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For more than a century, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been transforming the lives of young people across the nation. Since the early 1980s, it’s been doing the same in Haywood County, but still needs better funding and more volunteers to meet existing needs. (Page 26) Megan Galloway (left) and Ann Geers (right) have been paired through Big Brothers Big Sisters for almost eight years. Cory Vaillancourt photo

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Female jail population quadruples since 1970 ..........................................................6 Jail program offers wake up call for women ................................................................7 Clean Slate Coalition gives hand up to women ........................................................8 Train offers land in exchange for street closure ..........................................................9 Cherokee looks to raise retirement vesting period ................................................10 Groundbreaking draws nearer for SCC health building ......................................11 Veterans protest at Mark Meadows event ................................................................12 Renaissance on South Main Street ............................................................................14 WCU, Morris partnering to provide broadband ......................................................16 Opinion split on Jackson middle school ....................................................................18 Canton flag flap far from finished ................................................................................20

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My friend: Big Brothers Big Sisters fills youth mentorship needs

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER hen I was matched with Ann in fourth grade, I had grown up with some difficulties in my life,” said Megan Galloway. “It was my thing that I went to every week, where I was like, ‘Oh, I get to see Ann!’” That was seven years ago last February.

Galloway, now 17, is a student at Haywood Early College and will likely graduate from the program a year early before going on to study marine biology at UNC Wilmington.

“She was always like, the beacon of light that helped me get through sometimes. She’s just really kind, and she’s changed my life in so many ways,” said Galloway. “I don’t think I would’ve made it without her.”

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina is always looking for adult volunteers to serve as a “bigs.” To make a difference in the life of a Western North Carolina child, contact one of these 10 branch locations today.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY • Assistant Director: Jamye Davis, jamyed@bbbswnc.org • Outreach and School-Based Coordinator: Sara Basile, sarab@bbbswnc.org • After-School Coordinator: Phoebe Reed, phoeber@bbbswnc.org • 828.253.1470 BURKE COUNTY • Program Coordinator: Kathy Peters, burke@bbbswnc.org • 828.432.2245 CASHIERS • Program Coordinator: Elizabeth Spaulding, cashiers@bbbswnc.org • 904.206.3525

LITTLES AND BIGS Megan Galloway (left) and Ann Geers (right) have been paired through Big Brothers Big Sisters for almost eight years. Bigs and littles (below) with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Haywood County gather for a photo at the 2017 Christmas party. Cory Vaillancourt photo • Donated photo

CHEROKEE COUNTY • Program Coordinator: Gloria Dockery, cherokee@bbbswnc.org • 828.361.0989 GRAHAM COUNTY • Program Coordinator: Katrina Nelms, graham@bbbswnc.org • 828.735.2717 HAYWOOD COUNTY • Program Coordinator: Martha Barksdale, haywood@bbbswnc.org • 828.356.2148 (office), 828.273.3601 (cell) HENDERSON COUNTY • Program Coordinator: Shelbie English, shelbiee@bbbswnc.org • 828.702.5465 (cell), 828.693.8153 (office) • Outreach Coordinator: Kelly Shanafelt, kellys@bbbswnc.org

“I always tell parents of children, or guardians, that I wouldn’t match their child with someone I wouldn’t match my own child with,” she said. “I feel very confident and comfortable once we approve a volunteer. We focus on the safety of the child.”

Maintaining communication between the bigs, the littles and their parents or guardians is probably the biggest part of Barksdale’s responsibilities.

“I don’t just make a match and let it go,” she said. “I follow-up and make sure the child feels safe. I check on activity.”

Unfortunately, there aren’t enough bigs right now for every little who wants one.

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POLK COUNTY • Program Coordinator: Karen Dacey, polk@bbbswnc.org • 828.859.9230 (office), 828.859.5364 (fax) • Outreach Coordinator: Mary Prioleau, maryp@bbbswnc.org • 828-899-9699 SWAIN COUNTY • Program Coordinator: Liz Butler, swain@bbbswnc.org • 828.736.7501 • Outreach Coordinator: Steve Claxton, stevec@bbbswnc.org

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ing some training about boundaries and guidelines — what Barksdale called the “do’s” and “don’t’s” — as well as completing some specialized instruction.

“One thing we go over is poverty,” she said. “Not all the kids, but some of them are in the lower income. It’s to educate the volunteer in bridging that gap. This may not be what they grew up with, where their background is, but this is reality in Haywood County.”

Same-sex pairings are most desirable; married couples and adult males can only be matched with littles who are males, but single women best matched with female littles can also be matched with boys, although it’s not ideal because often, Barksdale said, that boy needs a male role model.

HIGHLANDS • Program Coordinator: Elizabeth Spaulding, highlands@bbbswnc.org • 904.206.3525

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Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest organized mentoring program in the United States, founded in New York City in 1904 by juvenile court clerk Ernest Coulter, who decided that many of the defendants he saw each day would benefit from some additional adult supervision. In just 12 years, his volunteer organization had a presence in 96 cities.

A similar New York City organization for girls also sprang up, and the two became formal siblings in 1977 when their merger created Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

“It’s well over hundred years old and it’s been in Haywood County since about 1982,” said Martha Barksdale, Haywood County program coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina.

Headquartered in Asheville, BBBS’ Western North Carolina division encompasses 10 counties and includes branch offices in Asheville, Cashiers, Highlands, Morganton, Robbinsville and Tryon as well as in Cherokee, Graham, Haywood and Henderson counties.

It’s mission is simple — to transform children’s lives through mentoring and supportive services. That involves what BBBS calls “bigs” and “littles.”

“Most of the littles are in a single-parent home,” said Barksdale of the children who end up paired with a big. “They could have an incarcerated parent. That’s not always the case [but] is sometimes the case. There’s a growing number of kids who live with their grandparents. I have kids that live with their aunt, so there’s no parent involved with them.

The parents are gone, who knows where they are. So they are facing some adversity.”

Although BBBS does offer a site-based program where mentors as young as 16 go into elementary schools to help the littlest of littles with schoolwork, the organization is best known for its community-based adult mentorship program.

Potential bigs undergo a background check and are paired with littles after finish-

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Emily and I show off a freshly made pot of dirt pudding. Holly Kays photo

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One-way ticket to kid world

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER y car is usually something of a mess, a magnet for loose papers, empty food wrappers and an impressively random assortment of items packed for some excursion or another but never returned to their proper place. Such was the case the day of my first-ever outing as a big sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and so I judiciously set aside a few minutes before leaving to clear out the passenger seat — though mostly by tossing all the junk covering it into the back.

When I arrived at the house, my new best friend Emily, age 8, was ready and waiting on the porch. She gave me a bear hug, and to my surprise bypassed the passenger door of the car to attempt a climb into the now doubly messy back seat.

Of course, I realized. Eight-year-olds sit in the back. I felt foolish as I realized how long it had been since I’d hung out in kid world.

Fast-forward 18 months, and my kid world experience level has risen substantially. Emily and I have gone hiking

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and swimming, produced a variety of culinary creations, made friends at church, watched movies together and taken the playground by storm, among other adventures. As it turns out, kid world is pretty fun.

But it can also be a scary, uncertain place. Hanging out with Emily, who turned 10 in May, has reminded me about this aspect of childhood — being surrounded by all these realities I was too young to understand but old enough to be troubled by, feeling the earth shift beneath my feet as each passing day imparted some new proof of the oncoming onset of adulthood. Em and I spend plenty of time laughing and playing and being silly, but there are the serious moments, too: the ones where we talk out some struggle or another festering at home or school, face down a display of pre-teen attitude or wrestle with any of the innumerable mysteries of life.

I joined Big Brothers Big Sisters mostly from a logicdriven place. I’d been in Haywood County for three years at the time and felt increasingly uncomfortable with how little I’d managed to engage any kind of service or vol-

Hanging out with Emily, who turned 10 in May, has reminded me about this aspect of childhood — being surrounded by all these realities I was too young to understand but old enough to be troubled by, feeling the earth shift beneath my feet as each passing day imparted some new proof of the oncoming onset of adulthood.

unteerism. My erratic schedule as a newspaper reporter had a lot to do with that — it just wouldn’t be possible to commit to any regular schedule without ending up bailing half the time. I liked the sound of Big Brothers Big Sisters, because the schedule was so flexible. It could be whatever you and your little agreed on, varying from month to month or week to week, and with a minimum requirement of two hangouts a month for a couple hours apiece, it really wasn’t a huge time commitment.

Soon, though, my life as a big sister left the realm of extracurricular commitment to look a lot more like a simple relationship — just with some extra paperwork behind it.

In the course of the last year and a half, Emily and I have gotten to know each other pretty well. We both love being outside, and she’s as interested in knowing the names of our various Southern Appalachian trees and flowers as I am. She loves rocks, and anytime we take a hike there better be an available pocket or bag to accommodate all the specimens she’s sure to find for her collection. Emily is always happy to be in the kitchen and wants to be a chef when she grows up.

She’s the first to offer a hand if somebody needs help, and she’s got this great mixture of stubbornness and gentleness that give her the raw materials to mature into a good leader.

It’s been wonderful and rewarding to discover all of that, piece by piece.

In some ways, I’d say that’s the point of the program — to give kids the chance to have their talents discovered and nurtured by a trusted adult, other than their parents.

Anyone who’s ever been a kid knows that there are certain seasons in life when Mom or Dad just “don’t get it” (seasons typically accompanied by lots of harrumphing and slamming of doors), and that any extra stability in a world that often seems so vigorously unstable can only be a good thing.

But it’s a relationship as much as it is a program, and relationships go two ways. I’ve seen some good changes in myself through my time with Emily. I’ve learned to be more flexible, and a little less territorial with my time. I’ve learned to be more relaxed about the way things are done, more willing to sacrifice efficiency for the sake of creating memories.

We’ve spilled sugar, severely depleted tubes of lipstick and hairspray, and on countless occasions made a mess of our clothes — but the value of those memories more than makes up for whatever was lost in the process.

In adult world, we place a lot of emphasis on being careful and clean and responsible, but kid world is different.

Yeah, frugality and cleanliness and responsibility are all well and good. But at some point, you’ve got to remember your priorities — and fun is at the top of the list.

Emily and Arti take a snack break while taking a hike. Holly Kays photo

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day life is just as important, per Galloway, who recounted a recent school-shopping expedition with Geers.

“I guess the trips are some of the most memorable things we’ve done, but there have been times I’ve just spent the night over at her house, and just spent time with her,” said Galloway. “It just always meant a lot to me.”

Lately, the two have been busy working on college applications.

“If there’s anything I’ve done for her,” said Geers, “it is to sort of give her a vision that, yeah, women should get an education, they should get the best education they can, and they should plan to be self-sufficient.”

That’s a good lesson for the boys, too, according to Barksdale, who said she knew of one who after four or five years of successful mentorship became the first high school graduate in his family.

“I’m talking mom, dad, brother, sisters, aunts, uncles,” she said. “He actually went on to Haywood Community College. I feel like that was directly due to the encouragement.”

For her part, Galloway seems to have learned that, and more.

“I’ve learned a lot of compassion. She shows me a lot of kindness and how I should be helpful to other people,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot from her over the course of the seven years, just how to be a decent person.”

The relationship isn’t one-sided, by any means; Barksdale said that a misconception among some hesitant to volunteer is that it will become just another dreaded chore.

Geers insists that’s far from the case.

“My grandkids don’t live here, and I love kids. This gave me an opportunity to have a child to mentor close by. It just sounded like a wonderful opportunity and has been a whole lot of fun,” she said. “I thought it was me doing an altruistic thing for a kid but it turned out I probably got about as much out of it as she did.”

Another misconception — among both bigs and the parents or guardians of littles — is that the big is expected to replace a parent.

They’re not.

“They’re supposed to be there for us to talk to. They’re basically just a really close friend. I always call her ‘my family friend,’ or just ‘my friend,’” Galloway said. “She’s just always been there to lend a helping hand. I think this program has helped change two lives.”

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“We are dependent on adult volunteers,’ said Barksdale. “That is our biggest need. I’ve a stack of kids on our waiting list.”

That list currently includes nine boys, four girls, and a pronounced need in Bethel and Canton.

Crammed in a tiny office across the street from the historic Haywood Hospital, Barksdale maintains those matches — and the growing list of unmatched — on a surprisingly meager budget.

“We’re lucky if we fundraise about $22,000 [a year],” she said. “It’s not very much money. Our biggest fundraiser is Bowl for Kids Sake. I think last year our goal was $21,000 or $22,000 and we did not reach that goal. We had to add a second fundraiser, which is a cornhole tournament coming up Sept. 8 at BearWaters brewing.”

Barksdale does see some modest grants come through, including a recent $3,400 from the Fund for Haywood County, and she also gets support from an advisory board, chaired for the last year or so by Ann Geers.

A psychologist by training originally from St. Louis who worked with deaf children for a number of years and also served as a professor at Washington University until settling in Haywood County 17 years ago, Geers has been associated with BBBS for eight years now.

“It is a board comprised of community leaders who are interested in this particular program,” she said. “We try to raise funds for the program. That’s our biggest thing.”

Geers is also a big, one of 32 active pairings in Haywood County.

“First and foremost I’ve never had a girl,” she laughed. “I’ve only had boys and I only have male grandchildren, so I have a little girl, in a way, you know? She and I are very close.”

The girl she’s talking about is that future marine biologist, Megan Galloway.

Galloway lives with her dad and has a relationship with her mom as well, but took to Geers almost immediately.

“I had a counselor in fourth grade and she told me that I would benefit from this program,” Galloway said. “A couple weeks later they were like, ‘Well, we found this woman and she’s interested in horses. You like horses so we’ll have you guys talk and see if you get along.’ And that’s how I met Ann.” Since then, at least twice a month for almost eight years, they’ve engaged in a wide variety of activities both memorable and mundane.

“I’ve been on trips with her to St. Louis to see her family, and I’ve spent a lot of time with them,” said Galloway. “She’s one of the biggest impacts in my life as far as how I’ve grown up. Ann’s really been a big role model to me.”

Barksdale, herself a big, said that bigs open doors for littles that the littles didn’t even know were closed.

“Most of the kids tell us that just about everything they do with their big is the first time,” said Barksdale, who took her little to her first circus, where she saw her first elephant. “She was born and raised in Haywood County, and had never been on the Blue Ridge Parkway.”

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Women behind bars Female jail population quadruples since 1970

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR omen make up the fastest growing segment of inmates in the U.S. correctional system.

According to a 2016 study conducted by the Vera Institute of Justice, the number of women in jail grew from under 8,000 in 1970 to over 110,000 in 2014 and nearly half of them are in small county jails.

According to Prison Policy Initiative, more than 219,000 women were incarcerated in the U.S. in 2017. When looking at the number of women in local jails, nearly 60 percent of them have not been convicted but are awaiting trial.

“Small counties are driving the growth of the number of women in jail — with numbers increasing 31-fold between 1970 and 2014,” the Vera report states.

While female inmate populations have exploded within the last several decades, there is surprisingly little research as to what has caused such an increase. Vera Institute and Prison Policy point to factors like substance abuse, mental illness, trauma and poverty that land women in jail and also inhibit their ability to get out. One thing is clear though — the local jails in Western North Carolina are not equipped to handle the sudden growth.

Jackson County Detention Center only has eight beds for females in its 72-bed facility, Macon County’s 75-bed facility has a dozen female beds, Swain County’s 109-bed facility has 25 beds for females and Haywood’s 148-bed facility can house up to 31 females.

Sheriffs and jail administrators say their female inmate populations have grown rapidly in the last 10 years. Jackson County and Macon County regularly have to transport female inmates to other county facilities, which drives up jail costs. Macon County’s average female inmate population has grown from eight in 2013 to 21 in 2017.

Vera’s study, “Overlooked: Women and Jails in an Era of Reform,” found that in 1970, 73 percent of counties in the U.S. did not hold one single woman in jail, yet now they are in almost every county. More women are incarcerated in local jails — which includes pretrial confinement — than are serving sentences in prison.

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women being booked on drug-related charges. Out of the 57 people being held at the Jackson County Detention Center on Monday, Aug. 13, 14 were female — four with drug possession charges, four with larceny charges, five with failure to appear and/or probation violations, one charged with solicitation of prostitution, one charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and one charged with murder.

According to Vera Institute, a vast majority of women in jail in the U.S. are charged with non-violent offenses — 32 percent property offenses, 29 percent drug offenses and 21 percent for public order offenses. What’s even more telling is that 86 percent of women in jail report having experienced sexual violence in their lifetime and 32 percent of women in jail report having significant mental illness, which is more than double the rate

among men in jail.

With her background as a social worker, Marsha Crites — co-founder of the Clean Slate Coalition — said that so much of what people deal with as adults is a result of something that happened to them as a child.

Children exposed to a number of traumatic experiences are more vulnerable to mental health and substance abuse issues as adolescents and adults.

Crites said a majority of women who turn to drugs and alcohol have been abused physically and sexually before the age of 10 and are looking for anyway to numb that unprocessed pain. Addiction to drugs and alcohol can then make women more desperate to fulfill that addiction by stealing or prostituting.

Crites also hypothesized that a changing society and family structure could be a fac-

tor in more women being incarcerated in local jails.

“I think as more and more women become stressed out about having money to be able to take care of their families, more are turning to drugs and alcohol and then get put in jails and prisons,” she said.

However they find themselves behind bars, Vera Institute’s study found that being incarcerated can retrigger those past traumas in women and cause further trauma. Unless the symptoms of a recent trauma are dramatically apparent when a woman is arrested or booked, correctional officers can miss it when going through the screening process.

Once inside the jail, women with a history of sexual abuse or violence are more likely to experience further trauma because jail standards and procedures don’t take those past experiences into consideration.

“Undergoing a full-body search for contraband or being supervised by male staff while showering, dressing, or using the bathroom, for example, can trigger painful memories and physical and emotional symptoms of PTSD,” the Vera Institute reported. “In turn, the way survivors typically respond to perceived threats — by fighting, fleeing, or freezing — can lead to punishment, particularly if jail authorities do not know how to detect or respond to the common symptoms of trauma.”

Women being incarcerated can also have a much deeper impact on family ties and stability. Vera reported than some 80 percent of women in jail are mothers and most of them are single parents. Incarcerating a single mom creates an unfortu-

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“I think as more and more women become stressed out about having money to be able to take care of their families, more are turning to drugs and alcohol and then get put in jails and prisons.”

— Marsha Crites, Clean Slate Coalition

her the support she needs to finally get sober, she said her past experience in jail only made her condition worse.

“You may detox in jail, but then you get out and have to deal with being so ashamed and so you do more of the same,” she said.

“The longest I was in was two months, but you feel so depressed and you still feel like people are looking at you like you’re a criminal so you cover it up with drugs and drinking.”

Rehabilitation has helped Anisa regain some self-esteem with other women around her who have gone through similar struggles in their lives whether they’ve been incarcerated or not.

“I finally have hope something good is going to come out of this for me and for the first time I don’t care if they judge me,” she said.

For more information about the impact incarceration has on women, visit www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2017women.html and www.vera.org/publications/overlooked-womenand-jails-report.

again. You lose that on drugs — you get numb. I have so many emotions now I never felt before,” Ledford said.

Because the Macon County Detention Center is often over capacity — especially with female inmates — Ledford served most of her time in Clay County. The first week she said she could barely get out of bed as she detoxed from the opiates in her system. She was then able to work in the kitchen preparing meals and took many of the classes offered.

It was a weeklong “Prime for Life” program implemented by the Macon County Sheriff ’s Office and Appalachian Community Services in the jail that finally got through to her.

“You learn why you did it to begin with and that we do make choices, but once you’re addicted it’s a disease,” she said.

“You learn that if someone in your family has an addiction, you’ll probably have an addiction too. The classes gave me the motivation to do better. You have to start

“The classes gave me the motivation to do better. You have to start somewhere and at least there I was with people who knew what I was going through and didn’t judge.”

— Samantha Ledford

and talked to my daughter, but I didn’t want her to come see me, I didn’t want to remember that.”

Ledford said she was also fortunate that her parents stood by her while she was in jail and are now helping her stay on the right path. They helped take care of her children, visited her every week and helped her find a job when she was released.

While she understands many women who’ve had difficult childhoods end up addicted and in jail, she said that wasn’t her story.

“I had a great life growing up — my parents gave me everything and I still messed up,” she said. “But they have stood behind me through all of this — they’ve paid a lot of money for a lawyer, I’m still living with my mom and they helped me get a car and a job. I feel bad for people who don’t have that when they get out and have to start all over with nothing.”

Since being released, Ledford has maintained steady employment and disassociated herself from the people, places and things that aren’t conducive to her sobriety. Some of her possession charges have been dropped, but other charges are still working their way through the criminal justice system. For now, she is taking it one day at a time and hoping she won’t have to go back to jail.

“I don’t know if I’ll have to go back. I hope the courts see I’m doing good now since I’ve been out and doing everything I can not to go back,” she said.

Since the Prime for Life program got started in Macon County’s jail a year ago, more than 56 inmates — male and female — have graduated from the program.

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nate series of events — the mom could lose her job and her ability to provide for the family, her children could be placed into the foster care system and her extended family could disown her for her alleged crimes.

As a result, many women return to their families and communities far worse off than when they entered the jail. As former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in her remarks at the White House Women and the Criminal Justice System Convention, “Put simply, we know that when we incarcerate a woman we often are truly incarcerating a family, in terms of the far-reaching effect on her children, her community, and her entire family network.”

Even the shame of being incarcerated can take a toll and diminish someone’s outlook on life, making them more likely to end up back in jail. Anisa, a current resident at Clean Slate Coalition, has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for 12 years in addition to being in multiple abusive relationships.

While the Clean Slate program is providing

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somewhere and at least there I was with people who knew what I was going through and didn’t judge.”

Ledford was released a few days before Christmas last year — just in time to see her children, 7 and 3 years old, who she’d been away from for six and a half months.

“That was the best Christmas gift I could ever ask for,” she said. “It was horrible being away from them. I wrote letters

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR t 27 years old, Samantha Ledford found herself addicted to prescription pills and heroin. Her daily life had become consumed with finding her next high and there didn’t seem to be a way out.

“I started doing drugs when I was 20 or 21 and it just kept getting worse,” she said. “I was ready to get out of out it but it just gets you — I’ve never had something get control of me like that. I was so tired of it but it was easier to get it than to be sick.”

Drug use eventually led to getting arrested for possession and she’d spend a night or two at a time in jail only to get out and go back to the same old habits, but then the charges became more severe and her jail times longer.

The last time she got caught, she was charged with possession of heroin, trafficking heroin and conspiracy to sell heroin because she was in a vehicle with the drugs and several other people who were aware of it. With a bond set at $500,000, it was clear Ledford was going to have an extended jail stay.

She was incarcerated for six and a half months before she got released, but this time she was finally willing to make a change for the better.

“I was arrested five times before, but I was just there over night. Even when I was there three months it didn’t help because it took that long for me to think straight

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BY JESSI STONE NEWS EDITOR arsha Crites doesn’t believe in tough love. She believes in second chances — and even third and fourth chances if that’s what it takes to get someone back on the right track.

“We use the slogan ‘Love Heals’ and Clean Slate Coalition is about turning love into something that is contagious and helping people get back on their feet,” she said.

Along with Rev. Alice Mason, Crites is the co-founder of Clean Slate Coalition, a nonprofit based in Sylva that’s dedicated to rehabilitating women who are transitioning out of jail or prison, or women who are struggling to overcome addiction, mental illness or homelessness.

It’s that kind of unconditional love and support from Clean Slate leaders that has helped women like Anisa regain control of her life after struggling with alcohol and drug dependency for the last 12 years. She’s tried to get clean many times throughout the years, but her 18-year-old daughter’s recent engagement gave her the push she needed to make this the last time.

“This time around my recovery, my sobriety is all I want,” she said. “This place has given me a second chance at life. I’ve needed this for so long — to be able to work, have a safe place to live and get back to the person I was.”

