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Smokies Superintendent Cassius Cash (left) presents Joe Lee with a mounted flat hat in recognition of his contributions to National Park
Service history. Valerie Polk/GSMA photo
Making history
In the summer of ’67, former college president was Smokies’ first black naturalist
BY HOLLY KAYS S TAFF WRITER T he year that Joe Lee turned 21, the Brown vs. Board of Education decision turned 13, the Civil Rights Act turned 3 and last published edition of The Negro Motorist Green Book turned 1.
It also happened to be the year that the U.S. Department of the Interior mandated that the national parks get on board with integration and begin hiring African-American rangers. Lee, a rising senior at Talladega College with a strong interest in biology and botany, applied for a naturalist position in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
He got the job, and in the summer of 1967, months shy of his 21st birthday, Lee became one of three men to serve as the Smokies’ first African-American naturalists.
“I’ve had a very, very interesting life, and I wouldn’t change it for anything,” said Lee, “but in a lot of ways it started in the Smokies.”
Lee grew up in Brewton, Alabama, part of a family of six boys and three girls. His father was a laborer and sharecropper, and Lee spent much of his childhood outdoors, milking the cows and bringing in fish and berries to stretch the family’s meager grocery budget. The Smokies job made Lee the first of the family to leave home for a professional summer position rather than spending those hot months working in a field. His parents were proud, in the years afterward “religiously” storing his old ranger hat and uniform while he moved from place to place, until a house fire destroyed them.
That summer was “a step up,” Lee said, “an opportunity that I had never envisioned” and one that “I will always cherish.”
But it was also lonely, exhausting and at times even dehumanizing. It wasn’t easy to be one of the first black rangers in a park where both the community and the visitors were predominately white. The park had “very few” African-American visitors at that time, said Lee, though those who did pass through were “very proud” to see Lee and his two black colleagues at work.
Lee was called names, of course, all manner of racial slurs, and challenges to his knowledge of the park’s flora and fauna were common.
“I had the fortune of having studied my plants and my animals, and I felt very confident in what I was saying, but they always
— Joe Lee
wanted to challenge you,” he said.
Many of the park’s white employees saw him and his black colleagues — Grover Barnes and Robert Stone, both of whom are now deceased — as an intrusion, said Lee. After all, they were there as the result of a federal mandate, not a local decision.
The black employees had to follow different rules than their white counterparts. Very rarely were they allowed to wear their park uniforms out in the community, and when they did they’d get all kinds of negative reactions from white locals not used to seeing black men sporting such trappings of authority. And, while the white naturalists were allowed to drive their vehicles home after nighttime interpretive programs, the black naturalists had to park their cars at headquarters and walk the half-mile or so back to their cabins.
The racism was real, but Lee was a product of the segregated South. It wasn’t surprising to him. He had expected it.
“You knew it was going to be there, and it was not to a level that caused me to say I wanted to go home,” he said. “The only thing that caused me to want to go home was being there late at night, nobody there, knowing that the bears were outside and you weren’t going to go home tomorrow.”
BUILDING ON TRAGEDY
For Lee, it was an especially difficult time to be away from home, but also an especially difficult time to handle a racist environment. Right before his job in the Smokies was to begin, Lee’s family endured a tragedy that made him question whether he should even report to work.
His brother-in-law Oliver Valree, a member of the U.S. Air Force, had been sent to Wichita, Kansas, and he and Lee’s sister Earlene were to live in an apartment on the McConnell Air Force Base.
“Someone rigged the apartment where they were going to be living,” said Lee. “They cut off the ventilation and he and my sister died on a Friday and they found them on Monday. They had died from carbon monoxide poisoning. That was indelibly lodged in my mind.”
There was never any criminal trial. Instead the Lee and Valree families sued the housing complex for wrongful death, a case they ended up settling out of court for what Lee remembers to be a paltry amount.
