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CONTENTS On the Cover: The 2018 Midterm Elections are upon us, and there is still time to register and learn where local and state candidates stand on important issues before early voting begins on Thursday, Oct. 18. Read more candidate profiles at www.smokymountainnews.com or watch candidate videos on our YouTube channel. (Page 3)

News Schandevel challenges Presnell for state rep.......................................................3 Clampitt faces Queen for fourth time......................................................................4 Two seats open on Swain commission...................................................................6 Sales tax hike back on the Swain ballot.................................................................8 Sen. Davis up for fifth term .....................................................................................10 Jackson commissioner challenges chairman.......................................................12 New group forms to oppose N.C. 107 plan .......................................................14 Mountain Projects hosts poverty simulation .......................................................15 Tribal budget looks to shrink spending ................................................................16 Body of missing woman found in the Smokies ..................................................18 Community Almanac .................................................................................................23

Opinion Raising boys and respecting women....................................................................24

A&E Tenth Mountain Division makes WNC debut......................................................28

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Schandevel challenges Presnell for state rep A

For better or for worse, Schandevel’s characterization of Presnell’s position is accurate. Presnell has repeatedly told The Smoky Mountain News she wouldn’t support such an increase, no matter who pays it.

Many so-called “local issues” work this way; county-level legislative issues must have unanimous support from their local delegations in the General Assembly; Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, is the dean of Haywood’s, and Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, is the newest member. As Haywood is a split county with portions represented by different representatives, Presnell is part of that group as well. A single defection amongst the three can derail any county prerogative.

“When Joe Sam Queen [Clampitt’s predecessor and current opponent] was in office, he supported it. Jim Davis supported it,” Schandevel said. “But Michele would not.”

Along those same lines, Schandevel said, Presnell blocked a recent annexation attempt that seemed to have solid support from both Lake Junaluska and the Town of Waynesville.

“She blocked even having a referendum on the ballot to allow the people of Lake Junaluska to decide,” she said. “That’s just blocking the democratic process.”

Ditto for a more recent and unanimous referendum request by Haywood County commissioners to change the elected nature of the county tax collector position. Davis and Clampitt are on record as supporting a countywide ballot referendum to let voters decide. Presnell is not.

“She adamantly opposes our tax collector being appointed, but she opposes even putting it on the ballot and letting the people decide,” said Schandevel. “She feels like she knows better, instead of letting people in Haywood County decide that.”

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MICHELE PRESNELL Small business owner Michele Presnell is a former Yancey County commissioner, former president of the Yancey County Chamber of Commerce and life member of the NRA. Presnell was first elected to the N.C. House in 2012, when she knocked off Democratic incumbent Ray Rapp by a 51.3 to 48.7 percent margin. In 2014, she defeated another Democrat, Dean Hicks, by the exact same spread, and in 2016 defeated current opponent Rhonda Cole Schandevel by almost 10 points. Presnell currently serves on the House’s agriculture, appropriations, commerce, transportation and wildlife resources committees, as well as the transportation appropriations committee, of which she is chair. Presnell did not respond to multiple interview requests for this story.

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The state’s education spending remains a contentious issue, despite a series of teacher pay increases that have lifted the state from 47th in the U.S. in 2013 to 39th last year. And while both Democrats and Republicans seem to agree that money doesn’t exactly produce performance, it does help retain experienced teachers.

“We can’t compete with other counties such as Buncombe County, which is right next door, on supplements,” Schandevel said.

Haywood schools’ overall rank slipped three places this year to 14th out of 115 school districts across the state, down three spots from 11th in 2017 and 2016.

“Our teachers have to put food on their tables too, and they can go to Buncombe County and get a much higher supplement,” she said. “We just don’t have the tax base to do that.”

Despite dissatisfaction with the incumbent and priorities of her own, Schandevel, like other Democrats running this fall, still seems reluctant to address the elephant in the room — President Donald Trump.

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“I think it still will play some, but what I want people to understand is that I’m not running for president. I’m running to be representative in district 118, and I’m going to hit the ground running, to make sure that our public education system is properly funded, and that our students are getting the things that they need,” she said.

But, Trump’s 2016 ascendency carried with it electoral reverberations heard even on a local level; Republican upsurge attributable to Trump decided several state races, and influenced countless others. More than money or media or maybe anything else, this election is a referendum on Trump’s maintenance of the Republican brand.

“This year is different because of the excitement I see in the community,” said Schandevel. “They know there’s got to be a change. We deserve better health care. We deserve for our kids to have the opportunities in education no matter your income.

We deserve better paying jobs that support families.”

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ike other Western North Carolina Democrats [see Davis, page 10 and Clampitt, page 4] Schandevel has laserfocus on two main issues — health care and education.

North Carolina’s refusal to expand Medicaid like 33 other states have done costs 1,700 Haywood County residents health care coverage, according to Schandevel, and also costs everyone else, anyway — federal taxes paid by residents of North Carolina go to the federal government for Medicaid, but don’t come back.

“The Medicaid expansion also helps provide treatment options for the opioid epidemic,” Schandevel said. “This is tearing our families apart. We have got to get a handle on this. We can expand Medicaid, but it’s not going to solve this problem — it is going to help provide treatment options that will help our law enforcement agencies deal with this problem more effectively. And, it will help these rural hospitals because they depend so much on Medicaid funding.”

RHONDA SCHANDEVEL Rhonda Cole Schandevel, 54, was born and raised in Canton. A product of local public schools, Schandevel graduated from Asheville-Buncombe Technical College’s dental hygiene program in 1984, and has practiced in Haywood County ever since.

This is Schandevel’s second consecutive run for this office, but she did win a fouryear term to the Haywood Board of Education in 2012, two years after finishing fourth of seven in the Democratic primary for Haywood County Board of Commissioners.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER sk Canton native Rhonda Cole Schandevel why she’s running for House district 118 again after a disappointing yet decisive loss in 2016 and she’ll tell you, in not so many words.

“The short of it is, I got beat the last time,” Schandevel said. “The only way I can serve and help the district that I love and grew up in is to run again, and hopefully be successful in my bid for the seat.”

The long of it is a bit more complicated.

Rep. Michele Presnell, R-Burnsville, has since 2012 represented a perplexingly odd district, ideologically speaking. President Donald Trump won here by 32 percentage points in 2016, and former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory won by 17 in his unsuccessful reelection bid that same year.

Presnell, though, won her first two terms by 2.6 points and in 2016, with the aid of what Haywood County Democratic Party Chair Myrna Campbell called a “tsunami” of Trump voters, beat Schandevel by more than 10 points.

Many were surprised by the margin; Schandevel was relatively well-financed for a Democrat, and had run an aggressive and professionally-managed campaign.

One might think that’s why she was again pushed by party Dems to give it another go, but Schandevel says it’s actually because Presnell’s pre-2016 problems persist.

“Unfortunately, I think we’re in for more of the same,” said Schandevel of the prospect of a fourth Presnell term. “When I say more of the same, the thing that bothers me the most is her not working with her colleagues in the House, and most importantly, with her constituents in district 118.”

Presnell’s lauded by conservatives for her small-government values and staunch Second Amendment support, but she’s regularly harangued in Haywood government circles for opposition to requests that have overwhelming local bipartisan multijurisdictional support.

“Because of her ideological approach, for instance with taxes, she has not been on board with the Tourism Development Authority,” Schandevel said.

Haywood County’s Tourism Development Authority has twice made the rounds to local governments with a petition asking for a 2-point increase in the county’s 4 percent room occupancy tax. TDA’s requests have both times met with overwhelming approval. The money collected is spent by the TDA on marketing Haywood County as a destination.

“That is the only tax that the citizens of Haywood County would not have to endure,” said Schandevel. “Those are the people who are coming to vacation here. We would benefit from that, but because it’s an increased tax she will not support it.”

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Clampitt faces Queen for fourth time

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER hile not quite reaching the level of Hatfield and McCoy, Western North Carolina’s longest running feud — that of Mike Clampitt and Joe Sam Queen — is no less competitive; after losses in 2012 and 2014, the Bryson City Republican Clampitt finally defeated the Waynesville Democrat Queen in 2016, and will predictably face him again this year in the race for House district 119.

“I’ve been privileged and humbled enough to have great assistance from the other legislators in recognizing the needs of my constituents in Swain, Jackson and Haywood counties,” Clampitt said. “We’ve been able to accomplish things that in my competitor’s many years never got done.”

Two years ago, Clampitt ran on that very premise — that Queen had been largely ineffectual.

“I observed in 2013 and 2014 when I was sergeant-at-arms,” Clampitt said. “[Queen] sitting in the back row, having no influence, non-participation on committees and no traction of getting any bills passed or getting anything done for the district. I’ve personally seen his effectiveness for two of his four years in this office.”

He’s continued to harp on Queen’s efficacy, but this time around, has a list of his own accomplishments to share as well.

“It goes back to my first year there, with some discretionary funds that I was offered, which don’t get offered to minority members of the House from the speaker’s office,” he said.

Since then, Clampitt touts his involvement in bringing a $16 million investment in Western Carolina University’s steam plant and $1 million in drought relief for all 20 Western North Carolina counties.

“When I look at legislation, what I try to do is take into account Western North Carolina and the other legislators’ districts and what can benefit them,” he said. “We all have to work together.”

Clampitt also wrangled $15,000 for security cameras in Sylva’s Pinnacle Park, and a badly needed $15,000 for Waynesville’s Pigeon Community Multicultural

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MIKE CLAMPITT Rep. Mike Clampitt, 63, likes to tell people he’s from L.A., but in Western North Carolina, that doesn’t mean Los Angeles — it means the Lower Alarka community in Swain County.

“When I graduated high school at 18 I left home, like every young person has to do in the mountains, to get an education and a job.” After a move to Winston-Salem, Clampitt joined the Charlotte Fire Department, from which he retired as a captain after 27 years’ service. Clampitt ran twice for Swain County commission seats, losing both times, and ran then twice for the district 119 seat, losing twice. The third time was the charm, though, as Clampitt narrowly unseated Democratic Rep. Joe Sam Queen in 2016 by just 277 votes.

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JOE SAM QUEEN Former member of both the Senate and the House Joe Sam Queen, 68, was born and raised in Waynesville and has been a practicing architect since earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from North Carolina State University. Queen successfully defended his district 119 House seat twice against Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, but was defeated in the second-closest House race in the state in 2016. He’s running to reclaim that seat because “it really matters, what’s happening in our state right now — our institutions, our courts, our voting rights, our public education system, the very foundations of our democracy are really being challenged by this [Republican] supermajority down there.”

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“It was funding for items that normally wouldn’t have been in the budget, and the money needs to come from somewhere,” he said. “With my background, what I say is that public safety is something that takes care of you from before your born until after you’re dead.”

Perhaps his biggest accomplishment was in helping to end a longstanding dispute with the federal government over Swain County’s so-called “Road to Nowhere” settlement.

“I did introduce a bill to direct the state attorney general to participate in a lawsuit against the feds,” said Clampitt. “Sad to say, I had little traction from the attorney general and from the governor. They more or less told me to back off.”

He said he then wrote letters to President Trump, Congressman Mark Meadows, and N.C. Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr.

“Last year we were able to get $4 million. I was in Washington with [Secretary of the Interior] Ryan Zinke and he assured me it was being brought to the front burner and he would do everything in his power to get it going,” he said. “This year we were able to get the other $35 million, which has been very beneficial for Swain County and will help us in future generations. So I’m appreciative to the president, our congressmen and senators for their assistance on that.”

Like other WNC Democrats this year, Clampitt’s opponent Joe Sam Queen seems to be honing in on one big issue — the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid.

“We’re losing $20 million a year, that’s $40 million Mike Clampitt has thrown away in Medicaid expansion money. Those are taxes we’ve paid,” Queen said. “Every citizen in this district has paid those taxes and they’re not allowed to come back and help our low-wage workers. We’re in an opioid crisis, and we have no health care for 15,000 low-wage workers in and Haywood, Jackson and Swain.”

Queen expanded on what, exactly, it would mean if Clampitt get reelected to another two-year term.

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“It’s hard to say,” he said of a possible surge of Democrats — or Republicans — to the polls hoping to weigh in on the controversial president’s first two years. “If there ever was a wild card in American politics, it’s President Trump. You don’t know what he is going to say tomorrow, and you don’t know if you can believe what he said yesterday. He’s just a wild card, that’s all I can say.”

Clampitt, though, says the race is more about his opponent than the man in the White House.

“It’s real simple. I won’t take anything for granted and won’t know until Nov. 7 what people’s votes are going to be, but looking to my competitor’s past record, he had a 23 percent rate of movement of bills between the House or the Senate that became law,” Clampitt said. “In my two years, I’ve had a 53 percent movement of bills out of the House into the Senate that have become law. With all that being said, all I bring forth to my constituents is a simple question — if you were an employer hiring a potential employee, which employee would you want? One with a track record of getting things done, or one that is just going to show up for work?”

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respect them,” he said. “And then, we’ve got to support our community college system.

They are very responsive, but they need resources. You can’t starve them to death and expect them to meet the demands of 21st Century workforce development. If you want to help businesses, give them a better employee, give them better customers — customers with little more money in their pockets, not bankrupted by health care. That’s how you help business.”

The Republican approach has been slightly different since they took control of the legislature in 2010; North Carolina is consistently rated as one of the top five or six states in which to do business, due to a decidedly deregulatory, anti-tax legislative bent.

“We have been in the top five for 30 years,” Queen said. “They have inherited something, and they’re not making it better.

When you limit 200,000 healthcare jobs, you’re not being business friendly.”

Clampitt says if he’s re-elected he looks forward to continuing the work Republicans have been doing getting the state’s financial house in order.

“Financial stability would improve the quality of life for all North Carolinians,” he said. “We have a very diverse landscape.

We’ve got to maintain a balance across the state with population growth and economic growth.”

To that end, one of the six constitutional amendments on the ballot this year caps the state’s income tax at 7.5 percent, but that’s still not enough for Clampitt.

“I had wanted a 5.5 percent cap, and that would have been a march to doing away with the state income tax altogether,” he said.

“Currently, 99 percent of North Carolinians

do not pay income tax. That being the case, it’s a very burdensome program to administer in terms of cost, so by eliminating that it would reduce the expenditure to the state’s budget, and also increase the state’s population and bring in individuals who live out of state like in Tennessee and Florida where they don’t have income tax.”

Queen, however, disagrees with that sentiment and accuses Republicans of being born on third base, claiming they’d hit a triple.

“They’re putting on a big show. They have given a $2 billion tax cut, I will give them credit for that, but 99.5 percent of it went to the top half percent. It is skewed incredibly toward the high-end wealthy,” he said.

“Citizens in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Tax Policy Council, 85 percent of us are paying more taxes than we were four years ago because they lowered the rate, but broadened the base.”

As in 2016, the race promises to be close, and will certainly be influenced by voters’ opinions of President Donald Trump.

“Trump did carry Western North Carolina in the 2016 election, and I think that the people in Western North Carolina recognized that the same old, same old was not getting it done for the state and the nation,” Clampitt said. “They wanted to have a change, a positive change. And I think that was true in my race as well.”

Queen, like other Democrats this year, brushes the Trump factor off to the side.

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“There are eight to 10 lives that are lost each year,” he said. “Mike Clampitt is in for 15 or 20 citizens that die for lack of health care.

It’s 200 jobs a year. Mike Clampitt has killed 200 jobs a year. Two more years of that is 400 more jobs gone, following the money that we have paid in and got nothing for. No health care, lives lost, jobs lost, that’s what it means, and that’s just one issue.”

The next big issue being pushed by Democrats across the board is education.

“It’s approaching 60 percent of our budget,” said Queen. “It’s been the strategy that has always kept North Carolina moving, through the Greatest Generation of World War II through the Baby Boomers — which is mine — and it will be the strategy that keeps us moving in the 21st Century. We need to get back to a long-term commitment public education at every level.”

That commitment, according to Queen, centers on the quality of instruction in the state’s classrooms.

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Two seats open on Swain commission Six candidates share their visions for the county

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ix candidates are campaigning for two open seats on the Swain County Board of Commissioners — four of the candidates are competing for one seat while the other two are competing to fill a two-year unexpired seat left vacant by the death of David Monteith.

For the four-year term, voters will choose between two Democrats — incumbent Danny Burns and newcomer John Parton — and two Republican newcomers, Holly Bowick and Kevin Seagle.

For the two-year term, voters will choose between Democrat Roger Parsons, who was appointed by the board to fill the seat until the election, and Republican Carolyn Bair, who made a couple of unsuccessful runs for the board in 2014 and again in 2016.

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Tell us about yourself and why you’re running for commissioner?

Bair: I was raised on a farm and I started working at 15 years old and worked until two years ago. Back when we were on the farm, my parents raised all four of us children with moral high standards. The common sense — that’s what we need a lot of. The kids coming up these days, they’re not coming up with the morals we had and the common sense we had. I go to the commissioner meetings and I see a lot going on that I wouldn’t have approved if I was in there.

Bowick: I was born and raised in Alabama, but I moved to the mountains in the late ‘80s and I started working at the Nantahala Outdoors Center. After my career at NOC, I did a lot of volunteer work with Swain Qualla Safe and I decided that was more of my calling. I started working with Safe and stayed with them for 10 years. Then I had the greatest opportunity to go work for the District Attorney’s Office, so for the last 17 years I have worked in some type of legal field so I feel like that’s why I wanted to run. More than anything I’m a community member, I’m a mom and I’ve always been involved.

Parsons: After high school, I went to Western Carolina University and graduated from there, but I wanted to live here, I wanted to stay in this community and raise my family here. I was fortunate enough to find a job that provided that for me so I went to work for UPS and I worked for them for 37 years and retired a couple of years ago. I’ve been on the board for a year and a half or so and I’m seeking re-election for that seat. My love for this county, and I mean that sincerely, and its people — this is my home and I want to do everything I can to serve my home.

Parton: My family is from Swain County — my parents, grandparents and great grandparents are all from here. I think my qualifications and experience, which includes 6 working for the governor of North Carolina

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for three years and the governor of South Carolina for six years, would qualify me for a commissioner’s job. This is an opportunity to give back to the county, the county’s been good to me.

Seagle: I decided to run for Swain County commissioner because I really wanted to be able to give back to a county that’s been good to me. I live in the county, I own a business in the county. I love the community and I love the people.

If elected, what are your top three goals and how do you plan to accomplish them?

Bair: If I get in there I’m going to fight for the elderly and for our children and our schools to the best of my ability. We need housing for our elderly. They need affordable housing. Medicine is a top priority among the elderly right now. The second is our children — they need substantial housing. We need to be in contact with other counties, especially on the reservation. We need to help each other. The third is taxes — I think as far as taxes are concerned, after you get 70 years old, I think if you live in Swain County you shouldn’t have to pay automobile taxes and you shouldn’t have to pay property taxes, or even get a reduced rate.

Bowick: My number one goal is something

we’ve seen in the news repeatedly is the opioid epidemic. It has many tentacles — it reaches out and it touches so many lives.

We’ve seen a rise in crime, we’ve seen a rise in domestic violence, we’ve seen that our health care is pretty much non-existent and we’ve also seen the lack of mental health choices for treatment facilities. I feel like our county has done a tremendous job in tackling it — our sheriff has tackled it and there is no tolerance — but it just doesn’t stop there. We do need to educate our county commissioners and our educators and our community because this epidemic is so huge.

I’ve always said our children are our future. We’ve got to teach a trade — every child is not geared for college …. but if they do go to college, we need them to be able to come back and have jobs that will allow them to be sustainable and be productive.

The third thing I’ve always said is industry. Do I think GMC is going to move into Swain County? Absolutely not, but I believe that if we could look outside of the main area of Bryson City I think we’re going to see we can target some smaller industries.

Parsons: Right now we have one of the lowest property tax rates in the state. I’d like to be able to keep it low so it’s an affordable place to live. I would like to make sure every-

body knows that I’m doing this for them — that I’m employed by them to represent them. I feel like I’m always open to hearing their ideas and their opinions. One of my goals is to continue to work on our infrastructure — our sewer system, our water system, Wi-Fi and broadband and all our systems.

Those are big issues and a deterrent to business and people who want to work out of their homes. We’ve learned how to pinch pennies. We’ve been very frugal with money and I take that responsibility of using the taxpayers’ money seriously.

Parton: I think the county needs a longrange plan to establish what their needs are for the next 20 or 30 years and try to set priorities for those needs and then try to determine how they would fund those priorities.

Swain County is a very small county with a $15 million budget. It can be difficult to address all the needs of the county. The current commissioners have done a very good job, but I’d like to be able to get in and examine where we are and see if I can help determine where we’re going. As far as goals, I think broadband internet is paramount, developing a long-range plan — those are the kinds of issues I’d like to look at.

Seagle: My number one goal is community involvement. We have a lot of elderly peo-

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COUNTY COMMISSIONER HOLLY BOWICK (R) • Hometown: Mobile, Alabama. Moved to Swain County in 1986.

• Age: 52 • Education: Bachelor’s degree • Professional background: Worked at Nantahala Outdoor Center as a waitress and worked her way up in to management; Opened the Everett Street Diner in Bryson City with Julia Hunt; operated her own catering business; 10 years with SwainQualla Safe (a local domestic violence agency); currently works as a victim services coordinator with the District Attorney’s Office in Macon County.

• Political experience: None, first time running for public office.

DANNY BURNS (D) • Hometown: Swain County • Age: 62 • Education: Swain County High • Professional background: Retired from Pepsi-Cola • Political experience: Completing first term as commissioner.

Editor’s note: Burns was not available for an interview prior to press time deadline.

JOHN PARTON (D) • Hometown: Whittier • Age: 80 • Education: Swain County High, BA in business administration from Berea College, Masters from Virginia Tech in urban and regional planning; law degree from University of Kentucky.

• Professional background: Practiced law in American Samoa; worked for the District Attorney’s Office in Oregon and California; joined private firm in Maui, Hawaii, before moving back to Swain County in 1996 to practice.

• Political experience: None, first time running for public office.

North Shore Road settlement. Should the county continue to supplement its budget with the annual interest accrued or earmark it for special projects?

Bair: We don’t need the full amount at one time — just continue to get the interest. It needs to go to the schools, it needs to go to help the elderly and the children. If the elderly need public transportation, I don’t think they should have to pay for it. The county should furnish public transportation for anybody 70 and above if they need to go to the doctor or wherever. I also think some of it should go to our sheriff ’s department to have

KEVIN SEAGLE (R) • Hometown: Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Family moved to Graham County when he was 6; lived in Swain County for 25 years.

• Age: 45 • Education: Robbinsville High School • Professional background: Worked for Swain County for 13 years as the department head of building inspections, now works part-time for the county department. He started a ministry in Bryson City called The Well with a Christian gift storefront on Main Street.

• Political experience: None, first time running for public office.

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ROGER PARSONS (D) • Hometown: Moved around as a small child when his father served in the U.S. Marines, but the family settled in Swain County when he was in elementary school.

• Age: 62 • Education: Swain County High School, bachelor’s degree in recreation management from Western Carolina University.

• Professional background: Retired from UPS. • Political experience: Swain County School Board for 16 years; appointed to fill the unexpired term for former commissioner David Monteith.

CAROLYN BAIR (R) • Age: 70 • Hometown: Born in Alabama, raised in Rome, Georgia • Background: Retired from retail/fast food service • Political experience: Ran for Swain County commissioner in 2014 and 2016

more employees for the schools.

Bowick: I am about controlled growth and I am about controlled spending. I would never be in favor of just taking all the money.

We’ve been given what a lot of people worked hard to get. We’re looking at possibility getting two to three million a year from the interest. We’ve got to look at the things that are most important right now and we’ve got to listen to our community members and where’d they’d like to see it. I think we can spend some money on infrastructure, I want

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There are a few controversial issues that the county commission continues to kick down the road. What is your position on the county financially supporting a new library, passing an animal control ordinance and increasing wages for county employees (especially law enforcement officers)?

Bair: I don’t think we need a new library because the one we have is efficient enough for our county. It’s in town, they have enough parking. I’d rather see the county build a new shelter for our animals because the one we have is not big enough. I’d like to have a county maintained shelter. I’d also like to see a control ordinance in town.

We’re losing a lot of employees — they come here and train which costs us about $30,000 then if they find a better job in another county that pays more they’re automatically going to leave. I say give them enough to where they have the incentive to stay.

