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Camp Funshine returns
As many as 300 may attend this week’s 14th Camp Funshine at Toe River Campground. The four day camp offers fun and friendship for physically and developmentally delayed people from across the region and from as far away as Alabama. The camp is sponsored by Yancey County government and many businesses and residents. Here, Justin, above wants to show off his American flag hand design, while at left Bradley reacts as Ronald McDonald tells him the he loves him.
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Debris litters Lil’ Smoky’s Restaurant after the roof blew off, flooding the dining area and kitchen.
Roof ripped off Lil Smoky’s
By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News A strong storm system rolled across Yancey County last Thursday, toppling trees and damaging at least one business. Lil’ Smoky’s Restaurant, located at 702 East Main Street, Burnsville, is closed after winds ripped the membrane roof off the structure during the heavy downpour. “An employee called me Thursday afternoon,” said restaurant owner Sherry Banks. “She told me the ceiling was leaking.” The leak quickly became a deluge as rain washed through the exposed roofing onto the ceiling tiles, knocking them down. See page 3
See more images inside from this year’s Camp Funshine!
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Meth lab in Burnsville; drug charges filed
Sheriff’s deputies reported finding a meth lab at 261 Depot Street, Burnsville, after arriving there to serve outstanding warrants on Darrell Junior Mitchell, 45, and Lisa Marie Honeycutt, 43, both of Burnsville. The sheriff’s department reported finding methamphetamines, marijuana, pre-curser chemicals and various illegal prescription drugs. According to Sheriff Gary Banks, this is the second time that a meth lab has been discSee page 3 Darrell Mitchell
Lisa Honeycutt
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Shelter risks closing as funding sources evaporate
Within the next two weeks, as of 6-30-13, the fiscal year for The Family Violence Coalition of Yancey County, Inc. will change from FY 2012-2013 to FY 2013-2014. We receive the bulk of our funding to remain operational from the N.C. Council for Women. This is also the State of N.C. entity that certifies us to operate the county’s domestic violence and sexual assault programs. The Council for Women will send us our first quarterly installments of funds during mid to late September, or possibly mid to late October of 2013. I have to make payroll, pay light bills, and phone bills, as well as shelter victims of violence in our shelter 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. It costs us $573 a day to keep our shelter fully operational. Violence takes no holidays. Violence does not recognize fiscal years. It just keeps rolling along. Our other grants are reimbursement grants. What this means is that we have to have money in our bank account in order to spend it, then get it reimbursed to us a few weeks later. During FY 2012-2013 our agency suffered a $19,400 cut in funding. ALL of our emergency funds to assist clients with first month’s rent, electricity deposits, car repairs, etc. was eliminated by the N.C. General Assembly across the entire State of North Carolina. Our TANF-DV allotment for our county went from $13,000 to ZERO with no warning. Another grant was cut by $6,400 due to Yancey County’s population size. Those funds went to a county with more people. Bottom line is this: we were already operating on a tight budget from year to year, but we are hurting even more now than we were last year at this same time. We have had to be reliant upon a line of credit with a local bank for the past two years during this time of the year to make sure we keep our doors open. If we had a cushion of unrestricted funds in our bank account, then we could get out of the line of credit cycle and be able to deal with the State budget cuts. Within the past year the agency like ours in Jackson County closed. Within the past few months the domestic violence/sexual assault agency in Avery County closed. Victims in those counties are now being served by neighboring counties. We do not want that to happen in Yancey County.
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A cry for help from the director of the local domestic violence shelter
Within the next few weeks the Board of Directors of The Family Violence Coalition of Yancey County, Inc. will be mailing a fundraising letter to people in the community whom board members think might be willing and able to help. I have been the Executive Director of the FVC of Yancey County for seven years, and in all of these years I have never abjectly begged this community for donations. I have never sent out a fund-raising letter. I now find myself greatly worried and have shared my concerns with our board of directors. For the first time in seven years I am begging this community for generous donations. I would be negligent in my duties if I did not voice my concerns. The FVC shelter and other programs belong to Yancey County – not to me or to our board – but to our community. NOW, within the next few weeks , is our most lean time of the FY and we need your support in order to remain operational. The State is
looking for more support from each community as the State funds are cut to domestic violence and sexual assault/rape programs. We will be meeting with our Western Regional Director for the N.C. Council for Women , Kathleen Balogh, during our next board meeting this week. She is going to assist us with planning for the future. The hand-writing is on the wall. Either we are going to keep domestic violence/rape crisis shelters and agencies in rural counties or - without support - our doors will close and our victims of such crimes must seek shelter and support in a metropolitan area. This is grossly unfair to victims and their children – to be uprooted and the children forced to change schools. We are greatly concerned that if faced with being moved to a city that our victims of such violence will remain in their homes out of fear of moving and due to lack of space in the shelters located in Ashville, Morganton, etc. Now is the time to support us. (All donations are tax deductible). Thank you, in advance, for your support and generosity. Samantha L. Phipps, executive director FVC of Yancey County, Inc. P.O. Box 602 Burnsville, N.C. 28714
