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CONTENTS On the Cover: Industrial landfills have become a hot topic in North Carolina, especially following an accidental release of coal ash from Duke Energy’s Dan River plant earlier this year. In Canton, there are a number of landfills associated with the paper mill, some older and some newer. Landfills of old, filled with toxic sludge and coal ash, lie unlined and unmonitored near the Pigeon River.

But Evergreen’s new landfill stands as a shining example of a modern facility.

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Haywood Pathways prepares for building bonanza

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER t’s going to be an eventful next few days in Waynesville. Haywood Pathways Center is in the final stretch of planning a three-day blitz on the old Hazelwood prison, transforming the former state detention center into a combined soup kitchen, halfway house and homeless shelter. They’ll be doing it with the help of an army of volunteers, untold gallons of paint and board-feet of wood — and help from TV personality Ty Pennington.

“We’re actually ecstatic about this simply because we see that there is a clear-cut opportunity for people in our county to get the help that they need and it be the help that is going to help for many, many years to come,” said Haywood County Sheriff Greg Christopher.

It took tremendous support to even get to this point — Pennington’s visit and accompanying $50,000 in funding are a result of Haywood Pathways having swept a national

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online voting contest sponsored by home loan company Guaranteed Rate — and support has continued to pour forth as the group prepares for the big day. There’s been so much interest, in fact, that Haywood Pathways had to close the volunteer sign-up for Sept. 25, the day that Pennington will be in Waynesville.

“We got to about 700 and we felt like we needed to be careful not to have too many volunteers on a construction site,” said Nick Honerkamp, one of the leaders of the endeavor.

That 700 figure doesn’t even include the hundred-plus students from Western Carolina University who signed up to help.

There were so many of them that Haywood Pathways decided to give WCU its own day of service on Sept. 26.

Lane Perry, Waynesville resident and director of WCU’s center for service learning, is leading that charge. The university expects to be involved for a far longer time period than just Sept. 26.

“WCU has really offered their help longterm,” Honerkamp said, citing interest from the school’s criminal justice program in lending their expertise and its entrepreneurship program in helping develop a social enterprise program to help people using the

Pathways Center gain job experience.

“If there’s something that the local neighThe third day, Saturday, Sept. 27, will be bors need and we have volunteers and we can an open-ended workday for people who do that, we’re going to go out of our way to didn’t make the Sept. 25 volunteer list to make sure they benefit from this project as come down and help out. well,” Honerkamp said.

“This truly is Haywood County’s project, For now, Honerkamp and other project so we want everyone to be able to contribute leaders are busy buying supplies, figuring out something,” Honerkamp said. volunteer assignments and just managing all Once the three days are up, Haywood the coordination that goes along with planPathways expects to have restrooms and a ning such a big project. laundry room built onto the existing kitchen, It’s plenty to keep them busy. Just ask floors redone on the male and female dorms, Honerkamp’s wife, Tina. the interiors and exteriors of all three build“She’s saying, ‘I’m afraid when this if over ings repainted and the prison fence torn you’ll find another project,’” Honerkamp said. down to be replaced with something less “We have such a team that has been working institutional-looking. Teams will also be busy so many long hours. When we finally are done working on cleaning, landscaping, plumbing it’s going to be something special.” and electrical wiring.

The final volunteer work day, Sept. 27, Guaranteed Rate Day, the day Pennington won’t be the finish line. The hordes of volunwill attend, will start bright and early at 6:30 teers set to descend on Hazelwood this week a.m., when Pennington will give a television will put Haywood Pathways pretty far down interview and do photo ops with sponsors. A the road to completion, but there will still be sold-out VIP breakfast will give ticket-holders work to be done before the center is move-in a chance to share a meal with Pennington — ready. The group’s goal is to open by Nov. 1, a dinner along the same lines will be held and Honerkamp estimates it will be pretty later in the day — and at 9 a.m. the event will close to that time before the final touches are kick off with proclamations by town officials completed — things like sprinkler systems, and presentation of the $50,000 check. fire alarms, security systems.

The real work will And though take place between 9 fundraising’s been a.m. and 6 p.m., and going pretty well — not all of it will be hapHaywood Pathways pening inside the Donations are still needed to make the old has $142,000 in the fences. About half of Hazelwood prison’s conversion to a homebank, and Guaranteed the volunteers, who less shelter, soup kitchen and halfway Rate’s $50,000 will will be shuttled via house a reality. Those interested in giving soon be added to that Haywood Transit from can donate online at http://haywoodpath— the total price tag is the parking area at the wayscenter.org/give-now/ or mail a check a moving target that old Department of to Mountain Projects, 2251 Old Balsam will still require some Rd., Waynesville, N.C. 28786, with Social Services buildmore donations to be “Haywood Helps” on the memo line. ing, will be set up outreached. side the prison. They’ll “On the one hand, take over closed-off Hemlock Street with food something is more expensive than we thought, trucks, t-shirt sales, a car wash and baked goods but on the other hand volunteers are showing — with all proceeds going toward the project. up to help take care of it,” Honerkamp said.

A team will also be roaming the neighborHowever, Honerkamp has no doubt that hood, tools in hand, looking to help out with the pieces will come together. any landscaping projects that need doing.

“I’ve never been part of something with Haywood Pathways has already done some such tremendous momentum and tremencanvassing of the neighborhood to look for tak- dous support,” he said. ers, but residents can also grab anyone wearing “It’s going to change some lives,” a red shirt on Thursday to ask for help.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER sborne Farms is no longer in the dairy business, according to Joe Reardon, assistant commissioner for consumer protection in the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The farm has sold its herd of roughly 30 dairy cows, and but for a few calves the farm is now empty of bovines.

“We are aware that the milking herd is no longer at the farm,” Reardon said. “The animals can be sold to another dairy or could be sold for slaughter.”

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where these animals may have gone, we’re left to imagine those poor souls — the lame and bone-thin cows — now as hamburger meat or perhaps soup stock. Our hope is that bovine suffering at this farm is over with for good.”

It’s also possible that the animals were sold to another dairy. But most dairy cows eventually wind up at a slaughterhouse anyway, Paden said, often far enough past their milk production prime within five years of arrival at a dairy farm to be sent away for slaughter.

Paden said that PETA had offered to buy

the cows from Osborne and send them to a sanctuary, but the offer was declined.

Reardon said he’s upset to see another North Carolina dairy farm go under.

“It’s regrettable that we would lose another dairy in the state of North Carolina,” he said. “Over the years, we’ve seen the number of dairies continue to go down in North Carolina.”

Currently, the state is home to 241 dairy farms, with several leaving the ranks each year. Often, that’s due to the current operators aging out without anyone around to step up and take over the business.

“It’s that whole business continuity. A lot of dairies are family dairies,” Reardon explained. “There’s the question of whether they can continue to be passed down from one generation to another, and in some cases that doesn’t happen.”

Paden, meanwhile, maintains that many dairy farms qualify as “cruel” when it comes to their treatment of the animals and that, for that reason, people should stay away from dairy altogether.

“That’s why we remind everyone to stay away from dairy milk and cheese and ice cream,” he said.

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Osborne Farms, a family dairy farm in Clyde, had been the subject of criticism and media attention after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, released a video in early August depicting the dairy cows trudging through a knee-deep sludge of waste to reach their milking, feeding and bedding areas. The animals also slept in their own waste, PETA asserted, and contact with the feces was causing wounds and lameness.

Criticism of the video broke out online, with some questioning its validity and postulating that some of the abysmal conditions shown on-camera were framed. But Gna Wyatt, a former milker for Osborne Farms who contacted PETA about the conditions this summer, maintained that “It was really like that. It is really like that.”

In the meantime, Tom Osborne, who owns the farm while also working fulltime for Evergreen Packaging, apparently began to think about selling the cows. Though there’s a good chance the animals went to a slaughterhouse, PETA calls the development a good one.

“This is good news,” said Dan Paden, evidence analysis manager for PETA. “However, because all dairy cows eventually wind up in the slaughterhouse, which is

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Old paper mill landfills mostly go unnoticed, un-monitored

Environmental monitoring in the early 1990s tests for toxic discharges seeping out of the base of an old paper mill landfill along the Pigeon River. The routine monitoring has now ceased.

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BY B ECKY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER ore than 200 acres of scattered tracts along the meandering Pigeon River Valley in Haywood County are quiet sentries to the not-so-pretty past of Canton’s century-old paper mill.

Mountains of toxin-laced sludge and coal ash are buried in vast industrial dumps on the outskirts of town, hidden relics of the mill’s long papermaking presence here. The old unlined landfills leapfrog along a 2-mile section of the Pigeon River downstream of the mill.

Above ground, the patchwork of grassy terraces look nothing like landfills. But below ground, massive middens of toxic waste interred in the earth decades ago still lurk.

The old landfills date back to the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, a far laxer regulatory era. They lack modern environmental safeguards to keep contaminants from leaching into surrounding soil or tainting the groundwater.

For the record, there’s no evidence of contamination from the old unlined landfills, built in the days of Champion and International Paper, the mill’s owners at the time.

“We are good stewards of the land in the communities where we have operated, both current and prior,” said Tom Ryan, director of media relations and employee communications for International Paper.

State environmental regulators have classified the old paper mill landfills — three in 8 all — as low-risk, low-priority sites in the

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ulators about one of the landfill sites a couple of months ago, a letter that’s now in the state’s public file.

“I am not sure how these older sites are monitored, but it is likely this one should be on someone’s radar,” Pruett wrote in a letter copied to a handful of staff with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Pruett was specifically referencing the largest of the three old unlined landfills — nearly 90 acres — that’s wrapped on two sides by the river and abuts a designated floodway. Huge earthen dikes run along the base of the landfill, holding back artificial mountains of waste looming above the river.

A stream that once flowed across the site is buried beneath the landfill, encased in a perforated pipe, and eventually exits from a culvert into the river. Rain water seeping through gravel layers of the landfill could eventually join the buried stream on its journey through the pipe and into the river.

Testing of water from the culvert under the landfill is no longer reported to the state.

But in the 1990s, traces of dioxin — a byproduct from the papermaking process — were detected in the pipe, according to old environmental reports in state archives.

But environmental inspectors conducting the testing in the 1990s postulated the source of the dioxin may have been from the river itself when it backed up into the culvert during high water periods. The river was once heavily polluted with dioxins discharged upstream from the mill itself, so there’s no way to know if the contaminated residue in the pipe was coming out of the landfill, or backing up into the pipe from the river, according to an old report in the state files. to conduct testing and share those results Still, the underlying hydrology — which with the public, pointed out David Ramey, a includes a shallow groundwater — gives hydrogeologist with the Department of Pruett pause.

Environment and Natural Resources industri“Are there an adequate number of monial and hazardous waste section. toring wells in place to check for groundwater “The citizens of Haywood County may feel contamination?” Pruett posed. “Is there any more comfortable if a responsible party came air or chemical pollution seeping through the forward and said ‘You know what? Here’s earth cap?” what we are going to do, we are going to The answer to both of those questions is a install these groundwater monitoring wells,’” mystery.

International Paper declined to answer substanThe three former paper mill landfills tive questions for this article.

Ryan, a spokesperson for share the list with several hundred International Paper, offered a other old, unlined industrial landfills written statement that simply said all its old landfill sites statewide — somewhere between “meet state standards for closed landfills.”

600 and 700 in all.

But that’s not necessarily saying much, given how few Ramey said. “We would probably be more state standards these dated, unlined landfills satisfied after that first round of reporting are beholden to. and if they could say ‘Yup, we went out and While not required, International Paper did it and look at the results. We have a clean contracts with an environmental consultant bill of health.’” to make quarterly checks of the closed landThat indeed would provide a measure of fills, according to Ramey. comfort to Marc Pruett, Haywood County’s Ryan confirmed this, but would not elabosoil and erosion control officer. Landfills rate on the nature of these site checks. They don’t come under Pruett’s purview. But as an don’t have to be reported to the state, and environmental officer who spends his days Ryan would not share them voluntarily. concerned with water quality, he can’t help Sources familiar with the nature of these site but wonder about the old, unlined paper mill checks said they are limited to a visual inspeclandfills along the banks of the Pigeon. tion — basically walking over the site to make Pruett contacted state environmental reg- sure the dirt covering over the waste or the

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statewide inventory of inactive industrial dump sites.

But there’s a catch. The sites aren’t actively monitored for leaching contaminants. The state environmental unit that oversees old industrial dump sites doesn’t require International Paper — the legally responsible entity for the old landfills — to conduct routine testing.

On one hand, the old International Paper landfills have a clean environmental record.

But the record itself is limited. Routine groundwater monitoring of sites ceased about 13 years ago. Prior to that, groundwater samples were taken from a series of test wells around the perimeter of the landfills and the results were sent in to state regulators.

But year after year, there was no sign of pollution reaching the groundwater table or migrating through the soil.

And so, around the year 2000, state environmental regulators released International Paper from continued testing. The monitoring wells were filled in with concrete, capped and covered.

CLEAN ON PAPER While a clean bill of health exists on paper, in the absence of groundwater monitoring, there’s simply no way to know for sure what’s happening under the ground, according to a review of state records.

Although it’s not required by the state, International Paper could voluntarily choose

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converts from coal to natural gas as planned and coal ash is no longer part of the waste stream, the life will increase substantially.

The site is divvied up in sections known as cells.

Evergreen has recently gone through the permitting process for a new cell at the landfill. The cell it’s currently using has been filling up faster than expected. It was designed with a five-year capacity in mind, but that was based on production volume coming off the recession.

“The economy picked up and they started producing more product, so now it will only last them 3.5 years,” Gaither said.

The new landfill cell was designed by Sevee Maher, a national engineering firm that specializes in industrial landfills — and paper mill landfills in particular.

“It is not cheap to build a landfill, the engineer and planning costs alone are hundreds of thousands,” Gaither said. By the time it’s constructed, it’s a few million.

Evergreen didn’t cut corners on the design though. For example, the liner at the bottom of the landfill must be at least 30 mils thick, but Evergreen doubled that and went with 60. And the veins of “chimney wells” running through the landfill aren’t technically required.

Another above-and-beyond measure is the methane monitoring system. The industrial waste at Evergreen’s landfill doesn’t produce methane as a by-product like household trash does, but Evergreen voluntarily installed methane monitoring wells anyway.

“They are very proactive,” Gaither said.

Coal ash and industrial waste landfill from Evergreen Packaging in Canton. DENR photo Evergreen also had to seek an erosion control permit from the county before starting construction on the new or even rubber chips — is layered on top of the lining, and cell, and the application detailing the sediment plan was 4inches thick. “one thing unique to this landfill as well is they have verti“It is unbelievably micromanaged and planned,” said cal drainage,” Keller said.

Marc Pruett, Haywood County’s erosion control officer.

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BY B ECKY JOHNSON “My impression is they don’t want any problems. They run like seams through the waste pile to help collect, conSTAFF WRITER seem to want to do it to the point it is overdone.” centrate and channel the water to the bottom. he dangers of coal ash have taken center stage in The upfront investment is a smart insurance plan, “They are creating as many pathways as possible for North Carolina in the wake of the Dan River disaster, Gaither said. If something fails and contamination gets the leachate to flow to the bottom. They use a tremendous when a breach in a faulty Duke Energy coal ash pond out, the cost of remediating it after amount of gravel in order to get near Eden unleashed a toxic slurry downstream. the fact pales in comparison. the flow they want,” Keller said.

Finger-pointing broke out at the highest levels of state “It is unbelievably microKeller inspects landfills all A few types of waste come in to government, along with heated debate over who was at the Evergreen landfill — not just fault for the breakdown in oversight. Coal ash impoundmanaged and planned. My over Western North Carolina, and arguably, Evergreen is one of coal ash. Getting it layered in right ments statewide were portrayed as ticking time bombs, impression is they don’t her favorites. For starters, it doesis a finely honed science, Keller with more environmental catastrophes imminent if somen’t stink like household trash said. A conductor oversees the thing wasn’t done. want any problems. They landfills. constant parade of trucks coming But all the while, at the far western edge of the state, seem to want to do it to But it is also a well-orchestrated and going from the landfill.

Evergreen paper mill in Canton has been a model of how operation, which makes her job as “How to pack it, where they to do it right. the point it is overdone.” an inspector easier. need to pack it, what waste goes The coal-fired boilers of the mill produce a huge vol“They keep good records, they where, what the next load should ume of coal ash. Unlike the open pits and storage ponds — Marc Pruett, Haywood County say what they are going to do, be and where to put it,” Keller decried as subpar, all of Evergreen’s coal ash is tucked into erosion control officer everything is controlled, the said. “It is pretty amazing to a lined landfill, heralded for its state-of-the-art design and employees are well trained, they watch.” high-caliber engineering. are highly professional,” she said.

Waste types are mixed — the liquidy industrial sludge Water is the nemesis of any landfill. Every drop that A new state law passed in the fallout of the Dan River with the drier coal ash — to create the right consistency. falls on the landfill must be captured without escaping out coal ash disaster now requires all coal ash to go in lined Despite the safeguards built in to the design to stop the sides or bottom. Landfills, including Evergreen’s, start landfills like the one Evergreen operates. contaminant transport, the landfill is routinely monitored as shallow bowls excavated into the earth. As the moun“All ash in the future will be disposed of in landfills,” around its perimeter for groundwater contamination and tain of waste grows higher and higher, the edge must stay said Ellen Lorscheider, the planning and programs methane migration. within the lined bowl — like an inverted teacup on a branch manager for DENR’s solid waste section. “We Samples are taken of leachate as well and used as a saucer. have pretty well proven that these landfills are effective baseline for what red flags to look for in the groundwater “Landfills are basically bathtubs,” explained Allen to contain any contamination from leaching into the monitoring.

Gaither, a landfill design specialist with the N.C. groundwater.”

“It is getting a snapshot of what constituents are in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in The job isn’t finished, however, until the state decides leachate. If you are trying to match a reading on a well you Asheville. what it will do about all the old coal ash impoundments But every bathtub needs a drain. Enter the leachate col- would know what is coming from the landfill,” Keller still out there. explained. lection system.

“That is the challenge that the industry and DENR is “They don’t want a pond sitting on the lining because going to have to address in the next few years,” there is a lot of force there already,” Keller explained.

VERBUILT Lorscheider said.

Water that collects in the bottom is pumped out into Evergreen officials at the Canton mill refused to comment collection ponds, and then sent back to the mill’s wasteEvergreen’s current landfill sits on a 244-acre tract. It water treatment plant. has been in use for 30 years, and has at least 20 to 25 years for this article, citing the corporate policies of their legal To promote drainage, porous material — gravel, sand of life left, based on the current pace of disposal. If the mill department.

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landfills used from the 1960s were sited on tracts flanking the banks. Little can be done on top of them, but therein lies a silver lining.

Former paper mill landfills have been an asset to the community, housing a shooting range for Canton town police officers, a solar energy farm, the headquarters for a model aeroplane club and a regional livestock market and auction serving all of Western North Carolina.

Canton has built a major recreation complex on top of one of International Paper’s old landfills, including ballfields, a batting cage, a concession stand and a walking or

They provide a modicum of open space along the growing residential corridor between Canton and Clyde — and to at least one landfill neighbor, it makes for a peaceful view.

Ken Cole loves where he lives — a large house on a knoll overlooking the terraced tops of one of the larger old, unlined landfills.

What’s below the ground doesn’t bother him. In fact, the landfill technically belongs to Cole. Cole’s father leased 70 acres to International Paper in the late 1970s to use as a landfill site, making $700 a month for the seven years it was in operation, according to state files. Although the

he Canton paper mill has been an economic anchor in Haywood County since 1908, providing livelihoods for tens of thousands of workers over its proud and storied history.

There’s a dark side to the mill’s century-old legacy, however. The largest factory in the mountains comes with a caveat — it’s also the largest polluter of air and water, according to “It has been a great state permits.

2 The spewing smoke and black, foamy situation between the The Pigeon River corridor river are certainly the most telltale signs of town and International between Canton and Clyde the mill’s environmental contamination.

1 is home a smattering of But the mill’s pollution footprint also Paper, with them letting landfills — past and includes vast landfills laden with toxic us develop that site for sludge and coal ash. The paper mill’s present — associated with 1 round-the-clock operation means a roundthe paper mill. not only Canton but all the-clock stream of industrial waste.

Trucks run nonstop from the mill to the of Western North 1 landfill gates, dumping their loads and Carolina.” fetching another, an endless cycle aptly 1: Unused landfill dubbed the waste stream.

— Mike Ray, Canton mayor 2: Evergreen Packaging’s current landfill Over the months and years, the landfills would rise like pyramids, climbing one layer at a time, until finally, it couldn’t go any taller and it was time to start over again with a new crosscountry track. landfill tract is in Cole’s name, International Paper is the pile.

“It has been a great situation between the town and one legally on the hook for any future issues that arise.

A functioning landfill is part of the mill’s backbone — International Paper, with them letting us develop that site Cole doesn’t see a wasteland when he looks out at the as critical as the coal that feeds the boilers or the wood for not only Canton but all of Western North Carolina,” fields of freshly cut hay, or his pet guinea hens strutting chips that make the paper. Without somewhere to dump said Canton Mayor Mike Rey. “It has been quite an offering among a plot of feed corn being grown for silage on top of the endless procession of coal ash and industrial sludge, the for our community to be able to do that.” the landfill. mill wouldn’t last a day.

The mill’s landfill isn’t just home to its own waste.

Turkey and deer are common, along with coyotes. And Today, the mill’s landfill operations use state-of-the-art Sludge from the mill’s sewage treatment plant, mostly a Cole’s had three bears at different times over the past few technology and cutting edge engineering designs to ensure slurry of industrial byproducts, are dumped in the landfill. years. The river wraps around his property, although the toxic contaminants stay put. But buried bygones of old But the mill also handles the town’s wastewater. The landfill is built up so high, and the river so low in compariunlined landfills will be part of the landscape forever, the sewage from all of Canton’s residents go through the mill’s son, you can’t actually see it without walking out to the toxins tucked in tight for the duration if all goes well, but treatment plant, and while small in comparison to the edge of the terraces and looking down. only time to tell. mill’s own volume, it is in the mix of sludge trucked into To Cole, it’s a slice of heaven.

The landfills have resculpted the terrain along a 2-mile the landfills.

“I tell people I live out in the country, but I’m just twostretch of the Pigeon River west of Canton, where four large There’s another side effect from the old dumping sites. and-a-half miles from town,” Cole said.

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berm around the base of the landfill isn’t compromised.

It is unclear why the state let International Paper fill in the test wells. One of the landfills was in operation until 1983. The landfill had only been dormant for 17 years when the test wells were capped off.

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THEN AND NOW Modern landfill design calls for linings, a giant waterproof mat at the bottom of the pile. The lining stops rain trickling through the landfill from seeping down into the groundwater.

Today’s landfills often require a waterresistant cap over the top as well, to keep the water from soaking into the ground and filtering through the waste in the first place.

“The science of landfill construction has certainly evolved considerably. There is a whole lot of science that goes into it these days, and we can all be thankful for that,” Ramey said.

Newer landfills used by the paper mill are built to these standards, which were put in 10 place in 1997. But the older paper mill land-

fills dating to the days of Champion and International Paper aren’t lined.

“Should we be concerned that those lesser standards are resulting in some sort of contamination? That is a good question,” Ramey said.

KEEPING TABS The books haven’t been exactly closed on the old landfills, but nor is the book still open. The old industrial landfills are languishing in a purgatory known as the “inactive hazardous sites program.”

The three former paper mill landfills share the list with several hundred other old, unlined industrial landfills statewide — somewhere between 600 and 700 in all.

At least those are the ones the state knows about. Tracking down old landfills and industrial dump sites isn’t easy. Many aren’t known and never will be, especially those prior to the 1960s.

The state inventory has been a constant work in progress since lawmakers established the “inactive hazardous sites program” in 1987.

The law was a milestone for its time. It created the first inventory of old landfills and created a new branch of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources tasked with assessing their risk of environmental contamination.

Since the program’s inception, more than 2,400 chemical spills or disposal sites and more than 600 unlined industrial dumps or landfills have been catalogued.

“Inactive hazardous sites are not uncommon. There are a few thousand statewide,” Ramey said.

The sheer volume of sites comes with limitations. There aren’t enough state environmental officers to monitor all of them on a regular basis — and arguably many don’t need monitoring.

“All sites aren’t created equal, and in most cases it is a low level of contamination that is responsible for the site being on the list in the first place,” Ramey explained.

Regulators had to come up with a triage system — a way to decide which ones are of the highest risk and warrant monitoring.

“We like to have staff working on and paying attention to the sites we consider higher

priority sites,” Ramey said.

The program has led to the cleanup of a few hundred sites statewide where contamination was discovered.

But the vast majority on the list are deemed low priority and, in essence, put out to pasture.

The three old, unlined landfills associated with the Canton paper mill are all deemed low priority.

“We don’t regard these sites as high-priority sites,” Ramey said.

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The classification of inactive hazardous sites isn’t static. It’s possible for a low-priority site to move up in the ranks and become high priority, triggering heightened oversight and testing, and ultimately cleanup if necessary.

But there’s no clear threshold or mechanism, other than the discretion of regulators in the inactive hazardous site branch.

“It is not black and white,” Ramey said.

“The staff is constantly reanalyzing the status of those sites, namely which are high priority that we should have staff members address-

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is 705 feet deep, and sits just a couple hundred yards from the edge of the old unlined landfill.

He’s never been worried about contamination from the unlined landfill next door.

But to be sure, he had his well tested a few years ago.

“They said, ‘your well water is as good as it could possibly be.’ I said, ‘How does it compare to bottled water?’ and they said, ‘I don’t know of any that’s any better,’” Cole recounted.

Cole remembers when the four monitoring wells around the landfill were filled in with concrete back in 2000.

“They said there’s no use to monitor them anymore,” Cole said.

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GOING FORWARD If the old unlined landfills remain on the public’s radar, then in a sense, the inactive hazardous sites program is working, despite its shortcomings. State law creating the program in 1987 required a list of every site,

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The landfill currently used by the paper mill is a massive site that’s been in use since the mid 1980s. It, too, flanks the Pigeon River and isn’t far from the older landfills.

The newer sections — those built since 1997 when industrial landfill regulations were updated — have liners and meet modern standards. But the older sections within the landfill dating as far back as the early 1980s don’t.

Since it’s an active landfill, it’s still subject to monitoring and reporting. A series of groundwater monitoring wells ring the perimeter of the active landfill and are tested annually for signs of contamination.

So far, testing is clean, despite dozens of acres of unlined cells at the current landfill.

