as of Dec. 14 that number had climbed to more than 3 percent, but is still far below the 2017-18 season’s 10 percent level. As of Dec. 27, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services had already reported seven confirmed deaths from flu this season.

know if we receive information like this.”

Sheriff Greg Christopher said the deputies who drive unmarked vehicles at the office are in the investigations division or criminal suppression unit, but says there are several things someone can do if they are concerned about the legitimacy of law enforcement behind them.

“The first thing to point out about this incident is the reported color of the lights. It is important to remember that legitimate law enforcement lights will either have blue or blue and red,” Christopher said. “If you’re concerned about law enforcement pulling you over, you can turn on your flashers and interior dome light. This communicates to the law enforcement officer behind you that you are going to drive in a safe manner to a well-lit, public place before pulling over.”

Christopher adds you can call the Haywood County communications center at 828.452.6600 to let them know you are being pulled over and would like to check the status of law enforcement in the area as well.

On Dec. 22, Haywood County Sheriff ’s Office deputies responded to the area of Dellwood Road and County Road in reference to a suspicious incident Sunday. The victim stated she was traveling down Dellwood Road when she saw a silver Dodge Charger with

dark tinted windows approaching in the oncoming right lane of traffic.

The victim said based on her rear view mirror observation, she believed it to be law enforcement, although she observed white strobe lights inside the vehicle located approximately where the sun visors would be. The victim stated she pulled into the vacant parking lot of the Dish Barn, and watched closely as the man walked toward her vehicle to gather information.

The victim stated the man was wearing a black button up collared shirt, black “mechanics” cargo pants, black Nike tennis shoes and a “silver badge that looks just like yours,” referencing the deputy taking the report. She said the man was approximately 6’ 4” and 250 pounds with a muscular build.

She stated the man did not have anything on his belt other than a holster and a gun.

The woman stated when the man got to her window, he pulled his gun on her and told her to “get out of the car.” The victim said her vehicle was still in drive and she pushed the gas pedal when she realized he was not law enforcement. The woman stated the man took off running back to his car and chased after her. She eventually drove out of his sight.

If you see a vehicle matching this description, call 911. If you ever have concerns about a vehicle that is pulling you over, call 911.

Pisgah High School comes together to celebrate the life of their classmate Lacie Fisher, who died Dec. 30 after experiencing a flulike illness. Donated photo

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Haywood Regional Medical Center is ringing in a new decade with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 7 pounds and 15 ounces, and measuring 20.5 inches, baby Clayton was born at 10:14 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 1, to his proud parents.

HRMC’s Women’s Care Center is committed to providing high quality, compassionate care close to home for new and expecting parents in the region. Highly trained and skilled board-certified obstetrics physicians, pediatricians, family medicine providers, registered nurses and lactation consultants make up the team caring for HRMC families.

Haywood Regional Medical Center has been recognized by the March of Dimes for its work and dedication to giving babies a healthier start. HRMC earned this recognition after successfully reducing the number of elective inductions and cesarean deliveries performed before 39 completed weeks of pregnancy to less than 1 percent.

Night clinic in Haywood Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency will hold a night clinic on the second Thursday of each month from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and the next clinic is on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Services offered will include annual exams, birth control, child health, lab testing, immunizations and STI/STD exams and counseling. “We are committed to provide immunizations and birth control options for busy young adults and parents in need of these services after hours,” said Public Health Director Patrick Johnson.

HHSA is located at 157 Paragon Parkway in Clyde next to Tractor Supply. The clinic will be held in the Public Health Services Division (health department).

To schedule an appointment, call 828.452.6675.

Blue Ridge Health opens in Swain On Jan. 6, Blue Ridge Health opened two new practices in Swain County — a full scope family medicine practice co-located with the Swain County Health Department, and a school based health center located at Swain Middle School.

These practices, as well as occasional access to Mobile Dentistry, are the result of a successful New Access Point grant application awarded by the Health Services and Resources Administration to BRH last fall. The effort to open these practices has been a collaboration between the Swain County Health Department, the Swain County School District and BRH. The result of this expansion will be improved access to comprehensive, high quality healthcare for all residents of Bryson City, Cherokee and surrounding communities.

The new BRH practice will provide primary care services under a universal, patient-centered model of care. Patients will have access to family medicine, pediatrics, pregnancy care, medication

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assistance and more. The new BRH locations will accept all insurance plans.

BRH – Swain is located at 545 Center Street in Bryson City, inside the Swain County Health Department building. Parents of students at Swain Middle School can expect registration information to be sent home with students at the beginning of the semester. While appointments are encouraged at all BRH practices, walk-ins are welcome. Call 828.341.1060.

Visitation limited during flu outbreak Due to high levels of respiratory viruses in the community, Harris Regional Hospital, Haywood Regional Medical Center and Swain Community Hospital implemented seasonal influenza precautions.

Visitation restrictions will be in place during peak flu season, which generally lasts through the first of April, and local hospitals kindly ask that the following individuals do not visit during this time: children under 16 years of age, pregnant women, and people with chronic lung diseases.

Limit the number of visitors to three per patient. If you have flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough or runny nose, do not visit. Wash your hands before entering and exiting a patient’s room and after leaving the hospital. If you are in the hospital for tests or procedures and have a flu-like illness (fever over 100 degrees with cough or sore throat), ask for a mask.

For more information about the flu and effective prevention methods, visit www.cdc.gov/flu.

NP joins Murphy practice Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers announced that Kristen Shuler, a family nurse practitioner, will join Peachtree Community Health Center, located at 4048 E. U.S. 64 Alternate, Suite 1 in Murphy, in January. The addi-

tion of Shuler allows PCHC to expand its primary care services in the Cherokee County community.

Shuler has 15 years of experience as a registered nurse in long-term care, public health, mother-baby care and primary care. Shuler received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Western Carolina University, completed a Diabetes Education Fellowship at East Carolina University and earned a Master of Science in nursing with a family nurse practitioner concentration at Walden University.

The clinic provides primary care and behavioral health services. To schedule an appointment, call 828.837.8131.

Dogwood Health board changes In accordance with their commitment letter to the Office of the Attorney General, the Dogwood Health Trust Board of Directors bid farewell to two Buncombe County directors and appointed eight new non-board members to committees at its December board meeting.

Directors Wyatt Stevens and Bob Roberts, both of whom reside in Buncombe County, rotated off the board at the December board meeting.

“We are grateful to Wyatt and Bob for their dedication and commitment to Dogwood Health Trust,” said Janice Brumit, chair of the board of directors. “Their leadership served us well in helping to shape our purpose, as well as the tone and tenor of how we approach grantmaking.”

While the commitment letter specified the appointment of six non-board members, the board of directors instead decided to appoint eight nonvoting committee members: Rear Admiral Richard Houck, Annette Staley, Bishop José McLoughlin, Harris Prevost, Dr. Suzanne Landis, Dr. Brian Mitchell, Dr. Dwight Mullen and and April Ross, RN. DHT is a North Carolina nonprofit corporation with the sole purpose of dramatically improving the health and well-being of all people and com-

Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers announced that Carrie Hall, PA-C, a certified physician assistant specializing in behavioral health, has joined Peachtree Community Health Center, located at 4048 E US 64 Alternate, Suite 1 in Murphy.

The addition of Hall allows PCHC to expand its behavioral health services in the Cherokee County community. Hall earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Armstrong Atlantic State University and a Master of Science in physician assistant studies from South University. Previously, she spent five years working in inpatient psychiatry at a state behavioral health hospital.

The clinic provides primary care and behavioral health services. It serves self-pay, Medicaid, Medicare and traditionally insured patients. The organization also offers discounted pricing based on family size and income. To schedule an appointment, call 828.837.8131.

To learn more, visit www.amchc.org.

WCU grads working at hospitals Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital are pleased to join Western Carolina University in announcing that Caroline Rooney, Hannah Caplinger, and Norma Burdette have completed the family nurse practitioner program and will begin caring for patients at hospital locations this month.

Rooney and Caplinger will join Harris Family Care - Franklin and Burdette will join Swain Family Care.

Rooney and Caplinger received educational funding for the family nurse practitioner program through The Ascent Partnership, the formal relationship between WCU and the hospitals launched in 2015. In the partnership, the hospitals provide full tuition for selected students who commit to a minimum of three years of employment by the hospitals after graduation. Burdette received educational funding through the Nurse Corps program, part of the federal Health Resources & Services Administration Health Workforce.

“Western Carolina University is an asset to our region in training the next generation of healthcare workers. We are excited to collaborate with WCU through The Ascent Partnership, and with other state and federal partners in expanding access to primary care in western North Carolina,” said Steve Heatherly, CEO of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital.

Appointments may be made with Rooney or Caplinger by calling Harris Family Care – Franklin at 828.349.3550. Appointments may be made with Burdette by calling Swain Family Care at 828.488.4205. For more information on tuition support through The Ascent Partnership, visit www.myharrisregional.com.

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Bumper stickers can divide us To the Editor: On a recent ride into town, I found myself behind a car with a bumper sticker that read “Support Our Troops.” I imagined addressing the driver: “What exactly does your bumper sticker mean? How are you supporting our troops? Do you send them gifts for Christmas? Donate to veterans causes? Do you vote for candidates who will keep them safe by providing arms for them in battle or for candidates who will keep them safe by staying out of conflicts? Are you implying that I don’t support our troops because my car does not display the same message?”

It’s been decades since I’ve met anyone who does not respect the men and women who put themselves in harm’s way to protect us.

And what about the bumper stickers that say “Peace”? “What statement are you making? That you are for peace? As opposed to what? Have you ever met anyone who is against peace?”

The truth is that these bumper stickers

ue to operate in a deadly manner even without his leadership.

The Quds force and its leaders report directly to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei. The Supreme Leader represents the hard-line, fundamentalist political view in Iran that government and religion must be tied into an Islamic Republic.

Iran, though, has a healthy history of popular protest against its own government, with young and progressive Iranians pushing towards a separation of religion and a less corrupt, more democratic Iran. As recently as December, Iranians were protesting fuel price increases. Many of these Guest Columnist protests were directed at the Supreme Leader. But with the assassination of a government official by an already hostile foreign power, I suspect Iran’s people will, for now at least, rally behind Ayatolla Khamenei and his vision for an Iran free of Western supression. Just imagine if a foreign nation so blatantly assassinated the head of the CIA or a major Army general. Despite our differences, the nation would unite against whatever foreign power was attacking us.

Similarly in Iraq, protesters took to the streets in October to protest, among other things, foreign interference. Iraqis have often protested Western, especially U.S., influence and interference in their nation. However, in October Iraqis were protesting the continued presence Iran has had in Iraq since their role in the fight against ISIS. Iraqi anger at the assassination of Suleimani was made clear when the parliament voted to expel all American troops from Iraq. Their sovereignty was

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he assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Suleimani is the latest in a string of incoherent, dangerous foreign policy decisions by the United States. Not only will his death escalate tensions with Iran, already heightened since the U.S. pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, it will help consolidate power and support behind the hard-liners within the Iranian government. Killing Suleimani will not curb future attacks against Americans, it will not reduce the chance of future deaths of Americans, it will create more. Already Iran has vowed to retaliate against the United States and U.S. forces abroad, they announced that they will be restarting their nuclear program with no restrictions on uranium enrichment, and the Iraqi parliament voted to expel all U.S. troops from Iraq.

Suleimani took control of the Quds force, an elite branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, in 1998. During that time he created a vast network of militia, intelligence, and financial proxies throughout the Middle East. The Quds force played a major role in fighting ISIS, as well as defending the Assad regime against rebel groups and Western forces in Syria. They are uniquely adept at waging asymmetrical warfare, attacking stronger foreign powers indirectly. Their influence and ties are strong with Hezbollah, the Shiite political party and militant group based in Lebanon, Hamas, the Sunni Palestinian militant group, and countless others. The Quds network under Suleimani’s control was designed to support and promote the interests of Iran — and Shiite Islam — in the region and around the world. But killing Suleimani will not put a stop to the Quds force. He was one man in charge of a wide ranging and effective organization. His death will reinforce their importance and their power. The Quds force will contin-

disregarded and disrespected, as the United States killed a foreign leader on their soil without notifying its government. A country demonstrating against Iran just a few months ago is now united in its disbelief and disgust at the assassination of an Iranian general.

At a time when an entire continent is on fire, we need to be able to focus on how to save the planet we inhabit, not destroy the people who do. If tensions with Iran escalate to the point of war, more Americans will die. Those deaths won’t come while defending the freedom of America, but — as too many have already died — to assert our dominance around the world.

