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Waynesville considers allowing dogs at festivals Page 10 Steve Sutton remembered at Mountain Heritage Day Page 28

CONTENTS On the Cover: Towns throughout the region are embracing the brunch bill allowing earlier alcohol sales on Sundays, but opponents aren’t rolling over.

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Spotlight blares on rare medical condition Kenneth Frazelle explains the synesthetic connection between his music and his paintings during a presentation Sept. 13.

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“Most who experience synesthesia describe it as a pleasant experience.”

— Dr. Michael Vavra

experience; although it can be temporarily induced by certain psychotropic drugs like LSD and mescaline, synesthesia is never completely debilitating, and in some circumstances can actually be useful.

Artists, for example, experience the sensation on average at eight times the rate of the rest of the population.

Joining Vavra on stage was one such artist — Kenneth Frazelle.

Although the North Carolina native Frazelle stressed that he’s never been clinically diagnosed with synesthesia, he says he’s experienced it throughout his life.

Thus, it’s not surprising that Frazelle is a talented watercolorist who also works in the music industry as a composer.

During his presentation, Frazelle spoke of how he was able see visual elements of sound, and hear music in paintings he’d seen.

He’s not just a lay observer, however; his credentials are impressive, to say the least.

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artists as prominent as Yo-Yo Ma, Jeffrey Kahane and Emmanuel Ax; he’s been commissioned by the Ravinia Festival as well as Charleston’s Spoleto, held residencies with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and later studied at Julliard under legendary American composer Roger Sessions, who also taught such luminaries as Elmer Bernstein and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Leon Kirchner.

“Brassy,” he said, alluding to the way modern language can be used to mix the senses between visual and audio artistry.

“Some paintings I see I can only describe as brassy.”

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER What if you could see sounds and hear pictures?

About 4 percent of people across the world possess a rare ability that allows them to do just that. It’s called synesthesia, which Dr. Michael Vavra insists isn’t a disorder or even a medical condition.

“It’s a genetic trait,” said Vavra, a neurologist at Mountain Medical Associates and Haywood Regional Hospital in Clyde.

Vavra presented background on the relatively exotic genetic trait to an eager audience during a talk sponsored by the Haywood County Arts Council at Waynesville’s Strand Theater Sept. 13.

Synesthesia, he explained, is the production of a sensory impression from one part of the body that results from the stimulation of different part of the body.

Those so endowed can experience a variety of symptoms, often associated with abstract concepts like measurements of time; Vavra presented one example of a woman who “sees” the names of months before her eyes when they are mentioned.

Others subliminally assign colors to numbers, which they, too, can see; Vavra even mentioned one man in England who experienced taste sensations stemming from the names of stations on London’s Underground subway system.

Some of the tastes experienced by the man, Vavra said, were unpleasant and caused the man to avoid certain “distasteful” stations.

But overall, Vavra said most who experience synesthesia describe it as a pleasant

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Jury acquits in rape case Investigation criticized for lack of DNA testing

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER early three years after a Sylva Halloween party resulted in his indictment for statutory rape, Cody Jenkins is a free man following a two-week trial culminating with a not guilty verdict Aug. 25.

“We felt like it was pretty clear evidence that he wasn’t guilty of the charge and the investigation wasn’t done very well, and what was there evidence-wise showed that he didn’t commit the crime,” said defense attorney Frank Lay. The party took place Oct. 25, 2014, at

encounter that night, and a search warrant executed on Jenkins’ home two days after the party recovered a used condom and packaging from supplies used to make Jell-o shots, among other items.

However, Jenkins claimed that he had never touched the girl.

THE INVESTIGATION Jenkins’ house was next door to the Dillard home, and just a short walk from Dillard Excavating. He testified that he typically left the door unlocked. Just because the

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Dillard Excavating in Sylva, and was hosted by the Dillard family, whose house was nearby. The party included both adult and teenage guests, as well as large amounts of alcohol.

Jenkins, 24 at the time, was one of four people who faced charges in the aftermath of the party. A 14-year-old girl who attended the party told investigators that she had consumed multiple alcoholic drinks and gone to Jenkins’ home with him, where they then had intercourse.

The results of a medical examination showed that the girl had had a sexual

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Cody Jenkins and his mother hug after the not guilty verdict is delivered while his father stands to the right and his girlfriend Macy hugs Steph Lay, Frank Lay’s wife and paralegal. Donated photo

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victim was raped in Jenkins’ home, Lay argued, doesn’t mean that Jenkins was the perpetrator.

Jenkins testified that he found the condom the next morning when he was cleaning up his home and that it appeared unused.

He said he picked it up, threw it in the trashcan and put the wrapper in his back pocket as he continued to clean up.

Investigators sent the condom off for DNA testing, together with DNA samples from Jenkins and from the victim. However, when the results came back months later, they yielded no clear conclusion.

The inside of the condom — which would have been the outside as it lay on the floor in the testimony Jenkins gave — was found to be a mixture of three different contributors, but the lab couldn’t positively identify any of the three. The outside of the condom was found to bear the DNA of two people. One matched the victim, but the second could not be identified — the lab couldn’t say whether it matched Jenkins or did not match Jenkins.

Investigators have drawn criticism for what they did — or, rather, did not do — next. Evidence collected in the case included the underwear the victim had worn the night of the party and sheets from Jenkins’ bed. However, those items were never sent off for testing.

Lay pointed out that the state crime lab’s manual for submissions says that the first submission should be the sexual assault kit, one pair of underwear, “and a condom if applicable.”

In addition, the only DNA samples sent for matching belonged to Jenkins and to the victim. However, witnesses interviewed by law enforcement had identified at least two other men who the victim had been seen kissing.

“I can’t begin to offer you an explanation for why it is she gets this evidence and doesn’t do a single thing to inspect the evidence she’s been given,” Lay said of the State Bureau of Investigations investigator. “I’ve never seen anything like that in all the cases I’ve been on.”

District Attorney Ashley Welch took issue with that characterization.

“I do not agree with his assessment,” she said. “Would it have been helpful? Sure.

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but added that there’s a fine line between getting the tests needed to prosecute the case and overwhelming the state lab with “every piece of evidence.”

She said that Matheson had been preparing for this case for “a very long time” but didn’t discover the untested items until “the very last minute.” She decided to go ahead with the trial to avoid dragging out the ordeal for the victim.

“The longer this gets drug out for a victim the worse it is for them, so we decided to proceed,” she said.

The juror who spoke with The Smoky Mountain News said that the lawyers on both sides were “great,” clarifying that his criticism was directed at the SBI. He doesn’t believe that Jenkins deserves to be in jail but wishes that the per“I’m glad Cody is a free person, but in a way son who was actually something happened to this girl, and if the guilty of the state had done their job I believe they would crime had on have found out who truly done what they done.” been trial instead.

“I’m glad Cody is a free person, but in a way someTestimony during the trial indicated thing happened to this girl, and if the state that the victim was significantly impaired at had done their job I believe they would have the time of the alleged rape, having confound out who truly done what they done,” sumed six to nine Jell-o shots, some amount he said. of beer, at least two smokes of marijuana Welch does agree on that point — that and two doses of an antidepressant she’d it’s important that justice be done to young been prescribed. people who find themselves in vulnerable One of the underage girls who testified situations. Victim-blaming, she said, should at the trial said that when the victim initialnever be OK. ly told the group of teenage girls that she’d “People say, ‘Well she should have had sex, she wasn’t able to say who it was known better and she should have done betwith. ter,’” Welch said. “Well, she’s 14 years old.”

For his part, Lay pointed out that FTERMATH OF THE VERDICT Jenkins’ life has been impacted through this process as well. After the charges came out, Both Lay and Welch said that they he lost his job and he lost his home. It’s appreciated how seriously the jury membeen hard to keep work — he had to move bers took their job and how carefully they in with his parents. considered the evidence.

“He’s very thankful now to be picking However, Welch said that she and the pieces of his life back up,” Lay said, “but Assistant District Attorney Christina it was a huge impact on his life.”

Matheson, who argued the case, stand by Jenkins’ case was the only one of four their decision to prosecute. cases stemming from the Dillard Excavation “I really wish that the outcome had been party that went to trial. The other three different, but at the same time I’m proud people took plea deals. Henry was fired that Ms. Matheson tried it,” Welch said. “I from his job at the sheriff ’s department and think she tried it very well. She believed in pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of it, and we don’t only try cases that we know obstruction of justice after being indicted are slam dunks because that’s not doing juson two felony counts of obstruction of justice. We would have tried this case all over tice. Michelle Dillard agreed to 24 hours of again even if we had known the outcome, community service and deferred prosecubecause I feel like it’s important.” tion for 12 months of supervised probation “Did I feel like he was guilty?” she conafter being indicted for obstruction of justinued. “Yes, I did. We would not have protice. Austin Davis pled guilty to assault on a ceeded if in our heads we felt like there was female after being indicted for a felony a question.” statutory sex offense involving a different Welch said that she wished the bedunderage girl. sheets and the underwear had been tested The case was initially investigated by the Jackson County Sheriff ’s Department.

However, when allegations arose that a deputy in the department — Jimmy Henry — had attended the party, the sheriff turned the investigation over to the SBI to avoid conflict of interest. ` The inconclusive DNA test from the condom and lack of follow-up on the other items didn’t sit well with the jury.

“I feel like somebody needs to dig deep and show and prove, not just for Cody’s sake, but show how they didn’t do their job the way it should have been done,” said a 27-year-old male juror who asked that his name not be used. “There’s still a girl that’s out there that has been raped and nobody knows who done it.”

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OF GODS AND GOVERNMENTS Brunch ordinance latest conflict between church, state

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER he inherent paradox in American government is that a nation founded upon Christian values by Christians provides for the separation of church and state in its governing charter.

While that is de jure status quo, it is far from de facto; customs, holidays and laws with a basis in Christianity remain at the core of the American tradition, often with implicit if not explicit government support.

As Americans become a more secular people, the church and the state are increasingly drawn into collisions in county halls and courthouses across the country, attempting to strike a balance between the spirit and the letter of the law.

Such confrontation isn’t new, and almost always centers around vice. Near the turn of the last century, Christians in the Temperance Movement led the effort to enact Prohibition; after that, they focused on purported indecency in literature; in the ‘50s it was illegal gambling, in the ‘60s it was recreational drugs, in the ‘70s it was music, and in the ‘80s it was pornography.

Today, Americans can sip Chablis while listening to 2 Live Crew and reading Lady Chatterly’s Lover, using a state-sanctioned scratch-off lottery ticket as a bookmark. Online pornography is a multi-billion dollar global industry, marijuana is legal in seven states and is decriminalized in many more.

But that doesn’t mean that the battles are over.

North Carolina’s most recent was that of government-supported prayer; while still largely a grey area, important rulings on the subject were recently made by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to ensure that invocations before public meetings were inclusive and not so dominated by Christians as to convey a strong affiliation between the church and the state.

Some Western North Carolina governments — like the Haywood County Board of Commissioners — enacted significant changes to their practice of commissioner-led prayer, while others, like the town of Waynesville, have never 6 prayed at all.

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Such is the diversity of religiosity in WNC, which now serves as a backdrop to a controversial state law allowing local governments to expand the hours during which alcohol may be served or sold on Sundays, should they so choose.

Several Haywood governments have already heard arguments for and against the so-called “brunch bill.” One has passed it, one will likely not even hear it, and at least two others are in the process of gathering public input.

Elsewhere, Franklin is seeking public input on the bill but Bryson City leaders voted it down.

Over the past few weeks, public support has come mainly from local businesses interested in profiting from the measure, as well as economic developers and chambers of commerce.

Opposition has come mainly from two camps – those concerned with substance abuse, and those whose interpretations of the Bible lead them to denounce alcohol in general.

BRUNCH BILL Given that Senate Bill 155 — signed on June 29 by Gov. Roy Cooper — only allows for an extra two hours a week during which a business can sell alcohol, the substance abuse argument has been rejected by most as spurious; during one local public hearing, it was acknowledged that preventing a change from noon to 10 a.m. wouldn’t likewise prevent alcoholics from acquiring alcohol, nor would it probably make alcoholics out of otherwise responsible consumers.

That leaves only the religious argument, which is still a powerful one in Western North Carolina.

But it wasn’t powerful enough to stop a countywide referendum last fall that, for the first time ever, allowed the legal sales of alcohol within Haywood County outside of organized municipalities.

While the steadily expanding presence of alcohol in the county over the past 30 years has been a concern for some, it’s important to note that the referendum — comprised of five separate questions — garnered between 52 and 68 percent support.

It’s no less important, however, to note that what may be right for one community may not be right for another, and what’s right for one constituency may not be right for another; now, elected officials will grapple with that inherent paradox of American government, attempting to separate — but not alienate — church and state.

The Waynesville Board of Aldermen hold a sparsely attended public meeting Sept. 12.

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Waynesville brunch ordinance sends message

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER fter two low-key meetings that saw no opposition, the Town of Waynesville Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance moving the start of alcohol sales on Sundays from noon to 10 a.m.

“A vote of ‘no’ says we are not as open to business,” said distillery owner Dave Angel Sept. 12.

Although Angel’s Elevated Mountain sits in Maggie Valley, Angel said that the vote was more about the town’s image and ability to compete for tourists than about giving drinkers a two-hour head start.

The brunch ordinance would, however, benefit Angel indirectly at restaurants that carry his spirits, including Hurricane Creek Vodka — the staple of many a brunch Bloody Mary.

The unanimous vote came after an Aug. 22 meeting during which Mayor Gavin Brown briefly discussed the issue and then called for a public hearing Sept. 12.

At that time, Aldermen seemed supportive of the idea, if not cautious.

Gary Caldwell said that both Angel and Waynesville’s American legion had asked him about allowing the earlier start. Aldermen Julia Boyd Freeman and Jon Feichter said they were looking forward to hearing from the community, and Alderman Leroy Roberson asked town staff to look into any adverse effects in the communities that had already passed such an ordinance.

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12, no one showed up to speak in opposition to the proposed ordinance; Angel, along with Boojum General Manager Chris Lowe and Bourbon Barrel owner Ashley Owens did, however.

“It’s about customer service,” Lowe said.

“I really would like to do brunch,” said Owens, who added that her restaurant had been open for six years and that she thought it would be lucrative.

“I don’t want religion to cross into the issue,” she said. “I’m simply looking for a better way to make money for my business.”

“I don’t want religion to cross into the issue. I’m simply looking for a better way to make money for my business.”

— Ashley Owens, Bourbon Barrel

Owens’ case is unique in that the Bourbon Barrel isn’t currently open on Sundays, meaning that if she were to do brunch, the business would generate more revenue and workers would have the opportunity to earn more each week.

Alderman Freeman sad that since the Aug. 22 Town Board meeting, she’d heard “absolutely no public input whatsoever” opposing the ordinance. Alderman Caldwell said he’d similarly heard no opposition.

Feichter, however, produced the results of an informal poll he posted on his Facebook page.

“That post reached almost 5,000 people,” Feichter said, noting that number was around five times larger than anything else he’d posted. “There were 34

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ver the past few years, Canton has made its case as a progressive, pragmatic, scrappy mill town fighting to attract new investments and new residents.

And from the revamped Labor Day festival to the revitalized downtown to even simpler statements like becoming a living wagecertified government that now recognizes the existence of “alderwomen,” it’s largely been winning that fight.

However, that progressive reputation could be in jeopardy, as what might have been a simple up-and-down vote on a revised brunch ordinance instead appears poised to become a contentious, drawn-out affair pitting religious opponents against economic proponents.

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BREAKFAST EPIPHANIES Local establishments were quick to respond to the news of the ordinance’s passage.

David Young owns Mad Anthony’s — the bar that got into a very public spat with town officials over its unlicensed food truck last year.

After Edwards’ non-starter, Alderman Zeb Smathers asked for a public hearing on the matter, which isn’t required for passage of the ordinance.

“This is one of those great opportunities to hear from the community,” Smathers said.

That opportunity won’t come soon, but there doesn’t appear to be a rush; Canton is home to few bars, and few restaurants serve alcohol.

Nathan Lowe, owner of Southern Porch, said that his restaurant currently opens at 11

A lot has changed for Young’s establishment over the past year, including the location. So too, apparently has his disdain for town officials, who he lambasted last year during the prolonged hearings; Young and his supporters accused the town of being too closed-minded and anti-business when their adverse ruling came down.

“I think the aldermen made a great decision for Waynesville businesses, and Waynesville in general,” Young said. “We will be offering brunch, but we don’t have a specific timeline yet.”

Boojum Brewing Company in downtown Waynesville — an early backer of the ordinance — offered a similar response.

“We’re going to offer brunch, but we don’t have all the details worked out yet,” said Lowe. “We already open at 11:30, but we’re not sure if we will open earlier, or have specials, all of that. It’s just really about satisfying our customers.”

“When one starts out, they do not plan to become a victim or cause others to become a victim of alcohol abuse.

They’re just looking for a good time.”

— Pastor Roy Kilby, Bethel Baptist Church

December that one needs look no further than Asheville to see that alcohol leads to homosexuality.

Canton Mayor Mike Ray has also flirted with conservative positions on the expansion of alcohol in the town.

But most Canton officials — and hopefuls, as the November election draws near —

still appear genuinely eager to hear from their community; the rest of the board agreed with Smathers’ suggestion to hold the public hearing, which will likely occur Oct. 12.

Two Canton town board candidates that regularly attend Town Board meetings made their positions known should the issue fall to them; neither Mayor Ray nor Alderwoman Edwards filed to seek reelection, and Smathers is running for mayor unopposed.

“Right now, I’m going to have to see what the community Carl Cortright says about it,” said Carl Cortright, an unaffiliated candidate running for one of two open seats on the board. “Me personally, as a member of this community, I support it, but I’d be interested to see what other people have to say about it. Public Kristina Smith comment is a good thing, but it needs to be the complete community, and not just select members of it.”

Kristina Smith, a registered Democrat also seeking election to the town board, said that her decision would come down to what happens in the public hearing.

“You’re voted into the office by the people, and that’s the point of having the public forum — to hear what the public has to say,” Smith said.

But on the larger issue of religion and its influence on government, Smith was candid, if circumspect.

“I think it’s very important to remember the separation of church and state. And it’s Constitution Week, so the irony isn’t lost on me there,” she said. “I think it comes down to remembering that this is a set of people’s values, and they’re going to bring that to the forum. But ultimately it comes down to what the public has to say, and if that’s where they want to go, they deserve to be heard.”

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for it and three opposed. Needless to say, I am completely in favor.”

Roberson, too, was apparently satisfied with the resolution of his question posed weeks earlier.

“I see no reason why we can’t proceed with the vote now,” he said; the board didn’t have to consider the question that evening, but did so, and with a motion by Caldwell and a second by Feichter, it passed without opposition, meaning that restaurants (and bars, gas stations, grocery stores or any other licensed vendors) may now begin utilizing the expanded hours.

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a.m. on Sundays, and that there are always people waiting for noon to come so they can order a drink, but he doesn’t see opening any earlier if the ordinance passes.

Even the town’s newest watering hole, BearWaters Brewing, isn’t really poised to pounce on the “brunch bill.”

“It doesn’t really affect us one way or the other,” said Kevin Sandefur, co-owner of BearWaters. “I mean, we open at noon anyway. Maybe we’d entertain the idea of opening earlier.”

BearWaters’ move from Waynesville to the banks of the Pigeon River in downtown Canton wasn’t without controversy, either; Sandefur said that children from the Bethel Christian School across the street had, under Kilby’s direction, picketed his establishment in the past.

The brewery’s response was to print employee T shirts asking, “What would Jesus brew?”

Such antagonism over alcohol is still typical in Canton; Edwards has made her feelings known on the expansion of alcohol in the past (she’s generally against it) and Kilby told The Smoky Mountain News last

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The agenda for the Sept. 14 Canton town board meeting included a proposal to “review and consider” a brunch ordinance for possible adoption.

Things got off to a slow start, however, when Alderwoman Carole Edwards admitted that she’d failed to prepare for the meeting by reading the new state law.

But even before that, during public comment at the beginning of the meeting, Pastor David Vos of Canton Wesleyan Church told the board he wasn’t exactly keen on the idea.

“While interested in prosperity, sometimes that value comes into conflict with others,” he said, admitting he had struggled with the issue.

The next person to address the board showed no signs of struggling with the issue; Pastor Roy Kilby of Bethel Baptist Church has been one of the area’s best-known anti-alcohol crusaders for the past several decades.

“I want to encourage you to vote against this ordinance,” Kilby told the board, call-

ing the abuse of strong drink a “scourge” on society.”

“In my profession as pastor and minister of the gospel, I come in contact with people who are victims of alcohol abuse. When one starts out, they do not plan to become a victim or cause others to become a victim of alcohol abuse. They’re just looking for a good time,” he said.

Kilby continued by saying that passing the ordinance would desensitize children to the harmful affects of alcohol because they would likely be present in restaurants where alcohol is sold, and that business owners who avail themselves of the two extra hours on Sunday morning are less concerned with the good Zeb Smathers of the community, and more concerned with their own personal gains.

Those who support the ordinance, Kilby warned, “become party to those” who are addicted to alcohol.

Seeking to subvert claims that the ordinance might be financially beneficial, Kilby offered an alternative route to a stronger economy.

“I’d rather that Canton be known not as a successful town, but as a good town,” he said. “And if we will do that that is good for our community and our families, it will be a prosperous and successful town.”

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Brunch ordinance adoption varies in WNC

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ith the June 29 passage of Senate Bill 155, North Carolina became the 47th state in the union to allow alcohol service before noon on Sundays.

Reaction in Haywood County to the “brunch bill” has been mixed and is ongoing; to the west, matters are still developing, but to the east, they’ve largely been settled.

“We approved it,” said Hendersonville City Manager John Connet. “We were one of the early ones.”

Records show the July 6 vote was 4-1 in favor.

The Henderson County town of Mills River, home to the Sierra Nevada brewery, likewise wasted little time in adopting a brunch ordinance; Town Council unanimously passed one July 13, with Blue Ridge Now reporting that the brewery would open at 11 a.m. on Sundays once it could adequately staff the extra hour.

Asheville passed its ordinance July 25.

Buncombe County failed to pass one Aug. 1 because a unanimous vote is required to pass it on first reading; it then passed 5-2 on August 15.