Since forming in 2011, 63 women have gone through Clean Slate’s program, which includes housing, rehabilitation, medical services, job and life skills and most importantly, support and encouragement from the other women in the Clean Slate House.

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FROM THE BEGINNING The idea behind Clean Slate came about when Crites, Mason and other female chaplains started visiting women incarcerated in the Jackson County Detention Center.

“We’d go in every week and try not to preach but to listen. I loved being there — we played games, read scripture, did yoga — but I kept seeing the same women return again and again,” Crites said. “I thought about having a gathering place for these women when they got out of jail, but then I realized they don’t have a safe place to live. Each time they get out they’re going back to the same abusive guys or the same drug-infested places they were living before.”

A group of county leaders — mostly women — gathered together in 2010 to discuss the idea of starting a halfway house for women coming out of jail or overcoming other life challenges. The idea garnered a lot

of support from the community and it wasn’t long before Clean Slate had its first house in Sylva.

“Our first resident had been in prison for 10 years. When she came to us she looked like she wasn’t going to live. She cried all the time and she was terrified to be out of prison,” Crites said. “The first thing we did was take her to get new clothes and have her hair done. Being out of prison after 10 years was a big adjustment for her, but now she’s 70 and retired, living on her own.”

The organization has since moved into another home in Sylva that with community support has been fixed up and able to house six women at a time as they embark on their year-long journey to recovery.

“We ask residents to commit to a year but sometimes people need to stay longer,” Crites said. “We never really throw someone out unless they’re misbehaving — people are a work in progress.”

PERSONAL JOURNEYS Former Clean Slate resident Angie said it took her almost two years of living in the house to feel ready to be on her own again.

Her husband had left her and her depression was debilitating to the point she had been admitted to the hospital four times within a five-month period. When she realized she could no longer live on her own, Appalachian Community Services helped her apply for a spot at Clean Slate.

“It got to the point I couldn’t work a full-time job in public. When I first came to Clean Slate I wouldn’t talk to anybody, but then I learned how to speak up when I was feeling bad,” she said. “They helped me with my depression. A year came up and I still wasn’t there yet so I kept working with Appalachian and going to counseling. Then on March 5, 2015, I moved out on my own again.”

Angie is now living in a low-level supervised apartment on her own in Waynesville. She said she doesn’t know where’d she’d be today if she didn’t have all the support Clean Slate provided to her whether it was counseling, job skills,

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We help these women learn healthy life and job skills in a supportive environment while encouraging hope and opportunity and reducing recidivism and addictive behavior.

The women served are asked to commit to a one-year stay in the Clean Slate House.

During this year they work to rebuild their lives, concentrate on their healing and recovery, and learn new skills. Here are some of the things they do while living in the house: n Live in a safe and structured home environment n Work and/or go to school n Pay a modest rent n Participate in professional counseling and life skills training n Attend 12-step meetings as appropriate for their situation n Enjoy a variety of enrichment programs by community volunteers n Have a relationship with a mentor n Volunteer in the community

Clean Slate Coalition co-founder Marsha Crites (clockwise from top) meets up with Clean Slate resident Anisa and former resident Angie to talk about their progress and success in the program.

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applying for disability, guiding her through the divorce paperwork or finding an apartment. She said having people around that cared about her completely changed her perception of life.

“It gave me a different view with people there helping me through it,” she said.

“Living there really changed my life.”

While Angie is on the other side of recovery, Anisa’s journey is just beginning. She’s

been sober over 60 days and has been at Clean Slate for just over three weeks. Her move to Clean Slate was well planned out — she first went to ACS’s Balsam Center in Waynesville where she detoxed for 13 days before being admitted into a 28-day drug rehabilitation program in Black Mountain.

Then she made arrangements to be in the one-year program at Clean Slate.

“I didn’t just want to detox for a week and go home,” she said, knowing she needed more support if she wanted to get clean once and for all. “I’ve been in jail in the past and I’ve been in abusive relationships that have damaged me mentally more than anything, but I seriously think if I hadn’t come here I would probably end up dead.”

LIFE AT CLEAN SLATE Life at Clean Slate is busy. With five women currently residing in the home, it’s just like having a big family — there may be disagreements at times but the family members still cook together, are responsible for doing yard work and keeping the house clean.

“There are people from all backgrounds in the house and there’s a lot of laughter in the house — and that’s important,” Crites said.

All the residents have weekly meetings to talk about house rules and to address any issues they may be going through. They attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings throughout the week and they attend classes at Meridian Behavioral Health Services’ Recovery Education Center. REC offers classes for on trauma, anxiety, nutrition and selfesteem, which are often the underlying issues that lead women to drinking, using drugs and committing crimes.

In addition to helping them navigate the system to get the services they need, Clean Slate staff also helps residents come up with a plan for their future once they are out of the house. She’s still early in the process, but Anisa is already thinking about how she wants her life to be like in a year.

“I want to be a better person. I want to have a job and a house. I want a great relationship with my kids,” she said. “I’m looking forward to getting back on my feet and enjoying my life without looking over my shoulder.

I’m checking into going back to school — I’m nervous because it’s been so long since I’ve done this even though I’ve wanted it so many times.”

Clean Slate isn’t just about the emotional support, it’s also about giving women an opportunity to develop job skills and earn some money while they’re in the program.

Crites said the organization found a way to help women with those skills while also providing much needed revenue to run the program by creating Clean Slate Enterprises.

The social enterprise employs Clean Slate residents to make and sell their own all-natural cleaning products and also provides custodial services to businesses and residences in the area. Residents can be found each Saturday morning at the farmer’s market in Sylva selling their all-nat-

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Crites said there’s never enough money or staff to do all the things Clean Slate wants to do, but they are slowly chipping away at it.

She and the new Executive Director Amelia Thompson are always looking for grant opportunities to expand services. Most recently, Clean Slate received a $2,000 grant to help provide equipment for the house and also offer some enrichment classes for things like music, art and nutrition.

Crites said they are always looking for volunteers to offer different kinds of classes for residents as well as people willing to drive residents to appointments and errands since most of them don’t have a car and/or a driver’s license.

The nonprofit also started the Clean Slate Investment Circle a few years ago to get the community more involved in supporting the program. Businesses, clubs, churches and individuals are invited to pledge $1,000 a year — or about $84 a month — to support the program.

“We’re so lucky our community loves us,” Crites said.

“It’s hard to get grant money because it’s harder for us to know our success rate long term. All we can do is set them up for success.”

Though she’s not on the Clean Slate board of directors anymore, Crites said she still drops by the house to check on the residents and bring them things they may need. She also keeps up with many of the graduates on Facebook.

“I can’t tell you how uplifted I feel being a part of this — I’ve started a lot of nonprofits in the past but this is the last one,” she said. “It’s a miracle all this came together the way it did.”

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR he debate over whether the town of Bryson City should relinquish its right of way on Fry Street has resurfaced, but this time the railroad is offering the town something in exchange for the closure.

The town board of aldermen held a public hearing regarding the potential closure last week and some residents were troubled about the idea of the town accepting what they called a bribe from a private business that wants a public street to be shut down. Resident Joe Hayes said such a move would be unethical.

“One thing I disagree with is the purchase of some property that had a shed on it to be used later on for maintenance and storage,” Hayes said. “I don’t think that was a good decision and now we’re trading that shed or part of it and 2.6 acres for a yes vote on closing Fry Street. My understanding of the law is that government entities can’t trade property to a private corporation or company.”

The property Hayes was referring to was a 7-acre tract at 601 Bryson City Walk right along the Tuckasegee River the town purchased for $200,000 last October. The town had been trying to purchase the property since January 2017 but was havBryson City resident Joe Hayes speaks in opposition to the town relinquishing a hard time negotiating with the Great ing its right of way on Fry Street. Jessi Stone photo Smoky Mountain Railroad for an easement to cross their tracks to access the property. been in favor of it because of safety concerns.

The purchase seemed like it was going to fall through “It’s a good opportunity for us to acquire the property after the town board denied the GSMR’s request in April we need going forward and also address some of the safety 2017 to temporarily close Fry Street for the winter Polar concerns,” he added.

Express excursions. A few weeks later the town board took The railroad once again brought up the permanent cloanother vote on the temporary closure and approved it for November through January. The board also announced that sure of Fry Street last month when it sent a letter to the it would be securing an easement from the railroad and pur- town expressing concern about pedestrian safety in the area right in front of the train depot. The letter prompted the chasing the Bryson Yard property. town board to hold another public hearing on the matter to As for the additional 2.6 acres now in question, Mayor gauge the community’s opinions.

Tom Sutton tried to provide some background when The controversial issue has been debated for several reached for comment after the public hearing. He said the years and has had strong opinions from residents and busitown originally thought it would be purchasing the entire nesses on both sides. The crowds at past public hearings 11 acres last year during negotiations with the family who have packed out the town hall space and the board ended has owned the property for many years. However, a survey up denying the request for a permanent closure. completed during negotiations revealed that the family in The town held last week’s hearing at the Swain County fact didn’t own a 2.6-acre strip of the property even though Courthouse to accommodate more people but the turn out a large structure straddles both parcels. wasn’t as high as expected and only six people signed up to “When we had the survey done it was only 7 acres an speak. Of those, three said they didn’t think the street turns out the railroad owned the strip along the tracks,” should be closed permanently and the other three thought Sutton said. “This all goes way back to when the lake came it should be closed for safety reasons. up and they had to move the tracks. The TVA (Tennessee When the issue was discussed in 2015, the railroad and Valley Authority) gave them the land instead of a right of the Swain County Tourism Development Authority had preway.” sented plans to turn Fry Street into a pedestrian plaza or Sutton said the town did ask the railroad if they would park. Several people at the hearing said they’d love to see deed over the 2.6 acres to the town if the town board would the area turned into a park, but no such plan has been prerelinquish the right of way on Fry Street, but he said former sented this time around.

Town Manager Chad Simons made sure the move was legal Sutton said the town would not be getting involved in before making a deal. whether the railroad and TDA partner to go after grant In a response from the UNC School of Government, Dr. funding to implement the park plan. The train already owns Norma Houston, said the town could exchange the right of the property on Fry Street, so if the town relinquishes the way for the 2.6 acres as long as the city received “full and fair consideration” under the law governing the exchange of right of way, the railroad has the freedom to do what it wants with its own property. property.

“The train may want to do that in the future, but we’re “The phrase ‘full and fair consideration’ does not mean not going to be involved with that,” he said. that the fair market value of the properties must be

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“I have a huge heart and love to help people so I really love going down there to the farmer’s market in the morning and meeting new people and telling them about the organization and what we’re about,” Anisa said. “I also volunteer at The Community Table so my schedule is super busy through the week.”

Crites said reconnecting women with their family is another important part of a person’s recovery and one that Clean Slate prioritizes for residents.

“Most women that come to us have children they’ve been separated from in some way. When people come out of prison reconnecting with their children is extremely important,” she said. “So from the beginning we’ve set up a children’s playroom at the house for visits.”

Anisa said she’s spoken to her father more in the last few weeks than she has in the last 20 years and is working to better her relationship with her children, who are 14 and 18.

“To have my dad telling me he loves me and misses me — I’ve needed that for a long time — and my kids say they’re super proud of me — that’s been a long time coming,” she said.

equal. So long as the city is treated fairly in the bargain, the exchange will meet constitutional muster,” she wrote to the town last November.

Sutton said the 2.6 acres isn’t an immediate need for the town, but it could be a smart move for future growth.

“Looking ahead in terms of expanding wastewater treatment capacity, it is possible to build a plant there because it has to be close to the river for effluent to be released after it’s been treated,” he said. “The land is across from our current plant so I think it would work well.”

While town aldermen have been split over the issue of closing Fry Street for several years, Sutton said he’s always

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Cherokee looks to increase retirement vesting period

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ension plan double-dipping is prompting the Cherokee Tribal Council to consider tripling the number of years required to draw from the tribe’s retirement plan from five to 15.

Supporters of the resolution, introduced during an Aug. 2 meeting, said that passing it would save the tribe money, allow for a more engaged labor force and give young Cherokee people with a solid education but little experience a better chance at finding a job at home.

“We’ve got young kids coming out of college that’s putting in for the same job that someone who might have 20 years’ experience — they might have retired from the state or retired off the reservation with more experience than one of our kids coming out of college. That’s going to give them the upper hand on the hiring part,” said Councilmember Bo Crowe, of Wolfetown, one of the sponsors of the resolution. “Then we have a bunch that were retired outside the tribe and will come in here and work for five years and be able to draw pension from the tribe.”

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Councilmember Boyd Owl, of Birdtown, (right) gives his opinion on the proposed legislation. EBCI image The sooner this resolution could take effect, Crowe said, the better.

“I know that we can’t go back on the ones that have already used the retirement, but I think we can go back on the employees that are still working for the tribe,” Crowe said.

Attorney Jay Gallinger stepped up to say that’s likely not possible, according to a provision in the tribe’s plan that’s been present since 2001.

“You can’t lessen anybody’s benefit. You can’t go to someone now and say to the present people and change their benefit,” he said.

“And by making them go 15 years, that is lessening their benefit, and I don’t think you can do that but we need to check that out.”

While none of the councilmembers voiced dissent for the intent of the resolution, several of them had issues with certain elements of the proposed language, prompting Wolfe to suggest that the body table the legislation.

“Everybody’s points are well taken, and we need to get this right,” Wolfe said. “I think it would be wise first to table this.”

The move to table was approved by all those present save a no vote from Crowe.

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Rose, of Birdtown, were also sponsors.

While the resolution’s language would apply to hires throughout the tribal government, teachers at Cherokee Central Schools seemed to be the impetus for the resolution, which specifically encourages the Cherokee Central Schools School Board to adopt a similar policy. Finance Secretary Cory Blankenship later told councilmembers that directive wasn’t necessary, as the school system already uses the tribe’s plan.

“What I’m hearing is we’re getting teachers coming in that’s been retired from the state coming in for the benefit of the pension plan, not for the good of our kids,” Human Resources Secretary Tara Reed told councilmembers. “They’re giving what they can, but we need to bring in people that’s going to be here for the teaching piece of it, not for the money piece of it.”

“It’s short-term work for long-term benefits,” agreed Councilmember Boyd Owle, of Birdtown. “You’re coming here to work for five years, you’re not going to give it your all.”

The five-year rule is well known, said Crowe, adding that he’s had many casino employees tell him that people come in all the time talking about how they’ve only got so many months left before they hit the fiveyear mark and can leave with their pension.

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BY HOLLY KAYS in Jackson County, the proceeds of which STAFF WRITER would fund education-related capital projSouthwestern Community College is ects. The health sciences building would be moving forward with plans for a $20 milat the front of the line for funding, with lion health sciences building, having acceptJackson County Schools later getting a slice. ed applications from 11 contracting firms About two-thirds of voters — 63.5 percent seeking to become prequalified to submit a — voted in favor of the tax increase. The bid for the project. second-primary ballot that housed the An application from each firm was question drew only 11.1 percent of the reviewed and Southwestern Community College is planning for a new scored using $20 million health sciences building. Donated rendering a system established by state policy, with nine of the 11 earning the minimum 80 points out of 100 required to pre-qualify as a bidder once the Board of Trustees puts out a request for proposals. Of the nine prequalified firms, three are located in Western North county’s registered voters to the polls, subCarolina — Vannoy Construction is the stantially less than the 67 percent of most local, headquartered in Sylva; Jackson County voters who turned out in Asheville-based American South General the November 2016 elections but well above Contractors and Flat Rock-based Cooper the 7.7 percent turnout recorded statewide Construction are also on the list. during the June primary.

While the project’s timeline is still tentaLater in 2016, SCC selected Charleston, tive, SCC expects to bid the project in the South Carolina-based LS3P Associates next couple of months and to open those Limited to design the building from a field bids in the fall. Ground would likely break of four contenders. SCC also engaged the shortly thereafter, with construction taking firm to construct a new maintenance buildabout two years, putting the building’s ing and renovate the Summit Building. completion date around fall 2020. LS3P’s Initial construction will be fueled by original pitch to trustees in 2016 had $5.4 million from the Connect N.C. Bond, a included an initial goal to finish the project referendum North Carolina voters

by June 2019. approved in March 2016. The remainder In an Aug. 14 county commissioners will be funded through the quarter-cent work session, County Manager Don Adams sales tax approved in 2016, with the county told commissioners that the project was taking out a $10 million loan to cover the delayed because SCC had to wait on the outcost up front. The county and SCC have come of a $2 million grant it had applied also applied for a $2 million grant but don’t for with the county before opening bids. yet know whether it will be approved.

The health sciences building has been In a special-called meeting Wednesday, under discussion since 2016, when SCC Aug. 7, trustees took a unanimous vote that completed a master plan that listed the paved the way for construction. The board health building — then estimated to cost voted to lease the 0.885 acres that will $16.3 million — as its top priority. The house the new building to the Jackson existing health building was built to house County Commissioners, which will be the four programs, but SCC now runs 14 health entity taking out the loan. sciences programs. With more space, the “The property would be transferred college believes it could accept 100 more back to SCC upon payoff of the note,” SCC qualified students each year without hiring President Don Tomas told the board. more instructors, bringing an additional “Basically Jackson County wants to use that $500,000 in annual revenue. property for the collateral to get their loan.”

County commissioners responded to the The property in question is located just ask by putting a referendum question on northwest of the Burrell Building and north the June 2016 ballot asking voters to of Founders Hall on land that is currently approve an additional quarter-cent sales tax occupied by grass and a small parking lot.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ast August, three-term Asheville Republican Congressman Mark Meadows held his fourth Veterans Solutions Seminar in Waynesville. Last week, he held his fifth. The difference is that this time, protesters were waiting for him.

“We’re here because he’s co-sponsored a bill called the Veterans Empowerment Act, and that bill, basically when you read through the whole thing degrades the Veterans Administration’s health care system,” said Hendersonville’s Bob Houde, founder and chair of the Carolina Veterans Peace Coalition and nine-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy.

As reported in Stars & Stripes last fall, the bill would have increased the amount of taxpayer-funded care administered to VA patients by private sector providers and was vehemently opposed by both the VFW and the American Legion.

“It’s bad because the Veterans Administration health care system, healthwise, is actually much less expensive than a for-profit health care system,” Houde said.

“Mr. Meadows and those who think like him literally would prefer to remove any and all, we believe, safety nets for the population as evidenced by their votes with regards to the affordable care act, which they’re still trying to do away with.”

At the Aug. 10 event, Meadows said “the bill that they’re talking about actually is dead.”

Despite the confusion, a lingering subset of the national healthcare debate — on which Meadows’ position has been quite clear — concerns the nation’s 21 million veterans, about half of which utilize Veterans Health Administration benefits administered through the $270-billion cabinet-level U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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oude and about a dozen others had banners and flags at the ready early on the foggy morning of Aug. 10, awaiting Meadows’ visit to the Haywood County Senior Resource Center, also coincidentally home to the Haywood County Board of Elections.

“We believe it’s a social contract that’s established that when we enlist or get drafted, that in the end we are cared for,” Houde said.

There with Houde was Vietnam-era Navy veteran Bruce Macdonald, of Veterans for Peace.

“When I was standing watch on the bridge of a destroyer in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, I never thought ‘Wow, when I’m 70 I’ll get great health care from 12 the VA! I won’t have to worry about any-

Rep. Mark Meadows spent about 90 minutes talking to veterans (below) at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center. Bob Houde of the Carolina Veterans Peace Coalition was among the first to show up at an appearance in Waynesville by Rep. Mark Meadows Aug. 10.

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thing,’” said Macdonald, who is also a cancer patient at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville.

“I knew I had my GI benefits and they basically helped put me through law school but I didn’t really start using VA health care until 2003,” he said. “It’s been great.

Although I didn’t think of it back then late ‘60s and early ‘70s, I’m glad it’s around and I think it’s a promise the country’s made to veterans.”

That promise was indeed made March 4, 1865, on the occasion of President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, as thousands lined a mucky Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., to hear Lincoln speak

from the East Portico. The Civil War was all but over, as was his life.

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations,” he implored, while his 26-year-old assassin looked on from the crowd.

The VA — whose motto is “to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan” — has since

1930 been doing just that, to varying degree of efficacy, depending on who one asks.

“Unfortunately many politicians, and Mark Meadows is at the forefront, are really abrogating that motto and are putting our health care in great jeopardy, and that’s why I’m here,” Macdonald said.

Meadows says the entire purpose of his vet events — of which Waynesville’s was but one of many around his sprawling, mountainous district — is to help facilitate the benefit claims of area veterans; he keeps doing them, he said, because he sees results.

“Probably the most heartfelt story that I can remember happened right here in Haywood County where we had someone who was homeless who happened to find out about it, showed up, he went from homeless with no benefits to [being] in a place that was warm and comfortable with benefits in 10 days,” he said as the Aug. 10 event was winding down.

“Those are the ones that keep you coming back, but it’s really about honoring our veterans,” said Meadows. “Their service to our country is undeniable, and we just need to cut through the red tape and oftentimes there’s a lot of red tape.”

As chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Meadows is seen as an opponent of socialized anything — especially health care, evidenced by his prominence in the Affordable Care Act repeal effort.

Even though he was one of the original co-sponsors of Colorado Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn’s Veterans Empowerment Act, along with Arizona’s Republican Rep. Trent Franks, not only does Meadows no longer support the bill — currently mired in and unlikely ever to emerge from the House Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs — he all but repudiates it.

“We’ve asked to get off of that bill, and we’ve already passed the bill that actually all the veterans associations want us to be for in May,” said Meadows of the VA Mission Act, which opponents still call a slow erosion of the VA with an eye on privatization.

“I voted for that overwhelmingly. My commitment to veterans is 100 percent.”

Regardless, that leaves veterans like Houde jittery.

“We believe it is the full intent to in fact take the entire system into the for-profit health care part of the economy, and that’s what we’re against,” he said. “Even if they were to pull it back now their intent is obvious just by the fact that they sponsored the bill.”

Meadows, however, offers reassurances that unlike his stance on Obamacare, he sees things somewhat differently in regard to the privatization of health care for the nation’s veterans.

“We’ll never vote to privatize it,” he said. “Originally that particular bill was designed to help some of the rural communities and that’s why I got on it originally, but we had some people that were concerned that it might lead to privatization, so I gave them my 100 percent commitment that not only will that not happen, but it will never have my vote when it comes to that.”

A book signing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Laurel Ridge Country Club to celebrate the release of Be Our Guest, an amusing coffee table book by Margaret Roberts and Ann Todd of Waynesville.

The book offers clever and helpful hints for being the perfect host and houseguest.

The book also features original artwork from Margaret Roberts.

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This month’s installment is End of Life Care & Planning. This seminar is free of charge. This seminar was put together by library staffer Danielle Duffy in partnership with Brian Lawler (Elder Law Attorney with Van Winkle Law Firm), Suzanne Saucier (Legal Aid of NC), and Liz Anderson (WCU).

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For Conner Wilson, a career in public safety was always a calling, but being a K-9 handler was a unique opportunity he didn’t anticipate.

Wilson graduated Southwestern Community College with an associate degree in criminal justice in 2015, then went on to attend SCC’s Public Safety Training Center.

He graduated with his Basic Law Enforcement Training certification in 2017.

“Looking back on my time at SCC, I now realize that it laid a very important foundation for my career and who I am as a person today,” Wilson said. “There was always someone there to point me in the right direction.”

Soon after he was sworn in as a deputy at the Jackson County Sheriff ’s Office in April 2017, an opportunity arose for him to become a K-9 handler. Wilson was ultimately offered the position. After an intense 10 weeks at handler’s school through Asheville Police Department, Wilson and a K-9 named Lando officially became partners on the job in June.

“Conner Wilson is an eager and energetic officer who we knew would do well with a K9,” said Sheriff Chip Hall. “We are proud of how the program has grown, and we believe the success of our K-9 program really benefits the citizens of Jackson County.”