Differences in ideals will exist, always. Stark and dangerous ones. It is still better to promote diplomacy and conversation at every turn over petty physical attacks. We, as a nation, cannot and should not aim to eliminate every enemy.

It is impossible and dangerous. To create a safer future we will have to work with evil people around the world. Even those who have caused death and harm to America. It is not fair or just in any way, but that doesn’t mean it cannot be done.

It’s easy to see the allure. Quickly, cleanly, without warning take out one of the most powerful and dangerous men in the Middle East. Impressive. And that is precisely why the move is so troubling. With all the risks involved and all the possible negative outcomes, the allure of being impressive, of flexing muscle, won out. As always, it will not be those men in power who suffer the consequences of their actions, but the men and women they send to fight their wars for them.

(Hannah McLeod lives in Waynesville and is a regular contributor to The Smoky Mountain News. mcleod828@gmail.com.)

LETTERS have nothing at all to do with our troops or world peace. Rather, their sole purpose is to let others know what side you’re on. They are no different than the colors worn by rival gangs in cities across America.

So, at the dawn of this new decade, perhaps it’s time to begin dismantling the social and political divisions in our country. The bumpers of our cars may be the best place to start. And if you must display something, may I suggest “I am human — just like you.”

Jeffrey Zalles Southport

Four more years for Trump To the Editor: Recently, a prolific contributor of letters to editors asked how much longer we could stand to have Donald Trump as President. I’ll make this short and sweet. We can stand to have him as long as it takes to clean out the corruption in the FBI, DOJ, CIA, and other

agencies with bleach and a fire hose. As long as we have unelected agencies illegally trying to overturn the results of an election we can stop worrying about any foreign adversaries.

The enemy is us, or at least a certain subset of

arrogant functionaries and their enablers that have forgotten what democracy is supposed to be. Four more years!

David Parker Sylva

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’m not that big on New Year’s resolutions, but one thing I do want to do in 2020 is practice greater self-care. For example, I’ve always been a $16 coffee maker kind of guy — which is about the same amount of money that my 18-year-old daughter spends on two trips to Starbuck — but I’ve grown tired of the selfabuse that inevitably follows.

For one thing, if I make more than half a pot of coffee, no matter what precautions I take, I invariably wind up with so Columnist many coffee grounds in the bottom of the pot that it resembles a layer of sediment suitable for planting tomatoes. Invariably, when I pour a cup of coffee, I end up chewing on these grounds, or picking them out of my teeth.

The manufacturer of the $16 coffee maker makes extravagant promises right there on the box, but don’t you believe them! We are told that we can remove the carafe from the maker while the coffee is brewing to fill our cups and the coffee maker will automatically “pause” until we put the carafe back in place, which sounds great in theory. We’re an instant gratification culture. We want our coffee when we want it, which is right now, not in 15 more minutes when the coffee maker finally coughs and wheezes its way into the station like a sick train.

In theory, this shouldn’t be a problem, since the coffee maker is allegedly designed to deliver on its promise. In practice, when I remove the carafe to take advantage of this incredible technology, the coffee continues to blast out of the coffee maker like water out of a firehose, covering our countertop, cabinet doors, and kitchen floor with a nice glaze of dark roast Kenyan coffee. If it weren’t for the coffee grounds providing some traction, I might slip and break my neck trying to get the carafe back in its place in time to salvage one more Dixie cup of coffee.

When I open the coffee maker to clean it, the poor little paper filter looks like a miniature beach umbrella destroyed by a

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category five hurricane, crumpled, ripped, overwhelmed by a soggy swarm of the coffee grounds that did not find their way into the pot. The debris from the storm, having breached the pitiful barrier of the filter, is everywhere. There is not a nook or a cranny anywhere in the coffee maker that is not coated in coffee grounds. It takes about an hour to clean it.

For years, I’ve looked longingly at those fancy, glittering, high tech coffee makers with German names and their endless list of features. These coffee makers do everything but your taxes. But they also cost about the same as a decent used car. In fact, I’ve sold cars for less than I would have to pay for one of these magnificent machines.

Another factor is that my spouse, my love, my wonderful life partner, is even more frugal than I. The very idea of paying a small fortune for a coffee maker is anathema to her, just completely ridiculous.

“It’s coffee,” she says. “You can get a coffee maker at Walmart for $16. For what you’d spend on one of those fancy ones, you could get 20 of those cheaper ones. Thirty.

Enough to last a lifetime.”

Which is kind of what we’ve been doing.

Until a few weeks ago, that is, when she was in bed one fine morning enjoying an episode of Golden Girls while feasting on a delicious English muffin with a side of scrambled eggs. When she finally took a sip of coffee, she paused and puckered, as if she suddenly discovered she had a mouthful of bees.

“Ew!” she said. “How did all the grounds get into the coffee?”

“Because we hate ourselves,” I said.

“Because we are a $16 coffee maker family.”

“Not anymore,” she said.

A few hours later, we ordered one of those expensive ones, a pot that will grind your coffee, brew it, keep it warm all day if you wish. The kind of coffee maker you can program to do just about anything, possibly even your taxes. The kind of coffee maker that would never ever allow a single coffee ground into your coffee, not on its life. The kind that would never spill a drop when you interrupt its brewing cycle to pour a cup, not that you would need to since it will brew a full pot in about a minute.

Friends, this is the kind of coffee maker you buff and shine and bequeath to your children after you’re gone, whereas the lifespan of a $16 coffee maker falls somewhere between that of a housefly and a hamster.

I’m going to enjoy my extravagant new coffee maker with no apology. Because it’s 2020, and because, doggone it, I’m worth it.

Auf Wiedersehen!

(Chris Cox is a writer and teacher. jchriscox@live.com)

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tasteTHE mountains Taste the Mountains is an ever-evolving paid section of places to dine in Western North Carolina. If you would like to be included in the listing please contact our advertising department at 828.452.4251 BLUE ROOSTER SOUTHERN GRILL 207 Paragon Parkway, Clyde, Lakeside Plaza at the old Wal-Mart. 828.456.1997. Open Monday through Friday. Friendly and fun family atmosphere. Local, handmade Southern cuisine. Fresh-cut salads; slow-simmered soups; flame grilled burgers and steaks, and homemade signature desserts.

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Brown bagging is permitted. Private parties, catering, and take-out available. Call-ahead seating available.

CHEF’S TABLE 30 Church St., Waynesville. 828.452.6210.

From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday dinner starting at 5 p.m. “Best of” Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator Magazine. Set in a distinguished atmosphere with an exceptional menu. Extensive selection of wine and beer. Reservations honored.

COUNTRY VITTLES: FAMILY STYLE RESTAURANT 3589 Soco Rd, Maggie Valley.

828.926.1820 Winter hours: Wednesday through Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Family Style at Country Vittles is not a buffet.

Instead our waitresses will bring your food piping hot from the kitchen right to your table and as many refills as you want. So if you have a big appetite, but sure to ask your waitress about our family style service.

FIREFLY TAPS & GRILL 128 N. Main St., Waynesville 828.454.5400. Simple, delicious food. A must experience in WNC. Located in downtown Waynesville with an atmosphere that will warm your heart and your belly! Local and regional beers on tap. Full bar, vegetarian options, kids menu, and more.

Reservations accepted. Daily specials. Live music every Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m.

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Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

JOEY'S PANCAKE HOUSE 4309 Soco Rd Maggie Valley.

828.926.0212. Open seven days a week! 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Joey’s is a family-friendly restaurant that has been serving breakfast to locals and visitors of Western North Carolina for decades. Featuring a large variety of tempting pancakes, golden waffles, country style cured ham and seasonal specials spiked with flavor, Joey's is sure to please all appetites. Join us for what has become a tradition in these parts, breakfast at Joey’s.

KANINI’S 1196 N. Main St., Waynesville.

828.452.5187. Lunch Monday-Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., eat in or carry out. Closed Sunday. A made-from-scratch kitchen using fresh ingredients. Offering a variety of meals to go from frozen meals to be stored and cooked later to “Dinners to Go” that are made fresh and ready to enjoyed that day. We also specialize in catering any event from from corporate lunches to weddings. kaninis.com MAD BATTER FOOD & FILM 617 W. Main Street Downtown Sylva.

828.586.3555. Open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with Sunday Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Handtossed pizza, house-ground burgers, steak sandwiches & fresh salmon all from scratch.

Casual family friendly atmosphere. Craft beer and interesting wine. Free movies Thursday through Saturday. Visit madbatterfoodfilm.com for this week’s shows & events.

MAGGIE VALLEY CLUB 1819 Country Club Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.

Open seasonally for lunch and dinner. Fine and casual fireside dining in welcoming atmosphere. Full bar. Reservations accepted.

MAGGIE VALLEY RESTAURANT 2804 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

828.926.0425. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Daily specials including soups, sandwiches and southern dishes along with featured dishes such as fresh fried chicken, rainbow trout,

RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT AND BAR Maggie Valley Inn and Conference Center 70 Soco Road, Maggie Valley 828.926.0201 Home of the Maggie Valley Pizzeria. We deliver after 4 p.m. daily to all of Maggie Valley, J-Creek area, and Lake Junaluska.

Monday through Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. country buffet and salad bar from 5 to 9 p.m. $11.95 with Steve Whiddon on piano.

Friday and Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 to 8 p.m. 11:30 to 3 p.m. family style, fried chicken, ham, fried fish, salad bar, along with all the fixings, $11.95.

Check out our events and menu at rendezvousmaggievalley.com SAGEBRUSH STEAKHOUSE 1941 Champion Drive, Canton 828.646.3750 895 Russ Ave., Waynesville 828.452.5822. Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Carry out available.

Sagebrush features hand carved steaks, chicken and award winning BBQ ribs. We have fresh salads, seasonal vegetables and scrumptious deserts.

SPEEDY’S PIZZA 285 Main Street, Sylva. 828.586.3800.

Open seven days a week. Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.-11 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Family-owned for 30 years. Serving hand-tossed pizza made to order, pasta, subs, gourmet salads, calzones and seafood. Also serving excellent prime rib on Thursdays.

TAP ROOM BAR & GRILL 176 Country Club Drive, Waynesville.

828.456.3551. Open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tucked away inside Waynesville Inn, the Tap Room Bar & Grill has an approachable menu designed around locally sourced, sustainable, farm-to-table ingredients. Full bar and wine cellar. www.thewaynesvilleinn.com.

VITO’S PIZZA 607 Highlands Rd., Franklin.

828.369.9890. Established here in in 1998. Come to Franklin and enjoy our laid back place, a place you can sit back, relax and enjoy our 62” HDTV. Our Pizza dough, sauce, meatballs, and sausage are all made from scratch by Vito. The recipes have been in the family for 50 years (don't ask for the recipes cuz’ you won't get it!) Each Pizza is hand tossed and made with TLC. WAYNESVILLE PIZZA COMPANY 32 Felmet Street, Waynesville.

828.246.0927. Open Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.; Sunday noon to 9 p.m.; closed Tuesdays. Opened in May 2016, The Waynesville Pizza Company has earned a reputation for having the best hand-tossed pizza in the area. Featuring a custom bar with more than 20 beers and a rustic, family friendly dining room. Menu includes salads, burgers, wraps, hot and cold sandwiches, gourmet pizza, homemade desserts, and a loaded salad bar. The Cuban sandwich is considered by most to be the best in town.

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828.476.5058. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 12 to 8 p.m. Real New Yorkers. Real Italians. Real Pizza. A full service authentic Italian pizzeria and restaurant from New York to the Blue Ridge. Dine in, take out, and delivery. Check out our daily lunch specials plus customer appreciation nights on Monday and Tuesday 5 to 9 p.m. with large cheese pizzas for $9.95.

HARMON’S DEN BISTRO 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville 828.456.6322. Harmon’s Den is located in the Fangmeyer Theater at HART. Open 5:309 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (Bistro closes at 7:30 p.m. on nights when there is a show in the Fangmeyer Theater) with Sunday brunch at 11 a.m. that includes breakfast and lunch items. Harmon’s Den offers a complete menu with cocktails, wine list, and area beers on tap. Enjoy casual dining with the guarantee of making it to the performance in time, then rub shoulders with the cast afterward with post-show food and beverage service. Reservations recommended. www.harmonsden.harttheatre.org

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CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

828.587.2233. Open Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tasty, healthy and quick. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, espresso, beer and wine. Come taste the savory and sweet crepes, grilled paninis, fresh, organic salads, soups and more.