Bowick: You’ll never get me to say I don’t think we need a library, but do I think it is it the number one thing on our list? Absolutely not. I think we need to prioritize where does it fall in the big scheme of things when we’re looking at the resources that are going to allow us to increase wages for county employees and that is something I am very much in favor of.

The animal ordinance — that’s a hard one for me because again it’s going to require resources. I’m an animal lover so I do see the need but is it a need we need to tackle right now? I’m very open to suggestions of how we would allocate the money and that’s looking at the budget. It’s a tight budget.

Parsons: The library is something near and dear to a lot of people’s hearts and to be quite frank it’s not a big issue with a lot of other people in this county. I’d like to partner and help them anyway we can but that committee is going to have to come up with a lot of money — how we can help them is with grants and fundraising. I don’t think the county is ready right now to build a $5 million or $7 million library when our annual budget is $15 million.

Animal control was brought up before I was on the board. I think it’s important we take a step in that direction. We can start with getting all dogs licensed and registered with tags that way you’d have an ID and rabies tag around every dog’s neck. At least start a process of trying to get this under control.

As far as salaries, I’ve been through two budget cycles so far and I have been a strong voice for pay increases for all our county

employees. The first year we gave a one and a half percent raise across the board — the only negative thing about that is that some people at the top didn’t need it as much as the people at the bottom. This past budget cycle we gave across the board raise — the same amount for everybody ($500). We’ll always have issues with retention like a lot of counties in the state but we have to at least make an effort to show we care and make it a good place to work.

Parton: I’ve met with the library committee and I’m very impressed with what they’ve done and what they’re trying to achieve.

They’re well aware of what their funding problems are and they’re trying to address those. I’m going to support them anyway we possibly can — it will go back to this master plan.

As far as animal control ordinance, I think it’s needed but it needs to be reasonable. We need to be concerned about our neighbors. If you have an animal, to me it’s like having a child — you take care of your animals. I believe in having animals registered, I believe in having a number where you can be reached if your pet happens to be lost. If you have a dangerous dog, I think you need to control your dog. If you have a dog that barks all the time and disturbing the neighbors, you have to have a noise ordinance. There has to be be ways we can all live with this. I’m not suggesting you have to have a leash law but there does need to be reasonable control over animals for the animals’ sake.

Being a commissioner is not a one way street, it’s a two way street. If the people of Swain County want the employees to have higher salaries, they may be looking at higher taxes. There’s no dancing around it. To achieve objectives you have to be willing to sacrifice. I’m all for people making a living wage so I’ll support improving wages any way I can for county employees.

Seagle: If we build a library it has to be a multi-use facility. It’s not just about putting books in there, it’s about bringing in an IT room and room for elderly and youth activities — more like a community event center library. We look a lot at aesthetics but I think we need to focus on the functionality of it to make sure it benefits the whole community.

An animal control ordinance has been an issue for years and I don’t think there’s a simple answer to this. If have a county shelter you have to staff it, manage it and maintenance it.

If you have an ordinance you have to have people to enforce it. Maybe we do need it — I don’t know if we need it as bad as we think we need it. I would have to look at it and see whether it’s feasible.

I’ve been working for the county for 14 years — I saw groceries go up, I saw gas go up, I have to buy school supplies for four kids so my family’s budget has gone up. We have over 200 county employees. If we increase their salaries it increases the economy in the county because if I take 200 people and get them up to where they need to be I’m affecting the entire family. People start spending more within the county. If you invest in people you’ll always see a return.

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ple that need some things to do and we also have the younger generation that we need to encourage to get involved in more stuff outside of school.

Economically, I’d love to see the ConMet building occupied with a full-time staff so people can invest in their retirement and invest in their future. We have to make sure we have the infrastructure for internet technology. If people at their homes can get better broadband internet, it helps such a broad scheme of things — the elderly and our students. We really need to focus on our future and invest in our next generation.

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to make sure our children are safe in the schools.

Parsons: Right now I’m in perfect agreement with us just using that interest money and I don’t know that t has to be an either or on that — I think it can be a little bit of both. I think we can use that money to help supplement our budget but at the same time take a little bit of that money possibly and put it toward projects we couldn’t do before. I also think we can use that money to help pay down our debt, especially debt where we’re paying a higher interest rate.

And also not going into debt when we need to buy things.

Parton: I think for the time being we use the interest to supplement our budget, but again, we need that long-range plan. I’m sure the library would like to have some of that funding, the school board has over $20 million in capital improvement needs. I like it the way it is right now and once we have long range plan we can make a more intelligent decision on how to use that money.

Seagle: We tend to look behind so much but we need to look ahead and see where we want to go — where do we want to be five years down the road or 10 years down the road? One thing with buildings, when you build you’ve got to be able to fund that building but also maintenance it and staff it for the long term. Projects need to be looked at as do they benefit all the citizens and is it a want or a need.

Is the county doing enough for economic development and what do you see as the commission’s role in bringing in jobs and diversifying the economy?

Bair: No. We need to have industry. The schools want someone to come in and teach welding and I know welders get paid well.

That’s the skills we need to be teaching. We need to bring more jobs, find industry; we have the land. People need jobs. Our kids when they get out of high school and if they don’t go to college there’s no jobs around here.

Bowick: We have a beautiful place to live. Tourism unfortunately has the spurts of the season. I think we’ve done an amazing job in targeting areas we need to target.

What I would like to see is a shift in what are we going to bring in that’s going to be sustainable. The number one suggestion is usually let’s offer (an industry) a tax break for five years, and I am in favor of that but we’ve got to see what they can bring to the table for our community.

Parsons: We have a director and an (economic development) board with talented people on there. I don’t know if anybody ever does enough — we can always do more. We partner with Southwestern Planning (Region A), we partner with other agencies and groups around the region.

Some of the issues we have with develop-

ment has to do with our infrastructure.

Right now our big economic booster is tourism and we just have to face that. It makes some people upset that’s what we’re relying on — I understand that — but that’s our thing right now so let’s utilize it.

Parton: Again, I think the county commissioners have done a great job. As everyone knows our primary industry is tourism.

I’m all for making this a more desireable place to visit. I think cleaning up our county — you drive along seeing abandoned vehicle and litter all over the place, that needs to be cleaned up. I think we need an ordinance to clean up our county. We need the broadband I mentioned earlier to bring in more people and more business. I’m for hiring an expert if we have to because we have to tackle this problem.

Seagle: We’ve had a great Economic Development Director Ken Mills. We’ve been in contact with other counties and resources. We need to look at the infrastructure side of it and try to get more manufacturing in the industrial park. We’re tourism based right now — I’ve seen what tourism can do. Tourism builds houses which puts carpenters to work and that puts laborers to work and that increases sales on equipment and things like that. A lot of people don’t see the ripple effect of tourism.

One thing holding Swain back from attracting new industries is the aging water and sewer system, which is owned and operated by the town of Bryson City — should the county somehow partner with the town to update the system and expand it?

Bowick: I absolutely believe we should partner with the town; at the end of the day we’re one. If we don’t have water and sewer we can’t grow.

Parsons: We need to improve water and sewer and those are costly things and it’s mostly run by the town. We help them as much as we can but we’re going to have to get in and do a little bit more. We’re even working out with a neighboring county some sewer systems on the eastern part of Swain County.

Parton: I think the county has to work with Bryson City, but I also think the county is bigger than Bryson City — you can’t talk about one without including the other.

There needs to be a coordination between the two.

Seagle: I think we need to come together as a town board and a board of commissioners and figure out how we can make this work for all of us. How can we broaden our infrastructure? How can we send a sewer line or a water line out to meet the needs of businesses and families coming in. When you do that you increase the value of the land and the homes on that land so when we broaden infrastructure we help people live a little bit better with financial stability when they don’t have to worry about a failing septic system.

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tlement money for all our issues.”

With four children in the school system, Republican commissioner candidate Kevin Seagle said he knows how badly the school system needs the additional revenue to get the school infrastructure to where it needs to be. Compared to increasing property taxes to pay for the capital needs, he said sales tax is paid by everyone using services in Swain, including all the tourists visiting the county.

He would like to see more specific projects laid out so voters know exactly what they’ll get for the tax increase.

“I think it’s a great thing. I think it didn’t pass because no one knew what it was last time. You can’t vote for something you don’t know what it will be used for, but the school board is working on education,” Seagle said.

“Maybe we need to narrow it down to exactly what the money will be used for.”

Democratic commissioner candidate Roger Parsons also said he was supportive of the increase to increase safety provisions.

“When our schools were built, they were designed as an inviting place with ground windows and doors — now it’s a different

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR wain County is once again trying to increase its sales tax rate a quarter of a cent with the intent of putting additional revenue toward school improvements, but the final decision will be left up to voters.

Swain County residents will see the sales tax referendum on their ballot Nov. 6. If approved, the county’s sales tax will increase from 6.75 percent to an even 7 percent, which would put it in line with other surrounding counties.

The same referendum Swain County residents will see the appeared on the November sales tax referendum on their ballot ballot in 2016 but it was voted down by 58 percent Nov. 6. If approved, the county’s of voters. Local leaders have sales tax will increase from 6.75 said they think it failed because of a lack of commupercent to an even 7 percent, which nity education regarding would put it in line with other the issue, which is why the county commissioners and surrounding counties. the school board decided to give it another try. situation and we live in a different time,” he With more than $20 million needed for said. “A sales tax will be paid by everybody school capital projects and school safety — not just Swain County citizens — we’ll improvements, Swain County Schools could receive a lot of help from the tourists so I’m really use the estimated $300,000 a year an in favor of it.” additional quarter-cent sales tax could bring Sale also recently announced that Swain into county coffers.

Mark Sales, the new schools superintend- County Schools will be a recipient of a $4.7 million critical needs capital construction ent, has been using Facebook live videos to grant from the state, which will go toward a educate the community about the improvehigh school renovation project that has been ments the school system could make with planned for several years. the additional revenue.

The school system requested $7 million With six candidates running for two to complete two phases of construction work open seats on the Swain County Board of at Swain High School. Phase one would Commissioners, all of them have expressed their support of the sales tax increase as long include adding STEM classrooms, a guidance suite, entrance, lobby, administrative as it’s used for the purpose of improving the offices and a new kitchen and dining area in school infrastructure. the cafeteria for a total of $5.47 million. The “I’m supportive of the quarter-cent sales second phase would include $3.9 million for tax under this condition — that it goes back a new addition to the gymnasium, lobby and to the schools,” said Republican Holly restrooms.

Bowick. “When I read it, the wording is very “We’ll be able to add STEM classrooms at iffy and that’s why it died the last time because there was no explanation on the bal- the high school and we’ll be able to change the current front entrance for students and lot. We need to guarantee that money is the public and move it down to the bus area going to education and stick with it.”

— this will improve safety measures with a Unfortunately, the referendum still doesbuzz-in approach,” he said on one of his n’t come with much explanation on this Facebook videos.”This is a tremendous step year’s ballot. It also appears at the very end forward for Swain County Schools.” of page two of the ballot, which is a concern The grant requires a local match of $1 for for Democratic commissioner candidate every $3 in grant funds from the county. The John Parton. funds also come with a stipulation that the “It’s the last thing on the ballot. People may not even get to it,” he said. “But I’m 100 county will not collect any N.C. Education Lottery funds for capital improvements for percent for it. It’s something most people the next five years. For Swain County, that I’ve talked to are in favor of. We’re not going to be able to depend on the North Shore set- would be a loss of about $650,000.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ranklin Republican Sen. Jim Davis is probably one of the most popular legislators in the state with his constituents, winning four straight elections and garnering support on the order of 75 percent in some counties.

“I’m not sure why that is,” said his opponent, Navy veteran and Franklin High School teacher and coach Bob Kuppers. “I’ve worked with Jim, him and I served on the board of commissioners together. Jim’s a smart man.

Jim’s an articulate man. But, I think sometimes we need to look behind the statistics.

It’s easy to make a case with numbers, but I can make a case on the other side with numbers too. It’s like look, I hear the numbers, but when you look inside the classrooms that’s not what the numbers are telling you.”

Davis, however, thinks it’s because of his continuing involvement with the people of his district.

“I’m not a political ideologue,” he said. “I don’t think any party has a monopoly on good ideas, and I consider local government as paramount.”

And he can back that up — he was elected to three terms as a Macon County commissioner before first running for Senate in 2010.

“Mainly I ran because I was tired of especially unfunded mandates from Raleigh and from Washington, and I can’t do much about the ones in Washington,” he said. “So, I decided to go a bit further upstream. I really consider myself a displaced county commissioner.”

It’s that long, local involvement that has sustained Davis through those four terms; even though his sprawling Senate district stretches from the westernmost point in North Carolina almost to Asheville.

“Because of my history in government, I know many of the county commissioners and the town leadership,” he said. “It’s not difficult to keep in touch with people.”

His record stands on its own as one of pragmatic conservatism, an example of which was his role in securing a Job Maintenance and Capital Development (JMAC) grant for Canton’s Evergreen Packaging that helped the manufacturer convert its coal-fired boilers to natural gas in 2014.

“Evergreen Packaging is the largest manufacturing facility in North Carolina west of Charlotte,” he said. “I think we’re going to continue to look at efforts like that. I was also a champion in the senate of expanding the gaming operations of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to live dealers, and that also allowed them to expand to three casinos, and that has resulted in 2,000 jobs in Western North Carolina. The gaming industry has some of the best benefits in the state, and they really pay well.”

Accomplishments aside, Davis is part of the partisan problems that seem to plague not only the United States as a whole, but also North Carolina and Davis’ 50th Senate dis10 trict, according to Kuppers.

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opportunity here to take the Medicaid expansion, which would do a couple of things,” he said. “It would get probably half a million people that don’t have health care now in this state health care. It would also provide goodpaying medical jobs. And, as we’re learning in some states, it would free up some money and resources to help us with the opioid crisis.”

And like fellow Democrats, he rails on the fact that North Carolinians are being taxed for the Medicaid expansion, but aren’t getting that for which they’ve already paid.

“I don’t think you’d go to a grocery store, buy $300 worth of groceries, and put it in somebody else’s car, and tell them to drive home,” said Kuppers. “But we’re paying for Medicaid, and not getting the benefits.”

“I have watched partisan politics dominate the landscape for many years, and I see the problems it creates.”

JIM DAVIS Sen. Jim Davis, 71, was born in Virginia but has lived in Franklin since 1970. A biology major at Southern Adventist University outside of Chattanooga, Davis then went on to study dentistry at Loma Linda University in Southern California. He was elected to the Macon County Commission in 1996, and then again in 2004 and in 2008. In 2010, Davis prevailed in the N.C. Senate race by just 161 votes out of more than 61,000 cast. Since then, his margins have grown, even against credible, well-financed opponents.

Davis said he’s running for his fifth term as senator “to continue the work we’ve been doing since 2011 in getting our fiscal house in order and addressing tax reform, and regulatory reform.”

BOB KUPPERS Son of a Navy man, Bob Kuppers, 64, was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but by age 5 settled in Franklin. Kuppers earned a scholarship to UNC, but never gave up his dream of attending the U.S. Naval Academy.

Upon receiving a Congressional appointment to the Academy, he graduated in 1975 with a degree in electrical engineering. “I kind of stumbled in to the submarine force, because I picked nuclear power, and it turned out to be one of the best things I ever did,” he said. “Eventually, just to prove that a blind hog can still find an acorn every now and again, I was selected to command the USS Key West.” Kuppers spent the last few years of his career as chief of staff of NATO’s submarine force and upon retirement in 2000, returned to Macon County to teach and coach football at the same high school he attended, while also serving with Sen. Jim Davis as a Macon County Commissioner from 2008 through 2012.

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“I have watched partisan politics dominate the landscape for many years, and I see the problems it creates and the paralysis it creates in our legislatures and our governing, and I just feel like there’s better ways to do it,” Kuppers said. “I feel like the things you learn in the military help with that.”

Elaborating, Kuppers said that he and people like him who have served in the nations armed forces — Kuppers left the mountains to serve undersea as a submarine captain — have a different way of looking at things.

“Military people have a concept of mission,” he said. “We understand that if you’re going from A to B, everything else that gets in

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the way is just background noise. The mission is what’s important. Partisan bickering is part of the background noise, but it’s so loud, and it’s so prevalent that it’s keeping us from being what we can be, from accomplishing the mission.”

Kuppers’ mission is not much different from other Democrats running for various Western north Carolina legislative seats this cycle — he’s all about health care and education.

“We need to make sure we provide affordable health care to as many people as we can.

I’m not in the national legislature, so I’m not going to get into that, but we do have the

— Bob Kuppers

“I don’t think any party has a monopoly on good ideas, and I consider local government as paramount.”

— Jim Davis

Over the course of his 18-year educational career, Kuppers has not seen the consistency or improvement in the system he says is crucial not only for enhancing student performance, but also for recruiting the next genera-j tion of educators to follow people like him.

“In the last half of my [teaching career] I’ve kind of watched it spiral downward and that’s a big reason why I’m here. If you’ve got a teacher buying chemicals to teach a chemistry class, we’ve got a problem. If you’ve got a superintendent that doesn’t know where the next set of teachers is coming from because she can’t convince any of her students to get into teaching, we’ve got a problem,” he said.

“Those are the issues we have to address, not that we got a 6.9 percent pay increase.

Somebody asked me about that the other day, and well, if you dig a 10 foot hole and put three feet of dirt in it you’re better off that you were. You’re not out of the hole, but you’re better off than you were.”

Also like fellow Democrats, Kuppers isn’t focused on the impact President Trump’s supports — or detractors — will have at the polls this Nov. 6.

“I’m not running against President Trump and President Trump’s not on the ballot,” he said. I’ll let that run in the background and I’ll let people decide what they want.”

Davis thinks voters still want more of what Republicans have been serving up since taking control of the legislature in 2010.

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“I think we will continue to look at tax reform and regulatory reform. The business climate in North Carolina is one of the best in the country right now — in the top 10 in just about every category, and in the top five in many. The more friendly to business we are, the more opportunity we have for jobs,” he said. “Even though the national economy has recovered quite well in the last 10 years, North Carolina’s economy has recovered faster and better than most, but we still have a divide between the urban and rural areas, and we’re doing everything we can to address that. The far west and far east in our state are lagging behind.”

As far as returning to Raleigh for another two-year term, Davis continues to rest on the things that have made him a four-term incumbent in the first place.

“I have a proven record of success,” he said. “They can look at my record and decide if they want to continue that course. Voters sent me to Raleigh, with a narrow margin of victory in 2010, but it has increased since then, and I think that’s because of my record.

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Mountain Projects, in conjunction with the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency and the North Carolina Community Action Coalition, will hold an exercise designed to give participants a glimpse of what it’s like to be poor.

“Basically, a participant is given a scenario for their life, like a single mother with children and a disabled parent,” said Mountain Projects’ Alice Ensley. “The simulation takes them through a month in the life of that scenario. They must go to work, take care of the children, parent, pay bills and apply for assistance.”

Almost 16 percent of Haywood County residents don’t need to attend the simulation, because for them, poverty is a daily reality. But for the rest, the simulation is intended to provide “a window into the lives of North Carolina’s low income families and the struggles they face to overcome barriers of joblessness, homelessness, crime, illiteracy and lack of quality childcare,” according to a statement released by Mountain Projects.

Participants can expect an interactive experience that will also throw some of life’s curveballs into an already tenuous existence.

“Along the way they may experience difficulties with health, a car may break down or the kids may have trouble with school or perhaps they may lose their job,” Ensley said. “All this is to help one’s perspective concerning those we serve.”

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Jackson commissioner challenges chairman

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER on Mau is still in the midst of his first term on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, started in 2016, but this November he’s challenging incumbent Chairman Brian McMahan in McMahan’s bid for re-election.

Mau, a Republican, said that his goals if elected would include completing a new animal shelter, creating an official county policy for land conservation projects, finding sustainable funding for school resource officers currently funded through a $133,000 grant to Jackson Schools and developing a digital asset management system for capital needs in the school system.

McMahan, a Democrat, said his priorities would include finishing in-progress capital projects such as the health department remodel, Southwestern Community College health sciences building and animal shelter; recruiting and maintaining employers in the county, addressing homelessness and food insecurity issues and completing capital improvements in the school system.

McMahan and Mau are running for the chairman’s seat, which unlike other seats on the board can be filled by someone from anywhere within the county. If Mau wins, he’ll replace McMahan on the board.

If McMahan wins, Mau will retain his current seat on the board until that term expires in 2020.

Two other seats on the five-member board are up for election as well.

Commissioner Boyce Deitz faces opposition from Republican challenger Doug Cody, who held the seat from 2010 to 2014, and Commissioner Charles Elders is running against Democratic challenger Gayle Woody, a political newcomer.

As the person responsible for putting together the agenda, facilitating board meetings and generally being the face of the board at various community events, the chairman’s position carries with it ample responsibility. The next person to fill that seat will have plenty of issues to navigate over the next four years.

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How would you describe your leadership style?

The issue: In addition to being a voting member of the board, the chairman is responsible for guiding board discussions, signing board decisions into action and generally being a liaison between the board, county government and community. Leadership skills are key to doing the job well.

Mau: Mau said he believes in “servant leadership,” a model that’s all about “flipping the org chart.”

“What you’re trying to do is empower those who are working most directly with your clients, or in this case the citizens of Jackson County,” he said. “You want the employees to know that they’re able to provide feedback to us because we work for them partially. They can let us know what 12 we can do to help them improve their jobs.”

Mau said that he would “increase the transparency of some of the decision-making,” taking issue with one-on-one meetings between the chairman and the county manager to discuss county business and put together meeting agendas. When the county manager needs to have a follow-up conversation, Mau said, he would invite a commissioner from the other party to participate in those conversations with him.

McMahan: McMahan characterizes his leadership philosophy as “democratic visionary.” The chairman’s position is an important one, he said, and it’s not something he takes lightly.

“I believe in motivating people to work together toward a common goal or vision,” he said. “I’ve always tried to build consensus and help pull people together to work toward a common goal.”

As to Mau’s insinuation regarding transparency, the board chairman has always been the point person for communication with the county manager, going back decades, McMahan said, with the county manager’s contract stating that he reports to the chairman when the board is not in session. The fruits of agenda-setting discussions are always brought to the floor in either a public meeting or a closed session that falls under the state guidelines laid out for such sessions. McMahan also pointed out that he’s not the only commissioner to have had a one-on-one meeting with the county manager — virtually every commissioner, including Mau, has done so at one time or another.

How should the county’s health and social services functions be organized?

The issue: Following the November 2016 elections, Republican commissioners became interested in combining the county’s health and social services departments.

A public hearing Jan. 29 drew 11 speakers — all vehemently opposed — but commissioners voted 3-2 to proceed with consolidation. Once seated, members of the consolidated board made it clear they didn’t agree with the reorganization and in August voted to delay hiring a director of the consolidated department until after the November elections.

Commissioners responded by voting 3-2 along party lines to abolish the consolidation and instate themselves as the board overseeing the two departments. They upheld this vote Oct. 1 following a public hearing in which 16 of the 19 speakers opposed the decision.

McMahan: McMahan called the departments’ consolidation and subsequent deconsolidation a “misguided effort” in which the Republican board members “ignored the facts and used their own opinion to make this decision, and also ignored the people of Jackson County who have overwhelmingly voiced their opinion that this was the wrong move.”

McMahan said he would rather have a group of “dedicated professionals” govern the departments rather than politicians,

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BRIAN MCMAHAN (D) McMahan, 43, is a Jackson County native who has spent the past 17 years working for Balsam Mountain Preserve, currently as chief of security, and also serves as assistant fire chief at the BalsamWillets-Ochre Hill Volunteer Fire Department, of which he is a longtime member.

McMahan attended Jackson County Public Schools and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a focus on state and local government, from Western Carolina University. He is married with two young children and lives in Balsam.

He is seeking his fourth term on the board, having won election to the District 2 seat in 2002 — he was appointed as chairman in 2005 when the elected chairman stepped down — and the chairman’s seat in 2006 and 2014. McMahan lost his reelection bid to Jack Debnam in 2010. including himself. If re-elected, he’d support a move to restore the departments to their original configuration: separate from each other, and governed by appointed boards composed of professionals and community members.

Mau: In Mau’s view, the initial consolidation was simply an attempt to streamline services, save taxpayers money and increase accountability by creating a direct line of communication to the county manager. He still believes it’s the right move.

“I believe in streamlining services, continuous improvement and always looking for ways to provide services more efficiently,” he said. “If we can be more efficient on the back office side of things, I think that’s a good thing.”

