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Meadows gets an earful at first town hall meeting Page 4 Friends, family remember Bryson City Olympian Page 14

CONTENTS On the Cover: Vecinos, which means “neighbors” in Spanish, is a program based in Jackson County that seeks to fill in some of the gaps created by the hard lifestyle migrant farmworkers live, especially when it comes to health care needs. (Page 6) Nurse practitioner Janet James works with a patient in the Vecinos mobile clinic. Donated photo

News Meadows gets an earful at town hall ............................................................................ 4 Veterans’ seminars have ‘beneficial impact’ ................................................................5 Haywood Republicans give Miller the boot ................................................................ 9 Cherokee approves needle exchange program ...................................................... 10 Antique toy museum moves into Cowee School ....................................................11 Tribal Council approves special election .................................................................. 12 Friends, family remember Bryson City Olympian .................................................... 14 Best use for Franklin property still being debated ..................................................17 Franklin to offer outdoor family movies ...................................................................... 18 Mine safety training at quarry saves a life ................................................................ 19 Business News ..................................................................................................................21

Opinion Striking a balance between praying and politics .................................................... 22

A&E A Conversation with Tim O’Brien ................................................................................ 26

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Meadows gets an earful at town hall

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER boisterous crowd in a packed auditorium on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College engaged in a lively two-hour give-and-take with Congressman Mark Meadows over the economy, gun laws and the Mexican border wall, but most of the audience had just one thing on their minds — health care.

Meadows, R-Asheville, answered almost 30 pre-submitted questions from audience members, but nearly half of those were related to Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. “There are some who believe in Medicare for all,” Meadows said from the stage, drawing a huge response from the liberal contingent of the crowd, coincidentally seated to his left.

“But with Obamacare, there are some who believe in ‘repeal and replace,’” he continued, eliciting big cheers from the conservative members of the more-or-less evenly split crowd.

Throughout the night, Meadows reiterated that any change to Obamacare would have to meet his two personal benchmarks — covering pre-existing conditions, and lowering premiums.

Meadows has been consistent in that position for some time now, but at his Aug. 7 town hall, he revealed that there won’t be a perfect solution until some underlying issues are solved.

“The fundamental problem is health care cost,” he said.

Until then, Meadows said there are four options — Medicare for all, free market options, the expansion of association plans and a plan floated recently by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Graham’s plan would take federal Obamacare dollars and block grant them back to the states, while repealing the individual and employer mandates.

That proposition sent the left into hysterics, so much so that Henderson County Sheriff Charles McDonald took the microphone from Meadows and told the crowd to be respectful.

Medicare for all, Meadows said, wouldn’t be financially feasible even if the top 1 percent of earners were taxed at 100 percent.

And government intervention in health care hasn’t worked out that efficiently anyway, Meadows continued, citing the much maligned but improving U.S. Veterans Administration as an example.

It’s hard to tell what sort of bill Meadows might support, but that’s not because he hasn’t been listening. His staff has received more than 29,900 emails this year, and fielded 17,000 phone calls in March alone.

Medicare for all seems unlikely, and Graham’s proposal has been seen by some as extreme; leaning back toward free-market solutions, Meadows gave as an example the telephone industry’s deregulation, which he said dropped long-distance rates by 95 per-

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Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, answers a question at a town hall meeting Aug. 7 in Flat Rock. Cory Vaillancourt photo cent and opened up investments that led to the proliferation of cell phones.

Nevertheless, Meadows told The Smoky Mountain News in January that he wasn’t going to “pull the rug out from under anyone” on health care, a position he reiterated at the town hall.

“We don’t want a decision in D.C. to cause a crisis for anyone,” he said.

That decision may come this year — or not.

The next two weeks, Meadows said, will be critical. Although Congress is in recess and President Trump is on vacation, both are said to be working during the respite.

Repeal and/or replace was a campaign issue for President Trump, and remains a priority.

Meadows thinks that if a bill comes from the Senate soon, legislators could get it worked up and on the president’s desk by early September, and could get it signed before October.

If that doesn’t happen, it’s “unlikely,” according to Meadows, that repeal and/or replace would occur this year.

That would sit just fine with the left; a crowd of about 30 people held signs outside the event urging Meadows not to alter the health care status quo.

“There was a call for all progressives and liberals to show up and protest Meadows,” said Waynesville resident Chuck Zimmerman, who, like many, traveled more than 50 miles to attend; he held a sign that said, “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”

When asked, Zimmerman said that he disagreed with Meadows on “everything.”

One rare piece of common ground shared

by Meadows, his supporters and his opponents was his desire to lower prescription drug prices, but there was another area where it seemed that most everyone could agree.

Back in January, Meadows made waves by announcing his support for term limits — a long time sacred cow in Congress.

Meadows told The Smoky Mountain News in January that he wasn’t going to “pull the rug out from under anyone” on health care, a position he reiterated at the town hall.

He said since the proposal had little support from either party, some parliamentary maneuvering might need to take place were it to be enacted. Perhaps, said Meadows, it could be attached to a piece of “must-pass” legislation, or it could grandfather incumbents.

Other questions from the audience were broad and varied in scope, again underscoring the importance of health care; no other topic was addressed more than once.

Meadows said he’d been active on several

fronts to make sure voters in his district could still afford whatever health care solution would ultimately come from Washington.

Audience members were concerned about the role the influential House Freedom Caucus — of which Meadows is chair — would play in a unified Republican government currently warring with itself.

Bipartisanship was addressed as well, with Meadows saying he was always more than willing to reach across the aisle in collaboration with his Democratic colleagues, including Rep. Elijah Cummings, DBaltimore.

The Second Amendment predictably came up, but in a far cry from the days of the Obama administration, concerns about the issue seemed muted, even in the wake of the attempted political assassination of Louisiana Republican Congressman and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise earlier this summer.

Aside from health care, the regional economy is often any congressman’s greatest concern. Workforce development continues to dog Western North Carolina employers.

Meadows said that there are currently more than 1,000 good-paying jobs available in the 11th Congressional District to anyone who can simply pass a drug test and show up for work on time.

“I can get you a job in a week,” he said.

Throughout the night, Meadows remarked on the importance of personal responsibility and the dignity of work, even floating a 20-hours per week requirement for those on public assistance who are ablebodied and not saddled with childcare responsibilities.

He said he’s also working with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce to get federal regulations out of the way. President Trump has demanded that two existing regulations be removed for every one new regulation created.

High-speed internet access — or lack thereof — is also holding Western North Carolina back, according to Meadows, although he didn’t explore the concept deeply other than to say that other congressmen in Washington had trouble believing how bad it really was.

On the topic of a looming government shutdown over President Trump’s proposed budget, Meadows said he didn’t want to shut down anything, and that raising the debt ceiling could be acceptable, but only if comprehensive spending and tax reform was part of the deal.

And on another of President Trump’s pet projects — the border wall with Mexico — Meadows said he agreed with the concept, but didn’t think Mexico would end up paying for it.

The town hall held in Henderson County is the only town hall Meadows’ staff has announced so far. It is unknown whether a town hall will be held in the other counties he represents, including the seven counties west of Buncombe County.

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— it’s strictly to serve those who served us. “ Serving veterans is the bulk of Allred’s job; he said that he sees a lot of people who suffered injuries while in the service and want them to be acknowledged.

“If you submit a claim to the VA, the VA’s going to take a look at it and hopefully award you a percentage of disability, which carries a monetary benefit,” he said. “I help the veteran put a good claim together, and then I send that to the VA, and advocate on their behalf to get that awarded.”

Occasionally, veterans run into problems with incomplete or duplicate claims, or a lack of evidence, which is sometimes attributable to the culture of service itself.

“Take for instance your average infantryman. It’s a culture within infantry and the cavalry to never go to sick call unless you’re made to,” he said. “You just truck on with it and you don’t complain. You never cry about it.”

But that leads to injuries going untreated and possibly worsening, especially in the case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

“There is a stigma about it, and I know a lot of guys don’t want to talk about their PTSD,” he said. “They’re not ready, but they need to be, so they can get the proper help.”

Jeremy Hughes, a veterans service officer for the North Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs, also helps veterans, family members and their dependents get benefits by acting as a liaison between county officers like Allred and the federal government.

Hughes thinks that getting veterans the help they need is becoming easier.

“The VA has gotten faster and faster over the past two years at processing claims,” he said.

“I’m seeing claims processed quicker. Last year this event had 70-some people, and today we’ve had less than 40, so something’s working.”

Haywood sheriff attends training conference

Jackson breaks record on child support collections The Jackson County Child Support Team collected about $2.4 million during the 2016-17 fiscal year, which exceeds the state’s total collections goal by 4 percent.

Child Support is money paid by parents who do not live in the same home as their children.

The payments are made to NC Child Support and then go to the homes of children so custodial parents or caretakers can meet the needs of the children in their care.

State goals for Child Support Services are used to determine how much funding each county receives from the state’s allotment of federal incentive funds. The better the team performs, the more incentive funds are paid to the county for reinvestment in the program.

Jackson County manages an average of 865 open cases. Court orders for child support have been established in 92 percent of these cases, exceeding the state’s goal of 89 percent. Jackson County is one of only four counties in the state to exceed all of the goals set by the State this year.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER sheville Republican Congressman Mark Meadows hosted his fourth annual Veterans’ Solutions Seminar in Waynesville last week, and judging by the turnout, they appear to be working.

“They’re a tremendous help, because they provide the opportunity to veterans who are having trouble with their claim to actually sit down with a [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs] rater,” said Stephen J. Allred, director of veterans services for Haywood County.

“These VA raters are the people who make the decisions on your claim.”

Megan Miller, assistant veterans service center manager for the VA in Winston Salem, is one of those decision makers and was on hand at Meadows’ Aug. 3 event.

“We are here trying to help people make the process more understandable,” Miller said. “We find that sometimes, with the information available in our booklets and on our website, there’s a lot of complex laws relating to their service and their medical conditions.

Sometimes you need to speak to a person one-on-one to navigate the process and get to a better resolution.”

“Normally, a veteran has no access to these raters, so this is Congressman Meadows bringing veterans in direct contact with the VA raters,” Allred said. “This is a unique opportunity, and we’ve had tremendous successes.”

Meadows appeared at the vets event — which was but one of several scheduled in his 11th Congressional District — briefly to address those gathered there.

“He really stressed that this was a nonpolitical, bipartisan type of event,” said Allred, who’s been to all four of Meadows’ vet events in Haywood County. “This is not to curry favor

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Knowing your neighbors

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Karla Mendoza spends a slow moment at the clinic playing with 7-year-old Greidyss. Holly Kays photo

Vecinos health program is a bridge between migrant workers and the outside community

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER hittier has been home to Elda Chafoya DePaz and her three children for less than a year, but it’s not their first summer in Western North Carolina.

In November, it will have been 12 years since DePaz, 36, left her native Guatamala to seek a better life in the United States. Life was hard in Guatamala, she said, with poverty everywhere you looked. She worked for a banana company there, tasked with separating 17 bunches per minute from the giant clumps of fruit that come from a banana tree. The work was done manually, with just a knife.

Since coming to the U.S., DePaz has stuck with farmwork. Before being offered a yearround gig at Shelton Family Farm last year, she and her children would follow the harvest from Florida to Georgia to North Carolina to Ohio to Michigan, and then head south to do it all over again.

She still has two children left in the country where she hasn’t lived since she was 24, but she doesn’t see herself moving back there.

Her two youngest were born in the U.S., and they’ll have better opportunities here than in Guatamala.

“Life is very difficult there,” she said in Spanish.

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sizable — yet often invisible — population of migrant farmworkers. They can be found most anywhere with farms producing harvests in need of picking, processing and packing, from Florida to Michigan to California.

Some of them live in the U.S. year-round, traveling from state to state with families in tow.

Others, typically men traveling alone, come to the U.S. for part of each year on H2A visas to work the harvest and then return to their families until it’s time to leave again. Some are in the country legally; others are not. Some spend their nights on cots crowded into a spare corner of a packinghouse; others share a trailer, or an RV, or a hotel room.

The language barrier — migrant workers are overwhelmingly Latino — and the long hours the harvest season demands could be enough to keep this group of people to the periphery of the general population. But on the mountain farms of WNC, topography isolates them even further.

“A lot of the places where the workers live are really far back in the mountains, and they don’t interact often with the rest of the community,” explained Amy Schmidt, a Sylva native who until July was director of the Vecinos Farmworker Health Program.

Schmidt directed the program for five years before leaving to pursue a master’s degree.

THE VECINOS MISSION Vecinos, which in Spanish means “neighbors,” seeks to fill in some of the gaps created by the hard lifestyle migrant farmworkers live — particularly when it comes to health care.

When the harvest comes in, farmworkers work seven days a week, sunup to sundown.

Help the cause Though the bulk of Vecinos’ funding comes from the N.C. Farmworker Health Program, the organization is always in need of donations to help provide for the medical needs of people who often have a hard time affording them. To donate, visit www.vecinos.org.

“It’s medicine in its purest form for us to be able to make these house calls and be with people right where they are. When you really see their whole life situation, you just have so much more compassion for their story.”

— Janet James, Vecinos’ nurse practitioner

They often live far outside of town and have to rely on others for transportation — few have their own vehicles.

“It’s not very realistic that they’re going to access health care unless it’s an emergency and they go to the emergency room,” Schmidt said.

That’s why Vecinos runs a mobile clinic, an examining room contained in a van that can travel from farm to farm, seeing patients for

everything from back pain to blood pressure issues and making referrals when something more serious comes up. Funded by the state’s Farmworker Health Program with support from a variety of local organizations — Vecinios’ administrative offices are on the Western Carolina University campus — Vecinos has been around since 2001, when Jackson County residents Josie Ellis, RN, and Dr. Mark Heffington began visiting migrant labor camps in their county. The organization officially incorporated as a nonprofit in 2004.

Since then, numbers — and staffing — have risen steadily. Vecinos now has a fulltime staff of four, with 10-12 paid staff during peak season. The 2017 season is just starting, but during 2016, Vecinos enrolled 750 people in the program — more than the 700 who enrolled in 2015, which is more than the 680 who enrolled in 2014. Vecinos’ service area includes eight counties, from Haywood and Transylvania west to Cherokee County, but they’re most active in Jackson, Macon and Haywood counties.

“I don’t think there’s been a great increase in farmworkers in North Carolina since I’ve started,” Schimidt said. “I think we’ve just been able to reach more people.”

A lot of that has to do with building trust.

Among migrant communities, there’s a lot of fear involved when it comes to outsiders with clipboards asking people to come to a central location and give information like their name and age. That’s been especially true over the last year, Schmidt said, with tougher immigration policy a central part of President Donald Trump’s platform. Vecinos saw decreased participation in the clinics right after the inauguration, Schmidt said.

“When people are concerned about maybe getting grabbed and not being able to see their family for however many months, getting their blood pressure under control is a lower priority,” Vecinos nurse Jonathan Bentley said.

Trust can take years to build. There’s a camp in Haywood County that Vecinos has been visiting for half a decade, and this is the first year it’s really felt like the workers trusted them, Schmidt said.

“Last year there was a woman at the camp who had some more serious stuff going on, and we spent some time with her and we did a lot for her,” Schmidt said. “I think just having one patient who benefitted a lot from our services being able to advocate for us to the workers — I feel like this year a lot more people are wanting our services and wanting to enroll.”

SOURCE OF SUPPORT The sun is still a couple hours away from setting on a muggy late-July day when the Vecinos van pulls into Shelton Farm, three staff members jumping out to get the clinic set up before the workday ends. A few farmworkers, including DePaz, are around, but most people are still out in the field.

“We make sure we get back early enough so we’re waiting for them, so when they get back we’re ready to go,” Bentley explained. “But sometimes in the times of year when the daylight is extended, we have to kind of hang out.”

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With the departure of former director Amy Schmidt, Marianne Martinez has taken over the helm as leader of the Vecinos Farmworker Health Program.

Martinez, of Asheville, has worked with farmworkers and migrants in some capacity for over 10 years, beginning at Marianne 19 with a farmworkMartinez er health program in Watauga County.

After that, she moved out to the Puget Sound in Washington, where she worked with a community health center, and for the past five years she’d been working with a migrant education program in Henderson County.

“It’s one of my passions,” Martinez said of serving the migrant community. “I wanted to use my master’s degree and nonprofit management certification and get into this fulltime.”

Above: Outreach worker Osiel Gonzalez talks with farm workers during a clinic in Macon County. Left: The Vecinos van stands ready for workers to return from the fields.

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was empty, had been for three days.

The organization had promised to send another three-month supply in the mail, but there was some debate as to whether that’s a promise that could be relied upon, or whether Vecinos should issue its own prescription. Mailed prescriptions don’t always work so well for people whose cell phone number changes every few months and check the mail sporadically at best.

“There are a lot of ways for the system to get fouled up,” Bentley said. “It’s good that there’s a little redundancy so we can make sure she gets something.”

Regardless, the meds will cost her about $75 per month. That’s pretty cheap compared to what some diabetes medications cost, but a lot for a farmworker’s budget.

The woman appears grateful for the consultation, comfortable in the presence of Bentley, Mendoza and Vecinos nurse practitioner Janet James.

BEYOND MEDICINE Life as a farmworker is not an easy existence. Workers wake up with the sun and head out to the fields, where they work hour after hour, filling buckets as quickly as they can — pay is often based on production, not hours. This time of year, production is based on tomatoes.

There’s a lot of squatting, a lot of bending, and the workday lasts as long as the sun is up. Harvest is a race against time, a race to bring in the produce before it’s too late, before the ripening process has gone on too long and the backlog of unpicked tomatoes piled too high.

“I imagine to some extent you can get used to a lot. We’d probably be surprised what we can get used to, but at the end of the day it takes a piece out of you, and at the end of a week of those days and at the end of a

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talk about. The Vecinos folks and the farmworkers know each other well, having spent many evenings like this, shooting the breeze.

And DePaz’s little girls, Greidyss, 7, and Amy — nearly 2 and named after Schmidt — are always looking for playmates.

The sun goes down and darkness falls, but still no workers show up. Then Karla Mendoza, an outreach worker with Vecinos, gets word that it was a long day of work, the men are tired, and they’ll stay home tonight.

That happens sometimes, Bentley said — the harvest season is nothing if not chaotic, and so planning must be flexible.

Vecinos does see at least one patient before heading out. A woman who’s been there since the van arrived takes advantage of the lull to get a checkup from James, and to talk about her diabetes medication. She’d gotten a prescription from a different migrant support organization in Florida, where she would return in three months. But the bottle

whole season it must take a toll on a body,” Bentley said.

Musculoskeletal issues are common in the clinic, said James. She sees a lot of issues with lower backs, tendons in the hands and knees, as well as diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension.

“Basically our goal is to keep them healthy so they can do their job and work,” she said.

The workers have families who are depending on them. If they can’t work, then they can’t provide.

But the reality is that James’ job involves a lot more than just prescribing pills and diagnosing injuries.

“It’s medicine in its purest form for us to be able to make these house calls and be with people right where they are,” she said. “When you really see their whole life situation, you just have so much more compassion for their story. It’s just different when you’re in a clinical setting and you’re seeing patient after patient. You’re seeing them so much out of context from their life.”

Setting up shop just a stone’s throw away from where the workers lay their heads at night, the Vecinos folks have an inside look at the lives of the people they serve. They know what’s going on in their marriages and in their workplaces, as well as in their bodies.

It’s impossible not to get attached.

And it’s hard not to wonder what will have changed since the fall when workers return in July. Many of them work the same farms year after year. In the space between tomato harvests, children are born, marriages celebrated, divorces mourned and a

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“We’re a source of support,” James explained. “Even if I’m not writing a prescription, it’s a relief for her to be able to get in the van and talk about what’s going on.”

That’s a statement to which DePaz could attest. Just a month ago, she was traveling with only two children, not three. Her 13-yearold son stayed in Guatemala when she first came to the U.S. but made his own trip north starting early this year. Authorities caught him crossing the desert and placed him in a shelter, where he stayed for four months. But when Vecinos learned the news, the organization stepped in to get all the paperwork in order to release him to his mother.

“It all went very quickly,” DePaz said in Spanish. “They accepted everything quickly.”

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“You’ve got to learn about what’s going on inside people’s lives, because it makes a difference,” James said.

Sometimes, when one of those lives finds itself facing an obstacle much bigger than the typical challenges of the migrant life, the impact ripples throughout the entire community.

Hanging around one of the camps at Shelton Farms, for example, it didn’t take long to hear talk of an explosion that had recently happened at a packing plant in Florida. One of the workers was badly burned, and died. Now, the emotional fallout is affecting everybody in North Carolina.

“So many people were connected with that person who died in Florida,” James said.

James herself is still reeling from a painful goodbye she said to a young man who’s battling metastatic cancer.

Vecinos had been by his side through the whole ordeal, getting him to and from doctor’s appointments and working with local churches to help with expenses. But in the end, it wasn’t enough. He became too weak to continue chemotherapy and a couple weeks

ago he was put on a plane back to Mexico, to be with family.

James went over to see him before he left.

He said, “So this will probably be the last time I’ll see you.” They both knew that it was true, but neither of them wanted to face it. Instead they talked about how he could send her pictures of his life in Mexico, and she could send him ones of life in North Carolina. Maybe, James told him, she could come visit someday.

Situations like this, James said, affect the migrant community as a whole.

“They really do all stay together like a family and really support each other,” she said.

REASONS TO PICK The migrant life isn’t always a field of last resort. Sometimes, it’s a choice. At least, that’s the way Jorge Perez, 31, tells it.

“I graduated high school and they gave me a scholarship to go to college,” Perez said.

“But I never liked it because I was always in the fields. I liked doing that.”

Born in Ohio, Perez is the son of migrant workers from Mexico. He’s done fieldwork since he was 14, making the rounds from Florida north to Michigan and back again year after year. He’s picked tomatoes, cher-

Above: Outreach worker Karla Mendoza talks with farm workers about nutrition. Below: Jorge Perez, 31, has been working the fields his whole life. He enjoys it — especially now that he owns his own business. Donated photo • Holly Kays photo

“This is my hometown, and suddenly I’m exposed to a completely different population in my hometown that I didn’t know existed.”

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— Amy Schmidt, former director of the Vecinos Farmworker Health Program

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ries, grapes, squash, zucchini, bell peppers, jalapeños — a little bit of everything.

He met the Shelton family during his youth, when his family picked for them.

“They showed me how to do everything, from the forklifts to the mow trucks,” he said.

“That’s why I am where I am right now.”

As of last year, Perez is a migrant no longer. He’s a business owner, head of J. Perez Produce, living in North Carolina full-time.

He contracts with farmers like Shelton to oversee the harvesting process, moving the workers they need and getting the tomatoes picked. Once the season’s underway, it’s allencompassing.

“Here there’s no holidays, no Sundays, no Mondays — nothing,” Perez said. “It’s the same thing every day. The tomatoes have to be picked.”

Still, it’s what he knows, and it’s what he likes — especially now that he’s his own boss.

And once the tomatoes are done, there’s usually some time before the next thing. Most years, Perez takes a month to go visit family in Mexico. You wouldn’t get that at an office job.

It’s all better with a strong community around you, though, and at Shelton Farms

that includes the boss — Perez says William Shelton treats him more like a son than an employee. That’s not the case with all the farmers Perez has worked with in his lifetime.

“He takes real good care of us,” Perez said.

From Shelton’s perspective, there are plenty of good reasons to treat his workers with respect.

“Everything we do is labor-intensive. I’m just thankful to have workers, and I think everybody that eats should be thankful for them — in particular fruits and vegetables because by and large the harvest is not mechanized,” Shelton said.

And while many of the people who do the harvesting share common struggles — language barriers and physically exhausting work and separation from family — they’re far from being a monolithic group of identical individuals. Perez, DePaz, the young man with cancer, and everybody else in the migrant community is an individual with a unique story, and a unique set of hopes, needs and desires.

For Schmidt, a Sylva native who thought she knew her community inside and out, discovering the size and complexity of this world — which goes largely unseen by those who aren’t part of it — was the biggest gift she took from her time with Vecinos.

“What keeps me enjoying my work is the stories we hear from our patients and our clients,” she said. “It just always reminds me that everyone has a unique and complex story, but a lot of those stories go unheard because people are living in the shadows of their communities … This is my hometown, and suddenly I’m exposed to a completely different population in my hometown that I didn’t know existed.”

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER igh political drama — the likes of which is not often seen in rural counties — came to a head last week as a Haywood County Republican Party Executive Committee member was removed from his post.

On Aug. 3, Haywood Republican Alliance member Monroe Miller was “found responsible for one or more acts of gross inefficiency as well as being responsible for one or more acts of party disloyalty,” said Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party.

