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ELECTION RESULTS INSIDE

CONTENTS On the Cover: Franklin native and U.S Air Force veteran Tom McNish discusses how he survived six-and-a-half years of torture in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp — the same POW camp where the late Sen. John McCain was also held. (Page 6) Tom McNish at his Franklin home. Garret K. Woodward photo

News Haywood hospice building to be repurposed ............................................................3 Legal troubles mount for Ghost Town, developers ..................................................5 2018 midterm election results ........................................................................................6 WCU to commemorate WWI ......................................................................................14 Cherokee leaders speak out against adoption ruling ............................................15 Mediation valuable service in criminal justice system ............................................17 Interim UNC System president selected ..................................................................19 Health News ......................................................................................................................23

Opinion ‘Hyper-partisan’ moves threaten UNC system’s future ........................................24

A&E Glenn releases comprehensive craft beer book ....................................................28

Outdoors Kids trails program recognized after decade of growth ......................................42

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Flashback..............................................................................................................................55

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Haywood hospice patients to move to hospital Homestead building will convert to sleep center, wound care

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Former hospice employee Jenny Williams says moving hospice into the hospital is a bad idea. Cory Vaillancourt photo

— Jenny Williams

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“I cannot understand how it got to this point,” Williams said. “That’s a perversion.

That’s wordsmithing. It was given to hospice to serve hospice patients. We raised $3.2 million, and this money came from private donations. It was decided to gift that money to hospice, not to a sleep center, not for wound care, but to hospice.”

As far as seeing any remuneration for those funds raised in the community, Harkleroad says it’s already happened.

“There were key people in the community and some staff here that donated money on it, but that was prior to me, and prior to 2012, so I don’t have much knowledge of that,” he said. “LifePoint came in in 2014 and they purchased the assets, and part of the assets was the Homestead, and they paid fair market value. What happened is, all the money has been released to the Haywood Healthcare Foundation, so the good thing is that all the money that was raised is sitting in the Foundation and can be used to support health care needs in the community.”

Hospice services will continue to be provided in HRMC’s main facility in Clyde, but Williams expressed concern that the setting wouldn’t be as calming as that of the Homestead — the hustle-bustle of a busy growing hospital is an environment far removed from the quiet standalone building on Sunset Ridge Road.

“How is that possible? It’s not. That was the whole point. We had a hospice room in the hospital before we got the Homestead, and we tried to make it nicer and more comfortable so if a caregiver wanted to stay overnight it was comfortable,” she said. “But still, it’s a hospital, it’s noisy, we had to get a certain protocol so they wouldn’t come in to get vital signs, and if a patient was actively

“The thing that people do not want to do is die in a strange, uncomfortable environment and that’s what a hospital is.”

— Lorna Sterling

dying they wouldn’t be turned every two hours. A hospital setting is not a place for dying patients. That totally undoes 44 years of hospice philosophy.”

Harkleroad admitted that it might not be as easy or quick to access as the standalone building, but that the concept of hospitalbased hospice services is the right call.

“We did this model prior to 2012, and also our sister hospital Harris [Regional Hospital, in Sylva] has the exact same model now, so the convenience of being able to pull up in front of a building and walk right in, will be [reduced] where you have to get on an elevator and go on up but we’re going to leave it in one section at the end of the hall can create a nice area for the patients to have some privacy,” he said.

At least one other person disagrees with Harkleroad.

“My husband had Parkinson’s and in the last part of the phases of Parkinson’s, he needed to go to the hospital. While we were there, the idea of hospice was brought to bear,” said Waynesville resident Lorna Sterling, of her late husband Peter. “The thing that people do not want to do is die in a strange, uncomfortable environment and that’s what a hospital is.”

Renovations to the Homestead are set to begin in early 2019.

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“I cannot understand how it got to this point. We raised $3.2 million, and this money came from private donations. It was decided to gift that money to hospice, not to a sleep center, not for wound care, but to hospice.”

Lorna Sterling’s husband benefitted from the in-home hospice services of the Homestead.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER press release issued by Haywood Regional Medical Center on Oct. 26 touted renovations to an existing facility that will provide better building utilization and expansion of patient care services, but that’s not the part of the statement that’s got some local residents upset.

“This renovation and expansion of services at The Homestead is exciting for Haywood Regional and everyone we serve,” said Rod Harkleroad, CEO of HRMC, in the release.

“With the changes planned, we will be fulfilling this promise in new ways.”

Rod Harkleroad The stand-alone building HRMC is renovating — called The Homestead — currently serves as the only hospice inpatient center west of Asheville; by the end of this year, its remaining occupants will be moved to the hospital to make room for infusion services, a sleep center and a wound care center.

No jobs will be lost as a result of the transition, and some may even be created in the process.

But the promise of high-quality palliative hospice services — for those likely to die soon — will likely go unfulfilled, according to retired nurse Jenny Williams.

“The hospice itself came to be back in the early 1980s, when the hospice movement was first getting down into this area,” said Williams, who started working there in 1997. “It started off as an all-volunteer agency.”

Williams said that despite what some might think, working in hospice care was a beautiful experience.

“It’s sad, because there’s some patients you really get attached to, if you really get the time to know them and their families,” said Williams. “But in the end, you know that you have been able to help them at the last critical phase of their life, that you have been about to relieve their symptoms, you have been able to have them and their family have quality time together.”

After starting off in a small stone building in Clyde, what would become The Homestead merged in 1990 with the hospital to take advantage of the availability of the hospital’s Medicare certification.

Private donations funded the building’s construction on land donated by the hospital.

“I had a man — we took care of his wife — this man brought me a paper bag full of pennies,” Williams said. “Many of those donations, $20 here, $100 there, there were

a lot of people in this county who gave what they could to make sure this was set up so that their loved ones could receive hospice care.”

The six-bed building opened and was given to HRMC in 2012, and in 2017 LHC Group, a Louisiana-based in-home healthcare services firm, was contracted to run it.

The Oct. 26 release announced they were pulling out.

Harkleroad said that both the hospital and LHC jointly felt that moving hospice services to the hospital was the best option, and that it was indeed a joint decision.

A statement from LHC said that since 2017, LHC Group and Haywood Regional Medical Center have “worked together as healthcare partners to provide high quality post-acute services to our community” and that the transition “is an enhancement to the level of service we provide to the community as part of our collaboration.”

“Using the building is a better step from the care model standpoint, where the building now only has a nurse and a tech that supports the patients around the clock,” said Harkleroad. “What it will do is, it gives an opportunity where we can have ancillary services on-site, from respiratory therapy to lab to a 24/7 doctor, plus more RN coverage.”

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Free meal for veterans Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos continue their annual tradition of honoring veterans and supporting their causes.

On Sunday, Nov. 11, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River in Murphy will offer veterans a free meal at the Food Market.

The Food Market features Nathan’s Famous, Panda Express and Earl of Sandwich. For a complete list of Food Market hours, visit Caesars.com.

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee will offer Veterans a free buffet meal at Chefs Stage Buffet from noon to 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12.

The Food Market and Chefs Stage Buffet are open to guests of all ages. To receive a free meal, veterans are asked to bring proof of service such as a valid military ID, VA card or discharge papers.

Community awards given in Macon

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The Macon County Community Development Council recently held its annual awards dinner to recognize individual community development organizations and their accomplishments for this year.

Community Development is a program

facilitated by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service with the purpose of creating formal community organizations in individual communities that allow members to combine their efforts in an organized manner for the benefit of the community. The first Community Clubs in Macon County were formed in 1952.

This year’s awards consisted of grants to organized communities for the purpose of continuing to improve their community. Receiving the awards were: Upper Cartoogechaye, Nantahala, Holly Springs, Clarks Chapel, Cowee, Carson and Pine Grove communities. Each of these communities meet monthly to plan and carry out educational programs and service activities that help to make their communities a better place to live.

Each community also has the opportunity to recognize individuals for doing outstanding work in their community. This year, Clark’s Chapel community named Samantha Ashe as Young Woman of the Year and Dawson Johnson as Young Man of the Year.

Adult leadership awards were also presented. Named as Man of the Year and Woman of the Year were Laurel and Kay Klonkowski of Clark’s Chapel Community; Nancy Davis of Pine Grove Community and Shamus Nilan of Otto Community.

Gene and Susie Beasley were named Man and Woman of the Year in Nantahala Community.

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Work on this project will begin in November with a survey that will be sent to visitors, residents and part-time residents to fill out. The TDA is partnering with Charlotte-based Young Strategies Inc., who were selected as part of a competitive process for tourism research.

“The data we gather from this survey is invaluable in shaping our future as a tourism destination and more importantly a place to live, work and play,” JCTDA Director Nick Breedlove said. “We want to ensure we are

preparing ourselves to be sustainable as a destination, while growing small businesses, adding and sustaining existing jobs, and enhancing and maintaining our natural resources.”

The survey will be distributed through a variety of platforms, but the TDA encourages residents to only fill out the survey once. “The more responses we receive, the better the data we have to guide marketing and strategic planning,” Breedlove said.

Next year, the TDA will utilize data gained from this project as a base for their strategic planning process, expected to be complete by May 2019.

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In general, such a lien means that the property can’t be sold or transferred until the outstanding debt that resulted in the lien is satisfied; commonly called “mechanic’s liens,” they are a long-held legal protection for tradespeople who can’t in effect “repossess” the labor and materials they contribute to a job from those who won’t pay.

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the park’s A-frame building from June 4 through Aug. 31, 2018, “including flooring, windows, roofing; building inspections and reports on conditions of existing structures, inspection and advice on chairlift tower foundations,” according to the lien.

Named in the lien as the entities with which Clark and Leatherwood contracted for the furnishing of labor and materials are New Ghost Town LLC, Ghost Town Adventure Park LLC, Lamar Berry and former Disney executive Spencer Oberle, husband of Valerie Oberle, who’s been the public face of the redevelopment since it was announced this past spring.

The Oberles promised a spring 2019 opening for the park.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER pair of legal actions filed in Haywood courts during the month of October suggest efforts to redevelop Maggie Valley’s Ghost Town amusement park may be in jeopardy.

The first, filed by Maggie Valley innkeeper Allen Alsbrooks, alleges that one of the developers, Lamar Berry, “unlawfully and willfully did with the intent to defraud obtain lodging” at Alsbrooks’ Hearth and Home Inn, 3376 Dellwood Rd., “by leaving the inn without paying his lodging bill.”

Alsbrooks declined to comment, citing a court date on the matter next week, but in an affidavit filed Oct. 4 he stated that “Berry, CEO of New Ghost Town LLC took lodging on 1 August 2018 with invoices due each month-end.”

Per Alsbrooks’ affidavit, Berry was presented with invoices each month and on Sept. 20 was presented with a demand for payment.

“Within a few hours, he left the property with his belongings and did not pay,” it reads. “He is now staying in the basement of Alaska Presley.”

The documents don’t say how much Berry allegedly owes Alsbrooks, but it’s estimated to be in excess of $3,000. General statutes say the crime is a class 2 misdemeanor, which can carry a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The other filing also includes Berry, but is for a lot more money.

On Oct. 31, Clark and Leatherwood, Inc., filed what’s known as a claim of lien on real property against Lula, LLC, Presley’s corporation that owns the 98acre, $3.2 million parcel of land upon which Ghost Town sits.

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Regional returns show mixed results

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ny notion of a red tide or blue wave ebbed quickly Nov. 6, as both Republicans and Democrats celebrated victories, mourned defeats, said goodbye to some incumbents, and hello to new ones.

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CONGRESS Nationally, Democrats began Election Day needing a net pickup of 23 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to regain control of the chamber; as of press time they were poised to do just that, defeating several well-known Republicans, but N.C. 11th District Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, wasn’t one of them.

Meadows defeated McDowell County Democrat Phillip Price by a margin of 5938. Meadows won his first three elections with ever-increasing margins of 57, 62 and

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For: 33.14% Against: 66.86%

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Haywood County elects new tax collector

Haywood’s Republican Tax Collector Mike Matthews has been the subject of controversy since before he was even elected four years ago, even prompting calls for fundamental changes 6 to the elected nature of the position by commis-

Greg West (left) beat Mike Matthews for tax collector while Democrat Joe Sam Queen beat Rep. Mike Clampitt for the N.C. House seat.

64 percent of the vote, respectively.

“I’m honored, humbled, and grateful to again receive the trust of Western North Carolinians to serve them in Congress for another term,” said Meadows in a statement released election night. “Their support has been unwavering and truly means the world to me.”

N.C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Senate Franklin Republican Sen. Jim Davis will serve his fifth term after defeating Franklin High School and former submarine commander Bob Kuppers by a 60-40 margin.

Votes

Percentage

Haywood County Tax Collector Mike Matthews* (R) 11,797 Greg West (D) 12,855

47.85% 52.15% *incumbent

sioners from both parties, all of whom hounded

House Republicans looking to maintain their veto-proof supermajority over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper could only afford to lose four seats to keep it; two that were thought vulnerable by Democrats were here in Western North Carolina.

Franklin Republican Rep. Kevin Corbin wasn’t one of those, and easily cruised to victory over Clay County Democrat Aaron Martin, earning his second term in the process. Corbin’s 73 percent vote total was a slight improvement on 2016, when he garnered 72 percent of the vote in his rural 120th District, which covers Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Macon Counties.

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him on a plethora of performance-related issues.

Voters agreed with commissioners and sent Matthews packing in favor of Assistant Tax Assessor Greg West.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge and representing the citizens who put their faith in me,” said West. “I think voters saw someone who is going to take the job more seriously than

Courts Votes

Percentage

District Justice Kristina Earwood (R) 41,511 Leo Phillips (R) 22,992

64.36% 35.64%

Superior Court Justice Bradley Letts* (D) Mark Melrose (D)

16,914 14,017

54.68% 45.32% *incumbent

the past administration, someone who is going to treat all citizens fairly. I’m someone who’s going to show up for work every day, have an open door policy, build a staff that can represent not only the county, but the citizens as well, and just try to do a better job.”

Haywood County is the only remaining county in the state that still elects, rather than appoints its tax collector.

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ith the retirement of Democratic Commissioner Bill Upton, one commission seat was up for grabs, with two more being defended by their Democratic occupants, Commissioner Mike Sorrells and Commission Chairman Kirk Kirkpatrick.

That drew a large field of primary candidates from both parties for the three seats.

In the end a victory by any of the Republicans — Tommy Long, Mark Pless or Phillip Wight would have swung the board from its current 3 to 2 Democratic majority, but instead, Republicans picked up two seats.

Chairman Kirk Kirkpatrick will remain on the commission, although not likely as chairman and certainly as the lone Democrat. Incumbent Republicans Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers will now be joined by Canton insurance agent Mark Pless and Bethel electrician Tommy Long.

“It’s probably a combination of things,” Long said. “There’s a lot of national politics going on right now that’s probably drawn a lot of voters out, but I’ve said all along, this commission race should probably be nonpartisan — we ought to do what’s right for Haywood County and that’s what I intend to do. I’m tickled, I’m humbled and I’m glad

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Haywood Commissioners Tommy Long (R) 12,953 Kirk Kirkpatrick* (D) 11,953 Mark Pless (R) 11,377 Mike Sorrells* (D) 11,322 Danny Davis (D) 10,896 Phillip Wight (R) 10,308

18.82% 17.37% 16.53% 16.45% 15.84% 14.98% *incumbent

Haywood County has put their confidence in me.”

Haywood County Republican Party Chairman Ken Henson also had an opinion on what many think is a stunning upset by the two new Republican commissioners.

“I do think people are tired of wanting to go towards socialism. They don’t want no part of socialism. I think the Democrat Party has gone towards socialism. People are fed up with it, and a lot of people here in this county, they’re Christians, they go to church, they know right from wrong, and they grew up in a time when history taught us that socialism was not where you wanted to be,” said Henson. “It’s all about that. It’s all about the direction, and the Republican Party has it right.”

Votes

Percentage

12,910 5,468

70.05% 29.67% *incumbent

Haywood Board of Education

Votes

Percentage

176,900 115,665 6,068

59.24% 38.73% 2.03%

N.C. 11th District Mark Meadows* (R) Phillip Price (D) Clifton Ingram (I)

N.C. Senate District 50 Jim Davis* (R) Bob Kuppers (D)

48,107 31,648

60.32% 39.68%

N.C. House District 120 Kevin Corbin* (R) Aaron Martin (D)

25,448 9,201

73.45% 26.55%

N.C. House District 119 Mike Clampitt* (R) Joe Sam Queen (D)

14,166 15,537

47.69% 52.31%

N.C. House District 118 Michele Presnell* (R) 19,312 Rhonda Schandevel (D) 14,425

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“I’m not interested in pretending we’re fixing education when we’ve actually been undermining it,” he said. “I will push that hard for my governor, my state, and the future of our young people.”

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One seat that was, however, was looked at as an opportunity for a Dem pickup was that of Rep. Michele Presnell, R-Burnsville.

In 2016, Presnell earned her third term in the General Assembly by defeating Haywood County Democrat Rhonda Cole Schandevel, and this year did it again, by a 57-42 margin.

But probably the most vulnerable House seat in the state was that of freshman Bryson City Republican Rep. Mike Clampitt, who narrowly defeated Waynesville architect and former Rep. Joe Sam Queen in 2016 by less than 300 votes after losing to him twice previously.

This time around, however the seat’s flipped back to Queen, who said he knows exactly why.

“The facts — and the people getting them straight,” he said. “That has been a big help.”

Queen also said he’d like to return to some unfinished business he left in Raleigh last time around.

“I want to expand Medicaid. I’m still working hard on that because it makes so much sense,” he said. “That’s why I beat Clampitt. My constituents weren’t going to stand for that. Even if you’re from Mars you can see that.”

Like other Dems across the state, Queen has held to his message of supporting edu-

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Jackson County sheriff wins second term

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall will keep his job for another four years following a decisive victory on Election Day. Hall secured 59.76 percent of the vote against Republican challenger Doug Farmer, who took 40.24 percent of the vote.

Farmer won in only three of Jackson’s 14 precincts — Cashiers, Glenville and Barkers Creek.

“I think that speaks a volume to what we’ve done the last four years,” said Hall. “The citizens seem to be appreciative of the direction the sheriff’s office is movChip Hall ing.”

Votes

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8,850 5,959

59.76 40.24 *incumbent

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Chip Hall (D)* Doug Farmer (R)

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Hall said he looks forward to continuing his administration for the next four years.

“We’re going to combat drugs and property crime here in Jackson County and continue to push forward with safe schools,” he said. “We’ve got plenty to do and I think the voters have spoken.”

Hall, a Jackson County native, has worked for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department for all of his 30 years in law enforcement, rising through the ranks to the second-in-command position of chief deputy before running for sheriff in 2014, following the retirement of then-Sheriff Jimmy Ashe.

Hall said he’s proud of the way he’s led the department in the past four years, citing a community outreach program he began to encourage officers to build relationships in the community, partnerships he’s fostered with other agencies to combat the opioid epidemic and getting a school resource officer installed at every school in the Jackson County Public Schools system.

However, Farmer had criticized Hall’s administration, taking issue with its decision to spend $250,000 on a BearCat armored personnel vehicle, decrying the current arrangement of patrol officers as unsafe and inefficient for leaving just one officer to cover the large and remote Cashiers area, and saying Hall has not done enough to get drugs out of the county.

This is the second time that Farmer and Hall have run against each other. In 2014, Farmer ran as a Democrat, and he and Hall both participated in a primary election that included six Democrats and three Republicans. In that race, Hall finished first and Farmer third among the Democrats.

Hall will serve a four-year term ending in 8 December 2022.

Dems win Jackson commission

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER he Jackson County Board of Commissioners will flip to a Democratic majority following a hotly contested election in which three of the five seats appeared on the ballot.

Political newcomer Gayle Woody, a Democrat, ousted three-term Republican Commissioner Charles Elders, garnering 53.91 percent of the vote to Elders’ 46.09 percent. Chairman Brian McMahan, a Democrat, drew 57 percent of the vote against challenger Ron Mau, a Republican and sitting commissioner, who earned 43 percent. Commissioner Boyce Deitz, a Democrat, handily retained his seat with 56.54 percent of the vote in a contest against Republican Doug Cody, who was an incumbent when Deitz defeated him in 2014. Cody received 43.46 percent of the vote.

When the winners are sworn in next month, they will join sitting Commissioner Mickey Luker, a Republican, as well as Mau — Mau’s term on the board doesn’t expire until 2020 — for a 3 to 2 Democratic majority.

McMahan, who won his fourth term in office, said he was happy about the win and had anticipated it happening.

“I felt good about this from the campaign,” he said. “It’s what I expected.”

“Thanks to all the voters,” said Mau. “I am looking forward to continuing to work for Jackson County. The 9,622 who voted for me in 2016 and those who voted for me this cycle can be assured that I will continue to put people before politics.”

McMahan won despite a marked discrepancy in fundraising. By the end of the third quarter Oct. 20, Mau had raised a staggering $32,252 — nearly three times the $11,227 that McMahan raised in the same period. Nearly all of McMahan’s cash came through in the third quarter; before the quarter’s start July 1, McMahan had raised only $1,175. By that time, Mau had raised $15,448. Fourthquarter reports for funds raised from Oct. 21 to Dec. 31 are due Jan. 10.

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Incumbent wins another term as Macon’s sheriff

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR Republican Robert Holland will serve a fifth term as Macon County sheriff after a clear victory Tuesday night.

With nearly 59 percent of registered voters casting a ballot in Macon, Holland received 63 percent of votes. Holland held the majority of votes against two challengers — Democrat Eric Giles (28 percent) and unaffiliated candidate Bryan Carpenter (9 percent).

Votes

Percentage

Jackson Commissioners Chairman Brian McMahan (D)* 8,475 Ron Mau (R) 6,393

57 43

District 1 Gayle Woody (D) Charles Elders (R)*

8,049 6,882

53.91 46.09

8,408 6,462

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District 2 Boyce Deitz (D)* Doug Cody (R)

Elders on running a clean, respectful campaign and said that she credits the team strategy she, McMahan and Deitz adopted with her success. The three candidates did their campaigning and advertising jointly throughout the race.

“We just had such respect for each other, and that came across as lots of people said to us, ‘I know you are going to be able to work together,’” said Woody.

“That means a lot. I feel like that was the biggest strength.”

Woody said support from her former students at Jackson County Public Schools and a possible edge from being the only woman in the race also contributed to the win.

“I wish her the best and the county the best,” said Elders. “It’s been a pleasure. I’ve served 12 years and it’s time I guess for me to hang it up.”

Elders said a heavy voter turnout and better organization on the part of the Democratic candidates likely played a role in the outcome.

Deitz said he was thankful to see the hard work of campaigning pay off for all three Democrats. He believes that the controversial consolidation of the county’s health and social services departments — championed by Republican commissioners and opposed by Democrats — motivated people to vote for the Democratic candidates and also postulated that the large amount of Holland has served with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office since 1991 and was first elected sheriff in 2002 when he was just 35 years old.

Giles, 42, has been in law enforcement since 2010 after graduating from Haywood Community College. He’s worked patrol in Macon, Graham, Clay and now Cherokee County. Giles has been caught up in a controversy during this election after the District Attorney’s Office issued him a rare Giglio Order. Such an order means the DA’s prosecutors will no longer use his testimony in court because his testimony is considered unreliable.

Giles was placed on administrative leave from Cherokee County while the sheriff conducted an internal investigation, but after not

money Mau raised could have created a backlash in people who didn’t appreciate seeing such an influx of cash impacting the race.

“I think maybe we ran on being listeners and listening to the people we represent, and not just making decisions no matter what they felt,” said Deitz.

Cody said that, while he expected the race might be a bit closer, he knew it would be a tough one to win.

“I wish Boyce (Deitz) the best of luck and hopefully they’ll do the right thing for the citizens of Jackson County now that they’re in control and they can pursue their agenda,” he said. “Hopefully it will be a good match for the citizens.