Outside patio seating. Free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly.

Live music and lots of events. Check the web calendar at citylightscafe.com.

FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE 44 Church St., Downtown Waynesville 828.456.1930 Serving dinner 5 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Frogs Leap is a farm to table restaurant focused on local, sustainable, natural and organic products prepared in modern regional dishes. Seasonal menu focuses on Southern comfort foods with upscale flavors.

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ONLY SLIGHTLY MAD A conversation with David Bromberg

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER David Bromberg doesn’t have time to wax poetic about life.

But, more so he doesn’t have time to talk about the life he’s lived as one of the great singer-songwriters who emerged out of the Greenwich Village blues/folk revival in the 1960s, with Bromberg now one of the last remaining figures from that era still touring and releasing new music.

Aside from his extensive catalog of acclaimed albums, Bromberg has played and recorded alongside the likes of Bob Dylan, Richie Havens, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Carly Simon, The Eagles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, among numerous others. In 2007, his recording “Try Me One More Time” was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Traditional Folk Album.”

At 74, Bromberg’s humor is dry and his patience thin. He’d rather be tinkering away in the depths of his highly-sought after Delaware violin shop than talking to a millennial journalist about his career — why talk about “what was” when “what is” is happening right now?

As a Baby Boomer, Bromberg has — onstage and off — seen and felt those years and decades of political revolution and social compassion through well-earned wrinkles and a sense of civil and cultural solidarity somewhat lost on younger generations in the 21st century.

And yet, once you get through the tough

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Legendary singer-songwriter/guitarist David Bromberg will perform at 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 10, at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville.

Tickets start at $35.50 per person. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, call 828.257.4530, visit www.dwtheatre.com or email boxoffice@worthamarts.org.

To learn more about Bromberg’s violin shop, visit www.davidbrombergfineviolins.com. skin of Bromberg in conversation, you soon find a layer of finely-tuned musical aptitude, one seamlessly complemented by his appreciation for instrumentation and collaborations between fellow performers — something not lost on Bromberg’s captivating live performances, nor on this journalist’s intrigue into the man himself.

Smoky Mountain News: You learned a lot from the late Reverend Gary Davis, but I was curious about how that initial interaction came about...

David Bromberg: The Reverend was one of the greatest guitar players ever to walk on the planet. And one day I was walking up Bleecker Street [in Manhattan]. It was in the afternoon in the 1960s, maybe ‘63 or ‘64. There was a place called The Dragon Stand. I don’t think it

lasted very long.

There was kind of a sandwich sign in front of the place, which said “Reverend Gary Davis” this afternoon. I went in, bought a ticket, sat down and watched him for the first time. It was just incredible. So, afterwards I asked him if I could take lessons from him and he said, “Yes, bring the money, honey.”

SMN: How would you describe his playing?

What was it that really stood out for you?

DB: Well, the Reverend tried to make the guitar sound like a piano. The bass and treble lines were independent of each other. That’s a lot easier [to do] on a piano than on the guitar.

And the Reverend was amazing. You know, people always talked about his guitar playing, but his singing was every bit as good. It was just wonderful.

SMN: With your shop, was the violin always a part of your life or was that something that came later?

DB: It came later. I was a guitar player. And then, at a certain point, when I decided I wanted to play, I knew how I wanted to sound on the fiddle. At the time, Jay Ungar was in my band. It was simple — I wanted it to sound just like Jay. I got a hold of a fiddle and started playing it.

Later on, I was attracted to the mystery of violins. You know, people look at them and experts can tell you when and where it was made, and sometimes by who — that’s what I wanted to learn. So, I went to violin making

“I was attracted to the mystery of violins. You know, people look at them and experts can tell you when and where it was made, and sometimes by who — that’s what I wanted to learn.”

— David Bromberg

school to learn how to look at them. And that’s what I do in my shop. I identify violins that people bring in and explain the history of each instrument.

SMN: Some of the guitarists I’ve talked to over the years, they have said it’s not about how many notes you play, it’s about the soul in the notes, and that you have something to say...

DB: Yeah, I think that’s true. And the other thing is some people talking to me about music, I’ll tell them that the rest is the best note I play. And, of course, they laugh, but that’s not a joke. The rest is a musical note.

And it’s very important. If you play a string of notes without stopping, each note has the same value as the one before and the one after it. So, if you play a rest, all of a sudden it highlights the other notes.

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tepping out of my truck, Nantahala Brewing (Sylva) will host Captain I stretched my legs and Midnight Band (rock/soul) 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10. proceeded to throw on my running clothes. It was Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host Acoustic nearing sunset when I locked Peachtree Peppers at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. the vehicle and jumped onto a nearby hiking trail just off U.S. 19 in Summersville, West Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host Virginia. the “Lounge Series” at its Calaboose location with Late Sunday afternoon Alma Russ (Americana/folk) at 6 p.m. Friday, and I was still several hours Jan. 10. and hundreds of miles from Innovation Station (Dillsboro) will host Frances my apartment in Eliza at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.

Waynesville. Waking up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that morning, I’d been drivMountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host ing for about four hours Somebody’s Child 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. before I decided it was time to find a place for a quick jog to clear my mind and kickstart my road weary body.

North Country was spent visiting countless Alone on the trail, my mind was restless, friends and family members. Sadly, on the mostly over the emotional terrain of my evening of Dec. 30, we held a memorial servrecent trip home for Christmas. All total, my ice for my Aunt Bonnie who passed away on trip back to the North Country hovered Christmas Eve. She lived in the picturesque around 2,500 miles. mountain town of Lake Placid, New York — Leaving on a moment’s notice on home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Christmas Eve, I drove 18 hours straight to Olympics. It meant a lot to stand up at the my hometown in Plattsburgh, New York. podium and say a few words, slowly scanNonstop just to be on time for Christmas ning the room of faces I usually only see at morning brunch with my five-year-old niece funerals these days. on the Canadian Border. With eight minutes A lot of my family used to reside up to spare, I walked into my little sister’s home there, with my Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Craig at 11:52 a.m. just as the coffee, bacon and (the mayor of Lake Placid) still in town. I foreggs were being served. get sometimes that I spent four summers in The majority of my time back in the college living and working (front desk/main-

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tenance) for my Uncle Craig’s motel on the downtown strip.

It was wild to cruise the strip after the memorial service, with so many forgotten memories flooding my field of vision and dancing across the dashboard. Eventually, I decided to spend the night at the motel, perhaps wander the ole strip in the midst of heavy snowflakes blanketing the Adirondack Mountains.

Somewhere around 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, I found myself at the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery a block from the motel. Exactly a decade ago that evening, I stood in that same establishment (and haven’t been back since). I was dating and in utter love with the bartender (gorgeous soul, inside and out).

I remember New Year’s Eve 2009 and her working behind the counter. I adored her.

Told her I would marry her someday, and that one day I would write for Rolling Stone (which would, hopefully, help pay for our first home). Some 10 years later, one of those things came to fruition. Some 10 years later, I hope she is happy and well, wish her all the best. Oh, time and place and space: how wild art thou?

But, here it is, Dec. 31, 2019, and there I was, leaving the brewery and strolling around downtown Lake Placid, lost in thought with a slight grin on my face — one of appreciation for nothing and everything in the grand scheme of things.

Later that day, I returned to Plattsburgh.

I didn’t think I would be home for New Year’s Eve, but it felt so damn good to be there when the ball dropped in Times Square. I grew up in a place where my hometown bar, the Monopole, closes at 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day. It’s a long-time tradition and I still shake my head in awe at the absurd and ridiculous nature of that.

Pushing past 4 a.m. and the live music was still cranking upstairs at the Pole. Ain’t no place like the Monopole, ain’t no place like the North Country — the center of my Universe. Standing in that bar, in that moment and with all those people, really brought a lot of things full circle in my existence at this current juncture.

On Monday morning, it took me a moment or two to realize that I was back in my own bed in Carolina. It’s always fascinating how I feel when I return to my apartment after a long road trip. All those miles, new memories, adventures, beloved faces and familiar places, all circling back to your starting line at the front door of your humble abode.

That U.S. 19 stretch was something magical, simply riding along the ridge of endless mountains, all covered in snow, these small rural towns, silent lakes, old gas stations, abandoned homesteads and sleepy farms.

Sunset through glistening white branches.

Radio stations fading in and out through the peaks and valleys.

Another never-ending journey from my old home to my current home. Ricochet back and forth in the winter months.

Another year in the rearview mirror. Fresh calendar on the wall. Where to from here, eh? The swirling vibrancy of long-time desire, stubborn ambition and all things cosmic coming to fruition.

Life is beautiful, grasp for it, y’all.

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The Western Carolina Community Chorus will resume rehearsals at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 12, in Room 357 of the Coulter Building on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

The ensemble will be preparing for a concert to be performed on April 5.

The chorus is under the direction of Robert Holquist, retired WCU Director of Choral Activities. Accompanists are Barbara Dooley, piano, and Lorie Meservey, organ. In addition to other selections, the concert will feature “Requiem” by French composer, Gabriel Faure.

Support for the ensemble is provided by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, The Jackson County Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program, and Western Carolina University.

Experienced singers, high-school aged and older, are invited to join by attending the first rehearsal. For further information, call Holquist at 828.506.5951 or email holquistbstn@aol.com.

• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host the “Lounge Series” at its Calaboose location with Alma Russ (Americana/folk) Jan. 10, Wyatt Espalin (singer-songwriter) Jan. 11, Brother! 4 p.m. Jan. 12, Bob Keel Jan. 17 and Andrew Chastain Jan. 18. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

• Blue Ridge Beer Hub (Waynesville) will host an acoustic jam with Main St. NoTones from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 9 and 16. Free and open to the public. www.blueridgebeerhub.com.

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• Boojum Brewing Company (Waynesville) will host a bluegrass open mic every Wednesday, an all-genres open mic every Thursday and semi-regular music on the weekends. All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.boojumbrewing.com.

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• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Eddie G. Jan. 10. All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free and open to the public. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Jan. 8 and 15, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Jan. 9 and 16. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.innovationbrewing.com.

Popular rock act The Captain Midnight Band will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at Nantahala Brewing in Sylva.

Internationally-ignored superstar, Captain Midnight is the world’s only known purveyor of “Waterbed Rock & Roll.”

Crunchy rock guitar riffs, thick R&B grooves and soaring vocal harmonies combine to create a unique, yet familiar soundscape for jammy anthems, sci-fi imagery and humorous adult situations.

The ensemble has opened for acts like Dark Star Orchestra, moe., Cypress Hill, Twiddle, Leftover Salmon, Marcus King Band, and many more.

The show is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit www.captainmidnightband.com.

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• Innovation Station (Dillsboro) will host Frances Eliza Jan. 11 and Prophets of Time Jan. 18. All events are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• Isis Music Hall (West Asheville) will host Justin Ray Big Band (jazz) 8:30 p.m. Jan. 8, Stevie Tombstone (singer-songwriter) 7 p.m.

Jan. 9, Cassidy & The Music (Americana/folk) 7 p.m. Jan. 10, Big Throwback Dance Party (rock/soul) 8:30 p.m.

Jan. 10, Tall Tales (folk/world) 7 p.m. Jan. 11, “Women in Music” series 8:30 p.m. Jan. 11 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12, Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions w/Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Andrew Hibbard & Paul Decoster (Americana/folk) 7 p.m. Jan. 15 and Cashavelly Morrison & Tina Collins (Americana/folk) 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15. www.isisasheville.com.

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• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday, Greg Clinton 7 p.m. Jan. 10 and Acoustic Peachtree Peppers Jan. 11. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

• Legends Sports Grill (Maggie Valley) will host music semi-regularly on weekends.

828.926.9464 or www.facebook.com/legendssportsgrillmaggievalley.

• Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host the “Stone Soup” open mic night every Tuesday, Shayler’s Kitchen Band Jan. 10, Somebody’s Child Jan. 11, Alma Russ Jan. 17 and Bird in Hand Jan. 18. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com.

• Nantahala Brewing (Sylva) will host Captain Midnight Band (rock/soul) 8 p.m. Jan. 10, Throwback Mac Jan. 17 and Arson Daily Jan. 18. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free and open to the public. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• Pub 319 (Waynesville) will host an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. every Wednesday.

Free and open to the public. www.pub319socialhouse.com.

a Trivia w/Kelsey Jo 8 p.m. Thursdays.

• Satulah Mountain Brewing (Highlands) will host “Hoppy Hour” and an open mic at 6 p.m. on Thursdays and live music on Friday evenings. 828.482.9794 or www.satulahmountainbrewing.com.

