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Celebrating pottery out in South Toe By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News Jim and Kore McWhirter weren’t exactly sure what they wanted to do when they came to Celo more than 50 years ago. He was a bookkeeper and she a homemaker, and they were looking for a place that could be their home. They were welcomed with open arms in Celo, where Jim worked cooking meals for fire crews and the forest service while Kore cared for the children and tried her hand at pottery, guided and advised by Wanda Lea, a late Celo potter who had attended Black Mountain College. That idea of throwing clay seemed to stick, and both Jim and Kore – pronounced Cora – gained proficiency and developed a style of pottery that was appealing. Half a century later, a second generation of McWhirters keeps the kiln fired. Next week they are celebrating the 50th anniversary of McWhirter Pottery, one of the longest operating galleries and pottery shops in the region. See Page 4
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U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows speaks during a town hall meeting Monday night at Mayland Community College. Meadows was in Burnsville recently to dedicate the new Pensacola Volunteer Fire Department, then held the Q&A session at Mayland to get feedback from his constituents. By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News There were lots of questions about health care and immigration at the town hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows Monday night at Mayland Community College, but the topic also ranged to bear hunting and Christmas trees. Meadows, a first-term congressman, spoke for an hour and a half answering question provided by
attendees. “There’s never one way to make everybody happy,” Meadows noted in his opening remarks, but he said he is “encouraged about our country” and he expects a “great future ahead.” The audience was a mix of residents from across the region. Some applauded Meadows’ more conservative stance at times, while at other times his opposition to White House policies resulted in
laughter and groans. What Meadows seemed to want to tell people is that he is willing to listen. He said he relies on constituent comment when he is trying to decide how to vote in the capitol. “Make your voice known,” he said. “It really makes a difference when you call my office. The way the people back home want me to vote is how I vote,” he said. See Page 5
Suit against Mountain Air dismissed By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News A civil lawsuit filed by the Town of Burnsville in February seeking to collect more than $50,000 in unpaid sewer fees from the Mountain Air Development Corporation has been voluntarily dismissed, court records show.
No one is willing to go on the record to directly link settlement of the lawsuit with a secret deal approved by town council earlier this month for an unidentified utility customer, thought Mayor Danny McIntosh did say that the board acted at the advice of the town’s utility attorney.
“The town entered into that lawsuit upon advice” of the attorney, McIntosh said, and “agreed to enter the voluntary agreement to dismiss (the suit) also on his advice, based on the council action in closed session” earlier this month. No one could say if the See Page 5
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Nonprofit sees new billboard rules as a tragic blow
By Reyn Bowman Scenic NC Scenic NC has been championing scenic preservation and the rights of all North Carolinians to enjoy our beautiful natural resources. Among the threats to this beauty were a number of provisions tucked into a hodgepodge bill passed in the final days of the North Carolina General Assembly. While the bill was labeled regulatory reform, it was filled with special interest giveaways to North Carolina’s billboard industry. While the people of North Carolina pay serious money to maintain the beautiful roads of our state, they are giving a large corporate subsidy to billboard companies. Subsidizing ad sales for publicly-traded corporations makes little sense when North Carolina has a backlog of requests to maintain the roads that generate the ad revenue. Polls show that 8-in-10 North Carolinians oppose cutting trees for billboards including nearly 7-in-10 Republicans. North Carolina’s General Assembly has caved to pressure from the billboard lobby once again. For two legislative sessions in a row, the billboard industry has asked for favors from Jones Street and gotten them. This year, the favors are tucked into the provisions of HB 74, a bill containing two provisions which attempt to make a giveaway of state resources to the billboard industry permanent. Governor McCrory just signed that bill