Shortly after Oliver and Earlene’s deaths, Lee found himself in the Smokies, living alone, far from home, working alongside colleagues who saw him — or, more accurately, his skin color — as unwelcome and out of place.
“Anytime a racial incident occurred in the Smokies, it brought back memories of that and what the possibilities were,” he said.
But Lee stuck it out, and while the summer was difficult, it was also wonderful, and even formative. As a ranger, he met people from all over the world as they came to explore the park, and he spent his days in such spectacularly beautiful places as Clingmans Dome and Chimney Tops. He got to try his hand at leadership, too. When leading interpretive talks and nature walks, it was up to him to give good information to his charges, to look out for their safety, and to deal with situations as they arose.
There was no formal evaluation at the end of his employment, but he was offered an opportunity to continue working for the Park Service, so Lee figures he must have done something right. However, he decided that he really wanted to be back in Brewton with his family. After finishing college, he moved back home and taught science at the high school he’d attended as a teenager.
From there, he returned to Talladega, where he worked in positions from 1971 to 1995, with various sabbaticals to continue his education. In 1992, he was named the college’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, and in 1995 he became the 12th president of Tougaloo College in Mississippi. He ended his career in 2008 after seven years as president of Alabama State University, but higher education wasn’t done with him yet. Lee was asked to serve as vice president and provost of Cambridge College in Massachusetts while the board looked for a permanent hire, serving for a year and a half in that temporary position.
While 1967 marked his first and last time working for the Park Service, the experience remained with him throughout the decades.
“The responsibility was there and the lessons of leadership, always,” said Lee. “They transferred everywhere I went.”
HOPE AND SADNESS
Lee is 74 now, and he’s battling cancer.
He lives in Jupiter, Florida, and he spends a lot of time thinking about what the future might hold for his two grandsons, the oldest of whom will start college this year. He’s trying to gather information about his life, so that in the years to come they’ll have a concrete understanding of who their grandfather was. F
The summer of 1967 was the first time African-Americans were hired as seasonal interpreters in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Pictured from left to right are that year’s hires (front row) Kenneth D. Young, Robert M. Stone, G. Gary Ward, Bon Whaley, W. Doug Trabert, W. Muriel Smelcer (second row), F. Paul Inscho, Howard F. Davis, Richard J.
Sharp, Larry W. McCulloch, Frank L. Oakberg, Grover W. Barnes and Joe A. Lee. NPS photo
That’s what led him to call the Smokies last year, asking if the park might have any records from his employment more than 50 years ago. The cold call came just at the right time, during year two of a three-year effort to research and collect stories relating to African-American history in the park.
“(The operator) said, ‘I’ll have someone call you. Don’t go away. We’ve been looking for you,’” Lee recalled. “I didn’t know what she was talking about, but there was a picture that had circulated that had three individuals that had been hired for the summer, and they had been trying to locate them, and I was the only one that was still living.”
Lee got not just a phone call, but an inperson visit from the park’s superintendent Cassius Cash, who brought with him videographer Valerie Polk from the Great Smoky Mountains Association and researcher Adam McNeil, who has been heading up the African American history research. In August 2019 the group traveled to William T. Dwyer High School in Florida, where Lee’s grandsons attended, and in recognition of his contribution to Park Service history, Cash presented Lee with a framed photograph of all the park naturalists who worked the summer of 1967 along with a mounted ranger hat to replace the one that had burned in the house fire all those years ago. In an October 2019 interview Cash said it was a “magical moment,” an indescribable meeting of two “bookends in this park’s history.”
“He (Cash) said that I was a trailblazer and made it possible for him to be there as superintendent,” said Lee. “I never thought of myself as that, but I guess had I not been one of those, there would never have been African-Americans working in the park. I was a part of history in that regard, and the more I think about it, I was. It was groundbreaking. It was a beginning.”
That beginning made today’s ending possible. Cash, who has held the park’s top job since 2015, is an African-American himself, the first one to serve as superintendent of the nation’s most visited national park.