• The Strand at 38 Main (Waynesville) will host an “Open Mic” night from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Gypsy & Me (Americana/folk) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 (tickets are $5). 828.283.0079 or www.38main.com.

• The Ugly Dog Pub (Cashiers) will host Bluegrass Thursdays w/Benny Queen at 6:30 p.m. 828.743.3000.

• The Ugly Dog Pub (Highlands) will host Bluegrass w/Nitrograss Wednesdays at 7 p.m. 828.526.8364.

• Rathskeller Coffee Haus & Pub (Franklin) will host singer-songwriters Fridays and Saturdays. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Free. www.rathskellerfranklin.com.

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host an “Open Mic Night” on Mondays, karaoke on Thursdays and semi-regular music on Fridays and Saturdays. All events at 9:30 p.m. 828.456.4750.

• Salty Dog’s (Maggie Valley) will have Karaoke with Jason Wyatt at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, Mile High (classic rock) 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, and

• Whiteside Brewing (Cashiers) will host semi-regular music on the weekends. Free and open to the public. 828.743.6000 or www.whitesidebrewing.com.

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Americana/rock act Arnold Hill will be hitting the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Elevated Mountain Distilling in Maggie Valley.

With its brand new debut album, “Back to Life,” Arnold Hill sets to change the tone and

The Highlands Performing Arts Center will screen “Live via Satellite” the National Theatre of London’s production of “All My Sons” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18.

Academy Award-winner Sally Field and Bill Pullman star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama “All My Sons,” filmed live from The Old Vic in London.

America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business. But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter.

• The Highlands Performing Arts Center will screen “Live via Satellite” the MET Opera’s production of “Wozzeck” by Berg at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. Based on an unfinished play by Georg Büchner, this tale of marital betrayal, social rejection, and cruel militarism in a bleak German village foretells of devastation on both local and global scales. There will be a pre-opera discussion beginning at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.highlandspac.org, www.highlandsperformingarts.com or at the door.

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Formed in 2011, the Jackson County band is named after a road in Sylva where the musicians lived and practiced. In method, Arnold Hill adheres to the playful nature and creative possibilities that reside in a trio.

The unique formation can be a tricky line to balance, where you have enough space to explore musically, but also the same amount of space to expose vulnerabilities.

For more information on the group, click on www.arnoldhillband.com. You can purchase/stream “Back to Life” on all online streaming services.

Tickets are available online at www.highlandspac.org, www.highlandsperformingarts.com or at the door.

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After some 18 years in business, there will be a special closing celebration for Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro in Sylva. Though the business will open at noon on Saturday, Jan. 11, the “Soul’s Last Stand” will be from 5 to 11:30 p.m. that day.

Live music by Alma Russ at 5 p.m. followed by Judaculla Blue at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend and share memories of this legendary community business, one that has forever impacted the growth of Sylva and greater Western North Carolina.

Open since 2001, Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro has been a local, independent business that is known as the “community gathering place” for residents and visitors alike in Western North Carolina. They provide a wide variety of premium teas and foods, and our menu offers choices for everyone.

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Sylva festival gets regional recognition Southeast Tourism Society has named the Hook, Line and Drinker Festival in Sylva one of the STS Top 20 Events in the Southeast for May 2020.

This year’s Hook, Line and Drinker Festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 16.

The STS Top 20 Festival and Event Awards have highlighted programs around the Southeast since 1985.

Travel industry experts select 20 events per month, and STS publicizes them throughout the United States. The complete list is published on two websites: Southeast Tourism Society and Travel Media Press Room.

The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will present the fourth annual Hook, Line and Drinker Festival. The event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. May 16 at the Bridge Park Pavilion in Sylva.

The festival features fly fishing guides and fishing industry vendors, food trucks, children’s activities, music by the Carolina Soul Band, clean water, outdoor activity and wildlife advocates, and Western North Carolina craft beer vendors.

Jackson County is the proud home of the WNC Fly Fishing Trail and the NC Trout Capital. The WNC Fly Fishing Trail features 15 hot fishing spots that run from the northern end of the county to the southern end along the Tuckaseigee River. Jackson County is stocked with more trout than any other

county in the state and is home to the largest recorded rainbow trout caught in North Carolina.

New for 2020, the festival will introduce its very own festival brew. This special seasonal craft beer is being created as we speak

by Innovation Brewing in Sylva (and Dillsboro). Stay tuned for more information about this exciting collaboration. Proceeds from each pint sold will benefit the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s continued operation of the festival.

For more information, visit the festival website at www.hooklinedrinkerfest.com, call the organizers at 828.586.2155 or visit the festival’s Facebook page.

For 35 years, STS has been spotlighting the best festivals and events in the Southeast with our Top 20 Festival and Events program.

The goal is to highlight the efforts of devoted event organizers and provide additional media exposure and accolades for their events.

Events considered for the STS Top 20 recognition must be at least three years old and have attendance of at least 1,000.

STS, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Roswell, Georgia, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting travel and tourism within 12 states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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On the table

On the wall arts & entertainment

Waynesville chili cook-off

Fall leaves art workshop

Bosu’s tastings, small plates

open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m.

Dog friendly patio and front garden open, weather permitting. For more information, call 828.452.0120 or email info@waynesvillewine.com.

Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host an array of wine tastings and small plates throughout the week.

• Mondays: Free tastings and discounts on select styles of wine that changes weekly.

• Thursdays: Five for $5 wine tasting, with small plates available for purchase from Chef Bryan’s gourmet cuisine in The Secret Wine Bar. • Wednesday-Saturday: The Secret Wine Bar will be open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Fridays: The Secret Wine Bar will be open for drinks and small plates from 5 to 9 p.m.

• Saturdays: Champagne cocktails from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Secret Wine Bar will be

• A free wine tasting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 9 and 16, and 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 11 and 18 at The Wine Bar & Cellar in Sylva.

828.631.3075.

• Free cooking demonstrations will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturdays at Country Traditions in Dillsboro.

Watch the demonstrations, eat samples and taste house wines for $3 a glass. All recipes posted online. www.countrytraditionsnc.com.

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Innovation ‘Pottery & Pints’ There will be a special “Pottery & Pints” class held by Viva Arts Studios from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Innovation Station in Dillsboro.

Cost is $25.50 per person. For more information and/or to register for the workshop, go to Facebook, search “Viva Arts Studio” and click on the “Events” tab for the ticket link.

The Viva Arts Studio in Sylva currently offers several weekly and monthly pottery and painting classes alongside other artisan mediums.

For a full calendar of classes, visit www.vivaartsschool.com, call 828.506.6067 or simply take a gander at the full schedule posted on the large garage door of the studio at 456 West Main Street.

• Acrylic painting workshop from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Swain Arts Center in Bryson City. Join local artist Melissa Owen for this great workshop. All materials included. Cost is $35 per person.

To register, call Rachel Lackey at 828.488.7843 or email at rlackey@swainmail.org.

development, and in the medium of your choice. Cost is $25 per class. There will also be a Youth Art Class from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. Cost is $15 per class.

Contact Morgan at 828.550.6190 or email bmk.morgan@yahoo.com.

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• The Museum of the Cherokee Indian’s exhibit, “People of the Clay: Contemporary Cherokee Potters,” features more than 60 potters from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Cherokee Nation, and more than one hundred works from 1900 to the present. The exhibit will run through April.

• The Weekly Open Studio art classes will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville, Instructor will be Betina Morgan. Open to all artists, at any stage of

• A “Beginner Step-By-Step” adult painting class will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. There is also a class at 6:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at Balsam Fall Brewing in Sylva. Cost is $25 with all supplies provided. For more information on paint dates and/or to RSVP, contact Robin Arramae at 828.400.9560 or wncpaintevents@gmail.com.

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• Stonehouse Pottery (Waynesville) will be doing an Open Studio Tour and Sale the first Sunday of each month to help support our local nonprofits.

Each month highlights a different artist and that artists chooses his or her nonprofit. Stonehouse Pottery and the artist then give a portion of the proceeds as a donation to that nonprofit.

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restaurant categories, with commemorate Tshirts for sale. Also, there will be “dance your beans off ” line dancing in front of the courthouse in Waynesville and the roving chili dude mascot.

Wrist bands can be purchased the day of the event at The Jeweler’s Workbench, Blue Ridge Beer Hub, Cedar Hill Studio or any of the three shuttle stops: Main Street/Miller Street, parking lot in front of Frog Level Brewing and Hazelwood Avenue parking lot in front of Pink Regalia.

For more information and to stay up to date with the latest participants and sponsors, go to the Waynesville Chili Cook Off Stroll Facebook page or look for them on Instagram: @HayChili.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 21, on the Waynesville Chili Cook Off Stroll Facebook page.

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The third annual “Chili Cook-Off Winter Arts Smokies Style” will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at participating merchants and restaurants in the Main Street, Frog Level and Hazelwood districts of Waynesville.

There are over 40 participants this year.

New this year, the event will be selling $5 wristbands for all-day tasting. Half the proceeds go to the Manna Backpack program supporting hungry kids.

The Rotary Clubs in Haywood County are sponsoring the shuttle stops/”Chili Recovery Stations” providing fun items like hand warmers and antacids. Pigeon River Outfitters is providing the complimentary shuttle that will bridge all three shopping/dining districts together.

Twelve judges have been selected to pick the winners for best merchant and best

A special class with artist Maryellen Tull will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Macon County Art Association in Franklin.

Students will create stunning paintings on fall leaves. Students will design with

acrylic paint and a variety of tools for some spectacular results. Students might want to bring a multi-mat picture frame to mount these in for years of enjoyment.

Bring a paint shirt. Libations and snacks are also welcome. All painting supplies and leaves included.

To register, contact the gallery at 828.349.6704 or stop by the gallery at 34 West Main Street.

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Books

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Beating back the January Blues “Death Of A Tree: The Live Oaks Of Toomer’s Corner (1937-2013).

Rocca’s depictions of personalities from

Jeff Minick

Ugh. The skies are gray, the wind’s a knife, the dank cold crawls into your very bones, and spring seems a thousand years away. You’re bored with watching television, you never want to hear the word “Impeachment” again in your life, your New Year’s Resolutions — to exercise more, lose weight, do some volunteer work — were given graveside services a few days after January started, you get depressed arriving home from work in Writer darkness by 5 p.m., and you find yourself wanting to do nothing but sleep.

Time for some fun. Time to pick up a copy of Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving (Simon & Schuster, 2019, 375 pages).

Here Mo Rocca along with Jonathan Greenberg take readers on a romp through history and culture that both educates us and brings some much needed wintertime entertainment and laughter. In this collection we meet deceased presidents, sports figures, actors and artists, politicians and charlatans — sometimes one and the same — pilots, pioneers in a dozen fields of science, and eccentrics of all sorts. We learn what happened to Galileo’s middle finger and Louis XIV’s heart (it was bought by a painter and ground into a shade called Mummy Brown); we discover Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, a concoction used for teething babies and for adult ailments, later found to contain alcohol and morphine; we find a touching tribute to Billy Carter, brother of President Jimmy Carter and famous for his antics in the 1970s.

Mobituaries is definitely a “dipper” book, meaning you can pick it up and dip into it wherever you want to begin: the first pages, the middle or the end. That alone is part of the pleasure. One day you read the chapter titled “Died The Same Day: Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009) and Michael Jackson (19582009), pages 272-281. The next day you flip over to pages 316-331 and immerse yourself in

the past sparkle with plenty of wit. In “Death Of A Country: Prussia (1525-1947), for example, Rocca tells us “I know the capital of every country in the world. I can freestyle-draw a map of the United States.” He then confesses he didn’t know where or exactly what Prussia was. He does his research, and in giving us a brief history of Prussia, he also brings a smile.

Here he writes that “… in 1871, Bismarck united Prussia with other German-speaking states to form the German Empire. (Now’s when you start to hear the scary music playing in the

Book chronicles Smokies characters, history Journalist and author Holly Kays has released a new work, Trailblazers & Traditionalists: Modern-day Smoky Mountain People.

The book is a compilation of 33 feature stories previously published in the weekly newsmagazine The Smoky Mountain News, where Kays works as a journalist. The book offers an intimate look into the lives of some of the diverse and fascinating people who call this mountainous region home.

background.) At this point Wilhelm assumed the title of Kaiser. (‘Kaiser’ is another name for emperor or hard roll.)”

Though many of these figures are household names — the presidents, some actors, certain sports figures — many others were completely unfamiliar to me.