into law rather than vetoing a bad bill that contradicted views expressed when he campaigned. As mayor of Charlotte, Pat McCrory took a leadership role defending the rights of communities to protect them from billboard blight. As candidate for governor, McCrory took the General Assembly to task for enacting legislation enabling cutting of public trees. Now, Governor McCrory had an opportunity to veto a bad bill which senselessly handcuffs local governments...and chose not to. In 1965, the U.S. Congress enacted the Highway Beautification Act with the intent of restricting the growth of billboards and junkyards along our nation’s public highways. The Act restricts billboards to areas where they were allowed by local or state zoning laws. States are required to demonstrate that they have effectively controlled billboards under the Act or risk losing 10 percent of their federal highway appropriations. Governor McCrory’s endorsement of HB 74 gives billboard companies the right to completely rebuild aging billboards including those in communities where they are banned with new steel structures, even in areas that are not zoned for billboards. This creates a permanent monopoly for the holders of current permits. The price for this privilege is too low to be believed. Last session, our legislature passed a bill to permit the billboard advertising companies to
clear cut the right-of-way for 425 feet at each sign face, 850 feet for a two sided billboard. For this additional privilege, the billboard advertising company pays a whopping $200, less than the cost of administering the program. We had called upon Governor McCrory to oppose efforts by billboard companies to loosen rules on billboards this session. This new law is a complete giveaway of the state’s resources and will encourage billboard blight. Governor McCrory has let us all down. Despite stating on the campaign trail that he would have vetoed the bad billboard bill from last session, he signed this extension of that bill to make the problem permanent. Scenic NC will now take up the matter with the federal government. Scenic NC has called upon the United States Department of Transportation to audit North Carolina as a result of the actions taken by the N.C. General Assembly last session and this bill. While Governor McCrory issued an Executive Order on August 23, mandating that NC DOT consult with local governments, this action does not put North Carolina’s billboard control program back into compliance with the Highway Beautification act of 1965. Scenic NC, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that says it is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the scenic character and resources, natural beauty and community appearance throughout the state of North Carolina.
Letter writer just hears more lies coming out of Raleigh In the Yancey Common Times letter to the editor section, Sen. Phil Berger said there are dishonest advocates for teachers focusing on money not kids. The only dishonest person I see in this letter is Sen. Berger and the other lying GOP in Raleigh like Pat McCrory. Berger says the GOP appropriated $360 million more for schools and have spent more on K-12 public education in state history. Lie number 1. Well I guess
that is why so many jobs have been cut and education is cut to the bone. Lie number 2 is Berger says North Carolina spends $5 billion to provide our state’s teachers a package of salary and benefits worth an average of $55,264 for 10 months of employment. I worked 30 years in the school system as a teacher and never made $50,000 a year in my life. But Berger says this is the average. What a lie. He also says there are
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1,000 openings for teachers on the NC Dept. of Public Instruction website. I guess this to replace the over 1,000 of teachers who have left North Carolina to find better paying teaching jobs in South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia or Georgia. He also says last fall voters overwhelming re-elected a GOP legislature to strengthen our schools. It was not overwhelming and the ones that re-elected them
didn’t want them to cut education to the bone and not pay teachers what they deserve. They sure didn’t want teachers to leave because North Carolina will not pay them. That is not strengthening education. That is destroying it! So, who are you going to believe is being dishonest? A politician like Berger, Tillis and McCrory, or thousands of honest hard working teachers? Randy Hughes
Thanks for coverage, support of Moral Monday Dear Jonathan and Susan, Thank you for the wonderful coverage of Burnsville Moral Monday. The numerous pictures and excellent article provides a sense of being there for those who were not able to attend. I plan to send copies to my friends and family who are not fortunate enough to live in Yancey County. And on a wider scale, thank you to everyone involved in making the August 19 Burnsville Moral Monday a success! Many hands, hearts and minds joined to make the gathering on our beautiful Town Square a reality. Rather than attempt to name each person individually and risk forgetting someone, we instead say THANK YOU to our community. Last Monday’s event was not a one-time program. Burnsville/Yancey Moral Monday will continue as a non-partisan coalition of individuals providing information and education on the issues of social, economic and environmental justice that affect our community and encouraging active participation in government through exercise of the right to vote. Patti Smith Raven Tata Wanda Woodby Co-organizers, Burnsville Moral Monday
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Heritage readies for Erwin after heartbreaking loss to Patton Mountain Heritage welcomes Erwin to the Pit this Friday! The Cougars seemed strong last week at home but saw victory slip away as Patton scored 14 points in the final minute to take a 41-34 victory.