They’re going to have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders now, and we’ll see how things work out.”

The three Democratic candidates had pledged that, should they win a majority on the board, they would reverse changes that Republican commissioners had made to the county’s health and social services departments. Republicans voted to consolidate the departments following a January public hearing in which all 11 speakers stated their opposition to the measure. The vote set off months of contention between commissioners and on the newly formed Consolidated Human Services Board. Ultimately, the Republican majority voted to disband the consolidated board, separate the departments once more and install the board of commissioners as the governing board over health and social services.

The next cohort of commissioners will guide the county through what promises to be an eventful four years as Western Carolina University continues to grow, the N.C. 107 project begins in Sylva, key capital projects like building a new animal shelter get underway, the quest to improve county infrastructure continues and commissioners find themselves faced with decisions about how best to serve the county’s homeless population.

Winners will be sworn in at the beginning of December and serve four years, through December 2022.

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Macon Sheriff Robert Holland (R) 9,567 Eric Giles (D) 4,237 Bryan Carpenter (UNA) 1,356

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receiving any evidence from the DA’s office, Sheriff Derrick Palmer put Giles back on patrol duty a couple of weeks ago.

Carpenter, 34, was making his second run at the sheriff’s seat and is currently a patrol deputy in Graham County.

Holland ran unopposed in 2014. In 2010, he beat out Democratic opponent George Lynch with 60 percent of the vote.

Close finish in Swain commission race

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ith six candidates running for three seats on the Swain County Board of Commissioners, it was a close call Tuesday night as election results began to roll in.

Incumbent Democrat Danny Burns was the top vote-getter with 27 percent of the vote and will serve a second term on the board.

Republican challenger Kevin Seagle will also claim a four-year term on the board with 25.5 percent of the vote. Seagle is the former director of building inspections for Swain County and now still works part-time for the department while also operating his own Christian ministry and retail store in Bryson City. He said his main goals if elected are to focus on infra-

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Swain Commissioners Chairman Ben Bushyhead (D) (unopposed) 3,250 80

Four-year term 2,540 2,384 2,344 2,064

27.2 25.5 25.12 22.12

Unexpired two-year term Roger Parsons* (D) Carolyn Bair (R)

2,893 2,124

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tim services coordinator with the District Attorney’s Office, is still enthusiastic about the future of the county.

“I want to thank everyone for all their support. Now we get behind all the commissioners,” she said.

Democrat John S. Parton wasn’t too far behind with 22 percent of the vote.

Two other candidates were seeking to fill a two-year unexpired term left vacant by the late commissioner David Monteith.

Democrat Roger Parsons, who was appointed to fill the vacant seat in April 2017, will keep the seat for another two years after securing 57 percent of the vote.

His Republican opponent Carolyn Bair

received 42 percent of the vote, losing her third run for county commissioner.

Current Swain County Commissioner Ben Bushyhead (Democrat) will now be the commission chairman after defeating current chairman Phil Carson (Democrat) in the primary election. Bushyhead also garnered 70 percent of the vote in the general election even though there was a strong writein campaign from Republican Mitchell Jenkins.

After a strong push from education supporters, Swain County voters also approved a referendum to increase the sales tax rate from 6.75 percent to 7 percent with 54 percent of the vote. The additional revenue from the quarter-cent increase — about $300,000 a year — has been earmarked by commissioners to support school infrastructure needs.

The same referendum appeared on the 2016 ballot but failed with 57 percent against the increase, but local officials campaigned harder for the increase this time around.

Looking at the overall voter turnout in Swain, about 51 percent of registered voters cast a ballot, which is was slightly down compared to the 2016 Presidential election (59 percent), but up from the 2014 midterm elections (43 percent).

Incumbents get another term on Macon commission Votes

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Macon Commissioners Gary Shields Ronnie Beale Ron Haven Betty Cloer Wallace Jim Tate (unopposed)

10,108 6,569 6,182 3,348 11,649

38 25 24 13 100

to be a good steward of the taxpayer’s money.”

Beale received 25 percent of the vote and will serve his fourth term on the board.

During his tenure, he has been a vocal advocate for more mental health and addiction resources for Western North Carolina through his involvement with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

“I feel very fortunate that Macon County voters have chosen me to serve as

their commissioner for another four years.

I’ll continue to do like I always have — to work hard for them every day,” Beale said.

“It was a close race — when you run as a Democrat in a solid Republican county, I have to thank a lot of my Republican friends for their support.”

Republican challenger Ron Haven, who served one term on the board from 2010 to 2014, was not far behind Beale with 23.6 percent of the vote.

Democratic challenger Betty Cloer Wallace received about 13 percent of the vote.

Current Commission Chairman Jim Tate (Republican) will also get another four-year term after defeating his Republican opponent John Shearl in the Primary Election.

He was unopposed in the general election.

Voter turnout in Macon County for the midterms was nearly 59 percent, which is up from the 2014 midterms when only 47 percent of registered voters cast a ballot.

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3,354 1,895

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Swain Sheriff Curtis Cochran* (R) Rocky Sampson (D)

Cochran to continue as Swain sheriff

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR Incumbent Republican Curtis Cochran has secured his fourth term as sheriff of Swain County after facing off against Democratic challenger Rocky Sampson.

Cochran received about 64 percent of the vote to Sampson’s 36 percent. This is Sampson’s second election loss after running against Cochran for sheriff in 2014, though he didn’t make it past the primary. Cochran garnered 57 percent of the vote with his last win in 2014 against Democrat Chuck McMahan.

“The people of Swain County have spoken again for the fourth time and sent us a clear mandate saying they’re pleased with law enforcement in Swain County,” Cochran said Tuesday night.

As with elections in the past, Cochran faced criticism for his lack of law enforcement experience before becoming sheriff in 2006 — before being elected he was the maintenance director for the county. This time around he also faced a candidate challenge and accusations of misconduct in the jail and excessive force being used by deputies, but Cochran holds firm to his staff’s integrity.

“The people of Swain County also have spoken very loudly about how they feel about dirty politics and campaigning,” Cochran said. “This has been the nastiest campaign anyone in Swain County has had to put up with, and it’s uncalled for.”

The candidate challenge was filed by fellow Swain County resident Jerry Lowery back in February shortly after Cochran signed up to run for another term. The challenge claimed Cochran wasn’t eligible to run for office because he was dishonorably discharged from the U.S. military and therefore considered a felon.

The challenge was dismissed following a hearing before the Swain County Board of Elections and then later dismissed by the N.C. Board of Elections after Lowery appealed the challenge to the state.

Sampson has been on unpaid leave from his position with the Bryson City Police Department while he was running for office — as is required by a town of Bryson City policy — and will now return to his law enforcement duties.

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR Despite challengers’ loud cries for change in Macon County leadership, voters have given incumbents Ronnie Beale (Democrat) and Gary Shields (Republican) another four-year term on the board of commissioners.

Shields was the top vote-getter with 38 percent of the votes and will serve a second term on the commission. As a popular former educator and high school principal in Macon County, Shields has been heavily involved in making sure the public school system gets the funding it needs for education and capital needs.

“I’m a little overwhelmed, but I’m very humbled by it,” Shields said Tuesday night.

“Anytime they vote for you it shows they have faith in you so I never want to break that bond with voters and I will work hard to work for the taxpayers in Macon County

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Danny Burns* (D) Kevin Seagle (R) Holly Bowick (R) John S. Parton (D)

structure needs like broadband services and school infrastructure as well as providing more services for youth and the elderly.

Republican Holly Bowick was a mere 40 votes behind Seagle as of press time Tuesday night. It is unknown how many provisional ballots were left to be counted.

Despite the presumed loss, Bowick, a vic-

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NEVER GIVE UP Franklin native survived years of torture in Vietnam POW camp

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER ust west of the town of Franklin, along a winding back road heading into the mountains surrounding Wayah Bald, sits a picturesque old farmhouse across the street from a babbling stream. Sitting on the porch of that farmhouse one recent afternoon, gazing out over the free-flowing, peaceful waters, is Tom McNish.

A towering figure, McNish, at 76, doesn’t resemble a person his age, more so someone a decade or two younger. Broad shouldered, with a handshake like a vise grip, and with a well-kempt head of white hair, McNish looks you directly in the eye — partly to figure out your intent in an instant, but mostly as to present a genuinely honest, matter-of-fact presence.

He’s well-spoken, incredibly intelligent, but also radiates this air of calmness. This is someone who clearly remains calm in testy situations and takes a bird’s-eye-view of life, seeing it for what it is — fragile and priceless, but also with an inner strength of unknown depths.

It is the culmination of these exact characteristics that kept McNish alive during his six-and-a-half years in a prisoner of war (POW) camp during the Vietnam War. From Sept. 4, 1966 to March 4, 1973, McNish spent approximately 2,373 days in captivity in the Hòa Lò Prison.

Known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton,” the prison was home to unspeakable horrors, where torture, starvation and humiliation were a daily routine. It was also the same prison the late Sen. John McCain spent five-and-a-half years, a timeframe that fell within McNish’s stay there. “[Living through that, you know] not only the value of life and time, but you develop an appreciation for the little things you just kind of thought were to be accepted in the past. You learn those. You learn a real solid understanding of what your true personal values are, and what you think is important in life,” McNish said. “I have been, and all of us, have been more grounded in dealing with things. There’s always that one value that you get from going through situations like that. Look at the Holocaust survivors. One of the things it gives you is the ability to look at almost any stress, or challenge in life and say, ‘I’ve had it worse and I made it then, I’m going to 10 make it now.’”

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THE BOY FROM MACON Born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1942, McNish was 18 months old when his family moved to North Carolina during World War II. His father was head of the War Production Board for the Lumber Division of the Smoky Mountains. In 1947, the family purchased the Franklin farmhouse McNish still calls home to this day.

“I wish I could’ve raised my kids the same way. You get a real understanding and appreciation of the realities of life without having to put up with all the mess of city life,” McNish said of his childhood in the farmhouse. “But, I was an only child. I’m miles from the nearest neighbor, just me and my dog. If I wanted to play with somebody my age I had to get on my bike and go three miles down the road. [To this day], whenever the word ‘home’ is spoken, this is where my mind goes.”

“As soon as my chute opened, I looked down. I knew where I was, [and] I knew there was no chance of anybody coming to rescue me.

What went through my mind was three words — ‘Well, here goes.’”

— Tom McNish

McNish graduated from Franklin High School in 1959. From there, he attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

After one year of college, he was accepted into the Air Force Academy in Colorado in 1960.

“I joined the Civil Air Patrol when I was here in Franklin and rapidly developed a love of flying or just riding at that time — just being around airplanes,” McNish said.

“When I went to [N.C.] State, I was in the Air Force Reserve ROTC and then the only thing I wanted to do was graduate from the [Air Force] Academy and go fly airplanes. It’s the love of flying and the sense of freedom and total three-dimensional control.”

McNish was at the Air Force Academy until graduation in 1964. At that time, the

A Vietnam POW in the “Hanoi Hilton,” Tom McNish spent 2,373 days in captivity (1966-1973). idea of the United States’ involvement in Vietnam wasn’t on really anybody’s radar. It was in the depths of the Cold War with more military and political focus on Russia, not Southeast Asia.

“Well, I took a course in Far East history and they talked about Southeast Asia, and somewhere in there they mentioned the word ‘Vietnam,’ which was part of Indochina. But, beyond that, I knew nothing about it,” McNish said. “I was so convinced that I was going to fly fighters in Europe, because that’s where all the action was at that time, that when we had a chance to go on an overseas field trip in the [Air Force] Academy, I intentionally chose the Far East field trip because I figured I’d never get there again.”

From 1965 through May 1966, McNish finished his fighter pilot training. It was at this point where his — and the world’s — attention started to shift towards Vietnam.

“After I had finished pilot training and was going off to advanced pilot training in the F-105, I suddenly realized that all the assignments that used to be going to Europe to sit in nuclear alert [were] now all going to Thailand to fly combat over North Vietnam,” McNish said. “When I graduated, I came home for about three weeks and then

left from here, went to Nashville to my grandfather’s funeral, and went immediately from Nashville back to Las Vegas where I trained in the F-105, and from there over to Thailand.”

HEADING INTO BATTLE Stationed at the Takhli Royal Air Force Base due north of Bangkok, Thailand, McNish and his fellow pilots were involved in one of two “typical missions” they would be assigned.

“One was if you’ve flew from Takhli, go straight east, and you end up town and the lower end of North Vietnam, just right above the DMZ (demilitarized zone), that was an area that the Air Force was responsible for, called ‘route pack one.’ If you’re going on a ‘route pack one’ mission, you would fly out and hit your target, whatever was assigned, and then do road recon (reconnaissance) along the roads, looking for trucks and stuff, until you got low on fuel, and then fly back home,” McNish said. “The ‘Deep North Missions,’ up into what we call ‘route pack six,’ up in the Red River Valley, required you

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to fly out over Laos, hit a pre-strike tanker, fill up with gas, go in, hit your target, come back and hit a post-strike tanker in order to have enough fuel to get back to base.”

During his missions, McNish was “in the zone,” mentally speaking, where the slightest distraction, miscalculation or emotional reaction could spell disaster.

“You are totally concentrated on flying the airplane or making sure that your weapons are armed, and that you’re flying the right route, and you’re paying attention to the radar detector to see if the enemies are looking at you,” McNish said. “The adrenaline’s high. You’d be a fool to say you’re not scared when using anti-aircraft puffs going off all around your airplane, but you still are totally focused on accomplishing the mission that you’ve been given.”

And then the calendar read Sept. 4, 1966.

It would be a date and day that McNish would forever carry with him — physically and mentally. Getting up at 3:30 a.m. he was briefed for his assignment. It was a “Deep North Mission,” meaning McNish would be flying and bombing a target near Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam and headquarters of the 12

North Vietnamese Army (NVA).

During the briefing, McNish was informed the mission was a JCS-51. JCS stood for Joint Chiefs of Staff, signifying that the mission was specifically chosen by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara.

“We had four ships of F-105s. I was in the second one. They were five minutes apart, coming in from the same direction, popping up. We were using what they call pop-up tactics at that time — come in low, pop-up, roll in, drop your bombs and go out low,” McNish said. “Everybody was coming in from the same place using the same popup point, rolling in in the same direction, on the same target, and the gunners didn’t have to be real smart to know that. They would just sit there and drink their tea and five minutes later, there’s going to be airplanes in that same piece of sky, so you start shooting there.”

Coming into position, McNish heard over the radio that one of the pilots in the first flight had been shot down. The pilots had no jamming capabilities available, thus they were flying and maneuvering without radar protection. At about 10,000 feet altitude, McNish’s fighter jet was hit with 85-

millimetter anti-aircraft fire.

“I felt the airplane bump, and everything seemed about normal. I’ve taken closer hits.

I’d taken hits before and it seemed OK, so I went ahead and rolled in and dropped my weapons, and as I was going on the divebomb pass, I got a warning light in the gear handle, which indicated there was something wrong with the hydraulics,” McNish said. “I just went ahead, delivered my weapons, came off the target and started turning toward the northwest, which is where our entry and exit point route was, down an area we call ‘Thud Ridge.’ As I was getting ready to rejoin on lead, I saw the ‘fire’ light. [It was an] engine fire, and of course the F-105’s only got one engine.”

McNish was in trouble. Big trouble. The cockpit was heating up, eventually burning the pilot alive to his death if he didn’t hit the eject button. He was rapidly losing control of the aircraft. One of the pilots in McNish’s flight was nearby and saw how bad the damage was to McNish’s plane. He told McNish over the radio to get out. At about 2,000 feet altitude, McNish hit the eject button.

“It was plenty high. Now, the automatic parachute didn’t work like it was supposed to. [And] when I went out into that 500 mile-an-hour-wind, I got my knee injured pretty badly by being flailed by the wind,” McNish said. “When things kind of settle down, I looked and I’m falling at the same speed as my seat is, which means I’ve been kicked out from my seat, which means my parachute is supposed to open. So, I grab the D-ring and opened the chute. If I’d have lost consciousness during the ejection, then we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”

Floating down into the Red River delta, McNish noticed he was descending into a landscape of rice paddies. He could see a small village of huts in the distance. He could also see several figures on the ground with guns pointed at him, awaiting his landing.

THE FIRST DAY “To be very honest, as soon as my chute opened, I looked down. I knew where I was, [and] I knew there was no chance of anybody coming to rescue me,” McNish said.

“Very honestly, what went through my mind was three words — ‘Well, here goes.’”

But, the North Vietnamese villagers didn’t immediately shoot McNish. Rather, they captured him and began marching him towards a military outpost. The NVA knew the value of an American life, especially that of an American pilot. The POWs were bargaining chips that would prove handy towards the end of the war.

“This was the first phase of learning that one thing that gave us a sense of some strength was that I learned very quickly that they didn’t want to kill me,” McNish said.

“So, they wanted to keep us alive. They didn’t mind hurting us a whole lot, but they didn’t want to kill us. They took [my] guns, knives, survival vest, radio, everything off of me. Stripped me all the way down to my underwear, and then they wrapped a mosquito net around me because they didn’t want other American airplanes to be able to see the white underwear.”

On Sept. 4, 1966, Tom McNish was 24 years old. And now he was a POW across enemy lines in the depths of Vietnam. That childhood farmhouse of his seemed a lot farther away than the over 8,500 miles between Macon County and Hanoi.

“They forced me to march on my injured leg, to walk-through several villages and I got hit with sticks, spit on and rocks thrown at me and stuff, until I got to what was like a small army encampment and they put me in a building there just lying on the concrete floor,” McNish said. “Just about dusk, they took me out on a flat-bed truck out on like a soccer field. [At] about midnight a Jeep showed up. Turns out it was from Hanoi, and they bound my arms behind me with regular handcuffs, and bound my legs and threw me on my back in the back of the Jeep and of course every time it bounced, the handcuffs got tighter, so that was my first significant unpleasantness as far as pain was concerned, but it didn’t amount to anything compared to later.”

THE HANOI HILTON Around midnight on that first day in captivity, McNish arrived at the entrance of the Hòa Lò Prison (aka: the “Hanoi Hilton). For the next couple of days, McNish was housed in the Knobby Torture Room. The NVA asked McNish for all of his military information — who he was, rank, serial number, purpose of mission, and so forth. While sitting on a stool, every time McNish refused to answer the questions he would get beaten and slapped around.

“When they figured out I wasn’t going to talk very much they started getting serious with what we later called the ‘Vietnamese rope trick.’ It was where they would tie your elbows together behind your back with a rope,” McNish said. “Believe it or not your elbows can touch behind your back. Then, they put leg irons on your legs and leave you.

That becomes a very painful situation because you lose all the circulation to your lower arms and you start losing feeling in your hands and that turns to pain, and then it gets worse.”

and Robert F. Kennedy (both in 1968), the Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1969), Woodstock (1969) and the Kent State Massacre (1970), just to name a handful of events.

But, above all, the Vietnam War escalated into all-out chaos and bloodshed, with 58,220 American soldiers and an estimated over 200,000 South Vietnamese soldiers dead by the time the United States withdrew from Vietnam in 1975. And it was around January 1969 when McNish entered the lowest state of his mental stability and faith in his survival.

“Before the elections in 1968, Johnson had unilaterally ceased bombing over North Vietnam with no conditions. We couldn’t believe that it was done without getting some condition for improved treatment for us, for improved food — for something — for more ability to communicate with our families, nothing. He got nothing for it.

He was just trying to influence the elections,” McNish said. “And so, from 1968 until 1972, there were no new prisoners. Now, that’s a good thing.

But, for us, it was a bad thing because that was where our information from the outside world was coming.”

tivity, so why would he now be defined by it back in society?

“I find no value in regret or hatred or thinking ‘coulda, woulda, shoulda,’” McNish said. “You take where you are and you go with it. You make the best of what you’ve got, and I have been blessed so many times.”

Though he literally just got out of the “Hanoi Hilton,” McNish already had his next move planned out.

Force Base in Montgomery, [Alabama].

That’s where I flew into an we had two weeks air of continuing debriefing, medical followup, trying to bring us up to speed on what had happened while we were gone,” McNish said. “And that’s where I met that that beautiful woman you saw just walk across the porch. I met her eight days after I got to Montgomery.”

When asked about seeing Macon County and his farmhouse again, McNish paused for a moment, an ear-to-ear grin rolling across his face.

“There’s two stages of it as you come in, up from Loafer’s Glory [you] come over the hill and look down the valley, that’s one thing. And the same sensation of, ‘Oh my God, I’m finally home’ as you turn that corner right down there, and look up and you can see the house, it was just unbelievable.

And I got here, and the community had set up a welcome for me and there were a lot of people here,” McNish said. “You see that tree right there, the one what’s got a few limbs that look a little scruffy on it? (Points to a nearby tree on his property). That tree was about six feet tall [back then]. It was in our dining room area. Decorated from top to bottom with red, white and blue HANGING OURSE decorations handmade by the school kids here. And there were presents

By September 1969, the president under it all wrapped in red, white and of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam blue, to make up for the seven (North Vietnam), Ho Chi Minh, would Christmases that I had missed. As I pass away at age 79. The key political came up the valley, [there was a] big and spiritual leader of the North sign that said, ‘Welcome Home Vietnamese was now gone. But, Tom McNish followed his time in Vietnam with an Tommy’ strung across Wayah Road.”

McNish would only begin to finally see impressive military career.

From that day to where he stands a light at the end of the tunnel coming now, McNish has truly lived a life of 10 into 1973. Would this be the year he’d men. He graduated from Emory be released and sent home?

University School of Medicine in 1978, “In 1972, Nixon resumed bombing “I find no value in regret or hatred began a residency in Aerospace North Vietnam, started bombing or thinking ‘coulda, woulda, Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base in Haiphong and around the Hanoi area.

Texas, was commander of a military We knew it was going to take military shoulda.’ You take where you are hospital in South Carolina and pressure to influence [the North remained an Air Force flight surgeon Vietnamese],” McNish said. “Which and you go with it. You make the until 1991. In 1994, he retired from the then of course led to the Christmas best of what you’ve got, and I have United States Air Force. Currently, he bombings with B-52 raids and so forth, and his wife split their time between which absolutely forced the been blessed so many times.”

Franklin and Texas, where McNish still Vietnamese to their knees, and forced is greatly involved in the medical field them to sign the [Paris] Peace Accords — Tom McNish as a biomedical consultant. (signed Jan. 27, 1973) and let us go.”

In all actuality, McNish has The Paris Peace Accords stated that received enough military awards to fill the “I had decided some time before I was all POWs would be exchanged within 60 released that I wanted to go to medical school entire left side of his chest. His never-ending days of the signing. Soon would come the list of personal and professional accomplishwhen I came home,” McNish said. “So, when other date that McNish would forever ment are numerous. Mindboggling, actually. the airplane out of Hanoi lifted off, first thing remember — March 4, 1973.

It’s as if each and every single accomplishI went and did was go looking for the flight “As it turns out it was one-fourth [of ment signified one more day McNish was POWs exchanged] every 15 days, but we did- surgeon, and I said, ‘OK, how do I get to med able to get back from his time in captivity at school?’ He says, ‘You’re crazy. You just got n’t know that, we just knew within 60 days the “Hanoi Hilton.” out of jail.’ But, that’s what I wanted, and the where we’re going to be home,” McNish “My friend Paul Galanti said, ‘You learn Air Force supported me all the way completesaid. “We stayed pretty reserved because too that there’s never a bad day when there’s a many times things had changed too dramati- ly. I got home in March and started summer doorknob on the inside of the door,’” school in [Cullowhee] in May.” cally at the last minute. We didn’t get really McNish said. “You can take a prison cell and excited until this C-141 actually lifted off, turn it from a place of despair because you’re and we knew that we were on our way home OME WEET OME there, you can’t get out. Now, they only confor sure.” trolled our bodies, [but] they never conThe American POWs were flown to But, before he made it back over the trolled our minds. And that was another Clark Air Force Base in Philippines for Macon County line, McNish had one last great victory that we had. But, if you put a debriefing. Truth-be-told, McNish immedithing to do — meet his future wife. doorknob on that door so that you now have ately assimilated back to a normal, everyday “A month-and-a-half later, we flew back the choice of staying or going, it turns everyreality. He wasn’t going to be defeated by to the states to the nearest medical center to thing into a good day.” the torture camps for all of his time in capour home and for me that was Maxwell Air 13

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It would be another three months until McNish saw another American POW. Housed in a complex known as “Heartbreak” in the “Hanoi Hilton,” McNish and others were placed in cells two meters square, concrete bunks with stocks at the end of the “bed” where the POWs feet could be locked into place.