Lee was astonished to hear that a black man is now in charge of the park where his skin color once made him an outsider.
“I just couldn’t believe it, because it was something that I didn’t think would ever happen, to be honest and frank,” he said.
Seeing Cash at the helm of park operations is simply awesome, said Lee, a promise that there is hope, that progress is being made.
But we’re not there yet, something that recent events have made painfully obvious.
“When I think of race in this country right now, every time I get excited about how far we have come, I get sad about things that happen, and it couldn’t be any worse than what happened with George Floyd in Minnesota this past week,” he said.
Lee looks at his grandsons, who walk the streets with no fear of racial violence, and he worries, because stories like that of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Georgia man who was killed by a pair of white men while out for a jog, occur all too frequently.
“I think about the times when I was stopped driving home. I was coming back from graduate school and I was working on my doctorate, and I was stopped because the person that was riding with me in the car — she looked like she was a white young lady, but she was actually an AfricanAmerican that was very fair,” said Lee. “And I know today that I was stopped because of that by a highway patrolman.”
That was a long time ago, but events like George Floyd’s death make it hard not to revisit those older memories, and to wonder if there will ever be a time when all such memories are old, when the tragedies of today are no longer pushed out by the fresh new ones of tomorrow.
“We have a long way to go,” said Lee. “We have a long way to go to reach some kind of reciprocity in this country.”
Give toward the Parkway’s future
The deadline to match a $300,000 challenge grant for the Blue Ridge Parkway has been extended for three months, with donors now having until Sept. 30 to meet this all-ornothing challenge.
In late 2019, an anonymous donor offered the $300,000 grant for the Trails & Views Forever Challenge. In order to receive the $300,000, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation must raise a matching $300,000 in additional donations.
Trails & Views Forever is an initiative to restore the Parkway’s recreational assets, which are deteriorating due to insufficient funding for maintenance and improvements. The goal is to spend $3 million over five to 10 years for restoration and enhancements.
Working with the National Park Service, the Foundation is developing a comprehensive plan to restore and care for trails, picnic areas, campgrounds and overlooks along the 469-mile motor road.
“No matter the size, every gift will provide care for Parkway recreational areas in strategic and sustainable ways,” said Foundation CEO Carolyn Ward. “We are grateful that this match will allow donors’ contributions to go even further to care for the places they love to hike, take in mountain views, picnic with family and friends, and camp under the stars.”
Donors who give $1,000 or more will receive a limited edition patch, and their names will be included on acknowledgement signs at key locations along the Parkway. Give at www.trailsandviews.org.
New management at Parkway trading post
A nonprofit based at the Cradle of Forestry in America is the new manager for the Northwest Trading Post located between Boone and Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
FIND Outdoors will take over the contract from Sally Mae’s LLC, the National Park Service announced. The trading post has provided retail merchandise, food and beverage services since 1958.
Formerly known as the Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association, FIND Outdoors has spent the last 47 years promoting education and recreation in the natural world through partnerships and community involvement. The nonprofit manages more than 21 recreation, education and camping facilities in North Carolina, Georgia and Indiana serving about 800,000 visitors each year.
The trading post will offer a mix of nature and forest-based souvenirs, including locally made crafts. A variety of “grab and go” snacks will also be available. Opening dates for the 2020 season will be decided in coordination with other park openings planned in conjunction with local and state guidance surrounding COVID-19.
Nantahala announces new chief ranger
A new district ranger has been selected for the Nantahala Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest.
Troy Waskey, who has been district ranger for the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia since 2013, will start his new job on June 8. Waskey will take over from Mike Wilkins, who announced in July 2019 that he would retire after 29 years in the post.
Like Wilkins, Waskey is a graduate of Virginia Tech, holding a degree in natural resources recreation and forestry from the school as well as a master’s in outdoor recreation management from Arizona State University. He grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and has worked at U.S. Forest Service properties in New Hampshire, Maine, Arizona, New Mexico and West Virginia.
