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On the Cover: Maggie Valley is now home to Haywood County’s first craft distillery that is already producing corn whisky, moonshine, vodka and a Raymond Fairchild branded white lightning. Elevated Mountain Distilling Company has welcomed hundreds of visitors already since opening on Memorial Day weekend and is well positioned to be a major tourism attraction in the county. (Page 8)
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News GOP denies disloyalty resolution was passed .......................................................... 3 Youth movement: younger candidates seek office ....................................................4 Health care, social services provide double impact ................................................ 6 New law gives alcohol entrepreneurs a boost .......................................................... 9 Sylva considers food truck rules .................................................................................. 11 Mission threatens to cancel BCBS contract .......................................................... 13 Utility bills to disappear for Cherokee elders .......................................................... 16 Bridge work to start on Moses Creek ........................................................................ 17 Tribal Council talks salaries ............................................................................................18 O’Malley’s closes, plans to reopen ............................................................................ 19 Raleigh Roundup: recess edition ................................................................................ 20
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While both HRA and HCGOP members insist that the split isn’t over ideology — as has been widely reported — they can agree on at least one other thing: there are strong personalities present on both sides, making cohabitation harder than playing darts with spaghetti. The Haywood County Democrats, however, have found themselves as one big happy family, despite the party’s traditional base that has traditionally been an amalgamation of African Americans, Jews, organized labor, white liberals, women and members of the LGBTQ community. “We have focused on our common goals rather than our differences,” said Myrna Campbell, chair of the Haywood County
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Party schisms a non-issue, Chair says BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER he schism between the Haywood County Republican Party and the Haywood Republican Alliance isn’t unique to this party, this county or this era.
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HCGOP elections this past spring are at the root of a partisan rift. File photo “No one was charged with ‘political party disloyalty,’” he said in his letter. “That is a fat blatant lie,” said Republican Terry Ramey by phone July 10. Ramey said he was at the meeting with Miller, but because he wasn’t a member of the executive committee he was asked to leave. While he doesn’t have firsthand information on what happened in the closed session itself, he said he waited around outside until, after mere minutes, the executive committee emerged. Ramey — who said he is neutral on the HRA/HCGOP rift and has friends on both sides — confronted HCGOP Precinct Chair Denny King upon learning of the resolution and told him, “That’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done in your life.” Unlike Ramey, there is, however, someone else who does have firsthand information on the meeting. Miller said on his website he’d obviously voted ‘no’ on the resolution naming himself and others as ‘disloyal’ Republicans, but the measure passed anyway, 12 to 2. Who was the other ‘no’ vote? “I have been a member of the Haywood County Republican Executive Board for many, many years,” said Johnnie Cure via text the evening of July 10. “I am the present chair-
“We have focused on our common goals rather than our differences.” — Myrna Campbell, chair of the Haywood County Democratic Party
Democratic Party. Much like when Howard Dean energized armchair liberals to become involved in Democratic Party affairs during his illstarred 2004 presidential bid, Bernie Sanders likewise energized a segment of liberal, often young Democrats who mightn’t otherwise be involved in party politics.
person of the Hazelwood precinct AND A VOTING MEMBER OF OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD [emphasis hers]. I was present at the HCGOP Executive Board closed session meeting on May 23,2017. I was, for your information, one of the two board members who voted AGAINST the resolution to declare five hard-working conservative Republican patriots to be disloyal to the Republican Party.” Cure confirmed that she and Miller were the only two who voted against the resolution, and she attests to the absolute accuracy of his representation thereof. “The absurd resolution to find these five loyal, hard-working patriots disloyal is an embarrassment to all Haywood County Republicans,” Cure continued. “If ‘they,’ whoever ‘they’ are, are denying the fact this resolution was read in a closed session and voted on and passed [and] are now backpedaling and calling [The Smoky Mountain News] a liar, Monroe Miller a liar and, by default, calling me a liar, then maybe this is simply a witch hunt?” Ramey remarked that the whole situation was sad. “Jeremy Davis [of the HRA] is one heck of a fundraiser, and Debbie King [Vice Chair of the HCGOP] is a great organizer, but here we are on two sides,” he said. “Nobody is winning.” Some of those Sanders supporters were upset with his loss to Hillary Clinton — even more so amidst allegations that the fix was in at Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Democratic National Committee. Many of those Sanders supporters were further upset by Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump — something they say they could have prevented. But so far, they’ve had no trouble integrating with the Clinton wing of the party for a common cause, at least locally. “No friction, no factions,” Campbell said, adding that the party — regardless of ideology — is united in its advocacy on issues like the ongoing national health care debate.
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letter, he lamented that one unnamed executive committee member — presumably Miller “violated” that trust. Repeated emails to HCGOP Chair Ken Henson and Debbie King seeking comment since July 2 have not been returned, and NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse refused to confirm or deny the existence of any such resolution, instead confirming that the state’s organizational plan does allow for such an action as well as offering insight into how such a resolution might come to pass. The ability of a private organization to remove its own members is not in question, nor are the service and due process requirements laid out in the NCGOP’s governing documents. Haywood County Democratic Party Chair Myrna Campbell said that such a process exists within the North Carolina Democratic Party as well, but she’d never heard of it being used in her 12 years of party work. The NCGOP documents cited by Woodhouse say that formal charges of party disloyalty must be signed by the lesser of either 50 committee members or one-third of the committee, and then presented to the accused two weeks prior to any vote. Formal charges are limited to gross inefficiency, party disloyalty or failure to comply with organizational plans. Woodhouse said that the process would also “require/allow all sides to present their case for judgment.” The “Haywood Five” all say they only knew about the alleged resolution because of Miller’s presence at the meeting, had received no prior notice, no opportunity to defend themselves and no notice of their supposed banishment. Carr claims that the resolution is pure fabrication.
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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER llegations made last week by a member of the Haywood Republican Alliance that the Haywood County Republican Party recently passed a resolution charging five local Republicans with political “party disloyalty” shocked and angered many across the region and the state. The HCGOP — along with the North Carolina Republican Party — has remained silent on the issue, until now. “At this point there is no story because no charges have been made. But that did not stop the consummate purveyors of fact-free statements from trying to create a story,” said HCGOP Precinct Chair Ted Carr in a letter to The Smoky Mountain News on July 10. On July 2, HRA member Eddie Cabe alleged in an email that he and fellow HRA members Jeremy Davis, Richard West and Paul Yeager had, during the closed session of a special called meeting, been charged with disloyalty and banned from party activity. Cabe’s claim hinged solely on the word of local conservative activist and HRA member Monroe Miller, who is also paradoxically a member of the HCGOP’s executive committee and was also branded as “disloyal” in the alleged resolution. Miller periodically authors a blog called Haywood County Toeprints, where he posted both hand-written notes he said he took during the May 23 meeting as well as a synopsis thereof. Because Miller’s report could not be independently confirmed on the record, it was referred to as an “alleged” resolution in The Smoky Mountain News story from July 5. When asked for comment on the matter July 2, Carr said it would be “inappropriate” for an executive committee member to reveal such closed-door proceedings; in his July 10
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Zeb Smathers (foreground) files papers to run for Canton Mayor as Robbie Inman of the Haywood Elections Board looks on. Cory Vaillancourt photo BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER s North Carolina’s candidate sign-up period approaches its midway point, preliminary indications in Haywood County point toward some big changes, especially in Canton. “One of our issues is getting young people out to vote, and I think the best way to do that is with candidates — young, energetic, wellspoken and well-informed candidates,” said Myrna Campbell, chair of the Haywood County Democratic Party. One of the people she was talking about is Canton Alderman Zeb Smathers, who submitted documents July 7 signaling his intent to run for mayor. “This job requires practical leadership,” Smathers said. “The last four years as an alderman, I was part of a great team and administration that was able to accomplish great successes in Canton, whether it be economic development or the pool project. We’re not going to be saddled with the spirit that we can’t do something.” Smathers’ vision of a “can-do” Canton shows considerable effort directed toward taking the “can’t” out of Canton.
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“One of the things that really excites me one and one of the first things I worked on was helping Evergreen get the funding from the state, which was in the 11th hour we were able to pull that off — we helped our biggest employer,” he said. “But I think if you look at the buildings that were once empty, they’re now open for business. You can just feel the energy was not there four years ago.” Campbell agreed with Smathers. “You can drive through Canton and feel the energy,” she said. “You don’t even have to get out of your car.” At least some of that credit belongs to outgoing Mayor Mike Ray, who told The Smoky Mountain News he wouldn’t seek re-election June 29. “He has had Gail [Mull], Ralph [Hamlett], Zeb and Carole [Edwards] to work in conjunction with him,” Campbell said of Ray’s Board of Aldermen/women. “The way I look at it is kind of like a basketball or a football coach — he’s going out on a high note, which is always good.” A high note perhaps — but there is still much to be done, according to Smathers. “The first priority, I think, for any mayor is to make sure we are taking care of public
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safety,” he said, adding that if elected he looks forward to working with local law enforcement to address the opioid epidemic gripping the nation. Smathers said that the town has also taken “great steps” in addressing major issues present in Canton’s water system, but that it still has a long way to go on that front. A continuing focus on economic development would also be a top priority in a potential Smathers administration, as well as a renewed focus on the recreational amenities that new residents demand. “We want people to come to Canton,” he said. “We want to help them open their businesses. I’m excited about the new pool, but how can we increase use of the Colonial (Theatre)? How can we increase usage of Camp Hope, and the watershed, and extend our greenway?” Smathers’ aldermanic seat is one of two up for election; the other belongs to Edwards, who hasn’t returned calls regarding her intentions but is widely rumored to have no interest in retaining her seat. Consequently, if Smathers loses the mayoral race, he’ll be sidelined from Canton government. If he wins, he’ll probably be serving with two new board members. “If elected, very quickly we will get together and have a workshop and we will lay out a vision,” Smathers said. One of those who may end up helping Smathers lay out that vision is 33 year-old Canton resident Kristina Smith, who filed her papers with the Haywood County Board of Elections at the same time as Smathers — right when the filing period opened. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Smith has lived in Canton since 2013 with her husband Chase, a science teacher at Pisgah High School, and their young son who will start kindergarten this fall. Smith works in the marketing department of the Biltmore Company and is in charge of email marketing. Recently, she served on a Canton committee responsible for directing the creation of the town’s new logo, so she’s familiar with the town’s effort to market itself as a viable option to the crowded and expensive Asheville lifestyle. “I’m running because I believe Canton is going in the right direction, and I want to be a part of that continuing progressive change,”
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Clyde elections take on new urgency The saying around Haywood County goes that not much happens in the sleepy, tiny Town of Clyde, but this year’s municipal election could carry more weight than usual. Two aldermanic seats are up for reelection; Alderman Frank Lay II filed for reelection July 10, as did Alderman Jim Trantham. Trantham also serves as mayor pro tem, which is suddenly important; Clyde Mayor Jerry Walker recently suffered an undisclosed health issue that has put him in and out of the hospital. “During the last two weeks of June and the first week of July, I have been regaining my strength from a recent hospital visit. It is my full intention to resume my post as mayor as soon as I am able,” he said via email July 11. “In the meantime, I know that Mayor Pro Tem Jim Trantham as well as the other board members will take care of the town business while I am out.” Walker also thanked those who he said have helped him by sharing their concern, their cards and their prayers. Trantham said his main goal is continuing to work for grants to repair aging infrastructure, continuing to support public safety and efficiently managing taxpayer money. — By Cory Vaillancourt
Maggie Valley candidates slow in coming Two Maggie Valley Aldermen — Mike Eveland and Clayton Davis — will face re-election this year should they seek it. As of press time, neither had filed, nor had anyone else. Davis said last week he was undecided, and Eveland said he was leaning towards running. All comers still have until July 21 to file. — By Cory Vaillancourt
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Three candidates sign up in Macon County In Franklin, terms are up for councilmembers Barbara McRae, Billy Mashburn and Patti Abel and Mayor Bob Scott. Abel has said she will not be running again, McRae, who is completing her first four-year term, has said she’s still undecided and Mashburn has not responded to questions regarding whether he’ll run for another term. He has served on the board for more than 20 years. Scott has signed up to seek a third term as mayor. Even though Franklin council members serve four-year terms, the mayor only serves two-year terms. The only challenger signed up to run for the town board is David Culpepper, a Franklin native who is a regular at town board meetings to offer input on issues.