Miller had the opportunity but refused to present a defense against the executive committee’s allegations. The removal from the party comes after several years of tension between the mainstream members of e the local GOP and the HRA. e HRA members maintain the feud isn’t

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ed or advanced the action against Miller, which was announced shortly thereafter when a petition submitted by members of the executive committee asked the HCGOP for Miller’s removal.

Whether or not the HCGOP becomes stronger by ridding itself of a methodical, meticulous, outspoken activist or weaker by martyring him remains unclear, as does his ultimate fate — but perhaps the biggest lingering question is whether the HCGOP’s purge is over, or if this is just the beginning.

THE HEARING The meeting to remove Miller seemed almost a formality — a surreal spectacle of a nation more divided than ever, even amongst members of the same political party.

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THE AFTERMATH Woodhouse gave no further comments about the deliberations, the evidence or the vote against Miller, and the exact nature of Miller’s existing sanctions aren’t yet known.

In a comment last week on The Smoky Mountain News website, Ted Carr said that this action would not “expel [Miller] from the party” and would instead “remove him from the Executive Committee.”

But Miller also serves as a county precinct chair; if he’s been removed from that role as well, it’s tantamount to expulsion from the group of decision makers that drive the agendas of any county-level politi-

cal group.

Regardless, the state party may still weigh in on the situation.

Woodhouse did say that the HCGOP also passed a resolution that night “referring the matter to the [NCGOP] State Executive Committee, which can impose further sanctions up to a ban on holding a ‘party office’ for up to five years,” adding that the committee “may or may not” take up the matter at its November meeting.

Until then, other members of the Haywood five aren’t sure if they’ll experience the same fate as Miller, and don’t really seem concerned.

“I don’t know or care,” said HRA member Jeremy Davis. “I’m doing what’s right and in the best interest for the community I live in. They are in the wrong on this and anyone that knows them knows this.”

“I have no idea,” Yeager said. “I doubt that I have been as big an inconvenience for them as [Miller] has. However, they do not have much track record as rational actors.”

The feud between the HRA and the HCGOP certainly isn’t over, but in the meantime, Yeager’s original question of whether the action against Miller advances the Haywood County Republican Party brand seems to be settled.

New York City native Al Goodis attended the meeting, but wasn’t allowed inside despite receiving a notice of the hearing in the mail.

“I used to be an unaffiliated voter until around the last election, then I changed to Republican,” Goodis said. “And now I gotta put up with this crap?”

Would he, knowing what he knows now, have done the same?

“Probably not.”

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e - ideological, but is instead k operational. Since at least m last spring, they’ve - attacked HCGOP , Chairman Ken Henson y with allegations of cona vention shenanigans during a counterinsurgency t that resulted in HRA - members losing hardd fought representation in Monroe Miller (left) chats with o the party. two Haywood County Sherriff’s e Monroe and other deputies just prior to his ouster.

HRA members have also e taken issue with local r GOP leaders being tight-lipped about what’s Fellowship Hall warned against bringing weapons or recording devices into the execue going on within the executive committee tive committee-only meeting, and two sherx proceedings. A supposed resolution chargiff ’s deputies stationed by the front door d ing Miller and four others — the so-called proved they were serious about it. f “Haywood Five” — with party disloyalty Around the corner, grade school cheer, passed in July was never officially confirmed leaders practiced their routines on the black- by the party. top, with several stray thunderheads punctu- But last week’s proceedings make clear that whatever the resolution stated, it initiat- ating the clean blue air above the forest-

n 2010 — Monroe Miller attends his first HCGOP meeting, despite being registered as unaffiliated. n 2013 — A two-year tug-of-war for control of the Haywood GOP begins. n January 2015 — Miller is charged with misdemeanor cyber stalking of HCGOP volunteer Savannah Tedesco. n March 2015 — Cyber stalking charges against Miller are dismissed by a judge; Ken Henson is elected HCGOP Chair; future members of the Haywood Republican Alliance take control of the HCGOP. n February 2017 — HCGOP members regain control of the party from HRA members during party elections. n July 2017 — A closed-session action by the HCGOP begins the short march towards Miller’s removal; members of the HCGOP Executive Committee petition for Miller’s removal. n August 2018 — Monroe Miller is removed from his HCGOP Executive Committee post by the HCGOP Executive Committee. n November 2018 — An NCGOP committee may consider additional sanctions against Miller.

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While not unprecedented, it is unusual for formal proceedings like this to take place, irrespective of the merit of the case against Miller.

Before the meeting, HCGOP Executive Committee Member and Miller supporter Jonnie Cure called the whole affair a “crucifixion.”

And if the very notion of armed guards protecting a closed hearing during which a member of a political party was being charged with supporting opposition candidates, breaching confidentiality, making false and vulgar statements and otherwise contributing to the “gross inefficiency of the local party” doesn’t sound biblical enough, it all took place in the shadow of the crosstopped tower of the church next door.

At least two members of the HRA were slapped with “no trespassing” orders in May, but that didn’t stop a small group of other Miller supporters from showing up anyway. One, Paul Yeager, came armed with a video camera, taking footage of everyone who showed up, including Henson.

“How does the removal of Monroe Miller further the goals of the party?” Yeager boomed as he followed Henson, who paid him no mind.

Miller walked in just before the 6:30 p.m. start of the hearing, armed with a clipboard and seemingly prepared to defend himself against the five separate charges brought by the party against him.

Just 12 minutes later, Miller emerged and said he was told he’d be charged with trespassing if he did not stop his audio recording of the proceedings.

According to the HCGOP’s rules for the meeting, it was to be held in executive session, meaning, “all matters discussed, and all evidence presented shall be confidential and not communicated to anyone outside the meeting room.”

Miller then milled about with supporters outside the meeting for 20 minutes, until NCGOP District 11 Chairman Aubrey Woodard appeared and politely asked Miller to return to the meeting — without his recorder — and present a defense.

“I’m going to turn my recorder on as soon as I walk in that door,” Miller told him.

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Cherokee approves needle exchange program

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER needle exchange program will likely be underway in Cherokee by the end of the year following Tribal Council’s unanimous vote to write the existence of such a program into its code.

“It’s about teaching people how to be safe and saving lives,” said Vicki Bradley, director of the tribe’s Public Health and Human Services division. “Law enforcement really endorses this program because the incidence of needle sticks in our public safety workers has decreased 66 percent (where such programs are in place).”

The needle exchange site would include a place to dispose of used needles and pick up clean ones; access to birth control and prenatal care, and to postnatal care for babies born addicted; educational materials on overdose prevention, unplanned pregnancy prevention, disease prevention, drug abuse prevention and treatment for mental illness and substance abuse; and access to naloxone to reverse overdoses.

Such programs are the only ones proven to be effective in reducing the incidence of drug-related diseases, Bradley said, and participation makes someone five times more likely to go into a treatment program.

The program won’t be cheap, however.

The proposed 2018 budget contains $750,000 in funding.

“What we want to do is stop the spread of disease,” Bradley said. “We also want to stop the incidence of dirty needles in our community. It’s a public safety issue.”

The resolution, which Councilmember Teresa McCoy, of Big Cove, introduced last month, drew unanimous support from an often-divided Tribal Council.

The drug epidemic has been a frequent topic of discussion in Tribal Council lately, with representatives concerned about the toll it’s taking on their communities and anxious to find some way to make a dent in the problem. Also during the Aug. 3 meet-

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ing, they unanimously passed a resolution that Principal Chief Richard Sneed introduced declaring the opioid crisis a public nuisance.

“This is drastic, but it’s drastic measures that need to be taken,” Councilmember Anita Lossiah, of Yellowhill, said of the needle exchange program.

When the idea was first discussed during the June 1 meeting, Bradley said she thought she could have the program in place by Oct. 1. The sooner the better, councilmembers seemed to think, though they’re all aware of the need to educate the public at large on what the program is and what it aims to accomplish.

“A lot of people just see it as condoning the drug epidemic that we’ve got, so I think we really need to get the message out to the community and let them see why we’re doing what we’re doing,” said Councilmember Alan “B” Ensley, of Yellowhill.

“What we want to do is stop the spread of disease. We also want to stop the incidence of dirty needles in our community.

It’s a public safety issue.”

— Vicki Bradley, director of the Public Health and Human Services division

Currently, Bradley said Aug. 3, there are 347 cases of infectious Hepatitis C on the Qualla Boundary — it costs the tribe a lot of money to treat those people, not to mention the ongoing burden to the individual throughout their life. And then there’s the risk the disease’s presence can cause to the public at large.

And, in McCoy’s view, allowing the epidemic to stand only allows it to get worse.

“The type of people that see our neighborhood and the situation it’s in might not be the people with the best character who feel comfortable in places like that, so they come and they find a market and it’s our people,” she said. “What they leave behind is death and disease and the things we don’t want our people exposed to.”

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Woznicki of California when he worked for Studebaker of Los Angeles and eventually purchased by Geary in Franklin some hundred years later.

Geary has spent a lot of time restoring many of the pedal cars and other toys he now proudly displays. While they may be 100 years old, the glossy new paint makes some of them look brand new.

Geary also has more sentimental toys in the museum, including a pedal car just like the one he had as a child. He even has an old black and white photo of himself riding the pedal car displayed next to the royal blue Pontiac car in his museum. Also displayed is a wooden tractor Geary’s father made for him in the 1940s.

“We still have stuff at home we’re going through and want to bring in ... And we’re still adding to the collection.”

— Jim Geary, Down Memory Lane Toy Museum

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“This is a great start for us and I hope to grow and expand into larger space,” he said, adding that the antique toy museum will be a good addition to other history museums in Macon County and will give tourists another unique attraction to visit when they’re in town.

The museum will be open Saturday, Aug. 19, during the Franklin Folk Festival at Cowee School.

The museum is open normally from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, call 828.421.7280 or visit www.dmltoymuseum.org.

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Jim and Sandy Geary recently opened the Down Memory Lane Toy Museum at the Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center in Macon County. Top: Jim stands next to a Pontiac pedal car similar to the one he owned as a kid. Jessi Stone photo

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The girls toys were only added to the collection after Geary married his wife Sandy in 1976 and they started collecting items for their grandchildren and now great-grandchildren. The museum contains the 12 Beautiful Dolls of the World, several miniature tea sets, Cabbage Patch dolls, dollhouses and more.

As in most museums, the items in the glass cases and the pedal cars are not to be touched, but the museum does include a children’s play area to give tiny visitors a more hands-on experience. One pedal car is available for children to ride.

The museum celebrated its grand opening Monday, and a large crowd — surprisingly no children — came to marvel at the nostalgia of the toys they played with growing up.

Jim and Sandy Geary are happy to finally share their toy collection with the community after searching for a location for several years.

When the Cowee School reached out offering them a location, Jim said he jumped at the

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR im Geary has been collecting toys since he was a boy in 1950. The fascination and hobby that has stuck with him throughout his life all started with a 1911 Rolls Royce model car kit.

“I’m from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and when we had our Centennial in town, there was a parade with antique cars and ever since then I’ve had an interest in pre-World War II automobiles,” Geary said. “I just started collecting from then on and studying the history of it all.”

Geary still has the Rolls Royce model car, and now everyone can see it along with the rest of his impressive antique toy collection at the Down Memory Lane Toy Museum located inside of the Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center.

Jim and his wife, Sandy, have been collecting for more than 60 years, but until now their massive toy collection has been stored in every nook and cranny of their home and multiple storage buildings. After looking for a location to open a museum for the last couple of years, the Gearys are happy to have a home in the Cowee School.

“We still have stuff at home we’re going through and want to bring in if we had the space,” Jim said, looking around at all the filled glass displays in the small museum space. “And we’re still adding to the collection.”

The largest part of his collection — about 600 pieces — includes Studebaker model cars, trucks and military equipment, but the museum also includes many train sets, children’s pedal cars, dolls, airplanes and many other toys folks will remember playing with as a child.

Jim is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to his collection — he can tell you where he got it, where it originated and how old it might be. Many of his pieces were donated from other museums or found at flea markets, toy shows and other unexpected locations.

The oldest piece in his collection is a Studebaker Jr. Farm Wagon that was made between 1905-1910. It was originally purchased by the grandfather of Leonard

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Tribal Council approves special election Chief Sneed could still veto the measure

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER herokee came one step closer last week to having a special election to fill the vacant vice chief ’s seat, but the resolution narrowly passed by Tribal Council still needs a signature from Principal Chief Richard Sneed to become effective.

“I’m taking everything under advisement as to how to handle this,” Sneed said during a follow-up interview. “Speaking with the attorney general, I haven’t made a decision on that yet.”

Tribal Council had voted 57-43 to hold a special election for the office during a specialcalled meeting Thursday, July 27, but no legislation was attached to the vote. When council returned for its regularly scheduled Aug. 3 meeting, however, it considered a resolution that would officially direct the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Board of Elections to set a date for a special election.

Theoretically, the vote should have been a formality to solidify the decision made the previous week, but 30 minutes of impassioned discussion and sharp disagreement preceded passage of the Aug. 3 resolution, with the final vote coming out slightly differently than the one taken July 27. The measure passed 51-43, with Councilmember Adam Wachacha, of Snowbird, abstaining with his six votes. Wachacha had supported the special election during the July 27 vote.

“I’m kind of torn right now,” Wachacha said as the discussion began. “I want both, but I know it can’t be both ways. It’s either going to have to wait until December until we can elect one, or we just select one and change the laws so hopefully this tribe never has to

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go through this again.”

The vice chief ’s seat has been vacant since May 25, when Tribal Council voted to remove then-Principal Chief Patrick Lambert from office and Sneed, then vice chief, was sworn into the office.

Tribal members had called for a special election since the day of the impeachment, with Tribal Council agreeing during a specialcalled June 15 meeting that a special election would indeed be the best course of action, especially considering that the vacant term still has two years left in it.

However, some Tribal Council members have since had questions about the legality of a special election in this circumstance.

Cherokee law explicitly allows a special election in only one circumstance — in the event that both the principal and vice chief offices are vacant simultaneously and the Tribal Council chairman doesn’t meet the requirements to serve as chief.

“Basically what they’re trying to do is fill in the blanks and make up law as they go along that says since it doesn’t say we can’t do it, that means we can,” Sneed said in an interview. “That’s not how the law works.”

Those who support a special election, however, have been quick to point out one key word: “may.”

Tribal law states that in the event that the principal chief ’s seat is vacated, the vice chief “shall” become the principal chief. However, the next sentence says that if the vice chief ’s seat is vacated, Tribal Council “may” appoint the successor.

The word “may” is often read to imply some level of freedom, while “shall” typically implies that something is mandatory. Those in favor of a special election argue that the law should be interpreted to mean that Tribal Council “may” appoint a vice chief but “may” also fill the vacancy in some other manner —

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namely, via a special election.

“The people want to vote, I want to vote, because I don’t want a second appointed chief,” said Lori Taylor, a Tribal Council candidate from Big Cove who has been outspoken on the issue. “That’s never happened in our history.”

Both of the attorneys in the room — Legislative Counsel Carolyn West and Attorney General Danny Davis — said that the law made no explicit provision for a special election.

“You’re not breaking the law necessarily (by having a special election), but it’s not authorized either,” Davis said. “If it’s not authorized, what authority do you have to do it?”

That doesn’t mean that Council can’t hold a special election, he said. But if it chooses to do so, he’d recommend amending the election ordinance to make sure the law explicitly allows for it. The problem with that is that election laws can’t be changed during an elec-

tion year, so the amendment would have to wait until Oct. 1 — after the September General Election — to be introduced. That would mean a new vice chief couldn’t be sworn in until December.

“I listen to the people and I want them to have a special election, but those people, they’re also tribal employees too,” said Councilmember Albert Rose, of Birdtown.

“Tsali Care, they’re having volunteers work right now because they’re so understaffed.”

Sneed mentioned the situation at Tsali Care — the tribe’s nursing home — as well.

Because there are too few employees to meet mandatory staffing requirements, Tsali has had to turn patients away even with empty beds available.

Tribal law requires both the chief and the vice chief to sign off on new hires, so with no vice chief in place no new hires have been made since May, and none are likely to be made until a new vice

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Tony Alan Coleman, 52, of Waynesville, recently pled guilty as charged to murder and felony child abuse in the death of his 17-month-old grandson Kyler Presnell.

Coleman was sentenced to a maximum term of 25 years in prison and will serve at least 20 years before he is eligible for release. The investigation revealed that Presnell died of multiple injuries to his head and body that occurred while the defendant was taking care of him.

The case was investigated by the Haywood County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted by District Attorney Ashley Welch and a team of prosecutors from her office.

“The death of a child is always tragic, but it’s especially heartbreaking when it comes at the hands of someone whose highest duty in life is to protect that child. This conviction sends a strong message to the community that we will not rest until we bring anyone who hurts a child to justice,” Welch said.

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osome workaround to allow hiring to continue. , “Every chief that I have worked with dwould have already done it, because no one is .going to blow up and get mad if Mr. Sneed khires someone,” McCoy said.

Sneed bristled at the criticism, maintainiing that all he’s trying to do is follow the law .in the face of a situation that Tribal Council t— not he — created. s “She certainly would love me to do someything that she could come back to the council and impeach me for,” Sneed said in a followeup interview. o Though Sneed says he hasn’t yet decided nwhat he’ll do with the passed resolution, it’s clear that he’s not in favor of a special election. In his view, it’s just not allowed in the

law, and bending the rules to accommodate what he called “a small group of supporters” would set a dangerous precedent.

“There’s one person sitting on council — namely Teresa McCoy — who wants to be vice chief, and her main shot at that is if there’s a special election,” Sneed said. “That’s what’s going on. That’s why she’s lobbying so hard for it.”

McCoy does indeed want to be vice chief.

She announced her candidacy immediately following the July 27 vote, and this will be her fourth run for the office. However, McCoy decided in March that she would not seek reelection to her seat on council, before articles of impeachment had even been passed and the vice chief vacancy created. McCoy had been a vocal opponent of the impeachment.

She contested Sneed’s statement that her support of the election is motivated by selfinterest.

“Our people deserve to be included in the selection of their chiefs, just like their council,” she said in an email. “Our tribe has stood on the principles of democracy for millennia, and the watered-down attempt to overthrow our people and our government needs to end.”

Sneed has three choices on what to do with the resolution. He can sign it, veto it, or let it sit for 30 days without a signature, at which point it would go into effect without a signature. Tribal Council would need a twothirds vote to overturn a veto, meaning that two or three councilmembers would have to join in favor of a special election.

In the Aug.3 vote, Councilmembers Richard French, of Big Cove; Alan “B” Ensley, of Yellowhill; Tommye Saunooke, of Painttown; Bo Crowe, of Wolfetown; Rose; and McCoy voted in favor of holding a special election. Opposed were Chairman Bill Taylor, of Wolfetown; Vice Chairman Brandon Jones, of Snowbird; Councilmember Marie Junaluska, of Painttown; Councilmember Anita Lossiah, of Yellowhill; and Councilmember Travis Smith, of Birdtown.

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chief is in place. Currently, Sneed said, there are 40 people who had tribal jobs lined up and in process at the time of the impeachment, and they’ve been waiting ever since to get to work.

There could be other ways to deal with the issue. Taylor suggested that Sneed hire people using contracts rather than job offers until the vice chief issue is dealt with, as he has the authority to issue such contracts without a vice chief ’s signature. Davis pointed out that contracts might not be fair to employees, as they would not come with tribal benefits or count toward time served in the tribal workforce.

McCoy criticized Sneed for not finding

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR dam Clawson of Bryson City spent some of his best days on the water. At 8 years old, he tied a rope around the middle of an old inner tube to fashion a canoe, and with a borrowed paddle, learned to maneuver the rapids of the Nantahala River.

The Nantahala River is where he found the passion that would give him focus and drive him for the next 17 years of his life.

“He just excelled at it, and that changed the direction of his life at the time in such a good way. He was always a hyper kid that couldn’t focus in school, so having something he was so passionate about gave him focus, direction and meaning in his life,” said Maggie Parkes, Clawson’s mother.

“I’ve always thought that my boys could do anything they set their minds to, and Adam really hadn’t found his niche until he came out here.”

Clawson knew from an early age he wanted to pursue canoeing competitively, and that’s what he worked toward from age 8 until he graduated from Swain High School in 1990. With the help of coaches and the whitewater community at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, he followed his dream.

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silver medal. At 19, he competed in the canoe slalom event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he placed 21st. And at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when he was 23 he placed 19th.

Though his performance at the 1996 Olympics was impressive, a last-minute gaffe caused him to lose his lead and his shot at an Olympic gold medal.

Bunny Johns, a fellow whitewater racer and a recent inductee into the Whitewater Hall of Fame, was Clawson’s neighbor when he was growing up in Bryson City. She said he always had an interest in the water and eventually began paddling on a real boat.

She also remembers returning home with a medal after competing in the 1981 World Championships.

“He was paddling even more so I gave him my uniform to use — he could only wear it for about six months,” Johns laughed, “But he made really good use of it.”

Johns was also an official judge on the day Clawson raced down the Ocoee River during the 1996 Olympics. Situated in a tent on the middle of the course, she said she was so excited to watch him come down the difficult course.

“He was having a fabulous run — so fluid, so smooth and strong,” Johns said.

“We were all so excited that we followed him down to the last gate but it was a very difficult upstream and he missed it so he didn’t win that gold medal we wanted him to, but he gave it his all.”

Parkes said that’s how Clawson raced —

Adam Clawson.

“We’d always kid that Swain High won state championships, but Adam won world championships.”

— Heath Shuler, childhood friend

all or nothing. He could have taken the Olympic course that day and had a guaranteed silver or bronze, but he was never one to play it safe.

“That kind of speed is a sure sign you’re going all out, but just one tiny little misstep and you’ve blown it,” Parkes said. “If he hadn’t missed it, I believe he would have won a medal at the Olympics.”

After the 1996 summer Olympics, Clawson once again traveled on the International Canoe Federation circuit and won the gold medal at the Pre-World Championships in Brazil, ironically beating

out all of the Olympians he raced against on the Ocoee. After that, Clawson decided to retire from the sport on a high note and came back to Bryson City to settle down.

“He found that he had the talent and the drive and the discipline to start racing at 10 years old and that’s what he did until 1996 when he was 24 years old,” Parkes said. “He proved to himself that he could race against the world’s best. He went out on top.”

After racing, Clawson felt like he needed to find a job that could pay the bills.

While traveling around the world and competing in the Olympics is an once-in-a-lifetime experience, Clawson settled into the reality faced by many in the whitewater racing community.

Parkes echoed the sentiment of many aspiring athletes today, “Whitewater Olympians at the time weren’t making any money. Unless you’re a high-profile athlete with sponsorships and endorsement deals, U.S. whitewater athletes have to buy all their own equipment and cover their own travel expenses.”

“You have to pay for everything — no one was sponsoring whitewater athletes in those days,” Parkes said. “It was tough. And today, that is still the case.”

After the 1996 Olympics, Clawson wanted to focus on his family and build a home.

He came back to Bryson City and purchased a 13-acre farm in Whittier. He worked tirelessly at converting a 1940 farmhouse into a place where family and friends could gather.

He built his own workshop on the property where he spent much of his time creating things out of wood and metal.

Clawson started his working career at Byron’s Paint and Body in Bryson City where he learned how to weld and fabricate metal, which is how he found his creative passion in life. As a welder and fabricator, he explored his creative energy and found that he could make unique items that were in demand. He launched his own business that would harness his creative talent and would capitalize on the need for a local fabricator.

Clawson Creations built boat trailers and worked on aluminum fabrication for many of the pontoon boats on Fontana Lake.

“His real passion was doing things that were creative. He was very creative — there was really nothing he couldn’t do,” Parkes said. “He could fix anything and was fearless in tearing something down so that he could build it back again.”

“Even as a kid he would always be building and making things,” Fred Crawford, Clawson’s stepfather recalled.

“I would buy him plastic model car kits and he would assemble them completely different from the instructions,” Parkes said, smiling at the memory of her young son. “He would never follow instructions — always trying new things.”

Since Clawson’s recent death, Parkes and Crawford have been inundated with cards, visits and loving memories of their son and the joy he brought to so many people’s lives.

They received a letter of condolence from the U.S Olympians & Paralympians Association along with the U.S. Olympic Team flag to honor his memory.

“He found that he had the talent and the drive and the discipline to start racing at 10 years old ... He proved to himself that he could race against the world’s best. He went out on top.”

“We were close in high school, then I went and did my thing and he did his, but last year we really reconnected — he was struggling with issues and I tried to get him help,” Shuler said. “It’s all shocking to me.

There’s not a moment that goes by I’m not thinking about him.”

Parkes and Crawford bought a portion of Clawson’s property last year and moved into the farmhouse he renovated. Life was beautiful and calm this summer with Maggie tending her flower garden in the front yard, tending the vegetable garden, and canning vegetables in the kitchen while Clawson spent most of his time working in his shop up on the hill. But on July 10, without warning, he was gone.