“The concentrations we have been seeing don’t lead us to believe there is any impact from the landfill into the groundwater,” said Ervin Lane, a state hydrogeologist with the solid waste section of DENR. “We don’t see anything that is alarming.”

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ing in terms of clean-up, versus which sites are low priority and may be permitted to sit on the inventory.”

Several years ago, something prompted the file to be reopened on one of the three old paper mill landfills in Canton. It isn’t entirely clear why — that institutional knowledge has been lost. But a regulator with the inactive hazardous site section at the time ordered International Paper to test the drinking wells of nearby residents at one of its three old landfills.

Of the three old landfills — known simply as Champion landfill #1, #2, and #3 — landfill #3 is the one that caught the attention of the environmental regulator.

It had always carried a slightly higher risk ranking than the other two. On the list of more than 600 old, unlined industrial landfills statewide, Champion landfill #3 was among the top 100 or so, while the other two clock in midway down the list.

While homes near landfill #1 and #2 are served by city water lines, neighbors around landfill #3 rely on wells for their drinking water — which means any leaching contamination that reaches the groundwater table could have human health implications.

Ramey picked up the torch on the testing initiated by his predecessor when he took over that position two years ago.

He even ordered wells that had been tested once to be retested to clarify the initial results and found little to worry about.

“It appears the neighboring water supplies have seen no impact whatsoever,” Ramey said.

The testing included a full battery of compounds that presumably would be present if landfill contaminants were leaching into the groundwater supply.

“We wanted to use a broad brush and say ‘Do we have any of these contaminants?’”

Ramey said.

Although there’s been no official testing of landfills #1 and #2 recently, one landfill neighbor has had his own well tested independently.

Ken Cole and the other neighbors of landfill #2 are served by city water, but Cole has chosen to stay on his own well water. His well

initial abatement steps required may result in the assessment of a civil penalty,” the letter reads. “In addition, the branch may seek an injunction compelling compliance ... and a unilateral order may be issued to compel assessment and cleanup.”

At first blush, it sounds ominous. But this same letter with this same language is sent to every inactive hazardous site in the state every year.

The letter is a reminder that the state has the muscle to require testing and compel cleanup if contamination is found. The letter goes on to invite the owner of the site to undergo a voluntary cleanup — which is its real purpose.

“It is an annual letter inviting them to volunteer to clean up their site,” Ramey explained.

A voluntary cleanup has but one perk: getting the site delisted as a hazardous site.

Ridding property of the Scarlett Letter that a hazardous site carries can be attractive if the owner wants to sell it or do something with it.

But more often than not, the incentive isn’t enough to get many takers, who see the expense of testing and cleanup as not worth the cost. In the case of the three old International Paper landfills, the state’s annual fishing letter inviting voluntary cleanup in exchange for a clean bill of health at the sites is met with no reply.

“Regrettably, that is the case in the majority of circumstances. In most cases, little or nothing gets done and these sites simply sit in the inventory,” Ramey said.

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Modern landfills have liners that stop water from flowing through the waste and down into the groundwater table.

Water that collects in the liner at the base of the landfill is then pumped into leachate ponds, like the ones at Evergreen Packaging's current landfill operation shown here, and then back to the wastewater treatment plant.

along with its risk ranking and status, to be published.

While the law stopped short of mandatory monitoring for the sites, and instead leaves it to the discretion of state regulators which ones to flag for heightened vigilance, the very existence of the list is a noble effort.

The hazardous sites section of DENR was recently one of the first within the giant agency to digitize all its records and put them online in a searchable database for the public to view and download.

Every monitoring report, notes from field inspections and every correspondence involving hundreds of sites can be viewed and downloaded for thousands of current and past landfill sites along with chemical dumps and hazard sites statewide.

It’s something Ramey is proud of.

“You and others can learn a good deal about these landfills from these records,” he said.

About 500 sites have come off the list over the years thanks to clean-up efforts. Many were undertaken voluntarily, but some were compelled into cleaning up — namely those with documented evidence of spreading contamination.

Every year, a routine letter is sent to International Paper for each of its three old landfills in Haywood County reminding the corporation of its obligation.

The letter warns International Paper that it is liable for any pollution or contamination that makes it into the groundwater from the landfill.

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entity to engage in hydraulic fracturing on Tribal Trust lands.”

Though Councilmember Perry Shell says he understands the economic benefits of producing natural gas, he’s not convinced that it can be done without harming the land.

“I don’t think we know enough about it,

BY HOLLY KAYS and I’d hate to see the earth damaged,” STAFF WRITER Shell said. he Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Fracking, which involves injecting water has joined a growing number of local mixed with sand and chemicals undergovernments opposing the state legislaground to hold open cracks in deep rock layture’s decision to allow hydraulic fracturing, ers, allowing fossil fuels to flow out of them called fracking, in North Carolina. Earlier and up the wellbore, has been around for this month, tribal council passed a resoludecades. But only in the last 10 or 15 years tion outlawing the practice on tribal lands, a has it been mixed with horizontal drilling, a force of authority stronger technology that allows than what county and to go as deep as 2 The resolution also wells municipal governments miles below the ground possess. before turning horizontally expresses support The June legislation for up to another 2 miles for a statewide that lifted the state’s morathrough the oil- or gastorium on fracking includbearing layer. ban on fracking. ed a clause keeping local The Cherokee resolugovernments from outlawtion also expresses support ing the practice in their jurisdiction, so their for a statewide ban on fracking, particularly resolutions are an expression of opinion in the national forests. rather than an act of law. But the Eastern “I think it’s important that we be good Band is a sovereign nation, so the tribal stewards of our natural resources,” Shell council is able to completely prevent drilling said. “I think we live in one of the most on Cherokee land. beautiful places on earth, and I would hate “The State of North Carolina is without to see that environmental damage.” legal authority to permit hydraulic fracturing Governments in Western North Carolina on Tribal Trust lands,” the resolution reads, that have passed anti-fracking resolutions later continuing, “The Eastern Band of include Swain County, Haywood County, Cherokee Indians will not permit or authorFranklin, Forest Hills, Sylva, Webster and ize any person, corporation or other legal Bryson City.

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The Silas McDowell Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution that serves the western mountain region of North Carolina is looking for anyone with the last name of Bryson or who descended from a Bryson in Western North Carolina.

The McDowell chapter, along with the Blue Ridge Mountain chapter of the Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, will host a rededication of the graves of brothers Daniel and James Bryson, patriots of the American Revolution, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Sugar Fork Baptist Church Cemetery in Franklin.

According to Tom Long, president of the Silas McDowell chapter, it is very rare to find two brothers who served in the American Revolution buried in the same cemetery. “These ceremonies are very moving and they are a great history lesson for children and grandchildren about their ancestors,” said Long.

A direct descendant of the Bryson’s will be present for the ceremony, during which each patriot’s grave is rededicated with a granite marker noting service in the American Revolution.

“These are very colorful ceremonies with many of the SAR and DAR participants wearing uniforms and clothing of the period,” said Long. There will also be a three-volley musket salute to the Patriots.

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REACH of Macon County is taking part in the Purple Purse Challenge, a national campaign to create awareness about financial empowerment and provide financial assistance to survivors of domestic violence.

REACH is seeking community support to try and become the charity that raises the most money during the campaign, which would lead to a $100,000 donation form the Allstate Foundation. REACH of Macon County has already received a $10,000 donation.

The first 75 people to donate a minimum of $35 will receive a commemorative charm with a survivor’s story. Additionally, those who sponsor a team and are one of the first three teams to raise a $1,000 will receive an authentic purple Coach purse.

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business owners, and plus they have suffered some already with the closing of downtown.”

Gelbaugh said she had spoken with a couple of property owners who told her the cost of replacing their windows would be too great. She also questioned why the town would expect property owners to take on such improvements during the off-season.

“That is the deadest time on Main Street, there is no income,” Gelbaugh said.

Attorney Paul Holt also implored commissioners to reconsider the window-related ordinance amendment. The attorney’s Main Street office was long-ago renovated — including the closing up of some windows — and he was concerned the measure would require expensive and unwanted retrofits.

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Our local OccupyWNC has been very active in the community for the past three years.

Our General Assembly (GA) still meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 7 PM, every month at the Jackson County Justice Center, Room 246. And, we’ve been doing much more than talking.

OccupyWNC has become a local affiliate of the national Move to Amend organization. Together with growing numbers all over the nation we’re working for the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution that will end corporate personhood and allow the regulation of political campaign contributions by recognizing that money is not speech.

OccupyWNC activists were instrumental in organizing the Taking Home the Dream to Sylva rally last year, and the formation of a historic new branch of the NAACP in Jackson County. We are an organizational partner in the Moral Monday Movement.

Some fire-damaged properties along Main Street sport plywood window coverings.

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OccupyWNC has been tabling at community gatherings like Greening Up the Mountains, staging educational events like the MTA Timeline, helping to organize turnout at public hearings on the steep slope ordinance and fracking.

OccupyWNC partnered with The Canary Coalition, The League of Women Voters and Smoky Mountain News in organizing a political candidate forum that confronted the candidates with relevant and challenging questions.

OccupyWNC is active and we could do so much more with your participation. We need your ideas, your inspiration, your time and your effort. Working for the 99% is a big job.

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“If you pass this ordinance and I have to do something on the ground floor, it’s going to gut the inside of my building,” Holt said. “I don’t think this ordinance ought to apply to my building since it’s been there since 1967.”

But there was also some appetite on the town board to move ahead with the plywood amendment. Commissioner Lynda Sossamon suggested that perhaps the town’s new National Historic Register designation might help net property owners some tax breaks for “rehabilitation” improvements and urged the board to at least approve some loose language as an amendment placeholder while the details were worked out.

“We have to get something started,” Sossamon said.

But ultimately the board decided to hold off on requiring the replacement of plywood window coverings with actual windows. They wondered how much time should be allowed for the upgrades. They wondered if first floor windows should be included.

Commissioners kicked the amendment back to the town planning board for some reconsideration. They plan to take up the measure again next month.

“I think we can have that ordinance reworded and ready to present at our October meeting,” said Mayor Maurice Moody.

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BY J EREMY MORRISON N EWS E DITOR anufactured homes, metal siding and unfinished concrete blocks are no longer allowed in downtown Sylva.

The plywood coverings blocking out so many windows up and down Main Street, however, can stay a while longer.

The Sylva Board of Commissioners recently decided to approve ordinance amendments disallowing certain structures in downtown, specifically mobile homes and buildings with a metal siding or unfinished concrete block exterior. The board chose to hold off on an amendment mandating that windows currently sporting plywood coverings be replaced with glass.

“I feel more comfortable with starting it that way,” said Commissioner Mary Gelbaugh.

Sylva has been discussing tweaking the downtown standards for a while. Recently, the downtown area was listed on the National Historic Register, and town leaders are looking to ensure a certain level of aesthetic standards.

The commissioners decided to address the boarded-up windows along Main Street following the downtown fire that damaged a number of properties in August. Firefighters have said that their efforts were stalled and hampered by plywood window coverings — the fire raged on as firefighters worked a chainsaw while standing atop a ladder to painstakingly chew through second floor ply board.

The plywood also apparently hid the fire for some time.

“As it was,” Fire Chief Mike Beck told the board, “it had to burn through the board in the back of the building before anyone knew there was a fire.”

While the commissioners had no problem amending town ordinance to ban particular structures and exterior finishes, the plywood window coverings gave them pause.

“I think we have jumped in too quick — and the fire was a dangerous thing and it could happen again — but we’ve got to put some thought into this,” said Commissioner Harold Hensley.

Several commissioners spoke about the cost involved in replacing windows. They also fretted that the six months the town would be allowing for upgrades to be made was too little time.

“My thing is six months is too soon to do this,” said Commissioner Danny Allen, suggesting the town allow property owners a year or two “to give them time to budget.” “It’s going to be pretty detrimental to some of the

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he retirement of Jackson County’s current sheriff — and widespread dissatisfaction with the way Jimmy Ashe ran his office — brought out a field of primary election candidates nine deep. And with the general election just around the corner, change is a prime topic of conversation for the two candidates remaining, Democrat Chip Hall and Republican Curtis Lambert.

“First and foremost, I’d be open with the public and with the media outlets,” Lambert said to open his interview with The Smoky Mountain News. “I feel like in the past the sheriff’s department has not been transparent, and I feel like that that’s an important aspect of law enforcement.”

The need for more communication and transparency was an out-of-the-gate point for Hall, too.

“I want to establish a good relationship with the media,” Hall said. “I want to establish a good working partnership with our local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. That’s a must.”

Hall and Lambert might have opened their interviews with similar statements, but their backgrounds and perspectives are quite different. Hall, 46, has been with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office since his hiring in 1988, working his way up to his current position of chief deputy. He’s coupled that with a long-time relationship with the Cullowhee Volunteer Fire Department, retiring in 2011 after 25 years.

Lambert, meanwhile, graduated from Southwestern Community College with an associate’s degree and completed a bachelor’s at Western Carolina University in 1992. He’s served as vice president of a payroll service and has worked in law enforcement for 14 years, including terms with the Sylva Police Department and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Lambert, all those variables between him and Hall break down to one simple question.

“I think this whole sheriff’s election boils down to, if you like the way that things’ been running, then you need to vote for Chip Hall,” Lambert said. “If you want change and for things to get better, you want to vote for Curtis Lambert.”

As second-in-command to Ashe, Lambert said, not much is likely to change with Hall as sheriff. Ashe’s administration included hallmarks such as using drug seizure money to carpet his office and donate to his children’s sports teams, a traffic stop outside a Latino neighborhood some considered to be racial profiling, absence from county commissioner meetings and criticism by Cashiers residents for not providing enough services to their part 14 of the county.

But that’s not a fair comparison, Hall said. In his 25 years, he’s worked under three different sheriffs, and each has had his own way of doing things.

“We’re a lot different,” Hall said of himself and Ashe. “Our personalities are a lot different.

I’ve got some new ideas and plans that I want to implement that I think will be good for the office.”

Questions have also been raised about Lambert’s fitness for the sheriff’s seat. A close Republican primary resulted in a second primary being called in July, and Lambert’s opponent in Chip Hall, 46, is the that race pointed out Democratic contender in that Lambert had the race. His qualifications recently been fired from his position with include 25 years with the the Sylva Police Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, and no Department, where he curreason had been given rently serves as chief to the public. deputy, and 25 years with “We don’t need no the Cullowhee Volunteer secrets going into the Fire Department. office,” Lambert’s second primary opponent Jimmy Hodgins said this summer. “That’s what we’re trying to get voted out.”

Lambert, however, believes his firing was unjust and has a lawyer working to get the situation reversed.

He said that, because of the legal side of it, he can’t speak to Curtis Lambert, 44, will be specifics but mainthe Republican on the baltains, “I’ve not done lot. He received his bacheanything illegal, lor’s degree from Western immoral or unethical.”

Carolina University and, in In March, Sylva addition to serving as vice Town Manager Paige president of a payroll serv- Roberson said ice, has spent 14 years in Lambert was fired for law enforcement working “job performance” for the Jackson County reasons.

Office of the Sheriff and the “We are in conSylva Police Department. tact with the Town of Sylva regarding this matter and, as a result, it would be inappropriate to comment on any of the legal issues at this time,” said David Sawyer, Lambert’s lawyer.

And, Lambert points out, he’s got the support of the law enforcement community through an endorsement from the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, a group that includes more than 35,000 law enforcement officers.

ON DRUGS

Drug use and trafficking has been a much-discussed issue throughout the race for Jackson sheriff, with all primary candidates citing drugs and the crimes their users commit as a top priority for the new sheriff.

LAMBERT: Jackson County’s problem has more to do with drug use than with drug abuse. The department should focus on drug users and on rehabilitating them once caught, rather than incarcerating and releasing them, only to jail them again later.

“You’d have to form partnerships with the district attorney and probably the judges to ensure that perhaps some form of rehabilitation is fitted into their sentence, and then ensure that they’ve completed the rehabilitation,” Lambert said. “We’re basically just writing off members of society because they’re not able to follow through with certain things.”

HALL: The drug problem stems from a trafficking issue that affects not just Jackson County, but the region as a whole.

Combating the issue will require further nurturing of partnerships with neighboring law enforcement organizations, partnerships that Hall says are in place now.

“If you have a drug dealer in Jackson County, they’ve got connections and ties in all of the surrounding counties, so good partnerships are extremely important,” Hall said.

In addition to fostering the law enforcement relationships already in place, Hall said, he’d look to expand the county’s K9 program using some available funding opportunities that he knows of.

ON PATROL ASSIGNMENTS

Some Jackson County residents, especially those in the Cashiers area, have complained that the current sheriff’s department is not responsive to their needs for patrols and traffic monitoring, especially given that the area’s population multiplies in size over the summer months and therefore needs more law enforcement attention during that season. Both candidates expressed plans to restructure the department to make way for more patrols.

HALL: Getting more manpower in the criminal investigation unit and restructuring the patrol to put more officers in the streets will be a priority. Hall would look to combine the sheriff ’s department’s south and south-central districts in order to have more officers available for the Cashiers area.

Doing so, Hall said, would allow the department to “expand our area but have more officers in our area so we can reduce the response time if they need assistance in the south end of thes county.”

LAMBERT: Assigning only one officer to the Cashiers area basically amounts to ignoring that part of the county — though thes winter population is only somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000, it swells to 15,000 in the summer. As sheriff, Lambert would commit to having a second officer there at least during the summer months, and he has a plan that could possibly result in providing a second officer year-round. The extra manpower could prove especially important during those lower-population months.

“Rarely do we have break-ins occur with someone at home,” Lambert said. “So if you go from 15 down to 2,000 residents, there’s a lot of people not at their homes down there.”

ON SCHOOL SECURITY

As school violence has become increasingly common in the United States, school security has mounted in importance. In Jackson County, three elementary schools are without a fulltime school resource officer, and both candidates feel that’s a situation that should be addressed.

They each have their own ideas about how to make Jackson County schools more secure.

LAMBERT: Jackson County’s schools are geographically spread out, which could make quick response difficult from a law enforcement perspective if something were to happen. Smoky Mountain High School is of particular concern because, though it does have an resource officer, it has three completely open

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ON COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC

ON THE JAIL AND JUSTICE CENTER The aging justice center and its less-than-stellar security measures — the only metal detectors are located at the door to the courtroom, but people can come and go freely through the rest of the building — have been the subject of a push by Superior Court Judge Bradley Letts to get a major addition and renovation done to the building.

The new sheriff could find himself dealing with sorting out security measures in a new building, and he’d also have to look at some upgrades to the jail, which is outfitted with late 1990s technology.

HALL: He’s looking forward to working with the county on the justice center project to make sure “it’s done well” — meaning that the building retains as much public access as possible while also jacking up the level of security to something that better ensures the safety of those inside.

He’d also like to address the technology situation at the jail. It’s a nice, 72-bed jail, Hall said, but the technology was installed

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when the building was built in the early 2000s. That means that the jail is governed, essentially, by the technology of the 1990s, including analog cameras.

“It’s becoming a problem, when we have a piece break within our security system, to get something to replace it,” Hall said, “so the sheriff of the future, one of the things they’ll have to look at is upgrading the technology in the jail.”

LAMBERT: The camera system in the jail is “old, to be nice,” so as sheriff he’d look at getting it replaced.

Another challenge, if the new justice center were to become reality, would be hiring additional officers to take care of security in the building.

“That’s a situation that will have to coincide with working with the commissioners to possibly hire more people to man those stations,” he said.

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Both candidates cited improved communication as a priority for their administration. Ashe’s term as sheriff has been fraught with complaints of scanty response to media questions and an armslength approach to the public, highlighted by an unimpressive attendance record at public meetings such as those of the county commissioners.

LAMBERT: An open-door policy with media outlets would be a hallmark of his administration, and he’d make an effort to attend public meetings, especially those of the county commissioners, which he refers to as “the heartbeat of the county.” By attending those meetings, he hopes to forge working relationships with nearby government and law enforcement agencies and to get a better bead on what the public wants from its sheriff ’s office.

“With the sheriff ’s department currently, they don’t have the feel of what’s going on in each community,” he said. “I think by attending community meetings and making myself available to the people of Jackson County we can better attain what the people are wanting.”

HALL: He’d work to establish positive relationships with other law enforcement agencies and with the media, and he’d work on getting the word out online as well.

Options would include creating a Facebook

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“We need to aggressively go after every funding resource and opportunity to better secure our schools,” Hall said. “Simply put, any time we get the opportunity, we want to take advantage of it to make our schools safer.”

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Currently, Hall said, he has “nothing but a good working relationship” with the school board, the town of Sylva and county administration. But communications with local media have “been a challenge,” and he’d work to remedy that.

“I think everybody who knows me knows that I’m very approachable and I’m open to listening to their problems and their concerns,” he said.

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entrances. As sheriff, he’d work to collaborate with the school board and administration to address those security issues.

“I think there needs to be more effort with the Jackson County school board, more planning with each individual school and the principal of each school, and I don’t feel like it should be after something happens we figure out what we did wrong,” Lambert said. “We need to plan for it ahead of time.”

HALL: Getting a school resource officer in every school would be a priority of his administration, and he’d also look into other kinds

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER oise was the main topic of conversation at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Macon County Planning Board. The county’s board of commissioners had charged the planning board with looking into a noise ordinance last month after Matlock Creek resident Betty Bennett approached them complaining of noise and partying so bad she and her husband could not sleep at night.

“Something needs to be done about noise control,” Bennett told commissioners. “I mean, they party until 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning.”

Bennett said she’d called the sheriff ’s office about the problem before, but without a noise ordinance, all law enforcement can do is ask the neighbors to turn their music down. And at least once that’s just resulted in the neighbors turning the tunes up louder.

Commissioner Ronnie Beale told Bennett that he gets multiple calls a week about noise problems and that the county might need to look into creating an ordinance. Commissioners recently asked the planning board to look into that possibility.

“Basically all we did last week was take a lot of public comment and begin the discussions,” said Matt Mason, county planner. “We’ve not made any decisions or even started to think about options yet.”

Four people showed up to the public comment session, Mason said, including county resident Donna Majerus, who brought a petition bearing more than 200 signatures supporting some kind of noise regulation. Lou Vitale of the Macon Aero Modeler’s Club also came, cautioning the planning board to be considerate when drafting an ordinance of legitimate activities, such as those enjoyed by his organization, that create noise.

“When you’re looking at a noise ordinance, you have to be very careful because noise is so hard to define,” Mason said. “It can be something as simple as a lawnmower or a leaf blower to a dog barking or any number of issues we’re not necessarily trying to address.”

Mason echoed the comments Beale and County Attorney Chester Jones made at the August commissioner meeting. Beale had cautioned Bennett that noise is hard to define, and Jones said that even with an ordinance in place, enforcement isn’t a given.

But, Bennett said, “We desperately need some kind of noise control.”

Over the next month, the planning board will take a close look at noise ordinances adopted by nearby counties, especially Clay, Haywood and Henderson. At its October meeting, they’ll start talking about a next step.

“The board is supposed to come back and meet next month and sort of start the discussion and see where to begin,” Mason said.

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BY J EREMY MORRISON N EWS E DITOR here’s a good amount of opioids in Haywood County, more than twice the national average. And apparently there’s a good number of people overdosing on the prescription medications as well.

During 2012, 14 people overdosed on prescription pain medication. Over the course of the following year, about 700 morphine mg equivalents of pharmaceuticals with names like OxyContin, Percocet, Percodan and Demerol were prescribed in Haywood County.

“That’s enough Vicodin to take it around the clock for every person, each month,” said Dr. Don Teater, a staff physician with Meridian Behavioral Health. “So, we have a lot of meds going on.”

Teater is concerned about the prescription drug problem in the region. It’s an issue that’s particularly haunting in Appalachia and Western North Carolina.

“It’s worse in Western North Carolina than anywhere else in the state,” Teater said.

“For some reason it tends to be a little worse in the rural and mountainous areas.”

Working with the National Safety Council, Teater is helping to roll out a campaign to counter the proliferation of highpowered prescription pain medication and its potential consequences. The doctor laid out the campaign for community stakeholders — law enforcement, medical professionals, educators — recently in Waynesville.

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scriptions,” Teater explained.

“The number of overdose deaths is directly related to the number of prescriptions being written.”

A component of the National Safety Council campaign — a pilot project with the potential to be expanded nationwide — involves visiting doctors and dentists. Teater said medical professionals should be made aware that prescribing opioids is rarely the best option, that pain relief may be better realized with Ibuprofen and Tylenol.

The doctor holds up a pack of over-the-counter pain pills.

He explains to the group how he plans to distribute the medication to doctors and encourage them to use them instead of prescriptions.

“Instead of handing them a Percocet prescription, they can hand them a freebie. Doctors Dr. Dan Teater discusses the prescription drug issues love to do that,” Teater said. facing Haywood County with community stakeholders.

Dr. Barton Paschal, an Jeremy Morrison photo oncologist based in Clyde, liked the concept of educating medical professionals about the over-reliance on counter what we’ve heard.” prescription opioids to treat pain. He called it Another component of the campaign a “great idea” and likened it to the pharma- employs social marketing and attempts to ceutical industry’s long-ago blitz on the med- connect a negative connotation with preical community, sending out armies of sales scription drug abuse. Like regular marketing, reps with suitcases full of this, that and the social marketing attempts to impact a person other to take the pain away. on a deeper-than-mental level.

“It’s basically the polar opposite of Purdue “Instead of just understanding it in your Parma coming in with this pseudo-science,” brain you actually believe it in your heart, that Paschal said. “I think this is a good way to this behavior is better for you,” Teater said. approach it — a marketing approach — to “We want medical providers and dental

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providers, as well as the public to realize that.”

To help with the social marketing campaign, Teater hopes to involve community organizations, student athletes, churches, local governments and law enforcement.

“I think the Boy Scouts would eat this stuff up if it was brought to them,” Paschal said.

“And the same goes for churches, they could teach this in Sunday school. The same could be said for public schools.”

The local campaign will begin in earnest when a number of committees are formed and begin meeting this fall, tasked with missions like determining how best to engage the business community, or how to get people to sign a pledge recognizing the prescription drug issue and vowing to steer clear of opioids. By November, the Haywood medical community will begin getting visits because that’s where the root of this problem ultimately lies. Prescription pills are not typically sought out in the back alleys of the black market. They are sanctioned in the sanctuary of a doctor’s office.

“The medical community, us doctors, are a big part of the problem,” Teater told the group of community stakeholders assembled for the soft launch of the safety council’s campaign.

Later, the doctor elaborated. He explained that medical professionals are not intentionally prescribing harmful, addictive medication to their patients. They are genuinely trying to ease their patients’ pain.

