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Does crisis loom for 3rd grade reading test?

By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News About half of Yancey County’s third graders could be held back this year as the district works to implement the state’s new “Read to Achieve” law.

Yancey Schools Superintendent Dr. Tony Tipton said “some systems (in the state) average as high as 70 percent” unable to pass end-of-grade reading comprehension tests.

Data in Yancey suggests that roughly 54 percent of third graders are proficient on reading to be advanced to fourth grade. “That

sounds terrible,” Tipton said, but he said those projections come from more stringent testing that was implemented at the end of the last school year.

“All schools were down – some as much as 30 or 40 percent,” he said. In the state, “we rank 16th out of 115 systems as a result of the scores.”

Rounding the numbers, Tipton said “we’re projecting about 50 percent of our third graders” will need improvement to pass the third grade reading test.

Last year, more than 50,000 of the state’s

third graders failed to demonstrate proficiency on the state’s reading assessment, in part because the adoption of the more stringent Common Core standards. All of these students are at risk of being held back this year unless they can pass one of a variety of tests intended to gauge their reading level.

The first hurdle actually occurred at the beginning of the school year, when third graders took a reading test to determine their level of competency. If they passed that test then they have acceptable reading skills to See Page 3

Four arrested on felony charges Four Yancey residents have been arrested on a variety of felony charges, according to records at the Clerk of Court’s office.

Brandon Lee Whitson, 24, of Big Brush Creek Road, Green Mountain, was arrested on a warrant Feb. 2 and charged with felony breaking and entering, Whitson felony larceny, and possession of stolen goods.

J. Proffitt of the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office told Magistrate B.G. Hensley Jr., that there was probable cause to charge Whitson for the theft of approximately 500 feet of Ballew copper wire and a gun cleaning kit taken from a barn at 178 Lower Pig Pen Road. Whitson was in custody Photo by Jonathan Austin on Tuesday.

Michael Eric Members of South Toe Volunteer Fire Department spend Saturday afternoon inspecting the larger Ballew, 44, supply hoses that are packed on a fire truck, as part of the annual training and equipment maintenance.

Johnson of White Oak Schiffhauer State insurance rules mandate certain inspections of fire fighting equipment as part of the procedure Road, was arrested on a warrant issued Jan. for establishing the cost of home owners insurance in a community.

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Yancey library reopens after flooding rehab

By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News The Yancey County Library is open again after having been closed since the middle of January when a sprinkler pipe froze and sent water flooding through two floors, including the childrens’ room.

“We are open for business as we speak,” AMY Regional Library Director Dan Barron said Monday. “The insurance company and building inspector gave us clearance on Friday, so we opened today.”

Barron said the upstairs community room, the children’s room and the young adult

room are still off limits. “The computers are available; most of the books are available.

We’re putting the children’s books out on shelves as we can.”

He said the library is open regular business hours, though the Children’s Story Time will continue at the Mitchell-Yancey Partnership for Children on East Main Street until further notice.

Barron said that so many agencies responded to assist after the flood, from first responders to county employees and volunteers. “So many deserve thanks. They responded so well,” he said.

Barron said “probably around 200 books were totally unsalvageable due to water damage,” while preservationists and volunteers managed to save and rehab about 2,000 books.

He said staff and volunteers saved about $60,000 worth of books. “We couldn’t have done it without the volunteers,” Barron said.

He said the fire sprinkler system and fire alarm have been inspected and are in working order.

Barron said contractors think that the floor in the upstairs conference room “can be saved with a light sanding.”

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Some see problems in changes for the GED test

By Lindsay Wagner NC Policy Watch Faye Alston spent eight years studying for the General Educational Development exam, better known as the GED. “I knew it was gonna be a struggle because I quit school 40 years ago, at age 17,” said Alston. “But I wanted an education.”

First developed in 1942 for soldiers returning home who had enlisted prior to completing high school, the GED is currently the most widely accepted high school equivalency credential in the nation and a requirement for those who are without a high school diploma and wish to pursue a postsecondary education.

But big changes to the exam will make it more difficult and costlier to obtain the GED, creating considerable obstacles for low-income, low-skilled adult learners wishing to improve their Alston, who grew up in Siler City, began taking GED classes back in 2005, while she was employed at UNC-Chapel Hill as a housekeeper.

“When I started, I started with reading and writing,” said Alston. “That was easy for me because I loved to read and write.”

Alston took GED classes at UNC through a free benefit provided to the school’s housekeepers made possible by the Orange County Literary Council. The Literary Council also provides free county-wide tutoring work to improve skills in English, math, basic computer skills, and GED and citizenship-test preparation for adults in the county who are need of assistance to attain their employment, educational, and personal/family goals.

The GED comprised five subject areas when Alston began working in 2005 toward obtaining the credential: reading and writing, social studies, science and math. Social studies and science were a breeze for Alston, too – but when she began studying for the math component of the exam, she ran into some trouble.

“I worked on math for about a year. But I was ashamed I didn’t know as much as everyone else, so I didn’t ask a lot of questions, and I acted like I knew what I was doing,” said Alston.

It took Alston eleven attempts at the math portion of the exam to succeed – she finally passed in 2013.

Lucky for her, Alston only had to pay $7.50 in order to take all four portions of the exam – even the math, which she had to take a number of times.

But if she hadn’t passed before January 1,

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2014, Alston would have to start all over again with the GED – facing higher costs and a more difficult exam to pass.

On Jan. 1, 2014, makers of the GED (the non-profit American Council for Education) announced a new public-private partnership with Pearson VUE and also introduced a new version of the exam. Big differences? The new GED exam will only be computer-based and it will cost significantly more than its predecessor.

The former five sections of the exam have been rolled up into four – literacy, math, science and social studies – -and come with a price tag of $120, not including fees for re-testing.

North Carolina used to be one of the best places in the country to take the GED. The state used to heavily subsidize the cost of the exam, according to Steve Duncan, director of the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) at Wake Technical Community College.

“For years, North Carolina subsidized the cost of the GED, providing it to anyone at a total cost of $7.50,” said Duncan.

“Then it went up to $25 in 2006, and $35 shortly after that.”

HEP serves migrant farmworkers and their families, providing free GED instructional classes through a federal grant provided by the U.S. Department of Education.

The people HEP serve – low-income, minority populations that typically lack basic computer skills and are English language learners – will be at a considerable disadvantage with the new GED. “First, there are no textbooks in Spanish yet.

They were supposed to come out in January, and now we are hearing March,” said Maria Lafuente Fisher, also of HEP. And there will no longer be a gatekeeper component to the GED either. Previously, those wishing to take the GED needed a referral from a community college or another approved referral agency in order to sign up.