“It turns out, the way that to make sure that there’s somebody there, and that they’re an American was just the old standard, the [‘shave and a haircut’ knocking bit, tap-taptap-taptap]. If it’s an American, they’re going to come back with the two taps [‘two bits,’ taptap],” McNish said. “The Vietnamese learned that it was our signal for initiating communication and they would try and try to trick us by doing that, but they could never get the rhythm right.”

To keep track of the time passing, the POWs knew the Vietnamese took Sundays off, so the Americans could figure out exactly what day it was, and were also able to recalibrate into the next week.

“Oh, I knew there was nobody going to be coming to get me,” McNish said. “But, from the very beginning, once I figured out they weren’t going to kill me, I could always figure out a reason that I would be home within six months. I had to revise that at least 11 times, maybe more, but I was the eternal optimist.”

So, what kept McNish going all that time?

“Really what kept me going, first, was faith. My mother was very religious, and I’ve been brought up in the Methodist church here in Franklin, out on Cartoogechaye. I had a good background in faith,” McNish said. “So, faith in God, but I also had unwavering faith in my country that as long as I stayed alive, my country would get me home.”

Beyond the “shave and a haircut” tapping to acknowledge fellow Americans, the POWs became very clever in how they were able to communicate with each other.

“I guess the second thing I felt that gave me strength to get through [all of] that was good old American ingenuity. You take what you have, and make out of it what you need,” McNish said. “If you have the basis of the tap code, then if they send you out to sweep the sidewalk, you can sweep in tap code, and everybody can hear it. If they have you where you can’t tap on a mutual wall with someone else, you can develop a really bad cough, and cough in tap code. You can flash in code, if somebody could see a hole in the wall you can flash in front of it to let the light through or not.”

The American POWs would communicate to each other about who they were and how they were doing, with newer POWs also telling the older captives what was going on in the outside world — militarily, politically and socially.

Keep in mind, during McNish’s entire captivity, some six-and-a-half years, a lot happened back home in the United States.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ack before incessant war became a hallmark of American foreign policy, U.S. involvement in global affairs was but a shadow of what it is today.

But, then a complex political war broke out in Europe — the first of its kind, really — pitting empires and kingdoms against states and nations. Multiple belligerents spread across almost all corners of the globe killed 20 million people, 10 million of whom were civilians. Another 20 million were wounded.

So unprecedented was the conflagration that it was at the time called “The Great War,” or “The war to end all wars.” It wasn’t referred to as World War I, because it wasn’t imagined that there would be any sequels once the guns fell silent at 11:11 p.m. local time on Nov. 11, 1918.

In commemoration of that moment, a professor at Western Carolina University has put together a multidisciplinary event designed to give insight into an oft-overlooked, poorly understood event that still shapes geopolitics more than a hundred years after it began.

“This is a project I’ve been working on for an entire year,” said Brad Ulrich. “I’ve been into WWI for four years. I just started watching documentaries and got sucked in. I didn’t know a lot of about it. Most Americans don’t.

Most of the issues in the world today come from how that war ended.”

Ulrich’s event is the result of a near-fanatical lust for knowledge of history; he said when his wife leaves town he hops on eBay and buys WWI relics. What’s unusual, though, is that Ulrich isn’t a history professor — he’s been a trumpet teacher at WCU for nearly 30 years.

Accordingly, the event will feature classical, jazz and period pop tune performances by the WCU Concert Choir, as well as instrumental work on piano, trombone, guitar, clarinet and even banjo. Ulrich, however, has his own special contribution to make.

“Two weeks ago, I was at the battlefields in Belgium and in France,” he said. “Since 1928, they’ve played ‘The Last Post’ bugle call at Ypres every night at 8. So I’m going to play it.”

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Ypres is a city in Belgium where a series of five engagements were fought between 1914 and 1918, resulting in more than a million casualties. Today, there are still more than 60,000 unidentified Britons resting beneath its soil.

“The Last Post bugle call originated in the late 1600s when Britain was campaigning in the Netherlands,” said Ulrich. “Every night they would go to each of the camps, and make sure the outposts were set up so they wouldn’t be attacked. They would have

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• Date: Friday, Nov. 9 • Location: Recital hall of WCU’s Coulter Building, 239 Memorial Drive, Cullowhee • Cost: Free drummers play to signal their movements from camp to camp. At the very last one, ‘The Last Post’ was played, and that meant that it was time to return. It signaled the end of a soldier’s day, but now it commemorates the end of a soldier’s life.”

Ulrich’s collection of relics will also be on display, along with those of others; rounding out the event will be members of the school’s English department, who’ll read poetry and other works, as well as history professor David Dorondo, who’ll be on hand to answer questions about the war.

One of them might be on the historical perspective of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD; Ulrich said that although PTSD has been recognized since antiquity, it’s evolved from being called “shell shock” during WWI and “battle fatigue” during WWII. It’s also much better understood than it once was, and treatment options are far more readily available than they’ve ever been; although Ulrich’s event is free, donations will be accepted on behalf of Equinox Ranch, a Cullowhee retreat that offers veterans of all wars resources to aid in mitigating the effects of combat trauma.

Cherokee leaders speak out against Texas adoption ruling

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER recent court ruling in Texas has Native American tribes across the country — including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians — concerned about threats to their status as sovereign nations.

The ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Conner, concluded that the 1978 law governing child welfare actions in Indian Country is race-based and therefore unconstitutional. It had previously been seen as a law based on tribes’ political — not racial — status.

“The big concern is this eroding away through court decisions of the foundation of tribal sovereignty,” said EBCI Principal Chief Richard Sneed.

During its Oct. 18 meeting, the Cherokee Tribal Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution “authoriz(ing) aggressive and active efforts through all diplomatic and legal means necessary to defend the legal precedents from which all Indian Nations exercise their inherent sovereignty as Tribal Nations.”

When the body met again Nov. 1, Sneed told them that the tribe’s attorney general’s office is working with its federal lobbyist to

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The ICWA was enacted in 1978 to quell the widespread removal of Native American children from their families. At the time, 25 to 35 percent of all Native children were taken, with 85 percent of those placed outside their families and communities — even when viable placements with relatives were available, according to evidence presented to Congress at the time.

The forcible separation of Indian people from their families and homeland has a long history in the saga of federal-tribal relations, with examples ranging from the Trail of Tears to boarding schools run with the explicit goal of causing Indian children to forget their heritage and assimilate to Western culture.

The ICWA contains a variety of provisions governing child custody cases involving Native American children, including an order of preference for adoptions. First preference goes to a member of the child’s extended family, second to an adoptive family within the child’s tribe and third to members of other Indian tribes — only then can non-Native families adopt.

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Principal Chief Richard Sneed discusses the Indian Child Welfare Act ruling with Tribal Council Nov. 1. EBCI image language, with their religious beliefs that are unique to Indian tribes, and to ensure that that happens it creates a framework where an Indian child will be adopted to a near kin relative or a member of that tribe so they’re being raised in that culture, with their people, in their belief system,” said Sneed.

In the Texas case Brackeen vs. Zinke, a couple hoping to adopt a 2-year-old child challenged that law. Chad and Jennifer Brackeen began fostering the boy in 2015, when he was 10 months old. In 2017, the

boy became available for adoption, and the Brackeens hoped to make him an official member of their family. His biological mother is a member of the Navajo Nation and his father is a member of the Cherokee Nation — as the Brackeens were undergoing adoption proceedings the Navajo Nation suggested that the boy be placed with family in New Mexico instead. The case went to court.

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ADOPTION, CONTINUED FROM 15 The case includes two other plaintiffs as well — Nick and Heather Libretti are seeking to adopt a 20-month-old girl from the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, and Jason and Danielle Clifford want to adopt a 6-yearold girl eligible for membership in the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. Those adoptions were also challenged on the basis of the ICWA. In his Oct. 4 decision, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Conner ruled in favor of the adoptive families in a 47-page opinion that concluded the ICWA violates the Fifth Amendment right to equal protection. The ruling found ICWA to be a “race-based” statute, creating a different set of rules for Indian children based on their ancestry. Much of the issue resides in the law’s definition of “Indian child,” O’Conner wrote, because it applies both to children who are enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe and to those who are eligible for membership but not currently enrolled. In addition, he took issue with the fact that two of the three preferences for adoption placement aren’t solely connected to the adopter’s membership in the child’s tribe.

“Because two of the three preferences have no connection to a child’s tribal membership, this blanket classification of Indian children is not narrowly tailored to a compelling governmental interest and thus fails to survive strict scrutiny review,” O’Conner wrote.

On Oct. 29, O’Conner ruled against the tribes’ request that the court stay implemen-

tation of the ruling until after appeals play out. However, the legal process is not over.

“We are in consultation with our legal counsel and exploring all available options.

Rest assured, we consider the trial-level decision today as one part of a long process,” reads an Oct. 5 statement from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker, Morongo Band of Mission Indians Chairman Robert Martin, Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill and Quinault Indian Nation President Fawn Sharp.

REACTION TO THE RULING The decision has spurred widespread criticism in Indian Country, with leaders warning that it could have detrimental impacts if allowed to stand.

“The apparent goal of Plaintiffs’ litigation is an extreme one — to separate children from their parents,” reads the Oct. 5 statement. “Before ICWA, as many as onethird of all tribal children were forcibly removed from their families and their communities by state governments. Thorough and objective analysis of the systematic removal of Indian children from Indian homes found many removals were wholly unjustified.”

“This egregious decision ignores the direct federal government-to-government relationship and decades upon decades of precedent that have upheld tribal sovereignty and the rights of Indian children and families. Through 40 years of implementation, ICWA’s goal is to promote family stability

and integrity. It continues to be the gold standard in child welfare policy,” reads a joint statement from the Native American Rights Fund, the National Indian Child Welfare Association, the National Congress of American Indians and the Association on American Indian Affairs.

The Arizona-based Goldwater Institute, which is arguing the case, sees it differently.

“The law forces state officials to return abused and neglected children to the adults who have harmed them, and makes it prohibitively difficult to adopt Native American kids,” reads a summary of the case on its website. “Tragically, these children suffer more than any other demographic in the country from abuse, neglect and other disadvantages. And ICWA’s genetics-based rules only make things worse.”

In an interview, Sneed said that while he understands this court process could be difficult on the individual children involved, overall the ruling will have a “huge negative ripple effect throughout Indian Country and affect the lives of hundreds of thousands if not millions of people who are members of Indian tribes.” It’s paramount that courts understand that the federal government’s relationship to Indian tribes is based on political affiliation, not racial identity, he said.

“If it’s deemed unconstitutional and that’s allowed to stand, it opens the door to every other aspect of the relationship between tribal governments and the federal government,” said Sneed. “At that point you’re saying, ‘Well, tribes aren’t really sov-

ereign because there can’t be a separate classification of people known as Indian tribes within this country because that’s unconstitutional, because it’s race-based.’ Everything that we do now where we act as a sovereign could be called into question.”

Tribal sovereignty is alluded to in the Constitution itself, said Sneed. Section eight gives Congress the power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes,” phrasing that points to Indian tribes as political entities.

However, for those who don’t interact with Indian law on a regular basis, it can be a difficult topic to understand, said Sneed.

He pointed to occurrences taking place at the national level that could indicate a move toward treating Native Americans as a racial group rather than a political one.

For instance, an April 22 article from Politico reported that the Trump administration has “rebuffed” requests from Indian tribes for exemptions from the new work requirement for Medicaid recipients — several states have been granted such exemptions — because granting exemptions to tribes would amount to racial preference.

“They’re making the same argument as this federal judge that these policy decisions are race-based and the 573 federally recognized tribes are saying, ‘No. The Supreme Court and the U.S. Constitution have deemed us a political group’ … It’s complex,” said Sneed. “Although if you talk to leaders in Indian Country they all understand exactly the ramifications of it.”

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ountain Mediation Services has been providing an invaluable service to Western North Carolina’s criminal justice system for more than 20 years.

With the District Court system facing an overloaded docket of civil, criminal and juvenile matters, judges and the District Attorney’s Office are able to utilize mediation services to keep certain legal matters from eating up valuable court time. When it comes to certain cases — property disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, family disputes, first offense shoplifting or incidents involving students — volunteer mediators are able to resolve most issues outside of the courtroom.

“For taxpayers, it saves them money and unburdens the court system, but the greater benefit is helping people and community members get along better,” said Lorraine Williams, executive director of Mountain Mediation Services. “Mediation keeps cases out of court because if we can give people a chance to work through what led to the dispute in the first place, then the solutions they come to are theirs. It’s not arbitration where the arbitrator hears both sides and makes a decision for them. Mediators are there for the process and they have more time to get them to talk about what brought them there in the first place so the solutions can be longer lasting.”

Mountain Mediation Services is a nonprofit organization serving the seven most western counties in the region and the Qualla Boundary. It started 24 years ago serving Swain County and has slowly expanded to offer private mediation services for families and businesses but also to offer services for District Court in the 30th Judicial District.

operates the District Court program at a loss because it’s such a valuable service to the community. Williams said they do receive a small portion of a fee that is paid to the clerk of court, which ended up providing $7,000 last year, but it’s not enough to break even.

The organization also relies on private donations from community and the state funding it receives in exchange for providing mediation services on Medicaid appeals.

“Because we work so closely with the court system I think people assume we’re funded by the court system, but we’re not,” Williams said. “That’s one of the challenges in North Carolina — in 2011 the legislature cut the funding for mediation services. The mood in the General Assembly lately isn’t one to look at providing those services even though it saves taxpayers and helps the court system.”

Mountain Mediation employs seven people spread out among the western counties and Qualla Boundary. Including some board members who also mediate, Mountain Mediation has about 30 volunteers, but is always looking for new recruits. The more volunteer mediators they get trained, the more cases the nonprofit can take on.

“In Haywood County we’ve had months with 30 mediations scheduled but usually it’s 15 to 20 in Haywood,” Williams said. “In Jackson we have about 20 a month, six to eight a month in Macon County and maybe one a month in Swain. We could take on more if we had more volunteers — the need is definitely there.”

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M EDIATION, CONTINUED FROM 17 The mediation process starts with a simple intake questionnaire followed by an appointment with two trained mediators who have undergone a 21-hour training program and have observed at least five mediations led by seasoned volunteers.

Typically, a resolution can be reached after just one meeting, but sometimes the parties need a follow-up mediation if more information is needed or to ensure the agreed-upon resolution is kept by both parties. If the parties don’t work out a compromise, they always have the option to bring it back to court.

When people voluntarily go through mediation, Williams said, the success rate of being able to settle the issue out of court is close to 90 percent. If it’s court-mandated mediation, it has a 75-percent success rate.

So what qualifications do you need to be a good mediator? As long as you can listen to both sides of a story in an objective manner, Williams said, you have the makings of a successful mediator. The three-day training process teaches on all the other tools one needs to go through the process.

“We give you lots of practice and training — three days of hands-on training where we take you through the process and do mediation role play so you get used to it,” she said.

“Part of it is just learning the skills, but part of it is being able to listen to others and coming in to it with the understanding there are at least two sides to every story.”

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“You state back what you’ve heard and you take out the negative or emotional content,” Williams said. “The beauty of it is both people are there hearing each other for the first time uninterrupted with neutral parties in a safe setting.”

Once everyone has had their say, then the mediators shift to what they call “polishing the gems” by trying to reiterate the commonalities between the two parties. For example, during a custody battle, parents may have varying opinions about what’s happened, but they can agree on the fact they both care about the child’s best interest. And that’s where you’ll begin to find the right solution.

“You’re pulling them toward the pieces they both want — it’s called position versus interest.

We get stuck with our position instead of what’s in the best interest of everyone is somewhere in the middle,” Williams said. “We try to figure what the interests are instead of them being stuck on their positions.”

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“Oftentimes a school or the juvenile court system refers cases to us when a youth has done something — committed an offense whether it was a fight or destruction of property, or sometimes it’s been caused through bullying that started on social media,” Williams said.

During these sessions, the victim is asked questions so they have to think about their actions and the harm it caused to others. The complainant — the victim, the victim’s family or school officials — also has an opportunity to tell the offender how their actions impacted their lives.

“It lets them understand the consequences of their actions and the effects it’s had on the other students,” she said. “It’s also a community process that restores relationships. Usually people focus so much on the punishment rather than understanding and reconciliation so that person can be brought

back into the community.”

Most often with disputes between family or friends, there tends to be an underlying issue that’s been festering below the surface for years that eventually leads to one party filing a lawsuit against the other. While a court judgment may bring them resolution on the surface, oftentimes that underlying issue will remain without the help of mediation.

“With family disagreements — maybe they haven’t talked about past conflict for a long time and things keep building and then something culminates to the point someone goes to the magistrate to take out charges,” Williams explained. “When a woman says, ‘My daughter hasn’t said she loves me in the last 10 years and, you’ve given me my daughter back,’ — those are the most rewarding cases.”

When people are wronged — especially by people they love or care about — they want the person punished. They want justice because they think it will ease their pain or frustration, but Williams has found that punishment alone doesn’t always help the victim heal. Restorative justice helps both the victim and the offender find closure so they can move forward.

“The rate of victims being satisfied with the court system is not that high, which is why the restorative process is so helpful,” she said.

“Victims want to know the why but often there’s no why. The person just wasn’t thinking. As we look around and see the political climate lately, being able to reach resolutions and make compromises is so important. We don’t get anything done otherwise.”

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The board hired Roper with a salary of $775,000 per year, which is equivalent to the base salary offered Spellings when she was

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER he University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected the man who could well be charged with nominating the next chancellor of Western Carolina University.

On Thursday, Nov. 1, the board’s Committee on Personnel and Tenure met to consider who should be named interim UNC system president following President Margaret Spellings’ departure, nominating Dr. William L. Roper for the position. The full board met immediately following the committee and confirmed the selection by a unanimous vote. All discussions on the matter were held in closed session, with the votes themselves taken in open session. Twenty-three of the 28 board members were present for the emergency session, which was announced at 9 a.m. the previous day.

WCU Interim Chancellor Alison Morrison-Shetlar said she was pleased with the pick.

“Dr. Roper has a deep understanding of the UNC System that will enable him to hit the ground running and continue the good work done within the University of North Carolina System,” she said. “He will provide strong The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has leadership and stability durselected Dr. William L. Roper — who currently serves as CEO ing this period of transition, of UNC Health Care, dean of the UNC School of Medicine and and I look forward to workvice chancellor for medical affairs at UNC Chapel Hill — as ing with him on behalf of interim UNC system president. Donated photo Western Carolina University and the UNC System.” selected in 2015 and given the highest base Roper is currently CEO of UNC Health salary ever afforded a UNC System leader.

Care, dean of the UNC School of Medicine Spellings ended up earning significantly and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UNC Chapel Hill, having worked for the uni- more than $775,000, taking home performance bonuses of $90,000 in 2017 and versity since 1997. Before that, he held a $95,000 in 2018. variety of leadership roles on the national level — he is a previous director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HE TRANSITION PROCESS and held leadership positions in the White House under Presidents Ronald Reagan and Roper will start work on Jan. 1, overlapGeorge H.W. Bush. He has also worked as ping with Spellings for two weeks before her administrator of the Health Care Financing last day Jan. 15. Spellings had originally Administration, which is responsible for offered to stay on board through March 1, Medicare and Medicaid.

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ROPER, CONTINUED FROM 19 but in a press conference following the Nov. 1 meeting Board Chairman Harry Smith said that the shortened timeline should be enough for Spellings to tie things up in North Carolina.

“Margaret (Spellings) has a very finite list of things she wanted to accomplish,” he said while sitting at a table with Spellings and Roper. “She feels very certain it can be done

by Jan. 15.”

Spellings unexpectedly announced her intent to resign Oct. 24, less than three years after her first day on the job March 1, 2016, which came with a five-year employment contract. She did not give any definitive reason for her departure but made it clear that it was her own decision rather than the result of pressure from the board, saying that it was “just the right time” to move on.

She intends to continue her career in public service and will likely relocate to her home state of Texas.

Morrison-Shetlar said that Spellings has been “instrumental” in various initiatives and issues that have had a significant positive impact on WCU, such as the N.C. Promise tuition reduction program and funding to replace the steam plant.

“I am personally grateful for Margaret (Spellings’) guidance and counsel and know we will all feel the absence of her leadership,” said Morrison-Shetlar.

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“Dr. Roper has a deep understanding of the UNC System that will enable him to hit the ground running and continue the good work done within the University of North Carolina System. He will provide strong leadership and stability during this period of transition, and I look forward to working with him on behalf of Western Carolina University and the UNC System.”

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through Spellings’ first day of work on March 1, 2016.

During the 2015 search, the board formed three committees to conduct the process — one committee was charged with soliciting public input and creating a description of the ideal candidate; a second reviewed applications; and a third developed a plan and budget for the search. There is no guarantee that the board will use the same process this time around, but that is the existing template.

Unlike in the 2015-16 transition, an interim president has been named prior to a permanent hire being chosen. Roper deflected a question during the press conference as to whether he was interested in the permanent job.

“I really do believe in public service and believe part of what that entails is when you’re asked to do something, almost always you say yes, unless there’s a strong reason

not to,” he said. “So I said yes to this. I look forward to having supper with my wife tonight, and we’ll work on tomorrow, but we’re not worried about weeks and months in the future. That will take care of itself.”

THE WCU CHANCELLOR SEARCH Roper said he looks forward to working with the public to “operate this precious activity, the state’s public higher education system” and that he prioritizes the system’s “responsibility to shape minds toward inspiring humanity in kindness and a sense of belonging for all people, not only in our institutions but in our world.” He emphasized the team effort involved in his past accomplishments and thanked Spellings for her “amazing leadership,” stating that “whatever success I have will

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“We have a contract we entered into, so we went through the process of what the contract actually was, and on top of the contract we were able to negotiate some things that Margaret (Spellings) was willing to give us and help us with, and we compensated according to that,” he said.

When he takes on the interim president’s role in January, Roper will have “severed the tie” with UNC Health Care, where he is currently CEO, he said in the press conference.

In May, Roper had announced his intention to step down from his three-fold role in May 2019. It’s unclear how long he will remain in the interim role. When asked about the timeline for installing a permanent president, Smith had no answer.

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in large part be due to what she has already done and the things she’s put in motion.”

“Please be very clear. Everything I’ve ever done has been a team effort, and this surely is,” he said. “I need and want your help, please.”

Spellings and Smith were both complimentary of Roper during the press conference, with Spellings commenting that she “can’t think of anybody I’d rather give the reigns to” and Smith saying that Roper, “a known operator” with “a long, storied history of success,” was his “number one choice” for the interim position.

“The UNC system is a very complex asset,” said Smith. “One of the things I was looking for was someone who had actually run and managed a sophisticated asset. Bill (Roper) has done that at the highest levels of success.”

The leadership transition comes at a pivotal time for Western Carolina University, which is in the midst of a search to hire a new chancellor. Former Chancellor David O. Belcher went on medical leave Dec. 31, 2017, following a battle with brain cancer, and passed away June 17 of this year. Provost Alison Morrison-Shetlar has been serving as interim chancellor in the months since but has stated publicly that she is not seeking the permanent job.