Over the last three years, Jackson County Sheriff ’s Office has added three K-9s to their agency.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ear the end of 2016, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced plans for an $18 million makeover of Russ Avenue, including a disastrous modification that would have forever altered the character of one of Waynesville’s most historic neighborhoods.

Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown took the extraordinary step of calling a public meeting specifically to give DOT citizen input on the Walnut Street redux, and plans were revised to spare the important aesthetic gateway into downtown.

The revisions were hailed as a victory by Brown and the town, but an offhand comment made by Brown after the meeting has proved prophetic.

“I’m a child of the ‘60s,” Brown told SMN in January 2017. “I’ve been an activist from a very young age. Grassroots involvement is very important, and I’d always rather see something happen from the bottom up, not the top down.”

Greater than the town’s grassroots victory was the experience citizens gained in voicing concerns and demanding accountability from state because, according to Brown, it would be needed again.

It’s been a long time coming, but that time is now; on Aug. 9, DOT unveiled plans for a farranging, much needed $21 million makeover of South Main Street that would affect the artery from Hyatt Creek Road on the south end to the edge of downtown on the north end.

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different than it does today, especially when substantial manufacturing concerns still existed there, employing thousands.

“It was the industrial, working-class section of the community,” Brown said Aug. 13.

“Smoky Mountain Grocery was there. My mother went and bought groceries for us there. It was where things were done, but it’s vehicularly challenged, in today’s thinking.”

As plants closed and jobs left, the strip became rundown; empty buildings and ersatz junkyards line the route, which is like Walnut Street an important gateway to Waynesville’s downtown.

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The first segment of the project starts close to where South Main Street begins just north of Pigeon Street in downtown Waynesville; the half-mile stretch that runs almost to Balsam Drive may be the least exciting of the three, as it proposes only the resurfacing of existing lanes, while retaining existing sidewalks, curbs and gutters by DOT. “The most gratifying thing was, they left everything alone,” said Brown.

Per DOT, the average daily traffic on South Main Street at the intersection of Academy Street is projected to increase from 16,000 to 20,700 by 2040.

One spot Brown said would definitely require some tweaking is the entrance to

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“The only technical thing that I’ve shown [DOT], and they’re going to address it, they were going to close down access coming out of the cemetery. I tried to explain to them, these are not streets in here, these are roads internal to the cemetery, and we can’t use those to move traffic,” he said. “The idea was to keep people from turning left [onto South Main]. That’s an idiot’s play. I’ve tried to do that myself.”

DOT projections show a traffic increase in that area on South Main at Legion Drive from 22,200 to 28,500 by 2040, which may be why the project veers off South Main to resurface a portion of Legion Drive, almost down to Mad Anthony’s taproom.

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Traffic figures show cars per day on Hazelwood Avenue increasing from 2,800 per day to 3,700 per day, which could be a good thing for the tiny downtown’s nascent emergence as a destination outside Waynesville’s downtown core.

Figures also show South Main traffic at that intersection growing from 21,600 cars per day to 27,700 by 2040. As those cars proceed south toward Virginia Avenue, that’s where things start to change.

DOT projects a small traffic increase through 2040 along the Virginia Avenue/Country Club Drive axis of the intersection, but South Main traffic is expected to grow from 18,700 cars per day to 24,200 per day.

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for all 16 years he was mayor, tried to get South Main Street on the [improvements] list, and at times it appeared on there, and then it would get lost in the shuffle,” said Brown. “So once I was elected, I had come to understand the problems it was creating — economic problems — and things weren’t going to change until the highway actually accommodated modern-type businesses.”

Now that the project is underway — currently in public comment phase but scheduled for right-of-way acquisitions in 2020 and construction in 2023 — it appears poised to rejuvenate portions of the area. But as usual, stakeholders are expected to offer opinions on the project.

“This harkens back to my activist days,” Brown said. “You want to make sure that your community has some say so in these things.

Having that hearing for Walnut Street — a good idea. I think I’m going to do that for this [South Main Street project]. I think it’s an important enough project to do that. I’ve never minded having people come and scream and holler at you or praise you for what you’re planning.”

And when they do show up, there may be equal parts praise and holler — three separate maps of three separate project segments issued by DOT show varying degrees of alteration, as well as a few “hot spots” that could generate some of that good old-fashioned community activism.

The final section of the project, a milelong stretch from just south of Virginia Avenue to just south of Hyatt Creek Road, will likely generate the most feedback, because it involves the most dramatic changes.

The entire segment shows substantial proposed right of way acquisitions that would affect 44 parcels on the east side of South Main, and 38 on the west — some more than others. Sidewalks will line the roadway, which in addition to some gently curving realignment of South Main and some wider turnouts will add an extra travel lane or two in places.

Perhaps the most visible change, like a big green eye staring out from the center of the map, is a proposed roundabout at the cumbersome intersection of South Main, Riverbend Street, Nineveh Road and Epsom Street.

The maps show only slight traffic increases along the Riverbend Street/Ninevah Road axis of the intersection, but booming South Main traffic that will grow to 26,000 cars a day by 2040, up from 19,800 currently.

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alternative in lieu of the roundabout, but Epsom Street would be closed in either instance, with access to South Main instead terminating in a cul-de-sac.

Brown said he remembers when the first roundabouts began to appear — along with them, great public outcry. Now, they’re commonplace and he said both he and Alderman Gary Caldwell, Jr., like the idea.

“If you like the straight old-fashioned linear thing, they’ve got that too, but talking with Gary, I happen to be a roundabout fan. I think it moves traffic efficiently,” he said.

“And the community seems to have gotten used to them.”

The DOT likes the idea too. DOT Public Relations Officer David Uchiyama said that a traditional intersection offers 32 different scenarios where vehicles could come into contact with other vehicles — many of them head-on. A roundabout like the one proposed only offers eight such opportunities, none of them head-on.

“Now, it’s going to do substantial taking, but either one of those will do the same amount,” said Brown. “I’m either/or. I would vote in favor of the roundabout. I think it’s a really good way of moving traffic, and closing Epsom Street takes care of that problem.”

The roundabout — as well as other issues, both known and not — will end up being sorted out over the coming months as planning progresses and public comments are received. Brown couldn’t say when he’d call a public meeting on the project, but said he planned to talk to other Town of Waynesville aldermen at the board’s Aug. 14 meeting.

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asked if we could get a sidewalk on the Hazelwood side [from Hazelwood Avenue to Virginia Avenue],” Brown said. While that’s likely not a possibility, Brown likes the overall lack of disruption to this segment of the roadway.

“Once again, I was pleased not to see anything,” he said.

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provide electricity to the campus and also to private homes and businesses near campus.”

Today, the university provides electric service to more than 3,350 customers in the Cullowhee Valley area, and high-speed internet access will be available to all those customers once the installation is completed by early 2020.

Over the years, the university ceased generating its own power and began purchasing it from Nantahala Power & Light Co. and later Duke Energy for use on campus and distribution to those off-campus customers it had been serving historically.

“We were looking at the possibility of getting out of power distribution because that’s not really part of a university’s core mission,” Byers said. “But then we realized that the need for broadband internet access today is similar to the need for electricity many years ago, and that we could perhaps find a private partner who could make use of our existing utility poles to bring reliable, high-speed internet access to rural areas around campus.”

Late last year, the university issued a

WCU’s electrical distribution system extends throughout the Cullowhee Valley and is maintained by a line crew that includes (from left) Travis Taylor, Randy Fox, Keith Dills, Andy Edwards and Brandon Green. WCU photo request for proposals for the project. That’s where Morris Broadband comes into the picture, reaching agreement with WCU in midJuly. The company expects to invest $1.5 million in the project, said Tony Carter, Morris Broadband general manager.

“Morris Broadband is excited to partner with Western Carolina Power to extend broadband services, with speed packages initially ranging from 25 megabits to 500

megabits per second, to more than 700 homes in underserved and nonserved areas in Cullowhee and Jackson County.

Customers in the new service area, as well as Morris Broadband’s existing Jackson County subscribers, will benefit from our upgraded infrastructure,” Carter said.

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estern Carolina University has reached an agreement with Morris Broadband to expand high-speed internet service to rural, underserved areas of the Cullowhee Valley area near campus through the use of existing power poles owned by the university’s electricity distribution service.

Under the agreement, Morris Broadband will install broadband distribution lines and other equipment on poles owned by Western Carolina Power, with the project scheduled for completion within the next 18 months.

The project began a couple of years back, as university officials began a study to determine whether WCU should keep its electrical power distribution system, said Mike Byers, vice chancellor for administration and finance.

“The university originally got into the business of providing electrical service because it had to, and it wanted to ensure a reliable source of electrical power in Cullowhee back in the day,” Byers said. “The university originally generated hydroelectric power at a dam on the Tuckaseigee River to

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The availability of high-speed internet service is among the main factors potential new businesses and industries consider when determining where to locate as well as for WCU faculty, staff and students trying to decide where to live, said Rich Price, director of economic development for Jackson County.

“A very large swath of central Jackson County may now become more attractive for commercial and residential development because of the access to high-speed information sharing, not to mention that those currently residing or working in that footprint will have the opportunity to engage in a more competitive and more expeditious manner than ever before,” Price said.

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throughout our county and region,” he said.

“We are grateful for our partners at Western Carolina University and Morris Broadband, along with the North Carolina Broadband Infrastructure Office, for working collaboratively to make this deployment project a reality.”

Eric Boyette, the state’s chief information officer and secretary of the Department of Information Technology, called the partnership effort “an important step in helping to bridge the digital divide and level the playing field” between parts of rural Western North Carolina and more urban areas of the state.

“Without access to the vast resources so readily available to those who live in bigger cities, residents of the rural parts of our state risk being left behind by those who have more robust digital access,” Boyette said.

“Our department encourages public-private partnerships of this type to ensure more widespread access to high-speed internet and the educational, social, cultural and economic benefits it can provide.”

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER public input session on the question of whether Jackson County should form a middle school drew split opinion during a public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 7.

Jackson County is the only county in Western North Carolina that doesn’t educate its sixth through eighth graders in a separate facility from its elementary school kids, instead operating four kindergarten through eighth-grade schools, one high school and one early college in the county’s northern end. In southern Jackson County, Blue Ridge Elementary School and Blue Ridge Early College educate kindergarten through twelfth grade under one roof.

Following the shootings in Parkland, Florida, and the spate of bomb threats that disrupted Jackson County Schools in the weeks afterward, some Jackson County parents began to advocate that the administration reconsider how its schools are organized. Sylva attorney Jeff Goss has led the charge, saying that while the bomb threats were his catalyst to action, he’s long had the idea that Jackson County kids would be better served by a system that included a middle school.

Goss launched a petition to that effect, gathering 168 signatures in advance of public meetings held July 16 and Aug. 7. In Goss’ opinion, a middle school would better serve kids academically by making specialty subjects like foreign language more financially feasible than they are currently, with sixththrough eighth-graders spread through four northern Jackson County schools. Other parents who addressed the Board of Education in support of the middle school concept said that structure would better prepare kids for high school and allow for better participation in sports and other extracurricular activities.

“This board of education is extremely open-minded,” Jackson Schools Superintendent Kim Elliott told those gathered for the Aug. 7 meeting at Smoky Mountain High School.

After hearing from Goss and other parents, the board asked Asheville-based Cort Architectural Group to complete a report on options and associated costs for forming a middle school, presenting the results of that report and taking public comment on the issue July 16 and Aug. 7. A final invoice has not been received, but the study is expected 18 to cost about $19,000.

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them excited to reach that level themselves. The presence of younger kids allows older kids to take on various leadership roles they might not be able to in a middle school, and Dinklemeyer believes the localness and continuity the K-8 school affords will give her daughter confidence as she goes through the hard middle school years.

“My biggest thing is, it ain’t broke so please don’t fix it,” she said.

Others disagreed, feeling that middle school better prepares kids for high schools and separates vulnerable younger kids from older students who might not always set the best example.

Mother of three Rita Fairview Elementary School is the most centrally located of northern Jackson County’s four elementary schools, Osario said that busing but it would also be the most expensive to turn into a middle school. Donated photo has proven particularly problematic, with her elementary-age niece, who is disabled, getting picked on by older kids and her daughter structure costs, were provided for each coming home with stories of students makoption and are listed below from least ing out on the bus. expensive to most expensive.

“Developmentally there’s a lot of things The Cort Architectural Group study looked that go on in that middle school age, the • Renovate Scotts Creek Elementary at four main options for establishing a midhormones and the changes that happen,” School: $3.2 million dle school. she said. “We experience the desire to try • Renovate Cullowhee Valley Elementary The school system could build a new new things. My daughter is a young kinderSchool: $5.8 million middle school on a new site, build a new gartner. She turned 5 in kindergarten, and I • New middle school at Smoky Mountain middle school at the existing high school to don’t think it would have been appropriate High School: $14.5 million create a combined middle/high school, build for her to see something like that.”

• Renovate Fairview Elementary School: a new high school and convert the existing Ben Pendry told the board that he grew $20.7 million high school into a middle school, or renovate up in a K-8 school in Wilkes County, which • New middle school: $30.1 million one of the existing K-8 schools as a middle converted to the middle school system two • New high school: $39 million school and redistrict elementary students years after he left. between the remaining three schools.

“I believe strongly that the students who The Jackson County Board of Education Currently, 731 students are enrolled in are receiving a middle school education are meets monthly at 6 p.m. on the fourth grades six through eight in northern Jackson receiving a better education than I did,” he Tuesday of the month, with opportunity for County, the report found, so an 800-student said. public comment at each meeting. The next middle school would be sufficient.

Middle school gives kids an irreplaceable Estimated costs, not including any asso- meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the opportunity to learn and grow with the stuciated land acquisition or water/sewer infra- central office on 398 Hospital Road in Sylva. dents they’ll go on to do high school with, he said. While education dollars are always tight, he added, the school board should “Above all else I feel like socially and While the afternoon session July 16 drew consider this an opportunity to truly invest emotionally during this time of transition, comment from only one person — that kids need the stability and the community of in its students. speaker was against the middle school idea Jackson County resident Phil Haire also a group of people who know them and love — six people spoke during the evening sesspoke in support of a middle school, saysion Aug. 7, with three in favor of the middle them,” she said. “If you’re an eighth-grader, ing that it’s good for kids to move up as there may not be a middle school teacher school concept and three against it. they mature, and begin to think and act who loves you because you may not always “You do have better attendance in a K-8 differently. act that lovable, but there’s a first-grade school,” said Kirsten Morgan, a teacher at “The only thing I hope the board would teacher in the building who loves you.”

Fairview Elementary School who was on a consider is wherever and whatever you do Freya Kenner, the mother of a Cullowhee committee several years ago that researched with a middle grade school, you consider it Valley Elementary School student, agreed this very topic for the Board of Education. six through nine, that it be in a separate with that assessment.

“You do have greater parental involvement. facility,” he said.

“I’ve seen the self-esteem that comes It’s a local school. You do have fewer behavThe middle school question isn’t one from being a K-8 system,” she said. “I’ve also ioral issues among the six-eight if you don’t that’s likely to be resolved in the near term, seen how the continuity for students, espeput them all together.” cially those who may or may not have stabili- with the board of education expressing a While kids from a system that includes a ty in other parts of their lives, can really be a desire to spend some time weighing out the middle school may have the chance to take pros and cons and continuing to gather pubpositive thing for them.” more advanced courses, she said, the K-8 lic input before making a decision.

Kelly Dinklemeyer, whose daughter is structure doesn’t put them at a disadvantage “This is not the end of this discussion,” also at Cullowhee Valley, said that it’s imporfor college, as college admissions teams consaid School Board Chair Ali Laird-Large as tant too for younger students to see all the sider the particular area a student is coming she closed out the hearing. cool stuff the older kids are doing, making from when evaluating applications.

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The local group has partnered with the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition to form a program dedicated to promoting the wellness of the entire community through empowerment and respectful collaboration with active drug users and people in recovery from substance use. The goal of the program is to improve the health of Western NC by reducing the rate of drug overdose and the spread of infectious disease.

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Western Carolina University is expecting another record-size student body for the start of fall semester.

Most freshmen will move into their residence hall rooms on the Cullowhee campus Friday, Aug. 17, with many upperclassmen returning Saturday, Aug. 18, or Sunday, Aug. 19. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 20. Current calculations are suggesting that WCU will see its sixth record for total enrollment out of the last seven years, but the enrollment boost won’t be coming from just an increase in the size of the freshman class.

Gains also are expected in student populations such as transfer, distance and continuing students. The all-time record headcount of 11,034 set last fall likely will be eclipsed, with the university exceeding its target to increase total enrollment by at least 300 students.

Last fall’s record freshman class of 1,998 first-year students easily should be shattered as well with WCU surpassing 2,000 freshmen for the first time in its history. That class also is expected to come to campus with the highest average high school GPA ever recorded by an incoming class at the university.

The official enrollment numbers will be established Friday, Aug. 31, which is the 10th class day and the census date as specified by the University of North Carolina System Office.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ust weeks after a violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville last August, complaints arising from the display of Confederate imagery in the Town of Canton’s 111th annual Labor Day parade prompted an alderman to propose regulating the display of controversial speech in town-sponsored events.

One year later, and after considerable public outcry, the 112th annual Canton Labor Day parade — the oldest in the South — will take place without Dr. Ralph Hamlett’s proposed “parade entry policy” having been heard or acted upon by the town board, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over, according to Hamlett.

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amlett likes to keep his promises; within an hour of returning home after Canton’s Sept. 4, 2017, Labor Day parade, he said he’d already received complaints about Confederate flags in the parade.

He told The Smoky Mountain News at the time he promised the complainants he’d look into it.

“Because of the display of symbols that could be regarded as hate, and because of concerns addressed by some individuals who were upset, I checked with Canton’s parade policy and, frankly, we don’t have one,” said Hamlett, also an associate professor of political communications at Brevard College.

Embedded amongst the myriad logistical stipulations outlined in Hamlett’s parade entry proposal was something else entirely.

“It was very broad, and also into the minutia of how far vehicles should be from one another in the parade, who would be

The 112th annual Canton Labor Day Parade In conjunction with presenting sponsor Champion Credit Union, title sponsor Ingles Markets and an array of corporate partners, the Town of Canton presents the South’s oldest Labor Day parade.

• Date: Sunday, Sept. 2 • Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.

• Location: Downtown Canton authorized to drive a car in a parade, and requirements of the insurance,” said Hamlett. “I drafted a policy which was much broader than any one symbol which sought to protect an event which is a family event — such as the Canton Labor Day parade, the Christmas parade, or any event sponsored by the town of Canton — from hate speech, the occurrence of hate speech, but also much more broadly to protect people from obscenity, from the promotion of illegal drugs.”

Hamlett’s proposal would have prohibited the display of “any image or content that includes nudity, profanity, lewdness, illegal drugs, violence, obscenity, hate, [or] racism,” in town-sponsored events, and further prohibit “anything that is vulgar, sexually explicit, insulting or offensive to any ethnic, religious, political or other identifiable group or individual, or that may incite violence.”

The Anti-Defamation League, with whom Hamlett consulted in drafting the policy,

calls the Confederate flag “a white supremacist symbol,” while simultaneously acknowledging its use by heritage-minded individuals and groups without racial superiority agendas.

On Oct. 26, 2017, Hamlett introduced the proposal under former Mayor Mike Ray. It was tabled so Town Attorney William Morgan could have a look; at the town’s next meeting Nov. 9, dozens of people showed up to express their disdain, even though the policy wasn’t on the night’s agenda.

“The individuals who came to the meetings I don’t think really understood the specifics of the rules and regulations,” Hamlett said. “There was much misunderstanding about ‘banning’ speech and that’s not what was intended.”

At issue was not only Confederate imagery but also other symbols that could — albeit in a far-fetched interpretation of the policy — conceivably leave some groups excluded from of town events; one, a Christian group, worried that others could purport to be “offended” by their faith.

Another, an anti-drug organization, has a marijuana leaf on its banner.

The arguments even stretched up into the nuanced complexity of the First Amendment, with some in attendance asserting that governments can’t regulate speech.

They can, according to a number of widely cited, decades-old court cases, and they have, regularly, for centuries. Far from a “ban,” however, the power of governments to regulate speech instead focuses upon the time, place and manner of its display.

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his year’s parade will take place the morning of Monday, Sept. 2, in downtown Canton, with no appreciable change to what sorts of displays may be included.

“Some type of rules and regulations, as far as I’m concerned, are needed,” said Hamlett.

“Not to stop speech but to determine when where and how it can be displayed. Again — time, place and manner.”

Hamlett voiced optimism that even though his proposed policy won’t be part of the 112th annual parade this year, it may be ready for the 113th.

“At present the Town Manager Jason Burrell has the rules and regulations, which I drafted, and the town attorney also has a copy, so it’s under review and I would surmise that once that review is completed hopefully it will be brought to the town board for action,” he said.

Alderwoman Gail Mull helped Hamlett draft the proposed policy, and new board members Markey and Smith have already weighed in on it.

“We want to make sure anything we do ensures that town events will always be open and welcoming events for all citizens and visitors to Canton,” Smith told The Smoky Mountain News Dec. 13, 2017, shortly after taking office.

Markey said he’d support a policy preventing displays “generally seen as an affront to decency,” but added that he wouldn’t support any policy “that could potentially violate First Amendment protections.”

Smathers last year said the debate over Confederate imagery was “a conversation we have to have,” and reiterated that whatever happened in the end, Canton would “remain a community.”

Hamlett sounded similar when he put the whole thing into perspective.

“I’ve lived here pretty much my whole life, with the exception of being away working on various degrees and teaching at other universities,” he said. “I came back to Canton, because there’s a genuine niceness, and people care for one another, and we need to remind ourselves of that.”

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offensive one person might view them? No, it doesn’t, it just suggests time, place and manner,” said Hamlett. “And the time, place and manner for the Labor Day parade, for instance, is one of a town-sanctioned family event.”

Supporting Hamlett’s argument that he’s not trying to ban unpopular speech is the fact that there will always be a way for groups advocating pretty much any cause to share in the freedoms of the First Amendment.

“If individuals do want to come together for whatever reason to make a statement then they would follow procedures of contacting law enforcement, arranging a place that wouldn’t interfere with traffic or pedestrians, where such a protest can be made,” he said.

But the policy went nowhere as the town worked its way through another municipal budget season. However Hamlett did mention it during a May 10 meeting — this time, to a new mayor, former alderman Zeb Smathers, and two new board members, Alderman James Markey and Alderwoman Kristina Smith.

“I haven’t forgotten,” he told them.

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WCU celebrates nonprofit management In a recent ceremony, Josh O’Conner, director of Buncombe County Recreation Services and Christy Swift, CFO of the National Technical Honor Society, were honored for completing the year-long Certified Nonprofit Professional program offered through Western Carolina University.

“We are very proud of Josh and Christy for their commitment to the nonprofit community,” said Dr. Susan Fouts, WCU’s executive director of educational outreach.

During the reception to honor the graduates, Fouts and Frazier also shared WCU’s commitment to nonprofits in WNC by unveiling WCU’s new nonprofit education web page, nonprofit.wcu.edu as a one-stop resource for nonprofits in the region.

For more information about nonprofit education at WCU, visit nonprofit.wcu.edu.

For more information about the programs offered through WCU Educational Outreach’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment, visit learn.wcu.edu or call 828.227.7397.

Learn how to start a business The Small Business Center at Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar titled, “How to Start a Business,” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the College’s Regional High Technology Center in room 3021.

This seminar will cover key strategies for startup, financing and marketing, as well as important information about legal issues, licensing, zoning, operations and more. Participants will realize the importance of a self-assessment and how to evaluate the feasibility of a business idea; discover the resources available to help start and successfully operate a business.

The presenter will be Russ Seagle of Seagle Management Consulting.

Visit sbc.haywood.edu or call 828.627.4512 for additional information or to register.