“In the past we could monitor progress and know when students will be ready to test, ensuring that students wouldn’t waste their money and wouldn’t set themselves up for failure,” said Duncan. “Now there’s no gatekeeper – students can just sign up online

for the GED and test at an examination site whenever they think they are ready.”

The fact that the GED is only computerbased now is especially problematic.

“You need a computer and computer skills in order to be able to pass the GED, and that’s a big issue with our students. Things like scrolling, tabs, windows — all of that they’ll have to be familiar with in order to be successful. So we’ll need to assess and remediate those areas as well,” said Duncan.

The rigor of the new GED is greater and the content of the exams is aligned with Common Core Standards. And the credential will include two tiers of certification – high school equivalency and college/career readiness.

“While it is still unclear how the two levels will be viewed in the labor market and how the readiness format will connect to postsecondary access, it is clear that test preparation programs will need to be overhauled in an extremely short amount of time,” according to a brief [2] by the North Carolina Justice Center’s Sabine Schoenbach. There’s also concern that those who don’t secure the college/career readiness stamp of approval will feel less inclined to seek out postsecondary education.

Finally, if a person had passed some of the components of the GED, but not all, in 2013 or before – then he or she will have to start over from scratch now that January 1 has come and gone. All partial passers of the former GED will be required scrap those scores and take all four components of the new GED– and pay the higher cost.

“I heard there were changes coming,” said Alston, “and I was so afraid I wasn’t gonna pass. I thought have to get out of here before these changes, so I worked really hard.”

When she heard the test was computerized, she didn’t even want to think about it.

“I don’t know if I would have been successful, to tell you the truth,” said Alston of the prospect of not being able to take a paper and pen version of the GED. With her new credential finally in hand near the end of last year, Alston is now taking classes at Durham Tech and UNC. “I am taking Spanish class on Tuesdays and Thursdays at UNC and I’m taking integrated reading and writing as well as some science labs at Durham Tech. I want to go for my associate’s degree,” said Alston.

Ultimately, she’d like to be a teacher at a daycare or at a K-12 school.

“That’s a couple years ahead of me. But I love working with kids. And most important, I want to be a motivator for my daughter. I want her to say ‘my mommy did it, and I can do it too. I can do this if my mom went back to school at age 50-something.”

Education reporter Lindsay Wagner can be reached at 919-861-1460 or at lindsay@ ncpolicywatch.com

Valentine’s fundraiser scheduled for RSVP The Listening Project (RSVP) presents a “Valentine’s Day 50s and 60s Music Fundraiser Dance” to support social change – rooted in love.” The dance is Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Celo Community Center.

100 percent of the proceeds go to fund RSVP’s up and coming national and international Listening Projects. RSVP is a local non-profit organization.

Kid’s activities are from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., including cupcake walks, musical chairs, and dancing!

Adults only is from 8 p.m. – 11 p.m., and if adults bring a bottle of wine RSVP will provide the glasses.

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Reading law may prove expensive, detrimental for schools From the front advance. Likewise, if they pass an end-ofgrade reading test then they will have shown the appropriate reading skills to advance.

The Read to Achieve law also contains several provisions for students who fail the proficiency test. The students could pass by successfully demonstrating reading proficiency on a series of 36 half-hour standardized reading tests known as the “portfolio.”

That portfolio is what Yancey Schools Curriculum Director Shane Cassida called the Read to Achieve alternate test, “which I’ve never seen,” he said Monday. “No one has ever seen (it.)” He said it is supposed to be a ‘shorter passage’ comprehension test. “The state is working on that now.”

Some districts like Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Wake plan to have all third graders take all 36 portfolio tests in an attempt to limit the number of students who will be retained.

The portfolio, as initially conceived in the law, showed promise as a means to wean the state off its overreliance on standardized testing. But critics say the portfolio option dramatically increases the amount of testing that third graders must face. Critics say the Read to Achieve program ends up with teachers administering even more tests that significantly detract from the time students and teachers have available to improve vital reading skills by the end of third grade.

Third graders who fail the portfolio can take what Cassida called a “local alternative” reading test. “We don’t have a current local alternative. Several counties are trying to get a local alternative passed,” which Yancey could use, he said.

Third graders who do not pass any of the tests will face the need to attend summer school reading camp. The summer school will be four days a week, half a day, for a minimum of six weeks, Cassida said.

“If a parent chooses not to send their child to summer school, then that child must be retained,” said Tipton. “If the child is not proficient in third grade reading, and the parent won’t send the child to summer camp, by law they must be retained.”

The state will provide some funds for the summer school, but Cassida said those are based on the number of third graders failing reading proficiency two years ago when they were tested on a less stringent level. Tipton said the state is budgeting about $24,000 for Yancey to operate the summer school, and that the county will have to spend about $50,000 more.

“We have to run buses, provide a meal; It is a big deal,” Tipton said. “It’s a very big deal.”

At a recent legislative hearing, policymakers and school administrators indicated that they would explore altering and /or slowing down the implementation of the Read to Achieve program so that it is not working against the program’s original goal of helping children to read on grade level by the end of third grade.

If a student can’t read to competency after summer school - or is not enrolled in summer school - then that child will start next year in what is called a ‘transition class’ in which fourth grade curriculum will be taught except for the reading lessons for those who didn’t pass. Permanent record “would show that the student was retained, but they get to move in to fourth grade,” Cassida said.

In a system as small as Yancey, the need for one ‘transitional class’ will mean “all of our fourth grades will be transitional classes,” Tipton said.

Third grade competency will be stressed in the beginning of the school year, Tipton said, and in November the test will again be given to appropriate students. “If they pass they technically are moved to fourth grade.”

Cassida and Tipton said the entire Read to Achieve concept is “massive and just so confusing.”

One big issue is explaining to the parents

of the 184 third graders “We wanted to in Yancey what needs to one meeting Third graders who do not have be done to ensure that as in each school, on pass any of the tests will the same day at the many students as possible pass the tests. “Our job is time,” so all face the need to attend same to communicate with the parents have the parents of all the kids summer school reading same opportunity who are at risk,” Cassida hear what is camp. The summer school to said. going on, Tipton To address that, every will be four days a week, said. elementary school will Matt Ellinwood, half a day, for a minimum a policy advocate hold a special meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. to with the North of six weeks. give each principal the Carolina Justice opportunity to speak with Center’s Education third grade parents about the reading program. and Law Project, contributed to this report.

Can you pass this third grade reading test?