Moses Fleetwood Walker (1857-1924) was a black baseball player who briefly participated in the major league of his time over 60 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier; Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) ruled the opera world during the 1830s and 1840s before he fell victim to the anti-Semitism of Richard Wagner; the Washingtonian Movement (1840-1860) was an early version of Alcoholics Anonymous; Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) was the first black woman and first Native American to hold a pilot’s license; mathematician and Lord Byron’s daughter, Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the first to conceive that “a machine that could manipulate symbols in accordance with rules and that numbers could represent entities other

Kays makes her home in the mountains of Western North Carolina. In 2017, she published her debut title, a novel called Shadows of Flowers.

Having earned 30 state and national awards during her journalism career thus far, Kays covers a range of topics for The Smoky Mountain News and is a regular contributor to Smoky Mountain Living Magazine. Originally from Williamsport, Maryland, she is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s creative writing and natural resources programs.

Trailblazers & Traditionalists retails for $15.95, with $19.95 covering shipping, fees and taxes. It is published by The Smoky

than quantity marks the fundamental transition from calculation to computation,” meaning she contributed to the development of the computer.

At the heart of this compendium of the dead, some remembered, some largely forgotten, are several touching, longer descriptions.

In “Death Of An Icon: Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993),” Rocca takes us through Hepburn’s life: her sufferings in Holland during World War II, which according to her two sons had a “lifelong impact;” her climb to stardom, briefly covered; her popularity in Japan, where in the 1950s many girls cut their long hair to look like Hepburn. Those of us who have long admired Audrey Hepburn for her grace, her acting skills, and her humanitarian work can surely agree with Rocca when he concludes: “On days when the news is particularly dreary, and people are being especially awful, and I’m flipping through the channels and I land on an Audrey Hepburn movie, I can’t help but wonder: ‘How did we drift so far from Audrey Hepburn?

Can we ever get back?’ One can only hope so.”

Another entertainer who receives a glowing eulogy here is Sammy Davis Jr. (19251990). Some readers will remember this entertainer — part black, part Cuban, Jewish, oneeyed (he lost his left eye in a car accident at age 28), a member of the famous Rat Pack which included such luminaries as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin — who could sing and dance with the best of them, and whose joy in performance shone like the sun. He made terrible choices in love, and according to one friend “was one of the worst people I ever saw with any kind of money,” but Davis was also, as Rocca writes, “a supernova talent.” At one point, Rocca raises a great point: “How is Sammy’s life not an Oscar-winning biopic …?” Here is a story that could indeed, in the right hands, become a major motion picture.

Beat the blues of old man winter and pick up a copy of Mobituaries.

(Jeff Minick is a writer and teacher. minick0301@gmail.com)

Mountain News. Order the book from Kays’ Facebook page, www.facebook.com/hollykaysauthor, send $19.95 to paypal.me/hollykays or mail a check made out to “Holly Kays Writing” to 144 Montgomery Street, Waynesville, NC.

• Monthly Poetry Reading at Panacea Coffeehouse in Waynesville.

Last Saturday of every month at 2 p.m.

Bring your poetry, essays and writings to share. Be sure to order drinks and snacks and tip the staff of Panacea. For more information, contact Morella Poe at poevampyre@gmail.com.

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The Swain County Tourism Development Authority is proposing an expansion to the Appalachian Rivers Aquarium that just opened its doors last summer. File photo

Swain tourism authority requests aquarium expansion

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR he Swain County Tourism Development Authority has approached the county about expanding the Appalachian Rivers Aquarium that just opened its doors in downtown Bryson City last summer.

The aquarium is still working out some kinks and stocking the tanks with fish since opening in July, but already those operating the facility see the need for more functional space in order to keep growing it as a tourism attraction.

The idea for a freshwater aquarium was actually an extension project of the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians housed in the Swain County Chamber of Commerce Building on Main Street. When the fly-fishing museum lost its lease for space in Cherokee, the Swain County Chamber and TDA welcomed the museum and its contents into its building in Bryson City in 2016.

“From day one the idea was to have aquariums to connect the kids to the history of fly fishing in the process and when we came to Bryson City, we agreed the second phase would be aquariums and we raised the money to get it going,” said Alen Baker, a fly-fishing

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enthusiast who helped spearhead the museum. “It would be great to consolidate all of it together so people who come to the visitor center can be directed to one place for the aquarium and the museum.

But we understand it could take a while —

maybe two years to get an expansion.”

It’s been a celebrated feature since outdoor recreation and specifically fishing is one of the cornerstone’s of Swain’s tourism economy.

While the fly-fishing museum and aquarium operate as a nonprofit organization, both the

The freshwater aquarium is located on Island Street in Downtown Bryson City. File photo

TDA and the county have assisted in helping the venture grow as an attraction since locating to Bryson City.

The county owned the land along the Tuckasegee River on Island Street and took out a loan to pay for the construction costs of about $115,000 while county maintenance staff constructed the building. The loan will be paid off using Swain County tourism revenue dollars. The chamber/TDA has provided a staff member to act as aquarium director to oversee operations and the nonprofit folks raised the funds needed to purchase all the freshwater tanks and other equipment needed inside.

The aquarium has more than a dozen tanks ranging from 75 gallons to 620 gallons, including three tanks that make up the Mountain Stream exhibit featuring a waterfall that flows into the tank. Visitors can see up to 50 different species of regional game and nongamefish, including northern and southern strains of brook trout and at times tiger trout, which is a natural, sterile hybrid brook-brown trout. The aquarium also features a pair of hellbenders, the largest salamander found in North Carolina. Seeing these elusive creatures up close is a treat since they are such a rare find in the wild.

Right now admission to the aquarium is free while the chamber tries to get all the tanks filled and the processes figured out.

“Visitation has been good. The chamber has worked hard to adjust things as we go.

When you first put in a big system like that and bring in different species, even with as much homework as we did, it can be tricky,” Baker said. “The chamber runs it every day and keeping the water quality is the most important thing in the whole system and there’s a learning curve. Some tanks are not filtering as well and we’ve had to adjust.”

Not long after the aquarium opened last summer, it was apparent that more space would be ideal. The plan the TDA board proposed to the county includes installing an elevator to access the second floor. Right now the second floor can only be used for storage, but with an elevator it could be better utilized for office spaces and perhaps a balcony where visitors can look out over all the aquarium tanks.

The TDA also suggested an expansion to the first floor that would connect the existing building with the public restrooms located next door to the aquarium on Island Street.

The addition would give the facility space to accommodate the fly-fishing museum collection so both attractions can be located in the same building. The proposal would also make more space for another classroom and a retail shop component.

“I don’t feel like we don’t have enough space right now but we can always use more,” Baker said. “The interesting thing about museums is it has to be a tourism attraction but also have an element that preserves the heritage. Kids are not necessarily interested in history, but we want something that brings in the kids. Having the aquarium attracts the kids and then they also

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Petrea to leave Waynesville Parks and Rec Kiwanis Club, expanding senior trips and assisting in developing and managing the community awareness of the need for yearround volunteers for Special Olympics. He also expanded the disc golf program by redesigning the town’s disc golf course and offering many tournaments in partnership with The Waynesville Inn Golf Resort and Spa and Haywood Waterways. Petrea served as president of Haywood Waterways Association, helping to expand membership and stewardship at the organization.

Petrea said that he considers himself fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve the department and community for the past seven years.

“I wish to thank everyone that has been a part of the growth of this program,” he said. “I look forward to watching the continued growth of Base Camp Waynesville and the department as well.”

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Young players practice their ball handling skills. Donated photo

Duke Energy will move forward with excavating nearly 80 million tons of coal ash at sites in North Carolina following the signing of a settlement agreement with community and environmental groups that ends appeal litigation.

The excavation is the largest coal ash cleanup in the nation’s history and will result in more excavation than in four neighboring sites combined. Seven basins will be excavated and ash moved to lined landfills, according to a press release from Duke, including two in Belmont, one in Belews Creek, one in Roxboro, one in Semora and two in Mooresboro.

“North Carolina’s communities have lived with the threat of coal ash pollution for too long. They can now be certain that the cleanup of the last coal ash impoundments in our state will begin this year,” said Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael S. Regan in a DEQ press release. “We are holding Duke accountable and will continue to hold them accountable for their actions as we protect public health, the environment and our natural resources.”

Under the signed agreement, Duke will be required to excavate more than 76 million tons of coal ash from open, unlined impoundments at the facilities. More than 3 million tons of non-impoundment coal

ash will also be excavated. Two facilities, Roxboro and Marshall, will be left with some coal ash in the ground because statepermitted facilities were built on top of portions of the ash basins there. These sites will be subject to additional protective measures. Protective measures will include stabilization requirements, surface water and groundwater monitoring and any necessary remediation.

“This agreement significantly reduces the cost to close our coal ash basins in the Carolinas for our customers, while delivering the same environmental benefits as full excavation,” said Stephen De May, North Carolina president for Duke Energy. “We are fully focused on these important activities and building a clean energy future for the Carolinas.”

The agreement also requires Duke to enter into a court-supervised consent order with DEQ and the environmental groups represented by Southern Environmental Law Center.

Duke has submitted its closure plans for the excavations, and the public can offer comment on those plans in writing or during public hearings to be held near each of the six sites in February. DEQ’s final action on the closure plans is due within 120 days of receiving the complete closure plans, and implementation of the plans must start within 60 days of approval.

Read the agreement and closure plans at deq.nc.gov/coalashexcavation.

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Tim Petrea, program supervisor for the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department since 2013, will be leaving North Carolina for a position as director of county parks, recreation and leisure services in Wyoming.

“Tim has done an outstanding job with our department,” said Department Director Rhett Langston. “He has raised the bar for the summer camps and outdoor programs.

We will miss him and wish him the best of luck in his new position.”

Petrea joined the department in spring 2013. His accomplishments in the years since include expanding the summer camp program, establishing a hiking and paddling program for all ages in partnership with the Pigeon River Fund, establishing Base Camp on the Go as a community outreach in partnership with Haywood Healthcare Foundation and the Waynesville

Settlement reached in coal ash case

Registration open for soccer camp

get to learn about history as part of that.”

Right now the chamber/TDA pay about $50,000 a year to the county to lease its office space at 210 Main Street. In the letter to the county, the TDA suggests putting that $50,000 allocation toward the aquarium expansion project instead. However, the

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Signups are now open for Challenger International Soccer Camp, to be held July 20-24 at the Waynesville Recreation Center for youth ages 3 to 14.

Sessions are: n Tiny Tykes (Cubs) — 9-10 a.m., ages 3-4. $90. n Tiny Tykes (Lions) — 10:15-11:45 a.m., ages 4-5. $110. n Half-day camp — 9 a.m. to noon, ages 6-14. $145. n Full-day camp — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., ages 8-14. $197. n Goalkeeper/scorer program — 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday only, ages 6-14. $25.

Challenger International Soccer Camp combines the most popular elements of Challenger’s two existing industry-leading camp programs, British Soccer and TetraBrazil, integrating them with a collection of their most effective soccer practices used by some of the world’s most successful soccer nations.

Campers registering within 10 days of the camp start date will be charged a $10 late fee. Many camps will fill up prior to this date. Register at www.challengersports.com.

letter doesn’t state where the chamber and TDA would relocate its office space or the costs associated with it.

County commissioners will discuss the proposal during the next budget process, which will begin in the next few months.

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Go waterfall hunting A waterfall tour leaving from Cashiers on Saturday, Jan. 11, will take in four separate cascades while featuring a handful of short, moderate-to-strenuous hikes.

Organized by the Nantahala Hiking Club, the excursion will explore Whitewater White Owl Falls.

Falls, Dew Falls, Johns Jump Falls and Whitewater Falls, all located off of N.C. 281. Be prepared to walk over or hang onto rhododendron roots, and bring water shoes, since the best view of White Owl Falls is across the creek. Total hiking distance is 1.5 miles with several short, steep inand-outs. There is a parking fee at Whitewater Falls.

Visitors welcome, with RSVPs requested to hike leaders Mike and Susan Kettles 828.743.1079.

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Experience the Wolf Moon Explore the winter forest under the light of a full Wolf Moon during a special excursion 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the Highlands Biological Station in Highlands.

The first full moon of the year is named after howling wolves, and the public is invited to explore the Botanical Garden grounds under its light — though participants are advised to bring flashlights as well. After the stroll hot drinks and a warm fire will be available in the meadow by Valentine House, also on the Station’s property.

Free. The event will be cancelled in the event of rain or severe weather. For more information, call 828.526.2623.