“Depression is a horrible disease.

When people suffer from depression and feel so hopeless, we just can’t imagine the depth of pain they are experiencing,” Parkes said.

Like so many other cases, Clawson’s death has left his family, friends and community with unanswered questions and what feels like insurmountable grief.

“Depression is a disease that deserves greater awareness, attention, and treatment.

If Adam’s tragedy can raise that awareness, then, a greater good will come from this,” Crawford said.

Friends and family will always remember Adam by his wide smile and endless generosity.

“We want others to live like Adam lived and help people in need. Always help each other,” Parkes said.

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more. Shuler remembers one Friday afternoon after school Clawson said he was going to take his truck engine apart and put it back together.

“We all said he’d never get it back together, but he did and he drove it back to school Monday,” Shuler said. “He had a creative and mechanical mind — most people have one or the other but he had so many skillsets.”

Shuler and many of the friends Clawson made throughout the years could tell you all kind of hilarious stories — but said many aren’t suitable for print.

“He had the adventures of a lifetime — he packed a lot into a short life,” Parkes said.

“But as years go by, not having that focus on racing and not being in shape was hard on him. When you were at that level as an athlete, I think it leaves a void.”

Despite his accomplishments and his giving heart, Clawson battled depression for many years. It’s not uncommon for Olympians and other professional athletes to suffer from depression after retiring from their sport and trying to go back to a “normal” life.

Research isn’t conclusive, but the unfortunate reality is that too many professional athletes have committed suicide after suffering from severe depression and alcoholism.

Shuler hopes Clawson is remembered for his many accomplishments and the positive impact he had on so many people. He will remember all the fun times they had together as kids and in their adulthood.

— Maggie Parkes, mother of Adam Clawson

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helpful and inspiring Adam was to people.

So many people said to me that, ‘Adam would talk to me. If I was down, he’d lift me up. If I needed help, he would drop what he was doing,’” Crawford said. “He was an inspiration to people not because of his physical prowess as racer but because he was an uplifting soul to people.”

One of Clawson’s closest childhood friends was Heath Shuler, a former NFL quarterback and former U.S. representative for North Carolina. The two met in eighth grade at Swain County High School and remained close though their lives went in different directions.

“We had an incredible friendship and made lifelong memories,” Shuler said.

Though they concentrated on different sports in high school, he said they had the “common goal of reaching our goals athletically and academically.”

Shuler recalls spending the night with Clawson growing up and getting up before school with him so he could practice paddling on the Nantahala. The sun wouldn’t even be up but Shuler would hold up a spotlight toward the gates so Clawson could see where he was going in the water.

“He had a dedication beyond belief,” Shuler said. “We’d always kid that Swain High won state championships, but Adam won world championships.”

Athleticism was not Clawson’s only talent, Shuler said. He was also a talented artist, drummer, welder, mechanic and

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Old racing buddies have come by to share stories of their experiences with Clawson on the river. An online memorial page, www.adam.clawson.muchloved.com, contains story after story of his accomplishments and all the ways he touched the lives of people in his community.

While Clawson accomplished Olympic and World Champion status on the water, his life on dry land proved more challenging for him.

His friends, family, teammates, coaches and fellow Olympians are still mourning his recent and sudden death, but they all hope to return his ashes to the river he loved Oct. 8 during a memorial service at the NOC. Parkes and Crawford hope the time between now and then will give everyone more time to heal and come to grips with his death so they are able to celebrate his life at the memorial service.

“It’s cathartic to laugh and think about the good times — that’s what we hope happens in October,” Parkes said.

One friend told the story of how Clawson saw a friend’s post on Facebook about a family in need of firewood to get through the winter. With barely the money to take care of himself through the winter, Clawson purchased a full truckload of wood and had it dropped off at the family’s house. He didn’t know them and they didn’t know who had dropped it off.

“A common theme I took away from the outpouring of support from friends was how

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Haywood County Tax Collector Mike Matthews told the Haywood County Board of County Commissioners Aug. 7 that preliminary tax collection rates for the 2016-17 fiscal year show one of the highest collection percentages ever.

“These numbers aren't finalized until the settlement is done, but are Mike Matthews. pretty close and gives you an idea of the last eight years,” Matthews said.

Per Matthews, Haywood County collected 97.15 percent of tax collections — nearly $37.8 million, up from 96.97 percent in the previous year, and 97.23 percent the year before.

“The past three years, we have been 97 percent-plus, which hasn't happened before as far back as I can see,” he said.

Matthews credits the uptick to research he said he conducted into other counties with higher collection rates; other counties, like Transylvania, take payments from taxpayers and apply them to the newest debts first, boosting current-year collection rates.

Haywood, on the other hand, applies payments to the oldest bills first, which hurts current year collection rates but saves taxpayers interest and penalties.

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BY J ESSI STONE Woodard said she contacted get it back into circulation,” Collins said. “I N EWS E DITOR Southwestern Commission Region A and don’t think it’s a real practical option — as he town of Franklin has been sitting on they put her in contact with a few different much as I admire the people who want to a valuable piece of land for more than firms that could conduct such a market see it as a park — mostly just because the 12 years and still doesn’t have any plans value of the property I don’t think it’s the analysis to determine the best use of the for how to best utilize it. property. A firm would make recommendabest decision for the town.”

The town purchased the so-called tions to the board regarding whether the Town Manager Summer Woodard Whitmire property on the corner of East 12.7 acres should be divided into multiple brought up the property again at Monday Main and Highlands Road in 2004 for $1.6 tracts or kept as one piece of property and night’s board meeting in an attempt to get million as a possible location for a new town hall The town of Franklin is looking facility. The town ended up into the cost of a market analysis building elsewhere, but the to determine the best us for the town board hasn’t been able Whitmire property. SMN photo to agree on what to do now with the 12.7-acre tract.

The current board has made the property a high priority at its last two planning retreats and has heard several presentations from community members wanting to turn it into some kind of park or outdoor adventure center.

Councilmember Barbara McRae said she’d love to see The current board has made the property a high priority at its last the property be some type of mixed use with a park two planning retreats and has heard several presentations from and affordable housing.

“What we need is houscommunity members wanting to turn it into some kind of park or ing for our millennial type outdoor adventure center. young professional people,” McRae said. “Several employers have told me they could hire more people if there was whether it would be best utilized as public the board to move toward some kind of more housing available for them.” space or a commercial development. decision.

Councilmember Joe Collins has been Councilmembers said they would like to “It looks like we may be at a crossroads. more favorable toward selling the property proceed with Woodard reaching out to those We can do one of three options — continue to a developer so the town can recoup the firms for cost estimates on a market analysis to sit on property and come back to it in a money it spent on it. before moving forward. Woodard said she couple years, look at selling it or the third “I think it’s important for the board in would present a few proposals at the option is to look at having a market study principle to decide whether to — we need to analysis done,” she said.

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Franklin to offer outdoor family movies

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR amilies will be able to enjoy free outdoor movies in Franklin in the next couple of months thanks to a partnership worked out with Ruby Cinemas.

Town Manager Summer Woodard told the town council Monday night that she contacted Ruby Cinemas when she heard

ed concessions during the film. She said the town could partner with businesses to sponsor the cost but then may not have a say over which movies are shown.

As previously discussed, the councilmembers agreed the hill just behind town hall would be an ideal location as it acts as a natural amphitheater. Spectators can sit on the bank or bring lawn chairs or blankets.

Woodard said Ruby Cinemas had a list of movies the town can choose from, but PG and PG13 movies are preferred to keep it family friendly.

Mayor Bob Scott said some older residents might enjoy coming out to see classic black and white films as well.

Woodard suggested holding free movies on the first Friday of The town of Franklin plans to show free outdoor movies on the first the month in Friday of September and October. Jessi Stone photo September and October of this year to see how it the local theater had purchased an outdoor goes. If it’s successful, the town can carry movie screen because showing outdoor forward with the event next year from May movies is something Councilmember Patti through October.

Abel has talked about for a couple of years.

Depending on how many people attend “We have Pickin in the Park, which is the event, Councilmember Joe Collins said multi-generational, but I see this as somethe town may want to consider removing — thing to really get the young families out,” or at least trimming — the two large everAbel said. green trees located on the hillside where the Woodard said Ruby Cinemas agreed to movie would be shown. partner with the town to show outdoor The town agreed to spend $1,000 on movies free of charge to the public for $500 showing movies in September and October. per movie. The theater would supply the The funding will be taken out of the continoutdoor screen, secure the movie licensing, gency fund. The town will announce more which can run $300 per film, and sell limitdetails about the event when available.

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After 19 years with county government, former Haywood County Tax Collector and current Haywood County Tax Assessor/Solid Waste Administrator David Francis is calling it quits at the end of this month.

“I got through the reappraisal, and did most of the heavy lifting on the Francis Farm landfill project, so I thought this was a good spot and a good time in my life to do this,” Francis said.

Francis lost the 2014 Tax Collector election to Mike Matthews, but was asked by the county to stay on anyway and help with Matthews’ transition as well as with several special projects, like the upcoming work at Francis Farm landfill.

Francis made the announcement at the Haywood County Board of County Commissioners meeting Aug. 7, after which he was lauded by commissioners and County Manager Ira Dove.

For now, Francis said he has “no real plans” but may seek part-time work.

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Mine safety training saves a life

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER resting huge chunks of granite from a hillside is inherently dangerous work, but the safety training provided at one Waynesville quarry has seeped out from behind the stonewalls to benefit area citizens.

“What we do is we extract the rock, take it down, and size it,” said Foreman Bradley, safety manager at Harrison Construction.

Harrison’s Waynesville quarry off Allens Creek Road collects and disburses rock for a variety of applications — anything from gravel roads to the sand that makes Lenox crystal.

With eight quarries spanning Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, there are plenty of employees and plenty of opportunities for fatality, but Bradley hasn’t seen one in his 11 years with Harrison.

“We go out and look for good, competent people that want to work in this environment and be a part of our family,” Bradley said.

“When you get those types of people, they look out for one another, they care about one another.”

Industry-wide, that wasn’t always so; before 1977, there was no federal safety oversight of mining until the Mine Safety and

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Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry (left) meets with local hero Danny Conner at the Waynesville quarry. Cory Vaillancourt photo Health Administration was created.

“When they got together, they decided that the most valuable resource on any mining property — underground or surface — was the miner,” Bradley said. “I’m thankful that this is one company that puts human life above everything else.”

Encouraging that culture of safety has resulted in Harrison passing nine straight

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“It’s unheard of,” Bradley said.

“It really is,” said North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry, who visited Harrison employees Aug. 8 at the Waynesville quarry. “That’s just how good they are.”

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brags about them everywhere she goes — but that wasn’t her only reason for coming.

“I’m up here just to pay them a visit. I like to travel around the state to meet people, but I came to meet Danny because I’d heard the story about how he saved that 13 year-old boy’s life because of the training he had.”

Early one morning around the beginning of June, Harrison stockpile hauler and Haywood County native Danny Conner was driving on his way to work and happened upon an unexpected situation.

“I just come around the curve, and there it was,” Conner said.

A woman and a teen boy from Mobile, Alabama, were in a small car that had flipped.

“I don’t know what happened,” he said. “I remember a woman coming down the road hollerin’ ‘Anybody know CPR?’” Conner hopped out of his vehicle and ran up to the scene. When he arrived, the boy wasn’t breathing.

“I couldn’t find no pulse,” he said.

He began to administer CPR using the training he’d received from Harrison when he was hired just nine months earlier.

“When they put him in the ambulance, he was conscious,” said Conner, who added that he was grateful for the opportunity to use his training to possibly save a life, even though it wasn’t on the job site.

“They have developed a safety culture that everybody needs to have,” Berry said.

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CSRF scholarships given The Carolina Smokies Realtors Foundation (previously the Franklin Board of Realtors) has awarded scholarships to deserving students in Macon County area for over 25 years.

With the merger of the Franklin board of Realtors and the North Jackson Board of Realtors in 2016, the foundation bas been able to expand the scholarship opportunity to include scholarships for students in Jackson (excluding Cashiers) and Swain counties as well.

This year’s recipients were Shelby Frazier of Macon County, Craig Cutshaw of Swain County and Shivani Patel of Jackson County.

38 units sell in Clyde for $3.88 million Asheville-based Whitney Commercial Real Estate Services recently represented the buyer in the recent sale of 38 of the 48-townhome units at Mountain Trace located in Clyde.

The client also purchased simultaneously from the same seller a contiguous 1.58-acre parcel for future expansion of the complex.

The three and four-unit buildings containing two-story units are well built with fiber-cement siding, wood and ceramic tile floors, granite countertops and two porches each. They have also been extremely well maintained by a hands-on owner who constructed them 10 years ago as an investment for his family.

Jack Bishop receives financial certification Jack Bishop III of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Waynesville has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to use the certification mark CFP. Bishop successfully completed the CFP Board’s initial certification requirements, which include completion of financial planning coursework and passing a comprehensive examination.

Individuals that hold the CFP certification must agree to meet ongoing education requirements and uphold the CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Financial Planning Practice Standards.

Small Business Center opens new location Beginning this fall, Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center will be offering small business seminars and confidential one-onone counseling at the new Chamber of Commerce

building in Franklin. Counseling will be by appointment only and those interested can visit www.southwesterncc.edu/SBC. For a complete list of seminars and to register, visit www.ncsbc.net, call 828.339.4426 or email t_henry@southwesterncc.edu.

Extended library services offered The Haywood County Public Library and the Haywood County NCWorks Career Center have joined forces to provide extended customer services to library patrons and members of the public at the Waynesville Library, 678 S. Haywood St. From 1:15 until 4:45 p.m. on the first Friday of each month Career Center staff will assist patrons with activities such as job search, resume preparation and basic computer skills.

Patrons needing extensive personal assistance are asked to visit the Career Center, 1170 N. Main Street, Waynesville, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to noon on Fridays.

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New resale shop opens in Maggie Valley

The Haywood Community College Small Business Center provides free, confidential, oneon-one counseling services for current and prospective small businesses. Customized to meet the needs of your venture, the SBC is prepared to guide you through the steps of starting a business, expanding a business, improving efficiency of an existing business or simply helping you avoid a costly business mistake.

Current and prospective small business owners interested in one-on-one counseling services are encouraged to schedule a free initial counseling session today by calling 828.627.4512.

Vibrant Galaxy Refashion Boutique, a new resale shop in Maggie Valley, offers a vast selection of women’s clothing.

Owner Mandy Wildman also upcycles secondhand clothing and makes them like new again before reselling or can add to pieces in her store to give you a unique look.

Ellie’s Fine Resale on Main Street in Waynesville donated over a hundred articles of clothing to help Wildman get started and the collection is growing. Wildman has even created a clothing trade-in system at Vibrant Galaxy. Clear out your closets and bring in your gently used clothing to earn coupons (called Galaxy Bucks) to spend in the shop right away.

Vibrant Galaxy after hours holds a Fashion Fundraiser party on the third Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The most recent fundraiser resulted in $100 donation from Vibrant Galaxy to Women of Waynesville.

Vibrant Galaxy is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, and is located at 2779 Soco Rd. in Maggie Valley.

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Libraries to assist small businesses

Small business training offered

July is Independent Retailer Month, and Fontana Regional Library is happy to celebrate.

Libraries in Macon, Jackson, and Swain Counties have many resources for small businesses, from information on how to create a successful business plan to using specialized market research tools.

For owners (or future owners) of local businesses, Fontana Regional Library locations offer a wide range of materials and services to support business growth.

Fontana Regional Library also offers small group computer classes and one-on-one assistance for people whose businesses rely on technology.

For assistance finding resources to develop your business, or more information, call 828.586.2016.

Mountain BizWorks has announced a full roster of small business training courses designed to help start and expand small enterprises in Western North Carolina.

The Mountain BizWorks Foundations Business Planning Class is geared toward aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in the start-up phase. Over the course of six weeks participants take an aerial perspective of their business operations, financials, research and development, and marketing strategies. They walk out with a comprehensive business plan and concrete steps to succeed.

Franzi Charen, co-director of Industrial Commons, will present Cooperative 101: Think Outside the Boss from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23.

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• Waynesville Yoga Center, located at 274 S. Main, St., Waynesville, will hold a grand opening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 12.

Founder and Owner Jay MacDonald has been teaching yoga in Haywood County for over 10 years. 828.246.6570.

• Blush, a safe haven of peace and love offering skincare products, make-up products, home goods and pampering genius, recently opened in Franklin.

Located at 20 W. Palmer St., Blush is o 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday though Saturday. Contact owner Erin Moffitt at 828.634.1190 or erin-haley12@yahoo.com. www.blushnc.com.

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• Warren and Rhonda Drake recently opened Myriad Media, a state-of-the-art recording studio, at 185 Franklin Plaza Drive. Call 828.524.3161.

• Adorabella Salon, located at 33 S. Main St., in Waynesville will be moving to the upstairs loft to create an over 3,000-square foot Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio and Adorabella Salon once renovations are complete.

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Participants will explore ways to start, join, or transition into a cooperatively owned business and how b-corps can transform communities and build better businesses.

Mountain BizWorks has partnered with Pisgah Legal Services for a presentation and Q&A on the basics of corporate law for small businesses from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 1.

Registration is now open for classes scheduled to take place between now and the end of November.

A full schedule of courses and a link to register is available at www.mountainbizworks.org/events/category/workshops/list.

Harrah’s staff volunteers for Community Table Employees from Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort recently volunteered during The Community Table’s annual Blue Plate Special fundraising event, serving a total of 507 dinners.

The Community Table hosts this event in an effort to raise funds to continue to uphold its mission to provide meals for families in need in Jackson County. In addition to their volunteer efforts, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino also provided food for the event creating an impressive menu that consisted of cocoa-rubbed New York Strip steak, roasted rosemary chicken, strawberry shortcake and Heinzelmannchen Brewery Root Beer.

With a goal in mind to raise $3,000, this year’s Blue Plate Special raised an inspiring $4,502 that will support The Community Table and its services.

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Striking a balance between praying and politics rayer as part of government meetings has a long — and often contentious — history in this country, and a recent court ruling on the issue certainly won’t settle this debate.

This case does, however, add one more brick to the legal foundation that’s been built by respected judges since this country’s inception: prayer by those in official capacities is fine, but can’t trumpet your specific sectarian religious beliefs at the expense of those who may have a different faith.

In some circles, those adhering to this interpretation of the Constitution Editor would simply be called polite because they don’t want to offend those of different faiths. For many, though, being asked to refrain from proselytizing is taken as an attack on their religious freedom rights as Americans.

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Trump could learn from Boy Scotus To the Editor: On July 4, the President of the United States addressed the quadrennial Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America. Unfortunately, the speaker was Donald Trump.

The first annual meeting of the National Council of the Boy Scouts was held in the East Room of the White House in February of 1911 where President Taft addressed those in attendance. Taft, as President, was named as the honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, a tradition that has been continued to this day. It is an honorific only, and implies no political connection or political affiliation.

In 1916, the Congress granted a charter to the Boy Scouts, making it one of the very few organizations to be so granted by that body.

To be granted a congressional charter the organization must be “… patriotic, charitable, historical, or educational …” It must also be non-political. I believe that the only two other organizations with charters at that time were the American Red Cross and the American Legion.

The Boy Scouts of America are recognized as a 501 (c) (3) organization under the Internal Revenue Service code. This means that it is tax exempt. It also means that to maintain this status it must be apolitical. The Code specifically states that “… it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates…”

Many presidents have been invited to speak at the national jamboree. Indeed, it has become traditional to invite the sitting president to do so since the 1935 Jamboree that was cancelled because of the national polio epidemic. Harry Truman addressed the

worry about.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that prayers led by county commissioners in Rowan County — prayers that were overtly Christian — led to the association of the government with Christianity and therefore were illegal.

The court said the prayers were “pointedly sectarian” and “elevated one religion above all others.” In this case, Rowan County commissioners used the words “Christ,” “Jesus” or “Savoir” in 97 percent of their prayers.

This is an easy fix and does not deter those who are Christians — or who are of any religion — from asking for spiritual guidance as they deliberate how to best lead their community. And if elected officials sincerely want Jesus’ help and are not after public adulation, why do you have to ask out loud? You can pray silently while waiting for the meeting to start, or out loud in the privacy of your home, your car or anywhere else.

I’m no biblical scholar, but I do know that there are plenty of scriptures mocking those who loudly profess their faith instead of simply abiding by its tenets. If it came down to it, I

Scouts in 1950 and Eisenhower did so by video in 1953 and in person in 1960. Lyndon Johnson was the speaker in 1964. Nancy Reagan filled in for her husband in 1985 as President Reagan was recovering from surgery. In 1989 it was George H. W. Bush and in 1997 Bill Clinton. George Bush Jr. sent a video in 2001 and spoke in person in 2005.

President Obama addressed the group by video in 2010.

In all of these instances the message has been about the fine work that scouting is doing and the uplifting principles of scouting.

Never, until now, has a presidential speaker tried to turn an assemblage of Scouts into a self-congratulatory pep rally and a bid to influence an upcoming vote in the Senate.

The actions of Mr. Trump in this circumstance were inappropriate. He brought politics to an organization that is supposed to be nonpolitical. I realize that there is a great spectrum of political and social beliefs within those members of the scouting movement, but the strength of the organization has always been that the Scout Oath and Law is a constant that all Scouts can agree upon, thereby promoting unity rather than divisiveness.

Scouting promotes character. President Calvin Coolidge, in his 1926 address to the BSA National Council meeting, said “Character is what a person is; it represents the aggregate of distinctive mental and moral qualities belonging to an individual … Good character means a mental and moral fiber of high order, one which may be woven into the fabric of the community and state, going to make a great nation — great in the broadest meaning of the word” Perhaps our current president should take a lesson from the Boy Scouts in how to “Make America Great Again.”

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think most Christians appreciate quiet devotion to Jesus’ teachings over chest-thumping proclamations of one’s beliefs.

Even my fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Swan, knew this back in 1971 when I was attending College Lakes Elementary School in Fayetteville. Every single morning she read a Bible story, and I looked forward to hearing about the adventures of the likes of Moses, Solomon, David, Abraham, and Jesus and his disciples.

But there was no prayer because she knew it would be controversial. The stories were parables, lessons in courage, honesty, loyalty, devotion to family and standing up against wrongdoing. We got the religious aspect of it at church, but not in school — and that’s as it should be.

In the face of this ruling, a religious man asked to pray at a recent Haywood County Commission meeting proclaimed that “this smothering cloak of spiritual oppression and political correctness … is foolishness …”

To the contrary, it is the proper separation of church and state.

(Scott McLeod can be reached at info@smokymountainnews.com.)

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St Louis Cardinals.

It took a while. A long while. But now, with the Dodgers in midst of what may well be the greatest season in the franchise’s storied history, the time had come to try again.

So, last week, I found some excellent tickets on Craigslist and took my 12-year-old son to Atlanta to see the Braves take on the Dodgers, just as my father had taken me over 40 years ago when I was the same age.

This time around, he was actually interested in the game as a game, rather than as an unusual source of sensory stimulation and a buffet of snacks. This time, we actually could discuss the nuances of the game. He was as excited to see Dodger stars such as Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger, and Yasiel Puig as I had been to see Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, and Ron Cey four decades ago.

When we got to SunTrust Park, we had some time to kill before the gates opened and we could watch a few players from each team taking batting practice. We wandered around, checking out The Battery, and then walked around to the front of the ballpark, where I took a photo of him sitting next to a statue of former Braves manager Bobby Cox and posted it on Facebook. Then we found a restaurant and ate some barbecue and a hot dog.

After the gates opened, we found our seats and waited for the game to begin.

Would the Braves sock it to the Dodgers, just as they did the last time I saw the two teams play live? Nope. This time, it was the Dodgers’ pitcher Kenta Maeda who baffled the Braves’ batters. After rookie sensation Cody Bellinger belted his 31st homer of the season, it looked like the Dodgers would win easily. The Braves made things interesting with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, but the Dodgers behemoth closer Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to seal the deal and send us out to search for our Uber driver with goofy grins on our faces.

When we got back to our hotel, I turned on the television so we could catch the highlights of the game and maybe get a glimpse of ourselves in the crowd down the first base line. Then I saw a commercial spot promoting Braves legends weekend, coming up in a few days.

“Come over here and look at this, Jack,” I said. “Phil Niekro is going to be at the game on Friday night. Did you know that when I was your age, I saw him pitch a shutout against the Dodgers in this very city?”

“Is that right?” Jack said, taking off a sandal. “Dad, do you think we’ll have time to get in the pool in the morning before we have to check out?”

Give him another few years — or 20, or 40 — and maybe he’ll become interested in nostalgia, too. Maybe someday he’ll get a chance to bring his 12-year-old son to Atlanta when the Dodgers come to town and tell him about that magical night when he and his old man saw Kenta Maeda mow down the Braves.