According to the search process Spellings laid out in January, WCU sent a list of three candidates, in unranked order, for Spellings to choose from in July.

Spellings sent her pick to the Board of Governors for approval, but the board came out of a closed-session meeting on the topic without voting on the candidate. That person later withdrew from consideration, and the board said that it would conduct a review of the search process used to arrive at the name.

But in September, the board said that its new search process — a draft was released in October — would not apply to the chancellor searches already underway at WCU and Elizabeth City State University. The WCU Chancellor Search Committee reformed and met Sept. 21 to kick off the second round of the process. The WCU Board of Trustees is expected to approve a list of three nominees in early March, with those names then forwarded to whoever sits in the president’s office at that time, who will choose the final name to submit for Board of Governors approval.

In an interview Oct. 24, two days before her resignation announcement, Spellings said the chancellor search was on track to have a new hire in place for the start of the 2019-20 academic year.

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ON N.C. 116 (WEBSTER ROAD) OVER SAVANNAH CREEK IN JACKSON COUNTY TIP PROJECT NO. B-5910 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed bridge replacement on N.C. 116 (Webster Road) over Savannah Creek in Jackson County.

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The meeting will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at the Woodland Church of Christ located at 146 Weldon Hall Road in Sylva. The public may attend at any time during the meeting hours. Please note there will be no formal presentation.

Maps of the proposed plans and project team members will be available to answer your questions and receive feedback at the meeting. All comments will be taken into consideration as the project progresses. The opportunity to submit written comments will be provided at the meeting or can be done via phone, email, or mail no later than Nov. 29, 2018.

As information becomes available, it may be viewed at the NCDOT Public Meeting Webpage: https://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-meetings/.

Contact NCDOT Assistant Bridge Program Manager, Barry Mosteller, at 828-488-0902 or bdmosteller@ncdot.gov, NCDOT Bridge Program Manager, Adam Dockery, at 828488-0902 or jadockery@ncdot.gov, or Consultant Project Manager, Tommy Register, P.E., at 919-773-8887 ext.108 or tregister@tgsengineers.com for more information.

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Lauren Putnam via email at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov or by phone at 919-707-6072 as early as possible, so that arrangements can be made.

Persons who speak Spanish and have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

Aquellas personas que hablan español o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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Local physician honored with scholarship The Haywood Healthcare Foundation, Haywood Regional Medical Center, and Haywood Community College recently held a presentation ceremony for Dr. Bennie Sharpton, a retired general surgeon.

The Haywood Healthcare Foundation has established the Bennie R. Sharpton Nursing Scholarship honoring the physician for his outstanding dedication and excellence in surgery and patient care for more than 30 years in Haywood County.

The $12,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a Haywood County nursing student pursuing an associate degree in nursing at HCC and will include funding for tuition, books, fees, and other expenses such as uniforms, transportation and technology needed for coursework. Scholarship application inquiries may be directed to Tom Jones, HCC Scholarship Coordinator; 828.565.4170 or tjones4@haywood.edu

Talk with a Doc about lung cancer During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, join Dr. Scott Skibo, pulmonologist with Haywood Regional Medical Center, for a presentation on “Lung Cancer: Improving outcomes through early detection, diagnosis and treatment" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center. ”Despite the significant recent advances in lung cancer care, the best opportunity to improve outcomes remains with early detection and rapid diagnosis,” Skibo said.

Skibo will speak while patrons enjoy a healthy meal and he will answer questions following the seminar. To attend this complimentary dinner program, call 800.424.DOCS (3627) to reserve your space. RSVP is required to attend.

Great American Smokeout The Jackson County Department of Public Health is encouraging the community to commit or recommit to healthy, smoke-free lives by participating in the American Cancer Society’s 43rd Great American Smokeout on Nov. 15.

“The most important thing smokers can do to improve their health is to quit smoking cigarettes and other forms of combustible tobacco,” said JCDPH’s Health Education Supervisor Janelle Messer. “We are showing our support for people who take those first steps towards making a plan to quit.”

Addiction to nicotine in cigarettes is one of the strongest and most deadly addictions one can have. JCDPH has a trained Tobacco Treatment Specialist on staff to meet with individuals or

groups interested in tobacco cessation.

Additionally, JCDPH promotes Quitline NC — a resource that provides free cessation services to any North Carolina resident who needs help quitting tobacco use.

Call Messer at 828.587.8238 or Quitline NC at 800.QUIT.NOW.

Yoga for cancer Whether you are a cancer patient, survivor, newly diagnosed, in treatment, gathering strength or thriving, yoga can support active physical and mental health self-care.

Haywood Regional Medical Center is introducing a new program available at Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center for the cancer community, Yoga for Cancer Survivorship. This program is evidence-based and complements ongoing medical cancer care.

Two complementary classes will be available.

The next class offered is Riding the Waves of Cancer, a four-week series. Each series will be offered once a week for four weeks. The first series will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8.

Each week is tailored to skillfully address difficult symptoms of cancer including emotions, pain and fatigue. A physician referral from your cancer doctor or oncologist is required to register for the series. The referral form may be found at myhaywoodregional.com/yogaforcancer.

For more information, visit myhaywoodregoinal.com/yogaforcancer or call Kim Mulholland at 828.452.8691.

Blue Ridge Health welcomes new provider Blue Ridge Health has hired Dr. Kelly Garcia as one of the newest providers to join the Clyde prac-

tice.

Having gone through her residency with the MAHEC Family Medicine Residency Program in Asheville, and continuing with Blue Ridge Health during a one-year Maternal-Child Health Fellowship, she was a natural fit to remain on the team and continue practicing with the BRH practice in Clyde.

When asked why she originally decided to practice medicine, she said “There’s nothing more important than having a good primary care doctor who has an appreciation for various aspects of and contributors to health.”

For more information, or to schedule an introductory appointment with Garcia, call 828.246.6372.

Money to fight opioid epidemic Twenty-two local health departments in North Carolina will receive a share of $1.8 million to implement high-impact, community-level strategies to address the opioid crisis based on the NC Opioid Action Plan.

The one-time funding is from a $4 million cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that was recently awarded to DHHS' Division of Public Health.

The one-time grants of up to $100,000 encourage local health departments and districts to partner with local agencies and community-based organizations to implement strategies such as syringe exchange programs, connection of justiceinvolved persons to treatment and recovery services and post-overdose response teams with emergency medical services.

Western North Carolina awardees include Haywood County Health & Human Services Agency and Macon County Public Health.

For more information about the plan and efforts to-date, visit www.ncdhhs.gov/opioid-epidemic.

Yoga at the library Yoga with local instructor Karen McGovern will be offered on Mondays from 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 26 through Dec. 17 at the Waynesville Library auditorium.

Come to one class or come to them all.

Registration is required. All fitness levels are welcome. Bring your own mat. Contact Kathy to register at 828.356.2507 or kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.org. In case of inclement weather, call the library before coming to make sure the event is still occurring.

ServSafe class offered in Jackson The Jackson County Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Western Carolina University, will offer the ServSafe Food Certification Course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Nov. 19-20, at the Jackson County Department on Aging in the Heritage Room.

In just two days, attendees will be trained, tested, and certified through this all-inclusive food certification course. ServSafe is a Food Safety Certification developed by the Education Foundation of the National Restaurant Association.

The course costs $125 per person. Register by Nov. 16 by calling 828.587.8250 or visiting http://health.jacksonnc.org/servsafe.

Library offers indoor walking A new indoor walking program will be offered this fall and winter at the Waynesville library.

The program will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, Monday, Dec. 3, Monday, Dec. 17 and Monday, Jan. 7.

All fitness levels are welcome. No registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Contact Kathy at 828.356.2507 or kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.org.

North Carolinians urged to get flu shot The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that can develop into mild to severe illnesses or even death. Last year’s flu season was one of the worst in more than a decade, resulting in a “high-severity” classification that saw 172 reported child deaths and 19 consecutive weeks of record-breaking flu hospitalizations nationwide.

In North Carolina alone, the number of flurelated deaths jumped dramatically over the last three years. A total of 389 flu-related deaths were reported during the 2017-18 flu season, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

To avoid another hard-hitting season, healthcare professionals are encouraging people to get flu shots.

Helpline to assist Medicare beneficiaries Haywood Regional Medical Center and Harris Regional Hospital have launched a toll-free helpline designed to help Medicare beneficiaries select a health plan that fits their needs and budget while also keeping in-network access to the doctors and hospital services they trust.

The new toll-free helpline, run by MedicareCompareUSA, connects callers with local licensed agents who can assist in comparing Medicare Advantage, Supplement and Prescription plans and then facilitate enrollment in the plan selected. Through this program it will be easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find a plan that is innetwork with your hospital and its affiliated doctors. Patients can access the helpline through a link on the hospital’s website myhaywoodregional.com/medicare or by calling 855.582.5181.

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‘Hyper-partisan’ moves threaten UNC’s future

BY STEPHEN LEONARD S PECIAL TO THE S MOKY MOUNTAIN N EWS he sudden resignation of Margaret Spellings as president of the UNC system should be a wake-up call to every North Carolinian who understands that public higher education in this state is an engine of prosperity for all of us.

With Spellings’ departure, we may well see an end to the long line of talented public servants who have led the university system to its nationally respected position.

Spellings — like all of her predecessors — has done yeoman’s service protecting the public’s interest in educational excellence from the partisan excesses, autocratic proclivities, stunning ignorance, and straight-up stupidity of the N.C. General Assembly and their sycophants on the UNC Board of Governors. But it is unlikely the next president will carry that legacy forward.

The current board — one of only two higher education governing boards in the country hand-picked by legislators — has proven that the conservative Pope (now Martin) Center for higher education was spot on when it warned that “Right now, with legislators selecting members, often with regard more to local factors than statewide needs, there is no statewide vision, no statewide leadership, no clear accountability” in university governance.

Indeed, untethered from any meaningful system of “valid checks and balances,” or “a clear and constitutional separation of powers,” the legislature and their minions on this board have moved sharply to turn the university into a large-scale

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experiment in hyper-partisan social engineering.

The politicization of higher education has been an ongoing curse in this state. The only difference between Democratic and Republican efforts to railroad University leaders is that this batch of Republicans has been better bullies than autocratic Democrats.

The result is that we now have the bizarre spectacle of two talented UNC leaders, Tom Ross and Margaret Spellings, run out of town on the same rail, by the same board, the same legislative leadership, and for exactly the same reason: both refused to allow demands for partisan conformity to disrupt the university’s pursuit of academic excellence.

Given this poisonous caldron, the chances of finding leaders of talent, principle, and integrity to apply for the UNC president’s job are just about nil. It is very likely that the next president of the University will be virtually indistinguishable from a talkative doormat.

Thus will this sad chapter in the decline of UNC governance come to a close, and the new history of UNC as an outpost of autocratic capture will begin. Here is what Ross and Spellings fought back, and what the next president will have to swallow in order to “qualify” for the job: • A new presidential search process intended to give the legislature more control and weaken the board’s independence in the chief executive search.

• A smaller Board of Governors (once 32, now 28, soon to be 24 members), the effect of which will give lawmakers a higher percentage of flatterers on the board.

• The enforcement of mean-spirited legislation that was intended to downsize higher education, close off opportunities for student from less privileged circumstances, and target the state’s minority institutions.

• More political interference in the teaching, research, and service duties of University staff and faculty.

• A re-imposition of the ill-conceived policy of inserting the board in campus chancellor searches. Passed in 2015, the policy was recently amended after (as predicted) the board abused its powers in some chancellor searches, savaging the president’s efforts to help the campuses secure effective leadership.

• A hyperpoliticized oversight of campus leadership. Last year the legislature stripped away the last vestiges of executive participation in university governance, usurping the governor’s authority to make appointments to the campus Boards of Trustees.

What we have then is a badly designed governance structure that is easily corrupted by political scoundrels, often working against a great system of public higher education protected and cultivated by honest public servants who have always put the public good before partisan prejudices.

With the shortened tenure of Tom Ross, and now the sudden resignation of Margaret Spellings, it has become clear that the scoundrels have won the day — for the moment.

(Stephen Leonard is an emeritus professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and a past chair of the UNC system Faculty Assembly. This article first appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer. For more coverage of higher education in North Carolina, go to newsobserver.com.)

‘When did we see you, a stranger, and welcome you?’

BY AUTUMN WOODWARD G UEST COLUMNIST he Irish morning was cool. I’d tumbled over a stone wall into the park to go walking. Under two lines of ancient beech trees a peculiar, crooked figure dressed all in black was moving down the path. Overtaking it (it wasn’t moving fast), I peered sideways.

The figure stopped.

Out of the wrinkled face encased in a black hoodie, a pair of warm and lively eyes beamed up at me. “Good morning.” The old woman and I spoke a moment, commenting on the beauty of the day for walking after the cold and wet. She said she didn’t walk so easy now.

Hearing my American-accented English, she asked me where I was from. “I’m from the North Carolina mountains,” I answered.

“Welcome to Ireland, love,” she said, taking in my face, my whole being. I felt completely welcomed, even at home. The way she spoke was so wholehearted that my spirit felt embraced and my whole day was blessed by it. Giving me a spoken benediction then, she smiled and we parted. I moved easily forward, she moved with some difficulty and slowness, but with an undiminished grace and lightness

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of spirit.

Three weeks earlier, my husband Ty and I had been detained by Irish Immigration. We sat after an all-night flight in a little enclosed area, while the seven long lines we’d just stood through looked curiously at us, passed through, refilled. Janitors moved over the shining floor. Immigration officials had relieved us of our passports, laptops and phones. They were busy calling our contacts in Ireland, asking them how my husband and I had met, our occupations, other things. I changed a menstrual pad in a filthy bathroom with no trash can, off a blank, fluorescent hallway. A female official escorted me, we were not permitted to use regular facilities.

After over an hour of sitting, two agents came over, standing above us, to interrogate us again on questions we’d already answered about our vacation. “If you don’t answer, it’s straight home with you,” the elder official informed us. We were confused and nervous, because we’d already answered truthfully and been put in time out. Finally, after combing through our bank accounts online, they released us into morning in the Dublin Airport. We still don’t know why they chose

to detain us out of hundreds of passengers, and it chewed at the edges of our minds for the first few days. Was it how we looked? Not having a full itinerary of hotels planned? Ty’s beard? My braid? Maybe our shoes.

Being held in limbo, at the mercy of foreign immigration, was not fun. It was stressful being questioned and not believed. It’s hard being treated like a criminal and a liar, even for an hour, even if you know you’ve done nothing wrong. Yet we were painfully aware of the strength and privilege of our U.S. passports, and that what we were going through was like being welcomed with a martini compared to U.S. immigration. I’ve had friends detained in the U.S. My friend Amel, a skilled human rights worker from Sudan and brilliant human being, was detained for 12 hours in a bright, fluorescent

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Ireland is a popular travel destination, and many Americans would be shocked that not so long ago the Irish were so intensely vilified in this country. The thing is, people utterly believed it. They believed the nature of these people was inferior, that they really embodied all these horrible things. Today this is clearly ludicrous. Americans of the 1800s seem quaint, horrid and naive in their views about race and ethnicity. The question is: Why don’t we learn?

How quaint and disturbing is the fear of Mexican people, immigrant people, Muslim people? How baseless the vile prejudice towards black people, Jewish people, Native American people?

But people are still willing to believe crazy things about each other. To believe asylum seekers are criminals. That immigrants are here to steal our jobs. Any number of the 1800’s beliefs about the Irish could be applied exactly to the racial fears and stereotypes of today’ preferred group of peo-

ple to hate.

I think of that lady with the crooked body and warm eyes. Is it true that the country which houses our collective soul has a straight body with cold eyes? Or are we more? We must not be silent and stand by while troops are sent bristling with weapons to meet at the border with families with small children fleeing violence, seeking home when their homes are shattered. Truly we sin against our neighbors if we let this happen. What is left to defend if our country has no heart? If behind cold steel our eyes are cold?

We owe more to our home, to our hearts, than this. Can we be at home enough in ourselves not to fear the Other, to welcome the gifts and flavors the Other brings? Where is our humility? When will we be able to reach across the border and say, “Welcome home, love”?

(Autumn Woodward lives in Whittier. autumnkwoodward@gmail.com)

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room in a New York airport on a routine trip. And that was in 2007. What Ty and I had wasn’t even a taste of the ugliness that is happening now at the borders of our own country.

Being welcomed by the old bent lady healed the hurt from the beginning of the trip.

What if we met each other with a similar curiosity and joy in the flavor of someone else’s English?

In the 1850s Irish people in the United states were reviled with intense hatred and prejudice. In rural Massachusetts, the manufacturing mills separated the American and Irish workers into different sections, due to American refusal to work alongside the Irish.

Newspapers wrote about how the Irish were ugly, dirty and beastly, literally claiming that the immigrants were subhuman. Irish were accused of stealing work, even though they were doing the most physically straining, least desired jobs in society. In current times

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remember. They display pictures of family members on altars with marigolds and candles to pay homage.

My 9-year-old learned about the Day of the Dead when his friend Jorge’s mom came to speak about it to their class. His homework was to verbally explain the celebration to me. My child talked about the holiday with such enthusiasm and interest it made me smile.

While All Saints Day and the Day of the Dead Columnist honor those who have passed on, I personally would like a mix between the two. I appreciate the prayerful quiet of All Saints Day but also the fun and joy of the Day of the Dead.

Only in recent history have humans viewed death as taboo and morbid. I’m not sure when our perception twisted. I don’t think honoring and celebrating the deceased makes the grief go away. There’s still a gaping hole left in a person’s heart when someone they love dies, but I do think holidays like these help us feel joy again about this person and grateful for the time we had with them. I also think it’s important to keep their memory alive within the existing family.

My older son was 7 and my younger was 4 when my mom passed. I constantly talk about her in an effort to help them remember. I tell stories or say, “Oh, Grandma B would love that!” I also use photographs, music and books to help them get to know her better.

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he night after my mom died, my dad stepped out on the front porch with my brother-in-law, whose father had passed away only a month earlier. As they looked up, two shooting stars, one after the other, flew through the night sky. We were convinced it was our two family members comforting us from afar.

Those months in the summer of 2016 were a dark time for my entire family.

Losing two loved ones within a month was hard to accept, especially for my sister and brother-in-law, who each lost a beloved parent simultaneously.

In the weeks following my mom’s passing, butterflies, cardinals and hummingbirds were all around us. These were her favorite flying creatures. I remember sitting on my porch crying, trying to process the finality of her death when a small hummingbird came and fluttered right in front of me for the longest time.

As my sister walked my then toddler niece into her childcare center one day, a butterfly followed little Maddie along the path until she stepped inside the door. Moments like this help my family survive without my mom. It feels like she’s still with us, comforting us and telling us not to be sad.

Last Thursday was All Saints Day. For those who don’t know, this is a day where we remember and honor all who have passed before us. It stems from a conviction that there is a spiritual connection between those in heaven and those on earth.

Last week was also the Day of the Dead in the Mexican culture. This is a two-day celebration to demonstrate love and respect for deceased family members. During this holiday, the Mexican people joyfully sing, dance and use bright colors and lights to

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Learning to connect with the other world

As the holidays approach, my heart feels heavy. My mom loved the holidays more than anything. She was the cornerstone of every tree lighting, pie baking, turkey roasting, gift wrapping and Christmas caroling.

Nevertheless, I’m still excited for my boys.

Children and holidays go well together. I’m trying to feed off their sweet and innocent anticipation.

Elizabeth Gilbert, a favorite writer of mine, posted something poignant on Instagram. She recently lost her partner and soul mate, Rayya Elias, to pancreatic cancer. Gilbert creates ways to communicate with Rayya, such as recording messages on her phone. She says recording the words feels like they’re actually being transmitted.

She also has dance parties where she says, “Rayya, you pick the song.” Then she hits shuffle and whatever song comes on is the one Rayya chose.

Gilbert also said these words, “For anyone who is suffering loss, I encourage you: Be creative. Be INVENTIVE. Be strange.

Demand union. Find ways. This is the art form that I am mastering right now: The art of eternal connection. Nothing matters more.

You can do this, too. Love wants you to reach out. Your beloved is RIGHT THERE. Keep them near. Create, create, create. Onward.”

All of this combined over the past week really hit home with me. It’s so easy to slide into the daily grind and survive life. But I want to be more than that. I want to be ahead of life, not just reacting or always catching up. For me, being sad about my mom all the time feels like reacting. My goal is to garner inspiration from these recent experiences to find my own rituals to celebrate, honor and connect with her.

The universe and the heavens are constantly interrelated. I fully believe the sooner we escape the simplicity of our mortal minds and accept this beautiful fact, the better we will all be.

(Susanna Barbee can be reached at susanna.b@smokymountainnews.com)

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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.

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CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1401. Breakfast seven days a week, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. – with eggs, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pancakes, and always all-youcan-eat. Lunch menu every day from 12 noon to 2 p.m. includes homemade soup du jour and fresh-made salads. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night will feature an evening cookout on the terrace. On all other nights of the week, dinner is served family style and includes locally sourced vegetables, homemade breads, jellies, desserts, and a wide selection of wine and craft beer. The evening social hour starts at 6 p.m., dinner is served starting at 7 p.m., and cozy rooms and cabins are available if you love us so much that you want to stay for breakfast, too. Please call for reservations. And see our dinner menu online at www.cataloocheeranch.com/dining.

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

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

BOOJUM BREWING COMPANY 50 N Main Street, Waynesville.

828.246.0350. Taproom Open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday & Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Gem Bar Open Tuesday through Sunday 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Enjoy lunch, dinner or drinks at Boojum’s Downtown Waynesville restaurant & bar.

Choose from 16 taps of our fresh, delicious & ever rotating Boojum Beer plus cider, wine & craft cocktails. The taproom features seasonal pub faire including tasty burgers, sandwiches, shareables and daily specials that pair perfectly with our beer. Cozy up inside or take in the mountain air on our back deck."

BOURBON BARREL BEEF & ALE 454 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville, 828.452.9191. Lunch daily 11:30 a.m. to

2:30 p.m.; dinner nightly at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Wine Down Wednesday’s: ½ off wine by the bottle. We specialize in hand-cut, all natural steaks from local farms, incredible burgers, and other classic american comfort foods that are made using only the finest local and sustainable ingredients available.

CHURCH STREET DEPOT 34 Church Street, downtown Waynesville.

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

CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

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

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

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

THE CLASSIC WINESELLER 20 Church Street, Waynesville.

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

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

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

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

DELLWOOD FARMHOUSE RESTAURANT 651 Dellwood Rd., Waynesville.

828.944.0010. Warm, inviting restaurant serving delicious, freshly-made Southern comfort foods. Cozy atmosphere; spacious to accommodate large parties. Big Farmhouse Breakfast and other morning menu items served 8 a.m. to noon. Lunch/dinner menu offered 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Come see us. You’ll be glad you did! Closed Wednesdays.

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

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

FIREFLY TAPS & GRILL 128 N. Main St., Waynesville 828.454.5400. Simple, delicious food. A must experience in WNC. Located in downtown Waynesville with an atmosphere that will warm your heart and your belly! Local and regional beers on tap. Full bar, vegetarian options, kids menu, and more. Reservations accepted. Daily specials. Live music every Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. Open Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Evening E vening feasts feasts. Casual lunches and breakfa br eakfa asts. And A nd the mile high peaks of the Great mile-high Great Smokies all around you. Call (828)926-1401 for reservations.

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

Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Frogs Leap is a farm to table restaurant focused on local, sustainable, natural and organic products prepared in modern regional dishes. Seasonal menu focuses on Southern comfort foods with upscale flavors.

Reservations accepted. www.frogsleappublichouse.com.