In Mau’s view, the Consolidated Human Services Board’s opposition to consolidation left commissioners with no other choice but to change the structure. While the departments are now separate again, both directors report directly to commissioners and to the county manager. Mau believes the current set-up is a good one.

RON MAU (R) Mau, 54, is chairman of the Department of Business Administration for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and lives in Forest Hills. Originally from Nebraska, he has lived in Jackson County for 13 years.

Mau holds multiple advanced degrees, working as a geotechnical engineer for 13 years after earning his master’s in civil engineering and then going back to school part-time for a master’s of business administration. He then returned full-time to earn a Ph.D. in finance. Mau is married with two adult sons.

Mau won his first term on the board of commissioners in 2016 and previously W served on the town council for the Village of Forest Hills, serving one year of his second term before winning election to the county board.

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The issue: When the economy crashed in 2008, Jackson Neighbors in Need formed to offer emergency assistance for those hit hardest, including overnight shelter in local motel rooms during the cold months from November to April. Over the years, need has grown enough to outstrip the volunteer-run organization’s ability to keep up, and while shelters is still available only in the winter, case management services are available yearround. The Southwestern Child Development Center is now running the shelter as a stopgap measure, but commissioners are debating a permanent solution — whether the county should open a dedicated shelter building, and if so who would fund and administrate it.

Mau: The need for services seems to be there, Mau said, but even after creating a task force, reading through the resulting report and holding countless board discussions, it’s still unclear who would run a shelter and who would pay for it.

“That’s a tough question,” he said.

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Mau: State law prohibits the county from actually providing internet access or incentivizing private companies to provide it, Mau said. So that limits commissioners’ ability to address the issue.

The county can’t get into the business,” he said. “So what can the county do to inspire or help with internet growth and access?”

The county can help by working with local companies such as Skyfi, Mau said, which transmits internet signal through the air using towers, some of which are located on county property.

McMahan: McMahan agrees that the county has “very little control over cell service and broadband,” as it’s prohibited from actually providing or financing those services. However, he would encourage local entrepreneurs to support endeavors from local businesses to fill that gap and would also seek to get the legislature to change its mind in regulating county involvement.

“I have worked on behalf of Jackson County to lobby our legislators to work with the N.C. Association of County Commissioners to find ways to get the legislature to work with counties so we can offer an opportunity to gain access to broadband and partner with companies,” McMahan said. “Right now it’s not permitted under North Carolina law, and that needs to change.”

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What does WCU’s growth mean for Jackson County?

The issue: Western Carolina University, which this year enrolled a record 11,639 students, sits at the geographic center of Jackson County and is projected to continue growing. As more students come to WCU and more alumni consider building a life in the community where they earned their degree, Jackson County’s government will have to navigate the opportunities and challenges that situation creates.

McMahan: McMahan sees the opportunities as being “pretty enormous,” citing the upcoming collaboration with WCU to remake the Green Energy Park into a campus featuring a product design studio, animal shelter, artisan studios and classroom space. That project could birth new start-up companies that would locate in Jackson County, and it would also use WCU students as volunteers in the animal shelter.

However, WCU’s growth will present obstacles too.

“With any kind of growth you have growing pains,” he said. “We’ve seen that in Cullowhee with housing units and infrastructure, demand on our roads, but those are things we just have to face and address and hopefully with good planning we can eliminate some of those problems.”

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What would be your approach to expanding internet access in Jackson County?

The issue: Internet access can be difficult to obtain in Western North Carolina, including Jackson County. There are many places in the rural, mountainous county where fast, reliable internet is impossible to get at any price, and that lack of access inhibits the county’s ability to attract employers and residents, and students’ ability to use online study resources at home.

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“I don’t think this will be a problem that will be solved by just Jackson County alone,” he said. “I think it’s going to take collaboration of effort on the part of the county government, municipal government. It’s going to take the faith community. It’s going to take nonprofits. It’s going to take a combination of a whole lot of people coming together to finance it and work to provide the solution.”

borders, also pointing to the Green Energy Park concept as a partnership poised to go right.

However, he said, the university’s growth means that smart planning is needed, particularly as it relates to traffic. Mau would like to see more retail shopping available close to Western’s campus in order to decrease students’ desire to drive down crowded N.C. 107. He’d like to see new student housing developed as close to campus as possible to decrease the expense of building sidewalks and reduce driving, and as enrollment grows he would ask the state to increase the amount it contributes to the Cullowhee Fire Department, which covers Western.

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Mau pointed out that the report turned up zero counties of similar size to Jackson that operate a shelter as a governmental service.

“The big question is do we as a county need to be in the homeless shelter business or not, or do we help organize the nonprofits and continue to fund them the way we are?” he said.

McMahan: McMahan believes that, in a county where many people live paycheck-topaycheck, the community has a responsibility to “reach out and provide them some assistance” when folks fall upon hard times.

McMahan would like to Jackson to end up with some kind of hybrid model, in which some people continue to be housed in motel rooms and others in a dormitory-style shelter building, with the ultimate goal of getting them into a self-sustaining life. But the county can’t act alone, he said.

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That’s not the case, board members responded.

“I think we do,” said Planning Board member Ellen Hunter. “We are concerned about that. We’ve been talking about it for a while.”

The N.C. 107 issue has been a tough nut to crack, with everybody recognizing the need to do something on the busy and high-crashrate road. However, the many businesses and driveways along the route, as well as the constraining topography surrounding it, makes a low-impact solution hard to come by.

The current 107 plan is far from being final. The plan that Kelley and everyone else is currently responding to is only 25 percent complete, with substantial changes likely coming as the DOT considers public comment and receives utility plans from Duke Energy and the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority. An updated set of plans is expected to be released this winter.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER uring an Aug. 6 public hearing on the future of N.C. 107 in Sylva, Kel-Save owner Robert Kelley was the first to speak, delivering an impassioned treatise on the need for a plan that would do more to protect Sylva’s small business community from annihilation as right-of-way is acquired.

One month later, Kelley, 49, passed away from colon cancer, and his mother Jeannie is honoring his memory through a new group formed to oppose the N.C. 107 plans in their current form.

“He was so passionate about this that I have decided we will continue to fight against the project, and today I’m announcing I’m forming a group of my own,” Kelley told the Sylva Town Board during public comment Sept. 27, sporting a blue t-shirt and blue rubber band bracelets, both proclaiming, “Say

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“You’ll be hearing from us later,” she added.

Unlike the Jackson County Smart Roads Alliance headed up by Sylva attorney Jay Coward, Say No To The Road doesn’t aim to come up with a replacement plan but rather to ensure that town and N.C. Department of Transportation officials are aware of opposition to the existing — though preliminary — plan, which according to a report released this spring would require 54 businesses, one nonprofit and five residences to relocate.

Kel-Save, Krismart and Kountry Kupboard — all owned by the Kelley family — are not on that list, but according to Kelley the effect of the project would be about the same as if the DOT took the building, as the driveways currently used to access the businesses would be blocked off.

“The property we have, we bought it with those cut-ins there,” she told the town board.

“They were already there. They’re taking them all away.”

Kelley also made it to the town planning board meeting, held later the same day, telling members that the road project is

“It’s just the first cut. It’s nowhere near the final design,” said Planning Board Member Rose Bauguess, who works as the senior planner for the Southwestern Commission.

In addition, the town is working with MountainTrue’s Asheville Design Center, which has offered its services pro bono to develop an alternative plan aimed at decreasing impacts on businesses.

While the planning board held a robust discussion of the project’s goals, timeline and other issues Sept. 27, the board does not have a say in what the final plans look like, Town Manager Paige Dowling told the body.

However, the board will be important to navigating the fallout, she said.

“One role I see is looking at ordinances that can make it easier for businesses (facing relocation),” Dowling said. “During the fire downtown (in 2014) we were still enforcing temporary signs, but we didn’t charge fees for a certain amount of time. Or requirements that are in our zoning, like parking and landscaping — that might be something we want to look at for businesses that are impacted by this project.”

The planning board meets monthly at 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. It will have plenty of time to explore ideas for helping relocated businesses, as the DOT isn’t set to begin right-of-way acquisition until the end of 2019 or early 2020.

Construction would start around 2022.

“I want this board to start thinking now how it can be better for the business community,” said Dowling.

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER orries last month over the potential defunding of local social service agency Mountain Projects’ Obamacare Navigator program became real when the organization wasn’t selected for funding, but a solution has now emerged thanks to one of North Carolina’s largest private trusts. “Having in-person local assistance to help people in Region A get and maintain access to affordable health care is an essential service and improves the lives of over 11,000 residents,� said Patsy Davis, executive director of Mountain Projects.

A 90 percent funding cut nationwide trickled down to North Carolina, where just $500,000 was allocated this year; Mountain Projects’ Navigator program costs about $350,000 a year to operate. “Mountain Projects has been able to provide this service in the seven western counties with a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Navigator Program,� said Davis. “However, we are so pleased to be able to continue this in-person assistance with the same familiar staff, now as Certified Application Counselors with funding from Kate B. Reynolds and others beginning immediately because they recognize there is still much more work to do in WNC.�

Established in 1947, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is charged with improving “the quality of life and quality of health for the financially needy of North Carolina.�

Last year, Mountain Projects logged more than 7,100 interactions with consumers, including Medicaid and CHIP referrals, postenrollment problems and general health care literacy conversations.

They’ve also been hard at work helping residents of Western North Carolina take advantage of newly created hardship exemptions that could help some people reclaim penalties paid via federal tax for not having health care coverage.

More than $1 million has come back to residents of the seven western counties of the state, thanks to the Navigator program.

Now, they won’t be called “Navigators,� but rather “Certified Application Counselors.�

Had the funding not come through, people in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties would have had a much harder time sorting out what could be a complicated process; in a region where public transportation is a spotty as high-speed internet or even cellular connections, the flexible schedules of Navigators and their history of on-site enrollment events would have been sorely missed.

Mountain Projects will continue to serve the serve the seven western counties, although the ribbon will be cut on the agency’s new administrative offices, located at 2177 Asheville Road in Waynesville. To reach a Certified Application Counselor, call 800.627.1548.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER s the 2019 fiscal year begins for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the tribe is operating under a recently passed budget that trims $40.4 million off the $604.7 million budget passed last year.

“My commitment to this Tribal Council and to this tribe is to continue to make fiscally responsible decisions moving forward so the same rights, opportunities and privileges we experience now will be there in perpetuity for our children, grandchildren and for the seven generations going forward,” said Principal Chief Richard Sneed when presenting the proposed budget to Tribal Council Sept. 4.

Growth from the tribe’s gaming enterprises has been “unprecedented,” Sneed said, growing by about 4 percent each year.

However, labor costs have been rising by about 10 percent annually with overall operational spending increasing by about 6 percent. If those trends were to continue, the tribal budget could exceed gaming revenues as soon as 2023, according to a press release from Sneed’s office.

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While the overall budget of $564.3 million is 7.2 percent less than last year’s, the operating budget itself decreased only modestly, falling 0.6 percent from $180.5 million in fiscal year 2018 to $179.4 million in fiscal year 2019, which began Oct. 1.

Much of the $40 million budget reduction was related to how capital projects are financed. Currently, said EBCI Secretary of the Treasury Cory Blankenship, interest rates are low and EBCI investment yields are high.

That means that “the most prudent financial philosophy is to use other sources of funds to finance projects and reserve the tribe’s cash for a greater return on investment through a diversified portfolio,” Blankenship said. As a result, the tribe’s current budget reduces the use of tribal funds in capital projects by $20 million.

The savings is also partially the result of a decision to cut funding for any positions that had been left vacant since the first quarter of 2018. There were 72 such positions, and eliminating them resulted in a $4 million savings.

Sneed also reported a $1.1 million savings in operations as the result of the financial analyst’s team’s trending and analysis work.

According to Secretary of Treasury Cory Blankenship, a typical step in creating a balanced budget is to analyze top expenditures

for “necessity and alignment with its goals and objectives.” In the EBCI budget, six of the top 10 expenditures were related to the tribal workforce and consumed more than 80 percent of the budget.

Fiscal responsibility is important not only to keep expense growth from outstripping gaming growth but also to recognize the fact that gaming revenue is not a given.

“Our objective here is to gain better control of labor costs, preserve employment, and to reduce the number of positions we budget for but cannot or do not fill,” Blankenship said.

Actual expenses for fiscal year 2017, which ended Sept. 30, show that the tribe’s top expense was pension payments, at $41.6 million, trailed by wages at $39.3 million.

Totals in the top 10 expenses fell sharply after that, with contract services at $17.5 million, health insurance claims at $17.2 million, fees and services and capital projects both around $10.6 million, health insurance coverage at $7.9 million, college education

for tribal members at $6.9 million, pension contributions at $4.3 million and annual leave at $4.9 million.

In his comments Sept. 4, Sneed congratulated Tribal Council on its recent act to change the vesting period for tribal employees from five to 15 years and said the tribe needs to do more to decrease expenses from its benefit package.

“That’s very responsible,” he said of the vesting schedule change. “We’ve got to look at our benefit package. It’s extremely expensive.”

Fiscal responsibility is important not only to keep expense growth from outstripping gaming growth but also to recognize the fact that gaming revenue is not a given.

The tribe has long been discussing ways to diversify its revenue stream to ensure the tribe’s ability to be financially stable should gaming ever take a hit.

“We are all aware of the fact we have needed to diversify for some time now,” Sneed said.

All budget information was reported using information provided by Sneed’s office, as the tribe does not release copies of the budget itself.

Editor’s note: Meeting quotes in this story were reported using online video of the meeting, as Tribal Council’s April decision to ban nonCherokee media from its chambers prevents The Smoky Mountain News from attending in person.

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER olkmoot will say goodbye to one board president but welcome another after a late September meeting where new board members were vetted.

“Bill Cole has devoted himself to this organization and has done the work of 10 people. He’s a generous, driven and community-loving person,” said Angie Schwab, Folkmoot’s executive director. “We are sad to see him roll off the board, but know he will continue to participate in activities that improve the Friendship Center.”

Cole spent two years as president of Folkmoot’s board of directors, after spending two years as a board member.

Schwab said he’s to be credited with several important achievements during his time there.

“First, he made the Friendship Center revitalization a priority. If you have visited the center in the last year, we look great for being 80 and 100 year-old buildings. They’re brighter, cleaner, safer and well-maintained,” she said. “Bill

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worked with architect Joe Sam Queen to invest campaign dollars to make construction improvements and now the center is a resource for the community.”

Perhaps more important, Cole focused the group on fiscal sustainability and new program development, especially in terms of special events.

“Bill has been very encouraging and helpful in regard to use of the building and has been a true ally to the staff in building high-quality community programming,” said Schwab.

Replacing Cole will be a former member of the board who also happens to be a high-level county official, Haywood County Program Administrator David Francis.

“David Francis is entrepreneurial, innovative and strategic. In his previous terms on the board, he held leadership positions and was thought of as an activator — he got a lot accomplished and was well respected by his peers,” she said. “David has been a supporter and volunteer of Folkmoot for decades and has paid close attention to what’s developed at the Friendship Center buildings.”

Schwab said that Francis was elected unanimously and that she was grateful to have someone with his skillset.

“We have a lot going on at Folkmoot with the building and the festival, and are working on what Folkmoot will look like at the 40 year-mark,” she said. “The community is going to love what’s coming up over here.”

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER week-long search for a missing woman in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ended in tragedy Tuesday, Oct. 2, when search crews located the body of 53year-old Ohio resident Mitzie Sue “Susan” Clements about 2 miles from the Clingmans Dome parking area.

Clements was last seen around 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 25, while hiking with her adult daughter on the Forney Ridge Trail between Clingmans Dome and Andrews Bald. The two hiked to Andrews Bald together and then separated about a quartermile after beginning the return hike, which totals 1.8 miles. Her daughter wanted to walk to the top of the tower at Susan Clements Clingmans Dome, while Clements didn’t want to tack on the extra mile. The two planned to meet back at the car.

“Apparently that’s fairly typical of the way they hike together. They had been hiking here in the park for a few days,” said Julena Campbell, acting public affairs officer for the park. “Her daughter often hiked a little faster and wanted to do more miles than her mother did.”

However, Clements never made it to the rendezvous point. Search crews were alerted that same evening that she was missing and immediately began to search the area where she was last seen.

The search expanded on Wednesday, with crews spending the night on the Appalachian Trail and the effort including about 40 trained members of the park’s search and rescue team on Thursday. Clingmans Dome Road was closed that evening to accommodate the search, with the effort expanding to 125 trained searchers over the weekend from more than 40 agencies, including Haywood County Search and Rescue, U.S. Forest Service Cherokee Hotshots, the Cherokee Indian Police Department, Cherokee Tribal EMS, Jackson County Sheriff ’s Office, Smoky Mountain Nordic Ski Patrol, Smoky Mountain Search and Rescue Team, Swain County Emergency Management Agency, Swain County Rescue Squad and Swain County Sheriff ’s Office, as well as NPS personnel from various other units. Ultimately, 175 people from more than 50 agencies participated.

In addition to ground crews, the search included K9s, helicopters and drones.

Clements’ body was found the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 2, by a ground crew team in the drainage of Huggins Creek, a rugged and remote area about 2 miles from the Clingmans Dome parking lot and three-quarters of a mile from the A.T. which is the closest trail.

“A lot of us associate Clingmans Dome with those well-worn trails at the top and you

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think of that as that area, but once you get offtrail, particularly down-slope into those drainages, it gets very steep, very rocky and very thick vegetation,” Campbell said.

The area was full of rhododendron, briars and tangles of small trees and shrubs that made it hard for the experienced searches on the job to push through, much less a lost and disoriented Clements trying to make her way out of the woods as darkness fell.

The day that Clements went missing, Campbell said, there was dense fog and sporadic rain in the Clingmans Dome area, and since the pair began their return hike around 5 p.m. darkness wasn’t far off. Over the next two days, the area had more than 5 inches of rain, with fog and low temperatures in the 40s.

Clements’ cause of death is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.

Given the cold, wet conditions in the days following her disappearance, hypothermia is a possibility.

“I want to specifically thank the National Park Service for their incredible efforts. The cooperation shown between more than 50 agencies was amazing, comforting and very supportive,” Clements’ family said in a state-

“We are grieving with the family and hope that yesterday’s recovery helps provide some closure as they begin their own grieving process.”

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ment. “Every piece of the operation, including the scientific fronts, logistical parts and the emotional support provided to us was very impressive.”

Park Superintendent Cassius Cash added that he was “inspired by, and extremely grateful for” park staff ’s “tireless” work and for the “generous assistance” of dozens of agencies and organizations.

“Our deepest condolences go out to the family, friends and co-workers of Susan during this difficult time,” said Cash. “We are grieving with the family and hope that yesterday’s recovery helps provide some closure as they begin their own grieving process.”

When going on a hike, even a short one in a popular area, it’s important to have a map and carry a backpack equipped with essentials such as food, water and a first aid kit. Tell somebody where you’re going and when you’ll be back, stay on the trail, and if you find yourself lost, stay put until somebody finds you.

“Once you’re reported missing, we’re going to start our search from the areas you were last known to be,” Campbell said. “The closer you are to that location, the quicker we’re going to find you.”

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Mountain Mediation Services is offering its Community Mediation Training on Nov. 13-15.

During the 21-hour training, participants learn the mediation process and are equipped with the tools needed to effectively deal with conflict and develop productive resolution. As a trainee, you will learn practical skills to help resolve conflicts you might have at work, in your neighborhood or with family members.

The training is being held at the First United Methodist Church of Franklin and the number of participants is limited. Space is first come first serve and must be reserved by Wednesday, Nov. 7. The tuition fee of $250 covers instruction plus manuals, handouts and refreshments.

The course meets the certification standards of the Mediation Network of North Carolina. Upon completion of the three-day course, those who wish may work toward becoming a Certified Mediator, and may receive up to a full refund of their tuition fee in exchange for volunteering. A limited number of partial scholarships are also available.

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Whether you’re in the market for a new job or just curious about what career opportunities are available in Western North Carolina, Southwestern Community College will be hosting its Fall Job Fair from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the college’s Macon Campus.

Already, almost 30 employers have registered from throughout Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary, and up to 45 will be in attendance to make contacts with prospective employees. The event is free and open to the public.

Job-seekers are encouraged to bring resumes and to dress professionally. To see an updated list of employers who’ve committed to attend, visit www.southwesterncc.edu/jobfair2018.

Employers are still welcome to register and participate. Contact Despeaux at 828.339.4212 or m_despeaux@southwesterncc.edu.

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Franklin Mayor Bob Scott will lead the North Carolina Mayors Association over the next year, having been selected this week as chair of its Board of Directors.

The organization, established in 2017, is dedicated to improving life in all of the state’s municipalities by seeking public focus on and finding solutions to critical issues facing the state.

It was formed specifically to provide a platform for all of the state’s mayors to work together to address the major goals and challenges of cities and towns. Scott is among 11 North Carolina mayors serving on the group’s board of directors. “It is interesting to see the dynamics of a mayor from a village sitting and talking about problems with a mayor of a huge metropolitan area. We learn that regardless of the size of our towns and cities, we have much to learn from each other,� Scott said.

Scott has served on the Franklin Board of Alderman for 10 years. He retired from the Western Carolina University Campus Police Department as executive officer, and before changing careers, was a longtime journalist.

He is serving his second term on the North Carolina League of Municipalities Board of Directors.

The N.C. Mayors Association is an affiliate organization of the League.

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Grace Church of the Mountains in Waynesville awarded 12 grants to local Haywood County charities totaling $13,000.

Funds were raised through the church’s annual parish fair held every July. This year’s recipients were the 30th Judicial District Alliance, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina, Clothes to Kids, Community Kitchen, Fines Creek Community Association, Haywood Christian Ministries, Haywood County Rescue Squad, Haywood Pathways Center, Haywood Spay/Neuter, Mountain Projects, Open Door Ministries and Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters rebrands Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina along with more than 270 Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates across the country, recently unveiled a new, modern look and brand repositioning with a goal of recruiting more diverse volunteers.

Months of research, including focus groups with potential Bigs, as well as current Bigs, Littles, donors, staff, and leadership showed that the brand was not effectively connecting with younger prospective mentors or conveying the urgent mission of BBBS. The organization is intentionally pivoting from messages of the importance of mentoring, to messages of the urgent need for the adults in the community to step up to defend the potential of every child.

The brand repositioning and new look are just the beginning. In the coming year, BBBS of WNC will transition to a new, modern, nationwide technology system, participate in new training, and use the new positioning to refocus efforts on recruiting local volunteers.

Learn more at www.bbbs.org/bigpotential.

Evergreen awards $82,716 to nonprofits The Evergreen Foundation recently awarded $82,716 in second quarter funding to four nonprofit agencies providing programs and services for individuals with behavioral health, substance abuse and intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Church Mouse Ministries received $7,716 to provide for raised, wheelchair accessible planting beds and hand rails along the pathways at the Greater Good Community Garden in Robbinsville. LifeSpan Services received $9,000 to renovate their art room at their creative campus in Haywood County and purchase accessible pottery equipment. Eliada Homes received $1,000 to support their annual Corn Maze which raises funds to support all of their child and adolescent programs. Macon

SCC students to host food drive October is National Physical Therapy month, and college students in Jackson County have decided they want to celebrate by serving their community.

Southwestern Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant club is partnering with Western Carolina University’s Physical Therapy program to host a canned food drive in addition to a fleece blanket drive. The canned food drive will benefit The Community Table, a nonprofit food pantry in Dillsboro. The fleece blanket drive will benefit AWAKE Children’s Advocacy Center for abused children, located in Sylva.

All blankets donated must be new. The drive will run until Oct. 16, and those who wish to donate to either drive can deliver items to SCC’s Balsam lobby, outside of room 323 on the third floor of the Balsam building, or at Student Support Services office on the first floor of the Oaks building.

For more information about this event, contact Diane Page at dpage@southwesterncc.edu.

New Beginnings received $10,000 to support the implementation of their intensive case management tool kit to assist persons who are homeless in Macon County.

Western Carolina Pacesetters received $25,500 to develop a veterans mentoring program for at risk youth with substance use and mental health issues in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain and Macon counties. Clean Slate Coalition received $20,000 to support the organization and assist with the purchase of a van for their program which serves women released from incarceration.

Haywood Pathways center received $8,500 to purchase lockers and ladders for their new child and family shelter in Haywood County.