This is a sample third grade reading comprehension test provided by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Adapted from “The Nestling: The Bird’s Home”

By Olive Thorne Miller Each bird mother has her own way of making a nest; but there is one thing almost all of them try to do, and that is to hide it.

They cannot put their little homes out in plain sight, as we do our houses, because so many creatures want to rob them. Squirrels, snakes, rats, larger birds, cats, and many others like to eat the eggs of the young birds.

So, most birds try to find good hiding places. Some tiny songbirds go to the tops of the tallest trees and hide their nests among the leaves.

Orioles hang their swinging cradles at the end of a branch where cats, snakes, and curious children cannot reach.

Song sparrows tuck their little homes in bunches of weeds on the ground. Bobolinks hide their nests deep in the grass.

After a safe place is found, the mother bird has to get something to build her nest.

She hunts all about and gathers small twigs, grass stems, or fine roots. She pulls narrow strips of bark off grapevines and birch trees; or picks up strings, horsehairs, and many other things. Robins and swallows use mud. As she goes on building, the mother bird gets inside the nest and turns around and around to make it fit her form so it is smooth and comfortable for her to sit in.

Once a nest is made, it must be lined. Some birds go to the chicken yard and pick up feathers, while others find horsehairs. Other birds pull off the soft parts that grow on plants, get bits of wool from the sheep pasture, or use old leaves from the woods to make their nests soft and warm inside.

Some other nests are not nests at all, but platforms, and

it seems as if the eggs could roll right off. Other nests are deep burrows or holes in the ground, where no one can get in. Still nests are dainty baskets hung between two twigs or tiny cups of felt with moss outside.

Each species of bird builds in its own way. There are as many different ways to make nests as there are kinds of birds to make them.

After all the trouble the birds take in building a nest, they rarely use it a second time. If a pair of birds has two groups of young in one season, they almost always build a new nest for each family. A few birds, such as eagles, owls, and sometimes orioles, repair their homes to use again. Woodpeckers sometimes nest in these old holes, but generally, after the young birds have flown, the nest will not be wanted again.

When the nest is finished, the mother lays the eggs in it, one by one. We all know how pretty birds’ eggs are. Some are snowy white, some are pink, and some are blue. Many have tiny dots and specks on them, and a few are covered with strange-looking streaks and lines. But pretty as they are, I think no one would be so cruel as to take them away from the poor little mother if he remembered that her young ones are inside the eggs and that she loves them as his own mother loves him.

I have heard people say that birds do not care for their eggs.

Let me tell you what a little chickadee mother did when a man tried to steal the eggs out of her nest.

The nest was in a hole in an old stump, and a man was trying to remove the mother’s eggs. The man could not get his hand in, so he had to take them out one at a time with a little scoop.

At first, the mother flew at him and tried to drive him away. Then chickadees and other birds who lived nearby came to help her. All the birds cried out and flew around the

man’s face, so that the man had to use one hand to keep the angry birds away from his eyes. But still he continued taking out the eggs.

At last the little mother was so wild with grief that she dashed into the hole and sat in the doorway, right before his face. The man could not get another egg without hurting the mother bird, and not wanting to harm her, the man left the mother and her eggs alone.

1. Which statement from the text explains why birds hide their nests?

A “They cannot put their little homes out in plain sight, as we do our houses, because so many creatures want to rob them.”

B “After a safe place is found, the mother bird has to get something to build her nest.”

C “She hunts all about and gathers small twigs, grass stems, or fine roots.”

D “As she goes on building, the mother bird gets inside the nest and turns around and around to make it fit her form so it is smooth and comfortable for her to sit in.”

2. Which statement from the text describes a good hiding place for a nest?

A “Orioles hang their swinging cradles at the end of a branch where cats, snakes, and curious children cannot reach.”

B “The mother bird gets inside the nest and turns around and around to make it fit her form so it is smooth and comfortable.”

C “Some birds go to the chicken yard and pick up feathers, while others find horsehairs.”

D “After all the trouble the birds take in building a nest, they rarely use it a second time.”

3. Based on the selection, which would be used to line a nest?

A grapevines B feathers C rocks D twigs

4 FEB. 6, 2014 • YANCEY COUNTY NEWS

Obituaries Ernest Wallace

Ernest Wallace, 83, of Boone Branch, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at Blue Ridge Hospital in Spruce Pine.

A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Doss and Elva Edwards Wallace, and the husband of Eva Thomas Wallace, who died in 2012. He was also preceded in death by two sisters: Grace Cucumber and Ruby Measles; and two brothers: Ford and Ted Wallace. Ernest was a member of Crabtree Baptist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Boone and husband, Ken, and Ernestine (Tiny) Fender and husband, Larry, all of Burnsville; five brothers: Don Wallace and wife, Elaine, of Green Mountain, Pat Wallace and wife, Evelyn, of Burnsville, Ron Wallace and wife, Elsie, of Seneca, S.C., Bill Wallace and wife, Mae, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Bob Wallace of Virginia; grandchildren Forrest, Angie, Misty and Lisa; great grandchildren: Courtney, Jordan, Drew, Julie, Chloe, Josh, Tobey and Ethan; and a special sister-inlaw: Judy Hise and husband, Billy Ray (Heavy) of Spruce Pine.

Funeral was Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Dale Banks officiated. Burial was in Crabtree Baptist Church Cemetery.

Gail Harris

Gail Harris, 78, of the Newdale Community, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Dan and Abbie Stevens Harris. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Wood; and brothers Burl and Garrell Harris; sisters-in-law Maxie Burgin and Evelyn Hensley; brothers-inlaw Shirrell Buchanan and Jay McKinney.

Gail was a member of Blue Rock Baptist Church and was a bulldozer operator for a number of years. He loved to trade horses and be in his garage.

Surviving is his wife of 59 years, Lorene Buchanan Harris; daughters: Kim Bryant and husband, Donnie, of Newdale and Kathy Gouge and husband, Greg, also of Newdale; sons: Dennis Harris and friend, Tim Flight, of Tampa, Fla., David Harris and wife, June, of Toronto, Kan. and Danny Harris and wife, Denise, of Morganton; grandchildren: Joe Bryant and wife, Megan, Jake Bryant and Tyler Washburn; step-grandchildren Josh Lincolnfelt, Jim Bo Lincolnfelt, Skye McKinney, John Gouge, Holli Gouge and Mackenzie Gouge; step-great grandson, Jase McKinney; sisters Janet Grindstaff and husband, Jack, of Micaville, Jarvis Wilson and husband, Loki, of Burnsville, Jearleen Roberts and husband, Darrel, of Rome, Ga.; brother, Dwane Harris and wife, Betty, of Morganton; five sisters-in-law: Ida Harris of Bartlesville, Okla., Evelyn Harris of Morganton, Lona Boston and husband, Joe, of Crabtree, Ruby McKinney of Newdale and Pat Buchanan of Morganton; three brothers-in-law: Earl Burgin of South Toe, Jack Hensley of Jacks Creek and Jim Buchanan and wife, Linda, of Spruce Pine.

Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral was Feb. 1 in the chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. The Rev. Kenneth Forbes officiated. Burial followed in the Blue Rock Baptist Church Cemetery.

Brenda Peterson Canaan

Brenda Peterson Canaan, 68, of Burnsville, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Virginia Bailey Peterson.

She was a former employee of OMC. Brenda was a member of Bolens Creek Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband of 25 years, Lee Canaan; a daughter, Pam Allen and husband, Jeff; and a son, Charlie Carroway and wife, Sherri, all of Burnsville; a stepdaughter, Laurie Onkels and husband, Ronnie, of Kenosha, Wisc.; a stepson, Todd Canaan; a sister, Claudette Carroll and husband, K. E.; four grandchildren: Eden and Jenny Carroway and Juliana and Finley Allen; and a special friend, Micki Hoilman, all of Burnsville.

Funeral was in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Her son, the Rev. Charlie Carroway, and Niles Howell officiated. A graveside service was in the Fairview Cemetery at Horton Hill.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714.

Carl Junior Presnell

Carl Presnell, 79, of Marion, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Brian Center Health and Rehab in Spruce Pine.

He was born on Dec. 31, 1934, in Yancey County to the late Carl and Mary Thomas Presnell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers: Coy, Edgell, Byrl, Worley, Ned, and Donald Presnell, and his sisters: Mae Presnell Broome and Bell Williams. He was a member of the Bethel Freewill Baptist Church in Marion.

Survivors include a daughter, Angie Presnell of Marion; sons Kevin and Terry Presnell, both of Marion; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

A memorial service was held on Feb. 1.

Garry Winston Edwards

Garry Winston Edwards Sr., 58, died on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at his home. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Doss and Gladys Peterson Tipton.

He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wayne Curtis Edwards.

Surviving are his daughters: Amanda Edwards and fiancé, Bradly, of Bakersville,

and Hannah Edwards of Camden, S.C.; a son, Gary Edwards Jr. and wife, Christy, of Newland; sisters Earlen Griffith of Green Mountain, Betty Bryan and husband, Tom, of Lake Alfred, Fla., Patricia “Pat” Shull and husband, Jerry, of Vale, Diana Davis and husband, Robert, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn. and Peggy Brown and husband, Billy Joe, of Burnsville; brothers Larry Edwards and wife, Mary Jane, of Burnsville, Jimmy Edwards of Burnsville and Mickey Edwards of Marion; grandchildren Kelby, Colby, Taven, Dalton and Adriana Edwards.

Funeral was Jan. 31 in the chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. The Rev. Jeff Brewer and the Rev. Sherrill Whitson officiated. Burial followed in the Stamey Town Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorial may be made to Gideons International, PO box 611, Burnsville, NC 28714.

Imogene Webb Cantrell

Imogene Webb Cantrell, 52, of Minneapolis, died on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at her home. She was a daughter of Sue Reece Webb of Roaring Creek and the late Lawrence Webb.

Surviving, in addition to her mother, is her husband, Jerry Cantrell; sons Brad Cantrell of the home and Jason Cantrell of Powder Mill; sisters Teresa Hopson of Roaring Creek, Tammy Webb of Roan Mountain, Tenn., Sharon Hughes and husband, David, of Cranberry, Lisa Trivett and husband, Bill, of Isaacs Branch and Becky Buchanan and husband, Joel, of Roaring Creek; sisters-in-law: Roma Cantrell of Powder Mill, Carolyn Cantrell of Powder Mill and Sheila Ferguson and husband, Bobby, of Roan Mountain, Tenn.; and brother-in-law Wendell Cantrell and wife, Yvonne, of Powder Mill.

Funeral was Jan. 29 at The People’s Church on Roaring Creek. The Rev. Jody Almond and the Rev. Chris Nance officiated. Burial followed in the Webb Family Cemetery.

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

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Bow hunters shocked at tournament win

A large turnout made their way from various parts of the country in order to test their archery skills over the weekend. The even resembled a scaled down NASCAR race. Trailers with bow manufacturers, archery accessories, a n d t a rg e t s w i t h thousands of competitors wearing sponsored staff jerseys and shirts dotted the landscape.

They braved the winter rush of weather earlier in the week and were focused on the tasks ahead.

Just outside Gainesville, Fla., a community of people with the same interests fueled by similar passions prepared for the first leg of the Archery Shooter’s Association tournament.

In the archery world there are everyday hunters and target shooters like myself who wanted to gain new insights into their abilities as well as compare results, and then there are those who shoot professionally and can influence future decisions by the greater populace by just appearing with a certain company’s logo on their sleeve.

One of those professionals is N o r t h C a r o l i n a ’s Levi Morgan. Levi stars in a television show called Name the Game on the Sportsman Channel.

He is also one of the top shooters in archery. You could compare Levi’s place with a bow to Tiger Woods’ holding a golf club. In most tournaments, the outcome is Levi and

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then whoever was in second.

This year a shock bolted across the archery landscape when Levi announced a deal in which he was switching from one bow company to another rival company, namely Mathews to Elite. It was the equivalent of a Michael Jordan leaving Nike for Converse or Adidas.

It was also a huge gamble for Elite Archery.

Levi is a seven-time ASA shooter of the year and has won four straight International

B o w h u n t e r Organization (IBO) national championships. If Levi does not continue the same success this year with the new bow deal, it could spell disaster for Elite Archery. If he does continue that success, it shows how good Levi is and Elite gains the name recognition from a major star of the sport.

So, when the scores came in, the results were highly sought after. And Levi did not disappoint. He led the first day by two points with a 222.

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To understand the points I will offer a golf analogy. Consider 200 a par. Instead of the fewest points though, the higher the number the better. Basically you had Levi shoot at 20 targets and hitting a spot roughly the size of a half dollar on 11 of them, from unknown yardages in which all he could do was look at the target and guess the distance.

The second day, Levi increased his lead to six points over the second place shooter ending with a combined 440 for the two days. This total is one of the best tournament scores ever.

But Levi had not won yet.

The top five archers then go to a shoot down of five more targets.