“Western North Carolina is a special place for me,” said Waskey. “It’s where I cut my teeth as an outdoor recreation enthusiast, trained as a wilderness first responder and worked with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.”
A new podcast series from the Great Smoky Mountains Association brings the science, stories and sounds of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to listeners from across the country.
Hosted by GSMA videographer and publications associate Valerie Polk and senior publications specialist Karen Key, Smoky Mountain Air features interviews with authors, scientists and park experts, who each shed new light on life in the Smokies, both past and present.
Current and forthcoming episodes include guests Rose Houk, David Brill, Steve Kemp and Stephen Lyn Bales, as well as an interview with Horace Kephart co-biographer Janet McCue and filmmaker Paul Bonesteel. The series is the brainchild of Park Archivist Mike Aday.
“Smoky Mountain Air author interviews serve as an entry point to what we call the missing issues of Smokies Life magazine,” said Frances Figart, GSMA’s creative director and the biannual magazine’s editor. “These are issues that everyone asks us about on a regular basis because they can no longer find them anywhere in print.”
Polk is a filmmaker and contributor to GSMA’s award-winning YouTube channel. For more than 10 years, she has document
ed the beauty, the history and the extraordinary experiences that draw visitors to the Smokies. Key has served on the GSMA creative team since 2006. She is responsible for the overall layout of the park newspaper, Smokies Guide, designs articles for Smokies Life and created the graphics for Dan Pierce’s popular moonshine book Corn From a Jar. She also designed the awardwinning Into the Mist by David Brill and the CD Big Bend Killing.
While the park is resuming operations in phases, GSMA realizes that some members and park supporters may prefer to continue experiencing the park from afar. Smoky Mountain Air, as well as Smokies LIVE, will enable people to learn more about the history, science and culture of the Smokies from the comfort of their homes.
Smoky Mountain Air can be found on all the usual podcasthosting platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast and Stitcher. The missing Smokies Life issues can be found at smokiesinformation.org/missingissues.
Single-lane closures underway on the Spur
Temporary, single-lane closures will be in effect through June 11 on the Foothills Parkway Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
These closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday of each week. They will allow maintenance crews to perform routine maintenance operations such as litter patrol, tree removal, string trimming, mowing, shoulder reconditioning and culvert cleaning.
For more information about road closures, follow SmokiesRoadsNPS on Twitter or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/grsm.
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A fundraising effort to support the veteran therapy retreat center Equinox Ranch is underway and active through July 4.
The Catch 22 Military Challenge invites participants to donate in the name of their favorite military branch. The branch with the most money raised by the end of the competition July 4 will win.
Donations directly support building renovations, which must be completed in order for Equinox to open its doors in time for Veterans Day. These costs include building supplies as well as sprinkler, heating and cooling and septic systems.
Equinox Ranch is an all-volunteer nonprofit created by professionals who have served in the armed forces, business and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Treatment in the one-year program will include verbal therapies and activities such as music, gardening and exercise, all blended with the beauty and calming influence of
the natural landscape and the camaraderie of fellow veterans. Veterans will begin and end the yearlong program with a two-week stay at Equinox Ranch, with support during the year from the Veterans Administration and civilian care.
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Get started in agribusiness
A webinar series focused on the food production industry will be offered in one-hour sessions at 10 a.m. Tuesdays through June 30.
Offered by the Small Business Center at Haywood Community College, the series will host speaker Smithson Mills of Blue Ridge Food Ventures. Topics will be: n Business Readiness for New Food Businesses. This June 9 session will cover the important aspects of successfully launching a new food business, complete with case studies of success and failure. n Food Manufacturing for Small Scale Businesses. This June 16 session will cover essential information about how food gets made and sold commercially in a safe and wholesome manner. n Marketing Your Product and Your Brand. This June 23 session will cover the essential elements for successfully marketing products and creating consumer loyalty.
