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COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • Haywood Hospice and Palliative Care will host a memorial service from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Memorial Chapel of Lake Junaluska to honor loved ones who have died in the past year. • The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will host a planning meeting for the Haywood County Special Olympics Spring Games at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Info and reservations: tpetrea@waynesvillenc.gov or 456.2030. • A fair housing awareness session is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 in the Jackson County Department on Aging – Heritage Room. An HUD representative will give a presentation on fair housing and be available for Q&A. 631.2283. • Canton First Baptist Church will honor veterans with “Celebrate Freedom, Canton” featuring King’s Cadence at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, in Canton. Contemporary gospel quartet. Featured speaker is Rev. Eric Hill, former Army Sergeant. 648.2367. • Reservations are being accepted for a Thanksgiving meal at Lake Junaluska. Thanksgiving at Lake Junaluska is Nov. 27-29. Lakejunaluska.com/thanksgiving or 800.22.4930. • Bingo Night is at 6 p.m. on the second Saturday at the Fines Creek Community Center. 25 cents per game. Info: www.fb.me/finescreekorg or 593.7042. • The Jackson County Department of Public Health is seeking input from the community: http://health.jacksonnc.org/surveys. Info: 587.8288. • Cat adoption hours are from noon-5 p.m. on Fridays and noon-4 p.m. on Saturdays at 453 Jones Cove Road in Clyde. Adoption fee: $10 for cats one-year and older. Check out available cats at www.petharbor.com. 452.1329 or 550.3662.
BUSINESS & EDUCATION • Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a series of seminars for existing and aspiring business owners in November at the Jackson Campus in Sylva and the Franklin Chamber of Commerce. Registration required. Full listing, details and sign-ups: http://bit.ly/2ncPnyf. • The Small Business Center at Haywood Community College will offer an Agribusiness webinar series from 3-4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, through Nov. 19, designed with the specific needs of current and prospective agribusinesses in mind. Info and registration: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. • A Cultural Crash Course: “A Refugee’s Journey” will be presented from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at Folkmoot in Waynesville. Dr. Cyndy Caravelis, Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Western Carolina University, will present a 45-minute community lecture followed by questions, answers and discussion. Tickets: $10. Folkmoot.org. • Registration is underway for the spring semester at Haywood Community College in Clyde. www.haywood.edu, hcc-advising@haywood.edu or 627.2821. • The Small Business Center at Haywood Community College will offer a free Agribusiness webinar series from 3-4:15 p.m. on Tuesdays through Nov. 19. Designed with the needs of current and prospective agribusinesses in mind. Info and registration: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. • The Small Business Center at Haywood Community
All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted. College will offer a webinar on “Working with Angry Customer Behaviors in Your Small Business” from 9-10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Info and reservations: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. • Registration is underway for a workshop focusing on “Building Cultural Competency and Diversity within Nonprofits” that will be offered through Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, at WCU Biltmore Park in Asheville. Can be taken as a standalone or as part of the Certified Nonprofit Professional Program. Registration: $89 for the workshop or $300 for the CNP course fee. pdp.wcu.edu, jcthompson@wcu.edu or 227.3070.
FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • The Haywood County Motorcycle Parade and Toy Run is set for Saturday, Nov. 9, and will traverse all municipalities in the county. It will start at Maggie Valley Inn and Conference Center and end at Sorrells Park in Canton. Breakfast from 8-11 a.m.; registration at 10 a.m. and parade starts at noon. Funds raised go to 501(c3) organizations serving children in the county. • Jackson County Bands are holding a citrus sale fundraiser through Nov. 14 for the bands of Jackson County Public Schools. https://tinyurl.com/y62cnj2l. • A Chili Cookoff will be held at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13 at HomeBase, 82 Central Dr., in Cullowhee. Competition for the best chili at Western Carolina University; conversation about food insecurity in the region. Guest speakers include Smoky Mountain News journalist Cory Vaillancourt and Carolina Public Press managing editor Frank Taylor $5 per bowl and chili sampling. Proceeds go to HomeBase and SPJ. • Tickets are on sale now for the Festival of Trees, which is set for 5:30-9 p.m. on Nov. 21, at Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville. Presented by Kids Advocacy Resource Effort. Tickets are $75 per person or $550 for a table of eight. Tickets available at www.KareHouse.org or 456.8995.