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In Jackson County, the following candidates have signed up to run for municipal office: • Lynda Sossamon, Sylva mayor (incumbent) • Barbara Hamilton, Sylva commissioner (incumbent) • Clark Corwin, Forest Hills councilmember (incumbent) In addition, Robert Cochran has initiated the process to run for an alderman’s seat in Dillsboro but had not completed his application as of press time. Seats up for election in Jackson County include all five aldermen and the mayor in Dillsboro; two commissioners and the mayor in Sylva; two councilmembers and the mayor in Forest Hills; and three councilmembers and the mayor in Webster. Incumbents who have not yet signed up to run but have told The Smoky Mountain News they intend to do so include: • Kolleen Begely, Forest Hills mayor • David Gates, Dillsbor alderman • Mary Gelbaugh, Sylva commissioner • Tracy Rhodes, Webster mayor • Beaufort Riddle, Dillsboro alderman
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Cortright — who with his wife has been a fixture at Canton Board of Aldermen meetings for at least a year now — said he agrees with most actions the board has taken in that time, but has his own ideas about what he’d like to see in the future. “I’d like to see a little more transparency, a little more communication to the public,” he said. “When we’re sitting on the public gallery side of those meetings, typically we only see half of what’s going on.” He also thinks his background in public accounting and his tech know-how will ultimately benefit the citizens of Canton. As of press time, Smith and Cortright had been joined by another aldermanic candidate — 43 year-old Democrat Brent Holland. Born in Canton, Holland is a respiratory therapist for Mission Health who recently purchased a historic home on Academy Street, which led him to grow more interested in the workings of town government. Holland, a widower, is possessed of a decidedly historical bent; he’s been involved with the restoration of Locust Field Cemetery where his relatives dating back to the 1700s rest, and is in the process of setting up a trust meant to ensure the cemetery’s perpetual care doesn’t come as a financial burden to the town, which maintains it as a courtesy. “With my roots and heritage in this county, I’ve seen some parts of town go downhill but some parts are moving in the right direction,” he said. More candidates could still come calling in Canton; filing ends at noon on July 21.
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Smith said. “I think it has so much opportunity to offer families. Speaking as a mom and someone who lives in the town, there’s just so much to offer, I want to bring that light for other people as well.” Smith said that her priorities include maintaining competitive compensation for town employees; Canton is currently Haywood County’s only living wage certified local government. She also — like Smathers — sees the need for infrastructure improvements and increasing the tax base of the town, which has the highest municipal tax rate in the county but hasn’t increased taxes in about a decade. Although Campbell’s comments about involving young people were likely directed at fellow Democrats Smathers and Smith, she may as well have also been talking about another newcomer to politics who filed to run for alderman that same day but happens to be registered as an unaffiliated voter. “Typically I vote what I would call a purple ticket — I like to look at candidates, positions and information for who I think I most agree with,” said Carl Cortright, a 34 year-old native of Owego, New York, who works as a data architect for Mission Health. “My wife and I have been involved with town meetings ever since we moved into town two years ago,” Cortright said. “She’s lived here her entire life, and I’ve lived here about 10 years.”
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Two aldermen seats are up for re-election this year in Bryson City. While incumbents Rick Bryson and Janine Crisp both confirmed they would be running for another term, neither has signed up yet to run again. Bryson and Crisp are both finishing up their first, four-year terms on the board. Only one challenger has signed up to run for alderman — Lisa Anthony Weeks.
Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor has also signed up to run again, but Commissioner incumbents Amy Patterson and Donnie Calloway have not signed up to run for reelection yet.
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A revitalized Haywood Regional Medical Center is a big contributor to the Haywood County economy. File photo
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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER robust and vigorous health care sector is the cornerstone of any community; convenient access to health care facilities is a make-or-break issue for many, including the elderly, the disabled or even young families expecting children. Regardless of who’s paying or how — still the subject of ongoing national debate — communities that can’t accommodate patients seeking health care or social services also lose out on the jobs associated with that industry. But in the health care and social services sector of Haywood County’s economy, it’s about more than just the jobs the industry provides — its also about maintaining a healthy, productive workforce that can go out and wait tables, plow fields or manufacture the goods that bring home the greens.
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Haywood’s economy isn’t overly dependent on health care and social services, per se; with more than 2,600 employed at approximately 138 establishments countywide, it ranks below tourism, retail and the service industry as a major employer. However, the average weekly wage for those in this sector — even including the relatively low-paying world of nonprofit social service agencies — is among the highest. According to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the average weekly wage of industry workers in Haywood County in 2016 was a healthy $808, second only to manufacturing and almost treble that of the lowest paying sector, tourism.
As the DOC amalgamates the wages of health care workers with social service workers together in its data collection models, that wage data is somewhat skewed, but is relevant for comparison purposes nonetheless. According to Forbes Magazine, even the poorest physicians — pediatricians, family practitioners, and psychiatrists — can expect a base salary of $190,000, which is about $3,653 per week. Back in May, Haywood County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director CeCe Hipps said that for a community of Haywood’s size to have a hospital is a huge asset. But it hasn’t always been so. In 2014 after years of weak performance, the Haywood Regional Medical Center — at the time, a public hospital — was purchased by Duke and became part of the for-profit, LifePoint Health system. Prior to that, HRMC saw the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services yank reimbursements in 2008, meaning the hospital could no longer accept patients using those methods as primary forms of payment. Hipps called that particular era “rock bottom.” Now that the hospital is privately owned, however, it’s better funded and has systemwide resources to call upon. Hipps also welcomes the presence of nonprofit Mission Health’s Haywood Family Medicine facility in Clyde, which competes with HRMC, to help keep costs lower for consumers. It also contributes to a large contingent of dependent industries. As a result, this formerly anemic sector appears poised locally for continued growth, no matter what might happen on Capitol Hill. Of particular import to any local economy is stability. A traditional boom-bust cycle in such a critical economic sector is almost worse than having no health care sector at all, due to the fact that he sector contains many of the county’s largest employers. Luckily for Haywood County, this sector has since at least 2000
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As Haywood County has no real “public experienced strong growth, even through the transportation” of it’s own, Mountain Great Recession. From 2000 through 2016, the number of Projects’ transportation service provides a health care and social service establishments critical link between employee and is up 12.1 percent, the number of employees employer that solves what usually would is up 9.5 percent, the amount of wages paid be an insurmountable challenge in the industry-wide is up 74 percent and the aver- mountainous, sprawling region of Western age weekly wage is up 59 percent, from $508 North Carolina. “A lot of people who relocate here come to $808. Adjusted for inflation, that $508 would be worth $736 today, meaning wage with a spouse or partner that drives them growth — an important economic indicator around,” she said. “When they pass away or — has more than outpaced inflation over otherwise depart, that essentially leaves some people homebound.” those 16 years. Davis called Mountain Projects’ transport This particular economic sector, however, plays an important role that no other sector service “a lifeline.” “Many people can’t afford a car,” she said, does — especially on the social services side of the equation — in that it supports every adding that she’d like to expand the service to other employment sector by maintaining the better accommodate retail workers who often health of workers, helping workers acquire start and/or finish work well after the servnew skills, keeping workers in the workforce ice’s 5 p.m. cutoff time. and transitioning unemployed or underemployed into the workforce. “We touch at least 7,000 people a year with eunduplicated services,” osaid Patsy Davis, executive director of local social fservices agency Mountain - Projects. t Davis said she employs -around 150 workers; aver.age wages are hard to pinepoint because of the varyying educational and expetriential requirements for teach position she hires, but they’re certainly a far rcry from $3,653 a week. s “Funding allocations ejust don’t keep up with inflation,” Davis said. “Our salaries are not com,petitive with the private tsector in many cases.” d The work of Davis, her ,colleagues and those like them around the country ris more of a “calling,” she -said, like teaching — peolple don’t do it for the Mountain Projects operates an important transportation service. emoney. File photo “I come to this estab-lishment every day, hopOther programs like Head Start and ing to put it out of business,” she said, echo,ing remarks made by NAACP leaders over the Circles of Hope all contribute to the educa-years that say they, too, want to eliminate the tion and ability of Haywood County’s workforce — something critically important to need for such groups in society. - Until that occurs, social service agencies employers seeking to locate or relocate in yprovide a variety of programs that ultimately the area. Many who avail themselves of MP’s Head sbenefit not only the people who are served -but also the community — and the economy Start program — low-income single parents, mostly — end up working for Mountain -— of the service area as a whole. Davis cited the Workforce Innovation and Projects after utilizing Davis’ agency for their rOpportunity Act of 2014, spearheaded by children’s educational needs. The health care navigator program oper,President Obama but passed with strong .bipartisan support. WIOA helps job seekers ated by MP also plays an important role in yfind access to education, employment, sup- the lives of those it touches, as well as those nport services and training, that helps them who have nothing to do with it at all. All this on about $13 million a year, tenter the workforce, advance in the workforce, ,or simply remain employed, thus replacing a almost all of which is spent locally. “We’ve seen people with life-threatening ypossible entitlement program recipient with conditions be able to return to the workforce an entitlement program contributor. “Basically this helps people get better and lead normal lives,” she said. “How’s that for economic impact?” jobs,” she said.
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Dave Angel, owner of Elevated Mountain Distilling Company, gives visitors a history lesson on the corn he uses to make whisky and other spirits in the 800-gallon still pictured behind him. Jessi Stone photo
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First craft distillery opens in Maggie Valley BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ave Angel hasn’t wasted any time becoming part of the Maggie Valley community and in return, they’ve welcomed Haywood County’s first distillery with open arms. Elevated Mountain Distilling Company, located in the former Carolina Nights Dinner Theater building on Soco Road, opened Memorial Day weekend, and has had hundreds of visitors a week ever since. It is the first craft distillery to open in the counties west of Buncombe. “We opened Memorial Day weekend and started selling spirits — we’ve had a steady flow ever since. We see about 50 people a day during the week and more than 100 on Saturdays,” said Angel, the distillery’s owner. “We’re getting people from all over the place and overall the feedback has been really positive — a lot of good reviews on the products.”