Will property and sales taxes go up this year? By Allan Freyer Last week the North Carolina Senate’s chief tax writing committee approved the third different major tax reform proposal put forth by state legislative leaders this year. It is, by any measure, an historically unprecedented $1 billion-a-year tax cut that would enact steep reductions in personal income tax rates and an outright elimination of the corporate income tax. Interestingly, however, while Senate leaders spoke at-length in glowing terms about the idea of reducing North Carolina’s income taxes to rates below those in other southeastern states, they remained conspicuously silent on another elephant in the room: the issue of local taxes and the demonstrable fact that other states have kept their statewide rates low by increasing local property taxes or sales taxes (or both). This raises an important question: Will the proposed state income tax cuts for North Carolina simply lead to higher property taxes and sales taxes? A look at the facts makes clear that such a result will be hard to avoid. Local governments primarily fund their services (like firefighting, public safety, roads, and education) through state support and a mix of local property and sales taxes. As we’ve seen over the past two years, declining state revenues have contributed to steep reductions in state aid to local governments. This, in turn, has forced these local governments to turn
to property tax and sales tax increases in order to continue provide their services. (The City of Charlotte just approved a property tax increase.) Likewise, state governments also have to rely on sales tax revenues in the same way. As a result, states with low income tax rates (or no income taxes at all) often have higher property taxes and sales taxes than those that rely more on income tax rates. According to a recent report from the nonpartisan analysts at the Washington, DC-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, states without an income tax have property taxes that are eight to 12 percent above the national average. Sales taxes in these states average 18-21 percent above the national average. Looking across the Southeast, the implications of the planned reduction in the income tax for North Carolina are impossible to deny. While all of these states have lower income tax rates than North Carolina, nine out of 10 of them also have higher property taxes or sales taxes. Furthermore: * Residents in six out of 10 other southeastern states face higher property taxes as a percentage of their income than North Carolinians. On average, the residents of these states pay $338 more in property taxes than North Carolinians in terms of revenues per capita. * Similarly, seven out of 10 other southeastern states require their residents to pay more in sales taxes as a percent
of income than North Carolina does—an average tax bill $266 higher than what our state residents currently face, as measured by per capita revenue. * Closer to home, four of our five neighboring states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia) have higher property taxes as a percent of income than North Carolina. Residents in these other states pay on average $335 more per capita than residents of North Carolina. Te n n e s s e e i s t h e o n l y neighboring states with lower property taxes, but it also has the highest sales tax as a percent of income. All five neighboring states either have higher sales taxes or higher property taxes, reinforcing the fact that: a) revenue has to come from somewhere, and b) the less revenue raised from personal income taxes, the more it has to come from regressive sources that disproportionately impact low and middle income families. Given the reality in these neighboring, lower-income tax states, legislative leaders need to honestly confront and grapple with the question of whether property and sales tax hikes will be necessary to replace the revenue lost to their proposed income tax cuts. Based on decades of experience, it’s hard to see how the state will be able to avoid such a pattern. Allan Freyer is a Policy Analyst at the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center.
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Above, workers clear N.C. 197 after a tree blocked traffic in both directions. Below, a tree blocks a driveway in Burnsville. At right, the dining room at Lil Smoky’s is littered with ceiling tiles and other debris after the roof blew off.
Town plans budget public hearing The Town of Burnsville’s budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 has been submitted to the Town Council and a copy is available for public inspection in the Clerks Office at Town Hall. The Town
Council will hold public hearings on the budget and a new Sewer Use Ordinance at 4 p.m. on Monday June 24, in the upstairs boardroom of Town Hall, 2 Town Square, Burnsville.
Arrests made for illegal drugs
From the front overed at this residence within the last few months. Both Mitchell and Honeycutt are being held in the Yancey County Jail under $100,000 secured bond with a court date set for June 24. Two other local residents have been arrested and charged in connection with drug possession. Arrests were made by officers of the Yancey County Sheriff’s office and Burnsville Police Department. Lee Hensley, 64 of 538 Bald Mountain Road, Burnsville, was arrested on June 3 for trafficking in opium, possession with intent to manufacture sale and deliver,
maintaining a dwelling for the sale of drugs, and possession of a schedule III drug. Hensley was released after posting a $25,000 secured bond. Wi l l a r d R a n d a l l S w a n e y Jr. 37, of 335 Meadow wood Lane, Burnsville, was arrested and charged with selling and delivering schedule II Oxycodone, maintaining a vehicle to keep a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver schedule II Oxycodone, and possession of Oxycodone. He was released after posting a $10,000 secure bond.
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Storm damages restaurant, downs trees From the front The roofing appeared to have been peeled up on one side of the building and rolled by the winds across to the other side. Banks said the entire restaurant sustained damage from the water and falling debris. “I’ve got all electric equipment in the kitchen,” she said, and she wasn’t sure the damage in there. Banks said she owns all the furniture and equipment. “I was
devastated.” Professional crews got busy cleaning the restaurant, and on Monday had a pile of garbage bags outside filled with the debris that had fallen from the ceiling. Banks said she lost some of her food stock, but was thankful when Mayor Danny McIntosh brought by a refrigerated truck to hold the salvageable frozen and refrigerated goods. L i l ’ S m o k y ’s has been a popular
Burnsville restaurant since 1953, and Banks said she was going to get it open and serving again. “I want it back,” she said. Elsewhere in the area a tree fell onto a car near Sawmill Hollow Road on U.S. 19E; and N.C. 197 and N.C. 80 were blocked by fallen trees. Other areas reported some damage as the storm hit in two distinct waves, with winds, thunder and lightning, and heavy rain.
