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On the Cover: Small towns all over the region are in the midst of municipal elections and a majority of them are contested races. New candidates and incumbents have plenty of issues to discuss as they try to manage shrinking budgets, improve aging infrastructure and position themselves for positive future growth. As early voting starts Thursday, Oct. 22, residents are urged to inform themselves about the issues and vote for the candidates they think will do what is in the best interest of the taxpayers.

News Beaverdam community opposes recycling biz ........................................................4 Waynesville candidates weigh in on budget ............................................................6 Mayoral candidate has record of not paying taxes ................................................ 8 Canton board split on candidate support ..............................................................11 Shortfall of candidates in Forest Hills and Webster............................................ 13 Five race for three Sylva board seats ......................................................................14 Candidates answer call for change in Bryson City ..............................................20 Who’s most suited to move Maggie forward? ......................................................22 Charter school finds long-term home in Haywood ..............................................24 WCU and hospitals partner for better health care ..............................................25

Opinion Waynesville needs Mayor Gavin Brown back in office ........................................29

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Where the rubber meets the road Waynesville candidates weigh in on array of budget questions

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BY B ECKY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER What to spend money on and what to pass up?

The Waynesville town board faces this question month in and month out.

Seemingly small budget decisions can have some of the biggest impacts on residents’ daily lives.

• Will the town install a series of new bike racks around town or resurface Gavin Brown crumbling tennis courts?

• Will it fund National Historic designation for the town cemetery or add more public parking spaces for the Hazelwood shopping district?

Jonnie Cure • Will it add paid staff to the town fire department to replace the dwindling volunteer base or support a nonprofit that fights child abuse?

Saying “yes” makes someone happy, but saying “yes” too often soon leads to a tax hike.

It can be difficult for town board candidates to summarize their budget philosophy in a phrase. Phillip Gibbs, a challenger for the town board, honestly couldn’t say whether the town’s budget is too extravagant, too meager or just right.

“I don’t think it is feasible to stand over here and say ‘Yes we can cut this or cut that,’” Gibbs said. “What are the pros and cons of cutting certain things?”

Only one candidate has unequivocally pledged to lower taxes.

“As much as possible, as soon as possible,” said Jonnie Cure, a challenger for the mayor’s seat.

Cure is a staunch advocate of what she calls “frugal government.”

Government is spending other people’s money, after all.

“They take it, but it is not theirs. It is ours,” Cure said.

Mayor Gavin Brown countered that a town’s budget is more nuanced, however. A pledge to lower taxes might sound good on paper, but how will you get there?

“The town will say ‘What do you want 4 to cut?’ and they’ll say ‘I don’t care, just

lower it,’” Brown said. “It is not about a tax increase or decrease. It is about providing services to the community.”

Alderman LeRoy Roberson said it’s not practical for aldermen to comb through every line item in the town’s budget. Roberson cited his own curiosity about a fairly large budget expense for a new flocculate at the water treatment plant. He paid the plant a visit to see just what a flocculator is.

“Now I know what the flocculator is, but what is the best flocculator? If you are going to examine every item and then tell them to buy a different one that’s cheaper, you can’t really do that,” Roberson said. “You have to trust the people who work for you.”

It would be easy to strip line items from the budget that seem superfluous, like resurfacing the tennis courts.

“But it is important to the people of Waynesville that play tennis,” Alderwoman Julia Freeman said. “We spend a tremendous amount of time mulling over these to see are they economically viable, will they improve services and infrastructure, and is it going to have a positive impact for our citizens?”

Freeman said the town has been “very conservative” and “good stewards” of tax dollars. The town’s budget has faced a double-whammy in recent years between the recession and cut backs at the state and county level that trickled down to the town — forcing the town to scrimp and pinch.

But Cure said the town shouldn’t get brownie points for scrimping.

“Everybody else is scrimping. Why should I scrimp and government not scrimp?” Cure asked.

It’s often hard for voters to discern which candidates align most closely with their own views. What’s worthwhile spending is often in the eye of the beholder.

One voter may applaud money spent on the disc golf course, but care little about the expensive knuckleboom truck to spare town workers the risky job of manually feeding brush into a chipper.

The Smoky Mountain News asked town board candidates to weigh in on a sample of real-life budget questions the current town board has faced.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE Dozens of nonprofits request donations from the town each year — from charities to the arts to recreation.

Requests outnumber what the town has to dole out, and the town leaders must slice and dice the available nonprofit funding pool among the many causes that ask the town for support. In all, the town provides about $125,000 in donations to nonprofits each year.

The majority goes to nonprofits that

Who’s running?

Nine candidates are running for five seats on the Waynesville town board this November. Pick four for town board and one for mayor.

Mayor • Gavin Brown, 68, attorney and current mayor • Jonnie Cure, 73, real estate agent

Town Board • Gary Caldwell, 62, printing rep for Clarke Communication, current alderman • Jon Feichter, 50, owner of New Meridian Technologies, an IT service firm providing computer and networking services • Julia Freeman, 48, director of REACH domestic violence nonprofit, current alderwoman • Phillip Gibbs, 70, retired paper mill worker • Kenny Mull, 61, co-owner of family-run Bob’s Sports Store • LeRoy Roberson, 71, retired optometrist, current alderman • Anthony Sutton, 43, accounting and systems manager for Biltmore Farms development group

* Lynn Bradley’s name will also appear on the ballot for mayor but has chosen not to actively run. serve needy people: nonprofits that help victims of domestic violence and child abuse, that serve the elderly and disabled, or that provide heating assistance and medical care for the poor. But they also include cultural programs, like the Shelton House heritage museum, Christmas parade and public art displays, or recreation like youth football.

Save the dates Early voting starts Thursday, Oct. 22.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Here’s what candidates had to say about nonprofit and charity support.

“At the end of the day we have to take care of our people. Isn’t that the biggest commodity we have? Isn’t that what we sell? Isn’t that what this community is all about?”

— Gavin Brown “It should be my choice as to what I am going to support. Because it is my

money. Who are they to take my money and give it to somebody?”

— Jonnie Cure

Julia Freeman “Those are valuable services in our community.”

— Gary Caldwell “We should be careful when we spend any dollar, but we don’t want to be pennywise and pound foolish. I think these kind of organizations provide a multitude of benefits to our community.”

— Jon Feichter

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“These nonprofits that we support provide critical community services on a very limited budget. Anyway the town can help supplement the budgets to help get those services out into the community is critical.”

— Julia Freeman “The town has always been good to support Little League. Anything supporting kids and the needy, I can see that. I think it is a case-to-case thing.”

— Kenny Mull “People say they have to boot strap themselves up but sometimes you need help getting started. We need ways to help people get off the street. We need ways and means to help people get back on their feet.”

— Phillip Gibbs

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Anthony Sutton

“It is beneficial to the town. The amount we put in is very small relative to the value we get from it.”

— LeRoy Roberson “Contributions to local charities is not only compassionate but helps provide resources to citizens of the town.”

— Anthony Sutton

Kenny Mull

SUPPORTING THE ARTS AS ECONOMIC INVESTMENT Waynesville is home to two flagship cultural arts programs: Haywood Regional Arts Theater and Folkmoot USA international folk festival. Both have major capital projects under way.

HART is building a $1.2 million second theater venue. Folkmoot is spending $400,000 to renovate the old Hazelwood Elementary School to serves as a community center as well as its festival headquarters. The town has pledged $75,000 to each project — $25,000 a year for three years for each.

Here’s what candidates had to say about town support for the building

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projects under way by HART and Folkmoot.

“The budget should reflect what our community wants to be. Your budget is going to be a little larger but it says something about your community. I think the community wants that. It creates all this energy.”

— Gavin Brown “Many people do donate to HART. That was their choice. Government shouldn’t go out and say ‘Give me your money, I am going to give it to HART.’ Am I a friend of taking money by force from the people and deciding how to spend their money? Absolutely not.”

— Jonnie Cure

Aldermen candidates mostly voiced support for contributions to entities like Haywood Arts Regional Theater, which is building an addition to it popular venue.

“They are like a little economic engine.”

— Gary Caldwell “They drive economic development in and of themselves. I view those as investments as opposed to handouts.”

— Jon Feichter “We look at those as more of an economic development component. They are visible to visitors coming here. Those things improve the town itself.”

— Julia Freeman

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“Is there a benefit of these two places to the economic development of Waynesville? I would like to know these things. I think there other things that are more important.”

— Phillip Gibbs “Folkmoot, you have to look at how many people that brings in to the town. The arts center also, you have to look at the economic impact they have.”

— Kenny Mull “These are part of community development and bring recourses and attention to the town of Waynesville. Folkmoot brings not only tourists and guests to the area, but also provides media coverage to Waynesville.

HART is instrumental in making Waynesville attractive.”

— Anthony Sutton “You put a little money in and get a lot more out. It supports a lot of businesses.

Folkmoot has put Waynesville on the map for a lot of people.”

— LeRoy Roberson

A FLAGSHIP SKATEPARK The town spent $415,000 three years ago to build a state-of-the-art skateboard park.

Here’s what candidates had to say about that project.

“That was a great investment in this community. It was talked about for so long, we decided ‘Let’s make this statement about the town of Waynesville.’”

— Gavin Brown “This comes down to the taking of people’s

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there are people using it.”

Past coverage Visit www.smokymountainnews.com and click on the “news” tab to find a compilation of past stories on the Waynesville election. quote-unquote ‘common good,’ for the common benefit of everybody. The skateboard was not of benefit of anyone unless you skate or are a skate watcher. They say it will keep kids off the street. Has anyone done a survey?”

— Jonnie Cure “It made a safe avenue for our kids. All the businesses in town were having problems with kids skating down the sidewalks and skating on the streets and private parking areas and church parking lots and everything like that.”

— Gary Caldwell “I think parks and recreation directly correlates to overall happiness and well being of our citizens. The skatepark is just one more part of that. Sure it would be nice not to have to spend $400,000 on the skate park, but I think it is important we provide those kinds of amenities to our citizens. Otherwise, what’s the point?”

— Jon Feichter “I supported that as did all of the other aldermen. I think it was needed. It is a draw. I think it is a shining star in Waynesville’s hat.”

— Julia Freeman “I am not sure we should have spent that type of money on it. It doesn’t seem like we are getting that bang for the buck. It is seemingly very sparsely used. A lot of our kids can’t even afford skates, cannot afford a skateboard.”

— Phillip Gibbs “I would have supported it but the only question I had at the time and was how much is it going to be used. It has gotten substantial use. Any time you go down there,

— Kenny Mull “The skateboards were everywhere, setting up jumps and ramps in parking lots and not taking them down. You can’t arrest every kid skateboarding on the sidewalk. This had languished for so long we felt it was time.”

— LeRoy Roberson “I support the skatepark, however, it would have been more pertinent to seek business contributions and/or sponsorships to offset more of the cost.”

— Anthony Sutton

EXPANDING THE FLEET OF PATROL CARS The town of Waynesville spent nearly $500,000 two years ago to buy 15 new police cars so each patrol officer could be assigned their own vehicle. Before, officers shared vehicles. An officer going off duty would vacate their patrol car and turn it over to an officer coming on shift.

While the additional cars had a big upfront price tag — coinciding with a threecent property tax increase enacted the same year — the cars would run less and not have to be replaced as quickly.

Here’s what candidates had to say about the cost-benefit.

“At the end of the day, this should save money. The cost spread over the life of the vehicles is really no different. Officers are more likely to take better care of their own than a generic fleet car. Many communities have chosen to go this path.”

— Gavin Brown “I am sure there are arguments for and against. I was told this was done for recruiting officers. They have to be serviced, they have to be maintained, they have to gassed up. That is a big question I don’t have the answer to yet.”

— Jonnie Cure

Alderman Gary Caldwell initially voted against it, because it came in the same year as a property tax increase.

“It made it seem like it was going to be a burden on the citizens but it turns out it was a good thing. All in all it helped support keeping our officers here, because Waynesville and Haywood County don’t have the salaries that larger cities have.”

— Gary Caldwell

“I completely trust Chief Bill Hollingsed’s judgment. If he felt it necessary and prudent to change the direction of how the fleet is managed, I would support him. The only slight questions I might have, would it be possible to stagger the purchases so that there wasn’t such a significant all-at-onetime expenditure? Could the cars have been purchased at a local dealer?”

— Jon Feichter

“I think it is so important because of the downtime when we were swapping vehicles.

Now, even if they are off duty, they can respond to calls instead of waiting for someone to switch over on shift changes.”

— Julia Freeman

“They say it does quicken the response time and that over the years it would save on fuel. I think they know best. I have heard a lot of complaints from people about the cost of all the vehicles they bought. One thing I do know, that over the years it would pay for itself.”

— Phillip Gibbs

“When an officer has a car delegated to him alone he takes better care of it and it doesn’t have as much wear and tear and it has less repair bills. While you have more rolling stock you end up saving money.”

— LeRoy Roberson

“I support Chief Bill Hollingsed’s decision.

He is the expert in the area and I am confident that he did due diligence to determine what is in the best interest of not only his department but the community as a whole.”

— Anthony Sutton

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audience member who hollered “you’re lying” from the floor.

A few speakers challenged the track record of the Henderson County businessman proposing the facility. Ken Allison, the founder behind Regional Recycling Solutions, has no other ventures of this type or scale.

“We don’t know this inexperienced, unproven man or his inexperienced, unproven company, so we don’t believe any of it,” said Tammy Powell. “We are not a dumping ground for whatever other towns and counties don’t want.”

Allison initially proposed the recycling

“I would be willing to purchase the land for $500,0000, which is $50,000 more than the current offer,” said Dave Harley, a plastic surgeon in Asheville, who spent most of the hearing holding one of his twin babies.

Harley, the son-in-law of a former commissioner candidate Denny King, has partnered with his brother-in-law to develop a small-scale business park of their own in Beaverdam.

“We have two brand new buildings and two new businesses with 15 new jobs brought in to the county,” Harley said.

Commissioner Kirk Kirkpatrick said after

More than 40 people spoke out at a public hearing this week on a recycling sorting facility proposed for the Beaverdam Industrial in Haywood County. Here’s a sample of the comments: “I think sooner or later this property will be worth a lot more for a better business to locate there. Don’t lose patience. It might seem like an unproductive asset but hold on a little bit longer. It belongs to all of us.”

— Brad Stanback “We feel that Haywood County has the ability to bring in a company that would benefit our community. When you put the word waste, trash, any of that into it, it is inevitable that the Beaverdam property values will go down.”

— Ronnie Scott “People are moving to this area. We are growing as a community. Is this a good fit for the plan for our county?

I think we would want to attract industry that generates positive momentum in our community, like breweries and outdoor oriented businesses.”

— Sara Martin

A three-hour public hearing on a recycling sorting facility in the Beaverdam community drew a large crowd at the county commissioners meeting Monday night. Many in the audience wore stickers showing their opposition. Becky Johnson photo the meeting he would be interested in talking with Harley if he’s serious.

“That’s a pretty profound statement,” Kirkpatrick said.

POLITICAL FRAY There’s another unspoken but undeniable overtone to the recycling facility feud: it’s become a political rallying cry heading into the commissioner election year of 2016.

A faction of conservative activists have long been opposed just about everything the Democratic commissioners do. But for years, they’ve been preaching to their own choir.

They’ve tried to whip up outrage over various issues, but nothing has resonated with the masses.

This issue could be different.

The conservative activists have presented themselves as the ringleaders for the Beaverdam community, and indeed have played a large role in rallying ground troops.

Commissioner Kirk Kirkpatrick said many of the comments at the hearing were legiti-

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“Right now we already have enough traffic out there on that road. It is becoming increasingly hard for the people who live in that community to fight that traffic out there.”

— Ronnie Brookshire “To put a garbage waste area in our neighborhood would not only kill our property values but kill the aesthetics of our area. This is terrifying.”

— Ken Snead “By phase three, there would be 10 trucks coming in an hour. All these trucks burn diesel fuel. All that effluent will come down Beaverdam Valley and the fog and the smog with it.”

— Melissa Moss “Not all jobs and not all capital investment qualify as economic benefit.

This project does not diversify our economy. As I would say to my students please spend more time researching this project.”

— Penny Caldwell

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sorting facility in Henderson County but was unable to orchestrate a land deal. He then tried in Buncombe County, but was shot down by the zoning board due to opposition from neighbors.

One speaker questioned whether Allison is being honest in his job prediction. The proposal in Buncombe earlier this year was billed as bringing 11 jobs.

“When Mr. Allison comes to Haywood County he proposes building the same size building and the same size equipment, but the job creation is suddenly 30?” said Barbara Wilkins. “This is all smoke and mirrors and making the numbers say what you want them to say.”

A couple of speakers from counties where Allison’s past plans were shot down made the trip for the public hearing.

“Beware,” Kevin Glenn warned the audience. Glenn organized against a failed plan Allison was involved with in Transylvania County two years ago to build a waste-toenergy incinerator.

One speaker dropped a bombshell during the meeting, offering to buy the industrial site himself and develop it.

“Don’t make Haywood County the waste capital of North Carolina.”

— Larry Wilkins

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BY B ECKY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER ore than 160 people packed a heated public hearing over a proposed recycling sorting facility in Haywood County Monday night, pleading with county commissioners to turn down the project.

“I would sincerely hate to see Beaverdam turn into anything more than it is now, which is a beautiful valley,” said Robyn Rice Gillis.

The public hearing drew a wide cross section of the Beaverdam community. The issue has brought together demographics that rarely intersect in Haywood County. Natives with roots going back generations and newcomers, hippy environmentalists and staunch conservatives, old-school farmers wearing ball caps and new-age types in long braids, local laborers and Asheville business commuters — all of whom call Beaverdam home.

Opponents fear the recycling sorting facility will erode the community’s character, increase truck traffic and the afflict Beaverdam with the stigma of being a waste clearinghouse.

The proposal calls for a private, commercial recycling sorting plant to be built on a 55-acre tract in the Beaverdam Industrial Park off Interstate 40 outside Canton.

Waste would be trucked in and mined for recyclable commodities using automated machinery housed in an indoor warehousestyle building. The separated recyclables would then be sold and the unusable waste trucked away.

The initial operation would employ 30 people with an average salary of $30,000, and if successful, two more facilities employing another 20 people each would be built on the site.

Commissioners must decide whether to sell the land to the company at a discounted rate in exchange for job creation and capital investment. Only a couple of speakers from the business community voiced support for the proposal at the hearing for its job creation potential.

Several speakers urged commissioners to be more discerning and far-sighted, however.

“A better idea is to hold on to that site and continue the search for a better business with better paying jobs,” said Barbara Wilkins.

The large turnout at the hearing was due in part to old-fashioned, grassroots community organizing. Neighbors knocked on doors, called their relatives and held an organizing rally at their community center.

But they also created a Facebook page, posted online videos and took to the web to research everything from political dirt on the company’s owner to recycling industry white papers.

Some in the crowd grew unruly at times.

They posed questions to commissioners, then heckled and booed when they tried to answer.

“Another outburst and you’re out of here,” Commissioner Mark Swanger warned an

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Financial record of Waynesville mayor candidate shows history of liens and tax debt

BY B ECKY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER onnie Cure, a challenger in the Waynesville mayor’s race, has a history of liens, unpaid property taxes, foreclosures, small claims and personal bankruptcy over a 20-year span.

Cure ran her own real estate firm, Southern Exposure, for 15 years until 2008.

During that time, she was hit with $200,000 in multiple liens for unpaid state and federal income taxes and related late penalties, according to court records.

Cure also racked up $24,000 in unpaid property taxes over four Jonnie Cure years in the late 2000s on two commercial buildings in downtown Waynesville that she owned through a joint trust with her son. The town and county eventually filed a foreclosure suit.

Cure’s dispute with the IRS and N.C. Department of Revenue over income taxes ultimately led her to file for personal bankruptcy in 2012.

“It is an unfortunate situation people can get into,” Cure said.

“Bankruptcy allows you to restart. It is a reboot button. You reload. That’s what I have done. I have recovered,” she added.

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Cure’s run-in with the IRS dates back to 1992, the year she opened her real estate firm Southern Exposure. Cure periodically ran afoul of the IRS until 2008 when Southern Exposure closed due to the real estate downturn.

Cure said she had an ongoing dispute over many years with the IRS over how much income tax she owed. Every year that went by, another year’s worth was tacked on, along with interest and late fees, and the sum got bigger and bigger, leading to an inflated picture of what she actually owed.

“It ballooned and absolutely exploded,” Cure said.

She occasionally whittled away at the income tax claims against her but didn’t want to pay taxes she didn’t agree with. As a result, however, the sum just kept growing.

“At one time I paid a huge amount of taxes. I sold property and sold vacant land and thought I had settled everything with the IRS,” Cure said.

Over a period of several years, the IRS filed numerous liens against Cure totaling 8 $177,000 for unpaid income taxes and late

penalties, according to court records.

The liens typically lagged behind the year the taxes were for. First, the IRS had to catch the unpaid taxes. Then the IRS would attempt to collect. And when that failed, a lien would be filed — usually showing up in the court record three to five years after The following is a list of IRS liens that appear in court records by tax year. The sum includes the unpaid income tax plus late penalties.

• 1993-1994: $19,000 • 1995: $25,800 • 1996: $11,500 • 2002-2006: $106,000 • 2007-2008: $12,500 Meanwhile, Cure faced a similar issue when it came to state income taxes. Court records show several liens over multiple years filed by the N.C. Department of Revenue for unpaid state income taxes.

• 2000-2001: $490 • 2002: $4,000 • 2003: $5,800 • 2004-2008: $14,800

BANKRUPTCY The ballooning IRS debt eventually led Cure to file bankruptcy. Cure said she enlisted professional advice of attorneys and tax advisors during her IRS battle, but eventually she arrived at the last resort.

“They said ‘Jonnie give it up. The IRS is too big and too powerful to argue with. You cannot fight the IRS. There is no solution to this. Declare bankruptcy,’” Cure said.

So she did. In 2012, Cure filed chapter 7 bankruptcy. Cure’s bankruptcy moved quickly, less than six months start to finish.

It was quickly apparent to the bankruptcy trustee assigned to her case that she didn’t have any assets to liquidate or enough wages to garnish.

The debts were discharged, according to bankruptcy filings, and the remaining IRS liens were dismissed, according to court records.

“It went away,” Cure said. “That’s what bankruptcy does for you.”

When Cure entered bankruptcy, she owed the IRS $122,000 in income tax from 2000 to 2009.

Cure’s bankruptcy filing also listed a few other claims, including a bill of $3,500 owed to Haywood Regional Medical Center and an unpaid bill for $9,000 from her tax advisor and consultant.

She listed her $110,000 house and less than $3,000 in personal affects as her only assets, not even a car in her name.

When filing bankruptcy, all assets have to

be disclosed, including any interest or stake in a partnership, trust or joint venture. But Cure listed none, nor any savings.

With her only income being Social Security and monthly rent payments from renting out her house, she didn’t make enough to pay the huge IRS bill, or the other bills for that matter, and the bankruptcy court discharged all her debts, according to federal bankruptcy court filings.

“Bankruptcy is a legal remedy offered to people for many reasons. People use this remedy when they have insurmountable financial

Over a period of several years, the IRS filed numerous liens against Cure totaling $177,000 for unpaid income taxes and late penalties, according to court records. problems due to loss of a job, illness, tax problems, economic downturn, bad investments, medical bills, divorce ... and the list can go on and on,” Cure said. “I was advised that the appropriate legal way to resolve my problem was to declare bankruptcy allowing me to recover from the results of a mistake that led to the potential loss of my home.”

FORECLOSURE IRS payments weren’t the only thing piling up on Cure. By 2010, Cure faced liens of $24,000 in unpaid county and town property taxes on two commercial buildings in downtown Waynesville. The two buildings were held in a joint trust with one of her sons, Jorge.

Cure and her son had purchased the two buildings in the early 2000s as a business investment in the booming downtown Waynesville market. For a while, all was well.

But in 2007, unpaid town and county property taxes began to rack up, totaling $24,000 by 2010, plus another $3,000 in late fees and interest, according to court filings.

The county and town eventually foreclosed on the two buildings to collect the unpaid property taxes.

Cure said she initially delayed paying the taxes because she wasn’t sure if she was going to keep the buildings or if she would refinance them.

“You are waiting for the sale and then you

Critic of taxes has less-than-stellar record paying them Waynesville mayoral candidate Jonnie Cure has long been an outspoken critic of taxes in the county government arena and wants to dramatically rein in the role of government.

“The government takes so much of your hard earned money that is not theirs,” Cure said during a recent interview.

Cure has staunch views on what frugal government means, often skirting close to the edge that separates limitedgovernment Republicans and Libertarians.

Here’s a public comment Cure made to county commissioners during a public hearing on the proposed county budget in 2009: “I, as a property owner in Haywood County, according to your thinking, must provide not only for essential services such as fire protection, rescue, social services, health and schools, I am also required to build soccer fields and football fields and tennis courts and playgrounds.

I am required to help you buy land for future uses. And I am supposed to pay for you to enforce ordinances you create. I pay for these and other activities whether I want and use them. You will simply pass a budget. The horror is you spend our property tax money. It is money taken from us without our consent,” Cure said.

Cure addressed commissioners at another public hearing on the county budget two weeks later, condemning a proposed property tax increase.

“My picture of this whole event is I feel like somebody is picking my pocket a little bit at a time. Expenses here, expenses there. It is you the county commissioners taking our money and spending it,” Cure said.

After years of Cure’s regular appearances at commissioners meetings condemning taxes as excessive, Commissioner Kevin Ensley fired back.

He pointed out the irony of Cure’s complaints about taxes given her history of delinquent on her own taxes.

“What offends me is why you don’t pay your taxes,” Ensley said to Cure at April 2013 commissioner meeting following her public comments.

pay all your debts at the time of sale,” Cure said. “The back taxes and pending taxes are paid off at the closing.”

Cure saw no problem getting a little behind on the property taxes while she and her son figured out their plans for the two buildings.

“Sometimes you have to stretch out your tax payments and that’s what you do — you stretch them out,” Cure said. “That is a business practice that is very well known.”

But it dragged on longer than expected,

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mate and made good points, but others seemed to be intentional misrepresentations.

“Some of the comments were very founded and some are exaggerated,” Kirkpatrick said.

Swanger tried to break through the “usversus-them” mentality being propagated by those with political motives.

“If you disagree, it doesn’t make you bad people, or us bad people,” said Swanger.

“Married people disagree. It doesn’t mean you are bad or there is something bad about you just because you disagree.”

Kirkpatrick told the audience that commissioners were making a genuine attempt to bring jobs to the county. He agreed the project has shortcomings, but conveyed the conundrum commissioners are facing.

“I wasn’t necessarily pleased with the number of jobs, as far as taking a large tract of land and utilizing it.

But on the flip side of it, what other options have we had with it? In the past eight years we haven’t had any other options,” Kirkpatrick said. “We hear all the time people want us to bring jobs. Will we have more options for this property in the future? I am not certain Ken Allison of regional recycling solutions explains his project about that.” to a hostile crowd at a public hearing Monday night.