Governments west of Haywood County appear to be a step behind the Town of Waynesville, which adopted a brunch ordi-

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BRUNCH BILL Paige Dowling, Sylva’s town manager, said that her town had attempted to take up the issue Aug. 10, but because of a board member’s planned absence had to reschedule a public hearing for late September.

“Several restaurant owners had asked us when we would be considering it,” Dowling said of the impetus behind the proposed ordinance. City Lights Bookstore had also expressed interest, she said.

Outside Sylva, Jackson County Manager Don Adams said the Cashiers Chamber of Commerce asked to come before the board during an October work session to make its case for an ordinance. Cashiers is not an incorporated municipality, so the county would have to pass an ordinance for restaurants in that community to be able to sell alcohol before noon on Sundays.

Bryson City recently voted down an attempt to expand alcohol service hours. File photo

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Unneeded, unwanted: brunch ordinance faces long odds in Maggie, Haywood

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER o date, most area governments that have heard a brunch bill ordinance have passed one. In other areas like Canton and Sylva, the ordinances still have a fighting chance.

There are some areas, though, where passage seems unlikely.

Maggie Valley — a tourist town that practically shuts down six months a year — seems to be one of those areas.

At the town’s last board meeting, a vote to hold a public hearing on a possible brunch ordinance passed, but just barely.

Aldermen Clayton Davis and Phillip Wight opposed the hearing, which will be held in October; while Davis couldn’t be reached for comment, Wight said that he didn’t see how such an ordinance would pertain to Maggie Valley.

“Sell me,” he said. “Sell it to me. I’m not opposed to people’s freedoms and liberties, but is it for the better? At this point my gut instinct is that it’s not relevant to Maggie Valley.”

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nance with little fanfare Sept. 12 — except for Bryson City, where a brunch bill failed earlier in September by a vote of 3-1.

But they do appear to be on pace with other Haywood governments like Canton and Maggie Valley — that is, in the midst of the planning or public input phase of ordinance adoption.

“At our October meeting, we’ve got a public hearing,” said Franklin Mayor Bob Scott, who added that the only opposition he’d heard was from the Christian Action League, a Raleigh-based Christian evangelical public policy group headed by Dr. Mark Creech that regularly voices opposition to such issues across the state.

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“At this point my gut instinct is that it’s not relevant to Maggie Valley.”

— Philip Wight, Maggie Valley alderman

The same goes for Haywood County; owing to topography and a just recently passed alcohol referendum, the overwhelming majority of bars, restaurants and retail establishments selling or serving alcohol falls somewhere within one of four municipalities.

Outside Canton, Clyde, Maggie Valley and Waynesville, there simply aren’t many businesses that might benefit from a brunch ordinance — but there is one important one.

Haywood Commissioner Mike Sorrells owns a gas station and general store in rural Jonathan Creek, meaning he’d probably abstain from any county vote on a brunch ordinance, just as he did during the run up to a 2016 county alcohol referendum.

And this past July, Sorrells’ fellow commissioners Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers told The Smoky Mountain News they’d prob-

Haywood Commissioners don’t seem to be in any hurry to adopt a brunch ordinance.

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ably oppose such an ordinance.

“I’ve always thought it was good at 1 o’clock, so people aren’t drinking during church hours,” Ensley said at the time. “I think Sunday should still be a bit sacred.”

That leaves only Commissioner Bill Upton,

whose position for now is moot, as is that of Commission Chairman Kirk Kirkpatrick, who would vote only in case of a tie.

As of press time, no brunch ordinance had been heard or scheduled to be heard before the Haywood Board of County Commissioners.

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might not support it.

Commissioner Boyce Deitz, meanwhile, questioned whether it was really necessary to move the three departments in together.

Instead, he said, might it be more important to get the county’s technology up to snuff so that paperwork could make the rounds without the applicant having to physically go to each location?

Currently, people seeking building permits have to travel between environmental health — housed within the Health Department — and planning and code enforcement, housed in the Jackson County Administration Building.

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After talking to a few different contractors, he said, “there’s kind of a mix of feelings (about the importance of a one-stop), but everyone felt like there should be a more efficient way of doing it.”

However, Elders said he’d spoken with many of the same people as Deitz and had gotten a much different response, with at least one of the contractors saying he was “thrilled to death” this was being discussed.

“I’ve not had anyone personally say they don’t want us to do it,” Elders said.

The original programming study for the space had cost the county $17,600 plus $1,200 in expenses. The $9,860 for the revised program will bring the total cost to $28,660 plus any expenses accrued in the revision.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ackson County will spend $10,000 on a revised plan to renovate the Health Department building off Hospital Road after commissioners decided they’d like to see the building house the planning and code enforcement departments as well.

Funding for the revised plan was approved unanimously during the commissioners’ Sept. 18 meeting.

The original study, completed by McMillan Pazden Smith Architecture in January, aimed to show how the existing building could be reconfigured to accommodate the modern needs of the Health Department, aiding commissioners in deciding whether to renovate the structure or build new. Commissioners have since reached a consensus that they’d like to renovate, but three of the five — Commissioners Mickey Luker, Ron Mau and Charles Elders — have been pushing to couple the renovation with creation of a one-stop permitting center.

“In effect this is going back and pretty much reprogramming the second floor itself, and maybe a little bit on the first floor,” said County Manager Don Adams.

Currently, people seeking building permits have to travel between environmental health — housed within the Health Department — and planning and code enforcement, housed in the Jackson County Administration Building. Luker, Mau and Elders would like to see those three departments pulled together to make the process easier, but the one-stop center isn’t as high a priority for the other two commissioners.

“It will be interesting to see at the end of this whole process what the cost will be to accomplish the one-stop,” said Chairman Brian McMahan. “I’m all for the one-stop if it can be done and it’s equitable and economically feasible.”

However, he said, if the cost winds up being too high to justify the benefit gained, he

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Puppy party postponed Proposed Waynesville ordinance told by board to sit, stay

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“There’s definitely a trend with millennials wanting to bring their dogs to festivals, and also empty-nesters.”

— Paige Dowling, Sylva town manager

Feichter spent the rest of the hearing interjecting with potential compromises, like partnering with an animal services organization for pet sitting services, or designating some — but not all — events as animal-friendly.

With Caldwell and Freeman for but Roberson and Feichter against, the rare circumstance during which the Mayor of Waynesville casts a tie-breaking vote might have occurred; what did occur, though, is a

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succinct summation of how Gavin Brown carries out the duties of that office.

“I have a feeling this is going to pass right now,” said Brown, a Main Street resident who can be seen walking his small dog several times a day, each day. “But I’d rather have a 50 vote than a 3-2 vote.”

In tabling the matter, the board then directed town staff to look into the practices of other municipalities.

But if the board utilizes any of the best practices implemented in neighboring municipalities, a loosening of the existing ordinance

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER aytrippers with dogs are driving demand for an amendment to Waynesville’s pet policy at fairs and fests, but owners might not get the bone they’ve been begging for.

Changes to Waynesville’s 15 year-old policy — authored by then-Alderman Gavin Brown and current Alderman Jon Feichter’s mother, Libba — were proposed at the Aug. 22 Board of Aldermen meeting, during which a public hearing was slated for Sept. 12.

As with a host of potentially controversial matters like NCDOT plan for Walnut Street renovations and the so-called “brunch bill” (see Waynesville brunch ordinance sends message, page 6), Mayor Gavin Brown and the board often entertain an abundance of public input to ensure all have had their say.

When the public hearing concluded, just one person — Country Club Drive resident Kenneth Martin — had spoken on the issue, saying he and his wife were for the changes, which would allow not just dogs but all animals under the physical control of an owner or handler on a leash, chain or other like device to attend the town’s increasingly popular festivals.

Mayor Pro Tem Gary Caldwell said he had “no problem” with the changes and said he’d noticed Main Street merchants putting out bowls of water for four-legged visitors; Town Manager Rob Hites said that he’d explored the possibility of converting downtown’s decorative water fountains to include a lower

basin that would provide the same.

Alderman Julia Boyd Freeman said the public input she’d received was split 50-50, but she expressed concern for families travelling with animals and appeared to be in favor of the changes.

Alderman Leroy Roberson, however, said his concern was that animal waste would become a problem.

Jon Feichter — apparently conducting an experiment in governance via Facebook — said that just as in the case of the brunch bill on whether to sell alcohol in restaurants before noon, he’d posed the question on the popular social media network.

“As much as I hate to say it, because I am a dog person, I have to oppose this,” he told the board.

is far from assured and a 5-0 vote that makes everyone happy may not be possible.

“There are some rare exceptions, such as if the event is related to supporting animals, like the Halloween charity dog costume contest or something like that, but as a general rule, unless the event has some reason animals need to be involved it’s common sense that our standing policy is no pets at special events,” said John Fillman, an economic development specialist with the City of Asheville.

Asheville has even produced a 28-page special events guide outlining the rights and obligations of festival organizers and attendees; within it is an elaboration on the city’s pet policy in the form of a short YouTube video published in 2010.

“The environment at a festival is very active, very crowded — a very high-stress environment for a pet that a pet can’t possibly understand,” says Brenda Sears, an Animal Services Officer with the City of Asheville who appears in the video.

The video further states that because of asphalt heat, dropped food, tripping hazards and noise concerns, pets just aren’t a good idea at festivals.

“We assume they’re enjoying it as much as we are, but actually it can be painful to them,” says Dr. David Thompson of the Animal Hospital of North Asheville in the video. “I think a lot of the noise that’s just inherently part of a festival is not good for pets.”

South of Asheville, Hendersonville has a policy more

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reflective of the type of solution Feichter seems to be after.

“We originally prohibited animals at festivals and didn’t allow them at all,” said City Manager John Connet. “Now, we allow it based on the event sponsor. The event sponsor has the choice to allow animals if they so desire. If they do not, they are required to hire off-duty officers to enforce it, if our officers aren’t already involved.”

In Sylva — home to the annual Greening up the Mountains fest — dogs are welcome, but the issue has been broached in the past.

“The only thing we have on animals in our ordinance is a leash law, probably from around 2012,” said Paige Dowling, the town’s manager. “Around the time of Greening up the Mountains, the town considered not allowing dogs at festivals. It was controversial and it was tabled, and hasn’t been brought back up since.”

Possibly as a result of the town’s welcoming stance, the presence of animals isn’t shrinking.

“We are seeing more and more dogs at festivals, and at Concerts on the Creek,” Dowling said. “There’s definitely a trend with millennials wanting to bring their dogs to festivals, and also empty-nesters.”

Franklin’s policy is similar to that of Sylva; as such, it may be generating more concern and, consequently, potential changes in puppy policy.

“Yes, that may be something that we look at sometime, because we’ve had some complaints, particularly about big dogs at Pickin’ on the Square,” said Franklin Mayor Bob Scott. “But those have been just isolated complaints.”

Scott, like Waynesville Alderman Caldwell, has also seen merchants in his town’s quaint retail district welcoming dogs by placing water bowls outside their shops.

“I’m a dog lover, and I just haven’t seen that there’s any problem,” Scott said.

“Maybe three complaints in three years, so I don’t consider that there’s been any problem at all.”

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and the Pot Belly don’t pose the same problems as their larger cousins do, but they are lumped in with them in that prohibition originally aimed mostly at commercial urban hogging operations.

On Sept. 12, the Town of Canton continued discussion on amendments to its animal ordinance that might permit pigs as pets.

Although response from the board appeared to be favorable in general, practical questions arose regarding weight limits, licensing procedures, and number of pigs allowable in one home.

No action was taken at the meeting, but the board may consider the issue at an upcoming meeting.

— By Cory Vaillancourt

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or decades, urban jurisdictions have enacted animal ordinances intended to sequester the odiferous, unsightly sprawl of animal husbandry outside of town limits.

Those ordinances have grown in recent years to prohibit exotic pets that may be dangerous to the public if released (like felids or large primates), as well as invasive species that could be devastating to the local ecology (like reptiles or rodents), but they are also rooted in concerns over sanitation.

As a result, swine — which are dangerous in the wild, invasive in appetite, and unsanitary in large numbers — remain prohibited in many cities and towns.

Smaller domesticated varieties like the American Mini Pig, the Ossabaw Island Hog

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Several visually interesting structures dot the landscape of Goodyacre Farm in Canton. Lisa Michael/Mercury Media photo

Giving back at Goodyacre Ambitious plans in play at Canton area farm

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER t one time or another, many of us have thought about giving up on the hustling, bustling daily life of the modern world — especially on those mornings where you wake up feeling like Charles Bukowski.

Two Canton residents lucky enough to do so are so grateful for the opportunity that their first instinct was to give back.

“I was in pharmaceuticals, and then went into device sales for about 15 years,” said Nicole Yarry, who with her partner Joe Yarry own a 5.5-acre farm on Reed Cove Road, just south of downtown Canton.

Purchased in May 2016, the farm was once home to cattle and then to tobacco, but old timers will remember when it was part of a golf course; now it serves as home to the two former New Yorkers, who have been full-time on the property since relocating from Raleigh last November.

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hours, I was never happy with the tension and stress and all of that,” Nicole said.

She and Joe share the farm with two dogs, two donkeys, two pigs, 21 chickens, a cow, three alpacas and four goats — many of which are rescues and all of which are named after musicians, including a cat named Jagger.

“When I stopped chasing the dollar, I sort of looked for what might feed my soul,” she said. “That led me to animals.”

It also led her to the farm, which, with its various pastures and outbuildings, allows ample space for the other things that feed her soul.

Although Joe and Nicole still occasionally find a golf ball here and there, most recently the property has taken on a decidedly equestrian air.

“Basically what I think the previous owner was trying to do was build a Versace horse farm,” Joe said, gesturing towards the chocolate raspberry paint and rusty ironwork accenting the barns. “It’s amazing, when you look at the building quality, and some of the things the previous owner did.”

Everything, Joe said, is overbuilt and has a marked attention to detail and comfort, including the heated concrete floors inside one of the barns.

“The owner spent the better part of a year sitting up here, grading, and checking

to see where the sun hits,” Nicole said, explaining the stained-glass windows on a portico near the horse paddock. “When the sun starts setting, it illuminates and it gets a weird kind of energy going.”

Paramount among the buildings is a sprawling, 9,000-square-foot covered riding arena.

“My background is mostly all music based, said Joe, whose band The Bleeding Hearts has three releases to its credit and has been described as an amalgam of Cheap

formances.

“I just want to do things that are different. I know you can find this stuff in bigger cities, but not yet here,” he said.

It is that spirit that motivated the two to host a family-friendly benefit for some of Haywood County’s assorted fire departments that responded to a nearby wildfire last year.

Called “The Goodyacre Music Festival,” the event will take place on Sept. 30 and features live music from noon to 9 p.m.

“When I stopped chasing the dollar, I sort of looked for what might feed my soul.”

— Nicole Yerry, farm owner

Trick, Kiss and Thin Lizzy. “I’ve been in bands since I was a teenager; in the ‘90s, I worked in the corporate world for Borders, the book chain. I was pretty high up in there and I did a lot of events coordination. That’s kind of where this whole thing started. But for the last 14 years prior to coming up here, I was bartending and playing in bands and booking shows for the places I worked at.”

Joe envisions pop-up dinners featuring regional chefs and including musical per-

But perhaps the most ambitious — and most impactful — way the Yerrys hope to use the farm is in shaping the next generation of Haywood County dreamers and doers.

After her own pregnancy, Nicole began her search for educational options, which led her to Sacred Mountain Sanctuary in Candler, where she met Jennifer Brantley.

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education and realized how immensely beautiful it is to teach in that modality,” she said. “It embraces the holistic quality of each child — teaching to their head, their heart and their hands.”

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years,” said Brantley, who holds a graduate degree in fine art.

Brantley got her start in Washington, D.C. and has worked in both private and charter school environments.

“About five years ago, I got into Waldorf

In keeping with the spirit of the holistic nature of the curriculum, Brantley said she doesn’t just concentrate on the students.

“In my experience, families really need support while going through the educational process,” she said. “I also understand what it’s like to be single parent, and sadly, most of the families I work with as a teacher, they’re single parents.”

As an example, Brantley said she hopes to bring a cooking program into the classroom — which currently doubles as an Airbnb on weekends — that would, at least for one night a week, relieve some of the burden on their parents.

“Children love to cook and help be part of that,” she said. “When they’re preparing something, they want to eat it — twice as much!”

Brantley has two students enrolled this year, but only sees a maximum capacity of 6 to 8 children for the full day and half-day programs.

But like everything else at Goodyacre Farm — the goats and the gigs and the school and all the rest of it — there’s only room to grow within the Yerry’s vision of giving back.

“We couldn’t be happier,” Nicole said.

“We couldn’t be happier with the town and how they’ve supported us, and the neighbors, we just couldn’t be happier.”

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been itching to open her own school, which, thanks to the Yerrys, she’s now done.

“Nicole and Joe’s child used to go to the school I taught at last year, and when I told him that I was looking to start my own program but don’t have my own land yet, they said, ‘Come look at our farm.’”

Brantley said she needed a beautiful, inspiring place to work; Goodyacre — atop a rolling hill with stunning views of Cold Mountain — was just the place.

“It needed to be an impeccable situation where the owners were super excited about it, and I was too,” she said.

The result is Little Acorn preschool and kindergarten.

“It’s a Montessori and Waldorf-inspired program that embraces natural connections, the arts and music,” Brantley said. “It also embraces the animals we have here, and teaches children how to connect not only with nature but with animals, which brings out a sense of strength and courage in the children, and also a sense of responsibility — a connection to mother Earth.”

This year, Haywood County’s public school system was once again ranked 11th in the state, out of 115 districts, so what does a Montessori or Waldorf program like Brantley’s bring to the table?

“If you ask anyone, parents or teachers, they love Waldorf education,” she said. “A lot of public schools are starting to embrace a Waldorf-inspired model because they’re feeling that this no child left behind stuff is leaving children behind and parents behind.”

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Two projects deemed by Western Carolina University officials as necessary to meet the demands of a rapidly increasing student enrollment moved forward as the WCU Board of Trustees selected firms to design a new lower campus residence hall and the university’s first parking deck.

The board also approved plans to demolish two campus structures — the vacant

The trustees selected the Hanbury firm of Blacksburg, Virginia, to design a new residence hall to be built on a site yet to be determined on the lower section of campus.

The company worked previously with WCU on development of its campus master plan.

Phase 1 of the lower campus residence hall project is scheduled to start in spring of 2019 and be completed in time for the 2020

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fall semester. The approximately 120,000square-foot building will provide on-campus housing for about 400 students. The estimated price tag is $26 million.

The board selected the Walter Robbs firm of Winston-Salem to design the university’s first parking garage, also to be built on a site yet to be determined. Preliminary examination of potential locations indicate two possible spots — one between the H.F.

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Protect your child on the roads and drop in for free car seat check event at Mountain Pediatric Group from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, September 21, hosted by Waynesville Fire Department and Clyde Fire Department.

“As a pediatrician, I have parents asking me about car seat safety quite often. There are so many guidelines, it’s hard for parents to stay educated. Now you have to think about expirations, forward-facing, backward-facing, booster, lap-only seat belt, high-back booster, etc. We hope this car seat check event can help reassure parents and educate them about what is the most safe for their

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Improper car seat installation — or lack of a car seat altogether — causes the death and injury of thousands of children each year.

Every year, on average, more than 100,000 children under the age of 13 are injured in traffic crashes involving cars, SUVs, vans and pickups. Approximately 96 percent of parents believe their child seats are installed correctly.

However, seven out of 10 children are either not securely fastened in their car seat or are in a car seat that is not properly secured to the vehicle, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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“Having the knowledge and education about car seat safety is literally a life-saving topic to discuss. I highly recommend if you have any concerns or questions, to stop by Mountain Pediatric Group. We will have a team of certified personnel to help you,” said Darrell Calhoun, Waynesville Fire Department Chief.

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Graham Building, formerly home to the university’s infirmary, and the Battle House, currently used for maintenance staff and storage by the Department of Residential Living and located on the footprint of a new upper campus residence hall that is now on the drawing board.

The actions came Friday, Sept. 15, as part of the board’s first quarterly meeting of the 2017-18 academic year.

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Robinson Administration Building and the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center and the other adjacent to Camp Building and N.C. Highway 107, said Kenny Messer, trustee and chair of the board’s finance and audit committee.

The General Assembly earlier this year approved a bill outlining new self-liquidating capital projects at University of North Carolina institutions, including authorization for WCU to proceed on an approximately $23.6 million parking garage.

The project is expected to begin in May of next year, with completion by August of 2019.

By endorsing demolition of the Graham Building and Battle House, the board is initiating the process to proceed with the disposal of real property as required by the State Property Office, a process that culminates with approval by the Council of State.

Graham Building, a 10,775-square-foot, two-story building where WCU students once went to seek health care, has been out of service following the opening of University Health Services in Bird Building in 2003. The Battle House, a 2,149-squarefoot private home built in 1956, has seen little to no repairs since its construction and must come down to make room for a new upper campus residence hall to be built between Brown Hall and Judaculla Hall (formerly Central Drive Hall).

Speaking of that upper campus residence facility, the trustees also authorized the issuance of up to $48 million in special obligation bonds for the residence hall of approximately 600 beds. The board endorsed a design concept for the building in June. The project is expected to begin in spring 2018 and be completed by fall 2019.

University officials say additional campus housing is needed to meet the demands of a growing student population. Enrollment at WCU crossed the 11,000-student mark this fall for the first time in the institution’s history.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER he results of a recount in the race for Birdtown Tribal Council sent shock waves through Cherokee from the moment they were announced Sept. 13.

The initial count had declared incumbent Albert Rose the winner of the second Birdtown seat, edging challenger Ashley Sessions by 12 votes. But in the course of the recount, 41 more votes were discovered for the two candidates, an increase of 4.8 percent over the previous total — and Sessions emerged as the winner by a margin of five votes.

Now, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Board of Elections will likely conduct a recount of results for each of the six townships.

“We feel like it’s imperative that we recount all the votes, just to maintain the integrity of the election,” said Denise Ballard, chair of the elections board.

It’s typical for vote counts to shift slightly following a recount, but Ballard can’t recall any instance in which a recount changed the results of an election, or caused such a drastic shift in the vote count as occurred in Birdtown.

“At the polls you expect to pick up one or two because somebody might have used an ink pen instead of the markers that are provided,” Ballard said. “When you hand count you expect a small margin to get picked up, but nothing like this.”