Haywood Vocational Opportunities received $1,000 to support a countywide “A Night to Shine” event for individuals with I/DD. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with the next award cycle in December. Grant proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 to be considered for an award. www.evergreenfoundationnc.org.

Chestnut Park receives grant funding The Town of Waynesville received a grant for $14,150 from the Mib and Phil Medford Endowment Fund to install playground equipment in Chestnut Park as part of a multi-year approach to develop an under-utilized property as public park space for neighbors and the general public.

“With the help of the Medford Fund two years ago,” explained Town Planner Elizabeth Teague, “the town was able to replace and restore picnic amenities and grills, install landscaping and benches and to generally clean-up and beautify the park. With this year’s grant, we will be purchasing playground equipment.”

The town coordinated park improvements with Haywood Waterways Association. The Pigeon River Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and Clean Water Management Trust Fund grants were used to stabilize the streambanks and improve the water quality of the creek that runs through the park and is adjacent to the picnic area.

Provide input on Jackson Health The Healthy Carolinians of Jackson County Partnership, a community-based advocacy group of volunteer agencies and individual community members working to improve the quality of life for all residents in Jackson County, is inviting the public to participate in its annual planning meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Department on Aging Heritage Room.

Come weigh in on the health issues affecting Jackson County and help us narrow them down to three main health priorities to tackle as a community through the Community Health Assessment process. Join in on the interactive conversation, learn more about

Champion Credit Union’s first Community CONNECT Week was held in September.

During the week, employees partnered with various organizations in Haywood County.

Champion Credit Union employees assisted Haywood Waterways Association for their annual Kids in the Creek week; made enrichment items to satisfy the physical and psychological needs of animals at Sarge’s Animal Rescue and helped Canton Little League Association improve their baseball fields before the season starts.

• The Macon County Cancer Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the cafeteria of Angel Medical Center in Franklin. Jon Brown, supervisor of Rehab Services at Angel Medical Center, will be speaking on how cancer survivors can safely integrate exercise into their lives. There will be light refreshments.

• RENEW Bryson City will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the United Methodist Church on Main Street. Breakfast is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and younger.

Proceeds will benefit the group’s efforts to address the negative effects of the opioid crisis in the community. Call 828.488.4455.

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• Candy is now available at the Swain County Chamber of Commerce for pick up by businesses participating in Downtown Trick or Treat, which will take place 4 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 31, throughout downtown Bryson City. For more information, email chamber@greatsmokies.com.

• A gift of more than $40,000 has been made to the Friends of the Haywood County Public Library in memory of Lee Myers. This memorial was made by her estate because Myers was an avid reader who has been involved with the Friends since 1978.

• REACH of Macon County (also serving Jackson County) currently has job openings for parttime shelter staff as well as a full-time Rural Sexual Assault Advocate. If you’d like to know more about these positions or have any questions, email reach@reachofmaconcounty.org.

• Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos recently presented a $5,000 sponsorship donation to the annual Operation 9-1-1 Charity Golf Classic, which raises money to purchase two new drug K9s, provide outdoor training equipment and outfit a patrol vehicle for the K9s in Macon County.

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All amendments should be voted down To the Editor: This fall's election will include six proposed amendments to the NC Constitution.

All were drafted exclusively by the General Assembly without public hearings or debate.

None of these amendments is needed, and all should be opposed by voters.

Two amendments are designed to reduce the power of the governor and to shift appointment powers to the legislature. The first reduces the size of the Board of Ethics and Election Enforcement, and transfers appointment power from the governor to the legislature; the second removes the governor’s power to appoint judges to fill vacancies and effectively transfers that power to the legislature.

According to The Charlotte Observer, Sept. 5, 2018: "All five of NC’s living former governors unite against constitutional amendments.”

“Don't hijack our constitution," said former Gov. Pat McCrory at a gathering of all five of North Carolina's living former governors. The group convened to warn voters about constitutional amendments that would shift power to the legislature.”

This entire Kavanaugh debacle has been obnoxious, embarrassing and exhausting. When I think about it in any way, from any angle, all I hear is yelling. Kavanagh yelling, Lindsey Graham yelling, Trump yelling, women yelling, advocacy groups yelling. I believe it’s important to speak one’s mind and to exercise freedom of speech, but whew, there’s been a lot of yelling over the past several weeks.

I have my own opinions about the situation. It’s been frustrating and disappointing on a number of levels.

Kindness, compassion and understanding were shoved somewhere far away. These are the characteristics that mean the most to me, so it’s all been hard to watch.

Unfortunately, I feel like the case Columnist created somewhat of a women vs. men battleground which I didn’t like at all.

There are millions of men who listen, hear and respect women.

I felt bad for the good men out there.

But this isn’t a column about the Kavanaugh case; this is a column about raising boys, the future men of this country. I see how my boys look at me. They look up with wide eyes and listening ears. They believe in me and are proud that I’m their mommy. They get excited over my work accomplishments and trust me to help them solve any and all problems.

And I do the same toward them. Even though they are 9 and 6, they are smart as can be and teach me new things every day. My oldest son has a brilliant mind for facts and instructs me on everything from science to history to aviation. My

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s a child, I wanted to grow up and plan a big fancy wedding with a ruffly white dress, then have two little girls and name them Veronica and Samantha. As one of two girls in a family of four, this is all I knew. My middle-class childhood wasn’t indulgent in any way, but it was happy and secure. My sister and I knew our parents loved us more than anything. Both my mom and dad worked multiple jobs to give us opportunities and experiences we couldn’t have otherwise had. I’m forever appreciative of that, and I 100 percent credit them for nurturing and encouraging my adventurous spirit.

Ironically, when I became a mother, I had two little boys, not two little girls. I remember finding out I was carrying a male and thinking, “I don’t know anything about little boys.”

It felt terrifying.

I love books and learning, so when I feel unsure or unclear of something, I consult resources. Days after finding out my baby was XY instead of XX, I purchased a book called The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian. I don’t remember a lot of details from the book other than boys are tribal by nature and that boys benefit from having multiple positive male mentors including family members, coaches, teachers, etc. Even though I can’t recall a ton of specifics, I do remember the book being very helpful at the time and encouraging me. It bolstered my ability to raise a boy.

Almost 10 years later, I’ve been raising two boys for close to a decade. I’ve learned a lot from doing, seeing, reading, watching, learning and conversing. I love being the mom of boys and knowing that I’m raising future men and that I have an influence over what kind of men they will become one day.

Another amendment is a continuation of the legislature’s efforts through regulations and what has now been determined by the courts as illegal partisan gerrymandering of voting districts: to suppress voting rights and reduce effectiveness of minority and urban voters. We are being asked to vote on an amendment to require photo ID for in person voting. And the regulations and specific language will only be written — by the legislature — if and when the amendment is approved! We don’t even know what is being proposed and how it will be implemented. It has been shown repeatedly that voter fraud is essentially non-existent, or is so small as to be irrelevant — but that voter ID regulations routinely have the greatest impact on those with the fewest advantages: people in lower income groups, urban environments and minority populations.

One proposed amendment seeks to reduce the maximum income tax rate to 7 percent from the 10 percent it is today. This amendment will have absolutely no impact on anyone’s tax bill, since the rate currently is 5.499 percent. It only has the effect of tying the hands of policy makers in the future — and perhaps protecting the rich from a future progressive tax structure where rates might increase on the highest brackets of income. A reduction in maximum allowable tax is designed to have an

youngest son is a super savvy problem solver and a forever optimist. No issue is impossible to figure out. The three of us make a solid team.

I want them to grow up believing that everyone is equal, that life isn’t about gender or race or sexual orientation. Life is about the type of person you are, treating others kindly and using your talents and skills to create a better world.

A couple weeks ago, the boys and I ate lunch in downtown Asheville. We had a break between soccer games to we dined at a place on Biltmore Avenue in the heart of downtown. The 10th annual Blue Ridge Pride festival was happening. This is an event that supports the LGBTQ community. Everyone was wearing rainbow colors, carrying rainbow flags and even had their pets dressed in rainbow attire. Establishments were decorated in rainbows and festival-goers of all ages were frolicking and smiling.

The boys had a lot of questions and I answered them with frankness, honesty, and on a level they could understand. At the end of the conversation, my 6-year old said, “I think it’s pretty cool to see rainbows and smiles everywhere.” His innocence was overwhelming.

Some days it feels like the world is anything but rainbows and smiles. Nevertheless, I’m going to do everything I can so my boys are raised as men who are aware but also kind and compassionate. And on the heels of the Kavanaugh case, I’m especially determined to raise boys who honor women and appreciate them for all they have to offer this universe.

(Susanna Barbee is a writer, editor and marketing specialist for Mountain South Media, The Smoky Mountain News and Smoky Mountain Living magazine. susanna@mtnsouthmedia.com)

emotional, populist appeal — but this addresses another non-existent problem and can only be viewed as a cynical way to get voters in the mode of approving amendments.

A similar amendment addressing a nonissue is one “to protect the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife.” These are rights that already exist under North Carolina law and certainly don’t require a constitutional amendment. This can only be seen as a transparent effort to put an amendment on the ballot which will entice a “yes” vote — sort of like creating an amendment to protect the right to eat apple pie. This is not what the constitution, or the amendment process, is meant for, and should be rejected accordingly.

The final proposed amendment is one to highlight, add to, or enumerate rights for victims of crime. gain, most of what is called for are things that already exist, such as rights to be informed of judicial process; to consult with prosecutors, to be treated with respect, to be informed of judicial outcomes. In general, it is another “sounds like it might make sense” amendment, but far from what should actually rise to the level of requiring a change to the Constitution.

Thoughtful voters should oppose all six amendments. And we should expect the legislature to focus on building our state’s econo-

my, protecting our environment and improving people’s lives — not pushing any measure they can think of to entrench power or cement partisan divides. The Constitution should not be a political football.

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GOP brand has been tarnished To the Editor: I was raised as a Republican and in my youth voted Republican. And I still concede that the GOP was once a political party with defensible principles that cared about middleclass Americans. But this is no longer the case.

“Republican” is now just a brand that has been sold to a handful of unscrupulous megadonors (such as the Koch brothers, the Mercers, and Betsy DeVos) who use the trust placed in this brand to manipulate and dupe “consumers.”

Think of an American company that you've really admired for a long time that makes one of your favorite products. Now imagine that some Chinese — or Russian — conglomerate buys this company, moves the factories overseas, and begins manufacturing a cheap, shod-

LOOKING FOR OPINIONS: The Smoky Mountain News encourages readers to express their opinions through letters to the editor or guest columns. All viewpoints are welcome. Send to Scott McLeod at info@smokymountainnews.com

To the Editor: The column last week by Chris Cox does not address the question which is raised: “Is this the demeanor of a Supreme Court justice?”

There is no mention or evaluation of Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications, education, work history, opinions, citizenship, husband, father, volunteer, etc. The writer meanders through his heartfelt concerns over unreported sexual attacks upon women but never addresses the point. He writes of feelings and belief, of downtrodden women, beer drinking students. He talks of people, not ideas. This hearing is not about sex or people; it is about the rule of law, the ideal enshrined in our Constitution which gives everyone the presumption of innocent until proven guilty.

The article is a biased, emotional, slanderous, rambling rant, attacking and condemning Judge Kavanaugh because, it appears, the writer has judged other drunken college students as bad people, and as everyone now knows, Kavanaugh drank beer and he really liked it.

Constitutional lawyer, Harvard graduate and Democrat Alan Derschowitz calls this new unfounded allegation tactic employed by the Democrats to halt the judge’s elevation to the Supreme Court as “sexual McCarthyism.”

The fantastic drama that played out over the past few weeks is the stuff of books, movies, and documentaries. The United States is at a turning point. Will we protect our right to presumption of innocence under the Constitution or will we allow lies, deceit, and big money funding mob demonstrations to become the new rule of law?

Kathryn van Heyningen Franklin

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 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; slowsimmered 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 activi-

ties and within one mile of Waynesville Country Club.

BOOJUM BREWING COMPANY 50 N Main Street, Waynesville.

828.246.0350. Taproom Open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday & Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Gem Bar Open Tuesday through Sunday 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Enjoy lunch, dinner or drinks at Boojum’s Downtown Waynesville restaurant & bar. Choose from 16 taps of our fresh, delicious & ever rotating Boojum Beer plus cider, wine & craft cocktails. The taproom features seasonal pub faire including tasty burgers, sandwiches, shareables and daily specials that pair perfectly with our beer.

Cozy up inside or take in the mountain air on our back deck."

BOURBON BARREL BEEF & ALE 454 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville, 828.452.9191. Lunch daily 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner nightly at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Wine Down Wednesday’s: ½ off wine by the bottle. We specialize in handcut, all natural steaks from local farms, incredible burgers, and other classic american comfort foods that are made using only the finest local and sustainable ingredients available.

CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1401. Breakfast seven days a week, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. – with eggs,

Open Daily 7 a.m. to noon Closed Thursdays

Any day is a great day when it starts with Joey’s Pancakes!

4309 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley (828) 926-0212

WEDNESDAY 5-9 P.M.

THURSDAY 5-9 P.M.

SUNDAY 11 A.M-3 P.M.

Rib buffet, fried chicken, vegetables, and a twenty-three item salad bar!

Piano Man & Angie

Buffet Brunch

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Country Buffet

$11.95

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To the Editor: On a religious broadcast, the host commented that 80 percent of Evangelical Christians voted for the current President.

An editorial in a local paper called for Christians to stand up and speak out for our faith and country. These two statements caused me to wonder who we as Christians really are and just what do we believe?

Whether we are fundamental, evangelical, moderate or liberal, Christians hold to certain basic beliefs concerning truth and faith. As followers of Jesus, Christians believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we sometimes differ on how God inspired the Bible, but there is no doubt in our minds that the Bible contains the truth God wants us to know. In the Bible, we find the way to salvation and how to live joyful, productive and meaningful lives. We believe in the Bible. Does our President?

As followers of Jesus, we believe the worship of God is at the top of our to do list.

We differ on the methods of worship, but we do not disagree on the primary importance in worshiping God. Does our President worship God? Almost every Sunday while Christians are attending worship our President is teeing up a golf ball. Can God be worshiped on the golf course? Yes, but how often does a golfer get a hole in one?

As followers of Jesus, we believe in God

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Think about this come Election Day

given moral values such as integrity, telling the truth, obeying the law and love of neighbor. The list goes on but our President must not have seen the list.

As followers of Jesus, we place family values high on our list. Faithfulness to a spouse, training children in the way to live and respect for all persons are on a Christian's code of ethics. Does a man who has been married three times, had several affairs and shows no respect for anyone really deserve our vote?

When asked “Why do you support the President?” many Christians answer because the economy is doing so well.

Translated this means we have more money to spend. It is nice to see our bank accounts healthy and to be able to pay our bills, but when did Jesus tell us to worship money?

Does a person who thumbs his nose at basic Christian values, who demonstrates a disdain for immigrants, women and children, who has trouble telling the truth really deserve the vote of Christians?

Fellow followers of Jesus think on these things. Pray and ask God for guidance.

Then summon forth the courage to do what is right. November is coming.

John Davis Jr. Waynesville

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dy, totally unreliable version of your oncebeloved product. The brand is the same, but the product is not — no matter how much an expensive advertising campaign tries to convince you it is. That's the situation of the GOP today. Would you keep buying a product just because of its brand name even after it's proven itself to be degraded junk?

The GOP has been bought. It's the victim of a hostile takeover. The new owners are counting on you to maintain brand loyalty no matter what. When complaints pour in, instead of listening and making the product better, they abolish the Complaints Department. You tell them you want guaranteed coverage of preexisting health conditions, and they say, “No you don't.” You say you want to preserve net neutrality, and they say you're mistaken. You say you don't want tax cuts for billionaires, and they say, “Oh yes you do.” Finally, you say you don't want such toxic levels of corruption and criminality in your politicians, and they say, “Our politicians’ level of corruption and felony is well within the newly relaxed limits.”

If you still consider yourself a Republican, you may be focusing more on the brand than on the actual product. If you value healthcare, women's rights, the full Social Security benefits you’ve earned, consumer protections, and a protected environment — but are still buying the dreck that the co-opted GOP is selling — it's time for you to switch brands.

Bill Spencer Cullowhee

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

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

CHURCH STREET DEPOT 34 Church Street, downtown Waynesville.

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

CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

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

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

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

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

THE CLASSIC WINESELLER 20 Church Street, Waynesville.

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

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

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

828.926.1820 Winter hours: Wednesday through Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Family Style at Country Vittles is not a buffet.

Instead our waitresses will bring your food piping hot from the kitchen right to your table and as many refills as you want.

FERRARA PIZZA & PASTA 243 Paragon Parkway, Clyde.

828.476.5058. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 12 to 8 p.m. Real New Yorkers. Real Italians. Real Pizza. A full

service authentic Italian pizzeria and restaurant from New York to the Blue Ridge. Dine in, take out, and delivery. Check out our daily lunch specials plus customer appreciation nights on Monday and Tuesday 5 to 9 p.m. with large cheese pizzas for $9.95.

FIREFLY TAPS & GRILL 128 N. Main St., Waynesville 828.454.5400. Simple, delicious food. A must experience in WNC. Located in downtown Waynesville with an atmosphere that will warm your heart and your belly! Local and regional beers on tap. Full bar, vegetarian options, kids menu, and more.

Reservations accepted. Daily specials. Live music every Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m.

Open Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE 44 Church St., Downtown Waynesville 828.456.1930 Serving dinner 5 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 9:30 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.

Reservations accepted. www.frogsleappublichouse.com.

HARMON’S DEN BISTRO 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville 828.456.6322. Harmon’s Den is located in

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Just to serve you!

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bacon, sausage, oatmeal, fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pancakes, and always all-you-can-eat. Lunch menu every day from 12 noon to 2 p.m. includes homemade soup du jour and fresh-made salads. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night will feature an evening cookout on the terrace. On all other nights of the week, dinner is served family style and includes locally sourced vegetables, homemade breads, jellies, desserts, and a wide selection of wine and craft beer. The evening social hour starts at 6 p.m., dinner is served starting at 7 p.m., and cozy rooms and cabins are available if you love us so much that you want to stay for breakfast, too. Please call for reservations. And see our dinner menu online at www.cataloocheeranch.com/dining.

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FINAL PERFORMANCES!

October 11,* 12, 13 at 7:30 pm October 14 at 2:00 pm Adults $24 Seniors $22 Students $11 *Special $16 tickets for all Adults on Thursday, October 11.

Special $8 Tickets for all Students on Thursdays & Sundays.

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The Performing Arts Center at the Shelton House 250 Pigeon St. in Waynesville, NC

For More Information and Tickets:

828-456-6322 | www.harttheatre.org This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

tasteTHE mountains the Fangmeyer Theater at HART. Open 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (Bistro closes at 7:30 p.m. on nights when there is a show in the Fangmeyer Theater) with Sunday brunch at 11 a.m. that includes breakfast and lunch items.

Harmon’s Den offers a complete menu with cocktails, wine list, and area beers on tap.

Enjoy casual dining with the guarantee of making it to the performance in time, then rub shoulders with the cast afterward with post-show food and beverage service.

Reservations recommended. www.harmonsden.harttheatre.org J. ARTHUR’S RESTAURANT AT MAGGIE VALLEY U.S. 19 in Maggie Valley. 828.926.1817.

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

Take-out menu. Excellent service and hospitality. Reservations appreciated.

KANINI’S 1196 N. Main St., Waynesville.

828.452.5187. Lunch Monday-Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., eat in or carry out. Closed Sunday. A made-from-scratch kitchen using fresh ingredients and supporting the local food and local farm-totable program. Offering a variety of meals to go from frozen meals to be stored and cooked later to “Dinners to Go” that are made fresh and ready to enjoyed that day.

We also specialize in catering any event from from corporate lunches to weddings.

Menus created to fit your special event. kaninis.com

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

828.586.3555. Open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with Sunday Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Hand-tossed pizza, house-ground burgers, steak sandwiches & fresh salmon all from scratch. Casual family friendly atmosphere.

Craft beer and interesting wine. Free movies Thursday through Saturday. Visit madbatterfoodfilm.com for this week’s shows & events.

MAGGIE VALLEY RESTAURANT 2804 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

828.926.0425. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Daily specials including soups, sandwiches and southern dishes along with featured dishes such as fresh fried chicken, rainbow trout, country ham, pork chops and more.

Breakfast all day including omelets, pancakes, biscuits & gravy. facebook.com/carversmvr; instagram @carvers_mvr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WAYNESVILLE PIZZA COMPANY 32 Felmet Street, Waynesville.

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

Pay online and pick up with no waiting!

Menu at CityLightsCafe.com 3 E JACKSON ST. • SYLVA, NC

www.CityLightsCafe.com

MON.-SAT. 11 A.M.-8 P.M.

34 CHURCH ST. WAYNESVILLE 828.246.6505 twitter.com/ChurchStDepot

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Tuesday, October 16th 5-9pm Come out to support a great cause!

10%

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Downtown Sylva • 828.586.3555

Sunday: 12pm-6pm Tue-Thurs 3pm-8pm Fri-Sat: 12pm-9pm Monday: Closed AT BEARWATERS BREWING

101 PARK ST. CANTON 828.492.1422

PIGEONRIVERGRILLE.COM

Retail Restaurant LIVE Music

Events begin at 7:15pm unless otherwise noted.

Dinner and Music reservations at 828-452-6000

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

Mon/Wed/Thurs 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Friday/Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Closed Tuesday

Sunday 12-9 p.m.

Sandwiches • Burgers • Wraps 32 Felmet Street

“Papa Vay” Landers guitar, steel guitar, vocals. Country & Piedmont Blues.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

Joe Cruz piano, vocals. Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor + More.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

(828) 246-0927

Dulci Ellenberger & Kevin Williams guitar, piano, vocals. Americana, Pop, Originals.

MAGGIE VALLEY RESTAURANT

Joe Cruz piano, vocals. Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor + More.

Daily Specials: Soups, Sandwiches & Southern Dishes

Featured Dishes: Fresh Fried Chicken, Rainbow Trout, Country Ham, Pork-chops & more

Breakfast : Omelets, Pancakes, Biscuits & Gravy!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

Tina & Her Pony ukulele, cello, vocals. Americana, Pop, Originals.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

Russ Wilson & Hank Bones guitar, percussion, vocals.

BeBop, Jazz Standards.

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

828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.

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

PIGEON RIVER GRILLE 101 Park St., Canton.

828.492.1422. Open Tuesday through Thursday 3 to 8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday noon to 9 p.m.; Sunday noon to 6 p.m.

Southern-inspired restaurant serving simply prepared, fresh food sourced from top purveyors. Located riverside at Bearwaters Brewing, enjoy daily specials, sandwiches, wings, fish and chips, flatbreads, soups, salads, and more. Be sure to save room for a slice of the delicious house made cake.

Relaxing inside/outside dining and spacious gathering areas for large groups.

Order Online for Takeout

October 10-16, 2018

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.

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.

WAYNESVILLE’S BEST BURGERS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2

New Hours: Thurs.-Mon. Open at 7 a.m.

Breakfast served all day!

2804 SOCO RD. • MAGGIE VALLEY 828.926.0425 • Facebook.com/carversmvr Instagram- @carvers_mvr

Dulci Ellenberger & Kevin Williams guitar, piano, vocals. Americana, Pop, Originals.

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This great life we wish to attend Tenth Mountain Division makes WNC debut

Tenth Mountain Division.

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER hen one is in pursuit of their dreams, once-feared obstacles become golden opportunities, where you see what it will take to achieve what you need to do, in your own time, and you simply chip away until you overcome and overtake what it is you ultimately want, and need, to accomplish.

Boulder, Colorado-based Americana/jamrock act Tenth Mountain Division is proof positive of seeing life — and a career in the topsyturvy music industry — for what it is, which is whatever you want it to be.

The quintet is part East Coast cosmopolitan improvisation, part Rocky Mountain acoustic Zen, an ideal blend of technique and in-the-moment shenanigans. Like a band of 21st century pirates, sailing the high seas of chance, luck and destiny, they’re plundering the depths of not only their talents, but also that of whatever it is they cross paths with — come hell or high water.

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Smoky Mountain News: The name “Tenth Mountain Division” represents an elite military group with mountain capabilities. How did y’all come across that name for your band, and what about your group’s philosophy or message, in all honesty, applies to the symbolism of that name?