An extra spot on the target comes into play that counts as 14 points and adds intrigue to the overall competition.

Levi’s strategy was to play it safe and see how it would pan out.

Five straight 10s and Levi would be happy.

However, one other shooter had a different approach. Tim Gillingham would storm through the five targets and take a lead and ultimately the upset win. Levi, who had just shot 40 targets as well as anyone ever, had just been surpassed on a five-target bonus stretch. There were as many gasps as there were cheers that filled the air.

Ultimately though, all the shooters, both pro and amateur, enjoyed a weekend of warmth,

Bill Howard takes aim at a 3D target in competition in Florida. competition, and comradery.

Bill Howard teaches hunter education and bow hunter education in North Carolina. He is a member of North Carolina Bowhunters Association and Pope & Young. He can be reached at billhowardoutdoors@gmail.com.

Four felony arrests reported

From the front 21 and charged with felony larceny and two counts obtaining property by false pretense.

Mark Letterman of the Yancey County Sheriff ’s Office told Magistrate B.G. Hensley Jr., that there was probable cause to charge Ballew in connection with the theft of two firearms and a crossbow, and then intended to cheat and defraud Cooper’s Trading Inc. by saying the weapons were his and selling them.

Ballew was released on bond.

On Jan. 30, warrants were issued for the arrest of Christian Stewart Schiffhauer, 28, and Richard E. Johnson, 29, both of 1156 Hardscrabble Road, on felony

charges of possession of 3 pounds of marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a home or vehicle for the distribution of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Johnson was also charged with felony possession of methamphetamine.

The two were arrested on a warrant issued by Magistrate T.M. Hall on a complaint by Mark Letterman of the Sheriff’s Office.

A witness on the warrant was James Edwards of the Division of Community Corrections.

Both Johnson and Schiffhauer were in custody on Tuesday morning.

Come see our new newspaper office in the basement below the old David’s Ltd. at 105 W. Main Street! The new location has access from the alley behind the store and down the staircase between David’s and the Baptist Association building.

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Does ridge development stifle county economics?

By Jack Igelman On a blustery November afternoon, there are no views from the 5,000-foot summit of Little Sugar Mountain in Avery County. Situated on the knob is Sugar Top, the 10-story steeland-concrete structure is veiled in a blanket of fog. Three decades ago, the construction of this very building launched a public debate on how the state should protect one of its most valuable resources: mountain views.

Ironically, the legislation this high-rise inspired — the Mountain Ridge Protection Act (of 1983), which banned certain tall buildings on ridge lines above 3,000 feet — gave Sugar Top an exclusive mountain apex location, making it an even easier sell by its developer, the Columbia, S.C.-based developer U.S. Capital Corp.

“Not much said about Sugar Top in the press has ever been positive,” said Dennis Lacey that November day. General manager of the building’s condominium association, Lacey is also a longtime resident of Sugar Top and the village of Sugar Mountain’s mayor.

From his windowless office on the first floor of the high-rise, Lacey points out that the building has many long-time employees and supports local businesses and charities.

“We are good stewards,” he said. “Sugar Top is a magnificent structure, and I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else.”

While there are only 30 fulltime, year-round residents here (most of the 320 units are second homes), the soft-spoken Lacey acknowledged the discord that overshadows the structure.

After all, he lives in what the building’s own website calls the “most controversial living quarters” in the state of North Carolina. Indeed, for some, this building’s profile is perhaps as recognizable as the Biltmore Estate or the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

And, even 30 years after its construction, Sugar Top still represents a turning point in what Western North Carolina’s mountaintops mean for North Carolina politics, conservation and business.

‘It was the only way to get the ridge law’ In fact, the outrage spawned during the complex’s construction led to a public debate over the future protection of North Carolina’s scenic beauty and the rights of developers. And after a January 1983 proposal from Hugh Morton, who then owned the Avery County tourist attraction Grandfather Mountain, and the nonpartisan group Western North Carolina Tomorrow calling for the creation of a state ridge law, the rhetoric flared.

“We’re interested in getting the

About 30 full-time residents live in the gated Sugar Top condominium complex, located in Avery County and pictured in January. The building prompted the passage of legislation that changed mountaintop development in 24 North Carolina counties. Max Cooper/Carolina Public Press

thing (ridge law) before they start building some more big garbage buildings on the mountain,” said Sen. R.P. “Bo” Thomas, a Henderson County Democrat and sponsor of the Senate’s version of the proposed ridge law who also referred to Sugar Top as “Avery County’s abomination.”

Rep. Margaret Hayden, a Democrat from Allegheny County, also proposed a state House version of the measure.

But despite widespread support for a ridge law there was opposition, such as from Rep. S.B. Lacey, a Republican from Avery County, who pointed out that the project provided 70 jobs and $20 million of spending in his county – all of which would have been prevented by the law.

“I’m afraid we may be creating MAMA (Mountain Area Management Act),” he told the Watauga Democrat, referring to failed legislation to regulate development in the mountain counties in the mid-1970s. “The engine is revved up and ready to go, but I’m concerned about all those boxcars and cabooses that will follow.”

Yet Morton and the designers of the legislation said they believed that the primary authority and responsibility of administering and enforcing ridge-top development should rest with local government, not the state.

Buncombe County Democratic state Sen. Martin Nesbitt, who was then a member of the House, introduced an amendment to Hayden’s House bill allowing counties to opt out of the ridge law, but only after holding a binding public referendum. The original House bill proposed

by Hayden included an opt-out provision that was voluntary.

“The mountain people in power decided we had to do something; we can’t let this

(Sugar Top) happen again,” recalled Nesbitt, who worked with other mountain legislators – including House Speaker Liston Ramsey of Madison County — to craft the opt-out clause.

While their amendment was more restrictive, having an “optout” clause was a necessary condition, many believed, for passage of the law in the state Senate and the House.

Yet the drafters of the ridge law generally felt that this type of land regulation — in spite of an historic regional disdain for government rules — would be widely supported. Nesbitt and others were betting that no county would choose to opt out, particularly in light of the public fury over the Sugar Top condos’ impact on mountain views.

“Everybody knows that there’s been a traditional feeling of independence on the part of mountain people. I’ve been a subscriber to that philosophy,” Morton was quoted as saying to the Watauga Democrat. “I’m glad that they did what they did over there on Sugar Top in such an abusive way, it was the only way to get the ridge law.”

On May 18, 1983, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a subcommittee of lawmakers was formed to recommend action on the two proposed ridge law bills and adopted provisions from the House and Senate versions.