The difference this year seems to be connected to early voting. This is the first year that early voting has been available for Tribal Council elections, and the majority of new votes found came from a log on one of the early voting machines that failed to

record the vote contained in ballots cast there, Ballard said. The log showed zero votes, but the hand count showed that the corresponding ballots had been clearly marked. While some of those votes went to Rose, more went to Sessions — enough to flip the outcome.

The company that the tribe contracts with to provide the election machines also provides markers that voters are supposed to use when casting their ballots. However, some people mark their ballots with other writing instruments such as ballpoint pens,

and the machine fails to read these. The zero count from the log in question could be due to people voting at that time not using the markers.

Rose’s defeat would make him the fifth of seven Tribal Council incumbents who ran for re-election and supported the impeachment of former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert to lose re-election. The two antiimpeachment incumbents who ran for reelection were far-and-away the top vote-getters in their communities.

Sessions’ victory would make her the first woman in more than 50 years to represent Birdtown on Tribal Council.

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“At the polls you expect to pick up one or two because somebody might have used an ink pen instead of the markers that are provided. When you hand count you expect a small margin to get picked up, but nothing like this.”

— Denise Ballard, Cherokee Elections Board chair

Recount results In the General Election Sept. 7, tribal members cast their votes to select the 12 people who will represent them on Tribal Council 2017-2019. The top two vote-getters in each community win a seat. During a recount, only the votes for candidates named in the recount request — those who are within 2 percent of each other’s vote total — are counted.

BIRDTOWN TRIBAL COUNCIL Recount Original • Boyd Owle...................N/A..............506 • Ashley Sessions .........448 .............419 • Albert Rose.................443 .............431 • Travis Smith...............N/A .............323 PAINTTOWN TRIBAL COUNCIL Recount Original • Tommye Saunooke......N/A..............208 • Lisa Taylor..................167 .............160 • Terri Henry..................160 .............159 • Yona Wade .................160 .............157

Council chooses Ensley as vice chief Councilmember Alan “B” Ensley, of Yellowhill has been sworn in as Vice Chief following a veto from Principal Chief Richard Sneed on a resolution that would have filled the office through a special election.

The veto came before Tribal Council during its meeting Thursday, Sept. 14, and councilmembers supporting the legislation failed to gain enough votes to overturn the veto.

Following that vote, Councilmember Travis Smith, of Birdtown, had moved that Tribal Council take nominations to fill the vacancy from among its members. However, the move died for failure to gain a second. Tribal Council reconvened Monday, Sept. 18, to discuss the issue, and the session ended in Ensley’s selection for the office.

Ensley was sworn in later that day.

Ensley, one of the nine councilmembers who supported the controversial impeachment of former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert, is a longtime member of Tribal Council but opted not to run for reelection this year. He narrowly won reelection in the 2015 race when he edged challenger Arizona Jane Blankenship by one vote.

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Sept. 14 Rose said that he wasn’t conceding the election yet, indicating skepticism over the legitimacy of the 29 votes for Sessions that were “mysteriously found.”

“I’ve been in a lot of elections on the state and county levels and never ever seen anything like this,” Rose said. “It’s unheard of. I just want people to know it will be protested for runoff.”

Tribal law allows any candidate who lost an election by a margin of 2 percent or less to ask for a recount, but there is no provision for protesting the results of a recount — though Rose could decide to file suit in Tribal Court.

Rose was absent from Tribal Council during much of Sept. 14 and 15, with Chairman Bill Taylor indicating Sept. 14 that Rose had left to meet with his attorney regarding the recount results.

A runoff election would be possible if the Board of Elections were to determine that a recount of the ballots would not yield an accurate vote count. Sec. 161-7 of tribal law allows the Board of Elections to issue a runoff between “all candidates that the Board deems as necessary to resolve any issues concerning the accuracy of the vote count.”

For her part, Sessions believes that if the shoe were on the other foot — if Rose had won after the votes were found — “that no one would be protesting anything.”

Sessions was present for the entire threehour recount Sept. 13, during which the

votes were counted twice. Rose opted to send a representative rather than attending himself.

“The election board confirmed it was accurate and they gave the tally to The (Cherokee) One Feather,” Sessions said. “In my opinion it should be official.”

The Birdtown recount was one of two recounts conducted last week. Incumbent Tommye Saunooke took the first-place spot in the Painttown race with a decisive 30.4 percent of the vote, but unofficial results had showed the second- through fourth-place candidates separated by only three votes. However, the recount confirmed unofficial results, putting political newcomer Lisa Taylor as the second representative. Lisa Taylor picked up seven votes in the recount for a total of 167 with opponents Terri Henry and Yona Wade tied at 160.

“Congratulations to all the candidates who ran and to the newly elected Tribal Council,” Lisa Taylor wrote in a statement.

“Our tribe has made it clear that they are willing to go in a new and different direction where we focus on improving the lives of our people. I am ready to go to work for you and would ask for your continued prayers.”

Though Ballard said a recount of all votes is likely, as of press time she was uncertain when the recounts would take place. The law requires recounts to be televised, meaning that they must take place in the Tribal Council chambers during a time when Council is not in session. Budget hearings are currently underway, meaning that the chamber is frequently in use.

However, the clock is ticking — new representatives will be sworn in Oct. 2.

Ballard said she hopes this incident will spur tribal government to allot the election board additional space, something it’s been requesting for years. The board needs more space to work out of, she said, and having a better facility would improve public perception of the vote’s integrity.

“Everybody’s saying, ‘Oh, nothing’s secure,’ which I disagree with. However, that’s what the public is saying,” Ballard said. “They (the ballots) were secure. They were locked up. Only one person had a key, so there weren’t a bunch of keys out floating around or anything.”

More space could also give the election board more flexibility with the machines it uses. It currently leases the machines from an election company.

“We don’t own machines. We don’t have a space to even store something like that, so that’s not an option for us unless Council does something and changes that,” Ballard said.

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The Western Carolina University Foundation recently welcomed six new members to its board of directors following approval of the full slate of nominees by the WCU Board of Trustees.

New members of the WCU Foundation Board of Directors are: • Robert “Bruce” Clayton, retired senior vice president of human resources at Genuine Parts Co. A 1971 graduate of WCU with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Clayton is a resident of Powder Springs, Georgia.

• Stephen C. Couch, president of Couch Oil Co. A former member of WCU’s Board of Visitors, Couch earned his bache-

lor’s degree in industrial technology from WCU in 1985 and is a resident of Durham.

• Beth Tyson Lofquist, retired WCU faculty member and academic administrator. A Sylva resident, Lofquist earned her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education in 1978, master’s degree in education in early childhood education in 1979 and education specialist degree in intermediate grades education in 1988, all from WCU. • Jeanne McGuire, a Jackson County community leader. A resident of Cullowhee and ardent supporter of the arts, McGuire retired last September as office manager for her husband’s dentistry practice, F. Patrick McGuire DDS. • Cambria D. Reinsborough, a former chemistry teacher at Cistercian Preparatory School. A resident of Dallas, Texas, who earned degrees at Duke University and the University of Texas at Austin, Reinsborough is the mother of a WCU volleyball player.

• Debbie Kay Wright, former chief counsel for internet protocol technology transactions with Kraft Foods Group.

Wright, who resides in Chicago, earned her bachelor’s degree in biology at WCU in 1977 before going on to law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Western Carolina University Foundation promotes higher education and supports the enhancement of Western Carolina University. The foundation’s goal is to aid and assist WCU in its development as a leading educational institution.

Protestors are organizing a march to be held prior to the September 27 meeting of The North Carolina Utilities Commission in Asheville where comment will be taken on Duke Energy’s rate hike request.

The hearing is from 7 to 10 p.m. on September 27, at the Buncombe County Courthouse Community Roots, an Asheville based nonprofit, is organizing a Street Theater Rally and March starting at the Vance Monument at 5 p.m. Duke Energy is requesting a 16.7 percent rate increase. Community Roots and its partners believe the public must take advantage of this opportunity to voice their opinions to the commissioners and Duke Energy.

The Street Theater performances will focus on key issues raised by Duke Energy’s requests including the $416 millions slated for the building of new infrastructure for production of electricity from gas.

In collaboration with The Sierra Club, Citizens Climate Lobby and Clean Water for North Carolina, Community Roots is organizing a training session for those who want to comment at the NCUC session. Ken Brame of The Sierra Club, one of the training session facilitators, believes “in order to influence decision makers we have to be able to talk their language.” This training will be from 35 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Members of the Porsche Club of America (PCA) will hold a stopover at Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville and Wheels Through Time Transportation Museum in Maggie Valley Sept. 21 and 23 as part of national event based in Asheville.

More than 480 participants driving 250 Porsches will converge on Asheville and other parts of the Western North Carolina as part of the Sept. 20-24 Treffen (a German word meaning “to meet”) Asheville.

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The Honor Flight Network is a national non-profit organization that helps veterans travel to the nation’s capital free of charge to view the monuments dedicated to their service. Blue Ridge Honor Flight is the name of the chapter based in Asheville.

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tion and 42 years of service to the school that he and his family knew, loved and nurtured,” Belcher said.

“As Western Carolina University embraces its forward trajectory and prepares to welcome the students of today and tomorrow, it will be the touchstones to the past, like Brown Hall, that remind us that we stand on the shoulders of those whose service we must honor and remember,” he said.

Dining operations moved out of the structure in 2010 when Courtyard Dining Hall opened its doors in the central campus area, but the continuous increase in student enrollment since then has created demand for additional food service venues.

The hall boasts a mountain retreat-style dining setting called The Lodge and a food court with up to eight service stations offering complete meals; a stand-alone full-service Starbucks; and the first Steak ‘n Shake west of Asheville. Brown Hall’s features include an exterior fire pit and water feature; a large, two-sided fireplace; wooden ceilings and giant community tables made of reclaimed wood; and a rooftop terrace offering outdoor dining.

Scott Lamond, resident district manager for WCU’s food service partner, Aramark, said the company was eager to invest in the renovation of Brown because the company realized the impact the building would have on the overall campus experience for today’s students and the role it would play in attracting the students of tomorrow.

“This past weekend, we had some coaches touring athletes and parents through this building, and I will tell you, the moment they stepped through the doors, their eyes lit up and I think the decision was already made where they would be going. That was the ‘wow’ factor we were looking for as a recruiting tool for the university,” Lamond said. “I cannot tell you how many times I have heard while giving tours ‘this is not the Brown Cafeteria that I ate at.’”

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ith a steady stream of hungry students filing by in search of dinner, members of one of Western Carolina University’s founding families gathered Thursday (Sept. 14) to take part in the official rededication of a renovated campus building originally named for one of their kinfolk.

Relatives of Frank H. Brown, a longtime faculty member whose name was bestowed upon a then-new campus cafeteria some 57 years ago, joined university officials and representatives of WCU’s food service partner for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at what is now Brown Hall. The expanded structure of brick and native stone, which opened in time to begin serving meals to students this fall semester, was constructed upon the bones of the 1959 original building.

After undergoing a $22.5 million renovation and expansion, the structure is today home to modern student dining facilities, a convenience store and offices for the departments of Residential Living, Campus Services and Student Community Ethics.

Before wielding a pair of oversized scissors and calling members of the Brown family forward to help cut a purple ribbon, WCU Chancellor David O. Belcher reminded those in attendance that the Brown family has been associated with WCU from its earliest history as an institution.

Frank Brown’s father, R. Hamilton Brown, was one of the “Noble Nine,” the group of trustees from the late 1800s who worked with founder Robert Lee Madison to create the school that evolved into WCU, while his son, Frank Brown Jr., twice served as acting president of the university in the early 1970s.

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Climate change aided Harvey’s wrath To the Editor: I have seen very little in the corporate media connecting Hurricane Harvey with human-caused climate change. Wonder why?

Yet the cause-and--effect relationship is “as plain as the nose on your face.”

Here are some contributing factors: • Rising sea levels. Due to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere caused by the burning of fossil fuels, oceans have risen by more than a foot since 1960 in the Gulf off the Texas coast, increasing Harvey’s storm surge that washed into homes and communities.

• A warmer ocean leading to more rain.

The Gulf of Mexico was 2 to 7 degrees hotter than usual this August, above 80 degrees.

Thus, more water evaporated into the storm, and more rain was dumped on the people of Houston.

• A warmer ocean also leads to stronger storms. Harvey grew from a tropical storm to a category 4 hurricane with winds of 235-plus mph in 48 hours. A hotter planet creates a hotter ocean creates such rapid intensification.

Many climate change deniers live in both Houston and Washington, DC. Such denial of climate science and resulting political decisions make us unprepared for such “unnatural” disasters. Isn’t it interesting that Exxon, whose officials publicly pooh-poohed global

10 million folks and the breakdown was 63.8 percent white, 22.1 percent black, 9.1 percent Hispanic, and 5 percent other.

Hispanics and “other” — mostly Asians — now account for almost 15 percent of the state’s population.

And those minority populations are growing extremely fast. In five years, from 2010 to 2015, the growth rate among the state’s population was 3 percent for whites, 6 percent for blacks, 15 percent for Hispanics, 31 percent for Asians, and 21 percent for those who described themselves as “multi-ethnic.”

According to the Census Bureau, Hispanics will account for 30 percent of North Carolina’s population by 2050. That’s really an amazing and fascinating demographic shift to ponder.

Editor Just as a dramatic demographic shift is changing North Carolina, so too are our state’s politics undergoing a similar reshaping.

Unaffiliated voters have now surpassed Republicans as the number two block. The Democratic Party has been steadily losing voters for a decade (for example, Haywood County’s Democratic voter registration has declined by 27 percent since 2008), and though the GOP is gaining slightly, it’s those now registering as unaffiliated who will likely provide the swing margins in each election.

In Wake County, for example, unaffiliated voter registra-

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ome things we know, but when someone lays out the numbers and reveals in specific numbers how the big picture is changing right before us, things come into sharper focus.

I’m talking about race and politics. Things are changing drastically here in North Carolina and throughout the nation.

This new reality is creating a kind of cultural flashpoint, and the sparks are being seen in many different arenas.

The new reality: North Carolina is getting more diverse, the urban-rural divide is not just about economics, but also political ideology, and we are becoming more politically independent.

Last week, at a breakfast sponsored by the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce, Joe Stewart of the Free Enterprise Foundation was the guest speaker. His nonprofit organization is non-partisan and conducts research and analysis on state issues surrounding electoral politics and voters. So, he came loaded with statistics that anyone who follows state politics has likely heard about, but just not seen presented in such a succinct package.

So, with a big thank you to Stewart, here’s some of what he told us…

Diversity is something we hear about all the time. We all know the United States is becoming more brown, but his numbers show that North Carolina is definitely one of the states leading the way. In 1990, we had 6.6 million residents and our ethnic breakdown was 75.6 percent white, 22 percent black, 1.2 percent Hispanic, and 1.2 percent other. In 2015, we had

warming for 30 years while their own research confirmed it, suffered damage to one of their Houston refineries!

Here are some examples of what current actions in Washington are doing to guarantee that other disasters like Harvey will occur: • Deregulating “Big Oil’s” toxic pollution and the proposed shutdown of the EPA, whose purpose is to protect vulnerable communities adjacent to oil refineries and chemical plants.

• Persecuting immigrant communities. As the storm threatened, ICE was busy rounding up undocumented immigrants seeking safety from the approaching devastation. Its aggressive policing had generated a climate of fear that kept families from seeking shelter.

• Building in the path of the storm. Trump has now signed an executive order instructing the government to ignore climate change when constructing new infrastructure — which means putting more of us in the path of destruction from future storms.

While powerful and well-heeled executives and politicians deceive and manipulate in order to line their pockets, ordinary people like those in Texas we’ve seen on TV lose their homes, livelihoods, health, and sometimes their lives. Yet it’s the votes of “we the people” that have put them in place. Harvey is (another) wake-up call. Unless we take steps to keep fossil fuels in the ground, invest in renewables, drive these (mis)leaders out of office, and plan for a drastically changed world, more people will lose their homes, their hopes, and their lives.

tion jumped by 89,000 from 2008-2017, while Democratic numbers increased by 10,000 and the GOP by 3,700.

If current trends paint an accurate picture, a lot of those unaffiliated voters are voting Republican — especially in the state’s rural areas.

We’ve reported for years about the power and population shift to the state’s urban areas. Forty-nine of the state’s counties have lost population since 2010, and all of those counties are considered rural.

But the state’s large urban areas have also become a stronghold for Democratic candidates at the state and national level.

Obama and Clinton won those regions while the state as a whole voted in a lot of Republicans.

Finally, the baby boomers and their power are fading fast.

MIllennials (born in the early 1980s) now account for about 27 percent of the state’s voter registration, while Generation X’ers (born from 1965 to the early 1980s) also account for 27 percent of the state’s registered voters. That is a majority, clear and simple.

Which means a majority of the state’s voters remember Vietnam, the draft and the 1960s only from history books or television. To me, born on the tail end of the baby boom in 1959, that’s almost unfathomable.

It’s a different North Carolina and a changing country, but that’s OK with me. Count me among those old white guys who think the kids will do just fine.

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

LETTERS Will we pay attention this time and act for change, or will we once again be lulled into complacency by a veneer of prosperity, the football season, a favorite sitcom, or going shopping?

Doug Wingeier Waynesville

Trump is unfit to remain in office To the Editor: Following is the letter former Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R-N.H., 1978-1990) sent to both New Hampshire U.S. senators and representatives.

This letter was printed in the Concord (N.H.) Monitor and the New Hampshire Gazette. I think your readers will find it of interest.

Dear Rep. Kuster: President Trump’s threat to rain down “fire and fury” on North Korea is like pouring gasoline on a fire. It’s crazy. Donald Trump is impaired by a seriously sick psyche. His sick mind and reckless conduct could consume the lives of millions. The threat of nuclear war is steeply on the rise.

You must not take comfort in the system of checks and balances. The president alone has the authority to launch nuclear weapons, the only restraint being the advice of senior advisers who might be present at the time of

crisis, and Donald Trump has shown repeated contempt for informed and wise counsel. He is sick of mind, impetuous, arrogant, belligerent and dangerous. Donald Trump should be relieved of the powers of the presidency at the earliest date.

I urge you to support HR 1987, the Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act, which, would establish a commission to determine whether the president is mentally fit. I have asked Rep. Shea-Porter to do the same and have asked Sens. Shaheen and Hassan to lead an effort in the Senate.

HR 1987 is consistent with the intent and the wording of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Either the Cabinet or a body created by Congress, may find the president unfit for reasons of health, whereupon his powers are transferred to the vice president.

Serious crises are bearing down on us. We cannot leave our national security and our families’ safety in the hands of a president whose poor judgment, belligerence, vindictiveness and reckless impetuosity constitute an indictment of his mental health.

Donald Trump is seriously sick. He is dangerous. As a citizen, a former U.S. Senator and 12-year member of the Armed Services Committee, I urge you to act at once. This is an emergency.

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Taking exception to reporter’s assessment To the Editor: I read reporter Cory Vaillancourt’s account of the Mike Clampitt Town Hall on Sept. 8 with astonishment. While I have a high regard for Vaillancourt’s skills as a journalist and I don’t usually take issue with his writing, I totally disagree with him on two points: I viewed the story Clampitt told that Vaillancourt described as “heartfelt” to be contrived and unprofessional; at no time during the two hour session was Clampitt “on the verge of tears.”

In his story to dispel a racist perception, Clampitt actually portrayed his former supervisor in the Charlotte fire department as a racist and described himself as the only person in a supervisory role to stand up for a black fire fighter who was being unfairly disciplined.

Although he didn’t mention specifics, talking about a sensitive personnel matter in a public meeting demonstrates a lack of integrity. I believe that’s why the woman in the audience felt compelled to tell him that the story did nothing to change the perception she had of him.

Following her comment, Clampitt did

cross his arms and lower his head (as Vaillancourt reported), but I viewed that action as an effort to overcome his anger before responding. There were no tears because he quickly turned to Vaillancourt and The Mountaineer reporter to say, “Get her name and put this in the paper.”

Then, he replied to the woman in a forceful, defensive manner, shutting down any further dialogue by saying, “I’m done talking to you.”

I’m still puzzled as to what Vaillancourt saw that made him describe Clampitt as tearful. I was sitting right in front of Clampitt with a clear view of his face and I saw no sign of tears. From where Vaillancourt was sitting, he only had a side view of Clampitt’s face.

Consequently, it would’ve been hard for him to see tears even if they had been shed!

In closing, I want to point out that there was substantive dialogue reported in the article, but I’m concerned that issues like Medicaid expansion, the opioid crisis and teacher pay are not the ones that will grab the attention of your readers.

Perhaps it’s just a sign of the times, but it’s unfortunate that topics like the Confederate flag and racism tend to be what many people choose as their focus.

Myrna Campbell Chair, Haywood County Democratic Party

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he treehouse that we had built in our backyard when we bought our house eight years ago sits vacant on a breezy September afternoon, the last day of summer, just as it has for the past eight years.

For reasons I may never fully understand, the kids rejected it like a body sometimes rejects an organ, so it just sits there, year after year, collecting spiders and the intricate architecture of their silk-spun homes.

Over the years, the treehouse has become a bed and breakfast for owls, squirrels, and assorted songbirds, while the kids grow up around it, both used to and oblivious to its presence. The Columnist dogs use it for shade, carving out cool, circular beds for themselves in the red dirt below.

From my vantage point on the deck, I have a perfect view of it, and if I had more time, I might ponder how an abandoned treehouse could serve as a metaphor. But I do not have the time, because the last day of summer means the first wave of essays washing up on the beach for me to collect like shells to take home, polish, and return.

Summer is over, but fall semester is still young, and for English teachers, it is really just getting started.

So, here I sit on the deck with my thermos of hot coffee and a stack of narrative rough drafts, as acorns pop off the tin roof of the treehouse every so often like random strikes on a snare drum.

I read out here every chance I get. All summer, I’ve been blissfully blowing through as many novels as I can possibly cram into a few short months, but once school is back in session, almost all of my reading time is spent on freshman and sophomore essays and research papers.

Now that the county and state fairs have come and gone, now that the cherries have all but vanished from the grocery stores, and now that some of the trees have begun to reveal their lustrous red and yellow splashes of color, I know the season of paper-grading is upon me full force.