“Twenty years ago we were told by medical professionals and pharmaceutical companies, ‘Oh, pain is a big problem, you’re not treating it well,’” Teater said. “That’s been a hard mindset to change. And part of that is you’re in the room with the patient and they’re hurting and they’re saying Ibuprofen isn’t working.”

That mindset — that opioids should be considered go-to meds for pain management — is exactly what the National Safety Council campaign is aiming to reverse in Haywood County.

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In addition to asking the Jackson County Commissioners to shore up security at the Jackson County Justice and Administrative Building, Superior Court Judge Bradley Letts has also encouraged them to consider expanding the judicial facility.

The judge has predicted a need for growing room at the two-courtroom facility. Last year, Letts introduced the commissioners to Heery International, who predicted the same thing.

Heery, the same company that designed and built the Haywood County Courthouse in the early 2000s, produced a needs assessment last spring.

In addition to beefing up security measures, it pointed to the need for nearly 36,000 square feet of additional space.

The county is currently moving forward with the security measures — it’s legally obliged to do so — but no decisions have been made about expanding the size of the justice center.

“That’s a whole other conversation,” said Jackson County Manager Chuck Wooten. “This one we’re talking about a few thousand dollars of renovations. That one we’re talking about millions.”

Wooten said that the subject is not likely to come up anytime soon. Not until the commissioners are ready to have an extremely expensive conversation.

“The commissioners just have to get themselves in the right frame of mind to spend some money on that and probably incur some debt,” Wooten said.

The county manager also said that the Heery needs assessment — done from the vantage point of a “dreamland” — shouldn’t be taken at face value. Commissioner Chairman Jack Debnam agrees — he thinks the Heery assessment might have been an overshot and wants to “look at the options.”

“I think that’s a little ambitious,” Debnam said. “I really don’t know if we need to move to that drastic of a step just yet.”

The chairman wonders if some of the space concerns raised by Letts and Heery might be addressed if county administration relocated its offices from the building, allowing for judicial activities to take over the entire facility. One way or the other, the space issue will eventually need to be dealt with. Legally speaking, Letts’ recommendations carry some serious weight.

“The judge can determine there’s just not adequate space and he can hold the county accountable,” explained Wooten.

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BY J EREMY MORRISON N EWS E DITOR Late last month, Superior Court Judge Bradley Letts wrote a letter.

“He kind of drew a line in the sand,” said Jackson County Manager Chuck Wooten.

Letts used warm phrases like “sincerest desire,” “amicable manner” and “atmosphere of cooperation and congeniality.” But he also stressed that it was advisable to “avoid unpleasant enforcement proceedings against the Jackson County Commissioners which would visit unfounded accusations of governmental-judicial dysfunction upon county leadership.”

Judge Letts wrote to the county commissioners about security concerns he has with Jackson’s judicial facilities. His correspondence was irritable.

“The overall lack of security has been of paramount concern to me for some time,” Letts wrote. “After my prior requests for improved security over the past six years the minimum requirement of one secured entrance is no longer negotiable.”

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“Can we meet that January first deadline?” asked Commissioner Mark Jones.

Wooten assured his commissioners that Letts’ January deadline for improved securities at the justice center was flexible.

“I think we can demonstrate with Judge Letts that we’re moving the conversation forward,” Wooten said.

The commissioners entertained some potential security enhancements. They threw a rough-sketch floorplan on the projector and discussed how the county might address the specific concerns outlined by Letts. One of what Wooten called “some very early conversations.”

In addition to requiring Jackson County to limit the entrances into the justice center — which also houses county offices and the Jackson County Sheriff ’s Office — to one, Letts is also requesting other changes. A metal detector must be employed at the single entrance, and a law enforcement officer must be posted whenever the building is in use, including during public meetings such as commissioners meetings. In addition, other entrances to the building will need to be rewired as emergency exits, or as entryways for staff with swipe cards.

Letts said that Jackson’s judicial facility doesn’t cut the modern mustard. One entrance, he explained, is the norm these days and affords a more secure court-

house. Plus, it makes sense when considering staffing multiple entrances with guards and metal detectors.

“It’s just the easiest way to control access, control security. It’s also the most efficient with manpower,” Letts said. “It just kind of checks all the boxes.”

Security is obviously an important element for any judicial center. Emotions can run hot during court proceedings. Victims must be kept safe, defendants must be protected. Judicial officials and staff must also be assured a certain level of safety.

Judge Letts said he can’t cite a particular instance that convinced him that the Jackson facility needed improving. That’s the point, he explained.

“I think the idea is to lead in this area, to make sure that no one gets hurt,” Letts said.

The judge originally requested that the commissioners get back to him with some firm plans detailing security upgrades by early December, followed with full implementation by the start of the new year.

He’s now backed off those deadlines, based on assurances from the county.

“As long as we’re making progress,” Letts said.

In October, representatives from the North Carolina Sheriff ’s Association will be visiting the justice center to conduct a security assessment. The county is also working with outside architects to determine the best way to address the security concerns.

“It does look like we can [address concerns] without a lot of modifications,” said Wooten. “Not significant modifications, but some modifications will be required.”

Cost estimates are still elusive. So is a timeline, though Wooten estimated that the improvements could be made within the first quarter of 2015.

“We’re moving forward with that as quickly as we can,” said Commissioners Chairman Jack Debnam.

The chairman said that the county wasn’t fighting Letts on the security front.

Commissioners, he stressed, understand the importance of the issue.

“The security issue, I can understand where the judge is coming from. From the security side of things we’re pretty porous,” Debnam said. “We’re all security conscious.

You look at things happening and say, ‘Oh, they could never happen here.’ But what if they did? Then who’s to blame?”

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The Swain County Board of Commissioners has four seats up for grabs this year. Four Democrats — including two incumbents — will join two Republicans on November’s general election ballot.

Current Commissioner Chairman Phil Carson already locked down the chairman’s seat during primary season and will head into another term unopposed.

This is the last time that all four Swain commissioners seats will open up simultaneously. Going forward, the terms will be staggered, with two seats on the ballot at a time. This year’s election sets the stage for the staggered terms, with the two top vote-getters serving four year terms and the other two winning candidates serving two-year terms. A four-year term, with alternating election cycles, will then start. spoke with The Smoky Mountain News about a few of the issues they will be dealing with if elected to the board. They discussed the county’s need for jobs — Swain’s unemployment level is about double the state average — and how best to secure them; the educational needs of an area that ranks last in the state in its per-pupil funding of schools, and the dream of a new library that will require significant financial support; their campaigns; their reasons for running and their hopes for the future of Swain County.

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BEN BUSHYHEAD, 66 Retired Methodist pastor On an open dialogue with the public: “There seems to be no public forum to allow people to address their county commissioners.

I intend to have pubic forums. That’s what I’m promising people. Once a commissioner wins a seat you don’t see them until the next election.”

Jobs: “I think there are small and probably Ben Bushyhead medium-sized businesses that are looking for a good workforce. It’s hard work, but we just have to get out and find them.”

New library: “I think it’s a realistic possibility. It’s not an overnight thing.”

On the will of the people: “I understand elected officials have to make decisions, but you still have to listen to constituents and see which direction they want you to go.”

LANCE GRANT II, R, 42 Engineer, RT&K engineering On motivation for running: “‘Cause I’m tired of the ways things are run and people not looking out for my tax dollars.”

Jobs: “Bring in businesses as opposed to bringing in hamburger joints — not everyone can work at McDonald’s. The way you get businesses into Lance Grant your county is you offer tax breaks if they

DAVID MONTEITH (I), D, 67 Retired market manager at Ingles; school bus driver Jobs: “I wish everything that we bought was like it use to be — made in America.

Then we wouldn’t have to worry about jobs.”

On attracting small industry: “Building canoes and backpacks, or jet boats, we’re all pushing for these because it’s all we can get. We take the indusDavid Monteith try we can get and we’re thrilled to death to have it.”

On relationship with Swain County School Board: “We have a good relationship with ’em and we proved that the other night [when commissioners entered into an agreement to help secure a loan to fund capital improvements at East Elementary School].”

New library: “I promote what they’re trying to do at the library, OK, and if we can get the dollars that’ll be fantastic, but I will not support raising taxes to make it happen.”

On the tourism economy: “We have got to use what we have — the boat that floats — and right now it’s tourism.”

STEVE MOON (I), D, 63 Retired tire shop owner On reasons to reelect: “We’re on the verge of a lot of good things ahead of us.”

Jobs: “[Conmet] is always looking for more good people. And, of course, the casino is always hiring. If people want a job in Swain County I think they can find one.”

Education needs: “Our county continues Steve Moon to grow and our schools continue to expand. It all costs a lot of money.”

New library: “I look forward to a new library. We’re just waiting on the money.

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Retired fast food worker Why you? “I feel it necessary to have somebody in there of another opinion. I have standards, I was raised poor, I know what these people go through on a limited income.”

Jobs: “If we could just lure a little industry or somebody who worked to put up a store that didn’t just sell souCarolyn Bair venirs. We need something industrious, our teenagers don’t have any reason to stay — they leave for jobs.”

New library: “If they do that they’re going to have to raise our taxes and I don’t want to face that. We’re just going to have to wait and see. It’s a down-the-road kind of thing.”

On the status quo: “These commissioners are doing a good job, but we need some new

Pepsi Cola employee On general election: “November will be here pretty soon. I feel pretty good about it.”

Jobs: “Large business isn’t going to look at Swain County very much — it’d be great to get another ConMet — [but] I think we need to concentrate on small businesses.”

Education needs: “I Danny Burns think we need to do as much as possible to help education in any way we can. I think there’s some talk about some meetings with the board of education, I think there’s talk of a little closer relationship with the board.”

New library: “I think the county can help with that. I think that’s going to depend on the county. It’s going to be a whole community effort, but I think the county needs to work as close with the library as we can.”

In 10 years: “I would like to see Swain County out of debt.”

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BY J EREMY MORRISON N EWS E DITOR ome November, voters will be selecting candidates to fill all four seats on the Swain County Board of Commissioners. They will choose from a slate of six candidates — four Democrats and two Republicans.

During the primary, Democrat Ben Bushyhead led all candidates by snagging more than 17 percent of the vote.

Bushyhead was followed up by fellow newcomer Danny Burns, with just more than 16 percent. That left surviving incumbents Steve Moon and David Monteith — incumbents Donnie Dixon and Robert White lost their seats in the primary — trailing a considerable distance behind, with 11 and 10 percent respectively.

And while conventional wisdom in Democrat-heavy Swain holds that the commissioner race was sewed up with the primary, there are two Republican candidates eyeing the general election as well. Lance Grant II and Carolyn Bair skipped primary season but will meet their Democrat counterparts on November’s ballot.

This field of candidates represents varying takes on how best to lead Swain County into the future. The hopefuls are also approaching the contest from different directions.

Incumbents — like 16-year veteran David Monteith — intend to continue work already begun.

“I just hope the people will stand behind me and we’ll keep pushing away,” Monteith said.

Others, like Bair, are looking to shake up fthe status quo. She’s hoping voters agree with her that “we need some new people on there.”

“I not educated as much as some of them,” Bair said, “I don’t have a bachelor’s degree and all that, but I have common sense.”

For his part, Bushyhead is shooting for a somewhat loftier goal. Describing his open-door, open-dialogue approach as “no more business as usual,” the candidate is hoping to reset the bar, to redefine the qualities and priorities voters consider in the future when deciding on their county commissioners.

“What I hope is how I model being a commissioner, the community will say, ‘OK, we have one commissioner doing that, why can’t they all do that?’” Bushyhead said. “I want them to see it in action so they better understand.”

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employ so many people.”

New library: “Do we need a new library? I would say it’d be nice to keep up with the times. Do we have the money? I don’t know if we have the money.”

On a Republican’s chances in Swain: “I think I stand a pretty good chance. I’m a registered Republican, but I’m active in the county. If I don’t have any Democrats vote for me I won’t win, but I have Democrat friends that tell me they’re going to vote for me.”

On his vision for Swain: “[I’d like to see Swain become] a place you wanted to go to spend the remainder of you life. I understand that for a lot of people that’s a dream. Do I think that will ever come true? I think it will.”

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On the future of Swain County: “I’m hoping to see it rise a whole lot above where it is right now.”

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Community Swan Man Ken Zulla wins Chief Junaluska award

Ken Zulla was called a lot of things during his 30 years as an auditor for the United States government, but his latest title, winner of the 2014 Chief Junaluska Award from the Junaluska Associates, is more positive. The award honors someone whose actions reflect his or her love of the Lake, and Zulla has done that through saving swans from embedded fish hooks, growing and gifting award-winning dahlias, mentoring Cub Scouts, picking

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up litter and serving on a bevy of committees with Lake Junaluska and his church, Long’s Chapel, among many other good deeds.

“This year’s honoree is a master of ‘being God’s hands on this earth,” said Hattie Ken Zulla.

Polk, last year’s winner. “This steward nurtures, cherishes and shares the beauties of God’s creation. This botanical genius has been eager to share the fruits of floral labor for the enjoyment of numerous activities at the lake. More importantly, this model of Christian commitment serves the local church not only as financial guide but also minister to the ‘least of these among us.’”

Haywood Habitat welcomes new director Jamye Cooper will be taking the reins of Haywood Habitat for Humanity, bringing with her 25 years of professional experience in all aspects of nonprofit organizations.

• A blanket drive is currently underway at the Jackson County Family Resource Center in Webster. They are in need of slightly used and new blankets. Blankets will be accepted through Dec. 1. Their office is at 1528 Webster Rd., Webster, N.C. 28788. 828.354.0109.

• Through a community service initiative led by the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Operations division, employees collected 10,264 needed items for the Cherokee Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) division. The benefitting programs include the Children’s Dental Program, Community Health Nursing Program, Emergency Housing Program, Home Health Nursing Program and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program.

• The Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation held its 23rd annual Charitable Classic Golf & Gala in late August. The event, featuring five golf tournaments and an evening gala, raised over $145,000 for three Foundation initiatives: providing underserved women in Haywood County with mammogram screenings and follow-up procedures; providing 100 drug safes for Hospice and Home Health patients; and providing Clinical Scholarships.

• Community United will hold a fundraising event at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27, in the auditorium at Haywood Community College. Featuring guest speakers and music from the Community United Band, the evening aims to raise $10,000 to benefit a new halfway house and homeless shelter. 828.627.9000.

• Board members of the Judy Moore Scholarship Endowment Committee are pleased to announce that two scholarships for $1000 each have been awarded to Edith Jennings and Katherine Sevigny. Jennings received her associate degree in nursing from Southwestern Community College and is currently enrolled in the

Her experience includes work as director of corporate and foundation relations at UNCAsheville and executive director of Folkmoot USA. Most recently, she served as executive director of Dining for Women, an international giving organization based in Greenville, South Carolina.

“Home is where everything starts,” the Canton mother of three said. “It is personally gratifying to professionally align with my belief that having a safe and stable home is foundational.”

Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to eliminate poverty housing by helping struggling families become homeowners. The Haywood chapter recently broke ground on its 44th home since its founding in 1990.

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sailors coming to me saying, ‘Ma, can you help me?’”

Approximately 34 officers and 253 enlisted men and women comprise the ship’s company.

Swain graduate serves on Navy ship Petty Officer 1st Class Chavella Bailey, a 1994 Swain County High School graduate and native of Cherokee, is serving aboard USS Forrest Sherman, one of the world’s most versatile multi-mission combat ships. Bailey is a master-at-arms aboard the Norfolk-based ship, a 510-foot long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. As a seasoned non-commissioned officer, she mentors junior sailors.

“I like to see them take on more responsibility and build up their independence,” said Bailey. “I’m kind of a mom figure with young

BSN degree program at Western Carolina University with a career goal focus in obstetrical nursing. Sevigny will graduate from Southwestern Community College next year and is planning to further her education and become a certified nurse midwife with a career goal to work in labor and delivery.

• The annual Waynesville Kiwanis BBQ will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the First United Methodist Church. Drive-through will be available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Plates include pork barbecue, baked beans, coleslaw, roll, homemade cookies and soft drink. Tickets are $10.

Proceeds go to projects that support local children.

• The nonprofit charity Clothes To Kids of Haywood County, Inc. is dedicated to the mission of providing a complete wardrobe of clothes for kids who are identified by the Haywood County School system based on the free or reduced lunch program and/or manna bag recipients. Clothes To Kids works closely with the school social workers to identify the children. To inquire about clothing sizes most needed and to drop off donations of school-appropriate clothes, contact 828.456.8990, ctkhaywood@yahoo.com or www.clothestokidshaywood.org.

• The United Way of Haywood County has named Dianne Nichols of Mountain Credit Union chair of its 2014 fundraising campaign. Nichols has served the United Way for several years as a board member, donor and volunteer. She has also served on the Haywood County Schools Foundation and Western North Carolina Chapter of Credit Unions. The organization also reported that Pacesetters for this year’s fundraising drive are Haywood Vocational Opportunities, Haywood Electric Membership Corporation, Mountain Eye Associates and Mountain Credit Union.

Chavella Bailey.

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy s most versatile combat ships, Bailey and other USS Forrest Sherman sailors feel they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes.

“At the end of the day, my sense of pride comes when nobody got hurt and nobody got in trouble,” said Bailey. “When I retire successfully, I’ll know I’ll have completed a great accomplishment.”

• REACH of Haywood County is looking for volunteers, both women and men, who would like to assist in their newly expanded resale store, Within Reach, located at 456 Hazelwood Avenue in Waynesville. Funds made at Within Reach go towards assisting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse. 828.454.5998, 828.456.7898 or www.reachofhaywood.org.

• Denise Coleman has been selected as the administrator of the Evergreen Foundation. Coleman follows Tom McDevitt, who has been the administrator of the foundation for the past 30 years. The Evergreen Foundation is a private not-for-profit foundation that supports programs and services for individuals with behavioral health, substance abuse and intellectual/developmental disabilities (MH/SA/IDD) in the seven western counties.

• The Compassionate Friends of Western North Carolina, a newly formed local chapter of a national self-help organization for families that have experienced the death of a child, will meet at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the Dugan Classroom of Long’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Clyde. The chapter is seeking officers, community supporters, financial donations and, most of all, members. John Chapman, 828.356.6877 or tcfofwnc@gmail.com.

• Maple Leaf Adult Respite received a $21,717 grant from the Evergreen Foundation to purchase additional equipment and services for its new Waynesville facility, which has expanded Maple Leaf’s capacity from 25 participants to 51.

Maple Leaf provides adult day care and health services so that people with disabilities can continue to live in their homes.

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Webster wants to keep post office open

To the Editor: The letter from Mark Jamison of Webster that’s published in your most recent edition (“What does Webster hope to achieve with planning initiative,” Sept. 17) leaves readers with the impression that the town board refused to act to continue the lease of the post office, when that is clearly not the case.

Mr. Jamison’s letter is mostly about planning, but also discusses the post office situation. While he’s certainly entitled to his opinion about planning, he’s not entitled to his own set of facts regarding the town’s post office.

His letter to the editor states: “The town’s action or rather inaction is likely to result in the closure of the post office at its current location. I recently wrote the town government asking them to help me explore ways to keep the post office in its current location (I own the building that houses the post office).

Not one of Webster’s town officials thought the matter was important enough to contact me…”

Mr. Jamison places blame on the town board for what he terms the likely closure of the post office. He said no town board members attempted to contact him about the issue.

That is not true.

Mr. Jamison’s letter to Webster requesting we change zoning on his property is postmarked July 11 – just days before he was due to negotiate a new lease with the U.S. Postal Service.

He stated in his letter that negotiations would begin July 16.

As a former Webster town board member, Mr. Jamison surely recognizes that rezoning requests and the public hearings associated with them cannot be accomplished in five days.

Zoning changes take time and careful research, as well as pub-

Cutting taxes not always the best way to lead

To the Editor: A candidate for the county commission wants to cut your taxes. That is the basis for his whole campaign. He will save you money. It is an excellent bumper sticker and campaign slogan. For Tea Party types, that is all they need to know, he has their vote.

But what does that slogan really mean for Macon County? By any estimate we already have the lowest ad-valorem property tax rate of the 100 counties in North Carolina. Does that mean that if elected he would cut school funding, the county sheriff, ball parks, medical services or any of the other many services that make this county a wonderful place to live. Of course none of that matters; the only important goal is to pay as little tax as possible because it is my money.

True conservatives would look at the county balance sheet and think what is good for the county and the people in it. They would see a new dialysis center as a way to preserve the lives of local residents. They would see aid to local schools as a way to maintain our local values. They would see road improvements as a way to help local business. They would see money spent on local social services as a way to keep local families together and protect our children. In other words, they would see past their personal bank accounts to become part

lic hearings. We owe it to the community to consider any zoning change carefully and thoughtfully.

We spent significant time and town funds in attorney research addressing his concerns.

Ultimately, we sent Mr. Jamison the required form to request a zoning change. He opted not to submit it.

On July 14, Town Clerk Danell Moses notified me that Mr. Jamison had mailed a letter to me at town hall. After reading it, I went to speak with Mr. Jamison. I repeatedly knocked on his door and saw him inside, but he did not answer. While Nick Breedlove standing there, I called his home telephone (phone bill and call detail provided to newspaper). He also did not answer that attempt to contact him.

I wrote Mr. Jamison an e-mail about an hour later, at 6:40 p.m., and let him know that we had received his correspondence. I wrote “In the future, for time-sensitive issues, please use this e-mail address for correspondence. I’ve just shared it with our town board and attorney for a response.”

Mr. Jamison’s request was turned over to our town attorney for research on how to properly address the multiple issues in Mr. Jamison’s request.

Mr. Jamison on July 15 requested a copy of the ordinance that created and enabled the planning board. This request was fulfilled on July 17 during office hours.

of the community that they want to preserve.

We live on one of the best counties in one of the best states in this wonderful country.

Anyone who threatens that will not have my vote.

Louise Vitale Franklin

North Carolina’s great balancing act To the Editor: Since they took over control of the North Carolina Legislature, there has been a great cry among Republican ranks to get our fiscal house in order. They have cut spending on schools, they have cut spending on health care, and they have frozen government hiring for much of their term in office …. well, with a few exceptions of friends of the governor. In the process, these guys got into bed with energy companies and decided that fracking — the energy recovery process that has polluted much of the Southwest and Northeast — is a good idea for North Carolina. Our own state senator describes this as the new “… energy revolution.” He says that with a smile.

Democrats, now a minority in the legislature, protested the blocking of the Affordable Healthcare Act. Democrats railed against the real cuts to education and voted against a sham raise for teachers. And Democrats came down against fracking in the state, along with

The town attorney did the necessary research and spoke with the county planning department, that administers town ordinances, about the issue. She wrote Mr. Jamison a letter dated July 21 addressing his concerns, advising him that, “Since the property was already being used as the post office when the ordinance was enacted, such use may be continued even though it does not conform to the provisions of the ordinance.”

Mr. Jamison on July 23 requested a copy of the form required for a zoning change. This was e-mailed to him July 24, but he did not complete a request for a zoning change. We invited Mr. Jamison to speak to the board at our next town meeting on Aug. 6. Mr. Jamison did not attend this meeting.

If Mr. Jamison chose not to renew or start a new lease with the United States Postal Service, that is certainly his prerogative as a property owner. The town ordinances fully permitted a continued post office at its current location, and the town board fully supports a continued post office, as we stated in our correspondence dated July 21.

It should be noted that Mr. Jamison has taken exception with many issues before the town board since he resigned his seat on that board in 2011.

We would welcome and encourage Mr. Jamison’s input regarding what Webster is and isn’t so that we could consider his views along with those of other town residents as we continue our efforts on behalf of our town.

Nick Breedlove Mayor of Webster

a lot of Republican citizens who recognize this as a bomb under our bed.

Rarely have citizens of North Carolina had such a clear-cut choice in an election. We can choose to elect people who are driven by money, or we can choose to elect people who are concerned about the wellbeing of citizens and our environment.

What does your conscience tell you to choose?

Rick Bryson Bryson City

U.S. also commits acts of barbarism To the Editor: We have chosen war yet again because we have deemed someone else’s behavior to be barbaric; in this latest case, it is against ISIS. I agree: beheading civilians is barbaric. Here are some other things I find barbaric.

It’s barbaric to refer to Afghan civilians killed by U.S. bombs as “collateral damage” rather than “civilian casualties” and consequently to ignore loss of civilian life. It’s barbaric to arbitrarily declare all military-age males killed in drone strikes as “enemy combatants” and consequently to ignore loss of civilian life.

It’s barbaric to send men and women off to war to be physically or mentally maimed and then ignore their needs when they return

home. It’s barbaric that 22 veterans commit suicide every day, while mental health care continues to be largely unavailable. It’s barbaric that veterans die while waiting for medical treatment. It’s barbaric that more than one in four women who join the military will be sexually assaulted during their careers.

It’s barbaric that we always have enough money for prisons but not for schools. It’s barbaric that one woman in four will experience domestic violence. It’s barbaric that a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds. It’s barbaric that aborted children are referred to as “pregnancy terminations.”

It’s barbaric to be so addicted to fossil fuels that we manufacture not only the weapons of war but the justifications for war.

It’s barbaric to believe that violence does anything other than beget more violence.

Lisa Bacon Sylva

Nikwasi Mound belongs to people of Macon To the Editor: The deed to the Nikwasi Mound states that, “the mound shall be preserved for the citizens of Macon County and for posterity, and the same shall be kept as it now stands and shall not be excavated, explored, altered,

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More on the saga of Kephart’s arrival at Hazel Creek To the Editor: eaders may well be approaching exhaustion with this ongoing exchange regarding circumstances surrounding Horace Kephart’s arrival at Hazel Creek, but since his death the Kephart saga has been misrepresented to a degree rivaling the pervasive stereotyping and inaccuracies found in Our Southern Highlanders (OSH). We feel it important to delineate some factual verities.

George Ellison observes in his Aug. 27 article, “Digging Deeper into the Kephart-Calhoun Relationship,” that “By 1904, Granville was married to Lillie Hall.” Multiple public records, such as the 1900 census, indicate that the Calhouns married in the mid-1890s. That does not make Ellison’s statement false; in fact, he carefully worded it to be true. So where does the 1904 date come from? Obviously, that is the date Kephart arrived on the scene. Strangely, particularly given his emphasis on the Kephart-Calhoun relationship in this publication, he does not mention Calhoun at all in his Introduction to Smoky Mountain Magic even though he goes into considerable detail on Kephart’s arrival at and subsequent stay in the Hazel Creek area. This is a significant omission.