The webinars are free, and attendees can register for just one or all three. Preregistration is strongly encouraged and available at www.sbc.haywood.edu or 828.627.4512.
Connecting farmers with food-insecure
A new initiative from the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is facilitating direct connections between farmers and food relief efforts.
The Appalachian Farms Feeding Families program assesses the needs of food relief organizations and then contracts with a farm or farms to supply the food. The contract covers the farmer’s costs and can be customized to fit different sizes and types of farms as well as relief efforts.
“Our communities are facing unprecedented challenges right now, with many families struggling to access fresh foods,” said ASAP Executive Director Charlie Jackson. “Farms are entering the time of year where production is high, but many have lost market outlets with closures or reduction of service in restaurants, schools and other institutions. This is a neighborhelping-neighbor effort that can benefit everyone in the community.”
Through this new initiative, ASAP is facilitating direct connections between farms and relief efforts that might not otherwise be logistically feasible and helping to offset costs. The first phase of the project will focus on rural communities that are farther away from centralized food resources, and the intent of the project is to reach every county in Western North Carolina.
Farms and relief agencies that would like to participate should start by filling out interest forms on www.asapconnections.org, and donations can be made there as well. Support for the Appalachian Farms Feeding Families comes from the Appalachian Grown Farmer Relief Fund.
Teen dies in Smokies motorcycle accident
A motorcycle accident along Newfound Gap Road near the Sugarlands Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park resulted in the death of a 17-year-old motorcyclist Sunday, May 30.
The accident occurred around 6 p.m. when the male rider, from Dickson County, Tennessee, lost control around a curve when traveling northbound. He veered into oncoming traffic and then collided with a sedan and an SUV.
Park rangers and the Gatlinburg Fire Department responded to the scene, but the patient was unresponsive and pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. Nobody else was injured.
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Ramble among the rhododendrons
A series of 20-minute guided nature munities. Tour locations will vary in order strolls is being held at 2 p.m. June 1 to showcase the best rhododendron through 7 at Grandfather Mountain. blooms.
The Remarkable Rhododendron Free with regular park admission. Social Ramble is an annual tradition and will distancing will be required, group sizes will allow visitors to observe the blooms while be monitored and face masks are strongly learning about their history, characteristics encouraged. Guests must purchase tickets and roles in the mountains’ ecological comin advance at www.grandfather.com.
Give food, raft the Tuck
Help feed the community and get a free raft trip, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at the Dillsboro River Company in Jackson County.
Anyone who brings 10 cans of food will receive a free rafting trip that same day. Cans will go to United Christian Ministries, a crisis response ministry providing food, rental and heating assistance for people in need.
Participants must be at least 4 years of age, and everyone must wear foot protection and a personal flotation device, which Dillsboro River Company will provide. No alcohol is allowed, and families must bring 10 cans of food per person.
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Life jacket giveaway to replace loaner program
Jackson County will suspend its life jacket loaner program this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and instead offer a series of life jacket giveaway events.
Safe Kids Jackson County will provide life jackets while supplies last from 10 a.m. to noon on the following days: n Tuesday, June 16, at the Cullowhee Recreation Center. n Thursday, June 18, at the Cashiers Recreation Center. n Wednesday, June 24, at the Sylva pool.
The law requires all vessels to have a life vest on board for each person present, and children under age 13 must wear a securely fastened life vest at all times. A child can drown in as little as 20 seconds, but wearing a life jacket can allow time for a rescue.
Appointments are strongly recommended for the life jacket giveaways, but walk-ins will be accepted. Cloth face coverings and social distancing are encouraged. Schedule an appointment with Safe Kids Coordinator Anna Lippard at 828.587.8225.
NOC now open
The Nantahala Outdoor Center has reopened, with most river and land-based trips now available.
Guests and employees alike will be prescreened before beginning the adventure, and face masks, social distancing, increased cleaning and sanitization will all be used, as well as modifications to group and building capacities.