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Visitors can now purchase four different spirits at Elevated Mountain and each of them have a distinct Haywood County name and flavor — Purchase Knob Unaged Corn Whiskey (88 proof ), Hurricane Creek Vodka (80 proof ), Shining Rock Peach Pie Moonshine (50 proof ) and Raymond Fairchild’s Root Beer White Lightning (70 proof ). Tasters have reported the products are top 8 notch. The taste and smoothness of the vodka
and even the flavored moonshine and white lightning has surprised many people sampling the products. Angel said the secret ingredient is really no secret at all. “What makes it so good is the water we use in Maggie Valley,” he said. Maggie Valley’s water comes right out of Campbell Creek and Jonathan Creek, which runs right behind the Elevated Mountain Distillery. Angel’s spirits are also made using local crops. With corn being the main ingredient, Elevated Mountain is in the perfect location to reap the benefits of local produce. Angel isn’t the first one to make whisky using local corn in Maggie Valley, but he’s probably the first one to do it legally. Many of the heirloom seeds used to grow corn in the area today were still around generations ago when many mountain farmers were also moonshiners. “We’ve developed a relationship with farmers — all the corn we use to make mash comes from right here in Haywood County,” Angel said. His current supply of heirloom corn comes from the Caldwell family on Cataloochee, the Parkins Brothers Dairy in Clyde and the Woody family on Jonathan Creek. Elevated Mountain will have more variety in the future, but people will have to be patient and wait for the bourbon to be ready. When visitors walk into the back of the distillery, they are greeted with beautiful, locally made oak reserve barrels on both sides of the aisle that will enclose the whisky for two years as it ages to perfection — only then is it bourbon. The plan is to have two different kinds of bourbon — the Big Witch Bourbon and the
Elevated Mountain Distilling Company • 3732 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, NC • Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday • $5 for up to six tastings and a tour of the facility • 828.944.0766 or www.facebook.com/pg/ElevatedMountain Smoked Blue Corn Straight Bourbon. “We’ve started aging whisky for the future and still have several flavor projects to come out, but the state controls how much we roll out at one time based on the success of sales at the ABC stores,” Angel said, so new products will be slow to hit the shelves. It’s another North Carolina regulation that gives distilleries a disadvantage over the ones in Tennessee. “When you go to Gatlinburg distilleries they have 10 flavors of whisky. That stuff doesn’t sell as well in the stores — we’ll sell more vodka in the liquor store — but people go to the distilleries for the fruity stuff so it makes it a challenge,” Angel said.
LABELS If aesthetics has any impact on sales at the ABC store, Elevated Mountain is sure to do well. Howell Golson, a graphic designer living in Maggie Valley, designed all of the bottle labels. While Golson keeps a low-key profile in the community, there’s no doubt you’ve seen his work. He has designed the label for Paul Newman’s Own wine bottles and the labels for Wicked Weed’s many beers. He’s also done work for Bridgeport Brewing, Coca-Cola, Farm Fresh, Cartoon Network and Target.
Angel actually met Golson by chance about two years ago while on a hike. “I actually met him on Waterrrock Knob while hiking. I was hiking up and he was hiking down and we took a break together. He said he lived in Maggie and I told him about the distillery. He mentioned he did graphic label work so I looked him up when I got home and saw all the incredible work he’s done,” Angel said. “He’s an amazing artist.” Angel and Golson worked with Maggie Valley’s own famous banjo player Raymond Fairchild to embody Fairchild’s unique brand into one of his products. The end result is the Root Beer White Lightning. The slight root beer flavor makes the swallow a lot easier to take and every element of the label is intentional. The label has a photo of Fairchild holding White Lightning, the name of one of his many banjos. The border contains the Cherokee wave symbol because Fairchild is proud to be a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the back of the label has a brief history about his career. So far, it’s been the best seller at the distillery. Everyone wants to take the Bluegrass Hall of Famer home with them. “Raymond made whisky for years on Campbell Creek with his family, so we worked with him on a recipe that would be something unique to him — something that stands out — so that’s why we went with the root beer flavor,” Angel said. “He’s a unique guy himself, so I wanted to capture the spirit of Raymond.” Fairchild can still be found performing most nights at his Opry House in Maggie, and Angel said he’s been happy to autograph his bottles.
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Back in 2015 when Elevated Mountain Distillery was still just a dream in Angel’s head, his business plan won the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Start-Up Competition, which provided him with $10,000 to help promote and market his new venture. It’s no surprise why the distillery project won the prestigious award — the craft brewery and distillery industry continues to grow in Western North Carolina and in Tennessee and Kentucky. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has added hundreds of jobs and has contributed more than $338 million in additional tax revenue for the state since 2008. Angel hopes to pull those tourists in Kentucky and Tennessee down to Maggie Valley. While the distillery may bring them here, he’s certain they’ll find plenty of other attractions and natural beauty to fall in love with here. “It’s something new to do in Maggie Valley — it’s one more thing to add to the Maggie Valley experience,” he said. “I love Wheels Through Time (museum), and I think we’re a good complement to them for the day and then hopefully people will stay here longer to shop in stores, eat lunch at restaurants so that’s more people benefitting from the visitors we have.”
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The Brunch Bill A new law makes multiple changes to North Carolina’s alcohol laws: • It will no longer be unlawful to drink or buy alcoholic beverages before noon on a Sunday. • Malt beverages, wine, and mixed drinks will be allowed to be sold and consumed at 10 a.m. on Sunday upon local city council approval. • The bill allows alcohol sales at auctions. • Regulations on liquor distilleries loosened.
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tles a day to a customer. Selling more bottles at retail price at his business allows him to see more revenue instead of selling wholesale to the state so ABC stores can collect on the retail prices. The new law will also allow distilleries to offer free tastings of their product to people offsite at stores or festivals, which will also prove beneficial for the Maggie Valley distillery. Angel plans to have a booth at the upcoming WNC BBQ Fest and Hillbilly Jam at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds just down the road. While the new distillery regulations are automatic, local municipalities will need to take action before restaurants can serve alcohol at 10 a.m. on Sundays. None of the municipalities contacted have had a request to pursue the issue, but the law is still brand new. Waynesville Alderman Jon Feichter said that at this point, he has no strong feelings one way or the other. “My first thought was, ‘Are we really missing out by not being able to sell alcohol for three more hours each week?’ But I can see why restaurants would be interested in it,” he said, adding that he was currently talking to constituents to determine their feelings on the issue.
Lodging Association backed the brunch bill and claimed 10 a.m. alcohol sales could result in an additional $25 million economic impact annually. “This is an exciting new option for the hospitality industry. North Carolina joins 47 other states that allow some form of early Sunday sales of alcohol,” said Lynn Minges, president and CEO of NCRLA. “The passage of S.B. 155 will help restaurants to better meet the needs of their guests, particularly where tourism drives business or where local residents demand more choices. In cities and counties that elect this option, restaurants will be able to meet customer demands, grow their businesses, create jobs, increase tax revenue and bring patrons into business districts earlier in the day.” Some groups have opposed the new measures and lobbied against it, including the Association of N.C. ABC Boards and the Christian Action League. The Christian Action League claims the new law trades traditional Christian values for more alcohol sales at the expense of public health and safety. However, Scott Maitland, president of the Distillers Association of North Carolina, has said it’s about more than alcohol sales — it’s about supporting a niche in the argitourism industry to create more jobs. Many distilleries, like Elevated Mountain, use locally grown corn and grain from farmers to make their spirits. Breweries and distilleries then donate their spent grain back to farmers to feed their livestock. Staff Writer Cory Vaillancourt contributed to this story.
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n e eBY J ESSI STONE tN EWS E DITOR esidents and visitors may soon be able e to enjoy a mimosa or bloody Mary e during their Sunday morning brunch. t A new law passed in the North Carolina gLegislature will give restaurants and distiller,ies an economic boost by allowing them to hsell more of their own product. The Economic & Job Growth for N.C. Distilleries Act — or the so-called “Brunch — will allow distilleries to sell five botTBill” tles per customer per year and will allow nrestaurants to serve alcohol starting at 10 sa.m. on Sundays. d Before this change in the law, craft distillseries — like the new Elevated Mountain mDistilling Company in Maggie Valley — could sonly sell one bottle per customer per year inside his facility. However, customers wantting more than one bottle were welcome to go -across the street to the ABC Store to purchase was many as they want, which benefits the state ecoffers more than the business owner. l The new law also allows restaurants to -serve alcohol beginning at 10 a.m. on -Sundays instead of having to wait until noon, but the measure has to be passed by nlocal jurisdictions before it goes into effect. e The loosening of regulations couldn’t mcome at a better time for Dave Angel, owner rof Elevated Mountain Distilling in Maggie eValley, who just opened his business on Memorial Day weekend. With four craft eHaywood County products already on the eshelf, his visitors can take a bottle of each ehome to enjoy after touring the facility. k “The new law is wonderful and we’ve defyinitely seen the benefits from it already, but eunlimited sales would be even better,” Angel -said. m Allowing unlimited sales at the distillery would help Angel and other North Carolina spirit makers compete with surrounding states. Georgia distilleries can sell three bot-
Canton Alderman Ralph Hamlett said he was “delighted” that the bill passed and said he would support it in Canton — but not without prior justification. “If and when there’s a need, I would vote for it,” he said. Franklin Mayor Bob Scott said the issue hasn’t come up yet, but thinks restaurants might not know about it yet. “I see no reason to bring it before the board if there is no interest in it,” he said. “On the other hand, I don't know if many people are aware of this.” Bryson City Manger Chad Simons said the issue hasn’t come before his town board either. The issue could come before the Haywood County Commissioners as well, though there aren’t too many restaurants located outside municipalities at the moment. Commissioner Kevin Ensley said he’d vote against the measure. Ensley also voted against allowing a referendum on the ballot last year to allow voters to decide whether alcohol sales should be allowed outside town limits. “I’ve always thought it was good at 1 o’clock, so people aren’t drinking during church hours,” he said. “I think Sunday should still be a bit sacred.” Fellow Republican Commissioner Brandon Rogers said he hadn’t thought much about the bill and that he does recognize the business benefit the extra hours might provide, but he doubts he’d support it, on religious grounds. The North Carolina Restaurant and
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DISTILLERY, CONTINUED FROM 8 Elevated Mountain’s distribution plans will also help put Maggie Valley on the map. Whether someone buys his product at the distillery or in an ABC Store, they will take home a bottle that says “Made in Maggie Valley, N.C.” with breathtaking images of the area enticing people to come back for a visit. The retail side of the business also offers Tshirts, hats, and other Maggie Valley branded souvenirs for people to take home. “We’re heavily focused on the tourist side of things. We’re in four or five ABC stores right now and we’re working our way across North Carolina,” Angel said. “The goal is to be as far as we can by the end of the year and then move into new states.” Angel already has interest from distributors in Florida and Georgia who want to carry his product. He encourages his visitors to ask their local ABC stores to carry his product if they don’t already have it.
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A DREAM COME TRUE Owning his own distillery has been a longtime dream for Angel, who is a Haywood County native. He spent most of his professional career working in human resources for large corporations across the country, but family and the need for a career change brought him back to the mountains. Even as a child, Angel had a fascination for making spirits. He wanted to learn how it was done and he learned from the best moonshiners in the county. “I made my first still at 14 for a ninthgrade science project, and I’ve been playing with recipes ever since,” Angel said. The road to see his dream realized hasn’t been easy. It’s been time-consuming, expensive and frustrating at times with many unexpected challenges, but that’s just part of the journey. “It’s a relief to be here finally,” Angel said. “It’s definitely been more complex and more hurdles than I expected.”
Finding the perfect location and facility for such an operation was challenging, but after some renovations, the former dinner theater building has worked out perfectly for Angel — and Maggie Valley is exactly where he wanted to be. Then there was a water pressure issue that forced Angel to bore 12 feet underground and across Soco Road to get the water pressure he needed from the town’s water system. Bringing in the massive equipment needed for making spirits was another new challenge for Angel. The process isn’t much different than the small little homemade still he started out on as a kid, but there’s just more electrical work and of course it’s on a much grander scale. The 800-gallon state-of-the-art still is quite impressive sitting where the stage once was in Carolina Nights. “People are blown away by how it looks,” Angel said.