Bassist Andrew Cooney: I actually learned after I joined the band that my great uncle was a member of the 10th Mountain Division. They were a volunteer based tactical ski unit that was first deployed in World War II. When they returned home, a handful of the soldiers saw an opportunity to spread their love of skiing across the country and founded many of today’s most well-known ski areas, including Vail Mountain. These soldiers were the first “ski bums,” traveling from mountain to mountain, carving the first tracks in uncharted territories. They became the first ski instructors and lift operators. The free spirit ideals of the ski bum and appreciation for simplicity and doing what makes you happy goes hand-inhand with what we do as musicians and we try our best to display and pass these traits wherever we go.

SMN: It’s an interesting time in our country, let alone to be able to travel the states and see things for yourself. What are you seeing out there on the road, especially in your interactions with other people and places, perhaps even from different political or cultural backgrounds and ideologies?

Drummer Tyler Gwynn: We hear so much on the news about how divided of a country we live in, but what we see time and time again on

“In a time where you can be so down on the state of the world, our time on the road shows that it’s really not as bad as you see on the TV.” — Tyler Gwynn, drummer, Tenth Mountain Division

that road is that these differences only go so deep. Cultural differences or political ideologies are not holding people back from being good to one another. In places where you would think five long-haired musicians traveling in a school bus would be met with stares, more often than not we’re met with friendly greetings and encouragement on our journey.

In a time where you can be so down on the state of the world, our time on the road shows that it’s really not as bad as you see on the TV. One of the best memories I have is when we broke down on the side of Interstate 80 and we were able to get our bus to a gas station in the middle of nowhere. The owners of the gas station, after hearing our story, worked on our bus for four hours to get it going again. When we asked about payment, not only did they say the work was free, they even offered to install an air-conditioning unit for us. We wouldn’t be able to be as successful as we have been on the

road if it wasn’t for the help and support given from people we meet.

SMN: You played the Summer Camp festival in 2016 when Tom Petty & Mudcrutch also performed. What’s Petty’s impact on you as a musician, and what’s his legacy? Are there things about his attitude, career and vision that have rubbed off on you in how you want to not only pursue creativity and sound, but also long-term survival in this sometimes haphazard industry?

Guitarist MJ Ouimette: Tom Petty has been a huge influence on me, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to see him. He always struck me as one of the humble rock stars whose music was so good there was no need for attitude — except that which he brought to the stage. That humbleness is something we want to maintain and plays a role in the longevity of an artist like Petty.

If we can be tenacious in our creative endeavors, I think the rest falls into place. Being good to the

Want to go?

Colorado Americana/jam-rock act Tenth Mountain Division will hit the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City. The show is free and open to the public. For more information about the band and its new album, “In Good Company,” click on www.tmdtunes.com.

people we meet on the road and venues and artists we work with has resulted in friends and colleagues that we’ve grown to cherish.

SMN: What has surprised you the most about this journey — the travel, the music, the shows, the randomness of it all — and its culmination thus far?

Mandolinist Winston Heuga: The thing that has continued to surprise me the most is how simple it is. We were constantly told how rough the road is, but the more experience we get on the road, the less we make itineraries.

The people we meet along the way are incredibly encouraging and willing to help in any way they can. In the long run, we’re just getting started, and I’m sure that there will be many more pleasant surprises along the way.

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Elektric Voodoo makes WNC debut

String quartet performs ‘Best of Beethoven’ The “Best of Beethoven” concert with The Vega String Quartet will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin.

Seven internationally acclaimed musicians will perform a program of chamber music in the main sanctuary of the church.

Violinist Helen Kim, cellist Charae Krueger, and pianist William Ransom will open the program with the most famous of all piano trios, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in Bb Major, Op. 97, “Archduke,” followed by a performance by The Vega String Quartet of Beethoven’s six-movement String Quartet in Bb Major, Op. 130.

All of these artists have performed on concert stages throughout the world.

Violinist Helen Hwaya Kim has appeared with orchestras in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Poland, and is the recipient of more than 100 national and international awards. Cellist Charae Krueger is Principal Cellist for the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and enjoys recording studio work, having played on albums of Bruce Springsteen, Faith Hill and Natalie Cole. Pianist William Ransom appears around the world as soloist with orchestras, recitalist, and chamber musician, and regularly collaborates with musicians Yo-Yo Ma, Richard

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The Vega String Quartet Stoltzman, William Preucil, and others. He is Artistic Director of the HighlandsCashiers Chamber Music Festival.

The Vega String Quartet — Elizabeth Fayette and Jessica Shuang Wu, violins; Yinzi Kong, viola; Guang Wang, cello — winner of numerous international awards, tours throughout Asia, Europe, and North America, recently traveling from Chicago and Nashville to Berlin and Vienna.

Admission is by donation, $10 is suggested. This event is sponsored by Melody Lowery and produced by the Arts Council of Macon County, arts4all@dnet.net or 828.524.ARTS.

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Electric Voodoo San Diego-based funk/rock act Elektric Voodoo will hit the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Ambrose West in Asheville.

As a founding member and guitarist of the wildly popular Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Tournet was the key sonic element to the juggernaut act, showering audiences with his razor sharp licks and heavy tone, an attitude that truly propelled them into the national and international spotlight for the better part of the last decade.

In his latest project, Elektric Voodoo, Tournet finds himself fronting an ensemble — though rock-n-roll at its heart — that ventures into the realms of Afro-Cuban, blues and modern funk. It also brings to it the urgency and “rock’em-sock’em” punch that made the Nocturnals so captivating, and the curious “devil-may-care” nature of Tournet’s beloved, yet short-lived, side band Blues & Lasers.

Elektric Voodoo is a melodic postcard of sunshine and optimism — of hard work and

determination — from Tournet, with a simple message scribbled in the small space on the back — “Life is good. Stay tuned.”

“At first, I just wanted to make music over undeniably powerful rhythms. I was bored of basic rock-n-roll rhythms and really burnt out on the modern dance music thing that seems to be permeating everything these days,” Tournet said. “I was listening to Fela Kuti, Sly Stone, James Brown, and it is the funkiest, grooviest rhythms on earth.

They weren’t using computers. They didn’t fix it until it was perfect. It was human.

There were mistakes. The tempo would push and pull a little. It breathed. I listen to all this computer perfected dance music and I don’t feel what I feel when I listen to Sly, James and Fela. There is something that we humans bring to the table that a computer can never emulate — soul.”

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 day of show. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.ambrosewest.com.

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also will be recognition of several local choral advocates in Jackson County, including teachers and community leaders.

The Concert Choir is an auditioned group of 36 singers from a variety of majors across campus. The group’s repertoire includes a diversity of compositions spanning historical works to present, as well as multiple languages. The University Chorus is open to all students without audition and performs lighter choral works.

The University Chorus will begin with works from Zambia and Brazil, followed by staples of the American choral repertoire, Daniel Gawthrop’s “Sing Me to Heaven” and Joseph Martin’s “The Awakening.” The Concert Choir will begin with William Billings’ “Modern Musick,” followed by a setting of Amy Lowell’s poem “Listening,” by Dan Forrest. Works by Moses Hogan, Frank Ticheli and Deke Sharon will round out the set.

For more information, contact WCU’s School of Music at 828.227.7242.

A choral concert “of music about music” will be performed Thursday, Oct. 18, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

“Meta Music: A Celebration of Song” begins at 7:30 p.m. in the John Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public.

“Meta is a word more often used in the literary world, but it means a creative work that refers to itself or to the conventions of its genre,” said Allison Thorp, director of WCU choral activities. “Essentially, it is a concert of music about music.”

The concert will feature WCU’s large choirs, the Concert Choir and University Chorus, with the Community Chorus, led by Bob Holquist, joining for one performance. Anna Waters, Sarah Smith and Wyatt Gibson will accompany on oboe, violin and horn, respectively. There

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San Diego-based funk/rock act Elektric Voodoo ith brightly colored will hit the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at leaves falling from nearAmbrose West in Asheville. by trees in my front yard, the mountains appearing The 3rd annual “Tartan Haunt” from 3 to 8 p.m. in the morning fog, and the Saturday, Oct. 13, at The Scottish Tartans whirlwind that is summer in Museum & Heritage Center in Franklin. the rearview mirror, I began to The annual “Singing in the Smokies” fall festival slow down and slide into the will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 13-14 and 20-21 at serenity only found in this Inspiration Park in Bryson City. magical time of the year.

Fall will always be my The 28th annual High Country Quilt Guild show favorite season. There somewill be held from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 11 and 10 thing so comforting about crisp a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 12-13 at the First Baptist air swirling around you, warm Church in Maggie Valley sunshine radiating from high I would motor over to the Ivy League school in above. Football on the TV. Dusting off the crockpot for another year of delicious experi- Hanover, New Hampshire, some two-and-ahalf hours away. Passing through all of those ments. Windows open on a lazy Sunday, Vermont towns like something printed on a maybe even a slight rainstorm echoing the postcard, backroads and shortcuts until we hit sounds of Mother Nature into your humble the state line and rolled into Hanover. The abode. Hiking joyously into the depths of roar of the crowd, the chaos of the game, all these mountains that cradle not only us, but cozy in a sweatshirt and jeans, always getting a also our hopes and dreams, too. hot chocolate under the grandstands.

As a kid, I was lucky to be raised in one My mother took great joy planning out of the foliage capitals of the world — the weekend excursions for our family. One Champlain Valley and the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. My parents weekend it would be some mountainside bed-and-breakfast in the Berkshire would rake up all the leaves around our old Mountains of Western Massachusetts, the farmhouse, hug piles of red, orange and yelnext it would be some rustic camping deep low, while my little sister, myself and our in the heart of the Adirondacks. I look back dogs would folic around in them. on those trips fondly, being so far from When I was in elementary school, my home and my family these days. father would take me to football games on In middle/high school, fall meant crossSaturdays in the fall at Dartmouth College. country season. I did well as a runner back After a hearty breakfast at a now-defunct diner in my hometown (Rouses Point), he and then, winning races and invitationals, cap-

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Hartford just down the road) and just simply, purposely get lost on the backroads around “The Constitution State.”

But, I think why so many folks — myself included — adore fall is that it’s seemingly the first moment of personal reflection we’ve come across since winter turned to spring turned to summer. The wild, impulsive urge of summer, of soaking in every minute of freedom, sunshine and curious adventure, now fades away into several months of nesting and pondering leading up to the impending winter, only to have the whole circle of life renew itself once again.

This time around, I find my own age, 33, starting to parallel the fall season. The summer years of my 20s and early 30s are now transitioning to the next, inevitable, chapter of my existence. This year, thus far, has honestly been a rollercoaster of unthinkable highs and lows. I find myself licking my wounds as this cool weather drifts into Haywood County and greater Western North Carolina. The woman I love(d) is long gone, where now my small, modest apartment feels so much bigger and empty without her beloved presence.

And yet, as I’m finding myself out of that emotional fog, I’m also putting together projects to occupy my time and thoughts in the depths of winter. Always push ahead with head held high, I say. As with matters of the heart and soul, all things come and go, some things scatter into the cosmos, some things circle back, and there you remain, standing at another crossroads, the clock ticking away one second at a time, awaiting your next move.

You stand there and find comfort reminiscing about all those great fall memories, and also the not so great ones, too. It’s all one thing, these images and people, places and situations you find yourself in. Even when life sucks, it’s still pretty incredible, to say the least. I find the older I get the more gratitude I have for sadness, and being able to experience it, the culmination of which being a new sense of self, a new layer of skin to put on and ready oneself for the next cycle to begin in the coming months.

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• Balsam Falls Brewing (Sylva) will host Jeff Ginn Oct. 26. All shows begin at 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/balsamfallsbrewing.

• Blue Ridge Beer Hub (Waynesville) will host an acoustic jam with Main St. NoTones from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 11 and 18. Free and open to the public. www.blueridgebeerhub.com.

• Boojum Brewing Company (Waynesville) will host a bluegrass open mic every Wednesday, an all-genres open mic every Thursday and The Get Right Band (rock/soul) Oct. 20. All shows are free and begin at 9 p.m. www.boojumbrewing.com.

• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host Vayden “Papa Vay” Landers (guitar/vocals) Oct. 12, Joe Cruz (piano/pop) Oct. 13 and 20, and Dulci Ellenberger & Kevin Williams (piano/guitar) Oct. 19. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m.

828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

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• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host The Remarks Band Oct. 12, Caribbean Cowboys Oct. 13, Joey Fortner (Americana/folk) Oct. 19, Marc Keller (acoustic) 2:45 p.m. Oct. 20 and Todd Hoke (acoustic) Oct. 20. All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free and open to the public. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Innovation Station (Dillsboro) will have Shane Meade Oct. 12 and Eric Congdon Oct. 20. All events are free and begin at 7 p.m.

There will also an Oktoberfestival from 1 to 9 p.m. Oct. 13, which is a ticketed event that will include a performance by PMA (reggae/rock) at 7 p.m. www.innovationbrewing.com.

• Isis Music Hall (West Asheville) will host Sarah McQuaid (singer-songwriter) 7 p.m.

Oct. 10, The Reel Sisters 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11, Rachel Price w/Lance & Lea 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11, Logan Marie 7 p.m. Oct. 12, South for Winter w/The Traveling Ones 7 p.m. Oct. 13, The Belle Hollows & Josephine County 8:30

• Macon County Public Library (Franklin) will host The Vagabonds (classic country/pop) at 2 p.m. Oct. 15. Free and open to the public.

• Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host an open mic night every Thursday and Aces Down Oct. 12 and 19. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com.

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• Nantahala Brewing (Bryson City) will host Tenth Mountain Division (Americana/bluegrass) Oct. 12, Granny’s Mason Jar (Americana) Oct. 13, The Sun The Moon Oct. 26 and Mac & Juice Quartet Oct. 27. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

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• The Oconaluftee Visitor Center (Cherokee) will host a back porch old-time music jam from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 20. All are welcome.

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

• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host Travis Lunsford Oct. 13. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. 828.586.1717 or www.soulinfusion.com.

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

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• The Ugly Dog Pub (Highlands) will Harlem River Noise (r&b/rock) Oct. 12. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host karaoke every Thursday, West King String Band Oct. 12, Alex Culbreth Oct. 13, Tail Light Rebellion Oct. 19 and The Talent Oct. 20. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 828.456.4750.

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• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Oct. 10 and 17, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Oct. 11 and 18. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday, George Reeves w/David Watt Besley Oct. 12, The Clydes Oct. 13, Anthony Mossburg Oct. 19 and Sol Rhythms Oct. 20. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

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• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host Frank & Allie (bluegrass/Americana) Oct. 13 and Stone Crazy Band (rock/pop) Oct. 20.

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

p.m. Oct. 13, The Reel Sisters 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14, Slaid Cleaves 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, Carly Taich w/My One & Only 7 p.m. Oct. 17 and Rachel Baiman & Alexa Rose 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17. For more information about the performances and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.isisasheville.com.

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• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host the “Lounge Series” at its Calaboose location with Kato Estill Oct. 11, Scott Stambaugh Oct. 12, Trailer Hippies Oct. 13, Bill Vespasian Oct. 18, Lindsay Beth Harper Oct. 19 and Trevor Pattillo Oct. 20. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

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On the beat ‘Singing in the Smokies’ The annual “Singing in the Smokies” fall festival will be held Oct. 13-14 and 2021 at Inspiration Park in Bryson City. Gates open at noon, concerts begin at 2 p.m.

Oct. 13: Journey Home, Troy Burns Family, The Inspirations and The Chuckwagon Gang. Oct. 14: Walking By Faith, The Sneed Family, The Primitives and The Inspirations. Oct. 20: The McKameys and The Inspirations. Oct. 21: The Old Paths and The Inspirations.

Nearby lodging, camping and RV parking available. Tickets are $20 per night, which are available at the gate.

For more information, visit www.theinspirations.com.

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The final performance of the Pickin’ on the Square summer concert series will feature Conrad Hefner with Mike Holt & Donnie Clay (variety) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Gazebo in downtown Franklin.

The concert series is free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chair. Food vendors will also be available. For more information, visit www.townoffranklinnc.com.

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Bryson City community jam A community jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.

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

The community jams offer a chance for musicians of all ages and levels of ability to share music they have learned over the years or learn old-time mountain songs.

The music jams are offered to the public each first and third Thursday of the month — year-round. This program received support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment of the Arts.

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A multi-talented musical family who starred in their own reality TV show and competed on “America’s Got Talent,” The Willis Clan will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Smoky Mountain Center of the Performing Arts in Franklin.

With deep influences of bluegrass, Celtic and country music as well as pop, scared, and even barbershop, The Willis Clan entertains a large fan base.

The group’s latest album, “Speak My Mind,” is full of songs written by various family members and reflects on the hard-

ships the family faced in recent years when the family patriarch was sent to prison for child abuse.

They wrote the songs for therapeutic reasons but then realized their words and their message of resiliency, hope, and encouragement might help other people who are facing tough times. The family’s faith has kept them strong and their music has inspired them to move forward.

Tickets start at $21 each. To purchase tickets, visit www.greatmountainmusic.com or call 866.273.4615.

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• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host “Cheese & Wine for the Soul” from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. Jeremy Sims from the Country Vintner will be the wine guide. For $10 you can sample five different wines paired with several different cheeses. There will also be a “Dining Out for Domestic Peace” event from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, with all proceeds from the day’s sales donated to the cause.

828.586.1717 or www.soulinfusion.com.

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The “Libraries on Tap” brewery tour from the Jackson County Public Library will continue with the following events: • All day Oct. 11: 12-12 Glassware Matters at Balsam Falls in Sylva. Purchase a pint and get it served in four different glasses. You will be guided by a beer glass professional.

• 7 p.m. Oct. 15: Innovation Station in Dillsboro. Beer Tasting and talk. At 8 p.m.

“Beer Bingo” with Martha Neslen will begin.

The proceeds from the bingo cards and a part of each beer sold that evening will be graciously donated to the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library Bookstore.

• 6 p.m. Oct. 16: Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. “Home Brewing 101” with Tom Walsh and Noah Rooney of Nantahala Brewing Company.

• 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17: Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City. “Beer School” with flight. Limited to first 20 people who show up.

Don’t forget to stop by the Jackson County Public Library and pick up a “Libraries on Tap” passport, then collect stamps at the events and breweries to win beer-inspired prizes. For more information, call the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva at 828.586.2016.

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On the street Rosa Clemente to speak at WCU Political commentator, community organizer and independent journalist Rosa Clemente will be Western Carolina University’s Civil Discourse Speaker at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the A.K. Hinds University Center Grandroom.

Clemente, an Afro-Puerto Rican who was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, has dedicated her life to organizing, scholarship and activism. She is the president and founder of “Know Thy Self Productions,” which has produced seven major community activism tours, and consults on issues such as hip-hop feminism, media justice, voter engagement among youth of color, third party politics, U.S. political prisoners and the right of Puerto Rico to become an independent nation free of U.S. colonial domination.

Tickets are free and are available at the

Ready for Apple Harvest Festival?

The Haywood County Apple Harvest Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 20, in downtown Waynesville.

Hailed as one of the “10 Best Fall Harvest Festivals in the Nation,” the annual festival is a celebration of the autumn harvest and Haywood County’s agricultural heritage.

The event features handmade arts and crafts, locally grown apples and apple products for sale.

In addition, the festival will feature food vendors of all types, educational and information booths, authentic mountain music, dance groups and a children’s fun area. www.haywoodapplefest.com.

UC guest services desk. The event, sponsored by the Department of Campus Activities and the College of Arts and Sciences, supports the OneBook and DegreePlus initiatives.

World Wars roundtable at WCU David Dorondo, Western Carolina University associate professor of history, will speak on “The U.S. Army and Nuclear Deterrence, 1955-1991: A European Historical Context” as the Carolina Roundtable on the World Wars meets Wednesday, Oct. 17.

The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 211 of WCU’s Health and Human Sciences Building.

The release of the 2018 “U.S. Nuclear Posture Review” produced discussion, sometimes heated and sometimes illinformed, about the theoretical capability of U.S. nuclear forces to respond to nonnuclear strategic attacks, such as cyber attacks and attack by hypersonic conventional weapons, Dorondo said. His presentation will review the historical fact that U.S. and allied nuclear forces in NATO always possessed that theoretical capability and operational rationale.

The Oct. 17 meeting is free and open to everyone. For more information, contact Dorondo at 828.227.3908 or dorondo@wcu.edu.

third annual “Tartan Haunt” from 3 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13, at The Scottish Tartans Museum & Heritage Center in Franklin.

The theme this year is movie rippers and slashers with an appearance of a historical monster — Jack the Ripper. Other characters appearing are Michael Myers from Halloween, Jason Vorhees from Friday the 13th, and frights from Scream movies and television.

This scary fun will be offered one day only. It is sponsored by Breacan Clan, a living history group, Bringing It to Life!

Productions, and The Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Center, Inc. The haunt is rated PG-13. Parents, you decide whether to bring your children. The cost for an adult ticket is $5.

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Cooler days and nights, swirling red and gold leaves, pumpkins, scarecrows, corn mazes are signs that autumn creeps near.

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take place 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 14 on Fry Street at the Train Depot in Bryson City.

Browse artwork for sale by over 30 artists under the big tent at the train depot plaza.

Can you escape the corn maze?

The annual corn maze and pumpkin patch will return from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 31 at Darnell Farms in Bryson City.

Come to the farm for some old-fashioned fun. Walk through the corn maze ($8 admission) by answering difficult trivia questions at each numbered stop in order to avoid the winding turns and dead ends. Enjoy a hayride ($10 admission) and visit the huge 6-acre pumpkin patch, where you and your family choose your perfect Jack O’ Lantern. Prices vary by size.

All the kids will enjoy the Kiddie Corn Box, The 20-foot-long farm slide from the Hay Pyramid, and the 20-foot swing set, right on the river bank. The “Maze of the Dead,” “Zombie Pumpkin Patch” and “Haunted Hayride” will take place at 8 p.m. Oct. 26-31.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/darnellfarmsnc.

Paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, artisan jewelry, pottery & gifts inspired by the Smokies. Vote for a people’s choice award.

Free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.greatsmokies.com.

Presbyterian Craft Fair returns The annual Presbyterian Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 13 and 20 at the First Presbyterian Church in Waynesville.

The Fellowship Hall with be filled with handcrafted items and baked goods made by the congregation. Profits are used to support the local missions of the church. This year is marked by new crafts and new, talented crafts people.

Traditional favorites such as Christmas elves and knitted scarves will be sold.

However, this year there are chalkboards and matching games for children. There will be practical items such as log holders for firewood, hand knitted slippers for anyone with cold feet and hot pads especially designed for the handles of cast iron skillets. The food sale will include jam, jelly, cookies and that favorite, brownies.

Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express

The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at 4 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19, and noon and 4 p.m. Oct. 13-14 and 20-21 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City.

On board, guests will hear a narration of Schulz’s “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” as the train travels to the Pumpkin Patch. Upon arrival, passengers will have a photo opportunity with Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Snoopy.

Activities to enjoy at The Great Pumpkin Patch will include: campfire marshmallows, a coloring station, temporary tattoos, trick or treating, bouncy house, hayrides and live musical entertainment. www.gsmr.com or 800.872.4681.

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Oct. 12-13 and 19-20 at the train depot in downtown Bryson City.

Hear tales about “Haints, Boogers & Witches of the Southern Highlands” around the fire pit in front of the Storytelling Center located at 22 Fry Street.

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The Jackson County Public Library will be kicking off a four-part series of lectures/discussions on the history of Western Philosophy lead by Western Carolina University professor Dr. Daryl Hale.

Each event in the series will be held at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the library in Sylva. It is free to attend, with no registration required.

Hale is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religion at WCU. Regular courses taught include Kant & Early Modern Philosophy, Classical & Late Antiquity, Medieval & Reformed Thought, History of Early Christianity, Global Justice, and Religion & Science. He has written a manuscript on the ancient Stoics & Epicureans (read by Lynn Redgrave onto audio).

Hale had the privilege of undergraduate study of Kant with Nick Wolterstorff at Calvin College (now Emeritus Prof. Yale Divinity School), and of his Ph.D. thesis with John Lachs at Vanderbilt University.

We are very excited about this amazing opportunity to have a distinguished academic bring his knowledge to our public library. All four programs will be at 6 p.m. on consecutive Tuesdays.

• Oct. 16 — Philosophy 101: Exploring the Big Questions. What is the Nature of Reality? Are there Limits to Human Knowledge/Science? What is the Examined Life? Why is Excellence or Virtue Important?