Playhouse features ‘Peter Pan’ The high-flying fantasy, Peter Pan, will delight children of all ages when the boy who will never grow up swoops down over the Parkway Playhouse stage June 29 through July 14. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a 5 p.m. performance on Sunday June 30. Tickets range from $12-$20. Tickets for the opening weekend performances on June 29 and 30 are priced at $15 each. All performances will be held at the Parkway Playhouse, 202 Green
Mountain Drive, Reservations can be made by calling 828-682-4285 or by visiting Parkway Playhouse’s secure w e b s i t e a t w w w. parkwayplayhouse. com . Join Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael and of course Tinker Bell, who along with the Lost Boys, do battle with the sinister Captain Hook and his pirate crew. Along the journey you’ll befriend Tiger Lily and her tribe and re-awaken your belief in fairies. This production, based on the original story by J.M. Barrie features a
rarely heard score from Leonard Bernstein. “This is a story that embraces and celebrates childhood” commented Parkway Playhouse Producing Artistic Director, Andrew Gall. “It is also the biggest production we have ever attempted at Parkway Playhouse both in terms of size, the cast included 42 actors, and in terms of technical ambition. The flying effects, crocodiles, exotic birds, and a fantastical story all lend to a theatre experience unlike anything else we have ever done.”
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Obituaries Lucy Miller Wheeler Lucy Miller Wheeler, 94, of the Higgins community, died on June 13, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Reverend Quince Miller and Birdie Woodby Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Tom, who died in 1986, a son, James, who died in 2003; two granddaughters, Tammy and Amy Wheeler; two sisters, Sudia Williams and Ollie Mosley; and three brothers, Arson, Cal and George Miller. She is survived by her daughters and caregiver, Elizabeth Allen and husband, Edd, of Fletcher, and Grace Hensley and husband, Dennia, of Burnsville; daughterin-law Gayle Wheeler of Kernersville; sisters Hattie Bradford of Burnsville, Ann Barrett and Harley Miller of Greenville, Tenn.; brother I.J. Miller of Midway, Tenn.; 9 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a very special and dear friend, Debbie Cannon. Lucy was well known for her beautiful quilts and ability to grow roses. She was a member of Bald Mountain Freewill Baptist Church. Funeral was June 16 in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Burl Ledford officiated. Burial was at Higgins Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Four Seasons Hospice, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731.
Lawrence Odom Lawrence Odom, 78, of the Buladean Community, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013, in the James H. Quillen VAMC, Johnson City. A native of Mitchell County, he was the son of the late Walter Brown and Matilda Frye Odom. He was a member of the Odoms Chapel Freewill Baptist Church and the Bakersville Masonic Lodge # 357 AF & AM. and served his country in the Army. Lawrence enjoyed metal detecting, fishing and camping. He was also preceded in death by his sister and brother, Ruby Street and Brown Odom. Lawrence is survived by his wife of 62 years, Haseltine Honeycutt Odom; his daughter, Marcella Street and husband, Gary, of Bakersville; his grandson, Kevin Street and wife, Kristi, and greatgranddaughter Haley Nicole Street, all of Bakersville; two nieces, Kathy Jenkins and Ruth Carver; nephew Ralph Odom, and several cousins. Funeral was June 18 in the chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Campbell officiating. Burial followed in the Ham Hughes Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of choice. Henline-Hughes Funeral Home is assisting the Odom Family.
Donald Mac Tipton Donald Mac Tipton, 65, of the Snow Creek Community, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013, at his home. He was a son of the late Walter Tipton and Pansy Boone Tipton. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Arnold Tipton and Harry Tipton; and a sister, Betty Jo Grindstaff. He was a proud Army veteran, having served in the
Republic of Vietnam in the 47th Infantry Division. Donald was a strong-minded man who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Surviving are his wife, Anita Tipton of the home; daughters Amanda Hughes and husband, Michael, Melissa Tipton, and Brandie Viola and husband, Frank, all of Bakersville: grandchildren Justin Hughes, Trenton and Martin Robinson, Destiny, Devin and Kierra Carpenter, Kai Lynn and Gabriella Viola. Funeral was June 18 in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. The Rev. Toby Crowder officiated. Burial was in the Lily Branch Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Sgt. E.L. Randlolf, Chapter #57 D.A.V.
G. Paul Kenyon G. Paul Kenyon, 92, of Bakersville, passed away on June 14, 2013, at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. Paul had resided with his son, Randy Kenyon and his wife Teresa in Bakersville for the past several years. He had recently moved to the Brian Center in Spruce Pine due to failing health. Paul was born June 30, 1920, in Coudersport, Penn., to Lillie Randall Kenyon and Leroy Aden Kenyon. He was one of three sons raised on a dairy farm. His goal as a young man was to leave the farm and see the world. Paul served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He used the GI Bill to obtain an undergraduate education at Kent State University in Ohio and a M.D. from the University of Rochester. He earned a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. He married Rose Pujazon Kenyon and was the father of three children. With his wife and children he lived in many locations and served as a physician in many capacities. He lived and worked in West Pakistan and West Germany while working as a physician for the federal government. He served as the Columbia County, N.Y. Public Health Commissioner while residing in Claverack, N.Y. and later worked for the State of New York as an epidemiologist. Paul lived in New Orleans for over 30 years. During some of that time he was affiliated with Charity Hospital and he also provided free medical care to those in need. Paul had many varied interests and hobbies including ornithology, astronomy, recording music, reading, and bicycling. When he turned 75 he embarked on a 2,000 mile bike trip from New Orleans, La. He stopped to visit his children along the way in Baton Rouge, La., Saltville, Va. and Cambridge, N.Y. before ending his trip at the family farm in Coudersport, Penn. Paul leaves behind three children and their families: son, Randy Kenyon and wife Teresa of Bakersville, and their children: Jim and Dave Kenyon, Crystal Wood and husband Matt and baby daughter, Abby; daughter, Susan Kenyon of Cambridge, N.Y., and her children Lyle and Wyatt Wesner; and son Lester Kenyon and wife Lyn of Zachary, La. He also leaves behind several nephews and grandnephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Earl and Leonard and by his exwife, Rose.