We previously presented primary source data, in the form of independent weather records from four regional weather stations, which completely refute the proposition that cited “diary index” entries reflect the period of travel between Dicks Creek and Medlin. The data were archived and are made available by the N.C. Climate Office. Ellison attempts to discount this by noting that Kephart mentioned a barefoot boy in snow in OSH. That OSH reference apparently refers to the passage which reads: “In winter, one sometimes may see adults and children going barefoot in snow that is ankle deep. It used to be customary in our settlement to do the morning chores barefooted in the snow.”

Relying on OSH, which is littered with inaccurate information for any “proof ” is questionable, and there is no indication whatsoever that this “barefooted in the snow” episode is connected with Kephart’s arrival at Hazel Creek. You don’t have snow-laden ground when temperatures are consistently well above freezing and there is no precipitation.

Both the marriage date and the barefoot in snow examples indicate a disturbing, Kephart-centric frame of reference. From a historical perspective, that is as troubling as the attempt to write a new version of the story based on a paucity of facts.

Even those purported “facts” must be questioned. In his Aug. 27 article, Ellison states that in addition to relying on the demonstrably flawed diary index, he places “considerable reliance on Kephart’s Photo Album, which they (Casadas) don’t mention.” Well, neither had Ellison previously mentioned his reliance upon the album. It hardly seems reason-

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or impaired in any way or used for any commercial purpose, and shall be kept as a monument to the early history of Macon County ....”

Furthermore, “any deed, lease or other contract which in any way may interfere with the objects and purposes of this instrument as above set forth shall be null and void, and should the Town of Franklin at any time fail to carry out the provisions of this instrument, then any citizen of Macon County shall have the right to apply to the Court for injunctive relief and to prosecute said action in their own behalf and in behalf 24 of all other citizens of Macon County.”

E DITOR’S NOTE Past articles on the circumstances of Horace Kephart’s arrival at Hazel Creek in Swain County have been written

by George Ellison, Jim and Don Casada, Granville Calhoun’s niece Gwen Franks Breese, and Sidney Finkel. They can all be read at www.smokymountainnews.com. able to expect us to respond to something which hadn’t been cited.

But now that it has, we will.

On the WCU website page: www.wcu.edu/library-/digitalcollections/kephart/photoalbum/About.htm the following is noted: “During his lifetime, Horace Kephart made changes to his photograph album. Similar to his research journals, the album evolved with his interests and experiences. Many captions have been erased and rewritten. This may reflect a reorganization of photographs or updated phrases to describe them.”

The WCU webpage goes on to note: “Matching this index to the first pages of the album shows a purposeful selection of subjects in support of a planned book.” (our emphasis) Not only have captions been erased and rewritten – clearly many were written years after the photo was taken.

Those are not the only changes made to the photograph album. On page 44 of the album www.wcu.edu/library/digitalcollections/kephart/photoalbum/pg44_45. htm), an individual has apparently clipped out of a pair of photographs. Is this compatible with the behavior of an “inveterate library cataloger,” as Ellison refers to Kephart?

There is even inconsistency between the modified photograph album and OSH. Ellison alludes to the caption under a missing photograph where Kephart stated he “lived here alone, Nov. 2, 1904, to Jan. 1906.” But in the first edition of OSH, a copy of the photograph labeled “The Cabin in Winter” on the WCU website includes a caption where Kephart states “the author lived alone for three years.” Three years is 240 percent of 15 months by our counting, but it is entirely consistent with the distortion and exaggeration found throughout the pages of OSH. Ellison also attempts to cite inconsistencies from the Michael Frome and Carson Brewer accounts of their interviews with Calhoun Yes, there are minor variations in their words — exactly the sort one would expect from separate retellings. Yet both agree on fundamental elements: • Both have Kephart arriving in a degraded state of health.

• Both have the mode of transportation by mule, not

Bottom line is that the Nikwasi Mound has been preserved and well maintained for over a half century by the Town of Franklin until a year or so ago when a Town of Franklin power struggle heated up among the mayor, vice mayor, and aldermen, and the mound became a handy bone of contention, a visible way to politically squabble for power and control, and the citizens of Macon County have a vested interest in the mound, a cultural and financial stake in the mound as per the legal deed that describes the preservation and maintenance of mound for “the citizens of Macon County.”

This current brouhaha is not just a political power struggle that the Macon County Commissioners can discount, wash their

horse • Both have him being given strawberry wine to drink.

• Both have him being given a second glass of wine.

• Both have Kephart’s eyes brightening.

• Both have him subsequently drinking a bit of milk.

• Both relate the time that Kephart was cared for in weeks (three according to Frome, several according to Brewer).

Ellison and Ken Wise, whom Ellison cites in his Sept. 10 article, have both inferred the Frome and Brewer accounts to claim that Kephart actually stayed in the Calhoun home for three (or several) weeks. Yet neither author specifically states that to be the case. Both clearly indicate that there was a period of nursing back to health, but that is not the same as saying he spent all that time at the Calhoun home. Seymour Calhoun, the oldest child of Granville and Lillie Calhoun, and who would’ve been seven years old at the time, recalled in a 1974 interview that Kephart: “... used to come down to the post office there, the post office was in a little store we had there at the house and after he got till, I mean he got, you know, till he could walk and come from his cabin down to the store ….”

The clear implication is that there was a period where Kephart was simply unable to navigate the relatively short, moderate grade trip between the cabin and the store alone.

The combination of evidence strongly suggests that Calhoun brought Kephart to Sugar Fork, helped him settle into his “Back of Beyond,” and then tended to him until he was somewhat able to make do on his own.

This entire episode brings to mind an observation by Waynesville Judge Felix Alley in Random Thoughts and Musings of a Mountaineer. Alley knew Kephart by virtue of many stays at the Cooper House during court proceedings in Bryson City. He stated he loved Kephart as a friend, but went on to say that both Kephart and Margaret Morley of Boston (author of The Carolina Mountains) “like all other writers about our people, write to be interesting and not to tell the truth; their primary object, with respect to what they say about our mountaineers being, to write books that would sell in the North.”

The invention of a new timeline contradicts a story consistently told by Calhoun as recorded by two professional journalists and buttressed by independent facts. Ellison relies on a demonstrably flawed “diary index” and a caption beneath a missing photo from a heavily modified photograph album which conflicts with the length of time cited by Kephart in OSH. He completely ignores or dismisses conflicting primary sources, exactly the approach Alley bemoaned three-quarters of a century ago. It might “sell in the North.”

We’re not buying.

Don Casada, Bryson City Jim Casada, Rock Hill

hands of, and kick the ball to the Franklin Town Board to deal with as a play toy for governance issues. The mound, in the legal care of the Town of Franklin since the 1940s, belongs to all of us, the citizens of Macon County. Simple as that.

Betty Cloer Wallace Franklin

Use better science to support position To the Editor: Ironically, the executive director of an organization named for the sacrificial bird used in mining operations endorses wind

and solar power.

Is he aware, for example, that California’s Ivanpah solar generating plant is routinely incinerating small birds and setting the feathers of larger birds on fire, as well as blinding them? The YouTube videos are simply mesmerizing.

He cannot be unaware that wind turbines are decimating raptors and other canary kin, not to mention the well documented problems regarding sleep disorders in humans and reduced home values.

Someone enlighten me. Is the Canary Coalition pro or anti-canary? To me, it’s reminiscent of the Twilight Zone episode, “To Serve Man.” Without a “smidgen’”of evi-

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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 A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS 67 Branner Ave., Waynesville, 828.246.0885. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., 7 days a week. Curtis Henry opened A Taste of New Orleans to cater to the locals and become the place that’s always open that you can rely on for different, flavorful dishes every day. Serving Cajun, French and Creole Cuisine in a lovingly restored space, Curtis looks forward to serving you up a delicious dish soon.

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 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. Dinner nightly from 4 p.m. Closed on Sunday. We specialize in hand-cut, all natural steaks, fresh fish, and other classic American comfort foods that are made using only the finest local and sustainable ingredients available. We also feature a great selection of craft beers from local artisan brewers, and of course an extensive selection of small

BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ 6147 Hwy 276 S. Bethel (at the Mobil Gas Station) 828.648.3838 Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday & Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. closed Sunday. 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 & Chicken Parmesan, Pork Meatballs and Hamburgers.

We use 1st quality fresh not pre-prepared 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. We are now open for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights by customer request, so come join us and find out what all the talk is about.

BRYSON CITY BAKERY AND PASTRY SHOPPE 191 Everett St., Bryson City. 828.488.5390 Offering a full line of fresh baked goods like Grandma used to make. Large variety to choose from including cakes, pies, donuts, breads, cinn-buns and much more. Also serving Hershey Ice Cream. Open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

BRYSON CITY CORK & BEAN A MOUNTAIN SOCIAL HOUSE 16 Everett St.,Bryson City. 828.488.1934.

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dence, Mr. Friedman states, “Wind energy is the least expensive energy option available today.” Somebody better tell the Danes.

They are the leaders in wind energy and they pay 40 cents per kilowatt hour.

Nowhere does he address reliability which cannot be provided by solar or wind.

If it’s cold and dark, just wait for the sun to rise or the wind to blow. And wait.

Most astonishingly of all, he offers geothermal to allay the concerns of the antifracking crowd. Now, I admit drilling holes for exploration, setting off explosions to map the underground landscape with seismic waves, disposing wastewater and enduring earthquakes should concern everyone. Why is he not making us aware that each of these concerns exists in geothermal activities, not just shale fracking?

It may be true, as Mr. Friedman states, “extracting natural gas from the ground results in substantial leakage of raw, unburned methane into the atmosphere.”

What he conveniently does not state is that carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen sulphide and ammonia are also released in geothermal drilling. Why does he omit those relevant details?

Claud Mandil, former head of the International Energy Agency, a promoter of alternate energy sources, states, “Every type of traditional geothermal drilling can include fracking because of the need to ensure enough water circulates and gets heated.... The risks of provoking seismic activity or water pollution are the same.”

He further states, “Talk of geothermal and fracking is being hushed up so as not to provoke an outcry. There may be some acceptance of it for geothermal because that energy is renewable.”

Geothermal may actually be worse because different and more difficult techniques must be used to plug the wells and they must be engineered for hotter temperatures and higher water flow.

Douglas Hollett, head of the DOE’s geothermal technologies office states,“The key is learning how to do it in a reliable way, in a responsible way.” When similar statements are made by shale fracking advocates they are routinely ridiculed by opponents.

When two competing energy sources exist and the negatives that apply to both of them are identical and equivalent, but one source is vilified while the other is glorified; ask yourself who benefits.

Mr. Friedman offers up Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute as the efficiency wizard whose ideas we should embrace.

Lovins is a leading advocate of geothermal energy. His tax-exempt organization receives $15 million in grants and he receives $750,000 in compensation.

I think we have our answer.

Timothy Van Eck Whittier

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Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday brunch 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Full Menu 3 to 9 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 starting at 5pm every day.

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

are hand shaped. Lunch: Fresh salads, panini sandwiches. Enjoy outdoor dinning on the deck. Private room available for meetings.

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 every day from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Evening cookouts on the terrace on weekends and Wednesdays (weather permitting), featuring steaks, ribs, chicken, and pork chops, to name a few. Bountiful family-style dinners on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with entrees that include prime rib, baked ham and herb-baked chicken, complemented by seasonal 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 milehigh mountaintop dining with a spectacular view. Please call for reservations.

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. Friday and Saturday serving freshly prepared small plate and tapas-style fare. Enjoy local, regional, or national talent live each Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. www.classicwineseller.com. Also on facebook and twitter.

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CORK & CLEAVER 176 Country Club Drive, Waynesville.

828.456.7179. Reservations recommended.

4:30-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Tucked away inside Waynesville Inn, Cork & Cleaver has an approachable menu designed around locally sourced, sustainable, farm-to-table ingredients. Executive Chef Corey Green prepares innovative and unique Southern fare from local, organic vegetables grown in Western North Carolina. Full bar and wine cellar. www.waynesvilleinn.com.

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

828.926.1820 Open Daily 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., closed Tuesday. 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.

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

828.452.3881 MAIN STREET WAYNESVILLE WWW.CITYBAKERY.NET

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.

HERREN HOUSE 94 East St., Waynesville 828.452.7837.

Lunch: Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday Brunch 11 a. m. to 2 p.m.

Enjoy fresh local products, created daily. Join us in our beautiful patio garden. We are your local neighborhood host for special events: business party’s, luncheons, weddings, showers and more. Private parties & catering are available 7 days a week by reservation only.

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

Lunch Sunday noon to 2:30 p.m., dinner nightly starting at 4:30 p.m. 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.

JOEY'S PANCAKE HOUSE 4309 Soco Rd Maggie Valley.

828.926.0212.

Winter hours; Friday through Sunday and Mondays, 7 a.m. to noon. Joey’s is a family style restaurant that has been serving breakfast to the locals and visitors of Western North Carolina since 1966. Featuring a large variety of tempting pancakes, golden waffles, country style cured ham and seasonal specials spiked with flavor, Joey's is sure to please all appetites. Joey & Brenda O’Keefe invite you to join what has become a tradition in these parts, breakfast at Joey’s.

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

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

CITY BAKERY 18 N. Main St. Waynesville 828.452.3881.

Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join us in our historic location for scratch made soups and daily specials.

Breakfast is made to order daily: Gourmet cheddar & scallion biscuits served with bacon, sausage and eggs; smoked trout bagel plate; quiche and fresh fruit parfait. We bake a wide variety of breads daily, specializing in traditional french breads. All of our breads

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CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

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

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

Outside patio seating. Free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly. Live music and lots of events. Check the web calendar at citylightscafe.com.

FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE 44 Church St. Downtown Waynesville 828.456.1930 Serving lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Frogs Leap is a farm to table restaurant focused on local, sustainable, natural and organic products prepared in modern regional dishes. Seasonal menu focuses on Southern comfort foods with upscale flavors. www.frogsleappublichouse.com.

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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 Tuesday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Hand-tossed pizza, steak sandwiches, wraps, salads and desserts. All made from scratch. Beer and wine. Free movies with showtimes at 6:30 and 9 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Visit madbatterfoodandfilm.com for this week’s shows.

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

828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.

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

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PASQUALE’S 1863 South Main Street, Waynesville. Off exit 98, 828.454.5002. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Classic Italian dishes, exceptional steaks and seafood (available in full and lighter sizes), thin crust pizza, homemade soups, salads hand tossed at your table. Fine wine and beer selection.

Casual atmosphere, dine indoor, outside on the patio or at the bar. Reservations appreciated.

PATIO BISTRO 30 Church Street, Waynesville.

828.454.0070. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Breakfast bagels and sandwiches, gourmet coffee, deli sandwiches for lunch with homemade soups, quiches, and desserts. Wide selection of wine and beer.

Outdoor and indoor dining.

RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT AND BAR Maggie Valley Inn and Conference Center 828.926.0201 Bar open Monday thru Saturday; dining room open Tuesday thru Saturday at 5 p.m. Full service restaurant serving steaks, prime rib, seafood and dinner specials.

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.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUB SHOP 29 Miller Street Waynesville 828.456.3400.

Open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through 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 home-made 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.

ORGANIC BEANS COFFEE COMPANY 1110 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

828.668.2326. Open 7 days a week 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Happily committed to brewing and serving innovative, uniquely delicious coffees

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

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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 SPORTS BAR & GRILL 176 Country Club Dr. Waynesville 828.456.5988. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Enjoy soups, sandwiches, salads and hearty appetizers along with a full bar menu in our casual, smoke-free neighborhood grill.

THAI SPICE 128 N. Main St., Waynesville.

828.454.5400. Lunch: Tuesday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday noon to 3 p.m. Dinner Tuesday-Saturday 4:30 to 9 p.m. Closed Monday. Thai Spice, an authentic Thai restaurant, warmly welcomes you to experience a superb dinning experience.

Don’t be timid, the food comes mild, medium, hot and Thai Hot. You choose. www.thaispicewnc.com VITO’S PIZZA 607 Highlands Rd., Franklin.

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

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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.

— and making the world a better place.

100% of our coffee is Fair Trade, Shade Grown, and Organic, all slow-roasted to bring out every note of indigenous flavor. Bakery offerings include cakes, muffins, cookies and more. Each one is made from scratch in Asheville using only the freshest, all natural ingredients available. We are proud to offer gluten-free and vegan options.

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828.648.4193. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Serving breakfast, lunch, nd dinner. The restaurant has a 1950s & 60s theme decorated with memorabilia from that era.

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“You get so wrapped up in everyday life that you sometimes forget about what you want in life and all the incredible things around you,” he said.

Tapping into Macon County

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER Dale Heinlein never thought he’d set down roots in his hometown of Highlands.

“Living in Atlanta, in suburbia, with the summer heat and traffic, I had to get back to the mountains, back to nature, back to the earth, back to the rivers to cool off,” the 34year-old said. “I’ve spent most of my life in Highlands and when I came back, I just started to notice so many things about my surroundings I either didn’t know about or had forgotten — there is so much to learn and discover everyday here.”

Heinlein is the owner/brewmaster of Satulah Mountain Brewing Company, the first microbrewery in Highlands, and in Macon County. Standing behind the counter of his business, Heinlein is all smiles when it comes to seeing his dream come to fruition, to see the fruits of his labors flowing out of the taps for all to enjoy and partake in.

“I want to give people fine, locally crafted beer, but I also want to revive the local history, share the history, Satulah Mountain Brewing Company is located at and share the stories with each 454 Carolina Way in Highlands. Alongside several taps other,” he said. “It’s been a lot of hard of handmade craft beer, they also have live music on work, but it’s so rewarding to watch select Friday nights. In-house selections include their folks enjoy the beer and converse “El Numero Dos” (India pale ale), “Tuckasegee Gold” about the area and why they love (golden ale), “Mountaintop Belgian Treat,” “Sunset being here.”

Saison” and “Hollyberry” (blueberry/raspberry wit). Their hours are from 4 p.m. to midnight Tuesday and IGHTS AMERA CTION Thursday, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Following high school, Heinlein 828.482.9794 or www.satulahmountainbrewing.com headed for South Florida, then to or www.facebook.com/satulahmountainbrewing.

Atlanta where he eventually received a degree in media production from American InterContinental University. He or for other projects,” he said. “I was traveling soon found himself doing graphic/web design, so much, fly into a city, work the event, leave, event production planning and work on inde- fly home. You never really got to interact with people or see the cities.” pendent films.

It was around this point in his career that And although he traveled the country doing productions, Heinlein began to feel cre- Heinlein started to take an interest in craft atively unfulfilled. Yes, he did have input on beer. While back in Highlands, a friend numerous projects, but it was always someone brought over a home brew kit purchased in Sylva. The two tinkered around with flavors else’s vision being realized and not his.

“I liked what I was doing, but I was con- and batches. Heinlein then discovered pale stantly doing things only tailored to our clients ales, a style of beer that really struck a chord

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with him. While visiting a friend in Washington state, he saw the immense impact of craft beer on the local economies and societal culture.

“Craft beer is a way of life out there,” he said. “It provided so many jobs and had a huge impact on the opportunities for people — everything was tied somehow to craft beer.”

Back down in Atlanta, Heinlein continued his love of home brewing. But, as work took up more and more of his time, he found himself not dedicating as much attention to craft brewing as he truly wanted to.

“I home brewed for about eight years, and it was a real hobby for me,” he said. “I really loved the idea of paying attention to detail, the intricate processes involved and having to stay on top of the entire process at all times. But I never got to do it as much as I wanted.”

So, Heinlein decided to leave it all behind — the production work, the hustle and bustle of Atlanta — and head back to the mountains of his youth to capture his dream of opening a brewery.

With his plans to launch a brewery in motion, Heinlein spent the better part of the last few years getting together the funds and permits, as well as readying the location. All that seemingly remained was a name — what would he call his business?

“I’ve always wanted everything with this brewery to stay rooted in this area,” Heinlein said. “Satulah Mountain is the central mountain in Highlands. It’s a focal point of the community, and also a big part of the history and storytelling on this area.”

The brewer noted that his family stretched back several generations in Highlands, with Satulah Mountain being where’d they hike, wander and soak in the beauty of Western North Carolina. The mountain has played a large role in his life, and even was the spot where he proposed to his fiancée.

“Every time I hike or drive by Satulah, I notice something different, something I might not have noticed before, and I just lovey that,” he said.

On June 21 this year, Satulah Mountain Brewing officially opened its doors in Highlands. Though currently on a half-barrel brewing system, Heinlein will soon upgrade to a barrel. He’s got upwards of eight of his beers on tap, with other local brands also offered. Right from the getgo, the establishment has been busy, with folks from every direction and background milling about. It’s the exact atmosphere Heinlein had envisioned, a longtime dream now becoming an everyday reality.

“I get local families with kids here, people playing board games, tourists from out of town, folks from the biological center or the land trust,” he said. “They’re all interacting and learning about this town and area. People are making connections and enjoying what I have to offer — everyone is having a good time.”

Satulah Mountain Brewing is the first brewery in Highlands and Macon County. Owner/brewmaster Dale Heinlein (top, left) opened the establishment this summer with upwards of eight of his beers on tap at a given time.

Inset: The “Sunset Saison” is one Satulah Mountain Brewing offering. Garret K. Woodward photos

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Expert — Richmond Hill, Asheville Quite possibly my favorite disc course, anywhere. I love (love!) playing Richmond Hill. It’s 18 holes of utter chaos looping around a wooded mountain ridge. One hole you’re throwing way uphill, the next it’s back down the other side. Very challenging, but if played with respect and caution (for intermediate players),

Out-of-Bounds — Victor Ashe Park, Knoxville If you have a free afternoon or are in the city for whatever reason, track down this course. Every time I’m even in the vicinity of this old golf course turned 18-hole disclovers dream, I find time to play it. Nice open fairways. Very picturesque, not too hard for beginners, but it also provides a challenge for more advanced players.

Key hole: #1. Right off the bat, you’re throwing from the top of a hill and over a pond to the bucket. It’s as beautiful as it is easy to lose your disc.

Trouble hole: #1. Throw it hard, throw it straight, and pray your disc doesn’t land in the watery abyss below.

As well, there are also courses at Bethel Elementary (9), Meadowbrook Elementary (9), Bear Lake Reserve (9) and the Jackson County Recreation Center (18). For more information on the sport of disc golf and course locations, click on www.pdga.org.

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Stepping up to the first tee of the disc golf course at Grand Targhee Resort in Alta, Wyo., I was handed what looked like a Funk/rock act The Fritz will perform at 8 p.m. smaller, heavier, more defined Sept. 26 at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City. type of Frisbee. It was my first time ever playing it, and first time ColorFest: Dillsboro Fine Arts & Crafts Fair will actually hearing about the sport. be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in “Throw it like a Frisbee, but downtown Dillsboro. don’t throw it like a Frisbee, you know what I mean?” my friend Celtic/hard rock band Cutthroat Shamrock will said. “Be precise with where you perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Frog Level want to throw it, but also take Brewing in Waynesville. your time and have a fluid The Uptown Gallery will host the First motion when releasing it.”

Saturday — Art on Main from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

I took the advice and chucked Oct. 4 in downtown Franklin. the plastic disc to the best of my ability. Immediately, it smashed Bluegrass/gospel group Balsam Range will into the nearby tree and got stuck perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Colonial on a branch high above our Theatre in Canton. heads. For the next 15 minutes we threw rocks and broken branches at the lost disc to free it. Soon, it It’s pretty impossible for one to lose their toppled down, now covered in a sticky sap disc on this course. Looping around the athfrom the impact to the tree. letic fields, there are wide-open spaces and That was 2008. Nowadays, you can find sparse tree lines. Though there are only 13 me throwing discs every other day on one of holes, many of them are extended in length, the many courses dotting this region. I’ve and a real treat to be able to truly chuck your become obsessed, to say the least. Alongside disc without fear of it disappearing. trail running, hiking and mountain biking, Key hole: #1. Between the launch pad disc golf has become one of my favorite outand bucket is the WCU “Pride of the door activities — it really is that much fun.

Mountains” marching band practice field.

Sure, it may look dumb, simple, and perCool to watch and play around, but be aware haps childish, from the sidelines. But, I chalof your throw. lenge you to grab a disc and try to make the Trouble hole: #4. With the bucket in bucket in the distance in three shots for par. front of a pond, play it safe or else you’ll be For me, I use the sport as a way to cross-train fishing out your disc. and get off the pavement, where I can sprint between shots and up hills on the course. I Intermediate — Waynesville Disc Golf get a workout in, and I get to have fun.

Course, Waynesville Recreation Center Western North Carolina is home to severThough plenty of the holes are very welal fantastic disc golf courses. Here are a coming for beginners, there are definitely handful of my favorites, for beginners all the some difficult ones. If you don’t know the 18way up to expert levels: hole course, which can be a little tricky to navigate, ask the center for a complimentary Beginner — Catamount Links, Western map, or simply ask around (lots of folks play Carolina University, Cullowhee this course).

Advanced — Haywood Community College, Clyde I love this course. Not too many folks around. Holes meander into the woods, which surround the school. Nice trails. The 18-holes are somewhat challenging, but not too far out of reach for intermediate players.

Key hole: #16. Launch pad is situated right in front of an apple tree grove. On a sunny southern afternoon, there’s no place I’d rather throw from.

Trouble hole: #17. Your love of #16 can quickly diminish if you throw your disc too hard and it winds up in the nearby pond bordering the bucket. Throw more to the right and play it safe.

one can have the time of their lives out there.

Key hole: #9. As rough and tough as this hole is, aesthetically it’s the reason (and ultimate goal) why we disc golf freaks play this sport day in and day out.

Trouble hole: #5. Simply put, you can’t see the bucket over the hill from the launch pad. With woods on both sides of the path, and with a bad throw, you could spend awhile tracking down your disc.

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Key hole: #14. Quite possibly one of the nicest mountain viewpoints in town, the launch pad is absolutely gorgeous to throw from, especially nearing sunset.

Trouble hole: #14. As pretty as it is, this hole can also be a terror. Play it conservative if you’re not sure how to “attack” the bucket.

Throw it too hard to the left, you’re in poison ivy. Too hard to the right and you’ll have to ask the center to help get your disc off their roof.

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Clarinetist to present music of Paris at WCU The music of Paris will be featured by clarinetist Shannon Thompson as she presents “La Clarinette de Paris” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the Coulter Building at Western Carolina University.

Thompson will be joined for the faculty recital by pianist Lillian Buss Pearson. The program will include the most well known piece written for the Paris Conservatory’s annual clarinet performance exams, Claude Debussy’s “Premiere Rhapsodie,” along with works by Phillipe Gaubert, Ernest Chausson and others.