HARMON’S DEN BISTRO 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville 828.456.6322. Harmon’s Den is located in the Fangmeyer Theater at HART. Open 5:309 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (Bistro closes at 7:30 p.m. on nights when there is a show in the Fangmeyer Theater) with Sunday brunch at 11 a.m. that includes breakfast and lunch items. Harmon’s Den offers a complete menu with cocktails, wine list, and area beers on tap. Enjoy casual dining with the guarantee of making it to the performance in time, then rub shoulders with the cast afterward with post-show food and beverage service. Reservations recommended. www.harmonsden.harttheatre.org J. ARTHUR’S RESTAURANT AT MAGGIE VALLEY U.S. 19 in Maggie Valley. 828.926.1817.

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

Reservations appreciated.

JOEY'S PANCAKE HOUSE 4309 Soco Rd Maggie Valley.

828.926.0212. Open seven days a week! 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Joey’s is a family-friendly restaurant that has been serving breakfast to locals and visitors of Western North Carolina for decades. 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.

JUKEBOX JUNCTION U.S. 276 and N.C. 110 intersection, Bethel.

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

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

207 Paragon Parkway, Clyde

828-456-1997 blueroostersoutherngrill.com Monday-Friday Open at 11am

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

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

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

Menus created to fit your special event. kaninis.com MAD BATTER FOOD & FILM 617 W. Main Street Downtown Sylva.

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

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

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

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

828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.

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

PIGEON RIVER GRILLE 101 Park St., Canton.

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

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

RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT AND BAR Maggie Valley Inn and Conference Center 70 Soco Road, Maggie Valley 828.926.0201 Home of the Maggie Valley Pizzeria. We deliver after 4 p.m. daily to all of Maggie Valley, J-Creek area, and Lake Junaluska. Monday through Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. country buffet and salad bar from 5 to 9 p.m. $11.95 with Steve Whiddon on piano. Friday and Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 to 8 p.m. 11:30 to 3 p.m. family style, fried chicken, ham, fried fish, salad bar, along with all the fixings, $11.95. Check out our events and menu at rendezvousmaggievalley.com SAGEBRUSH STEAKHOUSE 1941 Champion Drive, Canton 828.646.3750 895 Russ Ave., Waynesville 828.452.5822. Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Carry out available.

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

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

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

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

WAYNESVILLE PIZZA COMPANY 32 Felmet Street, Waynesville.

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

Daily Specials: Soups, Sandwiches & Southern Dishes

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

Breakfast : Omelets, Pancakes, Biscuits & Gravy!

Sunday: 12pm-6pm Tue-Thurs 3pm-8pm Fri-Sat: 12pm-9pm Monday: Closed New Hours: Thurs.-Mon. Open at 7 a.m.

Breakfast served all day!

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Dinner & Music reservations at 828-452-6000 Mon/Wed/Thurs 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

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

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Aretha Franklin Tribute by Sheila Gordon w/ Chris Minick & Lee Kram piano, guitar, percussion, vocals.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Joe Cruz piano, vocals. Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor + More.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16

James Hammel guitar, vocals.

Jazz, Pop, Originals.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Russ Wilson & Hank Bones guitar, percussion, vocals. BeBop, Jazz Standards. $10 music fee plus dinner and drinks.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Bob Zullo guitar, vocals. Jazz, James Taylor, Santana, Pop. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24

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

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MAGGIE VALLEY RESTAURANT 2804 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

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

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

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

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

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Tapping into the past, present of Appalachia Anne Fitten Glenn.

Glenn releases comprehensive craft beer book

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER n the six or so years I’ve lived and worked in Western North Carolina, the amount of craft breweries in our region has literally quadrupled. And as someone who has written extensively about craft beer, industry trends and so forth, it’s pretty impossible to keep up with it all.

Luckily, we have folks like Anne Fitten Glenn. A longtime craft beer writer and industry insider, Glenn has spent several years wrangling in these feral cat breweries that seemingly pop-up overnight, each now a cornerstone of the local business sector and a regional economic driver — a return of blue-collar jobs in a booming tourism market.

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holic beverage history, as the digitization of many newspapers in recent years has made historic research so much easier. This volume contains all new material, and it works best as a companion volume to my first beer book, Asheville Beer: An Intoxicating History of Mountain Brewing. I also really enjoyed delving into the stories of many of the small towns outside of Asheville.

SMN: What do you say to folks that feel the craft beer market here is too saturated. I know per capita we’re pretty high, but is there room for growth beyond what’s already here?

AFG: There has been tremendous change and growth recently in the beer business. In my introduction, I note that my first book covered 19 breweries in six Western North Carolina counties, while this volume tells the stories of 74 breweries in 18 counties. Thus, the number of breweries here has quadrupled in only six years.

Per capita, Asheville currently has 30 breweries inside the city limits for around 90,000 residents, which is one of the highest brewery to population rates in the country. That’s not including breweries in unincorporated nearby areas or small adjacent towns such as Fairview, Fletcher and Woodfin.

In truth, it depends on who you talk to and where the growth is taking place. Already, more small batch breweries have closed or sold in Western North Carolina than many folks realize. I do think there is room for at least one small brewery in every town, and I believe that’s where we will continue to see these businesses popping up. As long as beer tourists continue to swarm Asheville, I believe a few more breweries there will do just fine.

Carolina Beer: A Mountain Brew History, is a labor of love. Pulling together dozens of brewery profiles (74 breweries in 18 counties), Glenn also puts this rapidly growing industry into historical context.

Glenn points to Western North Carolina’s storied past of pre-Prohibition breweries, legendary moonshiners and notorious bootleggers. And she bridges that rich history to our current landscape, one filled to the brim with craft breweries and the numerous side industries that have resulted — all of which will play into the economic, political and social future of our own backyard.

Smoky Mountain News: Coming into this project, what was your initial intent as to what you wanted to put across to the reader and folks in the craft beer industry?

Anne Fitten Glenn: I wanted to explore what’s happened in the beer industry in this region since my first book was published in 2012, as there has been huge growth in the business in these six years. I also wanted to revisit Western North Carolina’s beer and alco-

SMN: What are some of the trends you’re currently seeing, and also are predicting will come to fruition, in not only the breweries in our backyard, but also the craft beer industry in general?

AFG: There will continue to be more mergers and acquisitions as the beer business continues to mature. AB-InBev’s purchase of Wicked Weed Brewing, while shocking to many beer geeks, hasn’t hurt that brewery. In fact, it seems to be the opposite.

Big beer continues to sniff around, especially in “Beer City, USA,” which continues to make a splash nationally in the beer scene.

This is happening across the country. As craft beer continues to gain percentage of overall beer sales volume, the breweries with the money and resources will continue trying to control their competition.

Also, as grocery shelves get more and more crowded, expect small-town breweries to focus more on driving taproom sales and less on packaging and distribution.

SMN: However all of this shakes out, it appears craft beer and the scene itself is here to stay. It’s part of our American culture, this return to quality, independent beer. What’s Asheville’s place in all this — right now, and moving forward?

Craft beer book readings Award-winning author Anne Fitten Glenn will hold a signing of her new book, Western North Carolina Beer: A Mountain Brew History, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Satulah Mountain Brewing in Highlands, and also a presentation at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

Glenn has been writing about and working in the beer business on and off since the 1990s. Aside from Western North Carolina: A Mountain Brew History (2018), she also wrote Asheville Beer: An Intoxicating History of Mountain Brewing (2012), both published by Arcadia/The History Press.

She served on the Asheville Brewers Alliance Board of Directors for almost five years and was a founding organizer of Asheville Beer Week.

The book will be sold via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, as well as from independent bookstores, retailers, and bottle shops.

For more information, visit www.annefittenglenn.com.

AFG: Western North Carolina reflects the national trend of hometown breweries that become community-gathering spots and help revitalize and reinvigorate small towns.

Asheville will continue to a mecca for beer lovers looking for high quality brews.

However, both citizens and tourists are beginning to explore further afield. People love finding a brewery with beers that they can only drink there. And, as we all know, to get the freshest beer, you have to go to the source.

That said, today’s new breweries need to make great product right out of the starting gate. As beer drinkers’ palates have become more sophisticated and competition has increased, it’s imperative to focus on quality.

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD

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I was born in the wrong Anne Fitten Glenn will hold a book signing from decade.

5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Satulah Mountain Or so I often hear from othBrewing in Highlands, and also a presentation at ers. Some are musicians or 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Jackson County artists, dreamers or history Public Library in Sylva. buffs, movers and shakers.

Heck, I’ve even felt that sentiWestern Carolina University will present a ment above on many occaprogram to commemorate the ending of World sions, especially when I was a War I on campus Friday, Nov. 9. kid.

Americana/folk act The Maggie Valley Band will As far back as I can rememperform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at ber, I’ve been obsessed with the Currahee Brewing in Franklin.

1960s. The immortal music being made and released on a “Grids & Gradients: The Visual Systems of weekly basis. The social and Vernon Pratt” will run through Nov. 9 in the political rebellion for a better Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University. tomorrow. The wild fashions and unique styles. The shiny So, needless to say, I soaked all of this in muscle cars. The groundbreaking films as a youngster. The music of the 1960s was about the counterculture and shifting peralways on the house or car stereo. Both ceptions of America and the greater good. would tell my little sister and I stories about I’m all about it. Count me in. growing up in that time. I began reading A lot of that adoration for the 1960s is a direct result of my parents. My mother? She books about the 1960s, wearing tie-dye shirts to elementary school, blasting The was a flower child who had a “Leave It to Grateful Dead and watching any film or docBeaver” childhood, only to become a politiumentary I could about the Vietnam War, cal activist when she entered college in the social/political counterculture or what1966. My father? He was a 1950s football ever else could better inform me of the era. jock, who entered the Army just at the But, as you get older, you start to realize Vietnam War heated up with American how ridiculous it is to think about “how involvement. My mother loved The Beatles, much better” your life would be if you grew Jimi Hendrix, The Rascals and Sly & The up in another decade. You tend to forget all Family Stone. My father preferred George of the social issues and travesties of the past, Jones, Hank Williams, Nat King Cole and and how, in all honesty, we’re becoming a Sarah Vaughn.

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more socially tolerant and politically progressive country every year. Believe it or not, the facts speak for themselves.

Nowadays, I want to — and do — apply what I feel was important and worth fighting for in the 1960s, the spirit of the time and of the people, and to use that knowledge and passion to bring positive change to my current time on this planet.

That thought of appreciation for where I am now, and what change I am capable of creating, really stuck in head when I first saw the film “Midnight in Paris.”

The beloved 2011 Woody Allen indie film focused on “Gil,” an American writer obsessed with Paris, France. To him, that city is the only place where you can turn that romanticized vision of an American exile writing “The Great American Novel” into a reality. For Gil, as a 21st century individual, he wished to have lived in Paris in the “Roaring 1920s.”

Gil: “This is unbelievable. Look at this.

There’s no city like this in the world. There never was. I don’t get here often enough, that’s the problem. Can you picture how drop dead gorgeous this city is in the rain? Imagine this town in the ‘20s. Paris in the ‘20s, in the rain. The artists and writers.”

In the surrealistic film, Gil finds himself time traveling back to 1920s when the clock strikes midnight on his casual late-night strolls around the streets of Paris. In that time warp, he befriends and falls into love with Adriana.

At one point in their interaction, while Gil immerses himself in his fantasy, the two of them stand in front of a turn-of-the-century carousel. And though Adriana lives in the 1920s, she looks at the antique machine in utter awe, stating: “Isn’t it beautiful? It’s my favorite era. I love it so much, everything was so perfect.”

Soon after, the duo ends up in another time warp: Paris in the 1890s. Adriana is all excited. They then discuss what is “The Golden Age”? Gil feels “The Golden Age” is Paris in the 1920s, while Adriana feels it’s Paris in the 1890s. Gil: “Adriana, if you stay here though, and this becomes your present, then pretty soon you’ll start imagining another time was really ‘The Golden Time.’ That’s what the present is — it’s a little unsatisfying, because life’s a little unsatisfying.” This is when Gil has his own epiphany about his 21st century existence.

I take what I watched in that film and add it to the saying, “nothing’s the same, everything’s the same.” Sure, we do evolve as a species and as a society. But, at the core of daily reality, the common themes of the human condition throughout the centuries tend to remain the same, just the playing field looks different.

That said, I remain an eternal optimist.

The pendulum swings in either direction at any given time. Things are bad, something getting worse before they get better. But, with the timeless unbreakable human spirit of good defeating evil, the course of history shifts back towards progress and change.

And as I write this, it’s Tuesday. Election Day. I hold out hope for the future. Change will come, and all for the better.

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

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On the beat ‘Sunday at the Opry’ The Haywood County Arts Council will join the Town of Canton to celebrate Veterans Day with live music during the second annual “Sunday at the Opry” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Colonial Theater in Canton.

Local musicians will perform as Grand Ole Opry greats for a fun afternoon of country classics in honor of those who have served. Performers signed on so far include Darren and Taylor Nicholson, Jessi Stone, Hunter Grigg, Alma Russ, Leslie Hipps, Kevin Fuller, Susie Copeland, J. Creek Cloggers, Lorraine Conard, Dominic Aquilino and Clara Burrus.

Local group Stone Crazy will sit in as the house band. Mary Ann Enloe will emcee the show. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for children under 12, and veterans are admitted free (though must reserve a ticket to hold their seat).

For tickets and more information, visit www.haywoodarts.org/sunday-at-theopry or call 828.452.0593.

Balsam Range ‘Art of Music Festival’

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Currahee welcomes Americana band

Haywood County Americana/folk act The Maggie Valley Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Currahee Brewing in Franklin.

“Well, it’s really cool because by creating music together we become more than sisters. We become best friends and it’s really fun to work with someone who shares the same philosophy as you,” guitarist Whitney Miller said of her sibling/bandmate, bassist Caroline Miller.

“You need a hard work ethic to be in the music business and not a lot of people have that. I’m thankful to be in this with her because I don’t know if many others would stick it out. As collaborators, Caroline will add an idea and it does a great deal to add to the arrangement of the song. It doesn’t change the direction of what I was intending, it expands it.

“A man used to say to us, ‘But the songs are so sad.’ I think that was, and is, the point,” Caroline added. “There’s no point in singing about unrealistic and far-fetched ideas. It isn’t about running away from problems, but walking through the issues of life and dealing with difficult circumstances. It can be raw and haunting or it can be comforting — either way it’s not fake.”

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he third annual “Art of Music Festival” hosted by Balsam Range will return Nov. 27 through Dec. 1.

In recent years, the Haywood County-based Balsam Range has taken home some of the biggest awards in the bluegrass world. They’ve won the International Bluegrass Music Association award for “Album of the Year” (twice), “Song of the Year,” Vocal Group of the Year” (twice), “Male Vocalist of the Year” (Buddy Melton, twice) and “Bass Player of the Year” (Tim Surrett), among other honors. In 2014 and 2018, the quintet received the industry’s highest honor — “Entertainer of the Year.”

The events for this year’s festival will include the following: • Tuesday, Nov. 27: The Darren Nicholson Band (Americana/country) will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Free and open to the public. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Wednesday, Nov. 28: “Hillbilly Jam” at Elevated Mountain Distillery in Maggie Valley.

Open jam begins at 6 p.m. All are welcome to bring their instrument or simply sit and listen.

Admission is $5 per person. Children are free. www.elevatedmountain.com.

• Wednesday, Nov. 28: The inaugural “Bluegrass Boogie” will take place at 7:30 p.m. in The Gem downstairs taproom at Boojum Brewing in Waynesville.

Performances by Ol’ Dirty Bathtub (Americana/bluegrass) and Darren Nicholson & Friends. An open jam will follow the show. Free and open to the public. www.boojumbrewing.com.

• Thursday, Nov. 29: To officially kick off the festival, there will a special “Songwriting Show” starting at 6 p.m. at the Folkmoot

Friendship Center in Waynesville. Join Milan Miller, John Wiggins, Mark Bumgarner and Aaron Bibelhauser with Balsam Range’s Buddy Melton and Darren Nicholson for an evening of original music made by masters of the craft of songwriting. The event will also feature a traditional Southern Appalachian barbeque included in the ticket price. Fresh beer will also be available, courtesy of BearWaters Brewery.

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased in advance at www.folkmoot.org or by calling 828.452.2997.

• Thursday, Nov. 29: Terry Baucom & The Dukes of Drive (bluegrass) will perform at 7 p.m. at the Colonial Theater in Canton. Tickets are $20. For tickets, call 828.235.2760 or visit www.balsamrangeartofmusicfestival.com.

• Friday, Nov. 30: Night one at the Stuart Auditorium in Lake Junaluska will include performances Balsam Range, Terry Baucom’s All-Star Band and Shenandoah (traditional country). Doors open at 6 p.m. Showtime is 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25 per person with VIP and weekend ticket passes available. For tickets, visit www.balsamrangeartofmusicfestival.com.

• Saturday, Dec. 1: Night two at the Stuart Auditorium in Lake Junaluska will include performances by Whitewater Bluegrass Co., Harris Brothers (Americana), The Cleverlys (bluegrass) and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra with Chloe Agnew (of the group Celtic Woman) and Balsam Range. Doors open at 6 p.m. Showtime is 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25 per person with VIP and weekend ticket passes available. For tickets, visit www.balsamrangeartofmusicfestival.com.

The Master Level Workshops will be taught by the All-Star Band, which will take place on

Friday, Nov. 30, at Lake Junaluska. These workshops are for advanced players wanting to hone their skills and learn from some of the finest pickers in the music industry.

Instructors will include Terry Baucom (banjo), Tim Stafford (guitar), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Frank Solivan (mandolin) and Barry Bales (bass).

Master Level Workshops require a ticket and pre-registration. Tickets are $50 for a three-hour session. For more information and/or to register, email: mandy.tenery@balsamrange.com.

The festival workshops will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1, at Lake Junaluska. The schedule is as follows: • 9 to 10 a.m. — Terrace Yoga with Cami Glauser • 11 to 11:50 a.m. — Balsam Range (full band) at the Terrace Auditorium • Noon to 12:50 p.m. — Individual instruments in the Terrace Auditorium.

Instructors include Buddy Melton (fiddle), Tim Surrett (bass), Caleb Smith (guitar), Darren Nicholson (mandolin) and Marc Pruett (banjo) of Balsam Range.

• Noon to 1 p.m. — Songwriting in the Terrace Room with Tim Stafford, Milan Miller and Aaron Bibelhauser • 1 to 2:30 p.m. — Instrument building with Caleb Smith.

• 1 to 3 p.m. — Dance in the Harrel Center with Uncle Ted White and Whitewater Bluegrass Co. All workshops listed above are included with a ticket to Saturday’s show. Space will be filled in a first come, first serve basis. No signup is necessary.

For more information, visit www.balsam rangeartofmusicfestival.com.

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• Blue Ridge Beer Hub (Waynesville) will host an acoustic jam with Main St. NoTones from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 8 and 15. Free and open to the public. www.blueridgebeerhub.com.

• Boojum Brewing Company (Waynesville) will host a bluegrass open mic every Wednesday and an all-genres open mic every Thursday.

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

• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host an Aretha Franklin Tribute w/Sheila Gordon (piano/vocals) Nov. 9, Joe Cruz (piano/pop) Nov. 10 and James Hammel (guitar/vocals) Nov. 16. All shows are free and begin at 7:15 p.m. The Russ Wilson Duo will also perform at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 17, with a $10 cover per person. 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host AcousticEnvy Nov. 9, Nikki Talley Duo 8 p.m.

Nov. 10, Somebody’s Child (Americana) Nov. 16 and Aunt Bee’s Jam (bluegrass) Nov. 17.

All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free and open to the public. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Harmon’s Den Bistro at HART (Waynesville) will host karaoke and an open mic at 8 p.m. on Saturdays. All are welcome. www.harttheatre.org.

• Innovation Station (Dillsboro) will host Somebody’s Child (Americana) Nov. 10 and Todd Hocke Nov. 17. All events are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• Isis Music Hall (West Asheville) will host Kelley Hunt 7 p.m. Nov. 7, Duncan Wickel & The Glissandos 8:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Eli Cook (Americana/blues) 7 p.m. Nov. 8, “The Music of Simon & Garfunkel” performed by Swearingen & Kelli 8:30 p.m. Nov. 8, Kate

• The Macon County Public Library (Franklin) will host the “Songwriters in the Round” showcase with Brian Sanders, Gary Allen, Scott Crowley, Robert Shook and Dave Stewart at 7 p.m. Nov. 17. Free.

Expanded Schedule, Workshops, Jamming & More!

Nov.29-Dec.1,2018 Nov.29-Dec.1 2018 NEW THURSDAY EVENTS, NOV. 29 • Songwriters showcase featuring Milan Miller, John Wiggins, Aaron Biblehauser, Mark Bumgarner and Balsam Range members Buddy Melton and Darren

• Mad Anthony’s Taproom & Restaurant (Waynesville) will ‘Round the Fire (jam/folk) Nov. 10 and Breakout Band Nov. 17. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m.

Nicholson at the Folkmoot Center in Waynesville. 7 p.m., $30, includes dinner.

Tickets at www.Folkmoot.org or 828.452.2997.

• Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive, with Balsam Range members, at the Colonial Theater in Canton. 7 p.m., $20. www.itickets.com/events/402347 or

• Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host an open mic night every Thursday, Aces Down Nov. 9 and 16, Twelfth Fret (Americana) Nov. 10 and Somebody’s Child (Americana) Nov. 17. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com.

• Pub 319 (Waynesville) will host an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. every Wednesday.

Free and open to the public. www.pub319socialhouse.com.

• Salty Dog’s (Maggie Valley) will have Karaoke with Jason Wyatt at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, Mile High (classic rock) 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, and a Trivia w/Kelsey Jo 8 p.m. Thursdays.

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

• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host Nick Prestia (singer-songwriter) 7 p.m. Nov. 10. 828.586.1717 or www.soulinfusion.com.

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

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host karaoke every Thursday, Scoundrel’s Lounge 10:30 p.m. Nov. 9 and EDM w/DJ Bent It Nov. 16. 828.456.4750.

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Friday, Nov. 30 • Balsam Range, Terry Baucom’s All Star Band, and Shenandoah

Saturday, Dec. 1 • Whitewater Bluegrass Co., Harris Brothers, The Cleverlys, Atlanta Pops Orchestra with Chloe Agnew and Balsam Range Friday and Saturday night performances held at Lake Junaluska’s Stuart Auditorium.

Workshops Friday afternoon (separate ticket needed); Saturday afternoon workshops open to all skill levels and free for ticketholders (see website for details). All workshops held on the grounds of Lake Junaluska.

Lodging Packages available www.balsamrangeartofmusicfestival.com

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• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Nov. 7 and 14, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Nov. 8 and 15. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

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• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host The Maggie Valley Band (Americana/indie) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.curraheebrew.com.

• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday, Frog & Owl Revival Nov. 9, Gopher Broke Nov. 10 and The Remnants Nov. 17. All shows begin at 8 p.m. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

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• Balsam Falls Brewing (Sylva) will host Trippin’ Hardie Nov. 16 and Wintervals Nov. 23. All shows begin at 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/balsamfallsbrewing.

Lee & Forrest O’Conner (Americana) 7 p.m.

Nov. 9, Russ Wilson Swingin’ Birthday Bash (jazz/swing) 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Natascha Myers & Jared Anderson (Americana) 7 p.m.

Nov. 10, Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba w/La Mona (world) 9 p.m. Nov. 10, Gina Sicilia (singer-songwriter) 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11, Big Sound Harbor Divas Live (pop/soul) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, La Terza Classe (bluegrass) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Wyatt Edmondson (singersongwriter) 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and Session Americana 8:30 p.m. Nov. 14. www.isisasheville.com.