A memorial service will be held at a later date for immediate family members. The family suggests memorials be in the form of contributions to a charity.
Harlan Harrell Harlan Harrell, 84, of Fork Mountain, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family. A native of Mitchell County, he was a son of the late Tennessee and Mary Mosley Harrell. He was also preceded in death by 5 sisters; 3 brothers and 2 grandchildren: Douglas Johnson and Jr. Harrell. Harlan was a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed watching wrestling. Surviving is his wife of 63 years, Betty Jean Mosley Harrell; daughters Dot Johnson and husband, James, of Buladean, Debra Forbes and husband, Carroll, of Bakersville, and Mary Boone of Double Island; sons Gary Harrell and wife, Tessie, of Fork Mountain and Ricky Harrell and wife, Jennifer, of Hendersonville; brother Lobright Harrell and wife, Juanita, of Baltimore, Md.; 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral was June 15 in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. The Revs. Ronnie Gouge, Brandon Harrell and Kent Murphy officiated. Burial was in the Fork Mountain Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County, 236 Hospital Drive, Spruce Pine, NC.
Junior G. King Junior G. King, 82, of Asheville passed away Wednesday, June 12 2013, at The John F. Keever Solace Center. A native of Yancey County, he was the son of the late Liddia King Silvers. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Nealy Silvers and sisters: Ruth Spivey and Bertha Harwood. Junior was the former owner/operator of White Pine Exxon. Surviving are his brother, Lloyd Silvers of Burnsville; 5 sisters: Ruby Harbour of Eden, Shirley Dockery of Fletcher, Helen Robinson and Lola Radford of Burnsville and Billie Laws of Asheville. Funeral service was June 15, in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. David Garland officiated. Burial will be in the King Cemetery at Elk Shoal Creek.
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Debate facts before moving to limit hunting Over the past few weeks I have told stories of different ways to experience common activities such as fishing from jet skis and using a paddleboard to float down a long stretch of river. My goal is to show different ways that can make the trip more exhilarating and memorable in order to entice someone to hunt or fish or hike or camp that normally would not. Our heritage, America’s heritage is based on these skills. Forefathers such as Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt were outdoorsmen before they were leaders. It is important to pass these experiences and skills to our children so the heritage is not lost forever. A couple of years ago I wrote a piece about what could happen if the government were to introduce a lead ban. I only mention this because California has a law in the making to ban all lead in the use of ammunition. The story I wrote told of the potential threat to hunting and fishing should a lead ban come to be. One way the anti-hunting community was looking to strike a blow to our heritage was through the use of the Environmental Protection Agency to ban lead in
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ammunition and fishing lures. As most hunters know, lead ammunition is much cheaper than other types. A new hunter is often exposed to hunting by means of small game and bird hunting. My first love of hunting came from dove hunting. The action is rapid and one learns how to use a firearm quickly due to the number of shots. However, someone who has just been introduced to dove hunting usually misses much more than they hit and can shoot several cases of shotgun shells.
At roughly $5 per box, a new hunter can spend at most $40 on ammunition for a full day’s hunt. Compared to steel shot that can reach $25 per box or more, you can see why someone will be less likely to try hunting if just learning how to shoot. In the past few weeks we have learned of government eavesdropping and manipulation through different agencies on nearly all Americans. Much of this tampering and surveillance stems from laws such as the Patriot Act. Laws designed under good intentions with protection of the people in mind can, over time, begin a different path. Just as a janitor is only doing his job by picking up and throwing paper on the floor away, it is easy for one to lose the big picture as the janitor did not look to see that the paper he just threw away was clearly paperwork that had blown off of a nearby desk. The potential new law in California is already being
heralded. But there are further issues regarding the law. First, the law is being pushed through on the basis that the California condor is threatened by lead poisoning by feeding on the carcasses of lead shot game animals. However, the areas where the majority of the condors live and feed are already in a lead-free zone. Second, surveys from biologists are being used for proof of the need of lead free ammunition. Again though, conflicting data are being ignored in the push for the law to pass. What we have to do now is look at the full picture. If the banning of lead is required to save a species, it can be understood. The biologists’ roles in this debate are to keep the species at a sustainable level for future generations. We cannot ignore data that does not meet our wishes. But we cannot react without know the full picture either. 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.
Ten sentenced in WNC for illegal hunting
Ten defendants were sentenced on June 10 in U.S. District Court in Bryson City for illegal hunting activities involving black bears and other wildlife and related offenses, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In February, state and federal wildlife officials in North Carolina and Georgia announced the results of a four-year undercover investigation focused on illegal activities involving black bears and other wildlife in North Carolina and Georgia. The multi-agency initiative was the largest of its kind in recent years and resulted in more than 80 wildlife violators and over 980 violations. Primary violations documented by Operation Something Bruin stem from illegal bear hunting and poaching in North Carolina and Georgia, but include an array of state and federal wildlife and game law charges. The agencies involved in this investigation include state wildlife agencies, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service. Officers with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, U.S. Forest Service and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources infiltrated poaching circles to document violations including bear baiting, illegal taking of bears, deer and other wildlife, illegal use of dogs, operation of illegal bear enclosures, and guiding hunts on national forest
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lands without the required permits. The following defendants were sentenced before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Howell: • Chad Burchfield, 34, of Robbinsville, pleaded guilty to one count of hunting feral swine at night. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison. In addition, Judge Howell revoked Burchfield’s right to hunt or fish for two years, and ordered him to pay a $10 assessment fee and a $25 administrative fee. • Patrick Burchfield, 24, of Robbinsville, pleaded guilty to one count of hunting feral swine at night. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison and ordered to pay a $10 assessment and a $25 administrative fee. His right to hunt or fish was revoked for a period of two years. • Jessie Jenkins, 23, of Robbinsville, pleaded guilty to hunting feral swine at night. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison, was ordered to pay a $10 assessment and a $25 administrative fee and is prohibited from hunting or fishing for two years. • Kenneth Collins, 44, of Robbinsville, pleaded guilty to providing a hunting guide service on National Forest land without a permit. Judge Howell sentenced Collins to 30 days in prison. He was also ordered to pay a $10 assessment, a $25 administrative fee and restitution of $450 to the U.S. Forest Service. Collins’ hunting and fishing rights were also revoked for a period of two years.