Commissioners have been accused of trying to County leaders explained that the waste sneak around and ramrod the proposal shipped in to the recycling facility to be through, but they said that’s not true. sorted would be considered “out-of-county” “If this public hearing isn’t open discustrash, which is capped. The landfill limits sion I don’t know what is,” Kirkpatrick said. the volume of outside trash it will accept, While commissioners first vetted the and that volume would remain unchanged proposal privately, that’s customary when regardless of whether waste from the recydealing with private business ventures. The cling center is part of the outside trash N.C. Open Meetings Law allows economic stream. development projects involving a private “There has been a lot of misrepresentacompany to be discussed in confidence — a tion on this I think,” said Commissioner privacy measure designed to protect busiMike Sorrells. “We are trying to do what’s ness and industry interests. best for Haywood County to provide jobs. I After publicly presenting the proposal appreciate the questions and concerns that during a commissioners meeting two weeks are brought up.” ago, commissioners scheduled a public Dove also pointed out that the site is hearing to get input and never anticipated part of the Beaverdam Industrial Park after voting the same day. all, and some degree of truck traffic is to be Commissioners have a self-imposed poliexpected no matter what industry ends up cy not to vote on something controversial locating there. the same day as a public hearing to allow “Will there be trucks coming in. Yes. I ample time for reflection on the public can promise you with an industrial park, input. anything we do is going to have trucks,” Upon seeing the crowds and emotion at Dove said. the public hearing this week, commissionIt’s unclear whether some misconcepers decided to hold a second one — at 9 tions about the project — and about coma.m. Monday, Nov. 2 — to make sure everymissioners’ intent — are intentionally being one has had a chance to speak, and to bring inserted as political fodder into the more back answers to the questions the public legitimate concerns surrounding the project. posed.

At a community organizing meeting last County Manager Ira Dove was instructweek, Rep. Michele Presnell, R-Burnsville, ed to review the video of the three-hour even insinuated the commissioners and the hearing, make note of every question that county manager could be taking bribes. had been posed by the public and research Presnell is also a longstanding political the answers, as well as any additional quesnemesis to the Democratic commissioners. tions commissioners want to add to the

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“I took more notes tonight than I have since I was in high school,” Commissioner Bill Upton said. “We take what you say seriously. We have to have those answers before a decision is made.”

Some of the questions posed have already been answered by the county, but to no avail.

One rumor being circulated is that Allison will try to build a waste incinerator to dispose of the leftover trash after recyclables are sorted out.

“There will be a deed restriction prohibiting any sort of incineration,” Dove said.

Another common question is whether the leftover waste will end up in the county’s landfill, prematurely filling it up.

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and by 2008, the economy was in recession and Cure’s real estate firm was shutting down.

“Your world came to an end,” Cure said.

“This snowballed on us.”

Ironically, Cure in part blames Mayor Gavin Brown — who Cure’s running against — for the hang-ups on her two commercial buildings. Brown had been the real estate attorney for the sale when Cure bought the buildings. She said he “screwed up” the deeds in a way that made refinancing them impossible when a balloon payment came due.

Ultimately, the foreclosure was halted by the former owners of the commercial buildings, the George brothers. The George brothers had owner financed the sale of the buildings to the Cures. The Cures still owed money to the George brothers, and the Georges stood to lose their remaining interest in the building if it got foreclosed on.

So the Georges paid off the taxes themselves to make the foreclosure go away, and then took back the buildings from the Cures.

One of the two buildings, the Cures have since bought again from the Georges, however.

“We were good buyers. They had owner financed many properties to us,” Cure said.

“When we offered to buy the property back, we wrapped back taxes into the resale of the property back to us.”

OTHER LIENS AND SMALL TAX BILLS Cure’s court record also contains several claims filed against her by businesses alleging they weren’t paid for goods or services rendered.

However, Cure said many of these are bills racked up by tenants renting property from her. Unable to collect from the renters, the businesses filed liens against Cure as the property owner, like bills for heating oil that renters skipped out on.

Some appear to be linked directly to Cure, however, from an unpaid $300 bill to Southern Bell phone company in 1995 to unpaid bills totaling $715 for ads run in the Macon County News for Cure’s real estate training school.

Some liens were either settled out of court or dropped. Others resulted in court orders that Cure pay up, such as a $139 carpet cleaning fee for an office on Main Street.

While operating Southern Exposure real estate firm, Cure twice had liens filed against her by the N.C. Employment Security Commission for not paying unemployment tax. Both times were small amounts — $68 for the first quarter of 2003 and $99 for the

fourth quarter of 2001 — and were paid off within a few months of the claim being filed.

Cure failed to pay her business personal property taxes in 2005 and 2006 for her real estate school, the Cross Country School of Real Estate.

Cure’s unpaid bill from 2005 was just $54 and was wiped away last month because the 10-year statute of limitations expired.

Cure still owes $27 in business property taxes and late fees dating to 2006, but those will likely be written off come next year — when the 10-year collection window on 2006 taxes automatically expires — unless the new county Tax Collector Mike Matthews decides its worth his time to pursue such a small sum.

Cure’s real estate training school went dormant for several years during the recession. She reopened in 2014, but failed to submit her inventory of business personal property with the county tax assessors office when she began operating again.

“Sometimes you have to stretch out your tax payments and that’s what you do — you stretch them out. That is a business practice that is very well known.”

— Jonnie Cure

Business owners are legally required to catalog any equipment they use to operate their business — from desks to computers to kitchen ovens to shovels — with the county tax assessor’s office.

When the assessor became aware Cure was operating a business, they sent her a form to fill out and send back listing business personal property. She never returned the form, according to county tax assessor records.

“It could be that it was just lost in the shuffle,” Cure said, on why she didn’t list her business personal property. “Even though it is an absurd tax.”

Cure historically ran late on town and county property taxes on her primary residence, often not paying the taxes until months after they were due, ending up with penalties in the process.

Cure said that it is important to note the huge amount in property taxes that she has paid to the town and county on the various property she has owned over the last 20 years.

“It would blow you away,” Cure said.

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Ray’s response was similar.

“Each voter, including myself, will make our own personal decision as we cast our vote for the candidate/candidates that we feel will listen to our citizens, form their own opinions and dedicate themselves to the betterment of our hometown,” Ray wrote. “This election is not about me, Mrs. Edwards or Mr. Smathers but an election giving our citizens the opportunity to elect their town leaders and I will always place my trust in their decision.”

Though Smathers doesn’t think there is anything wrong with the mayor or an aldermen supporting other candidates, he said Edwards and Ray have failed to offer an explanation as to why McCracken and Brown would be a better choice for Canton leadership.

When all four sitting aldermen decided not to run again in 2013, the town had the opportunity for a brand new board and the beginning of staggered terms. Edwards, Hamlett, Mull and Smathers all promised change when elected. They feel like they have delivered on that promise.

Of course the aldermen haven’t agreed on every issue, but a vast majority of votes have been unanimous. The board as a whole hired a new town manager, revamped the town’s beloved Labor Day Celebration, adopted policies to better maintain downtown commercial property, installed new water meters and has tried to make bold decisions to revitalize the town.

“This was a new board that has been very active in making decisions together and making our priorities around those decisions,” Smathers said. “We couldn’t have accomplished all that we have if we were a divided board, but now in this election, it seems we are a divided board and it’s puzzling.”

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Ray encouraged her to run for the board.

McCracken wouldn’t go on the record to say who asked him to run. But Ray says he encourages everyone in Canton to be involved.

“I have and will always encourage anyone who is interested in Neal McCracken Canton and would like to be a part in moving our town forward to seek election as an alderman/alderwoman, as mayor or to become a volunteer,” he said in an email.

Hamlett and Mull are just as confused as to why they wouldn’t Kate Brown have the support of Ray and Edwards — not because the support may help them get reelected but because they thought the board as a whole was working well together despite disagreements.

Mull said Ray encouraged her to run two

years ago, though he didn’t make a contribution to her campaign then and hasn’t contributed to her campaign for re-election.

Hamlett said Ray never asked him to run but seemed supportive when he told him two years ago he was running for the board. He added that the mayor has not contributed to his campaign other than lending him a tent to campaign at the 2013 MaterFest.

“When I first ran, Mike was very encouraging … he told me he couldn’t endorse me because as mayor it wouldn’t be ethical, and I told him I understood,” Hamlett said.

There have been a handful of 3-1 votes — the mayor only votes in the case of a tie — when not all four aldermen agreed on an issue, but the majority vote always prevails and the board moves on to the next issue. For Hamlett, he believes the mayor may be holding a grudge against him for a vote he made more than a year ago.

In July 2014, the board was deciding whether to allocate $10,000 to build a firing range in the Gibsontown community of Canton. While a majority of the board, including Hamlett, supported it because

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR he Canton Board of Aldermen has made major headway in the last two years by putting policies in place that will hopefully set the stage for a more prosperous future, which is why the incumbents up for election this year are scratching their heads wondering why they don’t have the support from everyone on the board.

Aldermen Zeb Smathers has openly pledged his support for incumbents Ralph Hamlett and Gail Mull’s re-election, but Mayor Mike Ray and Alderwoman Carole Edwards refuse to say who they are supporting.

However, actions speak louder than words. Ray admitted to making contributions Gail Mull to the campaigns of both challengers’ — Kate Brown and Neal McCracken. Mull and Hamlett said Ray has not made a contribution to their campaigns.

Ray and Edwards both declined to have a sit down interview to Ralph Hamlett discuss the issues facing Canton and speculations that they we’re supporting the challengers in the race, but they did email statements regarding the claims. They both asked that their statements be printed in their entirety.

“This election is not about Mike Ray, Carole Edwards or Zeb Smathers. We are not running for election. This election is about four people with good qualities and definite ideas,” Edwards wrote in an email. “It is up to the public to hear their stories and comments so they can make an informed decision on who they feel would be the best person for the job. All of our Canton voters are very intelli-

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“I think it goes back to that when I went against what he wanted, but I believed it was the right thing to do for our officers,” Hamlett said. “And Mike hasn’t really talked to me since then.”

Mull said she didn’t really know Ray that well before he asked her to run, but she agreed to run and feels good about her decisions even though Ray has given her the cold shoulder. In hindsight, Mull said she should have known what it meant to disagree with Ray on issues.

Mike Ray “All the other aldermen decided not to run last time and no one knew why — I thought it was just the way it was supposed to work,” she said.

“But we’ve voted our conscience and what the voters have expressed to us — I’m thick-skinned though.”

Ray said in his email responses that he does not hold grudges because of the way aldermen vote, and has most certainly spoken to Hamlett since the firing range issue.

“Sometimes my views and ideas line up with those of individual members of the board and sometimes they do not. I stand behind my views and opinions and I suspect they do theirs,” Ray wrote.

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The number one priority the board had when taking office was hiring a new town manager to replace the retiring Al Matthews.

Based on some recent conversations at board meetings and a closed session to discuss personnel, Town Manager Seth Hendler-Voss’ performance appears to be in question.

Mull and Hamlett said the board pored through more than 80 applications to find the right person to lead the town down a more progressive path.

“It’s probably one of the best decisions we’ve ever made as a board,” Mull said. “He is a visionary. He’s been instrumental in initiating everything we’ve done — we express it and he makes it happen.”

Hendler-Voss was an unlikely choice — a young professional from Asheville with no experience as a town manager. What he did have was ideas, enthusiasm and experience as a recreation planner with the city of Asheville.

The decision to hire him was the board’s first 3-1 vote. Smathers voted against hiring him and instead wanted to give Assistant Town Manager Jason Burrell a chance since he had been serving as interim manager for the last several months.

“I voted against Seth, but I think he’s doing a great job and he’s earned my respect and support,” Smathers said. “Like all of us, there is room for improvement, but his enthusiasm to push the town forward is exactly the reason he was hired.”

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ance, Hamlett said Hendler-Voss has followed the objectives the board has set for him and is respected by the town staff.

“During his short time he has made more than 80 improvements to the downtown and its operations and pursuing economic development while providing us with two balanced budgets while restoring the health of the fund balance and the success of the recent Labor Day Festival,” he said. “We do have a positive spirit in this town, which reflects his leadership and performance.”

While Hamlett, Mull and Smathers stand behind the work Hendler-Voss has done, Ray and Edwards aren’t as willing to sing his praises.

“This is Mr. Hendler-Voss’ first position as a town manager and I appreciate the time that he has devoted to our town,” Ray wrote in an email when asked what he thought of the town manager’s leadership. “It is my hope that each of us together will work every day to continue to improve and make Canton the best that it can be.”

When asked the same question, Edwards said, “Since this is Seth’s first job as a town manager and my first time as an alderwoman, we are still learning what is important for the community and how to achieve the goals of our residents.”

EMAILS REVEAL DISCONTENT Town emails obtained through the North Carolina Public Records Act show that Edwards is unhappy with the way HendlerVoss has handled certain situations. She sent an email to HendlerVoss following an article that appeared in The Mountaineer newspaper about the town’s ongoing legal battles to maintain ownership of Seth Hendler-Voss Camp Hope. She expressed concern about Hendler-Voss discussing the issue with the press because she thought it could hurt the potential settlement that is in the works.

“I also was of the understanding that you had been advised by Mayor Ray not to discuss the issue with the paper in case this hurt our chances of a settlement,” she wrote. “This only stirs up more controversy and has folks asking questions rather than letting it lie until the final decision is signed, sealed and delivered.”

However, the email goes on to more broadly criticize Hendler-Voss for his decisions and communication style. Edwards accused the town manager of doing what he wants without consideration of the consequences and said she was approached by people in town who said he was hard to talk with and dismissive of their concerns.

“If you cannot improve on this then you are not doing a good job. We hired you knowing that you would have a learning curve and even though I had some reservations about you not having the experience I felt you would listen and learn as time went on,” Edwards wrote. “I wanted to give you a chance. I have wanted to work with you and support you but I simply cannot do that if

you cannot listen and be mindful of how you treat and respond to others.”

An email Hendler-Voss sent to Ray and the rest of the board on Sept. 17 also shows some discontent between the town manager and the mayor.

According to the email, Ray had gone by town hall when Hendler-Voss wasn’t there and asked a town employee to provide him with a cost breakdown for the Labor Day festival, including the cost for each band, the cost of the press conference held to announce the festival line up and an explanation of why the town didn’t use a specific printing business when purchasing festival T-shirts.

The number one priority the board had when taking office was hiring a new town manager to replace the retiring Al Matthews. Based on some recent conversations at board meetings and a closed session to discuss personnel, Town Manager Seth Hendler-Voss’ performance appears to be in question.

Hendler-Voss told the mayor and board members that he would be happy to share all that information as soon as all the expenses were final. He also asked that in the future, board members and the mayor come to him directly with requests for operational information.

“Jackie mentioned you said numerous people have expressed concerns about the costs for the festival. Please extend a welcome to those individuals to come speak to me and my staff should they require additional information beyond what I provide you,” he wrote to Ray. “I hope we can all work together to disseminate the same factual information to minimize unnecessary confusion.”

The board went into a closed session during its next meeting on Sept. 24 to discuss personnel. Hendler-Voss confirmed that the closed session — that went on for more than an hour — was regarding his performance as town manager. While he didn’t give specifics, he said he and the board had a productive discussion about the roles and boundaries of their positions and how to have better communications. He is optimistic that the conversation will lead to better relations for all of them.

“I feel like we were able to get a lot out on the table and talk about how we need to move forward together to be united,” he said.

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With all the questioning of the manager’s performance lately, Smathers, Mull and Hamlett can’t help but wonder if this election really comes down to Ray and Edwards wanting to get rid of him.

Hypothetically, if the mayor and Edwards wanted to fire Hendler-Voss, they would need the support from the board. Right now the majority of the board supports Hendler-Voss.

However, that majority could potentially change if Brown or McCracken are elected.

Ray was asked about that scenario, but he wrote it off as hearsay.

“That is certainly a lot of speculation and rumor,” he said. “I trust the people will vote for the candidate/candidates whose ideas and values are best for Canton and I also trust that the candidates which will be elected to office will surely do their best for our town.”

When asked their opinions about Hendler-Voss, challenger Kate Brown would only say so much on the record. She serves on the town’s Appearance Commission, which has been at odds lately with the town manager over the commission’s budget. She did say she respected that Hendler-Voss was new and wanted to make changes to the town, but she also expressed concern that he was trying to change too much too fast.

“He has a lot of vigor and lots of good ideas,” she said. “He appeals to a younger group of people and I can see where he’s coming from.”

McCracken said the town manager plays a big role in how the town operates day-today. He said Hendler-Voss has brought in some new ideas and is overall doing a good job.

Even without the support of their mayor and fellow alderwoman, Hamlett and Mull hope to be re-elected so they can continue the work they’ve started in the last two years.

Smathers said the two incumbents have earned another term.

“Everyone has said publicly how well Labor Day went and how well Seth is doing — I think they deserve four more years,” he said. “I have yet to hear the real issues from the other two candidates.”

Myrna Campbell, chairwoman of the Haywood Democratic Party, expressed similar concerns in an email she sent out to members. She was put in a unique position when it came to voicing support for certain candidates in Canton because all four are registered Democrats with a strong voting record.

However, when it came to which candidates have been actively campaigning and talking about the issues, Campbell had to give Mull and Hamlett the clear advantage because they attended forums and the Democratic rally last week.

“It’s my understanding that (Kate Brown) is well known and well liked in the Canton area, but it’s difficult to view her as a legitimate candidate when we know nothing about why she’s running or what issues are important to her,” Campbell wrote. “It would greatly diminish the importance of the alderman race if people vote for her simply because they ‘like’ her. It’s a political race, not a popularity contest.”

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER own elections aren’t always competitive affairs. For some municipalities, it’s a challenge just to get enough people to run to fill the empty seats — and that’s what happened to Webster and Forest Hills this go-around. Both towns will sport ballots with one candidate fewer than the number of seats available.

“I think it’s difficult in a lot of small towns, unless there’s controversial issues, to get people involved in town government,” said Webster Mayor Nick Breedlove.

“People turn out The seats can whenever there are any issues that still be filled this might strike a chord with them, election if but when things somebody wins are flowing smoothly people as a write-in don’t really get candidate. active in government.”

In Webster, both Janice Blanton’s and Billie Bryson’s seats are up for election. Bryson is running for re-election but Blanton is not, and nobody else filed to run. In Forest Hills, Kolleen Begely’s seat for mayor is up, as are those of board members Ron Mau and Dan Perlmutter. Perlmutter is not running for re-election, and no third candidate entered the race.

The seats can still be filled this election if somebody wins as a write-in candidate. In Webster, Jade Moses has decided to throw her hat in the ring as a write-in candidate. However, no write-in candidate has yet surfaced in Forest Hills. If the elections conclude with the seat still empty, the elected board will appoint someone to the vacancy, and the seat will come up for election again in two years.

Mau said newcomers to town politics sometimes need some encouragement, so it doesn’t worry him that no one has yet expressed interest in Perlmutter’s seat.

“The first time I served, I was asked and I didn’t say yes right away. It takes some people time to think about it and decide if they want to do it or not, so we’ll see what happens,” Mau said.

Overall, though, both Mau and Breedlove said, serving in town government is a rewarding experience, and they hope to see people continuing to step up to fill those roles.

“It’s incredibly rewarding to dedicate your efforts and make things better for the community you live in,” Breedlove said.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ith two of the three Sylva board members up for re-election jumping into the mayoral race, Sylva is guaranteed to get at least two new faces on the board after the November elections. The three open seats attracted a field of five candidates spanning an age range from 28 to 78.

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TOWN TAXES As in the mayoral race, taxes were on the tip of each tongue in the running for town board. It’s been 12 years since Sylva’s taxes have increased, and recently the town has been dipping into its savings to meet budget demands. The problem is only expected to get worse after the county’s revaluation of property values goes into effect next year.

“We should have been incrementally raising taxes leading up to the revaluation,” said David Nestler candidate David Nestler, currently vice president of the Main Street Sylva Association. “If we had incrementally raised taxes going up to it and gone into it with something of a surplus, we could have absorbed that loss.”

Nestler believes there’s no way around a tax increase, contending that local tax dollars go straight back into the community and so cutting the budget only hurts the community.

But he wants to find ways to lighten the bur-

way I’d want to raise them is if we absolutely have to, if there’s nowhere we can cut.”

“I love to hold the line on taxes,” said Harold Hensley, who has served on the town board for 10 years and is the only incumbent in the race. “You can’t say they’re not going up sometime, but I’ve stood my ground so far.”

Some have criticized the town for drawing down its savings to comJeremy Edmonds pensate for a dearth of tax revenue, but in Hensley’s view it’s wrong to ask citizens for more money while the town’s fund balance is still above the state-mandated 8 percent of the total budget.

Who’s running?

town board, member of Jackson Neighbors in Need and Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority boards.

• Reason to run: “I think I’ve done what’s been the best for the citizens of the town of Sylva and I plan on continuing that if they want me back.”

Five candidates are running for three available seats

Jeremy Edmonds, 28 • Profession: mechanic at Whittier Automotive • Political experience: Ran for mayor in 2013 • Reason to run: “I’m running for town board just to try and represent everyday people that live in Sylva, the people that work hard for a living, are homeowners and just normal regular people.”

Harold Hensley (incumbent), 78 • Profession: retired from 30 years with Jackson County Public Schools, ending his career as maintenance supervisor for the system.

• Political experience: 10 years on Sylva

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den on those struggling the most. For instance, he said, state law allows for elderly people living on Social Security to be exempt from 50 percent of their property taxes. The law also states that if property tax is more than 5 percent — Nestler would like to see the town adopt a 2.5 percent version of the law — of a person’s income, the price is reduced.

“People that are at that level, they’re not our tax base,” he said. “We’re not going to lose that much revenue by giving people that are barely affording their property taxes a break.”

Other candidates were more cautious about voicing support for a tax increase, though all conceded that it would be something the board would need to discuss.

“I’d like to avoid raising property taxes in any way possible,” said Jeremy Edmonds, a mechanic who ran for mayor in 2013. “The only

• Profession: Adjunct professor at Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design, exhibit designer for the school’s Fine Art Museum, owner of downtown Sylva commercial building.

• Political experience: McPherson has not held office or sat on a board before.

• Reason to run: “I’m running to get some focus on revitalizing downtown Sylva.”

David Nestler, 30 • Profession: Electrical engineering student

at Western Carolina University and parttime arborist • Political experience: Vice president and past president of Main Street Sylva Association, board member for Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority • Reason to run: “I think I have a lot of really good ideas and things I think I want to propose to the town.”

Charlie Schmidt, 35 • Profession: General manager at Speedy’s Pizza • Political experience: Three years on town planning board • Reason to run: “I feel with my experience on the planning board I would be a good member of the town board. You have a little bit more say. The planning board, we can make recommendations but we can’t actually enforce anything.”

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Nestler, meanwhile, said that he thinks it’s wrong for the town to use money it got for selling development rights to its old watershed at Fisher Creek to pay for budget deficits. If elected, he said his biggest priority would be using the $2.8 million left in the fund to clean up Scotts Creek, which runs through town.

“If you have to raise taxes you have to do it, but if you can get by without doing it you’re going to keep a lot more people happy that way,” said Charlie Schmidt, a planning board member who is running for a seat on the board.

Schmidt couldn’t name Charlie Schmidt any specific places in the budget that should be cut but said he’d consider the question carefully if elected.

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Envisioning Sylva • Jeremy Edmonds: “If we could have more things like that (Concerts on the Creek), I think it would be really good. Have things for the community to come together and enjoy themselves. That encourages people from out of town to come.”

• Harold Hensley: “I’d love to see something as big as Lowe’s or Walmart. There’s room for different kinds of variety stores in the town. I know were not going to go back to the ‘50s when I grew up, but the town was a lot different.”

• Greg McPherson: “I would like to see some more amenities for the citizens. I would like to see the greenway be real-

• David Nestler: “I would like for it to promote itself as an outdoor recreation center. My biggest push on the town board is going to be cleaning up Scotts Creek.

We have this creek that flows right through downtown — we could have a great river park access for fishing, rafting, tubing. I would like to see Sylva’s identity grow as an outdoor recreation center. Having served on the Main Street board, I’ve developed a good model of how I want to see Sylva grow and prosper as a community.”

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Each candidate has his own ideas of the direction Sylva should take over the next four years.

ized. I would like to see Bridge Park be finished out.”

• Charlie Schmidt: “Right now it’s still a relatively small rural town, but with the combination of Cullowhee growing, Western Carolina University growing, I’d like to see Sylva continue to grow and capitalize on the fact that here are 10,000-plus students in this area.”

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For McPherson, however, the biggest issue of the race is the town’s aesthetic needs.

In particular, those of Mill Street.

“When you drive down backstreet (Mill Street) and say, ‘Someone should clean this up, I want to be that person,’” McPherson said.

McPherson’s to do list includes upgrading the sidewalks — there are several places where pedestrians are forced out on the street — getting fresh paint on buildings and, in the long term, burying power lines. He’d like to see the town partner with the building owners to make some of those things happening, perhaps using town manpower for some of those projects that would benefit the downtown aesthetic as a whole or creating a grant pool to help with some projects.

Nestler agrees that the town should take an active part in beautifying downtown, particularly Mill Street.

“Our downtown looks beautiful, but it could look better and I do think town government should play a strong role in making it look better,” he said.

The other candidates — Schmidt, Edmonds, Hensley — said they didn’t see any aesthetic projects downtown the town needed to tackle at the moment.

The candidates all seemed to agree that it’s part of the town government’s job to ensure an attractive downtown area, but

Downtown traffic, however, is still a discussion to be had, the candidates said. The suggestion of reverting Main Street to twoway traffic is basically dead — of all eight town board and mayoral candidates, only Hensley said he’d support the switch — but there are still other issues to hash out.

Namely, how to get more parking on Mill Street; whether the right turn option on Spring Street should go away in order to eliminate the need for a light at its intersection with Mill; and whether the left turn only lane on Main Street is a good idea.

“We need to evaluate the Mill Street situation a little more,” Nestler said. “The study (from J.M Teague Engineering) didn’t really address all the possibilities there.”

The candidates generally seem to favor eliminating the light at Spring, feeling it would alleviate traffic congestion without really disrupting traffic flow. Most of them felt that the town should make an effort to find a way to provide more parking on Mill, thought Hensley said he didn’t see it as a problem. Both Hensley and Edmonds said they weren’t fans of the left-lane dividers on Main Street.

There’s one thing, however, on which all five candidates can agree.

As Edmonds said, “I just want to see Sylva prosper and become a great town.”

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some of them — Schmidt, Edmonds, Hensley — said they didn’t see any aesthetic projects downtown that the town needed to tackle at the moment.

“I think it’s a real enjoyable downtown atmosphere and haven’t really seen anything that needs to be changed, but if people had ideas I’d be more Harold Hensley than welcome to hear them and see what we could do about it,” Edmonds said.

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Carolina University, said that he’d also be gun shy on raising taxes but would like the town to look for other revenue sources. His ideas thus far include installing parking meters, putting in a few vending machines in the defunct fire station and looking into getting a heated pool for which admission would be charged.

Greg McPherson “I think that there’s ways for the town to make money without raising taxes,” McPherson said.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER egardless of who emerges victorious from Sylva’s mayoral election, the town will have an experienced face at the center of the table. All three candidates for the seat currently serve as aldermen and hope to guide the town toward a better future as its next mayor.

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Most obviously, they said, the new board will have to deal with the tax issue.