Free seminar on business photography The Small Business Center at Haywood Community College and the Haywood County Arts Council have teamed to provide a free seminar series geared toward the creative small business.

“Better photography for Your Creative Small Business” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Haywood County Arts Council in downtown Waynesville. During this seminar current and prospective small business owners will learn key tools, tips and tricks to incorporate quality photog-

raphy into your small business marketing strategy.

The speaker is Phillip Turner, an avid photographer who teaches continuing education classes at HCC for iPhone and SLR photography.

Visit sbc.haywood.edu or call 828.627.4512 for additional information or to register.

Learn how to write a business plan The Small Business Center at Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar titled, “How to Write a Business Plan,” from 5 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 30, in room 3021 at the HCC Regional High Technology Center.

Russ Seagle of Seagle Management Consulting is the presenter.

“How to Write a Business Plan” is part of the Business Startup Series. Geared toward early stage entrepreneurs and those looking to start a business, the free series is comprised of the top eight pillars critical to the successful foundation of a business.

Visit sbc.haywood.edu or call 828.627.4512 for additional information or to register.

Cotton Leigh bakery opens in Sylva Cotton Leigh Bakery recently celebrated its grand opening at 628 West Main Street in Sylva.

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• Join Business After Hours with new business and Chamber member Cashiers Kitchen Company from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in the Shops at Cashiers Commons.

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• Join new business and chamber member Afternoon Delight for an Open House event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 17, at 976 U.S. 64 East, Cashiers.

Enjoy light refreshments and raffle drawing. Offering interior and home furnishings.

Bryson City Living, located at 314 Hughes Branch Road, recently held a grand opening celebration that was attended by Rep. Mike Clampitt, Swain County Commissioners Ben Bushyhead and Kenneth Parton and Sheriff Curtis Cochran.

Bryson Senior Living is an adult care home offering 24-hour personal care, supervision, laundry, house-keeping, spa and salon services, comprehensive activities, social programs and much more. A 50-bed community with private and companion rooms, Bryson Senior Living also provides access to in-house medical primary care, PT, OT, and speech therapy services for elderly and disabled adults. For more information or to schedule a site, call 828.488.0024.

BalsamWest, WestNet opens new location BalsamWest/WestNet recently held an open house at its new location at 35 Bonnie Lane in Sylva.

BalsamWest has established a robust network infrastructure throughout the Appalachians. They have built the most technologically advanced fiber-based communications network available today. In 2017, BalsamWest also acquired WestNet Wireless, a wireless Internet provider serving Macon, Jackson, Graham and Cherokee counties.

The company was formerly located at 52 Colonial Square in Sylva. Learn more about the business by calling 828.339.2900 or visiting www.balsamwest.net. For more about WestNet, visit www.westnetwireless.net or call 828.339.2999.

More benefits for Maggie businesses The Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced a new benefit for its members.

Maggie Valley Chamber has now partnered with First Benefits through its mutual insurance company and can now offer competitive workers’ compensation benefits to its membership. A membership with the Maggie Chamber allows access to one of North Carolina’s best kept workers’ compensation secrets.

North Carolina law states that all businesses with three or more employees are required to purchase a workers’ compensation policy. Although these numbers dictate when you have to purchase coverage, your liability to your employees begins when you hire the first employee.

If you don’t have worker’s compensation through First Benefits Insurance Mutual, at least allow them to provide a quote. The local agent is John Patterson of Stanberry Insurance. For more information, contact John at 828.676.9497 or jpatterson@stanberry-ins.com.

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• Join new business and chamber member Honeybee Flea for a grand opening celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at 130 U.S. 64 East, Cashiers.

HCC offers free business webinars The Small Business Center at Haywood Community College will offer a free MindSpark Online Webinar Series for small business owners from 7 to 8 p.m. the first Monday of August, October, November and December, featuring topics of interest to current and prospective small business owners.

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Preregistration is required for each session.

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Waynesville rolls out red carpet The Downtown Waynesville Association needs help welcoming some of its newer businesses to the district with Red Carpet Roll Outs for summer and fall.

A celebration for Our Summerhouse Pottery will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at 225 Wall Street.

The red carpet will roll out at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, for Tia Dana at 26 N. Main Street.

Churchill Mortgage opens in Franklin Churchill Mortgage recently opened an office at 339 Carolina Mountain Drive in Franklin.

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An antidote to our society’s hysteria go back to 476 A.D. when the Roman Empire had finally fallen apart. Let’s fast-forward that machine to 1349, when the Black Plague was devastating Europe. Let’s pay a little visit to the Thirty Years War in Germany (16181648), when murder, rape, and cannibalism were rampant. Let’s jump ahead another 300 years to the trenches and battlefields of World War I, where shells, bullets, gas, and disease killed millions. Let’s not forget to visit the Ukraine when Stalin and his henchmen were starving its inhabitants to death, or to stop by in Poland Guest Columnist a few years later, when the Nazis were marching Jews to annihilation.

And of course, we mustn’t forget our own country. Hop aboard that slave ship coming from West Africa to Charleston.

Stand beside that Massachusetts farmer in 1775 as British soldiers march through his fields on the way to Lexington.

Visualize yourself as a mountain conscript from Sylva on July 3, 1863, when you’re about ready to swing out into that broad, open field under the command of General Pickett. Envision yourself as a healthy, young American male listening to the radio on Dec. 7, 1941.

You think we have it tough these days? Do some time-traveling and then think again.

And how do you travel back into the past and gain the perspective it provides?

You read history.

Long ago, I majored in history in college, earned a master’s degree, and spent a year in a doctoral program. Since then, I have read many histories and biographies, some of which I have reviewed here. Last Jan. 1, I made a New Year’s resolution to read my way through the 11 volumes of Will and Ariel Durant’s’ The Story of Civilization, almost 9,000 pages, before the year’s end. Right now I am on track to complete that reso-

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ver the past few decades, our society has pushed for more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) students. Countries like China and India have far outstripped America and Western Europe in the number of graduates they have produced in these fields. Some observers of future trends fear that that this lack of engineers and scientists will have negative repercussions on our technology and our living standards.

These concerns are undoubtedly valid and worthy of our consideration, and we should encourage young people to enter these fields of study if they find satisfaction in those endeavors.

But in the last 50 years we have also neglected, to our great peril, a second field of study. And by “we” I don’t mean just our young people, but all of us.

We have discarded learning about our past.

The majority of Americans, citizens who vote in our elections, people who believe we live in the most desperate of times, don’t know a damn thing about history, their own or anyone else’s.

Don’t believe me? Ask a few people why the American Revolution occurred. Ask them who once burned the White House. Ask them when the Great Depression took place and how it changed our government. Ask them what effect World War I still exerts on our modern world.

This profound ignorance contributes much to the hysteria and unhappiness infecting our society. Go online to most conservative and progressive sites, and you’d think we were living in the worst of all ages. Both Left and Right go at each other toothand-claw online, trying to screech each other down and in many cases giving way to obscenities and ad hominem attacks. Some on the Left appear to despise their country and their heritage; many on the Right believe we are on the brink of collapse.

According to some, humankind has never lived in such misery.

Really?

Let’s hit the pause button and take a look at some history.

Let’s jump into a time machine and slip into the past. Let’s

lution, having almost finished Volume VII: The Age of Reason Begins. When I open one of these books, I keep a highlighter and pen at hand, but mostly I read as if cruising through a novel.

Despite my casual approach, The Story of Civilization has brought me many gifts. The one pertinent to this review is perspective. We inhabit an age where the average citizen lives with greater ease and comfort than a Roman emperor, where most of us have access to medical care the Renaissance might envy, where we eat foods unimaginable to Louis XIV. All the caterwauling, slander, and obscenities of today’s politics hardly hold a candle to the fierce arguments and battles of the Reformation.

Reading history offers a long view, and that long view in turn offers balance. And God knows we live in a place and time that lacks balance.

Below are some time-traveling machines I have enjoyed.

Want to understand the people of Appalachia better? Read Jim Webb’s Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America.

Want a book that will tear your heart out over lost opportunities, failed diplomacy, and the wickedness in the human heart? Read Nicholson Baker’s Human Smoke: The Beginnings Of World War II, The End Of Civilization.

Looking for explanations of our culture and how it came into being? Read Simon Goldhill’s Love, Sex & Tragedy: How The Ancient World Shapes Our Lives.

Looking to understand the sacrifices people have made for liberty? Read David McCullough’s John Adams or Eugene Sledge’s With The Old Breed: At Peleliu And Okinawa.

Want to see how your country came into being? Read Catherine Drinker Bowen’s Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story Of The Constitutional Convention May-September 1787, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and still in print after 60 years. (And then read the Constitution.)

Please, America, learn some history.

And get a grip.

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

Bad website, long waits mar DMV experience options — for appointments press 1, for driving records press 2, regarding suspensions press 3, and on and on. None of the options were for trying the update your address or even to speak with a human.

I dialed 1, just to see if I could schedule an appointment. The response? “We are sorry but we are experiencing a heavy volGuest Columnist ume of calls, and cannot provide you with personal service. We request that you call us back at a later time” or use the website.

Use the website that doesn’t work.

On Friday, just to see if anything had changed, I went to the Driver’s License office.

The parking lot was full, and when I stepped in I saw that all the seats were filled and a line was formed in the waiting room.

I went back to the DMV website to search

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A recent attempt to update my driver’s license has exposed long waits and online delays at the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.

I pity anyone who doesn’t have the time to sit and wait at the driver’s license office, located at 290 Lee Road in Haywood County.

Having just bought a house in Haywood County, my wife and I wanted to make sure our licenses had our new address. She went to the Driver’s License office on Thursday, to be told there was a three-hour wait. One of the staff told her she could change her address online.

I tried that Thursday afternoon. There is no obvious page at the DMV website for updating your address, but wording suggested I try the “request a duplicate” page.

I filled out the information and hit enter. I got an error message, saying I had to do this in person or could call DMV in Raleigh at 919.715.7000.

Well, that didn’t work. The automated answering system at DMV provided a list of

further. Surely there was an answer. What did I find? Directions to do what had just failed: “Individuals with a valid North Carolina license or ID who only need to change their mailing address should call NCDMV customer service at 919.715.7000 or visit an NCDMV driver (cq) license office.”

I tried once again on the website, and found out about a form you mail in with a change of address. I searched and found Form MVR/24A, titled “Notice of Change of Address Required Within 60 Days.”

The form needed info on our vehicle, new address, license numbers, names, etc., and at the bottom said: “Please mail to: NC Division of Motor Vehicles” with the Raleigh address.

So I filled it out and sent it off.

Who knows, maybe that will work.

All this made me wonder if the lines and “heavy volume of calls” can be blamed on the upcoming election. Do we need a photo ID to vote?

No. The State Board of Elections website says

in plain and unambiguous language: “The requirement to show a photo ID for voting and other associated laws has been struck down by a Federal court. Photo ID is not required to vote.”

The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina is 25 days before the date of an election, and if you register in that manner, no ID is required to vote on Election Day. You can register and vote at the same time during the one-stop early voting period, but that does require some sort of governmentissued photo ID, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document showing your name and current address.

College students registering and voting at one-stop where they go to school may supply a school-issued photo ID and a statement from the college stating that they reside in campus housing.

So, why the long lines at DMV? Who knows.

(Jonathan Austin is the managing editor of Smoky Mountain Living magazine (www.smliv.com) and can be reached at jonathan@smliv.com.)

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To the Editor: Last week I found in my mailbox a political flyer from Rep. Mike Clampitt, RBryson City. He awarded himself an A+ for supporting public schools and teachers in our state. I think Clampitt is indulging in “alternative facts” like his party’s leader in the White House.

Clampitt touts his support for teacher pay raises, safer schools and smaller classes.

The truth is, according to “Real Facts N.C.,” that Clampitt voted for a budget that guts public education and siphons money away from public schools into school vouchers that use taxpayer money to send children to private schools. Yes. That’s one way to have smaller classes.

Though Clampitt claims to have voted for teacher pay raises, the truth is that the salary increases for the majority of teachers was a pittance and comes to about 30 dollars a month, hardly enough to keep up with inflation. Or as the Charlotte Observer stated, “Big Pay Raises? N.C. teachers get just a tank of gas.” That leaves most teach-

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To the Editor: One only has to watch a GOP rally when the president is present to see and hear vicious, repeated lies, which draw the applause of the cult-like crowd. Such incitement has proven to be the national trigger for hatred and violence to run rampant. If you don't stand against such behavior, you have no sense of shame at all. Do your job, or forever hold your place in history as an enabler of the worst sort of behavior I’ve seen in my short 70 years.

This president may have picked up some polish in his many years, but it is a thin veneer covering an absolute lout, who comes out time and time again. It’s a matter of extensive record, just watch him in action at his rallies, easily found online, and judge for yourself if this is the kind of man you’d like to have in charge of America.

Educate yourself, and make your choice.

Vote as if it matters.

The Koch brothers, and all the rest of that dark money, wouldn’t be spending up to $400 million, if your vote didn’t matter.

The GOP would not have engaged in gerrymandering and court-packing, if your vote didn’t matter. NCGOP wouldn’t be trying to pull a fast one with upcoming constitutional amendments, if your vote didn’t matter.

Don’t fall for the con. Educate yourselves. Turn out for good cause.

Bil Aylor Bryson City

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while the other is full of light. The corridor in between is dark and lonely, but the only way to get to the light is to keep moving forward. I’ve thought about this metaphor time and time again when I’m starting to feel worn down and exhausted.

The light is getting closer and closer.

Both death and divorce require a grieving process that is cyclical and never really concludes. It rears its ugly head at the most unexpected and often inopportune times.

War wages among the emotions. Sometimes I’m victorious, sometimes I’m not.

When you experience life tragedies, Columnist you learn of an inner strength you never knew existed. You stumble along and rely on yourself and your own heart and intuition.

While it’s not fun or easy, it’s given me a confidence and perspective that makes little problems in life seem insignificant and petty, which is oddly helpful in terms of acquiring an overall sense of peace.

I’ve chronicled a lot of my heartache through this column, my blog and social media, primarily Instagram. As a journalist, writing and photography are very therapeutic. I write about the hard stuff and capture the good stuff in pictures.

My photos are honest and raw and show me laughing, smiling, dancing and frolicking through life. I know my Instagram feed must

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hree of life’s top five stressors are death of a loved one, divorce and moving.

Within the past two years, my mom passed away, I got a divorce and bought a house. I say this not for pity but as a fact that’s required for the rest of this column to unfold, and the anniversary of my mom’s death is this week so it’s hard to think of anything else.

Two of these life stressors have left me with a sadness that never fully dissipates. No matter how great my day or how much fun I’m having, the melancholy lingers underneath the surface. With that being said, these life changes have taught me how to truly embrace gratitude and soak up the small moments.

I would give anything to call my mom and tell her about my weekend at the lake or send her first day of school photos next Monday when my boys start first and fourth grades at Junaluska Elementary. Every big event or holiday feels somewhat empty without her here.

One of the hardest things about death is its finality, so while divorce is hard in its own right, it’s nothing like losing a loved one too soon. The most challenging aspects of the divorce have been the loss of the family unit and adjusting to single parenting.

You feel defeated when you’re unable to give your children the quintessential family they deserve. It’s painful to watch their little hearts and minds adjust to a new normal and to comprehend all the moving pieces.

Someone told me that divorce is like a long corridor. One side is foggy and stormy

bewilder some people, and this is understandable. To the naked eye, one probably thinks “There’s no way she’s that happy.

Why is she pretending?”

Since I was a small girl, I’ve had a positive outlook on everything, an ability to find the one bright spot in a bunch of bad. As an adult, my mom would call and talk to me about hard or challenging topics or situations, and I would help her see a different, more optimistic angle, one that wasn’t so awful or overwhelming.

So despite dealing with very hard things over the past two years, I still feel hope and passion for life. These hopeful and joyful moments are the ones I love to grab out of life and post on my social media feeds. I do this not only because it makes me happy to go back and look at these photos but also to inspire others, to show them that joy does not end when life knocks you down.

Glennon Doyle is one of my favorite writers and she says, “Grief is love’s souvenir.”

Whether it’s death of a loved one, loss of a marriage or moving out of a family home, the sadness is merely a byproduct of all the love that was shared and lost.

When I think of grief as a souvenir instead of a punishment, I feel grateful. This life is so fleeting and if we constantly perseverate on the bad, we lose precious time we could be focusing on the good. I don’t know about you but I’m all about the good, so whatever curve balls life throws at me, you better believe I’m going to find the silver lining and snapshot every smile for the world to see.

(Susanna Barbee writes, sells, and does a little bit of everything for Mountain South Media, Smoky Mountain Living and Smoky Mountain News. susanna@mtnsouthmedia.com.)

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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.

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CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

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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.

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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.

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.

HARMON’S DEN BISTRO 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville 828.456.6322. Harmon’s Den is located in the Fangmeyer Theater at HART. Open 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (Bistro closes at 7:30 p.m. on nights when there is a show in the Fangmeyer Theater) with Sunday brunch at 11 a.m. that includes breakfast and lunch items. Harmon’s Den offers a complete menu with cocktails, wine list, and area beers on tap. Enjoy casual dining with the guarantee of making it to the performance in time, then rub shoulders with the cast afterward with post-show food and beverage service.

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Jim Lauderdale.

“[As a musician], you interact with so many people, see some very common things with people, then some different things. I mean, really, it’s all about that interaction with people — the connection. That’s really where we’re at in the world. We can’t isolate ourselves.”

YOU’VE GOT A WAY ALL YOURS

— Jim Lauderdale

know, there’s just not that much of a market for what I write. I spent most of my money through the years making records. I’m glad I did, because it gave me the motivation to record. I kind of have to have that concept in my head, of doing a record and the idea of doing it, then a specific series of songs will come up. But, I don’t sell a ton of records, so I have to make my living being on the road.

A conversation with Jim Lauderdale

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER egendary troubadour Jim Lauderdale is a longtime pillar of the fiercely independent singer-songwriter scene in Nashville. He’s always gone his own way, this melodic water witch, seamlessly following the ebb and flow of energy and inspiration, knowing exactly when and where to strike the ground in search of untapped creative waters.

When you talk with Lauderdale, you’re partaking in a conversation that knows no bounds, no timeframe by which you can exactly pinpoint something or someone. He’s as timeless in person as he is onstage, his songs spilling into the cracks of broken hearts and well-earned wrinkles.

At 61, Lauderdale, a native of North Carolina, remains a lifelong rambler, playing every corner of every stage across this country and abroad. This is what he does, was meant to do, and will always do, come hell or high water.

For when you’re a true troubadour, it’s when the rubber hits the road and the nitty gritty rears its ugly head, that’s when lightning strikes pen and paper, guitar pick and guitar.

This life ain’t for everyone, and ain’t nobody like Jim Lauderdale.

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Smoky Mountain News: I feel like you’re one of the Nashville [musicians] that was there

in 1980s that still never sold out. You, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs. People that blur lines.

Jim Lauderdale: I went to Nashville when I was 22 in 1979. Gosh, I was a green horn. But, I did get to hang out with Roland White. I wanted to hang out with him and George Jones. [Roland] and I did a duet record, half of it was bluegrass, the other half was without banjo, where Marty Stuart played guitar on it.

SMN: What do you see right now when you look at Nashville?

JL: Well, you just have to kind of separate the mainstream major label record stuff, which really shrank a lot for a while. Record companies consolidated like airlines do. But, you know, I think that the major label mainstream stuff will always be there. But, there’s so many rootsy people that live in Nashville, too, that aren’t going that way. It used to be that writers and artists would move to Nashville to chase that dream of having a major record label, but that’s all changed.

SMN: What does that say about where you are right now? The fact so many folks are still trying to make it in Nashville?

JL: Well, I’ve just chipped away at it for so long. It’s like my friend, Luther Dickinson, his father was this great producer, [the late] Jim

Dickinson. I remember telling Luther, “Gosh, I thought this record maybe would have really moved the needle.” Luther said, “Dad always said what you do keeps your footing there, your foot in the door. You might not have this big movement and things, but as long as you’re still in there.” And I remember David Grisman had a quote years ago, “As long you’re able to make a living doing music, that’s really all you can ask for.”

SMN: How do you measure success these days?

JL: I have to go on the road more and more.

For several years, I was having hit songs with major country artists. But, that all changed and my style is kind of more traditional. You

SMN: And yet, you’ve always been able to do what you liked, and you’ve always had respect for the history…

JL: I do have a lot of respect for the history.

Well, everything keeps changing, keeps expanding. The lines are kind of blurred with those different organizations — the folk, Americana and bluegrass worlds. I think they all kind of need each other. [As a musician], you interact with so many people, see some very common things with people, then some different things. I mean, really, it’s all about that interaction with people — the connection.

That’s really where we’re at in the world. We can’t isolate ourselves. If you’re out there performing all the time, you can’t [isolate yourself]. It’s good to have that connection.

Editor’s Note: You can listen to the audio stream of this entire conversation by going to YouTube and searching “Jim Lauderdale Garret K. Woodward.”

Want to go?

Acclaimed troubadour Jim Lauderdale will hit the stage at the Jam In The Trees festival that will take place Aug. 24-25 at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain.

Other performers will include The Travelin’ McCourys, Jerry Douglas, Shooter Jennings, Elizabeth Cook, Fireside Collective, and many more. Admission is $25 Friday and $50 Saturday, with a VIP pass available for $100. For more information, a full schedule of performers and/or to purchase tickets, click on www.jaminthetrees.com.

This year, Lauderdale released his latest album, “Time Flies,” which can be purchased by going to www.jimlauderdale.com.

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD

Rural New Jersey. Garret K. Woodward photo

Tomorrow’s gonna be a brighter day

Asheville-based bluegrass sensation Town Mountain will make its debut appearance at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley.

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Back to square one.

Dammit. You’d think that after existing on this earth for “An Appalachian Evening” will continue with 33 years, and being a legal Unspoken Tradition at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. adult for the last 15, that I’d get 18, at the Stecoah Valley Center in Robbinsville. this relationship and/or love Joe Newberry will host his “Birthday Bash” at 7 thing correct, eh? Somewhere p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Isis Music Hall in on I-40 West right now is my West Asheville. Indie-rockers The Mobros with now ex-girlfriend, bolting opener Armadilla will follow at 8:30 p.m. across the Mississippi River toward the next, new chapter There will be a celebration for the Appalachian of her life in New Mexico.

Women’s Museum with “Art in Monteith Park,” Now I’ll be the first to say a day long arts and crafts festival, that will be that the majority of what went held on Saturday, Aug. 18, in Dillsboro. wrong in our time together, and probably the (multiple) The 14th Annual Franklin Area Folk Festival, “A last straw(s) fell to my side of Celebration of Appalachian Heritage,” will be the conflict. It wasn’t easy, but held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, I did hold out hope that our at Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center. ship would get righted, our traSo, we had about a year together, give or jectory calibrated and corrected. take the year-and-a-half she was actually I didn’t used to be so haphazard in my here, living and working in Haywood pursuits of the heart, or avoidance of handCounty. The whole thing was pretty unexing my heart over to someone else’s fate and possible hidden agendas, of which that could pected, right out of the gate. She’s a world traveler whose blood consists of three ingredamage and destroy what little faith I dients — wanderlust, fierce independence, had/have left in the whole process of a and a personal quest to never make the same healthy, loving adult partnership.

My intent has always been for a positive, mistake twice.

Passing through Western North Carolina bountiful outcome. But, it seems — well it’s in December 2016, she was looking for a been proven in method — that my intent place to crash for the weekend, to see falls well-short of the execution. I always try Asheville and the Great Smoky Mountains to fix something, but, like clockwork, usualin all their respective glory. That turned into ly ending up digging a bigger hole for two subsequent, extensive road trips up the myself. Ugh.

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eastern seaboard and through the deep South, only to return back here a couple, immediately living together.