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• Casey Collins, 26 of Robbinsville, pleaded guilty to two counts of providing a hunting guide service on National Forest land without a permit. He was sentenced to 15 days in prison and was ordered to pay a $10 assessment and a $25 administrative fee. His hunting and fishing rights were revoked for a period of two years. • Michael Sellers, 20, of Robbinsville, pleaded guilty to one count of proving a hunting service without a permit. He was sentenced to one year of probation and to surrender his hunting license. • Ricky Owens, 48, of Robbinsville, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to obtain a special use permit needed to operate a commercial activity on National Forest land. He was sentenced to 15 days in prison and was ordered to pay a $10 assessment and a $25 administrative fee. • Robert Watson, 46, of Morganton, pleaded guilty to one count of aid and abet the illegal taking of a black bear. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison and was ordered to pay a $10 assessment and a $25 fee. • Terry Ratliff, 55, of Opelika, Ala., was ordered to pay a collateral of $1,500 for driving on a closed U.S. Forest Service Road. • Brian Quacca, 41, of Groesbeck, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of using the National Forest Service for commercial purposes without the required permit.
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A crowd turned out last Friday at Burnsville Wine & ... for the Wags, Whiskers & Wine fundraiser for the Ya n c ey Hu m a n e Society animal shelter. At left a group tries varieties of wine, while below, the house feline made everyone feel welcome.
Dinner to benefit area assistance agency Put together a table of friends or come with a significant or spouse, tickets can still be purchased for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the annual Reconciliation House fund-raiser at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The June 21 dinner will feature appetizer choice of shrimp ‘n grits or spanakopita (a Greek spinach pie); herbed beef tenderloin accompanied by orzo with roasted vegetables and roasted asparagus. The meal includes beverage choices and delectable desserts. Those wishing vegetarian fare may call 682-9375. Fred Buck will provide music for the dinner and dance, which raises funds to help Reconciliation House assist residents of Yancey County – particularly with fuel needs during the winter. Last year’s dinner dance, along with a silent auction, helped raise $5,000 for the cause. A number of tickets – at $40 each – are available at the Grapevine on Main Street in downtown Burnsville. St. Thomas parishioner Margie Haaga also has tickets and can be reached at 6759040. Those wishing to reserve a table of friends should call the Haaga number. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. St. Thomas is located on Reservoir Road, on the hill behind CVS and Burger King in Burnsville.
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Marijuana seized in local house
Deputies say they seized several marijuana plants growing inside a local home and arrested one man. Sheriff Gary Banks reported that deputies received a tip and responded to the home of Thomas Duvall, 2061 Banks Creek Road, on June 14. “After making contact w i t h t h e o w n e r, deputies discovered 14 marijuana plants growing inside and outside the property,” the sheriff ’s office reported. According to information released on the sheriffs Facebook page, Charges are
pending after a final weight from the SBI is performed this week. In an unrelated incident, the sheriff reported that deputies responded to Rose’s Branch Road and discovered an indoor hydroponics operation. “This operation was a large-scale hydro marijuana grow. A large number of items were discovered at the residence including: grow lights, inverters, 500 gallon water tank and generator, fertilize chemicals and vacuum sealer to package marijuana.” An undisclosed amount of marijuana was also seized.
Hi my name is Annie. I am a 10 month old Lab mix. My hobbies are playing with toys and being very sweet. Did I mention that I’m housebroken? Hurry in to meet me today. Hi my name is Jason. I I will turn into a grumpy kitty if you pick Annie over me! Scamper on in to take me home today!
Call the shelter at 682-9510 for more information on these or other pets, or plan to visit us at 962 Cane River School Road.
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Invasive ash borer found in North Carolina
JJ Wise turns 8 Jared James Wise turned 8 years old on June 19. He celebrated with a Minecraft cake that he designed himself using clay to make characters for the top of the cake. He will also be celebrating with a trip to Tweetsie Railroad and the Titanic Museum. He attends South Toe Elementary and will be rising to third grade in the Fall. JJ is the son of Kimberly Wise of Burnsville and Wayne Wise of Grand Junction, Colo. His grandparents are Sherry and Robert Landis of Burnsville, Ken and Jan Wise of Reno, Nevada, Julian Wilkerson of Tampa, Fla., Eva Montgomery of Beaver, Penn., Lynn Bresser of Yuma, Ariz., and his great-grandmother is Jean Whidden of Tampa, Fla. He also has two siblings - Alexandria and Derek Wise of Sparks, Nevada.