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With Labor Day, hunting hits high gear Labor Day. The last of two holidays that mark the summer. Labor Day comes in and white clothing becomes a faux pas. Shorts are no longer allowed at work. Swimming pools close. And hunting season arrives in all its glory. The first of the many hunting seasons is dove season. Usually it arrives the Saturday before Labor Day, however this year with the month of August still hanging around during the weekend, we get a Labor Day Monday opening day. Dove season has always been a special time for me. Doves were the hunt of choice as a kid. The abundant game bird taught me a lot about hunting and the outdoors. They were responsible for me learning how to shoot for one. Action is constant and frantic at times. It is funny how the childhood mind can wander. With a combination of patience and observation, I remember catching sight of a small flight of birds just over the horizon laden treetops. I would picture myself as a soldier manning the artillery as enemy planes headed my way. “I have to bring them down,” I would think. I would count my shotgun shells; I used 9 shot back then, and try to keep up with my efficiency. I still do. My father was one of the best wing shooters I have ever seen, often taking his limit in under a box. That was my goal, to shoot as well as him. I never out shot him. He is a marksman for both his skill and his patience. He would pick his shots, never taking one at a bird too far, too fast, or at the
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wrong angle. Seldom would he ever take two shots, unless he was going for a double. If the first shot missed, he figured the bird had an even greater advantage on the second. I learned how to clean game animals from dove hunting. Doves are relatively easy to clean. No gory mess left behind; just clean breast meat with a bunch of feathers. In fact, if done right, the breast meat is clean enough for my wife not to refuse to touch. She even enjoys playing with the recipes. The dove hunts taught me how to be a safe and courteous hunter. I observed where other hunters were located to know where not to shoot as well as to notify them when a bird
was headed their way. On a downed bird, we would watch where it would land in order to help the successful shooter find his quarry, or help in the search if necessary. I learned an appreciation for the animal. I watched the flight patterns. I studied its tendencies in where they would land. One of my most proud moments in the dove field was when I left the cover of the wood line one year and marched right to the middle of the field. The birds were funneled to me from the shooters on either side and rather than having them land in the fields, I was able to keep them in flight as well as get my limit early. When a bird was not killed immediately, I learned to dispatch the animal ethically and quickly. Many think a common oxymoron is hunters having a heart, but contrary to this belief we care for the game. The hunts also gave us a sense of tradition and family. Whether hunting with my father and grandfather, or hunting with my friends, or hunting with my son, father, nephew, and brother-in-law as I do now, it provides a bond that has lasting effects. It is no wonder that dove hunting means so much. Bill Howard teaches hunter education (IHEA) and bow hunter 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.
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Honoring 50 years of work at McWhirter Pottery
From the front The current generation running the gallery – Pete and Kim McWhirter – will host a weekend long celebration beginning Sept. 6 at the shop, located across the road from South Toe Elementary School on N.C. 80 South.
They will be celebrating Jim and Kore and their determination to find their niche in the Celo community where they could contribute and raise their family. “Every day was a struggle,” Pete says when asked to describe how his parents survived in the pottery business. “They didn’t strike up the art thing until they got here” after having spent a few years in South America doing socially relevant work “for the
good of the community.” The McWhirters had known people in the Celo community - a communal settlement founded in 1937 - and would visit while traveling, Pete says. They came to Celo with no formal plans other than finding a community in which they could contribute and where they could raise their four children, Loy, Morgan, Paula and Pete. Kore had made pottery when she was in school at Ann Arbor, Pete said. “She was skilled at the wheel. Wanda saw the skill, he said, and “helped them develop their glazes.” Beginning in 1963 the McWhirters worked out of a barn where the Bernstein Glass Gallery is now, and began to travel the southeast “knocking on doors” to convince shops and galleries to carry their work. They would “make pots every day, rain or shine,” Pete recalls. Sometimes the kids helped but even Pete – who has run the shop for years – was initially averse to tying his future to the pottery wheel. But he came to love working w i t h c l a y, and Kim, his wife, learned to throw from Kore. “She married into this career,” Pete jokes. Jim and Kore died early – she at age 67 and he at 73. The legacy they left was hardearned. “I feel like my parents did this to make a living for their families,” Pete says. “Mom
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Jim McWhirter, above, in the family studio. Below is Kore at work on the wheel at their first studio in Celo. To the left is the pottery sign, and their son, Pete, with another run from the kiln. The McWhirter Pottery is celebrating 50 years in operartion.
said when she left me the shop that she wasn’t doing me any favors.” But perhaps that is the touchstone of an artist: One who knows, as Pete says, that “as long as people are interested in your work you have to keep going. You want it to be that way. It’s got to be that way.” The 50th Anniversary of McWhirter Pottery is Sept. 6, 7
& 8 at the shop, located on N.C. 80 South across from South Toe Volunteer Fire Department Station 1. Activities are scheduled from 10-5 each day. Overflow parking should use the lot at South Toe Elementary School, and please don’t block the firehouse entrance.