(Chris Cox is a writer and teacher.

He can be reached at jchriscox@live.com)

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hen I was just about the same age my son is now, my dad took me to Atlanta to see the Atlanta Braves take on our favorite team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. I wore my blue plastic Dodgers batting cap and was thrilled not only to see the players I knew from television and newspaper box scores in person, but to be there with my dad to see my first Major League baseball game in person.

In the fairy tale version of the story, the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the home Columnist team by a score of 65. But what actually happened was that the Braves’ crafty knuckleballer Phil Niekro baffled and limited the Dodger offense to four measly hits and not a single run, while future Hall of Famer and home run king Hank Aaron bashed one homer and outfielder Dusty Baker hit two homers as the Braves crushed my beloved Dodgers 10-0.

I was disappointed, but no less thrilled by the experience of seeing my first major league game with my dad. When my son was born 12 years ago, I looked forward to the day that I would be able to take him to see the Braves and Dodgers play. I looked forward to it even before he was born, explaining with great conviction to my wife, a baseball agnostic, what a sacred occasion it would be.

Six years ago, when my son was half the age he is now, I figured he was ready to see his first game. After all, he loved playing baseball against me on his PlayStation.

Unfortunately, he liked the Cardinals better than the Dodgers because he liked the cool red birds on their uniforms and because his favorite player, Albert Pujols, played for the Cardinals. So, I scored some amazing seats on eBay about six rows behind the Cardinals dugout and we went down for his first game.

Let me tell you, I was feeling pretty proud of myself. I looked forward to explaining some of the finer nuances of the game to my son while we basked in the hot Atlanta sun with our Cracker Jacks and fivedollar sodas.

After the first inning, barely settled in our seats, Jack looked at me and said, “Dad, how much longer before this is over?”

It turned out that my 6-year-old son preferred baseball on the PlayStation to baseball at Turner Field. Getting him through eight more innings was like pushing a mule through a thicket of briars. I managed only by bribing him with approximately a hundred dollars worth of concession stand goodies, memorabilia, and promises of treats to come after the game.

After the game, I promised myself I would wait until he was ready and actually wanted to go see a game, hopefully when he was over his ridiculous infatuation with the

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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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BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ 6147 Hwy 276 S. Bethel (at the Mobil Gas Station) 828.648.3838 Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chef owned and operated. Our salads are made in house using local seasonal vegetables. Fresh roasted ham, turkey and roast beef used in

CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1401. Family-style breakfast seven days a week, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. – with eggs, bacon, sausage, grits and oatmeal, fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pancakes, and always all-you-can-eat. Lunch menu every day from 12 to 2 p.m. Dinner becomes a gourmet experience this year with the arrival of our new Chef CJ, whose training and skills include French, Mediterranean, Asian, Middle Eastern and, of course, New Age Southern cuisine. Saturday night will feature an evening cookout on the terrace, with choices such as steak, salmon, ribs and shrimp. On other nights of the week, the chef will prepare gourmet dinners with locally sourced vegetables, homemade breads, jellies and desserts. We also offer a fine selection of wine and beer. The evening social hour starts at 6 p.m., and dinner is served starting at 7 p.m. Please join us for milehigh mountaintop dining with a spectacular view. Reservations are required.

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.

CHURCH STREET DEPOT 34 Church Street, downtown Waynesville.

828.246.6505. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Mouthwatering all beef burgers and dogs, hand-dipped, hand-spun real ice cream shakes and floats, fresh handcut fries. Locally sourced beef. Indoor and outdoor dining. facebook.com/ChurchStreetDepot, twitter.com/ChurchStDepot.

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.

THE CLASSIC WINESELLER 20 Church Street, Waynesville.

828.452.6000. Underground retail wine and craft beer shop, restaurant, and intimate live music venue. Kitchen opens at 4 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday serving freshly prepared small plates, tapas, charcuterie, desserts. Enjoy live music every Friday and Saturday night at 7pm. www.classicwineseller.com. Also on facebook and twitter.

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.

EVERETT HOTEL & BISTRO 16 Everett St.,Bryson City. 828.488.1934.

Open daily for dinner at 4:30 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday Brunch from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; dinner from 4:30-9:30 p.m. Serving fresh and delicious weekday morning lite fare, lunch, dinner, and brunch. Freshly prepared menu offerings range from house-made soups & salads, lite fare & tapas, crepes, specialty sandwiches and burgers. Be sure not to miss the bold flavors and creative combinations that make up the daily Chef Supper Specials.

Followed by a tempting selection of desserts prepared daily by our chefs and other local bakers. Enjoy craft beers on tap, as well as our full bar and eclectic wine list.

FERRARA PIZZA & PASTA 243 Paragon Parkway, Clyde.

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.

FRANKIE’S ITALIAN TRATTORIA 1037 Soco Rd. Maggie Valley.

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BOURBON BARREL BEEF & ALE 454 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville, 828.452.9191. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Monday through Saturday. Dinner 5 to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Closed on Sunday. We specialize in hand-cut, all natural steaks from local farms, incredible burgers, and other classic american comfort foods that are made using only the finest local and sustainable ingredients available.

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tasteTHEmountains Monday-Saturday. Father and son team Frank and Louis Perrone cook up dinners steeped in Italian tradition. With recipies passed down from generations gone by, the Perrones have brought a bit of Italy to Maggie Valley. frankiestrattoria.com FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE 44 Church St., Downtown Waynesville 828.456.1930 Serving lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 10 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. www.frogsleappublichouse.com.

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Open for dinner at 4:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. World-famous prime rib, steaks, fresh seafood, gorgonzola cheese and salads. All ABC permits and open year-round.

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Open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.

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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.

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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. Extensive selection of local craft beers and a full bar. Catering special events is one of our specialties.

SALTY DOG’S SEAFOOD & GRILL 3567 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

828.926.9105. Open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Full service bar and restaurant located in the center of Maggie Valley.

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SMOKEY SHADOWS LODGE 323 Smoky Shadows Lane, Maggie Valley 828.926.0001. Check Facebook page for hours, which vary. Call early when serving because restaurant fills up fast. Remember when families joined each other at the table for a delicious homemade meal and shared stories about their day? That time is now at Smokey Shadows. The menus are customizable for your special event. Group of eight or more can schedule their own dinner.

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. Dine in or take out available.

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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.

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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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828.586.3555. Open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday brunch 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Handtossed pizza, steak sandwiches, wraps, salads and desserts. All made from scratch.

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to 5 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. With music at the Depot. Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Life is too short for bad coffee. We feature wonderful breakfast and lunch selections. Bagels, wraps, soups, sandwiches, salads and quiche with a variety of specialty coffees, teas and smoothies. Various desserts.

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No way to stop the flow Bluegrass legend Tim O’Brien will perform Aug. 26 at the Jam In The Tree festival at Pisgah Brewing.

A conversation with Tim O’Brien

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER n the annals of bluegrass history, the chapter on multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien is not only long and bountiful, it’s also ongoing — a continual evolution of string music and melodic exploration. O’Brien hails from Wheeling, West Virginia, home of the WWVA Jamboree, which — since 1933 — is one of the most popular country and variety radio programs, second in longevity after the “Grand Ole Opry.”

As a teenager, O’Brien dropped out of college in 1973 and hit the road with dreams of becoming a professional musician. By the late 1970s, he ended up in Colorado, forming the groundbreaking newgrass act Hot Rize (which won the first International Bluegrass Music Association award for “Entertainer of the Year” in 1990).

And though the group still performs semiregularly, O’Brien himself has found footing over the last few decades as a Grammy-winning solo artist (and IBMA “Male Vocalist of the Year” in 1993 and 2006), one whose output and rigorous touring schedule has brought him into the upper echelon of that “high, lonesome sound.”

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Garret K. Woodward: What do you see right now with bluegrass music? What is it right now, where is it going?

meanwhile everything is happening to break down walls between the borders they put up.

It’s like Trump trying to build a wall, you’re not going to be successful with that — it’s just doesn’t happen. People get over the wall, they get underneath it, they get around it.

GKW: What is it about bluegrass that really sets it apart from other genres for you?

TO: Well, you know, the part that I like about bluegrass — to me — is the community.

You can sort of develop your art on your own terms and people respond to it. I mean, I don’t shock the system too much. I still play primarily acoustic, I suppose it’s fairly country-oriented stuff. But, I can sort of wiggle a lot in there and not feel like I’m going to lose an audience.

I’ve built an audience based on my sort of diversity that’s rewarded — slowly. I mean, there hasn’t been like a big surge ever, slowly but surely you’re able to make a toehold and make a career.

New bluegrass book Diving into the rich, vibrant and controversial history of bluegrass music, If You Can’t Play, Get Off the Stage: Bluegrass in Western North Carolina and Beyond is the debut work from Garret K. Woodward, arts/entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News.

Woodward will be holding a reading, bluegrass discussion and book signing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts in downtown Waynesville. There will also be another reading at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, in the Community Room at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Both events are free and open to the public.

“I’ve learned about the rest of the world by learning about the community within bluegrass. The music itself — and the history of it — is fascinating.”

Want to go?

The Jam In The Trees festival will take place Aug. 25-26 at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain.

The lineup includes Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius, The Infamous Stringdusters, Acoustic Syndicate, Peter Rowan, Larry Keel Experience, Jim Lauderdale, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, and more.

Tickets start at $25. There are two-day and VIP passes also available. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.jaminthetrees.com.

Tim O’Brien: Bluegrass is holding onto its roots pretty strong. And I think there’s a real value in that. But, it’s never been a big genre, and it’s kind of designed not to be big. It’s kind of designed not to be so popular that it’s uncool. I think a lot of people just don’t want it to be too popular. They like the “small town” of it. So, I think it’s staying that way, I think it will stay that way. Meanwhile, the stuff around the nucleus of that old-time bluegrass — the progressive stuff — is kind of growing and it’s another genre unto itself in a way. Stuff like The Punch Brothers, they have a toehold in bluegrass appreciation among the audience, but they don’t count on that for their livelihood. It’s going to happen — the music will evolve. The funny thing with like the Grammys and radio format, is that they try their best to sort of say, “this is a genre that is ‘X’,” and

— Tim O’Brien

GKW: Peter Rowan always said to me, too, that Bill [Monroe] had told him that if you could play bluegrass, you could play anything…

TO: Bill Monroe was right. Bluegrass is a great training ground. The people that play bluegrass can play rock-n-roll, but sometimes the people that play rock-n-roll can’t play bluegrass. The jazzers can’t play bluegrass, but the bluegrassers can sometimes play jazz. I don’t know — it’s not that easy. But, there is a lot of technical facility in bluegrass that is required, and that enables you to work in other genres a little more easily, I think.

GKW: Well, you can’t hide behind anything. It’s just you, the instrument — and that’s it — and if you can’t play, get off the stage…

TO: That’s right, yeah. [Laughs].

GKW: Growing up the 1960s, you were in West Virginia at a real crucial time and highwater mark for country and bluegrass. As you became a teenager in the late 60s/early 70s, on the national scale bluegrass would have — at least radio-wise — seemed like outer space.

What was it about [bluegrass] that you came back to it, or that it was always the path instead of rock-n-roll or something else?

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The book features interviews, profiles, quotes and conversations with the biggest names in bluegrass, mountain and string music, including: Balsam Range, Bobby Osborne, Claire Lynch, David Grisman, David Holt, Del McCoury, Doyle Lawson, Jesse McReynolds, John Cowan, Larry Sparks, Marty Stuart, Peter Rowan, Raymond Fairchild, Rhiannon Giddens, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Tim O’Brien, and many more.

In 2015, Woodward won first place in the North Carolina Press Association awards for “Arts & Entertainment Reporting” for his cover story “Bless Your Heart — The State of Women in Bluegrass.” In 2016, Woodward was nominated for “Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year” by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). The NCPA also recognized him with another first place in 2016 for “Lighter Columns” for his weekly column in The Smoky Mountain News, “This must be the place.”

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It does mean something.

Sitting in the darkness of the Grail Moviehouse last Thursday, this overwhelming feeling of deep sadness and endless curiosity washed over me. It was as if everything I’ve ever known, ever thought about or questioned, meant nothing at all — a huge waste of time, a merciless vacuum of birth, death, and destrucMoses H. Cone Memorial Park. tion.

The film was “A Ghost Story,” a surreal and utterly captivating work of art starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. Made by beloved indie director David Lowrey, the story revolves around a couple (Affleck and The 20th annual Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam Mara) who are trying to make it will take place Aug. 11-12 at the Fines Creek in the world, move on up, if you Community Center. will, when, suddenly, Affleck is The Waynesville VFW Post #5202 will host its killed, leaving Mara to grieve, “Summer Jam” fundraiser all-day Saturday, and also leaving Affleck’s ghost Aug. 12. lingering in their house and on the property — for years, Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City) will decades and centuries thereafter, host Urban Soil (world/rock) at 8 p.m. Friday. trying to find closure before Aug. 11. departing this world for, well, who knows, eh?

The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will It’s an unusual cinematic host “Metal Night” with Amnesis, Chaos experience, where long (very Among Cattle, Inviolate and Tombstone long) and drawn out scenes Highway at 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. require patience and a true No Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will host understanding of the emotions Karaoke with Tinderbox Circus Sideshow (lo-fi) being presented (which are also at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. the keys to compassion and making sense of life, right?). But, more than the story itself, the only to contract and destroy everything it ideas of nihilism versus religion, love versus spent eternity creating. hopelessness, all seems to collide into whatSo, in seeing what’s presented in front of ever interpretation or conclusion you may you with the monologue, you can take two come to as you make the purposely slow roads: do nothing because nothing matters, stroll back to your car from the theater, or make the most of the time you’re lucky stuck in a paradox of reason and imaginaenough to have in this world. The film protion, what is known and unknown. vokes the notion that — in essence — anyThe nihilist monologue (so bluntly and thing, everything and everyone you’ve ever beautifully executed by Will Oldham) in the loved (past, present or future) will someday middle of the film really affected me. The die, only to be covered by the dust of age, thought that “everything means nothing,” eventually forgotten, all too easily lost in and that science itself shows that someday the fray of time and space. In turn, this (billions and billions of years from now) the brings in the notion of art and human creSun will overtake the Earth and the universe ation, with books, songs, paintings, buildwill one day expand to its furthest point,

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ings, etc., being ways that you (as an individual or group effort) will at least live on — in legacy and in purpose — for some number of years beyond your physical expiration date.

Walking out of the film, thoughts swirl around your head like fireflies: Why do I do what I do? Is there any reason to get out of bed in morning? Why do I work and pay bills if nothing matters? Is there purpose to what I do every day? Will I have a legacy?

What can I do to ensure that legacy? What is happiness? Am I happy?

And the thoughts go on and on, almost to point you have to stop yourself from going crazy and getting anxiety over the whole “grand scheme of things.” Throughout the weekend, the film and its message (or questions raised) kept popping into my head, even as my girlfriend and I took off for Boone Saturday evening to see YES, Todd Rundgren and Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) at the Holmes Convocation Center at Appalachian State University.

Within the arena, I stood there, pretty much surrounded by folks twice my age. I kept looking around, at all those faces, who had seen things, felt happiness and sadness, and probably had a lot of the same questions I had about life and our place in the universe.

I felt a sense of calmness when YES launched into a rollicking version of “Starship Trooper” to end the performance.

Something about Steve Howe’s guitar wizardry and the crowd being just mesmerized by the light show spectacle, everyone singing along to songs immortal. You begin to think, who cares if the universe will disappear one day? We don’t have control over that. But, we do have control over our daily happiness, and joyful things like this band and their songs, these people and my girlfriend next to me, all of which make me happy. So, why not just simply focus on that?

The next morning, awakened by a mountain sunrise, I emerged into the day, eager to find a running trail nearby. After a hearty breakfast at the Sunrise Grill, it was decided to head to the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, a sprawling array of hiking and walking trails, all emerging from the Cone Manor high atop the Blue Ridge Parkway between Boone and Blowing Rock.

Before I laced up my running shoes, I laid out on a hillside, underneath an old tree, and took a lazy Sunday nap amid sunshine and a cool breeze. After about a halfhour, I awoke and just stared upward at the tree and its elaborate branches, wondering who years before me also took a nap in this spot, and who will years after. I smiled to myself, thinking of just how grateful I am to be here, and in this moment, where I can appreciate — consciously and subconsciously — the sheer grandeur and distinct privilege of existence.

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

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The “Songwriters in the Round” series will host David Olney, Scott Miller and Tommy Womack starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Balsam Mountain Inn. Master craftsman, acclaimed singer/songwriter and globe-trotting performer, Olney has released more than 20 albums over four decades, including six live recordings. His music has been prominently featured in ABC-TV’s “Nashville” and his stellar songs have been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury, Tim O’Brien and Steve Young, among many others.

Miller came into the national spotlight in the mid-1990s as leader of the Knoxvillebased band The V-Roys; signed and produced by Steve Earle for his E-Squared label.

After releasing two critically acclaimed albums, The V-Roys disbanded. Miller then signed to Sugar Hill Records and released several highly-praised recording with his new backing band, The Commonwealth.

Most recently he has recorded and released music through his own F.A.Y. Records label.

For his newest album, “Big Big World,” Miller tapped Nashville guitarist and producer Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin, John Hiatt). Miller’s avid fans will realize the title phrase points to the artist’s new musical horizons, stretching beyond any of his previous works and reflecting his significant growth as a songwriter.

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Barbershop Chorus in Franklin The Land of the Sky Barbershop Chorus will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, in Tartan Hall at Franklin’s First Presbyterian Church.

The 30-voice men’s chorus sings lighthearted renditions of timeless and contemporary melodies, sung unaccompanied in four-part Barbershop-style harmony, with lots of laughs interspersed with the music.

The hour-long program features music styles ranging from traditional Barbershop to jazz, pop, and Gospel. In addition to the full chorus, the premier 1950s-style Doo Wop ensemble Sh-Boom

Kentucky native, Womack got his start in 1985 to 1992 with legendary Bowling Green based post-punk and college radio faves, Government Cheese (who’s story is immortalized in Womack’s cult classic book Cheese Chronicles). Upon moving to Nashville in 1992, Womack has become known for his long working relationship with Will Kimbrough, starting with their bands the bis-quits (who made one classic album for John Prine’s Oh Boy label in 1993), and their band Daddy, who have made two albums and enjoy a cult following.

Since 1998, Womack has released seven solo albums, the latest being the brand-new “Namaste.” He looks forward to the back M half of 2016 with new songs from that record o p to play, in addition to such proven past show-stoppers as “Nice Day,” “Vicky Smith B Blues” and “Alpha Male & the Canine Mystery Blood.”

The Balsam Mountain Inn began its Songwriters in the Round series 20 years ago, and modeled it after similar performances at Nashville’s Bluebird Café. Balsam’s performers are most often the Nashville-area songwriters who pen lyrics performed by country and western stars. Many performances feature Grammy and CMA award winners, and all include writers of many topranked songs.

A buffet dinner is included in the $49.50 price. To purchase tickets, call 828.456.9498 or www.balsammountaininn.net.

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and Terry’s Tunes Quartet will be featured. Complimentary ice cream sundaes will be served.

Chartered in 1948, Asheville-based Land of the Sky Chorus is directed by Andy Reach, and draws members from throughout Western North Carolina and beyond.

Tartan Hall is wheelchair accessible from the parking lot behind the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary at 26 Church Street, a block north of Main Street.

Admission is by donation, with $7 suggested.

This event is presented by the Arts Council of Macon County, with funding from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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Americana at Marianna

As part of its “Summer Music Series,” the Marianna Black Library presents an evening of southern roots music from Frank Lee at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the library in Bryson City.

GKW: When I’ve talked to other folks that came up at that time — John Cowan (New Grass Revival) or John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) — they said it was almost like when everyone else was focused on rock-n-roll or folk music, that they just kind of fell into this whole new world, that they either didn’t know existed or had enough of a space where they could actually stand out.

TO: McEuen, those guys hit gold. They were doing some good stuff and getting some notice, and then they went, “Oh, let’s look at country music and bluegrass and do a collaboration.” That [“Will the Circle be Unbroken”] record was a like a watershed

GKW: What does [bluegrass] mean to you now that you’ve spent a good portion of your life exploring this genre?

TO: You know, you’re a product of what you’ve done. I’ve learned about the rest of the world by learning about the community within bluegrass. I’ve traveled the world.

The music itself — and the history of it — is fascinating.

GKW: Where do you go in your head when everything is firing on all cylinders [onstage]?

TO: Man, I’m just hearing some kind of a thing. It’s like Mother Nature making trees, sprouting seeds or something. You’re playing this music and it’s kind of moving through you and you’re part of this thing that’s “create-dipity.” It’s all around us.

Everybody longs for those moments when you’re inside and part of something. You can feel something happening. That’s the great reward — that’s where I go.

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A professional musician, visual artist, and instructor, Lee’s passion for traditional music of the rural south has entertained audiences for almost 30 years. As a founding member of The Freight Hoppers (based out of Bryson City), he has shared this passion with audiences all over the United States and Canada as well as much of northern Europe. He presents a range of old-time music that spans from raw blues from the Mississippi Delta to the hillbilly music recorded in the South in the 1920s.

Lee’s distinctive arrangements of this mostly forgotten music represent the earliest recorded sources of Southern blues and old-time tunes. With a traditional clawhammer banjo style and a combination of finger-picking and slide guitar, Lee weaves together the common elements between raw country blues and old-time tunes, ballads, and spirituals.

This program is free and open to area residents and visitors. Plus, snacks and refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Marianna Black Library.

The library is located in downtown Bryson City at the corner of Academy and Rector. For more information or driving directions call the library at 828.488.3030 or visit www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.

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TO: Ironically, I think there was an infrastructure that had emerged by that time. With the festivals around the country, every community sort of had a bluegrass association that promotes people learning the music as well as local concerts, and they interfaced with the growing National Public Radio hookups, statewide hookups. There was a lot more airplay, actually, for bluegrass, and the people were able to pinpoint where to find it as the mid-70s came along.

And we just waltzed into that. Pete Wernick of Hot Rize had a little bit of a national reputation and we were sort of able to link up.

Everybody was studying this, but it was there. There was this circuit you could build, in the winter and in the summertime.

There was a magazine and there was a little bit of radio airplay — it was good.

moment where all the hippies said, “Oh, this is cool.” They did their part to pave the way for someone like me, as well. And Old & In The Way. Before that a few movie things and TV things that sort of keep bluegrass going. We keep referring back to the classic stuff. It’s just like fashion — it goes in and out, it gets outrageous, it goes to a traditional view again, and then it goes back. And bluegrass is this kind of this solid rock that informs everything in American music. That’s why the blues, bluegrass, and traditional jazz, won’t go away.

CONCERTS ON THE CREEK Bringing the classic hits to the stage, Tuxedo Junction will perform during Concerts on the Creek at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, in downtown Sylva. The event is free and open to the public.

Porch 40 (rock/funk) will play Aug. 18. www.mountainlovers.com.

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Travers Brothership needs your help

The Freight Hoppers will play Stecoah on Aug. 12.

‘An Appalachian Evening’

Beloved Western North Carolina rock/soul group The Travers Brothership will host an all-day fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain.

On July 10, the band was involved in a serious accident on Interstate 81, resulting in the total destruction of their touring band and damaged equipment, with one member suffering a seizure during the incident. The van and trailer flipped, and the band is trying to replace their possessions, in an effort to keep touring, creating and sharing their music.

One dollar from every pint poured on Aug. 12 at Pisgah Brewing will go to the band’s recovery fund. The band will perform with special guests at 9 p.m. www.traversbrothership.com.

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The 20th annual Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam will take place Aug. 11-12 at the Fines Creek Community Center.

Live music will be provided by Hill Country, Tri-County Connection and Cold Mountain Bluegrass on Friday; and Olde Towne, The Weary Travelers, Nick Chandler & Delivered, Buncombe Turnpike, Carolina Blue, Cold Mountain Bluegrass and the Southern Appalachian Cloggers on Saturday.

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The “An Appalachian Evening” summer concert series will continue with The Freight Hoppers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Stecoah Valley Center.

The annual bluegrass/mountain music series will also feature The Jeff Little Trio (Aug. 19) and The Kruger Brothers (Aug. 26).

Tickets for The Freight Hoppers performance are $15 for adults, students and grades K-12 $10. Tickets are a pre-show dinner are also available for purchase. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

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event. Proceeds from the festival will go to Fines Creek Scholarship Program, which assists local youth to attend college. Ledford’s Produce and Smoky Mountain Artisan Crafts will be open as well for you to browse and shop located in the old Fines Creek school.

Gates open at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 and at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Entry is $10 per night or $15 for a two-day pass. Free for ages 16 and under. Free parking. www.finescreek.org.

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• Bogart’s Restaurant & Tavern (Waynesville) will host Carolina Blue (bluegrass) Aug. 10 and Carolina Catskins (bluegrass) Aug. 17.