Every semester in my writing classes, I begin with narratives, a shop word for stories. It is a more comfortable and natural way for students to begin to learn the basics of writing good essays, since so much of what we learn and so much of what we share with others is packaged in story form.

Eavesdrop on any given conversation at the grocery store or in the barber shop or in the student lounge, and someone is probably telling someone else a story.

Once they trust that I mean what I say when I tell them they can choose their own topics and tell any story they want to tell — as long as they can make it interesting to a random roomful of readers (a general audience) and as long as it has a point (a thesis)

— the students relax, open up, and pour out their lives on paper in stories that are sometimes hilarious, sometimes frightening, and often times deeply moving.

As the hummingbirds swirl around the feeder and two squirrels chatter at each other in one of our towering oaks, I read my first narrative, the story of a young woman saying goodbye to her mother, who was in her bed dying of cancer, and how their many failed attempts to reconcile a difficult relationship suddenly seemed so very far away and so very unimportant.

The next essay was the story of another young woman, this one in an abusive relationship that she barely escaped with her life. Then there was the story of a family man trapped in a stifling, soul-crushing job, and the day he decided to change everything, uproot his family, and move across the country to start a new life. And another one about a group of young men and their ill-fated decision to steal a bunch of cars from a dealership on a snowy winter night.

Ironically, my daughter is taking this same freshman composition course at another college this semester. Of course, I am more than a little curious about the narrative she might write, the story she will choose to tell. For instance, I would love to know her side of the story on that treehouse.

“Not long after we moved into our new home, these men suddenly appeared and began building a treehouse outside my bedroom window. I guess my dad thought we needed a treehouse. He is really awesome!”

No, probably not. She’s got her own stories to tell. When she was much younger — probably seven or so — she wrote an illustrated story called “Tornado” that was simply fantastic. It concerned a family — much like ours — that was chased around by this tornado with a very disagreeable personality and something of an inexplicable vendetta against this family.

Later on, we developed a bedtime game called “Alligator Theater,” featuring three stuffed alligators that the kids had won in crane games or by throwing darts at the county fair. Their names were A.J., Sam, and Mrs. Jones, and they were the stars in a variety of improvised sketches, though my daughter would occasionally write a script that we would all have to act out. Everybody got a part. Sometimes there was even a part for our miniature dachshund, Frody, who seemed to have particular disdain for A.J. More than once, Tammy had to sew A.J. up after an altercation with the dog.

For years, Alligator Theater was part of our bedtime ritual. It has been a while since they have been on the stage, and I often miss those days. A.J., Sam, and Mrs. Jones are all upstairs somewhere, waiting for another chance to be in the spotlight. I can’t really say if they will or not, but, oh, the stories they could tell.

(Chris Cox is a writer and teacher.

He can be reached at jchriscox@live.com)

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tasteTHEmountains Taste the Mountains is an ever-evolving paid section of places to dine in Western North Carolina. If you would like to be included in the listing please contact our advertising department at 828.452.4251 AMMONS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT & DAIRY BAR 1451 Dellwwod Rd., Waynesville.

828.926.0734. Open 7 days a week 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Celebrating over 25 years. Enjoy world famous hot dogs as well as burgers, seafood, hushpuppies, hot wings and chicken. Be sure to save room for dessert. The cobbler, pie and cake selections are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.

BLUE ROOSTER SOUTHERN GRILL 207 Paragon Parkway, Clyde, Lakeside Plaza at the old Wal-Mart. 828.456.1997. Open Monday through Friday. Friendly and fun family atmosphere. Local, handmade Southern cuisine. Fresh-cut salads; slow-simmered soups; flame grilled burgers and steaks, and homemade signature desserts. Blue-plates and local fresh vegetables daily. Brown bagging is permitted. Private parties, catering, and take-out available. Call-ahead seating available.

BOGART’S 303 S. Main St., Waynesville. 828.452.1313.

Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Carry out available. Located in downtown Waynesville, Bogart’s has been long-time noted for great steaks, soups, and salads. Casual family atmosphere in a rustic

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BLOSSOM ON MAIN 128 N. Main Street, Waynesville.

828.454.5400. Open for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Mild, medium, to hot and spicy, our food is cooked to your like-able temperature.

Forget the myth that all Thai food is spicy.

Traditional Thai food is known to be quite healthy, making use of natural and fresh ingredients, paired with lots of spices, herbs, and vegetables. Vegetarians and health conscious individuals will not be disappointed as fresh vegetables and tofu are available in most of our menu as well as wines and saki chosen to compliment the unique flavors of Thai cuisine.

old-time setting with a menu noted for its practical value. Live Bluegrass/String Band music every Thursday. Walking distance of Waynesville’s unique shops and seasonal festival activities and within one mile of Waynesville Country Club.

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

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

BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ 6147 Hwy 276 S. Bethel (at the Mobil Gas Station) 828.648.3838 Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chef owned and operated. Our salads are made in house using local seasonal vegetables. Fresh roasted ham, turkey and roast beef used in our hoagies. We hand make our own eggplant and chicken parmesan, pork meatballs and hamburgers. We use 1st quality fresh not preprepared products to make sure you get the best food for a reasonable price. We make vegetarian, gluten free and sugar free items.

Call or go to Facebook (Breaking Bread Café NC) to find out what our specials are.

CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1401. Family-style breakfast seven days a week, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. – with eggs, bacon, sausage, grits and oatmeal, fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pancakes, and always all-you-can-eat. Lunch menu every day from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday night will feature an evening cookout on the terrace, with choices such as steak and shrimp. On all other nights of the week, the chef will prepare dinner with locally-sourced vegetables, homemade breads, jellies and desserts. We also offer a fine selection of wine and beer. The evening social hour starts at 6 p.m., and dinner is served starting at 7 p.m. So join us for mile-high mountaintop dining with a spectacular view. Please call for reservations.

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

From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday dinner starting at 5 p.m. “Best of” Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator Magazine. Set in a distinguished atmosphere

with an exceptional menu. Extensive selection of wine and beer. Reservations honored.

CHURCH STREET DEPOT 34 Church Street, downtown Waynesville.

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

CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

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

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

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

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

THE CLASSIC WINESELLER 20 Church Street, Waynesville.

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

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

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

828.926.1820 Winter hours: Wednesday through Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Family Style at Country Vittles is not a buffet. Instead our waitresses will bring your food piping hot from the kitchen right to your table and as many refills as you want. So if you have a big appetite, but sure to ask your waitress about our family style service.

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

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

FERRARA PIZZA & PASTA 243 Paragon Parkway, Clyde. 828.476.5058.

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

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

828.926.6216 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday-Saturday. Father and son team Frank and Louis Perrone cook up dinners steeped in Italian tradition. With recipies passed down from generations gone by, the Perrones have brought a bit of Italy to Maggie Valley. frankiestrattoria.com FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE 44 Church St., Downtown Waynesville 828.456.1930 Serving lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Frogs Leap is a farm to table restaurant focused on local, sustainable, natural and organic products prepared in modern regional dishes. Seasonal menu focuses on Southern comfort foods with upscale flavors. www.frogsleappublichouse.com.

GUADALUPE CAFÉ 606 W. Main Street, Sylva. 828.586.9877.

Open 7 days a week at 5 p.m. Located in the historic Hooper’s Drugstore, Guadalupe Café is a chef-owned and operated restaurant serving Caribbean inspired fare complimented by a quirky selection of wines and microbrews.

Supporting local farmers of organic produce, livestock, hand-crafted cheese, and using sustainably harvested seafood.

J. ARTHUR’S RESTAURANT AT MAGGIE VALLEY U.S. 19 in Maggie Valley. 828.926.1817.

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

Children always welcome. Take-out menu.

Excellent service and hospitality. Reservations appreciated.

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828.648.4193. 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Serving breakfast, lunch, nd dinner. The restaurant has a 1950s & 60s theme decorated with memorabilia from that era.

LOS AMIGOS 366 Russ Ave. in the Bi-Lo Plaza.

828.456.7870. Open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch and 5 to 10 p.m. for dinner Monday through Friday and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy the lunch prices Monday through Sunday, also enjoy our outdoor patio.

MAD BATTER FOOD & FILM 617 W. Main Street Downtown Sylva.

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

Beer and wine. Free movies Thursday trought Saturday. Visit madbatterfoodfilm.com for this week’s shows.

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

828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.

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

NEWFOUND LODGE RESTAURANT 1303 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee (Located on 441 North at entrance to GSMNP).

828.497.4590. Open 7 a.m. daily.

Established in 1946 and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Family style dining for adults and children.

PATIO BISTRO 30 Church Street, Waynesville.

828.454.0070. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Breakfast bagels and sand-

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

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

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

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

Sagebrush features hand carved steaks, chicken and award winning BBQ ribs. We have fresh salads, seasonal vegetables and scrumptious deserts. Extensive selection of local craft beers and a full bar. Catering special events is one of our specialties.

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

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

Featuring daily $6 lunch specials and daily dinner specials such as $1 Taco Tuesdays and 45¢ Wednesday Wings. Backyard Bar is open every weekend thru October. Join us for every NFL game.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUB SHOP 29 Miller Street Waynesville 828.456.3400.

Open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A Waynesville tradition, the Smoky Mountain Sub Shop has been serving great food for over 20 years. Come in and enjoy the relaxed, casual atmosphere. Sub breads are baked fresh every morning in Waynesville.

Using only the freshest ingredients in homemade soups, salads and sandwiches. Come

in and see for yourself why Smoky Mountain Sub Shop was voted # 1 in Haywood County.

Locally owned and operated.

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

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

Located across from the Fire Station.

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

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

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

TRAILHEAD CAFE & BAKERY 18 N Main Street, Waynesville.

828.452.3881 Open 7 days a week. You will find a delicious selection of pastries & donuts, breakfast & lunch along with a fresh coffee & barista selection. Happy Trails!

VITO’S PIZZA 607 Highlands Rd., Franklin.

828.369.9890. Established here in in 1998.

Come to Franklin and enjoy our laid back place, a place you can sit back, relax and enjoy our 62” HDTV. Our Pizza dough, sauce, meatballs, and sausage are all made from scratch by Vito. The recipes have been in the family for 50 years (don’t ask for the recipes cuz’ you won’t get it!) Each Pizza is hand tossed and made with TLC. You’re welcome to watch your pizza being created.

WAYNESVILLE PIZZA COMPANY 32 Felmet Street, Waynesville.

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

Kids under 12 eat free on Mondays after 5pm For each adult who buys a meal, 2 kids eat free from Kid’s menu!

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MOUNTAIN PERKS ESPRESSO BAR & CAFÉ 9 Depot St., Bryson City. 828.488.9561.

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

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WCU’s Mountain Heritage Day returns

estern Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Day, a free family oriented festival that celebrates Southern Appalachian culture through concerts, livinghistory demonstrations, competitions and awards programs, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, on the WCU campus in Cullowhee.

Named one of the top 20 festivals in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society, this year’s event will include additional musical acts, vendors and an expectation of more visitors, organizers said.

This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of Haywood County’s Steve Sutton, a WCU alumnus and stellar banjo picker who died Saturday, May 13. He was a fixture at Mountain Heritage Day, playing with Whitewater Bluegrass Company and participating in numerous Circle Tent performances and jam sessions over the years. He is remembered for helping young musicians and the sense of community he shared through the festival.

The festival started as Founders’ Day on Oct. 26, 1974, at the inauguration ceremony of WCU Chancellor H.F. “Cotton” Robinson and became known as Mountain Heritage Day the following year. Mountain Heritage Day has become renowned as a showcase of mountain music, family activities and the region’s

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finest arts and crafts, and vendors offering ethnic, heritage and festival food. Rain or shine, the festival brings history to life and fun to thousands. Shuttles will operate throughout the day, with stops at designated free parking and attraction locations.

• Mountain Heritage Day organizers continue their emphasis on providing activities for children, and the popular Children’s Tent will provide sing-alongs, music and fun throughout the day. Children can participate in sack races, free wagon rides and hayrides, as well as try their hand at arts and crafts.

• The traditional Cherokee game of stickball has been a favorite attraction for festival visitors in recent years, with adult and youth teams taking the field to demonstrate the ancient sport that resembles a rough and tumble version of lacrosse. Also at the festival, the skilled, time-honored creation of Cherokee pottery, beadwork, coppersmithing, basketry and finger-weaving, as well as arrowheads, knife blades and spear points, will be demonstrated. Legends and stories will come to life through stone and wood carvings that create figures representing Cherokee myths and tales. This academic year, WCU explores a campus learning theme of “Cherokee: Community. Culture.

Connections.” Events such as Mountain Heritage Day will help faculty, students and

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community engage in topics related to the native culture, festival organizers said.

• From shape-note singing to the best in professional bluegrass, music dominates Mountain Heritage Day from a number of stages throughout the day. There are 22 acts

scheduled, including headliners Summer Brooke and Mountain Faith and Country Current, the U.S. Navy’s bluegrass band, along with Whitewater Bluegrass Company, Ol’

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Tell it from the mountain ‘Uncle Ted’ White on bluegrass, the late Steve Sutton hat defines bluegrass music would have to be the banjo played “The Earl Scruggs Way” with the three-finger roll. If it’s played clawhammer style, it would have to be classified “Old Time.” Now, bluegrass music, as a genre, grew out of this. As to musicianship, the chief — Bill Monroe — said if you could play bluegrass music right you could play anything else. What I’ve found is that bluegrass music, like jazz, is built around tight timing. It’s not loose. If you understand that, you can apply it to other types of music.

The message has always been accessible to the everyday person. You’re able to express yourself with just a single instrument and your thoughts. I mean, look at Ricky Skaggs writing a song about ham. It also reaches across generational lines as evidenced by Arvil Freeman’s influence on all these up and coming young fiddle players.

Mountain Heritage Day is so important as an event because of three things: it brings folks together across generational lines, it allows people to see the process of how we got to the convenience of modern life, and it allows folks to participate in it.

Bluegrass music is to country music what the blues are to rock-n-roll. We’ll never get the radio air play of country music, but we’ll always be the feeder root. If you look at some of country music’s biggest stars they are all reaching back to their

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Marty Stuart. Travis Tritt. As my father-in-law Billy Edd Wheeler has said so often, it’s a great place for songwriters to work because they can be heard. He should know, he wrote “Jackson” for Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.

I met Steve Sutton when we were both 15.

“Steve was always a He was a year ahead of me in school and he cut above. He did lived in Waynesville. I not look down on lived in Asheville. John hosted a weekly you, however, he was Davis jam at his house on Chatham Road. A lot reaching out to you of musicians across so you could climb Western North Carolina, and across up there with him.” generational lines, gathered there because that’s where the best music was being played. Steve was always a cut above. He did not look down on you, however, he was reaching out to you so you could climb up there with him.

Because of his work with Jimmy Martin and his session work as a studio musician, Steve was always conscious of timing. One afternoon, he invited me over to his house. Nobody

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He suggested two. I bought The Friends of the Arts will host an afternoon three. of bluegrass with Balsam Range and the WCU Standing in the small main Wind Ensemble at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at office of the Woodsmoke the Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee.

Campground in Unicoi, Award-winning American banjo player Béla Tennessee, I grabbed the three Fleck and his wife Abigail Washburn, a bundles of firewood and tossed clawhammer banjo player and singer, will take them into my rusty, musty pickthe stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at up truck and tracked down the Smoky Mountain Center for the campsite #4.

Performing Arts in Franklin.

It was already pitch black outside last Friday evening. My girlSoul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will friend and I took longer than host Ol’ Dirty Bathtub (bluegrass/Americana) 8 expected to get out of work and p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. on the road for the hour and a Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host half trek from Waynesville to the Darren Nicholson & Caleb Burress campground, just down the road (Americana/folk) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. from Johnson City, on the edge of the Cherokee National Forest.

No Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will host Outlaw Popping down the haggard Ritual w/Skunk Ruckus (country/folk) at 9:30 tailgate, we unrolled the sleeping p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. bags, pillows and blankets. Get the flames going in the fire pit. Open By the time I was on my second cup of up the camping chairs. Unwrap our burritos coffee, we’d arrived at the Speedway Inn, a quickly picked up from down the road in few miles outside of downtown Bristol, Mars Hill. Crack a couple cold Pabst Blue Tennessee/Virginia. The hotel room was $50 Ribbons. Sit down and commence in the a night. The saying “you get what you pay sacred act of doing nothing and everything for” really came to the forefront, stepping around a campfire, alone in the solitude of into the room where none of the furniture Mother Nature, up on a quiet, starry ridge atop the campground, the sounds of midnight matched, the towels were like sandpaper, the lamps looked like they lost a fight, and you truckers blasting down I-26 in the distance. finally got the answer to “where do all those The early morning sunshine woke us up old TVs go when folks upgrade?” in the back of the truck come Saturday But, none of this mattered. The room morning. The dew on the grass felt nice as I was only needed for sleeping, not hanging looked around for my sandals and toothout in. There was a full day of live music brush. The crisp mountain air reminded me ahead at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots that fall is just around the corner. But, the midday sunshine and warmth made me real- Reunion. Entering the chaos of State Street (the middle of the road is the state line), it ize how strongly the fading summer doesn’t was a mad dash to find the small side-stage want to be forgotten.

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that Charlie Parr was to take shortly. The Minnesota singer-songwriter radiates the immense hardships, emotional turmoil and flawed beauty of John & Jane Q. Public in 21st century America.

When you’re watching and listening to Parr, time slows down, where you start noticing more of your surroundings, the wrinkles and eyes and hands of faces, near and far, familiar or unknown. He speaks hard-earned truths how nothing is the same, everything is the same, where what you love and/or fear about daily life is that same as what your ancestors experienced and what your grandchildren will, too: “Tuesday afternoons are the hardest / When time seems to stand still / They’ve piled up quite a few of them now / 20 years’ worth of not quite three o’clocks / But time moves as fast as it ever did / And you can’t just slow it down / The Red Cedar flows / The Red Cedar grows / And long after you’re gone / It’s outlasting you …” (“Over the Red Cedar”).

My eyes creaked open Sunday morning in the midst of the Speedway Inn. I pulled open the curtains and looked out onto the silent parking lot, a sole housekeeper scurrying between rooms, a hot late summer sun overhead, ready to kiss your skin upon entry into the impending day. It was one of those moments where the notion of how much distance — physical and emotional — is between your current position and where you started out years ago in that hometown you only see in twilight dreams and the depths of an undisturbed slumber.

By that night, I’d taken a seat at the Graham Nash show at the Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The melodies of the iconic singer-songwriter (Crosby, Still & Nash, and CSN with Neil Young) conjured memories of being a young kid in the front seat of my mother’s old Toyota, her beloved CSN songs echoing out of the stereo as we went somewhere, anywhere, in search of adventure and kindred spirits, “You who are on the road / Must have a code that you can live by / And so become yourself / Because the past is just a good-bye…” (“Teach Your Children Well”). At 75, Nash’s message to the world has never wavered — love will defeat hate, peace and not war, and you’re only as old as you think you are.

When Monday afternoon rolled around, I laced up my running shoes and hit the Appalachian Trail on the state line in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Although the Newfound Gap Road parking lot was packed to the gills with tourists, I took to the dirt trail and ran as fast as I could from the noise and distraction. A few hundred yards into the trek, everything faded into the background, where all I could hear was my breathing, my running shoes shuffling along, nearby critters and a slight breeze swirling around the high peaks.

I thought of the night camping, of Charlie Parr’s words, of Graham Nash’s voice, and of my constant yearnings for musical connections, and also that of a direct relationship with Mother Nature.

With sweat dripping off my forehead, I pushed further up the rugged trail, a grin never once leaving my face, nor the songs in my heart and soul.

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

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H ERITAGE DAY, CONTINUED FROM 28 Dirty Bathtub and many others. Perennial dance favorites Bailey Mountain Cloggers will be joined by Cole Mountain Cloggers and Southern Appalachian Cloggers for fancy steps and twirls. Back again this year is a ballad singing circle, where anyone and everyone can join in.

• Living-history demonstrations include the firing of muzzle-loading rifles, the fire and forge of blacksmithing, furniture-making, banjo-making and corn shuck crafts such as dolls, rugs and brooms. Experts with draft animals will demonstrate traditional skills of harnessing and driving horse- and mule-drawn wagons of bygone days. Hard work and detailed knowledge will be featured in a logging skills demonstration, including cross-cut saw sharpening, while attendees can become participants by riding a wagon pulled by an old-fashioned tractor.

• Traditional food competition includes categories for canned goods, baked goods and heritage foods conservation. Competition is divided into adult and youth (16 and younger) divisions. Ribbons will be awarded to the top three entrants in each age category, plus a grand champion will be selected in each division. “A Gathering In” food competition items will be accepted at WCU’s Cordelia Camp Building, with category deadlines available in a booklet; call 828.227.7129 to request a copy. Pumpkins will be featured food for the “Best in the West” food recipe competition and these entries must be dropped off at by 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, with judging taking place that afternoon. All items will be displayed at Mountain Heritage Day. • Mountain Heritage Day will return to being a dog friendly event this year, welcoming the four-legged family members.

Dogs must be leashed at all times and

under the handler’s control, and not interfere with any performance or activity or others’ enjoyment of the festival. Water and shaded places will be provided throughout the grounds and two festival volunteers will be assigned to assist in pet policy management. Keep in mind, any infractions will result in dogs and owners being removed from the premises by campus police for the duration of the festival.

• A large and varied selection of arts and crafts will be available from vendors.

Among the items on sale will be baskets, including handwoven and wood and vine construction, and ceramics such as pottery, stoneware and earthenware. Corn shuck art and toys, quilts, cotton rag rugs and other fiber handwork, weaving and wearables such as scarves will be on hand along with knitted and crocheted pieces. Handcrafted furniture and housewares, several types of glassworks, jewelry, leather goods (including belts) and metal work will be sold.

• Mountain Heritage Day hosts a variety of fun and serious competitions reflecting history and traditions of the mountains that draw contestants from near and far. A 5K race begins at 8 a.m. and winds its way through the campus. A nationally recognized chainsaw and timber sports event draws numerous competitors. A vintage, classic and antique car and truck show is a viewers’ choice contest, with attendees able to walk among the vehicles and cast votes, with plaques presented to the winning picks.