USDA has grant money available for micro business
The USDA has announced the availability of loan and grant funds to support rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises. “By supporting very small business enterprises through the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, USDA has been able to direct assistance to small firms that otherwise might not be able to obtain credit,” said Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This program has shown that even a modest investment of federal dollars can have a huge impact for the local economy in small towns across rural America.” Despite budget uncertainties, USDA remains focused on strengthening the rural economy. U S D A’s R u r a l Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) was
established under the 2008 Farm Bill to support the development and ongoing success of rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises, which are defined as rural businesses with 10 or fewer employees. About $12.2 million will be provided to eligible applicants this year. Under the program, USDA may provide loans of up to $500,000 to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs). They, in turn, make microloans for business startup or development to eligible microentrepreneurs who are unable to obtain conventional credit elsewhere. Grants of up to $30,000 are available for MDOs to provide technical assistance and training, particularly in rural areas that have experienced significant outmigration. USDA
does not directly provide funds to the ultimate recipients. RMAP applications are due by September 13, 2013. More information about how to apply is available in the August 14, 2013 Federal Register. View it here: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ pkg/FR-2013-08-14/pdf/201319765.pdf, or by contacting any USDA Rural Development state office. Since the program began, USDA has provided 97 loans totaling more than $37 million and 124 grants totaling more than $9.5 million to 110 MDOs. These organizations used the USDA funding to make more than 760 microloans to 712 rural microenterprises. This assistance to individual businesses has created or saved an estimated 2,700 jobs.
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Obituaries Gloria A. Gill
Gloria A. Gill, 67, of Bald Mountain, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Clarence and Virgina Mae Buckner Allen and wife of Howard “Skip” Gill. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Yancey Funeral Services.
Helen Lowery Hill
Helen Ernestine Lowery Hill, 57, of Indian Creek, died Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Mission Hospital. A native of Moulton, Alabama, she was a daughter of Bea Lowery of Decatur, Ala., and the late Ernest Lowery. She was a loving mother and nana. Surviving, in addition to her mother, are Kenneth Hill, lifetime companion and friend; aughter Kassie Lee Hill-Chandler; son Luke Hill; two grandchildren, Brian Levi McIntosh and Jodi LeAnn Chandler, all of Burnsville; sisters Sheila Gillespie and Carolyn Cole a cousin, Debbie McNalley, all of Moulton; and, several other cousins and relatives. Funeral services were to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Pastor Jerry Shelton was to officiate. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Red Hill Cemetery in Moulton. The family will receive friends from
6 until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prior to the Vargas family. service at the funeral home. Pauline Boone Ward Deal Memorials may be made to Holcombe Pauline Boone Ward Deal, 94, of Brothers Funeral Home to help with funeral Denton, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013. expenses. Born May 17, 1919, in Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Willard and Deales Roger Mace Deales Roger Mace, 74, of Coxes Creek Sarah Buchanan Boone. Pauline was a Road in Marion, died Sunday, August 25, member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. She loved attending church and working in her 2013 at his home. A native of McDowell County, he was a flower and vegeta-ble gardens. Pauline is survived by her husband, son of the late Roscoe and Eula Hollifield John Deal of the home; children, Doyle Mace. Deales was a banjo picker who enjoyed Ward and wife, Katherine of Hickory, bluegrass and gospel music and was a NC, Ray Ward and wife, Ima Jean, and Rev. Harold Ward and wife, Mozelle; Rev. member of the Clear Creek Band. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Gerald Ward and wife, Linda of Denton, Rachel McMahan Mace; a brother: Ray and Ruth Olsen and husband, Walter of “Smokey” Mace and wife, Lila, of Marion Jefferson; eleven grandchildren, nineteen and 3 nephews: Jeffrey Davis, Lynn Ray great grandchildren, and six great greatgrandchildren. Mace and Stuart Dwaine Mace. In addition to her parents, she was Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Holcombe preceded in death by siblings, Bob, Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Mike Clarence, Claude, Ray, Reba, Leona, and Shuford and Dr. George Ellis will officiate. Naomi. Funeral service was August 23, 2013 The family will receive friends one hour at Faith Chapel Baptist Church with the prior to service at the funeral home. Reverends Harold Ward and Marty Bess officiated. The graveside was held at the Angel Vargas Angel Vargas , died Wednesday, August Plum Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in 21, 2013, at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Burnsville. Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory in Spruce Pine. A private graveside service was held Center is assisting the family with the arrangements. Monday, August 26. Webb Funeral Home is assisting the