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Angel has been successful in building a distillery, but also in building relationships in the community and across the country. He’s worked with the town to get his venture off the ground and he’s been able to give back to the community by granting the town an easement along the creek right behind his building. Now the dilapidated small shed behind his property is a covered pavilion with picnic tables and a bench — an ideal spot for a creekside lunch. Angel and the town named the mini-park after late Maggie Valley Mayor Ron DeSimone, who was the first one to show Angel the Carolina Nights building and encourage him to start his business in Maggie Valley. The distillery also has an intern — Reel Adams — from AB Tech’s brewing and distilling program to help with making product
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However, vendors can park on public property if the town board gives permission. If parked on private property, the ordinance says, the owner must provide written consent. Other stipulations in the proposed ordinance include a requirement for food truck owners to carry liability insurance. The proposed ordinance contains many similarities to the one Waynesville adopted in June 2016 — vendors must get written permission to park on private property, display their Health Department permit and have no more than one external sign with their business. However, there are differences as well. Waynesville’s food truck permits are good for only three months, compared to the sixmonth permits proposed in Sylva’s ordinance. Waynesville’s ordinance also requires food trucks to park at least 50 feet from an existing restaurant and to have an agreement with property owners or sponsoring businesses that allows food truck employees to use their restrooms.
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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ore than a year after the food truck controversy in Waynesville prompted Sylva to review its own regulations, a proposed food truck ordinance is on its way to a public hearing and vote at the July 13 town commissioner meeting. “It gives us a place to start,” Boyd Sossamon, chairman of the Sylva Planning Board, said of the ordinance. “As they go on this could be adjusted later if needed. It gives a base so there are some controls there.” Currently, Sylva has nothing on the books that’s specific to food trucks. Instead, it regulates the growing number of trucks and carts under its general business ordinance, requiring that they adhere to the same setback and parking space regulations as brick-and-mortar businesses. There hasn’t been a problem with that system, but the town wanted to prevent encountering the sort of controversy in which Waynesville found itself last year. Mad Anthony’s Bottle Shop and Beer Garden, which has since closed to change locations, served food from a trailer parked permanently on the lawn adjacent to the building, leading the Waynesville Planning Board to revise its rules with the stated intent of protecting brick-and-mortar restaurants and town aesthetics — but Mad Anthony’s felt the impending changes took aim at its very livelihood. Sylva’s proposed ordinance would require food truck owners to get a permit every six months. A $45 zoning permit would also be required to ensure commercial activity is permissible in the location they plan to use, as well as a special permit for vendors who want to sell food at town events. The ordinance also addresses health concerns, requiring approval from the Jackson County Health Department before any food is sold and requiring the health permit and inspection rating to be “visibly displayed.” All trash and grease spills would be cleaned up daily. Safety concerns figure prominently in the ordinance as well. “For instance they need to make sure where they’re parked there’s public safety with people accessing the food trucks, so they’re not parked where they might get run over by a car,” Sossamon said. “Basic concerns is really what we’re shooting for.” All food trucks must be at least 15 feet away from fire hydrants and not parked on a public street, parking space or sidewalk, according to the proposed ordinance.
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pointed that Mission Health chose to cancel its contract with us rather than work toward a solution to keep health care and health insurance as affordable as possible for our customers in Western North Carolina.” Mission Health began contract discussions nearly six months ago but stated in the press release that the health system isn’t any closer today to a contract resolution than when negotiations started. “BCBSNC’s latest proposal imposes effective payment rate reductions to our health system at a time when modest annual increases are more important than they have ever been,” said Charles Ayscue, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Mission Health. “Even if we earn every dollar of pay for performance incentives offered by BCBSNC, we could at best get back to zero for three straight years. It’s simply impossible to keep up with rising medical supply, pharmaceutical, and other operating costs, let alone provide future wage increases to our fantastic team members without appropriate annual adjustments to our payment rates from BCBSNC in the coming years.” Mission boasted that its health system is significantly more efficient than most health systems in the state and nation, and that efforts must continue to reduce costs amid an ever-changing health care industry. As the region’s only safety net provider for all of WNC, Mission said any contract that puts Mission at risk would put the community at risk. Between 2014 and 2018, Mission Health will have eliminated more than $240 million in costs, including $70 million in reductions in 2017 alone. Mission has also made the difficult decision to cut its labor force and
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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ission Health System is threatening to cancel its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina if they can’t get rate negotiations that are more favorable. If Mission fails to work out an agreement with the insurance company, BCBS policyholders will have to seek care elsewhere or pay more money out of pocket to see out-ofnetwork physicians at Mission facilities. Mission Health, a large nonprofit health care system based in Asheville, sent out a notice July 5 stating that it planned to terminate its contract with BCBS of North Carolina “if ongoing negotiations fail to reach an agreement.” Mission’s notice to BCBS established an Oct. 5 deadline for a new contract or else Mission, its affiliate facilities and physicians will be outside the BCBS network. “This decision was not made lightly. Contracts with health insurance companies — like BCBSNC — greatly impact a health system’s long-term financial and operational sustainability. Even more so with BCBSNC, which is the state’s largest health provider with 72 percent market share leaving little room for error,” Mission’s press release stated. “Given the pending shift to InsuranceCompany run Medicaid in North Carolina and the extraordinary Affordable Care Act repeal and replace discussions occurring in Washington, Mission Health must carefully evaluate its business relationship with BCBSNC to ensure the health system can continue providing affordable, high-quality care and remain financially viable for the long term.” If Mission pulls the contract, it will be the only health system in North Carolina to be outside the BCBS network. Besides Mission Hospital in Asheville, Mission’s Western North Carolina affiliates include Angel Medical Center in Franklin, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, McDowell Hospital in Marion and Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. Mission also has Haywood Family Medicine in Clyde, Asheville Cardiology Associates in Sylva and is in the process of consolidating its women and children’s services practices in Franklin. Just like Mission is the major health care player in WNC, BCBS is the major health insurance provider. Under the Affordable Health Care Act, BCBS is only one of a few providers to offer policies through the Healthcare.gov website in North Carolina. If Mission leaves the BCBS network, patients in the region can still be covered through Duke LifePoint affiliates at Haywood Regional Medical Center, Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva and Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City. BCBS shot back at Mission’s threat with
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close vital services at several of its rural hospitals. In the last two months, Mission Health has announced the closure of its labor and delivery units at Angel Medical Center in Franklin and at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. Those closures will leave maternity patients to drive at least 30 minutes to the nearest hospital to deliver their babies. Mission CEO Dr. Ron Paulus stated the labor and delivery units at those facilities were losing too much money to keep it going. Mission closed labor and delivery at Transylvania Regional Hospital a couple of years ago, claiming there weren’t enough deliveries occurring there to keep it open. However, just because Mission is terminating its existing contract, it doesn’t necessarily mean negotiations for a new contract can’t or won’t continue. Mission’s press release stated that putting an Oct. 5 deadline on the table would create more incentive for BCBS to adjust payment rates for Mission because failure to do so would result in a contract renewals with a perpetual zero percent increase. “The next few weeks may tell about BCBSNC’s intentions during the negotiations. Mission Health has agreed in principle to most of BCBSNC’s terms except for payment rates. We have embraced BCBSNC’s performance-based measures that pay us for quality and improved outcomes,” Ayscue said. “However, it is also true that these arrangements must be built on a foundation of fair payment rates from BCBSNC and a recognition that Mission already outperforms most health systems nationwide.” These kinds of adversarial stances are not a new concept for BCBS. It’s actually quite common for health care systems to put pressure on an insurance company to increase their reimbursement rates before they agree to renew a contract. Children’s Hospitals and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota have been in a dispute for months over a contract agreement and let their contract lapse on July 5. However, the game of chicken didn’t last long — the two parties reached a new agreement just two days later. No matter the outcome, BCBSNC stated it would work to ensure a smooth transition for customers in WNC over the next several months. These contract changes will also affect Blue MedicareSM/Medicare Advantage customers. After Oct. 5, in-network coverage for BCBSNC customers at Mission will be limited to emergency care, services that qualify for Blue Cross NC’s Continuity of Care program, and care that is not reasonably available at other area providers. Some Mission Health physicians within the health system will remain in-network until March 2, 2018.
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Keith Eugene Mann, 50, of Franklin, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger to five years in prison for destroying real property of the United States by means of fire. Mann was also ordered to serve three years under court supervision. “Mann set forest fires which damaged natural resources and potentially put many lives at risk, because he ‘wanted to see something burn.’ Thanks to the swift and thorough investigative efforts of our law enforcement partners, Mann was quickly apprehended and he will be punished for his selfish and irresponsible actions,” said Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to the sentencing hearing and court documents filed in the case, on Oct. 27, 2016, a wildfire was reported on U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Road 388, commonly referred to as Board Tree Road in Macon County and within the Nantahala National Forest. Court documents indicate that the fire had been set intentionally. According to court documents, five other fires had been set in close proximity to the fire on Board Tree Road but appeared to have gone out on their own. Over the course of the investigation of these small fires, law enforcement located several wooden stem matches, which helped to establish that the fires were intentionally set. On Nov. 22, a wildfire was reported at the end of U.S. Forest Service Road 763, commonly referred to as Jones Creek Road, by an individual
who identified himself as “Keith Mann.” USFS firefighters responded to the fire and took immediate suppression action. The following day, law enforcement returned to the fire site, where they observed a small cardboard box located at the origin of the fire, with numerous burned wooden stemmed matches next to the box. Following up on the Macon County 911 call, investigators spoke with Mann who admitted to setting the fires both on Board Tree Road and on Jones Creek Road. Mann pleaded guilty to the federal arson charge in March 2017. Mann is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole.
Cops on Top raise $35,000 The preliminary count of the 2017 Haywood County Sheriff’s Cops on Top donations is $35,000 and there are still donations coming in. With this year’s fundraising totals so far, it looks like Haywood County once again has achieved a new state record for the single highest grossing Cops on Top fundraising event in North Carolina. “Achieving our fundraising goal of $35,000 was not an easy feat, but with everyone’s outpouring of support it was possible,” said HCSO Deputy Daniel Blagg. “We had an abundance of local and out of the county businesses step up in a big way by generously sponsoring this year’s Cops on Top. Our amazing volunteers worked countless hours and played a vital role in the
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Democratic Party cookout in Maggie The inaugural Democratic Party Summer Cookout for the Ivy Hill (Maggie Valley) and Jonathan Creek precincts will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the Maggie Valley Town Hall Pavilion, 3987 Soco Road. All registered Democrats are invited to attend. Hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers will be supplied. Attendees from the Ivy Hill precinct are asked to bring drinks and/or desserts and those from the Jonathan Valley precinct are asked to bring side dishes. There will be a prize for whomever brings the most guests. RSVP to Mary Jane Curry (Ivy Hill) at 205.381.6158 or currycel@gmail.com or Jean Baldwin (Jonathan Creek) at 828.926.9857 or jeanbaldwin@bellsouth.net.
Clampitt to host Town Hall in Bryson City The next town hall meeting with Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. July 21 at the Swain County Administration Building located at 101 Mitchell Street in Bryson City. These meetings give constituents a chance to voice opinions on matters before the North Carolina General Assembly. As the session is now over, Clampitt said he expects the focus of the
July 21 meeting will be less about pending legislation and more about having an open door for people who might need assistance in interfacing with a state agency. Susan Miller, Director of Governmental Affairs for Frontier Communications, will also be at the meeting to discuss any issues that people may be facing with their broadband and phone services.
Jackson NAACP celebrates anniversary The Jackson County branch of the NAACP will celebrate its 2014 founding between 5 and 7 p.m. July 15 at the Family Resource Center in Webster. The even will host a hot dog fundraiser, complete with anniversary cake. “I am proud to be part of North Carolina’s westernmost branch of the NAACP,” said Enrique Gomez, President. “Several years ago we came together to address the great cause of racial equality. We continue to speak on behalf of that cause. It is the foundation of what we try to do in the region. Our positions are politically non-partisan, grounded not in left or right politics, but in what is morally right for our country.” Gomez noted that during the past three years, the organization has celebrated the Martin Luther King Day of Service in January, initiated Readers’ Theatres to commemorate Black History Month, led several March to the Polls events, cosponsored a visit to Sylva by the Reverend William Barber, started a humanitarian awards program for the region, and held a forum on public education.