The House voted in favor of the law, with only seven members opposed. The law was passed unanimously in the Senate and was ratified on July 5, 1983 — three months before the building opened for residents on Oct. 18, 1983.

What the law means today The Mountain Ridge Protection Act would ban the construction of buildings greater than 40 feet on ridges above 3,000 feet that are 500 feet above

an adjacent valley floor.

The law gave counties the ability to design their own ordinance using a state model, follow the state law, or hold a voter referendum to opt out of laws to restrict ridge top development.

An Asheville Citizen-Times editorial praised the law as a “laissez-faire regulation favoring local governments and as a flat ban against high-rise construction that cannot be challenged.”

Still, some developers railed against the legislation. The (Raleigh) News and Observer reported on Jan. 3, 1984 that James Ring, the president of the North Carolina Home Builders Association, said the law is an “ill-conceived notion that the legislature was remiss in passing and didn’t know what they were talking about.”

He also said the law was flawed since it doesn’t clearly define a ridge.

Nevertheless, the law quietly went into effect on Jan. 1, 1984, with a total of 24 counties eventually impacted.

Eleven adopted the state law; 12 approved local ordinances based on a state model, and one county, Cherokee, elected to hold a referendum to adopt the state law, which passed by a 2-to-1 margin in May 1984.

State environmental officials don’t enforce the law, so there is no single entity tracking whether any residential or commercial developments have faced challenges under the law. Still, the N.C. Geodetic Survey, which is no longer part of the N.C. Department of Natural Resources but is now part of the Department of Public Safety, provides maps of protected ridges.

“It was a bipartisan common sense protection for the common good of the region,” said Rep. Joe Sam Queen, a Democrat from Haywood County and former state senator. “Everybody owns the view. It is a public asset like clean air and clean water. The law helped preserve mountain views, which is an absolute essential to our economy and our sense of place.”

Jay Leutze, an Avery County resident and a trustee of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, views the debate over the ridge law in 1983 as a sea change in how the public considered the scenic value of the mountains.

According to the N.C. Department of Commerce, tourism expenditures exceeded $2.7 billion in the 23-county AdvantageWest mountain region in 2012.

“The consensus that building on ridges is a bad idea for local economics was impressive,” he said. “It is fascinating to me how scenery was quickly identified as See page 10

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Boys battle in balanced highlands conference

From Welcometothepit Newson said.

Follow on Twitter @welcometothepit Heritage girls talk strategy with Coach Susie Shelton during a game.

Girls stay focused as playoffs loom From Welcometothepit With the bulk of the season behind them, Mountain Heritage varsity girls Coach Susie Shelton says her team is primed and prepared for the tough slog to the playoffs.

The Lady Cougars are leading the conference 8-0, with a 14-2 overall record. “I think we started out with some question marks about how we were going to fill the holes left by the graduating class,” said Coach Susie Shelton.

“That class was very talented.”

She said the first half of the season shows that “the girls have committed and worked very hard to do what needs to be done. I think this team does the little things well. They want to win and expect to win. I am very pleased and proud of them.”

The Lady Cougars have been led by seniors Nyssa Freeman, with 14.1 points per game, and Abbey Bailey with 9.1 points per game. But leading them all is junior Destiny Elkins, with 18.6

points per game and a slew of blocks, steals and rebounds.

Destiny said she learned leadership on the court from former standouts Samm Chandler and Brianna Woody.

“They pushed me to be the best I could be. They made practice competitive, and set great examples when they played in games. In return, Destiny said she tries “to encourage the girls, but also to push them to be better.

This season Destiny has been double–teamed and sometimes triple-teamed. Does that wear on her? “It mentally pushes me and makes me play harder, because I want to have something to prove after every game. I’ve learned the harder I work the more it pays off, especially now that I am approaching my senior year.

The team goals have not changed; we still have the highest of expectations.”

Follow us on Twitter @welcome tothepit

After a rocky start to the season the Mountain Heritage boy’s team is just two games out of first place in the Western Highlands Conference, behind 7-0 Avery County .

After a long week off, Coach Hank Newson talked about his second year as head coach. “ We a r e v e r y pleased with our progress as we move into the final quarter of our regular season,” Newson said. “Our non-conference schedule was very difficult, he said, but “it was great experience for our team.”

The younger players - Job Kennedy, Luke Antinori, and Colton Garland – “have really improved and have handled the transition from JV roles with confidence.” Three returners - captains Grant Buckner, Avery Austin, and Blake Elkins “plus first-year player and starter Shelby Silver have done an excellent job of taking on leadership responsibilities along with playing very significant roles,”

Tipton picked as interim director for Social Services Yancey County DSS Board Chair Randy Ollis announced that Ricky Tipton, recently retired principal of East Yancey Middle School, has been selected to serve as the interim director for the Yancey

County Department of Social Services beginning Feb. 1, after the departure of Director Darrell Renfroe.

“We are confident that our DSS will continue to provide excellent service under Ricky’s leadership

“This is the most unselfish group I’ve been around in a long time. They all know their roles, and the exciting part is that every kid in our rotation has had a huge moment allowing us to pull out tough wins,” like Jared Sellers five blocks in the Cougar’s three-point win over Tu s c o l a o r A l e x Cash’s three huge three-pointers against Madison).

“Currently we are 8-8 (overall) and sit alone in second place in the Western Highlands Conference (6-2) with four games to go,” Newson said.

“The WHC is as balanced a conference as I’ve ever been a part of; Anyone can get win or lose on any

given night,” he said.

So what should we expect as the boys face four tough opponents?

“These last four games will be very difficult,” Newson said. “We are focused on taking care of our own business, one game at a time.

We need a little help to have a chance on winning a conference championship, but we are also chasing the No. 1 2A playoff position out of our league, which would equal at least a firstround home playoff game. So there is a lot remaining for us to play for. Hopefully we stay hungry and give ourselves a shot at making a run.”

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until a new Director is found,” Ollis said.

Ti p t o n w a s We s t e r n Regional Principal of the Year in North Carolina for 2013.

Renfroe left to take a state social services position.

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Some simple steps to solving sibling conflict Q: I have 3 kids ages 8, 6, and 4. I need help solving the “pick up the playroom” dilemma.

When an area in which they’ve been playing needs to be picked up and straightened, the 8-year-old always ends up doing all the work.

The other two continue to play or just pretend to be helping. The oldest complains that it’s not fair and he’s right. What can I do to ensure that they all do their share?

A: This very common problem is the result of parents who think children are adults. One aspect of emotional adulthood (not to be confused with chronological adulthood), is the understanding that cooperation with others is usually necessary to accomplishing anything of value and, furthermore, that cooperation results in short- and long-term benefit to all concerned.