All shows are free and begin at 6:30 p.m.

• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host Joe Cruz (piano/pop) Aug. 11 and 18, Jacob Johnson (Americana, $29.99 per person four-course dinner) Aug. 12, and The Flea Bitten Dawgs (Americana, $10 per person music free that can be applied toward food purchases) Aug. 19. All shows are free (unless otherwise noted) and begin at 7 p.m.

828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

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• Concerts on the Creek (Sylva) will host Tuxedo Junction (classic rock) Aug. 11 and Porch 40 (rock/funk) Aug. 18 in Bridge Park.

All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m.

828.586.2155 or www.mountainlovers.com.

• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host Hurricane Creek (Americana) Aug. 12 and Bradley Carter (singer-songwriter) Aug. 19.

Shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. www.curraheebrew.com.

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• Concerts on the Square (Hayesville) will host The Caribbean Cowboys (beach/classic hits) Aug. 18. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.cccra-nc.org.

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• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host Troy Underwood (singer-songwriter) Aug. 11, Megan Saunders & The Driftless (Americana) Aug. 12, The Blacktop Laurels (bluegrass/folk) Aug. 17, The Harmed Brothers (7 p.m.) Aug. 18 and Granny’s Mason Jar (Americana) Aug. 20. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. There will also be a “Bluegrass Jam with Heidi” at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

• The Cut Cocktail Lounge (Sylva) will host an open mic night at 8 p.m. on Mondays. All welcome. 828.631.4795.

• Derailed Bar & Lounge (Bryson City) will have music at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. 828.488.8898.

• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Bohemian Jean (pop/rock) Aug. 19. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Groovin’ on the Green (Cashiers) will host High 5 (rock) Aug. 11 and Julie Gribble (Americana) Aug. 18 at The Village Green. All shows are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. www.visitcashiersvalley.com.

• Guadalupe Café (Sylva) will host Folks’ Songs (world/fusion) from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays. Free.

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• Friday Night Live (Highlands) will host Southern Highlands (Americana/bluegrass) Aug. 11 and Johnny Webb Band (country/classic) Aug. 18. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

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Do you like The Beatles?

August 10,* 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 pm August 13, 20 at 2:00 pm Adults $24 Seniors $22 Students $11 *Special $16 tickets for all Adults on Thursday, August 10.

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The Return began in 1995 when four young friends joined together to play their favorite Beatles songs just for fun. They began playing in front of small audiences, which eventually led them to playing gigs on a regular basis. It was at that time they decided to make it official and named themselves The Roaches. After their success continued to grow, they took on a more professional presence and hired an agent who changed their name to The Return.

Their energy and enthusiasm makes for a very true and entertaining show as they deliver a near perfect reproduction of a live Beatles performance. They recreate an early-1960s Beatles concert experience from the tiniest details such as John Lennon’s on-stage gum chewing, to the biggest and most expensive details such as using exact replicas of the instruments and gear used by the Beatles.

Their look and their sound amazes audiences as they enjoy songs such as, “Hey Jude,” “Let it Be” and “Can’t Buy Me Love.”

Tickets start at $17 each. To purchase tickets to see The Return, or to find out more information about this or any other show at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, visit www.greatmountainmusic.com or call 866.273.4615.

Shenandoah rolls into Franklin Legendary country act Shenandoah will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

Fueled by Marty Raybon’s distinctive vocals and the band’s skilled musicianship, Shenandoah became well known for delivering such hits as “Two Dozen Roses,” “Church on Cumberland Road” and “Next to You, Next to Me.” Tickets start at $24. 866.273.4615 or www.greatmountainmusic.com.

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• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Aug. 9 and 16, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Aug. 10 and 17. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host Shane Davis Aug. 11 and a Solar Eclipse Party Aug. 18-21. Shows are free and begin at 8 p.m.

828.349.2337 or www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

• Music on the River (Cherokee) will host Eastern Blues Band (jazz/blues) Aug. 11, Stereospread (techno) Aug. 12, Robert Wolfe & The Renegades (country) Aug. 18 and Trippin Hardie Band (acoustic) Aug. 19 on the Oconaluftee River Stage. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.visitcherokeenc.com.

• Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City) will host Urban Soil (world/rock) Aug. 11, Hardworker Band (Americana) Aug. 18 and Jangling Sparrows (zydeco/folk) Aug. 19. All shows are free and at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• The Nantahala Outdoor Center (Nantahala Gorge) will The Bayou Diesel Band (Cajun/Americana) Aug. 12. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.noc.com.

• No Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will host Karaoke with Chris Monteith Aug. 11, Tinderbox Circus Sideshow (lo-fi) Aug. 12, The Company Stores (folk/blues) Aug. 18 and Grandpa’s Cough Medicine (outlaw/bluegrass) Aug. 19. All shows are free and begin at 9:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nonamesportspub.com.

• The Oconaluftee Visitor Center (Cherokee) will host a back porch old-time music jam from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 19. All are welcome.

• Pickin’ in the Park (Canton) will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and 18 at the Recreation Park. Free. www.cantonnc.com.

• Pickin’ on the Square (Franklin) will host Tom Floyd Band (rock/variety) Aug. 12 and The Blue Ridge Quartet (gospel) Aug. 19. All shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. www.townoffranklinnc.com.

• Sneak E Squirrel Brewing (Sylva) will host line dancing every Friday at 7 p.m. and contra dancing every other Friday at 8 p.m.

828.586.6440.

• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host Brother Bluebird (Americana) Aug. 12 and Papa Smurf 8 p.m. Aug. 19. All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 828.586.1717.

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• The Strand at 38 Main (Waynesville) will host an “Open Mic” night from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturdays. 828.283.0079 or www.38main.com.

• Pub 319 (Waynesville) will host an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. on Wednesdays with Mike Farrington of Post Hole Diggers. Free and open to the public.

• Tunes on the Tuck (Bryson City) will host Boogertown Gap (Americana/Celtic) Aug. 12 and The Elderly Brothers (classic hits) Aug. 19 at Riverfront Park. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.greatsmokies.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 an Open Jam with Rick 8 p.m. Thursdays. The Opie Fife Band will play 6 p.m. Aug. 12, with Andrew Rickman & Isaac Corbitt 6 p.m. Aug. 13.

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

• Saturdays on Pine (Highlands) will host Fish Out of Water Aug. 12 and Tea 4 Three Aug. 19. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

• Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host “Metal Night” with Amnesis, Chaos Among Cattle, Inviolate and Tombstone Highway at 10 p.m. Aug. 12. Admission is $6.

• Waynesville Pizza Company will have an open mic night at 7 p.m. Aug. 21. Free and open to the public. 828.246.0927 or www.waynesvillepizza.com.

• Waynesville VFW Post #5202 will host its “Summer Jam” Aug. 12. Live music all day, including McKenna (noon), Amos & The Mixx (1 p.m.), Rebel Smoke (2 p.m.), Steel Creek (3:30 p.m.) and John Wiggins (5:30 p.m.). Donations accepted to assist local veterans.

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Franklin barbecue festival The ninth annual Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show will be Aug. 11-12 at the Wayne Proffitt Agricultural Center in Franklin.

KCBS Sanctioned BBQ Cookoff for Backyard and Professional teams. Vendors will be on the premises to sell great tasting barbecue. Food vendors, crafters, cooking demonstrations and a car show will round out the exciting features of the festival.

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Ace/Fox Mercantile at the corner of Palmer Street and U.S. 441 South, an Antique Car Show will be held where visitors can come view vintage cars/equipment then hop on a free shuttle bus out to Cowee for the festival celebration. This shuttle will run throughout the day. If you prefer to make the scenic drive out to Cowee Valley, free parking will be designated offsite with a shuttle to drop you off at the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center.

Also, as part of the Women’s History Trail project, through portrayals and stories, we hope to provide a living history lesson to help you learn more about pioneer women in Macon County.

This free event is co-sponsored annually by the Folk Heritage Association of Macon County and the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center and support from Cowee Community Development Organization, Scottish Tartan Museum, Macon County Historical Museum, Macon County Arts Council, Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce, Blue Ridge Heritage Music Trail and others. The festival is made possible by grants from the Franklin/Nantahala Tourism Development Committee and the Tourism Development Authority of the Town of Franklin. www.franklinfolkfestival.com or 800.932.5294.

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The 13th Annual Franklin Area Folk Festival, “A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage,” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19, at Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center.

This family-friendly festival features live heritage demonstrations, Appalachian crafts, old-time mountain music & SEBA (Southeastern Bluegrass Association) jammin’ sessions, Civil War reenactors camped on the grounds with infantry drilling and firing demonstrations, kids’ activities, food, textiles, tours, and more. Artisans inside Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center will exhibit Macon County’s rich heritage by teaching us about pottery, textiles, painting, and local history.

Festival-goers are encouraged to bring their instruments and join in. Inside on the gym stage, children ages 18 and under are encouraged to compete in the Mountain Youth Talent Contest (performances in traditional Appalachian music, storytelling and dance) sponsored by Jackson County 4-H with support from Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (sign-up on the FAFF website).

New this year is an area for selected songwriters to perform their renditions of oldtime and bluegrass music. And downtown, located on the vacant lot/field beside

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The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Haywood County will have a corn hole tournament fundraiser starting at noon on Saturday, Aug. 19, at BearWaters Brewing in Canton.

Registration will begin at 11 a.m. and there will also be pre-registration forms available. Vance Moore with L & M Boards of Cullowhee will facilitate the tournament.

All funds raised from this event will stay in Haywood County and will be used to help children facing adversity achieve measurable outcomes leading to lifelong success.

First place winners will receive $250 cash, second place, $100, and third place $50. Live entertainment as well as T-shirts and food will be provided for tournament participants, $40 per team entry, 2 people per team, and double elimination. There will also be door prizes and a 50/50 drawing.

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Elevated Mountain grand opening The “Grand Opening” celebration for Elevated Mountain Distilling Co. will be Friday, Aug. 11, at its facility in Maggie Valley.

There will be a meet-and-greet with Bluegrass Hall of Fame banjo legend Raymond Fairchild from 3 to 4 p.m. The ribbon cutting with be at 4 p.m. Live music will be provided from Shellem Cline at 6 p.m. and The Darren Nicholson Band at 7 p.m. The Blue Ridge BBQ food truck will be onsite from 4 to 9 p.m. Free giveaways, games, and more. Bring lawn chairs.

828.944.0766 or www.elevatedmountain.com.

Street Rodders return to Maggie The Vintage Street Rodders of America (VSRA) will return for the second annual “Smokin’ Rodz in the Smokies” car show from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11-12 at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds.

A kick-off party for Smokin’ Rodz is slated at the nearby “Wheels Through Time Museum” on Thursday afternoon from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be a free cook-out for all registered car owners and vendors at the museum

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Dale Walksler, museum owner and star of the “What’s in the Barn” Velocity Channel TV series, will also be there for a meet and greet.

Inside the 40,000-square-foot museum you will view one of the world’s most extensive collections of antique motorcycles and parts including more than 350 bikes dating back to W the early 1900s. For good measure, Walksler P has thrown in a collection of one-of-a-kind collector and antique cars.

An added celebrity this year will be expert mechanic Sam Memmolo, host of “Two Guys Garage,” “Shade Tree Mechanic” and “Sam’s Garage” as well as numerous other television and radio car tech shows. Memmolo will be at the show both days to meet and greet participants as well as conducting an auto electrical seminar.

Vehicle registration for Smokin’ Rodz is $20 for VSRA members and $30 for non-members through Aug. 2. Afterwards it’s $30 and $40.

Spectator admission is $5 with children under 12 admitted free. Checks made payable to VSRA should be mailed to VSRA, 1024 Mitchell Road, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37663. Host hotel will be the Maggie Valley Inn and Convention Center with special VSRA rates available.

For more information or entry forms visit www.vsra-usa.com or contact VSRA President Jim Bledsoe at 423.571.6430 or streetrod34coupe@yahoo.com. www.visitncsmokies.com.

Dine with Habitat A benefit dinner for the Haywood Habitat for Humanity will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.

The four-course dinner will one drink per person, with other beverage options offered.

Vegetarian options are also available. Tickets are $60 per person. Half of the ticket price will go to Haywood Habitat.

To purchase tickets, call 828.452.7960.

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by Big Yard Sale band at 11 a.m. with a sign dedication at 1 p.m.

The historic Rickman Store is located on 259 Cowee Creek Road, seven miles north of Franklin by N.C. 28. Parking is limited in front of the store. Additional parking is available at the Macon County Heritage Center in the Old Cowee School.

For more information, visit Friends of the Rickman Store on Facebook or call 828.369.5595.

Every summer the club picks out a worthy group to support with the proceeds from the day. This year, the flying club is being SMART: (Smoky Mountain Area Robotics Team). The event will not only support the student Robotics program in Macon County, but will also offer the public the opportunity to learn more about radio control aircraft. Gates open at 10 a.m. and

Appalachian Renaissance Festival The Appalachian Renaissance Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 19-20 at Darnell Farms in Bryson City.

The Swain County Agricultural Fair will be Saturday at the farm. Other events carry over into Sunday. A county fair style festival, complete with judging of vegetables, eggs and flowers, agricultural demos, craft vendors, food trucks and live music. Camping is welcomed.

Address is 2300 Governors Island Road (U.S. 19 East of Bryson City at the river bridge). The event is free. 828.488.2376.

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• The High Mountain Squares will host their “Back to School Dance” from 6:15 to 8:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the Memorial United Methodist Church in Franklin. Western Style Square Dancing, main/stream and plus levels. New dancer lessons will begin Aug. 14.

828.342.1560 or 828.332.0001 or www.highmountainsquares.com.

• Sneak E Squirrel Brewing (Sylva) will host

the Jackson County Corn Hole Association on Monday evenings ($5 buy in, 100-percent payout), Karaoke with Captain Moose from 7 to 11 p.m. on Tuesdays, Trivia at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and a Guitar Hero Tournament at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. 828.586.6440.

• There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 12 and 19 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 828.452.0120.

• A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 12 and 19 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.631.3075.

• Free cooking demonstrations will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturdays at Country Traditions in Dillsboro. Eat samples and taste house wines for $3 a glass. All recipes posted online. www.countrytraditionsnc.com.

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• The Habitat for Humanity’s shrimp boil fundraiser will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Franklin. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for ages 5-11, and free under 5. Tickets can be purchased at Habitat’s Franklin and Sylva ReStores or at the door. Proceeds support Habitat’s mission to build & repair homes in Western North Carolina. 828.369.3716.

The Macon Aero Modelers Club will be having its annual radio control fly-in fundraiser during “Model Aviation Day” on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the club’s flying field in Otto. The event is to support the Macon County School’s Robotics Team.

from then till 4 p.m. there will be demonstrations and flying of R/C airplanes, jets, drones and helicopters. There will be large scale aircraft which are about 25 percent of the size of real airplanes.

At noon, there will be special demonstrations of 3D (aerobatic) helicopters, turbine powered jets, and a 50 percent scale Yak 54 airplane. Throughout the day there will be flying of scale model war birds, civilian and military aircraft, and the opportunity for those who are interested, to fly airplanes on dual controls with an instructor pilot.

Spectators will also have the opportunity to fly radio control aircraft on simulators.

There will be barbecue plates and hot dogs for sale along with soft drinks. Entry fee is $5 per car. In case of bad weather, the fly-in will be rescheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, with the same schedule of events.

The Macon Aero Modelers Flying Field is on U.S. 441 South of Franklin, at Otto. At the Otto Fire Department and Post Office, take a left — if going south, and if going north a right — onto Tessentee Road. The field is a half-mile from the bridge on Tessentee Road on the left. There will be directional signs along the route.

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To celebrate 10 years of the purchase and preservation of the historic Rickman General Store, the Friends of the Rickman Store (FORS) invite the community and visitors to the region to a full calendar of celebrations starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, with the presentation and signing of the new book “Ghost Country” by Gregg Clark.

On August 2007 Mainspring Conservation Trust, then the Land Trust of the Little Tennessee (LTLT), helped to make true a community dream by acquiring the building that hosted T.M. Rickman General Store and the home of Thomas Rickman and Fanny Holbrook, one of the twenty structures registered in the National Register of Historic Buildings as the Cowee-West’s Mill Historic District.

Clark is a native of Macon County, North Carolina who teaches English and History at Macon Middle School. He is well known for the Historic Ghost Tours Where Shadows Walk that he owns and operates with his wife Pauletta in Franklin, Bryson City, Waynesville and Highlands. His new book Ghost Country unveils with original narrative unresolved mysteries of the past in this region.

• FORS also invites you to mark your calendar for Aug. 19 when, as part of the Annual Macon County Heritage Festival, the store will serve as stage for the performance of song writers at 11 a.m. and the presentation of the Women’s Historical Trail project written by Barbara McRae and sponsored by the Folk Heritage Association of Macon County at 1 p.m.

• On Aug. 26, the traditional ice cream

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Sylva ‘Artist Talk’ Sponsored by the Jackson County Arts Council, the next “Artist Talk” will feature graphic designer Lauren Medford from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in the Community Room of the Jackson County Library Complex in Sylva.

The name of her presentation is “Bridging the Gap Between Fine Art & Graphic Design.” She will discuss her personal journey from graphic designer to artist. Discussing her background and work, the differences between art and design and how joining thought processes from both fields allowed her to make connections and work in a different way.

Medford is in her second year of an MFA program at Western Carolina University. She received her AA in Graphic Design from Southwestern Community College and her BFA in Art from WCU. Her experience in graphic design has shaped her as an artist.

Her pristine sculpture and print work is informed by semiotics.

Medford states, “Graphic design and fine

Shelton House Crafter Showcase The Shelton House will host its third installment of their “Crafter Showcase Spotlight” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Shelton House Barn in Waynesville.

This month’s presenter will be Sage Morgan, an up and coming star in the world of pottery. Originally from California, Morgan came to Haywood County to attend Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts Program. Morgan will be demonstrating and discussing her background, inspirations, and techniques on Saturday and will also be offering her pieces for sale at the Shelton House all summer long.

Admission is free and refreshments and appetizers will be served at the event.

828.452.1551 or info@sheltonhouse.org.

Eclipse photography at Sylva library The Jackson County Public Library will host a Solar Eclipse informational session at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Community Room in Sylva.

Retired Western Carolina University professor and avid photographer Roger Bacon will lead a discussion about the history and science of Solar Eclipses, Solar Eclipse safety, and some specific techniques for photographing the Eclipse, which will be Monday, Aug. 21.

Lauren Medford. arts are often two distinct fields. The intent of my work is to unite techniques and thought processes from both creative fields through mediums of print and sculpture.”

Everyone is encouraged to attend this demonstration. There is no charge for this event. Artist Talks are sponsored monthly by the Jackson County Arts Council as an effort to celebrate the many artists and art forms in Jackson County. www.jacksoncountyarts.org.

This program is free and open to the public. The event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. For more information, call the library at 828.586.2016. The Jackson County Public Library is a member of Fontana Regional Library (www.fontanalib.org).

‘The Study of Light in Photography’ The Sylva Photo Club will be presenting “The Study of Light in Photography” by Tony Wu on at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, in the Cullowhee Methodist Church on the Western Carolina University campus.

Wu will define and identify light in all its forms, and how to use it to create the image and mood you desire. Studying light is the very essence of any photograph and to understand it will help you create better photographs. This is Part One of a two part series.

Part Two is “The Application and Control of Light” and will be presented at a later date.

Share and Tell will follow with the theme of “Old, Antique or Abandoned.” Please download on a USB any pictures you would like to share. Cost for this program on Aug. 12 is $5 donation for guests (applied to membership for this year). Annual membership to the Sylva Photo Club is a $20 donation, $10 for students. sylvaphotoclub.wordpress.com, Facebook at “Sylva Photo Club” or sylvaphotoclub@gmail.com.

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• The Franklin Uptown Gallery will hold its monthly membership meeting at 1 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 13, at 30 East Main Street in Franklin. Join them for a demonstration by featured artist Betsey Sloan, a recognized gourd artist, author, and instructor. This demonstration is free to the public. Contact the gallery at 828.349.4607 for information.

• The next meeting of the Western North Carolina Woodturners Club Inc. will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at The Bascom in

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trompe l’oeil painting. Glenville is represented by Beth Bowser with a fused and slumped glass piece and Ken Bowser who is showing an oil painting.

The exhibit is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, Jackson County Arts Council, and the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. It will remain on view at Gallery 1 through August. www.gallery1sylva.com.

Highlands. The Bascom is located on N.C. 28, just north of downtown Highlands (heading toward Franklin). Visitors are always welcome. The club meets in Highlands the second Saturday of every month.

• Acclaimed Bryson City painter Elizabeth Ellison’s newest exhibit, “Spirit of Place,” will run through Sept. 4 at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville. Exhibit support is provided by The North Carolina Arboretum Society and Smoky Mountain Living magazine. www.smliv.com.

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• “Paint Nite Waynesville” will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays (Aug. 17 and 31) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Sign up for either event on the Paint Night Waynesville

There will be a “War-Hammer Making Class” with Brock Martin of WarFire Forge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 12-13 at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro.

In this course, students will be working out a war-hammer from a block of hardenable steel. Students will work together as well as with instructors to complete their hammer.

Expect to learn about metallurgy, misconceptions associated with the art, and how to develop proper technique. After heat treating, tempering, and assembling their hammers, students will test them on a series of unfortunate objects. No experience is necessary.

Students must wear closed toe shoes (preferably leather), long pants, and cotton

The Summer Arts & Crafts Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19, in downtown Dillsboro.

The market has grown to over 70 booths, covering Front Street and Church Street as well, with an added focus on children’s activities.

Children’s activities will be focused on Church Street, where there will be a storytelling booth with opportunities to purchase children’s books. Some of the entertainment onstage will include Spark the Fairy, Dew Drop, and the Ammons Sisters. Other entertainment includes the Collins Sisters who will sing songs for children, and also be joined by Mr. Limberjack. www.visitdillsboro.org.

clothing, and should bring a lunch. Cost is $315 (materials included), which is due at registration.

There will also be a “Viking Axe Class” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19-20 with Martin at the JCGEP. This course is designed to introduce students to axe making using hand tools while learning the metallurgy behind producing a quality tool/weapon. Topics covered will include: benefits of forging vs stock removal, heat treating and tempering, temperature control vs hammer control, posture, limitations of workability, filing, sanding, sharpening, and more. They will discuss misconceptions associated with the art and how to fortify proper technique. Students will walk away with a high carbon (high quality), small bearded axe akin to those used popularly by Vikings.

Cost is $285, with materials included. www.jcgep.org.

Raise funds for Cullowhee Mountain Arts Featuring 16 artists and 16 pieces of art, the Cullowhee Mountain Arts fundraiser is currently underway. The drawing will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the CMA office on Main Street in Sylva.

Proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will go to benefit future events and workshops that are put on year-round by the CMA. One ticket is $20, three for $36, five for $50 and 12 for $100. Ticket purchases are tax deductible.

To view works that will be raffled off, visit www.cullowheemountainarts.org.

Facebook page (search event: Brush N. Brew) or call Robin Smathers at 828.400.9560. paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

• There will be a “Thursday Painters Open Studio” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Franklin Uptown Gallery. Bring a bag lunch, project and supplies. Free to the

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• The Waynesville Fiber Friends will meet from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of the month at the Panacea Coffee House in Waynesville. All crafters and beginners interested in learning are invited. Keep up with them through their Facebook group or by calling 828.276.6226.

print. Blown glass by Judy McManus and digital photography by Teri Leigh Teed are also on view.

Cullowhee artist Neal Howard is showing her woven silk, metal smith William Rogers is displaying a set of forged candlesticks, painter Susan Lingg has a watercolor on view, and Lee Budahl is showing a

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The “Smoky Mountains Sampler” will open with an artist reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at Gallery 1 in Sylva.

The traveling exhibit is the first of series that highlights the rich visual contributions made by area artists. The exhibits are part a project called “Artists Count.”

Eighteen artists from Jackson and Swain counties are included in the exhibit along with six illustrated panels that direct visitors to places where they can see and buy art. Sites include artisan studios, galleries, museums, shops, and community organizations in Bryson City, Cherokee, Dillsboro, and Sylva.

The project was inspired by the fact that Western North Carolina is celebrated for its heritage arts and crafts, but there is a gap between the excellent work produced here and its exposure to wider markets. Merging art and tourism made sense because data suggests that 60 percent of surveyed craft consumers came from outside the state.

The project strives for authenticity and promotes “homegrown” entrepreneurs.

The exhibit was first on view at the Welcome Center north of Asheville on Interstate 26, where a quarter million people stop each year. Visitors who travel through western North Carolina want to see what the area has to offer. The six display panels are aimed at helping to connect visitors to the arts and to encourage them to buy local art during their stay.