How do we Attain the Good Life? What would a Just Society look Like? What do we Owe Kin, Compatriots, Country, Strangers?

Does God exist, and what (if anything) do we owe God? (How) Can we Justify War/Attain Peace? How ought we attain Unity in a Diverse Society (Can we derive Unum from Pluribus)?

• Oct. 23 — Philosophy 202: Ancient Greeks – Replace Mythos [story] with Logos [reason]? Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Democritus, the Sophists, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

• Oct. 30 — Philosophy 303: Mysteries, Faith, Doubts, and Reason in the Middle Ages. St. Augustine, Anselm, Al-Ghazali, Abelard & Heloise, Aquinas, the Mystics, and the Late Scholastics.

• Nov. 6 — Philosophy 404: Is the Modern Age Fully Enlightened or Endarkened? Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and the Stoics and Epicureans.

For more information, call the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva at 828.586.2016. This seminar is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library.

The Jackson County Public Library is a member of Fontana Regional Library (www.fontanalib.org).

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On the wall Quilt show in Maggie Valley The 28th annual High Country Quilt Guild show will be held from noon to 4 p.m.

Oct. 11 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 12-13 at the First Baptist Church in Maggie Valley.

“Fireside Comfort” is the theme of this year’s event, which features a donation quilt by that name created with the help of all the guild members.

The event showcases about 100 quilts made by the members of the guild. The quilts range from the traditional to modern and from king-sized to wall hangings. Craft boutiques feature a variety of articles made by members for sale to visitors. Fall and Christmas articles are always favorites at the show, and the Bake Shop always sells out of yummy munchables.

A feature of the show is the display of quilts created for the Guild’s special project “Quits for Heroes.” Every year, the guild fashions at least 100 quilts that are sent to the USO for distribution to our wounded servicemen and women to keep them warm on the mili-

tary flight back to the States. Other service projects of the Guild are heart-shaped cushions for recent biopsy patient as well as kitty and puppy cushions for local animal shelters.

High Country Quilters meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church at 566 South

Haywood Street, in Waynesville. In addition to monthly meetings, the guild often sponsors workshops led by a guild member or professional quilter.

For more information, visit highcountryquilters.wordpress.com.

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This October, local residents and visitors are invited to view work from Haywood County artists in the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts showroom in downtown Waynesville.

Participants work in diverse media, including clay, fiber, wood, jewelry, glass, mixed-media, sculpture, and two-dimensional applications. You can view the work of 12 local artists through Oct. 27.

The ArtQuest Studio Tour is organized by a dedicated group of Haywood County artists and the fall tour runs from Oct. 2628. For additional information, visit www.haywoodarts.org or www.artquesthaywood.com.

HCAC painting demonstration The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is excited to announce that local artist Mollie Harrington Weaver will be demonstrating her painting techniques from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the HCAC Gallery & Gifts in downtown Waynesville.

Weaver began school at age 5 and kept going until she finished medical school and training to be a pediatrician. Painting has been a powerful awakening for her and she has found joy and peace at her easel.

The demonstration is free to attend.

For more information about the Haywood County Arts Council, visit www.haywoodarts.org.

Church Street Art & Craft Show

The 35th annual Church Street Art & Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13, in downtown Waynesville.

Attracting over 20,000 visitors each year, the festival features over 100 artisans and crafters. Vendors include fiber art, photography, glass, leather, jewelry, gourmet food, handcrafted items, garden accessories, and much more.

There will also be live entertainment, with bluegrass bands and clogging groups performing on both ends of Main Street. As well, there’s an abundance of food vendors and children’s activities. www.downtownwaynesville.com.

Autumn themed watercolor class Hosted by acclaimed regional artist Jo Ridge Kelley, the “Wild Mountain Autumn” watercolor workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 11-12 at Mountain Home Collection in downtown Waynesville.

Provided: large watercolor paper, full/half sheet arches, 140-pound handmade watercolor paper. Kelley will mount/stretch on gatorboard, which is also provided.

Bring your watercolors, brushes, photo references and supplies or use some of Kelley’s. Step-by-step demonstration using Kelley’s photo/painting reference and yours. Complete one to two large watercolors and/or multiple small ones working at floor easels. Add a bear if you’d like.

Participants will also need to bring their own lunch and water. Fee is $295 per person. For more information and/or to register, call 828.456.5441.

Eclectic art exhibit at Gallery 1

Want to learn a new craft?

The eclectic art work of Isabella R. Jacovino will be featured in a show in the Backstreet Gallery Room of Gallery 1 at 604 West Main Street in Sylva.

The show opens at 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 12, and will remain available for viewing and sale though Dec. 7.

As a visual artist working with recycled materials, Jacovino explores combining the aesthetics of steampunk, dieselpunk, street art, and interpretations on retro-futurism.

Her works focus on the “punk” suffix attached to both the steam and diesel aesthetics and highlight the counterculture nature of the genre with regards to its opposition to contemporary artistic canons.

Admission is free. For more information, email art@galley1sylva.com.

The Dogwood Crafters Co-Op will host two craft workshops this month, both of which will be held at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18: You can learn how to paint on glass. Patricia Cowen, a long-time member of Dogwood Crafters, will teach participants the basics of painting on glass while making a decorative piece for the home. Participants will be provided one item for painting and are asked to bring another piece. Cost for the class is $1. Register by Oct. 11.

• 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26: Learn how to shape and hammer aluminum wire into an ornament. Joan Marsden, a Dogwood Crafter, will lead participants inN shaping hearts, trees, stars, and more. Cost of the class is $9. Register by Oct. 19.

Register to attend by calling the Co-Op at 828.586.2248. Dogwood Crafters offer monthly workshops designed to provide the community with opportunities to learn new skills and connect with others who enjoy crafts. www.dogwoodcrafters.com.

On the wall

• The “Not Clark Kent: Other Superheroes & Sheroes” exhibit will run through Oct. 31 in the Intercultural Affairs Gallery on the University Center second floor at Western Carolina University. This exhibit challenges popular culture’s notions and expands the definition of who can be an American hero. It features male and female heroes of color and little known queer and differently able characters.

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• A “Beginner Step-By-Step” painting class will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays (Oct. 18) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Cost is $25 with all supplies provided. RSVP by contacting Robin Arramae at 828.400.9560 or paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

Work by Harvey Littleton, ‘Terracotta Arc,’ 1983, Barium/potash glass with multiple cased overlays of Kugler color.

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

• Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays. For information on hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at 828.349.4607.

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worked at the intersection of art and mathematics. Pratt took a systematic approach to his creative process, often exploring the rich array of possibilities within a given set of parameters. The paintings on view focus on two of Pratt’s characteristic elements — the grid and the gradient.

• “Glass Catalyst: Littleton’s Legacy in Contemporary Sculpture” will run through Dec. 7. Celebrating the efforts of the late Harvey Littleton, one of the greatest proponents of using glass as an expressive medium, the exhibition explores the work of contemporary artists concentrating in glass and how they are building off the foundations laid by Littleton during the early years of the Studio Glass Movement. A key work in the exhibition is the recent acquisition to the museum’s collection: a glass sculpture by Harvey Littleton entitled “Terracotta Arc.” • The WCU Campus Theme, the “Defining America” exhibit brings together artists with different perspectives on the concept of “America” and asks visitors to reflect on the values, definitions, and assumptions attached to this concept. The exhibition will be on view through May 3.

Regular museum hours at the BAC are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays until 7 p.m. For information, call 828.227.ARTS or visit bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

• There will be a “Thursday Painters Open Studio” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Franklin Uptown Gallery. Bring a bag lunch, project and supplies. Free to the public. Membership not required. For information, call 828.349.4607.

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Throughout the academic year, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee hosts an array of ongoing exhibits at the Fine Art Museum in the Bardo Arts Center and also the Mountain Heritage Center.

• The MHC will host the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit “The Way We Worked,” chronicling late 19th- and early 20th-century jobs and labor and based on photographs from the National Archives.

The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 7 in the MHC’s Hunter Library gallery. It is free and open to the public. National Archives photographs depict many aspects of work, from the clothing worn, the locations and conditions, and workplace conflict. The photos also document a workforce shaped by many factors — immigration and ethnicity, slavery and racial segregation, wage labor and technology, gender roles and class — as well as by the American ideals of freedom and equality. Special tours with a curriculum-based program will be available for K-12 school groups planning to visit the exhibit. For more information, go to mhc.wcu.edu or call 828.227.7129.

• “Grids & Gradients: The Visual Systems of Vernon Pratt” will run through Nov. 9. Drawn primarily from the collection of the WCU Fine Art Museum, this exhibition brings together a selection of recentlyacquired paintings by Pratt, an artist who

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

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

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• The “Autumn Leaves Craft Show” will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 11-12 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Macon County Fairgrounds in Franklin.

Free admission, donations of a can of cat food also accepted. 828.349.4324.

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On the stage

A heartwarming comedy by Joe Dipietro, “Over the River and Through the Woods” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12-13 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.

Nick is a single, ItalianAmerican guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida. That doesn’t mean his family isn’t still in Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he’s been offered a dream job in Seattle.

When they find out, the results become a hilarious set of attempts to sabotage his attempts to leave. The show ran off Broadway for two years, becoming a major hit.

HART’s production is being directed by Candice Dickinson. Dickinson was one of the leads in Chicago and The Producers.

Since then, she has gotten her graduate degree in directing and moved back to help run the family business, Asheville’s Wicked Weed Brewery.

Her cast includes: Amanda Klinikowski as Caitlyn, Josiah McManus as Nick, Allison

The Highlands Cashiers Players will perform the play “Mauritius” by Rebecca Rebeck at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18-21, 25-28, with a special Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

Mauritius is a tropical island off the coast of Africa where two early postage stamps were printed in 1847 with an error that has made them worth millions to stamp collectors. However, the play is about so much more than the valuable stamp collection which contains the Mauritius stamps.

Two half-sisters have inherited it, but their differing natures and a complicated family history has them at odds over what to do with the stamps, while shady stamp dealers and a dangerous buyer plot to acquire it. And as suits a drama of suspense, “Mauritius” concludes with a surprising development.

The cast includes Jamie Thomas and Virginia Talbot as the sisters. The seedy

Stinson as Aida, Lyn Donley as Emma, David Spivey as Frank and Pasquale LaCorte as Nunzio.

There are special discount tickets for the Thursday, Oct. 11 performance. To make ticket reservations, call 828.456.6322 from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday or go online to www.harttheatre.org.

Harmons’ Den Bistro is also open for dinner before all evening performances and for Sunday Brunch beginning at 11 a.m. with reservations required.

collector/dealers trying to acquire the stamps by means foul or fair are Philip (played by Craig Eister), Dennis (played by Lance Trudel) and Sterling (played by David Spivey).

The box office for Season Subscriber will be open Oct. 11-12. Other tickets will go on sale on Saturday, Oct. 13. For more information, check the Players website at www.highlandscashiersplayers.org or leave a message at 828.526.8084.

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• A production of the comedy "Greater Tuna" will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12-13, 19-20, 22 and 4 p.m. Oct. 14 and 21 at the Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City. A day in the life of Tuna, Texas, and its citizens. Tickets are $14. Only cash is accepted at the door.

To purchase with a credit card, you must purchase through EventBrite prior to the event. 828.488.8227 or email info@smctheatre.com.

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A start on that ever-growing pile of books

Jeff Minick

So many books, so little time.

Many booklovers may have uttered that old saw with a sigh, but in my case these words have never been truer. On my spare desk a stack of books sits waiting for review, three more wave to me from a bedside stand, and two are calling to me from the steps leading from my apartment to the upstairs.

Here are books from three different libraries, books sent in the mail for review, books picked up from the library sale. In addition, I am still working my way Writer through Will and Ariel Durant’s The Story of Civilization, trying to read at least half an hour every day in order to finish the 11 volume series by the end of the year.

Time to get busy.

Let’s start with Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love And Heartbreak In The Stacks: A Librarian’s Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life (Flatiron Books, 2017, 244 pages). Here librarian Annie Spence writes notes to the books in her life — not to the authors, but to the books themselves. Spence seasons these minireviews with a ribald humor that often had me laughing aloud. Her comments on librarians and library patrons are equally amusing. Moreover, she’s unabashed in her penchant for the silly, even daring to indulge in puns. Here, for example, she ends her note to Cornzapoppin, a book of popcorn recipes headed from the library shelves to the used book sale: “All right, Corny. I ‘butter’ be going. Stay A-maize-ing, Annie.”

At one point, she writes to Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree. As a girl, Spence loved this story of a boy and the tree that keeps “giving and giving and giving” to him, but as an adult Spence says: “Then the punk comes and takes all her leaves and apples. In the end, I think we’re dealing with a severe case of low self-esteem and an unreliable narrator … You took from me, Giving Tree. You

Open call for art, literature review Calling all artists, writers, poets and local creatives: This is your chance to show off your craft. Submissions are now being accepted for the 2019 edition of Milestone, the biennial art and literature review published by Southwestern Community College.

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took and you took and you took. And I’m still giving, but now I’m giving you up. How Do You Like Them Apples?”

In addition to relishing Annie Spence’s spicy wit, I found in Dear Fahrenheit 451 mention of dozens of books and authors unfamiliar to me. I kept a running list of the ones that sounded interesting, and will eventually ferret them out in the library.

Below is my own short note to Dear Fahrenheit 451 a la Annie Spence: Greetings Dear Fahrenheit 451, Thank you for giving me an entire platoon of authors to investigate.

Thank you for making me laugh. Any book that brings laughter is a winner.

Dear Fahrenheit 451, I hope you have “blazed” your way into the hands of other readers.

Tepid wit compared to the fiery furnaces of your humor, but I am a mere reviewer and you are the bright star. I will end with that valediction you gave to your Roget’s College Thesaurus (Mine stands at my elbow every time I sit at this desk), With Intimacy, Deep Affection, and Ardor, Jeff ••• Next up is Richard Russo’s The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018, 205 pages). While I’m not sure we need more books on writing, even general readers will find gold in Russo’s nuanced remarks on comedy vis-à-vis politically correctness, his tales from his days as a university teacher, his life-embracing address to the graduates of Colby College, and the chapter titled “Imagining Jenny,” in which he discusses the transition of his friend Jim into Jenny. In “Jenny,” Russo gives us a fine and honest account of the transgendered, their conflicts, and the effects of this change on those who love them.

In addition to these high points of the book, I am grateful to The Destiny Thief for bringing up novelist Jon Hassler. In the chapter “What Frogs Think: A Defense of Omniscience,” Russo discusses Hassler, who died in 2008, as a master of omniscient narration. Russo’s remarks — I had read and

enjoyed a few of Hassler’s novels years ago — caused me to add Hassler to the list I’d begun when reading Dear Fahrenheit 451.

Though I have lost interest in reading books by political commentators of any ideological stripe, I picked up Pete Hegseth’s In The Arena: Good Citizens, a Great Republic, and How One Speech Can Reinvigorate America (Threshold Editions, 2016, 285 pages). In The Arena takes its title from a speech Theodore Roosevelt delivered in April of 1910 at the Sorbonne in Paris. I had previously read part of the speech — the famous lines about the man in the arena — and was interested in reading Roosevelt’s address in its entirety while getting

the abundance of talent in the region and seeks to foster this creative potential by providing artists an opportunity to gain public awareness.

All residents of Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties and the Qualla Boundary, as well as SCC students and alumni, are eligible.

Only unpublished work may be submitted.

Prose should not exceed 2,000 words, and poems should be limited to two pages in length. Writers may submit more than one work. All writing must be double-spaced and submitted in paper format or via email. Each page must be numbered, and the author’s

name, address, telephone number and email address should be included on the last page of each submission.

Visual artists and photographers may submit only black and white copies of original artwork and also must include name, address, telephone number, email address, title of work and photo caption (if applicable) on the back of each submission. Artists and photographers also may submit more than one work.

First- and second-place cash prizes will be awarded in three categories: poetry, prose (short story or nonfiction works) and visual

Hegseth’s take on it.

Hegseth, a graduate of two Ivy League schools, a combat veteran and a Fox News contributor, carefully dissects Roosevelt’s speech, explaining that much of what Roosevelt said about citizenship remains as true today as it was a century ago. At the end of In The Arena, Hegseth offers “A Prescription: Advancing Citizenship in a Republic,” a chapter in which he includes specific remedies designed to strengthen American citizenship. Progressives would likely disagree with most of Hegseth’s prescriptions, and even many conservatives would oppose his ideas, especially his advocacy for expanded involvement in the Middle East.

Yet some of his suggestions for the improvement of our republic strike me as laudable.

Who would find fault with teaching citizenship and the Constitution more ardently in high school, requiring students to pass a test similar to those we require of our immigrants who want to become citizens? Who would oppose getting rid of gerrymandered political districts or turning Election Day into a national holiday “to foster a shared civic experience?” Other than government bureaucrats, who would deny that “America needs civil service reform across the federal government?”

Three very different books, all of them with some value.

Next pile, please.

(Jeff Minick is a writer and teacher. minick0301@gmail.com.) arts, including photography. In addition, one cash prize will be awarded for cover art.

Literary submissions must be postmarked

by Dec. 3 and sent to SCC Milestone; Attn.

Toni Knott; 447 College Drive; Sylva, NC 28779 or via email to milestone@southwesterncc.edu.

Submissions in visual art must be postmarked by the same date and sent to the same address, Attn. Bob Keeling, or via email to milestone@southwesterncc.edu For more information, contact Milestone Managing Editor Toni Knott at 828.339.4325.

Sponsored by the John C. Campbell Folk School and NC Writers’ Network-West, The Literary Hour will return at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18.

At this event, NCWN-West members will read at the Keith House on the JCCFS campus in Brasstown. The Literary Hour is held on the third Thursday of the month unless otherwise indicated.

This reading is free of charge and open to the public. This month’s featured readers will be Glenda Barrett, Lucy Cole Gratton and Mary Mike Keller.

• Barrett, a native of Hiawassee, Georgia, is a poet, writer, and visual artist.

Her work has been widely published since 1997 and has appeared in: Woman’s World, Farm & Ranch Living, Country Woman, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Journal of Kentucky Living, Nantahala Review, Rural Heritage, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Kaleidoscope Magazine and many more.

Barrett is the author of two poetry books, When the Sap Rises, published by Finishing Line Press, in 2008 and The Beauty of

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Poets Beth Copeland and Tina Barr will read poems at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

Copeland serves as the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for Central North Carolina and teach creative writing at St. Andrews University. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She has written three full-length collections of poetry.

Barr has six volumes of poetry and her work has appeared in American Book Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Atlanta Review, The Chattahoochee Review, The Crab Orchard Review, Kestrel, The Pisgah Review, Tar River Poetry, and Zone 3. Barr teaches in the Great Smokies Creative Writing Program out of University of North Carolina at Asheville.

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Ronald Evans will present his book Frankie: A Life Cut Short at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

His book examines the unsolved murder of Frances S. Bullock who was brutally stabbed to death in her Franklin home in 1963.

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Silence, published by Aldrich Press, in 2017.

• Gratton is a retired CPA, moving to the mountains after retirement. She was the Cherokee Representative for NCWN West for five years. She facilitated the program at John Campbell Folk School during that time.

She has written for many years but only in the past ten years has she been active in Poetry Critique and Prose Critique. She has read at the Folk School many times. Her poems have been published in various media including online, print, her college magazine and various small publications to which she enjoys. Her focus is predominantly centered around the environment, incidents and images of her home of 35 acres of woods on Lake Apalachia outside Murphy.

• Keller, or Mary Mike as she is often called by her friends, writes poetry, essays and short fiction. She draws her subject matter from things she sees or experiences, putting meaning to them. She is also a visual artist, painting in oil, watercolor and pastels.

She likes to think of her poetry as painting with words. Her poems have been published in The Mountain Lynx, and in anthologies: Freeing Jonah III and IV, Lights in the Mountains, Echos Across the Blueridge, Stories, Essays and Poems by Writers Living in and Inspired by the Southern Appalachian Mountains and various other publications.

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The Blue Ridge Parkway undulates where the Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel bypass trail emerges.

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Symbol of connection A DECADE OF COLLABORATION YIELDS 300-MILE MST TRAIL SECTION

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER rom towering mountains to shimmering seas, North Carolina has a little bit of everything — and for the trail that ties it all together, a major milestone has just been marked.

On Wednesday, Oct. 3, trail volunteers, government officials and natural resources workers from across the state gathered at Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee to celebrate completion of a 300mile section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, starting at Clingmans Dome and ending at Stone Mountain State Park in Allegheny and Wilkes counties.

“We’re all connected as North Carolinians, and this trail is a symbol of that connection,” said Dwayne Patterson, director of the N.C. Division of State Parks and Recreation, at the Oct. 3 ribbon cutting.

Through Western North Carolina, the MST mostly parallels the Blue Ridge Parkway, the painstakingly built trails making use of the same contours that the Parkway’s builders scouted out years ago. It diverts from the road at times, jutting deep into wilderness areas or national forests and using existing trails where possible, eventually parting from the Parkway permanently at Stone Mountain State Park.

But that first section of the Parkway, beginning just north of Cherokee and continuing on to the intersection with Heintooga

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Gap Road, near the Plott Balsam overlook, posed a problem. It contains some of the steepest, most rugged land along the Parkway’s 469 miles, including five tunnels.

It’s not the easiest place to build a trail.

While the MST route could include some roadwalking in a pinch — about 4 miles of the 300-mile western section is routed along the grass beside the Parkway asphalt — it wouldn’t be safe for hikers to trek through an enclosed tunnel with cars speeding by.

“We had decided there is no way we can build that difficult route from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There’s just no way we can do it. Well, 50 years later they did it,” said Doris Hammett, one of the MST’s original advocates, after the ceremony.

Hammett, who lived most of her life in

Get involved Volunteers are needed to help maintain and expand the MST — especially people living west of Asheville. Most of the Carolina Mountain Club’s membership is in the Asheville area, meaning that a lot of driving is involved when it comes to maintaining the MST’s route in Jackson, Swain and Haywood counties. Volunteers who live closer to the far western trails are wanted.

Find out how to help at www.mountainstoseatrail.org/get-involved or join CMC at www.carolinamountainclub.org.

Waynesville but now resides in Asheville, was in the room during a 1977 National Trails Symposium meeting at Lake Junaluska, when then-N.C. Secretary of Natural Resources and Community Development Howard Lee challenged North Carolina to build “a state trail from the mountains to the coast, a trail leading through communities as well as natural areas.”

The challenge ignited the imaginations of those present, including Hammett, who is now 94 years old. They organized into districts, with Hammett part of the furthest-west Balsam Highlands District. She helped scout the route for the future trail, and then helped to build it.

“We would build piece-by-piece, foot-byfoot, starting on the easiest section and just kept working,” she said.

But that section east of Cherokee remained stubbornly impregnable.

That is, until certain volunteers with the Carolina Mountain Club took it upon themselves to move the needle.

“My feeling was they weren’t making any headway with the Cherokee,” said Les Love,

The tunnel is one of five that a recently completed section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail had to bypass. Holly Kays photo

one of the lead volunteers with CMC. “I said, ‘Well, who’s been over to talk to the Cherokee?”

That question led him to the office of thenVice Chief Larry Blythe, who also served as the tribe’s forester.

“We talked for almost an hour the first time,” said Love. “All we needed was permission to use the Bureau of Indian Affairs Road, so that gave us a bypass around three tunnels.

Once we got that, the work was getting the other two tunnels bypassed.”

BIA Road 407 is a dirt/gravel road that runs from the Big Witch Overlook of the Parkway to Heintooga Road, cutting off just over 3 miles of what would otherwise have been Parkway roadwalking. While the BIA route is still technically a roadwalk, it feels more like a trail.

Around 4 p.m. on a Wednesday, the Parkway was mostly sunny, with cars steadily rushing past at 40, 50, 60 miles an hour. By contrast, the BIA road was shaded and quiet, pockets of water and thickly growing understory covering the ground around it. The road quickly began to climb uphill on its way to the Mile High Campground, the wet forest giving way to drier surroundings, squirrels chattering loudly and cicadas even louder, the greenery wrapping the road showing the first yellow hints of fall.

A 30-minute walk along the road included zero car sightings, though imprints of tire tread in the dust and the occasional discarded Budweiser can or Marlboro carton showed that cars do use the road intermittently, at least.

“It was just a good fit,” said Blythe, who served as vice chief from 2003 to 2015. “Lowimpact, no intrusion on individual tribal members’ holdings, and the road was already in existence.”