Initially, that good intent amid the impulsiveness really gave way to smallturned-big issues that seemed to more or less linger than actually get solved. Again, my stubbornness in not thinking for two, and misinterpretation of what was actually going on (and what needed to be done), led to the demise of what would otherwise — perhaps in another time and place — have been an incredibly successful relationship.

What the hell, huh? I thought I had this whole love thing down. Heck, I used to be so perceptive and receptive in a relationship, going all the way back to my high school and college days of sweethearts, Sunday drives in the countryside, and random acts of kindness (flowers, cards, forget-me-nots). I mean, I know that skill set is inside me somewhere.

I use it in my work as a writer and journalist week-in-and-week-out. But, how come it only emerges in those realms, and not in the ones that are priceless, like love, which fuels the soul in ways nothing else can?

I guess I’ve gotten so caught up in pursuit of my ultimate aspirations and endeavors that I end up with blinders on, so to speak. I also shut down that part of my heart and soul — the side that matters most — after years of disappointing dead ends to romantic routes I thought I’d be traveling on for a long time, only to be abruptly dropped off in the middle-of-nowhere as the train of secured commitment sped off once again into the distance, leaving me behind.

When asked about the breakup recently by a friend, I told them that I looked at what I had, and had to offer another, as these two piles of pebbles. One side is the plentiful love pile, the other a pile of a few pebbles placed for my eventual hopes and dreams. As I got older, and breakups occurred along the road of life, I would take a few pebbles out of the love pile each time, placing them over in the hopes and dreams pile. Where now, as an adult, the hopes and dreams pile far outweighs what’s left over in the love pile. Make sense? Who knows? I’m just trying to keep my head above water like all of you out there.

This week, I returned from a long road trip. Over 2,500 miles. Twelve states in 13 days. Solo trek. The objective was to see several dearly missed friends and family members up North. But, mostly, it was about simply leaving town and rolling along endless pavement, where I feel most at home, lost in my thoughts, trying to find conclusions to the things that kept me awake at night these past few months, things like the what could have been done differently, and if I’m actually capable — deserving — of a lifelong companion.

I’m an optimist, so I hold out hope. I’m not banking on anything, never have. But, I do find that I have shed some emotional skin on this recent trek, skin that was tough — tough to read, tough to love. That honed antenna attached to my heart and soul, which has been used for writing and wandering for so long, is now once again receiving signals from the depths of the cosmos that deals with matters of the heart.

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

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Melody Trucks gets Lazy

Michael Bolton.

Franklin welcomes Michael Bolton

unique interpretations of iconic songs from the genre of Melody’s extended family.

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The show is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

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August 15-21, 2018

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singersongwriter and humanitarian Michael Bolton will be in perform at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 23, at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

Bolton originally performed as a hard rock and heavy metal musician, both as a solo artist and as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He once opened on tour for Ozzy Osbourne and even auditioned to be part of Osbourne’s band, Black Sabbath. It was in the late 1980s when Bolton became better known for his pop-rock ballads.

The list of accolades Bolton has received includes two Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, and dozens of songwriting awards. He has also received three Emmy nominations and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has sold more than 65 million records globally and continues to tour the world. Some of his hits include, “Time, Love, and Tenderness,” “When a Man Loves a Woman,” “To Love Somebody” and “Said I Loved You…But I Lied.”

Aside from his love of music, Bolton is also a strong social activist who is committed to many humanitarian causes. In 1993, he established The Michael Bolton Charities to assist women and children at risk from the effects of poverty and abuse.

Bolton also serves as the honorary chairman of Prevent Child Abuse America, the national chairman for This Close for Cancer Research, and a board member for the National Mentoring Partnership and the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. In 2003, Bolton joined in to lobby on behalf of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence urging legislation to provide more assistance to victims of domestic abuse.

Tickets start at $65 per person. To purchase tickets, visit www.greatmountainmu30 sic.com or call 866.273.4615.

Jam-rock act The Melody Trucks Band will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin.

Trucks is the daughter of the late Butch Trucks, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of The Allman Brothers Band. After touring with Butch Trucks & the Freight Train, Melody immersed herself in the increasingly rich and diverse music scene in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Melody Trucks Band came together in early 2017 as she encountered each member within this extended musical family. Their individual styles and influences run the entire span of every music genre: rock, blues, jazz, funk, classical, country, thrash metal, and even world music. This has culminated in fresh and

The Melody Trucks Band.

The Colby Deitz Band.

The Concerts on the Creek summer series will welcome The Colby Deitz Band (rock/Americana) at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva.

The lineup for this year’s series will also include: Geoff McBride (rock/Americana) Aug. 24 and Dashboard Blue (classic hits) Aug. 31.

The concerts are free and open to the public. There will also be food trucks onsite. For more information, call 828.586.2155 or www.mountainlovers.com.

Town Mountain to play Cataloochee Ranch Asheville-based bluegrass sensation Town Mountain will make its debut appearance at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley.

Since the 2007 release of its debut album, “Original Bluegrass and Roots Country,” Town Mountain has made a name for itself in bluegrass and roots circuits, touring with a who’s who of like-minded artists including Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, The Del McCoury Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Yonder Mountain String Band, and others.

Their fifth studio album, “Southern Crescent,” debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Chart in 2016 and remained on the Americana Music Association’s Radio Chart Top 40 for 10 weeks.

In 2016, they also made their Grand Ole Opry debut, performing both at the Opry House and at the famed Ryman Auditorium.

Tickets are $35 per person. Cookout dinners, priced separately, will be available before the show. Prior to the performance and dinner, Smoky Mountain News Arts & Entertainment Editor Garret K. Woodward will also host a live onstage Q&A with Town Mountain, with VIP packages available to attend the interactive conversation.

Reservations are required. 828.926.1401.

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A community jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.

Anyone with a guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, anything unplugged, are invited to join. Singers are also welcomed to join in or you can just stop by and listen. The jam is facilitated by Larry Barnett of Grampa’s Music in Bryson City.

The community jams offer a chance for musicians of all ages and levels of ability to share music they have learned over the years or learn old-time mountain songs. The music jams are offered to the public each first and third Thursday of the month — year-round. This program received support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment of the Arts.

828.488.3030.

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‘An Appalachian Evening’

Groovin’ On the Green

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The Groovin’ On the Green concert series will host The Krickets at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 17, at The Village Green Commons stage and lawn.

Other performers this summer include: The Buchanan Boys (Aug. 24) and The Boomers (Sept. 1).

Groovin’ On the Green is rain or shine.

Bring a chair and your family, friends, coworkers and neighbors to The Village Green Commons on Frank Allen Road. Picnics and coolers are allowed, however concert goers can enjoy delicious food and beverage for sale from the vendors onsite.

Concerts are free, but donations are always appreciated. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash and under the control of their owners at all times.

To learn more about the concert schedule, or about community events at The Village Green visit www.villagegreencashiersnc.com. You can follow The Village Green on social media @cashiersgreen.

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The summer concert series “An Appalachian Evening” will continue with bluegrass act Unspoken Tradition at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Stecoah Valley Center in Robbinsville.

The annual bluegrass/mountain music series will conclude with The Kruger Brothers (Aug. 25).

Tickets for the performance are $15, grades K-12 $10. Tickets are a pre-show dinner are also available for purchase. The Lynn L. Shields Auditorium is air-conditioned. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

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On the beat • Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host the “Lounge Series” with Moriah Domby Aug. 18, Troy Underwood (singers-songwriter) Aug. 24 and George Ausman Aug. 31.

All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

The Mobros.

• Balsam Falls Brewing (Sylva) will host Open Road Aug. 17 and Daniel Perkins Aug. 31. All shows begin at 9 p.m. www.facebook.com/balsamfallsbrewing.

• The Oconaluftee Visitor Center (Cherokee) will host a back porch old-time music jam from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 18. All are welcome to come play or simply sit and listen to sounds of Southern Appalachia.

• Blue Ridge Beer Hub (Waynesville) will host an acoustic jam with Main St. NoTones from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 16 and 23. Free and open to the public. www.blueridgebeerhub.com.

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

• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host The Moon & You (Americana/folk) Aug. 17, Joe Cruz (piano/vocals) Aug. 18 and James Hammel (guitar/vocals) Aug. 25.

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

828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

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

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• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host Max Gross Weight Aug. 18 and Americana Jones Aug. 25. All shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m.. www.curraheebrew.com.

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• The Cut Cocktail Lounge (Sylva) will have an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. on Mondays.

• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Elysium Park 7 p.m. Aug. 18, Keil Nathan Smith Band 8 p.m. Aug 24, Marc Keller 4 p.m. Aug. 25 and Scoundrel’s Lounge 7 p.m.

Aug. 25. All shows are free and open to the public. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Harmon’s Den Bistro at HART (Waynesville) will host karaoke and an open mic at 8 p.m. on Saturdays. All are welcome. www.harttheatre.org.

• Highlands Town Square “Friday Night Live” series will host Tallulah River Band Aug. 17 and Ben & Marce Aug. 24. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

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• Nantahala Brewing (Bryson City) will host Zulu Welsh Band Aug. 17, Betaplane Aug. 18, Meredith Joi Aug. 24 and River Tramps Aug. 25. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Aug. 15 and 22, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Aug. 16 and 23, Todd Hoke (Americana/folk) Aug. 18 and Tina Collins Duo (folk/Americana) Aug. 25. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• Isis Music Hall (West Asheville) will host Victor Provost 7 p.m. Aug. 15, Joe Newberry (Americana/bluegrass) 7 p.m. Aug. 16, The Mobros w/Armadilla (rock) 8:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Hussy Hicks & Eric Erdman 7 p.m. Aug. 17, Paula Hanke & Peggy Ratusz Aug. 18-19, Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21, Ashleigh Caudill 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Caleb 32 Caudle (Americana/folk) 7 p.m. Aug. 24 and

Joe Newberry, The Mobros roll through WNC Acclaimed Americana/bluegrass act Joe Newberry will host his “Birthday Bash” with a special performance at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 16, at Isis Music Hall in West Asheville. Indie-rockers The Mobros with opener Armadilla will also hit the stage following Newberry at 8:30 p.m.

Newberry songwriting is characterized by the same clean, elegant style as his banjo playing, and his songs are often recorded by artists in the folk and bluegrass world. The Gibson Brothers’ version of his song “Singing As We Rise,” featuring guest vocalist Ricky Skaggs, won the 2012 IBMA “Gospel Recorded Performance” award. In 2013, Newberry shared co-writing honors with Eric Gibson for the IBMA Song of the Year, “They Called It Music.”

Newberry was a frequent guest on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” and was recently featured on Radney Foster 9 p.m. Aug. 24. For more information about the performances and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.isisasheville.com.

• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday, The Melody Trucks Band (rock) w/The Corbitt Clampitt Duo & Gingerbread Man Aug. 17, The Company Stores Aug. 18 and The UpBeats Aug. 25. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

• The Maggie Valley Pavilion will host the

the Transatlantic Sessions tour in the United Kingdom with fiddler Aly Bain and dobro master Jerry Douglas. In addition to performing solo, Newberry plays in a duo with mandolin icon Mike Compton, sits in the banjo chair with old-time music legends Mike Craver, Bill Hicks, and Jim Watson, and also performs with the dynamic fiddler and step-dancer April Verch.

After bringing to an end a long but successful two and a half year tour, playing venues and music halls from small to large from coast to coast, including festivals such as SXSW (twice), Midpoint Music Festival, Sweetwater 420 fest to name a few, and recording a live session with Daytrotter, The Mobros garnering new fans and attention from various press outlets along the way they averaged over 250 shows a year all in support of their 2014 debut release “Walking With A Different Stride.”

A year later they emerge with a collection of songs that embody the writing and production style developed during their time spent at “Leon’s Electric House.” The first single off the upcoming release is entitled “Carrie Anne.”

Tickets for Newberry are $15 and are $8 for The Mobros w/Armadilla. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.isisasheville.com.

Haywood Community Band at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19. The performance is in honor of Tom Cifani. Free and open to the public.

• The Maggie Valley Rendezvous will host Stone Crazy Band (classic rock/pop) 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the poolside tiki bar.

• Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host an open mic night every Thursday, Paul Davis (singer-songwriter) Aug. 18, 24 and 31, and Twelfth Fret (Americana/folk) Aug. 18. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com.

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

• The “Saturday’s On Pine’ concert series (Highlands) will host High-5 Aug. 18. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

• The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts (Franklin) will host Jeanne Robertson at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17. Tickets start at $23. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.greatmountainmusic.com.

• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host Arnold Hill (Americana) 7 p.m. Aug. 18, Positive Mental Attitude (reggae/jam) 10th anniversary party 3 p.m. Aug. 25 and Wintervals 7 p.m. Aug. 31. 828.586.1717 or www.soulinfusion.com.

• Southern Porch (Canton) will host Kevin Fuller (Americana/folk) Aug. 16, Grand Theft Audio Aug. 17, Acoustic Envy Aug. 18 and Humboldt Fog Aug. 24. All shows begin at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. www.southern-porch.com.

• 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.

• The Ugly Dog Pub (Highlands) will host The Charles Walker Band Aug. 25. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host Tonology (rock) Aug. 17, Dogtracks Aug. 18, Ol’ Dirty Bathtub (Americana/bluegrass) Aug. 24, EDM Night w/DJ Bent-It Aug. 25 and John the Revelator (blues/rock) Aug. 31. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.

828.456.4750.

On the beat As part of a Summer Music Andrew Kasab.

Series, the Marianna Black Library will present an evening with Andrew Kasab at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 23, at the library in Bryson City.

Kasab is an American fingerstyle guitarist, harp guitarist and singer-songwriter. He’s known for combining traditional and contemporary techniques, energetic performances, arrangements of modern works for the guitar and harp guitar and occasionally plays harmonica and ukulele.

Based out of Raleigh, Kasab has been performing for over 30 years at music halls, events, festivals, restaurants and other venues, self-released 11 albums of solo material, and plays multiple styles including folk, blues, country, bluegrass, jazz, American fingerstyle, American primitive located in downtown Bryson City at the and contemporary acoustic styles. corner of Academy and Rector.

This program is free and open to area For more information, call the library residents and visitors. Snacks and refreshat 828.488.3030 or visit ments will be provided by the Friends of www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity. the Marianna Black Library. The library is

Cold Mountain Music Series The inaugural “Summer Music Series” will take place at the Lake Logan Conference Center, just south of Canton.

• Saturday, Aug. 25: Music by Erik & Norma Hendrix, food from Out of the Blue with the beverage provider to be determined.

• Saturday, Sept. 8: Music by Devils in Dust, food to be determined and craft beer from Ecusta Brewing.

• Saturday, Sept. 22: Music by The Kenny George Band, food from Hit the Pit and craft beer from Frog Level Brewing.

The gate opens at 3 p.m. with music starting at 5 p.m. The event is family-friendly.

Waterfront will be open. Admission is $15 per carload, $50 for a 15-passenger van, $5 for bikes. Camping and cabins available. To make reservations, call 828.646.0095. www.lakelogan.com/events.

Pickin’ on the Square The Pickin’ on the Square summer concert series will feature The Ram Cats (blues) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Gazebo in downtown Franklin.

The concert series is free and open to the

public. Bring your lawn chair. Food vendors will also be available. Other performers will be Hurricane Creek (variety) Sept. 1 and Charlie Horse (Texas swing) Sept. 8. www.townoffranklinnc.com.

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The Land of the Sky Barbershop Chorus will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, in Tartan Hall at the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin.

The 26-voice men’s chorus sings lighthearted renditions of old-time and contemporary melodies, sung unaccompanied in four-part Barbershop-style harmony, mixing lots of laughs with the music.

The fast-paced hour-long program features music styles ranging from traditional Barbershop to pop, Gospel, and beyond, including favorites like “Kentucky Babe” and “I’ll Fly Away.” In addition to the full chorus, the premier 1950s-style doo-wop group ShBoom and the new Recording Artists ensemble will be featured. Complimentary ice cream sundaes will be served.

Admission is by donation, $7 suggested.

Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. This event is produced by the Arts Council of Macon County. For more information, call 828.524.ARTS or email arts4all@dnet.net.

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Franklin Area Folk Festival

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August 15-21, 2018

The 14th Annual Franklin Area Folk Festival, “A Celebration of Appalachian Heritage,” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 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

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firing demonstrations, kids’ activities, food, textiles, tours, an antique car show, 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.

By linking our future to our past, the Franklin Area Folk Festival sponsors hands-on activities to allow visitors to experience what mountain life was like way back when. These folks learned at their parents’ knee woodcarving, moonshinin’, weaving and spinning, and all the many other heritage skills they’ll be demonstrating.

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 4H with support from Catch the Spirit of Appalachia (sign-up on the FAFF website).

Visit www.franklinfolkfestival.com or call 800.932.5294.

Haywood County Fair returns The annual Haywood County Fair will take place Aug. 23-26 at the Haywood County Fairgrounds in Waynesville. Alongside all the agricultural events, exhibits and carnival rides, other marquee events include: • Thursday — Live music from Jerry Stamey and Gray Wolf (4 to 5:30 p.m.), Fish Fry (4:30 to 6:30 p.m.), Voices in the Laurel (5:30 to 6:30 p.m.) and Bingo (6:30 p.m.)

• Friday — Live music all day, featuring

Kammerer to speak at Lake J banquet Bishop Charlene P. Kammerer will be the keynote speaker for the Friends of the Museum Annual Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Lambuth Inn’s International Room in the Lake Junaluska Conference Center.

Recognition of the 50th year of the United Methodist Church is the topic of Bishop Kammerer as she highlights the historic unification of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church.

Music and entertainment will be provided by former Junaluska Singer, Ron Whittmore, who will be accompanied by Kathy McNeil Baldwin.

A first for the banquet, a silent auction will be held this year. A three-volume set of journals and letters of Francis Asbury, a brass Persian tray from Jerusalem, an African Batik tablecloth with napkins, and a framed print of the Junaluska Cross by English Artist, John Hurst are just a few of the items up for auction. Those interested, may bid on items by visiting the museum, asking for an email or by bidding at the banquet.

Kammerer’s service in the church has included equal years in parish ministries and connectional ministries, including service as a campus minister at Duke University and a District Superintendent of the Tallahassee District, Florida Conference.

She was elected to the episcopacy in July 1996, and assigned to the Western North Carolina Conference. Kammerer served there

Junior Appalachian Musicians (5 p.m.), Possum on a Whale (5:15 p.m.), Lillian Chase & Friends (5:30 p.m.), Haywood Ramblers (5:45 p.m.), McLain Youngwood (6 p.m.), Logan Childers (6:15 p.m.), Charleigh & Anah Partridge (6:30 p.m.), Ginny McAfee (7 p.m.) and Chris Minnick & Friends (7:30 p.m.).

• Saturday —Clogging and music all day, featuring Hill Country (5 p.m.), Fines Creek Flatfooters (5:15 p.m.), Rose Brothers (5:30 p.m.), J. Creek Cloggers & Hill Country (5:45 p.m.), Haywood Ramblers (6:15 p.m.), Southern Appalachian Cloggers & Hill Country (6:50 p.m.), Green Valley Cloggers (7:15 p.m.) and Haywood Ramblers (7:30 p.m.).

• Sunday — Live music all day, featuring Woody Wood & The Ramblers (1:30 and 3:15 p.m) and Eddie Rose & Highway 40 (2:20 and 4:05 p.m.).

Admission is $5 per car load.

Armbands for all the rides are $18.

The carnival rides will open for a pre-fair celebrating on Aug. 22, with free parking. www.haywoodcounty fairgrounds.org.

until 2004, when she was assigned to the Virginia Conference. She is married to Leigh Kammerer and they now make their home at Lake Junaluska.

Tickets are available for $25 each, to cover the cost of the meal. Tickets may be purchased at the museum, at 575 North Lakeshore Drive in Lake Junaluska, online at www.methodistmuseum.org or by calling 828.456.7242.

• There will be several ballroom and Latin dance classes offered on Sundays and Mondays at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville.

Classes for beginners, intermediate and all levels. $10 per class. For more information, visit www.froglevelbrewing.com.

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• Line Dance Lessons will be held on Tuesdays in Waynesville. Times are 7 to 8 p.m. every other Tuesday. Cost is $10 per class and will feature modern/traditional line dancing.

828.734.0873 or kimcampbellross@gmail.com for more information.

• “Laughing Balsam Sangha,” a meeting for Mindfullness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, meets will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays at 318 Skyland Drive in Sylva. Included are sitting and walking meditation, and Dharma discussion. Free admission. For more information, call 828.335.8210, and “Like” them on Facebook.

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The 9th Street Stompers.

Dinner, gypsy jazz at Classic Wineseller

August 15-21, 2018

There will be a special four-course dinner and performance by The 9th Street Stompers at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.

The 9th Street Stompers are well-dressed no-counts chopping on acoustic instruments and singing about life, death, love and liquor. Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, they bring to mind the musical scenery of an era when the lines between swing, gypsy jazz, blues, rockabilly, and tango weren’t nearly as hard and fast as the drinking and dancing.

With Skip Frontz Jr. slapping the string bass and Lon Eldridge on blues fingerstyle resonator guitar, ukulele, and kazoo, they share vocal duties. Miss Sampire turns percussion into a sultry feature, and Dalton Chapman, a 25-year-old Gypsy Swing virtuoso, demonstrates his diligent study of the great Django Reinhardt.

Admission is $50 per person. Dress dapper. Password required for entry.

828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

• There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 18 and 25 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 828.452.0120.

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

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

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• A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 18 and 25 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.631.3075.

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Saturday, August 25

‘Art in Monteith Park’

Music: Erik & Norma Hendrix and Noah Proudfoot Food: Out of the Blue Featured Brew: Brewery TBA

Saturday, September 8 Music: Devils in Dust Food: TBA Featured Brew: Ecusta Brewing

Saturday, September 22 (Gates open at 10 am/Music at noon) Music: Kenny George Band and EZ Shakes Food: Hit the Bit BBQ Featured Brew: Frog Level

Live Music • Family Friendly • Waterfront Open • Food Trucks • Local Beer

The Maggie Valley Band.

At the gate: $15/carload $50/15 - passenger van - $5/bike Camping and cabins available.

Call 828.646.0095 for reservations.

Gates open at 3 pm Music starts at 5 pm

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His knives include folding knives, precision made with a smooth action and pocket clip.

Another fine artisan, Lisa Kolk, represents Sylvan Heart Creations from Leicester. Kolk creates eco-printed silk scarves and clothing inspired by nature. She also creates jewelry from silver clay painted onto organic objects such as leaves, feathers, seed pods, and more.

This festival has a special draw for children with “Spark the Fairy” and friends.

Spark is a fire and nature fairy who travels through the country bringing joy and sparkles, love and wonder to those who cross

• The Haywood County Arts Council will host “Spirited Art” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at its gallery in downtown Waynesville. Celebrate summer with a glass of wine or lemonade and light snacks.

• There will be an upcoming artist workshop to be held by the Haywood County Arts Council at the HCAC Gallery & Gifts in Waynesville. Betina Morgan will host a drawing class from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 28. Cost is $20 per person. Call HCAC for a supply list.

For more information or to reserve a spot in any of these workshops, call HCAC at 828.452.0593.

• An exhibition for artisans Wanda DavisBrowne and Judy McManus will continue through Oct. 6 at Gallery 1 in Sylva. DavisBrowne’s photos are inspired by the diverse natural patterns and colors of nature, primarily flora. A glass artist, McManus was invited to join working artists at Jackson County’s Green Energy Park in Dillsboro in 2010. www.facebook.com/artinthemountains.

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There will be a celebration for the Appalachian Women’s Museum with “Art in Monteith Park,” a day long arts and crafts festival, that will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18, in Dillsboro.

Among the more than 50 booths of handmade, local arts and crafts, you will find jewelry, pastels and oil paintings, candle making, needle crafts, soap making, glass art, chair canning, wood crafts and much more.

This year, one of the featured artists is Gary Cunningham from Sylva. Cunningham crafts handmade knives and leather sheaths.