First detection of the emerald ash borer made in the state; quarantine established for Granville, Person and Vance counties Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler signed an emergency quarantine order today restricting the movement of hardwood firewood, ash nursery stock and other ash materials from Granville, Person and Vance counties following the confirmation of the emerald ash borer in trees there. This marks the first time emerald ash borer has been found in the state. North Carolina is the 20th state in the country to confirm the presence of the destructive pest, following the discovery of an adult beetle and other signs of borer activity in trees in Granville County by staff with the N.C. Forest Service. Additional surveying found signs of emerald ash borer activity in the bordering counties of Person and Vance. “The detection of this pest is not unexpected, especially given the presence of the beetle in Virginia and Tennessee,” Troxler said. “We have been surveying and trapping sites along the state borders for several years for any signs of the movement of
this pest. A federal quarantine will be coming shortly, but I am invoking this emergency quarantine to take every step possible to restrict the movement of emerald ash borer any further.” The beetle was first detected in the United States in Michigan in 2002. It is responsible for the death or decline of tens of millions of ash trees across the country. Under the state quarantine, all hardwood firewood and plants and plant parts of the ash tree -- including living, dead, cut or fallen, green lumber, stumps, roots, branches and composted and uncomposted chips -- cannot be moved outside the three counties. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Plant Industry Division and N.C. Forest Service are working in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. “Detecting and preventing the human spread of the emerald ash borer is a huge undertaking,” said Deborah Stewart, USDA state plant health director for North Carolina. “We need everyone’s cooperation to minimize the
impacts of this pest.” Symptoms of emerald ash borer in ash trees include a general decline in the appearance of the tree, such as thinning from the top down and loss of leaves. Clumps of shoots, also known as epicormic sprouts, emerging from the trunk of the tree and increased woodpecker activity are other symptoms. The ash borer is not the only pest that can cause these. Emerald ash borers overwinter as larvae. Adult beetles begin to emerge from May to June and can be found in the summer months. The adult beetle is one-fourth to a half-inch long and is slender and metallic green. When the adults emerge from a tree, they leave behind a D-shaped exit hole. The larvae can also create serpentine tunneling marks, known as feeding galleries, which are found under the bark of the tree. Home and landowners are encouraged to report any symptomatic activity in ash trees to the NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division hotline at 1-800-206-9333 or by email at newpest@ncagr.gov. The pest can affect any of the four types of ash trees grown in the state.
A checklist for what to do when a love one dies By Jason Alderman Whether it’s expected or accidental, the death of a loved one can shake you to the core. The last thing you want is to have to interrupt grieving to deal with mundane tasks, but unfortunately there are many actions that must be done on behalf of the deceased. Some must be taken immediately, while with others you can take your time and reflect on the best path to follow. Here’s a checklist: If the death occurs under hospital or hospice watch, they will notify the proper authorities and help you make arrangements with the coroner’s office for transport of the remains. If it happens at home, call local police or 911 for assistance. If he or she was an organ donor, you’ll need to act quickly. Reach out for help in making arrangements and locating key documents. Split up such tasks as contacting others who will want to know, taking care of pets, collecting mail and safeguarding the deceased’s home if it’s now vacant. Look for a will or other document that spells out the deceased’s burial or cremation wishes – many people make funeral arrangements in advance, even paying ahead of time. The funeral home can guide you through the paperwork process, such as placing an obituary and ordering death certificates. H o p e f u l l y, t h e d e c e a s e d
prepared a will that names an executor to oversee the disposition of his or her estate; otherwise, the court will have to appoint one. In sorting through their files, also look for: a trust; insurance policies; bank, credit card, mortgage and loan accounts; safe deposit box key; contact information for lawyer, doctor, accountant or other professional advisors; and passwords to computer and other accounts. Within the first few days, start notifying organizations with which the deceased had business or financial arrangements. In most cases you’ll be required to submit a certified copy of the death certificate, so be sure to order ample copies. You’ll need to contact: • Current or former employers for information about possible final wages, accrued vacation, retirement, life insurance or other death benefits. • Social Security Administration. If they were receiving Social Security benefits, you’ll need to stop payment right away. Funeral homes often do this, but be sure to ask. • Once you’ve notified Social Security, they will contact Medicare to cancel benefits. However, if they were enrolled in a Medicare Prescription or Advantage Plan or had a Medigap policy, contact each to cancel coverage. • Veteran’s Administration. Veterans, their immediate family
members and certain others may activated until assets are sold, in be entitled to burial at a national case of theft or damage. • Close email accounts. cemetery. • Cancel magazine subscriptions • Forward their mail to a secure address so you don’t miss important and utilities. correspondence. Finally, the executor will have • Cancel their driver’s license to to deal with such issues as locating avoid identity fraud. • Banks, credit unions, credit beneficiaries, distributing inherited card issuers and other lenders property, filing final tax returns, to close accounts – or if you are and settling outstanding debts. Week of 6/17/13 - 6/23/13 You’d be wise to work with an a surviving spouse, to convert attorney who specializes in probate accounts to your name only. • If they had a safe deposit box issues. and you don’t have the key, ask Jason Alderman directs Visa’s what documentation you need to financial education programs. To gain access. • Insurance companies, to cancel Follow Jason Alderman on Twitter: auto and homeowner’s policies; www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney. however, consider keeping them
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Now is time to deal with diabetes or pre-diabetes
By Medea Galligan MS Nutrition, CHHC, AADP Believe it or not, about 8 percent of the US population has type 2 diabetes. And nearly 26 percent of U.S. adults are insulin resistant, creating a condition known as pre-diabetes. Diabetes rates for both adults and children are climbing out of control: 1 out of every 4 Americans have either diabetes or prediabetes. So what has caused this epidemic and the serious health risks associated with it? Studies have shown that excessive dietary fructose - especially high fructose corn syrup - has a disastrous metabolic effect on your leptin, insulin, ghrelin (the “hunger hormone”) and triglyceride levels. Along with a lack of regular exercise, this is the main cause of the obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic today. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people diagnosed with diabetes don’t know how to reverse it, and many don’t even realize that they can. They believe their fate has been sealed and all they can do now is “control” it. More than 50 percent of type 2 diabetics are also not even aware they have diabetes. And to add to problem, by following conventional medical advice, you could be putting yourself on the path toward lifethreatening health problems - and even premature death.
