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Elliott gets prison time

By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News A local man once described as “one of the top (drug) dealers in the area” was convicted of felony attempted trafficking last week and sentenced to prison.

Christopher Lee Elliott, 25, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Alan Thornburg on May 29 to one count, felony attempted trafficking of opium or heroin, felony sell and delivery of schedule II controlled substances, misdemeanor violation of a domestic violence protective order and misdemeanor simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance.

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Heritage hires basketball coach

Hank Newson – who took the West Caldwell boys to the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference 2-A championship last season - has been hired to coach the Mountain Heritage boys basketball team. See story inside!

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Hugs were the theme of the day when cancer survivors walked around the track at Mountain Heritage High School for the Yancey County Relay for Life. Look inside for all the photos, only in the Yancey

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Sept. 24, 2011, a stroke knocked Lillian Huskins to the floor and interrupted her 42-year career as a nurse, medical assistant and nursing supervisor at the Celo Health Center. Her son Aaron found her the next day, and she was rushed to the hospital. Since then, this professional caregiver has been cared for by doctors, nurses, physical therapists, friends and family. Now the staff and board of directors of Celo Health Center are sponsoring an Appreciation Fest

Baptist Church on June 16 so that her friends and former patients can help with the daunting medical bills for her daily care and her physical therapy.

Lillian began working with the Health Center’s founder, Dr. Elpenor Ohle, and his administrator, Marjorie Gibbs, when she was 21.

From them she received on-the-job training and was soon able to check vital information, draw blood, take X-rays, handle insurance claims, and perform the duties of a clinical

nursing assistant. The qualifications she brought to the job were her faith, optimism, intelligence, love of people, sense of humor and willingness to work hard. With her loving spirit and good humor she endeared herself to patients of all ages and to the doctors who have served the public through the Celo Health Center.

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Opinion/Outlooks

This Father’s Day, teach kids to manage finances

By Jason Alderman

As parents, we hope we’re doing a good job raising our children – teaching them right from wrong, instilling the desire to learn and demonstrating how to manage money responsibly. But what if they see us preaching one behavior while practicing another? What’s to stop them from following in our sometimes misguided footsteps?

As Father’s Day approaches, let me share a few things dads can do to teach their kids sound financial habits that will last them a lifetime – and point out a few bad behaviors you may not even be aware of. Ask yourself: • Do you avoid conversations about money with your kids because that’s how you were raised? Or because you don’t feel qualified to give advice?

• Do you pay your bills on time to prevent late fees and possible dings to your credit score?

• Do you balance your checkbook regularly to avoid overdrafts and bounced checks?

• Have you set up an emergency fund – and are you disciplined enough not to tap it for everyday expenses?

• Are you sometimes caught off-guard by bills you should anticipate?

• If your family is experiencing finan-

cial difficulties (layoff, foreclosure, massive bills), are you having age-appropriate, nontraumatic discussions about the need for everyone to make sacrifices?

• Do you complain about your job within their earshot or say you’d rather stay home with them but need to earn money? You could be setting them up to resent both work and money.

• If college is on the horizon, have you had frank discussions about how it will be financed? Have you started a college savings fund, explored student loan programs or discussed contributions they’ll be expected to make?

• When your kids constantly break or lose expensive items or run through their allowance early, do you repeatedly bail them out with no consequences?

Okay, that’s a lot of potentially negative outcomes. Let’s concentrate on a few positive actions you can take that will encourage responsible financial behavior in your kids: Use allowances to teach your kids how to handle money wisely, not as a tool to reinforce good behavior. Track their discretionary (toys, candy) and non-discretionary (school supplies, clothes) expenses. Depending on their ages and maturity, decide which expenses they should be responsible for man-

aging, and dedicate a reasonable amount for each category in their allowances.

A few other suggestions: • Use allowances to teach important life lessons. For example, build in dedicated percentages they must set aside for savings, charity and investments – then involve them in choosing how the money is spent.

• When you use an ATM explain that it’s not free money, but rather has been earned and saved by you.

• To encourage saving during these times of low interest rates, offer to match their savings at 50 percent.

• Teach by example. If money is tight and you have to deny your kids non-necessary items, give up something of your own that they know you’ll miss.

• Open a 529 Qualified State Tuition Plan or a Coverdell Education Savings Account to start saving for your children’s education – and let them know about it well before you start discussing college choices.

Father’s Day is when children traditionally express love for their dads. Fathers can show how much they care in return by starting their children out with a healthy, realistic attitude toward personal finances.

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs.

What difference does a year worth of school make to a child?

That critical question should provide the foundation for any North Carolina public school accountability model. The new accountability model proposed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 795 would assign a letter grade to schools, but it would not address that most critical accountability question: did the school and its teachers make sure that students grew academically this year? Instead, the letter grade plan would give schools grades based on their students’ test passing rates.

If your school had 93 percent of its students at grade level or better, then your school gets an A, for example. But some schools have an

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easier time earning the A than others.

If your school’s students are from such privileged backgrounds that many of them start the school year already well above grade level standards, it probably won’t take heroic efforts to get them to passing level.

But at another school where most of its students come from high poverty backgrounds and may enter school below grade level, it could take more than a typical year’s worth of academic growth for these students to pass their tests. In that case, despite incredible academic growth of students in this school, it will likely receive a grade of “D” or “F” under the proposed new plan.

Which school is better? The school where students have ordinary academic growth but started the year so far ahead of the game that passing is not much of a challenge to them or their teachers? Or the school where students gained more than a year’s worth of ground, but still not enough to overcome the fact that they started the year behind everyone else?

North Carolina’s school accountability model has long relied on having both measures – academic growth from one year to the next and the passing rates of students each year.

By factoring growth into the equation, we can recognize that students begin school with many different levels of preparation. By factoring in the percentage of students who are proficient, we recognize that growth is not enough; students need to hit the grade level targets too. This balanced approach gives parents key information about performance and growth and helps inform families about the health of schools.

For example, when growth is important in our model, there is incentive to focus on all students, including those who are gifted and ahead of their peers. When only bottom-line performance is the focus, the incentive is to

get the low performers over the bar and not to worry so much about growth for those who are already high achieving.

Many standardized tests tell us a great deal about how much support and opportunity that students have at home. You can call it the zip code effect – the more affluent the families are in a certain zip code the more likely it is that children will have high test scores. Their families have the means and the desire to do many things that are not available to children from poor families. North Carolina’s school accountability model should hold schools accountable for scores and academic growth.

Both are important and including both measures ensures that we recognize teachers who teach in schools where students begin school with many strikes against them.

When the State Board of Education established the ABCs accountability model in the 1990s, the issue of growth versus performance was debated extensively. Ultimately, the State Board of Education decided to use both. It is wise to continue to do so, even as we move to different ways to measure district, school and student accountability.

I acknowledge, however, that our current accountability model features school designations that are difficult for parents and others to understand. Senate Bill 795 recognizes that this system needs to be revamped. I agree with the goal to make this system more easily understood and transparent. The State Board of Education has approved a new accountability model that also will help us to accomplish this goal and align with a new reporting system we can implement now that North Carolina has received a waiver from some of the key provisions in No Child Left Behind.

June St. Clair Atkinson State Superintendent

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Benefit to help clinic nurse Lillian Huskins From the front Center was in danger of closing.

Lillian decided that she should enter the Mayland Community College nursing program and get her certification as an LPN, both to strengthen the Health Center and for her own job security. Doubtless she could have taught some of the classes she was taking, but she was both willing and excited to have this experience. The first recipient of the Mary Ohle Nursing Scholarship, Lillian graduated and received her pin in 1991. By then Dr. Woody McKay had agreed to take over the reins at the Health Center.

During the four decades Lillian was treating patients with good old-fashioned people skills, the practice of medicine was changing in part because of the evolution of medical technology. New regulations in regard to laboratory procedures meant that the lab work done in the Health Center was greatly reduced; the nurses were no longer checking all the blood work on site. Changes in insurance requirements, in the availability of new medications and sophisticated testing all had an impact on the work of nurses. But Lillian felt the greatest change for her came with the computerization of medical records. It was a frustrating and daunting change, especially in the context of her workload; she is proud that she finally mastered it. In the face of all this change, the philosophy of the Celo Health Center has remained the same: the practice should concern itself with the mental, physical and social health of the patients and avoid fragmentation of the individual. Therefore it is not surprising that what Lillian misses most are the long-term friendships of patients and other staff. “I have so many wonderful memories,” she said as her eyes filled with tears.

Then she laughed and said,

“Stroke patients cry a lot.”

As a result of her stroke, Lillian does not have the use of her left (and dominant) side.

Because she can’t yet move her body without assistance, she requires round-the-clockcare and has a full-time helper through the week. She thinks of her physical therapy as a process to wake up her hand and arm and leg and foot. Her goal is to gain some independence and to be able to walk. Each small achievement is celebrated and she is committed, determined and persistent. She’s grateful for what she can do and especially glad that her speech, vision, cognition and the ability to swallow are all intact. So are her faith and her good spirits.