Artists in the exhibition include potters Susan Coe and Ed and Kari McIlvaine along with painter Barbara Robinson from Bryson City. Artworks from Cherokee include a cornhusk doll by Polly Rattler, a “Seven Clans” bowl by Dean Reed, a mask

by Judson Bradley, and a basket by Ramona Lossie.

Sylva artist Sharon Bunting is showing a series of colored pencil drawings, while Isabella R. Jacovino is exhibiting a digital

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• A “Youth Art Class” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the Appalachian Art Farm on 22 Morris Street in Sylva. All ages welcome. $10 includes instruction, materials and snack. appalachianartfarm@gmail.com or find them on Facebook. 37

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Shakespeare at HART A stage production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Nights Dream” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10-11, 17-19 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 13 and 20 in the Fangmeyer Theater at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.

The show is being staged in a way that will

• There will an Elvis and Jeff Foxworthy impersonator at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. Stewart Chapman (Elvis) and Jamie Simpson (Jeff Foxworthy) will entertain audiences with their unique brand of impersonation. Tickets are $25. The event will also serve as a fundraiser for the Star Ranch Horse Rescue.

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The stage production of “The Loves of Elaine” will return to the Feichter Studio at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11-12 and 18-19 and at 2 p.m.

Aug. 13 and 20 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.

When her mother, Elaine, passed away a few years ago, Lyn Donley discovered to her surprise a stash of love letters — but not from her father. These were from a wide variety of fantastic men that were all in love with Elaine revealing a whole new side to the woman she knew. In the production, Donley will be acting out the story alongside C.J. Deering.

Tickets are $10. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 828.456.6322 or visit www.harttheatre.org.

bring the outside in, plunging you into the forest as Demetrius, Lysander, Helena and Hermia get lost and the fair Puck makes mischief. The cast, under the direction of Henry Williamson, includes: Theseus/Oberon Dwight Chiles, Hippolyta/Titania - Christine Caldemeyer, Puck/Philostrate - Tabitha Judy, Helena - Laura Gregory, Demetrius - David Anthony Yeates, Lysander - Maximilian Lee Kroger, Hermia - Emma Heisey, Bottom- Erin McCarson, Peter Quince/Fairy - Lucretia Bell, Francis Flute/Peaseblossom - Allen Law, Tom Snout/Cobweb - Samantha LeBrocq, Snug/Moth - Makenzy Mul, Robin Starveling/Mustardseed - Annelise Taylor, and Henry Egeus/Fairy - Kevin Norris.

Tickets are $25.68 per person. For tickets, call 828.452.6322 or visit www.harttheatre.org.

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The delightful New York romance “Crossing Delancey” (made into a movie starring Amy Irving in 1988) will open the Highlands Cashiers Players’ 23rd season Aug. 18 through Sept. 3.

Directed by veteran actor/director Dr. Ronnie Spilton, the women in the cast include Lynleigh McLain playing Isabelle, a single young career woman, Faye Siegel, her grandmother, and Barbara Jamison, a new actor to HCP, playing the matchmaker hired to find a young man for Isabelle.

Lance Trudel plays Sam Posner, presented to Isabelle as a candidate, while Chris Hess plays Tyler Moss, the self-centered author with whom Isabelle is besotted.

Though Isabelle is not at all pleased when she learns that Sam is the owner of a pickle business, who lives on the “wrong side” of New York’s Delancey Street, further acquaintance with him changes her mind.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18-20. The regular season begins Aug. 24, with evening shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. and the two Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 27 and Sept. 3.

For tickets, call 828.526.8084 or visit www.highlandscashiersplayers.com.

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Finding meaning in a disordered world od Dreher’s The Benedict Option: A Strategy For Christians In A PostChristian Nation (Penguin Random House, 2017, 255 pages) has caused quite a stir this year among reviewers, critics, and readers.

Some have applauded what they consider Dreher’s thesis: that the United States — and nearly all Western nations — have abandoned their Christian roots and that, as a consequence, Christians must create a culture separate from that of the secularist mainstream.

Other commentaWriter tors have disagreed with Dreher, claiming that Christians need to embrace the mainstream culture and to bring their beliefs into play in that arena.

Some of these critics on both sides of the aisle have, I think, missed some of the subtleties of Dreher’s arguments.

Before examining those arguments, we must understand what Dreher means by the Benedict Option. Benedict was a sixth-century monk credited with founding both the Benedictine Order and Christian monasticism in general. He established monasteries, wrote out a Rule, still in print and practiced today, as to how the monks were to live, and provided islands of hope and refuge in a Europe devastated by the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. His monks and monasteries help rescue and resuscitate Western Civilization.

Dreher advocates the spirit of such communities as medicine for our present disordered age. He spends the first part of The Benedict Option examining the difficulties Christians face in today’s chaotic market of ideas and beliefs, and then proposes specific ways for believers to keep and bolster their

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faith. In chapters bearing such titles as “The Idea of a Christian Village,” “Education as Christian Formation,” and “Eros and the New

Christian Counterculture,” Dreher stresses the importance of family and community in the maintenance of faith. He particularly reminds readers of the failure of politics to address the “threats to the integrity of families and communities.” In terms of restoring Christianity to the marketplace of ideas, and in regard to the well being of families, politics — according to Dreher — is a dead end.

In all of these arguments, Dreher employs specific examples of families and communities already living out the Benedict Option. In Charlottesville, Virginia, for example, a group of male students at the University of Virginia founded “Chancellot,” a home on Chancellor Street aimed at intentional Christian living. In California, Calee Lee started Xist Publish, a digital children’s book company that has encouraged Christian writers and artists, and has produced more than 200 books for children. As Lee told Dreher in regard to LuLaRoe, a clothing manufacturer founded by a Mormon who has successfully created modest but attractive clothing for women, “You can be frustrated with the fashion industry, or you can be the fashion industry.”

Although he does issue warnings to Christians about trials they may face in the near future — a part of one chapter is titled “Prepare to Be Poorer and More Marginalized” — Dreher never advocates, as certain of his critics have suggested, some sort of total withdrawal from the problems of the world. He is no starry eyed dreamer or idealist, but rather a man who is offering his fellow believers a long-acclaimed Christian ambition, a way to be “in the world, but not of the world.” He offers gritty advice to fellow believers about how to follow their faith, but never takes his eyes from the central beliefs of that faith. Some of those who have read and critiqued his ideas have missed some of these nuances.

Readers of a different faith or of no faith whatsoever may also find inspiration in The

Benedict Option. In Crunchy Cons, written in 2006, Dreher identified himself and others as conservative, but conservatives with a concern for the environment, with organic foods, with the “Small Is Beautiful” idea in everything from government to business. In that book and in The Benedict Option, Dreher offers thoughts and options that might appeal to a broader audience, to conservatives yes, but also to libertarians of whatever faith and even to those on the left who recognize that government and politics often fail between their promises and their performance.

An example of the universality of some of Dreher’s arguments: in the chapter titled “Man and the Machine,” Dreher examines the deleterious effects of technology on human beings. He points out the intimacy that has developed between us and our machines — our smart phones, our computers — and how overindulgence in this technology cuts us off from human experience. As Dreher points out, Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer, and some other Silicon Valley folks recognized the damage that could be done by the various devices they invented, especially to the young, and so forbade their children to own iPods and limited their access to other gadgets.

Near the end of his book, Dreher writes that the Benedict Option “… is a way of seeing the world and of living in the world that undermines modernity’s big lie: that humans are nothing more than ghosts in a machine, and we are free to adjust its settings in any way we like.”

He ends that same chapter with this quote from Wendell Berry: “It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.”

Dreher’s book is a clarion cry for all people to live as creatures, as fully human beings, and not as cogs in a machine.

Children’s book deals with divorce, remarriage Writer Joan Barris will hold a reading for her new children’s book at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

Barris will be reading from The King of Underpants Street. In her debut children’s book, Barris addresses the vulnerability of pre-school children during divorce and remarriage.

This sweet story of one little boy is beautifully illustrated and a springboard for discussion among divorced or divorcing families. The book is currently short-listed in the Gittle List Competition and has received solidly positive reviews.

Barris, LCSW, LNHA is a veteran family therapist who has written for both mental health professionals and consumers. She has dealt with hundreds of families in crisis in a variety of settings throughout her 35year career. The King of Underpants Street reflects both personal and professional experience.

Barris is a proud resident of Haywood County. She is invested in Mountain Mediation as a volunteer mediator, The Long-Term Care Committee as an Advocate for nursing home residents, and Women Build through Habitat for Humanity. www.blueridgebooksnc.com or 828.456.6000.

HCC ‘Total Eclipse Book Sale’ The Haywood Community College Library will hold a “Total Eclipse Book Sale” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 21-25 in Clyde.

This solar eclipse of all book sales will feature magazines for $0.10, paperbacks for $0.50, hardbacks for $1 and arts and crafts books for $3. The books on sale will include those in the subjects of arts and crafts, gardening, natural resources, fiction, history and miscellaneous. Forms of payment accepted are cash and check.

HCC’s Library is located in Building 200. For more information about the sale, please call 828.565.4083.

Powell’s take on marriage Author Mark Powell will present his work Small Treasons at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

With writing that is both devastating and tender, Powell brings his acclaimed eye to an American marriage on the verge of rupture, spinning an all-too-current tale of the world we live in and the world we fear — and how we may not be able to tell the two apart.

Ron Rash said of Small Treasons, “A beautifully written, disturbing portrait of Americans searching for meaning in a violent, fragmented world. What a marvelous novel.”

Powell is the author of four previous novels.

In 2009 he won the Chaffin Award for contributions to Appalachian literature. He lives in the mountains of North Carolina where he teaches at Appalachian State University in Boone. www.citylightsnc.com or 828.586.9499.

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The “Literary Hour” will be held at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Keith House at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown.

Poets Glenda Beall and Glenda Barrett, and prose writer Jo Carolyn Bebe will be the featured readers.

• Beall’s writing has been published in numerous literary journals including, Reunions Magazine, Main Street Rag Poetry Journal, Appalachian Heritage, Journal of Kentucky Studies and online, Your Daily Poem, Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, and Wild Goose Poetry Review.

• Barrett has been widely published in magazines, anthologies and journals. These include Country Women, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Farm and Ranch Living, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Deep South Magazine, Journal of Kentucky Studies, Woman’s World and Greensilk Journal.

• Beebe has been published in Main Street Rag, Clothes Lines, Women’s Spaces Women’s Places, Lonzie’s Fried Chicken, Lights in the Mountains, Echoes Across the Blue Ridge and Abingdon Press.

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A writing workshop led by Asheville author Michael Havelin from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, will be held at the Waynesville Public Library.

Havelin will present a two-hour session on various aspects of the writing process for fiction authors. A knowledgeable and entertaining workshop leader, Havelin will explain many basic writing concepts; including where to find ideas, the importance of accurate research, having characters your readers are interested in, intriguing opening lines, choosing the “right” crime, and developing good and consistent writing habits.

Havelin is the author of 14 books, including how-to books, mysteries, and “mysterical” adventures. Over the years, he has worked as a musician, photographer, teacher, interpreter, author, editor, publisher and has even practiced law.

This event is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration required, call 828.356.2507 or email kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

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To try a tri Race day is a whirlwind for a first-time triathlete

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER s I stood freezing on the dock above 67.3-degree Lake Logan, the main thought running through my head was a question: Why did I put myself up to this?

Wearing only a swimsuit, I was surrounded by a bunch of wetsuit-wearing athletes who were more intense than I would ever be, and here I was, set to swim, bike and run alongside them in the Lake Logan Sprint Triathlon. My stomach growled, either from hunger or nervousness — it was hard to tell — but either way it seemed an affirmation that I should have slept rather than waking up at 4:30 a.m. to come out here and embarrass myself.

Nevertheless, I got in the water, tried to calm down — and immediately panicked when the timing chip strapped around my ankle somehow fell off into the dark water. I looked around for somebody to flag down, but there was no time. The race had started, and I had to swim.

So, I swam, sort of. The cold water shrank my lungs, and I struggled, sputtering, through lake water that appeared dark as night through my goggles. I fell behind, and the first buoy seemed impossibly far away, the 500-meter finish even farther. I found myself seriously considering waving down one of the volunteers sitting in kayaks along the course, bailing out.

But, before I could decide, something changed. I warmed as the exertion caught up with me, and I felt my stroke regain the rhythm I’d practiced over countless hours in the pool. I was breathing easier, no longer sputtering, and each stroke became a mini pep talk as I rounded the first buoy, then the second, and aimed for the bridge beyond which the swimming leg would finally end.

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Athletes in the Lake Logan International Triathlon enter the water as the race begins Aug. 6. Holly Kays photo Cyclists kick off at the start of the biking leg. Scott McLeod photo

I had trained for this.

I could do this.

I would do this.

I kept telling myself that, even as I hit the frigid water entering the lake from Big East Fork, swimming as fast as I could so that the heat of exercise would offset the cold. I made it to dock, where I climbed up and jogged to the transition area, toweling off, pulling on shorts and sneakers, grabbing a quick drink of water and extricating my bike and helmet.

One leg down, two to go.

I mounted the bicycle, made an initial climb up N.C. 215 and then began the long descent toward Jukebox Junction. It was still early morning, not past 8 a.m., and for a while I forgot that I was supposed to be racing — the rolling farmlands heading down to Bethel were entrancing, covered with the orange-tinged light of a day that’s still young, revealing views of horse pastures, fields filled with workers, and patches of trees spilling shade onto the road.

My toes chilled as air rushed through my ventilated sneakers, and I remembered that this was a race. I pedaled harder, shifting gears to get up hills and down hills until arriving at Jukebox Junction, hanging a left onto U.S. 276 and then left again onto Lake Logan Road, which would loop around to return the way I’d come — except that now that big

A weekend’s worth of sport The Lake Logan Sprint Triathlon was just one of the three events comprising the 11th annual Lake Logan Multisport Festival. The grueling half-ironman race was Saturday, Aug. 5, and the sprint triathlon and longer international triathlon were held on Sunday, Aug. 6. About 700 people competed over the course of the weekend. Information and results are online at www.gloryhoundevents.com/event/lake-logan-multisport-festival.

downhill would be a big uphill.

I didn’t have the best bike for this, I knew that. Everyone else seemed to have these fancy, skinny-tired racing bikes that allowed them to zoom right past me as I struggled uphill. I, on the other hand, had a hybrid bike that I’d borrowed from a friend when my beloved Klaudia, a clunky steel-frame I’d had for 10 years, was deemed unrideable pending extensive repairs. My borrowed steed was a good bike, but it was no $1,000 racing machine.

So, I pedaled as hard as I could, making use of every gear I had. Lots of people passed me, but I passed a few myself, which was reassuring. I might be slow, but at least I wasn’t the slowest.

After what seemed like forever, 12 miles were gone and I was back at the transition area again, putting my bike up, taking a bite of banana, and throwing on a headband to keep my increasingly wild hair out of my face as I embarked on the final leg: a 5K. The first few steps were hard, but before long I’d found my rhythm and the race more resembled an enjoyable morning run than the forced march I’d feared. I’d come full-circle, from knowing I couldn’t do this, to thinking maybe I could, to knowing that I would finish with a smile on my face.

I kept my pace steady during the gradual uphill that comprised the run’s first half, grabbing a cup of Gatorade at the turnaround and then pointing my sneakers downhill. My strides grew long as gravity carried me back toward the finish line. I was passing people and realizing with relief that a surprising number of people were behind me, still pressing uphill.

I started hearing the announcer back at the finish line, knew I was close. I could see the bridge. I could see

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The emerald ash borer has been discovered in Haywood County, making it the 32nd confirmed county to which the invasive pest has spread.

The EAB is a metallic green beetle that bores into ash trees and feeds on tissues under the bark, typically killing the tree in three to five years. Infested trees display thinning crowns, increased woodpecker activity, small D-shaped holes where adult beetles emerge from the trees and sprouts from the tree’s main stem.

The latest EAB discovery was located 17 miles north of Waynesville. Other counties in Western North Carolina with EAB presence confirmed include Swain, Buncombe and Graham. The entire state of North

parts, the insect itself, ash nursery stock and all hardwood firewood into non-quarantined areas such as South Carolina or central Tennessee. www.emeraldashborer.info.

Get fire wise With the 2016 wildfire season in the rearview, a program highlighting ways that homeowners and communities can increase their safety in case of future fire events will be offered 6-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the Maggie Valley Pavilion at 3987 Soco Road.

Attendees will learn about the history of wildfire in the area, likelihood of future fires in Western North Carolina and ways to increase a property’s safety in the event of a wildfire. The meeting is a joint effort of the Southwestern N.C. Resource Conservation and Development Council, the town of Maggie Valley and the N.C. Forest Service.

Free. Food provided with an RSVP to Laurel Kays, lkays@southwesternrcd.org or 828.452.2519.

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It was a strange feeling, really — I’ve never considered myself an athlete. I was never on any athletic teams in high school, as a kid never stuck with any sport for more than a season or maybe two, mostly because I was pretty bad at all of them. And now, somehow, I’m a person who runs, bikes and swims regularly. I still can’t shake the feeling that I’m a hack at it all, that it’s obvious to everyone that I have no idea what I’m doing.

Maybe I still don’t know what I’m doing, but that doesn’t change the fact that I — with the help of a community offering support, encouragement and plenty of welltaken advice — actually did it.

And that’s a fact worth toasting with a glass of Gatorade and a nice, long nap.

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the finish line. I catapulted to an all-out sprint — only to realize that the course included a loop through a grassy field before returning to the finish. So I slowed, took some gasps of air, and then turned it on again to sprint under the green arc marking the end.

My time, I would find out later, was one hour, 44 minutes, 21 seconds. I’d placed 90th out of 131 people, so toward the bottom of mid-range.

I was elated, though. It was never about time or ranking for me. It was about finishing — about putting my mind to completing this race, sticking out the months of training required to do it well, and then crossing the finish line with an actual triathlon race under my belt.

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The solar eclipse is coming ews of the upcoming solar eclipse has been hard for Western North Carolinians to avoid this season, and the big day is coming up Monday, Aug. 21, when the moon will cover the sun for one to two minutes during the 2 p.m. hour — exact times and durations vary by location.

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n Eclipse expert Enrique Gomez will discuss his experiences viewing eclipses at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Gomez, an associate professor of physics at Western Carolina University, has previously witnessed two total solar eclipses — one in Mexico City in 1991 and the other in Austria in 1999. n The ultimate solar eclipse will be offered at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the Jackson County Public Library. Randi Neff, WNCnext and Morehead Planetarium will present the program with lunar geologist Amy Fagan and physicist Enrique Gomez offering a Q&A afterward. Free solar glasses will be distributed. Free, and cosponsored by Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. n The 21-minute planetarium show “Secrets of the Sun” will explore the sun’s role in the life of our solar system on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.

Showings are at 1:45, 2:30 and 3:15 p.m. Free, with tickets given from the library’s reference desk beginning at 1 p.m. n Christi Whitworth, director of learning experiences at Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Brevard, will give the Highlands area an overview of what to expect during the solar eclipse with a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Highlands Nature Center.

Whitworth will discuss the science behind eclipses, what to expect, safety measures and equipment. The lecture is part of the nature center’s Zahner Conservation Lecture Series, free lectures offered weekly through Sept. 3. The Aug. 17 lecture is sponsored by Ruth and Tom Claiborne.

CLINGMANS DOME ROAD TO CLOSE The access road to the popular Clingmans Dome Parking Area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close 11 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19, through the evening of Monday, Aug. 21, following the solar eclipse event there.

All backcountry trails, campsites and shelters will remain open, but backpackers should consider the closure when planning their itineraries. All vehicles must leave the area by 11 p.m. Aug. 19.

High traffic volume is expected throughout

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the day Aug. 21. Vehicles cannot stop in the roadway and must park in designated parking areas. If roads become congested to the point of causing a safety concern, rangers may temporarily close them to additional inbound traffic.

Temporary road closures are likely throughout the day.

Visitors are encouraged to investigate eclipse viewing sites outside the park rather than risking traffic congestion in the park.

An interactive map showing backcountry campsites within the path of totality is available at http://go.nps.gov/GRSM_ECLIPSE. www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/2017solar-eclipse.htm.

NATIONAL FOREST VISITATION TO BE HIGH With extremely high visitation levels Aug. 18-21, recreation sites in the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest are expected to be crowded and campgrounds are likely to be full Aug. 21 and the weekend preceding it.

Visitors should plan ahead, filling gas tanks before the eclipse weekend and bringing layers of clothing, food, water and a map rather than a GPS unit. Safety alerts and closure information will be posted at www.facebook.com/nfsnc.

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The sun’s corona shines around the moon during a total solar eclipse. NASA photo

Several options are available for those who would like to enjoy the eclipse while also spending time in the outdoors.

See it in Gorges Gorges State Park in Sapphire will pre-game for the eclipse with events throughout the day Aug. 19-20. Aug. 19 will focus on nature programs, with hands-on educational presentations on the history of eclipses, a birds of prey program and ranger-guided hikes. Aug. 20 will be a fun-focused day, with face painting, live music, food vendors and more eclipse programs.

The day of the eclipse — Monday, Aug. 21 — will start early with the park opening at 5 a.m. and visitors recommended to select a

viewing spot by 11 a.m. Food trucks will be on site. The eclipse will start at 1:07 p.m. with totality starting at 2:36 p.m. and lasting for more than two minutes. The sky will return to normal by 4:01 p.m.

Gorges is an official 2017 Carolinas Solar Eclipse Party through a joint effort of North and South Carolina coordinated by the Morehead Planetarium and funded by the N.C. Space Grant and S.C. Space.

ECLIPSE RIVERSIDE The beautiful Rainbow Springs Conserved Property near Franklin will be the site of an eclipse celebration hosted by Mainspring Conservation Trust Monday, Aug. 21.

On property along the Nantahala River, Mainspring will provide restrooms, yard games, eclipse-viewing glasses and water.

Free, with space limited. Sharon Burdette, 828.524.2711, ext. 301.

Close enough at the Arboretum The N.C. Arboretum in Asheville will be just outside the path of totality but will throw a big celebration of the natural phenomena with an event 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21.

The Arboretum grounds will see a 99 percent eclipse, with the full eclipse occurring at 2:35 p.m. The first 250 cars will receive a free pair of solar eclipse glasses. Per-car regular admission is $14 for the day.

Hundreds to gather at PARI The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute will be full with 800 dignitaries and guests for the facility’s sold-out eclipse event. NASA teams will conduct two different eclipse experiments while the celestial event unfolds, with about 300 amateur astronomers coming from as far away as Italy.

In addition, more than 200 GO trailer owners will gather at PARI for Camp Dark Sky the weekend of the eclipse, joining all those NASA scientists as the sun disappears. The GO is a lightweight, multiuse recreation trailer made by Brevard-based SylvanSport. Proceeds from the weekend will be donated to PARI.

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The 31st annual Conservation and Sportsmen’s Banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Crest Center and Pavilion in Asheville.

The event, a fundraiser for the Southern Appalachian Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society, will feature a live and silent auction, games, drawings and door prizes, as well as dinner. Prize items will include a selection of high-quality firearms, artwork and collectables.

A social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. Space limited; $80 for individual membership and dinner tickets, $120 for couples; $55 for ages 17 and under.

Sponsorship packages are also available for $295, $550, $1,000 and $2,500, respectively.

Dale Pennell, 828.231.7050 or dalepennell@gmail.com.

Get certified in hunter safety A hunter safety course resulting in a certification that’s valid in every North American state and province will be offered 6-9 p.m.

Aug. 14-15 at Haywood Community College in Clyde.

In addition to firearm safety, instruction includes ethics and responsibility, conservation and wildlife management, wildlife identification, survival, first aid, specialty hunting and tree stand safety.

Free through a partnership of HCC’s Department of Arts, Sciences and Natural Resources and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. No minimum age, but classes are taught at the sixth-grade level and participants must take a test without assistance.

Attendance to both sessions required.

Additional courses will be offered Sept. 1819, Oct. 2-3, Nov. 6-7 and Dec. 18-19. Preregistration required at www.ncwildlife.org.

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Wildcrafter Ila Hatter, of Bryson City, will teach a one-day class called “Foraging for Food and Farmacy” 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, through the Smoky Mountain Field School.

Students will spend a day learning how to identify the plants and trees that Native Americans and early settlers used for dye, food, medicine, crafts and other necessities for daily life.

The Smoky Mountain Field School is a partnership of the University of Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to promote learning in the natural world. Courses take place outdoors at various locations inside the park. $79, with registration at smfs.utk.edu.

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Prepare for winter gardening Learn how to get the garden ready for winter and start composting with a presentation at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Lazy Hiker Brewery in Franklin.

Adam Bigelow, director of the Cullowhee Community Garden, will lead the talk. Participants will learn the principles of crop rotation and what to plant for cool weather. Each person will receive cool-weather seeds and a kitchen compost collector.