Sylva has essentially been living outside its means in recent years, dipping into its fund balance — akin to a savings account — to balance the budget. This year the board had a contentious debate about whether to raise property taxes by 2 cents to make up the difference. They wound up keeping taxes the same and dipping into reserve funds for the shortfall. Some say that’s not a sustainable way of doing business.

“I’m not a tax and spend kind of person, and I know people are really struggling, but we’ve got to be able to pay for our services,” said Barbara Hamilton, a mayoral candidate who’s been on the town board since 2012. Her town council seat is not up for reelection, so if she loses her bid for mayor she will keep her board seat.

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pay the bill, Hamilton said, pointing to legislation coming down from Raleigh that’s taken away other avenues — such as business license fees — that small towns have used to supplement their income. Add that to an already barebones post-recession government and the countywide revaluation slated to take effect in the next budget year — home values are expected to drop substantially, meaning that the yield of the current tax rate would decrease — and the cur-

rent tax rate will likely prove too tight to work.

Candidates Lynda Sossamon and Danny Allen agreed that the new board will have to seriously consider the tax issue and said that hiking the rate may be necessary.

“Probably it would have to be (a discussion),” said Sossamon, who voted with Hamilton this year for the 2-cent tax increase. “It’s not something that I can really get a handle on right now without knowing all of the facts,” such as the outcome of the revaluation and receipts from the ABC store.

“We can’t continue pulling from our reserves,” added Allen, who voted against the tax increase this year.

According to Hamilton, town government has already slimmed down as much as it can in the wake of the recession, and there’s not a lot of room left to cut without severely handicapping town function. But Allen said he’s not giving up the search for fat to cut.

“I’ll do everything within my powers to make sure that we have looked inside before we do our tax increase,” Allen said.

Sossamon, meanwhile, said public input would be a priority leading up to any

decision.

“We’ll only do what the citizens want us to do,” she said. “That’s why I hope we get input.”

Hamilton is looking more toward the longer view when it comes to the tax question, seeing the merit in seriously considering an increase the next go-around but eyeing some town ordinances for revision to boost revenues in the future.

“We’ve got to really think outside the box because we’ve got to think of some Downtown Sylva. solutions,” she said.

For instance, Hamilton said, what if the town changed its density standards to allow more homes to be built per acre?

Right now, depending on location, Sylva requires a minimum lot size between 0.2 and 0.4 acres. If that requirement were loosened, Hamilton said, more real estate value could be built per acre, increasing Sylva’s tax base.

Allen fielded that idea too when asked about the tax issue, bringing up the advent of “tiny homes” — mini houses strategically built to get the most out of every square foot — as a desirable form of affordable housing to bring to Sylva. Right now, the town’s zoning ordinances don’t allow for them.

“That’s going to get people looking like, ‘Oh come to Sylva. You can have a little lot 300-square-foot house and be happy,’” Allen said.

MAKING DOWNTOWN BUSTLE Allen’s all about getting people to come to Sylva, and he said he’s open for ideas as to how to make it happen.

“My goal is to make it like it was when I was a kid that you could have thousands of people walking the streets and shopping and all the businesses thriving,” Allen said.

“Downtown is the hub of Sylva, and when it dies, Sylva dies.”

In Allen’s mind, Sylva should do more to capitalize on the proximity of Western Carolina University and claim an identity closer to that of a college town. In his work as a security guard at the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching, across from WCU’s main campus, he comes across his share of stu-

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Potential mayors Lynda Sossamon, 68 • Profession: Co-owner of Sylva Radio Shack store • Political experience: Served on the Sylva town board 19972001 and is currently at the end of a second four-year term; has served on or chaired numerous Lynda Sossamon boards including Mountain Projects, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, TWSA, Sylva Partners in Renewal, among others.

• Reason to run: “I think I have good leadership qualities, and having owned a business for so long I’ve met the public, the residents of town. I’m familiar with those people and I’ve chaired many boards.”

Danny Allen, 59 • Profession: Security guard at N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching; former manager at Quin Theaters.

• Political experience: 12 years on Sylva town board • Reason to run: “One person can’t do anything, but I just think I would work with the board for the betterDanny Allen ment of the people of Sylva. That’s my main goal, my only purpose, the only reason I’m running for mayor is to help the people of Sylva.”

Barbara Hamilton, 71 • Profession: Retired nurse after 38 years of work, 25 of those at Harris Regional Hospital • Political experience: Three years on Sylva town board after being appointed to a vacancy in 2012 and winning election in 2013.

Serves on a variety of boards, including the Main Street Sylva Association, Jackson Neighbors in Need, Jackson Barbara Hamilton County Library and 14 years as treasurer of the Democratic Party of Jackson County.

• Reason to run: “I think my actions and total involvement speak louder than words because they (constituents) know what they can expect from me, and I appreciate that.”

Asking for the vote Lynda Sossamon has lived in Sylva since graduating from Western Carolina University, marrying and buying a Radio Shack franchise in town. She’s running on her experience in governance, not just on the town board but in the myriad of boards she’s served on.

Aside from the two terms she’s served on the town board, currently as vice mayor, Sossamon has served on or chaired a laundry list of other boards and committees. She served on the inaugural board of Sylva Partners in Renewal, a downtown development organization. She’s active in her church and a board member for Mountain Projects, and she chairs the Arts Advancement Council at WCU. She’s been a board member and chair for the Tuckeseigee Water and Sewer Association, was on the committee for Sylva’s 125th anniversary and volunteers at the Good Samaritan Clinic — this list goes on.

“I think (I have) experience, and not just on the town board but experience leading other boards, and the way I vision things I’m a person that can see the forest,” she said, referencing the idiom about being able to see the forest for the trees.

A big part of that vision, she said, involves public input.

“I would like more input from the people that pay the taxes that run this town,” she said. “What would they like to see?”

As far as the grand vision for Sylva?

Sossamon sees “A vibrant town with a nice Main Street, with neighborhoods that are safe and fun to live in.”

Hamilton, a retired nurse who worked 25 years for Harris Regional Hospital, has taken

With 12 years on the town board, Danny Allen is the longest serving of the three mayoral candidates. He feels that should be a strong vote in his favor, as should the fact that he’s the only one of the three that grew up in Sylva.

“I think overall I would be the best choice for all of Sylva,” he said.

Allen also touts his governance style, which he describes as heavy on listening and light on injecting his own personal opinion into votes.

“I put citizens before my own personal opinion, my own personal vote,” he said. “I represent them, I don’t represent me, and I don’t let my personal opinion influence my decision. My decision is based on the people.”

to the area as a student at WCU. Hamilton, meanwhile, said that she’d look to generally encourage more small business growth, with a special focus on looking through town ordinances and regulations to get rid of any unnecessary hurdles for new businesses. She praised a recent policy change by the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority allowing businesses to rent water and sewer allocation, rather than paying thousands of dollars upfront to buy it, as an example of the kind of change she’s looking for.

“New businesses and especially younger people, it was very difficult for them to come up with funding and follow everything they have to follow,” Hamilton said.

“Some of them just felt they could not afford to come here.”

Things seem to be looking up in Sylva right now, Hamilton said — she recently made the rounds to welcome two new businesses, Baxley’s Chocolate and Sylva Convenient Market & General Store — but Sylva still lags noticeably behind some of its neighbors in the bustling downtown department.

“I look at some of the towns around us and I really want to go over and ask, ‘What

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dents, and a good many of them are under the impression that Sylva begins and ends with the red light near Rite-Aid. “I want to attract them to come downtown because they have money to contribute to our revenue,” Allen said.

What if, for instance, Sylva restaurants partnered with the university to accept student meal cards? Or maybe one of the big breweries in Asheville, like Sierra Nevada or the upcoming New Belgium brewery, could be convinced to set up an outpost in Sylva?

And what about those inexpensive-but-filling eateries college students so love, like Applebee’s or Fatz — could Sylva get one of them to build a branch in town?

Sossamon agreed that Sylva needs to capitalize on its proximity to so many college students, and not just at WCU. There’s Southwestern Community College next door in Webster as well.

“I would love to see more students and faculty and staff downtown,” she said.

As mayor, she’d want to encourage the town to take a hard look at what kinds of business might attract those populations and plan accordingly, working hand-in-hand with the college and university along the way.

“I think there’s so much potential in this area,” said Sossamon, who originally came

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care of a significant portion of Sylva’s population during her years in healthcare. In her political career, she touts that same attention to the individual as her biggest asset.

“I’ve always treated people with dignity and respect no matter what their level was in the community,” she said, and as mayor she’d want to listen and hear ideas for anyone who has them.

In setting herself apart from the other two candidates, Hamilton says that she’s unique in that she’s retired and therefore able to spend the time to participate in the community and let her ear by bent by all takers.

“I consider this to be my fulltime job,” she said. “I have time to be involved, which I know is difficult to do when you work.”

That’s what she’s tried to do in the three years she’s been on the town board, she said, and her involvement doesn’t end there.

Hamilton also serves on a variety of boards, including the Main Street Sylva Association, Jackson Neighbors in Need, Jackson County Library and 14 years as treasurer of the Democratic Party of Jackson County.

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR unning unopposed for his second term, Franklin Mayor Bob Scott hopes to continue on his path toward a more open and accessible government while leading the town for the next two years.

During his last campaign, he promised change and progress for Franklin — something he thinks he’s been able to accomplish with the current board and the town staff.

“I feel like I have the community’s support because I said I’d change some things and I have,” he said. “It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve done it and I’m proud of the town — Franklin is definitely on the move.”

He hopes installing new sidewalks will improve the appearance of downtown and also increase safety. The problem with speeding on Main Street has been an issue Scott has been harping on for months because it causes a danger to pedestrians.

Scott also supported the Main Street Program becoming inactive and the town taking over organizing four of the street festivals. Many merchants weren’t happy with how the Main Street Program was operating and the board felt it was best to go to an inactive status to allow the program to regroup and recruit new volunteers.

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THE TRAFFIC CONUNDRUM As part of that, the new town board will be dealing with — and, likely, putting to rest — the issue of traffic and parking downtown. The town board has been through discussion after discussion about traffic patterns, even commissioning a study and holding two public hearings on the feasibility of changing Main Street to two-way traffic, as it was back in the 1950s.

The opinion is nearly unanimous at this point that two-way is not the answer — traffic congestion, the fact that vehicles are larger now than 60 years ago and logistics

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are you all doing?’ Even Waynesville, Bryson (City), there’s people there all the time,” Hamilton said. “They’ve really done a good job. I’d like to hear what their ideas are.”

Tourism, obviously, is a strong driver for Sylva, but it can’t be the one and only. For starters, the tourist season lasts only part of the year — Sylva needs to add to its yearround economy. The town doesn’t have the real estate, really, to accommodate any kind of larger industrial operation in town limits.

But town leaders should keep their eyes open for opportunities, Hamilton said, and set the stage to welcome new enterprises to the fold.

“You want to keep your character and your hometown flavor, and yet you want to be welcoming to other people,” she said.

surrounding truck deliveries on a two-way main street are some of the considerations in play — but there are other traffic-related issues to consider.

“Now we need to work with that and with DOT (N.C. Department of Transportation) and decide what best fits what the citizens want with what the DOT can do,” said Sossamon.

One of the things the citizens want, she said, is more parking on Mill Street. Several merchants had voiced approval of the temporary lane closure on that road after a fire burned downtown in 2014, which allowed for some extra parking spaces.

Allen supports changing Spring Street, a tiny cross-street that connects Mill and Main and becomes Allen Street after the intersection, to a left turn only street. Right now, the “straight” of way to Allen is more of a slight right turn against traffic, and its presence necessitates a traffic light that during peak hours causes traffic on Mill to back up.

Hamilton agreed with that proposal for Spring Street, adding that if one of the lanes on that street closed, bike racks or diagonal parking could go in its place. The town should also take a look at loading zones, she said, trying to find a solution so that big delivery trucks don’t block storefronts for extended periods of time. However, she cautioned, it’s not entirely the town’s call.

“DOT has the power,” she said. “I don’t think a lot of people realize that we don’t make the decision.”

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business entrepreneurs since it is unlikely Franklin will see any large industries moving in any time soon. He said Lazy Hiker Brewing opening up in the old town hall building was a great addition to the town that is drawing a younger crowd.

Scott said he is thrilled to see so many residents stepping up to run for a seat on the town board. He welcomes the opportunity to serve with some of the younger candidates running for alderman because they are more representative of the changes occurring in Franklin.

“The (current) board has a sense of vision, but I’m not sure sometimes if our vision is going along with way we should be going because Franklin is undergoing a lot of changes. Our demographics are changing quickly,” he said.

One main goal he had during his last campaign was to hold monthly town hall forums to give residents, merchants and town leaders an opportunity to express their concerns, but once he was elected the idea was met with board skepticism.

Depending on which three aldermen candidates get elected this year, the forums might have a second chance at getting off the ground.

“That got botched — there were people that didn’t want me to do it but my philosophy is we should be open. I still want to do that,” Scott said.

Moving into his next term, Scott reiterated the two things he doesn’t want to hear from the board or people in the community.

“I’ve said I don’t want to hear, ‘we’ve always done it that way’ or ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’” he said.

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Candidates answer call for change in Bryson

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR he five newcomers running for the Bryson City Board of Aldermen and mayor have made it clear they want to see some new faces on the board and some much-needed change to the town.

Four new candidates are running in an attempt to unseat incumbents Jim Gribble and Kate Welch, while one candidate is challenging one-term Mayor Tom Sutton.

The complaints from candidates seem to center around the current board not being effective at making timely decisions and isolating itself from other players in the county, including the Chamber of Commerce, Bryson City merchants and the county government.

Alderman candidate Tee Angel said she wouldn’t even mind if she didn’t get elected as long as people voted in some new blood on the board.

“We have all good candidates running so don’t worry about hurting my feelings,” she said. “The main thing I hear over and over is that people want change. The current aldermen have done a good job and served their time, but now it’s time for change.”

Alderman candidate Heidi Woodard agreed that Gribble and Welch have no doubt done a lot for the town over the years but fresh views and ideas would be a welcome addition for the town government. As a chamber employee, she has seen firsthand

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the lack of cooperation and collaboration between the town board and community organizations.

“I want to see restored networking and communication with the county and other entities such as the merchants association and the chamber,” she said. “We should all work together to accomplish things.”

MAKING TIMELY DECISIONS Candidates say the current board doesn’t make decisions in a timely manner because they table an issue if the board doesn’t reach unanimous consensus or if one of the aldermen is absent from the meeting.

Mayor Tom Sutton, who is running for re-election, said the way the board has been operating is somewhat problematic because it prevents important decisions from being made. That way of operating is not a written policy or anything, Sutton said, it’s just the way the board has been doing it.

“It inadvertently gives each member a veto power — if there’s not unanimous support or one member is absent they don’t vote and that can slow things down,” he said.

Tim Hines, who is running for alderman, said the pending Fry Street closure was a good example of how the town has stalled important issues. It’s been more than a year since the town was asked to give up its right of way on Fry Street so the street can be shut

may still be months away. down to vehicle “I commend the current traffic, but the board for holding public board still hasn’t forums on this topic, especially made a decision. in a larger venue than the norWith so much mal meeting space, but this pedestrian traffic should have been done months in the area near and months ago,” Hines said. the Great Smoky In talking with people in the Mountain Catherine Tom Sutton community who are against Railroad depot, Cuthbertson closing Fry Street, alderman many say Fry candidate Mike Treadway said Street has become the lack of public parking was a a safety concern. concern. If the road closes and a The Tourism pedestrian plaza is constructed, Development the parking spots on Fry Street Authority and the will be gone. railroad also have “I thought the plan was gorplans to build the Fry Street area Tee Angel Tim Hines geous that they put together for the property and I love the idea into a pedestrianof the whole depot and historic friendly plaza architecture,” he said. “I think with landscaping, there are some real pluses and a stage and more some real concerns.” space for pedestriCatherine Cuthbertson, who ans to hang out is running for mayor, said many after they get off people in town are against it the train. because they feel that the railThe board has been holding pubMike Treadway Heidi Woodard road and its partnerships have too much control in town as it lic hearings about is. However, she thinks the plans the possible closure and has temporarily closed the street through the holidays for the for the plaza look great and that a mutually beneficial decision can Polar Express crowds, but a final decision

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Mayoral candidates • Profession: School psychologist • Political experience: None • Why are you running? “I am running to offer a choice of candidates for the mayor of Bryson City and hopefully increase citizen participation.”

Tom Sutton (incumbent), 57 • Profession: State probation and parole officer • Political experience: One term as mayor • Why are you running? “I feel like I’ve got some unfinished business and I enjoy the job and being able to contribute.”

Alderman candidates Heidi Woodard, 37 • Profession: Membership coordinator for the Swain County Chamber of Commerce • Political experience: None • Why are you running? “I see this as a great opportunity to participate in the town I grew up in and love. I want to see positive growth for the future.”

Mike Treadway, Age: 45 • Profession: Director of Exceptional Children and former principal and teacher for Swain County Schools.

Having sound infrastructure and policies in place to protect the aesthetic beauty of downtown is important to the candidates.

It’s something the board is constantly working on, according to Mayor Tom Sutton. During his first term, he said the town has upgraded its water and sewer system, replaced all the old water meters with new digital meters and completed a number of street paving and repair projects.

“We’re always going to be working on infrastructure,” he said.

As someone who has worked for the school system for many years, Treadway said he understands what small towns are

LeRoy Roberson Waynesville Board of Aldermen Supports small businesses, the backbone of Waynesville’s economy that creates jobs Maintain Waynesville’s strong financial standing Develop solutions for current and future traffic problems

Tee Angel, 57 • Profession: Business owner – Anthony’s Italian Restaurant, Derailed Bar and Angel Cabins • Political experience: Former board member of Swain County Tourism Development Authority, current member of Bryson City Merchants Association.

• Why are you running? “Because I feel like we need a change in how we approach things. We’re a community and we need to be bound together — not set apart.”

*Editor’s Note: Jim Gribble, who is seeking reelection for alderman, did not return phone calls seeking an interview. Incumbent candidate Kate Welch returned a phone call but said she was unavailable for an interview due to a death in the family. up against financially. There is only so much money and too many projects that need to be completed. He said the town had to be smart when it comes to prioritizing to maximize its limited funding.

Cuthbertson said she would like to see the town fill all the potholes in the city then arrange for a prioritized list of streets to be paved by the department of transportation — the amount of traffic a road receives should be a major factor in where it falls on the priority list.

Woodard said she would like to see zoning requirements in place for downtown Franklin to ensure the aesthetics that bring people there is maintained.

Angel agreed beautification efforts needed to continue — a better appearance will lead to more visitors and shoppers, which equals more prosperity for the local businesses.

Hines said zoning was always a sensitive subject because it’s restricting what someone can or can’t do with their private property, but he said many residents have mentioned the importance of cleanliness of properties in town. Before the town considers zoning, he would like to see an effort between city resources and local property owners.

“For example, if someone owns a property that is full of trash and clutter, the city could offer to assist with roll-off dumpsters at a discounted rate,” Hines said. “If a business building in the heart of our town needs a good cleaning/pressure washing, the city could develop a discounted pricing for the city to assist with cleaning.”

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• Profession: IT helpdesk supervisor at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort • Political experience: None • Why are you running? “Personally, to give back to the town that has given me so much and to be a positive example to my daughter. I want to show her that if you want to see change happen, you have to take an active role.”

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“Also, I would like to explore the possibility of the town renovating Fry Street with pedestrian safety, merchant loading/unloading, parking and a park-like setting in mind,” she said.

Woodard and Angel are both in favor of closing Fry Street if only for the safety concerns. Angel’s business is just across the railroad tracks and she sees the near misses that occur between cars and pedestrians.

They also hope the plaza would encourage visitors to stay longer in downtown.

“The idea of losing parking is simply a misrepresentation — we’d be gaining parking in the back and it will be a valuable place that will help the merchants — right now people can’t linger in a parking lot,” Angel said.

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Who’s most suited to move Maggie forward?

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR or a town that may only have 300 voters show up to the polls, the mayoral race in Maggie Valley has garnered plenty of interest this election year.

More than 50 people packed the town hall last Tuesday night to hear the candidates’ positions on the issues before deciding who they want to lead the town for the next four years.

When candidates started signing up to run in July, Maggie’s lineup wasn’t too surprising. Mayor Ron DeSimone signed up to run for a second term. Though he had competition from two of his critics — Justin Phillips and Jasay Ketchum — DeSimone was fairly confident that his track record would see him through the election for for another term.

Then tragedy struck. Thirty minutes after the sign-up period closed on July 17, DeSimone died in a construction accident. As the community mourned his unexpected death, the future of Maggie Valley also weighed heavy on people’s minds.

The mayoral race was now between two political newcomers who have been publicly dismissive of the current board’s agenda and initiatives. While it was too late for another candidate to get on the ballot, Maggie Valley Alderman Saralyn Price, who has served on the board for 10 years, announced she would run as a write-in candidate in an effort to carry on DeSimone’s vision.

Under his leadership, the aldermen were finally able to get along and function as a cohesive board to make important decisions.

Price said she doesn’t want to see the town backslide to the days of bickering and split votes that often led to standstills.

“We’ve come a long way,” Price said. “The attitude of the board has changed — we work great together now and we’ve learned to agree to disagree.”

Even though Price is a Maggie Valley native who is well known in the community, she knows that being a write-in candidate puts her at a disadvantage. It may be an uphill battle, but she does have the support of Alderman Janet Banks — who is seeking re-election — and alderman candidate Billy Case.

“I think Saralyn is the most qualified person to be mayor in the town,” Banks said.

Case agreed, saying that the wrong people in office could result in reverting back to the petty bickering that has made previous boards ineffective.

Alderman Phillip Wight, who is also seeking re-election, and alderman candidate Nikki McCauley said they weren’t supporting any one candidate for mayor and would be happy to serve with any of the candidates running.

Mayoral candidate Justin Phillips said Mayor DeSimone misled the people of Maggie Valley and “flip-flopped” on issues.

He added that electing Price would only mean more of the same for Maggie Valley.

“Saralyn can’t do anything for us,” he 22 said. “She’s been in there for 20 years and has

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just gotten along — elect her and see what happens.”

Ketchum said the feedback he hears from residents is that they are tired of the way things are going and want a new regime.

“A lot of people were really upset with Ron (DeSimone),” he said. “He had some good ideas but sometimes the way he went about it didn’t work.”

Some speculate Phillips’ criminal record could put him at a disadvantage in the race, but he thinks people appreciate his honesty about his past. He said he disclosed his past when he signed up to run and his record has since been publicly reported. It was a drug addiction that led to felony charges for writing about $14,000 worth of bad checks. He served some jail time and repaid his debt and says he’s been on the straight and narrow for more than five years.

“There’s not a person on the planet that doesn’t have something they’re not proud of,” Phillips said. “I’ve overcame every obstacle in my way.”

TRANSPARENCY Ketchum has been following local politics since he moved to Maggie Valley more than 20 years ago. He is a regular at the town meetings and frequently takes his turn at the podium for public comment. While he has seen some improvements since the last election

Who’s running?

Jasay Ketchum, 75 • Profession: Retired X-ray technician • Political experience: None • Why are you running? “I think Maggie Valley needs a change — we need to move forward and the people need a voice in the city.”

Justin Phillips, 35 • Profession: Owner of Organic Bean Coffee Shop • Political experience: None • Why are you running? “Other cities don’t close in the wintertime – with a few modest corrections we can make Maggie Valley a year-round destination.

I’m running to bring year-round security to Maggie Valley — we all deserve it.”

Saralyn Price, 60 • Profession: Retired after 30 years in law enforcement, 15 years as Maggie Valley police chief • Political experience: Has served 10 years as an alderman • Why are you running? “I’m running because I felt like the good lord told me I needed to do this and also after Ron’s tragic death I definitely felt like I needed to do this. I love Maggie Valley — I was born and raised here and would love to see Maggie move forward.”

Candidates for Maggie Valley mayor Jasay Ketchum, (from left) Justin Phillips and Saralyn Price participate in a public forum. Jessi Stone photo two years ago, he said it isn’t enough.

“There’s been improvements and downfalls,” he said. “The board’s quit arguing in the last two years and they’ve really tried but it’s been so slow moving.”

Ketchum said he is concerned that the public is being kept out of the board’s decision-making processes. The board has always had an agenda-setting workshop the week prior to its regular meeting to give aldermen the opportunity to know what issues were coming up.

The workshop is held at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning and even though they are technically open to the public, it is rare that anyone from the public attends. In the last two years, the board has been having more discussion about agenda items at their agenda-setting workshops and less discussion at the actual meetings. Ketchum said he would make the process more transparent.

“Everything is done at the agenda meetings and they just come and vote on it at the regular meetings,” he said. “The first thing I would do is give the citizens a voice in the process by eliminating the agenda meetings.”

Phillips also spoke of transparency at the candidate forum, specifically in regard to issues at the police department. Detective Archie Shuler was fired in July from the Maggie Valley Police Department for professional misconduct and is now under investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations.

Phillips said the public wasn’t privy to the specifics of Shuler’s misconduct because the state Public Records law exempts personnel files from being released. Other states, including Georgia and Florida, have broader laws that allow the public to have access to public employees’ personnel files, especially disciplinary actions against them. Phillips said officers with offenses shouldn’t be allowed to just move on and get another job without an employer knowing why they left their last job.

“As mayor I would be talking to state legislators to repeal that law,” Phillips said. “The public needs to know what’s going on when bad things happen.”

Price, who was in law enforcement for 30 years and served as the Maggie Valley Police Chief for 15 years, responded by saying prospective employers would be aware of any investigation when they run a background check on an officer.

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With a background in marketing, Phillips said he would implement a community development program in Maggie Valley that would give grants to property owners allowing them to do upgrades on their buildings. He said LISC — Local Initiatives Support Corporation — was a nonprofit that secured billions in federal grants to complete community development projects in rural areas.

“If we make the outside of the buildings look better we’ll get people to pull off the road and patronize our businesses,” he said. “The dilapidated buildings need to be fixed.”

Because Maggie Valley is about 30 minutes from many attractions in the region, Phillips says there is no reason why the valley can’t be a year-round tourist destination. He said he would like to see the town focus on the eco-tourism niche given the surrounding natural resources.

For example, Phillips said the town owns property with a trail and beautiful waterfall that the public can’t access. About 9 acres on Old Still Road was donated to the town years ago but nothing has been done with it.

If the town would put some money into rebuilding the stairs and trail that lead up to the waterfall, Phillips said it would be a great tourism asset.

“Saralyn said to give it away to somebody.

Are we going to give it to a Sutton or a Carver?” Phillips said, insinuating Price

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Price said a 30 percent cut over four years couldn’t be done without cutting services or taking money from the fund balance, which shouldn’t be done. She said the board had already made all the cuts it could over the last few years. Taxes were cut by 3 percent, the festival director position was eliminated, town hall debt was paid off and the police department was refinanced to save money. She added that the town implemented the $5 vehicle fee to make up for lost state revenue — the $10,000 to be collected from the fee will go toward road repairs.

The town is also looking to get its employees enrolled in the state’s health insurance plan, which would help cut costs. Price is all for finding additional savings, but she also wants the taxpayers to receive the services they’ve come to expect. She said cutting the police budget would impact the department’s ability to provide round-the-clock protection for residents and businesses.

“I’m for the taxpayers — I want residents to feel like they get the services they deserve,” she said.