Meadows answers questions in town hall meeting From the front “I believe in the voice of the people,” he said. Meadows took repeated questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or what is called Obamacare. He said he wants to repeal the law and replace it with a program that provides insurance for those who truly cannot afford it. He also advocates what he calls insurance portability where a citizen can carry insurance from job to job or state to state. He said the Affordable Care Act is “not ready for prime time” but that there are portions of it that are acceptable. He said he now accepts providing insurance to young adult children on their parents’ policies, but he said he felt young adults need to get out and “get a job” and become contributing members of society. Regarding immigration legislation, Meadows said he is “not for amnesty” for those in the country illegally. “What I believe is that we need to fix the legal immigration process that we have.” He said he supports providing legal immigration options to farm workers and others who are needed in the U.S. who will not be taking jobs from citizens. He said he does not favor the immigration bill that has passed in the Senate, but he said “I think you will see a step by step process” later this year for the House to approve its own
immigration legislation. Asked by Jeff Whitson of Burnsville about the fact that the United States provides financial aid to Muslim countries, Meadows said he thought the removal of the elected president in Egypt should be called a coup, and that U.S. funds to Egypt should be stopped as required by law. “To not call what happened there a coup” is foolish, he said. “We need to get to the point where we stand firm for what we say” globally. Meadows said Washington should address issues with Social Security and Medicare because he said they need to be more stable. He said he supports the Keystone Pipeline and wants to see more use of American natural resources. He said eavesdropping by the National Security Agency is “very problematic” and may be eroding Constitutional rights. He said he supports requiring an ID to vote, and additional attention on moves by the IRS to audit political foes. He said he supports further questions about the attack on the embassy in Libya, and a law to modify whether U.S. workers collect comp time or overtime. He said he is supportive of action against Syria regarding chemical weapons, but felt the heavy lifting should be done by Israel. More next week on the meeting.
Town drops lawsuit
From the front settlement resulted in the town being paid the $54,752 it claimed it was owed for wastewater treatment services provided to the Mountain Air community. No one could say if the town accepted a reduced amount in voluntarily dismissing the complaint, or whether any future payment agreement was reached. In the suit, which the town filed Feb. 11, the town sought judgement against Mountain Air Development Corporation for breaching a binding contract by failing to pay as agreed. “As a result of Defendant’s breach, as of February 1, 2013, Plaintiff has suffered damages in the amount of $54,752.20, plus interest.” The town had sought trial by jury in its original suit, as well as payment of attorney’s fees, the cost of the court action, and any other relief as the court may deem just and proper. According to court records the suit was voluntarily dismissed June 28. The town has refused to provide copies of emails sent and received concerning the utility agreement discussed in closed session, despite this newspaper’s belief that the communications are and will remain public records.
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Parkway gets patch north of Asheville The Blue Ridge Parkway re-opened a closed section of the historic motor road, from Milepost 376 at Ox Creek Road north of Asheville to Milepost 355 at Mt. Mitchell State Park using temporary bypass lanes, on Monday, Aug. 26. The speed limit in a short section of the
roadway has been reduced to 15 mph to ensure public safety while traveling through the bypass area. To better navigate the bypass alignment, motorists are urged to reduce speed as they approach this area. The reduced speed limit will be strictly enforced. The Craggy Gar-
dens Visitor Center and Picnic Area, located at Milepost 364, was also reopened on Monday. The 500 foot long by-pass restores twoway traffic through the area affected by significant structural damage as a result of unusually heavy rainfall totals earlier this summer.
Hi my name is Tippy. I am a very sweet, very pretty BeagleLab mix. I would love to come live with you and be your new best friend. Please take me home today. Well I can be someone’s best friend too. I am Graham, a beautiful Siamese cat. Maybe you can take both of us. I think I could learn to love dogs!