And Lillian has learned a great deal about strokes and the limitations and possibilities for stroke patients. As she has been fighting the good fight, her son, Aaron, has been right there with her. He and his wife, Keisha, live in Weaverville and stay with her every weekend. Aaron is also managing the paperwork, the grocery shopping and many other details. All of Lillian’s family have been a source of strength and support, and Lillian said that she is so touched by the scores of people who have been helping her in so many ways.

The public is invited to drop in to the Appreciation Fest between 4 and 7 p.m. on June 16 to greet Lillian and visit with friends and neighbors while listening to music by Kelly Gibson and enjoying a dinner of barbecue pork, baked beans, potato salad, slaw, drinks and homemade desserts. Dinner is $10 a plate; take-out will be available.

All food and supplies will be donated so that the proceeds can help defray Lillian’s medical expenses. Additional donations will be welcomed.

South Estatoe Baptist Church is located on N.C. 8 South.

Look for the red balloons.

Wildlife experts to give talk

County Attorney Donny Laws attended the county commission meeting Tuesday. You may recall the Yancey County News story about Laws’ bicycle accident in which he shattered his hip.

Laws was able to sit with his legs crossed during the meeting, and said he wishes he could motorize the walker he must use while healing.

Tw o e x p e r t s on local wildlife will speak when the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement’s “Celebrating Life in the Mountains” series resumes with the presentation, “Wild Things,” at 7 p.m. on June 26. The “Celebrating Life in the Mountains” series is free and open to the public at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center.

“Wild Things” will feature Dan Clere, education specialist at the Western North Carolina Nature C e n t e r, w h o w i l l discuss the center’s mission and work, and Mike Carraway, mountain region supervisor at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

Carraway will discuss the increasing frequency of humanbear encounters, how to handle such an encounter, and the steps we can take to keep bears wild.

For information, call the Center for Creative Retirement at 828-251-6140 or visit http://ncccr.unca. edu/special-programs.

Christopher Elliott gets active sentence From the front For the felony attempted trafficking plea he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. For the felony sell and delivery charge he was sentenced to 15 months. He was sentenced to 150 days in prison for the domestic violence order violation plea, and to 120 days for the misdemeanor drug possession charge. The sentences are to be served consecutively, meaning Elliott faces a total of 42 months in prison. He is being given credit for 252 days served in the county jail awaiting trial.

At the time of their arrests, Elliott and his brother, James Ray Elliott,

were accused of traveling to South Carolina “to get Oxycodone pills and then returned to the area to sell them.”

Law officers said then that the Elliotts had nearly 100 clients for the illegal prescription drugs the brought across state lines.

James Ray Elliott pleaded guilty in April of felony delivery and felon sale of a schedule II drug and felony possession with intent to sale and deliver drugs. He received probation on a suspended sentence of 36 months.

Christopher Elliott has been transported to Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury where he will begin serving his sentence.

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Obituaries Mildred Gortney Boone

Mildred Gortney Boone, 85, of Green Mountain, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Brookside Rehabilitation and Care. She was the wife of Clyde Boone, who died in 1996.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home.

grandchildren.

Funeral was Tuesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Revs. Bill Mitchell and Don Mitchell officiated. Burial was in the Elkins Cemetery.

Ernest Treadway

Charlene Gardner Briggs of Asheville passed away Sunday, June 1, 2012 at Aston Park Health Care. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Daisy Brown Gardner, and the wife of Shelby Briggs, who died in 2007. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Gene Gardner, and a sister, Martha Jane Elliott.

Surviving are a son, Doug Briggs of Morganton; a daughter, Karen Bartlett of Asheville; three grandchildren: Matthew, Emily and Alison; a great-grandson, Aiden; a brother, Jim Gardner, of Burnsville a sister, Libby Mitchell, of Old Fort, and sisters-in-law Glenna Gardner and Joyce Gardner of Burnsville.

A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m.

Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Randy Sheppard will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 4:30 - 5 p.m. Friday prior to the service at the funeral home.

Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home is assisting the Briggs family.

Ernest Treadway, 78, of the Little Creek community, passed away surrounded by his loved ones, Friday, June 1, 2012, at his home. A native of Unicoi County, Tenn., he was a son of the late Arthur and Mary Lee Bailey Treadway. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Dallas Treadway; a sister, Willie Dean Rocchins; and a great granddaughter, Mariah Halker. He proudly served his country in the Korean Conflict.

Ernest will be remembered for his legacy as a skilled carpenter.

Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Anita Edwards Treadway; three daughters: Janet Ray and husband, Phillip, of Mars Hill, Melinda Peek and husband, Dennis, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Lisa Halker and husband, Gary of Burnsville; a son, Ernie Treadway and wife, Tracy, of Burnsville; 12 grandchildren: Brandon, Josh, James, Heather, Alex, Nathan, Brad, Dawn, April, Tasha, Justin and P.J.; 10 greatgrandchildren: Aleigh, Shelby, Hannah, Heather, Bryce, Ethan, Dylan, Taylor, Jason and Blake; three sisters; four brothers; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral was Monday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Mitchell officiated. Burial was in the Edwards family Cemetery on Little Creek. Military grave rites were conducted

by Sgt. E.L. Randolph Chapter 57 DAV.

Althea Randolph Watts

Ronald Joel Staton Sr., 81, of Spruce Pine, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at his home. A native of Mitchell County, he was a son of the late Bernie and Edna McClellan Staton. He was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Dorothy Regina Staton; son, Ronald Staton Jr.; sister Jean Ollis; and brother Russell Staton.

Ronald worked a number of years at Harris Mining and was a member of Gouges Creek Baptist Church. He later worked for Air Preheater until his retirement. He loved tending his squirrels and birds, and especially loved his grandchildren.

Surviving is his loving wife of 61 years, Lorene “Tootsie” Beam Staton; daughters Shirley Cook and husband, Jerry, of Newland, Kathy Stamey of Marion and Debbie Franklin and husband, Doug, of Spruce Pine; son, The Rev. Ken Staton and wife, Barbara, of Newland; brothers: Marshall Staton and wife, Beulah and Ray Staton all of Spruce Pine; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 8, in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. The Rev. Tommy Thomas and the Rev. Ken Staton will officiate. Burial will follow in the Gouges Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Avery County, PO Box 1357, Newland, NC 28657.

Charlene Gardner Briggs

Ronald Joel Staton Sr.

Altha Randolph Watts, 94, of the Little Creek community, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at her home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late George Grayson and Eva Cooper Randolph. She was the wife of the late Rose Watts. She was also preceded in death by a son: J. C. Watts; a brother: Clenford Randolph; and, a sister: Welda Mitchum.

Altha attended Little Creek Holiness Church. She was an avid gardener with a passion for quilting.

Surviving are her children: Annette Troutman (Ed) of Burnsville, George Watts (Deborah) of Burnsville, Shirley Mitchell (Bill) of Marion and Peggy Pate (Bill) of Clinton, SC; 20 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; and 18 great-great

Julia Fox Jones

Julia Fox Jones, 86, of Shoal Creek, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Brookside Rehabilitation & Care. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Sol and Dullie Laws Fox. She was the wife of the Gaither Jones, who died in 1982. Julia was also preceded in death by a son, Verlin Jones; a grandson, Daryl Jones; seven brothers, and five sisters.

She was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church.

Surviving are her children: Bobby Jones and wife, Susie, of Icard; Mildred Deal and husband, Larry; Shirley Yelton, Roger Jones and wife, Ronna, all of Burnsville; grandchildren Terry Hensley, Teddy Hensley, Sherry Sparks, Bobbie Jo O’Renick, Melisa Randolph, Tammy Jones, and Miranda Barrier; great grandchildren Christopher Yelton, Danielle O’Renick, Casey Randolph, Lucas Randolph, Samantha O’Renick, Shelby Sparks, Jonathan O’Renick, Brionna Hensley, and Cody Barrier; great-great-grandchild Mason Miller; and two sisters, Ollie Laws and Nola Beaver of Burnsville.

Funeral was Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Revs. Terry Hensley, Scot Garland and Jim Sutton officiated. Burial was in the Dulaney Cemetery.

Ruby Buchanan

Ruby M. Buchanan, 89, of Hawkins Branch Road in Spruce Pine died on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Autumn Care in Marion.

She was born on June 18, 1922, in Mitchell County. She was preceded in death by her mother, Effie Snipes McKinney and her father, Fate McKinney, and her husband, Phillip E. Buchanan; her daughter, Nancy Tipton and brothers Lewis and Earl McKinney.

Mrs. Buchanan worked at American Thread for many years, and taught quilting classes for in both Mitchell and Avery counties. She wrote monthly newsletters too many friends and family and also letters to the local newspapers as a strong defender of the Constitution. She was a long-time member of the Pine Branch Baptist church.