Mountain Heritage Day is part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, with www.blueridgemusicnc.com an easy and convenient way to find festivals, concerts, jam sessions and plenty of singing and dancing to the traditional music of Western North Carolina. To learn more about WCU’s premier festival, visit www.mountainheritageday.com or call 828.227.3039.

beat. ‘Top Dead Center’ — TDC — like you would tune a car engine.” He didn’t embarrass me in front of other people, but he wanted me to play as good as he did, and he wanted to teach me. He never told anyone else that story.

He just wanted to help me. I’m telling it. He was my friend and I miss him terribly. I know he would want the music played.

He sent a text to Seth Rheinhardt before he died that said, “As long as you play what I’ve taught you, I will live on.”

He’s right, you know, and that’s what Bill Byerly and I are going to do.

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TELL IT, CONTINUED FROM 28 else was there. Just us. We go out to the garage. It’s me with my bass, him with his Martin guitar, and a metronome. A damned metronome. He looks at me and says, “We are just going to play. Don’t rush it, but try to make the light come on, on the metronome. I want you to play on top of the

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Mountain Heritage Day will dedicate this year’s festival to Sutton, who passed away in May. WBC will perform at MHD on Sept. 30 at 12:45 p.m. on the Blue Ridge Stage, with White also playing at 2 p.m. on the Children’s Stage. www.mountainheritageday.com.

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ward-winning American banjo player Béla Fleck and his wife Abigail Washburn, a clawhammer banjo player and singer, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

In 1981, Fleck was invited to join the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival.

He continued to work on solo albums and released his ground-breaking album “Drive” in 1988. He also collaborated with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O’Connor in an acoustic super-group called Strength in Numbers.

In 1988, Fleck teamed up with a group of musicians to produce sounds for the PBS Lonesome Pine Series. The group’s first rehearsal was interrupted by a strong thunderstorm that knocked the electricity out for hours, but they continued with an acoustic rehearsal and were asked to perform live on the show. That performance became the first for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

Fleck decided to finance a self-titled CD for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. It was dubbed a” blu-bop” mix of jazz and bluegrass. It became a commercial and critical success and earned the group a Grammy nomination. Their second recording, “Flight of the Cosmic Hippo,” followed suit and hit the number one spot on the Billboard Jazz Chart. The group shared the stage with the Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, the Grateful Dead, and many others.

In 2011, Fleck was commissioned by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra to write and premiere his first stand-alone banjo concerto. In 2013, he joined forces with his wife,

clawhammer banjoist and singer Abigail Washburn, for a very banjo-centric recording and touring project.

Washburn performs and records as a soloist as well as with the old-time bands Uncle Earl and Sparrow Quartet, with experimental group The Wu Force, and as a duo with her husband. Having toured the world, Washburn is also armed with Chinese language ability and profound connections to culture and people on the other side of the Pacific. Washburn is one of the few foreign artists currently touring China independently. She completed a month-long tour of China’s Silk Road supported by grants from the U.S. Embassy in 2011.

In March of 2013, Washburn was commissioned by New York Voices and the New York Public Theater to write her first theatrical work. It’s titled Post-American Girl and draws from her 17-year relationship with China. Washburn was recently named the first U.S.-China Fellow at Vanderbilt University. Her efforts to share U.S. music in China and Chinese music in the U.S. exist within a hope that cultural understanding and the communal experience of beauty and sound rooted in tradition will lead the way to a richer existence.

Washburn met her husband, Béla Fleck, in Nashville at a square dance where she was dancing and he was playing. They married in 2010 and welcomed a son in May 2013. This began a new era in Washburn’s career as she was determined to keep the family together.

That’s when Washburn and Fleck began performing together. They began by making several public appearances as a duo collaboration. They released their first duo album a year later. It features only banjos and their voices and was recorded in their home. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Bluegrass charts and won them a Grammy for “Best Folk Album.”

Tickets start at $25 each. To purchase tickets, visit www.greatmountainmusic.com or call 828.273.4615.

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Conversation series goes old-time As part of its “Smoky Mountain Voices” series, Nantahala Brewing will present an evening of conversation and Southern roots music from Frank Lee at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the brewery in Bryson City.

Piano lessons for senior adults

The Haywood County Arts Council’s popular “Mind the Music!” classes have extended registration for the fall session. If you are aged 55 and older and you wish to learn to play the piano, the class will run for five weeks, from Sept. 25 to Oct. 23. Register by Sept. 20. Space is limited.

Studies show that older adults who actively participate in music benefit in many areas of life, including physical, mental, psychological, and social. These lessons will be ideal for older adults that may have taken (or wished they had taken) piano lessons as children.

Students are invited to learn in a no-stress environment, with small classes of only two to four people. The cost for the five classes is $60, plus a materials fee for a music book (less than $20).

“This project was started because a passionate music teacher, Susan Huckaby, wished to use her skills to reach the older adult population,” said Lindsey Solomon, executive director of the Haywood County Arts Council. “Her classes have proven extremely popular, often filling quickly and welcoming back repeat students that want to know more.”

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

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

Hosted by The Smoky Mountain News Arts & Entertainment Editor Garret K. Woodward, the “Smoky Mountain Voices” series brings folks from around Bryson City and greater Western North Carolina onstage for a live Q&A, all in an effort to learn more about people in your community.

This program is free and open to the public. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

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and master’s degrees in music, as well as a Ph.D. in worship studies. She has taught piano lessons for over 30 years, as well as elementary, middle school, high school, and college-level music classes, in addition directing church choirs for many years. She currently teaches undergraduate-level music appreciation and church music history courses online.

If you are interested in signing up for classes, please email director@haywoodarts.org. Deadline to do so is Sept. 20.

The number of classes/spaces offered is limited. For more information on Haywood County Arts Council programs and events, visit www.haywoodarts.org.

Free clarinet, piano concert at WCU Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present a free concert featuring clarinet and piano with performances of 20th-century masterworks at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU campus.

The concert will include selections by composers including Leonard Bernstein, Robert Muczynski and Astor Piazzolla.

Playing clarinet is Shannon Thompson, a WCU music professor and member of both the

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New Canton music festival The inaugural “Goodyacre Farm Festival” and firefighter fundraiser will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the farm in Canton.

Live music will be provided by Matthew Ryan & The Northern Wires (8 p.m.), 6 String Drag (7 p.m.), Aaron Burdett (6 p.m.), Chip Robinson (5 p.m.), and Scoundrel’s Lounge (4 p.m.). There will also be vendors, food trucks, photo booth, children’s activities, alpacas, goats, and more.

Tickets are $15 per person, which includes a shuttle fee. Kids ages 2 and under are free. Shuttles will run every 20 minutes from festival parking at the Canton Town Hall in downtown.

For more information or to purchase tickets, click on www.goodyacrefarm.com.

tral appearances with the Jacksonville Symphony, Asheville Symphony, Breckenridge Festival Orchestra and Brandenburg Ensemble.

For more information about the performance, call the WCU School of Music at 828.227.7242.

Sylva gets in the tub Bluegrass/Americana act Ol’ Dirty Bathtub will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro in Sylva.

Blending a variety of Southern Appalachian traditional and progressive melodies, the “Bathtub,” a popular Jackson County ensemble, has also been known to throw in a TLC or Pink Floyd tune into their repertoire as well.

The show is free and open to the public. www.facebook.com/oldirtybathtub.

Asheville and Hendersonville symphony orchestras. She has performed throughout the U.S. as a recitalist and chamber musician.

Joining her on piano is Lillian Buss Pearson, a WCU music faculty member with solo orches-

Bryson City community jam A community music jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 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.

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Darius Rucker to play Harrah’s Country star Darius Rucker.

Darius Rucker will perform at 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 22, at Harrah’s Cherokee.

The former front man from the 1990s smash hit band Hootie and the Blowfish, Rucker turned his sights on country music and hasn’t looked back.

In 2008, Rucker became the first black artist since Charlie Pride to reach number one on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs with “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It.” In 2013, Rucker cemented his place in country music-loving hearts with his multiaward-winning rendition of “Wagon Wheel.”

His most recent single “For The First Time”

• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will Troy Underwood (singer-songwriter) Sept. 22, Andrew Chastain (singer-songwriter) Sept.

23, Allie Burbank (singer-songwriter) Sept.

29 and Oktoberfest with 12-Gauge Persuaders Sept. 30. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

There will also be a “Bluegrass Jam with Heidi” at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

• Bistro 29 (Franklin) will host Melissa Ellis (singer-songwriter) at 6 p.m. Oct. 7.

• Bogart’s Restaurant & Tavern (Waynesville) will host Carolina Blue (bluegrass) Sept. 21 and Carolina Cudchewers (bluegrass) Sept.

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

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• Bosu’s Wine Shop (Waynesville) will host a jazz evening with the Kittle/Collings Duo from 6 to 9 p.m. every Friday. Free and open to the public. www.waynesvillewine.com.

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• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host Daniel Shearin (guitar/vocals) Sept. 22, Joe Cruz (piano/pop) Sept. 23 and 30, and Cindy McDermott (mandolin/vocals) Sept.

29. All shows are free (unless otherwise noted) and begin at 7 p.m. 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

• Concerts on the Square (Hayesville) will host The Sarah Mac Band (Americana) Sept.

29. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.cccra-nc.org.

• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host Dr. Paul Sept. 23 and an “Oktoberfest Party” all day Sept. 30. Shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. There will also be an “Oktoberfest”

was released on July 7. It’s the second release from his long-awaited, and as-yet-untitled, fifth Capitol Records Nashville album; slated for release later this year.

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celebration all-day Sept. 16. www.curraheebrew.com.

• The Cut Cocktail Lounge (Sylva) will host The Franks (country) Sept. 23 and Georgia Johnson & The Sensations (blues) Sept. 30.

There will also be an open mic night at 8 p.m. on Mondays. All welcome.

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

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• Friday Night Live (Highlands) will host The Johnny Webb Band (country) Sept. 22 and Mountain Dulcimer Group (Americana/bluegrass) Sept. 29. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

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• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Darren Nicholson & Caleb Burress (Americana/folk) Sept. 22 and Lorin Walker Madsen (singer-songwriter) Sept. 30. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. There will also be a Community Rhythm Circle every Tuesday at 7 p.m. with free drum circle lessons at 6:30 p.m. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

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

• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Sept. 20 and 27, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Sept. 21 and 28. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

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• Mad Batter Food & Film (Sylva) will host a “Jazz Night” from 6 to 8 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

• Mountain Layers Brewing Company (Bryson City) will host Liz Nance & Friends (Americana/folk) Sept. 23 and Twelfth Fret (Americana) Sept. 30. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com.

Balsam Range will be joined by the WCU Wind Ensemble on Sept. 24 in Cullowhee.

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Confusing Fall Warblers! Friday, September 29 Spend the morning with bird man extraordinaire Don Hendershot at various locations learning autumn identification as neo-tropical songbirds head south. $30 per person. Limited to 15.

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• No Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will host Outlaw Ritual w/Skunk Ruckus (country/folk) Sept. 22, The Colby Deitz Band (Americana/rock, $2) Sept. 23, Karaoke with Chris Monteith Sept. 29 and Styrofoam Turtles (grunge/punk) Sept. 30. All shows are free and begin at 9:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nonamesportspub.com.

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

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

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• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host Nicolas Prestia (singer-songwriter) 8 p.m. Sept. 23 and Ol’ Dirty Bathtub (bluegrass/Americana) 8 p.m. Sept. 30.

• 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.

• Tunes on the Tuck (Bryson City) will host Lois Hornbostel & Ehukai Teves (mountain/bluegrass) Sept. 23 and Larry Barnett & Friends (bluegrass/Americana) Sept. 30 at Riverfront Park. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com.

• The Oconaluftee Visitor Center (Cherokee) will host a back porch old-time music jam from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 30. All are welcome to come play or simply sit and listen.

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host Viva La Vox Sept. 23 and Lorin Walker Madsen (singer-songwriter) Sept. 29.

All shows begin at 10 p.m.

• Pickin’ in the Park (Canton) will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 and 29 at the Recreation Park. Free. www.cantonnc.com.

• Waynesville Pizza Company will have an open mic night at 7 p.m. Oct. 2. Free and open to the public. 828.246.0927 or www.waynesvillepizza.com.

• Pickin’ on the Square (Franklin) will host Curtis Blackwell & The Dixie Bluegrass Boys Sept. 23 and Sundown (classic rock) Sept.

30. All shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. www.townoffranklinnc.com.

• Western Carolina University (Cullowhee) will host “OcTUBAfest” Sept. 22. Both performances are at 7:30 p.m. in the Coulter Building. www.wcu.edu.

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for only $10; tickets are $25 for the general public. The Western Carolina University Friends of the Arts raise funds for the WCU College of Fine and Performing Arts to enhance student experience and engagement through initiatives to support scholarship opportunities, academic programming, and presenting world-class artists to the campus and community.

For further information or to become a member of the Friends of the Arts, please visit foa.wcu.edu or call 828.227.7028. If you are a member, you must purchase your special $10 tickets by either visiting the Bardo Arts Center Box Office at 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, N.C. or by calling 828.227.2479. The box office is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m to 7 p.m., or one-hour prior to the performance.

If you are not ready to become a member but would like to purchase tickets they are $25 for the general public and $20 for WCU Faculty/Staff. Call or visit the Bardo Arts Center Box Office or purchase your tickets online at foa.wcu.edu/balsam.

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

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he Friends of the Arts will host an afternoon of bluegrass with Balsam Range and the WCU Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Margaret Underwood, WCU Director of Bands, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee.

One of the genre’s most award-winning ensembles in recent years, Balsam Range has garnered 10 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards and produced six critically acclaimed albums.

The Western Carolina University Wind Ensemble performs a challenging repertoire of music that include premieres of commissioned works and features 50 of the finest woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians from our School of Music. The WCU Wind Ensemble will join the band to perform many of Balsam Range’s most popular pieces including “Burnin’ Down Georgia,” “Blue Mountain,” and “Last Train to Kitty Hawk,” just to name a few.

Members of the Friends of the Arts have the opportunity to purchase tickets to the Balsam Range Friend-Raising concert

• Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City) will host The Salt Flats (Americana) Sept. 22 and The Buchanan Boys (country/rock) Sept. 29.

All shows are free and at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. There will also be an “Oktoberfest” all-day Sept. 23. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

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

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• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host David Patterson (singer-songwriter) Sept. 22, The Ramcats (Americana) Sept. 23, The Edwards Brothers (Americana) Sept. 29 and Colby Deitz Band (Americana/rock) Sept. 30.

All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

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The Southern Vintage Trailer Friends will once again host the “Vintage Camper Show” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Stonebridge Campground in Maggie Valley.

Over 50 trailers will be on display with owners on hand to answer questions and share the trailer’s history. That morning, Boy Scout Troop #318 will be hosting a breakfast fundraiser at the campground. Pancakes and sausage will be served from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is $5. All proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the troop’s scouting activities.

Southern Vintage Trailers (www.southernvintagetrailers.com) was founded in 2010 to support the Southeast region’s growing vintage trailer interest. Their goal is to “support the love of vintage trailers and promote a common goal of camping together and making lasting friendships.”

Tickets available at the show; $5 per person, kids under 8 are free. All proceeds will benefit Haywood Waterways Association’s youth education programs.

SVT organizes group camping opportunities from March to November in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama or Florida. These events are open to the public. They also host formal rallies and partner with local communities to raise funds for charity.

Haywood Waterways is a member-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving surface water quality in Haywood County. They organize multiple youth education events, including Kids in the Creek, stormdrain stenciling, and stream clean-ups, among many others.

More information can be found at www.haywoodwaterways.org.

Folkmoot ‘Scottish Friendship Dinner’

Scottish immigration into the Appalachia.

Students and children are welcome to stay in the cafeteria to learn a Scottish dance, a song in Gaelic, and how to put on a kelt; participants are then invited to perform the Scottish dance for the audience in the auditorium.

Tickets for this event are $15 for adult $10 for students and can be purchased at Folkmoot.org or by calling 828.452.2997.

Limited seating is available. Please purchase your tickets in advance. Parking is available in the back of the Folkmoot building for yearround events.

Folkmoot’s year-round programming initiatives have been made possible by Haywood Regional Medical Center, the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

Folkmoot is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating many cultures in one community. The Folkmoot Friendship Center is located in the Historic Hazelwood School at 112 Virginia Avenue in Waynesville. Staff can be reached by phone at 828.452.2997 or by email at info@folkmoot.org.

Celebrating Scotland, Folkmoot will host a “Scottish Friendship Dinner” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville.

The connection between Scotland and North Carolina dates back to the 17th century, when immigrants settled in the smoky mountains, far away from their home land.

Making America “home” was made easier by the Scots bringing to the region their music style, craft making and storytelling, all of which have had a profound influence on the Appalachian culture.

The night begins at 6 p.m. with a traditional Scottish meal catered by Absolutely Yummy Catering and will feature Scottish meat pie, neeps and tatties and a dessert.

During dinner, a whiskey tasting will be available from Elevated Mountain Distillery. At 7 p.m., guests will move to the Sam Love Queen Auditorium to learn about the history of

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The eighth annual “Rooted in the Mountains” symposium at Western Carolina University will have a theme of “Duyuk’ dv’ I,” which translates to “The Correct Way” in Cherokee, on Thursday, Sept. 28, and Friday, Sept. 29, in Cullowhee.

The symposium is an interdisciplinary forum where ethnography, literature, art, music and native and western science converge. The collaborative meeting seeks to integrate indigenous and local knowledge with health and environmental issues.

Sessions will be held in the conference room of Blue Ridge Hall on WCU’s Cullowhee campus.

The keynote speaker is Joe Gone, addressing “Healing Native Communities through Indigenous Paradigms.” Gone is a professor of psychology and Native American studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

The symposium will look at both Southern Appalachian and native peoples’ worldviews to help participants better understand the issues and dynamics of

humanity’s place and relationship with the natural world, as well as understand the challenges that arise in an ever-changing world.

Highlights of the symposium include a field trip to Kituwah Mound, located near Bryson City. The outing will be led by Brett Riggs, WCU’s Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies. Enrique Gomez, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at the university, will speak on healing through cosmological narratives, while Gwyneira Isaac with the Smithsonian Institution will discuss valuing traditional knowledge.

Conference sponsors are the Center for Native Health Inc. and WCU’s College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Cherokee Studies Program, Sequoyah Distinguished Professorship and Culturally Based Native Health Programs.

Registration is $75, with students and tribal elders admitted free. To see a complete schedule or to register, visit rootedinthemtns.wcu.edu or call 828.227.2164.

Do you like a bonfire, storytelling?

The Cherokee Bonfire & Storytelling will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 28 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. www.visitcherokeenc.com.

• “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, please call 828.335.8210, and “Like” them on Facebook.

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• The “Railroad Reserve Wine & Dine” event will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 23 on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. For more information or to purchase tickets, click on www.gsmr.com.

• There will be free adult clogging lessons at

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

828.586.6440.

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6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Sept. 26 at the Yellowhill Activity Center in Cherokee.

Sponsored by the Appalachian Community Dance Association. Instructor is Dave Conklin. No partner needed. Wear closed shoes. No sandals or flip-flops. For more information, call 828.488.3848.

• There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 23 and 30 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 828.452.0120.

• A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 23 and 30 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.631.3075.

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

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HCC Crafts 40th anniversary show Currently on display, the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) welcomes a juried show from alumni and faculty of the HCC Professional Crafts Program.

Like the Haywood County Arts Council, the HCC Professional Crafts Program is celebrating 40 years of building a creative community in our region. Held at HCAC’s “Gallery & Gifts” showroom in downtown Waynesville, the show features 16 former students and four current faculty, showing work in clay, jewelry, fiber and wood.

HCC offers a two-year, degree and diploma seeking intensive course of studies in Clay, Fiber, Jewelry and Wood. Through a unique blend of studio experience, classroom education, and hands-on business experience, degree students achieve the skills necessary to become viable independent studio artists or to become valuable, skilled employees in the expanding craft industry.

HCC offers continuing education classes and workshops in clay, fiber, metals, wood, painting, drawing, and music as well as design and computer classes. These classes are year-round and open to the public. Free business seminars such as Marketing for the Craftsperson are offered throughout the year to prepare students and serve the com-

munity with the information necessary to develop or participate in successful craft businesses.

“We’re so pleased to host the HCC Professional Crafts Program in the gallery this month. HCC is a wonderful community partner to us, and they produce some of the finest craft artists in our region. This show is a can’t miss look back at 40 years of art,” said HCAC Executive Director Lindsey Solomon.

The exhibit is open through Sept. 30.

A Tribe Called Red.

‘Paint & Sip Workshop’ The “Paint & Sip Workshop” will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Gallery Zella in Bryson City.

Enjoy learning to paint with a buddy, daughter, son or even your sweetheart. Take home an incredible memory of your trip to the mountains — your own original painting on canvas. Enjoy a glass of wine (or soft beverage) and a light snack. Your painting instructor Jon Houglum is known as the area’s best oil painting teacher. Students will be presented with various visual tools for suggesting background, middle ground and foreground colors which will give the sense of great depth in their paintings.

Cost is $50, which includes all materials.

For more information, call 828.488.3638 or click on www.galleryzella.com.

Native American exhibitions, symposium In the WCU Fine Art Museum main gallery through Dec. 8 is the nationally traveling exhibition “Return from Exile: Contemporary Southeastern Indian Art,” curated by Tony A. Tiger, Bobby C. Martin, and Jace Weaver.

The exhibition features more than 30 contemporary Southeastern Native American artists working in a variety of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, basketry, sculpture, and pottery.

“Return from Exile” is one of the first major exhibitions to focus on contemporary artists from tribal nations with an historical connection to the Southeastern United States.

These include the so-called Five Civilized Tribes, the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Muscogee (or Creek), and Seminole, all of whom were forcibly removed in the 1830s to present-day Oklahoma as a result of the

Open call for art grants The Haywood County Arts Council is now accepting applications for North Carolina Arts Council Regional Artists Project Grants (RAPG) through Oct. 6.

The grants will fund artists in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and Macon counties at any phase of their professional development. Grants may cover equipment purchases, professional development training, marketing, and more. Projects must occur between Dec. 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018.

The deadline for applications is Oct. 6.

Grantees will be notified by Oct. 31.

There will be a grant workshop at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the HCAC office at 86

Indian Removal Act of 1830. The title of the exhibition represents the return of these artists to their ancestral homelands.