HEALTH MATTERS • The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson city. Appointments: 488.3030 or redcrossblood.org. • Al-Anon, a confidential support group for friends and family members of alcoholics, meets at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays at Grace Episcopal Church in Waynesville. 440.724.5994. • A Sabai-Sabai Trunk Show is set for 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Waynesville Yoga Center. 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com. • Thomas W. Joiner, one of the world’s leading authorities on the issue of suicide, will speak at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Blue Ridge Hall conference room at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Topic is “Why People Die by Suicide.” Info: 227.3363. • Parkinson’s Support in the Mountains meets at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Heritage Room of the Jackson County Department on Aging, 100 County Services Park in Sylva. Dr. Emory Prescott, a speechlanguage pathologist, will speak on enhancing brain health with natural botanicals. • Co-Dependents Anonymous, a support group for those wishing to create more fulfilling relationships with
themselves and others, will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Friendship House, 566 S. Haywood St., in Waynesville. http://coda.org. • The Haywood Chapter of Survivors of Suicide Loss meets from 6:30-8 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at the Fellowship Hall of Hazelwood Presbyterian Church in Waynesville. Info: 910.528.0169. • The WNC Ostomy Support Group will meet from 6-7 p.m. every second Monday at the Jackson County Center Cooperative Extension’s Meeting Room, 876 Skyland Dr., Suite 6, in Sylva. Group is for people living with a urostomy, ileostomy, colostomy or a continent diversion. Facilitated by Certified Ostomy Nurses. • A “Get Covered Haywood!” Affordable Care Act Event is set for 12:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Waynesville Library Auditorium. Learn about your insurance options and meet with a certified navigator to enroll. Appointments: 452.1447. Walk-ins also welcome. • “Your Amazing Newborn” class will be offered from 79 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Waynesville. Focusing on abilities, behavior, appearance and reflexes of your new baby. Pre-registration required: MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses or 452.8440. • A pair of lectures on Creating a Medicinal Kitchen Garden will be held from 2-4 p.m. on consecutive Fridays, Nov. 8 and 15, in the Waynesville Library Auditorium. Presented by Kate Bailey, RN and owner of Lost Cove Herbs. Adults only. • An Essential Oil class will be offered at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva at 6 p.m. on Nov. 12. Learn home to enhance your health through the addition of essential oils. Call or text Wende Goode at 246.2256 to reserve your space at class and receive a free trial sample of oil tailored to your personalized health need. Lacking sleep, digestive issues, mood imbalance, pain. Limit of 12 participants. Call even if you are unable to attend class but still interested in learning more and receiving a sample. • An Essential Oil class will be offered at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City at 4 pm on Nov. 13. Presentation on personalized health care through the addition of essential oils. Call or text Wende Goode at 246.2256 to reserve your space at class and receive a free trial sample of oil tailored to your personalized health need. Lacking sleep, digestive issues, mood imbalance, pain. Limit of 12 participants. Call even if you are unable to attend class but still interested in learning more and receiving a sample. • An Essential Oil class will be offered at Lazy Hiker/Mad Batter Kitchen in Sylva at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. Lacking sleep, digestive issues, mood imbalance, in pain. Call or text Wende Goode at 246.2256 to reserve your space at class and receive a free trial sample of oil tailored to your personalized health need. Limit of 12 participants. Call even if you are unable to attend class but still interested in learning more and receiving a sample. • Grace Church in the Mountains will present “Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope” at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, in Waynesville. A onehour documentary on the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent toxic stress. Light supper included; childcare provided. Register: gracewaynesville.com/resilience-rsvp.html.
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 started. Pre-registration required: MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses or 452.8440. • Gentle Yoga for Cancer is offered from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Haywood Breast Center in Waynesville. Info: myhaywoodregional.com/yogaforcancer or 452.8691. • On the third weekend of each month, Maggie Valley Wellness Center hosts donation-based acupuncture appointments. $35-55. 944.0288 or maggievalleywellness.com. • “Nourishing You” – an introductory “Yoga for Cancer” class, is offered from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Haywood Breast Center in Waynesville. Taught by Kim Mulholland, Mindful Yoga for Cancer Duke Integrative Medicine Trainer. Info: 452.8691 or MyHaywoodRegional.com/YogaforCancer. • A Community Acupuncture Clinic is held on the third weekend of each month at 461 Moody Farm Road in Maggie Valley. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. Sliding scale cost is $35-$55. Offered by Barbara Dennis, a Licensed Acupuncturist and Registered Nurse. • Jackson County Department of Public Health is offering diabetes self-management education as well as medical nutrition therapy. Info: 587.8240 or http://health.jacksonnc.org/wic. • The Haywood County Senior Resource Center holds a dementia caregivers support group from 4:30-6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday each month in Waynesville. 356.2800 or www.haywoodseniors.org. • “Riding the Waves of Cancer” meets from 2:30-4 p.m. on Thursdays at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center. Physician referral from an oncologist or cancer doctor is required: Myhaywoodregional.com/yogaforcancer. 452.8691. • Codependents Anonymous (CoDA) meets at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Friendship House on Academy Street, behind and adjoining the First United Methodist Church of Waynesville. Group of persons desiring healthy and fulfilling relationships. 775.2782 or www.coda.org. • The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors due to an emergency shortage. To schedule an appointment or donate, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.2767). • The Jackson County Senior Center will offer a Caregiver Education Class at 10 a.m. on the third Monday of every month in the Board Room of the Department of Aging in Sylva. 586.5494.
• The International Essential Tremor Foundation support group meets at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Jackson County Senior Center, Room 135, in Sylva. Learn coping skills and available products to help. Info: 736.3165 or teddyk1942@gmail.com.
• The Haywood County Dementia Caregivers' Support Group has change the location of its meetings. The group will meet at the Haywood Senior Resource Center (81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville). The meetings are scheduled from 4:30 PM until 6:00 PM on the fourth Tuesday. 926.0018.
• “Breastfeeding A-Z” class will be offered from 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 14 at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Waynesville. Focusing on techniques for proper latching and comfortable positions for a baby and mom to get
• Community First Aid and CPR classes are offered from 6-10 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Info: 564.5133 or HCC-CPRraining@haywood.edu.