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‘A Few Good Men’ continues at Parkway Playhouse
Parkway Playhouse’s production Playhouse at 828-682-4285 or by of Aaron Sorkin’s taut courtroom visiting www.parkwayplayhouse. thriller, A Few Good Men continues com.- 9/1/13 Discounts are available for Week of 8/26/13 with performances August 29, 30, students, groups of 10 or more, 31 and September 5, 6, and 7 all and senior citizens. Patrons are at 7:30pm at Parkway Playhouse’s cautioned that the play contains historic facility located at 202 Green strong adult language. Mountain Drive in Burnsville. Written by Aaron Sorkin, who There is a 5pm performance on also created the popular television Sunday August 25. Ticket prices series The West Wing, A Few range from $12-$20 and can be Good Men is the story of military purchased by calling Parkway lawyers at a court-martial who
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uncover a high-level conspiracy when two Marines are accused of the hazing death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay. Their defense is put into the hands of a young litigator who, if he is going to save his clients, must determine the nature of honor for himself. Parkway Playhouse’s production is being directed by Gall and includes a cast that includes Ryan Robertson, McKenzie Pauley, Logan Kirkimillis, Colby Martin, Doug Shaw, Dan Wahlers, Randal Garland, Corey Chandler, Eric Martinez, Steven Grindstaff, Bruce Chuvala, AJ Moore, and Jen Russ. Scott Keel is featured as Daniel Kaffee, the young attorney and Dan Clancy plays the hyperintense Nathan Jessup, a highranking Marine officer who may or may not be telling the whole truth. R e c e n t l y, t h e T h e a t r e Communications Group designated Parkway Playhouse as one of 93 Blue Star Theatres in the United States. The Blue Star Theatre Program, which is a unique collaboration between the MetLife Foundation and the Theatre Communications
AsiAn MAngo And ChiCken WrAps Sweet and juicy ripe mangos are the perfect balance for the savory ingredients in this Asian wrap. Dinner’s ready in 30 minutes, or make ahead for a tasty portable lunch. preparation time: 30 minutes serves: 4
ingredienTs: • 2 ripe mangos, peeled, pitted, and diced • 1½ cups chopped roasted chicken breast • 2 green onions, sliced • 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped • ½ red bell pepper, chopped • 1½ cups shredded Savoy or Napa cabbage
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Group, which creates a connection between active military and veterans and their community. One of the ways that Parkway Playhouse is participating in this program and supporting members and veterans is by offering discounts to them and their immediate families. As a kick-off, Parkway Playhouse will give all active military and veterans attending the Thursday August 29th performance a 50% discount on their ticket orders (there is a maximum of 4 per order.) A military identification is required to redeem the discount, which is only available by visiting the box office window anytime before the August 29 performance. For more information about Parkway Playhouse’s mainstage season, tickets, auditions, or education programs please call 828-682-4285 or visit www. parkwayplayhouse.com.
Anna and Gracie celebrate birthdays
Anna Cox and Gracie Tipton celebrated their birthday’s together on August 9 with a pool party with their friends. Anna turned 15 years old on May 12 and is a sophomore at Mountain Heritage High School. Gracie turned 9 years old on June 17 and is in 4th grade at Bald Creek Elementary. Anna and Gracie
are the daughters of Tim and Julie Tipton of Burnsville and the granddaughters of Doug Metcalf of Burnsville and the late Cheryl Metcalf of Spruce Pine. And the late Howard and Vera Weatherman Tipton. The family wished to say thank you to all of Anna and Gracie’s friends for helping them celebrate their special day!
LEGAL NOTICE In the General Court of Justice, YANCEY County North Carolina Superior Court Division BEFORE THE CLERK File No. 13 E 97 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as the Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Lawrence Barton 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 November 29, 2013 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.
This the 30th day of July 2013, Sarah Elizabeth Barton, Administratrix P.O. Box 742 Micaville, NC 28740 Aug. 8, 15, 22 & 29 2013
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LAND FOR SALE SOUTH TOE LAND FOR SALE 5.5 acres off Colberts Creek Road. Creek frontage, borders N a t i o n a l F o r e s t , p r i v a c y, mixture of lush rhododendron, pines and hardwoods, level to moderate grade, south/southeast exposure, garden spot, view of Black Mountains, beautiful rock formation, active springs with spring boxes and pipe, and close proximity to South Toe River and Carolina Hemlock Recreation Area. At least 3-4 potential house sites. Transferable septic permit already obtained. Electric close by. We are selling in order to buy a larger parcel (10-15 acres) and will consider land swap option. Asking
price: $84,900. We would love to answer any questions you have or meet with you to show you this beautiful property. Contact Lisa at 828-208-1221.