The WCU Fine Art Museum received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host this exhibition and organize a one-day symposium focused on contemporary Native American art. Speakers include artists with work in the exhibition as well as local artists. The symposium will be held on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10, followed by a reception honoring the “Return from Exile” exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. The symposium includes a ticketed keynote performance from Canadian First Nation electronic music group A Tribe Called Red at 7:30 p.m. For details visit arts.wcu.edu/tribe.

The museum is also presenting “WCU Collects: Recent Acquisitions.” This exhibition showcases a selection of artworks recently given to the museum and includes a number of artists not previously represented in the collection. The WCU Fine Art Museum stewards a collection of more than 1,500 artworks in all media — from painting and printmaking to book arts, sculpture, ceramics, and contemporary craft. www.wcu.edu.

North Main Street in Waynesville.

Applications and instructions will be available at the workshop. It is recommended that all new applicants attend. Those interested should RSVP by emailing the Lindsey Solomon, RAPG administrator at info@haywoodarts.org. For application information, visit www.haywoodarts.org/regional-artist-project-grant. In the west, grant awards to artists generally range from $500 to $1,200 and follow a competitive application and review process.

The Haywood County Arts Council is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. The Regional Artists Project program is managed through a partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council and local arts organizations throughout western North Carolina working as a consortium.

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two couples — Harper and Joe, a Mormon husband and wife who are finding intimacy nearly impossible, and Louis and Prior, a gay couple who are trying to salvage their relationship after learning that Prior has contracted AIDS. “‘Angels in America’ is a funny, heartbreaking and eye-opening look at the cold realities of life in the gay community of 1980s America,” said Jayme McGhan, director of the School of Stage and Screen. “We are

HART presents ‘The Glass Menagerie’

ed in attracting New York producers and later that year it opened on Broadway with Laurette Taylor as Amanda Wingfield, one of the stage’s most memorable characters.

Williams was instantly catapulted from obscurity to international fame. The play won the Drama Critics Circle Award and entered the canon of classics.

Williams penned a memory play that is in some aspects autobiographical drawing on the characters of Williams himself, his histrionic mother and his mentally fragile sister Rose.

Williams, whose real name was Tom, learned to his horror in 1943 that in his absence his sister had been subjected to a botched lobotomy which left her institutionalized for the rest of her life. It is this episode that inspired the story of the haunted character Tom in the play.

Williams would leave the bulk of his estate to provide for Rose’s care.

For tickets, call 828.456.6322 or visit www.harttheatre.org. Dinner is available before the performances at Harmons’ Den Bistro.

A stage production of the Tennessee Williams classic play “The Glass Menagerie” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept.

22-23, 29-30 and Oct. 5-7, and at 2 p.m.

Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 and 8 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.

The play premiered in Chicago in 1944 and was championed by critics Ashton Stevens and Claudia Cassidy. They succeed-

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The School of Stage and Screen at Western Carolina University will present “Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning play

by Tony Kushner, to kick off the school’s Mainstage theatre season for 2017-18.

Shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20, through Saturday, Sept.

23, at WCU’s Hoey Auditorium.

The fantastical drama centers around the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s and focuses on

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thrilled to produce this show in preparation for Mr. Tony Kushner’s visit to campus in the spring of 2018 as part of the WCU Spring Literary Festival.” Kusher, an acclaimed playwright and screenwriter who authored “Caroline or Change,” “Munich” and “Lincoln,” will be working with students from across the university, including visits to writing classes in the School of Stage and Screen, McGhan said.

The cast of WCU students includes Briar Boggs, Kelly McCarty, Benjamin Sears, Caleb Warren, Silas Waugh, Kelsey Willard, D.J. Williams, Jordyn Tracy and Marthaluz Velez.

The play will be directed by Dustin Whitehead, WCU assistant professor of theatre arts, with other members of the production crew including Kacey Shepherd, stage manager; Brittney Hogan and Chris Price, assistant stage managers; McGhan, set designer; Ellie Carras, prop designer; Rien Schlecht, costume designer; Kyla Little, assistant costume designer; Michael Mauren, light designer; and Jonathan Partin, sound designer.

Tickets are $20 for the general public, $15 for WCU faculty and staff, and seniors; and $10 for students. Students from the School of Stage and Screen will be admitted free of charge. Season tickets also are available.

For tickets, call 828.227.2479 or visit bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

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ALSO:

• Mad Batter Food & Film (Sylva) will host a free movie night at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 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 up with them through their Facebook group or by calling 828.276.6226 for more information.

• “Paint Nite Waynesville” will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays (Sept. 21) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Sign up for either event on the Paint Night Waynesville Facebook page or call Robin Arramae at 828.400.9560. paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

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

bag lunch, project and supplies. Free to the 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. For more information, email appalachianartfarm@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.

• The “Meet the Artist” reception with Brian Hannum (pianist), Drew Campbell (photographer) and Jon Houglum (painter) will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Gallery Zella in Bryson City. For more information, call 828.488.3638 or visit www.galleryzella.com.

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• Local artist and crafter Lawrie Williams will offer another in her series of “Wire Art Jewelry Classes” from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Jackson County Extension Office in Sylva. Williams is a skilled jewelry maker and will be teaching participants how to wire wrap stones to showcase them as earrings or pendants. The cost is $10 and you’ll need to bring your jewelry pliers if you have them, otherwise all materials and tools will be supplied. Please call the Sylva Extension Office at 828.586.4009 to register.

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A fine novel and worthwhile history lesson ecause Dr. Hood was only one of five professors in Guilford College’s history department, and because history was my major, I took several of his classes. Dr. Hood was more than a bit crazy. He once told our class that every afternoon he returned home, played his harpsichord, and pushed himself back in time to sixteenth century Europe. He seemed serious about these travels. Still, he was a marvelous lecturer with a fascinating mind.

Writer At any rate, Dr. Hood held our Byzantine history seminar in his home, where he served up bowls of shelled peanuts and glasses of cold apple cider. For years afterward, whenever I saw the name Byzantium, the mingled flavors of nuts and cider touched my tongue.

That gustatory ghost revisited me on opening Darlene N. Bocek’s Trunk of Scrolls: A Family Adventure (Entrust Source Publishers, 2016, 347 pages). Here Bocek whisks us back in time to sixth century Antioch, a jewel of a city in the crown of Byzantium. The empire is in trouble. Enemies plague its borders, and conspirators within the court seek to overthrow the emperor.

Antioch is twice stricken with disastrous earthquakes, heresy is tearing apart the Christian community, and two of the empire’s best-remembered men, the general Belisarius and the emperor Justinian, find themselves caught up in the ferment of palace intrigue and backroom deals.

Three young people stand at the heart of Trunk of Scrolls: the narrator Marcellus and his second cousins, Byziana and Justin. As the novel progresses, their fortunes and their religious beliefs become entangled with the historical events surrounding them: the religious battles between the Monophysites, who deny the dual nature of Christ, and the Chalcedonians, who proclaim Christ true-god and true-man; the wreckage wrought by the

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earthquakes; the political struggles in the capitol city, Constantinople.

Marcellus brings this long-lost world to

life for readers as he faces arduous trials and continuous adversity. He has long loved Byziana, but her father selects Belisarius for her future husband. Captured by Goths, Marcellus spends three years as a slave, gains the trust and admiration of the king, and brings him to the Christian faith. Returning

home, he not only faces the horrific earthquakes, which destroy much of the city and kill tens of thousands of people, but he also finds himself embroiled in family conflicts, forced by circumstances to put aside his plans for an education in Athens and to step up as the head of his household and protector of his cousins. In addition, Marcellus must also again and again defend the ancient trunkful of Biblical scrolls, having promised his dying aunt to see that these precious manuscripts would come to no harm.

Darlene Bocek and her husband are Protestant missionaries living in Izmir, Turkey, heart of old Byzantium, and her familiarity with both Turkish history and geography give this novel its authenticity.

When we leave its pages, we depart with a deeper understanding of that lost empire.

Bocek also gives us insights into the importance of the struggles over faith taking place at the time, showing us, along with Byziana, Justin, and Marcellus, why the truth of a belief matters.

We also come away with a deeper understanding of Christianity in its adolescence.

There are many reasons Christianity spread so rapidly in the ancient world — the fervency of its believers, the spiritual emptiness of the

Roman pantheon of gods, even the vast network of Roman roads and Rome’s command of the Mediterranean. Yet a major factor in its popularity was Christianity’s radical take on the human condition. Concepts like “love one another” and “forgive seventy times seven;” the defense of the weak and the poor; the concept that slave and master, male and female, were equal in the eyes of heaven: these ideas created earthquakes of their own, toppling the old gods and shaking worn philosophies.

Finally, Bocek creates believable characters caught up in a whirlwind of world-shaking events. An example: Gaius Justus, the wealthy, aristocratic father of Byziana and Justin, begins Trunk Of Scrolls as a man of pride and accomplishment, a city patriarch who rules his family with a firm but loving hand, yet his self-pride eventually leads to disgrace and poverty. Lady Sophia, his wife, continues to love her husband even as she disagrees with his Monophyism. Both she and Marcellus’s mother remind us that women in both the Roman Empire and its successor, the Byzantine Empire, wielded power and influence in the home and over their husbands.

One caveat: Trunk Of Scrolls examines a period of history unfamiliar to many readers.

Though at the end of the book Bocek offers readers a helpful website, a timeline, and some additional information on the era, she pays her reader a compliment by assuming they possess some historical knowledge of Byzantium.

Many who take up this novel, however, may have never have heard of the Greens and the Blues, the parties who supported chariots racing under these colors and who often turned to mob violence after a race. Many will be unfamiliar with the Nika Revolt, the earthquakes, or the leaders of this fabulous empire.

To enjoy this story more fully, readers might spend a few minutes perusing darlenebocek.com or other websites dealing with Byzantium.

Here then is a fine novel that both entertains and educates.

Enjoy!

(Jeff Minick is a writer and teacher.

Minick0301@gmnail.com.)

‘Homegrown Author Fair’ is Sept. 23 The “Homegrown Author Fair” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville.

Support local authors and discover new books, many with local interest. The fair will take place in the gym of the First United Methodist Church, where there will be readings by authors and meet-the-author tables with books available for signing and purchase.

Almost 30 authors will be participating, and a wide variety of genres will be represented, such as mystery, historical fiction, satire and thrillers, in addition to nonfiction titles that span topics from self-help to African-American History in the mountains. Plus, there will be several memoirs, featuring lives lived on the front line of the Vietnam War, as well as depictions of lives lived in Western North Carolina’s mountains.

Books for children, from picture books to books on science, will also be available.

The schedule of author readings is as follows: 1:30 p.m. Children’s author Dawn Cusick (most recent book is Animals That Make Me Say Look Out!); 2 p.m. Historical Fiction author and workshop presenter Christine Simolke (Children of Italy); 2:30 p.m. Nonfiction historical author Carroll C. Jones (25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War, Rooted Deep in Pigeon Valley and many more); 3 p.m. Local AfricanAmerican History author Ann Miller Woodford (When All God’s Children Get Together); and 3:30 p.m. Mystery author and workshop presenter Michael Havelin (Ben Bones Series, Bloody-Minded Fiction Series, Holy Heists and many more).

Refreshments will be served. This event is free to attend thanks to the Friends of the Library. For more information, call 828.356.2507.

Wolfe ‘Student Writing Competition’ In anticipation of Thomas Wolfe’s 117th birthday celebration in October, the Thomas Wolfe Memorial is inviting students and teachers to participate in the 2017 “Telling Our Tales” Student Writing Competition.

Thomas Wolfe, while best known for his novels, also wrote many short stories for magazines.

In this competition, students will submit their own work of fiction inspired by Thomas Wolfe and his story “Polyphemus.” The story first appeared in the North American Review June 1935. In this fable a Spanish explorer and crew are obsessed with finding legendary cities of gold in North Carolina. Their single-minded quest results in their failure to find the richness in the land itself.

First, second, and third place winners will be chosen from three age groups: Grades 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Submissions may be hand delivered, postmarked or emailed by 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

23. Winners will be invited to present their stories and accept their awards at a program at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial’s visitor center at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Cash awards are given in each age group.

Find the story, competition guidelines, submission form and ideas for writing on our website with the links; wolfememorial.com/forteachers/student-writing-contest.

For more information about the event contact Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 North Market Street, Asheville, N.C., 28801, call 828.253.8304 or visit www.wolfememorial.com.

‘Coffee with the Poet’ September 20-26, 2017

The “Coffee with the Poet” series will continue with Kelly Lenox at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

Lenox will present her collection The Brightest Rock. Her poetry has been featured in Kakalak and Cave Region Review. The series gathers the third Thursday of the month and is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Writer’s Network.

For more information on the series or to reserve copies of The Brightest Rock, please call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.

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Doug Woodward will present his new work You Took Your Kids Where? at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

The book poses the question must adventure disappear from your life as children enter? The answer: not at all. It can be the best learning experience your family will ever encounter.

Your family can, too, with Woodward’s stories and planning guides. Bringing with him expertise from another lifetime — working with teens to build boats in his basement workshop and planning odysseys to rivers of the West in an oldschool bus — Woodward easily adapted these skills and his engineering background to family life on the mountain, as well as the adventures to which he and Trish would introduce their children.

To reserve copies of You Took Your Kids Where?, please call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.

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Learning by growing Veggie garden a teaching tool for Swain students

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER summer of hard work is paying tasty dividends for some kids in Swain County 4H — dividends paid in the form of tomatoes, corn, peppers, beans and zucchini.

This year was the first for a 4-H learning garden located at Southwestern Community College’s Swain Center, and according to Jennifer Hill — a 4-H extension agent with Swain County Cooperative Extension — it was a success.

“It’s hard work to farm and grow food,” Hill said. “I think if they understand how hard it is to grow the food, they might have more respect for the food and not waste as much, and try some new things.”

The students, ranging in age from kindergarten to fifth grade, began their garden in March, planting the seeds in trays and using popsicle sticks to measure the planting depth.

When growing season arrived, they planted the seedlings outside and tended the garden throughout the summer. Along the way, students learned about plant biology, the different pests that can affect garden plants and the importance of soil quality to growing a good

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crop. As part of the experience, extension agent Christy Bredencamp came out to help the kids do a soil test.

In addition, the students voted to make the garden organic, so they had to learn ways to protect their crop without using pesticides.

They planted marigolds to deter some common pests but still had issues with Mexican bean beetles munching the leaves. Hill and her daughter Claire made frequent trips out to the garden to “smush” the beetles’ eggs and drown the adult insects in a mixture of water and dish soap.

For Claire, those “smushing” trips were a highlight of the experience.

“Those bugs were eating our food and vegetables and I was like, ‘No way, that’s not going to happen!’” Claire said. “So I just smushed them so we could have our fruits and vegetables.”

Meanwhile, the hardest part for Claire was waiting patiently for the crops to grow and get ready for eating.

“Whenever you grow fruits and vegetables, you have to be patient before you can eat them and stuff,” Claire said. “It takes a lot of weeks and whenever they’re ready to be

Gardeners gather around Jasmine Spencer’s bee sculpture.

Pictured (from left) are Jennifer Hill, Claire Hill, Cason Vaughn, Darien Vaughn and Jennifer Ashlock of SCC.

4-H kids pick beans from their gardens. Donated photos picked they show you if they take a little more time. You have to let them grow a little bit more — even if you’re really hungry.”

For Jennifer, it was gratifying to see the gardeners end the season with a better understanding of food and where it comes from.

Too many kids, she said, think that food just comes from a grocery store. They don’t understand that every tomato is borne of months of hard work and every chicken breast is the result of an animal’s life ending.

“I think that by knowing those things, they will be healthier eaters,” Jennifer said. “I think they will waste less and be less picky with the things that they eat.”

That’s what happened in Claire’s case.

Before this summer, the 8-year-old would never dream of trying a pepper — but now she eats them happily.

“It’s something she would never eat before, but she grew it and she tried it and she liked it,” Jennifer said. “I think growing it gives them a little more confidence that I can try to eat that.”

The small garden plot, donated by SCC, grew enough food to make a couple of hearty family meals, though not quite enough for canning. However, many people got to enjoy the produce.

“The produce was free for the picking,” Jennifer said. “I’d go out there and pick it, or I told the families if they wanted to come by and pick it they could just pick what was ripe.”

The days are getting cooler, but that’s not bringing the garden experiment to an end.

The 4-Hers are planting a winter garden of mustard, spinach, kale, lettuce and ground cover. And next year, Jennifer said, the project will continue.

“I’m going to keep it going as long as I can,” she said. “I think it’s a good program.”

The good thing is that there’s so much to learn in the world of farm-

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Check out some vintage campers A vintage camper show 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Stonebridge Campground in Maggie Valley will raise money for the Haywood Waterways Association while displaying an array of campers with individual histories.

Boy Scout Troop No. 218 will host a breakfast fundraiser 9-11 a.m. to support scouting activities, and during the show more than 50 trailers will be on display with owners on hand to answer questions. $5 for people 8 and older, with pancake and sausage breakfast costing $5.

Young gardeners collect soil samples before planting.

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and I loved it,” said Spencer.

“Collaborative projects with our community partners give our students opportunities to utilize a variety of skills, turning classroom lessons into real-life applications,” added Jeff Marley, SCC’s heritage arts department chair. “In an area in which 20 percent or more of the workforce is in creative employment, this is valuable experience for students planning to have a career in studio art.”

While SCC provided the land for the garden, funds for the project came from Swain County Extension’s 4-H budget.

If you ask Claire, any expense was well worth the experience.

“I thought it was fun and wonderful,” she said.

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ing and agriculture that it won’t be the same experience from year to year. Kids who stick with the program will always be learning something new. Next year, for example, Jennifer plans to talk about crop rotation.

“We can still keep it new and fresh by changing things and adding new things,” she said. “It won’t be the same garden next year as last year.”

SCC is also excited about the project and about the potential to tie it into some of its other programs. For example, this spring SCC art student Jasmine Spencer, of Bryson City, made a bumblebee sculpture for one of her classes that now resides in the garden.

“This was definitely one of the more interesting projects that I have worked on

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Sam Hunnicutt. Donated photo

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“Samuel Jeter Hunnicutt was a man of the high hills to the core, but even in an era note for producing rugged individuals and distinctive characters, he stands apart,” Casada said.

Hunter Library’s Special Collections has published a reissue of Hunnicutt’s rare, regional classic Twenty Years of Hunting and Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains, with the new edition featuring an introduction by Casada.

Free, with a reception to follow. Anyone who joins or renews a membership with Friends of the Hunter Library at the event will receive a free copy of the book.

828.227.7474 or specialcollections@wcu.edu.

Dehydrating 101 Learn the how-tos of dehydrating foods during a class 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the First United Methodist Church in Sylva.

The class will cover dehydrating fruits, vegetables and meats to make a variety of foods, such as beef jerky, fruit roll-ups, trail mix, ready-mixes and ingredients for fast-to-cook meals.

Instructor Kim Lippy saw her interest in food dehydration begin when she and her husband decided to hike the Appalachian Trail. The ease and convenience of just adding water allowed them to share many delicious meals along the way.

Free, with registration required with Jackson County Extension. 828.586.4009.

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The life and times of famed mountaineer Sam Hunnicutt will be the topic of a program at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library.

Jim Casada, a noted outdoors writer and Smokies enthusiast, will give a talk called “The Legacy of a Mountain Man: True Adventures in the Smokies” about Hunnicutt, a Swain County resident known for his wilderness prowess prior to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains

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This year’s autumn display is likely to be a colorful one, according to Western Carolina University fall foliage forecaster Beverly Collins.

“The warm, wet spring and most of the summer has been ideal for photosynthesis,” said Collins, a professor in WCU’s biology department. “Under those conditions, plants make abundant chlorophyll and associated leaf pigments, such as yellows, oranges and reds, to produce sugars.”

If typical fall weather featuring bright, sunny days and cool nights continues through September with a cold snap in early October, bright fall colors are likely. Peak color around Western North Carolina could arrive in the second and third week of October, depending on elevation.

Several variables are still at play in determining foliage vibrancy. If the active hurricane season delivers a windstorm that knocks leaves off trees and thins the canopy, color could be patchy. In addition, continued warm temperatures can slow down color change.

NOC festival will celebrate outdoor adventure The Nantahala Outdoor Center’s annual Guest Appreciation Festival will return Sept. 22-24, featuring the GAF Bike Trials demonstration, a used gear sale, a special water release on the Nantahala River and a variety of other activities for kids and adults alike. n Multiple used gear sales will be ongoing throughout the event. n A live raptor show by Steve Longnecker will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. n The 2017 Reel Paddling Film Festival will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 23. n Special release shuttles from the Wayah Road put-in will be offered 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 23-24. n A bouncy house and kids activities will be offered noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 22-24. n The bike trials demonstration featuring pro riders hopping, balancing and climbing obstacles will be at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sept. 23.

For a full schedule of events, visit www.noc.com/events/guest-appreciation-festival-gaf.

A new 1.1-mile trail will open at Chimney Rock State Park on Friday, Sept. 22.

The Skyline Trail offers scenic views, lush foliage and shimmering cascades. It is accessible only by climbing more than 800 steps to the trailhead locate at Exclamation Point.

The trail is named after the park’s old Skyline Trail, which led guests across the upper cliff face to the top of the park’s waterfall. Sustainability issues with railings and bridges along the path led to its closure in 2008. Since then, N.C. State Parks, Chimney Rock Management, LLC, and Friends of Chimney Rock State Park have worked together to bring back the upper trail in a more sustainable way. www.chimneyrockpark.com.

Take tea with llamas Learn about llamas while enjoying a hike toward lunchtime during “Afternoon Tea with Llamas,” 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Cradle of Forestry in America.

Presented by Challenge Adventures, the program will allow participants to take turns leading a llama on a 2-mile trail walk. The llamas will carry any lunch and snacks people bring, with iced tea provided. $5 for ages 16 and up; free for youth; America the Beautiful and Golden Age passports honored. The Cradle is located in the Pisgah National Forest along U.S. 276, about 35 miles south of Waynesville. www.cradleofforestry.com.

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New trail to open at Chimney Rock

Jackson gives toward trail maintenance The Pinnacle Park Foundation and Friends of Panthertown Valley got some help with trail maintenance this month, thanks to a pair of donations from the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority.

“The Tourism Development Authority recognizes the importance of contributing to the maintenance of these great natural resources that bring additional tourism to our area,” said Executive Director Nick Breedlove. “The more well-kept our area’s natural resources, the more residents and visitors to the county can enjoy these offerings.”