An associate professor in WCU’s School of Music, Thompson visited Paris in June as a participant in a professional development initiative of The College Music Society. She

was one of 25 music professors who spent five days learning about France’s college music education system for performers and educators, as well as about national programs that help graduates further their professional careers.

Thompson has directed the university’s clarinet studio since 1997 and she received the James E. Dooley Award for Excellence in Teaching Music from the College of Fine and Performing Arts in 2011. In addition to teaching at WCU, Thompson serves as principal clarinetist for the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and as bass clarinetist for the Asheville Symphony Orchestra.

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BALSAM RANGE TO COMMAND THE COLONIAL STAGE Acclaimed bluegrass/gospel group Balsam Range will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

30, at the Colonial Theatre in Canton. The concert is part of the Homegrown in Haywood series being put on by the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, an initiative within the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at 828.298.5330 (Ext. 303) or amy@blueridgeheritage.com or www.blueridgeheritage.com.

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JAKE OWEN TO PERFORM AT HARRAH’S Country megastar Jake Owen will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Harrah’s Cherokee. Tickets are $45 and $55. 800.745.3000 or www.harrahscherokee.com.

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Claire Lynch to play Cataloochee Ranch

Part progressive bluegrass, part traditional folk, at the crossroads of country, pop and pure Americana, the music of Claire Lynch is, in the words of critic John Taylor, “an enchanting musical hybrid that’s difficult to pigeonhole but delightful to listen to.” This is an artist who continues to blaze her own trail – a trail that has led her to two Grammy nominations and her crowning as IBMA 2013 Female Vocalist of the Year.

Join us for a memorable night of music, food and fun on Sunday, October 5 at 6:00 pm, with music beginning at 7:30. Tickets for dinner and the show are $60, and reservations are required. Just give us a call at (828) 926-1401 for more information.

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Claire Lynch will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley.

Long recognized and praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Lynch is a pioneer who continually pushes the boundaries of the bluegrass genre. She is the reigning 2013 Female Vocalist of the Year for the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and a 2012 recipient of the United States Artists Walker Fellowship. Her career has been decorated with many other accolades, including two Grammy nominations and previous IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards in 2010 and 1997.

Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Tickets, which include dinner and the performance, are $60, and reservations are required.

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• Gospel group Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Tickets are $15, $18 and $24. 866.273.4615 or www.greatmountainmusic.com.

• Acclaimed bluegrass group Seldom Scene will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $25, $35 and $40. www.highlandspac.org.

• Funk/rock group The Fritz and newgrass band Mangas Colorado will perform as part of the Music on Tap series at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City. The Fritz plays Sept.

26, with Mangas Colorado Oct. 3. All shows at 8 p.m. Free. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• Folk/roots singer-songwriter Linda McRae will perform at 7:45 p.m. Sept. 25 at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

828.283.0079 or www.38main.com.

• Soul/pop duo Bohemian Jean, classic pop-rock pianist Joe Cruz, and singer-songwriter James Hammel will perform at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. Bohemian Jean plays Sept. 26, with Cruz Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, and Hammel Oct. 3. All shows begin at 7 p.m. $10 minimum purchase.

828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

• The Weinberg-Babelay jazz duo will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Donations accepted. 828.524.7683 or arts4all@dnet.net.

• An open jam session will occur from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each Thursday through Dec. 18 at Heinzelmannchen Brewery in Sylva. All skill levels and instruments welcome.

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• Grits & Soul and a comedy show will perform at BearWaters Brewing Company in Waynesville. Grits & Soul play Sept. 26, with the Comedy Show Sept. 27. www.bwbrewing.com or 828.246.0602.

• Soul/oldies group Paradise 56 and gospel act Blue Ridge will perform as part of Pickin’ on the Square at the gazebo in

downtown Franklin. Paradise 56 plays Sept.

27, with Blue Ridge Oct. 4. All shows begin at 6:30 p.m. Free. 828.524.2516 or www.franklin-chamber.com.

• Alarm Clock Conspiracy, Craig Summers & Lee Kram and Cutthroat Shamrock will perform at Frog Level Brewing Company in Waynesville. Alarm Clock Conspiracy plays Sept. 25, with Summers & Kram Oct. 2 and Cutthroat Shamrock Oct. 4 (7 p.m.) All shows begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free. 828.454.5664 or www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Tree Leaves, Packway Handle Band, Bayou Diesel Band, Freeway Revival Band and Owner of the Sun will perform as part of the Guest Appreciation Festival on Sept. 26-27 at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in the Nantahala Gorge. On Sept. 26, Tree Leaves plays from 3 to 6 p.m., with Packway Handle Band 7 to 10 p.m. On Sept. 27, Bayou Diesel Band plays from 1 to 4 p.m., with Freeway Revival Band 5 to 8 p.m. and Owner of the Sun 9 p.m. to midnight. www.noc.com.

• Acoustic duo Somebody’s Child and Blue & Larry Barnett will perform at the Bryson City Train Depot. Somebody’s Child plays Sept.

27, with Blue and Barnett Oct. 4. All shows are free and at 6:30 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com.

• Macon Grass Band and Mountain High Dulcimer Group will perform as part of the Friday Night Live concert series at Town Square in Highlands. Macon Grass Band plays Sept. 26, with Mountain High Dulcimer Group Oct. 3. All shows begin at 6 p.m. Free.

• Lyric, PMA and Dustin Martin will be at the Water’n Hole Bar & Grill in Waynesville.

Lyric plays Sept. 26, with PMA Oct. 3 and Dustin Martin Oct. 4. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m. 828.456.4750.

• A back porch old-time music jam will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Cherokee. All welcome to come play or simply sit and listen to sounds of Southern Appalachia.

• Folk/rock singer-songwriter Chris Minick will perform at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 2 at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. $12.

828.283.0079 or www.38main.com.

• An organizational meeting for the Cherokee Community Chorus will be held at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Cherokee Baptist Church. All singers from around the area are welcome to attend. Plans will be made for the upcoming Christmas performance.

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• Aubryn, Viva Le Vox, Joe Buck Yourself and LOCAL will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva. Aubryn plays Sept. 25, with Viva Le Vox and Joe Buck Yourself Sept. 26, and LOCAL Sept. 27. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m., with Sunday performances from 5 to 8 p.m. Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

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Featuring local food, music and children’s activities, the 5th annual Taste of Sylva culinary tour will run from 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4, in downtown Sylva restaurants and in the pavilion at McGuire Gardens on West Main Street.

Seventeen local restaurants will participate, providing a “taste” of menu items to patrons who get to experience almost all the culinary variety Sylva has to offer in a single afternoon.

Downtown restaurants participating at their own locations include City Lights Cafe, Cosmic Carryout, Eric’s Fresh Fish Market, Guadalupe Cafe, Heinzelmannchen Brewing, Innovation Brewing, Lulu’s on Main, Mad Batter Food and Film, Papou’s Wine Shop, Perk and Pastry Bistro, Remedy and Signature Brew. Restaurants set up at McGuire Gardens include Half Past, Jack the Dipper, Mindy’s Bakery, O’Malley’s Pub & Grill, South of Philly and Harris Regional Hospital.

The Taste of Sylva will be held Oct. 4 in downtown.

The event will also feature Local restaurants will be featured, as well as other live music and, new this year, a establishments, including craft beer from Innovation youth art competition called The Brewing (pictured). Garret K. Woodward photo Art of Healthy Eating, which is open to all Jackson County for free, including samples from various youth, ages 3-18. Youth are encouraged to restaurants, bike safety checks, and givecreate a piece of art that represents what aways. For more information on the art healthy eating means to them. Art will be contest, contact Melissa McKnight at the displayed in participating businesses in Jackson County Department of Public downtown Sylva from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 3.

Health at melissamcknight@jacksonnc.org.

The artwork deadline has been extended, The event is sponsored by the Mainstreet with submissions due Friday, Sept. 26 to Sylva Association. All proceeds will benefit the Jackson County Department of Public community programs and initiatives.

Health. All participants in The Art of Tickets are on sale now at participating Healthy Eating competition will receive a restaurants. They are $20 in advance or Young Artist Ticket to be used at the Taste $25 at the door. of Sylva. This ticket will allow youth to parwww.mainstreetsylva.org. ticipate in five events at the Taste of Sylva

A night of food, music and live/silent auctions will be held at Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s 6th annual Furry Friends Benefit Bash at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville.

Before the dinner, guests may visit the silent auction area containing many dining, golf and spa packages, as well as unique items for people and their pets. The live auction will include vacation packages, special dinners and the opportunity to have a photograph of the winning bidder’s favorite dog featured front and center on the Sarge’s Dog Walk Tshirt for the 2015 event.

The event will be a sit-down dinner with two entrées from which to choose. Laurel Ridge Country Club is offering a sirloin steak/chicken Marsala combination or vegetarian entrée, all with side dishes, salad and dessert. Menu selections need to be turned in

by Sept. 25. There will be a cash bar.

Tickets may be purchased for $50 per person at Sarge’s Adoption Center in Waynesville.

Table sponsorships are available for $450, which will reserve a table for eight guests.

828.246.9050 or www.sargeandfriends.org.

The 5th annual Barnaroo fall music festival will be held Oct. 4 at Franny’s Farm in Leicester.

The celebration is a grassroots youthinspired music festival perpetuating the support, growth and development of local/regional youth music. The one-day, family-friendly music festival features more than 10 local and regional bands, including Lyric, Red Honey, Matt Townsend, David Earl, Leigh Glass, Porch 40, The River Rats, Demon Waffle, and more.

• A trunk-show for women’s fashions created by outwear designer Denise Dickens will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3-4 at the Dovecote Porch & Gardens in Cashiers. www.dargan.com/dovecote-events.

• Spooky storytelling will be held at 8 p.m.

Oct. 3-4 at The Storytelling Center of the

more information and ticket rates, call 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

• Those interested in learning genealogy research skills can attend a class on the subject at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Canton Public Library. The presentation will also focus on the Haywood County Public Library History Collection and how people can properly use the resources. Free.

828.648.2924.

• Drink-N-Think will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of the month at Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro in Sylva.

The open floor forum welcomes any and all to come and participate in the topic discussion. Anyone may sign up to lead off DNT and will receive $20 in house credit for Soul Infusion. 828.586.1717.

• The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at noon and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train depot in Bryson City. Peanuts characters in costume, children’s activities, and more. For

• A corn maze, hayrides and pumpkin patch will kickoff the fall season on Oct. 1 on U.S. 19 at the Tuckasegee River Bridge. Hayrides available Friday-Sunday. Group rate available.

828.488.2376 or www.greatsmokies.com.

In the spirit of youth music development, the festival will return a percentage of proceeds to Asheville Music School. Silent auction proceeds will benefit Andrew Scotchie & The River Rats trip to Hollywood in November to further their aspirations.

The festival will feature regional crafters, local eats and craft beer. On Sunday, there will be a wake-up jam and Yoga by the Pond.

Registration for the cyclocross race on the property will begin at noon on Saturday, with races kicking off at 1 p.m. Overnight camping is allowed.

Tickets are $20 for a day pass, $35 for a day pass with camping. Children under the ages of 12 are admitted free. franny@frannysfarm.com or 828.216.2836 or www.frannysfarm.com or www.facebook.com/ashevillebarnaroo93.

Fun-Fly, Airshow & BBQ The Macon Aeromodelers will host the 5th annual Invitational Fun-Fly, Airshow & BBQ at 9 a.m. Sept. 27 and 10 a.m. Sept.

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The model air show will feature electric, scale war birds, giant scale 3D models, helicopters and quad rotors.

Attendees can also take a virtual ride in the giant piper cub with FPV goggles. RC flight simulators and instructors will also be available. Smoked Boston butt barbecue and hot dogs will be served. $5 for parking, $7 for the barbecue plate and $5 for the hot dog plate. www.maconaeromodelers.com.

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Featuring an oyster roast and live jazz, the Highlands on the Half-Shell fundraiser for the Highlands Biological Foundation will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, in the amphitheatre behind the Nature Center in Highlands.

Feast on oysters, shrimp and jambalaya while enjoying the energetic tunes of Asheville’s Firecracker Jazz Band. Attire is “Cajun casual.”

The Highlands Biological Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides critical support for the biological station, nature center and botanical garden.

Tickets are $75 for members and $100 for non-members. www.highlandsbiological.org/half-shell.

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• The Antioch Baptist Church will hold their annual Missions Fair from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds. Flea market, youth baked hoods, new and used furniture, and more. Proceeds go to fund mission projects. 828.627.1200.

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On the wall Open call for Jackson County art grants The Jackson County Arts Council is accepting applications for North Carolina Arts Council Regional Artists Project Grants (RAPG) through Oct. 7.

The grants will fund artists in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood and Jackson counties at any phase of their professional development. Grants may cover equipment purchases, professional development training, marketing, as well as other costs, occurring between Dec. 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

The Jackson 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 five local arts councils throughout western North Carolina working as a consortium. Consortium partners include the Cherokee County Arts Council, Clay County Historical & Arts Council, Graham County’s Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center and the Haywood County Arts Council.

Since 1985, the North Carolina Arts Council has provided funds for the Regional Artists Project program to support professional artists. The regional consortium of western North Carolina arts partners

matches the N.C. Arts Council to create a pool of funds for the artists. In the west, grant awards to artists generally range from $500 to $1,200 and follow a competitive application and review process. www.jacksoncountyarts.org or 828.337.2046.

Historical photos of Glenville find new life A presentation entitled “Glenville History…Up Close and Personal” will be the featured program for the Glenville Area Historical Society’s annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Glenville Community Development Club located in the center of Glenville Village.

The screened and narrated presentation draws on several years of historical research conducted by members of the historical society. Photos, most unseen by the public, are from the GAHS archive collection, which has been compiled since the founding of the group in 2009. Members relating stories, anecdotes and general historical information will narrate as the photos are shown.

A brief business meeting will include the election of directors and a preview of the plans for 2015.

828.743.1658 or historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo.com.

Demonstration of printmaking with photopolymer plates Frank Brannon, Jr., proprietor of SpeakEasy Press in Dillsboro, will present “How to Make and Print Photopolymer Plates” for Art League of the Smokies at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at Swain County Center for the Arts in Bryson City.

Photopolymer plates is a contemporary process of image-making that Brannon uses in the printing courses he teaches at the Nantahala School of the Arts in Bryson City. The demonstration will include how these plates are made and printed and how they can be combined with metal printing type to print text in English or in the Cherokee writing system. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to do some hands-on experimentation if time permits.

Information will be given on where the plates can be bought and how to make and print them in your home studio using the sun, a piece of Mylar and a sharpie pen.

Frank Brannon Jr. will hold a printmaking Brannon earned his M.F.A. in the Books Arts demonstration on Oct. 2 in Bryson City. Program at the University of Alabama in 2005.

Donated photo In addition to opening his own teaching and working studio in Dillsboro, he teaches an introductory book arts class at Western Carolina University.

Sponsored by the NC Arts Council, Swain County Center for the Arts and Swain County Schools, the public demonstration is free of charge. This program received support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the department of Cultural Resources.

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The 6th Annual ColorFest: Dillsboro Fine Arts & Crafts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in downtown Dillsboro.

Featured in this special exhibition of fine art will be artists, crafters, literary works and live entertainment.

Among the artists who will be demonstrating during the day will be landscape artist Jack Stern, potter Becca Irvin, jewelry maker Nanci Hearn.

Within the festival, over 40 juried artisans will line Front Painter Jack Stern will present one of the many live artisan Street. The artists will be demonstrations at ColorFest on Oct. 4 in Dillsboro. Donated photo located only a short walk from the entertainment stage. Live Appalachian music performances will also be scattered throughout the celebration.

ColorFest is produced by the Dillsboro Merchants Association, in partnership with the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. This project received support from the Jackson County TDA, Champion Credit Union, and the Jackson County Arts Council, North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. www.visitdillsboro.org.

The Uptown Gallery will host the First Saturday — Art on Main from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in downtown Franklin.

There will be art and activities on the sidewalk, with the farmer’s market happening nearby. Local artists and artists from the surrounding towns have been invited to participate.

The event is in part to help support the Uptown Gallery, which, after 52 years of operation, is at risk of closing. The gallery is overseen by the Macon County Art Association (MCAA), a 501c3 organization offering artists a place to display and sell their work.

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Art After Dark continues from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3, in downtown Waynesville.

Enjoy a stroll through working studios and galleries on Main Street and Depot Street.

Festive Art After Dark flags denote participating galleries.

Renowned Western North Carolina oil painter Jack Stern will hold a live demonstration at Twigs and Leaves Gallery. The Mahogany House will celebrate one year in business with guitarist Ben Wilson and refreshments.

Art After Dark is presented by the Waynesville Gallery Association. www.downtownwaynesville.com.

• The Horsehair and Fuming Firing Workshop will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at The Bascom in Highlands. Learn alternative firing processes using organic materials, terra sigillata, and an electric kiln to produce colorful and unique works of art. There is no clay associated with this class, only firing. Students will need to buy their own clay and make pieces to be used beforehand. $50 per person. www.thebascom.org.

“The Fault in Our Stars” will run Sept. 26 through Oct. 1, with “How to Train Your Dragon 2” Oct. 3-8. Screenings are at 7:45 p.m. on Fridays; 2, 5 and 7:45 p.m. on Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $6 per person, $4 for children. Saturday morning cartoons will also be shown at 11 a.m.

828.283.0079 or www.38main.com.

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• A pinecone decoration class will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Extension and Community Association office in Sylva.

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• The films “The Fault in Our Stars” and “How to Train Your Dragon 2” will be shown at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville.

• The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild quilt show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2-3 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Ramsey Center at Western Carolina University. Admission is $5. 828.349.0883 or www.mountainlovers.com or www.wcu.edu.

• The Come Paint with Charles Kidz Program will be at 5 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Charles Heath Gallery in Bryson City. $18 per child.

Materials and snacks included.

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A comedy set in Martha’s Vineyard that explores a wealthy world of infinity pools, Bentleys and yacht clubs with men in pink pants, “Elemeno Pea” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-3 and at 3 p.m. Oct. 4 in Hoey Auditorium at Western Carolina University.

The production features a trio of intelligent, funny, remarkable women — all facing crucial moments in their lives — and is rife with humor coupled with intensely crucial stakes. Simone, an aspiring writer formerly of Buffalo, New York, is employed as a personal assistant to one of the island’s “trophy wives” when her older sister, Devon, comes for a weekend visit. Devon witnesses her younger sibling’s efforts to conform and fit into a world of luxury and possessions, and wages a complicated war for nothing less than Simone’s very soul.

Individual tickets to the show, which contains adult language and content, are $16 for adults, $11 for seniors and WCU faculty and staff, and $7 (in advance) and $10 (day of show) for students.

The play opens the WCU School of Stage and Screen’s Mainstage season for the 2014-15 academic year. For more information about the season, visit www.mainstage.wcu.edu.

828.227.2479 or www.bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

Callaway brings Broadway to Highlands Liz Callaway , a Tony nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer and recording artist, will be performing at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

She made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in “Baby,” and for five years, won acclaim as Grizabella in “Cats.” She has also starred in the original casts of “Miss Saigon,” “The Three Musketeers,” and “The Look of Love.”

Off-Broadway she received a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in “The Spitfire Grill” and also appeared in “Brownstone,” “No Way to Treat a Lady,” “Marry Me a Little,” and “Godspell.” Other New York appearances include the legendary Follies in Concert at Lincoln Center, A Stephen Sondheim Evening, “Fiorello!,” and “Hair in Concert.” She recently starred as Norma Desmond in the Pittsburgh CLO production of “Sunset Boulevard.”

Callaway has also established a major career as a concert and recording artist. She had the pleasure of co-starring with Jimmy Webb & Paul Williams in their critically

acclaimed engagement at Feinstein’s in New York, and recently joined Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick and Stevie Wonder at Hal David’s 80th Birthday Celebration Concert at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Her extensive U.S. symphony work includes appearances at The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Ravinia, The Hollywood Bowl, as well as in concert with The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and The Boston Pops.

Tickets are $30, $40 and $50. www.highlandspac.org or 828.526.9047.

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A realist writer examines uncomfortable topics “Evil is no more at an end than History, and so long as there are men there will be no final victory over it.”

—Theodore Dalrymple egarding politics and language, George Orwell once wrote that modern speech and writing are “designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” Read nearly any government report, peruse the writings of many economists, examine the politically correct vocabulary of universities and institutions, decipher the lingo of corporate bureauWriter crats, and we see that Orwell was right on target.

Take, for example, the use of the word “war” by the government: “the war on poverty,” “the war on drugs.” These are not actual wars, of course, but government and media use images of combat to give a sense of urgency and struggle to issues, and to propagandize the rest of us into closing ranks behind our leaders. On the other hand, real wars are in turn often described as “interventions” or more amusingly, as “police actions.”

Moreover, some words fall into disuse because they embarrass or frighten us. “Evil” is one such word. In an age and a place dominated by statistics, polls, technology, and a slithery relativism, many are loath to speak of evil in a public forum. The last public figure to use the word — and his usage caused an enormous stir — was George W. Bush when he called Iran, Iraq and North Korea ‘the axis of evil.”

So what’s up with Theodore Dalrymple, the pseudonym used by Anthony Daniels?

How dare he write a book of essays — Anything Goes (New English Review Press, 218 pages, ISBN 978-0-578-08489-3) — in which he explores the nature and presence of

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wrote intimately of the depraved behavior he found there among inmates. In addition, he has traveled to such places as Gabon, Liberia, North Korea, Nigeria, and Albania, recording political oppression, bloody massacres, the imprisonment of dissidents and the effects of lies and twisted language in the modern world.

Dalrymple has taken the measure of evil not from the shelves of a library, but from a lifetime of face-to-face encounters.

Let’s look at a central essay in this collection: “On Evil.” Here Dalrymple takes us into Rwanda, where in 1994 the Hutu tribe began systematically exterminating their neighbors, members of the Tutsi tribe.

Machetes and clubs, not guns or bombs, were the weapons of choice used in this genocide, where 50,000 of 59,500 Tutsis perished.

The Hutu did not carry out these attacks in some deranged state of rage. Instead, for three months they rose each morning, ate their breakfasts, grabbed their machetes, and began Anything Goes by Theodore Dalrympl. New English Review Press, 2014. their hunt, hacking to death any Tutsi found. At 218 pages. five o’clock in the evening, they would political enemies? return home, wash up, eat their suppers, gloat Dalrymple dares because, more than any over their kills and over the property stolen living essayist, he has personally witnessed from their victims, and retire to bed. evil in many different forms. He served as a In other essays from Anything Goes, prison doctor and psychiatrist in England for Dalrymple examines other scenarios in which many years, and in his earlier collections he finds evil present, most of them less drastic

New book profiles Appalachian chefs John Batchelor will be presenting his latest book Chefs of the Mountains at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Waynesville Public Library.

Batchelor will be sharing how the book came to be, from idea to fruition, and some interesting chef background stories as well. The cookbook contains 10 “sidebars” about farms/artisan producers who sell directly to the public through websites or farmers markets, are open to the public for visits, and/or whose products are available at local stores. It also features recipes from popular regional restaurants such as The Biltmore House, Rezaz, Curate, The Swag,

and many more.

Refreshments will be provided, with attendees able to sample one of the featured recipes.

828.356.2507.

Was van Gogh a theologian with a brush?

Author Charles Davidson will present his book, Bone Dead, and Rising: Vincent van Gogh and the Self Before God at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

School children know of the famous painter’s severed earlobe.

than the Rwandan conflict, but with perhaps as great an import in politics and culture. He takes a swing at Austria for its former Nazism and its failure to deal with that past. He makes the distinction between unhappiness, which all of us feel at times, and depression, which is a medical condition, and condemns the heavy use of Prozac to take away ordinary misery. He reminds us that our failure to take charge of ourselves, to blame others for our own flaws, not only takes away the guilt we should feel for our failures, but also places us in an infantile condition.

Because of the magazines in which Dalrymple is published, many on the Left doubtless regard him as a conservative, one more doom-and gloom curmudgeon who can’t come to terms with the 21st century.

This is an unfortunate point for view for three reasons.

First, Dalrymple is a fine writer. He is an admirer of Orwell, and his careful use of language, his humor and his willingness to admit his own failures in coming to grips with a question all make him worthy of readers. If nothing else, his writings on prison inmates, found in earlier volumes, should be required reading by anyone seeking to perform social work or to reform society.

Second, Dalrymple’s engagement with horror and corruption is based on experience.

Most of us take our worldviews from our computer screens and the opinions of friends.

Dalrymple has explored the world, has visited some of its strange nooks and corners, and comes back to tell us what he saw there.

Finally, Dalrymple is a realist. (Realists are rare public figures in our benighted times, when political arguments start with a set of premises on both sides as inflexible as Aunt Mildred’s views on whisky). He doesn’t engage in diatribe. Instead, he presents us with an idea and then examines that idea, using examples from his past and the lives of others in his analysis. While reading Dalrymple, the reader has the feeling of standing at his shoulder while he writes, watching him as he thinks and picks at his arguments.

Read him.

Adults know that his paintings have sold for the highest prices ever paid for original art. Artists know that his expressionism bridged nineteenth century impressionism and twentieth century modernism. Readers of his letters know that his life was filled with conflict, suffering and defeat, and yet he possessed a singular and passionate commitment to his vocation as an artist. But what do we know of Vincent as a theologian with a brush? This illustrated presentation will examine lesser-known aspects of Vincent’s life and sacred dimensions of his spiritually visionary art.

Davidson, a Presbyterian minister and psychotherapist, was the Darrel Rollins Professor of Holistic Ministry in Pastoral Theology Care and Counseling at Virginia University of Lynchburg.

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Down by the water Waynesville Rec gets busy with $25,000 worth of paddling equipment

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER “I’m gonna mark the spot with an X, right here,” says Tim Petrea, program supervisor for the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department, tracing his kayak paddle through the water. “That’s a good spot.”

Katie Durbin, 8, maneuvers her stand up paddleboard over to the place Petrea’s indicated.

“Oh no, she’s gonna fall in!” Petrea says.

Durbin giggles before stepping off for a dunk in Lake Junaluska.

Standing on the boat put-in with a group of other parents whose children are taking Petrea’s Thursday afternoon paddling class for homeschoolers, Katie’s mom Lara cheers her daughter on.

“The fact that he’s coordinating these things and taking the time to create activities where they can learn, it’s really nice to have that option,” Lara Durbin says.