Ketchum didn’t make any promises regarding the budget. While he would like to see the town do a better job at providing services like snow and brush removal, sidewalk maintenance and road repairs, he said he would have to really go over the budget closely to see if he could find opportunities for savings.

Ketchum said the town could do a better job of offering services to residents using the assets it already has. He would like to see the festival grounds be open to the public when a festival isn’t scheduled. He suggested moving the playground equipment behind town hall to the festival grounds to give children a place to safely play.

“The people are paying for it so they should be able to use it,” he said.

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“I like it because the engineers have held public meetings asking for public input — they are wanting opinions on what you want the valley to look like,” she said. “I want us all to come together and have the plan we all want.”

Ideas being kicked around include more bike lanes, landscaped medians, more green spaces and parks, water fountains and perhaps even a roundabout near the festival grounds to slow down traffic.

The current board is excited about the town center plan, but Price’s challengers scoff at the idea. While Phillips and Ketchum are all in favor of beautification efforts, they don’t have much faith that the town center plan will ever come to fruition because of the cost and how spread out the town is along U.S. 19.

“It’s 30 years too late — Maggie Valley is not laid out for a town center,” Ketchum said.

“We’ll never be a main street like Brevard or Waynesville — we’re too stretched out.”

Ketchum said it would take all business owners and residents working together to clean up the town and make it more attractive. He said the town needed to do a better job of enforcing the ordinances on the books

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and the planning board needed to not require so much of new businesses.

“If we play our cards right we could get some decent restaurants and get things to do for kids,” he said.

Phillips asked how the town was going to require private property owners along U.S. 19 to make improvements to their property if the town center plan is approved and funded.

He said the better option would be to get a private developer interested in developing some of the for sale properties in town.

“You can’t tell people what to do but you can find a piece of property to shop around to Realtors and brokers — surely they could find us someone who wants to develop it,” he said.

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wanted to donate it to one of her family members.

Price said the town’s insurance company advised the board to close off the dilapidated staircase to the waterfall because of liability issues. She said the increased liability cost as well as the cost of repairing and maintaining the trail was not something the town wanted to be responsible for. Old Still Road also is a private road maintained by a homeowners association that probably wouldn’t appreciate the additional traffic on their road. The lack of a parking area is another challenge.

Price said she was in favor of the town selling it to a private party who could develop it.

“If someone wanted to take it and open it up for the public to see that would be great,” she said.

Price said the town is working on other projects that will increase tourism dollars — a town center master plan to get more people to stop in town and winter lights and WinterFest to help expand the winter season.

The town has had several of these types of development plans that never produced anything concrete, but Price said this one was different because the community is involved in putting the plan together.

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR he entire staff was called into the Shining Rock Classical Academy’s board meeting Monday afternoon to hear the news — the charter school has finally secured a location for the next five years.

After finishing this school year at the Wilson Children’s Complex at Lake Junaluska, Board Chairwoman Tara Keilberg announced that Shining Rock would be relocating across the road to 1023 Dellwood Road. It’s the now empty lot between Bojangle’s and the Lake Junaluska Campground that used to be the Lakeview Motel before it burned down in a fire.

“The location where we are in the Wilson building has been ideal — there’s so much access to green space and the lake is already geared toward children and families, but having our own space will be nice,” Keilberg said.

“The site across the street is beautiful.”

The Lake Junaluska Assembly owns the Dellwood Road property and is leasing it to Shining Rock for $45,000 a year for five years — that’s $3,750 a month.

Keilberg said the school also has an option to renew for another five years after the initial

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lease. The property encompasses 2.8 acres along Dellwood and an addition 20 acres up the hill that include cabins, playground and a knoll at the top that would be perfect for the school’s experiential learning classes.

Until recently, Keilberg said the Assembly was unwilling to extend the school’s lease past December, but she is happy they changed their minds.

“They were slow to talk about any longer term agreement, but Jack Ewing (executive director of the Assembly) said he was charged

with turning under-utilized assets into revenue generating assets and we could see where this would be beneficial for both of us,” she said.

Teachers and staff members were happy that they will no longer be cramped into the children’s complex or have to share classroom space with other teachers. Teachers have become accustomed to using the hallways as workspace.

School director Ben Butler said the plan was to place three modular units on the property for 23 classrooms and office space.

However, the lease prohibits the building of any permanent structures so Keilberg said the board would continue to seek a permanent home.

With permission from the assembly, the board also voted to approve extending its lease at the Wilson Children’s Complex until May 2016, which will allow students to finish out the year without being uprooted and will give the board time to place modular units at the new site.

The hotel site lease begins Jan. 1. In the meantime, the SRCA board will begin the necessary traffic and environmental studies on the property and will release a site plan as soon as possible.

The charter school board has been desperately searching for a piece of property to purchase in Haywood County during the last year, but nothing has worked out for one reason or another.

Most recently, SRCA had a contract to purchase a piece of farmland at Collins Orchard on the corner of Raccoon Road and U.S. 276, but efforts stalled because a farmer growing corn has a lease on the property until May. The farmer and his attorney refused to allow SRCA to perform environmental testing on the site after an engineering truck hired by the school damaged a portion of his crop.

The school also needed a special-use permit from the town of Waynesville to have a school in that area, but the planning board denied the permit request. While the Dellwood Road property is still in Waynesville’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, a special-use permit is not needed.

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Last fall saw the opening of a primary care clinic called Harris Family Care Cullowhee inside the WCU Health and Human Sciences Building. “The practice is available to serve our entire community, increasing access to high-quality care, and also serves as a site for nurse practitioner students to train,” Heatherly said.

The Ascent Partnership also features a community education component with a regular speakers series highlighting experts from the university and the local hospitals, and it will be the foundation for the hospitals’ ongoing support of the university’s Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5K, the Catamount athletics programs, and arts functions occurring on campus through WCU’s Friends of the Arts organization.

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Following the announcement, Heatherly joined leaders from Duke LifePoint Healthcare – Jeff Seraphine, president of LifePoint Health’s Eastern Group, and Dr. Harry Phillips, professor of medicine and chief medical officer, network services, for Duke University Health System – for the morning keynote presentation on “The State of Health Care and Its Effect on the Quality of Life.”

David B. Fountain, Duke Energy’s state president for North Carolina, delivered the luncheon address, “Energizing Western North Carolina’s Quality of Life.” The summit included a series of panel discussions on a variety of topics: creative arts; education, the environment, health care, innovation and technology, and tourism.

“We launched LEAD:WNC last year in the hope that it would lead to formal and informal partnerships that would help move the region forward,” Belcher said. “The formalization of our partnership with Harris and Swain hospitals around community health is exactly the kind of collaboration we had hoped to see come to life.”

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eaders of Western Carolina University, Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital announced the expansion and formalization of a partnership focused on ensuring access to quality health care in North Carolina’s westernmost counties.

Through the initiative, titled The Ascent Partnership, the organizations will work together to train the next generation of health care workers, support athletics and the arts in communities in the region, create opportunities for community engagement on wellness, and expand local availability of needed health care services.

As a pivotal part of the initiative, Harris Regional and Swain Community hospitals will cover the total educational costs for three students to enroll in WCU’s family nurse practitioner program who have committed to working for one of the hospitals.

One student will be chosen to receive the award and begin the two-year program over each of the next three years.

“This award program will enable the students to graduate debt-free and will provide guaranteed employment upon degree completion, which certainly will be important factors for the students,” said WCU Chancellor David Belcher. “But the real value of this program is the impact it will have on our community. It will help meet a critical need for additional primary health care providers.”

Rural Western North Carolina faces a shortage of physicians, and family nurse practitioners are qualified, cost-effective primary care providers who can help meet the increasing demand for high-quality health care in the region, Belcher said.

Steve Heatherly, chief executive officer for Harris Regional and Swain Community hospitals, both of which are part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare, called The Ascent Partnership a formalization of the hospitals’ commitment to the community through a decades-long collaboration with WCU to provide training to future health care professionals.

“The training and placement of highly skilled primary care providers is a critical element of enhancing the quality of life in our region. However, full tuition support for nurse practitioner students is but one facet of The Ascent Partnership,” Heatherly said.

“The partnership also is focused on improving the health and well-being of the communities we collectively serve through collaboration and innovation.”

The hospitals and university created a sports medicine program about 15 years ago that serves WCU’s student-athletes, provides training for physical therapists and sports medicine clinicians, and has placed athletic trainers in 10 high schools in the region to provide access to a coordinated system of care for nearly 1,500 student-athletes and

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Franklin gets new wave of candidates Candidates for the Franklin Board of Aldermen Verlin Curtis (from left), Joyce Handley, Brandon McMahan, Adam Kimsey and Angela Moore participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Macon County League of Women Voters. Jessi Stone photo

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GIVING TO NONPROFITS Moore was the only candidate opposed to the nonprofit donations the town makes each year. She said the government should not forcibly take money from taxpayers to give to charities. She said individuals could best decide how to spend their money.

Handley said the nonprofits that apply for funding have to go through a lengthy process and submit their budget and show what the money will go toward. If they don’t use the money properly, they won’t receive funding the next time they apply.

“So many people are hurting out there,” she said. “If we can reach out and help others we should.”

Collins said he had a record of supporting the nonprofit funding while on the board.

“It does build the fabric of our community,” he said. “We need to be wise stewards of the money we raise through taxes and fees but I will not apologize for the current expenditure.”

Curtis said the organizations the town gave money to were helping repair roofs for the disabled and elderly, providing health care for the poor and feeding people who would otherwise go hungry.

“These organizations that provide a service are very important and the funding is minimal,” he said.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT As a tourist destination, keeping Franklin’s downtown in good shape and offering visitors a fun experience are always top priorities for the town board.

Handley said it was great to see so many new businesses opening up downtown —many of which are owned by young entrepreneurs.

She said the town has encouraged landlords to fix up their buildings to keep downtown looking great for visitors but can’t force them to do anything with their private property.

While the town can’t directly create private jobs, Curtis said the town could attract private entrepreneurs by making sure Franklin has the needed infrastructure and quality of life standards that will attract businesses to the area.

Kimsey agreed that economic development would come naturally if the town provides the basics like quality water and sewer services. He added that having more bike paths and better sidewalks would improve the quality of life for Franklin.

When he thinks of community development, McMahan said he thinks of the town’s festivals because they are a huge draw to Franklin. He would like to see the festivals improved and perhaps even expand the number of festivals throughout the year.

Collins said recruiting new businesses was mostly a county economic development commission function, but the town can attract entrepreneurs simply by making sure the town is in order and provide support for businesses.

Moore said community development was not the role of government and bolstering one area of town — like downtown — over another area becomes a special interest.

She said the festivals were more successful when volunteers ran them.

“We take something away from the community when we hire someone to do it,” she said.

• Profession: Second grade teacher at Iotla Valley Elementary, former business owner • Political experience: Currently serves on the Franklin Planning Board • Why are you running? “This is an exciting time in the history of Franklin. There are lot of exciting things going on and I’d like to be a part of the decision making process during this time.”

Joe Collins, 60 • Profession: Attorney • Political experience: Franklin Alderman from 1997-2003 and mayor from 2003-2013 • Why are you running? “I just saw an opportunity to continue to serve. I’ve got a lot of experience and reasonable approach to things that voters and town residents can appreciate.”

Joyce Handley, 74 • Profession: Receptionist at Franklin Health & Fitness and Nantahala Physical Therapy • Political experience: Served one year on the planning board and eight years as alderman • Why are you running? “Because I love the town of Franklin and I’m loving being an alderman — I like to have my opinion count for something. It doesn’t mean they always agree with me but hopefully I can make some changes for the good.”

Angela Moore, 35 • Profession: Stay-at-home mom of 3; former town of Franklin employee • Political experience: None • Why are you running? “I am a native of Franklin. My husband and I love it here. I want to see not just my rights and money protected but for all the people around me.

When I worked for town seven years ago it was when I got to help people that made my job great and I want to do that again.”

Verlin Curtis, 80 • Profession: Owner of Curtis TV and Radio Shack • Political experience: 12 years as alderman, chairman of Macon County Airport Authority • Why are you running? “I’ve paid taxes in Franklin for 50 years and now I have privilege to vote in town (since being annexed).

I’ve been an alderman for 12 years and want to continue to serve.”

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Collins has three main goals — to work on plans to secure an alternative water source for the town, market and sell the Whitmire property acquired by the town 10 years ago, and to construct more permanent structures on the town square.

Collins said right now the town’s sole source of water is Cartoogechaye Creek, but the town needs to begin looking toward future options.

“It’s OK for now, but there’s not a lot of room for growth and it takes a long time for planning and permitting,” he said.

With so many events occurring downtown and at the town square, Collins said he would like to see the town invest some money in building a permanent stage for performances and public bathrooms for downtown patrons.

Kimsey and McMahan said they would like to see better communication and cooperation between the town and other community organizations. If all the groups know what the other is doing, the town can have a cohesive plan for the future, McMahan said.

Sound infrastructure is something all the candidates agree is needed to ensure Franklin can accommodate future growth and make the town appealing for new businesses and residents.

Curtis said most residents don’t see the work the board puts into planning and infrastructure. He said he worked for two years to help put together the town’s Principles of Growth and Unified

McMahan said he fully supported the idea of government helping others because it was the moral and efficient thing to do.

The nonprofits are more qualified to provide the services than the local government.

“I think nonprofits are great but I don’t necessarily think it should be unchecked or without oversight,” Kimsey said. “We need to make sure we’re putting our money in the best place we can.”

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Development Ordinance. The town has also put a lot of money into upgrading the water treatment plant to increase capacity.

Kimsey said the areas’ natural resources are another reason people are drawn to Franklin.

“Our natural resources — mountains and rivers — we need to make sure we protect those as we work toward growth,” he said.

To capitalize on those natural resources, McMahan said he would like to see more bicycle lanes and pedestrian-friendly areas.

Moore said he first goal is to lower taxes.

She said the town could reduce taxes by cutting out the $40,000 spent every year supporting charities and cutting contributions for economic development, the chamber of commerce and events like Pickin’ in the Park.

“That’s the people’s money and it should be our goal to let them keep as much as they can to do what they want with it,” Moore said.

Handley said tax is always a dreaded word but a necessary evil for local governments to operate. When costs are constantly on the rise, she said it was naïve to think the town won’t have to raise the tax rate at some point.

Six candidates are running for three available seats

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ranklin could potentially see a significant changing of the guard during this year’s election with three open seats on the board of aldermen.

Six people are vying for the open seats — two incumbents and four challengers. With Alderman Farrell Jamison deciding not to run again, the board will for sure have one new member with the potential for even more younger faces to enter the political realm for the first time.

“This is an exciting time in the history of Franklin,” said candidate Brandon McMahan. “There are lot of exciting things going on and I’d like to be a part of the decision-making process during this time.”

Joining McMahan in the under-40 group is local business owner Adam Kimsey and stay-at-home mom Angela Moore, who used to work for the town.

Kimsey said he is running because people have asked him to and he knows people in his age group tend to be uninvolved in local politics.

Moore said she is running because she wants to cut taxes, protect personal property rights and make sure the town’s ordinances are enforced equitably.

Incumbents Joyce Handley and Verlin Curtis are running to keep their seats on the board, and former Franklin alderman and mayor Joe Collins is running to serve on the board again.

Who’s running?

• Profession: Co-owner of The Rathskeller Coffee Haus & Pub • Political experience: None • Why are you running? “I’m mainly running because I care. If you’re not sure if you want to vote for me come by and talk to me — I’m at the Rathskeller all the time. I can’t promise to do everything — it’s just not possible — but I will do my best to make the best choices for the people.”

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Waynesville needs Mayor Gavin Brown back in office realize. The decisions made by mayors and aldermen do not have as direct — and large — of a bearing on your pocketbook as the decisions made at the county, state and federal level, but they do matter. Down at the municipal level, it’s really more about impacting our quality of life and putting in place the amenities we enjoy in small towns.

And make no mistake, Waynesville did not get where it is now by accident or luck. It’s a great town because over the last 25 years it has had visionary, progressive and wise leadership, and Brown has played an important role since taking office.

Think Waynesville’s downtown is cool? Do you like the rec park, the rec center and the skatepark? Like Waynesville’s unique mix of businesses? How about the renaissance of Frog Level and Hazelwood, and the new development going on out in west Waynesville? Like the street festivals and the nicely designed town municipal building and firehouse? How about the burgeoning live music, arts, food and craft beer scene?

It’s difficult for leaders of small towns to deliver on promises, especially where there is a large cost involved. There’s just not that much discretionary money to work with despite what some candidates might make noise about. It takes vision, working together toward common goals, and the ability to move for-

Correction The letter to the editor titled “The Ugly Truth about Tribal Politics” that appeared in last week’s edition had an error. The writer stated that a Cherokee elder’s words had to be translated for tribal council because “… none of them spoke Cherokee fluently.” Actually, newly-elected Tribal Council member Marie Junaluska from Painttown is a fluent Cherokee speaker and served as the tribal council translator as well.

ward in a rather methodical, step-by-step process until one arrives at an end goal.

That’s why in the upcoming election it is vitally important that Waynesville citizens return the incumbent to office. Brown is the epitome of a small-town mayor, someone who possesses just the right combination of character traits and professional skills to keep Waynesville moving forward as one of the finest places to live in Western North Carolina.

Brown was born and raised in Waynesville, is a successful attorney, Editor has been elected to the school board and served on the Waynesville town board prior to becoming mayor. He has also is a member of many other civic organizations and groups. Brown has given countless hours of his life back to this community.

I’ve watched Brown in public life since he was first elected to the school board. As an elected official he is passionate about letting everyone have a seat at the table and letting all voices be heard. Whether it’s his training as an attorney or just his demeanor — I suspect it’s a combination of both — he is natural consensus builder who is not afraid to let others take the lead. Just as important, he knows there are times when a good

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hope Waynesville citizens support Mayor Gavin Brown for reelection.

I sincerely Municipal elections carry more import than most people

Maggie, too I agree with writer Garret K. Woodward that not many people are usually present, but for those who go, it’s great music.

Raymond isn’t easy to read — never has been, probably never will be. But when I was in his home planning the Arts Council event or sitting at the Opry House, I found him to be a most gracious host as well as an entertaining one.

Haywood County has some outstanding talent. Join in letting them know we are grateful for their sharing of these beautiful gifts, Jackie Bolden Clyde

Support Gavin Brown Raymond Fairchild recognition long overdue for Waynesville mayor To the Editor: Congratulations to legendary banjo player Raymond Fairchild for his induction into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, and congratulations to his dedicated wife, Shirley. Also, and thanks to The Smoky Mountain News for writing a long overdue story on a local legend.

In 1986 or ‘87, the Haywood County Arts Council held “Raymond Fairchild Day” with the county commissioners doing a proclamation and the Arts Council hosting a well-remembered event. I was the Arts Council’s first full-time executive director and everyone associated with the council was pleased to be able to honor one of our own, as well as bring in unique programs.

The performance and presentation was held at the old Strand Theatre site and Raymond filled the house with appreciative fans.

Gene and I have been to the Opry House in

To the Editor: I am writing to express my support for the re-election of Gavin Brown as mayor for Waynesville. I don’t reside in the Waynesville voting district but I have known Mayor Brown for many years and have witnessed his leadership during my professional career. He encourages open dialogue and new ideas, inspires harmony in working with colleagues, and provides direction in areas of economic development.

I believe he will continue to uphold the integrity of all Waynesville’s commercial districts while promoting growth and preserving the unique character of each.

Mayor Brown brings a lifelong passion for his hometown and with that a sincere desire to do his best in serving the people of Waynesville.

Sharron Donnahoe Maggie Valley

leader needs to to speak up and make their own opinions known. That’s a nuanced style of leadership that’s all too rare in today’s politics.

Just as important, Brown wants to continue as Waynesville’s mayor for the right reasons. Like his predecessor Henry Foy, his singular motive is to make Waynesville the best small town in the country in which to live. He doesn’t want accolades, would never bash publicly those who disagree with him, and takes his position as mayor very seriously.

Brown’s opponent in this election — Jonnie Cure — has spent the last several years attacking local leaders without offering any substantive vision for what she believes. She has offered no evidence that she has the ability to work together with aldermen to accomplish any goals that will help Waynesville’s citizens or its business community. Her ideas for slashing spending might carry more weight at the state or federal level, but at the local level those ideas would negatively impact the quality of life we enjoy in Waynesville. Her leadership would take us backward at the very time the economy is rebounding, Western North Carolina is among the most popular places in the country, and Waynesville’s future is potentially very, very bright.

This election is as important for Waynesville as any in recent memory. Send Mayor Gavin Brown back to the mayor’s office.

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

LETTERS Corporate charm rebuttal misses mark To the Editor: The BB&T Distinguished Professor of Capitalism at WCU has responded to my letter regarding BB&T bank’s practice of funding pro-corporate professors on college campuses across the country. I did not name the professor, as it was not my intention to denigrate his reputation, as I am sure he is a well-qualified professional or he would not have gotten the position.

The fundamental problem, however, is the system in which giant corporations can install those who agree with their political viewpoint into our public educational institutions. By definition, this act makes our universities less public and more controlled by private forces and motivations.

Further, why should those with an overabundance of money be able to get their views over-represented in a public university? This is the same issue as that of the US Supreme Court ruling of Citizens United: that in an under-regulated market, the wealthy and powerful have disproportionate influence on our government and society.

This ruling reverses a great American tradition of one person, one vote.

As our media is corporate-owned, the information they present on their news shows reflect their corporate bottom line.

This is why, in spite of his success in fundraising from millions of small donors,

in the huge crowds at his events, his performance in the debate, and his soaring poll numbers, Bernie Sanders is either attacked or ignored by the corporate media news.

In his letter, the professor suggested that censorship is the appropriate way to deal with criticism (such as mine), and in an under-regulated market, BB&T could buy up all the local newspapers and make this a reality.

We The People stand no chance against the whims mega-corporations unless we elect representatives to stand up against that power, just like the checks and balances designed into our government. Corporate power, unchecked, is more dangerous than political power, as the corporations now control our government against our interests.

Those corporations don’t want Bernie Sanders for President, as he would work to restore the balance of private and public power, as he has done throughout his career.

Corporate tyranny is tyranny nonetheless.

Dan Kowal Franklin

War on men evidently is going strong To the Editor: Seventeen pages of your Oct. 7 issue (including the cover) were dedicated to “Women in Business,” more than 25 percent (one quarter) of your newspaper.

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hen my daughter, who is a freshman this year at Tuscola High School, made the Color Guard this summer, the first thought I had was that I would soon be seeing high school football games again for the first time since the late 1980s, when I was a fledgling sports writer for the Watauga Democrat in Boone. My second thought was that I would finally get my first real taste of the vaunted TuscolaPisgah rivalry, an intense battle that has been going on for more than 50 years.

I have lived here for nearly 25 years, but since I attended neither Tuscola nor Pisgah, I have never really had much of a stake in the outcome in this annual slugfest. Still, during the week of the game especially, it is impossible to go much of anywhere in Haywood County and not hear people talking about the game. For more than two decades, I have listened to stories in the gym, the barber shop, the grocery store, and the dentist’s office — to name just a few places — about the rivalry. It is interesting to see the complete change in tone when people talk about it. It is not just a game. It is serious business.

As a band parent, I volunteer when I can to help at the games. For this year’s game, I was part of a group of parents who met at Waynesville Middle School to feed the band — both bands — before the game. I showed up at around 4 p.m., and the traffic was already thickening around the school, even though the game did not start until 7:30 pm. The parking lot near the band room was already full, and cars lined the side of the road in a haphazard assembly. At 4 p.m., I had to turn around and park about a mile away, next to a cluster of cars

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LETTERS, FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Congratulations. You have confirmed that America has accomplished what Abraham Lincoln is credited with having said could not be done: we have strengthened the weak by weakening the strong.

Lincoln’s implied reasoning was, of course, you cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong and expect acceptable or beneficial results.

Be that as it may, the war on women is officially over, the war on men is in full progress and gaining momentum across the nation.

For those of us who have sons, grandsons and great grandsons, that’s not good news. I have 10 great grandsons, the oldest of which has (or soon will) enter the workforce. These young men have some well-placed cow chips in their paths of which they have no knowledge and that I will not have the chance to teach them (from my own experience of having stepped in most of them) how to avoid.

David L. Snell Franklin

Letter writer was wrong about Republicans

To the Editor: A recent letter writer has gone over the top with the surreal allegation that the Republican Party is without Christian principles. This letter writer’s M.O. is to point out some problem in society, quote some remote facts, and then try to transfer blame to the Republican Party or Sen. Jim Davis, RFranklin. Instead of paying for legitimate 30 political ads, these Democrats flood the

where students were busy working on their signs, some of which bore curious messages that I gathered were “inside insults” between the schools. I was afraid to ask and didn’t, until Sunday, when I asked a couple of kids at our church what the signs meant.

“You don’t want to know,” one girl said.

While we were serving the students pizza and a variety of beverages — I was appointed “drink Nazi,” making sure that no one took more than one drink until we knew everyone had Columnist been served — I noticed that everyone was all decked out in black and gold or red and black. Many faces were painted, some with clever artwork. A few of the Tuscola people were wearing T shirts that numbered all the years that the Mountaineers have won the game. At the bottom, it read “26-24-1. What rivalry?”

I chuckled at this, since these teams have been pounding on each other for 50 years and have split the games almost perfectly down the middle. By contrast, I went to Appalachian State University, which supposedly has a rivalry with Western Carolina University. Since 1985, App State has won 26 games and Western Carolina has won two. What rivalry?

My wife had perceptively saved us some seats just behind the student section on the 30-yardline by 3:30 pm, so once we finished feeding the band, we made our way to our seats, still

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The usual ploy is to claim that the Republicans will take away your government benefits. Fortunately, most people understand the ploy, and they re-elected Sen. Davis, one of the finest men I have met in this area. This is the first time I have heard this particular person stoop to use religious principles against a political party. He is correct in his assumption that “Christians are enamored with the Republican Party” as most of us are unhappy with the on-the-job training in the presidency, poorly negotiated trade deals, and the dangerous treaty with Iran. We want change in Washington.

The rich are already paying almost all of the taxes, and that fact is easy to research.

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Signed letters better than mystery ads To the Editor: Letters to the editor in a newspaper illustrate the highest tradition of a free press.

Letters represent an opportunity for individuals to express their own opinions. By signing their letters writers take responsibility for their ideas.

Paid political ads for candidates are often are paid for by third parties. In this way candidates can deny responsibility for their content. These ads work, and often make the difference in a candidate winning an election.

There is so much money in politics today that often outside groups spend more on a candidate than he or she does on their own campaign. If elected to public office, will the

an hour and a half before kickoff. Even then, the stadium was already half full and people were streaming in from every direction. It was very much a college game atmosphere.

By kickoff time, you could not have squeezed a peanut into the stadium. It seemed that the entire population of Haywood County was in attendance, just as I had always been told. I saw an old friend of mine from the gym, fully decked out in his Tuscola gear. We exchanged a few lines from “The Andy Griffith Show,” a ritual dating back nearly 20 years, and then I asked him whether he thought Tuscola would win. His smile instantly melted, and his brow furrowed. There was a fraught pause.

“I don’t know,” he said. “We have a good team this year, but everything’s out the window when these two teams play. I sure hope so. I really do.”