The organization gave each group $500 to support maintenance efforts.

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A biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission wears an electrofishing pack as a group of wildlife professionals and Leaders in the Creek participants work to guide stunned fish to the waiting net. Holly Kays photo

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An afternoon inviting adults to explore all that Haywood County’s waterways have to offer will be held 2-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Canton Recreation Park.

The program was originally slated for Sept. 14 but was postponed due to high river flows from Hurricane Irma.

Haywood Waterways Association’s third annual Leaders in the Creek workshop will include stations dedicated to fish, insects, stormwater and streamside vegetation — with plenty of opportunity to get

Learn about water scarcity A panel discussion highlighting various aspects of water scarcity will be held from 4-5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the multipurpose room of the A.K. Hinds University Center.

Jen Schiff, director of WCU’s International Studies Program, will discuss “A Global Action Plan for Water Scarcity. Rebecca Dobbs, instructor of geography, will discuss “Water Scarcity and Water Paradigms.” J.P. Gannon, assistant professor of geology, will discuss “How I Learned to Start Caring about Little Streams.

Free. The forum is part of an ongoing series of panel discussions on national and international issues sponsored by the International Studies Program. Schiff, 828.227.3860 or jsschiff@wcu.edu.

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wet and dirty experiencing the water firsthand. The program is modeled on Haywood Waterways’ highly successful Kids in the Creek program but geared toward community, business and government leaders.

Free, with snacks, waders and snorkels provided. Co-sponsored by the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce and Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce. RSVP by Sept. 26 to Eric Romaniszyn, 828.476.4667 or info@haywooodwaterways.org.

Youth Deer Hunting Day returns

established in 2015 to increase interest in deer hunting and increase hunting success among young people.

Young people statewide will get a chance to bring home a deer with Youth Deer Hunting Day Saturday, Sept. 23.

On this day, youth 17 and younger may use any legal weapon to hunt deer of either sex. Youth who have not completed a hunter education course must be accompanied by an adult.

Hunters 18 and older with a valid hunting license may use only the weapon that is legal for the type of season open in their county on this day. Dogs may not be used for deer hunting on Youth Hunting Day. All hunters must wear blaze orange on Sept.

23, including archers.

Youth Deer Hunting Day coincides with National Hunting and Fishing Day. It was

Celebrate hunting and fishing A celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day will offer activities and exhibits for all ages, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard.

Participants will get to try their hand at fly-casting, fly-tying and shooting on a pellet range. Other activities include a backyard bass game, the Huntmaster blind and trout cooking over an open fire. The event is one of six statewide events celebrating the day.

Lee Sherrill, lee.sherrill@ncwildlife.org or 828.877.4423.

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • Library Card Sign-Up Month is September at Haywood County Public Libraries. www.haywoodlibrary.org, 452.5169 or visit any branch.

• Kristin Cooper, first lady of N.C., will be featured when the MANNA FoodBank and Haywood Christian Ministry have a ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate MANNA FoodBank’s newest fresh food distribution initiative: the Haywood County Produce Pod. Event is at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 150 Branner Ave. in Waynesville.

• Deadline to enter the Miss Blue Ridge Valley/Miss Asheville/Miss Western Carolina Scholarship Pageant is Sunday, Sept. 24. blueridgevalleypageats@gmail.com.

• Western Carolina University will host a Global Spotlight Series event about water scarcity from 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Multipurpose Room of A.K. Hinds University Center. 227.3860 or jsschiff@wcu.edu.

• Folkmoot will host a Scottish Friendship Dinner from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville. Traditional Scottish meal, whiskey tasting, presentation on the history of Scottish immigration to this region, demonstrations and dance lessons. $15 for adults; $10 for students. 452.2997.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center will host a “Marketing Your Business” seminar from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Regional High Technology Center in Clyde. Part of the Business Startup Series. For info or to register: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512.

• In anticipation of Thomas Wolfe’s 117th birthday celebration in October, the Thomas Wolfe Memorial is inviting students and teachers to participate in the 2017 “Telling Our Tales” Student Writing Competition. First, second, and third place winners will be chosen from three age groups: Grades 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Submissions may be hand delivered, postmarked or emailed by 5 p.m. Saturday Sept. 23. Winners will be invited to present their stories and accept their awards at a program at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial’s visitor center at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Cash awards are given in each age group. For more information about the event contact Thomas Wolfe Memorial, 52 North Market Street, Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, call 253.8304 or visit www.wolfememorial.com.

• Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center will host a “How to Find Your Customers” seminar from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Regional High Technology Center in Clyde. Part of the Business Startup Series. For info or to register: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512.

• Short semester registration is underway through Oct. 4 for classes at Haywood Community College. Classes start Oct. 11. Applications available at haywood.edu/apply or visit Student Services at the campus in Clyde. haywood.edu/shortsemester or 627.4500.

• A Career Café will be offered by the Macon County Public Library and Southwestern

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted.

Sale is scheduled for 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.

23, at the barn behind the Maggie Valley Methodist Church.

• A “Friend-raising” concert featuring the Western Carolina University Wind Ensemble and Balsam Range will be held at 3 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the WCU Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee. $10 for members of the Friends of the Arts (227.2479 or visit the box office); $25 for general public (227.7028 or foa.wcu.edu).

• Tickets are on sale now for Sarge’s ninth annual Furry Friends Benefit Bash, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville. Silent auction and dinner. Menu selections due Sept. 28. Tickets: $75. Sponsorships: $650. www.sargeanimals.org, 246.9050 or stop by Sarge’s Adoption Center at 256 Industrial Park Dr. in Waynesville.

• Food4kids Haywood is collecting easy-to-prepare food items and financial gifts - for children lacking food stability in Haywood County at 10 a.m. on Oct. 7 at the Harvest of Hope Tractor Parade in downtown Waynesville. Bring five items and receive treat card for a free chicken sandwich or eight-count nugget from Chick-fil-A.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS • Booths are available for the Autumn Leaves Craft Show, which is Oct. 12-14 at the Macon County Fairgrounds in Franklin. 349.4324.

• The Haywood County Special Olympics program is seeking volunteer coaches for golf, soccer, basketball and bocce. The Fall Games Celebration is at 9 a.m. on Oct. 14. Info: tpetre@waynesvillenc.gov.

• The Good Samaritan clinic of Haywood County seeks volunteers to help uninsured patients receive medications, vision care and other health and spiritual-related services in Waynesville. Clinic is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday. 454.5287 or crocco@gcshaywood.org.

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

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

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

505.274.9199.

• Volunteer Opportunities are available throughout the region, call John at the Haywood Jackson Volunteer Center today and get started sharing your talents. 3562833 • Phone Assurance Volunteers are needed to make daily or weekly wellness check-in calls for the Haywood County Senior Resource Center. 356.2816.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • Rotary’s Craft Beer Night is from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at The Farm at Old Edwards Inn & Spa in Franklin. Proceeds benefit Rotary Club of Highlands.

• The Maggie Valley Community Gardens Fundraising

HEALTH MATTERS • A “Walk With A Doc” program is scheduled for 10 a.m. each Saturday at the Lake Junaluska Kern Center or Canton Rec Park.

MyHaywoodRegional.com/WalkwithaDoc.

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• A hands-on class on home remedies is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Jackson County Extension Office in Sylva. Learn how to make Fire Cider. $10; registration required: 586.4009.

• Rep. Susan Fisher and Brian Schaefer will lead a discussion on legal and legislative aspects of HB 789-End of Life Option Act from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept.

23, in the auditorium of the Waynesville Library.

Register: 356.2503 or 356.2518. Info: 421.6798.

• A walk-in flu clinic will be held from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Waynesville Family Practice.

Bring ID and insurance card or form of payment.

456.3511 or www.waynesvillefamilypractices.com.

• A “Community March Against Drugs in our Midst” will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, on the corner of South Main and Academy Streets in Waynesville.

648.1358.

• Randy Doster and Mark Stein of The Meditation Center will be featured at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Community Room of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Stein and Doster will present a personal, non-religious experience that helps one relax, reduce stress and encourage other health benefits. 586.2016.

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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 • The Haywood County Libertarian Party is now meeting at Blue Ridge Books on Main Street from 4:30-6 p.m. every second Monday of the month. These meetings will be for discussion on current events, and are open to the public.

• A lunch-and-discussion group will be held by the League of Women Voters at noon on the second Thursday of each month at Tartan Hall of the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. RSVP for lunch: lwvmacon@wild-dog-mountain.info or 524.8369.

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• A Yoga “mini-retreat” is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville. Instructor is Chad Hallyburton, yoga teacher in Sylva. Register: www.gracewaynesville.com; under “events” choose “Signup – Yoga for Grace.”

• Ben Anderson will hold book signings for “Smokies Chronicle: A Year of Hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park” on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m., at the Waynesville Public Library. parthemore@blairpub.com or 800.222.9796.

• Adult clogging lessons, sponsored by Appalachian Community Dance Association, will be offered at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Sept. 26 at the Yellowhill Activity Center in Cherokee. Instructor is Dave Conklin.

488.3848.

• “Coffee with the Poet” series will feature Kelly Lenox at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

• Adult coed volleyball open play time for play/practice is at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays through Sept. 27 at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Group rate of $4 per person; members play free. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

SPIRITUAL • “The Story of the Black Robed Regiment” will be presented at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at New Covenant Church, 767 Lee Road in Clyde. The Story of the Black Robed Regiment is about America’s “patriot preachers” of the mid-1700s who were outspoken proponents of truth and liberty. www.sonsoflibertyriders.com.

• “Mountain Strong: Resilient and Sustainable” is the theme of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia annual gathering of members and friends to be held through Sept. 27 at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain. Info: www.ccappal.org, 275.2967 or bcahoon@unca.edu.

POLITICAL • The Haywood County Democratic Women will host N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at party headquarters, 734 N. Main St., Waynesville. “I Stand With Elaine” Rally will include hot dog/hamburger supper and regularly scheduled meeting. 734.0393.

• Doug Woodward will present his new work You Took Your Kids Where? at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. To reserve a copy call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499.

• A Homegrown Author Fair is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. Featured writers include Dawn Cusick (1:30 p.m.), Christine Simolke (2 p.m.), Carroll C. Jones (2:30 p.m.); Ann Miller Woodford (3 p.m.); Michael Havelin (3:30 p.m.). 356.2507.

• Preregistration deadline is Monday, Sept. 25 for the Canine Good Citizen test and Canine Good Citizen advanced test, which will be offered in conjunction with this year’s Bark in the Park on Sunday, Oct. 8, at Mark Watson Park in Sylva. $10 per dog/handler team.

Preregister: ncdogwich@yahoo.com. Info: www.akc.org or wcdfa.org.

• Local author, screenwriter and storyteller Gary Carden will present “Tears in the Rain: The Cowee Tunnel Disaster” – one of WNC’s greatest tragedies – at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Waynesville Library.

• Jim Casada will present “The Legacy of a Mountain Man: True Adventures in the Smokies” at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Hunter Library at Western Carolina University. 227.7474 or specialcollections@wcu.edu.

• Wiley Cash will launch the national tour for his latest book, “The Last Ballad,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Special guests include Charles Frazier and Shannon Whitworth. events@unca.edu or 251.6853.

• The Iron Duff and Crabtree precincts of the Haywood Democratic Party will hold a cookout from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Crabtree/Iron Duff Firehouse on Route 209. Chili dogs, hamburgers, desserts.

•The “Coffee with the Poet” series gathers at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva the third Thursday of each month and is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network. 586.9499.

• N.C. Rep. Mike Clampitt of Bryson City will have a quarterly meeting from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. 743.0215.

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

648.2924.

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• Cookin’ the Books will be held at noon on the last Wednesday of the month at the Waynesville Public Library. A book club focused on cookbooks. All members choose a recipe from the book and bring it to share. The group will discuss the good and bad aspects of the chosen cookbook. 356.2507.

• Mah Jongg is played at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2813.

• Banned Book Club meets from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. For those who enjoy literature and intellectual conversation. 456.6000, blueridgebooks@ymail.com or www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

• A kids’ nature discovery program will be offered to ages 3-5 and kindergarten through third grade through the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department. Younger ages will meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays (Sept. 20, Oct. 25, Nov. 15 and Dec. 20) at Cullowhee Recreation Center and at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays (Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 13) at the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. The older ages meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays (Sept. 20, Oct. 25, Nov. 15 and Dec. 20) at Cullowhee Recreation Center and at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays (Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 13) at the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. $10 per child. Pre-register: www.rec.jacksonnc.org.

• Waynesville Book Club at 5:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Waynesville Library Meet to discuss books, which are chosen by each member (taking turns) and provided by the library. New members are welcome. For more information, 356.2507.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES • The Mexican Train Dominoes Group seeks new players to join games at 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 926.6567.

• Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina – an effort to help area residents commit to a healthier lifestyle, will meet from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville.

• Haywood County Senior Resource Center is looking into starting a weekly Euchre Card Group. If interested, contact Michelle Claytor at mclaytor@mountainprojects.org or 356.2800.

• A Silver Sneakers Cardio Fit class will meet from 1011 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Waynesville Recreation Center. For ages 60 and above. Cost is regular admission fee to the rec center or free for members. 456.2030 or tplowman@waynesvillenc.gov.

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

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• Senior croquet for ages 55 and older is offered from 9-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Vance Street Park in front of Waynesville Recreation Center.

Free. For info, contact Donald Hummel at 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

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

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

Proceeds benefit the Sylva Library.

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• Youth Deer Hunting Day is Saturday, Sept. 23. Hunters age 17 and younger may use any legal weapon to hunt deer of either sex and are not required to be accompanied by an adult if they have completed a hunter education course. More info: www.ncwildlife.org/hunting.

• As part of the “Build a Better World” summer reading program, Marianna Black Library will have movies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, story time for ages 3-5 at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays and a summer learning program each Thursday. www.fontanalib.org or 488.3030.

KIDS FILMS “The Lego Ninjago Movie” is playing at 7 p.m. on Sept.

22, 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 & 24, 30 & Oct. 1 and 7 p.m. on Sept. 25-28 and Oct. 2-5 at The Strand on Main in Waynesville. www.38main.com.

• A family movie will be shown at 10:30 a.m. every Friday at Hudson Library in Highlands.

KIDS STORY TIMES HAYWOOD • Mother Goose Time, a story time for babies and toddlers (5 months to 2 years) and their parents/caregivers, is held at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Waynesville Library. 452.5169

JACKSON • Baby Storytime is at 11 a.m. on Thursdays at the Jackson County Public Library. Songs, fingerplays and stories for infants through toddlers. 586.2016 • Kid’s story time Saturdays, 11 a.m., all ages at City Lights in Sylva 586.9449.

• Kids story time, Fridays 11 a.m., Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. at Jackson County Public Library. Story time includes books, puppets, finger plays, songs and crafts. 586.2016.

• Pre-school story time, second Wednesday, 11 a.m. at Cashiers Community Library. 743.0215.

• Rock and Read storytime, 11 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016

SWAIN • Preschool Story time, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Marianna Black Library. After a book or two is read, the children participate in games, songs, finger plays, puppet play and make a craft to take home.

488.3030.

MACON • Paws 4 Reading, a family story time, will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. second Thursday of the month at Macon County Public Library. Children can read to a therapy dog. (grades K-6). 524.3600.

• Toddlers Rock, Mondays, 10 a.m., Macon Public Library. Music, movement and instruments (Designed for children 0-24 months, but all ages are welcome).

• Family Story Time is held at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.

524.3600.

• Family Story Time for ages 0 to 7 years is held at 10 a.m. on Thursdays at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. 524.3600.

• Bilingual Story time – 6 to 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 10. Program reads a children’s book in English and Spanish at the Macon County Public Library.

526.3600.

• Paws 4 Reading, a family story time, will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Hudson Library in Highlands. Children (grades K-6) practice early reading skills by reading to a canine companion. Info: www.fontanalib.org, www.readingpaws.org or 526.3031.

• Family Story Time, 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Waynesville Public Library. Stories, songs, crafts.

452.5169.

• Movers and Shakers story time is at 11 a.m. every Thursday at the Waynesville Library. For all ages.

Movement, books, songs and more. 452.5169.

• Pinochle game is played at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2813.

• Family storytime with crafts, second Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Waynesville library. 4525169.

• Hearts is played at 12 p.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2813.

• Family story time for ages zero to six years old is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. each Tuesday at the Canton Library. 648.2924.

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A&E FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • The 105th-annual Cherokee Indian Fair is Oct. 3-7 at Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. Cherokee Indian Fair Parade is Oct. 3 in downtown Cherokee. 359.6492.

• Mountain Heritage Day is Sept. 30 at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Celebration of the music, dance, arts and crafts of Southern Appalachia. www.BlueRidgeMusicNC.com, www.mountainheritageday.com or 227.3039.

• The inaugural “Goodyacre Farm Festival” and firefighter fundraiser will be held from noon to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30, at the farm in Canton. Live music will be provided by Matthew Ryan & The Northern Wires (8 p.m.), 6 String Drag (7 p.m.), Aaron Burdett (6 p.m.), Chip Robinson (5 p.m.), and Scoundrel’s Lounge (4 p.m.). There will also be vendors, food trucks, photo booth, children’s activities, alpacas, goats, and more. Tickets are $15 per person, which includes a shuttle fee. Kids ages 2 and under are free.

Shuttles will run every 20 minutes from festival parking at the Canton Town Hall in downtown. For more information or to purchase tickets, click on www.goodyacrefarm.com.

• “Art After Dark” will be from 6 to 9 p.m. the first Friday of the month (May-December), in downtown Waynesville. Each 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.

• The Nantahala Outdoor Center’s annual Guest Appreciation Festival is Sept. 22-24 in Nantahala.

Sales deals, live raptor show, Reel Paddling Film Festival, bouncy house, kids activities and more. Full schedule: http://tinyurl.com/y7zhmmpw.

• Tickets are on sale now for the Traditional Fall Harvest Shindig, which is from 5:30-10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Chambers Farm and House at 177 Wilson Branch Road in Canton. Barbecue dinner, live music and games. $39. Must purchase tickets in advance: Chairmanhcgop@gmail.com.

• Tickets are on sale now for Oktoberfest, which Oct. 1 at Lake Logan. Authentic German 5-course meal and cooking demonstrations by Chef Paul Young, German music, games and beer. Advance tickets (purchased

by Sept. 25) $50 for adults and $40 for ages 5-16.

After Sept. 25, all tickets are $60. www.lakelogan.org/special-events or 646.0095.

FOOD & DRINK • Sneak E Squirrel Brewing (Sylva) will host the Jackson County Corn Hole Association on Monday evenings ($5 buy in, 100-percent payout), Karaoke with Captain Moose from 7 to 11 p.m. on Tuesdays, Trivia at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and a Guitar Hero Tournament at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. 586.6440.

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

• Free cooking demonstrations will be held from 5-7

p.m. on Saturdays at Country Traditions in Dillsboro.

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

• Open Mic Night is from 7-9 p.m. on Saturdays at The Strand on 38 Main in Waynesville. 283.0079 or www.38main.com.

• Pickin’ in the Park (Canton) will be held at 7 p.m.

Friday evenings at the Recreation Park. Free and open to the public. www.cantonnc.com.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • Joe Cruz (piano/pop) performs on at 7 p.m. on Sept.

23 at the Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. 452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

• The School of Stage & Screen at Western Carolina University will present “Angels in America Part One: Millenium Approaches” at 7:30 p.m. from Sept. 20-23 at WCU’s Hoey Auditorium in Cullowhee. $20 for public; $15 for faculty and staff and seniors; $10 for students. 227.2479 or bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

• Carolina Blue (bluegrass) performs at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Bogart’s Restaurant & Tavern in Waynesville.

• Country star Darius Rucker will perform at 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 22, at Harrah’s Cherokee. www.harrahscherokee.com.

• Friday Night Live (Highlands) will host The Johnny Webb Band (country) Sept. 22 and Mountain Dulcimer Group (Americana/bluegrass) Sept. 29. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Darren Nicholson & Caleb Burress (Americana/folk) Sept. 22 and Lorin Walker Madsen (singer-songwriter) Sept. 30.

All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. There will also be a Community Rhythm Circle every Tuesday at 7 p.m. with free drum circle lessons at 6:30 p.m. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Western Carolina University will host “OcTUBAfest” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 in the Coulter Building in Cullowhee. www.wcu.edu.

• A stage production of the Tennessee Williams classic play “The Glass Menagerie” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22-23, 29-30 and Oct. 5-7, and at 2 p.m.

Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 and 8 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. 456.6322 or www.harttheatre.org. Dinner is also available before the performances at Harmons’ Den Bistro.

• Nicolas Prestia (singer-songwriter) performs at 8 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro in Sylva.

• Lois Hornbostel & Ehukai Teves (mountain/bluegrass) perform at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Tunes on the Tuck at Riverfront Park in Bryson City. www.greatsmokies.com.

• Concerts on the Square (Hayesville) will host The Sarah Mac Band (Americana) at 7 p.m. on Sept. 29. www.cccra-nc.org.

• Award-winning American banjo player Béla Fleck and his wife Abigail Washburn, a clawhammer banjo player and singer, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Tickets start at $25 each. www.greatmountainmusic.com or 273.4615.

• The Kittle/Collings Duo (jazz) performs from 6-9 p.m. every Friday at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com.

• The N.C. Humanities Council will present “The Way We Worked” – a collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Service – from Sept. 24Nov. 7 at the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. A celebration of 150 years of America’s Workforce. www.nchumanities.org.

• Applications are being accepted through Oct. 6 for Regional Artist Project grants through the N.C. Arts Council. Eligible projects include creation of new work, purchase of equipment, professional development workshops, travel and development of promotional materials. Application available at: www.haywoodarts.org, or email director@haywoodarts.org.

• Local artist and crafter Lawrie Williams will have a Wire Art Jewelry Class from 12:30-3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Jackson County Extension Office in Sylva. $10. 586.4009.

• The Glenville Area Historical Society will hold its fall meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Glenville Community Center. 743.1658 or historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo.com.

• The “Paint & Sip Workshop” will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Gallery Zella in Bryson City. Cost is $50, which includes all materials.

488.3638 or www.galleryzella.com.