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• Dogwood Crafters will offer the heritage craft workshop of Rug Braiding in a two-day workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 22 and 29 at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge.

Regionally acclaimed artist Dianne Ellis will be the instructor. Participants will learn the technique of using wool in a braided project.

Cost for the class is $7. Register to attend

by Aug. 15. Call 828.586.2248.

• The “Movies on Everett” outdoor series will run through Aug. 17 at the corner of Mitchell and Everett streets in downtown Bryson City.

Screenings begin at 9 p.m. Family-friendly.

Free to attend. www.greatsmokies.com.

• Mad Batter Food & Film (Sylva) will host a free movie night at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For the full schedule of screenings, visit www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

• 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. You can keep

her path. She brings with her fairy best friends Dew Drop — a Joyful Pixie and Sinbad the Fairy Protector. Together they restore the belief in magic, beauty fairies and fae folk for the young and young at heart.

There will also be face painting, balloon entertainment and games to play.

Festival food provided by NGN 52 wood fired pizza, The Chili Chomper authentic Mexican and Frozen Monkey shaved ices.

Entertainment will include The Maggie Valley Band playing a blend of old-time mountain, Americana and folk music, and the J. Creek Cloggers.

On the outskirts of Dillsboro is the mountain treasure, The Monteith Farmstead. The farmhouse was built in 1908 on 16 acres alongside Scotts Creek. It has been newly refurbished as the home to the Appalachian Women’s Museum. This will be the first museum dedicated only to Southern Appalachian women. The museum has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Appalachian Women’s Museum will be open to welcome visitors who want to get an idea what life was like back in the day. In addition, there are a series of easily-accessible, interpretive nature trails along the shoreline of adjacent Scotts Creek. Also, you will find a children’s playground. Plan to bring chairs and spend the day.

Free admission to festival and museum.

Parking is $3. For more information, email Connie Hogan, owner of Tunnel Mountain Crafts at artinmonteithpark@gmail.com or call her at 828.586.3511.

The Appalachian Women’s Museum thanks the following sponsors: Southwestern Community College’s Nantahala School for the Arts, Susan’s Accounting, East Main Auto Sales, Sylva Chiropratic Center, Allman Insurance and Wilson Family Chiropractic.

up with them through their Facebook group or by calling 828.276.6226.

• 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 public. Membership not required. For information, call 828.349.4607.

• 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.

• Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays.

For information on days open, hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at 828.349.4607.

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to writing a variety of famous theme songs, like the well-known opening to Rugrats.

Mothersbaugh views much of his work as experiments in “beatnik-stream of consciousness” poetry, which to him, is related to speaking in tongues; the surrendering of the intellect to the primordial, or science vs. faith. An observer among us, Mothersbaugh writes down things that he overhears throughout the day… people at another table, a voice on the radio, pieces of verbal fabric that drift and weave and create the poetry of life, the flotsam and jetsam that swirl around us and fill our subconscious with scraps of what it is to be, according to Mothersbaugh, a “thinking ape.”

On Friday, Aug. 24, the day before the event, Mothersbaugh will work with students and faculty from the WCU School of Art and Design to create a large format print series — print size, 4 feet by 6 feet each. This will be an all-day experience and the finished pieces will be on view in Bardo Arts Center Gallery 130 before “Mark Mothersbaugh Talks” on Saturday, Aug. 25.

Tickets to “Mark Mothersbaugh Talks” at Bardo Arts Center are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors 65+. The event is free for any student and is also a free event for WCU faculty/staff with their catcard at the door. Learn more at arts.wcu.edu/marktalks.

There will be a felting soap workshop held from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension office in Sylva.

In this workshop, learn the basics of wet felting wool and create unique felt covered bars of soap that are soap and an exfoliating washcloth all-in-one. Each participant will also make felt flowers to embellish your finished soap. Keep for yourself or make for gift giving.

The cost is only $6 which includes all supplies for making two bars of soap (included) and two felt flowers. Bring your own soap if you prefer and handcrafted soaps from Herbal Ridge Botanicals will also be available for purchase.

Call 828.586.4009 to register.

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The Western Carolina University School of Art and Design and WCU Bardo Arts Center present a special evening with Mark Mothersbaugh at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the center in Cullowhee.

Mothersbaugh, well-known as a member of the band DEVO, will be interviewed on stage by Jon Jicha, Professor of Art, of the School of Art and Design.

While touring with DEVO, it was not uncommon for Mothersbaugh to lightly “correct” or add onto the bland paintings and prints that adorned the many hundreds of otherwise unmemorable hotel rooms that he occupied for one night at a time. Using a van, bus, hotel room, airplane, or any space as his workspace, he has created over 40,000 drawings which serve as the beginning of an idea that will emerge in his larger projects.

His artistic journey, however, goes well beyond DEVO; Mothersbaugh is a Conceptualist and began creating work in the late ‘60s. He has created tens of thousands of works in various mediums including rubber stamp designs, mail art, decals, prints, ink illustrations, oil paintings, ceramic sculptures, manipulated photographs, video, film compositions, sonic sculptures, rugs, screensavers and the list continues. He has created many Hollywood compositions, from serving as Wes Anderson’s composer,

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Cullowhee Mountain Arts has announced a newly remodeled ArtSpace for special, receptions, discussions, and exhibits along with its sixth annual “Drawing for Art Fundraiser” that will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 16, at 598 West Main Street above Hollifield Jewelers in Sylva.

The board of Cullowhee Arts and volunteers have helped to create a small kitchenette to support receptions for future art events in its new and inviting Cullowhee Arts ArtSpace. They’re reaching out to the community and offering art exhibits, art talks, and special classes that will help us fulfill our goal of providing a venue for our local and regional artists to show their work, teach a class or provide a demonstration or artist talk for the community.

The drawings for 18 winning tickets for 18 works of art will be held after a time of meet and greet, snacks and beverages. These art pieces — ceramics to many varieties of mixed-media to paintings, fiber-art, and encaustic — have been donated by artistinstructors who have taught workshops for Cullowhee Arts during the 2018 workshop season and tickets have been sold during the annual Summer Art Workshop Series held at Western Carolina University and remain available through the Cullowhee Arts web-

site on up to Thursday’s gathering.

Affordable Tickets are still available online at www.cullowheemountainarts.org.

All 18 pieces of art will be exhibited in the CMA ArtSpace and there will be time to purchase tickets before the drawings take place. The evening includes door prizes as well as the opportunity to purchase artwork.

Visit www.cullowheemountainarts.org or call 828.342.7899.

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On the wall Grants available for regional Artists Now through Oct. 5, the Haywood County Arts Council is accepting applications for North Carolina Arts Council Regional Artists Project Grants (RAPG).

These grants will fund artists in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and Macon counties at any phase of their professional development.

Qualifying projects must occur between Dec. 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. For application information, and to learn more about the competitive review process, visit www.haywoodarts.org/regionalartist-project-grant.

Grant recipients will receive notification of their award by Oct. 31. Grants generally range from $400 to $1,200 and recipients may use their grants to cover equipment purchases, professional development training, marketing, and more.

There will be a grant workshop at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in the first floor conference room of the Jackson County Library at 310 Keener Street in Sylva.

Applications and instructions will be available at the workshop and they recommend that all first-time applicants attend. Those interested should RSVP by emailing Leigh Forrester, the RAPG administrator, at director@haywoodarts.org.

For more information, contact Leigh Forrester, RAPG program administrator at 828.452.0593 or director@haywoodarts.org.

Abstract art showcase at WCU The exhibit “Mary Althea Parker: Abstract Impulse” will run through Aug. 24 in the Fine Arts Museum at Western Carolina University.

This exhibition is a small selection of Parker’s works held by the WCU Fine Art Museum, focusing primarily on Parker’s paintings made after 1950.

Parker was a passionate painter and educator who dedicated her career to exploring abstraction. In 1948, Parker saw an exhibition of Hans Hofmann’s work at the Addison Gallery of American Art that had a significant impact on her paintings.

Hofmann’s “brand” of abstraction, with its vibrant color and dynamic energy, resonated with Parker, and motivated her to take classes with Hofmann in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

While many of her titles continued to reference the real world, her approach to painting shifted to being non-representational and followed Hofmann’s credo that “There are bigger things to be seen in nature than the object.”

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Highlands arts, crafts festival The annual Highlands Village Square Art & Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Aug. 25-26 at Kelsey-Hutchinson Park in Highlands.

High quality fine art, folk art and regionally made crafts. Sponsored by Highlands Rotary Mountaintop, who will also be serving lunch. Free admission.

For more information, call 828.787.2021 or visit www.highlandschamber.org.

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The Haywood County Arts Council has partnered with the Haywood Community College Small Business Center to provide three workshops for area artists and artsbased businesses.

The workshop series, titled “Arts In Business,” will take place on the last Tuesday of August, September and October at the Haywood County Arts Council in downtown Waynesville.

The courses will focus on refining an arts business, including valuable information about achieving success in new digital spaces.

• “Better Photography for Your Small Business” from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Speaker will be Phillip Turner. Quality images have the opportunity to set your business apart from the competition and are an essential element to your marketing strategy.

During this seminar small business owners will learn key tools, tips and tricks to incorporate quality photography into your small business marketing strategy.

• “Telling Your Small Business Story” from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. Speaker will be tenBiz. When you do a good job of telling your small business brand story, you become more accessible and make a better connection with your audience. No matter where you sell, communicating your story is critical for success in the marketplace and for tapping into your authenticity.

• “Social Media Strategies for Small Business” from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Speaker will be Chisa Pennix-Brown. This seminar is designed to help you, the small business owner put the pieces together. If you have a disjointed strategy or no strategy at all, this seminar will help to navigate your current marketing plan and enhance it with proven social media strategies.

The courses are free, but registration is required. Call 828.452.0593 or email info@haywoodarts.org to register.

The Haywood County Arts Council is pleased to serve another year as a designated county partner with the North Carolina Arts Council, awarding grants to local organizations for arts programs in Haywood County.

HCAC is currently accepting applications for the 2018-19 Grassroots Arts Program.

Qualifying applicants must be based in Haywood County and must produce their programming in Haywood County.

Qualifying programs must take place between July 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019.

Nonprofit arts organizations or nonprofits planning an arts activity will receive priority.

For new or returning applicants who wish to learn more about the process, the Haywood County Arts Council will host an information session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at its gallery located at 86 North Main Street in downtown Waynesville. The session will include tips on what types of programs are typically funded, as well as a walkthrough of the application process and the application itself. RSVP by calling 828.452.0593 or emailing director@haywoodarts.org. Walk-ins are also welcome.

To apply, organizations should submit a Grassroots Arts Program Grant application that includes project details, budget, and the signatures of parties responsible for the organization. Submit completed applications to the Haywood County Arts Council at director@haywoodarts.org, by mail to P.O. Box 306, Waynesville, NC 28786 or by visiting 86 North Main Street. All applications are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 28. Grant recipients will be notified by Oct. 31.

The Grassroots Arts Program is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. For more information, visit www.haywoodarts.org/grants or visit www.ncarts.org and click on “Grants.”

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‘The Odd Couple’ in Highlands

A man without a moral compass The production of “The Field” by John B. Keane will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 10-11, 16-18 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 12 and Aug. 19 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.

HART Executive Director Steve Lloyd gets a chance to step back on stage in this production. Lloyd plays a wonderfully complex character, Bull McCabe, a man

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Currently touring nationwide, actress Monday reform movement in North Carolina, Barbara Bates Smith and musician Jeff even as an arrestee, in the spirit of Granny D’s Sebens will present “Go, Granny D!” at 7:30 efforts to reclaim our democracy. For 15 years, p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at The Colonial Jeff Sebens has accompanied her shows with a variety of hammered dulcimer, lap dulcimer, Theater in Canton.

A fundraiser for the Haywood County guitar, and banjo music.

Tickets are priced at $20 each and can be Democratic Party’s voter outreach initiative, the show will also honor the memory of the purchased at Haywood County Democrat late C. Russell Smith, Barbara’s husband, a Headquarters, located at 734 North Main devoted campaigner for the party. To pur- Street in Waynesville. Call 828.452.9607 or chase tickets, visit haywooddemocrats.word- email haywooddemocrats@gmail.com. www.barbarabatessmith.com. press.com.

Touting “You’re never too old to raise a little Barbara Bates Smith hell,” the 90-year-old and Jeff Sebens.

Doris “Granny D” Haddock in 2000 blazed a 3,200-mile trail across America for campaign finance reform, precipitating the passage of the McCain-Feingold Act. She continued her bipartisan reform efforts in countrywide voter registration drives, issuing her final challenge in 2010 at age 100: “Democracy is a running game. You huddle and you go back in. You keep going.”

Barbara Bates Smith, noted for her Off-Broadway adaptation and performance of “Ivy Rowe” from Lee Smith’s “Fair and Tender Ladies,” has toured for 29 years with the works of Lee Smith. She has been active in the NAACP’s Moral

with his own moral compass — a compass that has nothing to do with the laws of man or God. The story is a study of the love a man can have for the land and the ruthless lengths he will go to in order to obtain it.

The play is set in an Irish pub in the mid-1960s and the director, David Yeates, has turned the Harmon’s Den Bistro into that pub.

Yeates, a native of Dublin, grew up knowing the play well and the character of Bull is well known in Ireland. As is the case with many Irish plays, it is at once comic and very dark. The play explores the relationship between those with power and those who find power in the shadows.

Tickets are $24 for adults, $22 for seniors and $11 for students. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.harttheatre.org or call 828.456.6322.

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Steve Lloyd as Bull McCabe.

A production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2326 and Aug. 30-Sept. 2 at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

Felix Unger and Oscar Madison are a mismatched pair of bachelors sharing an apartment in Manhattan where they drive each other crazy.

Tickets may be purchased by calling 828.526.8084 or online at www.highlandscashiersplayers.org.

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• There is a free comedy improv class from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday at Moo Mountain Bakery in Maggie Valley. No experience necessary, just come to watch or join in the fun. Improv teacher Wayne Porter studied at Sak Comedy Lab in Orlando, Florida, and performed with several groups. Join Improv WNC on Facebook or at the bakery at 2511 Soco Road.

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haryn McCrumb has long been acknowledged as the master of the Appalachian novel that is based on stories that are drawn from the region’s folklore and tradition. Frankie Silver, the woman who allegedly dispatched her husband with an ax and burned his body in the fireplace; Tom Dooley, who murdered Lara Foster and paid for his crime with his life; all are Writer brought to life in McCrumb’s vivid narrative which invariably illustrates the fact that the actual facts are often as enthralling as the legend on which they are based.

Now comes The Unquiet Grave a supernatural tale that is based on the story of Zona Hester, the only woman who ever testified in her own murder trial. McCrumb delves into the historic records and oral history of this actual event which took place in the Larkin community, Greenbriar County, West Virginia, 1897.

From all accounts, young Zona Hester was always destined for trouble. Red-headed (strawberry blond), willful and beautiful, she managed to conceal an early pregnancy and found a doctor who was willing to arrange to give the child to an aging and childless couple in another community. The father, a young farm worker, had refused to marry Zona and had taken a job in a distant logging camp.

However, within a month Zona was engaged in yet another romance. This one was with a handsome blacksmith, Trout Shue from Pocahontas County, who had recently moved to the Larkin community. Zona’s par-

sooner the better.

As a result, the marriage took place quickly and Zona moved into Shue’s house, which was at a distance so great that Zona’s parents were unable to visit the newlyweds. This fact seemed to please Trout Shue.

Mary Jane Hester, Zona’s mother, belatedly learns that her new son-in-law has a checkered past. Most notably, he had been married previously. The first wife fled and acquired a divorce on grounds of brutal abuse, and a second had died due to “a suspicious fall.”

Folk School Literary Hour The NC Writers’ Network-West (NCWN-West) will sponsor The Literary Hour at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown.

The Literary Hour is usually held on the third Thursday of the month unless otherwise indicated. This reading is free of charge and open to the public. This month’s featured readers will be Catherine Carter, Joan Howard and Karen Luke Jackson.

Carter teaches in the English Education and Professional Writing programs at Western Carolina University. Her full-length collections of poetry include The Swamp Monster at Home (LSU Press, 2012) The Memory of Gills (LSU, 2006), and Larvae of the Nearest Stars (forthcoming from LSU, fall 2019. The Memory of Gills received the 2007 Roanoke-Chowan Award from the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association; her chapbook Marks of the Witch won Jacar Press’ 2014 chapbook contest; other awards include the 2018 James Applewhite Poetry Award from the North Carolina Literary Review, the 2014 Poet Laureate’s award from the North Carolina Poetry Society, the 2013 poetry award from Still: The Journal, and numerous Pushcart nominations.

Howard’s poetry has been published in POEM, The Road Not Taken: The Journal of Formal Poetry, the Aurorean, Lucid Rhythms,

Concerned about Zona’s welfare, she attempted (unsuccessfully) to visit. Then, only five months after the wedding, two children arrive one wintry morning to say that Zona was dead and that her husband would be bringing her corpse home for burial in the Hester family plot. When Trout arrives with Zona’s body, he behaves strangely, refusing to allow Zona’s mother to see or touch her daughter’s corpse. In addition, the new husband laughs and jokes with his friends before and after the funeral.

Mary Jane begins to suspect the worst.

Returning home, she broods on her daughter’s death. Then, according to her own testimony, there comes a night when her daughter “returns” and confirms the grieving woman’s suspicions.

Zona’s return from the grave is both chilling and memorable. She tells her mother that her husband had proved to be a brute and that he beat her if his meals were not prepared on time. On the night of her death, Trout strangles Zona, breaking her neck in the process and then he arranges her body at the foot of the stairs to suggest that she had fallen down the steps. As a final act, Zona, (who appears “in the flesh” rather than as a wispy ghost) rotates her head in a complete circle to illustrate that her husband had broken her neck.

Despite her husband’s disapproval, Mary Jane is determined to see Trout Shue tried for murder. At considerable hardship she walks through freezing temperatures and snow to the county’s legal offices where she gives testimony so riveting the prosecuting attorney calls for an inquest and, subsequently, an autopsy. A schoolhouse is the chosen site and Zona’s body is unearthed and carried there. Since less than five months have passed

Victorian Violet, the Wayfarer and other literary journals. She published the book Death and Empathy: My Sister Web, in 2017, available on Amazon.com. Her latest book, Jack, Love and the Daily Grail, is available from Kelsay publications and Amazon.com.

Jackson’s oral history background and contemplative practices provide a latticework for her writing. Her poems and stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Kakalak, Alive Now, Ruminate, moonShine review, Emrys, The Great Smokies Review, Broad River Review, Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, and anthologies featuring western North Carolina writers.

The event is free to attend. All are welcome.

Everhart reading, book signing Donna Everhart will present her new novel The Road to Bittersweet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

Set in the Carolinas in the 1940s, a young woman reckons not just with the unforgiving landscape, but with the rocky emotional terrain that leads from innocence to wisdom as jealousy and betrayal threaten to accomplish what hardship never could — divide the family for good.

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since her death and the weather has been cold, the corpse is well preserved.

The doctors attending the inquest testify that Zona’s neck is broken and Trout’s fingerprints are still visible on her neck.

Although Mary Jane’s hope that Trout would be hanged are not realized, it may be that his life sentence in the Moundsville prison was possibly worse than a death sentence. Certainly, McCrumb’s description of Trout Shue’s final days in an unsanitary cell suggest that he died miserable ... and hungry.

However, it should be finally noted that McCrumb demonstrates her mastery of a compelling narrative by using a fascinating device. Much of this grisly tale is told by two narrators: Attorney James P. D. Gardner and Dr. James Boozer. Gardner is that rare factual being, an 18th century West Virginia, AfricanAmerican lawyer who, due to an attempted suicide, is a resident of an insane asylum. Dr. Boozer is the administrator of the asylum. As a consequence, the two gentlemen have become friends and often share a pot of coffee in the evening.

To pass the time, Gardner tells his friend a marvelous tale about villainous rascals like an attorney named William Rucker as well as a famous murder trial in which a murder victim gave testimony that was used in the subsequent trial.

So, now we come to it. Rucker served as Trout Shue’s attorney and Gardner served as part of Rucker’s staff at the trial. All of these people are real and all lived and breathed in West Virginia in 1897. Sharyn McCrumb visited the graves of all of them, except poor Trout Shue who was buried in an unmarked grave in Moundsville.

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and has lived close to her hometown for most of her life. For several years, she worked for high tech companies, specializing in project management and product introduction. She carries a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

To reserve copies of any of her books, call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.

Mystery author book signing J. Marshall Gordon will sign books and answer questions about his newest Penny Summers mystery, In Malice at the Manor, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

Penny and her design professor find a garden docent dead in a 100-year-old Western North Carolina estate garden. This leads Penny and her precocious C.S.I. wannabe sidekick Kalea to a Civil War battle flag scam, a deadly reenactment, and a search for a man in black.

One reviewer calls the story a fast-paced romp with a loveable cast of quirky characters, villains and southern charm. Another notes: “As avarice and artifacts collide in the world of Civil War collectors and reenactors…the reader is drawn into a complex web of deceit where death still lingers long after the guns of the Blue and Gray fall silent.” www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER recent land purchase by Mainspring Conservation Trust could spell a new era for the Bartram Trail in Macon County.

The nonprofit purchased two tracts totaling 71 acres — sandwiched between the Needmore Game Lands and the Nantahala National Forest, and running along the Little Tennessee River — in July, with hopes of eventually conveying the property to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

“The area has been a focus of the organization since its inception, so really we’ve been looking at the area for over 20 years,” said Jordan Smith, land conservation manager for Mainspring.

Together, the tracts cost $760,000, with a large portion of that funded through a donation from Fred and Alice Stanback. A grant from The Conservation Trust for North Carolina helped with transaction costs and other expenses.

The Little Tennessee River Valley is a biologically rich area, with the river itself classified as a State Significant Aquatic Habitat and home to many rare species, including four mussel and two fish species. The newly conserved land contains three-quarters of a mile of river frontage, as well as rare montane alluvial forest and floodplain pool habitats.

Previously used to grow hay, it provides vital early successional habitat for declining bird species such as yellow-breasted chats, field sparrows and indigo buntings.

However, the property has another important attribute as well — it adjoins the spot where the Bartram Trail exits the Nantahala National Forest to begin about 10 miles of road walking before entering the forest once more.

“Back when we first got hold of that land and scouted out a way to come out to Hickory Knoll Road, I kept thinking, ‘Oh, if only we

Currently planted as a fescue hayfield, the land borders the Little Tennessee River and could be restored as important early successional habitat. Donated photo

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Purchase to boost Bartram access Mainspring conserves 71 acres of Little Tennessee River bottomland could have a parking area right over there for the trailhead,’” said Burt Kornegay, longtime member and past president of the Bartram Trail Society. “That’s exactly what’s needed here. And that’s what’s happened, though I haven’t had anything to do with it.”

During the same 20 years that Mainspring

The newly conserved land links the Needmore Game Lands, owned by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, and land recently added to the Nantahala National Forest. Donated map

has been eyeing the area for conservation, the Bartram Trail Society has been working on trail routes. Previously, the trail exited the Fishhawk Mountains at Buckeye Creek, about 5 miles short of the range’s end near the Hickory Knoll Road site. While Hickory Knoll Road had always been the preferred spot for a trailhead, private holdings bordering the national forest made connection impossible.

But a more recent pair of land acquisitions enabled the society to build the first addition to the Bartram Trail since the 1990s. The work contract was awarded to Virginia-based High Country Conservation in 2015, and the project is now complete, funded by $75,000 from the Federal Recreational Trails Program and $19,000 from the Bartram Trail Society.

The U.S. Forest Service, which now owns the property where the new piece of trail is located, oversaw the work.

While the new trail is now finished, it’s not well used. That’s partly because of limited parking — the piece of land connecting the last part of the trail to the road is quite narrow, with the existing parking area large enough for only one to two cars. Mainspring is in the process of developing plans and a budget for a larger parking area on the newly conserved property, which includes parcels immediately adjacent to and directly across the road from the new trailhead.