Funeral was Monday. Interment followed in the Pine Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Commission reaffirms old library annex for tag office

By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News County Commissioners and the county manager reiterated their support of putting the countyrun tag office in the old library annex building, despite comment at Tuesday’s monthly meeting suggesting the office would create problems for merchants.

Guy Packard, a downtown businessman, addressed the commission during public comment, saying he had been asked by some other downtown merchants to speak to the commission.

He said some merchants fear putting the tag office in the annex building will negatively impact parking and not be attractive for commercial business.

County Manager Nathan Bennett told commissioners later in the meeting that the county has been trying to limit expenses for the tag office, which the county will operate after the state Department of Motor Vehicles said a tag office could not exist in Yancey unless operated by an existing government authority.

Bennett told commissioners that the county already pays rent on the annex building and keeps it heated and cooled. If the county had to commit to another facility for the tag office, he said it might not be feasible for the county to operate the office.

Commissioner Marvin Holland agreed, going so far as to say it was a non-issue because when the county library existed downtown it didn’t cause traffic, parking or

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Resident Bill Grover, who usually asks to speak to the Yancey County Commissioner during the public comment period each month, lambasted the commission for allowing the installation of a low wall, seen in picture, that separates the commissioners from the public.

shopping problems.

Commission Chairman Johnny Riddle said Burnsville town government had gone on the record as saying the tag office would negatively impact the downtown, if located in the annex building, but Riddle said the residents of the county deserve a tag office, and don’t deserve to pay too much to operate it.

Since the previous tag office private operator retired, residents have had to drive to Spruce Pine, Marshall, or elsewhere outside Yancey to perform tag

transactions that they can’t or wouldn’t perform online.

Bennett told commissioners that the county has received final approval from the state to operate the tag office, and that the county must now figure out when special computers and uplinks to Raleigh can be installed, as well as schedule training for the staff that will work at the tag office.

In other business, commissioners and some members of the public were surprised to see that a low wall had been installed separating the audience from the

court bench and the tables where the commissioners sit.

No specific reason was given for the installation of the wall, similar to knee walls seen in many other courtrooms, but some speakers signed up for public comment took the opportunity to blast the commission and the courts for what they saw as another erosion of personal rights and separation of the public from their elected officials.

See next week’s YCN for more on the county commission meeting.

Farm to School program tops $1 million in sales for first time For the first time in its 15-year history, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Farm to School program broke the $1 million-sales mark, posting more than $1.2 million in sales of fresh fruits and vegetables during the 2011-12 school year.

“The Farm to School program has continued to grow each year, and this year we saw 14 new school districts participate. I was confident this would be the year we reached $1 million in sales,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “A strong finish with strawberry and blueberry orders helped push us over that mark.”

Under the program, school systems across the state can order fresh North Carolina

produce, which is coordinated and transported to schools by the NCDA&CS Food Distribution and Marketing divisions. Farm-fresh produce offered includes apples, blueberries, broccoli crowns, cabbage, cantaloupes, collards, cucumbers, peaches, romaine lettuce, squash, sprite melons, strawberries, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watermelons and zucchini.

“While this is a great milestone for the program, I am especially happy that the program is ensuring the freshest fruits and vegetables are being served in school meals and that it is also providing new markets for our state’s farmers,” Troxler said.

Nearly 1,600 schools participated in the Farm to School program during the 2011-12

be speaking, along with his local government agencies.

Events at Green Mountain Presbyterian family singing. Refreshments. This free workshop will

Green Mtn. Presbyterian Church will be having the following upcoming events: - June 17th at 11:am Father’s & Men Day recognition during worship.

- June 24th at 11:00am The Word through song worship lead by Roberta Whiteside.

- June 24th at 6:30pm B r o . Wa r r e n R o b i n s o n , Windom Baptist Church will

provide information on how the government conducts business, how to register your company and identify sales opportunities, the bidding process, and other details.

The event is June 12, 8 a.m until noon, at the NC Center Workshop set on working with agencies for Engineering Technology, A workshop will be held 1990 Main Ave SE, Hickory. for companies interested in Register by June 8 with Chris . selling to federal, state and Hayes at 828-345-1110 - August 3rd & 4th at 6:30pm Revival. Speaker TBA. Refreshments following.

- August 18th at 5:00pm Gospel singing. Various groups. Refreshments.

school year, ordering more than 1.5 million pounds of fresh North Carolina produce. The program served more than 1 million students this year, up 100,000 from the 2010-11 school year.

Among the biggest sellers were apple slices, strawberries and blueberries.

For more on the Farm to School program, go to the Farm to School website at www. ncfarmtoschool.com.

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Your Relay for Life

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Regional Market Reports Which markets offer Yancey farmers the best return on their investment? Should they head west, east or south? Agriculture and food industries accounted for $29,057,488 in Yancey County income in 2000, or 7.77 percent of the total county income. Livestock, poultry, and their products accounted for 23 percent of the total agricultural market. So this list recounts the prices in the last week at regional farm markets.

Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC Report for Monday Jun 4, 2012. Cattle Receipts: 1157 Last Week: 542 Last Year: 770. Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended mixed.

Slaughter cows made up 16 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 80 percent. The feeder supply included 29 percent steers, 42 percent heifers, and 29 percent bulls. Near 26 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. (Figures in parentheses are weighted average weights and prices for each category) Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 260-295 lbs (278) 190.00-210.00 (196.94); 315-345 WESTERN N.C. FARMERS’ MARKET: (Wholesale Prices – Asheville): Apples (traypack carton) lbs (330) 180.00-200.00 (188.98); 350-395 lbs (376) Red Delicious 30.00-31.50, Golden Delicious 30.00-31.50, Granny Smith 30.00-34.50; Bananas (40 pound box) 19.50-20.00; Beans (bushel) Halfrunners 36.00-38.00, Snaps 22.00180.00-200.00 (187.02); 400-440 lbs 23.00; Broccoli (carton) 15.00-17.75; Cabbage (50 pound carton/crate) 11.00-14.00; (418) 180.00-208.00 (191.57); 450-495 lbs (469) Cantaloupes (carton 9-12 count) 20.00-24.00; Cauliflower (carton) 18.00-18.75; Citrus: 170.00-200.00 (182.12); 505-545 lbs Lemons (cartons 95 count) 31.50, (165 count) 32.50-34.00; Corn (521) 165.00-188.00 (173.96); 550-595 lbs (crate) Bi-Color & White (569) 152.00-179.00 (164.11); 620-645 lbs NC State Graded Goat Sale 14.00-15.00; Cucumbers (1 1/9 bushel) Long Green 21.50-22.00, (637) 150.00-160.00 (154.63); 650-695 lbs Picklers (1 1/9 bushel Monroe, NC May 2, 2012 (677) 144.00-152.50 (149.87); 700-740 lbs crate) 28.00-28.50; Grapes (18 pound carton) Red & White Total Receipts: 228 goats, 159 (723) 137.00-148.00 (142.26); 835-840 lbs Seedless 35.00-38.00; Lettuce sheep. Some groups of less (838) 124.00-125.00 (124.50). Small 1-2 255(carton) Iceburg 21.00-22.00, Green Leaf 16.00-17.50, Romaine than three head are excluded 19.50-21.00; Okra (1/2 280 lbs (271) 142.50-178.00 (157.61); 300-345 from the report. All prices are bushel) 19.50-25.00; Onions (50 pound bag) Yellow Jumbo 16.00lbs (328) 142.50-175.00 (163.38); 360-390 per head.

17.00, Vidalia 25.00lbs (373) 134.00-175.00 (159.28); 408-425 lbs Slaughter and Replacement 26.00, (25 pound bag) 14.00-15.00; Peaches (1/2 bushel basket) (417) 165.00-180.00 (174.83); 485-485 lbs Classes: Clingstone 14.00-15.00; (485) 161.00-167.00 (164.00); 500-545 lbs Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs Bell Pepper (1 1/9 Bushel carton) Large and Extra Large 16.00110.00-125.00, 60-80 lbs (533) 135.00-163.00 (153.82); 566-595 lbs 18.75; Potatoes, Irish (50 147.50; Selection 2 (571) 140.00-150.00 (146.27); 650-675 lbs pound bag) White 15.00-26.00, Red 17.00-21.00, Russet 18.0020-40 lbs 95.00, 60-80 lbs (663) 124.00-136.00 (130.11). Medium and 22.00; Squash (3/4 bushel) 135.00-137.50; Selection 3 20Large 3 480-490 lbs (488) 145.00-175.00 #1 Yellow Crookneck 15.00-17.50, (1/2 bushel) Zucchini #1 14.0040 lbs 40.00-75.00.