The six-week class for homeschoolers involves an hour and a half on the water each week, use of the private lake donated by Lake Junaluska. Students learn basic paddling skills

A young kayaker paddles in as the Thursday homeschool lesson on Lake Junaluska comes to an end. (left) Tim Petrea shows Katie Durbin, 8, a good spot to get off her paddleboard and take a dip. Holly Kays photos

More ways to paddle Lake J The Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center has also been working to promote water sports on the lake. A new fishing pier and boat storage area, as well as a rampedup rental fleet of kayaks, stand up paddle boards and canoes, have boosted participation and given lake users more options to stay fit through outdoor recreation.

“The lake is our greatest asset,” said Stephanie Drum, marketing manager for the lake. "By increasing the variety of options people have to connect with the lake, we invite the local community to become more engaged with Lake Junaluska.”

Boat rentals are available at the Lake Junaluska Soda Shop in the Kern Center.

— on both kayaks and stand-up paddleboards — as well as self-rescue techniques.

They also get to see what it takes to load and unload a kayak or stand up paddleboard, and hopefully, they and their families get comfortable enough with the process to try it on their own sometime.

But the classes also allow for plenty of freedom to explore.

“You get to mostly roam around by yourself,” 11-year-old Caleb Plott says when asked his favorite thing about Thursdays on the water.

“My favorite thing about the program is that it has developed a passion for outdoor sports for my son,” his mother Christy adds.

“He looks forward to it from the time his eyes open until he gets here.”

For Petrea, that’s the goal.

“Hopefully they’ll fall in love with it or see it as a viable option in their habits,” he said after the lesson concluded. “That way they don’t just sit around and say, ‘Well, I’ve got nothing to do.’”

It’s a goal that extends far beyond just the homeschooling population. Petrea’s been offering plenty of other opportunities to get an orientation to paddling lately, thanks to a collection of kayaks, paddleboards and accessory equipment purchased in August with a $25,000 grant that the parks and rec department received from the Pigeon River Fund.

Created in 1996, the Pigeon River Fund funds water quality projects in the river’s watershed, a way to mitigate the environmental effects of a hydropower dam built by CP&L, the predecessor of Progress Energy.

Every year, it gives out hundreds of thousands of dollars to various projects. The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department was one of the recipients this year and bought 13 single kayaks, five tandem kayaks and 10 standup paddleboards, as well as paddles, flotation devices and other accessories.

“It’s a great outdoor recreation area,” Petrea said of the Waynesville area, “and now we’re able to say, ‘We have this other element for you. We can get you into paddle sports.’”

It didn’t take Petrea long to start putting the new equipment to use. He ran a few outings that month and jumped in with a full schedule for September. Thursday afternoons are for homeschoolers, but the mornings are open to anyone who wants to go. He’s got 14 students aged 6 to 15 signed up for the homeschooling session, and 13 people turned up for the morning session last week, a number he says has been pretty consistent. On a recent Sunday, 24 people showed up for the three sessions he taught that day. A trip to Lake Fontana last weekend gave beginning paddlers a chance to look past Lake Junaluska.

“I’ve paddled more in the last month and a half than I have in the last three years,” Petrea said.

The same holds true for many enrolled in Petrea’s classes.

“Even some of our seniors are kayaking for the first time and loving it and wanting to stay involved,” Petrea

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On Tap for October Thursday morning paddle sessions, 9:3011:30 a.m. at Lake Junaluska. Oct. 2, 9 and 23. $5 rec center members; $10 non-members.

Paddling at Bear Lake. 12:30 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 12. Transportation from the Rec Center provided. $20 members; $25 nonmembers.

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twos, working together to beach their boats and drag them up to the yellow parks and recreation school bus.

“Next week, everybody takes part in the putting back together process,” Petrea tells the group. “That way you see what goes into it.”

He reminds them of an upcoming trip to Bear Lake and of some disc golf and hiking sessions he’s planning in an effort to give the homeschooling population some choices about how to stay active.

With that, the students pair up with their parents and disperse until next week’s fix of paddling addiction.

“At some point, I’ll have to learn how to do this,” Christy Plott said.

To volunteer to help with the paddling programs, contact Petrea at tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov.

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said. “They’re asking me, ‘Can we do more stuff in October?’ and ‘When are we going to start in the spring?’”

Halfway into the six-week homeschooling session, 6-year-old Carly McDowell isn’t ready to think about the end of the paddling season.

“I think that it feels like I’m free, kind of,” she says. “I just really like it that I get to do it because it’s really fun.”

She’s been learning a lot during those hours out on the water. Most importantly, how to paddle straight. It’s simple, she explains — “You just paddle on both sides.”

“You get a different perspective of the lake, and you get to see it from a different angle, so that’s really unique,” adds Carly’s mom Alison, who often takes Carly and her 9-year-old brother for scooter rides around the perimeter of the lake. That’s often the physical education component of their school day, but it’s nice to try something new, Alison said.

The one difficulty, Petrea said, is that he’s one person, so it’s hard to give students of different ages the individual attention they need to get the most out of their lessons. But he’s looking to volunteer help to fill that gap and already has a few people pitching in.

“As I build my volunteer base, it will give me more opportunities to reach all age levels,” Petrea said.

Back at the lake, it’s getting close to 3:30 p.m. and time to wrap up this week’s lesson.

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Haywood Historic Farmers Market in Waynesville will extend its hours through 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27, for a day that will include music, special programs and plenty of tastings and demonstrations. Check out: ■ Barnyard animals, with owners on hand to answer questions. No touching, though.

■ A children’s program called “All about worms and their helpful ways.”

■ Old farm equipment put back into action.

■ Cooking demonstrations and local food tastings from vendors, with information given about what it takes to arrive at the finished product.

■ Music from Carey Fradley & The Stuart Brothers at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and a performance from Junior Appalachian Musicians at noon.

■ Shrimp boil dinner, which includes boiled shrimp, coleslaw, Marie’s famous hush puppies, tomatoes and dessert, for a suggested donation of $810. The proceeds will go toward buying an electronic credit card machine that will allow vendors at the market to begin accepting credit card payment and

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Family day on the A.T. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s fourth annual Family Hiking Day will provide some local opportunities for Western North Carolina families. The program is designed to introduce families to the Appalachian Trail and orient them to the benefits of spending time outdoors. With the event comes some special activities and specially recommended hikes for families to try.

Guided hikes in the area include: ■ Standing Indian CampgroundHiking at area hikes with Max Patch. distances between 1 and 4 miles. Hikes will leave at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, from the Standing Indian Picnic Shelter at Standing Indian Campground in Macon County. With difficulties ranging from easy to moderate and destinations including shelters, creeks and forests, there will be options to suit all ages and ability levels.

Nantahala Hiking Club volunteers will lead some outdoor activities before the hikes step off and then serve as hiking guides. They’ll provide refreshments when the hikes conclude.

Free, with pre-registration required.

828.369.7352.

■ Max Patch Bald, an easy-to-moderate 4-mile loop near Hot Springs that features open meadows, shaded forest and 360-degree views. The hike will meet at the trailhead at 10:15 a.m. RSVP to Jan Onan at 828.606.5188 or Diane Saccone at dsaccone@ymcawnc.org.

Photo hike to catch first signs of fall

Hikers on Black Balsam Knob. Donated photo

A photography hike to Black Balsam Knob Sunday, Oct. 5, will give amateurs and photographic pros alike a chance to enjoy landscapes ranging from grassy balds to mountaintop views and attempt to capture them on-camera.

Clay and Carmen Nations of Nations Photography will come along on this Jackson County Parks and Recreation outing to give tips and feedback. The hike is 3 miles roundtrip and climbs to 6,214 feet. $25 per person, with adult accompaniment required for youth under 16 and legal guardian present at registration for youth under 18. Register through Oct. 1 at the Cullowhee or Cashiers/Glenville recreation centers, 828.293.3053 or 828.631.2020. Space is limited. Jennifer Bennett, 828.293.3053 or jenniferbennett@jacksonnc.org.

Make a splash at Bee Cove Falls Cashiers Recreation Center for a 22-mile roundtrip drive. The moderate hike will traverse forested trail to reach an 80-foot-high,

The Nantahala Hiking Club will lead a 6mile trek to Bee Cove Falls in South Carolina Saturday, Oct. 4, leaving at 10 a.m. from the

Franklin loves the AT, and the AT loves Franklin The Appalachian Trail Conservancy recently recognized a passel of Franklin businesses and organizations for their support of the Appalachian Trail, naming them AT. Community Supporters for helping out the hiking community, the ATC or the trail itself. Recipients were: ■ Three Eagles Outfitters, a hiking and camping outfitter that offers hikers discounts, Internet service, a coffee bar and lounge, in-town shuttles to the store and a free mail drop service.

■ The Franklin Chamber of Commerce, which has helped build public awareness about the resources and economic opportunity inherent in the AT’s proximity to Franklin. The chamber highlights Franklin’s status as an AT Community in its Newcomers Guide, where it also prints AT hike information, and the chamber houses an AT display in its building.

■ Outdoor 76, an outdoor supply store downtown that leads hikes on the AT. The store serves 1,000 to 1,500 thru-hikers each year and its owners are members of the AT Community Committee.

■ First Baptist Church of Franklin, which serves a free hiker breakfast for four weeks each spring, last year feeding more than 800 hikers. The church also takes a photo of each hiker and mails it to their home, along with a written note.

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A bevy of 5K’s this fall $20 registration on active.com through Friday, Oct. 4; $25 day-of registration 2-3:30 p.m. A zombie after-party with live music, chicken wings and pizza will be held afterward at Tuck’s Tap and Grille in Cullowhee, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $5 for racers and $10 for non-racers. Chris Garcia, 828.803.0552.

■ The Chief ’s Challenge at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Cherokee will benefit the Madison Hornbuckle Children’s Cancer Foundation, an organization that serves children with cancer in Jackson, Swain, Haywood, Cherokee and Graham counties. The 1-mile sprint from Phoenix Theaters along U.S. 19 through Cherokee will kickoff the 102nd Annual Cherokee Indian Fair.

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After lunch, some of the more hardcore timbersports will begin, with events ranging from the axe throw to the horizontal speed chop to cross-cut sawing to the pole climb. Activities will run from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a BBQ dinner.

Last year’s HCC Timbersports Team made it to the mid-Atlantic meet, with team member Logan Hawks taking third place in the nation for the STIHL Timbersports Series Collegiate Lumberjack Competition.

HCC has a long lineage of top timbersports teams.

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The Bethel Half-Marathon and 5K will usher in fall with a scenic course through the rural Bethel community of Haywood County at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.

The race, organized by the Bethel Rural Community Organization, is famous for its post-race meal of homemade potato soup. Sanctioned by the Asheville Track Club, race times are submitted for the ATC Grand Prix Series. $25 for the 5K and $35 for the halfmarathon. www.bethelrural.org/race or 828.734.4099.

Chopping, sawing, axe throwing, tree climbing, log rolling and more will be on tap during an intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Cradle of Forestry in America.

Haywood Community College’s famous Timbersports Team will be one of six teams to compete.

The first half of the day will day will include dendrology, team log roll, orienteering, water boil, log toss, tree identification

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As the weather cools down, the competitive edge will be heating up in the running communities of Western North Carolina over the next few weeks. Push your limits with a fall race in your community.

■ The Mountain Heritage Day 5K Road Race will begin 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Stillwell Science Building on Western Carolina University’s campus. The course, a mix of hills and flatland, takes runners on a partial tour of the WCU campus and is open to runners, joggers and speedwalkers.

Participants should be able to complete the route in 50 minutes, though — the course must be clear by 9 a.m. to make way for other Mountain Heritage Day events.

Overall awards, as well as awards by gender and age category, will be given, and all participants will get a free t-shirt. $15 pre-registration for WCU students and $20 for everyone else. $30 day-of registration.

828.227.8442 or http://claws.wcu.edu/sma/5K/.

■ The Zombie Chase Race at 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4, will give runners a chance to complete a 5K race while being chased by a mob of zombies intent on stealing the flags that the runners carry on their body.

Runners with at least one flag at the end will be considered zombie apocalypse survivors.

The route is in and around the campus of Western Carolina University. The race is sponsored by the Student Physical Therapy Association of Western Carolina University, and proceeds will go toward supporting physical therapy research and community physical therapy services.

Online pre-registration is $15 with a $2.50 sign-up fee. Day-of registration open before the race. https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Cheroke e/ChiefsChallenge1MileSprint. Race director, TARAMCC@nc-cherokee.com.

■ The Legends & Tales 5K Run/Walk, hosted by Cherokee Runners, will take place 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11, the final day of the Cherokee Indian Fair, and take a course through downtown Cherokee. Proceeds will benefit the Cherokee Cancer Support Group and Cherokee Runners coaching programs. $20 online registration at active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=213 3106 through Oct. 1; $25 registration after Oct. 1. Michael Henson, henson25@gmail.com or www.cherokeerunners.com.

HCC students saw away at a previous timbersports competition. HCC photo wood.edu/news/hcc_to_participate_in_jo hn_g_palmer_intercollegiate_woodsmens_meet_at_forest_festival_day.

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Outdoor USA Magazine named Nantahala Outdoor Center, located outside Bryson City, as one of the top 100 outdoor specialty retailers in the United States in its September issue. Nominations were judged on outstanding work and entrepreneurial drive, and they were submitted by brands and distributors. NOC has already been recognized as “one of the best outfitters on earth” by National Geographic Adventure.

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Plant clinic still open

nearly any topic related to plant cultivation, including lawns, vegetables, flowers, trees, pest problems, soils and fertilizers. The clinic is held at the Haywood County Extension Center on Stop by the Extension Center on 589 Raccoon Road.

828.456.3575.

The season for the Haywood County Plant Clinic has been extended, with staffing now planned Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon until Oct. 16. At the clinic, Master Gardeners answer questions about

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A comment party with the Swain County Coalition Against Fracking, will be held at 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 24, at Cork & Bean in Bryson City. The event will give mountain residents a chance to get some help drafting comments opposing proposed rules for oil and gas development in North Carolina.

The rules and legislation recently passed by the N.C. General Assembly would allow for hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method of fossil fuel extraction known as fracking.

Bring a laptop or just yourself if you don’t have one. The comment deadline is Sept. 30. Susan Leading Fox, 828.736.5529.

Leaves alive at Highlands A program 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Highlands Nature Center will give the whole family a better idea about why fall happens.

Activities will focus on how leaves change color, the difference between deciduous and coniferous trees and the winter survival strategies of each kind of tree. Afterward, visitors will take a guided walk through the botanical garden and learn how to identify species by leaf type, shape and color. $5 adults; $2 children. Register at 828.526.2623.

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Looking for the best ways to enjoy fall color in the national forests? Check out the Fall Foliage 2014 webpage developed by the U.S. Forest Service National Forests in North Carolina.

The page features scenic drives and other autumn activities in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest. The page also includes links to online resources such as webcams and maps. www.fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/home/?cid=STELPRDB5326570.

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speak at 1 p.m. to conclude the day, but at 8:30 a.m. the next morning, the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club will lead a hike from

Clingmans Dome to Silers Bald, a strenuous hike that gains 1,200 feet in elevation.

865.436.1291.

Wildlife students up for odd job hire Members of the Wildlife Club at Haywood Community College are renting themselves out for a day to help pay for a trip to the National Wildlife Quiz Bowl Championship in Pittsburgh, Oct. 28. The winner of a raffle drawing to be held Saturday, Oct. 4, will nab six student workers for a full day for labor of their chosing, a perfect time to knock out landscaping projects, building a fence, pruning or all those other things in the yard you’ve been meaning to get to.

Tickets are $10 each and available from Jenny Carver, 828.627.4560 or jcarver@haywood.edu.

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Ed Zahniser, son of the man who was widely regarded as the father of the Wilderness Act, will speak at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27 as the keynote speaker of a Wilderness Act celebration at Sugarlands Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The celebration will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and conclude with a hike the following morning.

Zahnhiser, who retired last year as senior writer and editor with the National Park Service Publications Group in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, will speak about his father Howard’s role in getting the Wilderness Act written and passed, as well as his family’s relationship with one of the founders of the Wilderness Society, Knoxville attorney Harvey Broome. The act, signed 50 years ago, provides for the protection of lands “untrammeled by man” and now protects 109 million acres in 44 states.

The event will begin with a showing of the films Wild by Law and Sanctuary at 9:30 a.m., followed by a panel discussion on how wilderness principles have guided park management through the years. Zahniser will

Forestry to Forest Festival coming up at Cradle of Forestry The Cradle of Forestry’s Forest Festival Day will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4.

More than 80 traditional craftsmen, exhibitors and forestry students will be on site sharing demonstrations of oldtimey and outdoor skills, such as whittling, woodcarving, candle making, wood turning, fly fishing and tying, falconry and creating cornhusk dolls.

The festival celebrates the Cradle’s status as the birthplace of forestry in America. Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck, forester for George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate from 1895 to 1909, founded America’s first forestry school in 1898 and used the present Cradle of Forestry area as its summer campus. At that time the word “forestry” was a vague and new idea in the U.S. $6 ages 16 and older; $3 youth 4 to 15 and holders of America the Beautiful and Golden Age passes; free for children under 4. Located 4 miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway on U.S. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest, 25 miles from Waynesville. www.cradleofforestry.com or 828.877.3130.

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graves, Patriots of the American Revolution, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4, Sugar Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin. 828.321.3522.

• “Coats for Kids” will hold their Distribution Day, 9 a.m. to noon. Saturday, Oct. 4, First Presbyterian Church, Sylva. Children should be present. Coats4kidsjc@frontier.com.

• The Community Kitchen in Canton is in need of volunteers. Opportunities range from planning a meal updating their webpage. 828.648.0014.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • The Village Green will install and dedicate a sculpture of Al Balestire, to celebrate his contributions as a contributor to Cashiers, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Gazebo at Highway 64 entrance to The Village Green.

828.743.3434.

• The Glenville Area Historical Society will hold their annual meeting and feature their “Glenville History…

Up Close and Personal” program, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Glenville Community Development Club, Glenville Village. 828.743.1658.

• The Canton Fall Clean-Up Day will be from 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26. Participation by local businesses and members of the community are encouraged. Lunch will be provided to all participating volunteers.

828.648.2363 or www.cantonnc.com.

• The Haywood County NAACP will hold its general meeting, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 28 Mt. Olive Rd., Waynesville. 828.400.5475.

• The Smoky Mountain Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at the Jarrett House, noon. Saturday, Sept. 27, The Jarrett House, Dillsboro. Past chapter president, Sam Crain, will speak. 828.586.9292.

• Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association and the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department will hold their annual “Bark in the Park”, 1-5 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28, Mark Watson Park, Sylva. www.wcdfa.org.

• The Macon County Poultry Club will hold their Breed Show on Saturday, Oct at the Macon County Fairgrounds. Deadline to register is Sept. 28. Call for times. 828.342.9090.

• Haywood County will hold rabies clinics from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. 5-6:30 p.m. at each clinic. $9 per vaccine.

Call for locations. 828.456.5338.

• Human trafficking will be discussed as a part of The Global Spotlight Series at WCU, 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Forsyth Building. 828.227.3336.

• Franklin Open Forum will discuss “$15 an hour: Can American business survive a “living” wage?”, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1, Rathskeller Coffee Haus and Pub, 58 Stewart St., Franklin. 828.371.1020.

• How to conduct genealogy research at Canton Branch Library, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, library meeting room. 828.648.2924.

• Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation will hold its 6th annual Furry Friends Benefit Bash, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, Laurel Ridge Country Club, Waynesville. $50 per person or a table sponsorship for $450. 828.246.9050.

• Macon County Public Health will hold Rabies Vaccination Clinics throughout the Franklin area.

Saturday, Oct. 4. Vets will vaccinate dogs, cats and ferrets over 4 months of age. $10 per pet. Call for a schedule, locations and times. 828.349.2490.

• Rededication of Major Daniel and James Bryson’s

• Intro to Quickbooks for Business Owners, 6-9 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25, Haywood Community College Regional High Tech Center. Register online. www.haywood.edu.

• Award-winning educator, Dave Burgess, will present his innovative teaching techniques at WCU, 6 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29, John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center, Cullowhee. 828.277.3317.

• The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority will hold a Social Media Social for businesses, 9-11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30, Harrell Center, room 202, Lake Junaluska. RSVP to attend. 828.452.0152.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • The Cullowhee Valley School Parents/Teachers Association will host its annual Fall Festival, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, Cullowhee Valley School to raise money for the PTA. 828.331.8590.

• The Antioch Baptist Church will hold their annual Missions Fair from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds. Flea market, youth baked hoods, new and used furniture, and more.

Proceeds go to fund mission projects. 828.627.1200.

• Community United service for Haywood Pathways Center, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Haywood Community College. 828.627.9000.

• The Southern Vintage Trailer Friends will hold their annual fall rally, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Pride Resort, 4393 Jonathan Creek Rd., Waynesville. $5 for adults, $3 for children. Proceeds will benefit the Haywood County Water Association Kids in the Creek. dervlapublishing@gmail.com.

• The WCU Student Physical Therapy Association will hold their Zombie Run 5-K Race, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, WCU picnic area, Cullowhee. $20 per person until Oct. 3. 828.803.0552.

• The Jackson County Family Resource Center is in need of slightly used blankets for their Blanket Drive.

Accepting blankets until Dec. 1. Deliver to the Jackson County Family Resource Center, 1528 Webster Rd., Webster. 828.354.0109.

• “Coats for Kids of Jackson County” is seeking new or gently used kids coats, warm clothing, hats, gloves and shoes. Donations can be dropped off at Cullowhee United Methodist Church, Sylva. Distribution Day is from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 4, at First Presbyterian Church, Sylva. Children should be present.

Coats4kidsjc@frontier.com.

• $10 Fall Fix: get unfixed pets for spay/neuter and rabies vaccination for only $10 through Nov. 30, through Haywood Spay/Neuter. Pet owner must live in Haywood County and sign their pets up at the Haywood Spay/Neuter office, noon to 6 p.m. open Tuesday through Friday. 452.1329.

• P.A.W.S. Adoption Days first Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the front lawn at Charleston Station, Bryson City.

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted.

VOLUNTEERING The Canton Fall Clean-Up Day will be from 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 26. Participation by local businesses and members of the community are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided to all participating volunteers. Town of Franklin, 58 Park St., Canton.

828.648.2363 or www.cantonnc.com.

HEALTH MATTERS • Hoop Fitness classes at the Jackson County Rec. Center for all ages and abilities. Saturdays at 11:15 a.m. - Hoops provided. $5 for non-members.

• A cancer prevention program will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Part of the monthly Tuesdays to Thrive focusing on different health topics the first Tuesday evening of each month. Sponsored by WestCare Wellness and Jackson County Department. www.westcarehealth.org or 828.586.7734.

• A diabetes awareness program including blood glucose screening will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Part of the monthly Tuesdays to Thrive focusing on different health topics the first Tuesday evening of each month.

Sponsoed by WestCare Wellness and Jackson County Department. www.westcarehealth.org or 828.586.7734.

• A program on prescription drug abuse and Project Lazarus will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Part of the monthly Tuesdays to Thrive focusing on different health topics the first Tuesday evening of each month. Sponsored by WestCare Wellness and Jackson County Department. www.westcarehealth.org or 828.586.7734.

BLOOD DRIVES • Blood Drive in Clyde, 1-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, Medwest Health and Fitness Center, 75 Leroy George Rd. 800.733.2767.

• Blood Drive in Waynesville, 3:30- 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, Haywood Community College Regional High Technology Center, 112 Industrial Park Drive.

800.733.2767.

KIDS & FAMILIES • Science Club at the library, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Macon County Public Library, Franklin.

828.524.3600.

• Exploring the White-tailed Deer, 9-11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education on U.S. 276 in Transylvania County. cpaws.org/reservations/pisgah/ or call 828-877-4423.

• Learn the basics of wilderness survival and other primitive outdoor skills, 1-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, Held at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education on U.S. 276 in Transylvania County. cpaws.org/reservations/pisgah/ or call 828-877-4423.

• After School Special at the library, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, Jackson County Public Library. For ages 5 and up. 828.586.2016.

• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will hold their “Mothers’ Morning Out”, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Waynesville Recreation Center. $7 per child for members, $10 for non members.

Participants must preregister. 828.456.2030.

Family Storytime and Madeline’s 75th Party, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30, Macon County Public Library, Franklin. 828.524.3600.

RECREATION & FITNESS • Haywood County Recreation and Parks are accepting registration for the Recreation Basketball League until Oct. 4. $60 for first child, $55 for second.

828.452.6789 or drtaylor@haywoodnc.net.

POLITICAL EVENTS • A forum with Jackson County commissioner candidates will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Burrell Building at Southwestern Community College in Sylva.

• The Haywood County Democrats will hold their annual Fall Rally, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Canton Armory, 71 Penland St., Canton. Hayden Rogers will speak. $15 per person. 828.452.9607.

• Haywood chapter of the NAACP meets at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church on Mt. Olive Rd. in Waynesville. 828.400.5475.

• A forum between District Attorney candidates Jim Moore and Ashley Welch will be helf from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Colonial Theater in Canton.

• Republican candidates for federal, state and county offices have been invited to speak and answer voter questions at the South Jackson County Republican Monthly Meeting in Cashiers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

30, at the Cashiers Republican Headquarters in Laurel Terrace Suite 8 on U.S. 64 East. 828.743.6491 or jacksonctygop@yahoo.com.

• Meet-and-greet party with district attorney candidate Ashley Welch and Senator Jim Davis, 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, 555 Depot St., Franklin. 847.624.2762.

• South Jackson County Republicans will meet, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Cashiers Republican Headquarters, Laurel Terrace, Suite 8. Republican candidates for federal, state and county offices have been invited to speak. 828.743.6491.

• A debate with candidates for NC Senate seat 50 (representing the seven western counties) will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in Room 204 of the Health and Human Sciences Building at WCU. Featuring N.C. Sen. Jim Davis (R-Macon) and challenger Jane Hipps (DHaywood). Part of the WCU Political Debate Series.

828.227.3898.

THE SPIRITUAL SIDE • Hazelwood Presbyterian Church will hold its “Cultivating Contentment in a Covetous World,” a workshop for women of all ages, 9 a.m.- noon. Saturday, Sept. 27, 368 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville. Lisa.a.womack@gmail.com.

A&E FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • Matthew Foley, spoken word poet, will present a spoken-word workshop, 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, Hunter Library, Western Carolina University. 828.227.3423.

• Mountain Heritage Day, 40th Anniversary, Saturday, Sept. 27, Western Carolina University campus. Mountain Heritage Day contests, whisker-growing, old-fashioned

costumes, home-canned goods; chainsaw competition, antique auto show and Mountain Heritage Day 5K. www.mountainheritageday.com or 227.7129.