I have seen literally hundreds of football games on all levels, and covered many of them during my tenure as a sports writer.

Very often, games that are overly hyped fail to live up to expecta tions. Not this game. From the opening kickoff, Pisgah and Tuscola battled for four quarters, and then into overtime, before Pisgah finally prevailed thanks to a truly impressive goal line stand. Had the Mountaineers been able to gain just one yard on the final play, they would have won the game, but the Bears put up a stone wall and the quarterback sneak was stopped cold.

Pisgah’s victory now brings the series to 26-25-1. What rivalry? This one, I would say, is about as good as it gets. I’m already looking forward to next year’s game.

(Chris Cox is a writer and teacher who lives in Haywood County. He can be reached at jchriscox@live.com.)

candidate truly represent the interests of the people who voted for him or the people who bought his election and sold him to the voters? Who pays the piper calls the tune.

Maybe candidates should be allowed to write a letter to the editor.

Margery Abel Franklin

Rep. Mark Meadows not a worthy congressman To the Editor: Politics is often described as the art of the possible. The recent resignation of Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and the events surrounding electing a replacement for him demonstrate the fact that the group of Republican Party insurgents who misleadingly bill themselves as the Freedom Caucus do not understand some of the basic tenets of American politics. While the members of this group often describe themselves as strict constitutionalists, their behavior demonstrates an almost complete lack of understanding of one of the fundamental principles embedded in the Constitution — the essential need for compromise.

Our Congressman, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, is one of the leaders of this reactionary insurgent group. Meadows authored a letter that undermined Boehner’s already minimal ability to make the House function as a useful instrument of government. Rep. Meadows has continually and repeatedly demonstrated that he is an ideologue and egotist who would sacrifice functioning government for so-called principle. Like a petulant child, he has insisted that shutting down the

government is an acceptable, even a preferred tactic; even if his ends are the futile pursuit of a radical agenda that has no chance of enactment and only limited public support.

Rep. Meadows and his misguided colleagues have abandoned their primary responsibility to govern. They eschew representation of their constituents in favor of hostage taking. They pursue partisan motivated investigations that spend endless amounts of money while wasting time instead of engaging in the basic business of legislating. This country is faced with innumerable serious challenges from mass incarceration that costs billions while creating a permanent under-culture to an economy that works for the few to climate change.

Meanwhile, Meadows and his cohorts throw temper tantrums.

Now Poltico and other outlets report that Meadows is under an ethics investigation for what appears to be improper severance payments to Meadows’ former Chief of Staff Ken West. This is on top of inquiries related to other questionable payments to West, a man burdened by a series of sexual harassment complaints. Some of these complaints were known even before Meadows appointed West, which raises questions about Meadows’ judgment.

As we watch the House Republican caucus dissolve into disarray, as we watch the nation’s business grind to a halt because of the actions of a few intemperate members like Meadows, we should ask ourselves if this is the kind of representation the voters of Western North Carolina’s11th District deserves. The answer is clearly no.

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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 APPLE CREEK CAFE 32 Felmet St., Waynesville. 828.456.9888.

Open Monday-Friday with lunch form 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and family-style dinner 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Home to an extensive build your own sandwich menu as well as specialty salads, soups burgers and more. With local ingredients and made-from-scratch recipes using a variety of good-for-you ingredients Apple Creek Cafe is sure to become your favorite spot.

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

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

Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Carry out available. Located in downtown Waynesville, Bogart’s has been long-time noted for great steaks, soups, and salads. Casual family atmosphere in a rustic old-time setting with a menu noted for its practical value. Live Bluegrass/String Band music every Thursday. Walking distance of Waynesville’s unique shops and seasonal festival activities and within one mile of Waynesville Country Club.

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

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

Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday brunch 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Full Menu 3 to 9 p.m. Serving fresh and delicious weekday morning lite fare,

lunch, dinner, and brunch. Freshly prepared menu offerings range from house-made soups & salads, lite fare & tapas, crepes, specialty sandwiches and burgers. Be sure not to miss the bold flavors and creative combinations that make up the daily Chef Supper Specials starting at 5pm every day.

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

CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1401. Family-style breakfast seven days a week, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. – with eggs, bacon, sausage, grits and oatmeal, fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pancakes, and always all-you-can-eat. Lunch every day from 12 till 2 p.m. Evening cookouts on the terrace on weekends and Wednesdays (weather permitting), featuring steaks, ribs, chicken, and pork chops, to name a few. Bountiful familystyle dinners on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with entrees that include prime rib, baked ham and herb-baked chicken, complemented by seasonal vegetables, homemade breads, jellies and desserts. We also offer a fine selection of wine and beer. The evening social hour starts at 6pm, and dinner is served starting at 7pm. So join us for mile-high mountaintop dining with a spectacular view.

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CITY BAKERY 18 N. Main St. Waynesville 828.452.3881.

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

Breakfast is made to order daily: Gourmet cheddar & scallion biscuits served with bacon, sausage and eggs; smoked trout bagel plate; quiche and fresh fruit parfait.

We bake a wide variety of breads daily, specializing in traditional french breads. All of our breads are hand shaped. Lunch: Fresh salads, panini sandwiches. Enjoy outdoor dinning on the deck. Private room available for meetings.

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.

CORK & CLEAVER 176 Country Club Drive, Waynesville.

828.456.3551. Reservations recommended. 4:30-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Sunday brunch 11 a.m. to 2 pm. Tucked away inside Waynesville Inn, Cork & Cleaver has an approachable menu designed around locally sourced, sustainable, farm-to-table ingredients. Chef Ed Kaminski prepares American cuisine from local, organic vegetables grown in Western North Carolina.

Full bar and wine cellar. www.thewaynesvilleinn.com.

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

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

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

World-famous prime rib, steaks, fresh seafood, gorgonzola cheese and salads. All ABC permits and open year-round. Children always welcome. Take-out menu. Excellent service and hospitality. Reservations appreciated.

JOEY'S PANCAKE HOUSE 4309 Soco Rd Maggie Valley.

828.926.0212. Joey’s is a family style restaurant that has been serving breakfast to the locals and visitors of Western North Carolina since 1966. Featuring a large variety of tempting pancakes, golden waffles, country style cured ham and seasonal specials spiked with flavor, Joey's is sure to please all appetites. Join us for what has become a tradition in these parts, breakfast at Joey’s.

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

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

Monday-Saturday. Father and son team Frank and Louis Perrone cook up dinners steeped in Italian tradition. With recipies passed down from generations gone by, the Perrones have brought a bit of Italy to Maggie Valley. frankiestrattoria.com

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CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

828.587.2233. Open Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tasty, healthy and quick. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, espresso, beer and wine.

Come taste the savory and sweet crepes, grilled paninis, fresh, organic salads, soups and more. Outside patio seating. Free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly. Live music and lots of events.

Check the web calendar at citylightscafe.com.

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

828.926.1820 Open Daily 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., closed Tuesday. Family Style at Country Vittles is not a buffet. Instead our waitresses will bring your food piping hot from the kitchen right to your table and as many refills as you want. So if you have a big appetite, but sure to ask your waitress about our family style service.

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

828.586.3555. Open Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Handtossed pizza, steak sandwiches, wraps, salads and desserts. All made from scratch.

Beer and wine. Free movies with showtimes at 6:30 and 9 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Visit madbatterfoodandfilm.com for this week’s shows.

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

828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.

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

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.

PAPERTOWN GRILL 153 Main St., Canton. 828.648.1455 Open 7 days a week 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Serving the local community with great, scratch-made country cooking. Breakfast is served all day. Daily specials including Monday meatloaf, chicken and dumplings on Thursdays and Friday fish.

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RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT AND BAR Maggie Valley Inn and Conference Center 828.926.0201 Open Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m and Sunday 7:30 a.m to 9 p.m. Full service restaurant serving steaks, prime rib, seafood and dinner specials.

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ROB’S HOT DOG SHACK 42 Montgomery St., Waynesville 828.707.7033. Open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rob’s serves gourmet hot dogs and has homemade side items. Outdoor and indoor dining, café style restaurant. Locally owned and operated.

Family oriented business.

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SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUB SHOP 29 Miller Street Waynesville 828.456.3400.

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

Using only the freshest ingredients in homemade soups, salads and sandwiches. Come in and see for yourself why Smoky Mountain Sub Shop was voted # 1 in Haywood County.

Locally owned and operated.

TWIN MAPLES FARMHOUSE 63 North Hill Street, Waynesville.

828.452.7837. Open for Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located just two blocks from downtown Waynesville, Twin Maples is available for weddings, receptions, family reunions, birthday parties, showers, luncheons, corporate meetings and retreats.

VITO’S PIZZA 607 Highlands Rd., Franklin.

828.369.9890. Established here in in 1998. Our Pizza dough, sauce, meatballs, and sausage are all made from scratch by Vito.

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ORGANIC BEANS COFFEE COMPANY 1110 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

828.668.2326. Open 7 days a week 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Happily committed to brewing and serving innovative, uniquely delicious coffees — and making the world a better place.

100% of our coffee is Fair Trade, Shade Grown, and Organic, all slow-roasted to bring out every note of indigenous flavor.

Bakery offerings include cakes, muffins, cookies and more. Each one is made from scratch in Asheville using only the freshest, all natural ingredients available. We are proud to offer gluten-free and vegan options.

PASQUALE’S 1863 South Main Street, Waynesville. Off exit 98, 828.454.5002. Open for lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Sunday.

Classic Italian dishes, exceptional steaks and seafood (available in full and lighter sizes), thin crust pizza, homemade soups, salads hand tossed at your table. Fine wine and beer selection. Casual atmosphere, dine indoors, outside on the patio or at the bar. Reservations appreciated.

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BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER bout halfway between Bryson City and the Nantahala Outdoor Center, a small, unassuming building sits alongside the road. The structure is only a stone’s throw from the bustling intersection of U.S. 64 and N.C. 28, and inside Elise Willa Pincu Delfield is at her potter’s wheel, silently spinning magic.

“For me, it’s the idea of creating something with my hands, something beautiful and functional,” she said. “It’s a pretty amazing thing, for anyone, to take a lump of clay and make something useful of it.”

Owner of Pincu Pottery, Delfield has spent the majority of her adult life taking endless piles of clay and turning them into works of art. Her colorful pieces not only appease the eye, but also get taken off the shelf, felt and used, all in an effort “Everybody has to enjoy and immerse oneself in the playfulness of that creative Delfield’s vision. spark within them.

“It’s about creating art that is personal and touchWhen I found able, not something large mine, I became that just sits there and gathers dust,” she said. “When passionate about someone opens up their cupboard and picks up one something.” of my pots or mugs, I want — Elise Delfield them to be happy. I want them to feel the piece, coddle it, run their hands and fingers around it, feeling the different textures of the clay and glaze.”

Using the ancient landscape of Southern Appalachia as her inspiration, Delfield looks to the colors and the rebirth nature of spring as the main focus of her creations. Within her hands, she molds the clay, making indents and lines that represent the rolling Great Smoky Mountains, where wave after wave of ridgelines appear. She paints each piece with a watercolor technique, which is where the mountainous shapes, flowers, creatures and butterflies are added. Once placed into the kiln, they are fired at up to 2,100 degrees upon completion.

“Nature plays a large role in my inspiration for both design and decoration of the pottery,” her mission statement reads. “I’m primarily inspired by my natural environment, which includes a rich, red clay dirt and lush, green mountains that bloom with color in spring. These colors and patterns roll around in my memory, synthesize and are drawn out over the clay.”

And yet, all of this creativity and drive all originated from one single moment in Delfield’s life. While a student at the University of Florida, she had aspirations to either be a veterinarian or engineer. During one semester, Delfield found herself fed up with a calculus class. Nothing seemed to fit. So, she dropped the class, and found herself at the Student Union, signing up for a ceramics class, all by chance.

“I always wanted to try ceramics, so I took the class,” she reminisced. “And that first moment I touched and worked with clay was the be all, end all for me. I fell in love with clay and knew this was what I wanted to do.”

Delfield then ventured down a path she never knew existed beforehand. She has delved into pottery, from purchasing and perusing other artists’ work to studying and researching techniques new and old to apply to her own work. It’s a daily state of being that comes with years of determination and practice, a rabbit hole of beauty and discovery that lies solely in the creative spirit.

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More than 40 highly skilled ceramic artists will be throwing pots and demonstrating their techniques from booths located along Front Street. Now in its 11th year, the festival remains true to its original mission of allowing the public to interact with potters and learn more about their craft.

All festival attendees receive a ticket for a daylong raffle, while a silent auction benefits a local charity that provides meals to needy families. The 7th annual WNC Clay Olympics competition runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in downtown Dillsboro.

Admission is $5 per person, with children under 12 admitted free.

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Elise Delfield of Pincu Pottery, just outside of Bryson City. A potter most of her life, Delfield’s work has been praised and showcased around the Southeast and beyond. With a focus on natural landscape, her work encompasses the beauty and rebirth of springtime in the Great Smoky Mountains.

“It’s a challenge. I wanted to master clay, and I’m still learning new things each and everyday,” Delfield said. “Everybody has that creative spark within them. When I found mine, I became passionate about something. I look at historic pots, contemporary pots, drawing ideas that pop into my head — the more and more creative things around you, the more you and your art grows.”

Alongside her studio and show schedule around the Southeast, Delfield also teaches pottery at Southwestern Community College. The campus is a hop, skip and jump from Pincu, where she teaches all ages, from college students and adults through the school year, to children during the summer.

“We had a world-class surgeon in one class and he was truly ‘humbled by clay,’” Delfield chuckled. “And I like being able to share my love of pottery with others. I like that if I’m able to teach them, then maybe perhaps they’ll appreciate it more, to know how difficult and intricate the process can be, and know what to look for and notice when observing other artists’ works.”

As a potter and collector, Delfield takes great pride in supporting independent artisans, where handmade will always mean more compared to mass-produced.

“I wake up every morning and open my cupboard. Every piece has a different shape, style and story, and I decide ‘who’ I’m going to have coffee with this morning,” she said. “I remember each person who made each piece. I remember my time with them or a memory attached to each piece.”

Heading over to her potter’s wheel, Delfield slaps down a lump of clay. Trickling several drops of waters onto the material, she cranks up the wheel and the show begins. Her fingers dance around the clay, pushing it up and down. Delfield is entranced in the process, where her eyes never leave the clay, her fingers never once letting go of the moment that resides within her hands. In a matter of minutes, a large cylindrical shape emerges, soon to be brought into this world as an eccentric, picturesque piece of art.

“I spend every living, breathing moment of my life thinking about pottery or making pottery,” Delfield said. “It’s my passion.”

Editor’s Note: Pincu Pottery will be one of the numerous artists onsite at the Western North Carolina Pottery Festival on Nov. 7 in Dillsboro.

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And those encounters started to become more important when I found myself in college. Connecticut is a stunning landscape come fall. Once morning classes were let loose, I’d jump into my pickup truck and meander the country roads between New Haven and Hartford. Covered bridges, apple cider, perhaps even the occasional serendipitous song coming across the radio waves, where the long lost faces of teenage love, childhood friends and relatives magically appear atop the dashboard.

Nowadays, my childlike wonder during fall is as strong as ever. I’m fascinated by everything. I’ll stroll downtown Waynesville and purposely take forever to get somewhere. I just want to absorb everything and everyone around me. I tend to take the long way home, from work, from wherever the road may lead me.

The key is to be able to identify the importance of these days we are currently awakening into. To know that when the sunlight gets shorter, the weather a tad more aggressive, you must always be acutely aware of life, and of death. That’s the point. We all get so consumed with our own lives, routines and daily priorities, that we tend to forget we aren’t immortal. You keep thinking about what “must be done today” while the clock keeps spinning.

The clock will always keep spinning. The earth will always keep spinning. Spring into summer into fall into winter and back around again.

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

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October 21-27, 2015

It’s my favorite time of the year.

There is nothing like fall. To me, this season isn’t about pumpkin lattes, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin beer, and all along down Acclaimed bluegrass act The Gibson Brothers the line of things pumpkin. It isn’t will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at about an excuse to wear new Cataloochee Guest Ranch in Maggie Valley. boots, scarves or leggings. It isn’t A celebration of all things Halloween will be even about screaming at the top of held Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at the Folkmoot your lungs at a football game.

Friendship Center in the Hazelwood To me, fall is about taking community of Waynesville. inventory, physically and emotionally, of oneself before battening The 19th Annual PumpkinFest will be held down the hatches in preparation from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in for winter. It’s about slowing downtown. down, even if for a moment, from the chaos that is summer and the A screening of the classic 1922 horror film unknown shenanigans that “Nosferatu” will be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and emerge amid warm weather. It’s at 4 and 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at The Strand at 38 about inhaling deeply the surreal Main Waynesville. sense of self when the leaves The Haywood Art Studio Tour will be from 10 explode in color and all seems a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 23-24. beautifully quiet and serene in a sometimes deafening world.

As a kid growing up in the uprights where he’d hold the football for me North Country, I was always excited and aware of fall. Surrounded by the Adirondack to try and kick over the crossbar.

Other weekends, we’d head for the hills, and Green mountains, my family and I up alongside the ancient beauty that is the would take off every weekend for some tranAdirondack Mountains. Leaves crunching quil backwoods hiking trail and quaint New under your feet, mud splattered on your England town straight out of a Norman boots, perhaps a late fall sun overhead to Rockwell painting. perfectly compliment the crisp air kissing A huge fan of Dartmouth College footyour face. That smell, we all know that smell. ball, my father would pack all of us into the old Nissan minivan and take off for Hanover, Sure, it’s the smell of leaves dying and Mother Nature retreating back to the earth New Hampshire. I vividly remember being beneath our feet, but it’s an aroma that is as all bundled up, sipping on a hot chocolate, intoxicating as it is haunting. cheering on the “Big Green” as my father And I also remember those romances would explain to me how football was that appeared come fall, when other flowers played. After the game, he’d bring me down were taking shelter and ours blossomed. The to the field, to meet some of the players who most significant of which was my high stood like a forest of redwoods. When the school sweetheart. She lived an hour or so field cleared, we’d head over to one of the

“Fall is about inhaling deeply the surreal sense of self when the leaves explode in color and all seems beautifully quiet and serene in a sometimes deafening world.”

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from my hometown, in the deep heart of the Adirondacks. I remember those two falls we shared together in Upstate New York.

Driving up to her parent’s, I’d take my time, simply cruising along, soaking in the essence of the season, windows down to breathe in the unlimited possibility of youth in love, youth transitioning into adulthood.

She and I would jump into my 1991 Plymouth Acclaim, onward to wander the picturesque communities of Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. We were young and we were free, talking of plans for the future, what college might be like, and how life might just unfold in our favor. And it’s that thing — conversation — that takes on new meaning in the fall. We’d sit in some café, near a crackling fireplace, and focus simply on each other. Distraction tends to take a backseat when the September is ripped from the calendar, only to reveal October. I still look forward to those encounters, within this time of the year, face-to-face with friends and family, new and old.

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DILLSBORO • “Trick or Treat in Dillsboro” will run from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Children can trick or treat around downtown, with games at Dogwood Crafters and hayrides provided

by Jarrett Memorial Church. Free. www.visitdillsboro.org.

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s the leaves change and the air becomes crisp, the mountains of Western North Carolina transform into a landscape of mystery and mischief. In the spirit of ghouls, ghosts and everything creepy and crawling, communities around Southern Appalachia will celebrate Halloween with an array of local and regional events, for kids and parents alike.

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• The Cold Mountain Corn Maze is now open in Bethel. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. All inclusive ticket is $10 for ages 4 and older, ages 3 and younger free. Hayride, bonfires, snacks, and more. 828.648.8575

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• The “Witch’s Brew” Halloween release party will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Nantahala Brewing Company. Live music by Plankeye Peggy. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• “Downtown Trick or Treat” will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. With the streets closed, children can go trick or treating around to downtown merchants. There will also be a costume contest, with the winner receiving a gift certificate to Soda Pops.

Free. 800.867.9246 or www.greatsmokies.com.

• Spooky Storytelling will be at 8 p.m. Oct. 2224 and 29-31 at the Storytelling Center. Tales of the spirits, “Haints, Boogers and Witches of the Southern Highlands,” spun by story36 teller Tim Hall. Free. www.greatsmokies.com.

• The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 30, and noon and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 24-25 and 31 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train depot in Bryson City. Peanuts characters in costume, children’s activities, and more. For more information and ticket rates, call 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

• A Masquerade Dinner Train will hit the tracks at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot in downtown. 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

CASHIERS • Goblins in the Green will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at The Village Green in Cashiers. Costume contest, trick or treating, spooky inflatables, hayrides, and more. Free.

828.743.3434 or www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

CULLOWHEE • The Pumpkin Patch will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Jackson County Recreation Park. 828.293.3053.

• The 19th Annual PumpkinFest will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in downtown. During this event you can take part in some traditional and some very nontraditional fall festivities. Bring your pumpkin or purchase one downtown (limited supply) and sign up early for the World Famous Pumpkin Roll. The “roll” takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with signup running from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The winner receives $100 cash. Other highlights of the day include a screaming contest, costume parade/contest, pumpkin pie eating contest, along with arts and crafts, food vendors, and live entertainment for all ages. www.pumpinfestfranklin.com or 828.524.2516.

• “Theatre Bizarre” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28-29 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Presented by the library’s teen group EPIC, the event is a Halloweenthemed show with a flair for the macabre. A pair of nefarious ringmasters will lead the performance, in a circus atmosphere with sideshow style performers and oddities galore. Appropriate for older kids, teens and adults who enjoy a good intrigue with a sinister spin. 828.524.3600 or eagee@fontanalib.org.

FONTANA • The “Hauntober Weekend & Haunted Trail” will be Oct. 30-31 at Fontana Village Resort.

The celebration features a variety of activities, crafts, ghost tours, hayrides, campfires and live entertainment. www.fontanavillage.com.

FRANKLIN • “Trick or Treating” will be held at 10 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Macon County Public Library. Children are encouraged to come in costume and parade through the library.

• The Deals Farm Corn Maze. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. To visit on Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., call ahead to make an appointment. $5 for ages 6 and older, ages 5 and younger free. Ticket includes corn maze and hayrides.

828.524.5151 or www.dealfarms.com.

HIGHLANDS • Downtown All Hallows Eve Celebration will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.

Safe, family friendly fun. Trick or treating, snacks and live music. www.highlandschamber.org.

SYLVA • A Zombie Party with DJ music will be held at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Mad Batter Food & Film. Free. www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

• “Trunk or Treat” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the First United Methodist Church. Children will gather in the back parking lot for trick or treating. Games and activities, including a bounce house, will continue in the Christian Life Center.

828.586.2358.

• “Treat Street” will be from 2 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31, in downtown. Everyone is invited to wear their costume and trick-ortreat at downtown businesses. Starting at noon in Bridge Park, attendees will be able to pie local leaders in the face, play games, and enjoy free treats. Presented by the Main Street Sylva Association. tonicdelivers@gmail.com or brownkellyg@gmail.com.

WAYNESVILLE • A screening of the classic 1922 horror film “Nosferatu” will be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and at 4 and 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at The Strand at 38 Main. Featuring solo fiddler Ian Moore, the 4 p.m. showing is $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Featuring a full string band, the 8 p.m. showings are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

• Treats of the Street will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31, in downtown. Sponsored by merchants and the Downtown Waynesville Association. Stroll downtown during a fun family event celebrating all things Halloween. www.downtownwaynesville.com.

• The Voices in the Laurel “Fall Concert” will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the First Baptish Church. In the premiere concert of the group’s 20th anniversary season, Laurel Strings will open the concert with the famous melody Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart, which will be followed by his “Dies Irae” from his Requiem in d minor. This will segue into an evening of “seasonal” musicwith texts all about night time, the moon, wind, spooks, and mystery. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for children. Available at the door or at www.voicesinthelaurel.org.

• Local children’s author and illustrator T.E. Antonino will present his work Fritz Fombie Have No Fear at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Waynesville Public Library. The story follows Fannie, a fourth grader with a problem.

She’s afraid of so many things that she keeps a list of fears on her bedroom door.

She’s scared of the dentist. She’s scared when her parents leave for the weekend and she has to deal with mean babysitter, Buz, and she’s terrified of telling cute Frank Oliver how she feels about him. But more than anything, she’s scared of Stink Warts the Horrible. Scared, Fannie accidently calls upon the great powers of the universe, which send Fritz Fombie. This young zombie helps Fannie confront her worst fears. There will be plenty of Halloween treats available and children are invited to wear their costumes.

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Acclaimed bluegrass act The Gibson Brothers will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Cataloochee Guest Ranch in Maggie Valley. The New York-based band, named International Bluegrass Music Association “Entertainer of the Year” in both 2012 and 2013, has been compared to the Everly Brothers, the Louvin Brothers, and other legendary vocal duos. “When I hear someone like the Gibson Brothers,” stated Del McCoury, “I know it’s them from the first note. They have that little thing in their voices that no one else has.” Tickets are $75 per person, which includes dinner at 6:30 p.m. This event will sell out.

828.926.1401 or www.cataloocheeranch.com.

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TONY BENNETT TO PERFORM AT HARRAH’S Legendary crooner Tony Bennett will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at Harrah’s Cherokee. Tickets start at $45.50. www.harrahscherokee.com.

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Fiddler Jamie Laval will play Waynesville on Nov. 7.

The Strand welcomes acclaimed Celtic fiddler

Virtuoso Celtic fiddler Jamie Laval will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville.

A musical journey through the Scottish Highlands, U.S. National Scottish Fiddle

JAM registration extended The Haywood County Arts Council’s Junior Appalachian Musicians program will hold student registration through the end of October at the Arts Council in downtown Waynesville.

JAM offers old-time mountain music instruction to children in fourth grade and above. Participants will be taught banjo, fiddle, or guitar in the traditional way mountain music has been taught for generations.

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Champion Laval enraptures audiences with his passionate performances of traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec.

He blends an ancient art form with stunning virtuosity and contemporary flair that resonates with families, youth, seniors, and devotees of ethnic, jazz, and classical music.

Laval performed on Dave Matthews’ platinum album “Some Devil” and gave a private performance for Her Majesty the Queen.

The evening combines toe-tapping melodies, amusing and informative stories, foot percussion and an innovative arrangement style to create a beautiful atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for students. www.38main.com.

Registration for Junior Appalachian Musicians be through the end of the month.

Lessons are $150 for the full school year ($5 per day), $50 for siblings. Assistance applications are also available. Classes meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning Nov. 3 through May 2016 at the Canton Middle School.

828.452.2022 or sallyloumackert@gmail.com or www.haywoodarts.org.

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• No Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will have Dylan Riddle & Chuck Spencer Oct. 23, Tail Light Rebellion Oct. 24, The Freeway Revival (rock/jam) Oct. 30 and Darren & The Buttered Toast (funk/jam) Oct. 31. All shows are free and begin at 9 p.m. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com.

‘FAMILY FUN NIGHT’ TO FEATURE DARREN NICHOLSON BAND Bluegrass/Americana act The Darren Nicholson Band will perform during the “Family Fun Night” fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 30, at the American Legion Post #47 in Waynesville. Food by Blue Ridge BBQ. Admission with food is $15 or $5 for music only. $5 for children 12 and under. Food from 5 to 8 p.m. with music from 6 to 10 p.m. 828.454.0463.