16.00; Strawberries (4 (159.95); 510-515 lbs (513) 158.00-159.00 Does/Nannies: Selection 1 70quart container) SC 11.00-13.00, (8-1 pounds container) CA 21.50; (158.50). Holstein Large 3 375-395 lbs (388) 100 lbs 112.50-145.00; 100-140 Sweet Potatoes (40 110.00-141.00 (121.48); 405-440 lbs (420) lbs 121.00-167.50; 140-180 lbs pound box) Red or Orange #2 12.00-15.00; Tomatoes, Vine-Ripe 112.00-131.00 (119.75); 460-495 lbs (478) 182.50.

(25 pound box) Extra-Large 105.00-125.00 (116.11); 520-545 lbs (537) Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 & Larger 15.00-18.00, Green 17.50-18.00; Turnips (25 pound 70-100 lbs 157.50-167.50; 119.00-120.00 (119.66); 555-575 lbs (567) sack) 15.00; Watermelons 150-250 lbs 182.50-220.00.

117.00-120.00 (118.01); 600-615 lbs (606) (each) 4.50-8.00, Bin (35/40 Count) Seeded 160.00-200.00, Selection 105.00-117.00 (113.26); 680-685 lbs (683) Seedless 160.00-200.00.

2 70-100 lbs 110.00; 100-150 105.00-111.00 (108.01); 750-785 lbs (768) lbs 147.50. Selection 3 100-150 N.C. BROILER-FRYERS: The market is steady and the live 109.00 (109.00). lbs 150.00. supply is Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 260Sheep, per head: Lambs: adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are 280 lbs (270) 175.00-183.00 (178.85); 300Choice and Prime 20-60 lbs mostly 345 lbs (324) 170.00-185.00 (176.59); 350-395 97.50-147.50, 60-100 lbs heavy. The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in North Carolina is lbs (379) 173.00-185.00 (179.10); 400-445 145.00-175.00. Ewes: Utility 2,647,000 head compared to 2,725,000 head last Wednesday.

80-100 lbs 72.50. Rams: 120lbs (423) 160.00-188.00 (175.91); 450-495 lbs 135 lbs 177.50-187.50.

(467) 155.00-182.00 (170.74); 505-545 lbs N.C. EGGS: The market is steady on all sizes. Supplies are (526) 144.00-160.00 (153.43); 550-595 lbs moderate. Retail demand is Powell Livestock Market, (575) 147.00-161.00 (152.47); 600-646 lbs good. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs Smithfield, NC delivered to nearby (625) 130.00-147.00 (141.53); 650-690 lbs Goat and Sheep Auction Report retail outlets: Extra Large 119.22, Large 114.57, Medium 84.86, (662) 130.00-144.00 (140.89); 700-740 lbs Receipts: Goats: 106 and Small 78.00.

(722) 119.00-132.00 (122.77); 755-795 lbs Last Sales: Goats: 165 (775) 118.00-123.00 (120.56). Small 1-2 305Sheep: 44 Sheep: 18 COTTON: The strict-low middling one and one sixteenth Southeast 315 lbs (308) 168.00-172.00 (170.35); 350-395 Prices are per head, weights average price is 66.89 estimated.

Slaughter and lbs (373) 155.00-165.00 (159.04); 425-445 cents per pound; the U.S. average is 63.71 cents per pound.

Replacement Classes: lbs (433) 125.00-165.00 (150.21); 460-495 lbs Kids: Selection 1 under 20 lbs (478) 124.00-159.00 (146.84); 505-545 lbs GRAIN: US 2 Yellow Corn: was 18 to 19 cents higher. Prices were 35.00-45.00, 20-40 lbs 50.00(529) 140.00-146.00 (142.28); 550-595 lbs 6.06-6.81, mostly 6.06 82.00, 40-60 lbs at the feed mills, and 5.86-6.56, mostly 6.51 at the elevators. US (578) 112.00-146.00 (129.91); 600-649 lbs 82.50-127.00, 60-80 lbs 155.001 Yellow Soybeans: (642) 110.00-129.50 (127.56); 650-680 lbs 160.00; Selection 2 under 20 lbs were 36 to 37 cents higher. Prices were 14.26 at the processors, (665) 109.00-127.00 (118.20); 715-730 lbs 22.00-27.50, 20-40 lbs 50.00.

- at the feed mills, (723) 105.00-117.00 (110.94). Medium and Yearlings: Selection 1 80-100 and 13.56-13.91, mostly 13.91 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red lbs 162.50-185.00, 100-120 Winter Wheat: was 11 COLUMBIA, SC Wednesday, June 06, 2012 lbs 180.00-200.00; Selection 2 cents higher. Prices were 5.74-6.46, mostly 5.79 at the elevators.

Fa r m e r s M a r k e t - Pr i c e s t o Gr o w e r s 60-80 lbs 117.50.

Soybean Meal C o l u m b i a Fa r m e r s M a r k e t - W h o l e s a l e Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50prices paid to Growers until 9:00 a.m. for (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 449.60 per ton for 48 percent 70 lbs 97.50-117.50, 70-100 South Carolina grown produce unless protein. lbs 128.50-132.50, 100-140 lbs other wise stated. Standard cartons/crates.

137.50-200.00; Selection 2 Fa r m e r s’ p a c k n o t n e c e s s a r i l y U S D A Feed Mills: Bladenboro 6.29, -----, ----; Candor 6.81, -----, 6.06; grades. Prices subject to change without 50-70 lbs 67.50, 70-100 lbs Cofield ----, -----, notice.SIZES: jbo=jumbo, xlge=extra 77.50-115.00.

----; Laurinburg 6.29, -----, ----; Monroe 6.56, -----, ----; Nashville large, lge=large, med=medium sml=small Wethers: Selection 1 125-150 6.61, -----, --VOLUME SYMBOLS: TFQ = lbs 180.00-215.00.

-; Roaring River 6.61, -----, ----; Rose Hill 6.29, -----, ----; Selma Supplies insufficient to quote prices, Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 100V L = v e r y l i g h t , F = f e w, L = l i g h t , ----, -----, 150 lbs 162.50-197.50, 150-250 M = m o d e r a t e , H = h e a v y, V H = v e r y h e a v y 6.06; Statesville 6.36, -----, 6.44; Warsaw 6.29, -----, ----; Pantego lbs 240.00-250.00; Selection 2 COMMODITY VOL CONTAINERS #2 6.06, -----, 70-100 lbs 125.00. Sheep, per VA RI ET Y PR I C ES 5.56.

BEANS: VL bucrts Snap 18.00 head: Lambs: Good 20-60 lbs Wax type 20.00 55.00; Choice & Prime 20-60 Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; KY type 25.00 lbs 80.00-130.00, 60Chadbourn ----, ---Half Runners/October type 28.00 100 lbs 135.00-162.50. Ewes: -, ----; Clement ----, -----, 6.34; Creswell 5.86, 13.66, 5.74; 1/2 bubskts Half Runners 12.00 Good 100-200 lbs 135.00BEETS: VL dz bnchs Red type 17.00 Elizabeth City 6.21, 195.00; Utility 80-100 lbs 25 lb sks Red type topped 12.00 13.91, 5.79; Greenville ----, -----, ----; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; 80.00122.50; Cull 60-120 BROCCOLI: VL 20 lb ctns Crown Cut 14.00 Monroe ----, lbs 85.00. Rams 100-200 lbs ctns bnchd 14s 14.00 13.76, 5.94; Norwood 6.51, 13.56, 5.86; Pantego ----, -----, ----; CABBAGE: VL 50 lb 170.00-210.00 Register ----, -----, 6.46; Warsaw #2 6.56, -----, 6.46.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 14.26; Raleigh, 14.26.

N.C. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (Shipping Point FOB): 2012 Season Beans: Demand fairly light. Market lower. Bushel cartons/crates precooled Round Green Type Machine Picked 10.00-13.00. Cabbage: Demand moderate. Market about steady. 50 pound cartons Round Green Type medium 6.00-7.00, Red Type medium 8.00. 40 pound cartons Savoy Type medium 7.00-9.00. Cucumbers: Demand moderate. Market about steady. Waxed 1 1/9 bushel cartons medium 16.00-16.35 occasional lower, occasional consigned, fair quality 8.00-10.35 occasional lower occasional consigned, cartons 24s 5.00-6.00.

Squash: Demand moderate. Market about steady. 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons Zucchini small 8.00, medium 6.00. Yellow Straightneck small 10.00, medium 8.00. Blueberries: Demand moderate. Market slightly lower. Quality variable. Wide range in prices. Some shipments from previous commitments. Includes palletizing and cooling. Flats 12 1-pint cups with lids medium-large 17.00-18.00 some high as 21.00 occasional low as 15.50.