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In addition, he said, the idea of writing a big check to Duke Energy every month isn’t appealing. “The goal that I was looking for yesterday was to try to put renewable energy in every home,” Wachacha said, referencing the June 5 work session. Joey Owle, the tribe’s secretary of agriculture and natural resources, criticized the proposed program as being poorly planned and based on questionable numbers — he asserted that there were 2,228 members over 60 who would be eligible for the program, meaning the program would likely be more expensive than anticipated.
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Utility bills to disappear for Cherokee elders Tribal Council passes “Power to the People” energy assistance program
BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER herokee elders will no longer have power, water or sewer bills to worry about following a divided Tribal Council vote July 6 to pass legislation that former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert had put forward during his term. “This is a major accomplishment that will help so many of our elders receive muchneeded energy assistance … As I have said before, our Tribal elders have built this Tribe, raised this Tribe, and continue to give wisdom to our Tribe everyday,” Lambert wrote on his public Facebook page following the vote. “With the passage of this legislation, we once again recommit ourselves to the ideal that we respect our Elders and the traditions passed down from our ancestors.” Called “Power to the People,” the program will provide a monthly credit of up to $120 per month to the electricity bills of Cherokee elders — meaning any tribal member older than 59.5 years — living in the five-county area of Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham and Cherokee counties. In addition, those who are Cherokee Water and Sewer customers will no 16 longer be charged for those services.
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“This could be something that will be fairly inexpensive yet potentially life-changing to help elders,” Lambert told Tribal Council last week. “A lot of them are watching kids and grandkids, raising them basically, and that’s where this concern came from.” About 1,150 Cherokee elders live in the five-county area, Lambert said, meaning that the total cost of paying their electric bills would be about $2 million annually — roughly 0.3 percent of the tribe’s $586 million budget. The true cost of the program, he said, would likely be even less than that, as many of the elders are married to each other and therefore share a power bill.
REASONS FOR OPPOSITION Support for the program was not unanimous around the horseshoe. Vice Chairman Brandon Jones, of Snowbird; Councilmember Travis Smith, of Birdtown; Councilmember Marie Junaluska, of Painttown; and Councilmember Anita Lossiah, of Yellowhill, voted against it, with Councilmember Adam Wachacha, of Snowbird, abstaining. Chairman Bill Taylor, of Wolfetown, was absent. The remaining six councilmembers voted to pass the resolution. Reasons for opposition varied. Smith said that he felt any energy assistance program should be housed under Family Support Services, which already has a similar program, and should be funded as part of the
regular budget process rather than through a separate resolution. “I’m not going to support this, but it’s not that I don’t support our elders,” Smith said. “There’s a program in place to take care of this now.” The Low-Income Home Energy Efficient Program focuses its service on elders and people with disabilities, enrolling those categories of people exclusively from Oct. 1 to the end of December. After December, the program is open for anybody to apply. However, the federal grants that fund the program are prone to run short. “We’ve run out of money this year,” Barbara Jones, program manager for Family Support Services, told Tribal Council during a July 5 work session. If the program’s underfunded, Smith said, that’s an issue that should be addressed as part of the budget process. But committing to $2 million in annual funding for a new program isn’t the way to go. “Throwing $2 million out there to pay everybody just isn’t a fix,” he said. “We have recurring costs here that I don’t believe we can keep supporting it year after year.” Wachacha also hesitated to add another recurring cost to the tribe’s budget. “As long as gaming’s good that will work, but we need to be financially responsible that what if gaming is not so good,” he said. “When you give something, you don’t want to have to take it back away.” He struggled with the idea of creating a new entitlement program, saying that energy assistance should be needs-based rather than a guarantee for anyone over a certain age. “My phone’s been blowing up from underage — less than 59.5 — saying, ‘Why don’t you just pay for everybody’s power bill?’” Wachacha said.
Lambert countered that the program was in fact one part of a larger plan to expand renewable energy on Cherokee land. The Power to the People Program, he said in a follow-up interview, grew out of a resolution that tribal member John McCoy submitted last year seeking to install solar power on tribal buildings and homes. “One thing I’ve worked on for many years is to make this tribe net zero on the power grid,” Lambert told Tribal Council July 6. During his administration, Lambert said, he was in regular communication with Duke Energy on the topic and found that the Qualla Boundary uses about 30 megawatts in total, with the casino and hospital combining to account for half of those. The remaining 15 megawatts power all the homes, businesses and tribal operations on the boundary. The tribe currently has a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to use for alternative energy projects, with a solar array to be installed near the Valley River Casino in Murphy. That’s a start, but much more solar development would be required to fully meet the tribe’s energy demands. It will be a longterm endeavor. “The payback time on that — of course, it’s an investment — would be several years, and my thought on the elders was there’s an immediate need now,” Lambert said in a follow-up interview. “Let’s go ahead and start this program and work toward getting the size of our consumption to zero.” In reference to Owle’s question on the number of people to be served, Lambert said he pulled the 1,150 figure from the number of Christmas checks that are delivered to elders each year — the same qualifications would apply for the energy program, he said.
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY With passage looking uncertain during the discussion, disagreement turned contentious at times, with Councilmember Teresa McCoy, of Big Cove, telling her fellow councilmembers that it would have been “a more proactive thing” for those with concerns to “spend some time researching” before coming to the meeting. “If you don’t want it in your community, then back off and be quiet when Richard (Councilmember Richard French, of Big Cove) and I ask for it for our
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anybody else was affected by it, but this would sure help me a whole lot.” Amy Walker, also an elder, said that she’s been working for years to make her home energy independent but allowed that those projects are expensive. “I’m able to do that because I had an education that put me in a good job,” she said. With the program now established, the next step is to develop guidelines and details to govern it. Cherokee’s Department of Public Health and Human Services will then implement it. Lambert originally introduced the resolution during the April 4 Budget Council session, when he was still principal chief. It was tabled. The resolution then appeared during the April 18 Grand Council Lambert held, with 95 percent of the 1,242 people voting on the question in favor of approving the program. The resolution was tabled once more after resurfacing at the May 31 Budget Council meeting — which occurred just six days after Council voted to remove Lambert from office — and Tribal Council held a twohour work session on the topic July 5 before ultimately passing the resolution July 6.
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community, because the people in my community deserve some assistance,” she said. “That rainy day has been here all their lives and they need help.” Smith took offense to McCoy’s comments, saying, “that’s about enough of her sitting here and belittling this part of the government.” Multiple community members came forward to express their support for the program, though it was clear that they wanted to see further solar investment as well. “I would like to see this happen to make sure that they’re (elders are) able to put food on their tables,” said tribal member Lea Wolf, “so they’re not missing money on other things like shoes for their feet or batteries for their hearing aids … those solar panels could save millions of dollars yearly and not feed this giant uncaring corporation.” “I am an elder, and I have been on disability for about 10 years,” said tribal member Barbara Miller. “Well, two weeks ago I got a letter in the mail from the government, and they cut my check in half. And it said it was due to changes in the government in Washington. I’m just saying I don’t know if
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he fruits of a yearlong bridge project will make it easier for residents of Moses Creek Road east of Cullowhee to get heavy items like dump trucks and construction materials into their neighborhood. Construction will start as soon as July 31 on replacement of the 55-year-old bridge currently spanning Caney Fork Creek near Moses Creek Road’s intersection with Caney Fork Road. The work should end by Sept. 30, 2018, with vegetation work wrapping up March 2019. “The bridge that we’re replacing was built in 1962, and has a weight restriction on it because of its age,” said Mitchell Bishop, assistant division construction engineer for the N.C. Department of Transportation. “It’s deteriorated to a point where the legal weight limit is only 10 tons.”
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The text of the pay raise resolution passed in 2007 reads as follows:
Whereas Councilmembers last received a pay raise three years ago; and
Discussion between Councilmembers Travis Smith (far left) and Teresa McCoy (far right), of Birdtown and Big Cove, respectively, became heated as the salary resolution was discussed. EBCI Councilhouse photo
Tribal Council talks salaries BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER resolution that would have negated a 2007 vote to up Tribal Council’s pay by $10,000 was withdrawn last week following debate about what exactly the legislation’s impact would be. “I think we should take it (the 2007 resolution) off the books and be done with it and not worry about it,” said Councilmember Travis Smith, of Birdtown, who submitted the resolution. Smith went on to say that council’s pay should stay at the current level of roughly $80,000 but that the body should no longer get the automatic $10,000 yearly increase outlined in the 2007 resolution. The only problem was that the 2007 resolution doesn’t necessarily outline any such annual increase. That resolution, which passed narrowly with seven councilmembers in favor and five opposed, simply stated that councilmembers should receive a $10,000 pay raise to take effect after the next election cycle. It was
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introduced following completion of a salary study that concluded, according to the resolution, that councilmembers were making “approximately $10,000 less than similar councils with like kind duties in other jurisdictions.” While there is a sentence that says salaries should “be increased by $10,000 per year,” subsequent references seem to imply that this means yearly salaries should increase by $10,000, not that pay should rise $10,000 annually. “What are we supposed to do with this exactly?” asked Councilmember Teresa McCoy, of Big Cove, in reference to Smith’s resolution. “Are we supposed to take a $10,000 cut in pay, or should we pay back the $10,000?” Smith replied that, no, whatever salary changes have happened up until now should stand, but council shouldn’t get a $10,000 yearly increase anymore. Tribal Council has not been getting automatic $10,000 annual increases since 2007 — if that were the case, then councilmembers would be making $110,000 more than what-
Whereas in response to several questions, a study was commissioned to examine pay for similar councils and boards in other jurisdictions to determine if the members of the EBCI Tribal Council are over or under paid compared to the industry average; and Whereas based on a study performed by the Tribe's compensation consultant, Gallagher Burgess, and received by the executive office, it has been determined that EBCI Tribal Council members receive annual compensation that is approximately $10,000.00 less than similar councils with like kind duties in other jurisdictions; and
ever their salary was before 2007. Currently, councilmembers make $80,600 each, with the chairman making $86,400 and the vice chairman $83,500. However, Smith said, his first year in office the raises were budgeted but councilmembers voted not to accept them. Tribal Council has received one raise since 2007, and it was extremely controversial. In October 2014, Tribal Council approved a budget that included $10,000 pay raises for all its members, along with backpay for the years when members supposedly should have already been receiving the higher pay. Some of the backpay checks were worth more than $30,000. The raises and backpay were effective immediately, despite a provision in the tribe’s Charter and Governing Document —
Whereas EBCI Tribal Council member's pay should be increased by $10,000.00 per year to bring them to the industry average. Now therefore be it resolved by the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians assembled, at which a quorum is present, the Tribal Council hereby increases the yearly compensation paid to Tribal Council members by $10,000.00 for each Tribal Council member. Be it further resolved that this Tribal Council here concludes that the amount of this increase in compensation does not violate the amount permitted for such increases in Tribal law. The increase in compensation approved herein shall not take effect until the next elected Tribal Council members are seated, per Charter and Governing Document of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Be it finally resolved that this ordinance shall become effective upon ratification by the Principal Chief.