Diabetes is not a disease of blood sugar Diabetes is a disease of insulin and leptin signaling, not a disease of blood sugar, which is why the medical community’s approach to its treatment is not getting us anywhere. In addition to diabetes, elevated insulin levels are associated with a number of diseases, including obesity, heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. Diabetes, like all chronic disease, results from cellular miscommunication. If you have type 2, your body is producing some insulin but it is unable to recognize it and use it properly. This is an advanced stage of insulin-resistance. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes include excessive thirst, extreme hunger (even after eating), nausea and possible vomiting, unusual weight gain or loss, increased fatigue, irritability, blurred vision, slow healing of wounds, frequent infections (skin, urinary, vaginal), and numbness or tingling in hands and/or feet. Medications and supplements are NOT the answer for type 2 diabetes; restoring your sensitivity to insulin and leptin is what’s needed. The Importance of Leptin in Reversing Diabetes Leptin is a hormone produced in
your fat cells. One of the primary roles of leptin is regulating your appetite and body weight. It tells your brain when to eat, how much to eat, and most importantly, when to stop eating. And leptin tells your brain what to do with the energy it has. Leptin is largely responsible for the accuracy of insulin signaling and plays a large part in whether or not you become insulin resistant or not. And the only known way to reestablish proper leptin (and insulin) signaling is through proper diet! When your blood sugar becomes elevated, insulin is released to direct the extra energy into storage. A small amount is stored as a starch called glycogen, but the majority is stored as your main energy supply - fat. Therefore, insulin’s major role is not to lower your blood sugar, but rather to store the extra energy for future times of need. Insulin’s effect of lowering your blood sugar is merely a “side effect” of this energy storage process. This is why diabetes treatments concentrating merely on lowering blood sugar can actually worsen, rather than remedy the actual problem of metabolic miscommunication. Taking insulin is one of the WORST things you can do for type 2 diabetes, since it will actually worsen your insulin and leptin resistance over time.
REVERSING DIABETES We all know that dieting does not work. So what does work? How can you lose weight and reverse your pre-diabetic or diabetic condition without dieting? When you change your focus from typical dieting - restricting calories and eating chemical “low-cal” foods - to nourishing your body with quality protein, fats, vitamins and minerals, and probiotics, you will lose weight, reduce your insulin and leptin resistance, and reverse your diabetic condition, deliciously, naturally and permanently! Here’s help getting started by learning what foods to include and what foods to eliminate on your path to better health. A “diabetes diet” simply translates into eating a variety of nutritious foods in
moderate amounts and sticking to regular mealtimes. Rather than a restrictive diet, a diabetes diet is a healthy-eating plan that’s naturally rich in nutrients and low in transfats and refined foods, with an emphasis on green and colorful vegetables, quality proteins, good fats, and fermented foods. Not only with these delicious whole foods help you reverse diabetes 2, but you will also notice your cravings for sweets have decreased and your moods have improved! 1) Exercise Daily Exercise is an absolutely essential factor, and without it, you’re unlikely to get this devastating disease under control. It is one of the fastest and most powerful ways to lower your insulin and leptin resistance. The amazing thing about exercise is that it exerts its effects very quickly. Sure, you will definitely reap long-term benefits, and exercise is well known to impact chronic diseases, but you’ll also get acute, nearly instantaneous benefits as well. This should be excellent motivation to those of you who are procrastinating on your exercise program, as you don’t have to exercise for a year or six months to experience benefits! Research published in the Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that one single session of moderate exercise can improve the way your body regulates glucose. 2) Eliminate Grains and Sugars, Especially Fructose A large reason for the failure of conventional diabetes treatment over the last 50 years has to do with seriously flawed dietary recommendations. Fructose and grains are largely responsible for your body’s adverse insulin reactions. If you are struggling with pre-diabetes or diabetes, you will want to eliminate ALL sugars and grains - even “healthful” grains such as whole, organic or sprouted ones. This means avoiding all breads, pasta, cereals, rice, potatoes, and corn (which is in fact a grain). You might even need to avoid fruits until your blood sugar is under control. 3) Eat Lots Of Green & Brightly Colored Vegetables The green vegetables like kale, spinach, asparagus, broccoli, bok
choy- find your favorite veggies and make them a part of every meal. Make sure to also include brightly colored vegetables that are bursting with antioxidants, phytonutrients, essential vitamins and minerals. Look for yellow and red peppers, red cabbage, brightly colored squash and eggplant. Aim for 4 cups a day of fresh, organic vegetables. 4) Eat High Quality Protein Grass-fed (and grass-finished) beef, as well as hormone-free and pastured raised chicken and pork. Eat wild-caught heart-healthy fish at least twice a week, such as salmon, mackerel and herring that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Sardines, kippers and herring are inexpensive choices that are high in omega-3s and low in mercury. Omega-3 fats promote heart health by lowering blood fats called triglycerides. However, avoid fried fish that contain trans-fats and fish with high levels of mercury, such as tuna, cuttle fish, swordfish and king mackerel. 5) Eat Good Fats Foods containing naturally saturated and monounsaturated fats — grassfed meats as well as hormone-free butter and cheese, avocados, raw nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc), unrefined oranic coconut oil, olives, and olive oils — will balance your blood sugar, help you feel satisfied, reduce sugar cravings, and help you lose weight. 6) Monitor Your Fasting Insulin Level This is every bit as important as your fasting blood sugar. You’ll want your fasting insulin level to be between 2 and 4. The higher your level, the worse your insulin sensitivity is. 7) Optimize Your Vitamin D Interestingly, optimizing your vitamin D levels not only treats type 2 diabetes but studies have shown that it can virtually eliminate your children’s risk for type 1 diabetes if you are pregnant. It’s also vital for infants to receive the appropriate amounts of vitamin D in their early years for the same reason. Ideally, you’ll want to do this by exposing a large amount of your skin to appropriate amounts of sunshine (or a safe tanning bed) on a regular basis, year-round. See next page