MT. AIRY: Goats, per head: (114) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 2040 lbs 45.00-55.00, 40-60 lbs 85.00-105.00; Selection 2 20-40 lbs 35.00-45.00, 40-60 lbs 50.00-65.00; Selection 3 20-40 lbs 22.50-30.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 100-140 lbs 115.00-135.00; Selection 2 70-100 lbs 50.00-100.00, 100-140 lbs 77.50-105.00. Wethers: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 165.00-185.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 2 70-100 lbs 35.00-52.50.

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Green type Med 10.00 Red type Med 15.00 C A N TA L O U P E S : VL per melon Med/Lge/Xlge 1.00-1.50 CILANTRO: VL ctns 30s 12.00 15s 7.00 CORN,SWEEET: VL 4 dz crts/sks Yellow/White/Bi-Color 12.00 5 dz sks Bi Color/White 12.00-14.00 CUCUMBERS: VL bucrts Pickles Sml-Med 18.00-25.00 Med-Lge 15.00-20.00 1/2 bubskts Pickles Sml-Med 8.00-12.00 Long Green Sml/Med 10.00 1 1/9 buctns Long Green Sel/Sml 10.00-18.00 DILL: VL ctns bnchd 24s 16.00 EGGPLANT: VL 1/2 bubskts Med/Sml 10.00-15.00 1 1/9 buctns Med/Sml 14.00-20.00 Fair Quality Lge 10.00-15.00 GREENS: VL dz bnchs Collards 12.00-17.00 Mustard/Turnips 16.00 ctns bnchd Kale 24s 12.00 1 1/9 buctns Mustard/Turnip Salad 12.00 NECTARINES: VL 1/2 bubskts White Flesh 22.00 ONIONS, GREEN: VL 2 dz bnchs Med 9.00 4 dz bnchs Med 14.00 2 dz bnchs Sweet type Yellow/Red 17.00 ONIONS,DRY: VL 50 lb sks Sweet type Med/Jbo 15.00-22.00 10 5-lb sks Sweet type Med/Jbo 18.00-23.00 25 lb sks Boilers 12.00 PARSLEY: VL crts bnchd Curly & Flat type 60s 20.00 PEACHES: VL 1/2 bubskts Yellow Flesh 16.00-18.00

Large 3 300-345 lbs (324) 140.00-170.00 (159.78); 355-395 lbs (371) 147.00-173.00 (159.49); 400-445 lbs (423) 120.00-164.00 (146.51); 450-490 lbs (474) 130.00-159.00 (148.63); 510-545 lbs (528) 130.00-151.00 (144.74); 660-685 lbs (673) 100.00-108.00 (104.07); 710-725 lbs (718) 116.00-120.00 (117.98).

Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 405-445 lbs (428) 175.00-195.00 (184.40); 450-495 lbs (470) 158.00-195.00 (173.53); 505-545 lbs (519) 153.00-168.00 (157.79); 550-595 lbs (571) 150.00-170.00 (155.61); 600-648 lbs (627) 136.00-158.00 (145.69); 650-695 lbs (666) 130.00-148.00 (138.22); 700-745 lbs (719) 128.00-137.00 (132.28); 755-790 lbs (771) 125.00-131.00 (129.26); 800-820 lbs (810) 105.00-115.00 (111.67); 855-885 lbs (870) 113.00-116.00 (114.47). Small 1-2 400-445 lbs (425) 144.00-170.00 (160.16); 450495 lbs (480) 140.00-161.00 (153.82); 500-540 lbs (518) 120.00-152.00 (143.86); 550-595 lbs (578) 135.00-150.00 (145.36); 675-685 lbs (680) 110.00-125.00 (117.44); 765-770 lbs (768) 100.00-115.00 (107.48). Medium and Large 3 505-545 lbs (520) 145.00-160.00 (149.80); 550-585 lbs (567) 148.00-153.00 (149.62); 610-610 lbs (610) 136.00-140.00 (138.00); 655-670 lbs (663) 110.00-115.00 (112.53).

Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 840-880 lbs (862) 860.00-890.00 per head 4-6 months bred (873.56).

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80 percent lean 10501395 lbs (1229) 85.00-96.50 (92.03); 1260-1390 lbs high dressing (1325) 97.00-98.00 (97.52); 1400-1990 lbs (1608) 85.00-96.50 (92.49); 1420-1895 lbs high dressing (1560) 98.00100.00 (98.74). Boner 80-85 percent lean 875-890 lbs (883) 85.00-88.00 (86.49); 640-875 lbs low dressing (797) 81.00-84.50 (83.20); 905-1380 lbs (1139) 86.00-96.50 (91.55); 1120-1390 lbs high dressing (1249) 97.00-100.00 (98.28); 905-1330 lbs low dressing (1110) 83.00-85.00 (84.02); 1405-1805 lbs (1641) 85.50-96.00 (91.16); 1490-1600 lbs high dressing (1551) 97.00-99.50 (97.99).

Lean 85-90 percent lean 650-775 lbs low dressing (724) 60.00-76.00 (70.58); 820-1320 lbs (1093) 81.00-87.50 (83.30); 825-1365 lbs low dressing (1041) 52.00-77.00 (65.21).

Other Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 930-1065 lbs (971) 86.00-99.50 (96.09); 9151090 lbs (982) 101.00-111.00 per head (104.75).

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1000-1175 lbs (1066) 107.50-113.00 (110.20); 15102245 lbs (1784) 100.00-113.00 (109.47); 1735-2075 lbs high dressing (1938) 113.50-116.00 (114.81).

Cows/Calf Pairs: (2) Small 1 and 2 765 lbs middle age cows with 195 lbs calves White Flesh 15.00-18.00 1/2 buctns Yellow Flesh Ripe 12.00 1/2 buctns/bskts Washed/#2 Yellow/White 8.00-13.00 2 layer ctns Yellow Flesh 54s Organic 25.00 PEPPERS,BELL: VL 1 1/9 buctns Green Jbo 20.00 Green Xlge 16.00-18.00 Place Pack Green 48s 24.00 PEPPERS,OTHER: VL 1/2 bucrts/ctns Jalapeno 12.00 Banana Hot 15.00 PLUMS: VL 1/2 bubskts Green/Red 26.00-30.00 POTATOES: VL bucrts Red type 18.00 1/2 bucrts Red type 10.00 SQUASH: M 1/2 bubskts/ctns Crookneck Small 10.00 Medium 8.00 VL Straightneck Sml-Med 8.00 Straightneck Organic 24.85 VL 1/2 buctns Zucchini Sml 12.00 Medium 10.00 Zucchini Organic 24.85 F 3/4 buctns Crookneck Sml 14.00 Medium 10.00 TOMATOES: VL 25 lb ctns Vine Ripe turning Red Lge, Xlge & Jbo 15.00-17.00 Green Xlge & Jbo 16.00 TOMATOES,PLUM: VL 25 lb ctns Roma 13.00 TURNIPS: VL 25 lb sacks Topped 12.00 WATERMELONS: VL permelon RedFleshSeeded10-14lbs 2.00 18-20 lbs 3.00 20-24 lbs 3.50-4.00 25-32 lbs 3.50-4.75 Jade Star 2.25 * * * * * * * * * O U T O F S TAT E P RO D U C E S O L D U N D E R S H E D S ( Bu y i n g W h o l e s a l e ) * * * * * * * * * * * * BEANS: VL approx. 27 lb sks Lima Green/Speckled 20.00 BLUEBERRIES: VL 12 1-pt cntrs med-Lge 30.00 CANTALOUPES: VL Per Melon Med/Lge 1.00 Jbo 2.00 24 inch bins 150ct 220.00 EGGPLANT: VL 1 1/9 buctns Medium FL 16.00 OKRA: VL 1/2 bucrts Sml-Med FL 18.00 ONIONS,DRY: VL 50 lb sks Yellow Med-Lge 14.00-15.00 Vidalia District of Georgia VL 50 lb sks Jumbo 15.00-20.00 10 5-lb sks Jumbo/Medium 18.00 16 3-lb sks Jumbo 18.00 PEANUTS: VL bucrts/sks Green type 46.00-48.00 PEAS: VL busks Pinkeye 20.00 PEPPERS,BELL: VL 11 lb ctns Red Xlge 10.00 PEPPERS,OTHER: VL 1/2 buctns Finger Hot 25.00 1 1/9 bucrts Jalapeno 22.00 P O TAT O E S : VL NEW CROP 50 lb sks Red A type 14.00-18.00 Red B type 17.00-20.00 White A type 14.00-25.00 White B type 14.00-21.00 PLUMS: VL 28 lb ctns Flavorosa 70sz 28.00

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Two new coaches announced for Mountain Heritage Mountain Heritage High School has hired two new teachers/coaches to fill spots left vacant by recent retirements.

Hank Newson, who coached West Caldwell High School to a Catawba Valley Athletic Conference championship during the 2011-2012 season, has been hired as a PE teacher/varsity boy’s basketball coach at Mountain Heritage.