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• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host the “Lounge Series” at its Calaboose location with Rachel Stewart (singer-songwriter) Nov. 9, Lon Eldrige (singer-songwriter) Nov. 10, George Ausman Nov. 16 and Alma Russ Nov. 17. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

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On the street ‘The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat’ Marcus Harvey, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina Asheville, will visit Western Carolina University to speak as part of the Jerry Jackson Lecture in the Humanities series.

Harvey will present “The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat,” a lecture about Malidoma Somé and the future of Africana religious Marcus Harvey studies, at 5 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8, in Room 214 of the McKee Building.

Harvey will discuss the experience of Somé, kidnapped from his West Africa home in 1960 at 4 years old, forced into mission schools and Western civilization, and his later return to his native culture.

The lecture also will look at how the past three decades have witnessed incremental growth within the academic study of religion called “Africana religious studies,” a designation encompassing African religion-cultural traditions.

The lecture is a DegreePlus event for students and sponsored by WCU’s Honors College, the departments of Philosophy and Religion, and Anthropology and Sociology, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Chief Diversity Officer.

For more information, contact Amy McKenzie in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at 828.227.3852 or amckenzie@wcu.edu.

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November is Native American Heritage Month, and a series of events is planned by Western Carolina University’s Cherokee Center in celebration of the designation.

“We intend to highlight indigenous cultures that are represented at WCU,” said Sky Sampson, director of the center and an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. “We also want to honor the rich indigenous history that is shared by the Eastern Band and recognize our campus as the sacred homelands of the Cherokee people. Throughout the month, we will explore native traditions, not as a history lesson or museum curation, but as a current, contemporary part of the campus and community.”

The commemorative month is intended to provide a platform for native peoples to 32 share traditional culture, music, crafts, dance

World War I commemorative concert, readings, exhibit estern Carolina University will present a program to commemorate the ending of World War I, with a concert, literary and poetry readings and historical exhibit on campus Friday, Nov. 9.

A collaboration involving numerous students and faculty from WCU’s School of Music and history and English departments, the event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the recital hall of the Coulter Building.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Donations will be accepted in support of Equinox Ranch in Cullowhee, a retreat center for military veterans with resources to aid healing from the traumas experienced during combat.

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and concepts of life. Nationally throughout November, the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will join together in paying tribute to the ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

The Cherokee Center, located at 1594 Acquoni Road in Cherokee, was established in 1975 as an office for outreach and partnership development. The center provides a broad range of assistance for Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians interested in attending WCU, which includes application processes, campus tours, educational workshops, alumni engagement and cultural awareness both on campus and off. The center is the headquarters for all communication between WCU and the Eastern Band.

“We hope to have widespread involvement,” Sampson said. “We want everyone to share in experiences, ask questions and learn, and enjoy.”

The “war to end all wars” ended 100 years ago, with a halt of hostilities on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

Also known as “The Great War,” the conflict took place from July 1914 until November 1918, with the U.S. involved in the European military action beginning in April 1917.

Musical performances will include classical, jazz and period pop tunes. Performing will be the WCU Concert Choir, directed by Allison Thorp; Lillian Pearson and Andrew Adams on piano; Shannon Thompson on clarinet; vocalist Kristen Hedberg; Zsolt Szabo on trombone; Bradley Ulrich on trumpet and bugle; Chris Beyt on guitar; and music student vocal soloists.

Mary Kay Bauer will be presenting the students who will sing the popular songs on the program. Historical and artistic perspectives will be given before each performance.

Readings will include poetry by Catherine Carter and selected literary readings by George Brown. David Dorondo, Savannah Bennett, Parker Shepherd, Michelle Lang and Christina Reitz will give historical and arts perspectives of the era.

The exhibit will feature helmets, bayonets, photos, peace and service medals, military firearms, sheet music, instruments and posters from the war. These items are from the personal collections of David Dorondo, Luther Jones, Will Peebles and Bradley Ulrich, who will all be on hand to answer questions beginning at 6 p.m. during intermission and following the program.

The event is organized by Ulrich. Contact him for more information at 828.227.3274 or ulrich@wcu.edu.

Events scheduled: • Tuesday, Nov. 13: “Roc Your Mocs” awareness walk from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning and ending at the fountain at the university’s central plaza. Participants will display solidarity with the Native American social movement. Also, “Reel Injun” film night from 4 to 6 p.m. at A.K. Hinds University Center theater. A film will be followed by discussion on Native American stereotypes as portrayed in movies and TV. • Monday, Nov. 26: blowgun and atlatl experience from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Hall lawn. The first 50 attendees with have an opportunity to try these Cherokee hunting methods.

• Tuesday, Nov. 27: “Bridging the Gaps Between Technology and Native Peoples” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at A.K. Hinds University theater. This session will examine how tribes are becoming technologically savvy with native languages and customs.

For more information, contact Sampson at snsampson@wcu.edu or 828.497.7920.

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The Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society (SCGHS) is asking area businesses and individuals for your help.

The annual “Holiday Shopping Auction” is scheduled for Dec. 6. This is an evening of live music by Jesse & Friends, fun and frivolity and an opportunity to do your holiday shopping by purchasing unique gifts via a silent auction. The “auction-party” is open to everyone and there is no charge to attend.

Items are needed for the auction, which include handmade crafts, artwork, subscriptions, sports equipment, tickets to area attractions, gift cards, gift baskets, and much more. Note that all items donated should be new or of a quality that you would be willing to give to someone as a gift. The SCGHS is a nonprofit, so donated auction items are tax deductible. The SCGHS will provide the donor a receipt upon request.

The proceeds from the auction will be used to upgrade equipment and resources in the genealogy library. Items may be dropped off at the Society Library (200 Main Street, Bryson City) between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon Monday through Friday.

Items will be accepted through noon Dec. 5.

For more information, call 828.488.2932.

• The “Polar Express” will depart on select times from Nov. 9 through Dec. 31 from the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot. For more information on departures or to purchase tickets, visit www.gsmr.com.

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• The “All-American Bazzar” will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at American Legion Post 108 in Franklin. Arts, crafts, baked goods, and more. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. All proceeds benefit local veteran projects.

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The popular Oconaluftee Indian Village will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Nov. 10.

As you step into the Oconaluftee Indian Village, you’re transported back to witness the challenges of Cherokee life at a time of rapid cultural change. Tour guides help you explore the historic events and figures of the 1760’s.

Visitors can interact with villagers as they participate in their daily activities. The Village also hosts live reenactments, interactive demonstrations, and Hands-On Cherokee Pottery for Kids classes For more information, visit www.cherokeehistorical.org.

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On the table ‘Libraries on Tap’ series

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As part of the “Libraries on Tap” brewing scavenger hunt series, there will be two upcoming events around Western North Carolina.

• “Brewery Tour” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Currahee Brewing in Franklin.

Meet at Currahee for a tour and flight with friends, neighbors and fellow library patrons. Cost is $5. Stay for a bite to eat at the food truck, a delicious pint of beer or just enjoy sitting out next to the Little Tennessee River.

• Jeffery Edel of Mountain Layers Brewing (based out of Bryson City) will be talking about the “History of Beer” at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Edel has worked in the brewing industry in Western North Carolina for a number of years. Previously, he was an interpretive ranger in St. Augustine where he specialized in historical discussions. Join in for a ride through a thousand years of brewing history.

Don’t forget to pick up your “Libraries on Tap” passport from your local library or participating breweries. Collect stamps to win beer-inspired prizes. If you have any questions feel free to call 828.586.2016 (Marianna Black Library) or 828.524.3600 (Macon County Public Library) and ask for the Reference Desk.

“Libraries on Tap” is collaboration between Fontana Regional Library and local craft breweries. The series is an interactive beer learning experience that incorporates 15 individual activities, eight breweries, three counties, one passport and loads of fun. www.fontanalib.org.

There will be a “Canned Apple Pie Filling” class from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 9, at the Haywood County Extension Office at 589 Raccoon Road in Waynesville.

The Waynesville Public Library and the Extension Office have teamed up to present this class on how to preserve apples for pie filling. All materials are provided.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and taught by Julie Sawyer, Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences.

Registration is required, call 828.356.2507 or email kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.gov.

• There will be a “Chili Contest” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Waynesville Public Library. Enter your favorite chili and win prizes. Each entrant may bring one guest and come hungry, there will be lots of chili to try. For all the details email or call Kathy. Registration is required. 828.356.2507 or kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.gov.

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• A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 10 and 17 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.631.3075.

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

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The annual Highlands Food & Wine Festival will be held Nov. 8-11 around downtown Highlands.

Events include the Truckin’ craft beer, food truck and live music Nov. 9 with The Lone Bellow, Nov. 10 with legendary singersongwriter Robert Earl Keen performing in

front of a Main Street culinary block party, Sip & Pour on Nov. 10 with Langhorne Slim & The Lost at Last Band, and Gospel Brunch Nov. 11 with Mavis Staples, among several other food and beverage activities.

For a full list of events or to purchase tickets, visit www.highlandsfoodandwine.com.

Bosu’s tastings, small plates Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host an array of wine tastings and small plates from Chef Stacy’s gourmet cuisine, available at The Secret Wine Bar within the shop. Dog friendly patio and front garden open, weather permitting.

• Nov. 8/15: Five for $5 Wine Tasting from 5 to 9 p.m. Come taste five magnificent wines and dine on Chef Stacy’s gourmet cuisine.

• Nov. 9/16: Secret Wine Bar Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Gourmet food, and a great wine & beer menu.

• Nov. 10/17: There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 828.452.0120 or visit www.waynesvillewine.com.

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The art of broom making back into the area from Tennessee. He owns and operates Gray Branch Soaps, a handmade bath and body bar business from his home in Cullowhee. Sizemore has been making brooms for 10 years and has taught weekend sessions at Warren Wilson College on the art of broom making.

This program is free of charge. The class is limited to eight people. For further information and to sign up for the class, call the library at 828.586.2016.

This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. The Jackson County Public Library is a member of Fontana Regional Library (www.fontanalib.org).

Haywood Community College’s continuing education creative arts department will host American Bladesmith Society (ABS) fall workshops on its campus.

Those interested can choose between “Leather Sheath” Dec. 7-8 and “Friction Folder” Dec. 7-9.

• ABS Journeyman Ken Hall will lead the “Leather Sheath” class. The class will cover leather selection, making a pattern, cutting leather, basic tooling, dyeing and hand stitching. Students will complete sheath for a medium sized knife that they bring to class. Cost is $190.

• ABS Master Smith Andrew Meer will lead the “Friction Folder” class. The class will cover material selection, blade and handle design, construction, techniques of proper fit and finishing. Each student will complete a friction folder. Space is limited for this workshop. Cost is $252.

Coming this spring, HCC Continuing Education Creative Arts will host “Introduction to Bladesmithing” March 1819, as well as the “Smoky Mountain Hammer-In” March 21-24.

For more information about any of these classes, visit creativearts.haywood.edu or call 828.565.4240.

Haywood Community College’s workforce continuing education department is offering a wide variety of courses for the month of November.

• “Basic Blacksmithing” will be held 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, Nov. 7 through Dec. 12. Cost is $225. In this introductory level beginner course, students will focus on controlling the fire and establishing good forging habits as they work to gain familiarity with a variety of basic techniques.

• “Forging Tools for Woodworkers” will be held 1 to 4 p.m. on Fridays, Nov. 9 through Dec. 14. Cost is $225. In this class, students will be introduced to the basics of forging and heat treating.

• “Forging Jewelry” will be held 9 a.m. to noon on Fridays, Nov. 9 through Dec. 21.

Cost is $225. Students will use iron and traditional forging techniques to create one or more pieces of jewelry.

• “Introduction to Cold Process Soap Making” will be held Saturday, Nov. 10 through Sunday, Nov. 11. Cost is $50. Each student will make and take home two pounds of goat milk process peppermint calendula soap.

For more information, call 828.627.4669 or email Regina Massie at rgmassie@haywood.edu.

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Thursday, Nov. 22 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. $29.95 per person, $12.95 children 10 & under

Dogwood Crafters holiday workshops

The Jackson County Cooperative Extension will be offering a leather leaves fall craft workshop from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in Sylva.

These colorful leaves simulate the real deal but are made entirely of leather. So pretty to scatter and decorate your Thanksgiving table, wreaths, to use as coasters, or even wear as jewelry. Local artist and crafter Lawrie Williams will be teaching this unique class.

All materials will be supplied, but students should bring their own sharp scissors.

Students are also encouraged to gather and bring a variety of soft fresh fallen leaves in various sizes and shapes that will be used as patterns to cut out the leather.

Cost of the class is just $15. Registration is required, call the Extension Office at 828.586.4009 to reserve your spot.

Just in time for Christmas, the educational workshops sponsored by Dogwood Crafters in November will put participants in a holiday mood. The workshops will be held at the Masonic Lodge in Dillsboro.

• Wednesday, Nov. 14: Long-time Dogwood Co-Op member David Jordan will teach a workshop on making reed snowflakes.

These handmade ornaments are beautiful on the Christmas tree or make wonderful heirloom gifts. The class will be from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $5. Register by Nov. 7 to attend.

• Thursday, Nov. 29: Another seasoned Dogwood Crafter, Joyce Lantz, will teach a workshop on making paper Christmas stars that are perfect for hanging on the tree. The workshop will be from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $5. Register by Nov. 21 to attend.

Register by the dates given by calling Dogwood Crafters at 828.586.2248.

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The next Creating Community Workshop will feature broom making at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

Explore this Appalachian craft and the basics of broom making while making your very own cobweb broom. The cobweb broom is made to access hard to reach areas, including those pesky cobwebs in corners.

Moderate hand and arm strength are needed to make the broom. It may be helpful to wear long pants. It is also recommended to bring an old towel or apron to wear.

The instructor will be Mickey Sizemore, who attended Western Carolina University in the 1980s and has just recently moved

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On the wall • A “Watercolor Batik on Rice Paper” workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville. Class size limited to eight students. Cost is $60 for HCAC artist members, $65 for non-members. To reserve your spot, call 828.452.0593.

• The “Holiday Heritage Arts” festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Southwestern Community College’s Bryson City campus.

Pottery demonstrations all day. Wood fire pizza will be for sale. For more information, visit ncheritageartsfestival.wordpress.com/holiday.

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• A “Beginner Step-By-Step” painting class will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays (Nov. 15, 29) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville.

Cost is $25 with all supplies provided. RSVP by contacting Robin Arramae at 828.400.9560 or paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

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• Our Summerhouse Pottery in downtown Waynesville will host after-school art classes for elementary/middle-schoolers. Pottery/art classes will be held weekly for six weeks.

Elementary (8-10 years olds) will be Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Middleschoolers (11-14 years olds) will be Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuition is

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

The canvas will be up to 40 inches.

Class fee is $295. To register, call 828.456.5441.

Eclectic art exhibit at Gallery 1

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

There will be an “Expressive Impressionist” oil painting workshop with acclaimed regional artist Jo Ridge Kelley from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9-10 at the Mountain Home Collection in downtown Waynesville.

The class will be focusing on water reflections in a scene of your choice. Lake Junaluska, Lake Logan or Bear Lake are a few mountain scene ideas, or choose to do a coastal scene with salt marsh and sky reflections or go totally abstract and do colorful reflections on water.

The eclectic art work of Isabella R. Jacovino will be featured in a show in the Backstreet Gallery Room of Gallery 1 at 604 West Main Street in Sylva. The exhibit will remain available for viewing and sale though Dec. 7 As a visual artist working with recycled materials, Isabella explores combining the aesthetics of steampunk, dieselpunk, street art, and interpretations on retrofuturism.

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

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

$95, which includes all supplies. Class size is limited to eight. For more information and/or to register, contact Amy at amy@oursummerhousepottery.com or call 828.734.5737.

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

Are you an expressive impressionist?

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

• Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays.

For information on days open, hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at 828.349.4607.

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The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present “Live via Satellite� the MET Opera’s production of “Marnie� at 12:55 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10.

Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this gripping reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, set in 1959, about a beautiful, mysterious young

woman who assumes multiple identities.

Director Michael Mayer and his creative team have devised a fast-moving, cinematic world for this exhilarating story of denial and deceit, which also inspired a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the enigmatic Marnie, and baritone Christopher Maltman is the man who pursues her — with disastrous results.

A pre-opera discussion will begin at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available online www.highlandspac.org at the door or by calling 828.526.9047. • There is free comedy improv class from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday in Maggie Valley. No experience necessary, just come to watch or join in the fun. Improv teacher Wayne Porter studied at Sak Comedy Lab in Orlando, Florida, and performed with several groups.

Join Improv WNC on Facebook or just call 828.316.8761 to RSVP for directions.

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cause him to face the truth.

With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.

Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list, and his stepbrother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of the holidays.

Tickets are $12 for adult, $7 for children and are available at the HART Box Office. For more information on the show, call 828.456.6322 or visit www.harttheater.org.

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Haywood County residents will embrace their inner “elf � when Kids at HART present their production of “Elf the Musical JR.� at 2 p.m. Nov. 10-11 and 17-18 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville.

The show, featuring 29 young actors from Haywood, Buncombe, and Jackson counties. The musical tells the story of a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is given the name Buddy and raised by elves in the North Pole. Buddy lives happily unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities

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Cookbooks make nice holiday gifts o there I was on a Wednesday afternoon in October in one of my favorite spots in town: the public library. I’m running my eyes along the “New Books: Nonfiction” shelves when the cookbooks grab my attention.

Now, I myself own several cookbooks: a Betty Crocker that has seen much better days and opens automatically to the recipe for quiche; The Pat Conroy Cookbook, probably my favorite, not because of the Writer recipes, but because of Conroy’s zest for food and anecdotes about his life; A Man, A Plan, A Can, which I recommend to anyone who doesn’t know a spatula from a ladle; a much-stained Moosewood Cookbook; and several others. I enjoy cooking on occasion, as long as the recipes are simple and forgiving, meaning that if I put too much sauce in the lasagna or not enough spices in the chicken soup, the food will still be edible.

But I am not a Foodie.

Huge numbers of my fellow Americans love cooking and food. They whip up exotic dishes from France, Thailand, and Hungary; they revere Whole Foods; they enter certain restaurants as if tiptoeing into a religious shrine. One man I know was for years obsessed with The Cooking Channel. One of my sons and my son-in-law view outdoor grilling as a high art form (What they prepare is delicious, and I eat more than my fill, but my days of manning a grill — I was strictly a hamburger and brats chef — are long over).

But, back to that library shelf of cookbooks.

All those new cookbooks gave me pause.

You would think by now we would have run out of ideas for cookbooks. You would think that after 200 years — Amelia Simmons pub-

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lished the first American cookbook, American Cookery, in 1796, and there were European cookbooks in print centuries before then —

cooks would have run out of ideas for recipes.

You would, of course, be wrong.

Here is just a sample of the books on the New Shelf alone: Sara Foster’s Pie: A Savor the South Cookbook; Lisa Lewis’s Feed Your Baby Hummus; Bill Kim’s Korean BBQ; Laura Basher’s The Camp & Cabin Cookbook; Horn & Mayer’s VBQ: The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook; Nicole Weston’s Perfectly Creamy Frozen Yogurt.

Like nearly all their predecessors, these books are minor works of art in their cover

‘Coffee with the Poets and Writers’ The “Coffee with the Poets and Writers” will feature local poets Joan Ellen Gage and Don Long at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville.

The reading and entertainment are free and open to the public, and an open mic will follow the reading and performance.

Gage is an author of humor and inspiration written from her own unique perspective. Her recipe for her writing focuses on staying upbeat and laughing at her own foibles. Her photos are the spice in the mix that serve to punctuate the writing and add that special garnish to her creations.

Gage has written and published five books, Water Running Downhill!, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks

design and the photographs that accompany the recipes.

Let’s examine three volumes in more detail.

Mark Bittman’s How To Grill Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Flame-Cooked Food (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, 568 pages) celebrates his love of flames and grates with exuberant pictures of colorful food studded with blackened bits from the grill. (I am skipping lunch today as I write these words, and find my taste buds kicking in. Not quite drooling yet, but close.)

After dipping into How To Grill Everything, I think I just found birthday gifts for those two grilling guys related to me. I’m sure they will relate to Bittman’s enthusiasm for open flames and big sky cookery: “Then there’s the whole being outdoors with friends and family thing.

Standing at the grill you’ve usually got some help or at least a friend to keep you company.

And a cool drink is probably in arm’s length.

Cooking doesn’t get any better.”

Margaritaville The Cookbook: Relaxed Recipes for a Taste of Paradise (St. Martin’s Press, 2018, 338 pages) features the recipes of Chef Carlo Sernaglia, the writing of Julia Turshen, and a foreword by Jimmy Buffett.

Here is an entire buffet (sorry, but I couldn’t resist) of recipes ranging from breakfast to

At 60, Trinity’s Adventures in Imagination, and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! the Rose Edition, as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. All books are available as eBooks.

Long is a retired army Lieutenant Colonel. He flew helicopters and airplanes and had two tours in Vietnam. Long writes poems for personal reasons and likes to make them rhyme. One of his poems, “I’m Glad It’s Mine” has been used during citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in central Florida and for central Florida Flag Day ceremonies.

Another poem about being a Vietnam Veteran was featured at the 2013 Florida “Convention” for Vietnam Helicopter Pilots. One story about his Vietnam Experience entitled “Combat in Chump Valley” has been published in two different military related anthologies, The Harsh and The Heart and Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories, Volume 2. The story has also been featured in the VHPA Aviator Magazine.

post-prandial drinks, including “Jimmy’s Perfect Margarita.” Again, I had to tear myself away from the photographs, as my rumbling stomach is annoying the other patrons.

At the end of this book is this notice: “Margaritaville is a global lifestyle brand inspired by the lyrics and lifestyle of singer, songwriter, and best-selling author Jimmy Buffett, whose songs evoke a passion for tropical escape and relaxation.”

Now I’m not only hungry, I also want that margarita, some palm trees blowing in a warm breeze, and a porch overlooking the ocean.

The Campout Cookbook: Inspired Recipes for Cooking Around the Fire and Under the Stars (Artisan, 2018, 223) features the work of writers and cooks Marnie Hanel and Jen Stevenson, with illustrations by Emily Isabella. I selected this book for inclusion not because of the subject — I last camped out about 20 years ago, and long ago lost my yen for cold ground and rain in my eggs — but because the beauty of this book is more subtle than the other two.

Here there are whimsical illustrations rather than photographs blazing with color and light; the book is much smaller than the other two, appropriate for a backpack; and the blue, rough-textured cover seems designed for that night in the woods. Hanel and Stevenson have filled The Campout Cookbook with pages of tips about camping, from how to make treats for the dog to camping in the backyard, all delivered with a lively spice of wit and wisdom. Don’t miss the list “99 Ways (and Counting) to Use a Thermos.”

My favorite was “#99: Imaginary Friend.”

Think Tom Hanks and his Wilson volleyball in the film “Castaway.”

The holiday season will be upon us before we know it. If you need some gift ideas, check out the cookbooks. One tip: Eat something before you hit that bookstore.

(Jeff Minick is a writer and teacher. minick0301gmail.com)

For more information, contact Glenda Beall at glendabeall@msn.com.

Paws, Claws, Hooves, Feathers, and Fins Glenda Beall and Estelle Rice will present Paws, Claws, Hooves, Feathers, and Fins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

The book is a collection of poetry and stories about the pets they have loved over the course of their lives. If you have ever loved a dog, rescued a pet, had an animal change your life, you will enjoy this book.

To reserve copies of Paws, Claws, Hooves, Feathers, and Fins, call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.

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Making tracks KIDS TRAILS PROGRAM EARNS RECOGNITION

AFTER DECADE OF GROWTH

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER n 2008, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation launched a new program aiming to get kids and families out exploring the high-elevation corridor. Ever since, the Kids in Parks program has mushroomed into a national endeavor with designated trails from San Diego, California, to Nags Head, North Carolina.