WCU presents fall choral concert

• The Bryson City Train Depot “Music in the Mountains” concert series will have Blue Eyed Girl Oct. 24 and Chris Monteith (Elvis impersonator) Oct. 31. All shows are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com.

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• Friday Night Live (Highlands) summer concert series will have Macon Grass Band Oct. 23. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.

• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will have James Stinnett (singer-songwriter) 8 p.m.

Oct. 23, Through the Hills (Americana/bluegrass) 7 p.m. Oct. 24, A.J. Pratt (Americana) Oct. 30 and Mindframe Oct. 31. All shows

• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Oct. 21 and 28, a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Oct. 22 and 29.

All events begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host Kevin Bolick Oct. 23 and Joe Lasher Jr. (country/rock) Oct. 24. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

• Mad Anthony’s Bottle Shop & Beer Garden (Waynesville) will have The Paper Crowns (Americana/folk) Oct. 23. All events begin at 9 p.m.

• Marianna Black Library (Bryson City) will hold community music jam from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5. 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. Free. 828.488.3030.

• Tipping Point Brewing (Waynesville) will have Ashli Rose (singer/songwriter) Oct. 23 and the “Tavern of Terror” with DJ Shane Oct. 31.

All shows are free and begin at 9 p.m.

• O’Malley’s Pub & Grill (Sylva) will have Stella Rising Oct. 23 and Arnold Hill (Americana) Oct. 24.

All shows are free and begin at 9 p.m. 828.631.0554.

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• Tuck’s Tap & Grill (Cullowhee) will have College Night featuring DJ X at 10 p.m.

Oct. 22, Queen B & The Stingers 9 p.m.

Oct. 23, PMA (jam/rock) 9 p.m. Oct. 24 and a Halloween Bash with DJ Hek Yeh at 9 p.m. Oct. 31.

• Salty Dog’s Restaurant (Maggie Valley) will have Mile High Oct. 21, Karaoke with Jason Wyatt Oct. 23 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Kirk Robinson Oct. 24. All events are at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 828.926.9105.

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will have Tail Light Rebellion Oct. 23, The French Broads Oct. 24, All Request DJ Oct. 30 and Tonology (rock) Oct. 31. All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

• Satulah Mountain Brewing (Highlands) will have Jimandi (folk/rock) every Wednesday at 7 p.m. and a rotating series of local performers on Fridays at 9 p.m. 828.482.9794 or www.satulahmountainbrewing.com.

• Western Carolina University (Cullowhee) will host The United Kingdom Ukulele Orchestra at 3 p.m. Oct. 25. Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for WCU faculty and staff, $7 for students and children. www.wcu.edu.

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• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will have Lacy Green (singersongwriter) Oct. 22, Joe Cruz (piano/pop) Oct. 23 and 31, 9th Street Stompers Oct. 24 and Michael Pilgrim (gypsy jazz) Oct. 30. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 828.454.5664 or www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• The Strand at 38 Main (Waynesville) will have an open mic night at 7 p.m. Oct. 22.

Signup begins at 6 p.m. www.38main.com.

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The Western Carolina University School of Music will host its annual fall choral concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Coulter Building in Cullowhee.

The performance will feature performances by three of the university’s choral ensembles, all conducted by Michael

Lancaster, director of choral activities at WCU. The University Chorus, Early Music Ensemble and Concert Choir will perform works by Mozart, Brahms and Handel, as well as compositions by Orlandus Lassus, William Byrd, Aaron Copland and Moses Hogan, among others. The accompanist will be Ann Tiner, piano.

Free.

828.227.7242.

• Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts (Franklin) will have Josh Turner (Christian/country) at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23.

Tickets start at $45. www.greatmountainmusic.com or 866.273.4615.

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• Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City) will have The Moon & You (Americana/folk) Oct. 23 and Plankeye Peggy 6 p.m. Oct. 31.

All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

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Ready for ‘Designer Bag Bingo’?

Michael Kors, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Nine West, Anne Klein, The Sak and Fossil will be featured during “Designer Bag Bingo” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Cat Creek Lodge in Franklin.

There are 13 bags to play for so each player will receive 13 bingo cards. You can play all your cards on one purse or split them up however you would like to play them. Ink blotters will be provided. In addition, some very gently used designer bags will be available in the silent auction, which include Kate Spade and Coach.

Savory cheesecakes and crackers will be served and for those with a sweet tooth, with a crepe bar prepared by Chef Connie Grubermann of Oak Hill Country Inn. These sweet treats will be scrumptious and available with a couple of tasty toppings. Lemonade, tea and coffee will be served.

A preview of the bags will begin at 2:30 p.m. along with the opening bids on the silent auction. The bingo games will begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and include thirteen bingo cards and one glass of wine. Tickets are available at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce.

828.524.3161.

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There will be a LEGO Club meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.

The library will provide Legos and Duplos for ages 3 and up, the only thing area children need to bring is their imagination.

828.488.3030.

Democratic chili dinner, fundraiser

The Democratic Women of Jackson County will hold their Chili Dinner and Fundraiser from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 29 at the Old Webster School.

Chili, cornbread and dessert, silent and cake auctions. Tickets are: adults $8, students $5, children 10 and under $3. Tickets are available form a DWJC member or at the door. Proceeds support the education initiates and community awareness work of the Democratic Women of Jackson County.

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Cherokee, mountain tales ‘round the fire The Macon County Arts Council will present a family-friendly evening of Cherokee lore and mountain tales with Bill Dyar and George Taylor at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Cat Creek Lodge in Franklin.

Dyar, a lifelong student of Native American culture, has served 12 years as Indian Affairs Adviser for Tsali Lodge, Western North Carolina’s chapter of the Boy Scouts of America’s Order of the Arrow.

During this time, their Historic Group Dance Team has won ten regional titles and four national dance titles, performing dances and songs based on those of the Cherokee people. A retired school principal, teacher and coach, Dyar has won regional and national awards for his Indian craftwork.

Taylor, who boasts roots in Tennessee and a life in North Carolina, has roamed the Southern Appalachian Mountains for decades, both for work and recreation.

Recently retired from the North Carolina

Wildlife Resources Commission, he enjoys roaming the woods with his bird dogs and telling tall tales to entertain.

Attendees should bring a lawn chair, flashlight, and jacket. The council will provide free hot dogs, marshmallows for toasting, and hot apple cider. There’s no admission charge; donations are welcome. The

event will be cancelled if it rains The event is supported in part by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

828.524.ARTS or arts4all@dnet.net.

• The Haywood Gleaners third annual Harvest Feast will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville. To RSVP to the potluck dinner, email haywoodgleaners@gmail.com.

• There is a benefit raffle currently underway at the Canton Senior Center. The prize is a gift basket valued at over $1,000, filled with gift certificates and other goods.

Funding, in general, has been cut over the years, with proceeds from the raffles going to their numerous programs. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Canton Senior Center and the Haywood County Senior Resource Center. Drawing is Dec. 9 and you do not have to be present to win.

828.356.2813.

ALSO:

• A homebrew and chili cook-off will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Entrants for the homebrew competition must register beforehand with Frog Level to compete. www.froglevelbrewing.com or 828.454.5664.

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PumpkinFest rolls into Franklin The 19th Annual PumpkinFest will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in downtown Franklin.

During this event you can take part in some traditional and some very non-traditional fall festivities. Bring your pumpkin or purchase one downtown (limited supply) and sign up early for the World Famous Pumpkin Roll. The “roll” takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with signup running from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The winner receives $100 cash. Other highlights of the day include a screaming contest, costume parade/contest, pumpkin pie eating contest, along with arts and crafts, food vendors, and live entertainment for all ages.

PumpkinFest is made possible by the Franklin Main Street Program, Town of Franklin, Franklin TDA and Macon County TDC. www.pumpinfestfranklin.com or 828.524.2516.

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WCU Homecoming Homecoming 2015 will be held Oct. 21-25 at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

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• Friday, Oct. 23: Alumni Scholarship Homecoming Golf Tournament at 11 a.m. at Maggie Valley Golf Club. The cost of $100 per person includes golf, one mulligan and two raffle tickets. RSVPs are required by Friday, Oct. 16, to WCU’s Office of Alumni Affairs at 877.440.9990 or 828.227.7335, or by emailing bbusby@wcu.edu. WCU’s Homecoming Parade will begin at 6:15 p.m. in downtown Sylva. University alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends are invited to cheer as community and student floats, Catamount cheerleaders, the Homecoming Court and the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band march and roll down Main Street.

• Saturday, Oct. 24: Chancellor’s Brunch and Alumni Awards Ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center. The cost is $15 per person and business attire is requested. RSVP

by Oct. 16 by calling the Office of Alumni Affairs or by emailing magill@wcu.edu.

Football tailgating will begin at noon Oct. 24, and Catamount fans will gather at E.J. Whitmire Stadium at 3:30 p.m. for the Homecoming game versus Samford.

Halftime activities will include recognition of the Homecoming award winners and court, plus an announcement of this year’s Homecoming king and queen. Tickets to the game are available from the WCU athletics ticket office at 800.344.6928.

Postgame activities will include the AfricanAmerican Alumni Reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Peele, Westmoreland Suhre, Hartshorn Hospitality Room at the Ramsey Center.

RSVP by Oct. 16 by calling the Office of Alumni Affairs or emailing magill@wcu.edu.

• Sunday, Oct. 25: WCU women’s soccer team’s match versus Samford at 2 p.m. at the Catamount Athletic Complex and a concert

by WCU’s Inspirational Choir in the University Center Grandroom at 3 p.m. homecoming.wcu.edu.

October 21-27, 2015

“Purple on the Prowl!” will be the theme as the Western Carolina University community comes together to celebrate Homecoming 2015 Oct. 21-25 in Cullowhee.

Events include comedy and country music shows featuring nationally known performers, a golf tournament, the traditional parade down Main Street in Sylva, a performance by WCU’s Inspirational Choir, and a football game pitting the Catamounts against the Samford Bulldogs.

• Wednesday, Oct. 21: Homecoming Comedy Show featuring Colin Jost, one of the stars of NBC’s iconic “Saturday Night Live.” Jost, who is currently SNL’s “Weekend Update” host, will be joined by comedians Jose Barrientos, Chloe Hilliard and Kevin Yee. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Student tickets, free with a valid Cat Card, are available at the information desk of A.K. Hinds University Center. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased at bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or 828.227.2479.

• Thursday, Oct. 22: “Last Lecture” delivered by Vicki Szabo, WCU associate professor of history, at 4 p.m. in the theater of the University Center. The annual event honors a WCU faculty member who has been recognized by students for teaching with great passion and enthusiasm. Szabo will address the topic “Scholars, Warriors, Cowards and Fools: Fear and Learning from Rome to Raleigh.”

A Homecoming concert featuring rising country star Hunter Hayes will begin at 8 p.m. at Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Hayes is a four-time Grammy nominee and was named New Artist of the Year in 2012 by the Country Music Association.

Advance tickets are $20 for WCU students and $25 for all others, and all tickets are $25 on the day of the show. Tickets are available at ramsey.wcu.edu or by calling 828.227.7722.

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Spookmoot at Folkmoot

Taste of Sylva rescheduled

A celebration of all things Halloween will be held Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in the Hazelwood community of Waynesville.

• Friday, Oct. 30 — Kid’s Carnival from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Come in costume. $5 per person, free for children age two years and under. This is a family festival and includes games, a haunted hallway, baked Halloween treats, a photo booth, classic Halloween films and pizza and hotdogs for purchase. Preview pumpkin catapults at this event. Spookmoot is promised not to be too gruesome or scary and is generously sponsored by Haywood Regional Medical Center.

• Saturday, Oct. 31 — Halloween Fling & Costume Party from 8 p.m. to midnight. $50 per person (age 18 and over). With Waynesville’s Halloween Folklore at heart, the Friendship Center will be transformed into a spooky forest party. Partygoers will traverse the haunted hall to enter the event and will enjoy delicious and fun foods, special Halloween beverages, a photo booth, costume party and a dance party featuring DJ Music Explosion Sound. This event is generously sponsored by the Mountaineer and a graveyard full of local sponsors.

• Sunday, Nov. 1 — Catapults with Catamounts punkin’ chunkin’ competition

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

Saturday, Nov. 14, in downtown Sylva restaurants and in the pavilion at McGuire Gardens on West Main Street.

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

Downtown restaurants participating at their own locations include City Lights Cafe, Cosmic Carryout, Guadalupe Cafe, Lulu’s on Main, Mad Batter Food and Film, Evolution Wine Kitchen, Signature Brew, and Sylva Convenient Market and General Store. Sylva restaurants located at McGuire Gardens will include Creekside Oyster House and Grill, Jack the Dipper and Harris Regional Hospital.

Eric’s Fish Market will be hosted at Tonic where participants can participate in a fish and beer pairing.

The event is sponsored by the Mainstreet Sylva Association. All proceeds will benefit community programs and initiatives.

Tickets are on sale now at participating restaurants. They are $20 in advance

from 1 to 4 p.m. Located on Main Street at Miller Street in Downtown Waynesville, this event is a spectacle brought to you by the handi-work of Western Carolina University’s Construction Management Department.

Catapult events are sponsored by the Downtown Waynesville Association, LN Davis Insurance and Beverly Hanks & Associates. Prizes will be awarded for the most effective catapult designs, to be judged

by Mayor Gavin Brown, N.C. General Assembly Representative Joe Sam Queen.

Tickets are limited and can be purchased by calling 828.452.2997 or info@folkmoot.org.

Do you know social media?

The Main Street Sylva Association is hosting “All About Hashtags” at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

The program is designed specifically to help local business owners learn to use social media to effectively promote their business.

While the program is geared towards business owners, anyone in the community is welcome to attend. The program will focus on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

The program is sponsored by the Main Street Sylva Association at no cost to participants. Participants do need to bring their own smart phone or tablet in order to participate. russ.harris@ymail.com

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The production of “Over the River and Through the Woods" will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22-24 and at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

This is a show of “faith, food and family.” Two pairs of grandparents try to keep their grandson, who dearly loves his doting immigrant grandparents but wants to pursue his career, from taking a promotion on the other side of the country. After all, who could love him more or take care of him better than they?

In order to keep him near them, they introduce him to Caitlin O’Hare, the lovely

The outdoor drama “The Legend of Tommy Hodges” will hit the stage at 6:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 23-24 at the Cradle of Forestry.

During the performance, visitors will travel to the year 1906 and hear the story of Tommy Hodges, a student of the Biltmore Forest School, who mysteriously disappeared one autumn night. A guide will lead the audience around the paved Biltmore Campus Trail at the Cradle of Forestry to find out what happened. As audience members approach each historic cabin in the forest, they will meet characters who lived in the Pink Beds area at that time. For instance they will meet Mr. Jenny, storekeeper for the Biltmore Forest School’s commissary, students from the forestry school, and even Director of the Biltmore Forest School Dr. Schenck.

This is the 19th year the Cradle has offered the play, with each year presenting a different twist to the tale. The show is one mile long, meaning audience members walk one mile to see the entire play. It is most suitable for ages six and up. Audience members are asked to dress warmly, wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a flashlight.

Admission is $6 for ages 16 and up, $3 for ages 15 and under and holders of America the Beautiful and Golden Age Passports. Hot

unmarried niece of his grandmother Emma’s canasta partner. As Nick, the beloved grandson says, “When your grandmother sets you up, you have every right to be disappointed.”

Unfortunately he isn’t — which just adds to his stress and the fun of the play.

The playwright, Joe DiPietro also wrote the musical comedy hit “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” the longest-running musical revue in Off-Broadway history, and the 2010 Tony award-winning musical Memphis.

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‘Barber of Seville’ at WCU The production of the “Barber of Seville” by the Asheville Lyric Opera will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University.

From trickery and disguises to serenading in the moonlight, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville) is filled with liveliness and comedy at every twist and turn. Rossini’s 19th century masterpiece features a slew of vivacious characters that go to great lengths in search of friendship and love, encountering hilarious situations along the way.

Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for WCU faculty and staff, and $7 for students and children. www.wcu.edu.

• A live burlesque show will be held at 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 30, at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. $5 in advance, $7 at the door. www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

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• There will be a “Beginning Glass Blowing: Focus on Color Application” class from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Jackson County Green Energy Park. The class will run for four weeks on Fridays. Cost for the 12-hour class is $345. www.jcgep.org.

• The documentary “Shield and Spear” will be screened at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in the University Center theater at Western Carolina University.

This film explores stories about identity, art, race and freedom of expression in South Africa, 20 years into democracy, after an artist paints a caricature of South African president Jacob Zuma that provokes a lawsuit, death threats and a massive street protest. www.shieldspear.com.

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• The films “Jurassic World” (Oct. 22-24, 30), “Young Frankenstein” (Oct. 29) and

“Shaun of the Dead” (Oct. 31) will be screened at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Showtimes are 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee also on Saturday. Free. For a full schedule of dates and times, click on www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

• “Jurassic World” will be screened at 7 p.m. Oct. 21-23, 4 and 7 p.m. Oct. 24, and 2 and 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. Tickets are $6.50, with a $3.25 matinee pass for 2 and 4 p.m. showings. A free screening of “Wallace and Gromit the Curse of the Were Rabbit” will be at noon and 2 p.m. on Saturdays in October. www.38main.com or call 828.283.0079.

• A reception for painter Jon Houghlum will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Environmental Resource Center in Franklin.

Houghlum recently donated a painting to the Macon County Master Gardener Association, hence the reception in his honor. Houglum has diversified painting ability, which includes landscapes with people, wildlife, various barns and structures including various water, beach and country scenes, all of which are realistic paintings.

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The Haywood Art Studio Tour will be Oct. 23-24. Garret K. Woodward photo The Haywood Art Studio Tour will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 23-24.

The show will offer a sampling of the work from 22 local artists who will open their studios to the public. A number of these artists will be hosting 16 other artists who live in hardto-reach areas of the county, forming small cluster groups and enriching the tour experience.

Visitors are encouraged to stop in the Haywood County Arts Council gallery, pick up a Haywood Art Studio Tour map and begin planning their routes to see the wonderful art Haywood County has to offer.

The 2015 Studio Tour has been organized by a dedicated group of Haywood County artists. Participants work in diverse media including clay, fiber, wood, jewelry, glass, mixedmedia, sculpture, and two-dimensional applications. The Arts Council’s Haywood Art Studio Tour Show complements the full tour, offering visitors a generous taste of what they’ll experience in late October and helping them choose which studios they would like to visit. www.haywoodarts.org.

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A “Glass Crash Course” will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro.

Students will learn all of the basics in this all day, one-on-one class with glass artist, Cole Johnson. The students will work on solid work as well as beginner blown work. Students will leave with ten times the knowledge than they came with.

The purpose of the class is to give students a thorough introduction to glass and, more importantly, have fun.

No experience necessary. Cost is $175. www.jcgep.org.

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• The inaugural Leaf Lookers Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Yellowhill Activity Center in Cherokee.

The indoor event is open to all crafters. No flea market items allowed. Cost is $20 for a 12x12 table. 828.497.2043.

Race day registration starts at 8am 5K starts at 9am 10:15am-10:45am Awards ceremony hosted at the Franklin downtown gazebo during the annual "PumpkinFest"

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Let’s go surfin’ now … n a surfing genre memoir complete with a SurferMagazine, globe-trotting storyline, all set to a 1960s rock & roll soundtrack, and with genuine literary flair, William Finnegan’s Barbarian Days is a oneof-a-kind, stand-alone achievement in terms of surf lore. Mirroring the tradition of the expression “a writer’s writer,” Finnegan is “a surfer’s surfer.” So, all you surf bums, big wave riders and belly-board wannabees, this is the book for you.

William Finnegan started “bewitched by surfing as a kid — trotting dreamily down a path at dawn, lit by visions of trade-blown waves” during his high-school days in Honolulu, Hawaii (Diamond Head, Waikiki) and Newport Beach, California. A son of parents who were employed in the Hollywood film and Writer television industry, he moved around a good bit — wherever his parents’ jobs took them — giving Finnegan the opportunity to grow up as a free-ranging, untethered teenager and to cut his surfing teeth on some of the best spots on the west coast and the Pacific.

But this was only the beginning. Coming of age amongst “hard-scrabble” indigenous Hawaiians and street-tough L.A. gangs, Finnegan developed a thick skin and a mean left-hook early on. He could hold his own in a street fight as well as on a hard-breaking wave.

This early survivalist education and vagabond lifestyle would serve him well as he moved from his teens and into his twenties. With a copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses under one arm and a seven-foot surfboard in the other, Finnegan was both an insider and an outsider who seemed to fit in amongst the “in” surfing circles wherever he and his family ended up— whether in southern California or Hawaii. His memoir of those hallowed beginnings and what was to follow is littered with some of the most famous surfing spots in the world as well as the biggest names in competitive surfing. (“Legends of the trade who were celebrated like astronauts.”)

From the beginning in the late 1960s, Finnegan was a writer whose favorite authors included John Steinbeck, Dylan Thomas, Norman Mailer, William Carlos Williams and, of course, Jack Kerouac. From practically the beginning of the memoir, as a devoted scribbler he is writing what he refers to as a “railroad novel” that will continue to go through many versions and for many years. This passion and persistence will serve him well, as Barbarian Days is not only one of the most intelligent and detailed memoirs I’ve ever

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puts you right there with him — on the wave.

I, like most people in our hierarchical consumer culture, always thought of surfers as stoned hipsters who lived on the dole and got a rush from being bashed around in the surf.

Wrong! These guys are serious. Observant.

Meticulous note-takers with logbooks of lists, “keeping a detailed record of every time we went out, recording where we surfed, the size of the waves, who our companions were (if any), any memorable events or observations, and data for year-to year comparisons.”

As Finnegan writes, “Surfing was not a ‘sport,’ it was a ‘path’” — sounding here a lot like some of the more sincere poets I have known. In fact, the nicknames of some of his friends and many of the surfing spots discussed and described in this book approximate the poetic. (Beeper Dave, Sloat Bill, Lurch, Lord Blears, The Lobbyist, The Bomb, Queen of the Coast, The Threes, Pipeline, The Barrel, Rhino Chaser, The Well).

After almost a decade of 1960s countercultural intoxication and ditching college for a “dream trip” to circumnavigate the globe seeking out the world’s best waves, Finnegan sets out with his Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan. Penguin Press, good friend Bryan in 1978 2015. 447 pages. for his “Endless Winter” — headed west to Polynesia where the waves get bigger and the adventure mixed with descriptive passages on writing gets better. He and Bryan improv their the science of wave breaks, wind currents and way westward into uncharted territory — reef structure; of the physics and physical scuttling across the globe working odd jobs properties of the surf board and how to move (dishwasher, digging ditches, mopping floors) around on that flat piece of foam and lacquer without falling. This is not only a crash course and fighting off a myriad of tropical diseases (malaria, dysentery, heatstroke) — to Samoa in itself, but something that could easily fit (Micronesia), to Tonga, to Fiji, to Australia, to into an academic environmental science sylBali (Indonesia), to Java, to Sumatra, to labus.

Singapore, to Bangkok (Thailand), to Sri As Finnegan says on page 334: “All surfers Lanka, to Cape Town (South Africa), to are oceanographers, and in the area of breakJohannesburg, to Zimbabwe, to Kenya and ing waves all are engaged in advanced finally to Copenhagen, Moscow and New York research.” Even with all this built into his nar— before arriving back on the west coast in rative, the storyline never bogs down, never San Francisco in 1983. wipes out, and is an action-packed pipeline In San Francisco (“a place where there are into the inner sanctum of one of America’s no surfers”) he discovers the practically most unknown and misunderstood subculunknown treacherous wave breaks at Ocean tures. As he does throughout the book, he read, but one of the most engaging travel books that has fallen off the shelf and into my lap.

Finnegan’s quick-on-the-trigger yet disciplined voice and style ring out in this book’s pages. Not written for or about stereotypes or “surfer dudes,” the book describes the level of

Beach and the rare community of big wave riders who inhabit this “surf-story jukebox” as he calls it. Of this gnarly surf he writes: “The waves as they approached sounded like bowling balls rumbling down a lane, and then like the crashing of pins as they slammed into and rolled over your bowed head and shoulders, inducing instant ice-cream headache. Long, strain-filled minutes passed. The frisky, punishing waves came on and on. You tried to present the least possible resistance to the onrushing walls of whitewater, willing them past your body even as they snatched at you, sucking you backward.” Words in his surfing vocabulary to describe these years and the ferocity of the Ocean Beach waves include “amped” and “blown out.”

The rest of the book follows Finnegan as a free-lance writer and part-time surfer as the waves and the stakes get higher. As a successful freelancer, his writing takes an activist turn as he writes about the war in Nicaragua and about apartheid in South Africa for magazines like the New Yorker and Mother Jones.

The ending of the book covers the time period from 1994 to 2015 with Finnegan in permanent residence in New York City as an established war correspondent journalist, married and with a daughter. Although he continues to travel the world covering various wars and uprisings, he somehow finds time to discover other remote and astounding surfing spots — such as the island of Madeira (Portugal).

By 2015, feeling his age (in his 60s) and despising the global marketing phenomenon that surfing has become, he compares the selling of the idea of surfing with “surf schools for tourists.” Finnegan ends the book attempting to take stock and to define who and where he is. “Being half-poised to flee my desk and ditch engagements when the waves and wind and tide might conspire to produce something ridable. That crackling, fugitive patch is where I come from. And I just don’t want this to end.”

Different and maybe better than Kerouac’s On the Road (one of his favorite books), Finnegan’s “On the Ocean” is not unlike catching one of those illusive perfect waves and riding (reading) it to its natural end as it breaks perfectly into an island bay. His descriptions and word-paintings are unforgettable, locked in. So come on all you Hodads, goofy footers, goat boarders, gremmies and grey bellies, beach bums and bookaholics out there in lull land: surf ’s up!

Thomas Crowe is the author of the award-winning autobiographical book of non-fiction Zoro’s Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods (the land-locked contrapositive to a surfing memoir) and is a regular contributor to The Smoky Mountain News. He can be reached at newnativepress@hotmail.com

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November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) will begin with a drop-in Kickoff Party from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 30, the Canton Public Library.

There will also be a similar event from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

Every November, millions of writers around the country unite in a single purpose: to write a novel of at least 50,000 words in 30 days. Whether you’ve been planning the perfect historical romance or crime novel, National Novel Writing Month may be the push you need to start putting that idea on paper.

The Canton library will be opening up its spacious meeting room at every possible opportunity to writers who want a quiet space to write, or who like knowing they’re not the only ones going through the process, and want to share the joys and hardships of writing with others in the community. Interested writers can pick up schedules at the library of when the meeting room will be available in November. Even when the meeting room is in use for other library programs, there are always couches and tables in the main room of the library with nearby electrical outlets that will be available anytime our doors are open.

All writers are invited to enjoy refreshments and talk their novels out with other participants. There will even be a prompt bowl for anyone who just can’t figure out what they should write next. In preparation for November, writers can now pick up a planning packet at the library. The packet includes character worksheets, scene worksheets, a multiple-scene-outlining helper, a calendar with daily word counts and a howto guide for getting the most out of your planning time.

To celebrate everyone’s accomplishments, there will be a NaNoWriMo Wrap Party at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Canton library. www.nanowrimo.org or 828.648.2924.