• Waynesville Fiber Friends welcomes fiber artists of every kind: crochet, knitting, cross-stitching and more, from 10 a.m.-noon on the second Saturday of each month at Panacea Coffee House in Waynesville.

276.6226.

• Appalachian Art Farm will host a free art session from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Community Table in Sylva. 273.9682 or MyriahStrivelli@gmail.com.

• The High Country Quilt Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the First Methodist Church in Waynesville. www.highcountryquilters.wordpress.com.

• The Bryson City Lion meet at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Iron Skillet in Bryson City.

• “Paint Nite Waynesville” will be held at 6:30 p.m. every other Thursday at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. There will also be “Painting at the Porch” at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Southern Porch in Canton. Sign up for either event on the Paint Night Waynesville Facebook page (search event: Brush N. Brew) or call Robin Smathers at 828.400.9560. paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

• An Antique, Vintage & Handcrafted Flea Market starts at 8 a.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 3029 Soco Road in Maggie Valley. Bring your own table/tent. Spaces rent for $10 a day or $25 for all three days.

• The Adult Coloring Group will meet at 2 p.m. on Fridays in the Living Room of the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. An afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. Supplies are provided, or bring your own.

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• The Friends of the Arts will host an afternoon of bluegrass with Balsam Range and the WCU Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Margaret Underwood, WCU Director of Bands, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee.

Members of the Friends of the Arts have the opportunity to purchase tickets to the Balsam Range FriendRaising concert for only $10; tickets are $25 for the general public. foa.wcu.edu or 227.7028.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • There will be free adult clogging lessons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Sept. 26 at the Yellowhill Activity Center in Cherokee. Sponsored by the Appalachian Community Dance Association. Instructor is Dave Conklin. No partner needed. Wear closed shoes. No sandals or flip-flops. For more information, call 828.488.3848.

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• Daniel Shearin (guitar/vocals) performs at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.

452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

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• A game day will occur from 2-9 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Papou’s Wine Shop & Bar in Sylva. Bring dice, cards or board games. 586.6300.

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

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enjoy this new trend. kmoe@fontanalib.org or 524.3600.

• Haywood County Arts Council is inviting artist members to participate in its annual Artist Member Show.

Download a show contract/inventory sheet from www.haywoodarts.org. Send completed forms to gallery@haywoodarts.org or P.O. Box 306; Waynesville, N.C. 28786.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • The graduating class of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts program will exhibit their best work from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Sept. 24 at the Southern Highland Craft Guild Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. 627.4673 or haywood.edu.

• The “Meet the Artist” reception with Brian Hannum (pianist), Drew Campbell (photographer) and Jon Houglum (painter) will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at Gallery Zella in Bryson City. For more information, call 828.488.3638 or click on www.galleryzella.com.

• The Haywood County Arts Council is presenting a juried show from alumni and faculty of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts programs through Sept. 30 at 86 N. Main Street in Waynesville.

452.0593, info@haywoodarts.org or HaywoodArts.org.

FILM & SCREEN • “It” is showing at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20 and Sept. 21 at The Strand on Main in Waynesville. www.38main.com.

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• “The Big Sick” is showing at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. 586.3555 • “Wonder Women is showing at 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 22 and 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, 7 p.m. on Sept. 29 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. 586.3555 • “The Hero” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. 586.3555 • “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be shown at 9 p.m. on Sept. 30 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva.

586.3555 • Registration is underway for the screening of “America Divided,” an EPIX Original Documentary Series, which will be shown at 2 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays through Sept. 24, at the Waynesville Library. Features narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system. Registration required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

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• Free movies are shown every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva.

Madbatterfoodfilm.com.

Outdoors • A “Wicked Plants” exhibit will be on display runs through Jan. 7 at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville.

Explore some of nature’s most toxic flora. Special book reading and signing by author Amy Stewart from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21. www.ncarboretum.org.

• Mainspring Field Day is scheduled for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sept. 22 at Welch Farm in Murphy. http://tinyurl.com/ychmnlc4.

• The Highlands Biological Foundation will hold a “Go: Get Outside!” program at 11 a.m. on Sept. 23 at the Nature Center in Highlands. www.highlandsbiologi50 cal.org or 526.2221.

• A Hunting & Fishing Day event is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Activities and exhibits for all ages. Lee.sherrill@ncwildlife.org or 877.4423. www.nhfday.org.

• A 25-mile cycling ride covering the back roads from Sylva to Balsam leaves at 6 p.m. Tuesdays from Motion Makers Bicycle Shop in Sylva. The route includes 1,600 feet of elevation gain. Organized by Motion Makers, 586.6925.

• A fall campout is scheduled for Sept. 23-24 at Ralph J. Andrews Campground at Lake Glenville. $25 for a family of five; each additional family member is $2. Sign up: www.rec.jacksonnc.org.

• An easy cycling ride aiming to help people ease into a healthier lifestyle through cycling is offered Thursday mornings in the Canton area, typically covering 8-10 miles. Road bikes are preferred and helmets are required. Nobody will be left behind. A partnership of Bicycle Haywood N.C., the Blue Ridge Bike Club and MountainWise. For specific start times and locations: mttrantham@hotmail.com.

• A hike through the “Salamander Capital of the World” is scheduled for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Appalachian Highland Science Learning Center at Purchase Knob. Free for members of the Haywood Waterways Association; $5 for nonmembers. Sign up by Sept. 21: Christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com or 476.4667, ext. 11.

• An afternoon tea with llamas event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest. Meet and learn about these pack animals. $5 for ages 16-up; free for youth. http://tinyurl.com/y8ptnk24 • Southern Vintage Trailer Friends will hold a Vintage Camper Show from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.

23, at Stonebridge Campground, 1786 Soco Road in Maggie Valley. Tickets: $5 per person; kids under 8 are free. Proceeds benefit Haywood Waterways Association’s youth education programs. Breakfast fundraiser benefitting Boy Scout Troop No. 318 is set for 9-11 a.m. and costs $5. www.southernvintagetrailers.com.

• Boating safety courses will be offered from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 25-26 in Building 3300, Room 3322, at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Participants must attend both evenings. Register: www.ncwildlife.org.

• Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library will host “The Legacy of a Mountain Man: True Adventures in the Smokies” presented by Jim Casada at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. Casada will discuss the life and times of famed mountaineer Sam Hunnicutt, a Swain County resident known for his wilderness prowess prior to the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 227.7474 or specialcollections@wcu.edu.

• Leaders in the Creek is from 2-4:30 p.m. on Sept.

28 at Canton Rec. Park. RSVP by Sept. 26: info@haywoodwaterways.org.

• Registration is underway for Hunter Safety Classes that will be offered Oct. 2-3 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Participants must attend both evenings from 6-9:30 p.m. More classes will be offered Nov. 6-7 and Dec. 18-19. Preregistration required: www.ncwildlife.org.

• The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society will have its annual chapter meeting and presentation at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the Highlands Civic Center in Highlands.

Michelle Ruigrok and Bill Peavey will discuss the Audubon’s Camp at Hog Island Maine. www.highlandsaudubonsociety.org or 526.1939.

• A “Winged Wonders” butterfly exhibit is on display through Oct. 29 at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville. http://www.ncarboretum.org/event/winged-wondersstep-world-butterflies/all.

• Highlands Biological Foundation will have a “Highlands on the Half-Shell” program at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 at the Meadow at Highlands Biological Station. $75 for members; $100 for nonmembers. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.

• A cycling ride leaves at 8 a.m. on Saturdays from South Macon Elementary School. Routes vary with distances typically 15-25 miles. Road bikes only. A no drop ride. Organized by Smoky Mountain Bicycles, 828.369.2881 or info@smokymtnbikes.com.• A cycling ride leaves at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from Smoky Mountain Bicycles in Macon County. Routes vary with distances typically 15-25 miles. Road bikes only. A no drop ride. Organized by Smoky Mountain Bicycles, 369.2881 or info@smokymtnbikes.com.

• A ride for cyclists at the intermediate level and above will be offered at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, with starting points alternating between the Waynesville Recreation Center and the Canton Recreation Park.

Cyclists regroup as necessary and typically cover about 20 miles over the course of an hour and a half.

Bob Clark, bobclarklaw@gmail.com.

• A beginner-friendly social cycling ride for women will begin at 6:15 p.m. on Mondays from the Bent Creek Ledford Parking Lot, covering 5-to-8 miles of mountain bike trails. Organized By Motion Makers Bicycle Shop. 633.2227.

• A training cycling ride for women who know how to handle a mountain bike but want to go faster will start at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesdays from the Ledford parking lot at Bent Creek. The rides will cover 8-to-12 miles and use more technical trails than the beginner’s ride. Organized by Motion Makers Bicycle Shop.

633.2227.

• New this year is the Sunday Gravel Ride, which will leave from Motion Makers in Asheville at 8 a.m. all summer for a 40-mile ride on paved and gravel roads to Oskar Blues Brewery in Brevard. Organized by Motion Makers Bicycle Shop. 828.633.2227.

COMPETITIVE EDGE • Registration is underway for the 11th annual Power of Pink 5K Walk and run, which starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center in Clyde. Register at www.HaywoodHealthcareFoundation.org or www.gloryhoundevents.com/event/power-of-pink.

• Sign-ups are underway for the Naturalist Trail Race, a 25K or 50K tour of Franklin and the Bartram Trail that features brutal climbs and fantastic views on Oct. 7. $65 for the 25K or $80 for the 50K. www.ultrasignup.com.

FARM AND GARDEN • Garden tours are available on the first Tuesday of each month (through October) at Southern Highlands Reserve, a nonprofit native woodland garden dedicated to sustaining the natural ecosystems of the Blue Ridge Mountains. www.southernhighlandsreserve.us.

• “More in My Basket at the Market” classes are offered in September at the Cooperative Extension Service in Waynesville. Learn benefits of shopping at the farmer’s market. Info and to register: 456.3575.

• An informational meeting about WNC AgOptions grant, which helps farmers expand operations, is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Macon County Extension Center in Franklin.

Program offers $3,000-$6,000 awards to N.C. farmers. 252.4783 or www.wncagoptions.org.

• “Just Add Water – Deyhdrating 101 with Kim Lippy” will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon on Tuesday, Sept.

26, at First United Methodist Church in Sylva. Learn the how-tos of dehydrating foods using fruits, vegetables and meats. Registration required: 586.4009.

FARMERS MARKET • The Jackson county Farmers Market is from 9 a.m.noon each Saturday at Bridge Park on Railroad Ave. in

Sylva. www.jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

393.5236.

• A community tailgate market for local growers is open from 3-7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Village Green Commons in Cashiers. 734.3434, info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

• Haywood Historic Farmers Market is held from 8 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the parking lot of HART Theatre in Waynesville. haywoodfarmersmarket@gmail.com, www.waynesvillefarmersmarket.com or www.facebook.com/HaywoodHistoricFarmersMarket.

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market is from 8 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 171 Legion Drive in Waynesville (behind Bogart’s).

456.1830 or vrogers12@att.net.

• The Jackson County Farmers Market will be on Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at Bridge Park located in Sylva. Info: 393.5236. jacksoncountyfarmersmarket@gmail.com or website jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

• The ‘Whee Farmer’s Market is open from 4 p.m. to dusk every Tuesday at the University Inn on 563 N. Country Club Drive in Cullowhee, behind the entrance to the Village of Forest Hills off Highway 107 across from Western Carolina University. 476.0334. www.facebook.com/CullowheeFarmersMarket.

• The Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market is from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturdays on East Palmer Street across from Drake Software in Franklin. 349.2049 or alan_durden@ncsu.edu.

• Swain County Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Fridays through October at the barn on Island Street in Bryson City. 488.3848 or Christine_bredenkamp@ncsu.edu.

HIKING CLUBS • Blue Ridge Parkway rangers will lead a “Gearing up for Winter” hike at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22.

Moderate, 1.4-mile hike to Black Balsam Knob on the Art Loeb Trail. Meet at the Art Loeb Trail at Milepost 420.2. 298.5330, ext. 304.

• Nantahala Hiking Club will take a four-mile, easy hike on Saturday, Sept. 23, to Rhapsodie Falls and Aunt Sally Falls. Reservations: 743.1079.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a three-mile moderate hike with an elevation change of 800 feet on Sunday, Sept. 24, in the Tellico Valley. Reservations: 524.5234.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a 7.5-mile hike with a 1,100-foot ascent at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 24 at Boogerman Trail. 450.0747 or danny@hikertohiker.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a two-mile, easy, family hike on Saturday, Sept. 30, to Rufus Morgan Falls, which are named for the club’s founder.

Reservations: 369.1983.

• An easy 2-mile loop hike to Rufus Morgan Falls will leave from Westgate Plaza in Franklin at 10 a.m. on Sept. 30. Organized by the Nantahala Hiking Club, the hike is open to children and dogs. Participants should bring lunch and water. RSVP to Bill and Sharon Van Horn, 369.1983 or wavh@dnet.net.

• A 4-mile roundtrip hike to Siler Bald near Franklin will culminate with yoga on the bald and at the picnic area afterward. The group will meet at 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 30 at the Wayah Gap Picnic Area off Wayah Road. Organized by Beyond Bending Yoga, the event is open to all ages. RSVP to Jennifer McIntee, 222.0759.

• A 4.4-mile loop hike through the open meadows, shaded forest and small stream at Max Patch will provide plenty of opportunity for kite flying. The group, organized by the Carolina Mountain Club, will meet at 9 a.m. on Sept. 30 in Asheville to carpool. RSVP to Jan Onan, 929.606.5188 or janonan59@gmail.com.

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LEGAL NOTICES REQUEST FOR COST ESTIMATES FOR HEAD START FOOD SERVICE Mountain Projects, Inc. Head Start is seeking price estimates for food service providers to supply meals for Head Start and Early Head Start children in Haywood and Jackson Counties. Our Head Start program serves 211 children from August to midMay, and serves 48 children until the end of June each year.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) invites public comment on, or objections to, the permitting actions listed below. Persons wishing to comment or object may submit written comments to the address below by the due dates indicated. All comments received prior to the dates will be considered in the final determinations regarding permit issuance. Public comments may result in changes to the proposed permitting actions. All comments should reference the specific permitting actions listed below and the permit number. DEMLR intends to re-issue the following NPDES industrial discharge General Permits for a short duration permit cycle without changes.

NCG030000 for Metal Fabrication: to be re-issued for one year with no changes, proposed reissuance date – 11/16/2017; public comment period ends 11/01/2017.

NCG060000 for Food and Kindred: to be re-issued for one year with no changes, proposed reissuance date – 11/16/2017; public comment period ends 11/01/2017.

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BROWN TRUCKING Is looking for COMPANY DRIVERS and OWNER OPERATORS. Brown requires: CDL-A, 2 years of tractor trailer experience OTR or Regional (Multiple states) in the last 3 years, good MVR and PSP. Apply: www.driveforbrown.com. Contact Matt 704.927.6440.

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HAYWOOD PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAM MANAGER: Associate degree in Business Req. Four year degree preferred or comparable work experience in management, proficient computer skills, good oral and written communication skills, and the ability to manage annual budget. Supervisory experience in fleet management helpful. Must have the ability to work effectively with diverse populations.

Experience in public speaking and human relations helpful.

Clean driving record.

Applications will be taken at Mountain Projects, Inc. 2251 Old Balsam Rd., Waynesville, NC or: www.mountainprojects.org EOE/AA

SEEKING AN INDIVIDUAL To Provide Direct Client Services for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence, to Create and Support a Fundraising Plan for Jackson County Victim Services, and to Develop and Implement Education, Marketing, and Outreach Materials. If Interested, Please Submit a Resume to REACH of Macon County, PO Box 2287 Franklin, NC 28744 or Send to: reach@reachofmaconcounty.org

NUCLEAR POWER TRAINEE Paid Training, great salary, benefits, $ for school. Gain valued skills. No exp needed medical/ dental, vacation. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri 800.662.7419 GOT CANDIDATES? Find your next hire in over 100 newspapers across the state for only $375. Call Wendi Ray at NC Press Services, 919.516.8009.

SPANISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR (PART TIME) Haywood County: Mountain Projects Head Start. Must be Fluent in English and Spanish (written and verbal) must have Valid Driver’s License, Reliable Transportation, a Clean Driving Record and Scheduling Flexibility; Mileage will be Reimbursed. Applications will be taken at Mountain Projects: 2251 Old Balsam Rd., Waynesville, NC 28786, or 25 Schulman St., Sylva, NC 28779. or go to our website: www.mountainprojects.org AA/EOE

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18 This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All dwellings advertised on equal opportunity basis.

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THE POINTER BROTHERS (AND ONE SISTER) ACROSS 1 Say another way 8 Portuguese capital 14 Apply with a syringe 20 Get by will 21 Chant a mantra, e.g.

22 Vacillate 23 Scopes trial lawyer 25 Spirit and resilience 26 Going backpacking 27 Colorado ski mecca 28 Like sad excuses 29 Lingo suffix 30 Brewed beverages 32 Kickoff aids 34 Abominated 35 Roads: Abbr.

36 Bow out 38 Daddies 40 Big wild cats 41 Plug up 43 Most of them run on gas 45 Furthermore 48 Bonnie Parker’s partner in crime 51 Actor LeBlanc 55 Go after legally 56 Brewed beverage 57 Regards as 58 Mean fish 60 Quack’s cure-all 63 Pedicure targets 65 Horn honker 66 Closing part 67 “Rosemary’s Baby” star 71 Robert of “Vega$” 72 Preacher’s exhortation 74 Battle vestige

75 Pride of Mr. Universe 77 Window over a door 79 Major fad 82 Grain variety 83 Ending for press 84 New Year’s song word 85 He sang in a folk trio with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers 88 Sometimes-shocking fish 89 Gown fabric 90 Get ready, for short 91 Look on and offer unwelcome advice 95 Pear discard 98 Dance move 100 To’s opposite 103 Satire device 104 Winter glider 106 Fruity drinks 108 “Dancing With the Stars” judge Goodman 109 Farm sounds 110 Trial excuse 112 Not idle 114 Promptly 117 Lead role in “Pirates of the Caribbean” 120 Couldn’t do without 121 Not present 122 Country singer Lynn 123 Commands 124 Pundit Myers 125 Honda minivan DOWN 1 Wealth 2 Join a force 3 Shivers

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To free your mind, just get outside and walk required great effort to compose a paragraph. On those few days when she managed to produce a page or two, after spending the whole day at her desk, she would go to bed feeling pretty good about things. But the next morning, “upon further review,” they would seem so poorly written she immediately deleted them from her computer.

“What can I do,” she asked. “Writing is what I love most of all, but now I can’t do it.”

Columnist I wrote back, saying that I not only recognized the symptoms but could prescribe the cure: “When in doubt do what Aristotle, Shakespeare, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Byron, Hazlitt, Darwin, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Muir, et al, did — take a walk. That’s right take a walk.

It’s that simple. A nice walk will clear your mind and whet your appetite for writing. If walking doesn’t work, nothing will.”

I suggested she might read Austerlist, the magnificent novel by the German author W.G. Sebald that appeared in 2001 (in English translation) shortly before his death in an automobile accident. In Austerlitz, the main character sufferers from what you call “brain jam,” and has fallen into the clutches of the mother of all writer’s blocks. “The various ideas I entertained at various times ... ranged from the concept of a systematically descriptive work in several volumes to a series of essays on such subjects as hygiene and sanitation, the architecture of the penal system, secular temples, hydrotherapy, zoological gardens, departure and arrival, light and shade, steam and gas, and so forth. However, even a first glance at the papers I had brought here from the Institute … showed that they consisted largely of sketches which now seemed misguided, distorted, and of little use …

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favorite occupation … but now I found writing such hard going that it took me a whole day to compose a single sentence, with the greatest effort … I saw the awkward falsity of my constructions and the inadequacy of all the words I had employed … Now and then a train of thought did succeed in emerging with wonderful clarity inside my head, but I knew even as it formed that I was in no position to record it, for as soon as I picked up my pencil the endless possibilities of language, to which I could once safely abandon

myself, became a conglomeration of the most inane places.”

Austerlitz’s self-prescribed antidote to this malaise was nocturnal excursions along the streets of London: “For over a year, I think,” said Austerlitz, “I would leave my house as darkness fell, walking on and on, down the Mile End Road and Bow Road to Stratford, then to Chigwell and Romford, right across Bethnal Green and Canonbury, through Holloway and Kentish Town and thus to Hampstead Heath, or else south over the river to Peckham and Dulwich or westward to Richmond Park. It is a fact that you can traverse this vast city almost from end to end on foot in a single night.”

“You need not walk all night,” I cautioned. “Just get out the door and let your feet find their own way. There will be enjambments, of course, but before long you will have rediscovered the syntax at the heart of the way things are and return to the work that provides such joy.”

(George Ellison is a naturalist and writer.

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n the June 14, 2004, issue of The New Yorker magazine, there was an essay titled “Blocked! Why Do Writers Stop Writing?” Therein one of the Romantic poets, Coleridge, was cited as a prime example of a writer who suffered from that peculiar malady known as writer’s block: “Yesterday was my Birth Day” … Coleridge wrote in his notebook in 1804, when he was 32.

“So completely has a whole year passed, with scarcely the fruits of a month. — O Sorrow and Shame … I have done nothing!’”

It was true. Most of the poems for which he is remembered were written when he was in his mid-20s. After that, any ambitious writing project inspired in him ... “an indefinite indescribable Terror.”

Therein the point was made that “Coleridge is one of the first known cases of what we call writer’s block. Sometimes, ‘block’ means complete shutdown: the writer stops writing, or stops producing anything that seems to him worth publishing. In other cases, he simply stops writing what he wants to write. He may manage other kinds of writing, but not the kind he sees as his vocation. (Coleridge turned out a great deal of journalism and literary criticism in his later years, but he still saw himself as disabled, because he wasn’t writing serious poetry.)”

Some time ago, I received an email from a reader asking advice. She had been working on a novel for young adults set in the Smokies, for which she had a publisher and the inevitable deadline.

Things were going well, she thought, up until she came down with what she described as “a bad case of writer’s block.” I asked her to describe the symptoms. As anticipated, she had become an expert at “procrastination” — coming up with anything from polishing the silverware to bathing the dog to defrosting the refrigerator to shopping at Walmart that would “justify” not sitting down at her desk and writing. When she ran out of excuses and reluctantly made it to her desk, she almost always experienced what she (brilliantly it must be allowed) described as “brain jam.”

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