Cherokee’s highest law — that no pay raise Tribal Council votes itself can take effect until after the next election. The 2007 resolution acknowledges this fact, stating that the $10,000 raise must wait until the next election cycle finishes, “per Charter and Governing Document of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.” In 2014, then-Principal Chief Michell Hicks told councilmembers that the pay hike was justified because it was not a pay raise but rather a “pay adjustment,” pointing to a 2004 law that stated Tribal Council salaries should rise in proportion with those of tribal employees. No such increases had occurred in recent years, he said. The pay raises caused widespread anger on the Qualla Boundary, with tribal members flooding Council
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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ylva’s pub-lovers got a shock this summer when a closed sign appeared on O’Malley’s Sports Bar and Grill June 2. The good news is, the sign will likely read “Open” soon. “We have leased it out to some local people right in Sylva, so they want to revert it back to what it was,” said co-owner Lynn Lynn Stanberry Stanberry, who thought she’d divested herself of the company when she and her husband Kevin sold it in September 2015. The Stanberrys had sold the place through an owner-financed deal, but the buyers didn’t make payments as promised and wound up defaulting, Lynn Stanberry said. That’s when one of Sylva’s most popular nighttime hangouts and football-watching venues closed its doors.
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instead to address the issue. “I’ll bring something back in here in an ordinance that we can move forward with,” he said. “That would help everything out I believe.”
During a follow-up interview via text message, Smith said he stands by his original interpretation of the 2007 resolution — that it allows for a $10,000 increase per year. However, he said, the discussion in Council was productive. “It made for some good discussion and some clear truths on the past,” he said. “If there is an ordinance in place, then that’s what should be followed at this time.”
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meetings to express their displeasure and eventually organizing to challenge the raises in a lawsuit. The suit was eventually dismissed due to lack of standing, with no ruling on the merits of the case. McCoy pointed to the 2004 law regulating the size of Tribal Council pay increases as possibly conflicting with Smith’s resolution. Ordinances are more powerful than resolutions, she said, so a resolution regulating pay raises would find itself at odds with a resolution regulating the same thing. The discussion — especially the exchanges between McCoy and Smith — became heated, with Smith at one point leaving the room in anger as the two discussed a conversation they’d had early in the 20152017 term following Tribal Council’s decision not to adopt a pay raise at that time. Smith insisted that the 2007 resolution provided for an annual $10,000 increase, and that rescinding it would keep current pay levels the same but prevent future automatic increases. Legislative Attorney Carolyn West, meanwhile, said she interpreted the 2007 resolution as allowing only for a one-time pay increase. Councilmember Bo Crowe, of Wolfetown, said he’d support Smith’s resolution but saw it having a different outcome than Smith anticipated. “If we would rescind this one, we would lose $10,000 and I’m fine with that,” he said. “Our pay would go back to the $70,000, and I’m fine with that.” Smith ultimately withdrew the resolution, saying he’d work to craft an ordinance
Ownership reverted to the Stanberrys, and prospective renters soon began to seek them out. The couple entered into a contract with one of those hopefuls. “I am excited about the people that are in there. They’re great people and I think they’re going to do a really good job with it,” Stanberry said. It’s a pair of local guys who want to keep the bar what it’s been for years, she said, with the same menu and everything. They’re already in the building remodeling with the goal of reopening by Aug. 1. Lynn and Kevin Stanberry have owned O’Malley’s for 13 years, having purchased it in August 2002. The Sylva O’Malley’s is currently the only O’Malley’s, but when it opened in the 1990s it was a second location for a business that began in Waynesville. The bar, located on Waynesville’s Main Street for 20 years, was the only bar in town during its first years in business. It closed in 2012 when the building owner failed to make mortgage payments and fell into foreclosure. The new managers of the Sylva O’Malley’s had not returned a request for comment by press time, but Stanberry expressed confidence that this next phase of the restaurant’s history will be a success. “It’s going to be a good thing,” she said.
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Raleigh Roundup: Recess edition BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER uring the long session of the North Carolina Legislature that recently concluded, hundreds of bills were again proposed, studied and debated. Not all of them became law, but some of them did; Haywood County’s legislative delegation — Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, Rep. Michele Presnell, R-Burnsville, and Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin — spent the session trying to represent the views of their Western North Carolina constituency, along with Rep. Kevin Corbin, R-Franklin, who represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Macon counties. What they attempted to accomplish were changes in governance, schools, ethics legislation, law enforcement and property taxes. “I’m just elated and excited,” said Clampitt of the session as a whole. “I’m appreciative of the cooperation I’ve experienced with other members of the House and Senate.” He cited $9 million in aid to Western Carolina University for the refurbishment of the school’s steam system, $1 million in aid for farm revitalization, and $100,000 for downtown revitalization in Swain, Jackson, and Haywood counties.
with strong bipartisan support (108 votes) and would have allowed counties to coordinate their calendars with those of their local community colleges, but the bill now sits in the Senate Rules Committee. How many kids can sit in each classroom was also discussed, and somewhat resolved. Although the legislature will have to revisit the issue again soon — in essence kicking the can down the road — the Corbin-sponsored HB13 gave local school districts some flexibility on the hard caps required by a 2016 budget measure, which will help districts avoid laying off instructors. The Clampitt-sponsored HB39 will result in layoffs of a different sort — eight UNC governing board members, who are appointed by the legislature. The current board has 32 members, but will be scaled back to 24 over the next two cycles. On the economic development front, this year’s state budget funds a $2 million N.C. Department of Commerce program designed to aid local governments in developing infrastructure in proximity to industrial sites. The catch? It’s only for tier one and tier two communities. Each year, the DOC ranks all 100 counties in the state based on the average unemployment rate, median household income, population growth and property tax base per capita. The most economically distressed counties — tier one counties — qualify for more economic development assistance from the state than do tier two and tier three counties. Haywood County — much to
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of a permanent residence from taxation. The Corbin-sponsored bill passed the House, but still sits in the Senate Rules and Operations Committee. Another Corbin-sponsored tax relief bill Perhaps the biggest news to come out of — HB61, which Clampitt also co-sponsored the 2017 long session was the repeal of — didn’t even make it out of the House, but 2016’s infamous Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, which stipulated that people in would have exempted from taxation $50,000 of net business income. government buildings could only use restrooms corresponding to the gender on their Paid newspapers across the state could see birth certificates. a reduction in their income as HB205 is Otherwise known as HB2, the measure implemented. The bill allows Guilford County removed anti-discrimination protection and its municipalities to create an ordinance from LGBTQ people while simultaneously allowing the publication of public notices — becoming the subject of mockery and deribid opportunities, public meetings, legal sion across the globe. notices and the like — online, instead of purBut this year’s HB2 — House and Senate chasing ad space in newspapers. Guilford will bills are numbered in the order in which serve as a pilot program to ensure the public they are filed, doesn’t go uninformed as a result. so the numbers HB64, an effort to change the date of are perennially municipal elections from odd-numbered recycled — years to even numbered years beginning in was of a decid2022, remains mired in the House edly different Committee on Elections and Ethics law; in nature, allow2015, average voter turnout for municipal ing disabled elections in Haywood, Jackson, Macon and veterans to Swain Counties was just under 20 percent, exclude 100 but in the 2016 presidential race in those percent of the counties, turnout was over 66 percent. assessed value Getting kids to turn out for school was also the subject of much discussion this session; in both “I’m appreciative of the cooperation the Senate and the House, I’ve experienced with other more than 30 local bills dealt members of the House and Senate.” with school calendar flexibility. The Corbin-sponsored HB375 passed the House — Rep. Mike Clampitt
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Another Clampitt-sponsored bill dealing with those who work — and work out in the agricultural fields that drive the state’s economy — also didn’t work out. HB35 would have changed the definition of “employee” to specifically exclude farm workers, meaning that their employers wouldn’t have to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure that their employees are eligible to work in the United States. Lawmakers, however, are still eligible to work as lobbyists just six months after they’ve left office; HB48, sponsored by both Clampitt and Presnell, would have lengthened that downtime to a year, but the bill never left the House Rules Committee, where meaningful ethics reform goes to die. A particular point of pride for Clampitt — a retired fire chief — is SB257, which designates Sept. 11 as a state holiday. Clampitt said he’d again this year host what he says will be the largest first responder appreciation event in the state on Sept. 10. Not all bills proposed in the General Assembly each year are as heady and philosophical as those mentioned above; although HB74 would have made the bobcat the official state cat of North Carolina (it failed) you can apparently still drive through town with one sitting on your lap — HB73 would have fined drivers $100 for holding a live animal in their lap whilst driving but as the bill stalled in the House Rules Committee, that sacred right remains delegated to the people. Rep. Presnell did not respond to requests for comment on this story.
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the chagrin of local economic development officials — is a tier three community for 2017; in May, Chairman of the Haywood Economic Development Council and the Local Government and Community Relations Manager for Duke Energy Jason Walls said that the tier three designation “doesn’t portray the whole situation in the county.” Although a number of proposed bills in both chambers attempt to address the inherent inequities in the tier system, nothing of substance was made law. Laws surrounding the right to carry a concealed firearm — despite efforts by Presnell and Clampitt — won’t be changing this session either. “There were seven Second Amendment bills floating around, all now contained in an omnibus gun bill, but it’s still in flux. Hopefully we’ll get another look in the short session,” Clampitt said. HB69 would have eliminated permitting requirements for concealed carry, but it never got off the ground. Also remaining grounded is the helicopter Western North Carolina won’t get; a Clampitt-sponsored bill would have appropriated $18 million for the purchase of two new State Highway Patrol Helicopters — one down east, and one up west — but his request to the appropriations committee just didn’t work out. “We’re constantly reviewing, constantly looking for options and again, this is something that will hopefully come up in the short session.
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Education Project SEARCH holds graduation ceremony During the graduation ceremony for Southwestern Community College’s Project SEARCH program, all four of the interns walked down the aisle to the traditional graduation procession. “This was a strong group of interns who came into the program with specific goals and dreams, and the program helped solidify the steps they needed to take to reach those goals,” said Devonne Jimison, Project SEARCH coordinator and instructor. “This program allows students with a vast range of disabilities to transition from school into a work environment.” For businesses interested in interviewing one of the interns, or for more information about Project SEARCH, contact Jimison at 828.339.4486 or devonnej@southwesterncc.edu.
HCC to offer engineering program Haywood Community College will offer a new associate in engineering program starting in the fall semester designed to prepare students for transfer into a Bachelor of Science program in the field of engineering. Upon completing the program at HCC, students may choose to pursue a bachelor’s degree that includes numerous specialties such as mechanical, civil, electronic, computer, biological and more. The associate in engineering program is a ‘calculus ready’ program of study, meaning that Calculus I is the lowest level math course that will be accepted by the engineering programs for transfer as a math credit. Students who are not calculus-ready will need to take additional math courses. Call 828.627.4579 or visit haywood.edu.
Pave the path for SRCA Shining Rock Classical Academy, a public charter school in Waynesville, is having a fundraising campaign to raise money for the school’s experiential learning scholarships, classrooms and field trips. Supporters can purchase personalized bricks that will be placed under the bell tower on the SRCA campus. Price options range from $100 to $350 per brick. Call 828.738.2665 or visit srca.teamcfa.school.
WCU to host third annual Summer Seminar Western Carolina University’s undergraduate program in emergency medical care will host its third annual Emergency Medical Care Summer Seminar from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 20, on campus in Cullowhee to provide guidelines for assessment and care of burn patients in the first 24 hours and treatment for shock. The instructor will be Ernest Grant, burn outreach coordinator for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and vice president of the American Nurses
Association, and an internationally recognized burn care and fire safety expert. WCU student rates are $69 and regular registration is $109. For more information, call 828.227.7397 or email hensley@wcu.edu.
Accreditation renewed at Haywood schools After extensive interviews, reviewing a self-study, examining student academics, and observing classrooms, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and AdvancED have renewed Haywood County Schools’ district accreditation. “Renewing our accreditation is such a tremendous accomplishment for our school system and community,” said Dr. Bill Nolte, Haywood County Schools associate superintendent. “It reflects the high quality of education we offer and the dedication of our faculty and staff to continuous improvement.”