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Don’t let ‘parenting anarchy’ control your life
By John Rosemond If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, “Don’t talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs.” They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not the stuff of polite social conversation. Notwithstanding the fact that I find religion and politics to be the two most interesting of all conversational topics, a third caution should be added to the list: parenting. In other words, don’t talk to anyone about how they are raising their children. Numerous people from all over the country have told me of parenting disagreements that led to the breakup of even close friendships. I’ve long ago lost count of the parents and grandparents who’ve told me sad tales of how such conflicts have caused alienations within extended families. Teachers and administrators constantly convey stories of parents who take their children’s sides whenever academic or disciplinary issues arise at school. Most significant, disagreements between husband and wife over how to raise children, especially over when and how to discipline them, have become a major cause of divorce, ranking right up there with conflicts over sex and money. This trend has been exacerbated by the growing popularity of radical parenting
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philosophies like attachment parenting, advocates of which promote extended breastfeeding and parent-child co-sleeping. As a prime example, the divorce of former child actress Mayim Bialik, author of Beyond the Sling, a best-seller on attachment parenting, is currently in the works. Actually, that came as no surprise. Reading her book, I got the distinct impression that she and her husband did not see eye-to-eye where their kids were concerned. Whether it’s a matter of complaints by men of playing second fiddle to the kids or complaints by women of husbands who come home from work and undermine their attempts to keep the kids under control, it’s obvious that Family psychologist John Rosemond marriage, once entered into for the purpose of having children, is now threatened by children. answers parents’ questions on his web site at Fifty-plus years ago, there was general www.rosemond.com.
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From page 10 However, if neither of these options is available, you may want to use an oral vitamin D3 supplement. 8) Probiotics Your gut is a living ecosystem, full of both good bacteria and bad. Multiple studies have shown that obese people have different intestinal bacteria than lean people. The more good bacteria you have,
the stronger your immune system will be and the better your body will function overall. Fortunately, optimizing your gut flora is relatively easy. You can reseed your body with good bacteria by eating fermented foods (like natto, raw organic cheese, miso, and cultured vegetables) or by taking a high quality probiotic supplement. Sources
Mayland plans open house Mayland Community College’s Yancey Learning Center will hold an Open House on June 22 from 1-3 p.m. to debut the Center’s new Massage Clinic. Everyone is invited to visit the new Massage Clinic, learn more about the program, and schedule an appointment for a massage. For more information call 682-7315.
Mayland classes at Yancey The Empowered Woman Workshop: A Journey to Wholeness (4 hours) Mind, Body, Spirit. This informative and experiential workshop will lead you through a simple but dynamic process to reveal your OWN TRUTH, uncover limiting beliefs, and claim YOUR personal power! Truth brings power; power that stems from within you. Power brings you the ability to be in love and practice love; to let love flow freely to and from you. To live a life of your dreams. Dress casual for this interactive class. www. twentygemsworkshops.com Class begins on June 22 at 10 AM on Mayland’s Yancey Learning Center. For more information visit www.mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 828-682-7315.
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of vegetables and berries. We will also discuss beneficial insects. This will be a basic discussion of mostly local and familiar pollinators. Everyone in the class will be provided a potted Echinacea plant to start their own pollinator garden. This class will be held on a working farm with active honey bees so, please don’t wear scent for your own protection. The class will be held outside at The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms so dress accordingly. Directions will be provided. Class begins on June 22 at 3 PM. A second class session will be held on June 26 beginning at 1 PM. For more information visit www.mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 828-682-7315. Usui Reiki Certification Class Level II (7 hours) Gain a deeper connection to Reiki Energy, and receive a powerful attunement that will allow you to use the symbols of the Reiki System to channel healing energy to yourself and others, both in person and from a distance. Learn techniques to dissolve the mental and emotional cause of illnesses. Prerequisite for this class is proof of certification to Reiki I. Class begins on June 23 at 9:30 AM on Mayland’s Yancey Learning Center. For more information visit www.mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 828682-7315.
How Does Your Garden Grow? With Pollinators of Course (3 hours) Needle-Felting Workshop (3 hours) We will discuss how a small-scale pollinator A great workshop for parents and kids garden/habitat can be beneficial (8 years and up). Needle felting is an easy in several ways. It can increase production method of felting using only wool and special
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needles. It can be used to apply decoration to other fiber arts or create 3-dimensional pieces. Learn to shape and create with this portable felting method. Students will be felting with wool from the instructor’s sheep flock. Elke was featured on HGTV’s show “That’s Clever” needle felting a 3 dimensional cat. Class begins on June 25 at 6 PM on Mayland’s Yancey Learning Center. For more information visit www.mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 828-682-7315. In the General Court of Justice, Yancey County, North Carolina, Superior Court Division BEFORE THE CLERK File No. 2013 E 97 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as the Administrator 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 June 15, 2013 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This the 28th day of May, 2013. Sarah Elizabeth Barton, Administrator P.O. Box 742 Micaville, NC 28740 June 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2013
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