“The parking lot will not only provide people a place to park their cars, but it will draw

more attention to that part of the trail,” said Smith.

The 114-mile Bartram Trail runs from Pine Mountain, Georgia, north to the summit of Cheoah Bald near Robbinsville, following as closely as possible the route famed botanist William Bartram took on his 18th-century travels through the area. Bartram made his way through the Southeast between 1773 and 1777, writing detailed descriptions of the plants, animals and peoples he encountered, writings that he published in the 1791 book Bartram’s Travels. Bartram and his father John Bartram are credited with identifying more than 200 plants in the previously littleexplored region, including the Franklinia alatamaha. They’re said to have saved this flowering tree from extinction with the seeds they collected from it.

However, achieving an exact replica of Bartram’s journey in a 21st-century world is challenging — if not, at times, impossible.

“The biggest problem with the Bartram Trail, the biggest challenge it faces as a trail is getting across the Little Tennessee River Valley, through Franklin to the Nantahalas,” said Kornegay. “That’s the way Bartram went, but the way Bartram went now lies under (U.S.) 441.”

In addition to a U.S. highway along which it’s legally impossible to route a trail, the corridor contains a patchwork of private land that makes an alternate

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However, trail users do have another option. About 2 miles up the road from the Hickory Knoll Road trailhead, there’s a canoe launch that allows the hiking trail to turn into a water trail until a boat takeout in Franklin. The Mainspring purchase creates the opportunity to someday establish a boat launch directly across the road from the trailhead, rather then leaving a gap covering 2 miles of roadway. It’s possible that in the future the land could even host a camping area for Bartram Trail thru-hikers.

Smith said a river access there would be wonderful, though site development other than parking area construction would depend on the wishes of whoever ultimately wound up owning the property. As of now, Mainspring is hoping to sell it to the Wildlife Commission, but it’s unknown whether the agency wants to buy the land or if and when it would have the funds to do so.

In any case, Mainspring plans on owning the land for at least three to five years and doing what it can to restore and improve it in that time period. Smith has his eye on projects to reduce erosion along the streambank and replace the existing fescue fields with a greater diversity of native plants.

“While we have that we’ll continue to manage it and be good stewards of land,” he said.

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“Ninety-five percent of it’s private, so there’s really no way that you’re going to get a trail built across all that private property,” Kornegay said. “It’s not going to happen.

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The early bird special is ending soon for the inaugural Outdoor Economy Conference set for Friday, Oct. 5, at Western Carolina University.

The conference will bring together business owners, entrepreneurs, service providers and industry leaders throughout the region to discuss product development, workforce development, marketing, financing and stewardship of natural resources.

The schedule will feature a keynote address from Asheville ultramarathoner Peter Ripmaster and two panel discussions, one with regional business owners talking about how they launched and grew their operations and a second focusing on gear design and manufacturing. David Knight, outdoor industry recruitment director of the N.C. Department of Commerce, will speak and breakout sessions will grant the opportunity to discuss a number of topics in smaller groups. WCU’s director of community and economic engagement Arthur Salido will talk about upcoming outdoor initiatives at WCU. The day will also include an expo, the fourth annual Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition and a reception at Innovation Brewing.

Register for $99 through Aug. 31, or for $159 afterward. Student rate is $39. Contact Salido at 828.227.2587 or salido@wcu.edu or visit outdoor.wcu.edu for more information.

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Eight states, including North Carolina, have signed on to a partnership surrounding shared values and practices within the multi-billion dollar outdoor recreation industry.

The Confluence Accords are the result of seven months of collaboration by states that have a formal office promoting the outdoor recreation industry. Participating states met in Asheville in early July to finalize the principles and language for the accords, and during a July 25 event in Denver, eight states ratified them — Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Vermont, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington.

“The Confluence Accords are the foundation to strengthening the outdoor recreation industry’s impact on the economy, at the local, state and national level,” said Tom Dempsey, founder and CEO of SylvanSport, which helped steer the process. “Manufacturing, education, tourism and retail all create a diverse eco-

vation and stewardship; education and workforce training; and public health and wellness. This bi-partisan alliance provides nomic ecosystem that promotes the wella way for the states the share knowledge being of the people in that area, as well as and best practices within the outdoor the lands that they use.” industry to support sustainable, long-term The Confluence Accords rest on four economic growth. principles: economic development; conserThe Accords represent the first time an industry of this size has worked across state and party lines to create an agreement for how to move forward with a single voice. Kansas, Michigan, Arkansas and Maryland also plan to sign Leaders from eight states, including North Carolina, gather in Denver to when delegates meet again in sign the Confluence Accords. Donated photo January.

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Red wolf comment period reopened The public comment period for a rule that will decide the fate of the wild red wolf population has been reopened, with comments now accepted through Aug. 28.

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Currently, a five-county area in Eastern North Carolina contains the world’s only population of wild red wolves, down from a peak of 150 individuals 10 years ago to about 35 today. The proposal is the result of a process that began in September 2016, when the USFWS announced that red wolves would be removed from the majority of the fivecounty area of eastern North Carolina

where they’d been reintroduced. The move followed nearly two years of evaluating the feasibility of reintroduction efforts, and a lawsuit in which environmental groups claimed the USFWS was not doing enough to protect the wolves. Reintroduction was once attempted in the Smokies, but failed. Environmental groups decried the proposal as an attempt to sabotage the red wolf ’s recovery, saying that the plan would only hasten the species’ demise. Meanwhile, the Fish and Wildlife Service said that restricting management to public lands would allow the agency to better reduce threats to the animals, alleging that “past USFWS photo strategies were not effectively leading to recovery.�

The 30-day public comment period following the rule’s publication included a public meeting in Manteo that drew about 70 people. The agency is reopening the comment period to allow the public more time to review and comment on the proposed rule, according to a press release.

Comments that have already been submitted do not need to be resubmitted. The agency is looking for information such as the existing wild population’s contribution to red wolf recovery, ideas and strategies to promote tolerance of red wolves on private property outside the management area, and the potential ecological, agricultural and socioeconomic effects of the proposed rule.

The proposed rule is online at www.fws.gov/southeast/wildlife/mammals/red-wolf.

Submit comments online at www.regulations.gov using the docket number FWSR4-ES-2018-0035. Mail hard copy comments to Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R4-ES-2018-0035, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

Forage for fungi A mushroom foray 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, near Franklin will give mushroom enthusiasts a chance to hunt fungi and identify common species.

James Pader will lead this excursion through the Standing Indian area of the Nantahala National Forest, meeting at the Standing Indian Campground Pavilion.

Free, with donations requested and registration requested to 828.342.0873.

Mammoths in the mountains Mammoths, their extinction and the lessons it holds for humans today will be the topics of a lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Highlands Nature Center.

Chris Widga, Ph.D., will give a talk titled “Mammoths and Mastodons of the Southern Appalachians: Big Ideas and Lessons for Conservation Biology.�

Thousands of years ago, mammoths and saber-toothed tigers roamed the Southern Appalachians alongside Neanderthals, a

crucial time for the development of modern humans. Widga, a vertebrate paleontologist and archeologist specializing in Ice Age mammals, will discuss how early humanity affected the eventual extinction of mammoths and what implications our actions today might have on the biology around us.

Free. Part of the Zahner Conservation Lecture Series, a weekly series of lectures on conservation-themed topics held on Thursday nights through Sept. 13. For a full schedule, visit www.highlandsbiological.org or call 828.526.2221.

Inductees for the 2018 Fly Fishing Hall of Fame have been announced, with an induction ceremony set for Saturday, Sept.

8, at Almond School near Bryson City.

Inductees include: n Communications Category: Jim Dean, longtime editor of Wildlife in N.C., author of numerous outdoor books and articles and outdoor photographer. n Conservation Category: Sandy Schenk, founder of environmental education organization Muddy Sneakers and founder and director of the Green River Preserve summer camp, where he put 2,600 acres of the Green River Preserve into a conservation easement. n Crafts Category: Kevin Howell, professional fly tier, owner of Davidson River

Snorkel the Cheoah A day of snorkeling in Graham County’s Cheoah River will commence at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25, hosted by aquatic biologist Jason Meador of Mainspring Conservation Trust.

The group will meet in Robbinsville to carpool to Meador’s favorite snorkeling

spot, where he’ll give an overview of what fish to look for and how to find them. All equipment, including wetsuits, is provided. $15 for adults and $10 for children, with space limited. Sign up with Sharon Burdette, 828.524.2711 or sburdette@mainspringconserves.org.

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Water Management Trust Fund awards $26 million The N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund is closing out the 2017 grant year after having given nearly $26 million in awards.

The grant dollars funded 66 projects throughout the state, protecting more than 16,000 acres, more than 11,400 of which will be open for hiking and other recreational uses. Grant projects restore more than 33 miles of state waterways, protecting hundreds of species of rare plants and animals.

The $26 million total includes $4 million raised through license plate sales since the initial grants were awarded in September 2017. While more than $20 million was awarded at that time, grant requests totaling $67 million were left unfunded due to lack of funds, so the CWMTF board made a list of projects to be funded with any extra revenue from license plate sales and returned grants.

Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant in Franklin is the newest member of the Franklin Appalachian Trail Community Council, providing discounts to hikers and proximity to hiker-friendly hotels.

The next FATCC meeting will be noon Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Franklin Town Hall. All are welcome. www.appalachiantrail.org/home/conservation/a-t-community-program.

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Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos’ housekeeping supervisor Arena Hall-Miller was one of three people chosen from across the Caesars brand for the Caesars Clean The World Employee Award.

The award recognizes employees who are passionate about Caesars’ environmental commitments and is given by the nonprofit Clean The World, whose goal is to recycle unused hygiene products from hos-

pitality destinations. Harrah’s participates by collecting unused complimentary soap and shampoo after checkout.

“Arena is our property advocate for the Clean The World campaign and through her efforts we’ve consistently finished in the top ten of health care contributions that benefit those around the world who are less fortunate,” said Brian Skaggs, executive housekeeper.

Hall-Miller, a resident of Blairsville, Georgia, works at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River. In October, she will join the two other award recipients with Clean The World to distribute personal hygiene products in Zambia.

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An attempt to get trash out of Richland Creek will mount 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Dutch Fisher Ballfield in Waynesville.

Volunteers will use gloves, trash bags and trash grabbers — all provided, along with snacks — to clean up the streambank. Trash, especially plastics, can take hundreds of years to decompose, harming wildlife and causing flooding by clogging up pipes and storm drains.

Sign up with Christine O’Brien by Aug. 16 at christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com 828.476.4667, ext. 11.

Outfitters and designer of the Hot Creek Special, Trip Maker and Trip Saver. n Humanity Category: Joyce Shepherd, fly casting instructor and leader in the N.C. Wildlife Federation, N.C. Trout Unlimited, Rocky River Trout Unlimited and Casting Carolinas. n Recreation Category: Curtis Fleming, fly fishing volunteer, educator guide and host of the globally televised Fly Rod Chronicles.

The induction weekend will include a 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, pre-event party at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City to meet inductees and help raise money for Casting Carolinas. The luncheon and induction ceremony will be held 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8, including a meetand-greet, lunch and inductions.

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Plott hound plot to unfold at Jackson library Award-winning hunting writer and dog breeder Bob Plott will tell the story of his family and the hounds that bear their name during a program at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 23, in the Community Room of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

The Plott family story is a classic American tale of adventure with deep roots in North Bob Plott poses Carolina soil and American history with a family Plott and culture, and it’s hound. Donated photo a story that awardwinning author and historian Bob Plott — the great-great-great grandson of Johannes George Plott — is uniquely qualified to tell.

Free, and supported by the N.C. Humanities Council with Friends of the Jackson County Public Library as a co-sponsor. 828.586.2016.

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The award-winning documentary “Sustainable” will get a local screening 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Haywood Public Library in Waynesville.

The film investigates the economic and environmental instability of America’s food system, from agricultural issues such as soil loss, water depletion, climate change and pesticide use to the community of leaders determined to fix it. It’s a film about the land, the people who work it and what must be done to sustain it for future generations.

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A summer 2017 thru-hike of the MST by renowned adventurer Jennifer Pharr Davis — together with her husband Brew and children Gus and Charley — helped raise awareness of the cross-state trail. Steve Metcalf photo

MST sees fundraising success Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail surpassed its fundraising goal of $200,000 to bring in $274,838 through its 40th anniversary campaign.

The campaign launched last year to raise money for four purposes: increasing MST awareness, installing signs and kiosks, building boardwalks and providing tools

for volunteers.

Of the money raised, $105,000 went to raising awareness — including a new website and trail guides — $60,000 went to signs and kiosks, $60,000 went to bridges and boardwalks and $50,000 went to tools.

Donate to Friends of the MST at www.mountainstoseatrail.org.

Help the Highlands greenway The Highlands Plateau Greenway will hold a workday 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 18.

The group meets monthly to maintain the greenway trail in Highlands. The morning will start with a brief orientation session in the parking lot behind the Recreation Center, with tools and safety gear provided.

To participate, email highlandsgreenway@nctv.com or leave a message at 828.482.2346.

Report ranks N.C. high on solar growth A new report from the Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center ranks North Carolina third for solar energy production growth and 13th for improvements in electric energy efficiency, showing an 82,514 percent increase in solar energy since 2008.

“Every day, there’s more evidence that a cleaner, healthier economy powered by renewable energy is within our reach,” said Drew Ball, director of the Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center.

“The progress we’ve made in the last decade

on renewable energy and clean energy technologies, like battery storage and electric cars, should give North Carolinians confidence that we can take clean energy to the next level.”

The report, Renewables on the Rise, includes a state-by-state assessment of the growth of key technologies needed to power the nation with clean, renewable energy. North Carolina ranked third for solar, 30th for wind, 13th for improvements in electric energy efficiency, 10th for electric vehicle charging stations, 17th for electric vehicles sold and 20th for battery storage capacity.

The report, complete with an interactive map, is available at https://bit.ly/2n9lfBD.

Mountain State Fair tickets now on sale Advance tickets are now on sale for the N.C. Mountain State Fair, which will be held Sept. 7 through Sept. 16 in Fletcher.

Area Ingles stores have the tickets for sale at a discounted price, and tickets are also available at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher and the WNC Farmers Market in Asheville.

Advance tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for seniors 65 and older and children ages 6 to 12. A sheet of 21 ride tickets costs $12 when purchased in advance. At the gate, prices are $9, $5 and $20, respectively.

A full fair schedule is available at www.mountainfair.org.

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Sign-ups are underway for Jackson County’s “Citizens Academy” – an eight-week course focused on services provided by the county – starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Info and applications: 631.2295 or jcfitzgerald@jacksonnc.org.

• Nominations are being sought for the Mountain Heritage Awards that will be presented on Saturday, Sept. 29, on Western Carolina University’s campus in Cullowhee. Awards go to individual and organization for contributions to or playing a prominent role in research, preservation and curation of Southern Appalachian history, culture and folklore. Nominations can be sent to pameister@wcu.edu, Mountain Heritage Center, 1 University Drive, Cullowhee N.C. 28723, or drop off in person at Room 240 of WCU’s Hunter Library.

• A community meeting is scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Pigeon Community Center in Waynesville.

Learn about and provide input on current initiatives: African-American Historic Resources Study and Neighborhood Park Planning. Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update. 456.8647.

• The Macon County Public Library’s Planetarium will present “Birth of a Solar System” – a 22-minute program – at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, in Franklin. For accommodations: 524.3600. Reference desk issues tickets for the show at 1 p.m.

• Inman Chapel’s annual homecoming is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19, adjacent to the Lake Logan Fire Department in Haywood County. Family history program, dinner and a fundraising raffle. inmanchris@bellsouth.net or weaverhaney@gmail.com.

• The Village Green will offer an opportunity for public participation in “Growing a Vision for Cashiers” at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22, in Cashiers. Future forums are at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 and Tuesday, Sept.

25. VillageGreenCashiersNC.com, info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or 743.3434.

• The Cherokee Bonfire & Storytelling will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27 at the Oconaluftee Islands Park.

Sit by a bonfire, alongside a river, and listen to some of Cherokee’s best storytellers. The bonfire is free and open to the public. There will be no bonfire events in September. www.visitcherokeenc.com.

• Oconaluftee Indian Village will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Nov. 10. As you step into the Oconaluftee Indian Village, you’re transported back to witness the challenges of Cherokee life at a time of rapid cultural change. Tour guides help you explore the historic events and figures of the 1760's. www.cherokeehistorical.org.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION

• Registration is underway for a workshop on hiring effective nonprofit leaders, which will be offered by Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, at WCU’s instructional site at Biltmore Park in Asheville. For info or to register: pdp.wcu.edu.

• Haywood Community College will offer hunter safety courses from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 17-18, Oct. 8-9 and Nov. 5-6 in Clyde. Preregistration required: www.ncwildlife.org.

• The Downtown Waynesville Association will hold a Red Carpet Roll Out at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, for “Our Summerhouse Pottery” at 225 Wall Street.

• A “Basic Knifemaking” class will be offered from 3-6

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted. p.m. on Mondays, Aug. 20-Sept. 24, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. Forge, grind, heat treat and handle a basic, fixed-blade knife. $225. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• An “Upholstery” class will be offered from 10 a.m.2:30 p.m. or 5-9 p.m. on Mondays, Aug. 20-Oct. 29, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. Hands-on experience in tool use, various equipment and techniques. $175. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• A “Forging Axes” class will be offered from 6-9 p.m. on Mondays, Aug. 20-Sept. 24, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. Forge a Kentucky style belt axe. $225. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• An “OBD II Emissions” class will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday, Aug. 21 and 23, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. $75. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• The African-American Business Association Workshop & Meetup is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center in Asheville. Topic is: “Lead Generation & Client Acquisition Through Relationship Building.” Register: jhanks@carolinasmallbusiness.org or 633.5065, ext.

102. Info; www.carolinasmallbusiness.org/events.

• A “Quilting” class will be offered from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, Aug. 22-Oct. 26, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. A separate evening class will be offered from 5-9 p.m. on Aug. 23-Oct. 25. $155. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• An “Intro to Blacksmithing” class will be offered from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesdays, Aug. 22-Sept. 26, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. $225. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• Alan French will present “Closed Cities in Russia: Part 1” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, in the Macon County Public Library’s Meeting Room in Franklin.

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• A “Forging Jewelry” class will be offered from 9 a.m.noon on Fridays, Aug. 24-Sept. 28, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. $225. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• A “Forging Tools for Woodworkers” class will be offered from 1-4 p.m. on Fridays, Aug. 24-Sept. 28, through Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department in Clyde. Forge a marking knife. $75. For info or to register: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

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

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS

• All of the State Employees Credit Union branches will serve as collection sites for Governor Roy Cooper’s second-annual School Supply Drive, which runs through Aug. 17.

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• The American Legion will hold a Benefit Flea Market from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 24 Short Street in Canton. Proceeds will go toward a new room for American Legion Post No. 61 in Canton. 648.3220.

• The American Legion will hold a Benefit Fish Fry from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the North Hominy Community Center off Exit 33 in Canton. Proceeds will go toward a new room for American Legion Post No. 61 in Canton.

• The Maggie Valley Lions Club will hold its 10th annual four-person captain’s choice scramble on Thursday, Aug. 23, at Maggie Valley Club. $75 per golfer; includes continental breakfast, lunch, door prize chance, 18 holes and a cart. 321.246.3667.

• Tickets and sponsorships are available for “Bluegrass, Blue Jeans & Bling,” the fifth annual fundraising gala for the Southwestern Community College Foundation. Event is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Aug. 25 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.

Performances by Frogtown (Bluegrass) and Steve Johannessen (Classics). $150 per person; sponsorships start at $1,500. 339.4241 or www.southwesterncc.edu/foundation/2018-gala-eventdetails.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS

• A Guardian ad Litem training class will be held in September through the Cherokee County GAL office. The N.C. Guardian ad Litem program recruits, trains and supervises volunteer advocates to represent and promote the best interests of abused, neglected and dependent children in the state court system. Info: www.ncgal.org or www.facebook.com/ncGuardianAdLitem. 837.8003.

• The Town of Canton is accepting submissions for its 112th Labor Day Festival – “A Celebration of All Things Made in Western North Carolina.” Deadline for all arts and crafts is 4 p.m. on Aug. 21. Before applying: call 648.2363, email photos to lstinnett@cantonnc.com or mail to: Town of Canton, Attn: Canton Labor Day; 58 Park Street; Canton, NC 28716. Event runs Sept. 2-3 in downtown Canton. Cantonlaborday.com.

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

HEALTH MATTERS

• Back to school essential oils class being offered at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16 at City Lights Bookstore community room. Come learn how to use essential oils to better your families experience this year whether you are a parent, teacher, administer, support staff, or college student this class will provide important information on supporting you in the stressful world of school and protecting yourself and your family from the germs that await you at every corner of the school. Stay after the class and make rollerbottle essential oil blends for you to try at home. Each roller is $5, make as many as you want. RSVP to Wende Goode at 246.2256 or goodeoils@gmail.com. Space is limited.

• Back to school essential oils class being offered at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27 at Mad Batter Food & Film. Come learn how to use essential oils to better your families experience this year whether you are a parent, teacher, administer, support staff, or college student this class will provide important information on supporting you in the stressful world of school and protecting yourself and your family from the germs that await you at every corner of the school. Stay after the class and make rollerbottle essential oil blends for you to try

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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 at home. Each roller is $5, make as many as you want.

RSVP to Wende Goode at 246.2256 or goodeoils@gmail.com. Space is limited.

• Registration is underway for an eating disorder workshop with Linda Bacon, Ph.D. the workshop is scheduled for 12:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Folk Art Center Auditorium in Asheville. Title is: “Nurturing Body Respect: The Facts, Fictions and Clinical Path” – an evidence based alternative to weight-focused care.

Advance tickets only; no on-site tickets. 298.7928. info@crcfored.com or 337.4685.

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

• The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors due to an emergency shortage. To schedule an appointment or donate, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.2767).

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

349.2455.

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

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

• “Laughing Balsam Sangha,” a meeting for Mindfullness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, meets will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays at 318 Skyland Drive in Sylva. Included are sitting and walking meditation, and Dharma discussion. Free admission.

335.8210, and “Like” them on Facebook.

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

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

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

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

• Mothers Connection, an ongoing social gathering for mothers and their babies, meets from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Thursdays excluding holidays at Haywood

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• A free weekly grief support group is open to the public from 12:30-2 p.m. on Thursdays at SECU Hospice House in Franklin. Hosted by Four Seasons Compassion for Life Bereavement Team. 692.6178 or mlee@fourseasonscfl.org.

• A free, weekly grief support group will meet from 12:30-2 p.m. on Thursdays at the SECU Hospice House in Franklin. 692.6178 or mlee@fourseasonscfl.org.

• “ECA on the Move!” – a walking program organized

by Jackson County Extension and Community Association – meets from 9-10 a.m. on Mondays through Thursdays. It’s an effort to meet the American Heart Association’s recommendation of 10,000 steps per day. 586.4009.

RECREATION AND FITNESS

• Yoga + Essential Oils for Stress Reduction will be offered from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Waynesville Yoga Center. $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Register: 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• Pangu Yoga: Cultivating Calmness will be offered from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at Waynesville Yoga Center. $35 in advance or $40 at the door.

Register: 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• There will be several ballroom and Latin dance classes offered on Sundays and Mondays at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Classes for beginners, intermediate and all levels. $10 per class. For more information, click on www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Line Dance Lessons will be held on Tuesdays in Waynesville. Times are 7 to 8 p.m. every other Tuesday.

Cost is $10 per class and will feature modern/traditional line dancing. 734.0873 or kimcampbellross@gmail.com for more information.

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SPIRITUAL

• Bishop Charlene P. Kammerer will be the keynote speaker for the Friends of the Museum Annual Banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17, at Lambuth Inn in Lake Junaluska. Tickets: $25. Purchase at the museum, www.methodistmuseum.org or 456.7242.