Haywood student named Morehead scholar Haywood Early College student Levi McCracken has been named a 2017 recipient of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Morehead-Cain Scholarship. It has been 26 years since a Haywood County Schools student has received the Morehead-Cain, which is valued at more than $100,000. McCracken graduated with a 4.8-weighted grade point average.
Students complete SCC’s officer training The 75th class to complete the Basic Law Enforcement Training at Southwestern Community College recently graduated. The North Carolina BLET is a state-accredited program designed to prepare entry-level individuals with the cognitive and physical skills to become certified police officers and deputy sheriffs.
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Conner Wilson of Sylva, James Bethea of Franklin, Hunter Gass of Sylva; Jesse Henkel of Dillsboro; Austin Hill of Robbinsville; and Anthony Momphard Jr. of Whittier; were honored during a graduation ceremony held June 20 at the Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training Center in Franklin.
HCC students enhance Learning Support Center Haywood Community College’s Learning Support Services at the tutoring and testing center are making use of the skills and expertise of HCC students to enhance the tutoring and testing experience. Instructor Amy Putansu and professional crafts fiber students, with the assistance of Building Construction Technology instructor John Mark Roberts, created sound suppressor boards out of woven material mounted on plywood for the tutoring room to mute sound and improving the look of the area. Doug Cabe, instructor for Computer-Integrated Machining, and students provided Learning Support Services with plastic, numbered key tabs for lockers used in the testing area.
Student-faculty teams probe diverse topics The question of whether substance abuse treatment reduces the likelihood of heroin users having repeat contact with the criminal justice system and the development of a special buoy to convert ocean wave energy into electricity are among the topics being investigated during the second year of Western Carolina University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Nine teams — each composed of a WCU faculty member and a current student — are spending eight weeks on campus conducting intensive research into a variety of topics. The summer program is a university-wide initiative overseen by the Honors College and open to all WCU undergraduates. Near the conclusion of this year’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program, the nine current students will present a symposium for a campus audience to talk about their projects and findings. 828.227.3673 or kwochka@wcu.edu.
HCC awards five scholarships Haywood Community College awarded three Pisgah High School students and two Tuscola High School students with the Pop & Marj Kelly Merit Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 1997 through donations from Marjorie Kelly in memory of her husband Pop Kelly. Each student will receive $10,000 to use for two academic years at HCC. Students awarded from Pisgah High School include Olivia Cook, early childhood education; Caleb Henson, industrial systems technology; and Houston Rogers, undecided. Tuscola High School recipients include Colton Ferguson, associate in science and Jones Heinz, welding technology.
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• State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation recently presented $10,000 scholarships to Hannah Lee Ensley, a senior at Pisgah High, Cole Nordness, a senior at Tuscola High, and Angelique Owenby, a senior at Haywood Early College, to attend the University of North Carolina. • The N.C. General Assembly has reappointed the first woman elected principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a Highlands homebuilder to the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees. Joyce Conseen Dugan and John R. Lupoli will serve their second consecutive four-year terms on the WCU board, effective July 1.
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• Swain County Southwestern Community College student Wesley Ensley recently placed fifth at a state welding competition. SCC launched a welding program at Swain County High School last fall under the guidance of instructor Tim Wright. • Haywood Christian Academy celebrated its 10th annual “Trike-aThon” benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. To raise funds, Pre-K class secured sponsors per lap as they rode their trikes around the campus. HCA’s K-3 students also helped out in this event by creating pit stops for the trike riders. • June Smathers Jolley, 1978 Haywood Community College horticulture graduate, was named Outstanding Alumna of the Year Award recipient for 2017. Jolley is the greenhouse manager at the North Carolina Arboretum where she has worked for over 20 years. • Longtime employee Linda Caldwell retired from Haywood Community College with over 45 years of service. She worked as a staff member at HCC for years before becoming an instructor. In 2003, she transitioned to full-time faculty member in the business administration program. • Joey Moore of Franklin and Caleb and Jesse Henson of Canton are recipients of 2017 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships. The $2,000 scholarships were funded by sponsors of the annual N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Sale of Champions.
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Meadows once again fighting the wrong fight He said there is “nothing more critical that has to be funded than funding the border wall.” …. “One is it is a commitment that the president made to the American people and one that he intends on keeping, but the second part of that is for our national security we must secure our borders. And the American people will accept no less,” he said. — From The Hill, a Washington, D.C., news site that reports on Congress ith all due respect, I think Rep. Meadows, who represents our region in Congress, is completely wrong when he says there is “nothing more critical that has to be funded than funding the border wall.” Really? Of course Meadows is aware that in March the Border Patrol recorded 12,193 apprehensions at the southwest border, the lowest in at least 17 years. In fact apprehension rates — the number generally used to track illegal immigration trends — have been declining since the recession, and significantly so since a peak of 1.6 million in 2000.
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Story on party disloyalty had inaccuracies To the Editor: The disloyalty resolution article in the previous edition of The Smoky Mountain News (www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/20275) was correct in that I said it would be inappropriate to comment on action taken in closed session. Why? Because it was a topic in a closed session of the Haywood GOP Executive Committee. (But that did not stop one executive committee member from violating that trust. By disseminating a false narrative, a gross disservice was done to the executive committee and to those that were named.) The county commissioners frequently go into closed session to discuss issues not ready for public discussion. Since I was referenced in the article, I will comment on some of the inaccuracies in the article. No one was charged with “political party disloyalty.” The article repeated a lie that a resolution was passed that would “bar individuals … from holding office ... for five years.” The author should not have compared a non-story (which was not corroborated) to Russia in 1938, when it was known, as pointed out in the article, that: (a) any action would “require/allow all sides to present their case for judgement” and (b) give “opportunity to present a defense.” At this point there is no story because no charges have been made. But that did not stop the consummate purveyors of fact-free statements from trying to create a story. If the facts do not support their agenda, they manufacture their own “facts.” If and when a credible story develops, that information will be available from the appropriate state and/or district representative.
There is also some evidence that the supposed border would keep more people in this country who want to go back to Mexico and other parts of Latin America than it would keep out. But, to put this wall as his top budget priority is just out of whack for many other reasons. What about the North Shore money? The feds promised Swain $52 million and have only paid $12 million. One of the poorest counties in his district is in desperate need of help and is getting swindled by the federal government, but Editor Meadows seems more concerned about grabbing national headlines. We’ve seen this story before, on two occasions. Meadows’ two biggest PR splashes have been his recent role in the health care debate
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The chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus says there could be a government shutdown if money isn’t included in a spending bill for President Trump’s border wall with Mexico. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), the caucus chairman, said Monday that conservatives will block any spending bill that doesn’t include the funding. He told Breitbart News that “without a doubt” there are “enough conservative members who will not support any funding mechanism that does not include border wall funding.” Meadows said Trump could veto a funding bill if the House passed it without wall funding. Current government funding runs out in September, and the government would face a shutdown if Trump doesn’t sign a bill passed by Congress by Oct. 1. “My conversations with the president have led me to believe that there is nothing less than a full and total commitment on his part to only sign into law a funding bill that actually allows for us to start construction of a border wall on our southern border,” Meadows told Breitbart.
LETTERS It is incorrect to state that the Haywood Republican Alliance is a conservative splinter group of the state-recognized county party. The Haywood Republican Alliance is simply a political action committee with no affiliation with either the Haywood County Republican Party or the North Carolina Republican Party. To correct an irrelevant inaccuracy, I am the chairman of the Cecil Precinct. I have never been a county Party Chairman. Ted Carr Bethel
Voters are treated poorly by gross gerrymandering Speaking to his son’s graduating class, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts told them this: “From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to learn the value of justice.” You can guess where this is going. It inspired me to write him a letter that I’m mailing tomorrow regarding the redistricting issue. Dear Mr. Chief Justice: It is ordinarily unavailing, I know, and even frowned upon for a private citizen to attempt to convey personal views ex parte to the Supreme Court regarding issues pending before the court. The approved manner is to hire counsel and file an amicus brief. As I can’t afford that, I feel an urgency to write this letter for whatever good it might do. It was something you said recently that inspired me to do
and his role as the architect of the government shutdown in October 2013. Health care is going nowhere at this point, and the government shutdown of 2013 caused hundreds of small and large businesses in our region to suffer. When the national park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, along with all our national forests, are shut down or have services and hours curtailed — the last one was in October, no less — our region suffers. Speaking of priorities, what about a solution to the health care issue that doesn’t kick millions of Medicaid and keeps health insurance premiums affordable? What about tax reform that will help working people in this district? I just wish our congressman would concentrate more on his constituents than trying to make a splash with big pronouncements on issues that really aren’t that relevant to our region. You work for us, Mr. Meadows, remember? (Scott McLeod can be reached at info@smokymountainnews.com)
this. I’ m referring to your splendid remarks to your son’s graduating class at the Cardigan Mountain School and specifically to these words: “From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to learn the value of justice.” To live in North Carolina is to know painfully well how it feels to be treated unfairly, and to yearn for justice. The issue is one of those that led to the historic declaration of 4 July 1776: taxation without representation. In fact, our state is so grotesquely gerrymandered that despite close outcomes in nearly every statewide election, the majority power has given itself impregnable supermajorities in the General Assembly and a 10 to 3 advantage in the delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives. I haven’t the slightest expectation that the majority will consider my views, or those of millions of others, on any issue that arises. And when we elected a governor of our party, by a narrow but clear majority, the ruling party promptly stripped him of nearly every authority that seemed vulnerable to legislation. The party in power has hardly been coy about abusing its power to design voting districts to its advantage. Indeed, that was actually part of its defense in the racial gerrymandering caper that you recently overturned. But that outcome only gets at the edges of the problem, which is that the Supreme Court has never directly held discrimination against citizens on the basis of their politics to violate the 14th Amendment’s promise of equal protection of the laws. That is the issue which your court has agreed to confront in the pending Wisconsin case. It will be a tough call for many reasons, I know, but I believe our future as a democratic republic depends on it.