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LEGAL NOTICE In the General Court of Justice, YANCEY County North Carolina Superior Court Division File No. 2013 E ______ ESTATE NOTICE Having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of Shirley I. Loftis 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 06 December, 2013 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This the 5th day of August, 2013. Sylvia Cox, Executrix 381 Racquet Club Road Asheville, NC 28803 Aug. 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2013
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What’s to eat at the elementary schools? Friday, Aug 30
Monday, Sept 2
Breakfast Breakfast Pizza WG Cereal WG Toast Peaches/Juice Milk
LABOR DAY!!
Lunch Turkey Pie Meatball Sub Sunbutter S’wich Glazed Carrots Green Beans Baked Apples Peaches/Milk
Tues, Sept 3
Wed, Sept 4
Breakfast Chix Biscuit WG Cereal WG Toast Juice/Fruit Cocktail Milk
Breakfast Sausage Biscuit WG Cereal WG Toast Pears Juice/Milk
Lunch Hamburger Steak Roll/Chix Taco Salad Tossed Salad/Refried Beans/Baked Apples Fruit Cocktail Milk
Lunch Hot Dog/Baked Ham/Mac&Cheese Sunbutter S’wich Cornbread/B.Beans Slaw/Pears/Cherry Crisp Milk
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Lunch Pizza Stix w/Marin Ham&Cheese S’wich/Corn Sunbutter S’wich S.Potato Puffs Peaches/Cranberry Crunch/Milk
Lunch Beef Taco/Chix Salad Wrap Sunbutter S’wich Broccoli/Great Northern Beans Pineapple Bits Applesauce/Milk
WG Cereal WG Toast Peaches Juice/Milk
WG Cereal WG Toast Applesauce/Juice Milk
Food for thought for middle school Friday, Aug 30
Monday, Sept 2
Breakfast Breakfast Pizza WG Cereal WG Toast Peaches/Juice Milk
LABOR DAY!!
Lunch Turkey Pie Meatball Sub Glazed Carrots Green Beans Baked Apples Peaches/Milk
Tuesday, Sept 3
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Breakfast Chix Biscuit WG Cereal WG Toast Juice/Fruit Cocktail Milk
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Lunch Beef Taco/Chix Salad Wrap Broccoli/Great Northern Beans Pineapple Bits Applesauce Milk
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Woman’s Club hosts luncheon and fashion show
The fourth annual luncheon & fashion show sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Burnsville is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7. The event raises funds for two scholarships awarded annually – one in nursing and the other in music – to a pair of seniors at Mountain Heritage High School. This year’s show features the latest fashions, courtesy of several downtown
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Lunch Hot Dog/Baked Ham/Mac&Cheese Cornbread Chix Quesadilla Baked Beans Slaw/Pears/Cherry Crisp Milk
Burnsville stores. Those stores include: David’s Ltd., The Grapevine, Felicity’s Closet, The Pink Store and The Crazy Daisy. Noted local actress Bunnie McIntosh will serve as moderator. Admission price is $20 per person and includes lunch. All money raised goes to benefit the scholarships. The event takes place a t 11 : 3 0 a . m . i n t h e Family Life Center at Higgins Memorial United Methodist Church on North Main Street. Tickets are available by
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calling Verlyn Garland at a n d Ya n c e y c o u t i e s ; (828) 682-4643, or (828) and these in Tennessee: 688-4375. Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington. Regular Penland classes room and board charges available to residents apply, but students are not P e n l a n d S c h o o l o f required to stay on campus. Crafts has open spaces The session runs Aug. in classes in its seventh 25-31 with openings in summer session available clay, metals, textiles, and at half cost to residents of wood. In the clay studio, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Anna Callouri Holcombe B u r k e , C a l d w e l l , will teach a workshop on Cherokee, Graham, Clay, layered ceramic surfaces, Haywood, Henderson, and Liz Zlot Summerfield Jackson, Macon, Madison, will teach a class on M c D o w e l l , M i t c h e l l , constructing pottery from Polk, Rutherford, Swain, soft clay slabs. Melanie Transylvania, Watauga, Bilenker will teach a metals
class focused on making pendants and brooches that preserve personal mementos under watch crystals. Libby O’Bryan will cover all aspects of running a business making sewn products, and Alice Schlein will teach a class on Photoshop as it applies to weaving. David Caldwell will teach carving skills that apply to furniture, architectural ornamentation, lettering, and relief panels. Complete information is available in the classes section of the Penland website: www.penland.org.