Austin Reece has been hired for the Science Department at Mountain Heritage to replace retiring teacher and newly-elected school board member Norb McKinney. Reece will also be the new head coach for Cougar wrestling, replacing Brian Hill, who is retiring from coaching but will continue his teaching duties in the science department. Reece wrestled for Gardner Webb during

college and comes to Mountain Heritage from Watauga High School.

Newson – the new basketball coach - was named his conferences Coach of the Year after leading West Caldwell to a sectional final.

Before becoming head coach at West Caldwell, he had assisted there for seven years. He was hired to replace Dwayne Buckner, who served a year as the boy’s

basketball coach at Heritage and had a 17-10 record.

Newson will be formally introduced at a community meetand-greet on Monday, June 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Bubba’s Good Eats Restauran,t located at 394 East Main St., Burnsville.

A meet and greet for Coach Reece will be scheduled at Bubba’s later next month.

Fencing is being installed around the new county park off Whittington Road on the west side of town. County Manager Nathan Bennett told county commissioners Tuesday night that most work on the new park will be completed in July. The park will feature a soccer field, parking, a walking path, open areas, and river access.

Bennett told commissioners that plans to install dugouts and fencing for baseball/softball are being addressed, though funding has not been provided.

Textbooks available Some used textbooks previously used

by Yancey County Schools are now available to the public.

Most of the available books are reading, social studies, and math dating from 2000. To make an appointment to select books, call Kenny Renfro, Yancey County Schools, 682-2167. The last date to select books is Thursday, June 21. After that date, remaining books will be discarded.

School renovations Bee Log Elementary School campus will be closed for the summer months for a planned renovation. Safety barriers are in place during installation of new windows in the building. The public is asked to respect the safety barriers as workers and large equipment will be on site.

School officials said the renovation is scheduled to be completed by the start of school in August.

Partnership for Children gets $10,000 grant Mitchell-Yancey Partnership for Children has received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of WNC-Janirve Legacy Fund for its “Starting Out Right” childhood support program.

Starting Out Right (SOR) brings together the energy of a group of diverse partners to work together to create an environment that makes healthy eating and active living the norm rather than the exception.

Partners in this grant include Mitchell-Yancey Partnership for Children, Graham Children’s Health Services / Healthy Yancey, Toe River Health D i s t r i c t - M i t c h e l l / Ya n c e y County Health Departments, Intermountain Children’s Services (Head Start) and Dig-

In Community Garden.

“The overarching goal of SOR is to build program partner capacity and community empowerment to address the issues of childhood obesity in a positive, comprehensive manner,” said Jennifer Simpson, executive director of MitchellYancey Partnership for Children.

“Developing effective interventions for the formative preschool years is a recognized essential step in combating childhood obesity. SOR will build upon evidenced-based, best practice research to address obesity/overweight prevention through a positive healthy living campaign,” she said.

Working with the Toe River Health District, breastfeeding s upport s ervices w ill be

expanded through the purchase of additional electric breast feeding pumps to be used for loan to non-Medicaid mothers.

“Healthy Yancey and Graham Children’s Health Services will be partnering with local Head Start facilities and the middle school after school programs to teach the joy and ease of crock pot cooking” said Amy Sheele, Director of Graham Children’s Health Services and Healthy Yancey.

Head Start parent education classes will provide a forum to teach healthy, easy and affordable ways to make meals for busy families. Middle school students participating in the program will be empowered to become mentors for their families and younger siblings.

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Hooked on fishing from a kayak!

June 2 through June 10 marks National Fishing and Boating Week 2012. Just as I did last year, I carried my youngest son, Cooper, out to dip the hook in the water. Last year he caught his first fish. This year, he has already expanded on his species list bringing in his first catfish. And how he loves fishing!

I recently started following the exploits of Drew Haerer from Duke University. I have read some of his stories in the past, mainly because he is located here in North Carolina.

Drew is an avid fisherman who enjoys self propelled transportation on water. In other words, he is hooked on fishing from a kayak.

The sub-sport has been growing by leaps and bounds and those that do it are akin to fly fishermen or traditional bowhunters. It is almost like ‘extreme fishing’. No lazy days on the side of the pond. No, you must stay alert, mark the locations you feel are good spots, and either paddle upstream and float back down or float downstream and paddle back up.

Drew announced a couple of weeks ago he is attempting the BASS slam. This is where it really gets interesting. The slam consists of catching all 9 species of black bass located in North America within a one year period. Since the species are located throughout the United States, travel and planning become a must.

So, in reading Drew’s goals, I was able to determine something within Drew’s spirit that makes him unique. He strives to take something difficult, compound it with obstacles that he puts in his own way, and still has the faith that it can be done. Drew’s ambition is to not only complete the B.A.S.S. slam, but he is adding in another bass fishing recognition program, the RiverBassin’ slam (they have slightly different measurement requirements in order to qualify), he is going to do it from his kayak, he is doing it only from public waters, and the waters will all be either rivers or streams. “I am not a big fan of guys catching huge fish in private water and then bragging about it all over the internet.

So, I wanted to show how much great fishing is available in the public realm.” Drew went on to say, “I think if I can complete the slam, it will probably mean a lot more to me twenty years from now than any other fishing accomplishment.”

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confidence was a deciding factor in much of the success he enjoyed on the trip.

Setting goals and taking the task at hand to heart are things that many of us begin to understand once we become older and wiser.

Experiencing the outdoors can help us relate to these attributes and become better because of it. “For me it came down to the challenge and the adventure. I mean, most avid bass anglers probably never heard of a Suwannee bass. Most of my favorite memories are trips with my family, friends, and girlfriend. Any time I get to spend with them is special…and even more special if we are catching fish!”

Well said Drew, well said!

You can follow Drew’s pursuit at ManPoweredFishing.com and Quest for the Bass Slam on facebook.

Bill Howard is an avid bowhunter and outdoorsman. He teaches hunter education (IHEA) and bowhunter education (IBEP) in North Carolina. He is a member of North Carolina Bowhunters Association and Pope & Young, and is an official measurer for both.

He can be reached at billhoward outdoors@ gmail.com.

Drew and a friend of his, Bill Kohls of Reel Fishing NC guide service, took off on a rotation throughout the Southeast U.S. a couple of weeks ago. They scouted through the internet using Google, different fishing forums and communities, and contacted a state wildlife agency for clarification on the borders for one of the species targeted. I have got to admit, I like doing things a little ‘nontraditional’ as much as Drew, so I was hooked checking his status updates on his quest over the last couple of weeks.

Not only did they have to find the locations of the species, they needed to find public access to the rivers and plan their equipment properly. I asked Drew if he needed to use different lures and lines for the different species or was different equipment used simply for the conditions at hand. Do not let the word simply fool you, nothing was ‘simple’. Drew did have to fish more to the conditions and with the menacing storm Beryl bearing down on the Southeast during the trip, Drew and Bill would have to endure rain and wind along with the conditions the run-off and heightened fresh water would throw at them.

Still, Drew said confidence was a key, and he would continuously go back to what he was most comfortable with; a finesse worm. That Drew Haerer and a Suwannee Bass

Yancey County native Kellen McCort brought the house down in New York City’s East Village on April 21, opening up solo for the reunion of a NYC favorite, Sticky.

For the past five years, Kellen has studied music at Virginia’s School of Rock and Pat Sommers’ RockShop. He has been performing with bands formed from the two schools in venues around the Washington DC area, but the New York City performance at the East Village club was something new.

“Kellen’s performance was amazing!” said Pat Sommers, Kellen’s father and owner of the music school that bears his name. “I played the NYC club scene for years, and now my son is taking the same stage that I played on in my youth. I couldn’t be prouder of him,” Kellen is the son of Angie Anglin of Green Mountain and Pat McCort (AKA Pat Sommers) of Ashburn, Va. He is the grandson of Roy and Charlotte Anglin of Green Mountain, and Myra McCort and the late Raymond McCort of New York City. Kellen McCort

BOOK REVIEW The Harbinger,

by Jonathan Cohn

Review by Carolyn Jordan This book is a must read for all Christians, especially those who know our Lord and know His word.

It should be read by all Americans who are astute enough to see what is happening in our nation. Even those who are sound asleep should read it and allow it to be a trumpet call to wake up and watch.

The time is so late already and our nation has fallen so far from the nation that our founding fathers envisioned and prayed for when George Washington became our first president. Those first founding fathers put the nation in God’s hand and felt strongly that it should stay in God’s hands. They understood that it would be disastrous if we, as a nation, ever turned our backs on God and cast Him out of our society.

Read The Harbinger and ask yourself where we have gone wrong.

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Quality Control Supervisor Red Hill, NC

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Unimin Corporation - the leading U.S. producer of industrial minerals and worldwide leader of Proppant supply to the Oil & Gas industry in North America - seeks a Quality Control Supervisor who has both technological and communication expertise.