That fit was formalized in a July 2015 resolution, with Tribal Council voting unanimously to become “an official sponsor of the section of trail within the Mountains-to-Sea Trail project that crosses tribal trust lands.” CMC could then turn its attention to figuring out how to bypass the remaining two tunnels.

It wasn’t easy. Building the roughly 0.6 miles of trail needed to skirt Rattlesnake and Sherrill Cove tunnels required an army of CMC volunteers bearing hand tools, along with an N.C. State Parks crew that used a machine to rough in the route initially. The trail work wrapped up at the end of July, and the trails were

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Government officials, National Park Service leaders, trail volunteers and community members alike cut the ribbon on the newly completed MST section. Holly Kays photo at HART Theatre

“We had decided there is no way we can build that difficult route from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There’s just no way we can do it. Well, 50 years later they did it.”

—Doris Hammett, one of the MST’s original advocates

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“One of the great quotes from back in 1977 to me is the governor’s quote, and he said, ‘I’ll support the trail, but I’m not going to put any money into it,’” said Brian Strong, chief of planning and natural resources for the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. “And hasn’t that been the story of the trail for so long? The trail has survived basically on the support of individuals, and so many of those individuals.”

White circle blazes mark the MST throughout its route. Holly Kays photo

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blazed in the months following.

The result is a set of freshly minted trails that not only make the MST safer to navigate but allow hikers to spend even more time immersed in the hardwood forests of WNC rather than slapping asphalt and battling with the whizz of cars in their quest for solitude.

Hiking the Rattlesnake Mountain bypass, for instance, Parkway traffic is still audible off in the distance, but chirping birds, scampering chipmunks and determinedly drilling woodpeckers create the most noticeable layer of sound.

At first, coming from the Cherokee direction, the trail veers off like it’s trying to take you back where you came from, but then it rights itself and circles back uphill, marching through a steep climb to the crest of the hill, snippets of winding road visible through the spaces between trees. Despite the elevation, the place attracts moistureloving trees like tulip-poplar and hemlock — young hemlock trees still struggle along, the ghosts of the older generation sticking up naked from the drainage, victims of the hemlock wooly adelgid — as well as red maple, striped maple, oak and sourwood.

It’s been a long road, with Love estimating that the effort to close the 8 miles from the Parkway’s southern terminus to Heintooga Road took nearly 10 years total.

It’s an effort he carried on for so long not only out of love for the trail but out of a desire to carry on the legacy of dedicated volunteers like Allen DeHart, who passed away in 2016.

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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest now has a new trailhead map, replacing a sign that was previously stolen.

Partners of Joyce Kilmer and Slick Rock Wilderness commissioned the sign from Sylva-based sign painter Tyler Watras using donations from Graham County Travel and Tourism and the Graham Revitalization Economic Action Team, as well as various individuals.

Watras reproduced the map and the poem that had accompanied it. The new sign was unveiled Saturday, Sept. 29.

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New Blue Ridge Parkway Association director hired The Blue Ridge Parkway Association has hired Frederick “Tubby” Kubik as its new executive director, replacing previous director Tom Hardy, who retired after 36 years with the Association.

Kubik lives in Roanoke, Virginia, but will be spending time on a regular basis in BRPA offices in Asheville, North Carolina. He has served as secretary of the BRPA and later as president.

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“Mr. Kubik’s background and tourism industry connections throughout the region served by the BRPA and his strong background in sales and printing are strengths that he brings to this position, and we are excited about the future of our association under his leadership,” said BRPA President Sergei Troubetzkoy, The BRPA was established in 1949 and is a membership organization responsible for marketing the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Take a fall hike on the Parkway

Paddlers enjoy a 2014 tour of Lake Logan.

An easy, 2-mile hike at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, will explore the history of the Sams Knob area while taking in some fall color.

Blue Ridge Parkway rangers will lead this hike to the meadow at Sam Knob’s base to view wild and managed landscapes and fall colors while discussing the area’s history. Participants can extend the walk to a more strenuous hike by summiting Sams Knob after the guided hike.

Meet at the Black Balsam Road parking area, located off of mile 420.2 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and bring water, good walking shoes and clothing for changeable weather. 828.298.5330, ext. 304.

The possibilities of the urban forest will get an airing at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Bethea Welcome Center at Lake Junaluska.

Jonathan Yates, outside facilities manager for the town of Waynesville, will present “Waynesville’s Urban Forest and Municipal Landscape.” An urban forest is a forest or collection of trees and other woody plant vegetation growing in a city, town or suburb.

The program is offered as part of the Tuscola Garden Club’s regular monthly meeting, with a social gathering time starting at 9:30 a.m.

Teresa Brothers, 828.246.0437.

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A pair of upcoming adventures will explore the autumn beauty of the mountains with the help of experienced guides through Alarka Institute in Cowee.

• A cultural and natural history tour of the Little Tennessee River, done with a paddle in hand, will be offered Saturday, Oct. 13. This 7-mile canoe trip will take participants through the landscape of the middle town Cherokees with an emphasis on the descriptions and significance of naturalist William Bartram’s 1775 visit to the area. $50, plus boat rental and launch fees.

• Visit Alarka Falls, one of the most spectacular and remote waterfalls in Appalachia, while exploring a rare, high-elevation spruce bog. The hike is rated difficult to moderate. $40.

Register at www.alarkaexpeditions.com

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The sixth annual Outdoor Gear Sale and Swap at Western Carolina University will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, on the lawn of the A.K. Hinds University Center.

Base Camp Cullowhee will sell used outdoor equipment such as canoes and sleeping bags, with locals invited to rent a vendor table to sell their own outdoor gear.

Register as a vender by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at myrec.wcu.edu. Table cost is $10 for individuals and $30 for businesses.

Admission is free.

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An effort to create garden beds accessible to people with decreased mobility is underway, with an organizational meeting planned for 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Western Carolina University Health and Human Sciences building in room 204.

The project is a partnership of the Cullowhee Community Garden and the WCU Physical Therapy Department. The meeting is a chance for community members to learn the basics of the project and give their input to help with the garden’s design and implementation. beparmenter1@catamount.wcu.edu or 828.808.9009.

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A paddle tour of Lake Logan in Haywood County will be offered Wednesday, Oct. 17, with sessions 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.

The tour will include a history of the lake and the ecosystems within the 300-acre Lake Logan Episcopal Conference Center. A variety of wildlife uses the area, including bald eagles, river otters, osprey and great blue herons.

Sponsored by Haywood Waterways Association, Lake Logan Episcopal Conference Center and the Waynesville Recreation Center and part of Haywood Waterways’ “Get to Know Your Watershed” series of outdoor hikes, lectures and paddle tours. $10 per person, with space limited. Boats, paddles and flotation devices provided by Lake Logan Episcopal Conference Center and light refreshments from Haywood Waterways.

Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Carpooling encouraged. No pets.

Sign up with Christine O’Brien at christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com 828.476.4667.

Karen Babcock, former director of Folkmoot USA in Waynesville, has been hired as the WNC Nature Center’s new executive director.

Babock holds a master’s degree in human resources development and worked as associate director and public relations director for Maryland’s Ladew Topiary Gardens prior to coming to Western North Carolina, where she directed Folkmoot for six years.

However, Babock said, nature is her greatest passion.

“Daily interaction with native flora and fauna has always been a constant source of education, wonder and solace,” she says.

“Serving and saving the wildlife of Western North Carolina is an absolute dream job.”

Karen Babcock.

Babcock wants to see the Nature Center focus on educational Donated photo opportunities for adults and children alike.

The Nature Center, located in Asheville, connects people with the animals and plants of the Southern Appalachians by showcasing native flora and fauna. www.wildwnc.org.

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Help gather deer data Wildlife observations from deer hunters are requested through Jan. 1.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission asks deer hunters who are still or stand hunting to record an accurate count of game and furbearer species they observe on each hunt. For the first time this season, participants can enter their observations online from a smartphone at ww.ncwildlife.org/HunterObservationSurvey.

The data helps Commission biologists track long-term wildlife population and distribution changes, as well as fawn survival and buck-to-doe ratios. The information is also useful in understanding the impact of disease outbreaks in wildlife populations.

Since 2014, more than 1,000 deer hunters across the state have volunteered in the annual survey. Data from previous years is available at https://bit.ly/2NTyVME.

Brannon named Environmental Educator of the Year

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The Highlands Biological Station and Nature Center’s Patrick Brannon was recently named 2018 Environmental Educator of the Year by the

Environmental Educators of North Carolina.

Brannon has worked for the Nature Center since 2004, working to develop a wide variety of public programming and in 2014 seeing his position modified to concentrate on outreach exclusively as the station’s outreach coordinator. Since this transition, the Nature Center’s outreach programming has increased by 140 percent.

Brannon began his career with N.C. 4H in 1990 as an environmental educator.

He is also a naturalist with expertise in herpetology and mammalogy and has authored many research publications with his students over the years.

Highlands Nature Center currently offers more than 50 STEM outreach programs for students in grades K to 12 in a multi-county area. Over the past school year the program served nearly 9,800 students in 250 programs presented at 54 schools.

Turkey shoot season begins Sons of the American Legion in Waynesville will hold a weekly turkey shoot beginning Saturdays at 9 a.m. beginning Oct. 13.

The American Legion is located on Legion Drive in Waynesville. Refreshments will be served.

Celebrate Halloween with the stars A Halloween-themed event offering a star-viewing opportunity to close out the evening will be held 5:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Learning Center at Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute near Brevard.

The second annual Frightful Friendfest will include campus hayrides, Seeking Sasquatch, the Rosman Alien Escape, bonfire ghost stories and an optional barbeque dinner. At the end of the night Learning Center educators and volunteers will point out constellations and use telescopes to view the night sky. $20 for adults 18 and older, $15 for students 6 to 17 and free for kids 5 and under.

Dinner costs extra. Preregistration required with Chelena Blyth, cblythe@pari.edu or 828.862.5554.

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One of Western North Carolina’s most popular wildlife advocates will give a presentation with the help of live wolves, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 18, at Sapphire Valley Resort Community Center in Jackson County.

Rob Gudger, a wildlife biologist who currently works for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is well known for his efforts to share insights about the value of wolves to our ecosystem. $5 for adults; free for children. Sponsored

by Mountain Wildlife Days Outreach and the Sapphire Valley Resort management. Located 3 miles east of Cashiers.

John Edwards, blackbears66@gmail.com.

Sapphire Valley Community Center, 828.743.7663.

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Emerald ash borer found in Jackson County The emerald ash borer has been found in Jackson County for the first time, making Jackson the 37th county in North Carolina where this invasive insect has been detected.

A metallic green beetle that feeds on tissues beneath the bark of ash trees — ultimately killing them — the insect is originally from Asia. Because emerald ash borers damage the inside of the tree, signs of infestation aren’t always immediately noticeable. These symptoms include thinning and dying crowns, increased woodpecker activity, small, D-shaped holes where adult beetles exit the tree, excessive sprouting, galleries on the inside of the bark and cream-colored larvae. Infested trees typically die in three to five years.

Other counties with an emerald ash borer presence include Buncombe, Haywood, Macon, Graham, Madison, Swain and Transylvania.

North Carolina is under an emerald ash borer quarantine, prohibiting the movement of ash plant parts, emerald ash borer insects, ash nursery stock and all hardwood firewood into non-quarantined areas such as central Tennessee, most of Alabama and all of Florida.

Learn more about emerald ash borer at www.emeraldashborer.info.

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

⦁ Southwestern Community College will hold its Fall Job Fair from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the Macon Campus in Franklin. Updated list of employers: www.southwesterncc.edu/jobfair2018. Info: 339.4212 or m_despeaux@southwesterncc.edu. ⦁ The 2018 National Allison Family Reunion will be held Oct. 19-20 in Brevard. 770.231.9582, 205.602.3304 or dma12@bellsouth.net. ⦁ The annual reunion of the Northshore Cemetery Association “family” is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Deep Creek Shelter in Bryson City. ⦁ The historic “haunted” Shelton House will hold its “Ghosts and Growlers Masquerade Ball” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, in Waynesville. Food, “spirits” and fun. $75 per person. Sheltonhouse.org or 452.1551. ⦁ The annual corn maze and pumpkin patch will return from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 31 at Darnell Farms in Bryson City. Come to the farm for some old-fashioned fun. All the kids will enjoy the Kiddie Corn Box, The 20foot-long farm slide from the Hay Pyramid, and the 20foot swing set, right on the river bank. The “Maze of the Dead,” “Zombie Pumpkin Patch” and “Haunted Hayride” will take place at 8 p.m. Oct. 26-31. www.facebook.com/darnellfarmsnc.

• Registration is underway for Marriage Enrichment Retreats that will be offered three more times over the next year at Lake Junaluska. Led by Ned Martin, an expert in marriage counseling. Price is $699 per couple. Dates are March 10-12, Aug. 18-20 of 2019 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in 2019. Registration and info: www.lakejunaluska.com/marriage or 800.222.4930.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION

⦁ Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department is offering a wide variety of courses. For a complete listing: www.haywood.edu. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu. ⦁ Haywood Community College will offer hunter safety course from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 5-6 in Clyde.

Preregistration required: www.ncwildlife.org.

• An all-day workshop organized by the Incremental Development Alliance, a nonprofit, will be offered on Oct. 11 at the US Cellular Center in downtown Waynesville. Cost: $200. The organization aims to teach wannabe developers of small-scale rentals how to plan, design, finance and manage projects. Presented by Jim Kumon. www.incrementaldevelopment.org. ⦁ The Small Business Center at Haywood Community College will offer a seminar entitled “Building Small Business Culture” from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the College’s Regional High Technology Center in Waynesville. Register or get more info: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. ⦁ Martin Brossman, an online marketing expert, will lead five seminars through Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center from Oct. 16-17 in Sylva and Franklin. Topics include Facebook, Snapchat and getting better online reviews. Preregistration required: www.southwesterncc.edu/sbc or 339.4211. ⦁ The Jackson County Public Library will be kicking off a four-part series of lectures/discussions on the history of Western Philosophy lead by Western Carolina University professor Dr. Daryl Hale. All four programs will be at 6 PM on consecutive Tuesdays. First in the series is on Oct. 16 — Philosophy 101: Exploring the Big Questions. What is the Nature of Reality? Are there Limits to Human Knowledge/Science? What is the Examined Life? Why is Excellence or Virtue Important?

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted.

How do we Attain the Good Life? What would a Just Society look Like? What do we Owe Kin, Compatriots, Country, Strangers? Does God exist, and what (if anything) do we owe God? (How) Can we Justify War/Attain Peace? How ought we attain Unity in a Diverse Society (Can we derive Unum from Pluribus)? 586.2016 or www.fontanalib.org. ⦁ David Dorondo, Western Carolina University associate professor of history, will speak on “The U.S. Army and Nuclear Deterrence, 1955-1991: A European Historical Context” as the Carolina Roundtable on the World Wars meets Wednesday, Oct. 17.

The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 211 of WCU’s Health and Human Sciences Building. Free and open to everyone. For more information, contact Dorondo at 227.3908 or dorondo@wcu.edu. ⦁ Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment is offering a three-part “Retirement Planning Today” course from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, 22 and 24 at WCU Biltmore Park in Asheville. Registration: $79. Pdp.wcu.edu or 227.7397. ⦁ Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment will be offering an event planning workshop that focuses on planning, organizing and implementation from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, at WCU’s instructional site at Biltmore Park in Asheville. Registration is $119 or $640 for six event-planning certificate workshops.

Pdp.wcu.edu or 227.7397. ⦁ Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment will offer a workshop focusing on Building Cultural Competency and Diversity within Nonprofits from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 at WCU Biltmore Park in Asheville. Registration fee: $89.

CNP course fee: $300. Pdp.wcu.edu, jcthompson@wcu.edu or 227.3070. ⦁ Ken Langone, co-founder of Home Depot and philanthropist, will speak on life and work as part of Western Carolina University’s Distinguished Lecture Series from 5-6:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, in the A.K. Hinds University Center in Cullowhee. langone.wcu.edu.

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⦁ Registration is underway for a Management Retreat, which is scheduled for Nov. 12-13 at Lake Logan Conference Center. Facilitated by Ron Robinson, author of “On All Cylinders.” Share ideas for making businesses, nonprofits and public services better. Register: www.lakelogan.org/events. ⦁ Registration is underway for Community Mediation Training that will be offered by Mountain Mediation Services on Nov. 13-14 at First United Methodist Church of Franklin. Tuition fee: $250. Info: 341.5717.

Registration Forms: www.mountainmediation.org, info@mountainmediation.org or 631.5252.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS

⦁ In support of “Center for Domestic Peace in Jackson County,” the following restaurants will donate a percentage of sales on dates/times as listed: Mad Batter, 5-9 p.m. on Oct. 16; Soul Infusion, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Oct. 17; Dillsboro Chocolate, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 19; South of Philly, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Oct. 23, Slab Town Pizza in Cashiers, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Oct. 26; Zaxby’s, 5-10 p.m. on Oct. 31. ⦁ Base Camp Cullowhee will holds its sixth annual Outdoor Gear Sale and Swap from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, on the lawn of the A.K. Hinds University Center in Cullowhee. WCU’s outdoor programming organization. Vendors: $10 for individuals; $30 for businesses. http://myrec.wcu.edu. Register by 5 p.m. on Oct. 15. Info: 227.8805 or jhaas@wcu.edu. ⦁ A RENEW Bryson City Fundraiser – Pancake & Sausage Breakfast – is scheduled for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at United Methodist Church on Main Street. $10 for adults; $5 for ages 10-under. Supports efforts to address negative effects of the opioid crisis.

488.4455. ⦁ Tickets are on sale now for the Literary Council of Buncombe County’s 11th annual Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction, which features a keynote from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 29 at the Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center in Asheville. $95 for general admission. Limited number of VIP passes available, including a meet-and-greet with the author. 254.3442, ext. 206 or www.litcouncil.com.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS

• Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a seminar entitled “How to Find Your Customers” from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the College’s Regional High Tech Center, Room 3021, in Waynesville. For info or to register: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512.

⦁ A meeting to discuss creating accessible garden beds for community members with disabilities or decreased mobility is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Western Carolina University’s Health & Human Sciences Building, room No. 204, in Cullowhee. beparmenter1@catamount.wcu.edu or 808.9009.

• A luncheon entitled “How to Have Your Best Holiday Season Ever” will be offered through Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at SCC’s Swain Center in Bryson City. Speaker is Aaron Means.

Registration required: www.southwesterncc.edu/sbc or 339.4211.

⦁ Volunteers are being sought for “Hands on Jackson” – a day of caring community effort scheduled for Nov. 1. To register: https://tinyurl.com/y7ep36d7.

⦁ Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment will be offering a Six Sigma Yellow Belt training Oct. 23-26 at WCU Biltmore Park in Asheville. Learn how to apply the five-step methodology of Six Sigma in product, process or service industries.

Registration fee: $1,099. For info or to register: pdp.wcu.edu or 227.7397. ⦁ Registration is underway for a millennial recruitment workshop that will be held from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, at Western Carolina University Biltmore Park in Asheville. Led by Dr. Darrius Stanley, professor of educational leadership. Early-bird registration ($99) through Oct. 15; afterward registration is $125. For info and to register: pdp.wcu.edu or 227.7397.

⦁ Senior Companion volunteers are being sought to serve with the Land of the Sky Senior Companion Program in Henderson, Buncombe, Transylvania and Madison Counties. Serve older adults who want to remain living independently at home in those counties.

HEALTH MATTERS

• The Haywood County Senior Resource Center holds a dementia caregivers support group from 4:30-6 p.m. on Tuesdays in Waynesville. 452.6761 or www.haywoodseniors.org. ⦁ The North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition will conduct overdose recognition and opioid reversal training from noon-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency, Room 301. Jsharp@nchrc.org , 706.482.8795 or 356.2292.

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Visit www.smokymountainnews.com and click on Calendar for: ■ Complete listings of local music scene ■ Regional festivals ■ Art gallery events and openings ■ Complete listings of recreational offerings at regional health and fitness centers ■ Civic and social club gatherings ⦁ An emotions essential oils class is being offered at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Mad Batter Food & Film in beautiful downtown Sylva. Come learn how to use essential oils for balancing your emotions. Each participant gets to make one free rollerbottle blend to take home. RSVP to Wende Goode at 246.2256 or goodeoils@gmail.com. Space is limited. ⦁ The Macon County Cancer Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, in the cafeteria of Angel Medical Center in Franklin. Speaker will be Jon Brown, Supervisor of Rehab Services at Angel Medical Center. ⦁ NC MedAssist will hold a Mobile Free Pharmacy Event from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Macon County Community Facilities Building in Franklin. Open to low-income individuals and families needing health screenings, education and over-the-counter medications. Volunteer: www.medassist.org. ⦁ The Haywood County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force will dedicate its Domestic Violence Month Awareness Exhibit at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, in the atrium of the Justice Center in Waynesville.

456.7898, reachofhaywood@att.net or on REACH of Haywood’s Facebook page. ⦁ A workshop on “How to Prepare Healing Herbs For Your Health” will be presented by Michelle Sanderbeck, ND, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Waynesville Library Auditorium. Registration required: 356.2507 or kolesn@haywoodnc.net. ⦁ The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 4-8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at American Legion Post No. 47 in Waynesville. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267). ⦁ Registration is underway for an eating disorder workshop with Linda Bacon, Ph.D. the workshop is scheduled for 12:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Folk Art Center Auditorium in Asheville. Title is: “Nurturing Body Respect: The Facts, Fictions and Clinical Path” – an evidence based alternative to weight-focused care.

Advance tickets only; no on-site tickets. 298.7928. info@crcfored.com, . https://tinyurl.com/ya9qtvhh or 337.4685. ⦁ Healthy Carolinians of Jackson County Partnership will hold a priority-setting meeting for the health department from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Department on Aging Heritage Room in Sylva.

587.8238. ⦁ The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus in Sylva.

Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267). ⦁ The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Lowe’s in Franklin.

Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267).

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⦁ The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 29 at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267).

monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at party headquarters at 500 Mill Street in Sylva.

⦁ The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 1:30-5:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Grace Church of the Mountains in Waynesville. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267).

⦁ Down Home Haywood holds its monthly community meetings at 2:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at Canton Presbyterian Church. Tackling issues like healthcare, wages, housing and more. chelsea@downhomenc.org.

⦁ The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 31 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267).

RECREATION AND FITNESS

• A community jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. 488.3030.

SPIRITUAL

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⦁ Paul Saik, Director of Music Ministries at Centenary United Methodist Church in New Bern, will be featured in services at 8:20, 9:40 and 11:05 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, at Long’s Chapel in Waynesville. Info: longchapel.com.

• Registration is underway for a Self-Directed Retreats that will be offered at Lake Junaluska in the coming months. Spend time walking the trails, meditating in gardens, in private devotions, journaling, reflecting and more. Lake Junaluska will also provide a booklet with optional agendas, resources and ideas for structuring your retreat. $97 per person, per night, including lodging in Lambuth Inn, breakfast and retreat booklet.

Other dates are available, pricing varies. Dates are Oct. 17-18, Oct. 29-Nov. 1 and Nov. 19-21. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats.

• Registration is underway for Personal Spiritual Retreat that will be offered at Lake Junaluska Nov. 5-7.

Experienced spiritual directors and clergy guide you through a group centering session, evening prayer service and an individual spiritual direction session, while leaving you ample time for personal reflection and renewal. $297 for two nights lodging in Lambuth Inn, program and retreat booklet. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats.

POLITICAL

⦁ The Swain County Republican Party will host a voter information booth from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Riverfront Park beside the Swain County Administration Building in Bryson City.

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⦁ The monthly meeting for the Swain County Democratic Party is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Swain County Senior Center in Bryson city. 488.1118.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS

• There will be “Scary Storytelling” at 8 p.m. Oct. 1213 at the train depot in downtown Bryson City. Hear some spooky tales about "Haints, Boogers & Witches of the Southern Highlands" around the fire pit in front of the Storytelling Center located at 22 Fry Street.

• Ronald Evans will present his book Frankie: A Life Cut Short at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. To reserve copies, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499.

• Poets Beth Copeland and Tina Barr will read poems at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. For more information, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499.