A program of the Share & Serve Garden at First United Methodist Church in Franklin.

Make your yard bird-friendly A tutorial on how native plants and other actions can turn a yard into a haven for birds will be offered at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Environmental Resource Center in Franklin.

Tom Tribble, president of the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society, will lead the talk.

With increased development and human population growth, birds need all the help they can get when it comes to habitat to eat, sleep and raise young.

Part of a series sponsored by the Macon County Master Gardeners, Franklin Garden Club and Otto Garden Club. 828.524.5234.

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Parkway staff celebrate a special beer release at Highland Brewing Company in Asheville. Donated photo

Find a pint for the Parkway A series of special beer releases and events in August and September will raise money for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, from Shenandoah to Sylva.

Find Your Pint, now in its second year, will include 30 breweries and one cidery, with each establishment giving its own unique take on celebrating the connection between beer and the outdoors. Each event will include the release of a new beer, with a generous portion of sales donated to the

Foundation as it enters its 20th year.

Local participants include BearWaters Brewing Company, Boojum Brewing Company, Frog Level Brewing Company and Innovation Brewing. The series includes a passport program encouraging beer fans to visit each brewery to collect Parkway Beer Passport stickers.

For a full schedule and downloadable passports, visit www.brpfoundation.org/findyourpint.

Bike and pedestrian projects opinions wanted August 9-15, 2017

An open house seeking input for future bicycle and pedestrian projects in Canton will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Colonial Theater in Canton.

The public’s help is needed to help rank projects such as bike lanes, sidewalks and greenways.

Project consultants, steering committee members and town staff will be on hand to answer questions.

Sealy Chipley, sealy@chipleyconsulting.com.

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A disc golf tournament will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Jackson County Recreation Park in Cullowhee.

Fee is $5 for singles and $10 for doubles.

Sign up at www.rec.jacksonnc.org.

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A celebration of the sun and the many ways that forests and ecosystems rely on it will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Cradle of Forestry in America.

Programs will explore amphibian and reptile navigation, photosynthesis and more.

Included with regular admission of $5 for ages 16 and up; Friends of the Cradle, Every Kid in a Park, Golden Age and Federal Interagency passes accepted.

The Cradle of Forestry is located along U.S. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, about 35 miles south of Waynesville.

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A tomato tasting will offer a chance to sample the many varieties grown in Haywood County, noon to 2 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 14, at the Waynesville Public Library.

Participants should bring tomatoes they have grown and a dish to share that has tomatoes in it. Sign-up required with Kathy Olsen, 828.356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • No-cost veterinary services will be provided from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. through Aug. 10 at the Swain County Recreation Ball Fields at 30 Rec Park Drive in Bryson City.

• A TED talk discussion on “The Power of Vulnerability” will be offered on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Waynesville Library. 15-20 minute talk followed by discussion.

Registration required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

• A barbecue event for on- and off-duty first-responders from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Creekwood Farm RV Park in Waynesville. 926.7977 or 478.256.8969.

• Tickets are on sale now for a train ride following the route of the Southern Railway Murphy Branch Line established in 1891. Ridge will be offered on Saturday, Aug. 12, from Johnson City, Tenn., to Bryson City and back. Tickets: $83-152 for adults; $69-79 for children 2-12. Meals available for purchase. Printable order forms: www.wataugavalleynrhs.org. Info: 423.753.5797 or wataugavalley@embarqmail.com.

• The August meeting of the Beaverdam Community Center is at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, at 1620 N. Canton Road in Canton. Guest speaker is Darren Wade of Ole Smoky Tractor and Engine Association.

• For the drafting of a comprehensive bicyclist and pedestrian plan for the Town of Canton, drop-in input session will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, at Colonial Theater in Canton.

• Reservations are being accepted for the induction ceremony for the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians Hall of Fame, which is set for Aug. 26 at the Southwestern Community College Swain Center in Bryson City. $35 per person includes lunch and weekend admission to the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians. info@greatsmokies.com or 488.3681.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • The “Grand Opening” celebration for Elevated Mountain Distilling Co. will be Friday, Aug. 11, at its facility in Maggie Valley. There will be a meet-and-greet with Bluegrass Hall of Fame banjo legend Raymond Fairchild from 3 to 4 p.m. The ribbon cutting with be at 4 p.m. Live music will be provided from Shellem Cline at 6 p.m. and The Darren Nicholson Band at 7 p.m. The Blue Ridge BBQ food truck will be onsite from 4 to 9 p.m. Free giveaways, games, and more. Bring lawn chairs. 944.0766 or www.elevatedmountain.com.

• Representatives of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics will hold a community forum from 10:30 a.m.-noon on Thursday, Aug. 10, at Western Carolina University’s Health and Human Sciences Building in Cullowhee to gather input from the public concerning the school’s plans for a western campus at Morganton.

• 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 also available. 586.2016 or www.fontanalib.org.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • Cullowhee Mountain Arts fundraiser is currently underway. The drawing will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the CMA office on Main Street in Sylva.

Proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will go to benefit

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted. future events and workshops that are put on year-round by the CMA. One ticket is $20, three for $36, five for $50 and 12 for $100. Ticket purchases are tax deductible. To views the artists and their works go to www.cullowheemountainarts.org.

• A rummage sale will be held from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, and from 8 a.m.-close on Saturday, Aug. 12, at First United Methodist Church in Sylva.

Proceeds support the church’s mission work and building fund.

• Habitat for Humanity’s shrimp boil fundraiser is from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Holly Springs Baptist church in Franklin. Tickets: $25 for adults; $10 for ages 5-11; free for 4-under. Tickets available at the door or at the Franklin and Sylva ReStores. Proceeds support Habitat’s mission to build and repair homes in WNC. 369.3716.

• Western North Carolina rock/soul group The Travers Brothership will host an all-day fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain.

On July 10, the band was involved in a serious accident on Interstate 81, resulting in the total destruction of their equipment. One dollar from every pint poured on Aug. 12 at Pisgah Brewing will go to the band’s recovery fund. The band will perform with special guests at 9 p.m. www.traversbrothership.com.

• Tickets are on for the Cashiers Historical Society’s “2017 Cashiers Designers Showhouse™ that will be held Aug. 12-27 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. One-day tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the entrance; multi-day tickets are $70 in advance or $75 at the entrance. Tickets available at www.cashiershistoricalsociety.org. Three newly constructed cottages will be featured.

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the performance or on Saturday, $60 for the gala plus performance. director@haywoodarts.org.

• Tickets are available now for the 26th annual Golf and Gala, which is is Aug. 29-30 at Maggie Valley Club and Waynesville Inn Golf Resort and Spa and Laurel Ridge Country Club. Dinner, dancing and awards are Saturday evening at Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa. Golf and gala tickets: $150; gala only: $75. To play in two tournaments: $250 (includes two tickets to gala). haywoodhealthcarefoundation.org/event/2017-golf-andgala.

• Sponsorships are available now for the Haywood Community College Shine & Dine Gala, which benefits the Haywood Community College Foundation. The event is from 6-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville. Dinner, music by Juan Benavides, demonstrations, silent and live auctions. Sponsorships range from $250 to $5,000.

627.4544 or pahardin@haywood.edu. Info: www.hccgala.events.

• Tickets are on sale now for the Rock FUR The Cats benefit for Feline Urgent Rescue of WNC. Event is from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Grey Eagle in Asheville. Music by Pleasure Chest, master of Blues and Soul and Rock n’ Roll. $20 per person; sponsorships are $75. www.furofwnc.org or www.thegreyeagle.com. Info: 770.861.2994.

• Tickets are on sale now for the the Southwestern Community College Foundation’s annual “Bluegrass, Blue Jeans & Bling” fundraising gala, which is at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. It’s the school’s fourth annual gala. Frogtown will perform bluegrass. Activities include cornhole, wine pull, silent auction and a “Best Dressed Blue Jeans & Bling” contest. Tickets are $150 each, and table sponsorships start at $1,500. 339.4227 or www.southwesterncc.edu/gala.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS

• The Macon Aero Modelers Club will have their annual radio control fly-in fundraiser starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, on Model Aviation Day at the club’s flying field on US 441 south of Franklin in Otto. $5 entry fee per car. Activities and demonstrations. Food for sale. 421.7843 or 371.1427.

• Registration is underway for a volunteer training for REACH of Macon County, which also serves Jackson County. Training is from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Aug. 17-18. Anyone who volunteers at a domestic violence agency in North Carolina and wants to work more directly with clients needs 20 hours of training beforehand. Register: http://tinyurl.com/ycj9slfn.

• A benefit dinner for the Haywood Habitat for Humanity will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.

The four-course dinner will one drink per person, with other beverage options offered. Vegetarian options are also available. Tickets are $60 per person. Half of the ticket price will go to Haywood Habitat.452.7960.

• Registration is underway for a volunteer training for REACH of Haywood County. The Training is from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, in Waynesville.

Anyone who volunteers at a domestic violence agency in North Carolina and wants to work more directly with clients needs 20 hours of training beforehand. Register: 456.7898.

• Sign-ups are underway for a Corn Hole tournament fundraiser, which is scheduled for noon on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Bear Waters Brewing Company in Canton.

All funds raised will support Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Haywood County.

• The Town of Canton is accepting submissions for the 111th Labor Day Festival “A Celebration of All Things Made in Western North Carolina” until 4 p.m. on Aug. 21. Send artist bio, photos and sample of work to: Town of Canton, Attn.: Canton Labor Day; 58 Park Street; Canton, NC 28716. 648.2363.

• The Ruffed Grouse Society is selling tickets for its 31st annual Conservation and Sportsmen’s Banquet, which is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Crest Center & Pavilion in Asheville. Dinner and membership starts at $80; junior membership and dinner ticket is $55 for ages 17-under. 231.7050 or dalepennell@gmail.com.

• Tickets are on sale now for a 3 Doors Down performance as a fundraiser for the Better Life Foundation on Oct. 21 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or 800.745.3000.

• Tickets are on sale now for “Spark: An Evening to Benefit Dance ARIS,” presented by the Haywood County Arts Council. Featuring three distinct dance styles, the program will be offered on Aug. 25-26. Tickets: $25 for

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HEALTH MATTERS • A “Walk With A Doc” program is scheduled for 10 a.m. each Saturday at the Lake Junaluska Kern Center or Canton Rec Park.

MyHaywoodRegional.com/WalkwithaDoc. • The Smoky Mountain Medical Innovative Readiness Training is scheduled for through Aug. 10 at Swain and Hayesville High Schools. Registration begins at 8 a.m. daily. Medical, dental and optical care for residents ages 2-up who are uninsured, underinsured or in need of quality patient care at no cost.

• Registration is underway for a “Refuse To Be A Victim”

Visit www.smokymountainnews.com and click on Calendar for: ■ Complete listings of local music scene ■ Regional festivals ■ Art gallery events and openings ■ Complete listings of recreational offerings at regional health and fitness centers ■ Civic and social club gatherings program, which will be offered at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Haywood County Farm Bureau at 1520 Asheville Road in Waynesville. Designed for women who want the opportunity to be proactive by developing methods to avoid dangerous situations. Led by Kevin Brooks of the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office. RSVP by Aug. 8: 452.1425 or Karen.greene@ncfbssc.com.

• “Ready … Set … Baby” prenatal breastfeeding class will be offered at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, at the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency.

Pregnant mothers-to-be and support persons welcome.

Registration required: 356.2207 or 452.2211.

• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 4-8 p.m. on Aug. 17 at American Legion Post No. 47 in Waynesville. redcrossblood.org or 800.733.2767.

• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from noon-4:30 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Masonic Lodge in Waynesville. redcrossblood.org or 800.733.2767.

• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Aug. 23 at Haywood Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Waynesville. redcrossblood.org or 800.733.2767.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • High Mountain Squares will host their “Back to School Dance” from 6:15-8:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, at Memorial United Methodist Church in Franklin. Westernstyle square dancing, mainstream and levels. 342.1560 or 332.0001 or www.highmountainsquares.com.

• An opportunity the Bellyak (prone paddling/lay-on-top kayaking) will be offered through the Jackson County Parks & Recreation department at 11 a.m. on Aug. 20. $30. Rec.jacksonnc.org or 293.3053.

• Pickleball, a cross between tennis, badminton and ping-pong, will be offered from 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Old Hazelwood Gym in Waynesville. $3 per visit, or $20 for a 10-visit card.

452.6789 or drtaylor@haywoodnc.net.

• Jackson County Rec Department will have disc golf tournament at 10 a.m. on Aug. 19. Cost is $5 for singles or $10 for doubles. www.rec.jacksonnc.org.

COMPETITIVE EDGE • The Blue Ridge Breakaway cycling event starts at 7 a.m. on Aug. 19 at Lake Junaluska. www.lakejunaluska.com.

SPIRITUAL • The Festival of Wisdom & Grace, with the theme of “Living with Grace” is scheduled for through Aug. 10 at Lake Junaluska. Worship, workshops, professional training and fellowship geared toward those in the second half of life. www.lakejunaluska.com.

POLITICAL • The Jackson County Democratic Party meets at 6:30

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p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at party headquarters on Mill St. in Sylva. 954.257.5789.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS • Author Mark Powell will present his work Small Treasons at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. www.citylightsnc.com or 586.9499.

• Rickman Store will host a 10-year anniversary celebration at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, as author Gregg Clark will present and sign his new book, “Ghost Country” at 259 Cowee Creek Road, seven miles north of Franklin by N.C. 28. 369.5595 or visit Friends of the Rickman Store on Facebook.

• Joan Barris will hold a reading for her new children’s book at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. www.blueridgebooksnc.com or 828.456.6000.

• A workshop led by Asheville mystery author Michael Havelin will be offered from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the Waynesville Library. Two-hour presentation on various aspects of the writing process for fiction authors. Havelin has written 14 books. Registration required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

• Author Ben Anderson will present “Smokies Chronicle: A Year of Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, in the Community room of the Jackson County Public Library.

586.2016.

• The “Literary Hour” will be held at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Keith House at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Poets Glenda Beall and Glenda Barrett, and prose writer Jo Carolyn Bebe will be the featured readers.

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• Applications are being accepted through Thursday, Aug. 24, for the Homegrown Author Fair. Include brief author’s bio and book description: kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

•The “Coffee with the Poet” series gathers at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva the third Thursday of each month and is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network. 586.9499.

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

648.2924.

• Cookin’ the Books will be held at noon on the last Wednesday of the month at the Waynesville Public Library. A book club focused on cookbooks. All members choose a recipe from the book and bring it to share. The group will discuss the good and bad aspects of the chosen cookbook. 356.2507.

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• The Mexican Train Dominoes Group seeks new players to join games at 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 926.6567.

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• Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina – an effort to help area residents commit to a healthier lifestyle, will meet from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville.

• Haywood County Senior Resource Center is looking into starting a weekly Euchre Card Group. If interested, contact Michelle Claytor at mclaytor@mountainprojects.org or 356.2800.

• A Silver Sneakers Cardio Fit class will meet from 1011 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Waynesville Recreation Center. For ages 60 and above. Cost is regular admission fee to the rec center or free for members. 456.2030 or tplowman@waynesvillenc.gov.

• 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 croquet for ages 55 and older is offered from 9-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Vance Street Park in front of Waynesville Recreation Center.

Free. For info, contact Donald Hummel at 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• A Hand & Foot card game is held at 1 p.m. on Mondays at 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.

• Pinochle game is played at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2813.

• “Natural Wonders of Macon County,” a program that’s part of the Macon County 4-H Summer Relief, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the Cooperative Extension Office. For ages 9-18. $3.

• Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club meets from 10:30 a.m.3 p.m. on through Aug. 10, at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest. Outdoor-oriented activity each day explores a different forest-related theme. For ages 47. $4 per child per program; accompanying adults admitted for $2.50. http://tinyurl.com/yc7u5unk.

• A “Youth Art Class” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the Appalachian Art Farm on 22 Morris Street in Sylva. All ages welcome. $10 includes instruction, materials and snack. For more information, email appalachianartfarm@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.

• A Junior Forester Program is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, through Aug. 9, at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest. http://tinyurl.com/y87c3gqn.

• As part of the “Build a Better World” summer reading program, Marianna Black Library will have movies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, story time for ages 3-5 at 10:30 a.m.on Wednesdays and a summer learning program each Thursday. www.fontanalib.org or 488.3030.

KIDS FILMS “The Emoji Movie” will be shown on Aug. 9 at 7 p.m., and Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at The Strand on Main in Waynesville.

• Hearts is played at 12 p.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2813.

• Mah Jongg is played at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2813.

KIDS & FAMILIES • Farm to Table Lunch for ages 9-18 is from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 9 at the Cooperative Extension Office.

Part of Macon County 4-H Summer Relief. $5.

• Mainspring Conservation Trust will host a “Family Fun: Sun, Snorkel & Snoop” program from 10 a.m.noon on Aug. 12 in the Tuckasegee River. http://tinyurl.com/yap6qnjz.

• A Hike to Black Balsam Knob, part of the Macon County 4-H Summer Relief, is scheduled for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Aug. 14 for ages 9-18. $5. Meet at Cooperative Extension Office.

• “Outdoor Cooking,” a program that’s part of the Macon County 4-H Summer Relief, is scheduled for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 15 at Standing Indian. For ages 9-18. $5.

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A&E FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • The 9th annual Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show will be Aug. 11-12 at the Wayne Proffitt Agricultural Center in Franklin.

KCBS Sanctioned BBQ Cookoff for Backyard and Professional teams. Food vendors, crafters, cooking demonstrations and a car show will round out the exciting features of the festival. www.mountainhighbbqfestival.com or 524.3161.

• “Smokin’ Rodz in the Smokies” car show is from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11-12, at the Festival Grounds in Maggie Valley. Kick-off party is set for 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, at the “Wheels Through Time Museum.” Presented by the Vintage Street Rodders of America. Vehicle registration is $30

for VSRA members and $40 for nonmembers. www.VSRA-USA.com, 423.571.6430 or streetrod34coupe@yahoo.com.

• A Blueberry Festival is scheduled for Aug. 12 at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds in Cherokee. 497.2717.

• The inaugural VFW Summer Jam is scheduled for noon on Aug. 12 at VFW Post 5202 in Waynesville.

Featuring McKenna, Amos and the Mixx, Rebel Smoke, Steel Creek and John Wiggins. BBQ Plates and Fixin’s, games and activities.

• The Franklin Area Folk Festival “A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage” is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center. Heritage demonstration, Appalachian crafts, old-time mountain music and SouthEastern Bluegrass Association jam sessions, Civil War Reenactors and more. FranklinFolkFestival.com or 800.932.5294.

• Dillsboro’s Summer Arts & Crafts Market is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Aug. 19. 70 booths on Front and Church Streets. Among the featured artists will be Kimberly Gray of Mudpuppies Pottery in Sylva.

FOOD & DRINK • The “Grand Opening” celebration for Elevated Mountain Distilling Co. will be Friday, Aug. 11, at its facility in Maggie Valley. There will be a meet-andgreet with Bluegrass Hall of Fame banjo legend Raymond Fairchild from 3 to 4 p.m. The ribbon cutting with be at 4 p.m. Live music will be provided from Shellem Cline at 6 p.m. and The Darren Nicholson Band at 7 p.m. The Blue Ridge BBQ food truck will be onsite from 4 to 9 p.m. Free giveaways, games, and more. Bring lawn chairs.

944.0766 or www.elevatedmountain.com.

• Tickets are on sale now for the Harrah’s Cherokee Riverwalk 3rd annual Brew BQ followed by a live concert featuring Aaron Lewis (country) at the Event Center. Brew BQ is from noon-7 p.m. on Aug. 19, featuring barbecue and beer from the Carolinas. Tickets: 800.745.3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be presented through Aug. 20 at HART Theatre in Waynesville.

Evening performances at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. matinee performances on Sunday. www.harttheatre.org or 456.6322.

• The 20th annual Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam will take place Aug. 11-12 at the Fines Creek Community Center. Gates open at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 and at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Entry is $10 per night or $15 for a two-day pass. Free for ages 16 and under. Free parking. www.finescreek.org.

• “The Loves of Elaine” will be performed from Aug. 11-20 at HART Theatre in Waynesville. Evening per-

formances at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. matinee performances on Sunday. www.harttheatre.org or 456.6322.

• Legendary country act Shenandoah will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Tickets start at $24. 866.273.4615 or www.greatmountainmusic.com.

• There will an Elvis and Jeff Foxworthy impersonator at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. Stewart Chapman (Elvis) and Jamie Simpson (Jeff Foxworthy) will entertain audiences with their unique brand of impersonation. Tickets are $25.

The event will also serve as a fundraiser for the Star Ranch Horse Rescue. 828.548.0778 or www.38main.com.

• The “Songwriters in the Round” series will host David Olney, Scott Miller and Tommy Womack starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Balsam Mountain Inn. A buffet dinner is included in the $49.50 price.

456.9498 or www.balsammountaininn.net.

• The Land of the Sky Barbershop Chorus will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, in Tartan Hall at Franklin’s First Presbyterian Church. Admission is by donation, with $7 suggested. This event is presented by the Arts Council of Macon County, with funding from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

524.ARTS or arts4all@dnet.net.

• Comedian Jordan Carlos will speak on “Find Out What You Don’t Want to Do” during the New Student Convocation at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 18, at Western Carolina University’s Regional Activity Center in Cullowhee. 227.3017.

• “Unto These Hills” drama will be performed at 8 p.m. nightly through Aug. 19 at 688 Drama Road in Cherokee. A reimagining of the Cherokee Story. http://tinyurl.com/ycm83jwv.

SUMMER MUSIC SERIES • The “Concerts on the Creek” series at Bridge Park in Sylva will host Tuxedo Junction (classic rock) on Aug. 11 and Porch 40 (rock/funk) on Aug. 18. Both shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlovers.com.

• The “Pickin’ On The Square” concert series will host Tom Floyd Band (rock/variety) on Aug. 12 and Rick Morris Band on Aug. 19. All shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. www.townoffranklinnc.com or 524.2516.

• The “Tunes on the Tuck” concert series will host Boogertown Gap (bluegrass/mountain) on Aug. 12 and The Elderly Brothers (pop/beach) on Aug. 19 at Riverfront Park. Free and begin at 7 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com.

• Pickin’ in the Park (Canton) will be held at 7 p.m Friday evenings at the Recreation Park. Free and open to the public. www.cantonnc.com.

• “Music on the River” series will host Robert Wolfe & The Renegades (country) on Aug. 18 and Trippin’ Hardie Band (acoustic) on Aug. 19 at the Cherokee Welcome Center Kiosk in Cherokee. Shows start at 7 p.m. 359.6490 or travel@nc-cherokee.com.

• “Music on the River” series will host Eastern Blues Band (jazz/blues) on Aug. 11 and Stereospread (techno) on Aug. 12 at the Cherokee Welcome Center Kiosk in Cherokee. Shows start at 7 p.m. 359.6490 or travel@nc-cherokee.com.

• An evening of southern roots music from Frank Lee is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Part of the Summer Music Series.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • Waynesville Fiber Friends welcomes fiber artists of every kind: crochet, knitting, cross-stitching and more, from 10 a.m.-noon on the second Saturday of each month at Panacea Coffee House in Waynesville.

276.6226.

• The Franklin Uptown Gallery is calling everyone in the community to show off their creative side for the upcoming “Eclipse Celebration,” which will be Aug. 21. For more information, contact Bonnie Abbott at the Gallery on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 349.4607, all other times at blrabbott@yahoo.com or 743.0200.

• An International Potluck and Book Discussion will be held from noon-2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, at the Waynesville Library. Bring an international dish to share and be ready to talk about books you read over the summer. Registration required: 356.2507.

• The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hold its 13th annual yard sale from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 85 Sierra Drive in Franklin. 510.544.9077.

• Sage Morgan will be featured in the Crafter Showcase Spotlight at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, in the Shelton House Barn in Waynesville. Morgan is a potter whose work showcases her love for nature.

452.1551 or info@sheltonhouse.org.

• The “Friday Night Live” concert series at the Town Square in Highlands will host Southern Highlands (American/bluegrass) on Aug. 11. Free and begins at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

• “The Study of Light in Photography” will be presented by Tony Wu at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Sylva Photo Club Meeting in the Cullowhee Methodist Church. $5 donation for guests is applied to annual membership, which is $20 or $10 for students. sylvaphotoclub@gmail.com, sylvaphotoclub.wordpress.com or 226.3840.

• The “An Appalachian Evening” summer concert series will feature The The Freight Hoopers on Aug. 12 and The Jeff Little Trio Aug. 19 at the Stecoah Valley Center. All shows at 7:30 p.m. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com for tickets.