In this role, your duties will include administering the plant’s QI program, overseeing the function and activities of Quality Control personnel, investigating non-conformances and customer complaints, performing root cause analysis and making presentations to management.

Candidates should have a BS in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing preferred) or equivalent discipline or background, specific experience with the ISO 9001 quality system and in continuous improvement of methodologies and tools. In addition, good presentation/communication ability and strong knowledge of MS Excel, Word and Access skills. Supervisory experience is a strong plus.

Unimin offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package, including a 401(k). For consideration, please apply online at: www. unimin.com

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INVITATION FOR AUDIT PROPOSALS Proposals to provide audit services for W.A.M.Y. Community Action, Inc. for the year ending June 30, 2012 will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on June 18, 2012. The audit must be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and OMB Circular A-133, “Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Nonprofit Institutions.” Proposal documents may be obtained from the Finance Office at W.A.M.Y. Community Action, Inc., 225 Birch Street, Suite 2, Boone, NC 28607 during normal office hours 8:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday. Proposal documents may also be requested via telephone to 828-264-2421 or email to info@wamycommunityaction.org. Bids will be opened and reviewed at 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2012 and all bidders will be notified of the decision by June 27, 2012.

WAMY Community Action, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer/provider/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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Legal Notice IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, YANCEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

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Administrator/Executor Notice Having qualifed as Executor of the estate of Ethel Marie Robinson of Yancey County of North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before 9th day of August, 2012 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. This is the 9th day of May, 2012.

Ben Hollifield 822 Moses Branch Road Burnsville, NC 28714

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Don’t battle an elephant with a flyswatter

By John Rosemond

I occasionally receive complaints from fellow mental health professionals that my approach to discipline is excessively punitive.

The most recent accused me of actually recommending that 3-year-olds spend as much as a full day in their rooms for certain offenses. Said professional was horrified. She said punishment of that sort is “harsh” and does not “send positive messages.”

To set the record straight, I have no problem assigning a 3-year-old to his room for more than one day; up to several days, in fact.

During this internment, said child is allowed to join the family for meals and outings, go to preschool or school, and accompany parents on errands when he cannot be left home. Otherwise, he’s in his room, which has been stripped of “entertainment value.”

To relieve his boredom, his parents put him to bed immediately after the evening meal. At bedtime, they read him a story, talk a while, and tuck him in lovingly.

One can be reasonably certain that the room in question is heated in the winter and cooled in the summer; that it is vermin-free, contains a comfortable, clean bed, and has windows that look out on the world. I submit that the child so restricted is still living better than most of the world’s children. In other words, this Western Highlands Network, the Local Management Entity for Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, and Yancey counties is recruiting for a number of positions to include licensed clinical, qualified DD/MH/SA professionals and various support functions.

Details of positions including qualifications and application instructions are posted with the NC Employment Security Commission and at www. westernhighlands.org. Most positions are located in Buncombe County.

Western Highlands provides excellent benefits including a generous leave program, health/dental insurance, Local Government Retirement, and 401(k).

An Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Legal Notice IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, YANCEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Administrator’s Notice Having qualified as the Administrator of the estate of Christina Lee Ledford of Yancey County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of the deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of September, 2012 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of June, 2012.

Wanda Higgins Cooper 256 Sweetwater Road Green Mountain, NC 28740 June 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2012

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is confinement, but it is not solitary, nor is it “harsh.” When the door is finally opened, the child does not come stumbling out, emaciated and mumbling incoherently.

I don’t recommend such a consequence often, but only when a young child needs, for whatever reason, a huge wake-up call - the child hits or kicks a parent, for example. The unfortunate fact is that unless a consequence instills a permanent memory, one that screams “You don’t want to go there again!” when the child is about to misbehave in a similar manner, the punishment has been for naught.

And yes, a consequence of that sort does not send a positive message. The intent, in fact, is to send a negative message, as in “That is about as wrong as wrong can be, and I will not tolerate it, ever again, under any

circumstances.”

As I pointed out in a recent column, researchers have found that parents tend to dismiss research that doesn’t confirm their parenting decisions. Apparently, that also applies to some mental health professionals.

Ignoring research is forgivable in parents. In professionals, however, it is not.

In this case, some of the best research ever done into parenting outcomes, by psychologist Diana Baumrind at the University of California, finds that parents who are nurturing and affectionate but intolerant of misbehavior and punish it when it occurs raise the most well-adjusted kids. I am convinced that one reason, perhaps the major reason, why so many of today’s kids misbehave in the same ways over and over again is because their parents tolerate misbehavior. When these parents do punish, they fail to employ meaningful consequences. Instead, they use fly-swatters to fend off charging elephants.

The fly-swatters in question include time-out, which I have concluded works with children who are already well-behaved - kids who don’t need huge wake up calls, but only the occasional reminder.

Family psychologist John Rosemond answers questions at rosemond.com.

Classes offered at Mayland’s Yancey campus Internet & E-Mail Made Easy (24 Hours) Use of Microsoft Internet Explorer is covered as the student begins to explore the net in the first session. How to download and organize files on the computer for easy access is a primary topic in this class. Also, learn to send emails with attachments and post photos online. Experience with the mouse is recommended. Class begins June 14 at 1 PM at Mayland Community College’s Yancey Campus. For more information visit www. mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 682-7315.

Introduction to Google Docs (22.5 Hours) Legal Notice IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, YANCEY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 212 E 32 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of Eula Adkins of Yancey County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of the deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before 17 September, 2012 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This the 7th day of June, 2012.

Sandra L. Deyton, Executrix 138 Country Club Drive Unicoi, TN 37692 June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012

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Google Docs offers a free, highly mobile way to create files and share them with others.

It is an online feature of the Google web site and offers the basic features of a word processor, spreadsheet, database, slide presentation, and graphics program to anyone with access to the internet. A unique feature is the ability to share files with other users, enabling multiple users to edit the same file individually or at the same time. This course will focus on a brief introduction to each feature and how to network a file between several users. (No Class 7/5). Class begins June 16 at 6 PM at Mayland Community College’s Yancey Campus. For more information visit www.mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 682-7315.

Increase Business Productivity with Your Smartphone (6 Hours) Smartphone users will learn new methods of managing and marketing their business. The class will concentrate on increasing productivity through the use of applications such as Google Calendar, Google docs, Gmail, Dropbox, accepting payments using your smartphone, etc. Tools for basic marketing of your business to smartphone users, using applications like Foursquare, Yelp, and Facebook will be discussed. Class begins June 18 at 5:30 PM at Mayland Community College’s Yancey Campus. For more information visit www. mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 682-7315.

Introduction to iPads (3 Hours) NEW! Opening your iPad for the first time was great and now you want to know more about this device. Learn more about applications and resources to get the most out of your iPad. Know how to use basic features such as Safari, Calendar, Search & more. Also learn how to use the iTunes App store to download purchased and free applications. Class begins June 26 at 5:30 PM at Mayland Community College’s Yancey Campus. For more information visit www.mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 682-7315.

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When you’re ready to stop smoking for good

By Medea L Galligan MS Nutrition Whether you’re a lifetime pack-a-day smoker, a social smoker, or have just started smoking, quitting can be tough. Real tough.

But with the right game plan tailored to your needs, you can replace your smoking habits, manage your cravings, and join the millions of people who have kicked the habit for good.

The reason smoking tobacco is so hard to quit is because it is both a psychological habit and a physical addiction. The act of smoking is ingrained as a daily ritual and, at the same time, the nicotine from cigarettes provides a temporary, and addictive, high. Eliminating that regular fix of nicotine will cause your body to experience physical withdrawal symptoms and cravings. To successfully quit smoking, you’ll need to address both the habit and the addiction by changing your behavior and dealing with nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

There are many different methods that have successfully helped people to quit smoking, but before I discuss the possible methods, the most important thing that is required with for any method to work is the WHY. Personal Motivation to quit smoking is the ONLY way a smoker can become a non-smoker. They have to WANT TO QUIT and be willing to work through the tough emotional and physical challenges of quitting in order to reap the many rewards of not smoking.

Why Smokers Smoke Managing unpleasant feelings such as stress, depression, loneliness, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common reasons why adults smoke. When you have a bad day, it can seem like cigarettes are your only friend.

Smoking can temporarily make feelings such as sadness, stress, anxiety, depression, and boredom evaporate into thin air. As much comfort as cigarettes provide, though, it’s important to remember that there are healthier (and more effective) ways to keep unpleasant feelings in check. These may include exercising, meditating, using sensory relaxation strategies, and practicing simple breathing exercises.

For many people, an important aspect of quitting smoking is to find alternate ways to handle these difficult feelings without smoking.

Even when cigarettes are no longer a part of your life, the painful and unpleasant feelings that may have prompted you to smoke in the

past will still remain. So, it’s worth spending withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings, some time thinking about the different ways and are most effective when used as part you intend to deal with stressful situations of a comprehensive stop smoking program and the daily irritations that would normally monitored by your physician. Talk to your have you reaching for doctor about your options and whether an a cigarette. Tailoring a anti-smoking medication is right for you. personal game plan to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) your specific needs and approved options are: desires can be a big help.