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Putting the squeeze on trout Study says that acid and warming waters could make life harder for trout Garret K. Woodward photo

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER rom habitat destruction to competition with non-native trout, Southern Appalachian brook trout have met their share of challenges over the past century. A new study illuminates another issue that trout — and not just brookies — might have to contend with in the years ahead.

Actually, a pair of issues — acidity and warming water temperatures. Neither of these are newly identified problems, but the study looks at their combined effect. The verdict?

“You’re forced into a much narrower range,” said Andrew Dolloff, a fisheries biologist with the U.S. Forest Service and one of the study’s lead authors. Others helping with the study include representatives of E&S Environmental Chemistry Inc. and Oregon State University.

Both acidity and warming temperatures have the effect of reducing suitable habitat for coldwater fish like trout, but they work at opposite ends of the elevation profile. At the lower elevations, warming temperatures make the water too toasty for trout. Meanwhile, acidity is a bigger problem high in the watershed.

“As water comes down lower in the watershed, it’s able to dissolve minerals and stuff from the soil and buffer the pH from the streams,” Dolloff said. “The higher you go, the less of that there is.”

The net effect, the study says, could be shrinking habitat as downstream areas warm and headwaters continue to hold acidity.

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Read it yourself The study, “Downstream Warming and Headwater Acidity May Diminish Coldwater Habitat in Southern Appalachian Mountain Streams” is available online at www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/2015/ja_2015_d olloff_002.pdf.

Dolloff has been involved in freshwater stream research throughout his 28 years at the Forest Service’s station in Blacksburg, Virginia. In the 1990s, he worked on an acid rain study that showed acid deposition to be a real problem for the ecology of freshwater streams.

Since then, things have been looking up where acid is concerned — cleaner technology and stricter air quality regulations have greatly reduced the rate of deposition — but acidic compounds still linger in the streams, especially in the headwaters where there’s less material available to counteract the acid.

“It’s going to take a long time for streams to recover,” Dolloff said.

More recently, though, he’s been working on the temperature side of things, getting funding together to look at 200 coldwater streams in the Southern Appalachians deemed representative of the tens of thousands of such streams in the region. The team installed two temperature probes in each stream — one in the water and one in the air — with those probes taking readings every 20

minutes. From those readings, they took the temperatures from the month of July and developed an average temperature for that month for each of the 200 streams. Those results were paired with the expected temperature increase climate change models suggest.

That allowed the team to project which streams are likely to become too warm to accommodate trout.

“Some places that are blue (color representing adequate coolness on the study map) they’re going to be blue no matter what,” Dolloff said. “But there are others where that’s not true, where things aren’t ideal.”

Dolloff ’s team paired its findings on temperature with data on acidity in the Southern Appalachians adapted from a 2013 study published in Water Resources Research.

Between acidity and temperature, some places in the study area are projected to have extremely limited habitat for trout going forward. The North River in Virginia’s George Washington National Forest, for example, is projected to have only 90 kilometers, or 2.3 percent, of its length suitable for trout.

According to the study, 93.5 percent of the river will be too warm for trout and 12.3 percent will be too acidic.

Things in Western North Carolina, however, are looking a lot better than that. Overall, 42.7 percent and 37.6 percent of studied streams in the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests, respectively, are projected to remain suitable, with projections going as high as 68.4 percent suitable for the Highlands dis-

trict of the Nantahala National Forest.

Elevation plays a big part in those results, Dolloff said. In terms of percentages, warming is a bigger culprit than acidity in limiting trout habitat, and WNC has plenty of streams with high elevation to support low stream temperatures.

But WNC is in good shape for another reason, as well — its large tracts of intact forests.

That undisturbed acreage shades the streams, reducing the amount of warmth they absorb from the sun. It also means that connections with other waterways in the watershed are more present than in developed land, giving trout and other aquatic creatures more options when a heat wave hits or a landslide buries a stream section.

“If you force all the animals up to isolated streams that don’t allow the pieces to connect, that leaves them pretty vulnerable,” Dolloff said. “With birds or salamanders or whatever, in the case of birds they can fly and salamanders, they can walk to get to that drainage where they can have genetic mixing and have some measure of protection, but a fish, you can go up or you can go down, and that’s it.”

Dolloff doesn’t necessarily fear that warming temperatures and acidity will combine to eliminate trout species from coldwater streams. At least not directly.

“If you’re squeezed from above and squeezed from below and there’s some other catastrophic events and you wipe out these isolated populations, there’s no way for them to repopulate without human intervention,” Dolloff said, adding that reintroductions are fraught with all sorts of complications regarding genetic variation within a species and a specific specimen’s fitness to survive in a specific environment.

Dolloff is the first to say that his study is not the be-all and end-all of research on this topic. For starters, the study used just one year’s worth of data, and ideally the research should be replicated across years to get more solid results. But, he said, it’s indicative of the issue, and climatic effects on coldwater fisheries is a topic he intends to study further.

For instance, research on the aquatic communities of 20 of the 200 streams in the temperature study is underway, with early results indicating that some streams labeled “coldwater” already look more like warmwater systems. There are plenty of fish in those streams — they just aren’t trout. They’re species that are more at home with warmer temperatures.

“There’s all kind of ways that increasing temperatures can turn things topsy-turvy in ways you might not expect,” Dolloff said.

The study is just one piece of the larger puzzle of the whys, whens and whats of climate change. But Dolloff hopes the results will give people who live near to these mountain streams “a sense of awareness of the fragility of some of these areas.”

“Even if you don’t like to eat trout, they’re really good canaries in the coalmine,” he said.

“They’re really strong indicators. If a trout can’t live there, something is wrong.”

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‘Eagle Lady’ to celebrate 90th birthday with raptor program and research group Save Our American Raptors. She continues to travel the country with the three birds in her possession now.

At the end of the year, Mager will be moving to Washington State to be closer to family, so this will likely be her last appearance in the park before then.

The visitor center is located on U.S. 441 about two miles north of Cherokee.

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Get an early start in basketball A basketball program targeting four and five year olds will come to Waynesville this fall, with six one-hour sessions held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waynesville Recreation Center starting Nov. 3.

A parent meeting for Smart Start Basketball will be held 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27.

The $45 registration fee includes a mini basketball for dribbling; a teslon basketball for passing, catching and shooting; practice cones, a scrimmage vest and a participant manual.

Smart Start Basketball is a national sports program that aims to help children develop the basic skills — such as passing, shooting and running — that they’ll need to participate in organized youth basketball leagues.

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Hunting season is underway in Western North Carolina, with bear season opening Oct. 12.

Bear season opened last week and will run through Nov. 21, with a second bear season from Dec. 14 to Jan. 1. Deer season is sandwiched between the two bear seasons, with deer hunting with firearms allowed from Nov. 23 to Dec. 12. Archery season for whitetail deer is already underway.

Hunters should take care to have the proper licenses and permits, while nonhunters should take precautions while enjoy-

ing the woods.

■ Wear bright clothing, such as orange hats and vests. This goes for pets too.

■ Make noise to let hunters know you’re there, especially if you hear shooting.

■ Once the hunter knows you’re there don’t make noise that will disturb wildlife. If you do hear shooting, raise your voice and let hunters know that you are in the vicinity.

■ Know when and where hunting seasons are taking palce before going on a hike.

■ Hunting is not allowed in national and state parks, or in national forests on Sundays. www.ncwildlife.org/hunting.aspx. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 919.707.0010.

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Doris Mager, known as “The Eagle Lady,” will celebrate her 90th birthday by giving a birds of prey program at 10 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Mager has been working with raptors for more than 25 years, caring for more than 80 injured eagles and hundreds of other raptors over that span and founding the education

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Nominations open to recognize Haywood’s environmental leaders Nominations are open for an annual set of awards honoring the people and organizations that have made a difference in Haywood County’s environment this year.

The Commission for a Clean County’s Community Pride awards program is open to businesses, individuals — including children — schools, community organizations and civic groups that have made an outstanding commitment to a clean environment. Categories include litter control, recycling efforts, beautification projects and environmental stewardship, such as “green” building, use of clean fuels and any new technology that benefits the environment.

Call to reserve a spot — 452.2313.

“The CCC wants to recognize and reward those who make special efforts to clean the air and the earth,” said JoAnna Swanson, founder of the countywide organization. “The mission of the CCC is to help raise awareness of the great advantages – financially, healthwise and aesthetically – of a clean county.”

Entries are due by Friday, Nov. 20, to the address on the entry form. Forms are available at the Canton, Clyde, Maggie Valley and Waynesville town halls, the Canton library, Haywood County Cooperative Extension, the Haywood County Board of Education or by calling CCC Secretary JoAnna Swanson, 828.452.1550.

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North Carolina is on track to meet the new ozone compliance standard, with the entire state currently meeting the new, more stringent standard the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted Oct. 1.

“This is the first time that North Carolina has been in full compliance with a new ozone standard at the time it was adopted by the EPA,” Department of Environmental Quality Director Sheila Holman said.

The new standard is that areas not have an eight-hour period averaging an ozone reading over 70 parts per billion, compared to the 2008 standard of 75 ppb. For the past three years, all air quality monitors in North Carolina have already been in compliance with the new tougher standard, according to the state’s preliminary analysis.

Compare that to the early 2000s, when about one-third of North Carolina counties were classified as non-attainment for ozone, and Code Red and Orange ozone alerts were a frequent occurrence during summer months. Ozone during the past three years has been the lowest since the state began monitoring the air in the early 1970s, due to declining emissions from vehicles, power plants and industry. The improvement is also a result of EPA regulations and the state’s Clean Smokestacks Act of 2002, which required coal-fired power plants to reduce their emissions by about three-fourths.

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But the group also applauds some legislators from Western North Carolina who have attempted to advance legislation protecting natural resources.

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New guides demystify elk viewing, road biking in Haywood

A 600-acre prescribed burn near Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will start soon, perhaps as early as next week, and continue intermittently through early November.

The goal of the project is to improve forage and habitat for elk by increasing vegetation on the forest floor. A series of low-intensity burns are planned over a period of years to restore oak woodlands on the area’s upper slopes and ridges, a project funded in part by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

The burn area is adjacent to Cataloochee on Bald Top and Jesse Ridge. Roads and trails will remain open, though smoke will be visible and some temporary closures of Little Cataloochee Trail will be possible.

Wildland Firefighter monitors controlled burn in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. and Tennessee. The title of the collection is “Southern Appalachian Splendor Through the Seasons.” www.cnpa-asheville.org.

Photo exhibit shows the mountains’ best A juried exhibit of nature photography in the Southern Appalachians will be on display at Green Sage Restaurant in Asheville through Jan. 2.

The 10th Annual Juried Group Exhibit of the Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association Asheville Region displays photos portraying the Southern Appalachians’ vistas and landscapes throughout the year, with photographers representing Western North Carolina, South Carolina

Little T basin honored for aquatic diversity The Little Tennessee River Basin got national attention last week when it was named the first Native Fish Conservation Area in the United States.

The designation identifies basins where a

focus on conservation of aquatic life is paired with recreation and commercial use, the end goal being to ensure longterm survival of native species.

Home to more than 100 species of fish and 41 aquatic species considered rare at the federal or state level, the Little Tennessee is a hotbed of diversity. A handful of its species are found nowhere else in the world, including the Citico darter, smoky madtom and Little Tennessee crayfish. The river basin stretches from North Georgia, across North Carolina and into Tennessee, including the Little Tennessee, Tuckasegee, Oconaluftee, Nantahala, Tellico and Cheoah rivers.

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Trail guides for newer sections of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail have been recently released by Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

The three newly mapped trail segments include the section between Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway, denoted as segments 1A and 1B.

By February, Friends expects to have a guide for the section from Waterrock Knob to Beacon Heights (segments 2 to 4) available as well.

The MST is a 1,000-mile trail corridor that will ultimately link Clingman’s Dome with Jockey’s Ridge State Park on the coast, with about two-thirds of the route currently complete.

The guides are available online at www.ncmst.org/the-trail/trailguide.

A pair of new guides to the outdoors in Haywood County, produced by the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority, will help visitors get the most out of two soughtafter local experiences — elk viewing and road biking.

■ The Elk in the N.C. Smokies Guide gives directions to Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where the elk reintroduction originated, but also highlights other areas in the county where the elk tend to congregate. The guide stresses safety, providing tips for safe viewing and Haywood County Tourism times of year when Development Authority photo elk may be more aggressive. Facts about elk to expand the educational experience are also included.

■ The N.C. Smokies Bicycle Guide aims to be a comprehensive guide of local road rides, detailing a variety of complete loops through Haywood County that include easy-to-follow instructions, a brief ride summary, safety tips and bike outposts. The guide is a redesign created in partnership with Bicycle Haywood, providing updates an additional rides covering a variety of skill levels.

All guides are free and available at the TDA visitor center on Main Street in Waynesville, or upon request to 828.452.0152. The guides will soon be available online at www.visitncsmokies.com.

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Views and stories at Devils Courthouse The last ranger-led Blue Ridge Parkway hike of the season will take in the view from Devils Courthouse at 10 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 23.

The iconic site is a steep 1-mile roundtrip hike. Rangers will fill guests in on the stories and legends of the area that are a vital part of Southern Appalachian culture.

Devils Courthouse is located at Milepost 424 near the Parkway’s junction with U.S. 276.

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Smokies hike with HCC forestry students and Haywood Waterways An exploration of plant and animal life in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will commence with an easy 4-mile fall color hike along the park’s Caldwell Fork Trail on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Part of Haywood Waterways Association’s “Get to Know Your Watershed” series of outdoor activities, the hike in the Cataloochee area of park will include forestery students from Haywood Community College. Students will share their knowledge of forest plants and trees along the trail.

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Renovations at Max Patch Pond complete Anglers at Max Patch Pond have better fishing opportunities now that the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the U.S. Forest Service have completed renovations to the 1.5-acre pond, located in the Pisgah National Forest in on the Haywood-Madison countyline.

Renovations included installing a floating fishing pier, a concrete sidewalk connecting

the pier to a new van-accessible parking pad, a refurbished fishing platform, a stabilized section of eroding trail on the Max Patch loop directly above a spring drainage feeding the pond and cross-pipe culverts to divert runoff. Trees, shrubs and other plants were also planted along the road and pond to protect water quality, with participation from Trout Unlimited volunteers.

“These improvements will safeguard the pond for the next generation of anglers,” said Scott Loftis, an aquatic habitat coordinator with the Commission.

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A 6.2-mile hike from Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Pinnacle Park near Sylva will be led at noon Sunday, Oct. 25, from the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department.

A moderate to difficult hike, the trek is suited to families ages 8 and up and is a good way for people wanting to jump in on the department’s FAR Challenge — Family Adventure Recreation — to get started. The challenge assigns points to various outdoor activities done as a family, with awards handed out in May for top earners. $10. Space limited. RSVP to 828.456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov.

Backpacking basics for women A course on backpacking basics tailored to women will be offered at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, at REI in Asheville.

The course will give an overview of the planning, preparation and gear needed to have a successful backpacking trip, cover-

ing the process of choosing and packing proper clothing and footwear. The instructor will detail considerations for comfort and safety on the trail as well as notes on trail etiquette and “Leave No Trace” principles to reduce the environmental impact of a trip in the woods.

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WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • Western Carolina University’s Homecoming is scheduled through Oct. 25 in Cullowhee and Sylva. The Homecoming parade is at 6:15 on Friday, Oct. 23 in downtown Sylva.

• A homebrew and chili cook-off will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville.

• An autograph session featuring professional driver Bobby Earnhardt, grandson of seven-time Sprint Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Jelly Bellies Mountain Gift Shop in Maggie Valley. For info on Earnhardt: sponsorbobbydale@gmail.com or www.bobbydaleearnhardt.com. For event info: 926.9069 or jellybellies@charter.net.

• A book club is starting up and will meet at 10 a.m. on the first and third Saturdays of every month, starting Nov. 7, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. 456.6000 or www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

• Tickets are available now for a Designer Bag Bingo game that will be held on Nov. 7 at Cat Creek Lodge in Franklin. Tickets are $50 per person and include one glass of wine and 13 bingo cards – one for each of the 13 bags designed by Michael Kors, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Nine West, Anne Klein, The Sak and Fossil.

Tickets are available at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce. 524.3161. Games begin at 3 p.m.

• Tickets are on sale for the sixth-annual Taste of Sylva culinary tour, which has been rescheduled for 1-5 p.m. on Nov. 14. $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Youth price is $10 (ages 12 and under). www.mainstreetsylva.org.

• Qualla Boundary Historical Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • Successful Entrepreneurship Series will be offered from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays through Nov. 17 at Western Carolina University’s Biltmore Campus in South Asheville. Free. 712.5918, wendy@cmtcoatings.com or 712.5918.

• Western Carolina University Chancellor’s Brunch and Alumni Awards Ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center in Cullowhee. $15 per person. RSVP by Oct. 16: magill@wcu.edu • Main Street Sylva Association will present a program about social media advertising, “All About Hashtags,” at 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Jackson County Library in Sylva. russ.harris@ymail.com.

• Kyle Hampton of the University of Alaska-Anchorage will discuss the intersection of commerce and morality as part of Western Carolina University’s Free Enterprise Speaker Series from 4-5:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, in Room 101 of the Forsyth Building in Cullowhee. Free.

Sponsored by WCU Free Enterprise Club and the BB&T Moral Foundations of Capitalism Programs. 227.3383 or elopez@wcu.edu.

• Reservations are being accepted for Youth Outright’s Oct. 27 free workshop entitled: “Creating Safe Spaces: Working with LGBTQ Youth in Western North Carolina. ”The workshop is from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County in Brevard.

Underwritten by Mission Health System. http://youthoutright.org.

• A free seminar entitled “Doing Business with the Government” will be offered by Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at HCC’s Regional High Technology

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 Center. Info about Internet-based procurement systems launched by the Federal and North Carolina governments. For info or to register, visit SBC.Haywood.edu or call 627.4512.

• A Smartphone Assistance class will be presented by the Jackson County Public Library from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 29, at the Jackson County Department on Aging. Free; sign-up is required. 586.2016 or 586.5494.

• Registration is underway for a four-part Quickbooks seminar series that will be offered by Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center on Tuesday evenings starting Nov. 3. $100 fee. Register or get more info by visiting SBC.Haywood.edu or calling 627.4512.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • A benefit raffle is currently underway at the Canton Senior Center. The prize is a gift basket valued at over $1,000, filled with gift certificates and other goods.

Funding, in general, has been cut over the years, with proceeds from the raffles going to their numerous programs. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Canton Senior Center and the Haywood County Senior Resource Center. Drawing is Dec. 9 and you do not have to be present to win. 356.2813.

• Contributions are being sought for the Glenville Area Historical Society’s historical museum, which plans to open next year. historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo.com or 743.1658.

• The Cashiers Chamber Business After Hours Chili Cook-Off is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Landmark Realty Group. Light refreshments including beer, wine and a variety of chili. Live entertainment. Support local organizations. RSVP: 743.5191 or info@cashiersareachamber.com.

• Tickets are on sale now for a benefit concert featuring Joyce Guyer, a soprano and Waynesville Resident. The event is scheduled for Oct. 23 at Grace in the Mountains Episcopal Church. Proceeds benefit the Haywood County Arts Council. Tickets are $25 each.

452.0593 or visit the Haywood County Arts Council Gallery & Gifts in Waynesville. HaywoodArts.org.

• Fairview School’s PTA will host its eighth annual BBQ fundraiser meal from 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. Meals are available for outdoor dining at Fairview School or for takeout. $7 meal is available starting at 11 a.m.; $25 dinner pack is available starting at 2 p.m.

Pre-order via email: fairviewschoolpta@gmail.com before Oct. 23. On Oct. 23, preorder between 9-11 a.m. by calling 586.2819.

• The Darren Nicholson Band (bluegrass/Americana) performs on Oct. 30, as part of “Family Fun Night” fundraiser at American Legion Post No. 47 in Waynesville. Food by Blue Ridge BBQ. Admission is $15 with food or $5 for music only; $5 for kids 12 and under. Food from 5-8 p.m.; music is from 6-10 p.m.

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HEALTH MATTERS • A free, weekly grief support group will meet from 12:30-2 p.m. on Thursdays at the SECU Hospice House in Franklin. 692.6178 or mlee@fourseasonscfl.org.

• Reservations are being accepted for Southwestern Community College’s therapeutic massage clinic, which opens on Oct. 27 at SCC’s Jackson Campus. Cost is $15 for a 50-minute Swedish massage ($10 for SCC faculty, staff and students as well as students at any other area school). To book an appointment, call 339.4313 or visit http://my.setmore.com/bookingpage/ac9baeb18b7b-4b34-b6ba-90dfe29be4f9.

• The College of Health and Human Sciences at Western Carolina University will host a panel discussion on Parkinson’s disease and the role of caregivers from 45:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Room 204 of the College of Health and Human Sciences in Cullowhee.

Free; open to the public. 227.3379 or ogletree@wcu.edu.

• Dogwood Insight Center will have its monthly health talk on the topic of post-traumatic stress disorder, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at The Open Door for Spiritual Living in Coggins’ office park. Free; donations accepted. 477.4380.

• An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Lowe’s in Sylva.

800.733.2767 or www.redcrossblood.org.

• An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City. 800.733.2767 or www.redcrossblood.org.

• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 3:30-8 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. 800.733.2767 or www.redcrossblood.org.

• Ladies Night Out Program on the topic of breast and cervical cancer is scheduled for 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Angel Medical Center.

• An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Harrah’s Casino Hotel in Cherokee. 800.733.2767 or www.redcrossblood.org.

• Macon New Beginnings will hold its volunteer meeting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the Carpenter Community Building. www.maconnewbeginnings.org.

• Caregiver Training classes are scheduled for 9-11:30 a.m. (seeking a caregiver) and 1-3 p.m. (seeking work as a caregiver) on Nov. 3. Provided by local Area Agency on Aging. 356.2800.

• “ECA on the Move!” – a walking program organized

by Jackson County Extension and Community Association – meets from 9-10 a.m. on Mondays through Thursdays. It’s an effort to meet the American Heart Association’s recommendation of 10,000 steps per day. 586.4009.

• Al-Anon, a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who believe their lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking, meets at 10 a.m. on Saturdays at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.

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All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted. injury – as well as anyone who hasn’t ridden in awhile – starts at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday at Canton Rec Park. For info, contact Michelle Trantham at mttrantham@hotmail.com or Melissa Rockett at mrockett@mountainwise.com/ • A Tuesday Meditation Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Franklin.

• Brain Health Workshop is being offered on Monday afternoons through Nov. 22, at the Haywood Senior Resource Center. Contact Michelle Claytor at mclaytor@mountainprojects.org or 356.2813.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • Western Carolina University’s Alumni Scholarship Homecoming Golf Tournament starts at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at the Maggie Valley Golf Club. $100 per person; includes one mulligan and two raffle tickets.

RSVP’s required by Friday, Oct. 16: 877.440.9990, 227.7335 or bbusby@wcu.edu.

• Western Carolina University’s Homecoming football game against Samford is at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Cullowhee. Tailgating begins at noon. Tickets: 800.344.6928.

• Western Carolina University women’s scocer team will play Samford at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, in Cullowhee.

• Pickle ball is offered from 8 a.m.-noon on Mondays through Fridays at the Waynesville Recreation Center.

456.2030 or www.waynesvillnc.gov.

POLITICAL CORNER • Phillip Wight and Justin Phillips, candidates for mayor of Maggie Valley, will answer questions and concerns in a question and answer session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Organic Beans Coffee Co. • The Haywood County Democratic Party will host a pancake breakfast to kickoff early voting from 7:309:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Democratic Headquarters in Waynesville.

• The Macon County Democratic Women’s annual chili cook-off supper is from 5:30-7 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Otto Community Building. Keynote speaker is retired Superior Court Judge James U. Downs. Chili, cornbread, desserts and drinks. Donations welcome. 524.5282 or 524.9991.

• Swain County Democrats will hold a rally from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Riverfront Park in Bryson City. Free food and opportunity to meet candidates.

• The Jackson County Republican Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, at Ryan’s in Sylva.

Scheduled speakers are District Attorney Ashley Welch and Lisa Lovedahl, director of the Jackson County Board of Elections. For info, contact Ralph Slaughter at 743.6491 or jacksonctygop@yahoo.com.

• A roundup of the recent N.C. legislative session is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Lazy Hiker Brewing Company in Franklin.

• It’s Liver Awareness Month, and The American Red Cross will the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support patients undergoing liver and other types of transplants throughout October.

• The Democratic Women of Jackson County will hold their chili dinner and fundraiser from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29, at the Old Webster School. Tickets: $8 adults, $5 students, $3 for children under 10. www.mountainlovers.com.

• “Health on Wheels” road ride, a relaxing social ride supporting physical and mental recovery from illness or

• Occupy/WNC General Assembly meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Dogwood

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AUTHORS AND BOOKS • “Last Lecture” will be delivered by Vicki Szabo, WCU associate professor of history, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the theater of the University Center on Western Carolina University’s campus in Cullowhee.

The annual event honors a WCU faculty member who has been recognized by students for teaching with great passion and enthusiasm.

• Author Brian Panowich will discuss his debut novel “Bull Mountain” at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. It’s a dark, violent story of multigenerational crime and retribution. www.citylightsnc.com.

• Author Eric S. Brown will be featured at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

He’ll discuss the science fiction genre and his favorite author, David Drake. 456.6000 or www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

• English professor Annette Debo will present “Poets are Lyric Historians: The Necessary Past for AfricanAmerican poets at 1 p.m. on Oct. 25 as part of the “English on the Ides” series at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. The series is co-sponsored by WCU’s Department of English and City Lights Bookstore. pmworley@wcu.edu or more@citylightsnc.com.

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• A tennis ball foot fitness with WCU Dance professor is scheduled for Oct. 21 at the Jackson Senior Center.

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• A pottery-painting activity, organized by Jackson Senior Center, is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Claymates in Dillsboro. 586.5494.

• A senior trip to view fall foliage is being organized by the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 27. $7 for members; $9 for nonmembers. Register or get more info at 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillenc.org.

KIDS & FAMILIES • Fun Friday, everything science, is held at 3:30 on Fridays at Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016.

• Family Fun Night is at 6 p.m. on Thursdays at Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016.

• University of Chicago history professor Leon Fink will discuss his book “The Maya of Morganton, Work and Community in the Nuevo New South” from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, at Western Carolina University’s Fine art Museum in Cullowhee. fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227.3591.

• Local children’s author and illustrator T.E. Antonino will present his work “Fritz Fombie Have No Fear” at 4

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• Registration will be underway through Oct. 30 for Youth Basketball at the Jackson County Recreation Center in Cullowhee. $45 for girls and boys in grades 2nd through 7th. Coaches are needed in all divisions. http://rec.jacksonnc.org.

• Just Write is at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016.

• A family movie about a team of parapsychologists who create a business exterminating ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests will be shown at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 29, at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. 488.3030.

• Family movie time Thursdays, 3:45 p.m. at Albert Carlton, Cashiers Community Library. Free with popcorn. Call for title. 743.0215.

• Teen Coffeehouse is at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016.

• Home-school adventure paddle sessions are offered from 1-2:45 p.m. through October at Lake Junaluska. $45 for members (for an eight-week session) or $55 for nonmembers. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillnenc.gov.