• “War-Hammer Making Class” with Brock Martin of WarFire Forge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 12-13 at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Cost is $315 (materials included), which is due at registration. www.jcgep.org.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • A talk on Cherokee arts and crafts will be presented by local author Anna Fariello at noon on Thursday, Aug. 10, at Tryon Arts and Crafts. 859.8323.

• Smoky Mountains Sampler will open with an artists’ reception from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, at Gallery 1 in Sylva. Project is called “Artists Count.” Eighteen artists from Jackson and Swain Counties are featured.

226.4268.

• Artist Talk will present graphic design artist Lauren Medford from 6-7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, at the Jackson County Library Meeting Room in Sylva.

507.9820 or info@jacksoncountyarts.org.

• The Swain Arts Center will host a reception for its first Open Juried Photography Contest at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, in the Lobby of the Arts Center.

488.7843.

• Haywood County Arts council “ArtShare” exhibit – a showing of fine works of art. Exhibit runs from through Aug. 26. 33rockyknob@gmail.com or 452.0593.

• Anne Fariello “Signs of the Times” exhibit of documentary photography is currently on display at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

• Several exhibitions are on display this summer at the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at the Bardo Arts Center. “Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler” is on exhibition until Aug. 25. “Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics” is on display through Nov. 10. 227.ARTS or bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

• “Spirit of Place: Artwork by Elizabeth Ellison” – an art exhibit – will be on display through Sept. 4. at the Asheville Arboretum.

• The inaugural Shelton House Crafter Showcase is on display at the Shelton House and the Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts in Waynesville. www.sheltonhouse.org or info@sheltonhouse.org.

• The graduating class of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts program will exhibit their best work from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Sept. 24 at the Southern Highland Craft Guild Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. 627.4673 or haywood.edu.

• A new exhibition titled “Within the Margins: Contemporary Ceramics,” curated by Steven Young Lee, will be on display at Penland Gallery off Penland Road near Spruce Pine in Mitchell County. 765.6211 or penland.org/gallery.

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Outdoors • “Take in the View with a Ranger” program is held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month on the deck of the Pisgah Inn. Ask questions and learn about the Blue Ridge Parkway’s natural and cultural history.

• Franklin Bird Club will have a bird walk along the greenway at 8 a.m. on Aug. 9. Meet at the Macon County Public Library parking area. 524.5234 or https://franklinbirdclub.com.

• A presentation on naturalist William Bartram and his travels into the Little Tennessee River Valley in 1775 will be offered at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room in Franklin. Led by Brent Martin of the NC Bartram Trail Society. http://ncbartramtrail.org.

• The Wedge at Foundation will hold outdoor educational pint nights at 6 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays from Aug. 10-24 in Asheville. Each beer sold will benefit Friends of the Smokies. FriendsOfTheSmokies.org.

• A Zahner Lecture entitled “Southern Appalachian: Rare Plant Communities Living on the Edge” is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Highlands Nature Center in Highlands. Sponsored by Monte and Palmer Gaillard. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.

• A program about safety during the upcoming total solar eclipse is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman. $20 for adults, $15 for students/seniors/military and $5 for ages 6-11. Reservations required: www.pari.edu or 862.5554. Info: schappell@pari.edu.

• Western Carolina University’s Department of Chemistry and Physics will host a viewing of the Perseid meteor shower from 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, until sunrise on Sunday, Aug. 13, at Waterrock Knob (Milepost 451.2) on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

227.2718.

• WNC Woodturners Club meets at 10 a.m. on Aug. 12 at the Bascom in Highlands.

• Through Aug. 12, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will hold daily Ranger-Guided programs. www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/kidsyouth/index.htm.

• “A Taste of Two Tomatoes: Tomato Tasting and Potluck” is scheduled for noon-2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, at the Waynesville Library. Participants will bring tomatoes they’ve grown along with a dish to share that has tomatoes in it. Sign-up required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

• A Firewise community meeting will focus on the historic and likely future presence of wildfire in WNC from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Maggie Valley Town Pavilion. RSVP: lkays@southwesternrcd.org or 452.2519.

• “The Glass Castle” will be showing at the Strand on Main on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m., Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m., Aug. 13 1 p.m., 4 p.m., & 7 p.m., Aug. 14-17 at 7 p.m. in Wayanesville. www.38main.com.

• Franklin Bird Club will have a bird walk along the greenway at 8 a.m. on Aug. 16. Meet at the Big Bear Shelter parking area. 524.5234 or https://franklinbirdclub.com.

• Registration is underway for the screening of “America Divided,” an EPIX Original Documentary Series, which will be shown at 2 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays from Aug. 17-Sept. 24, at the Waynesville Library. Features narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system. Registration required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

• The Smoky Mountain Friends of the NRA meet Aug. 19 at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. 226.0738.

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• One of the best Beatles tribute bands in the country, The Return will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Tickets start at $17 each.

To purchase tickets to see The Return, or to find out more information about this or any other show at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, visit www.greatmountainmusic.com or call 866.273.4615.

• The “Groovin’ on the Green” concert series at The Village Green in Cashiers will host High 5 (rock) on Aug. 11 and Julie Gribble on Aug. 18. Free and begins at 6:30 p.m. www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

• Donna Kelly, head of the Special Collections Section of the State Archives of N.C. in Raleigh, will discuss “Where Home Used to Be: Civil War’s Impact on Women in North Carolina” at 7 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the H.F. Robinson Building in Sylva. Dinner at 5 p.m. at Bogarts; light refreshment social at 6:30 p.m. WNC Civil War round Table. 648.2488.

• Free movies are shown every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva.

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• The Highlands Cashiers Players open their 23rd season on Friday, Aug. 18, with “Crossing Delancey.”Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays through Sundays until Sept. 3. Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 and Sept. 3. Tickets: 526.8084 or highlandscashiersplayers.com.

• “Saturdays on Pine” will host Fish Out of Water on Aug. 12 at Kelsy-Hutchinson Park in Highlands. All shows are at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

• Nancy Mahoney, author and award-winning quiltmaker, will share her expertise at the Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild meeting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 14 at Tartan Hall in Franklin. She’ll teach a workshop from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

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• Tickets are on sale for the “Galaxy of Stars” performance series by WCU PRESENTS. Featuring artists from around the world at the Bardo Arts Center performance hall in Cullowhee. Season subscription: $125 for general public; $100 for WCU/Southwestern Community College faculty and staff and seniors 65 and older; $25 for WCU and SCC students. Season opens Sept. 7 with the Hillbenders (bluegrass) performing “The Who’s Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry.” Full lineup, info and tickets: bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 227.ARTS.

• Concerts on the Square will continue with Caribbean Cowboys (pop/beach) on Aug. 18 and Sarah Mac Band (Americana) on Sept. 1 at the town square in Hayesville. www.cccra-nc.org.

• Tom Tribble will present “Bird-Friendly Gardening” at 10 a.m. on Aug. 19 at the Environmental Resource Center in Franklin. Presented by Macon County Master Gardeners. 524.5234.

• Several programs celebrating the sun and the ways that forests and ecosystems rely on it will be offered

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from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest near Brevard. $5 for ages 16-up. Amphibian and reptile navigation, photosynthesis and more. 877.3130.

• Wildcrafter Ila Hatter of Bryson City will teach a one-day class called “Foraging for Food and Farmacy” from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, through the Smoky Mountain Field School. $79. Register: smfs.utk.edu.

• Mainspring Conservation Trust will host a “Family Fun: Sun, Snorkel & Snoop” program from 10 a.m.noon on Aug. 19 in the Tuckasegee River. http://tinyurl.com/ybu5f84m.

• The Balsam Mountain Trust will host a “Birds of Prey” program from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20. Balsammountaintrust.org.

• A Preparedness Training Workshop is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Waynesville Library. Two segments: Info program about local hazards everyone should be prepared for and a handsonly CPR non-certification course. Registration required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

• “Birds and Beer” is at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 at the Ugly Dog in Highlands. Presented by the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society. www.highlandsaudubonsociety.org or 526.1939.

• Tickets are on sale now for the Friends of the Smokies’ Fontana Lake Overnight Experience, which is Aug. 28-29. Fundraiser includes guided hikes, a campfire presentation and more. $350 per person or $500 for a couple/partner room. Register by Aug. 18.

Hike.FriendsOfTheSmokies.org.

• Booth reservations are being accepted for the Macon County Fair, which is Sept. 13-16, in Franklin.

Theme is “Family, Agriculture, Impact, Resources.”

349.2046.

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• Ed and Cindy Boos will present “Adventures on the Equator” at the Franklin Bird Club Meeting at 7 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Franklinbirdclub.com or 524.5234.

SOLAR ECLIPSE • Matt Cass, Southwestern Community College physics instructor, will give an eclipse talk at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 9, in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room in Franklin. Safety and education. 524.3600.

• An informational session about the upcoming total solar eclipse will be held at 3 p.m. on Aug. 10 in the Community Room of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Let by Roger Bacon, retired Western Carolina University professor. Techniques for photographing the eclipse as well as eclipse history, science and safety will be discussed. 586.2016.

• A program about safety during the upcoming total solar eclipse is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman. $20 for adults, $15 for students/seniors/military and $5 for ages 6-11. Reservations required: www.pari.edu or 862.5554. Info: schappell@pari.edu.

Carolina University will present “Four Thousand Years of Solar Eclipses in WNC: Sky, Land and Human Changes from July 5, 1294 BC to July 22, 2772 AD.”

a.m.-noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 171 Legion Drive in Waynesville (behind Bogart’s).

456.1830 or vrogers12@att.net.

• The Cherokee Cultural Eclipse Celebration is Aug. 20-21 at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. 359.6471.

• The Jackson County Farmers Market will be on Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at Bridge Park located in Sylva. Info: 393.5236. jacksoncountyfarmersmarket@gmail.com or website jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

• Eclipse experts from Appalachian State University and Western Carolina University. will speak and take questions in a forum from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, at Southwestern Community College in Sylva.

Participating on the panel will be: Dr. Dan Caton (professor of physics and astronomy), David J. Sitar (director of the Rankin Introductory Astronomy Laboratory) and Dr. Rachel Smith (head of the astronomy and astrophysics research lab) of Appalachian State University, as well as Dr. Enrique Gomez (associate professor of physics and astronomy) and Dr. Paul Heckert (professor of physics and astronomy) of Western Carolina University. www.southwesterncc.edu/eclipse.

• An “Exploring Space” program will be presented as part of Macon County 4-H Summer Relief from 8 a.m.3 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the cooperative Extension Office and Young Harris College. For ages 9-18. $11.

• Farmstead Park will host a solar eclipse viewing event at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, in Swain County.

• Mainspring Conservation Trust will host a Great American Eclipse Event from noon-1:30 p.m. on Aug. 21, at Rainbow Springs. http://tinyurl.com/yctm6lv6.

• Friends of Gorges State Park will sponsor a threeday celebration leading up to the total solar eclipse, which is Monday, Aug. 21. Saturday is Nature Day and Sunday is Fun Day. info@friendsofgorges.org or 419.0415.

• Tickets are on sale now for an opportunity to catch the total solar eclipse, which is on Aug. 21, at Scaly Mountain Outdoor Center’s Total Blackout Party. The event includes music from Group Therapy, Stankgrass and a variety of activities. Entry fee: $20 for adults, $15 for ages up to 18 and free for children four and under. Parking: $5 per vehicle. Scalymountain.com.

• Haywood Community College’s Library will host a Total Eclipse Book Sale from Monday through Friday, Aug. 21-25. Special pricing on magazines, paperbacks, hardbacks and craft books. Store is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 565.4083.

FARM AND GARDEN • The Share & Serve Garden will host its August workshop at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 277 W. Main Street in Franklin.

• “More in My Basket at the Market” classes are offered in September at the Cooperative Extension Service in Waynesville. Learn benefits of shopping at the farmer’s market. Info and to register: 456.3575.

• A Master Gardener Plant Clinic is offered every business day through Sept. 22. 456.3575.

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• The ‘Whee Farmer’s Market is open from 4 p.m. to dusk every Tuesday at the University Inn on 563 N. Country Club Drive in Cullowhee, behind the entrance to the Village of Forest Hills off Highway 107 across from Western Carolina University. 476.0334. www.facebook.com/CullowheeFarmersMarket.

• The Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market is from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturdays on East Palmer Street across from Drake Software in Franklin. 349.2049 or alan_durden@ncsu.edu.

• Swain County Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Fridays through October at the barn on Island Street in Bryson City. 488.3848 or Christine_bredenkamp@ncsu.edu.

HIKING CLUBS • Blue Ridge Parkway rangers will lead a walk at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, on the Big Butt Trail to Point Misery. 3.2-mile round-trip. Meet at mile post 359.8.

Info: 298.5330, ext. 304.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a seven-mile hike with a 2,200-foot ascent on Aug. 12 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Info and reservations: 606.3989 or jqs290@gmail.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate, five-mile hike with an elevation change of 200 feet on Saturday, Aug. 12, to Lower Whitewater Falls.

Reservations: 743.1079.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate, six-mile hike with an elevation change of 600 feet on Saturday, Aug. 12, to Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Reservations: 954.632.7270.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous 3.5-mile hike with an elevation change of 500 feet on Saturday, Aug. 12, from Wayah Crest to the top of Siler Bald. Reservations: 772.233.7277.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a five-mile hike with a 1,300-foot ascent on Aug. 13 from Walker Knob Overlook to Little Butt. Info and reservations: 484.9562 or cooper.hs@charter.net.

• A community tailgate market for local growers is open from 3-7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Village Green Commons in Cashiers. 734.3434, info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate, three-mile hike with an elevation change of 800 feet on Sunday, Aug. 20, to Tellico Valley. Reservations and information: 524.5234.

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market is from 8

• The Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets the second Tuesday of the month starting with a dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Rendezvous restaurant located on the corner of Jonathan Creek Road and Soco Road in Maggie Valley. 631.5543.

• Cold Mountain Photographic Society is a camera/photography club for amateurs and professionals who want to learn about and share their knowledge of photography with others. Must be 18 or older to join. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month in the conference room of Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center, 262 Leroy George Drive in Clyde. More information at www.cmpsnc.org or info@cmpsnc.org.

• The Cherokee Runners meets each month on the 1st and 15th of the month (if the first falls on Sunday, the group meets on the 2nd), at the Age Link Conference Room. Group runs are being held each Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. starting at the Flame. www.cherokeerunners.com.

• The Jackson-Swain Master Gardeners’ Association meets at 9:30 a.m. every second Wednesday at the Jackson Community Services Building on Scotts Creek Road in Sylva. Mike Glover at 736.2768.

• Pigeon Valley Bassmasters Club will meet at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at J&S Cafeteria, Enka, Exit 44 off I-40. 712.2846.

• The Macon County Beekeepers Association meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the extension office located on Thomas Heights Road next to Jim Brown Chrysler on Highlands Road. New members welcome.

• Presentacion en un planetario en español con Dr. Gomez is at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. 524.3600. Planetarium Show in Spanish followed by eclipse overview given by Dr. Gomez (with free eclipse glasses).

• At 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 at Liberty

• An RV camping club, the Vagabonds, camps one weekend per month from April through November. All ages welcome. No dues or structured activities. For details, write lilnau@aol.com or call 369.6669.

• Liz Domingue will lead a hike through Alum Cave Bluffs on Friday, Aug 18, as a women’s only backpacking trip, presented by the Great Smoky Mountains Association. $20 for members; $35 for new members.

Free for Hemlock members. www.smokiesinformation.org/info/backpacking.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate, four-mile hike on an interpretive trail on Saturday, Aug. 19, to Ranger Falls. 600-foot elevation change.

Reservations and info: 524.5298.

50 Baptist Church in Sylva, Dr. Enrique Gomez of Western

• The North Carolina Catch program, a three-phase conservation education effort focusing on aquatic environments, will be offered through May 15. The program is offered by the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department. Free for members; daily admission for non-members. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov.

• Macon County Horse Association meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Macon County Fairgrounds Alumni Building. Education program and business meeting. ddoster@fs.fed.us.

• The Jackson county Farmers Market is from 9 a.m.noon each Saturday at Bridge Park on Railroad Ave. in Sylva. www.jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

393.5236.

• “Solar Eclipse” will be the topic of a Zahner Lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the Highlands Biological Station in Highlands. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.

OUTDOOR CLUBS • The Jackson County Poultry Club will hold its regular meeting on the third Thursday of each month at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office. The club is for adults and children and includes a monthly meeting with a program and a support network for those raising birds. For info, call 586.4009 or write heather_gordon@ncsu.edu.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a nine-mile hike with a 2,400-foot ascent on Aug. 16 at Silers Bald.

Info and reservations: 460.7066 or barbc129@gmail.com.

• A planetarium show: “Night Sky Overview” will be offered at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, followed by a hands-on eclipse activity at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. 524.3600.

• Haywood Historic Farmers Market is held from 8 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the parking lot of HART Theatre in Waynesville. haywoodfarmersmarket@gmail.com, www.waynesvillefarmersmarket.com or www.facebook.com/HaywoodHistoricFarmersMarket.

with a 2,200-foot ascent on Aug. 23 to Big Butt from the Blue Ridge Parkway. 864.607.2645 or gabechtel@yahoo.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have an 8.8-mile hike with a 1,500-foot ascent on Aug. 20 at Pigeon Gap, Bridges Camp Gap and East Fork of Pigeon River.

337.5845 or laurafrisbie@charter.net.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a four-mile “Ecliplse Hike” with a 250-foot elevation gain on Aug. 21. 864.638.3686 or tedsnyderjr@bellsouth.net.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a seven-mile hike

• Haywood Bee Keepers Association meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the NC Ag center on Raccoon Road. hcbees.org.

• Smoky Mountain Beekeepers meet at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the SCC Swain Center in Bryson City on Almond School Road. Open to anyone interested in honeybees. 554.6935.

• The Franklin Walking Club meets at 10 a.m. every Saturday (weather permitting) at the Tassee picnic shelter on the Greenway at the corner of Wells Grove Road and Ulco Drive. All fitness levels are welcome, call Linda at 421.7613.

• Swain County Trail Runners. Long run group meets 8 a.m. Saturdays at the Deep Creek Trailhead Parking Area in Bryson City. All runs are on trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or Tsali Recreation Area. More information at 399.0989, 488.6769

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PREPOSITION REPETITION ACROSS 1 As a substitute 8 Part of VCR 16 Snow clearer 20 Saint who converted Scotland to Christianity 21 Informal “Leave it to me” 22 Roll-call call 23 Public speech about unity?

25 Dictator Idi 26 D.C. baseball team 27 Dog pests 28 On the — (in hiding) 29 Gun-carrying 30 — -devil 31 Roster 32 Canto or esprit leadin 34 Big online dating site 37 Japanese dancing girls being helpers?

41 Shunned sort 43 Hagen of the stage 44 Former U.N. head Annan 45 Citizen of Muscat 46 Don’t leave the Hoosier State?

54 Method 55 Walk atop 57 “Wow!,” in a text message 58 Get via logic 59 Reeves of Hollywood 60 Dandy guy 61 Substitute 63 Prefix meaning “both” 66 Infant next to a famous British poet?

70 Holders of holy tablets

71 Observant 73 French “yes” 74 Atlanta university 76 Carne — (Mexican dish) 77 Method: Abbr.

78 Feta, e.g.

80 English article 83 Route for some travelers headed for Ohio from Ontario?

87 Housing at 74-Across, e.g.

89 London vehicle 90 Hawaii’s Mauna — 91 Style of many ski chalets 92 Police officer in a certain military posture?

100 Having several parts 101 They may be parked at KOA sites 102 Dark film genre 103 Seattle-to-Phoenix dir.

106 Weed B Gon brand 107 Stable diet?

109 Followers of Attila 110 Like two peas in — 111 Miles of film 112 What DNA paternity tests provide?

117 Shah’s home 118 Assumed control of 119 Polar light phenomena 120 To be, to Tacitus 121 Fireplace log supporters 122 Adolescents, informally DOWN 1 Holy relics

2 Singer Jones 3 Roofing color 4 Mild rebukes 5 Former U.K. record co.

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11 Artist Frank 12 2015 erupter 13 TV show opener, often 14 “— a pity” 15 19th letter 16 Big — (drug companies) 17 Actor Jack 18 Get aligned 19 Rival of Burger King 24 Bi- times four 29 Goya’s field 31 Act as a link 32 Not — eye (show no reaction) 33 Actor Morales 35 Player of 45s 36 “It’s —!” (“That’s just wrong!”)

38 A, in Berlin 39 Japanese sport 40 Like bikinis 41 “Smack!”

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WEEKLY SUDOKU Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

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Cherokee had uses for many local plants BACK THEN food prepared by a woman in the menstrual condition.

(9) maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) used in conjunction with other ferns for rheumatism since these plants unfurl as they develop.

(10) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) used to wash the mouths of children.

(11) Indian physic (Porteranthus trifoliatus) used for bowel complaints.

(12) acute-lobed Columnist hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) used to combat recurring dreams about poisonous serpents.

(13) pale Indian plantain (Cacalia atriplicifolia) used as poultice for cuts or bruises.

(14) ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) used for headaches, cramps, and “female troubles.”

(15) rue anemone (Thalictium thalictroides) used for diarrhea.

(16) small yellow lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum) used for worms in children.

(17) orange coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida) used as a wash for snake bites.

(18) Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorium) used as a poultice to remove boils; (19) purple Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) used for urination difficulties.

(20) silvery glade fern (Deparia acrostichoides) used as a decoction to produce vomiting.

Mooney’s nomenclature for number “20” is difficult to decipher. He gives “Shield Fern” as the common name, which would indicate a fern in the “Dryopterus” or wood fern genus. And he gives the scientific name as “Aspidium acrostichoides.” The designation “Aspiduim” is a former generic name for “Dryopterus.” But “acrostichoides” has been the long-standing specific name for the fern known as silvery glade fern or silvery spleenwort.

My supposition that Mooney’s informants were referring him to silvery glade fern and not one of the wood ferns is supported by their name for the plant, “yana-utesta,” which means “the bear lies on it.” Unlike wood ferns, silvery glade ferns form extensive colonies of large, soft, fragrant fronds that animals often roll in or bed down in.

At any rate, it’s apparent that the ferns didn’t get along with the animals any better than any of the other plants. Not only was number “20,” whatever it was, pitching in to help out along with number “9,” maidenhair fern, but walking fern (Asplenium rhizophyllun) was added to number “12,” hepatica, to help fight off those recurring dreams about poisonous serpents. This makes perfect sense because walking fern is sort of shaped like a serpent with extended fangs.

Walking fern.

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And the plants, after all, were dedicated to suggesting the proper remedy whenever there was any doubt about the “treatment to

apply for the relief of a patient.”

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or the ancient Cherokees and other southeastern Indian tribes, the greatest causes of illness were the spirits of vengeful animals. They were so angered at the killing of their brethren by hunters they convened a great council and devised human illnesses as payback.

According to Swimmer — the greatest Cherokee shaman of the nineteenth century — and other informants cited by anthropologist James Mooney in Myths of the Cherokees (1900), the grubworm was so excited by this turn of events he exclaimed: “‘Thanks! I’m glad some of them will die, for they are getting so thick that they tread on me.’ He fairly shook with joy at the thought, so that he fell over backward and could not get on his feet, but had to wriggle off on his back, as the grubworm has done ever since.”

The plants, however, remained friendly to mankind. They felt that the plentiful wild animals were more harmful in the long run to them than the rather sparse human population. They were angered by the animal council’s unilateral decision and made their own determination to counteract it whenever possible.

“Each tree, shrub, and herb, down even to the grasses and mosses, agreed to furnish a remedy for some one of the diseases named, and each said: ‘I shall appear to help man when he calls upon me in his need,’” Mooney was advised by his informants.

“Thus did medicine originate,” he concluded, “and the plants, every one of which has its use if we only knew it, furnish the antidote to counteract the evil wrought by the vengeful animals. When the doctor is in doubt what treatment to apply for the relief of a patient, the spirit of the plants suggests to him the proper remedy.”

Mooney listed 20 Cherokee medicinal plant species under the heading “Selected List of Plants Used.” For each, he provided the Cherokee name, the nineteenth century scientific and common names, and an explanation of how the plant was used by the Cherokee medicine men.

Here’s a boiled-down list of those plants with brief notes as to use: (1) Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria) used for fever and snake bites.

(2) beggar lice (Desmodium sp.) used for memory loss.

(3) wild senna (Cassia marilandica) used as poultice for sores.

(4) cudweed (Gnaphalium sp.) used in sweat bath for various ailments.

(5) Carolina vetch (Vicia caroliniana) used as rub to toughen muscles of stickball players.

(6) goat’s-rue or devil’s shoestring (Tephrosia virginiana) used as a wash by women to prevent loss of hair.

(7) wartweed (Euphorbia maculata) used for skin eruptions, especially on children’s heads.

(8) mad-dog skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) used to counteract the ill effects of eating

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