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For some it just takes the right motivation In a recent column I said thumb-sucking is not, as was once thought, a sign of insecurity or other psychological problems. Welladjusted children suck their thumbs and grow up to be well-adjusted adults. My daughter, who began sucking her thumb minutes after she was born (I think she used it to pass the time in utero), occasionally sucked her thumb to get to sleep when she was in high school. One time, when she was home from college, I checked on her around midnight and there she was, fast asleep with her favorite digit in her mouth. Today, Amy is a happily married homemaker with three children. She no longer sucks her thumb. She hasn’t the time. I much prefer children sucking their thumbs to pacifiers, which have been shown to interfere with speech development as well as the ability to self-comfort. Thumbs have never been associated with speech problems, and they are an ideal form of self-comforting. Fathers are prone to having a peculiar anxiety reaction when their sons suck their thumbs. I suppose they think this is the straight path to effeminacy, or becoming a momma’s boy, or something equally unmanly. No statistics exist on the number of SEALs or SWAT team members who sucked their thumbs as children, but I would venture to guess the percentage approximates that of the
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general population. Then there’s the dad who doesn’t like it that his 5-year-old son sucks his thumb, but buys him a video game and ignores the fact that he’s becoming slowly addicted. Occasionally, I run into folks who tell me that hot sauce or mittens or dental appliances persuaded their kids to stop sucking their thumbs, but I meet a whole lot more parents who tell me that stuff didn’t work. We tried a dental appliance for a few weeks on Amy when she was a preschooler. She simply adjusted the position of her thumb to avoid the poisoned spikes and went right on sucking. Most TSers stop when their social sensibilities awaken and they realize they’re Family psychologist John Rosemond sticking out like sore -- yes, I’m actually going to say it — thumbs among their peers. For answers parents’ questions on his web site at every 10 kids who are sucking their thumbs www.rosemond.com. as toddlers, I’ll bet only one is still sucking
Burnsville Elementary receives grant for library material
Dollar General recently awarded Burnsville Elementary a $4,000 youth literacy grant to fund classroom libraries. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation provides funding to assist schools in meeting some of the financial challenges they face in implementing new programs, or purchasing new equipment, materials or software for their school library or literacy program. “I am incredibly appreciative to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation,” said Colby Martin, Director of Grants and Compliance. “This is the sixth year we have applied for funds to stock classroom libraries in our schools. And it is the sixth time the Dollar General has funded our proposal. It is a unique situation in which all of our county’s schools have benefited equally.” This particular grant proposal focused on self-selected reading where students have
the opportunity to choose a book from their classroom library, silently read, and conference with their teacher about various elements of their chosen book. The Dollar General Back to School grant will provide Burnsville Elementary with nearly 750 books. The purpose of self-selected reading is to develop fluency and stamina. Students want to read where they are comfortable and coordinating times for all classes to go to the library every day is sometimes problematic. Studies show that students who engage in self-selected reading increase their comprehension. Not only will this program build endurance for personal reading, but will also help students reach grade level by not tiring. Self-selected reading is not a new concept, but complete classroom libraries is and has seen a surge in popularity due to the results
it provides. Robert J. Marzano found in his book, Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement, that a group reading at 50 percent proficiency will grow to 87 percent proficiency simply by implementing classroom libraries and allowing conference time with teachers. “There are three specific goals we want to achieve for this project,” said Barbara Tipton, principal of Burnsville Elementary. “With this intervention, we are trying to decrease the number of students reading below grade level, increase the level of enjoyment students experience from books, and increase the average number of books read by students in a given school year.”
Renowned dulcimer artist to perform writing, teaching, and recording acoustic music for 30 years. As a performer, “He has the ability to draw the audience into a cohesive body so that the evening becomes a shared experience ... meshing rollicking American tunes and delicate O’Carolan compositions into a delightful set sprinkled
liberally with his unique sense of humor and wandering storytelling style,” wrote Linda Waters in the Journal of the Houston Folklore Society. Tickets will be sold at the door. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. For directions and information contact Nancy at 675-5132.
Come ride
Acclaimed mountain dulcimer player Neal Hellman will perform Monday, Sept. 16, at the Celo Inn.
Hellman, a nationally acclaimed performer and teacher of the mountain dulcimer, has been active in performing,
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