Meet the birds of winter Learn about the special adaptations songbirds employ to survive even the most frigid winter temperatures during “Winter’s for the Birds,” a program offered 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Balsam Mountain Trust in Jackson County.

Many birds migrate to warmer climes for the winter, but others stick around. After reviewing the adaptations that let them do so, the group will meet some of the Trust’s avian ambassadors and look for winter warriors on the trails.

Free, with registration required by Jan. 14 with Jen Knight, jknight@bmtrust.org or 828.631.1061. Donations appreciated.

Luna the barn owl is one of the Balsam Mountain Trust’s animal ambassadors thaat represents a bird species adapted to cold winters. Donated photo

Land trusts surpass land conservation goal Eight area land trusts protected a collective 8,598 acres in 2019, equivalent to 13.43 square miles, bringing the total protected since 2016 to 30,478 acres.

Strong performance in 2019 means that the coalition has surpassed its five-year goal of 20,000 acres protected early. The goal was to protect 20,000 acres between 2016 and 2020,

but 2019 left the organization 10,478 acres ahead of that original aim.

The acreage was protected as part of 57 different projects, with 1,644 acres protected through conservation easements and the remaining 6,954 acres protected through outright purchase. Funding for these acquisitions totaled $33.1 million, $19.7 million of which came from public funds such as state and federal grants. The remaining $13.4 million came from private funds such as loans, donations and private grants.

Learn about lichen Delve into the enchanting world of lichens during a class with Jennifer Love on Saturday, Jan. 18, offered through Alarka Institute in Franklin.

The class will cover basic ecology, identification and natural history. Love, who is the STEM coordinator for Macon County Schools, has been learning about lichens since 2006 when she assisted with a lichen distribution database in Georgia. She has taught her basic lichen class at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, N.C. Arboretum, Asheville Botanical Gardens and Coweeta Hydrologic Lab. Registration is $55 at www.alarkaexpeditions.com.

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A public hearing on proposed changes to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission rules will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Southwestern Community College’s Myers Auditorium.

Proposed changes include: n Prohibiting possession or use of any material containing or purported to contain any bodily fluid from a live cervid — the family includes deer and elk — for the purposes of hunting, attracting or scouting wildlife. The proposal seeks to reduce the risk of human-caused introduction of chronic wasting disease in North Carolina. n Prohibiting target shooting on Sandy Mush Game Land. n Decreasing the general statewide daily creel limit for Kokanee salmon from seven to four. There is evidence of significant declines in the Lake Nantahala fishery, the only Kokanee salmon fishery in the

Of the properties, 11 will be managed for farmland, 47 to promote habitat for rare species, 51 to boost riparian buffers and water quality, 17 for public access and seven for historical or cultural purposes.

The data was compiled by the Blue Ridge Forever Coalition, which includes the Blue Ridge Conservancy, Conservation Trust for N.C., Foothills Conservancy of N.C., HighlandsCashiers Land Trust, Mainspring Conservation Trust, New River Conservancy, RiverLink and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.

Southeastern United States. n Specifying the impounded waters of power reservoirs and municipally owned water supply reservoirs that are open to the public for fishing when Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are closed. These reservoirs are Bear Creek Lake, Buckeye Creek Reservoir, Calderwood Reservoir, Cedar Cliff Lake, Cheoah Reservoir, Cliffside Lake, Tanassee Creek Lake, Queens Creek Lake and Wolf Lake. These reservoirs are already open for fishing when other Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are closed, but that fact is not clear in the existing rule. n Creating a designation of “Sensitive Habitat Zone” that can be applied to portions of game lands. Areas designated as Sensitive Habitat Zones would be closed to the general public during the dates specified on the sign, with entry for any purpose prohibited without written approval from an

authorized agent of the Wildlife Commission. The proposal is the result of a recent increase in the number of people traveling to sensitive habitat areas at Sandhills Game Land, degrading the habitat and threatening the population of plants and animals there. n Creating definitions for “artificial fly” and “single hook fly” as it relates to Public Mountain Trout Waters in order to provide clarity for anglers regarding the long-standing requirement to use artificial lures, artificial flies and single hooks in these waters.

The proposed changes would also add about 0.3 miles of Hatchery Supported and Delayed Harvest Trout Waters while removing 0.6 miles of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters. n Adding blue catfish to the list of species for which no permit shall be issued to stock inland fishing waters. The change is due to the fish’s status as an invasive species.

n Adding redtail catfish to the list of species that is unlawful to transport, purchase, possess, sell or stock in public or private waters. The change is due to the fish’s status as an exotic species. n Adding Alabama bass to the list of inland game fishes. The species has been introduced by anglers over the past 20 years and is indistinguishable from the spotted bass, which is already listed as an inland game fish. A separate amendment will establish a statewide regulation of no minimum size limit or creel limit for either Alabama or spotted bass.

Written comments will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 31. Email comments to regulations@ncwildlife.org — emails must include a name, phone number and mailing address — or mail them to Rule-Making Coordinator, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, 1701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699.

View the proposed changes at www.ncwildlife.org/proposed-regulations.

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These changes include: n Trout privilege is now included in any license that authorizes inland fishing. n Game lands privilege is included in all

hunting and trapping licenses, with a few exceptions. n A new Resident Lifetime Trapping License is established. n Minor adjustments to fees have been made based on the Consumer Price Index.

Information on all N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission licenses is available for download in the 2019-2020 N.C. Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digest www.ncwildlife.org/licensing/regulations.

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Learn the tools, techniques and timing for optimal pruning procedures during a program slated for 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, in the auditorium of the Haywood County Public Library in Waynesville.

Sam Marshall, agricultural and horticulture extension agent for Haywood County Cooperative Extension, will lead the discussion. Topics will include dealing with overgrown shrubs and pruning young shade trees.

Registration required with Kathy Olsen at 828.356.2507 or kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.gov. In case of snow, the program will be held Jan. 23.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council will hold a regular meeting at noon on Jan. 9 at the Justice & Administration Building, 401 Grindstaff Cove Rd., Room A227, in Sylva.

• Haywood Habitat for Humanity is seeking qualified homeowners for homes in Haywood County, and a mandatory info session will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the organization’s offices located at the ReStore, 331 Walnut St., in Waynesville. Info: 452.7960 or haywoodhabitat.org.

• A weekend of events celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King is scheduled for Saturday through Monday, Jan. 18-20, by the Haywood County Martin Luther King Jr. Committee. MLK March is at 11 a.m. on Saturday starting at the Haywood County Justice Center; Commemorative Service is at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Jones Temple A.M.E. Zion Church in Waynesville; Prayer breakfast is at 8 a.m. on Monday at the Lambuth Inn at Lake Junaluska. Breakfast tickets: $18 adults, $10 college students, $9 youth and children; free for ages 8-under.

Info and tickets: 215.0296; 246.2588; 648.3363; 648.5471; 648.1233; or 734.5251.

• The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will hold its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the HART Theatre, 250 Pigeon St., in Waynesville. Recap of the 2019 season and celebration of volunteers.

• A celebration of “Burns Night” in honor of the birthday of Robert Burns will be held starting at 6 p.m. on Jan. 25, at Tartan Hall in Franklin. Burns, the national poet of Scotland, was born in 1759. Tickets available at Franklin Chamber of Commerce, First Presbyterian Church and the Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Center, Inc. • Bingo Night is at 6 p.m. on the second Saturday at the Fines Creek Community Center. 25 cents per game.

Info: www.fb.me/finescreekorg or 593.7042.

• Jackson County Planning Board: 6 p.m. second Thursday of the month. Heritage room at the Department of Aging, 100 County Services Park in Sylva.

631.2261.

• The Jackson County Department of Public Health is seeking input from the community: http://health.jacksonnc.org/surveys. Info: 587.8288.

• Cashiers Area Chamber is seeking feedback to improve visitors’ experiences to the area. Take the survey at: tinyurl.com/y6w4uqyo.

• Fontana Regional Library now offers anyone with a library card free access to eMagazines, for reading on any mobile device or computer. This new service joins our popular eBooks and digital audiobook`s selection — all available 24/7 from the library’s digital collection. To get started enjoying digital magazines as well as eBooks and audiobooks, visit e-inc.overdrive.com or download the Libby reading app. www.fontanalib.org.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • Registration is underway for a QuickBooks Summit that will be offered through Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, in Building 200, Room 203 in Clyde. For info or to register: 627.4512 or SBC.Haywood.edu.

• Registration is underway for the spring semester at Haywood Community College in Clyde. www.haywood.edu, hcc-advising@haywood.edu or 627.2821.

• The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will be starting a monthly documentary series called

“DocuWednesday” at 4 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month. The movies will be shown in the beautiful movie theater in the Community Room. At the end of each movie, the staff member who selected that documentary will lead a short discussion with the public. If you would like to know what movie will be showing each month, email Benjamin Woody at bwoody@fontanalib.org to be placed on an email list. 586.2016. www.fontanalib.org.

• Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department is offering a wide variety of courses. For a complete listing: www.haywood.edu. Info: 627.4669.

• The African-American Business Association Workshop & Meetup is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month at the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center in Asheville.

• Evening classes for anyone wanting to obtain a high school equivalency diploma are offered from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays at Haywood Community College in Clyde. 627.4648.

• The Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the HF Robinson Auditorium at the Western Carolina University Campus in Cullowhee.

• Concealed carry handgun is offered every other Saturday 8:30am-5pm starting at Mountain Range indoor shooting range. Lunch provided. Class $60.

452.7870 or mountainrangenc@yahoo.com.

• Small business owners can find materials and services to support business growth at Fontana Regional Library’s locations in Macon, Jackson and Swain Counties. Computer classes and one-on-one assistance available. 586.2016 or www.fontanalib.org.

• A meeting of current and former employees of the Waynesville plant of Champion/Blue Ridge/Evergreen is held at 8 a.m. on the first Monday of each month at Bojangles near Lake Junaluska’s entrance.

• One-on-one computer lessons are offered weekly at the Waynesville and Canton branches of the Haywood County Public Library. Lesson slots are available from 10 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Canton and from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Waynesville Library. Sign up at the front desk of either library or call 356.2507 for the Waynesville Library or 648.2924 for the Canton Library.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • The 3rd annual “Chili Cook-Off Winter Arts Smokies Style” will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at participating merchants and restaurants in the Main Street, Frog Level and Hazelwood districts of Waynesville. New this year, the event will be selling $5 wristbands for all-day tasting. Half the proceeds go to the Manna Backpack program supporting hungry kids. Wrist bands can be purchased the day of the event at The Jeweler’s Workbench, Blue Ridge Beer Hub, Cedar Hill Studio or any of the three shuttle stops: Main Street/Miller Street, parking lot in front of Frog Level Brewing and Hazelwood Avenue parking lot in front of Pink Regalia.

For more information and to stay up to date with the latest participants and sponsors, go to the Waynesville Chili Cook Off Stroll Facebook page or look for them on Instagram: @HayChili. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, Jan 21.

• Stonehouse Pottery (Waynesville) will be doing an Open Studio Tour and Sale the first Sunday of each month to help support our local nonprofits. Each month highlights a different artist and that artists chooses his or her nonprofit. Stonehouse Pottery and the artist then give a portion of the proceeds as a donation to that nonprofit.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS • Feline Urgent Rescue is seeking volunteers and sponsors. Info: 422.2704, www.furofwnc.org, www.facebook.com/furofwnc or 844.888.CATS (2287).

• Cat adoption hours are from noon-5 p.m. on Fridays and noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays at 453 Jones Cove Road in Clyde. Adoption fee: $10 for cats one-year and older.

Check out available cats at www.petharbor.com.

452.1329 or 550.3662.

• Senior Companion volunteers are being sought to serve with the Land of the Sky Senior Companion Program in Henderson, Buncombe, Transylvania and Madison Counties. Serve older adults who want to remain living independently at home in those counties.

wishing to create more fulfilling relationships with themselves and others, will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Friendship House, 566 S. Haywood St., in Waynesville. http://coda.org.

• The Haywood Chapter of Survivors of Suicide Loss meets from 6:30-8 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at the Fellowship Hall of Hazelwood Presbyterian Church in Waynesville. Info: 910.528.0169.

• The WNC Ostomy Support Group will meet from 6-7 p.m. every second Monday at the Jackson County Center Cooperative Extension’s Meeting Room, 876 Skyland Dr., Suite 6, in Sylva. Group is for people living with a urostomy, ileostomy, colostomy or a continent diversion.

Facilitated by Certified Ostomy Nurses.