• Registration is underway for Personal Spiritual Retreats that will be offered at Lake Junaluska in the coming months. Experienced spiritual directors and clergy guide you through a group centering session, evening prayer service and an individual spiritual direction session, while leaving you ample time for personal reflection and renewal. $297 for two nights lodging in Lambuth Inn, program and retreat booklet. Dates are Aug. 27-29, Sept. 3-6, Oct. 1-3 and Nov. 5-7. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats.

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• Registration is underway for a Self-Directed Retreats that will be offered at Lake Junaluska in the coming months. Spend time walking the trails, meditating in

gardens, in private devotions, journaling, reflecting and more. Lake Junaluska will also provide a booklet with optional agendas, resources and ideas for structuring your retreat. $97 per person, per night, including lodging in Lambuth Inn, breakfast and retreat booklet.

Other dates are available, pricing varies. Dates are Sept. 9-12, Sept. 17-18, Oct. 17-18, Oct. 29-Nov. 1 and Nov. 19-21. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats.

POLITICAL

• Phillip Price, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for District 11, will have a meet and greet from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 15 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva.

• “Go, Granny D!” – a fundraiser for the Haywood County Democratic Party – is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Colonial Theater in Canton. Featuring actress Barbara Bates Smith and musician Jeff Sebens. https://haywooddemocrats.wordpress.com. Tickets: $20. 452.9607 or haywooddemocrats@gmail.com. Info: www.barbarabatessmith.com.

• Meet & Greet breakfast with sheriff candidate Rocky Sampson at Bryson City Senior Center on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 8 till noon.

• The Jackson County NAACP will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Liberty Baptist Church in Sylva.

The program starts at 11 a.m. and is “Has Foreign Intervention in U.S. Elections Worsened Race Relations.”

• The Jackson County Democratic Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at party headquarters at 500 Mill St. in Sylva. Jacksondems.com.

• N.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson will speak at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Carpenter Community Building in Franklin. Macongop.com.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS

• Donna Everhart will present her new novel The Road to Bittersweet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

To reserve copies of any of her books, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499.

• Athlete, author and speaker Jennifer Pharr Davis will share her adventures and excerpts from her new book The Pursuit of Endurance during an event from 5:30-7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley. She’s logged more than 14,000 miles of hiking on six continents. $10. Purchase tickets at Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, 269.4453 or friends@panthertown.org.

• Local author J. Marshall Gordon will hold a book signing for “Malice at the Manor” from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

456.6000 or www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

• Author Holly Kays will share her novel “Shadows of Flowers” at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library in Cashiers. Debut

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES

• The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office will host a “Seniors and Law Enforcement Together” program starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17, at the Waynesville Library. Meetings are once per month from 2-3 p.m. through November. Confirm your attendance: 356.2880 by Aug. 17.

• The Jackson County Public Library will host a seminar on “End of Life Care & Planning” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, in Sylva. 586.2016.

• A “Medicare 101” class will be offered from 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Waynesville Library. Led by John Chicoine of the Senior Resource Center. 356.2833.

• Registration is underway for “Mind the Music! Piano Lessons” that will be offered to ages 55-up starting the week of Sept. 24 and running through the week of Oct. 22. $60 plus a materials fee of less than $20. Led

by Susan Huckaby. director@haywoodarts.org, 452.0593 or HaywoodArts.org.

• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department has set a time for senior citizens (55-older) to play tennis from 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Oct. 28 at the Donnie Pankiw Tennis Center in Waynesville. For players intermediate or higher skill level. $1 per day. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• The Waynesville Recreation Center will offer additional courts for pickleball for seniors from 7 a.m.-noon on Mondays through Fridays. For ages 60-up. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

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

356.2800.

• A Silver Sneakers Cardio Fit class will meet from 1011 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Haywood County Senior Recreation Center. For ages 60 and above. Cost is regular admission fee to the rec center or free for members 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 Thursdays 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.

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• Pinochle game is played at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

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

356.2800.

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

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

KIDS & FAMILIES

• Reservations are being accepted for a “Parents Night Out” program for kids ages 3-12 on Monday evenings throughout September at Waynesville Recreation Center. Cost is free for members or $20 for the month for nonmembers. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov.

• Haywood County Public Library Story Time will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday and Monday, Aug. 17 and 20, at The Strand in Waynesville. Storytime is free featuring Winnie-the-Pooh, and the new Christopher Robin movie will be shown at 1 p.m. on Friday for $5.50.

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• Auditions for Voices in the Laurel Youth Choirs will be held from 4-6 p.m. on consecutive Tuesdays, Aug. 2128, at First Baptist Church. For info or to schedule an appointment: 564.3310 or www.voicesinthelaurel.org.

• Registration is open for the Haywood County Arts Council’s Junior Appalachian Musicians classes, which are held from 3:30-5 p.m. on Sept. 11-May 14. For fourth-grade and up. Learn banjo, fiddle or guitar in the traditional way mountain music has been taught for generations. Register by Aug. 31. $150 per student for the school year; siblings are charged $50. Register: 452.0593 or director@haywoodarts.org. Info: www.haywoodarts.org.

• “Smoky Mountain Elk”– a Great Smoky Mountains National Park Summer Junior Ranger program – is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sept. 8 & 22 at the Palmer House in Cataloochee Valley.

• Registration is underway for fall acting classes through Kids at HART program. Classes run from Sept.

10-Nov. 26. $120 for acting classes or $110 for voice classes. www.harttheatre.org.

• “Return of the Elk” - a Great Smoky Mountains National Park Summer Ranger program – is at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Aug. 28 (not including Aug. 14) at the Rough Fork Trailhead at Cataloochee Valley.

KIDS FILMS

• The “Movies on Everett” outdoor series will run through Aug. 17 at the corner of Mitchell and Everett streets in downtown Bryson City. Screenings begin at 9

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• Summer Film Fest 2018 will be presented by Suminski Family Books at 7 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

Featured movie “Wonder” (Aug. 16). Tickets $5 and available at Franklin Chamber of Commerce, Scottish Tartans Museums or members of benefitting non-profits: Grandpa’s Woodshop, Women’s History Trail (FHAMC), Read2Me and Friends of the Greenway. Info: 369.5417 or Claire@dometrics.com.

• “One Leg Up” – part of the Haywood County Public Library’s Friends of the Library Concert Series – is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, in the auditorium of the Waynesville Library. Mixture of Gypsy Jazz, Latin, Swing and original Jazz. 452.0593, info@haywoodarts.org or HaywoodArts.org.

• “Christopher Robin” is showing at 7 p.m. on Aug. 17-23, and 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. on Aug. 18-19 at The Strand On Main. See www.38main.com for tickets.

• “Avengers Infinity War” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, Aug. 24 and Aug. 31 & 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 & Aug. 25 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free.

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p.m. Family-friendly. Free to attend. For a full schedule of the films to be screened, click on www.greatsmokies.com.

• Town Mountain (bluegrass) will perform at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19, at Cataloochee Ranch. $35 per person. Cookout dinners (not included in price) will be available before the show. Reservations required: 926.1401.

The Land of the Sky Barbershop Chorus will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, in Tartan Hall at the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. Admission is by donation, $7 suggested. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.

This event is produced by the Arts Council of Macon County. 524-ARTS or arts4all@dnet.net.

• The Haywood Community Band presents its August concert “In Honor of Tom Cifani” at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Maggie Valley Pavilion.

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

• The “Art After Dark” in downtown Waynesville is hosted on the first Friday of the month (MayDecember), Main Street transforms into an evening of art, music, finger foods, beverages and shopping as artisan studios and galleries keep their doors open later for local residents and visitors. www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com.

• Parker Meadow Fun Day is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, at Parker Meadows Creek.

349.2046 or macon.cec.ncsu.edu.

• Art in Monteith Park, a daylong arts and crafts festival, will celebrate the Appalachian Women’s Museum starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, in Dillsboro.

More than 40 booths of handmade local arts and crafts; performances by The Maggie Valley Band and J.Creek Cloggers. Parking: $3. Info: artinmonteithpark@gmail.com or 586.3511.

• Registration is underway for the 48th Smoky Mountain Folk Festival, featuring traditional music and dance of the Southern Appalachian Region. The festival is Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at Lake Junaluska. https://tinyurl.com/y9a6jpug, 800.222.4930 or communications@lakejunaluska.com.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT

• The production of “The Field” by John B. Keane will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16-18 and at 2 p.m.

Aug. 19 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in

• Graywolf will be among the bands kicking off the Haywood County fair at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, in Waynesville. Classic country and classic rock.

• Michael Bolton will be in perform at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 23, at The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

Tickets start at $65 per person. www.greatmountainmusic.com or 866.273.4615.

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• Highlands Cashiers Players will present Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” for a two-week run Aug. 23-26 and Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in Cashiers. Directed by Tanj Marshall. 526.8084 or highlandscashiersplayers.org.

SUMMER MUSIC

• Highlands Town Square “Friday Night Live” series will host Tallulah River Band Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

• The Concerts on the Creek will have The Colby Deitz Band (rock/Americana) at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. Free and open to the public.

There will also be food trucks onsite. 586.2155 or www.mountainlovers.com.

• The “Groovin’ on the Green” concert series at The Village Green in Cashiers will be hosting The Krickets at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 17. www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

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FOOD & DRINK

• Asheville-based bluegrass sensation Town Mountain will make its debut appearance at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley.

Tickets are $35 per person. Cookout dinners, priced separately, will be available before the show. Prior to the performance and dinner, Smoky Mountain News Arts & Entertainment Editor Garret K. Woodward will also host a live onstage Q&A with Town Mountains, with VIP packages available to attend the interactive conversation. For reservations, which are required, call Cataloochee Ranch at 926.1401.

• As part of a Summer Music Series, the Marianna Black Library will present an evening with Andrew Kasab at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the library in Bryson City. 488.3030 or visit www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.

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• The Franklin Area Folk Festival – a celebration of Appalachian Heritage – is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center in Franklin. Demonstrations, exhibits, music, Civil War re-enactors and more. Antique Car Show. 524.6564 or FranklinFolkFestival.com.

• The “Unto These Hills” stage production will be held at 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday through Aug. 18 at the Mountainside Theater in Cherokee. www.cherokeehistorical.org.

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• Subscriptions are on sale now for the Bardo Arts Center’s Sunday Cinema Series, which presents encore live performances from the National Theatre in London starting Aug. 26 in Cullowhee. The first is “Yerma” at 3 p.m. on Aug. 26. A subscription for all seven screenings is $90 or $60 for WCU faculty/staff and seniors or $25 for WCU students. Individual tickets on sale Aug. 15 at the rate of $15 for adults; $10 for WCU faculty/staff and seniors and $5 for students.

Arts.wcu.cinema or 828.227.ARTS.

• The Pickin’ on the Square summer concert series will feature The Ram Cats (blues) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Gazebo in downtown Franklin. Food vendors will also be available. www.townoffranklinnc.com.

• “An Appalachian Evening” will host Unspoken at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Stecoah Valley Center. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

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• The Concerts on the Creek will have Geoff McBride (rock/Americana) at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. Free and open to the public. There will also be food trucks onsite. 586.2155 or www.mountainlovers.com.

• The “Groovin’ on the Green” concert series at The Village Green in Cashiers will be hosting The Buchanan Boys at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 24. www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

• “An Appalachian Evening” will host The Kruger Brothers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Stecoah Valley Center. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.

• Cold Mountain Music Series will host Erik & Norma Hendrix at 5 p.m. on Aug. 25. Gates open at 3 p.m.

Admission is $15 for a car, $50 for 15-passenger van and $5 for bikes. Food will be offered by Out of the Blue. Reservations by calling 646.0095 and more information at www.lakelogan.com/events.

• The Pickin’ on the Square summer concert series will feature Hurricane Creek (variety) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Gazebo in downtown Franklin. Food vendors will also be available. www.townoffranklinnc.com.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS

• A comedy improvisation class will be offered from 79 p.m. on Tuesdays at Moo Mountains Bakery in Maggie Valley. Led by improv teacher Wayne Porter, who studied at Sak Comedy Lab in Orlando and performed improv with several groups.

• Bingo will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 23 at the Pavilion next to Maggie Valley Town. Sponsored by the Maggie Valley Civic Association. Cash prizes; snacks available.

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• Learn the art of Felting Soap from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension in Sylva. $6 cost includes all supplies for making two bars of soap and two felt flowers. Register: 586.4009.

• A rummage sale will be held from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17-18, at First United Methodist Church in Sylva. Proceeds will go toward the church’s mission work and building fund. 586.2358.

• The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild holds its regular evening meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20, at Tartan Hall in the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Franklin. www.smokymountainquilters.org.

• Registration is underway for “Bladesmithing: Seax Knife Class” – a class with Brock Martin that is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18-19, at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Cost: $380. Preregistration required: 631.0271. Info: www.JCGEP.org.

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• Registration is underway for a “Rug Braiding” class that will be offered by Dogwood Crafters from 10 a.m.1 p.m. on Wednesdays, Aug. 22-29, at Dillsboro Masonic Lodge. $7. Register by Aug. 15: 586.2248.

• Cruso will host its 29th annual quilt show on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25. Times are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday at the Cruso Community Center, 13186 Cruso Road in Canton.

Special exhibits, demonstrations, vendors and boutique gift shopping. www.crusonc.com or 919.949.0943.

• The Glenville Area Historical Society’s Historical Discovery Event will feature the history of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy on Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Glenville History Museum. 743.1658, historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo.com or www.glenvilleareahistoricalsociety.com.

• The Highlands Village Square Art & Craft Show is scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 25-26 at KelseyHutchinson “Founders” Park on Pine Street in downtown Highlands. Fine art, folk art and regionally made crafts. 787.2021.

• Quilters are invited to participate in “A Heavenly Quilt Walk,” which will be held Sept. 21-22 at down50 town churches in Franklin. www.smokymtnquilters.org.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES

• The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) will host Betina Morgan, who will be teach a drawing class from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 28, at the HCAC Gallery & Gifts in Waynesville. Cost is $20 per class session. Call for supply list. www.haywoodarts.org.

• The new exhibit “Joshua Adams: Facing Culture” will run through Aug. 24 in the Fine Arts Museum at Western Carolina University. A reception for the artist and exhibit will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the museum. The WCU Fine Art Museum is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Free parking is available on site.

• The exhibit “Mary Althea Parker: Abstract Impulse” will run through Aug. 24 in the Fine Arts Museum at Western Carolina University. This exhibition is a small selection of Parker’s works held by the WCU Fine Art Museum, focusing primarily on Parker’s paintings made after 1950.

• A new exhibit exploring the artistry, history and science behind the fragrance industry is open through Sept. 3 at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville Lecture by Dr. Richard Stamelman on the mysterious allure behind fragrances and the plants.

• The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at the Bardo Arts Center is pleased to announce the opening of its newest exhibition “Glass Catalyst: Littleton’s Legacy in Contemporary Sculpture,” which will run through Dec. 7. Littleton’s work and other glass artist will be on display. A key work in the exhibition will be a new acquisition to the Museum's collection: a glass sculpture by Harvey Littleton entitled “Terracotta Arc.” Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Thursdays until 7 p.m. For information, call 828.227.ARTS or visit bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

• The Haywood County Arts Council ArtShare exhibit, runs from through Aug. 25. Opportunity for collectors to be able to pass on art for someone else to enjoy.

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FILM & SCREEN

• “Deadpool 2” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 and Aug. 23 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free.

586.3555 • “Mamma Mia” is showing at 7 p.m. on Aug. 15-16 at The Strand On Main. See www.38main.com for tickets.

• “Shock & Awe” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555 • “Yerma” will be screened as part of the Bardo Arts Center’s Sunday Cinema Series at 3 p.m. on Aug. 26 in Cullowhee. $15 for adults; $10 for WCU faculty/staff and seniors and $5 for students. Arts.wcu.cinema or 828.227.ARTS. • “Book Club” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555 • “RBG”, Ruth Barter Ginsburg documentary will be shown at 7p.m. on Sept. 1 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555

Outdoors

• Volunteers are being sought to help re-pot native azaleas from 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays through Thursdays at the Southern Highlands Reserve in Lake Toxaway. For info, and to schedule a shift: anorton@southernhighlandsreserve.org.

• Registration is underway for The Great Smoky Mountains Association’s 2018 Members Appreciation

Weekend, which is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 13-16, at Fontana Village. Learn about Eagle and Hazel Creek communities, guided tours and more. $109. Register: https://conta.cc/2lHoLSI. • “100 Years of Bird Conservation” - part of the Zahner Lecture Series – will be presented at 6 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the Nature Center at the Highlands Biological Station. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.

• “Foraging for Food and Farmacy” will be offered on Aug. 18, on part of the original route from Gatlinburg, Tenn., to Cherokee. Led by wildcrafter Ila Hatter. Cost: $69. Register: smfs.utk.edu • A Land Trapping course will be offered from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 18 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education. www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/EducationCenters/Pisgah/Event-Registration.

• Haywood Waterways will have a Richland Creek Cleanup from 9-10:30 a.m. on Aug. 18 at Dutch Fisher Park in Waynesville. RSVP by Aug. 16: Christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com or 476.4667, ext. 11.

• The Franklin Mushroom Foray is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19, at Standing Indian Campground Pavilion. Hunt mushrooms with fellow enthusiasts; learn how to identify common mushrooms.

Donations requested.

• The Franklin Bird Club will have a bird walk along the greenway at 8 a.m. on Aug. 22. Meet at Salali Lane.

• “Big Ideas and Lessons for Conservation Ecology” part of the Zahner Lecture Series – will be presented at 6 p.m. on Aug. 23 at the Nature Center at the Highlands Biological Station. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.

• A screening of the award-winning documentary “Sustainable” – an investigation of the economic and environmental instability of America’s food system – is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Waynesville Library Auditorium.

• Smoky Mountain Field School will offer an ecotour called “Historic Cataloochee Valley, Smoky Mountain Elk and More” on Saturday, Aug. 25, in Haywood County. Led by naturalist Esther Blakely. Cost: $69.

Register: smfs.utk.edu.

• Mainspring Conservation Trust will host a day of snorkeling starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, in Graham County’s Cheoah River. Hosted by Aquatic Biologist Jason Meador. $15 adults; $10 children. Sign up: 524.2711 or sburdette@mainspringconserves.org.

• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a paddle trip from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 27 on the French Broad River. $25 per person. Register and get more info: 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov.

• Boating Safety courses will be offered from 6-9 p.m. on Aug. 28-29 and Sept. 10-11 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Must attend both meetings. Pre-registration required: www.ncwildlife.org.

• “The Mushroom Matrix” - part of the Zahner Lecture Series – will be presented at 6 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the Nature Center at the Highlands Biological Station. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.

• Reservations are being accepted for the 2018 Fly Fishing Hall of Fame ceremony, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City. Induction and ceremony are set for 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sept. 8. Cost: $35. RSVP: info@greatsmokies.com or 488.3681.

COMPETITIVE EDGE

• Registration is underway for the 12th annual Power of Pink 5K run/Walk/Dog Walk that will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, in Waynesville. Proceeds support prevention of breast cancer. Advance registration: $25 (by Aug. 31). Regular registration: $30 (after Aug. 31).

Dog registration is $10 per pet. Register at www.gloryhoundevents.com/event/power-of-pink. Info: 452.8343.

FARM AND GARDEN

• “Drowning in a Sea of Zucchini: New Ways to Prepare and Preserve” will be presented from 2-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Waynesville Library.

Registration is required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

FARMERS MARKETS

• “Locally Grown on the Green,” the Cashiers farm stand market for local growers, will be held from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday at the Village Green Commons in Cashiers. info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or 743.3434.

• The Swain County Farmer’s Market is held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Friday through October on Island Street in downtown Bryson City. 488.3681 or chamber@greatsmokies.com.

• Jackson County Farmers Market runs from 9 to noon on Saturdays at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva.

• Waynesville Historic Farmers Market runs from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon at the HART Theater parking lot. waynesvillefarmersmarket.com • Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays through the end of October, on East Palmer Street across from Drake Software. 349.2049 or www.facebook.com/franklinncfarmersmarket.

• The ‘Whee Farmers Market, Cullowhee runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays through the end of October, at the University Inn on 563 North Country Club Drive in Cullowhee. 476.0334 or www.facebook.com/CullowheeFarmersMarket.

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the end of October at 171 Legion Drive in Waynesville.

456.1830 or vrogers12@att.net.

HIKING CLUBS

• Carolina Mountain Club will have an eight-mile hike with a 1,000-foot ascent on Sunday, Aug. 19, at Horsepasture River. To sign up or get more info: 230.4883 or kathannigan@gmail.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have an eight-mile hike with a 1,900-foot ascent on Aug. 22 at Clingman’s Dome. Sign up and get info: 405.596.2632 or shepherdgeorge@att.net.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a 9.8-mile hike with a 2,264-foot ascent on Aug. 25 from Soco Gap to Woodfin Cascades. Info and reservations: 684.8656, 606.7297 or bjdworley@gmail.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a 5.7-mile hike with a 1,300-foot ascent on Sunday, Aug. 26, at John Rock and Ice Cream Stop. Info and reservations: 777.5806 or bevmacdowellhappy@gmail.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have an eight-mile hike with a 2,000-foot acent on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Horsepasture River. Info and reservations: 363.9950, 290.4429 or tbrode5060@yahoo.com.

OUTDOOR CLUBS

• 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.

• 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 or lmgofish@gmail.com.

• 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.

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Roseate spoonbills at Isle of Palms. The lighter one in front is an immature.

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BY DON H ENDERSHOT

It’s getting pinker

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ur annual beach and marsh R&R at Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms, South Carolina, is history. Thanks to the generosity of dear friends we have been making the trip for a decade or so. It has become the high point of our summer and it never disappoints — but how could it, with wonderful beach and marsh access.

We certainly hear Mother Ocean call and our 12-year-old makes sure we pay daily homage. A long dock reaches to high tide where kayaks can be launched into the verdant green marsh. But there is another relaxing, rejuvenating aspect, perhaps more enjoyed by Mom and Dad than the kiddos.

That is the crepuscular celebration of sitting and sipping — coffee in the morning and an adult beverage in the evening. The marsh breeze keeps the bugs at bay and even makes the sultry August Lowcountry heat quite bearable.

Company in the marsh is tide-dependent. Low tide is shared with crabs of all sizes and types, the popping of pistol shrimp, smell of the pluff mud and wading birds of various size, shape and color. High tide is shared with splashing mullets, rau-

cous calls of gulls and terns, hovering ospreys and swaying marsh grass. Early morning light makes the marsh cooler and greener — more welcoming, while sunsets are generally spectacular displays of orange fire and dark clouds.

One of the highlights of this year’s trip (and there are always many) was the regular presence of roseate spoonbills. This iconic pink marsh denizen with its long spatulalike beak is truly exotic looking. If memory serves (and it sometimes doesn’t), I believe it was 2014 when we first encountered a roseate in the marsh at Wild Dunes. Since that time, we’ve kept an eye out for them and always see one or two somewhere on Isle of Palms. This year we were privileged to have a small group present around the dock every day at low tide. I counted five on the dock at one time.

The roseate is one of six species of spoonbills and the only one found in the Americas. A regular nester in South and Central America the roseate was once common in the marshes of the Southeastern coastal states. They were nearly eradicated from the Southeast in the early 20th century due to habitat loss and plume hunters.

Conservation efforts are proving successful

flatten when the chick reaches about nine days old. The spatula shape is evident by day 16 and after around 40 days the beak is nearly full size.

Now I have a dilemma. The wood stork used to be the signature bird I always looked for at Isle of Palms but now with this hot pink avian new comer I may have come up with categories?

(Don Hendershot is a naturalist and a writer who lives in Haywood County. He can be reached at ddihen1@bellsouth.net)

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Roseates, like flamingos, get their pink coloration from the crustacean they eat.

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