Children are not adults, which may seem self-evident but obviously is not. When siblings are assigned to the same task, it’s typical that one or two siblings will do as little as possible while one - usually the oldest does all the work. That’s human nature, which is fundamentally irresponsible and always looking for the easy way out.

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a child plods through a task, taking, say, 30 minutes to do what can easily be done in five or 10 minutes, simply go in, pleasantly dismiss him (as if nothing is wrong), and do the job yourself.

Then, that evening, send him to bed immediately after dinner. It’s important that you not warn him of this in advance or threaten him with it; simply do it. When he gets over his shock and awe and asks why he has to go to bed so early, tell him that his inability to do the earlier task in a timely fashion tells you he’s not getting enough sleep. So, you’re going to help him with his sleep problem.

Then next time the playroom needs picking up, assign it to him again. When he points out that it’s a sibling’s turn, tell him that it is his turn until he does it quickly and properly.

When he cries out that it’s not fair, simply say, “I completely agree,” and walk away.

My experience has been that two doses of that will cure the problem.

The solution to this problem is to rotate tasks among the kids. Picking up the playroom is a good example. The first time it needs to be picked up, assign it to the oldest child. Send the other two kids elsewhere. The second time it needs straightening, assign it to the middle child. The youngest performs the next cleaning and then it’s back to the oldest.

Voila! The job gets done and none of them complains that “it’s not fair!” Or, they all complain, which, after all, is only fair.

Q: I have a follow-up question. Let’s say it’s the middle child’s turn and he holds everyone up by dawdling. What should I do then?

Family psychologist John Rosemond A: I have an equally simple solution; answers parents’ questions on his web site at furthermore, I’ve never heard of it failing. If www.rosemond.com.

Don’t fall for emotional Valentine’s Day scams

By Jason Alderman search for the ideal gift. an email with an On Valentine’s Day, Internet thieves know innocuous subject line people’s emotions run this and coolly set like, “Someone you all over the map – traps for unsuspecting know just sent you an some are head-over- shoppers. And, not e-card.” heels and want to surprisingly, dating Unless you’re shower their loved websites experience c e r t a i n s o m e o n e one with gifts, while greater activity, along sent you an e-card, others are despondent with a corresponding never click on links because currently they increase in relationship or follow instructions have no one special in scammers. to download software WeekHere of 2/10/14 - 2/16/14 their life. are some of to open the message.

W h a t e v e r y o u r the more common Chances are you’ll love status, one thing Valentine’s Day scams load a virus or malware everyone needs to to avoid: onto your computer, guard against at this Electronic greeting d o o m i n g y o u t o time of year is scams. cards are popular year- receive endless spam Valentine’s Day round, especially near or even endangering brings out the best – holidays. Scammers your personal and and worst – in human count on you not financial information. behavior. Our impulse p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n Valentine’s Day is is to be generous and when you receive the busiest day of the

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• Pay by credit card so if there’s a problem you can dispute it with your card issuer.

• If you receive an email saying there’s a problem with your order, call the

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In the General Court of Justice, YANCEY County North Carolina Superior Court Division Administrator/ Executor Notice: Having qualified as the Administrator of the estate of Daniel Boyd Angel, 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 either of the undersigned on or before the 14th day of May, 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 3rd day of February, 2014.

Kristina Nicole Rathburn

PO Box 296 Burnsville, NC 28714

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florist to make sure it’s legitimate; don’t click on any links – they could be malware.

Beware of emails and social media ads touting great deals on other Valentine’s themed gifts like chocolates, jewelry or lingerie. Unless you’ve previously done business with a company that legitimately has your email address, be skeptical. Watch out for minor typos in the web address – www. macys.comm instead of www.macys.com, for example.

It’s no coincidence that dating websites are busier during the winter holidays and leading up to Va l e n t i n e ’s D a y.

L o n e l y p e o p l e ’s defenses are lowered, making them vulnerable to online romance scams.

Before they know it, victims are conned into sharing personal or financial information, or lending money – money they’ll never see again.

I’m not saying don’t pursue love online at legitimate dating sites.

Just watch out for these warning signs: • T h e y w a n t to move your conversations off the dating site immediately and use personal email

or instant messaging – the better to avoid policing by the site’s Webmaster.

• Their online profile sounds too good to be true. That’s because they’ve probably shaped it to reflect your stated preferences.

O r , c o n v e r s e l y, their profile may be suspiciously sketchy on details or their photos don’t seem genuine.

• They profess love very quickly, even before you’ve spoken or met.

• T h e y c l a i m to be a U.S. citizen working overseas – often in the military.

• T h e y m a k e plans to visit, but are suddenly prevented by a traumatic family or business event – one which your money can overcome.

Bottom line: Don’t let your emotions get the better of your common sense when it comes to matters of the heart. For more tips on spotting and reporting online scams, visit the Federal Trade Commission’s website (www.ftc.gov).

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs.

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Some see mountaintop law as an infringement From Page 6 an economic engine.”

A blustery fight Arguably, the potential economic value of scenic tourism is adequate incentive to protect mountain views, yet according to Leutze, safeguarding ridge lines, steep slopes, and the viewshed is not a given and is still a top priority of the state’s conservation community.

This time, the fight might be a bit more complicated. Rather than a clear-cut battle between developers and conservationists, the future struggle to protect the state’s scenic value may be dimmer.

It may, for example, pit some environmentalists against each other.

The biggest threat so far to the ridge act came in 2009, when the state’s Environmental Management Commission proposed legislation to address wind energy in the mountains. The Wind Promotion Act of 2009 laid out a permitting process for utility scale wind farms. It also recommended allowing local governments to opt out of the Mountain Ridge Protection Act after adopting a local ordinance to regulate wind energy facilities.

This raised the concern of WNC legislators since the proposed legislation made an exception for traditional windmills on rural property without clearly banning industrialsize wind turbines, which can reach up to 400 feet tall.

A Senate committee led by mountain legislators including Nesbitt, Queen and others, proposed a provision to amend the ridge law by allowing only wind turbines that are less than 100 feet tall and used only for residential purposes to be placed on ridgelines above 3,000 feet. Their action blocked the development of mountain wind farms.

“I was ‘Mr. Wind,’” Queen said, “but we went through the studies and found it was not a good trade to compromise the viewshed.

There was bipartisan support not to violate the spirit of the [ridge] law.”

While the Sierra Club of North Carolina supports wind energy, they support wind power expansion on the coast rather than in the mountains.