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking volunteers to assist rangers with managing traffic and establishing safe wildlife viewing areas within the Cataloochee Valley area. To register for training or get more info: Kathleen_stuart@nps.gov or 497.1914.

• “Nourishing You” – an introductory “Yoga for Cancer” class, is offered from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Haywood Breast Center in Waynesville. Taught by Kim Mulholland, Mindful Yoga for Cancer Duke Integrative Medicine Trainer. Info: 452.8691 or MyHaywoodRegional.com/YogaforCancer.

• Haywood Regional Medical Center is seeking volunteers of all ages for ongoing support at the hospital, outpatient care center and the Homestead. For info and to apply: 452.8301, stop by the information desk in the lobby or volunteer@haymed.org. Anyone interested in becoming a hospice volunteer can call 452.5039.

• A Community Acupuncture Clinic is held on the third weekend of each month at 461 Moody Farm Road in Maggie Valley. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. Sliding scale cost is $35-$55.

Offered by Barbara Dennis, a Licensed Acupuncturist and Registered Nurse.

• STAR Rescue Ranch is seeking volunteers to help with horse care, fundraising events, barn maintenance and more at the only equine rescue in Haywood County.

828.400.4940.

• Jackson County Department of Public Health is offering diabetes self-management education as well as medical nutrition therapy. Info: 587.8240 or http://health.jacksonnc.org/wic.

• Volunteer opportunities are available throughout the region, call John at the Haywood Jackson Volunteer Center and get started sharing your talents. 356.2833.

• The Haywood County Senior Resource Center holds a dementia caregivers support group from 4:30-6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday each month in Waynesville. 356.2800 or www.haywoodseniors.org.

• Phone Assurance Volunteers are needed to make daily or weekly wellness check-in calls for the Haywood County Senior Resource Center. 356.2800.

HEALTH MATTERS • A flu shot clinic will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, at Haywood Health and Human Services, 157 Paragon Parkway in Clyde. Info: 452.6675.

• Parkinson’s Support in the Mountains will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, in the Heritage Room of the Jackson County Department on Aging, 100 County Services Park in Sylva. The meeting is open to everyone interested in learning more about the disease.

• A class on how to lose weight in a healthy sustainable way will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Above Sassy Girls Shop, 280 Marsh Lily Ln, Sylva. Meetings are free and open to public.

• The Jackson County Board of Health meets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, in the Conference Room of the Jackson County Department of Public Health, 154 Medical Park Loop in Sylva. Dinner at 6 p.m.

• A monthly grief support group will meet from noon1:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, with complimentary lunch provided, at Haywood Hospice Office, 43 Bowman Dr., in Waynesville. 452.5039 or Melanie.seeger@lhcgroup.com.

• Al-Anon, a confidential support group for friends and family members of alcoholics, meets at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays at Grace Episcopal Church in Waynesville.

440.724.5994.

• Haywood County Health & Human Services Agency will hold a monthly night clinic from 4:30-6 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at 157 Paragon Parkway in Clyde next to Tractor Supply. Annual exams, birth control, child health, lab testing, immunizations, STI/STD exams and counseling. Appointments: 452.6675.

• Co-Dependents Anonymous, a support group for those

• “Riding the Waves of Cancer” meets from 2:30-4 p.m. on Thursdays at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center. Physician referral from an oncologist or cancer doctor is required: Myhaywoodregional.com/yogaforcancer. 452.8691.

• Codependents Anonymous (CoDA) meets at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Friendship House on Academy Street, behind and adjoining the First United Methodist Church of Waynesville. Group of persons desiring healthy and fulfilling relationships. 775.2782 or www.coda.org.

• The Jackson County Senior Center will offer a Caregiver Education Class at 10 a.m. on the third Monday of every month in the Board Room of the Department of Aging in Sylva. 586.5494.

• The Haywood County Dementia Caregivers' Support Group meets at the Haywood Senior Resource Center (81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville). The meetings are scheduled from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday. 926.0018.

• Community First Aid and CPR classes are offered from 6-10 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Info: 564.5133 or HCC-CPRraining@haywood.edu.

• A support group for persons with Multiple Sclerosis as well as family, friends and caregivers meets at 6:45 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the conference room of the Jackson county Public Library in Sylva.

293.2503.

• Nutrition counseling and diabetes education are offered through Macon County Public Health in Franklin.

349.2455.

• Western Carolina University’s student-run, Mountain Area Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic will be open from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays of each month. 227.3527.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) holds a support group for family, friends, and those dealing with mental illness at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of

each month in the 2nd floor classroom at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

• A support group for anyone with MS, family & friends meets monthly at 6:45 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the conference room of Jackson Co. Library in Sylva. No Fee, sponsored by National MS Society. Local contact: Gordon Gaebel 293.2503.

• Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families (ACA) meets at noon on Saturdays at the First United Methodist Church Outreach Center at 171 Main St. in Franklin. 407.758.6433 or adultchildren.org.

• The Haywood County Health & Human Services Public Health Services Division is offering a Night Clinic from 4-6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month in Waynesville. Services include family planning, immunizations, pregnancy testing, STD testing and treatment. Appointments: 452.6675.

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• HIV and syphilis testing will is offered during normal business hours at Jackson County Health Department.

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• The Jackson County Department of Public Health will offer a general clinic from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 587.8225.

• A Food Addicts Anonymous Twelve-Step fellowship group meets at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays at Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville. www.foodaddictsanonymous.org.

• Big Brother/Big Sister, a one-evening preparation class for children who are about to greet a new baby into their family, is offered for children ages 3-10 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. 452.8440 or MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses.

• Mothers Connection, an ongoing social gathering for mothers and their babies, meets from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Thursdays excluding holidays at Haywood Regional Medical Center. 452.8440 or MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses.

• Dogwood Insight Center presents health talks at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

• Angel Medical Center’s diabetes support group meets at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the AMC dining room. 369.4166.

• A Tuesday Meditation Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Franklin.

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• A support group meeting for those with Parkinson’s Disease and their caregivers will be held at 2 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville.

356.2800.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • Registration is underway for Aqua Fitness that will be offered from 5:30-6:15 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays during the spring semester, starting Jan. 13, at Reid Gym Pool on Western Carolina University’s campus in Cullowhee. Registration fee: $65 for the semester. Info or to register: swim.wcu.edu or 227.7397.

• An hour yoga class is offered at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Maggie Valley Wellness Center. $15 for a single class, or $55 for a package of four classes.

944.0288 or maggievalleywellness.com.

• Dance Tonight Haywood offers weekly evening classes Foxtrot or Tango (Mondays 6) and Carolina Shag (Mondays 7), Salsa (Tuesdays, Beginners 7 p.m. & Advance 8 to 10 p.m.), Swing (Wednesdays, Beginners 7 p.m. & Advance 8 p.m.) and Waltz (Thursdays, Beginners 7 p.m. & Advance 8 p.m.), Open Ballroom (Fridays, 7 p.m. & practice dance from 8 to 9:30 p.m.), and Argentine Tango Practica/Tea Dance (Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m.) at 61 ½ Main Street in Canton. For times, prices and to RSVP, call 316.1344.

• Tai Chi & QiGong classes are being offered at 7 p.m.

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• “Yoga and Mimosas” is set for 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Jan. 11 at the Bryson City Wine Market. For ages 21-up only.

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• Mah Jongg is played at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

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POLITICAL • Haywood County Democrats will host a book signing with David Crane at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Democrat Headquarters. His new book is “Every Living Thing.”

• Tickets and corporate table reservations are available for the Annual Awards Banquet and Franklin Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, which are at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Info and reservations: 524.3161.

• Haywood County Democrats will host an executive committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, at Democrat Headquarters. Meet candidates running for commissioner, N.C. House and N.C. Senate.

• A candidate forum with four of the five Democratic candidates running for N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Harrell Center Auditorium at Lake Junaluska.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS • A poetry reading is held at 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month at Panacea in Waynesville. Bring poetry, essays and writings. poevampyre@gmail.com.

• The North Carolina Writers' Network-West will sponsor The Literary Hour at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. at the Keith House on the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. This reading is free of charge and open to the public.

• Canton Book Club meets at 3:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, at the Canton Library.

648.2924.

• A Canasta card game is set for 1 p.m. on Mondays at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

• A Parkinson’s Support Group is held at 2 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

KIDS & FAMILIES • The Canton Branch Library will host a “Parent Child Workshop (123 Play with Me)” from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays through Feb. 5. For parents of children ages six months to three years old.

Deanna.lyles@haywoodcountync.gov or 356.2563.

• Registration is underway for the 2020 Region 8 Western Regional Science fair, which is set for Thursday and Friday, Feb. 13-14, in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Thursday’s event is for grades 3-5; Friday is for grades 6-12. Info: sciencefair.wcu.edu or 227.7397.

• Sign-ups are underway for “Mardi Gras in the Mountains,” a children’s costume contest, pet costume contest and pantomime music parade that will be held on Feb. 22 on Main Street in Franklin.

Proceeds benefit Appalachian Animal Rescue Center in Franklin. For details on participation, sponsorships and volunteers: 369.0092.

• Waynesville Art School offers the Young Artist Program in the afternoons for 5-6 year old, 7-8 year old, 9-12 year old. Intro to Printmaking and Evening studies in arts is offered for 13-19 year old.

Waynesville Art School is located at 303 N. Haywood Street. Info: 246.9869, info@waynesvilleartschool.com or visit WaynesvilleArtSchool.com for schedule and to register.

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• Pinochle game is played at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

FOOD & DRINK • A Tour De France Class is set for 6-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Bryson City Wine Market. Class: $30 (includes tasting and food pairings). $5 off ticket price if you RSVP before Jan. 15. For ages 21-up only.

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• A “Sip-N-Social” is set for 4-7 p.m. on Jan. 25, at the Bryson City Wine Market. Cost: $10 per person. For ages 21-up only.

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• Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host five for $5 Wine Tasting from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays. Come taste five magnificent wines and dine on Chef Bryan’s gourmet cuisine. 452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

• Secret Wine Bar is hosted by Bosu’s in Waynesville on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contact for more information and make reservations. 452.1020.

• A free wine tasting will be held from 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Bosu Wine Shop in Waynesville. 452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

Bosu’s will host a Cocktails & Lunch on Saturday’s.

Serving house-made champagne cocktails from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.waynesvillewine.com • A free wine tasting will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Saturdays at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 631.3075.

• “Brown Bag at the Depot” – an opportunity to gather with neighbors – is at noon every Friday at Sylva’s newest park at the corner of Spring and Mill Street along Railroad Ave. For info, contact Paige Dowling at townmanager@townofsylva.org.

• Graceann’s Amazing Breakfast is 8-10 a.m. every Tuesday in the Sapphire Room at the Sapphire Valley Community Center. $8.50 for adults; $5 for children.

Includes coffee and orange juice. 743.7663.

• Free cooking demonstrations will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Saturdays at Country Traditions in Dillsboro.

Watch the demonstrations, eat samples and taste house wines for $3 a glass. All recipes posted online. www.countrytraditionsnc.com.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • David Bromberg will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville. Tickets start at $35.50 per person. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, 257.4530, www.dwtheatre.com or boxoffice@worthamarts.org.

• The Captain Midnight Band will perform at 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 10, at Nantahala Brewing in Sylva. www.captainmidnightband.com.

• The Highlands Performing Arts Center will screen “Live via Satellite” the MET Opera’s production of “Wozzeck” by Berg at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.

There will be a pre-opera discussion beginning at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.high-

landspac.org, www.highlandsperformingarts.com or at the door.

• The Highlands Performing Arts Center will screen “Live via Satellite” the National Theatre of London’s production of “All My Sons” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. Tickets are available online at www.highlandspac.org, www.highlandsperformingarts.com or at the door.

• Gypsy & Me will be on stage in the Loft at The Strand on Main on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.

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• Dylan Doyle & trio will be on stage in the Loft at The Strand on Main on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

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• Tickets are available now for a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, which is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, in the University Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Tickets: $5 for WCU students, $10 for non-WCU students and WCU faculty and staff and $15 for general admission. Available at bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 227.2479.

• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

• Pub 319 (Waynesville) will host an open mic night from 8-11 p.m. every Wednesday. Free and open to the public. www.pub319socialhouse.com.

• Salty Dog’s (Maggie Valley) will have Karaoke with Jason Wyatt at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, Mile High (classic rock) 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, and a Trivia w/Kelsey Jo 8 p.m. Thursdays.