Start by listing the reasons Nicotine Replacement Therapy why you want to quit and Nicotine replacement therapy involves then keep copies of the “replacing” cigarettes with other nicotine list in the places where substitutes, such as nicotine gum or a nicotine you’d normally keep your patch. It works by delivering small and steady cigarettes, such as in your doses of nicotine into the body to relieve some jacket, purse, or car. Your of the withdrawal symptoms without the tars reasons for quitting smoking might include: and poisonous gases found in cigarettes. This • I will feel healthier and have more energy, type of treatment helps smokers focus on whiter teeth, and fresher breath. breaking their psychological addiction and • I will lower my risk for cancer, heart makes it easier to concentrate on learning new attacks, strokes, early death, cataracts, and behaviors and coping skills. skin wrinkling.

• I will make myself and my partner, Non-Nicotine Medication friends, and family proud of me.

These medications help you stop smoking by • I will no longer expose my children and reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms others to the dangers of my second-hand without the use of nicotine. Medications smoke. such as bupropion (Zyban) and varenicline • I will have a healthier baby (If you or your (Chantix) are intended for short-term use only. partner is pregnant).

• I will have more money to spend.

Non-medication therapies • I won’t have to worry: “When will I get There are several things you can do to to smoke next?” stop smoking that don’t involve nicotine So, assuming that you are 100 percent replacement therapy or prescription committed to quitting, here are some of the medications: Ask your doctor for a referral or ways you can get to your goal: see Resources and References below for help 1. Quitting smoking cold turkey. finding qualified professionals in each area.

2. Systematically decreasing the number of cigarettes you smoke.

Hypnosis 3. Reducing your intake of nicotine A popular option that has produced good gradually over time. results. Forget anything you may have seen 4. Using nicotine replacement therapy or from stage hypnotists, hypnosis works by non-nicotine medications to reduce withdrawal getting you into a deeply relaxed state where symptoms. you are open to suggestions that strengthen 5. Utilizing nicotine support groups. your resolve to quit smoking and increase your 6. Trying hypnosis, acupuncture, health negative feelings toward cigarettes. coaching, or counseling using cognitive behavioral techniques.

Acupuncture of 6/11/12 - 6/17/12 You may be successful with the first methodWeekOne of the oldest known medical techniques, you try. More likely, you’ll have to try a acupuncture is believed to work by triggering number of different methods or a combination the release of endorphins (natural pain of treatments to find the ones that work best relievers) that allow the body to relax. As a for you. smoking cessation aid, acupuncture can be helpful in managing smoking withdrawal Medication therapy symptoms.

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Healing prayer service

The Living Faith Chapter of the International Order of St. Luke the Physician will be conducting an inter-faith healing prayer service at First Baptist Church in Spruce Pine, 125 Tappan St. on Sunday, June 24, at 3 p.m.

Chaplain Jack Hancox will be officiating. This service is held regularly every 4th Sunday of the month. For directions to the church call (828) 765-9411.

The International Order of Saint Luke is an inter-denominational religious order dedicated to the Christian healing ministry.

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Get moving when you quit smoking

From page 14 Behavioral Therapy Nicotine addiction is related to the habitual behaviors (the “rituals”) involved in smoking.

Behavior therapy focuses on learning new coping skills and breaking those habits.

Motivational Therapies Self-help books and websites can provide a number of ways to motivate yourself to quit smoking. One well known example is calculating the monetary savings. Some people have been able to find the motivation to quit just by calculating how much money they will save. It may be enough to pay for a summer vacation.

Helping a family member quit smoking It’s important to remember that you cannot make a friend or loved one quit smoking; the decision has to be theirs. But if they do make the decision to stop smoking, you can offer support and encouragement and try to ease the stress of quitting. Investigate the different treatment options available and talk them through with the smoker; just be careful never to preach or judge. You can also help a smoker overcome cravings by pursuing other activities with him or her, and by keeping smoking substitutes, such as gum and candy, on hand. If a loved one slips or relapses, don’t make them feel guilty. Congratulate them on the time they went without smoking and encourage them to try again. Most smokers require several attempts to successfully quit for good.

Tips for managing other cigarette cravings Cravings associated with meals: For some smokers, ending a meal means lighting up, and the prospect of giving that up may appear daunting.

TIP: replace that moment after a meal with something such as a piece of fruit, a (healthy) dessert, a square of chocolate, a stick of gum or better yet, get up from the table and take a walk!

Alcohol and cigarettes: Many people have a habit of smoking when they have an alcoholic drink.

TIP: try non-alcoholic drinks, or try drinking only in places where smoking inside

is prohibited.

Cravings associated with social smoking: When friends, family, and co-workers smoke around you, it is doubly difficult to quit or avoid relapse.

TIP: Your social circles need to know that you are changing your habits so talk about your decision to quit. Let them know they won’t be able to smoke when you’re in the car with them or taking a coffee break together.

In your workplace, don’t take all your coffee breaks with smokers only, do something else instead, or find non-smokers to have your breaks with.

Additional tips to deal with cravings and withdrawal symptoms are: • After quitting, you may feel dizzy, restless, or even have strong headaches because you’re lacking the immediate release of sugar that comes from nicotine. You may also have a bigger appetite. These sugar-related cravings should only last a few days until your body adjusts so keep your sugar levels a bit higher than usual on those days by drinking plenty of juice (unless you’re a diabetic). It will help prevent the craving symptoms and help your body re-adjust back to normal.

• Drink lots of water, half of your body weight in ounces a day is the recommended amount, and no, coffee, colas and teas don’t count! Flushing toxins from your body minimizes withdrawal symptoms and helps cravings pass faster.

• Eat lots of fresh vegetables and quality proteins to both detox and nourish your body.

It will help balance your metabolism and prevent unnecessary weight gain.

• Exercise daily! Go for walks, hikes, bike rides, or join a gym. More fresh oxygen in your body will allow you to detox quicker and will greatly reduce cravings.

• Keep your hands/fingers busy: Squeeze balls, pencils, or paper clips are good substitutes to satisfy that need for tactile stimulation.

• Keep your mind busy: Read a book or magazine, listen to some music you love.

• Find an oral substitute: Keep other things around to pop in your mouth when you’re craving a cigarette. Good choices include mints, hard candy, carrot or celery sticks, gum, and sunflower seeds.

• Keep a craving journal. For the first week

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or so of quitting, make entries into a log book to monitor your daily progress. Note the moments in your life when you crave a cigarette as these are your triggers to smoking.

Are there certain people or environments that trigger your cravings? If you smoke, how does it make you feel? Jot down some other things you can do to feel the same way. Later, when you’re having a bad day, you’ll be able to look back at the comments you wrote in week one to get perspective on how far you’ve come.

• Get support from others. Let your friends and family in on your plan to quit smoking and tell them you need their support and encouragement to stop. Look for a quit buddy who wants to stop smoking as well. You can help each other get through the rough times.

Quitting smoking is not easy, but you can do it. To have the best chance of quitting and staying quit, you need to know what you’re up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.

Since 1998, Medea L Galligan has helped thousands of people of all ages improve their health and well being through support and encouragement, exploring which foods are right for them, and assisting them in bringing back the joy of cooking and eating. Visit www.

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Sources: Smokefree.gov Online Quit Guide www.cancer.org/Healthy/ S t a y Aw a y f r o m To b a c c o / GuidetoQuittingSmoking Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. Lawrence Robinson, and Melinda Smith, M.A.

Renowned authors featured in lecture series in Asheville Tommy Hays, acclaimed novelist and executive director of UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program, will speak at 3 p.m.

Sunday, July 1, to kick off a new series of talks by great Southern writers at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center.

Charles Frazier, Wayne Caldwell, Ron Rash and Erica Abrams Locklear will be featured in subsequent talks. The series is free and open to the public, and will feature 3 p.m. author talks every Sunday afternoon in July.

Hays, whose work is featured in two recent collections – “27 Views of Asheville” and “Naked Came the Leaf Peeper” – begins the series. He is best known for his novels, “In the Family Way” (Random House, 1999), a Bookof-the-Month Club selection and winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award; and “The Pleasure Was Mine” (St. Martin’s Press, 2005), a National Public Radio “Radio Reader” selection chronicling a man’s journey as husband and caregiver as Alzheimer’s disease consumed his wife. Hays also has a forthcoming novel, “What I Came to Tell You,” for young adults. He is on the faculty of UNC Asheville’s Master of Liberal Arts Program.

The full series schedule is: Tommy Hays, July 1; Charles Frazier, July 8; Wayne Caldwell, July 15; Ron Rash, July 22; Erica Abrams Locklear, July 29.

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