A new flexible booking policy is in effect as well, allowing customers to rebook reservations that were created before June 15 and scheduled through Aug. 31 at any time within the current year, so long as they reschedule within 48 hours of trip departure.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
• Macon County Emergency Management will host a COVID-19 testing clinic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4 at The Farm at Old Edwards Inn, 332 Arnold Rd., Highlands. Another testing clinic will be hosted by Highlands-Cashiers Health Foundation on June 6 in Highlands and June 13 in Cashiers. Visit www.highlandscashiershealthfoundation.org. • North Shore Cemetery Association announced the cancellation of all North Shore Cemetery Decorations through June 15. At present, all group activities within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are suspended through June 15 and this may change in the future given the complexity and unknown factors concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. • Swain County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed 2020-21 fiscal budget at 6 p.m. June 11 at the Swain County Administration Building, third floor, 50 Main St., Bryson City. • QuickDraw, a local art initiative that funds art programs in WNC schools, has jumped online to raise funds online from June 7-30. With the spring physical event cancelled due to COVID-19, volunteers organized an online art sale and auction to replace the in-place fundraiser. QuickDraw’s online auction opens to the public at midnight on June 7 and offers art at auction and a gallery of pre-priced easy-to-ship art. The online auction and art sale can be accessed at https://wncquick-draw.myshopify.com/. For more information, visit QuickDrawofWNC.com or call 828.734.5747. • HART Theatre will be hosting a virtual concert and fundraiser June 1 through June 15 featuring local performers. If you donate to HART between June 1-15 via PayPal on HART’s website, you will receive the link to watch this concert at any time. The suggested donation is $20. For more info, email info@harttheatre.org. • Bardo Arts Center has a new webpage dedicated to virtual opportunities at arts.wcu.edu/virtual. Highlights include a series of Thursday lunchtime webinar presentations, which will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube, as well as through the arts.wcu.edu/virtual website. The Thursday webinar series opens with a theatrical talkback, followed by three webinars related to WCU Fine Art Museum exhibitions. • Moe Davis, the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 11th District, will be hosting a series of "Moe Talks" Facebook Live virtual town halls. There will be two events to be held at the same time each week: from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mondays and from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays. Topics will change week to week. Viewers can submit questions in advance to the @MoeDavisforCongress Facebook Page.
BUSINESS & EDUCATION
• As of June 1, the Small Business Center at Southwestern Community College will begin offering expanded business services to local small business owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Reboot, Recover, Rebuild or R3 Program for Small Business will offer expanded counseling opportunities in more than 40 different categories. Each month the SBC will accept a new cohort into this program, with the first cohort beginning on Tuesday, June 9. Interested businesses are encouraged to apply for the program in advance by visiting southwesterncc.edu/sbc. If you have questions, email Henry at t_henry@southwesterncc.edu. • League of Women Voters Asheville-Buncombe will host an online panel forum titled “Does Your Vote
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VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS
• The historic Shelton House in Waynesville is currently in need of volunteers for an array of upcoming events. Alongside help for events and gatherings, the organization is also seeking a docent, gift shop attendee, data entry person, landscaper, handyperson, and other positions. • Haywood Vocational Opportunities is seeking donations of goods, services, time and support for the second annual “HVO Stans Up to PTSD Veteran Community Resource, Education and Job Fair,” which will be held on June 27. 454.6857. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • Volunteer opportunities are available throughout the region, call John at the Haywood Jackson Volunteer Center and get started sharing your talents. 356.2833. • Phone Assurance Volunteers are needed to make daily or weekly wellness check-in calls for the Haywood County Senior Resource Center. 356.2800.