Kids in Parks was recognized for its decade of accomplishments when it won the Youth Engagement Award at the SHIFT Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The annual SHIFT Awards recognize individuals, initiatives and organizations that contribute to conservation through human-powered outdoor recreation.

“I don’t know that we envisioned that we would be in San Diego or in South Dakota, but we definitely set out to design it so it was going to be the next big thing in children’s nature programming, at least in the Blue Ridge,” said Kids in Parks Director Jason Urroz, who has been on board since the program’s inception.

“It just so happens that nature deficit disorder, childhood obesity and people not spending time outdoors isn’t a Blue Ridge problem. It’s happening everywhere.”

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GETTING KIDS OUTSIDE The original idea behind Kids in Parks was to make outdoor exploration more accessible, simple and interactive for families by clearly identifying kid-friendly trails and having some sort of interpretation available to help kids learn about the plants, animals and other natural features they were seeing.

The program was developed as a self-guided experience offering brochures to help kids interact with and learn about the trails, dubbed TRACK Trails. Most TRACK Trails are 1- or 2-mile hikes with some sort of interesting feature along the way.

“The idea is it’s not an overly-strenuousdeath-march-to-a-mountain-and-when-I-getoff-this-trail-I-never-want-to-go-hiking-again kind of trail,” said Urroz. “It’s fun and easy and something to do along the way.”

Kids can sign up online before the hike and log their adventures once completed. In return, they earn prizes — each TRACK Trail has its own unique sticker to be placed in the nature journal earned for the first trail tracked.

Subsequent trails can earn a patch, bag, bandana, magnifying class and walking stick medallion.

Early on, Urroz said, the prizes are the “driving factor,” spurring kids to ask their parents to take them out again and again. But later on, the experience itself seems to be reward enough.

Of the kids who visit any individual TRACK Trail, 51 percent went to that location specifically because they knew the trail was there, Urroz said, and 47 percent of kids who complete one trail do a second one. Of those returnees, 88 percent go on to repeat the experience multiple times.

“It really does show the power of the network, and when a community can have more than one trail in that network, it provides kids and families with multiple opportunities to get out- A father and son examine their progress at Chimney Rock State Park. Donated photo doors,” said Urroz.

So, the Foundation started doing trails in and trees and flowers on their own trails. That got Urroz thinking about the pros of expand- communities along the Parkway, and the proGROWING NETWORK gram exploded. Currently, there are 175 ing the program beyond the Parkway.

That network is now far larger than Urroz “Going to the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is TRACK Trails in 10 states and the District of ever envisioned. The Blue Ridge Parkway a national park, might be a scary thing because Columbia. The Kids in Parks program recently Foundation exists to support the Blue Ridge that’s where the bears are at,” he said. “It’s a logged its one-millionth hiker, and 475,000 Parkway, and the original plan for Kids in national park. It’s wild. Maybe by doing a state kids have hiked a TRACK Trail in the last nine Parks was to designate kid-friendly trails up park or a national forest that’s closer to their years. Last week, North Carolina’s 100th and down the Parkway’s 469-mile length. But home they could find TRACK Trail brochures TRACK Trail — located in the eastern part of when the Foundation dedicated its first trail in at those locations, do them, look on our web- the state — opened. The Blue Cross Blue Shield 2009, it got a lot of interest from other organi- site and say, ‘Well, there’s one on the Parkway. of North Carolina Foundation has zations wanting to use the brochures on birds Let’s do one on the national trail now.’” put in about $2.5 million over the

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N.C. governor signs climate change order Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an executive order directed at “North Carolina’s commitment to fight climate change and lead transition to a clean energy economy.�

The Oct. 29 order affirms North Carolina’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, calls for an increase in registered zero-emission vehicles to at least 80,000 and aims for 40 percent reduction in energy consumption in stateowned buildings.

The document is four pages long and directs a number of actions: n The N.C. Climate Change Interagency Council, which will include a representative from every state cabinet agency, will form. n The N. C. Department of Environmental Quality will develop an

Get started with Kids in Parks Find out more about Kids in Parks and TRACK Trails at www.kidsinparks.com. The site includes easy information about how to sign up as well as an interactive map showing all 175 trails in the network.

Jackson market goes to winter schedule Cold weather is coming, but the Jackson County Farmers Market will remain open in Bridge Park in Sylva through Saturday, Dec. 22, operating with winter hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays.

In case of inclement weather, the market will move to The Community Table on Central Street.

After Dec. 22, the market will be closed until February, when it will reopen using winter hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and be located at The Community Table. www.jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

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“If the kids are working on their ‘s’ sounds, it will be, find five items in the park that start with an ‘s’ — look for sidewalk, snake, stream, things like that,� said Collie. “They would practice their words based off of whatever they find in nature. Or kids in physical therapy will walk and do a stretch every couple of minutes.�

It seems to be working well, she said — the kids get really excited about receiving a paper prescription to hold onto, and the families appreciate some clear direction on nearby places they can go to get outside with their child.

Carolina Pediatric Therapy isn’t the only practice new to Track Rx — at the beginning of 2018 only about 80 doctors were participating in the program, but currently there are about 500, said Urroz. The uptick is largely due to BCBC of N.C.’s corporate side seeing what was happening through the foundation and promoting the program to doctors.

That means more kids getting outside, and for both kids and for nature, that’s a good thing. “We need the next generation of stewards to get connected to nature so they can understand the importance of these lands, because when these kids are adults and somebody says, ‘We don’t need the Parkway anymore, we don’t need the Smokies anymore, we can put apartments on the ridges’ — who is going to raise their hand and say, ‘No. Those are places I like to go for physical health, mental health, or that’s really great for biodiversity?’�

N.C. Clean Energy Plan to encourage the use of clean energy, including wind, solar, energy efficiency and energy storage. n The N.C. Department of Transportation will develop a plan to accelerate the use of zero-emission vehicles across state government. Cabinet agencies will prioritize the use of such vehicles for trips. n DEQ will help cabinet agencies improve their energy efficiency and publicly report utility consumption. n The N.C. Department of Commerce will support the expansion of clean energy businesses and service providers, clean technology investment and companies with a commitment to procuring renewable energy. n All cabinet agencies will integrate climate mitigation and resiliency planning into their policies, programs and operations.

The full executive order is online at https://bit.ly/2qhDIxt.

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The Kids in Parks program reaches spheres beyond recreation. The TRACK Rx program, launched in 2015, partners with physicians to prescribe time outdoors as a form of preventative medicine.

It was a development that went along with a growing trend of doctors prescribing time outdoors to their patients, and with most Kids in Parks funding coming from the BCBS of N.C. Foundation, it made sense to develop a health care emphasis within the program.

Urroz felt too that Kids in Parks could help address some issues physicians had been experiencing with nature prescriptions. “Doctors would feel uncomfortable writing prescriptions for kids to go anywhere in nature because the doctor doesn’t know where they’re going to go,� Urroz explained. “Maybe the parent takes them to the cliff trail and the kid falls off the cliff. With TRACK Trails we know that those locations are kidand family-friendly because we’ve already vetted the trail location.�

The TRACK Rx program provides participating physicians with prescription pads to write down type and dosing amounts for outside time, and the back has information about how to get started with the Kids in Parks program. “A lot of our therapists feel passionate about getting kids outside,� said Laura Collie, front office administrator and new patient experience associate at Asheville-based Carolina Pediatric Therapy, which also has a Waynesville office. “It’s such an underused tool to help kids with all situations. Nature is just so good for our health and it’s good to get away from screens and go explore and be creative and use our imaginations.�

Carolina Pediatric Therapy has only been part of TRACK Rx for a couple months, joining after Collie saw the program in use at one of the practices that refers patients to Carolina. Therapists are still getting used to using the tool, but so far about one-third of kids end up with a prescription, Collie said.

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past decade to support the program within state boundaries, with trails outside North Carolina funded through other sources.

That doesn’t mean the work is done. If there are 10 states with TRACK Trails, there are 40 states without. And even in North Carolina the trails could be more prevalent, especially in the far western counties. West of Asheville, there are only four TRACK Trails — at Fontana Dam, Cherokee, Gorges State Park and Andy Cove near Brevard. Four WNC counties don’t have any TRACK Trails at all — Clay, Cherokee, Jackson and Macon — but Urroz is trying to correct that. The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is working with the Nantahala National Forest to put trails in Cherokee and Clay counties, with Macon and Jackson next on the to-do list. “The idea is that we will have trails throughout,� said Urroz. “We’re looking at more trails in Graham County, more trails in Swain, more than one trail in Haywood.

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Hear from a fly fishing medalist and enjoy some good old-fashioned fish stories at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Rendezvous Restaurant in Maggie Valley.

This meeting of the Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited will begin with a social hour at Joey Walraven.

5:30 Donated photo p.m., featuring storytelling and a swap meet to sell old flyfishing gear or score something new. A raffle will result in one person winning a bamboo rod at the chapter’s Dec. 11 Christmas party.

At 6:30 p.m., Joey Walraven of Rivers Edge Outfitters in Cherokee will give a talk.

Walraven, known as an entertaining speaker, is a past captain of the N.C. Fly Fishing Team, winning silver in 2014, silver in 2013 and gold in 2012.

Free, and part of Cataloochee Trout Unlimited’s regular monthly meeting.

Stock the Pigeon Fish fans are invited to help the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and Trout Unlimited Cataloochee chapter stock the West Fork of the Pigeon River, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16.

Volunteers are invited to bring a clean 5-gallon bucket and a friend to help stock around 1,500 pounds of fish. Waders are also recommended. The job will take about three hours to complete, with at least 25 volunteers needed.

It’s the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s responsibility to stock the river, but having a volunteer force to help allows the fish to be dispersed more evenly along the river, resulting in a more enjoyable fishing experience.

The group will meet at a parking lot that’s past Lake Logan and before Sunburst Campground off of N.C. 215, across from the shooting range. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a rod for fishing afterward. tucataloochee427@gmail.com.

Feast on brook and beast Good meat and good prizes will be the main features of the Brook and Beast Feast 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds.

A fundraiser for Haywood Community College fish and wildlife management technology students, the dinner will be hosted by the school’s Wildlife Society. Funds will help students attend the Annual Southeastern Wildlife Conclave, support a wildlife student scholarship and provide additional opportunities for students to learn from and network with natural resources professionals at state, regional and national meetings.

The menu will include pulled pork and fried fish — for starters — and attendees will enjoy door prize drawings, a live and silent auction, and live music.

The event replaced the Wildlife Society’s previous fundraising event, the Wild Game Dinner, which was traditionally held in February. The Brook and Beast Feast is expected to be held in November going forward.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, with a chance to win a $300 Field & Stream gift certificate included. Shannon Rabby, 828.627.4560 or srabby@haywood.edu.

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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking input on five draft species conservation plans, with public comment open through Nov. 26.

The five draft plans are for: n Bog turtle, North America’s smallest turtle, found in Western North Carolina bogs and statelisted as threatened. n Brook floater, a small mussel found in rivers and streams along the Blue Ridge Escarpment and upper Piedmont that is state-listed as endangered. n Five rare aquatic species restricted to the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins — dwarf wedgemussel, yellow lance, Tar River spinymussel, Carolina madtom and Neuse River waterdog. n Robust redhorse, a large member of the sucker family found in the lower Pee Dee River and state-listed as endangered. n Gopher frog, a medium-sized frog found in the Sandhills of North Carolina that is state-listed as endangered.

After public comment, Commission staff will present the conservation plans to Wildlife Commissioners for approval at their February 2019 meeting. The plans will be used as blueprints for species conservation.

Read the plans and give input at www.ncwildlife.org/conserving/programs/wildlife -diversity-program/species-conservation-plans.

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Longtime Haywood County farmer and agricultural community leader Bill Yarborough has been recognized with the highest honor the state has to give, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

Former N.C. Rep. Joe Sam Queen presented the award at a regional Soil and Water District meeting this fall, which Yarborough was attending as chairman of the Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District. The prestigious award is given to people who have made significant contributions to the state and their comBill Yarborough munities through exemplary service and exceptional accomplishments.

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Start Turkey Day with a run A challenging 5K course will provide opportunity to pre-empt Thanksgiving pounds at 9 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 22, at Western Carolina University.

The Sylva Rotary Club Turkey Trot begins and ends in the middle of campus at the WCU fountain, circling the university in the meantime. Prizes will be given by gender and age groups, with racers tracked via chip timers. Packet pickup begins at 7:30 a.m. $30 pre-registration or $35 day-of. T-shirts for first 100 to register. Register online at www.sylvarotaryclub.org/turkey-trot-5k.php.

Strut your stuff on the 5K course Get ready for Turkey Day with the Turkey Strut 5K Walk/Run, stepping off at noon Saturday, Nov. 17, at Kituwah Farm near Bryson City.

Hosted by Cherokee Choices, the race will raise money for the Trail of Tears Biking Adventure at Cherokee Middle School. Age groups and difficulty levels are available to suit the whole family. $15 through Nov. 13 and $20 thereafter. Price is $5 for kids 12 and younger and adults 59 and up. Day-of registration will be available from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. www.runsignup.com.

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Asheville’s brightest holiday tradition will return when Winter Lights opens at the N.C. Arboretum Friday, Nov. 16.

The event features hundreds of thousands of lights arranged in displays throughout the grounds and gardens, turning the Arboretum into a nighttime winter wonderland full of family-friendly activities. Winter Lights is the Arboretum’s largest event fundraiser, with proceeds fueling educational programs,

exhibits and facilities year-round.

Winter Lights will be held nightly 6 to 10 p.m. from Nov. 16 through Dec. 31.

Tickets must be purchased in advance; prices are $18 for adults 12 and over, $12 for children 5 to 11, free for children 4 and younger and $15 for groups of 20 and more. Arboretum members receive a $2 discount. Purchase tickets at www.ncwinterlights.com.

Volunteers are needed to keep the event running, with those completing three shifts receiving two complimentary tickets. Learn more at www.ncarboretum.org/volunteer.

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Walk the ‘Missing Link’ of the Foothills Parkway A celebration of the completed Foothills Parkway section known as the “Missing Link” will be held Thursday, Nov. 8, with community members invited to walk the 1.65-mile section before it opens to motorists and cyclists Saturday, Nov. 10.

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Hiker Happy Hour returns A hiker happy hour will give outdoorsy types a chance to connect over brews, 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 15, at Currahee Brewing Company in Franklin.

Hosted by the Nantahala Hiking Club, the event will feature a raffle and short presentation about the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Otto. NHC members are asked to bring a snack to share, and a food truck serving BBQ will be available for those desiring larger portions.

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will drop off, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a variety of educational and artistic activities.

The shuttle ride will take about one hour. Participation is available on a firstcome, first-served basis with anticipated service for about 1,000 people. No large bags, chairs or coolers will be allowed.

Participants should bring snacks and water, and dress to be outdoors.

In case of inclement weather, the park will send out a notice of cancellation by 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.

A 2.9-mile section of the Bote Mountain Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now open to hikers for the first time since Sept. 24.

The popular trail provides access to the Appalachian Trail near Spence Field from Cades Cove. It was closed for extensive

rehabilitation that involved mechanized equipment and hand tools. Park crews repaired and installed new drainage structures, repaired more than 240 feet of trail tread and removed rocks, roots and brush.

The trail will remain closed to horseback riders through March 2 to ensure the sustainability of improvements during the freeze-thaw cycle of winter. The trail crew will continue to monitor the repairs during this partial reopening.

Fight cancer with yoga A four-week yoga series designed to help cancer patients and survivors will launch at 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center in Clyde.

“Riding the Waves of Cancer” will be held on Thursdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Each week is tailored to skillfully address difficult cancer symptoms such as emotions, pain and fatigue to help students feel the best they can in the midst of daily life. A physician referral from an oncologist or cancer doctor is required.

Referral forms and other information available at myhaywoodregional.com/yogaforcancer. Kim Mulholland, 828.452.8691.

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council of Jackson County will meet at noon on Nov. 8 in Room A227 of the Jackson County Justice Center in Sylva.

• “Rock Your Mocs” awareness walk is set for 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, starting at the fountain in Western Carolina University’s central plaza in Cullowhee.

• The ninth annual Handmade Holiday Sale is scheduled for noon-7 p.m. on Nov. 15, in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

Featuring high-quality, handmade gifts created by students, staff and alumni. Arts.wcu.edu/handmade.

• Lake Junaluska will host a Thanksgiving Lunch Buffet from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Nov. 22. $29.95 for adults; $13 for ages 4-11; free for ages 3-under.

Reservations required: 454.6662. Info: communications@lakejunaluska.com or https://tinyurl.com/yawjnvmz.

• Registration is underway for Marriage Enrichment Retreats that will be offered three more times over the next year at Lake Junaluska. Led by Ned Martin, an expert in marriage counseling. Price is $699 per couple. Dates are March 10-12, Aug. 18-20 of 2019 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in 2019. Registration and info: www.lakejunaluska.com/marriage or 800.222.4930.

• Fontana Regional Library now offers anyone with a library card free access to eMagazines, for reading on any mobile device or computer. This new service joins our popular eBooks and digital audiobooks selection — all available 24/7 from the library’s digital collection. To get started enjoying digital magazines as well as eBooks and audiobooks, visit e-inc.overdrive.com or download the Libby reading app. www.fontanalib.org.

• Southwestern Community College is accepting submissions from artists, writers, poets and local creatives for its biennial art and literature review entitled “Milestone.” Open to all residents of Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary – as well as SCC students and alumni. Only unpublished work is eligible. Must be postmarked by Dec. 3 and sent to SCC Milestone; Attn. Toni Knott; 447 College Drive; Sylva, NC 28779, or milestone@southwesterncc.edu.

• Oconaluftee Indian Village will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Nov. 10. As you step into the Oconaluftee Indian Village, you’re transported back to witness the challenges of Cherokee life at a time of rapid cultural change. Tour guides help you explore the historic events and figures of the 1760's. www.cherokeehistorical.org.

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• A nonprofit budgeting workshop is scheduled for 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at Western Carolina University Biltmore Park in Asheville. Cost: $89. Info and to register: pdp.wcu.edu.

• Registration is underway for “Strategic Leadership for the 21st Century,” which is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 16 at Drake Education Center in Franklin.

Hosted by Franklin Chamber of Commerce. Led by Dr. Fred Toke, PsyD. Registration: $150. Info: b2f@msn.com or 334.703.5977.

• Registration is underway for a Management Retreat, which is scheduled for Nov. 12-13 at Lake Logan Conference Center. Facilitated by Ron Robinson, author of “On All Cylinders.” Share ideas for making businesses, nonprofits and public services better. Register: www.lakelogan.org/events.

• Groups: recover together – a provider of opioid use disorder treatment – will host an open house from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, to the cut the ribbon on a new Waynesville Office at 59 Haywood Office Park. RSVP: anna.leatherman@joingroups.com. joinGroups.com or 800.683.8313.

• Registration is underway for Community Mediation Training that will be offered by Mountain Mediation Services on Nov. 13-14 at First United Methodist Church of Franklin. Tuition fee: $250. Info: 341.5717.

Registration Forms: www.mountainmediation.org, info@mountainmediation.org or 631.5252.

• A Hunter Education Course will be offered from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 13-14 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• Registration is underway for a ServSafe Food Certification Course that will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 19-20 at the Jackson County Department on Aging in Sylva. Designed for food service managers and supervisory staff. $125 per person. Register or get more info: 587.8250 or http://health.jacksonnc.org/servsafe.

• Registration is underway for a luncheon entitled “How to Grow Your Business with Email Marketing,” which will be offered through Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce.

Speaker is Aaron Means. Registration required: www.southwesterncc.edu/sbc or 339.4211.

• The African-American Business Association Workshop & Meetup is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month at the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center in Asheville.

• Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department is offering a wide variety of courses. For a complete listing: www.haywood.edu. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• Evening classes for anyone wanting to obtain a high school equivalency diploma are offered from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays at Haywood Community College in Clyde. 627.4648.

• Haywood Community College will host American Bladesmith Society workshops on Dec. 7-8 (leather sheath) and Dec. 7-9 (friction folder). The tomahawk and friction folder classes cost $252; the sheath class is $190. Info: creativearts.haywood.edu or 565.4240.

• The Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the HF Robinson Auditorium at the Western Carolina University Campus in Cullowhee.

• Marcus Harvey, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina Asheville, will visit Western Carolina University to speak as part of the Jerry Jackson Lecture in the Humanities series.

Harvey will present “The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat,” a lecture about Malidoma Somé and the future of Africana religious studies, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Room 214 of the McKee Building. 227.3852 or amckenzie@wcu.edu.

• Concealed carry handgun is offered every other Saturday 8:30am-5pm starting at Mountain Range indoor shooting range. Lunch provided. Class $60.

452.7870 or mountainrangenc@yahoo.com.

• Small business owners can find materials and services to support business growth at Fontana Regional Library’s locations in Macon, Jackson and Swain Counties. Computer classes and one-on-one assistance also available. 586.2016 or www.fontanalib.org.

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• A meeting of current and former employees of the Waynesville plant of Champion/Blue Ridge/Evergreen is held at 8 a.m. on the first Monday of each month at Bojangles near Lake Junaluska’s entrance.

• One-on-one computer lessons are offered weekly at the Waynesville and Canton branches of the Haywood County Public Library. Lesson slots are available from 10 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Canton and from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Waynesville Library. Sign up at the front desk of either library or call 356.2507 for the Waynesville Library or 648.2924 for the Canton Library.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • The third-annual Homes for our Troops golf tournament, a two-person captain’s choice, is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Smoky Mountain Country Club in Whittier. Cost: $150 for a team or $75 per person.

Sign up: 497.7622.

• Jackson County Public Schools is holding a “Stuff the Bus Challenge” on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17 at Ingles in Sylva with the goal of gathering as many hygiene items, individual pre-packaged snacks and gently used clothing and shoes as possible from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday. The system has 44 homeless students, and 48.63 percent of all JCPS students receive free or reduced lunch. 586.2311, ext. 1922 or ataylor@jcpsmail.org.

• Tickets are on sale now for Haywood Community College’s “Brook and Beast Feast,” which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds in Waynesville. Fundraiser for HCC’s Fish and Wildlife Management Technology students. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. 627.4560 or srabby@haywood.edu.

• Tickets are on sale now for the third-annual Big T Bash, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Waynesville Country Club. $50. Proceeds support Tuscola High School athletics. 926.1022.

• Tickets are on sale now for the Literary Council of Buncombe County’s 11th annual Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction, which features a keynote from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 29 at the Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center in Asheville. $95 for general admission. Limited number of VIP passes available, including a meet-and-greet with the author. 254.3442, ext. 206 or www.litcouncil.com.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS • Haywood County Animal Shelter and Sarge’s will host Volunteer Orientation for working at Sarge’s at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the shelter, 453 Jones Cove Road in Clyde. www.sargeandfriends.org.

• Haywood County Animal Shelter and Sarge’s will host “Foster Orientation” for fostering animals at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the shelter, 453 Jones Cove Road in Clyde. www.sargeandfriends.org.

• Items are being sought for a Holiday Shopping Auction that will support the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society. Auction is Dec. 6. Requested items include handmade crafts, artwork, subscriptions, sports equipment, tickets to area attractions and more.

488.2932.

HEALTH MATTERS • 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.

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Visit www.smokymountainnews.com and click on Calendar for: ■ Complete listings of local music scene ■ Regional festivals ■ Art gallery events and openings ■ Complete listings of recreational offerings at regional health and fitness centers ■ Civic and social club gatherings • A four-week yoga series designed to help cancer patients and survivors will launch at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center. “Riding the Waves of Cancer” meets from 2:30-4 p.m. on Thursdays. Physician referral from an oncologist or cancer doctor is required: Myhaywoodregional.com/yogaforcancer. 452.8691.