• Maggie Valley Oktoberfest, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Oct. 34, Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, 3374 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. $2 admission per adult.

828.734.8075.

• A trunk-show for women’s fashions created by outwear designer Denise Dickens will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3-4 at the Dovecote Porch & Gardens in Cashiers. www.dargan.com/dovecoteevents.

• The Town of Dillsboro will hold its 6th Annual Colorfest, Dillsboro Fine Arts and Crafts Fair, 10 a.m.

– 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, historic town of Dillsboro.

828.631.4587.

• Fifth annual Taste of Sylva culinary tour, 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4, downtown Sylva. 226.0181 or www.mainstreetsylva.org.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT

• Folk/rock singer, Chris Minick, will perform at The Strand at 38 Main, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, downtown Waynesville. $12 per person. 828.421.5753 or info@38main.com.

• Live music by James Hammel at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 at the Classic Wineseller in downtown Waynesville. www.classicwineseller.com.

• Live music by Joe Cruz at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Classic Wineseller in downtown Waynesville. www.classicwineseller.com.

• Gospel group Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

Tickets are $15, $18 and $24. 866.273.4615 or www.greatmountainmusic.com.

• Grammy nominee Claire Lynch will perform at Cataloochee Ranch, 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, Cataloochee Ranch. Dinner will be served. $60 per person. 828.926.1401.

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• Aubryn will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva.

Thursday, Sept. 25. Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

• Friday Night Live concert series at Town Square in Highlands with Macon Grass Band Sept. 26. All shows begin at 6 p.m. Free.

• Author and banjoist, Jeremy B. Jones, will play the banjo and discuss his new book, “Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland”, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25, Canton Branch Library.

828.648.2924.

• Aubryn will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva.

Thursday, Sept. 25. Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

• Folk/roots singer-songwriter Linda McRae will perform at 7:45 p.m. Sept. 25 at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 828.283.0079 or www.38main.com.

• Funk/rock group The Fritz will perform as part of the Music on Tap series at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Free. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• Frog Level Brewing Company in Waynesville has live music by Alarm Clock Conspiracy Sept. 25. All shows begin at 6 p.m. Free. 828.454.5664 or www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Live music by Lyric at the Water’n Hole Bar & Grill in Waynesville at 9 p.m. Sept. 26. $5. 828.456.4750.

• Funk/rock group The Fritz will perform as part of the Music on Tap series at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Free. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• Viva Le Vox and Joe Buck Yourself will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.

Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

• LOCAL will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

• Soul/oldies group Paradise 56 will perform as part of Pickin’ on the Square at the gazebo in downtown Franklin at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Free. 828.524.2516

• Country megastar Jake Owen will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Harrah’s Cherokee. Tickets are $45 and $55. 800.745.3000 or www.harrahscherokee.com.

• Acoustic duo Somebody’s Child will perform at the Bryson City Train Depot at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Free. www.greatsmokies.com.

• Legendary bluegrass band, Seldom Scene, will perform at Highlands PAC, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Highlands PAC. 828.526.9047.

• Spooky storytelling will be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 3-4 at The Storytelling Center of the Southern Appalachians in Bryson City. www.greatsmokies.com.

• LOCAL will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

• The Diamond K Ranch in Maggie Valley has live music Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays are ladies nights. 926.7735.

• The Weinberg-Babelay jazz duo will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Donations accepted. 828.524.7683 or arts4all@dnet.net.

• A game day will occur from 2 to 9 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Papou’s Wine Shop & Bar in Sylva. Bring dice, cards or board games.

828.586.6300.

• Balsam Range will perform their “Homegrown in Haywood” concert, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Colonial Theater, Canton. $20 per person. The concert is presented by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership. 828.298.5330.

• Shannon Thompson will present “La Clarinette de Paris”, featuring music and musicians of Paris, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Western Carolina University’s Coulter Building. 828.227.7242.

• A Martha’s Vineyard comedy set, “Elemeno Pea”,

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • A workshop “Human/Animal Hybrids: Sculpting with Solid Forms In Clay” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 26 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 2728 at The Bascom in Highlands. The workshop will encourage students to try new narrative form, consisting of personal iconography and animal characteristics. $250 for members, $285 for non-members. www.thebascom.org.

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• Viva Le Vox and Joe Buck Yourself will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva, 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26.

Free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

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• The HART theatre will present “Urinetown” the musical, September through October. Sept. 26, 27, Oct. 3, 4, 10, and 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 28, Oct. 5 and 12 at 3 p.m. Performing Arts Center at the Shelton House, 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville. $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors and $12 for students.

828.456.6322.

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• The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild quilt show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2-3 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Ramsey Center at Western Carolina University. Admission is $5. 828.349.0883 or www.mountainlovers.com or www.wcu.edu.

will be staged at Western Carolina University, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-4, Hoey Auditorium, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee. $16 for adults, $11 for seniors and WCU staff and $10 for students.

828.227.7491.

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• The “Come Paint with Charles Kidz Program” will be at 5 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Charles Heath Gallery in Bryson City. $18 per child. Materials and snacks included. 828.538.2054.

• Art classes with Dominick DePaolo, 10 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Old Armory Building, 44 Boundary St. in Waynesville and from 1 to 3 p.m. every Friday at Mountain Home Collection at 110 Miller St., Waynesville. Armory classes, 456.9918; Home Collection classes, 456.5441 • Watercolor classes with Dominick DePaolo from 10 a.m. to noon and oil painting classes from 1 to 3 p.m. on Mondays, at Uptown Gallery, Franklin. 349.4607.

• The Smoky Mountain Knitting Guild offers free Learn to Knit classes for adults and children at the Waynesville Library on Tuesdays. The adult class meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Children (boys and girls ages 8-12) meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Pre-registration required. 246.0789.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • WCU Fine Arts Museum has an exhibit, “Abstract Autobiography for a Fractured Narrative” on display until Nov. 7. WCU Fine Arts Museum, Cullowhee.

828.227.3591.

• Smoky Mountain Quilt Show will be held Oct. 2-4 at Western Carolina University. www.smokymtnquilters.org or 828.508.7916.

• Call to artists to apply for entry in the 6th annual 2014 Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival, Oct. 10-12, Cashiers Valley. www.visitcashiersvalley.com or e-mail info@visitcashiersvalley.com or 743.8428.

• A Haywood county non-fiction book club meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at various locations. 456.8428.

documentaries and foreign films every Monday at 3:30, Wednesday at 4:30 and again at 7 p.m., and classic matinees at Fridays at 2 p.m. The movies and popcorn are free, but donations are welcome.

524.3600.

MUSIC JAMS AND GROUPS

FILM & SCREEN • “The Fault in Our Stars” will play at the Stand movie theater in downtown Waynesville. 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 26; 2, 5 and 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 27; and 2 p.m. on Sept. 28.

• Old-time music jam from 1-3 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on U.S. 441 outside Cherokee. 828.452.1068.

• The Marianna Black Library will present the family adventure, “Shiloh”, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Marianna Black Library, 33 Fryemont St., Bryson City.

828.488.3030.

• A community music jam will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Held first and third Thursday of the month – year round. Free. 828.488.3030.

• “Someday the Pain Will Be Useful to You” will play at the Macon County Public Library, 4:30 and 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1, MCPL, Franklin. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Toby Regbo, Lucy Liu and Ellen Burstyn.

828.524.3600.

• Cruso Circle Play & Jam, 7 p.m. every Tuesday, Cruso Community Center and Friendship Club in Cruso. www.facebook.com/crusocircleplayjam.

• How to Train your Dragon 2 will be playing from Oct. 3-8. At The Strand at 38. 7:45 p.m. on Friday, 2, 5 and 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday and 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Downtown Waynesville. 828.421.5753 or info@38main.com.

• The Mad Batter Food & Film now showing featured films, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, downtown Sylva location. Special kids’ matinee at 2 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Movie listings and information, www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

586.3555.

• Family movie days at Marianna Black Library, Bryson City, are at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Classic movies at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Friday. Other films also shown. Free movies and popcorn. 488.3030 or www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.

• Movies at the Macon County Library. New movies,

• Signature Brew Coffee Company holds Sylva Open Jam nights on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Shop provides the instruments, you provide the talent. Chris Coopers’ Fusion band hosts.

• An open jam session is held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each Thursday at Heinzelmannchen Brewery in Sylva.

All skill levels and instruments welcome.

828.631.4466 or www.yourgnometownbrewery.com • Golden Aires singing group meets at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Golden Age Senior Center in Sylva. Secular and religious music. Performances given at area nursing homes. Singers need not be seniors to join. goldenagecenter1@verizon.net.

• Haywood Community Band meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church.

452.7530.

• Karaoke is held at 7 p.m. every other Friday at the American Legion Post 47 in Waynesville. Open to all members and their guests. 456.8691.

• Karaoke is held from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m. every Friday at the Tap Room at the Waynesville Inn. 800.627.6250.

• Men Macon Music, canella singing, meets at 5:30 p.m. every Monday in the Chapel of First Presbyterian Church, 26 Church St., Franklin. Visitors welcome.

524.9692.

• Mountain Dulcimer Players Club meets from 2 to 4 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month at the Bryson City United Methodist Church. Knowledge of music not required, tablature method used.

488.6697.

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• Drawing Lessons for Adults, by Char Avrunin, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and painting lessons from 1 to 4 p.m.

Tuesdays. www.iamclasses.webs.com or contact Char at 456.9197, orcharspaintings@msn.com.

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• Pick and Play Dulcimer Group of Sylva meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first, third and fifth Saturday of every month in the fellowship hall of St. John’s Episcopal Church. 293.0074 • The Franklin Early Music Group meets every Monday at 9 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. 369.5192 • The Nikwasi Dulcimer Players meet every Thursday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Franklin. All are welcome.

524.1040 or 524.2294

ARTS GROUP MEETINGS The Jackson County Arts Council will hold an information session about the North Carolina Arts Council RAPG application process, 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, Creative Arts Building, room 7105, Haywood Community College. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 7. 828.337.2046.

• Blue Ridge Mountain Quilt Guild, 6 to 9 p.m. fourth Thursday, January through October, and third Thursday, November and December, 382 Champion Drive, Canton. Community group open to all skill levels and gender. Must be a high school senior or above to join the group. First visit is free. $25 yearly membership fee. Traci Hoglen, 316.1517 or visit us

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on Facebook at Blue Ridge Mtn. Quilt Guild • The Tuesday Quilters meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church on N.C. 107. Bring your machine and whatever quilt you are working on.

• The WNC Fiber Folk Group meets weekly from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays in the Star Atrium of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at WCU. 227.2553 or ddrury@wcu.edu.

• Thursday Painters meet at the Uptown Gallery in Franklin every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your project and a bag lunch and join us for a day of creativity and fun. All artists are welcome. 349.4607.

• Rug Hooking Group, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jackson County Public Library. Beginners welcome.

631.2561.

• Jackson County Arts Council meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Jackson County Library Complex conference room. 293.3407.

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the annual Nantahala Outdoor Center’s GAF weekend, Sept. 26-28. Proceeds will support a trip to Kenya in Nov. 828.318.3771.

• The N.C. Wildlife Resources will teach fishing, hunting and wildlife conservation at 8 events, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Visit online for locations and times. www.ncwildlife.org/nhfd.

noon and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train depot in Bryson City.

Peanuts characters in costume, children’s activities, and more. For more information and ticket rates, call 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

OUTINGS & FIELDTRIPS

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate the Wilderness Act, 9:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

27, Sugarlands Visitor Center. Free to the public.

865.436.1291.

• Camping 101, an overnight adventure being offered to Jackson middle schoolers for Friday, Sept. 26.

Students will learn camping basics. $20 per student.

Register by Sept. 19. 828.293.3053 or 828.631.2020.

• Macon Aeromodelers 5th annual Invitational FunFly, Airshow and BBQ at the OTX Aerodrome. Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. and Sunday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. $5 parking fee and $5-7 for dinner. www.maconaeromodelers.com.

• Haywood Waterways Association and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park will offer a short hike to the Appalachian Highland Science Learning Center, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Appalachian Highland Science Learning Center, Purchase Knob. Wear hiking shoes and bring lunch, water, warm clothing and rain gear. RSVP by Sept. 24. 828.476.4667.

• Bark in the Park will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Mark Watson Park in Sylva. Dog activities include sheep herding, agility demonstrations, costume contest, games, vendors, canine massages, raffles, “Ask the Vet” booth, nail trims, pet photographer, and more. There will also be a pet food drive to help “Animeals.” The Canine Good Citizen testing will begin at 10:30 a.m., with attendees having to preregister at 845.548.6420 or carickey1@gmail.com.

Sponsored by the Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association and the Jackson County Parks & Recreation Department. www.wcdfa.org.

• A corn maze, hayrides and pumpkin patch will kickoff the fall season on Oct. 1 on U.S. 19 at the Tuckasegee River Bridge. Hayrides available FridaySunday. Group rate available. 828.488.2376 or www.greatsmokies.com.

• Nantahala Outdoor Center will hold its Guest Appreciation Festival, Sept. 26-28. Events include used gear sale, whitewater rafting, zip-lining and more. 828.785.5082.

• The Cradle of Forestry will celebrate of western North Carolina during the annual Forest Festival Day, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Pisgah National Forest. $3-6 per person. 828.877.3130.

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• MEC Comment Party by the Swain County Coalition Against Fracking, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Cork and Bean, Bryson City. Bring your laptop.

828.736.5529.

PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS • The annual symposium “Rooted in the Mountains: Valuing Our Common Ground” will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25-26, with a theme of climate change, including lectures and presentations. Health and Human Sciences Building, Western Carolina University. Free to students and WCU staff, $125 for all others. rootedinthemtns.wcu.edu or 828.227.2164.

• A workshop “Horsehair and Fuming Firing Workshop” will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at The Bascom in Highlands. Learn alternative firing processes using organic materials, terra sigillata, and an electric kiln to produce colorful and unique works of art. There is no clay associated with this class, only firing. Students will need to buy their own clay and make pieces to be used beforehand. $50 per person. www.thebascom.org.

• A pinecone decoration class will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Extension and

Community Association office in Sylva. 828.586.4009.

COMPETITIVE EDGE • The Mountain Heritage Day 5K Road Race at WCU, 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Stillwell Science Building. $15-30 per person. 828.227.8442.

• The 19th Annual Intercollegiate John G. Palmer Woodsmen’s Meet at The Cradle of Forestry in America.

Pisgah National Forest. Call for times and locations.

828.627.4560.

FARM & GARDEN • Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market will host a special farm fare day, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.

Barnyard animals, live music, old farm equipment, tastings. 828.550.4774 birchsprings@msn.com.

• Mountain Heritage Day’s “A Gathering In” traditional foods competition, Saturday, Sept. 27, Western Carolina University campus. Also a “Best in the West Sweet Potato Recipe Contest” adult and youth winners. www.mountainheritageday.com/Contests, or contact Peter Koch at pkoch@email.wcu.edu or 227.7129.

The 2014 Haywood County Plant Clinic will be staffed on Mondays and Thursdays until Oct. 16. 9 a.m. to noon. Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. 828.456.3575.

HIKING CLUBS • The Appalachian Trail Conservancy will hike on the Appalachian Trail during the 4th annual Family Hiking Day. Saturday, Sept. 27. Call for times and locations.

304.535.2200.

• Hiking in Standing Indian ranging from 1 to 4 miles, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, Standing Indian Picnic Shelter. Free if pre-registered. 828.369.7352.

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tee members meet at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Democratic Headquarters, 500 Mill St., Sylva. jacksondems.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will hike 6 miles to Bee Cove Falls, South Carolina, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Cashiers Recreation Center. Must RSVP. 828.743.1079.

• Jackson County Democratic Women meet at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Democratic Headquarters 500 Mill St., Sylva. jacksondems.com.

FARMERS & TAILGATE MARKETS Haywood County • Canton Farmers Market and Heritage Crafts. 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday through Oct. 31, municipal parking lot of downtown Canton. Robin Smith, 734.9071 or michaelrobin07@yahoo.com.

• Haywood Historic Farmers Market. 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Saturday through mid-December at 250 Pigeon St, Waynesville, parking lot HART Theatre.

280.1381 or haywoodfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market. 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays and Saturdays through Oct. 29 at 171 Legion Dr., Waynesville, behind Bogart’s restaurant. 648.6323. www.facebook.com/pages/waynesville-tailgate-market/117024646020.

Jackson County • Cashiers Tailgate Market. 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays May through October. Anglican Church parking lot next to Macon Bank on U.S. Highway 64 East. 226.9988 or blueridgefarmers@gmail.com.

• Jackson County Farmers Market. 9 a.m. to noon April to October at Bridge Park in Sylva; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

November to March at Community Table. Family Art at the Market offered at 10 a.m. and story time with City Lights at 11 a.m.; monthly fundraising brunches and occasional music given. 631.3033 or jacksoncountyfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

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• Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market. 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays through November on East Palmer Street across from Drake Software. 349.2049 or alan_durden@ncsu.edu, www.facebook.com/franklinncfarmersmarket.

Swain County • Swain County Farmers Market. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fridays through Oct. 31. 210 Main St. at the corner of Main St. and Everett St. in Bryson City. 488.3848 or christine_bredenkamp@ncsu.edu. www.facebook.com/pages/Swain-County-FarmersMarket/104853346226504.

• Jackson County Republican headquarters at Laurel Terrace on U.S. 64 East in Cashiers and at 58 Sunrise Park retail complexes in Sylva. 743.6491 or jacksonctygop@yahoo.com, www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The North Jackson County GOP monthly meetings are held at 6:30 p.m., the fourth Monday of each month, at the Sylva headquarters, 58 D Sunrise Park, Sylva.

Ralph Slaughter, Jackson County GOP Chair at 743.6491 or www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The South Jackson County GOP monthly meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the GOP headquarters office at Laurel Terrace on N.C. 64 east in Cashiers. Ralph Slaughter, Jackson County GOP Chair at 743.6491 or www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The Haywood Republicans meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the GOP headquarters, 303 N. Haywood St., Waynesville. 246.7921. www.haywoodncgop.org.

Other political groups • The Haywood County NAACP meets at various locations the last Sunday of each month. 828.400.5475.

• Jackson County branch of the NAACP meets at 10 a.m. on the Saturday following the second Thursday of every month at Liberty Baptist Church in Sylva.

• The Libertarian Party of Haywood County meets at 7 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at Organic Beans, 3676 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. Open to the public. haywood@lpnc.org.

• Occupy/WNC General Assembly meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday in room 220 of the Jackson County Administration and Justice Center in Sylva. 538.1644.

• A TEA Party group meets at 2 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the 441 Diner in Otto.

• The Jackson County Patriots meet at 6 p.m. on the third thursday of each month at Ryan’s Steak House in Sylva, with the meeting start at 6:30 p.m. All libertyloving area citizens who want Constitutionally-limited government, free market economics and fiscal responsibility are welcome. Box547@aol.com.

• The League of Women Voters meets at noon the second Thursday of each month at Tartan Hall in Franklin. Lunch available by reservation. Open to all. $6 for food. 524.5192.

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• Macon County Democratic Party Headquarters, 251 Sloan Road in Franklin, is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. 369.8561.

• Cribbage Grass Roots Club, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Maggie Valley Inn. www.cribbage.org, www.accgrassroots.org. Keith Miller, 410.440.7652, Kei3ph@BellSouth.net, or Dale Henry, 926.3978.

• Haywood County Democratic executive committee meets at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Democratic Headquarters, 286 Haywood Square, Waynesville. www.haywooddemocrats.org.

• The Maggie Valley Civic Association presents Mountain Bingo Bonanza at 5:45 p.m. every Thursday at the Maggie Valley Community Pavilion. 926.8021.

• Haywood County Democratic Party headquarters, 286 Haywood Square, Waynesville, is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 452.9607, haywooddemocrats.org.

• Waynesville chapter of the Smoky Mountain Chess Club is looking for seniors who want to play chess. The club meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. chesscat772@yahoo.com. Waynesville meetings, 648.5739. Sylva meetings, 586.9815.

• Jackson County Democratic Party meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Democratic Headquarters, 500 Mill St., Sylva. Brian McMahan, 508.1466.

• American Legion Varner-Rhinehart Post No. 61 meets at 8:30 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at the Legion Building on Short Street in Canton.

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• Christian Motorcyclists Association meets the first Thursday of the month at Sagebrush Steakhouse Russ

• The Crabtree, Iron Duff, Hyder Mountain Community Development Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Community Center on Tommy Boyd Road. All welcome. 627.8008.

• Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 12:30 p.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Waynesville Old Armory Recreation Center. ACBL sanctioned games. 456.3581.

• Haywood County Amateur Radio Club meets at 8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Haywood County Emergency Operations Center on Miller Street. All interested parties, licensed hams or not, are invited to attend. 452.9351 or on the radio repeater (147.39 +).

• Haywood County Newcomers Club meets at 11 a.m. every third Tuesday. 452.9768.

• The Kiwanis Club of Waynesville meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Tuesday at Laurel Ridge Country Club, 49 Cupp Lane in Waynesville. 926.4436.

• Waynesville Rotary Club meets Fridays at 1 p.m. at Laurel Ridge Country Club. 648.7300.

• Waynesville Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Gateway Club, 37 Church St., Waynesville. 452.5520.

• Military Order of the Purple Heart, WNC Chapter #844, meets at noon on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Sagebrush Steakhouse in Waynesville.

452.4075.

• Thursday Night Bingo is held at the Canton VFW. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with games at 6 p.m. and package games at 7 p.m. 648.1133.

Jackson • Sylva chapter of the Smoky Mountain Chess Club meets at 1 p.m. at the Jackson County Senior Center on Tuesdays. Free. chesscat772@yahoo.com

• The Franklin Lion’s meet twice monthly on the second and fourth Monday in the dining room of Angel Medical Center. 421.0859.

• Franklin Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1 p.m. each Wednesday at the community building.

369.9284.

• Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 7339, located on W. Palmer St., Franklin, holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month.

• Macon County Concerned Bikers Association (CBA) meets the first Wednesday of each month at Main St Pizza for dinner at 6 p.m. and the meeting after at 7 p.m. All motorcyclists are welcome. Cliff Cyphers at 369.8060.

• P.E.O. Franklin Chapter meets the third Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. Philanthropic Educational Organization is a sisterhood that helps with the education of women. Individuals need to be a member to attend the meetings, call Char LaDue 342.6253 or Andy Lawley 349.4992.

• Smoky Mountain Shriners Club holds its monthly meetings at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at its building at 833 Bethel Church Road, contact Ed Waters at 524.5576.

• The Franklin Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. The second and fourth Monday of each month at the Macon County Community Facilities Building. Club president Dave Jones at 349.5357. All proceeds from the club’s work stays in Franklin.

• The Fraternal Order of Police meets in the fellowship hall at Holly Springs Baptist Church (new building) at 7 p.m., on the fourth Tuesday of each month. A light meal will be served. John O’Connor 349.0698.

• The Kiwanis Club of Franklin meets at 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday at Fat Buddies, 311 Westgate Plaza.

• Franklin Rotary Club meets at noon every Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, 26 Church Street.

• Franklin Rotary Club Daybreak meets at 7:30 a.m. every Tuesday at Angel Medical Center, 179 Riverview Ave.

• Caney Fork Community Development Council meets at 6 p.m. the second Saturday every month. Potluck dinner followed by a program and/or a business meeting. All meetings are held at the Caney Fork Community building on Caney Fork Road.

• The Macon County Genealogical Society meets at 7 p.m. the third Friday night of each month at the Macon County Agricultural Extension Office located on Thomas Heights Drive in Franklin.

• Cashiers Valley Rotary Club meets at 8 a.m. each Wednesday at Cashiers United Methodist Church. The church is located approximately one mile south of the Crossroads on N.C. 107.

• The Nantahala Rangers Camp #1839 of Franklin, a camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, meet the second Monday of each month, at 6 p.m., at the Sunset Restaurant in Franklin. David Blaine at 369.7885.

• Sylva Rotary Club meets at noon Thursdays at the Department on Aging, 10 County Service Park. info@sylvarotaryclub.org, 508.1602.

• Downtown Sylva Association meetings are held at 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Town Hall. 586.1577.

• Glenville Community Development Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the CDC building.

• Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meets at 11:45 a.m. the third Tuesday of most months in the Hooper House at 773 W. Main St. 586.2155.

• Jackson County Homebuilders Association holds its monthly membership meeting the first Monday of each month (except in September and December).

743.0278.

• The Caney Fork Community Social Card Club meets at 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Community Center.

Play Hand & Foot. If you don’t know the game, they’ll teach you. 293.9826 or 293.0678.

• WNC Civil War Round Table meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Justice Center in Sylva on the second floor. 452.2298.

• Gem City Forum Toastmasters Club # 296 meets at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday in The Depot Room at The Factory 349.8888. 421.4744 or www.gemcityforum.org.

• The Silas McDowell Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution serves Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties meets at the Broiler Room restaurant in Franklin on the third Monday of each month.

Anyone with an ancestor tied to the American Revolution is welcomed and encouraged to attend.

Kenton W. David at 526.3374 or kentonw@hcgexpress.net.

• The Smoky Mountain Flying Club meets at 3 p.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Macon County Airport. Anyone interested in aviation is invited. For more information contact club president Tom Hagan at smokymountainflyingclub@juno.com or visit www.smokymtnflyingclub.com.

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• Lost Writers Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon, first Saturday of the month, Zelda Divine, Inc., 1210 S. Main St., Waynesville. Coffee, refreshments, and good company abide.

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• Cowee Farmers Market. 3:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 28, Old Cowee School, 51 Old Cowee School Dr., Franklin. info@coweefarmersmarket.com or 524.8369.

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Ave. Waynesville, 6 p.m. for supper and 7 p.m. the meeting begins.

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hike to the top of Whiteside Mountain, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 30. $3 for members, $5 for non-members. 828.456.2030.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7339 meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the post home on West Palmer Street in Franklin.

• Zonta Club of Franklin meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Party Zone. Zonta is an international nonprofit women’s club working for local charities. 369.5888.

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Another Great Auction: Pottery, Baskets, Quilting/Sewing Items, Box Lots, Tools, Furniture and Much More.

Join Us for a Fun Night Remember, If you can not attend we offer online bidding at: harpersauctioncompany.com 47 Macon Center Dr. Franklin, NC 828.369.6999.

Debra Harper, NCAL #9659, NCFL #9671.

AUCTION Burke's Garden - Tazewell County, Va. 133 acres crop, pasture, mature timber, ponds, bold spring branch. Offered in 2 tracts (12 acres & 121 acres). Outstanding views. Joins National Forest. Sale date Saturday, October 11th at 11am. Visit: www.woltz.com For Preview Dates And Photos. Sold to Highest Bidder Over $252,000. Call Woltz & Associates, Inc. (VA# 321).