KIDS & FAMILIES
• The Kathryn Byer Memorial Poetry Contest celebrates our mountains and our connection to them in our everyday lives. It is open to all Jackson County students, K12. The poets are divided into three categories: K-4th grade, 5th-8th grade, and 9-12th. Three winners, in addition to Honorable Mentions, will be chosen in each category. Poems should be no longer than 40 lines, but can be much shorter, of course. Poems should be submitted to City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, either in person, mail or by email to more@citylightsnc.com by April 10. Please include “Poetry Contest” in the subject line. The winners in each category will receive gift certificates to City Lights Bookstore and will be invited to read at Greening up the Mountains at 3 p.m. April 25 at City Lights Bookstore. Winners will be announced by April 20. 586.9499. • The Sylva Art + Design Committee is pleased to announce a unique pop-up gallery event that will feature the artistic creations of children ages 5-18 in the Western North Carolina region. “Nature Through A Child’s Eye” will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Viva Arts Studio in downtown Sylva. If you have a child that you think may want to be a participant ages of 5-18 apply by emailing sylvaartdesign@gmail.com or vivaartsstudio@gmail.com. Facebook at www.facebook.com/sylvapublicart or on Instagram @sylvaarts. All submissions will be available for purchase and can be picked up after the completion of the exhibition. All money raised will be equally distributed between SADC and the Sylva Community Garden in order to further the betterment of the community through arts, education, and environmental awareness. • Registration is underway for the Challenger International Soccer Camp, which will be offered to ages 3-14 from July 20-24 at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Costs vary based on age group from $90-197. Separate goalkeeper and scorer program is $25 for ages 6-14 from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday. Register: challengersports.com. Info: 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov. • 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. • Mountain Wildlife offers wildlife education programs for schools and organizations in Western North Carolina, free of charge. If you are interested in having them visit your group contact them at blackbears66@gmail.com, 743.9648 or visit the website at www.mountainwildlifedays.com.
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5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by appointment at Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project Dental Clinic on the upper level of Laurel Terrace in Cashiers. 743.3393. • The Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, provides free care to uninsured patients who meet financial need requirements and live or work in Highlands and Cashiers. $10 donation suggested. The clinic is in the Macon County Recreation and Health Building off Buck Creek Road. 526.1991.
VOLUNTEERING
• The Haywood County Meals on Wheels program has route openings for volunteer drivers. Substitute drivers also needed. • P.A.W.S. Adoption Days first Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the front lawn at Charleston Station, Bryson City. • The Community Kitchen in Canton is in need of volunteers. Opportunities range from planning a meal updating their webpage. 648.0014. • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Haywood County is now accepting applications for boys and girls within the Haywood County area between the ages of 6 and 14 who could benefit from an approved adult mentor/role model. No cost to the family. 356.2148. • Gathering Table, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, at The Community Center, Route 64, Cashiers. Provides fresh, nutritious dinners to all members of the community regardless of ability to pay. Volunteers always needed and donations gratefully accepted. 743.9880. • The Haywood Jackson Volunteer Center has many new openings for volunteers throughout the region. Learn about a wide-range of volunteer opportunities with a variety of non-profit agencies, including respite work, domestic violence hotline volunteers, meal delivery drivers, court mediators, Habitat for Humanity house building, foster grandparenting, charity thrift shops, the Elk Bugle Corps for the Great Smokies National Park and many more. 356.2833. • Community Care Clinic of Franklin needs volunteers for a variety of tasks including nursing/clinical, clerical and administrative and communications and marketing. 349.2085. • Catman2 Shelter in Jackson County needs volunteers for morning feeding and general shelter chores. 293.0892 or hsims@catman2.org. • The Volunteer Water Inventory Network (VWIN) is looking for people to work one to two hours a month taking water samples from local creeks and streams. Fill up empty bottles, collect water samples, and return full bottles. 926.1308 or www.haywoodwaterways.org. • The Haywood County Historical and Genealogical Society maintains a museum located in the historical courthouse in room 308. The HCHGS is seeking articles and objects of historical value to Haywood County that anyone would like to share. 456.3923. • REACH of Haywood County is looking for volunteers who would like to assist in its newly expanded resale store. 456 Hazelwood Avenue. 456.7898.
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