• doTerra Wellness Advocate Wende Goode will teach an Introduction to Essential Oils class starting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Dive deeper with A Wellness Lifestyle Enhanced with Essential Oils, a four part series that will follow this introductive class on Thursdays Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13 and 20 at 10:30 a.m. FREE • The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Social Services is seeking input on how child welfare services can be improved at a listening session from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

CFSP.APSR@dhhs.nc.gov.

• “Get Covered Haywood” – an Affordable Care Act enrollment event – will be held from 1-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Waynesville Library. Walk-ins welcome, or make an appointment: 452.1447.

• “Caregiving through the holidays” will be offered by the Alzheimer’s Association from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Waynesville Library Auditorium.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• A support group for persons with Multiple Sclerosis as well as family, friends and caregivers meets at 6:45 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the conference room of the Jackson county Public Library in Sylva.

293.2503.

• Nutrition counseling and diabetes education are offered through Macon County Public Health in Franklin.

349.2455.

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• Western Carolina University’s student-run, Mountain Area Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic will be open from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays of each month. 227.3527.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) holds a support group for family, friends, and those dealing with mental illness on the 1st Thursday of each month in the 2nd floor classroom at Haywood Regional Medical Center at 6:30 p.m.

• HIV and syphilis testing will is offered during normal business hours at Jackson County Health Department.

• A support group for anyone with MS, family & friends meets monthly at 6:45 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the conference room of Jackson Co. Library in Sylva. No Fee, sponsored by National MS Society. Local contact: Gordon Gaebel 828-293-2503.

• “Laughing Balsam Sangha,” a meeting for Mindfullness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, meets will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays at 318 Skyland Drive in Sylva. Included are sitting and walking meditation, and Dharma discussion. Free admission. 335.8210, and “Like” them on Facebook.

• Big Brother/Big Sister, a one-evening preparation class for children who are about to greet a new baby into their family, is offered for children ages 3-10 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. 452.8440 or MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses.

• Mothers Connection, an ongoing social gathering for mothers and their babies, meets from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Thursdays excluding holidays at Haywood Regional Medical Center. 452.8440 or MyHaywoodRegional.com/ParentClasses.

• A support group meeting for those with Parkinsons Disease and their caregivers will be held at 2 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville.

356.2800.

• Dogwood Insight Center presents health talks at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

• A “Walk With A Doc” program is scheduled for 10 a.m. each Saturday at the Lake Junaluska Kern Center or Canton Rec Park. myhaywoodregional.com/walkwithadoc.

• Angel Medical Center’s diabetes support group meets at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the AMC dining room. 369.4166.

• Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families (ACA) meets at noon on Saturdays at the First United Methodist Church Outreach Center at 171 Main St. in Franklin. 407.758.6433 or adultchildren.org.

• A free weekly grief support group is open to the public from 12:30-2 p.m. on Thursdays at SECU Hospice House in Franklin. Hosted by Four Seasons Compassion for Life Bereavement Team. 692.6178 or mlee@fourseasonscfl.org.

• The Haywood County Health & Human Services Public Health Services Division is offering a Night Clinic from 4-6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month in Waynesville. Services include family planning, immunizations, pregnancy testing, STD testing and treatment. Appointments: 452.6675.

• The Jackson County Department of Public Health will offer a general clinic from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 587.8225.

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• A Food Addicts Anonymous Twelve-Step fellowship group meets at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays at Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville. www.foodaddictsanonymous.org.

• A monthly grief processing support group will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Homestead Hospice and Palliative Care in Clyde.

452.5039.

• 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.

• “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.

• 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.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • Waynesville Yoga Center will present an “Alignment Within Movement Workshop” from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Waynesville. $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Register: 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• Waynesville Yoga Center will present “Soul Sunday Singing Bowls” from 5:15-6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, in Waynesville. $14. Register: 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• Waynesville Yoga Center will present “Fats: The Good, the Bad, and the Healthy” from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, in Waynesville. $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Register: 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• “Walk This Way” – a fitness program for safely exercising during the fall and winter – will be offered from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Mondays, Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 17 and Jan. 7, at the Waynesville Library.

• Waynesville Yoga Center will present “PostThanksgiving Buti Turkey Burn” from 10:30 a.m.-noon on Friday, Nov. 23, in Waynesville. $14. Register: 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• “Lets Get Movin’ at the Library” – yoga with local instructor Karen McGovern – is scheduled for 2-3 p.m. on four consecutive Mondays, Nov. 26-Dec. 17, at the Waynesville Library. Register: 356.2507 or Kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.gov

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SPIRITUAL • Registration is underway for Personal Spiritual Retreat that will be offered at Lake Junaluska Nov. 5-7.

Experienced spiritual directors and clergy guide you through a group centering session, evening prayer service and an individual spiritual direction session, while leaving you ample time for personal reflection and renewal. $297 for two nights lodging in Lambuth Inn, program and retreat booklet. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats.

• Registration is underway for a Self-Directed Retreats that will be offered at Lake Junaluska in the coming months. Spend time walking the trails, meditating in gardens, in private devotions, journaling, reflecting and more. Lake Junaluska will also provide a booklet with optional agendas, resources and ideas for structuring your retreat. $97 per person, per night, including lodging in Lambuth Inn, breakfast and retreat booklet.

Nov. 19-21. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats.

POLITICAL • Down Home Haywood holds its monthly community meetings at 2:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at Canton Presbyterian Church. Tackling issues like healthcare, wages, housing and more. chelsea@downhomenc.org.

• 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.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS • Musician and author Grant Maloy Smith will present his new children’s storybook “Fly Possum Fly” from 67:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at The Hop Ice Cream Shop at 640 Merrimon Ave., in Asheville. https://spellbound.indielite.org.

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• Glenda Beall and Estelle Rice will present Paws, Claws, Hooves, Feathers, and Fins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. To reserve copies of Paws, Claws, Hooves, Feathers, and Fins, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499.

• The “Coffee with the Poets and Writers” will feature local poets Joan Ellen Gage and Don Long at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville. glendabeall@msn.com.

• The John C. Campbell Folk School and NC Writers’ Network-West will sponsor “The Literary Hour” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Brasstown. Featured readers are Carol Crawford (short fiction, nonfiction and poetry) and Janice Moore (poetry), Associate Professor Emerita of English at Young Harris College.

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Youth Retreats, which are held from December through February in Haywood County for middle school and high school youth groups. Two-night events start at $186 per person; three-night events start at $249 per person. To register or view schedule, including speakers, band and entertainers: www.lakejunaluska.com/winteryouth.

Register: 800.222.4930.

KIDS FILMS • “Incredibles 2”, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 & Nov. 17 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free.

586.3555.

• “The Grinch” is showing at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 and Nov. 12-16, 1 p.m., 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. on Nov. 1011, Nov. 14, Nov. 16- 18 & Nov. 21 at The Strand On Main. See www.38main.com for tickets.

• “Disney Christopher Robin”, will be shown at 7 p.m. on Nov. 10 and 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555.

• The Highlands Biological Foundation will offer a series of nature-themed films and documentaries shown at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of March in Highlands. For info on each show, call 526.2221.

• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department has set a time for senior citizens (55-older) to play tennis from 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Oct. 28 at the Donnie Pankiw Tennis Center in Waynesville. For players intermediate or higher skill level. $1 per day. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• The Waynesville Recreation Center will offer additional courts for pickleball for seniors from 7 a.m.noon on Mondays through Fridays. For ages 60-up.

Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• Book Club is held at 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800 • Senior croquet for ages 55 and older is offered from 9-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Vance Street Park in front of Waynesville Recreation Center.

Free. For info, contact Donald Hummel at 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

KIDS & FAMILIES •A Lego club will meet at 4 p.m. every fourth Thursday of the month, at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Library provides Legos and Duplos for ages 3 and up. Free. 488.3030.

• Eco Explorers: Elk will be offered to ages 8-13 from 1-3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• “Nature Nuts: Turkeys” will be offered to ages 4-7 from 9-11 a.m. on Nov. 16 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• “Eco Explorers: Elk” will be offered to ages 8-13 from 1-3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• The “Polar Express” will depart on select times from Nov. 9 through Dec. 31 from the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot. www.gsmr.com.

• Registration is underway for Lake Junaluska’s Winter

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • The “Art After Dark” in downtown Waynesville is hosted on the first Friday of the month (MayDecember), Main Street transforms into an evening of art, music, finger foods, beverages and shopping as artisan studios and galleries keep their doors open later for local residents and visitors. www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com.

• The annual Highlands Food & Wine Festival will be held Nov. 8-11 around downtown Highlands. Events include the Truckin’ craft beer, food truck and live music Nov. 9 with The Lone Bellow, Nov. 10 with legendary singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen performing in front of a Main Street culinary block party, Sip & Pour on Nov. 10 with Langhorne Slim & The Lost at Last Band, and Gospel Brunch Nov. 11 with Mavis Staples, among several other food and beverage activities. www.highlandsfoodandwine.com.

• The “Holiday Heritage Arts” festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Southwestern Community College’s Bryson City campus. Pottery demonstrations all day. Wood fire pizza will be for sale. For more information, click on ncheritageartsfestival.wordpress.com/holiday.

• The “All-American Bazzar” will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10, at American Legion Post 108 in Franklin. Arts, crafts, baked goods, and more.

Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. All proceeds benefit local veteran projects.

• Tickets are on sale now for an “Art of Music” festival, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville.

Featuring Americana songwriters Milan Miller, John Wiggins, Mark Bumgarner, Aaron Bibelhauser and Balsam Range’s Buddy Melton and Darren Nicholson.

Tickets: $30, available at Folkmoot.org or 452.2997.

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• Nature Nuts: Turkeys will be offered to ages 4-7 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

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• The Mexican Train Dominoes Group seeks new players to join games at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

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• Award-winning author Anne Fitten Glenn will hold a signing of her new book, Western North Carolina Beer: A Mountain Brew History, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Satulah Mountain Brewing in Highlands, and also a presentation at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. www.annefittenglenn.com.

HOLIDAYS • Winter Lights opens on Friday, Nov. 16, at the N.C. Arboretum. Nightly from 6-10 p.m. through Dec. 31.

Tickets: $18 for 12-up, $12 for ages 5-11 and free for ages 4-under. $15 for groups of 20 or more. Purchase tickets at www.ncwinterlights.com.

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• Franklin’s Annual Christmas Parade is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, and registration is underway with a deadline of Nov. 21. Theme is “The Joy of Christmas.” $25 entry fee. 524.3161.

• Creekwood Farm RV Park will host “Light Up The Farm” for its Winterfest festivities at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, at 4696 Jonathan Creek Road in Waynesville. Details: 926.7977.

FOOD & DRINK • Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host five for $5 Wine Tasting from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 8/15. Come taste five magnificent wines and dine on Chef Stacy's gourmet cuisine. 452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

• Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host Secret Wine Bar Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9/16. Gourmet food, and a great wine & beer menu.

452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

• A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 10 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 631.3075.

• Hiker Happy Hour is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, at Currahee Brewing Company in Franklin. Opportunity for outdoorsy types to connect over brews. Hosted by Nantahala Hiking Club.

• There will be a “Chili Contest” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Waynesville Public Library. Enter your favorite chili and win prizes. Each entrant may bring one guest and come hungry, there will be lots of chili to try. For all the details email or call Kathy. Registration is required. 356.2507 or kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.gov.

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• There will be an “Expressive Impressionist" oil painting workshop with acclaimed regional artist Jo Ridge Kelley from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9-10 at the Mountain Home Collection in downtown Waynesville.

The canvas will be up to 40 inches. Class fee is $295.

To register, call 456.5441.

• A “Beginner Step-By-Step” painting class will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays (Nov. 15, 29) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Cost is $25 with all supplies provided. RSVP by contacting Robin Arramae at 400.9560 or paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

• Long-time Dogwood Co-Op member David Jordan will teach a workshop on making reed snowflakes on Nov. 14 at Dogwood Crafters in Masonic Lodge in Dillsboro.

These handmade ornaments are beautiful on the Christmas tree or make wonderful heirloom gifts. The class will be from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $5. Register

by Nov. 7 to attend. 586.2248.

• Joyce Lantz, will teach a workshop on making paper Christmas stars that are perfect for hanging on the tree at Dogwood Crafters in Masonic Lodge in Dillsboro on Nov 29 at 10 a.m. Cost is $5. Register by Nov. 21 to attend. 586.2248.

• Learn how to make “Leather Leaves” from 12:30-3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office in Sylva. Led by Lawrie Williams. Cost: $15. Reservations required: 586.4009.

• “The Greatest Show: An Evening of Movie Magic” will be performed by Tuscola

• Make your own glass ornament for the holidays in a class offered on Nov. 16 or Nov. 30 at Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Cost: $30. Ages 13-18 may participate with a parent present. Choose a 30minute time slot between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Register: 631.0271. or www.jcgep.org.

• Haywood County Americana/folk act The Maggie Valley Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Currahee Brewing in Franklin. www.curraheebrew.com.

• Songwriters in the Round will return to the Macon County Public Library at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, in Franklin. Featuring Brian Sanders, Gary Allen, Scott Crowley, Robert Shook and Dave Stewart.

• The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present “Live via Satellite” the MET Opera’s production of “Marnie” at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10.

• The next Creating Community Workshop will feature broom making at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

The class is limited to eight people. For further information and to sign up for the class, call the library at 586.2016. (www.fontanalib.org).

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A pre-opera discussion will begin at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available online www.highlandspac.org at the door or by calling 526.9047.

• Kids at HART will present their production of “Elf the Musical JR.” on Nov. 10, 11, 17 and 18 at HART Theatre in Waynesville. Tickets: $13 for adults, $7 for children. 456.6322 or www.harttheater.org.

• Tickets are on sale now for “Sunday at the Opry,” which will honor veterans at 4 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Colonial Theater in Canton. Tickets are $20 for adults; $5 for ages 12-under and free for veterans. Scheduled performers include Darren and Taylor Nicholson, Jessi Stone, Hunter Grigg, Jeanne Nabor, Alma Russ, J. Creek Cloggers and more. Veterans must reserve tickets to hold their seats. Tickets and info: HaywoodArts.org/Sunday-at-the-opry or 452.0593.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • Western Carolina University will present a program to commemorate the ending of World War I, with a concert, literary and poetry readings and historical exhibit on campus Friday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 in the recital hall of the Coulter Building. 227.3274 or ulrich@wcu.edu.

• The Western North Carolina Woodturners Club will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Bascom in Highlands.

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• The “All-American Bazzar” will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10, at American Legion Post 108 in Franklin. Arts, crafts, baked goods, and more.

Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. All proceeds benefit local veteran projects.

• The Sylva Photo Club will present a workshop and review new features for 2018 Lightroom CC at 2 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Cullowhee United Methodist Church.

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ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES

ing of its newest exhibition “Glass Catalyst: Littleton’s Legacy in Contemporary Sculpture,” which will run through Dec. 7. Littleton’s work and other glass artist will be on display. A key work in the exhibition will be a new acquisition to the Museum's collection: a glass sculpture by Harvey Littleton entitled “Terracotta Arc.” Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Thursdays until 7 p.m. 227.ARTS or bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

• The Haywood County Arts Council is accepting applications for the “It’s a Small, Small Work” exhibit scheduled for November and December. Applications: director@haywoodarts.org or www.haywoodarts.org.

• New artist and medium will be featured every month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

FILM & SCREEN • “Black k Klansman”, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free.

586.3555.

• “Reel Injun” film night is from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the A.K. Hinds University Center theater at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

• “Puzzle”, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555.

Outdoors

• “On The Water: Tuckasegee River” will be offered to ages 12-up from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• The Santa Cruz Bicycles Demo Tour stops in Cherokee from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Fire Mountain Trailhead. cherokee@motionmakers.com.

• Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will host a field day at 9 a.m. on Nov. 10. Students and faculty will present the results of their study on reducing honeybee exposure to agricultural insecticides by planting alternative foliage. wmalot@rabungap.org.

• The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering an “On The Water: Tuckasegee River” program from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 9 for ages 12-up at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• The Cradle of Forestry in America closes for the season after its last day, which is Sunday, Nov. 11.

• The eclectic art work of Isabella R. Jacovino will be featured in a show in the Backstreet Gallery Room of Gallery 1 at 604 West Main Street in Sylva. The exhibit will remain available for viewing and sale though Dec. 7. As a visual artist working with recycled materials, Isabella explores combining the aesthetics of steampunk, dieselpunk, street art, and interpretations on retro-futurism. Admission is free. art@galley1sylva.com.

• Cataloochee Trout Unlimited will hold a meeting featuring guest speaker Joey Walraven, owner of Rivers Edge Outfitters, at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at Rendezvous Restaurant in Maggie Valley.

• The newest exhibit in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University, “Grids & Gradients: The Visual Systems of Vernon Pratt” will run through Nov. 9 at the Fine Art Museum Gallery C on campus in Cullowhee. bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

• The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at the Bardo Arts Center is pleased to announce the open-

• Outdoor Cooking will be offered to all ages from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 17 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering an Outdoor Cooking program from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 17 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard.

Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• Haywood County Animal Shelter and Sarge’s will host a Cat-Handling Class at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, at the shelter, 453 Jones Cove Road in Clyde. www.sargeandfriends.org.

• Registration is underway for “Ecology of Chimney Rock” – a moderate hike scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 24, at Chimney Rock State Park. $23 adults; $8 for annual passholder; $13 youth (ages 5-15) and $6 per Rockin’ Discovery Passholder. Led by local naturalist Clint Calhoun. Advance registration required: chimneyrockpark.com.

COMPETITIVE EDGE

• Macon County’s Art Association will have a Veteran Portrait Show and Presentation through Nov. 12 at the UPTOWN Gallery, 34 W. Main Street in Franklin. Show hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday.

• Sponsored by the Jackson County Arts Council, the October/November Rotunda Gallery exhibit will feature artist Barbara Ray Sitton at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. info@jacksoncountyarts.org or by calling 507.9820.

• Fish fans are invited to help the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and Trout Unlimited Cataloochee chapter stock the West Fork of the Pigeon River at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 16. Meet at a parking lot just past Lake Logan and before Sunburst Campground off N.C. 215. Tucataloochee427@gmail.com.

• The Franklin Appalachian Trail Community Council meets at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce.

• The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering a Hunter Education Course from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 13-14 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard.

Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• “Rumble in the Rhododendron” fly fishing tournament - a two-person team fishing competition with a total payout of $10,000 - is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4, in Cherokee. $250 entry fee.

Open to all ages; Cherokee fishing permit required.

Info: 497.9300 or joey@flyshopnc.com.

• The Turkey Strut 5K Walk/Run is set for noon on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Kituwah Farm near Bryson City.

Hosted by Cherokee Choices. Registration is $15 through Nov. 13 and $20 after. $5 for 12-under and 59-up. Day-of registration is from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

• The Sylva Rotary Club Turkey Trot is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Starts at the WCU fountain at the center of campus. $30 preregistration or $35 on day of. www.sylvarotaryclub.org/turkey-trot-5k.php.

FARM AND GARDEN • The Jackson County Farmers Market operates from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays through Dec. 22 in the Bridge Park parking lot in Sylva. www.jacksoncountyfarmersmarket.org.

• The Sylva Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Sylva. Christy Bredenkamp, horticultural agent for Jackson and Swain Counties Cooperative Extension Service, will speak on “Organic Gardening.”

• Haywood County Library and the Extension Office of Haywood will present a class on how to preserve apples for pie filling from 9 a.m.-noon on Friday, Nov. 9, at the Extension Office at 589 Raccoon Road in Waynesville.

Registration required: 356.2507 or Kathleen.olsen@haywoodcountync.gov.

• The Haywood County Master Gardeners will have a booth at the Frog Level Holiday Market on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Waynesville.

• The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering an “On The Water: North Fork Mills River from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 14 for ages 12-up at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous six-mile hike with an elevation change of 1,200 feet on Sunday, Nov. 11, on the Bartram Trail.

Reservations and info: 421.4178.

• Haywood County Animal Shelter and Sarge’s will host “Dog Body Language,” at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the shelter, 453 Jones Cove Road in Clyde. www.sargeandfriends.org.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate 5.5mile hike with an elevation change of 600 feet on Saturday, Nov. 17, along the Nantahala River.

Reservations and info: 524.5298.

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Flashback t wasn’t long after we crossed the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, headed west into Louisiana, that we began to see the occasional just-picked field of cotton.

We exited I-20 at Rayville, Louisiana, and hit the two-lane highways of my youth into Morehouse Parish where I grew up in the tiny farming village of Mer Rouge. Along the way we saw more recently harvested cotton fields, many with rectangular plasticwrapped modules of cotton sitting in the turnrows.

The modules were something new, but it wasn’t hard to turn them, in my mind’s eye, into the old metal, chain-link cotton trailers of my youth filled to the brim with the fluffy, white fruit of the labor of the pickers that churned up and down the rows like some giant metal insect sucking the white fluff off and leaving brown stems trailing behind.

No doubt, cotton was king when I was growing up in Mer Rouge. Two old friends who grew up back in the day of King Cotton, Gil White of Goldman Equipment L.L.C. and Johnny McAdams, mayor of the Village of Mer Rouge and Mid-South Cotton Manager for Noble Americas Corp., both estimated

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around 2005, the cotton pickers traded for combines and corn was crowned the new king.

The thing with market-driven farming is markets flow and ebb. Today corn prices are

King Cotton. Don Hendershot photo there were between 70,000 and 80,000 acres of cotton under cultivation in Morehouse Parish when we were growing up.

Craig Moss of Moss Consulting Service said when he began in the consulting business nearly 95 percent of all tillable acres in the parish were planted in cotton. He said that number has decreased by 90 percent since the mid-1990s. McAdams said the main reason for the shift away from cotton was the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, also known as the Freedom to Farm Act. This act was the culmination of a decades-long push to loosen government controls on agriculture and move to a market-oriented program. (Surely there were/are pros and cons on both sides of the issue. A pretty good synopsis of this movement can be found at www.deltafarmpress.com/farm-bill/farm-programs-drasticchanges-during-delta-farm-press-75-years).

McAdams said what this Act meant, in practice, was farmers were free to plant whatever crop they wanted regardless of whether they had (like Morehouse Parish farmers) a traditional “cotton base” or, as in the Midwest, a traditional “corn base.” And according to McAdams when ethanol-driven corn prices reached $6 to $8 per bushel

ebbing and cotton is flowing. But getting back in the cotton business is a hard row to hoe for today’s farmers. Most farmers didn’t hang on to those old cotton pickers and today’s new ones that create and dump those modules in the turnrows have a price tag of around $800,000. Then there’s the problem of getting your cotton ginned. Mer Rouge had, at one time, three cotton gins — today there are zero.

There are a few gins around in nearby communities, but it’s easy to see how costs can mount up when you add harvesting and transporting costs to the already sizeable cost of planting and producing the crop in

the first place. Moss said farmers become interested in cotton when prices reach between 77 and 80 cents per pound.

According to Moss, “80 cents a pound gets a lot of attention.” Moss said cotton acres in the area “… will increase a little over the next year or so but will never be what it was.”

McAdams put it in perspective when he said, “Cotton, as you know, affected everything in our lives growing up!” And that’s how I remember the king.

My pop would get to Ford’s Café at 4:30 a.m., start the coffee and light all the stoves and grills, and the cotton farmers would arrive with the first rays of dawn. My mother would place the regular’s breakfast order as soon as they walked in (she knew them by heart) and welcome them with coffee.

Those trailers of my mind’s eye spilled cotton all the way from the fields to the gin and late September through October roadsides would be draped in white. And for all of early autumn the air was filled with the incense of ginned cotton — kind of like smoldering hay draped with fresh linen.

All Hail the King ….

(Don Hendershot is a naturalist and a writer who lives in Haywood County. He can be reached at ddihen1@bellsouth.net)

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