Real Estate Brokers & Auctioneers.

800.551.3588.

LIQUIDATION REAL ESTATE AUCTION 306 +/- acres - 7 tracts.

House, Pond, Road Frontage. September 27, 2014 at 12 noon on site. 467 East Slate Mine Road, Denton, NC. Walker Commercial Services, Inc. William J. Walker, III. Phone 540.344.6160 www.walkerinc.com NCAL 8878 - REFIRM C23586

Offering:

MAJOR-BRAND TIRES FOR CARS, LIGHT & MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCKS, AND FARM TIRES.

Service truck available for on-site repairs LEE & PATTY ENSLEY, OWNERS

MON-FRI 7:30-5:00 • WAYNESVILLE PLAZA

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AUCTION ONLINE PREMIER AUCTION! Coins, Art, Golf Books, Roseville, Toby Mugs, MORE! Tues. Sept. 30 6pm. Preview Mon. Sept.29, 3-7pm or by Appt. Shelley's Auction Gallery (NCAL6131) 429 N. Main St., Hendersonville NC. J. Humphrey, Auctioneer (NCAL6556) www.shelleysauction.com 828.698.8485 ONLINE ONLY AUCTION Former Assets of Ziba Rugs featuring High End Oriental Rugs, Ends 10/2 and 10/9 at 5pm, Jamestown, NC, Guilford County, Iron Horse Auction Co. 800.997.2248.

NCAL3936. www.ironhorseauction.com

BUILDING MATERIALS HAYWOOD BUILDERS Garage Doors, New Installations Service & Repairs, 828.456.6051 100 Charles St. Waynesville Employee Owned.

CONSTRUCTION/ REMODELING ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Waterproofing, Finishing, Structural Repairs, Humidity and Mold Control.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1.800.698.9217 DAVE’S CUSTOM HOMES OF WNC, INC Free Estimates & Competitive rates. References avail. upon request. Specializing in: Log Homes, remodeling, decks, new construction, repairs & additions.

Owner/Builder: Dave Donaldson.

Licensed/Insured. 828.631.0747 or 828.508.0316 SULLIVAN HARDWOOD FLOORS Installation- Finish - Refinish 828.399.1847.

SAWMILLS From only $4397.00- Make & Save Money with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1.800.578.1363 Ext.300N

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JAMISON CUSTOM PAINTING & PRESSURE WASHING Interior, exterior, all your pressure washing needs and more.

Specialize in Removal of Carpenter Bees - Cedar or Log Homes or Painted or Siding!

Call or Text Now for a Free Estimate at 828.508.9727

AUTO PARTS BLOWN HEAD GASKET Cracked Heads/Block. State of the art 2-part Carbon Composite Repair! All Vehicles Foreign or Domestic including Northstars!

100% guaranteed. Call Now: 1.866.780.9038 SAPA

CAMPERS 25’ TRAVEL TRAILER - EXCELLENT With new awning and carpet, central heating and cooling. Queen bedroom. Everything in top condition. Sleeps 6. $9,400, Call 813.753.9626.

DONATE YOUR CAR, Truck or Boat to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 800.337.9038.

TOP CASH FOR CARS, Call Now For An Instant Offer. Top Dollar Paid, Any Car/Truck, Any Condition. Running or Not. Free Pick-up/Tow. 1.800.761.9396 SAPA

MOTORCYCLES

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES GREAT MONEY FROM HOME With Our Free Mailer Program. Live Operators On Duty Now! 1.800.707.1810 EXT 901 or visit WWW.PACIFICBROCHURES.COM SAPA NEW PAY-FOR-EXPERIENCE Program pays up to $0.41/mile.

Class A Professional Drivers. Call 866.291.2631 for more details or visit SuperServiceLLC.com

ATTENTION: Drivers New Kenworth Trucks! APU equipped. Earn up to 50 cpm plus bonuses! Full Benefits + Rider/Pet Program. CDL-A Required.

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Mailing Brochures From Home.

Helping home workers since 2001.

Genuine Opportunity. NO Experience Required. Start Immediately. www.MailingMembers.com SAPA TAYLOR FORD OF WAYNESVILLE Is conducting a search for a Parts department stock room clerk. This associate will be responsible for Shipping out, and receiving in parts orders and shipments. Associate will stock and organize shelves and special orders. Will assist front counter with Customers when needed. Applicants must have good Customer service and communication skills. Must work will with a team, but be a selfstarter as well. Must have a highschool diploma and valid DL. Must be reliable, with strong organizational skills, a good attitude, & knowledge of basic computer skills. This opportunity provides unlimited opportunity and great benefits, as well as 401K and Insurance! Pay will be salary plus commission, and based on exp. All applicants should apply in person, and ask for Kirk Stump, or Bo Enloe AVIATION MANUFACTURING Careers - Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 877.300.9494.

HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL Positions now available: ER Registered Nurses, MDS Coordinator, Annual Gift Officer, Major Gift Officer, Unit Clerk, Certified Nursing Assistant, and Accounting Clerk/Executive Administrative Assistant.

Benefits available the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment. PreEmployment screening required.

Call Human Resources.

828.526.1376, or apply online at: www.highlandscashiershospital. org

HEALTH CARE NAVIGATOR Grant Funded Position- Mountain Projects is currently accepting applications for a Health Care Navigator to work in Clay and Cherokee Counties. Bachelor’s degree with experience in Human Services, and/or Health Care preferred. Applicants must have reliable transportation, valid NC driver’s license, be willing to travel the seven most western counties of NC. Must be willing to work flexible hours, including some nights and weekends. Out of area travel is required. 20-30 hours of training is required to be certified. This is a full time position with benefits.

Applications will be taken at Mountain Projects, Inc., 2251 Old Balsam Rd, Waynesville, NC 28786, 25 Schulman St, Sylva, NC 28779; Macon Program for Progress in Franklin and Four Square Community Action in Murphy. You can also go on line at: www.mountainprojects.org and fill out an application.

Pre-employment drug testing required. EOE/AA.

GORDON TRUCKING, INC. Solo & Team Positions CDL-A Driving Jobs for: OTR * Regional * Dedicated * Home Weekend Opportunities. Big Sign-On Bonus & Pay! No Northeast. EOE. Call 7 days/wk!

866.646.1969.

GordonTrucking.com MAGAZINE EDITOR We are looking for a dynamic managing editor to lead our growing, nationally distributed magazine. Smoky Mountain Living publishes six times a year and covers the people, places, culture, arts, outdoors and history of the changing southern Appalachian region. The ideal candidate must, first, have a deep appreciation for this region and its people; as an editor, the candidate must be able to develop story assignments and manage free-lancers, write features stories and departments, edit copy, meet deadlines, and continue to grow our online presence through social media and website updates. The managing editor will work closely with the general manager and be one of the faces of our magazine at public events. M.E. will have to spend some time at our Waynesville office, but this job requires travel around the region and therefore M.E. will have the freedom to telecommute as necessary. This is a half-time position to start but could become full-time. Salary, 401K, phone allowance, mileage reimbursement. Email inquiries to Scott McLeod at: info@smokymountainnews.com.

CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy Equipment Operator Training! 3 Week Program. Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement Assistance with National Certifications. VA Benefits Eligible! 866.288.6896.

NEED MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES! Doctors & Hospitals need Medical Office Staff! No Experienced Needed! Online Training gets you job ready! HS Diploma/GED & Computer needed. Careertechnical.edu/nc.

1.888.512.7122

DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED! Become a driver for Stevens Transport! No Experience Needed!

New drivers earn $800+ per week!

PAID CDL TRAINING Stevens covers all costs! 1.888.748.4137 drive4stevens.com

DRIVERS: CDL-A. Average $52,000 per yr. plus Excellent Home Time + Weekends.

Monthly Bonuses up to $650.

5,000w APU’s for your comfort & ELogs. Excellent Benefits. 100% No Touch. 877.704.3773.

ATTN: DRIVERS. New Kenworth Trucks! APU equipped. Earn up to 50/cpm Plus Bonuses! Full Benefits + Rider/Pet Program. CDL-A Required 1.888.592.4752. www.addrivers.com SAPA AVERITT EXPRESS New Pay Increase For Regional Drivers! 40 to 46 CPM + Fuel Bonus! Also, Post-Training Pay Increase for Students! (Depending on Domicile) Get Home EVERY Week + Excellent Benefits. CDL-A req. 888.602.7440 Apply @ AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer - Females, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

PART-TIME IN-HOME AIDE Haywood County- Candidates must have a high school diploma/GED, valid NC driver’s license, available transportation, effective oral communication & listening skills, and legible handwriting skills. Must also be able to lift 30 lbs. Duties include assisting elderly in their home w/ light housekeeping, food preparation, laundry, dusting, vacuuming, and grocery shopping.

Flexible hours M-F, up to 29 hrs. per week. Some benefits apply.

Applications will be taken at Mountain Projects, Inc. 2251 Old Balsam Rd, Waynesville or 25 Schulman St, Sylva or you may go to our website: www.mountainprojects.org and fill out an application.

Pre-employment drug testing required. EOE/AA.

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EMPLOYMENT AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN HERE Get FAA Approved Maintenance Training Financial Aid For Qualified Students. Job Placement Assistance. Call Aviation Institute Of Maintenance 1.866.724.5403 WWW.FIXJETS.COM. SAPA FTCCFayetteville Technical Community College is now accepting applications for the following position: Assistant Director of Early Childhood Education Center. For detailed information and to apply, please visit our employment portal at: https://faytechcc.peopleadmin.com Human Resources Office.

Phone: 910.678.8378.

Internet: http://www.faytechcc.edu.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

EMPLOYMENT WANT TO DRIVE A TRUCK...

No Experience? Company sponsored CDL training. Full benefits.

Earn $44,500+ 1st year.

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FINANCIAL BEWARE OF LOAN FRAUD. Please check with the Better Business Bureau or Consumer Protection Agency before sending any money to any loan company.

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HAYWOOD BEDDING, INC. The best bedding at the best price!

533 Hazelwood Ave. Waynesville 828.456.4240

LAWN AND GARDEN HEMLOCK HEALERS, INC. Dedicated to Saving Our Hemlocks. Owner/Operator Frank Varvoutis, NC Pesticide Applicator’s License #22864. 48 Spruce St. Maggie Valley, NC 828.734.7819 828.926.7883, Email: hemlockhealers@yahoo.com

PETS HAYWOOD SPAY/NEUTER 828.452.1329

REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCEMENT 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. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

NC MTNS NEAR ASHEVILLE Owner must sell new log cabin on 1.5ac. Huge porches, vaulted ceiling, 1200sf ready to finish. $74,900, add'l acreage avail.

828.286.2981.

REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCEMENT LEASE TO OWN 1/2 Acre Lots with Mobile Homes & Empty 1/2 Acre + Lots!

Located Next to Cherokee Indian Reservation, 2.5 Miles from Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.

For More Information Please Call 828.506.0578

HOMES FOR SALE BRUCE MCGOVERN A Full Service Realtor shamrock13@charter.net McGovern Property Management 828.283.2112.

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NICOL ARMS APARTMENTS MIDNIGHT AN INCREDIBLY HANDSOME BOXER MIX, WHO CAN WAG HIS TAIL, UH, NUB, ABOUT 90MPH! HE GETS ALONG GREAT WITH OTHER DOGS AND LOVES PEOPLE.

GINNY A GORGEOUS LONG-HAIRED BROWN TABBY WITH THE SWEETEST DISPOSITION. SHE'S A REAL LOVE WITH BOTH GREAT LOOKS AND PERSONALITY!

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Prevent Unwanted Litters!

The Heat Is On! Spay/Neuter For Haywood Pets As Low As $10.

Operation Pit is in Effect!

Free Spay/Neuter, Microchip & Vaccines For Haywood Pitbull Types & Mixes!

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Tuesday-Friday, 12 Noon - 6 pm 182 Richland Street, Waynesville, NC.

Class A Office/Professional/Medical space, 1850 sq. ft. MOVE IN ready Building was a complete renovation and space was first built out for Edward Jones office in 2005. Space was recently occupied by Haywood Co. Insurance Health Clinic and is in excellent condition. Unit includes 2 restrooms, kitchenette and mechanical room. There is direct access to an outdoor covered patio area on the creek. The building has excellent onsite parking and is located in Waynesville only 3/10 mile North of the courthouse. Location is centrally located to all commercial areas of Way. without the traffic backups. Lease is $11.64 sq.ft. and includes exterior maintenance, taxes, water and 3’x8’ lighted sign.

Nicest 1850s/f move in ready space in Haywood County!

627 N. Main Street, Suite 2, Waynesville.

Shown by appointment only, Call Jeff Kuhlman

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Offering 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments, Starting at $400 Section 8 Accepted - Handicapped Accessible Units When Available

OFFICE HOURS: Tues. & Wed. 10:00am - 5:00pm & Thurs. 10:00am- 12:00pm 168 E. Nicol Arms Road Sylva, NC 28779

Phone# 1.828.586.3346 TDD# 1.800.725.2962 Equal Housing Opportunity

STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT BULLFROG STORAGE Convenient Location 19/23 Between Clyde and Canton

5 x 10 = $25 10 x 10 = $40 10 x 20 = $75 • NO CONTRACTS • Nobody Beats Our Rates

828.342.8700 CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE UNITS FOR RENT 1 Month Free with 12 Month Rental. Maggie Valley, Hwy. 19, 1106 Soco Rd. For more information call Torry

828.734.6500, 828.734.6700 maggievalleyselfstorage.com GREAT SMOKIES STORAGE Conveniently located off 19/23

by Thad Woods Auction. Available for lease now: 10’x10’ units for $55, 20’x20’ units for $160.

Get one month FREE with 12 month contract. Call 828.507.8828 or 828.506.4112 for more info.

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Abundant Local Produce, Mushrooms, Eggs, Honey, Baked Goods, PUMPKINS, Crafts, Natural Skin Products, Live Musical Entertainment - Open Studios Macon County Heritage Center 51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin. coweefarmersmarket.com

ARE YOU PREGNANT? A childless young married couple seeks to adopt. Hands-on mom/devoted dad. Financial security. Expenses PAID. Call Maria & John 1.888.988.5028 (FLBar#0150789) SAPA MAKE A CONNECTION. Real People, Flirty Chat. Meet singles right now! Call LiveLinks. Try it FREE. Call now 1.888.909.9978 18+. SAPA YOUR AD COULD REACH 1.6 MILLION HOMES ACROSS NC! Your classified ad could be reaching over 1.6 Million Homes across North Carolina! Place your ad with The Smoky Mountain News on the NC Statewide Classified Ad Network- 118 NC newspapers for a low cost of $330 for 25-word ad to appear in each paper! Additional words are $10 each. The whole state at your fingertips! It's a smart advertising buy! Call Scott Collier at 828.452.4251 or for more information visit the N.C. Press Association's website at www.ncpress.com

ENTERTAINMENT SCOTTISH TARTANS MUSEUM 86 East Main St., Franklin, Open 10am- 5pm, Mon - Sat. Come & let us find your Scottish Connection!

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THREE - 10 week old Bulldog pups. Energetic and playful.

White with brown markings.

877.273.5262 SPANKY - A 3-4 month old speckled Hound mix. Really cute.

508.1301.

BEN - A young, active, yellow lab. He is friendly and strong.

877.273.5262.

SMOKY - A male, two year old, brindle Aussie mix. He is lively and friendly. 877.273.5262.

VIOLET - A 1-2 year old, purebred Walker hound. She is very affectionate. 877.273.5262.

WILBUR - A Beagle. He is 1-2 years old and weighs 22 pounds.

He is tri-color with mostly black markings. Call 293.5629.

LOOMIS - A 3 year old male terrier mix. He is black with some white and brown. He weighs 24 lbs. He is energetic and likes to play. He is also affectionate and likes to be petted. He might do best in a

home where he is the only dog.

586.5186 ABIGAIL - A sweet, female terrier. She is 1 year old & weighs 28 lbs. She is white with brindle on her face. She gets along well with other dogs, and she loves to be petted. She is kennel trained & making lots of progress on being house trained.

She is spayed & up to date on her vaccines. Call 586.5186 ARF’S next low-cost dog and cat spay/neuter trip is in October 6th. Register in advance at ARF’s adoption site in Sylva 1-3 on Saturdays. Spaces are limited, so don’t wait until the last minute to register. You should not bring your animal to registration. Do bring address documentation and income documentation if you wish to apply for free Cullowhee dog or Sylva cat spay/neuters or other low-income discounts. For more information, call 877.273.5262.

ARF (HUMANE SOCIETY OF JACKSON COUNTY) Holds rescued pet adoptions Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:00 (weather permitting) at 50 Railroad Avenue in Sylva. Animals are spayed/neutered and current on shots.

Most cats $60, most dogs $70.

Preview available pets at www.a-r-f.org, or call foster home.

JIMMI - Domestic Shorthair cat – gray & white, I am about 3 years old, and I am a sweet, calm girl (despite my name). I like to be around people and household activity, and I don’t mind being picked up or snuggled.

Sometimes I will “chirp� at you to get your attention. I’m an allaround great cat who would adjust easily to a new home, and I get along well with other cats.

Adoption fees vary; if you’re interested in me, please contact: adoptions@ashevillehumane.org.

SHADOW - Labrador Retriever/Husky Mix dog – golden/tan, I am about 9 years

old, and I’m a sweet, friendly boy.

I like all kinds of toys, and even though I’m not a pup anymore, I’m still very fun, playful, and active. I get along well with children, cats, and other dogs.

Adoption fees vary; if you’re interested in me, please contact: adoptions@ashevillehumane.org.

DEXTER - Boxer Mix dog – brown & white, I am about 1½ years old and I’m a handsome boy who will keep you on your toes. I have a lot of spunk and energy and will love you forever if you play with me.

Adoption fees vary; if you’re interested in me, please contact: adoptions@ashevillehumane.org

ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY 828.761.2001, 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC 28806 We’re located behind Deal Motorcars, off Brevard & Pond Rd.

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Michelle McElroy — beverly-hanks.com Marilynn Obrig — beverly-hanks.com Mike Stamey — beverly-hanks.com Ellen Sither — esither@beverly-hanks.com

ERA Sunburst Realty — sunburstrealty.com Haywood Properties — haywoodproperties.com • Steve Cox — info@haywoodproperties.com

Keller Williams Realty kellerwilliamswaynesville.com • Ron Kwiatkowski — ronk.kwrealty.com

Mountain Home Properties — mountaindream.com • Sammie Powell — smokiesproperty.com

Main Street Realty — mainstreetrealty.net McGovern Real Estate & Property Management • Bruce McGovern — shamrock13.com

Emerson Group • George Escaravage — gke333@gmail.com

Prudential Lifestyle Realty — vistasofwestfield.com Realty World Heritage Realty realtyworldheritage.com • Carolyn Lauter realtyworldheritage.com/realestate/viewagent/7766 • Martha Sawyer realtyworldheritage.com/realestate/viewagent/7769 • Linda Wester realtyworldheritage.com/realestate/viewagent/7771

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PERSONAL A CHILDLESS HAPPILY MARRIED Couple seeks to adopt. Will be hands on parents. Financial security. Expenses paid. Let’s help each other. Call/Text Adam and Andres.

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CHAMPION SUPPLY Janitorial supplies. Professional cleaning products, vacuums, janitorial paper products, swimming pool chemicals, environmentally friendly chemicals, indoor & outdoor light bulbs, odor elimination products, equipment repair including household vacuums. Free delivery across WNC. www.championsupply.com 800.222.0581, 828.225.1075.

LEARN GUITAR & BANJO With Leigh Hilger. Many guitar styles. Clawhammer banjo. All skill levels welcome. Fun, relaxed teaching style for kids & adults.

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74 Reiner of film 75 - a limb ACROSS 76 Admits 1 Western resort lake 77 Close male rel.

6 Wear away by rubbing 78 Fork over 11 Cottony 81 How- - (handy books) 15 See 42-Across 83 London section 87 Metropolis on 19 Splendor Hokkaido 20 Carted off to jail 89 Hokkaido, e.g.: Abbr.

21 Luminous radiation 91 Cheeky 22 Et - (plus others) 93 Suit to 23 Start of a riddle 94 Riddle, part 5 25 Window dressings 98 Judicious 27 Send over a phone 100 Poseidon’s realm line 101 Ready-fire linkup 28 “Game of Thrones” 102 Total flip-flop airer 29 - Alamos, New Mexico 103 End of the riddle 110 Stood in for 31 Disregard 111 Secret agent 32 Riddle, part 2 112 Baby docs 37 “The Core” director 113 In the manner of Jon 116 Outer onion features 40 English miler Sebastian 119 Riddle’s answer 41 Number of cards in 123 Part of many a Livy’s deck? sweatshirt 42 With 15-Across, comic 124 A party to strip since 1957 125 Singer Baker 43 Riddle, part 3 126 Jefferson, religion50 Citizens’ rights org. wise 51 Letters before 127 Male offspring omegas 128 Kellogg’s waffle 52 No longer in the mil., brand say 129 Streisand film of 53 Perpetually 1983 56 Treatment regimen 130 Thrill 58 “... - quit!” (threat ending) DOWN 60 “- a Grecian Urn” 1 End-of-week cry 62 It often follows “Co.” 2 - Romeo 63 Skater Slutskaya 3 Bamboozle 65 “Ditto” 4 Hockey hero Bobby 67 Achieves 5 Mask opening 68 Riddle, part 4 6 Thief

7 Half a bray 8 “Raggedy” playmate 9 Frequent fly-ball catcher 10 Biblical witch’s home 11 Bummed 12 “- Lips Are Sealed” 13 Swiss coin 14 Thin out 15 Bank offerings for autos 16 1989-90 futuristic cop show on Fox 17 - together (assembled) 18 Pie or tart 24 Peacock TV network 26 Self-importance 30 Decipher 32 Subsequent interment 33 Trendy antioxidant berry 34 “That’s false” 35 2009-11 crime drama on Fox 36 “Diamond -” (Mae West play) 37 At the drop of 38 Ratio of fast flight 39 Not engaged 44 - Lederer, a.k.a. Ann Landers 45 “Girlfriend” boy band 46 Pupil of Plato 47 Suffix with phenyl 48 Hopping Aussie critter 49 Bed-and-breakfast 54 Blood type, for short 55 Machines with CPUs 57 Rainbow, e.g.

59 Finn’s floater 61 Prima donna 64 Elvis - Presley 66 Italian river

67 Aversion 68 Actress Rue 69 Spread of ideas, e.g.

70 Reviewed, as the books 71 Plainly visible 72 Unwilling 73 Jettas and Golfs, briefly 74 Breakers’ radios 78 Jack of “Barney Miller” 79 Aetna rival, informally 80 Vast stretch 82 Madrid locale 84 Caesar’s last reproach 85 Within reach 86 Actress Laura 88 Feigns 90 Pre-Ayatollah rulers 92 Bombeck of home humor 95 Broadband inits.

96 No-brainer 97 Recede 98 Strips cut by scythes 99 Sneeze sound 104 LP replacers 105 Jack of “The Great Dictator” 106 Drawing on 107 “- the Lord my soul to keep” 108 Principled 109 Recede 113 Brunei locale 114 A deadly sin 115 Required bet 117 Holiday drink 118 - -Cat 120 Yang partner 121 Mel the Giant 122 - Aviv

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A prolific year for buckeye productions

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George Ellison

BACK THEN Buckeye contains a glycoside that when combined with moisture — as in your stomach — produces a poisonous derivative.

Pigs, horses, sheep and children have been poisoned by them, with symptoms including inflammation of the mucous membranes, vomiting, twitching and paralysis.

In the days before the coming of the national park in the Smokies, stock was driven from those areas where buckeye grew prior to the dropping of the fruit.

When my wife first let her horse loose in the pasture back in the mid-1970s, he promptly chowed down on all the buckeye seeds around the gate, came down with a case of the “wobbles” and toppled on his side in the grass. He was OK the next morning but no longer eats buckeye.

I was at a civic function last week. Having several buckeyes in my pocket, I handed them to three or four local fellows who get out in the woods a lot. Each made the observation that squirrels eat only half of a buckeye because they can tell which end is poisonous.

Is that factual? I have certainly observed gray squirrels eating or carrying buckeyes.

And I have seen partially eaten buckeyes lying on the ground. But I can’t find anything in the written literature either way.

And the commentary on the Internet doesn’t really settle the matter either: • “The idea that one half of a buckeye is poisonous is absolutely false,” declared a commentator on Answers.com.

• “There is a belief by some that only half the buckeye is poisonous, and that only squirrels know which half that might be in a particular nut,” declared a commentator in

New World Witchery.

• “Squirrels will often eat a part of the nut but will leave the rest. The truth is that squirrels feel the effects of the toxin in the nut that is called aesculin. After eating “so much” (about half ), the squirrels know when it is time to stop eating,” declared a commentator in West Virginia Plant Society Newsletter.

George Ellison wrote the biographical introductions for the reissues of two Appalachian clas-

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sics: Horace Kephart’s Our Southern Highlanders and James Mooney’s History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees.

In June 2005, a selection of his Back Then columns was published by The History Press in Charleston as Mountain Passages: Natural and Cultural History of Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains.

Readers can contact him at P.O. Box 1262, Bryson City, N.C., 28713, or at info@georgeellison.com.

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large buckeye tree overhangs and supports the swinging gate leading into our property. Thereby, we have the opportunity to observe buckeye in all seasons. The year 2014 is a big one for buckeye seed production — the most prolific I’ve ever observed.

By September, the foliage is turning clear yellow, and the tree’s starting to drop its large greenish-yellow seedpods. As these dry, the tri-parted husks open revealing the beautifully crafted, mahogany-colored seeds from which the tree’s name derives.

On each lustrous “buck’s eye” there’s a round gray scar Columnist called the “hilum” where the seed was attached inside the husk. Nourishment was fed to the seed via this area. Its resemblance to the pupil of an eye is uncanny, even down to the concentric rings inside each hilum.

These seeds are as pleasing to hold as they are to behold. A flattened place adjacent to the “pupil” allows a person’s thumb to settle on it just so.

• Keep one in their pocket as a good luck charm or to ward off rheumatism.

• If the fish aren’t biting, rub your buckeye seed, spit on your bait, and hang on.

• Last week during the UNC versus ECU game, I had 20 buckeyes arranged in a circle around my Sirius XM radio, which helped the Tar Heels hold ECU to 70 points.

Now we come to the burning question of the day. Why do squirrels eat only half of a buckeye and leave the rest? Or do they?

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