• Satulah Mountain Brewing (Highlands) will host “Hoppy Hour” and an open mic at 6 p.m. on Thursdays and live music on Friday evenings. 482.9794 or www.satulahmountainbrewing.com.

• Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host an open mic night every Thursday. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com.

• Boojum Brewing Company (Waynesville) will host a bluegrass open mic every Wednesday and an all-genres open mic every Thursday. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.boojumbrewing.com.

• The Strand at 38 Main (Waynesville) will host an “Open Mic” night from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturdays.

283.0079 or www.38main.com.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • A nature observation and journaling course will be offered through the Alarka Institute on Saturday, Jan. 11, in Franklin. Cost: $55. Sign up: www.alarkaexpeditions.com.

• The Macon County Art Association will hold a class for creating paintings on fall leaves from 1-3 p.m. on

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• Book Club is held at 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800

• Senior Sale Day is on the third Friday of every month at the Friends of the Library Used Bookstore. Patrons 60 and older get 20 percent off all purchases.

Proceeds benefit the Sylva Library.

• Bryson City Wine Market offers flights from 4-7 p.m. on Fridays and from 2-5 p.m. on Saturdays. Flight of four wines for $5.

• A wine tasting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.

Free with dinner ($15 minimum). 452.6000.

• The Mexican Train Dominoes Group seeks new players to join games at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

• A Hand & Foot card game is held at 1 p.m. on Thursdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

Saturdays, “Lunch with us” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring fresh seasonal menu with outdoor seating weather permitting. 452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

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• The Western Carolina Community Chorus will resume rehearsals at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, in Room 357 of the Coulter Building on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. The ensemble will be preparing for a concert to be performed on April 5.

Experienced singers, high-school aged and older, are invited to join by attending the first rehearsal. 506.5951 or holquistbstn@aol.com.

• Acrylic painting workshop from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Swain Arts Center in Bryson City. Join local artist Melissa Owen for this great workshop. All materials included. Cost is $35 per person. To register, call Rachel Lackey at 488.7843 or email at rlackey@swainmail.org.

• “Mountain Talk: A Serious Look at Our Local English” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, at Cowee School, 51 Cowee School Drive, off NC 28 N in Franklin. Led by Stacy Guffey, a Macon County native who is director of the Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center. Part of the “Where We Live” lecture series.

• The Jackson County Public Library offers eservices support from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. on Tuesdays in Sylva. For those with new devices or need help accessing library resources. Appointments: 586.2016.

• The Weekly Open Studio art classes will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville, Instructor will be Betina Morgan. Open to all artists, at any stage of development, and in the medium of your choice. Cost is $25 per class. There will also be a Youth Art Class from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. Cost is $15 per class. Contact Morgan at 550.6190 or email bmk.morgan@yahoo.com.

• Friends of the Canton Area Historical Museum will meet at 11 a.m. every third Tuesday at the museum, 36 Park Street in Canton.

• Waynesville Art School offers “The Joy of Drawing,” Still Life in Color: Acrylic & Pastel and “Relief Printmaking” classes for adults at 303 N. Haywood Street. Info: 246.9869, info@waynesvilleartschool.com or WaynesvilleArtSchool.com.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • Jenean Hornbuckle, a landscape painter, is currently showing her works, at the Rotunda Gallery in the Sylva library. info@jacksoncountyarts.org or 507.9820.

• “Uncut Gems” will be showing through Jan. 16 at The Strand on Main in downtown Waynesville. For showtimes, pricing & tickets visit 38main.com or 283.0079 • The Second Tuesday Movie Group meets at 2 p.m. in the Waynesville Library Auditorium. For info, including movie title: 452.5169.

Outdoors • Landmark Learning is offering several options to take a Wilderness First Responder Recertification class, starting with a Jan. 1012 in Brevard. Registration is also underway for courses on Feb. 28 in Cullowhee and March 1 in Brevard. www.landmarklearning.org.

• Landmark Learning will offer courses in Wilderness First Responder Registration is also underway for Jan. 14-12 class in Asheville, Jan. 18-26 in Brevard and Feb. 816, March 7-15 and March 14-22 in Cullowhee. Info: www.landmarklearning.org.

• The Highlands Biological Station will hold a “Wolf Moon Walk” from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, at the Highlands Botanical Garden in Highlands. The first full moon of the year is named after howling wolves. Afterward, hot drinks by a fire in the Meadow by the Valentine House, 888 Horse Cove Rd. 526.2623.

• Public Comment is now open for proposed changes to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission rules with a public hearing planned for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Southwestern Community College’s Myers Auditorium in Sylva. View proposed changes: www.ncwildlife.org/Proposed-Regulations.

Send comments to regulations@ncwildlife.org or Rule-Making Coordinator, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, 1701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699.

• A program entitled “Winter’s For the Birds” will be offered from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Balsam Mountain Trust, 81 Preserve Road in Sylva. Examine some of the special adaptations that even small songbirds use to survive frigid temperatures when staying around through the winter. Registration required by Jan. 14: jknight@bmtrust.org or 631.1061.

• An opportunity to learn about winter hikes and waterfalls in Western North Carolina will be offered from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb.

• The Asheville Winter Bike League will offer structured group rides at 10 a.m. every Saturday through Jan. 25. $5 donation requested. Sign up required: https://tinyurl.com/yx5byb8h.

FARM AND GARDEN • Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center is offering its sixth annual “Appalachian Farm School” from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays from Jan. 14-March 3 in the Burrell Building of SCC’s Jackson Campus in Sylva.

For anyone interested in growing vegetables, fruits, other crops and livestock as a sustainable business. Preregistration required: http://bit.ly/AFS2020SBC. Info: t_henry@southwesterncc.edu or 339.4426.

• A program on pruning plants for optimum success will be offered from 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Waynesville Library Auditorium. Snow date is Jan. 23. Led by Sam Marshall, Agriculture and Horticulture Extension Agent of Haywood County.

Registration required: 356.2507 or Kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.gov.

• Registration is underway for a seminar entitled “How to Make Money on the Farm,” which will be offered by the Small Business Center at Haywood Community College from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, in the college’s Regional High Technology Center Auditorium in Waynesville. Info and registration: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512.

• Registration is underway for the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s annual Business of Farming Conference, which will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the AB Tech Conference Center in Asheville. Cost: $75 if registering by Feb. 1 or $95 after. asapconnections.org or 236.1282.

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HIKING CLUBS • Carolina Mountain Club will take a sevenmile hike with a 900 foot ascent on Sunday, Jan. 11, on the sunny side of Bent Creek. Info and reservations: 505.0471, 860.798.9905 or mwbromberg@yahoo.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take four short moderate-to-strenuous hikes to several waterfalls on Saturday, Jan. 11. Total hiking distance of 1.5 miles with several short steep in-and-outs. Reservations: 743.1079.

• Carolina Mountain Club will take a 4.5-mile hike with an 880 foot elevation gain on Sunday, Jan. 12, at the N.C. Arboretum. Info and reservations: 667.4519 or bobbipowers23@gmail.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will take a 9.8-mile hike with a 1,300 foot ascent on Sunday, Jan. 12, at Corn Mills Shoals. Info and reservations: 458.1281, mcornn@aol.com, 458.1281 or katherinekyle@gmail.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will take a 9.5-mile hike with a 3,251 foot ascent on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from Wildcat Rock to Trombatore trail and beyond. Info and reservations: 240.385.4879 or chckmill@icloud.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a rambling, moderate, four-mile hike on Saturday, Jan. 18, around Wallace Branch up the Bartram Trail. Elevation change of 500 feet.

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• Encouraging art classes for beginning through advanced adults are offered by the Inspired Art Ministry at the following times and dates: Drawing classes from 1-4 p.m. on Mondays; painting classes from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesdays. Info: 456.9197, charspaintings@msn.com or www.iamclasses.wbs.com.

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• Registration is underway for the Landmark Outdoor Educator Semester, which is offered May 14-June 30, through Landmark Learning. www.landmarklearning.org.

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• Asheville’s chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino will hold a session from 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 and Feb. 3, at REI in Asheville to offer info about exploring the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Chris Slater and Rebecca Weston will present “Camino 101” covering the history, different routes, how to get there and accommodations available. Registration required: www.rei.com/events.

• Cherokee Indian Hospital is issuing a “Call to Artists” for the new Analenisgi Inpatient Unit. The mission is to create community pride and ownership using a variety of culturally significant, healing art mediums. Enrolled EBCI members will be given preference.

Mediums can include, but are not limited to, paintings (oil, acrylic, pastels, watercolor) photography, fiber arts, metal, mixed media and sculpture. Please email legendweaverstudios@gmail.com if you want the formal “Call to Artists” application and information.

20, at REI in Asheville. Registration required: www.rei.com/events.

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• Western North Carolina Cribbage Club meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday. Info: 926.3978.

• Acrylic and watercolor painter Linda Blount and acrylic painter Jason Woodard will have their works showing in the auditorium of the Waynesville branch library through January.

The showcase is provided by the Haywood County Arts Council/Haywood County Public Library through the collaborative “Art Works @ The Library” program.

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The naturalist’s corner

BY DON H ENDERSHOT

CBC vagaries his year’s Balsam Christmas Bird Count was record setting — but maybe not in a good way. The 63 species recorded was the lowest total in the count’s 17-year history. Next lowest counts were 65 species (two times) and 66 species once. The average number of species for the count is 70.

There are lots of variables to consider when it comes to comparing one-day birding events over a period of time. Weather is one; number of people counting is one; habitat change is one and dare I say population trends and/or climate change.

Whoa! Didn’t mean to make you spit your Wheaties. There’s no way to say, at this point, and I certainly am not, and would not announce that climate change is the reason we achieved this rather dubious accomplishment. But I went back and looked at the Audubon records for our Balsam CBC. You can do that too by going to https://netapp.audubon.org/CBCObservati on/Historical/ResultsByCount.aspx and following the prompts — our count is state; North Carolina and circle Balsam.

So I looked at weather. Our count this year was pretty chilly starting in the 20s and

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only getting into the 40s. But the 2017 count was colder and our total species count was 70. One of our next lowest counts (2011) was 65 species and there was heavy rain, but our next 65-species year was 2012 and there was no rain.

Maybe more people counting equals more birds, so I looked at participation. This year’s low count had only 15 participants, but way back in 2006 we only had 12 participants and our total was 72 species. Our highest count, 78 species had 19 participants. Our largest participation (24 counters) resulted in 69 species.

The habitats in our circle have changed slightly. More new homes around Barber’s Orchard have constricted some sparrow habitat we used to have. Getting up to high elevation species is questionable each year.

Some years the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed and some years it’s open. But even those years, like this year, when it’s closed there are often other avenues to get up to 4,000 feet or more. We were able to go up the road to Lynn Lowery this year and recorded redbreasted nuthatch and black-capped chickadee.

We also used to tour Balsam Mountain Preserve every Christmas count but now it’s

common bird” in Ecology and Evolution February 2012, or 2006 Science Daily, “Climate Change Creates Dramatic Decline In Red-winged Black Bird Population.”

A Ducks Unlimited white paper titled “Conserving Waterfowl and Wetlands Amid Climate Change” notes, among other things, “Warmer fall and winter temperatures in northern regions would make it unnecessary for waterfowl to fly as far south to find ice-free water and suitable food. For example, the unusually warm, late-arriving winter of 2001 increased hunting opportunities for waterfowl hunters in the Midwest and New England and reduced hunting opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic and South.” And a US Fish and Wildlife article, “Arkansas: Warming Trends Changing the Hunt for Waterfowl,” Dr. James Bednarz, a professor of Wildlife Ecology at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, says he’s Rusty blackbird fall 2019. now convinced climate change — Don Hendershot photo including warmer temperatures, more ice-free days and changes in precipitation — is causing fewer ducks to when we have waterfowl (think Lake migrate south for the winter.

Junaluska) and when we have blackbirds Of course, glancing at 17 days of birding (rusties, red-winged, grackles, cowbirds) we spanning 17 years is no kind of scientific have our highest numbers. When these study, but is there a trend to see here? species are low, our totals are low.

(Don Hendershot is a writer and naturalist.

And, well, guess what some of the species His book, A Year From the Naturalist’s Corner, are that appear to be affected by climate Vol. 1, is available at regional bookstores or by change. Read about studies regarding contacting Don at ddihen1@bellsouth.net) “Climate change and the decline of a once kind of hit or miss. Target species there has always been ruffed grouse, but occasionally, like this year, we get them in other spots.

The thing that stands out from looking over the data from all our Balsam counts is

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