• A Fall Day Out trip to Grandfather Mountain and Linville Caverns, organized by Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department, is scheduled for Oct. 29. $25 activity fee. For students in third-through-eighth grades. Participants may be dropped off at 7:45 a.m. at the Cullowhee Recreation Center and should be picked up by 5:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch.

• The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 30, and noon and 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 24-25 and 31 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train depot in Bryson City. Peanuts characters in costume, children’s activities, and more. For more information and ticket rates, call 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

• Registration for the Junior Appalachian Musicians afterschool program is underway through the end of October. The program offers old-time mountain music instruction to children in fourth grade and older. $150 for the school year (or $5 per day); $50 for siblings.

Classes are 3:30-5 p.m. on Tuesdays from Nov. 3-May at Canton Middle School. 452.2022, sallyloumackert@gmail.com or www.haywoodarts.org.

• The Macon County Arts Council will present a family-friendly evening of Cherokee lore and mountain tales with Bill Dyar and George Taylor at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Cat Creek Lodge in Franklin.

Supported in part by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural

• “Wallace and Gromit the Curse of the Were Rabbit is being shown for free on Saturdays in October at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. at the Strand in Waynesville.

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• The Haywood Gleaners 3rd annual Harvest Feast will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, at Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville. To RSVP to the potluck dinner, email haywoodgleaners@gmail.com.

HALLOWEEN • A “Back to the Future” costume party will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at BearWaters Brewing Company in Waynesville. www.bwbrewing.com.

• Spooky Storytelling will be at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22-24 and 29-31 at the Storytelling Center in Bryson City.

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• The Deals Farm Corn Maze is open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in Franklin. To visit on Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., call ahead to make an appointment. $5 for ages 6 and older, ages 5 and younger free. Ticket includes corn maze and hayrides. 524.5151 or www.dealfarms.com. • Nantahala Outdoor Center’s NOCtoberfest is scheduled for noon-5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Nantahala. Pumpkin decorating contest, cornhole and live music. Free. www.noc.com/events. • The 19th annual PumpkinFest is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, in downtown Franklin. Traditional and non-traditional fall festivities include “World Famous Pumpkin Roll,â€? pie-eating contest, costume contest/parade and more. www.pumpkinfestfranklin.com or 524.2516. • The second-annual Haunted High is scheduled for Oct. 24-25, at Asheville High. Fundraiser for Asheville High School Band. Open from 10 p.m.-midnight on Friday and 8-11 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or in advance from http://wordpress.ashevillehighbands.com/haunted-high. • “Downtown Trick or Treatâ€? will be from 4-6 p.m.

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• Halloween “Day of the Deadâ€? event is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 30, at Western Carolina University’s Fine art Museum in Cullowhee. Family friendly art activities include making sugar skulls and sun calendars. fineartmuseum.wcu.edu or 227.3591. • A live burlesque show will be held at 9 p.m. on Oct. 30, at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. $5 in advance, $7 at the door. www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com. • A celebration of all things Halloween will be held Oct. 30- Nov. 1 at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in the Hazelwood community of Waynesville. Kid’s Carnival (games, food, films, pumpkin catapult) is from 5:3010:30 p.m. on Oct. 30; $5 per person. Halloween Fling & Costume Party (spooky forest party, photo booth, food, beverages, costume and dance party) is from 8 p.m.-midnight on Oct. 31. Catapults with Catamounts punkin’ chunkin’ competition is from 1-4 p.m. on Nov. 1 on Main Street at Miller Street in downtown Waynesville. 452.2997 or info@folkmoot.org. • The Pumpkin Patch will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 30, at the Jackson County Recreation Park.

293.3053. • The “Hauntober Weekend & Haunted Trailâ€? will be Oct. 30-31 at Fontana Village Resort. The celebration features a variety of activities, crafts, ghost tours, hayrides, campfires and live entertainment. www.fontanavillage.com.

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• The “Witch’s Brew” Halloween release party will be at 6 p.m. on Oct. 31, at Nantahala Brewing Company.

Live music by Plankeye Peggy. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

are available at ramsey.wcu.edu or by calling 227.7722.

• A Masquerade Dinner Train will hit the tracks at 8 p.m. on Oct. 31, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot in downtown. 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

• Josh Turner (Christian/country) performs at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at $45. www.greatmoun• Yellowhill Activity Center Leaf Lookers Craft Show is tainmusic.com or 866.273.4615. from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 24 in Cherokee. Open to all • The Freeway Revival (rock) will perform as part of local crafters; no flea market items allowed. $20 to the Groovin’ On the Green in Cashiers at 6:30 p.m. on sell (12x12 table). 497.2043.

Oct. 23 at 9 p.m., at Village Commons in Cashiers.

• Local crafters can sign up to sell items at a craft Free. Family friendly. visitcashiersvalley.com. fair from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Bethel United • Tickets are on sale for classic singer Tony Bennett’s Methodist Church. $10 for table reservation. concert on Oct. 23 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. 235.9360. www.TicketMaster.com or 800.745.3000.

• A drop-in kickoff party for National Novel Writing • Friday Night Live (Highlands) summer concert series Month (November) is scheduled for 4-5:30 p.m. on will have Macon Grass Band Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. Free.

Friday, Oct. 30, at Canton Public Library. www.nanowwww.highlandschamber.org. rimo.org or 648.2924.

• Mountain Dulcimer Group performs at 6 p.m. on Oct. • Registration is underway for a Holiday Locust Wood 23 as part of the Friday Night Live summer concert Painting Workshop, which starts on Nov. 10 at series in Highlands. Free. www.highlandschamber.org. Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus.

Leader will be Doreyl Ammons Cain. 339.4426.

• The 9th Street Stompers will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, as part the Classic Wineseller’s “Fall for Jazz” series in Waynesville. Tickets are RT SHOWINGS AND $44.99, which includes a four-course dinner. 452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

GALLERIES • The Haywood Art Studio Tour will be from 10 a.m.-5 • The Bryson City Train Depot “Music in the Mountains” concert series will feature Blue Eyed Girl p.m. on Oct. 23-24. at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24. Free. www.greatsmokies.com. • A Jon Houglum Reception is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Oct. 30, at the Environmental Resource Center in • Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine Franklin in appreciation for a painting Houglum and Performing Arts Center will celebrate its 10th donated to the Macon County Master Gardener anniversary by hosting The United Kingdom Ukulele Association.

Orchestra at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, in Cullowhee.

Tickets are $21 for adults; $16 for WCU faculty and • Artist and author Joseph Meigs’ work will be on staff and $7 for students and children. 227.2479 or exhibit until Nov. 11 in the Jackson County Library in bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

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• Western Carolina University’s Inspirational Choir will • Recent works by local artist Justin Moe are on disoffer a concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, in the play throughout October in the Macon County Public University Center Grandroom in Cullowhee. www.home- Library in Franklin. www.artbyjustinmoe.weebly.com or coming.wcu.edu. www.facebook.com/artbyjustinmoe.

• A performance by the Gibson Brothers (bluegrass) is • The 10th Annual Autumn Juried Group Exhibit of the scheduled for 8 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Cataloochee Ranch. Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association Asheville Tickets are $75 per person, including dinner at 6:30 Region entitled “Southern Appalachian Splendor p.m. Reservations are required: 926.1401.

Through the Seasons,” will be hosted through the New • The Western Carolina University School of Music will Year by the Green Sage Cafe in Asheville. www.cnpapresent its annual fall choral concert at 7:30 p.m. on asheville.org.

Oct. 29, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building in • Haywood County Arts Council will host artists from Cullowhee. Free. 227.7242. the Haywood Art Studio Tour starting in October at the Gallery & Gifts Space in Waynesville. A sampling of • A production of “The Barber of Seville” by the work from 22 local artists who will open their studios Asheville Lyric Opera hits the stage at 7:30 p.m. on to the public from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Friday, Oct. 30, in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Saturday, Oct. 23-24. Self-guided. Opening reception Carolina University in Cullowhee. Tickets: $21 for adults; $16 for WCU faculty and staff; $7 for students is from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 2. www.HaywoodArts.org. and children. www.wcu.edu.

• An exhibition of Maya contemporary works will be featured through Friday, Oct. 30 at Western Carolina • Tickets are on sale for the Voices in the Laurel: A Little Night Music Fall Concert, which is scheduled for University’s Fine Art Museum in Cullowhee.

7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at First Baptist Church in • The Mountain Heritage Center is hosting the exhibit Waynesville. $10 for adults, $5 for children. www.voic- “Collecting for the Community,” an exploration of the esinthelaurel.org. diversity and variety to be found in Western North Carolina. Visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday • The Bryson City Train Depot “Music in the through Friday, with extended hours until 7 p.m. on Mountains” concert series will have Chris Monteith Thursdays.

(Elvis impersonator) Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Free. www.greatsmokies.com.

• A contemporary exhibit is open at the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

• Joe Cruz performs on Oct. 31 at the Classic The exhibit is intended to challenge the way beliefs Wineseller in Waynesville. about the natural world are formed. Entitled • Tickets are on sale for comedian Ron White’s Nov. 6 “Connections: Diane Fox & Beauvais Lyons,” the exhibperformance at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. it pairs photographs by Fox with lithography by Lyons. www.TicketMaster.com or 800.745.3000.

An artists’ talk and reception is set for 5-7 p.m. on • Tickets are on sale for an upcoming concert featur- Thursday, Nov. 19; the exhibit remains at WCU through Friday, Jan. 15. The museum is open from 10 a.m.-4 ing Jamie Laval, U.S. National Scottish Fiddle p.m. on weekdays with extended hours to 7 p.m. on Champion. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Thursday. Admission and parking are free. 227.3591 Nov. 7, at The Strand Theatre in Waynesville. Tickets are $20 for adults; $12 for students, and can be pur- or fineartmuseum.wcu.edu. chased at www.38main.com or by calling 283.0079.

• Western North Carolina pottery pieces on loan from Info at www.JamieLaval.com. the collection of Rodney Leftwich are on display from

• “Trick or Treat in Dillsboro” will run from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 31, in downtown. Children can trick or treat around downtown, with games at Dogwood Crafters and hayrides provided by Jarrett Memorial Church.

Free. www.visitdillsboro.org.

• Downtown All Hallows Eve Celebration will be from 6- 8 p.m. on Oct. 31, in Highlands. Safe, family friendly fun. Trick or treating, snacks and live music. www.highlandschamber.org.

• A Zombie Party with DJ music will be held at 9 p.m. on Oct. 31, at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

• “Trunk or Treat” will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 31 at the First United Methodist Church in Sylva.

Children will gather in the back parking lot for trick or treating. Games and activities, including a bounce house, will continue in the Christian Life Center.586.2358.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • A production of “Over the River and Through the Woods” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22-24 and at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. 526.8084 or www.highlandscashiersplayers.org.

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• Sidney Barnes & Richard Shulman will perform as part of the Classic Wineseller’s “Fall for Jazz” series at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, in Waynesville. Tickets are $44.99, which includes a four-course dinner. 452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

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• A comedy show featuring Colin Jost, “anchor” for the “Weekend Update” segment of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Comedian Jose Barrientos will host the show. Also performing is Chloe Hilliard. Free for WCU students with ID; tickets for all others cost $10 apiece and are available at www.bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

• Musician and composer James Naigus, a music instructor from the University of Ioway, will perform a recital at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the recital hall of the Coulter Building at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Free. www.jamesnaigus.com; 227.7242.

• Tickets are on sale now for a concert featuring country music artist Hunter Hayes. The event is set for 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Regional Activity Center in Cullowhee. Concert will also include country singer Ryan Lafferty. Tickets are $20 for students and $25 (plus facility fee and taxes) to the general public.

Tickets are available at the Ramsey Center’s box office or www.ramsey.wcu.edu. Sponsored by the departments of Campus Activities and Residential Living.

• Lacy Green performs on Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.

• Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express will perform at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at the Sub Shop in Waynesville. 456.3400 or smokymountainsubshop.com.

• A Homecoming concert featuring rising country star Hunter Hayes will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Regional Activity Center in Cullowhee. Hayes is a four-time Grammy nominee and was named New Artist of the Year in 2012 by the Country Music Association. Advance tickets are $20 for WCU students and $25 for all others, and all tickets are $25 on the day of the show. Tickets

• Joe Cruz performs on Oct. 23 at the Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • A hands-on, Rag Quilt class will be offered through the Jackson County Cooperative Extension from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 22-23. $10. To register and get supply list, call 586.4009 or write kerri_rayburn@ncsu.edu.

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• “It’s Teatime” – an interactive art installation by artist Leigh Ann Parrish, a Master in Fine Arts Candidate at Western Carolina University - will be featured Nov. 4-24 at WCU’s Fine Arts Museum in Cullowhee. Three teatimes per day, Monday through Thursday, for guests. www.leighannparrishphotography.com.

FILM & SCREEN • A new drama with Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons will be shown at 2 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who’ll stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential. R; 1:47. 524.3600.

• A classic comedy starring Robert Young and Maureen O’Hara will be shown at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room. A suburban couple with three sons seeks a babysitter but winds up with an applicant they weren’t expecting. 1:23. 524.3600.

• The second offering in the Southern Circuit Film Series, “Shield and Spear,” screens at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, at Western Carolina University’s University Center theater. Film explores stories about identity, art, race and freedom of expression in South Africa 20 years into democracy. www.shieldspear.com.

• “Jurassic World” will be shown through Oct. 20-29 at The Strand in Waynesville. Showtimes at www.38main.com • A screening of the classic 1922 horror film “Nosferatu” will be held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 30 and at 4 and 8 p.m. on Oct. 31 at The Strand at 38 Main.

Featuring solo fiddler Ian Moore, the 4 p.m. showing is $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Featuring a full string band, the 8 p.m. showings are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

• Adult movie time, 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Jackson County Public Library. Call for title of movie. 586.2016.

Outdoors • Kayaking paddle sessions will be offered from 9:3011:30 a.m. on Thursdays this fall at Lake Junaluska. $8 members; $12 for nonmembers. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillnenc.gov.

• The Highlands Plateau Greenway will conduct its monthly work day from 9 a.m.-noon on Nov. 21. To participate, email Ran Shaffner at highlandsgreenway@nctv.com or call 526.5622.

• A day trip to Bear Lake will be organized by the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 21. $20 for members; $30 for nonmembers. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillnenc.gov.

• A Greenway Gathering about “Why it’s important to know about the N.C. Forest Service” is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at FROG Quarters in Franklin. Conversation will be led by Bobby Mashburn, county ranger for the N.C. Forest Service.

• Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute will hold an early morning observing session from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Rosman. Four planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury) are gathered in pre-dawn skies. For reservations, call 862.5554 or visit www.pari.edu.

• An opportunity to see Chimney Rock State Park after hours is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24. Familyfriendly, nocturnal event. $5 per person; free for children under 5. Preregister by calling 800.277.9611. www.chimneyrockpark.com.

• A WMI-Wilderness First Aid class is scheduled for Oct. 24-25 in Flat Rock. Learn the fundamentals of remote first aid. 293.5384 or main@landmarklearning.edu.

• A “Backpacking Basics for Women” is scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 28, at Asheville REI. Learn how to choose a pack, select proper clothing and footwear.

Register at www.rei.com/learn.html.

• Tickets are on sale for CiderFest NC – a hard cider tasting event scheduled for Nov. 7 at the WNC Farmers Market in Asheville. Local bands and buskers, a home cider making booth and more. Tickets: $15-30 (kids are free). www.ciderfestnc.com.

COMPETITIVE EDGE • Registration is underway for the “Power of Pink 5K run/walk.” The event is Oct. 24. Volunteers needed; contact mhauser@haywoodnc.net or 356.2275. Details and registration at www.imathlete.com/events/EventOverview.aspx?fEID= 25002.

• Pumpkin Run 5K Run/Walk, a benefit for the Habitat for Humanity of Macon and Jackson Counties, starts at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24 at the Little Tennessee Greenway in Franklin. $35 entry fee or $15 without event t-shirt.

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• Registration is underway for the Cherokee Zombie Run, which will be held from noon-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. $30 for late registration (Oct. 16-25). Info: www.hauntedcherokee.com; register at www.imathlete.com.

• The Trick or Treat 5 miler and Spooky Sprinter 1miler races, are Oct. 30. greg@pisgahareasorba.org or www.pisgahareasorba.org.

• Registration is underway for the Zombie 5K Race Chase, which starts at 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, at Western Carolina University. www.active.com. Proceeds support physical therapy services to the community and research sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association.

• Cherokee Harvest half-marathon and 5K is at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 at the Acquoni Events Center. Benefits the Madison Hornbuckle Children’s Cancer Foundation.

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• Registration is underway for Pisgah High School’s Zombie Rush 5K. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, at Canton Recreation Park and Pisgah’s campus. Register at tinyurl.com/phszombierush. For info about sponsorship opportunities, contact Jennifer Cragg at jcragg@haywood.k12.nc.us.

FARMERS MARKET • Haywood Historic Farmers Market is held from 8 a.m.-noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the parking lot of HART Theatre in Waynesville. 280.1381 or haywoodfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

• The Original Waynesville Tailgate Market is from 8

• The Cashiers Tailgate market is open from 9 a.m.noon on Saturdays at the United Community Bank on N.C. 107 South. 226.9988 or blueridgefarmers@gmail.com.

• Cowee Farmers Market is from 3:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Oct. 28 at the Old Cowee School in Franklin. info@coweefarmersmarket.com , 524.8369 or www.coweefarmersmarket.com.

• The Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market is from 8 a.m.noon on Saturdays on East Palmer Street across from Drake Software in Franklin. 349.2049 or alan_durden@ncsu.edu.

• Swain County Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Fridays at the barn on Island Street in Bryson City. 488.3848 or Christine_bredenkamp@ncsu.edu.

• Cherokee Farmers Market is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Fridays through Oct. 30 at 876 Acquoni Road next to the Easter Band of Cherokee Indians Cooperative Extension Office. For info, contact Sarah McClellan at 359.6935 or saramccl@nc-cherokee.com.

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• Carolina Mountain Club will have a seven-mile hike with a 1,000-foot ascent on Oct. 21. For details, contact leader Stuart English at 384.4870 or stuengo@comporium.net.

• A Happy Hikers outing to Siler Bald (four miles) is scheduled for Oct. 21. 586.5494. http://rec.jacksonnc.org.

• Blue Ridge Parkway rangers will lead a moderate, one-mile hike to learn about Devils Courthouse at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. Meet at Milepost 424.

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• A four-mile, fall color hike is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Cataloochee Creek Road Ranger Station. Free; sponsored by Haywood Waterways Association, Haywood Community College’s Forest Management Technology students and members of the HCC Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters. RSVP by Thursday to Christine O’Brien at Christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com or 476.4667.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a 12-mile, very strenuous hike, with an elevation change of 3,000 feet., on Saturday, Oct. 24 to Mt. Cammerer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, beginning at Big Creek Ranger Station. Call leader Don O’Neal, 586.5723, for reservations and info.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a 4-mile moderate hike, with an elevation change of 500 feet pm Saturday, Oct. 24, to Lower Whitewater Falls, beginning at the Bad Creek parking area, with views of Lake Jocassee along the way and great view of the falls downriver. Call leaders Mike and Susan Kettles at 743.1079 for reservations and info.

• Carolina Mountain Club will hold a three-mile hike of Buck Spring Loop with a 300-foot ascent on Oct. 24. For more info, contact leader Jan Onan at 606.5188 or janonan59@gmail.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will hold an all-day, six-mile hike of Big and Little Cataloochee via Dug Roads and

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• The Conquer the Mountain Half-Marathon will be held Nov. 7, in Franklin. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center for medical care at the center’s clinics as well as other needs. Individual and two-person team registrations are available. $30 to $45 per person, depending on registration date and team status. Register at www.active.com.

• The ‘Whee Farmer’s Market is open from 4-7 p.m. every Tuesday at the corner of the N. Country Club Drive and Stadium View Drive in Cullowhee, behind the entrance to the Village of Forest Hills off Highway 107 across from Western Carolina University.

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• Registration is underway for the Pink-a-Book 5K race that will benefit the Macon Hope Closet, a resource for anyone touched by cancer. The race is at 11 a.m. on Oct. 31. Entry fee is $20 until Oct. 30; $25 on race day. Register at active.com. Info: maconhopecloset@yahoo.com.

• The Jackson County Farmers Market will be on Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon on at its Bridge Park location in Sylva.

Info:jacksoncountyfarmersmarket@gmail.com or website jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

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• A birds of prey program will be presented by Doris Mager at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, on the porch of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee.

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• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a 6.2-mile, moderate-to-difficult hike at noon on Sunday, Oct. 25, from Water Rock Knob to Fisher Creek. $10 per person. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov.

• A hike of James Edmond Trail (6.6 miles) will be organized by the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department from 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. on Oct. 26. Cost is $10 for members; $14 for non-members. 456.2030 or tpetrea@waynesvillnenc.gov.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a 9.5-mile moderate-to-strenuous hike, with an elevation change of 900 feet on Oct. 31 to Cabin Flats in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For info and reservations, call leader Keith Patton at 456.8895.

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• Macon County Democratic Party Headquarters, 251 Sloan Road in Franklin, is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. 369.8561.

• Haywood County Democratic executive committee meets at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Democratic Headquarters, 286 Haywood Square, Waynesville. www.haywooddemocrats.org.

120 N. Main St. • Waynesville, NC • 828.452.0526

• Haywood County Democratic Party headquarters, 286 Haywood Square, Waynesville, is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 452.9607, haywooddemocrats.org.

• Jackson County Democratic Party meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Democratic Headquarters, 500 Mill St., Sylva. Becky Kornegay, 293-3999.

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GOP • Jackson County Republican headquarters at Laurel Terrace on U.S. 64 East in Cashiers and at 58 Sunrise Park retail complexes in Sylva. 743.6491 or jacksonctygop@yahoo.com, www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The North Jackson County GOP monthly meetings are held at 6:30 p.m., the fourth Monday of each month, at the Sylva headquarters, 58 D Sunrise Park, Sylva.

Ralph Slaughter, Jackson County GOP Chair at 743.6491 or www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The South Jackson County GOP monthly meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the GOP headquarters office at Laurel Terrace on N.C. 64 east in Cashiers. Ralph Slaughter, Jackson County GOP Chair at 743.6491 or www.jacksoncountygop.com.

• The Haywood Republicans meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the GOP headquarters, 303 N. Haywood St., Waynesville. 246.7921. www.haywoodncgop.org.

• A lunch-and-discussion group will be held by the League of Women Voters at noon on the second Thursday of each month at Tartan Hall of the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. RSVP for lunch: lwvmacon@wild-dog-mountain.info or 524.8369.

• The Haywood County NAACP meets at 2 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month. Location varies around the county for each meeting. Call for info. forwardtogetherhaywood@gmail.com or 400.5475.

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• Jackson County Democratic Women meet at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Democratic Headquarters 500 Mill St., Sylva. jacksondems.com.

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• The Jackson County NAACP meets at 10 a.m. on the Saturday following the second Thursday of every month at Liberty Baptist Church in Sylva.

• A TEA Party group meets at 2 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the 441 Diner in Otto.

• The Libertarian Party of Haywood County meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Waynesville Recreation Center.

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• The Jackson County Patriots, a grassroots group of citizens promoting Constitutional government, free markets and responsible personal liberty, will meet at 5 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at Tuck’s Restaurant in Cullowhee. For info, contact Ginny Jahrmarkt at Box547@aol.com.

• Waynesville Aldermen meeting at 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Town Hall.

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ARTIST STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RENT Located in Waynesville’s Historic Frog Level District, 3 spaces available. Each space is 8 x 8 feet. Can be combined. Studios located in 4,000 sq. ft. building with established gallery. Create and sell art in studio, to gallery customers. Call 828.246.0818 for more details.

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Observing the outside world with inward eyes Looking back I can remember that 1975 was a wildflower sort of year.

1980 was a tree sort of year.

1984 was a bird sort of year.

1989 was a mushroom sort of year.

1999 was a fern sort of year.

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George Ellison

he summer of 2015 was a butterfly sort of summer. The shrubs and wild flowers in our yard and along the creek that borders the far side of the yard were alive with butterflies all summer long and into fall: Appalachian azure, silvery checkerspot, gray comma, pearl crescent, dreamy duskywing, Columnist frosted elfin, mourning cloak, silver-spotted skipper, tiger swallowtail, West Virginia white, hoary edge, and more.

Why? Well, it seemed that way because those were the years when I concentrated on learning wildflowers, birds, mushrooms, ferns and butterflies. I was on the lookout for each and I really paid attention when I located them. It sometimes seemed as if I could will them into existence if I concentrated just right and maintained an unclut-

BACK THEN tered mind.

If you and I were out walking tomorrow and you said, “George, there’s a cloudless sulphur butterfly over there,” I would be all eyes. Everywhere I look these days I see butterflies because I’ve just started paying attention to them and I‘ve already (sort of like an athlete preparing for an event) visualized what they look like and where I’m likely to encounter them.

The 19th century American naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) touched upon this matter in “Sharp Eyes,” an essay published by Houghton Mifflin in 1907 as part of a collection titled Birds and Bees: Sharp Eyes and Other Papers (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/web bin/gutbook/lookup?num=3163): “Noting how one eye seconds and reinforces the other, I have often amused myself by wondering what the effect would be if one could go on opening eye after eye to the number, say, of a dozen or more … At any rate some persons seem to have opened more eyes than others, they see with such force and distinctness; their vision penetrates the tangle and obscurity where that of others fails like a spent or impotent bullet.

How many eyes did Gilbert White open? … how many did Henry Thoreau? … how many

ing gear, running shoes, pressed plants, you did Audubon? … how many does the name it, are being pared down. We can’t hunter, matching his sight against the keen throw them out the window without raising and alert sense of a deer or a moose, or a fox a ruckus, so we haul them off to the nearest or a wolf? Not outward eyes, but inward. thrift shop sponsored by an aniWe open another eye Appalachian azure. Donated photo mal shelter, the homeland of whenever we see discarded enthusiasms. beyond the first genIf we’re not careful we’ll eral features or outdownsize ourselves right out of lines of things — our hard-earned sense of wonwhenever we grasp der. How do we go about makthe special details ing sure we continue seeing the and characteristic world about us with fresh eyes markings that this even though we don’t care to mask covers … You adopt new enthusiasms? must have the bird in One way to do so might be your heart before to return to and re-energize the you can find it in the old ones. Re-visit the secluded nook where bush. The eye must have purpose and aim. you first located yellow lady’s slipper or No one ever yet found the walking fern who walking fern or glade spurge. Go back up did not have the walking fern in his mind. A into the Alarka Laurel, which you first visitperson whose eye is full of Indian relics ed 40-some years ago when the kids were picks them up in every field he walks still kids. See if there are red crossbills at through.”

Clingmans Dome this winter. Keep searchIf you and I were out walking tomorrow ing for the elusive black-billed cuckoos and and you said, “George, there’s a female roseolive-sided flycatchers. Re-read Bartram’s breasted grosbeak or a bottle gentian or Travels. milky mushroom or rattlesnake grape fern, And so on. I need not go on. You know I would look but I might have some difficulwhat I’m talking about. You don’t have to ty seeing them the way I once did when they reinvent your self … just recycle your self. were new to my experience.

(George Ellison is a naturalist and writer.

We are, after all, as they say, downsizing He can be reached at info@georgeellison.com.) ... old field guides, backcountry maps, fish-

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