“Our stance is very explicit about making sure that every proposed project is appropriate,” said Dustin Chicurel-Bayard, director of communications of the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club. “I think when it comes to a transition to sustainable energy for the mountains, solar makes a lot more sense.”

Changing attitudes or political Kryptonite?

The ridge law may have withstood the test of time, but there are plenty of other challenges ahead in the protection of the state’s ridgelines and scenic value.

“There are constant pressures seeking

short term gains at the expense of a long term sustainable economic model that relies on a beautiful intact natural landscape,” argued Leutze, who forecasted that any future proposals to regulate development is likely to be contentious. “We’ll continue to see this battle over the years, the pressure is constant from developers that want access to the most dramatic landscape: the biggest views, the prettiest water, mountain tops and streams.”

And the GOP-controlled state government may be less sympathetic to proposed new land regulations. A case in point: in June 2011, lawmakers ended the state’s landslide mapping unit by laying off five state geologist hired to map steep slopes in western counties.

Mitch Gillespie, a Republican from McDowell County who was then in the state House but is now the assistant secretary of the environment for the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, told the Smoky Mountain News in June 2011 that the mapping program was eliminated to save money.

“We had to make cuts throughout government this year,” Gillespie said then, adding that the state shouldn’t meddle in steep-slope regulation and that he feared the landslide maps would become ammunition in pushing through steep-slope construction laws at the state level.

Rep. Roger West, a Republican from Cherokee County, said he is also skeptical of land regulation.

“I am a firm believer in property rights — I believe a property owner should be able to do what he wants with his land as long as he doesn’t infringe on others’ rights,” West told Carolina Public Press recently.

He said he supports wind power depending on the circumstances, and he isn’t so sure a ridge act would pass the current legislature if it were proposed today.

Still, with the public outcry over Sugar Top and the widespread support of a ridge law three decades ago, touching it would be like dabbling with Kryptonite.

“The Republicans tend to respond to business interests more so than environmental issues,” Nesbitt said, “but they all love and honor these mountains as much as I do and would not defile them for short-term gain.”

Improving economy, increasing pressures?

DJ Gerken, senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center in Asheville, said that while many conservation and environmental issues are polarized in Raleigh, the success of the ridge law is confirmation that the core value of protecting views are shared and not party specific.

Still, he and Leutze argued that now may be the ideal time to guard the future of mountain views, as, he said, another mountain building rush may be coming.

“We’ve seen these boom-and-bust building cycles in North Carolina over and over again — in the 1920s, the 60s and 80s and the run in mid-2000s,” Gerken said. “It will happen again. We are now seeing the development come back in a robust way that may impact the slopes and ridge tops. This is actually the perfect time to plan for the future. By and large, I think developers want certainty.

They want to know what the rules are and don’t want them changing in the middle of a project.”

Whether another building boom is in the cards for Western North Carolina, one thing is fairly certain: another Sugar Top could be as unwelcome as ever.

“The building is an architectural crime; it was something that shouldn’t have happened, but people didn’t realize it could,” Queen said. “I’m not for taking anyone’s property rights, but every building has a lifetime, and I hope I live to see Sugar Top gone. Let’s live through this and never repeat it.”

Yet the controversial edifice is also a symbol of one of the most important pieces of conservation legislation in the state.

“It [the ridge law] was a rational response to keeping this from happening everywhere, but I think the feeling was prevalent that it was a little bit late,” Leutze said. “It taught me a lot about proactivity. It’s very hard to fight battles when you are back on your heels.”

What does the law say?

The Mountain Ridge Protection Act applies to development on mountain ridge tops located above 3,000 feet in elevation that are also 500 feet above the adjacent valley floor. The law also limits construction of buildings by restricting them to be no taller than 40 feet.

The law applies to 24 North Carolina counties with elevations of more than 3,000 feet: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

Jack Igelman is a contributing reporter with Carolina Public Press. Contact him at jack@igelman.com.

Public interest reporting is critical to an informed, engaged electorate and to ensuring government accountability.

Carolina Public Press, a non-profit online news service, provides Western North Carolina with unbiased, in-depth and investigative reporting as well as educational opportunities to journalists, students and others. For more information visit http:// www.carolinapublicpress.org/.

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War exhibit continues at Museum of History North Carolina and the Civil War: The Bitter End, 1864-1865, is the final exhibit in a three-part series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carols ina. The exhibit opened at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. The exhibit series explores the nation’s bloodiest conflict from 1861 through 1865.

Admission is free.

The Bitter End, 1864-1865 begins in the spring of 1864, when heavy fighting in Virginia was thinning the ranks of Tar Heel troops. The exhibit concludes with the surrender of the CSS Shenandoah in Liverpool, England, on Nov. 6, 1865. Highlighted

artifacts include revolvers, swords, battle flags and uniforms used by North Carolinians who persevered in the face of impossible odds.

The Bitter End, 1864-1865 showcases battle flags that have never been exhibited or have not been on view for many years. These historic banners have been conserved through funding provided by Civil War reenactment groups and organizations.

Flags on exhibit will be changed periodically to avoid prolonged exposure to light.

1864-1865: The Last Campaigns focuses on the fighting in Virginia at the Wilderness, at Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor. Artifacts include a Burnside carbine captured from a Federal scout and presented by Maj. Gen. Stephen Dodson Ramseur to his troops. Maj. Gen. Ramseur led

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an attack that saved the Confederate army at Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864. Also featured is the battle flag of the First Regiment N.C. State Troops that Pvt. John Reams of Northampton County carried into the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, where he was captured during handto-hand combat.

Unavoidable Ending recounts the fall of the Confederacy and Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865. The exhibit also highlights the surrender treaty signed

by Union general William T. Sherman and Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston at Bennett home, near Durham, in April 1865. On view is a Model 1850 foot officer’s sword used

by Col. Paul F. Faison, 56th Regiment N.C. Troops, that was surrendered at

Appomattox Court House. Artifacts associated with the Bennett home include a table and whiskey bottle used at the site.

Last at Liverpool concludes with a surprising and little-known footnote: the final act of the Civil War. “That act was the surrender of the CSS Shenandoah in Liverpool, England,” said Dr. Jeanne Marie Warzeski, Curator, N.C. Museum of History.

“The Shenandoah was surrendered by its captain, Pittsboro native James Iredell Waddell, on November 6, 1865, and it was truly the last surrender of the war.” Liverpool was the unofficial home port of the Confederate navy.

Museum visitors will see a Model 1852 U.S. naval officer’s sword and scabbard used by Capt. Waddell, as well as a ring he wore during his command of the Shenandoah.

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