• The next “Coffee with the Poets and Writers” (CWPW) will feature poet Richard M. Cary and author/poet Carroll S. Taylor, which will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville. The event is free and open to the public. An open mic will follow the presentation. CWPW is sponsored by North Carolina Writers’ Network West (NCWNW). For more information about this event, please contact Glenda Beall at glendabeall@msn.com. ⦁ The North Carolina Writers' Network-West will sponsor The Literary Hour on the third Thursday of the month unless otherwise indicated at the Keith House on the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. This reading is free of charge and open to the public.

KIDS & FAMILIES

•A Lego club will meet at 4 p.m. every fourth Thursday of the month, at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.

Library provides Legos and Duplos for ages 3 and up.

Free. 488.3030. ⦁ The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at 4 p.m. Oct. 12, and noon and 4 p.m. Oct. 13-14 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. www.gsmr.com or 800.872.4681. dhummell@waynesvillenc.gov. Register at the Waynesville Recreation Center.

• There will be “Scary Storytelling” at 8 p.m. Oct. 1213 and 19-20 at the train depot in downtown Bryson City. Hear some spooky tales about "Haints, Boogers &

Witches of the Southern Highlands" around the fire pit in front of the Storytelling Center located at 22 Fry Street. ⦁ “Nature Nuts: Bats” will be offered for ages 4-7 from 9-11 a.m. on Oct. 29 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8. ⦁ “Eco Explorers: Hellbenders” will be offered for ages 8-13 on Oct. 29 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8. ⦁ Registration is underway for Lake Junaluska’s Winter Youth Retreats, which are held from December through February in Haywood County for middle school and high school youth groups. Two-night events start at $186 per person; three-night events start at $249 per person. To register or view schedule, including speakers, band and entertainers: www.lakejunaluska.com/winteryouth. Register: 800.222.4930.

KIDS FILMS

⦁ “Hotel Transylvania 3”, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555. ⦁ “Hocus Pocus” (1993) is showing at 5 p.m. on Oct. 12 at The Strand On Main. See www.38main.com for tickets, $1 show. ⦁ “Ant-Man and the Wasp”, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555.

Saturday, Oct. 13, at The Scottish Tartans Museum & Heritage Center in Franklin. The theme this year is movie rippers and slashers with an appearance of a historical monster — Jack the Ripper. Other characters appearing are Michael Myers from Halloween, Jason Vorhees from Friday the 13th, and frights from Scream movies and television. The “Tartan Haunt” is a fundraiser for Breacan Clann and is self-guided. The haunt is rated PG-13. Parents, you decide whether to bring your children. The cost for an adult ticket is $5. ⦁ The Smoky Mountain Arts Festival will take place 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 14 on Fry Street at the Train Depot in Bryson City. Browse artwork for sale by over 30 artists under the big tent at the train depot plaza. Paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, artisan jewelry, pottery & gifts inspired by the Smokies.

Vote for a people's choice award. Free and open to the public. www.greatsmokies.com. ⦁ The Haywood County Apple Harvest Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in downtown Waynesville. The event features handmade arts and crafts, locally grown apples and apple products for sale. The festival will feature food vendors of all types, educational and information booths, authentic mountain music, dance groups and a children’s fun area. www.haywoodapplefest.com. ⦁ The Maggie Valley Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Show is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 20-21 at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds. Teresa@maggievalley.org, 926.1686 or www.maggievalley.org.

FOOD & DRINK

A&E FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

⦁ The 35th annual Church Street Art & Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in downtown Waynesville. Festival features over 100 artisans and crafters. Vendors include fiber art, photography, glass, leather, jewelry, gourmet food, handcrafted items, garden accessories, and much more. There will also be live entertainment, with bluegrass bands and clogging groups performing on both ends of Main Street. As well, there’s an abundance of food vendors and children’s activities. www.downtownwaynesville.com. ⦁ The annual “Singing in the Smokies” fall festival will be held Oct. 13-14 and 20-21 at Inspiration Park in Bryson City. Gates open at noon, concerts begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 per night, which are available at the gate. For more information, click on www.theinspirations.com. ⦁ 3rd annual “Tartan Haunt” from 3 to 8 p.m.

• The “Libraries on Tap” brewery tour from the Jackson County Public Library will continue on Oct. 11 at Glassware Matters at Balsam Falls in Sylva. Purchase a pint and get it served in four different glasses. You will be guided by a beer glass professional. 586.2016.

• Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host five for $5 Wine Tasting from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 11/18. Come taste five magnificent wines and dine on Chef Stacy's gourmet cuisine. 452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

• Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host Secret Wine Bar Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 12/19. Gourmet food, and a great wine & beer menu.

452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

• There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m.

Oct. 13 and 20 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 452.0120.

• A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 and 20 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 631.3075.

• The “Libraries on Tap” brewery tour from the Jackson County Public Library will continue at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Innovation Station in Dillsboro. Beer Tasting and talk. At 8 p.m. “Beer Bingo” with Martha Neslen will begin. The proceeds from the bingo cards and a part of each beer sold that evening will be graciously donated

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• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host “Cheese & Wine for the Soul” from 6 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 16. Jeremy Sims from the Country Vintner will be the wine guide. For $10 you can sample five different wines paired with several different cheeses. 586.1717 or www.soulinfusion.com.

• The “Libraries on Tap” brewery tour from the Jackson County Public Library will continue at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17: Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City. “Beer School” with flight. Limited to first 20 people who show up.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT

⦁ HART will present the comedy “Over the River and Through the Woods” starting Sept. 28 in Waynesville.

Performances are Oct. 12-14. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Reservations: www.harttheatre.org or 456.6322. ⦁ The final performance of the Pickin’ on the Square summer concert series will feature Conrad Hefner w/Mike Holt & Donnie Clay (variety) at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Gazebo in downtown Franklin.The concert series is free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chair. Food vendors will also be available. www.townoffranklinnc.com. ⦁ A multi-talented musical family who starred in their own reality TV show and competed on “America’s Got Talent,” The Willis Clan will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Smoky Mountain Center of the Performing Arts in Franklin. Tickets start at $21 each. To purchase tickets, visit www.greatmountainmusic.com or call 866.273.4615.

⦁ The “Best of Beethoven” concert with The Vega String Quartet will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin.

Admission is by donation, $10 is suggested. This event is sponsored by Melody Lowery and produced by the Arts Council of Macon County, arts4all@dnet.net or 524.ARTS. ⦁ A choral concert “of music about music” will be performed Thursday, Oct. 18, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. “Meta Music: A Celebration of Song” begins at 7:30 p.m. in the John Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public. 227.7242.

• Tickets are on sale now for “Choir Music Weekend,” which is Oct. 19-21 at Lake Junaluska. Learn and perform eight anthems, attend workshops and celebrate autumn colors. 800.222.4930, communications@lakejunaluska.com or www.lakejunaluska.com/events/worship/choirmusic. ⦁ The Haywood Community Band will present “A Musical Harvest” concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Maggie Valley Open Air Pavilion on Soco Road.

• Tickets are on sale now for “Follies,” which will be screened as part of the Bardo Arts Center’s Sunday Cinema Series at 3 p.m. on Oct. 21 in Cullowhee. $15

• A “Beginner Step-By-Step” painting class will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18 at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Cost is $25 with all supplies provided. RSVP by contacting Robin Arramae at 400.9560 or paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com. ⦁ A workshop that shows you how to paint on glass will be offered from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge. Offered by Dogwood Crafters; taught by Patricia Cowen. Cost: $1.

Register by Oct. 11 by calling 586.2248. ⦁ A workshop on how to shape and hammer aluminum wire into an ornament will be offered by Dogwood Crafters from 10-11:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge. Taught by Joan Marsden. Register by Oct. 19 by calling 586.2248. ⦁ A glass pumpkin class will be offered Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 at the Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Time slots are available from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; each slot is approximately 45 minutes, and participants will make one pumpkin in that time. Ages 13-18 may participate with parent present. $40. Register: 631.0271 or www.jcgep.org. ⦁ The Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table meets at 7 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Jackson county Library’s Community Room in Sylva. Speaker is Jim Ogden, Ranger at Chickamauga National Military Park, speaking on the Battle of Perryville Kentucky.

Meet and greet with speaker at 5 p.m. at Bogart’s; Social hour at 6:30 p.m. in Old Courthouse Rotunda. ⦁ Registration is underway for “Carving a Wood Spirit,” a class offered through Dogwood Crafters from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 11-12, at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge. Registration deadline is Oct. 4. Carve a unique creation from a pine knot or locust bark. $20. Register: 586.2248. ⦁ The Autumn Leaves Craft Show is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 11-13, at the Macon County Fairgrounds in Franklin. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday. Info: 349.4324 or 706.490.5144.

Attendees are asked to bring a can of cat food for the Catman2 Shelter. ⦁ The High Country Quilt Guild will hold its 28th annual Quilt Show from Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 11-13, at First Baptist Church of Maggie Valley.

Hours are noon-4 p.m. on Thursday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Entry fee: $3.

Highcountryquilters.wordpress.com. ⦁ The Jackson County Senior Center will host a Yard Sale and Craft Show from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Department on Aging Building at 100 County Services Park in Sylva. $10 per table or two for $15. 586.5494. ⦁ The Fourth Annual Green Hill Cemetery Tour is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13 off Main Street in Waynesville. A living history tour featuring some of the cemetery’s most fascinating, influential and eccentric historic figures. ⦁ The First Presbyterian Church of Waynesville will host craft fairs from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on consecutive Saturdays, Oct. 13 & 20. Profits support local missions of the church.

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⦁ Highlands Cashiers Players will present “Mauritius”

by Rebecca Rebeck on Thursdays through Sundays, Oct. 18-28, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees are at 2:30 p.m.

Highlandscashiersplayers.org or 526.8084.

⦁ Hosted by acclaimed regional artist Jo Ridge Kelley, the “Wild Mountain Autumn” watercolor workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 11-12 at Mountain Home Collection in downtown Waynesville. $295 per person. 456.5441.

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⦁ San Diego-based funk/rock act Elektric Voodoo will hit the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Ambrose West in Asheville. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 day of show. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, click on www.ambrosewest.com.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS

⦁ The Haywood County Public Library is offering online lifelong learning courses in over 30 subject areas, many of which offer continuing education units, through Universal Class. Free for library cardholders. www.haywoodlibrary.org or 452.5169.

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• The “Libraries on Tap” brewery tour from the Jackson County Public Library will continue at 6 p.m.

Oct. 16: Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. “Home Brewing 101” with Tom Walsh and Noah Rooney of Nantahala Brewing Company.

for adults; $10 for WCU faculty/staff and seniors and $5 for students. Arts.wcu.cinema or 828.227.ARTS.

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• Registration is underway for a retreat featuring artists Judith Kruger and Chris Liberti from Oct. 22-27 at Lake Logan Conference Center in Haywood County.

Kruger’s workshop is “Abstract Alchemy” while Liberti’s is “Strengthening the Foundation: Color, Value, Composition and Surface.” www.cullowheemountainarts.org or 342.7899.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES

⦁ The Haywood County Arts Council will present the ARTQUEST Studio Tour through Oct. 27 at 86 N. Main Street in Waynesville. Featuring work from 12 Haywood County artists. www.haywoodarts.org or www.ArtQuestHaywood.com. ⦁ The eclectic art work of Isabella R. Jacovino will be featured in a show in the Backstreet Gallery Room of Gallery 1 at 604 West Main Street in Sylva. The show opens at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, and will remain available for viewing and sale though Dec. 7. Admission is free. art@galley1sylva.com. ⦁ Mollie Harrington Weaver will demonstrate her painting techniques from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts at 86 N. Main St. in Waynesville. 452.0593, info@haywoodarts.org or HaywoodArts.org. ⦁ Local artist Jo Ridge Kelley will demonstrate her oil techniques from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts at 86 N. Main St. in Waynesville. 452.0593, info@haywoodarts.org or HaywoodArts.org.

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• The “Not Clark Kent: Other Superheroes & Sheroes” exhibit will run through Oct. 31 in the Intercultural Affairs Gallery on the University Center second floor at Western Carolina University. This exhibit challenges popular culture's notions and expands the definition of who can be an American hero. It features male and female heroes of color and little known queer and differently able characters.

• Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will host the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit “The Way We Worked,” chronicling late 19th and early 20th century jobs and labor and based on photographs from the National Archives.

⦁ “Sorry to Bother You”, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free.

586.3555. ⦁ “Rocky Horror Picture Show” is showing at 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 26 & 27 at The Strand On Main. Interactive movie weekend, with throw bag with each ticket, a costume contest and RHPS themed drinks & snacks. See www.38main.com for tickets, $12. ⦁ “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 26-27 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555.

OUTDOORS

⦁ Sons of the American Legion in Waynesville will have a Turkey Shoot at 9 a.m. every Saturday on Legion Drive. ⦁ Volunteers are being sought to help re-pot native azaleas from 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays through Thursdays at the Southern Highlands Reserve in Lake Toxaway. For info, and to schedule a shift: anorton@southernhighlandsreserve.org.

⦁ “Eighth Grade”, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555. ⦁ “Halloween” (1978) is showing at 5 p.m. on Oct. 19 at The Strand On Main. See www.38main.com for tick50 ets, $1 show.

⦁ Registration is underway for “Nature at Night” – an easy-to-moderate hike scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20, at Chimney Rock State Park. $23 adults; $8 for annual passholder; $13 youth (ages 5-15) and $6 per Rockin’ Discovery Passholder. Visit an area typically not open to the public. Advance registration required: chimneyrockpark.com. ⦁ Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute will hold its second annual Frightful Friendfest from 5:30-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, in Rosman. Campus hayrides, Seeking Sasquatch, bonfire, ghost stories and more. $25 for adults ($40 including dinner); $15 for students 6-17 ($25 including dinner) and children 5-under are free. Info: cblythe@pari.edu or 862.5554. ⦁ The Nantahala Hiking Club will take an easy, fourmile hike on Oct. 21 on the Coweta Lab Shope Creek loop trail. Info and reservations: 421.4178.

• Waynesville Historic Farmers Market runs from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon at the HART Theater parking lot. waynesvillefarmersmarket.com • Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays through the end of October, on East Palmer Street across from Drake Software. 349.2049 or www.facebook.com/franklinncfarmersmarket.

• The ‘Whee Farmers Market, Cullowhee runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays through the end of October, at the University Inn on 563 North Country Club Drive in Cullowhee. 476.0334 or www.facebook.com/CullowheeFarmersMarket.

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the end of October at 171 Legion Drive in Waynesville.

456.1830 or vrogers12@att.net. Limited spots available.

HIKING CLUBS

⦁ “Fishing the Dry Fly” will be offered to ages 12-up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

⦁ MountainTrue will hold its annual gathering from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 24 at New Belgium Brewing in Asheville.

Focus is on MountainTrue’s history of advocacy. https://tinyurl.com/y9q698cl.

⦁ Blue Ridge Parkway rangers will lead an easy twomile round trip at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, at the base of Sam Knob. Meet at the end of Black Balsam Road, Milepost 420.2. Info: 298.5330, ext. 304.

⦁ The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous, fast-paced, 7.8-mile hike with a 1,500-foot elevation change on Wednesday, Oct. 17, on Chunky Gal trail. Info and reservations: 772.263.3478.

⦁ The Franklin Bird Club will hold a bird walk at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 24. Meet at Salali Lane.

Franklinbirdclub.com or 524.5234.

⦁ The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous, fast-paced, four-mile hike with an elevation change of 1,500 feet on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from Warwoman Dell to Pinnacle Knob. Reservations and info: 772.263.3478.

⦁ “Fly-Tying for the Beginner” will be offered to ages 12-up from 9 a.m.-noon on Oct. 13 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8. ⦁ Bird, insect and wildlife photography will be the topic of a presentation by Dr. Bruce Elliston from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Cullowhee United Methodist Church. Sylva Photo Club. $5 suggested donation for visitors. Sylvaphotoclub.wordpress.com or sylvaphotoclub@gmail.com.

⦁ The Franklin Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Topic is “The Greenway: History/Sections/Birds and Other Wildlife” by Barbara McRae. Franklinbirdclub.com or 524.5234.

⦁ “The Nun” is showing at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12-14 & Oct. 17 and at 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. on Oct. 13-14 at The Strand On Main. See www.38main.com for tickets.

• Jackson County Farmers Market runs from 9 to noon on Saturdays at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva.

⦁ The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate, 3.5-mile hike on Saturday, Oct. 13, to the summit of Chinquapin Mountain. Info and reservations: 524.5298.

⦁ The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center will have a yearlong exhibition on “Defining America” through May 3 in Cullowhee. Info: 227.ARTS or bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

⦁ “Three Identical Strangers”, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva.

Free. 586.3555.

⦁ A Wildlife Photo Hunt Competition will be offered from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

⦁ “Casting for Beginners: Level 1” will be offered to ages 12-up on Oct. 23 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

⦁ “Camping in the Old Style” will be offered on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Cradle of Forestry in America near Brevard. 877.3130.

⦁ “The Children Act” is showing at 7 p.m. on Oct. 10 at The Strand On Main. See www.38main.com for tickets.

ber@greatsmokies.com.

⦁ “On the Water: Little River” will be offered to ages 12-up from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

The exhibit will be on display through Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Mountain Heritage Center’s Hunter Library gallery. It is free and open to the public. In addition to the photos, the exhibit includes audio, allowing visitors to hear excerpts from interviews with workers who describe what it was like to be a glove maker in the 1890s, a packinghouse worker in the 1930s, or a coal miner in the early 20th century. A video showing a variety of workplaces and a selection of work songs completes the experience. Special tours with a curriculum-based program will be available for K-12 school groups planning to visit the exhibit. mhc.wcu.edu or 227.7129.

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⦁ An Open House is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Deerfoot-Blue Ridge Camp Property in Glenville. A Christian wilderness camp for boys. Snacks and beverages provided. Info: 435.2572 or www.deerfootblueridge.org. ⦁ Volunteers are being sought for work day on the Reasonover Creek Trail from 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 13 in Henderson and Transylvania Counties. llbmwb@gmail.com.

⦁ The Franklin Bird Club will hold a bird walk at 8 a.m. on Oct. 17. Meet at Big Bear Shelter parking area.

Franklinbirdclub.com or 524.5234. ⦁ A paddle tour of Lake Logan will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon or 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Haywood County. $10 per person. Reserve a spot: Christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com or 476.4667. ⦁ “On the Water: East Fork French Broad” will be offered to ages 12-up from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard.

Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8. ⦁ Wildlife advocate Rob Gudger and his “live” wolves will be featured in a presentation at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the Sapphire Valley Resort Community Center near Cashiers. $5 adults; free for kids.

⦁ “Women’s Introduction to Fly-Fishing” will be offered to ages 12-up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8. ⦁ A Fall “Smokies Service Days” volunteer cleanup project is scheduled for Oct. 27 at the Picnic Area and Campground in Swain County. To volunteer: 865.436.1278 or logan_boldon@partner.nps.gov.

• An opportunity to fly in one off World War II’s most vital Aircraft, EAA’s B-17G “Aluminum Overcast,” will be offered from Nov. 2-4 at the Macon County Airport in Franklin. Flights from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $435 for EAA members; $475 for nonmembers. Ground tours available from 2-5 p.m. Cost: $10 for 8-under; $20 for all others except veterans and active military, which get ground tours for free. B17.org or 800.359.6217.

COMPETITIVE EDGE

⦁ Registration is underway for the inaugural Hazelwood Elementary 5K run/walk, which is set for Oct. 26. $25 for adults; $10 for ages 12-under.

Registration deadline is 3 p.m. on Oct. 22: bit.ly/HESglowrun or at the school.

FARM AND GARDEN

⦁ The Tuscola Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Gaines Auditorium of Bethea Welcome Center in Lake Junaluska. Jonathan Yates, Outside Facilities Manager for the Town of Waynesville will present a program entitled “Waynesville’s Urban Forest & Municipal Landscape.” 246.0437.

FARMERS MARKETS

• “Locally Grown on the Green,” the Cashiers farm stand market for local growers, will be held from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday at the Village Green Commons in Cashiers. info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or 743.3434.

• The Swain County Farmer’s Market is held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Friday through October on Island Street in downtown Bryson City. 488.3681 or cham-

⦁ The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate four-mile hike with an elevation change of 500 feet on Wednesday, Oct. 24, to Lower Whitewater Falls. Info and reservations: 743.1079. ⦁ The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate 4.5mile hike on Sunday, Oct. 28, to Rough Run Falls. Info and reservations: 954.632.7270.

• Hike of the Week is at 10 a.m. every Friday at varying locations along the parkway. Led by National Park Service rangers. www.nps.gov/blri or 298.5330, ext. 304.

OUTDOOR CLUBS

• The Jackson County Poultry Club will hold its regular meeting on the third Thursday of each month at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office. The club is for adults and children and includes a monthly meeting with a program and a support network for those raising birds. For info, call 586.4009 or write heather_gordon@ncsu.edu.

• The North Carolina Catch program, a three-phase conservation education effort focusing on aquatic environments, will be offered through May 15. The program is offered by the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department. Free for members; daily admission for non-members. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov.

• An RV camping club, the Vagabonds, camps one weekend per month from April through November. All ages welcome. No dues or structured activities. For details, write lilnau@aol.com or call 369.6669.

• The Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets the second Tuesday of the month starting with a dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Rendezvous restaurant located on the corner of Jonathan Creek Road and Soco Road in Maggie Valley. 631.5543.

• The Cherokee Runners meets each month on the 1st and 15th of the month (if the first falls on Sunday, the group meets on the 2nd), at the Age Link Conference Room. Group runs are being held each Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. starting at the Flame. www.cherokeerunners.com.

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73 Teachers’ org.

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The naturalist’s corner

BY DON H ENDERSHOT

Signs the Chinese are very good hoaxers

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’m sure many can remember what President Donald J. Trump, a legend in his own mind, has had to say about climate change, i.e., anthropocentric global warming.

In case your recollection is failing you, here are a couple of quotes: “NBC News just called it the great freeze — coldest weather in years. Is our country still spending money on the GLOBAL WARMING HOAX?” And, “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”

So what kind of hoaxes have the Chinese been perpetrating?

Let’s look at one of the primary greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide. There has always been naturally occurring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through ice ages and through recovery from ice ages. Over the past 400,000 years ice age carbon dioxide was around 200 ppm (parts per million.) Ice age recovery levels were around 280 ppm.

The last ice age ended around 7,000

years ago and the Earth entered today’s modern climate era. Carbon dioxide levels began to rise, but then something unprecedented happened — homo sapiens thrived under the new climate conditions and the march towards global industrialization began in earnest and the rise in carbon dioxide levels has not looked back. In fact, it correlates perfectly with globalization, beginning a never-before-seen spike coinciding with the Industrial Revolution and continuing to rise with the globe’s increased appetite for fossil fuels. In 1950 carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere surpassed 300 ppm for the first time in more than 400,000 years. In 2013 carbon dioxide levels reached 400 ppm for the first time in recorded history and it’s still rising.

The results? The Earth’s surface temperature has risen by more than 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit since the middle of the 19th century with the largest spike coming in the past three to four decades. The five warmest years on record have occurred since 2010, with 2016 being the warmest year on record to date.

More hoaxes? According to NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, Greenland has lost an average of 281 billion tons of ice each year between 1993 and

Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park in 1981 (left) and 2009 (right).

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2016. Antarctica has loss more than 119 billion tons during the same time period and the rate of ice loss in Antarctica has tripled over the past decade. Sea ice has been decreasing for the past 30 years at a rate of about 3.2 percent per decade.

Spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere is shrinking from a double whammy of less snowfall, on average, and earlier melting. Scientists in the U.S. believe the reduced snowpack was one of the main contributing factors to the extreme drought that began affecting California in 2011.

According to a National Geographic article the famed snows of Kilimanjaro have melted more than 80 percent since 1912.

The world’s glaciers are receding at an unprecedented rate. According to one study, three times all the ice stored in the European Alps is being lost globally every year. Here in the U.S., famed Glacier

National Park is becoming Where the Glaciers Were National Park. When the park was created there were thought to be 150 glaciers within its confines. Today there are 25 and they are rapidly receding.

And where do you think all this melting ice is going? Yep, global sea level rose nearly eight inches in the last 100 years or so and the rate of sea level rise has nearly doubled in the last two decades and has been rising every year.

Decades ago, when scientists began modeling global climate change they made some (then) startling predictions like sea level rise, loss of sea ice, more drought, longer more intense heat waves, more extreme precipitation events and more, but what do scientists know? It’s all just a hoax, right?

We will delve into this hoax a little more in the next (Oct. 24) Naturalist’s Corner with some real time global warming effects.

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