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alf a year into his presidency, it seems pretty clear that Donald Trump would rather continue campaigning — or golfing, or both — than actually governing the country. Who can blame him? It is so much easier and more gratifying to stir up the troops with snide remarks about Hillary Clinton or the free press and to make exciting promises about Columnist reforming health care and lowering taxes than it is to confront a fundamental truth: the Republican party has had years to consider, craft, and deliver a health care plan that would supplant the much maligned Affordable Care Act, and the best they could do was offer a plan that guts Medicaid to the tune of $830 billion to fund a huge tax cut for the wealthy, while leaving millions Americans without any health care at all. Brilliant. Of course, President Trump campaigned on something quite different, a health care plan that would be affordable and would cover all Americans. Needless to say, that is not the plan they are scrambling to get passed in a last-ditch effort before summer recess begins. The Republicans made hay during the campaign by attacking key weak points in the ACA, including rising premiums that were, for many, prohibitively expensive, as well as former President Obama’s pledge that people would be allowed to keep their old insurance, which didn’t turn out to be true. The Democrats faltered badly by failing to cop to these flaws and pledging to fix the problems, giving frustrated voters nowhere to turn but to their wishful thinking about the GOP’s promise for a better plan. Ignoring this issue was an act of hubris that may well have cost Clinton the election. I used the phrase “wishful thinking” because neither party, especially the GOP, is willing to tell the truth about health care, which is that there is no cheap or easy solution to the problem. The American people are going to have to come to terms with this as well. Year after year, the pharmaceutical companies continue to rake in massive profits while donating a ton of money to politicians on both sides of the aisle. Is it any wonder that health care is such a mess? As it now stands, we seem to have a political stalemate. Trump never had a viable plan — at least not one that would deliver on his lofty campaign promises — finally admitting that health care was “harder” than he thought, which is as
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close as he has come (or will likely ever get) to a moment of humility. Then again, that might have been a way to deflect from the reality of what was actually in the bill. The Republicans have already made one failed run at “repeal and replace,” and they now seemed destined for a second failed run. One key problem is the plan is so bad that a lot of them cannot bear the thought of taking it back to their furious constituents, who genuinely expected a better health care plan, and not just a giant cash grab for the rich. For weeks, no one was even allowed to see the details of the plan they were going to be asked to vote on. They knew if the truth of the American Health Care Act was disclosed, there would be an uproar. So there were no hearings, no debate, no discussion at all. Just more stonewalling and obfuscation. Now we are in the midst of the GOP taking even another run at getting it passed before the bill is once again mired in political limbo. If that happens, as many expect, the focus may then shift to another act of desperation, repealing the Affordable Care Act with a promise to replace it later. The Republicans have not been able to come up with a plan for seven years, but now they will be able to do it in just a few weeks or months? Sure thing. If the ongoing problems with Russian interference into the 2016 election do not turn out to be Trump’s Waterloo, then the implosion of his promise to fix health care might be. As flawed as the Affordable Care Act may be, Americans are not going to stand for seeing it repealed with no better replacement in sight. And with no better replacement in sight, the most likely scenario appears to be keeping it and changing focus to fixing its flaws. Of course, that would be a massive political loss for Trump, and a major blow to his massive ego if Obamacare is not replaced with Trumpcare. The 45th president has, from the beginning, set his sights on dismantling or undermining much of what Obama was able to accomplish during his tenure, but if he fails on taking out Obamacare, it would represent a crushing political defeat. But that’s just politics, and politics won’t fix health care. The only thing that can do that is the American people’s commitment to take care of every citizen, including “the least of these,” regardless of what it takes. Until that is a higher priority than tax cuts for the wealthy, the health care problems we face will remain. The only question will be the magnitude of suffering we are willing to tolerate and justify. (Chris Cox is a writer and teacher. He can be reached at jchriscox@live.com.)
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To the Editor: Now that the Republican Party has temporary political control over America a strong push is being made to “promote” Christianity. Christians, beware! Did I mention that Christians need to beware of this effort? When you boil it all down, Christianity is only a belief. It is not a science. It is not based on provable facts as some political leaders seem to be claiming these days. Some are pushing for teaching the Bible in schools. They will not be able to present that as a book of facts. I personally believe there are many truths and sound tenets within the Bible. However, that does not render the whole book a collection of facts. Neither is evolution as factual as once perceived and accepted (according to many modern scientists). Here is powerful evidence that Christianity has been and will remain a belief. The first five words of the King James Version of the Bible are: “In the beginning God created ….” Thinking people must ask this question — specifically, when was the
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beginning? You don’t have much to work with when you say merely that something happened in the beginning if you don’t know when the beginning was. Humans seek clarity on the onset of all events, i.e., births, historical happenings, etc. Why do Americans celebrate the Fourth of July? Why not just celebrate sometime around that date? Does anyone know exactly when Jesus was born? Does anyone know when He was crucified and died? Scientists use standard methods in an attempt to establish dates for inanimate objects as well as for life forms on earth. This usually results in a good “educated guess.” It gives us something to go by. We want to nail things down as well as we can. What compels humans to seek such precision, the truth? Maybe that is just the way we work. We want to understand things in terms of their relative time. Tree rings show foresters the growth rates and climatic conditions affecting trees. Even they are unable to interpret that evidence as facts. It is merely a systematic and useful guide. Now to the words that are very difficult to say and consider. Where did God come from? When and how did He assume control of the heavens and the earth that the Bible says He created? Native Americans befuddled our European ancestors with those questions. Native Americans had their own beliefs and oral history. Rather than listen to them about their beliefs and historical accounts, they were subdued militarily and endured the “Christianizing” process, wiping out much valuable insight into how they developed their beliefs. Country Music Hall of Fame singer Merle Haggard sang, “No, you never liked the clothes I wear on Sunday just because I don’t believe the way you do. But, I believe the Lord knows I’m unhappy ‘cause I can’t be myself when I’m with you.” If Haggard was accurate that he was rejected because he didn’t believe like someone else, what does that say about Christian acceptance/rejection of others? Today there is a religious struggle being played out between Christianity and Islam. Or is there? Is this not really a struggle for worldly power that is playing Islam against Christianity in yet another “holy” war? In summation: If (1) we can’t say when the beginning was even when some people are claiming that we are near the “end of time,” and (2) we don’t know how God came to be, how could anyone propose a “creation science”? We are left with a belief. We have to choose as individuals to believe or not to believe. Governmental bodies should not be trying to coerce anyone to accept the Bible as a book of facts. Christians need to look before they leap into the idea of a theocracy for America. The marriage of Christianity and government will corrupt both like mixing coffee with cream. Neither component (coffee or cream) could ever be restored to its original state of being. If Christians want to practice Christian tenets, they would be wise to not allow worldly governments to creep into their environs in search of political strength. Dave Waldrop Webster
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My first votes, in 1958 and 1960, were cast in Florida, which was so grossly malapportioned that fewer than 20 percent of the people could elect majorities of both houses of the Legislature. When that Legislature adopted an interposition resolution, purporting to declare your court’s school desegregation rulings null and void, legislators representing the majority of Floridians opposed it. Then, as now, I had no hope that my vote mattered, which meant in effect that I wasn’t represented at all. Governor LeRoy Collins had broken his lance over and over against the legislature’s brazen resistance to fair apportionment. He had left office by the time the court decided Baker v. Carr and its progeny, which made one-man-one-vote the law of the land. He had left office believing he had failed in the greatest challenge he undertook. But when he said so at a dinner party in Washington several years later, a Supreme Court justice in attendance — most likely William O. Douglas — told him, “no, you didn’t fail; it was your struggle that persuaded us that we had to act.” When the court finally entered what it had feared was a “political thicket,” it freed millions of Americans from a political prison. On that occasion, the Court had acted upon Justice Felix Frankfurter’s famous admonition that, “There comes a point where this Court should not be ignorant as judges of what we know as men.” What you surely must know as judges is that there is no chance in North Carolina, or in any other severely gerrymandered state, be it Republican or Democratic, to restore representative democracy by political means. You are our last hope, our only hope. Sincerely, Martin A. Dyckman (Dyckman is a retired journalist living in Western North Carolina. Reach him at dyckmanm@bellsouth.net.)
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BLOSSOM ON MAIN 128 N. Main Street, Waynesville. 828.454.5400. Open for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Mild, medium, to hot and spicy, our food is cooked to your like-able temperature. Forget the myth that all Thai food is spicy. Traditional Thai food is known to be quite healthy, making use of natural and fresh ingredients, paired with lots of spices, herbs, and vegetables. Vegetarians and health conscious individuals will not be disappointed as fresh vegetables and tofu are available in most of our menu as well as wines and saki chosen to compliment the unique flavors of Thai cuisine. BLUE ROOSTER SOUTHERN GRILL 207 Paragon Parkway, Clyde, Lakeside Plaza at the old Wal-Mart. 828.456.1997. Open Monday through Friday. Friendly and fun family atmosphere. Local, handmade Southern cuisine. Fresh-cut salads; slow-simmered soups; flame grilled burgers and steaks, and homemade signature desserts. Blue-plates and local fresh vegetables daily. Brown bagging is permitted. Private parties, catering, and take-out available. Call-ahead seating available.
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BOGART’S 303 S. Main St., Waynesville. 828.452.1313. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Carry out available. Located in downtown Waynesville, Bogart’s has been long-time noted for great steaks, soups, and
salads. Casual family atmosphere in a rustic old-time setting with a menu noted for its practical value. Live Bluegrass/String Band music every Thursday. Walking distance of Waynesville’s unique shops and seasonal festival activities and within one mile of Waynesville Country Club. BOURBON BARREL BEEF & ALE 454 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville, 828.452.9191. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Monday through Saturday. Dinner 5 to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Closed on Sunday. We specialize in hand-cut, all natural steaks from local farms, incredible burgers, and other classic american comfort foods that are made using only the finest local and sustainable ingredients available. BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ 6147 Hwy 276 S. Bethel (at the Mobil Gas Station) 828.648.3838 Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chef owned and operated. Our salads are made in house using local seasonal vegetables. Fresh roasted ham, turkey and roast beef used in our hoagies. We hand make our own eggplant and chicken parmesan, pork meatballs and hamburgers. We use 1st quality fresh not preprepared products to make sure you get the best food for a reasonable price. We make vegetarian, gluten free and sugar free items. Call or go to Facebook (Breaking Bread Café NC) to find out what our specials are. CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley. 828.926.1401. Family-style breakfast seven days a week, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. – with eggs, bacon, sausage, grits and oatmeal, fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pancakes, and always all-you-can-eat. Lunch menu every day from 12 to 2 p.m. Dinner becomes a gourmet experience this year with the arrival of our new Chef CJ, whose training and skills include French, Mediterranean, Asian, Middle Eastern and, of course, New Age Southern cuisine. Saturday night will feature an evening cookout on the terrace, with choices such as Korean barbecue and shrimp. On all other nights of the week, the chef will prepare gourmet plated dinners with locally sourced vegetables, homemade breads, jellies and desserts. We also offer a fine selection of wine and beer. The evening social hour starts at 6pm, and dinner is served starting at 7 p.m. Please call for reservations. CHEF’S TABLE 30 Church St., Waynesville. 828.452.6210.
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From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday dinner starting at 5 p.m. “Best of” Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator Magazine. Set in a distinguished atmosphere with an exceptional menu. Extensive selection of wine and beer. Reservations honored. CHURCH STREET DEPOT 34 Church Street, downtown Waynesville. 828.246.6505. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Mouthwatering all beef burgers and dogs, hand-dipped, hand-spun real ice cream shakes and floats, fresh handcut fries. Locally sourced beef. Indoor and outdoor dining. facebook.com/ChurchStreetDepot, twitter.com/ChurchStDepot. CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva. 828.587.2233. Open Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tasty, healthy and quick. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, espresso, beer and wine. Come taste the savory and sweet crepes, grilled paninis, fresh, organic salads, soups and more. Outside patio seating. Free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly. Live music and lots of events. Check the web calendar at citylightscafe.com. THE CLASSIC WINESELLER 20 Church Street, Waynesville. 828.452.6000. Underground retail wine and craft beer shop, restaurant, and intimate live music venue. Kitchen opens at 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday serving freshly prepared small plates, tapas, charcuterie, desserts. Enjoy live music every Friday and Saturday night at 7pm. www.classicwineseller.com. Also on facebook and twitter. COUNTRY VITTLES: FAMILY STYLE RESTAURANT 3589 Soco Rd, Maggie Valley. 828.926.1820 Winter hours: Wednesday through Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Family Style at Country Vittles is not a buffet. Instead our waitresses will bring your food piping hot from the kitchen right to your table and as many refills as you want. So if you have a big appetite, but sure to ask your waitress about our family style service. EVERETT HOTEL & BISTRO 16 Everett St.,Bryson City. 828.488.1934. Open daily for dinner at 4:30 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday Brunch from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; dinner from 4:30-9:30 p.m. Serving fresh and delicious weekday morning lite fare, lunch, dinner, and brunch. Freshly prepared menu offerings range from house-made soups
& salads, lite fare & tapas, crepes, specialty sandwiches and burgers. Be sure not to miss the bold flavors and creative combinations that make up the daily Chef Supper Specials. Followed by a tempting selection of desserts prepared daily by our chefs and other local bakers. Enjoy craft beers on tap, as well as our full bar and eclectic wine list. FERRARA PIZZA & PASTA 243 Paragon Parkway, Clyde. 828.476.5058. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 12 to 8 p.m. Real New Yorkers. Real Italians. Real Pizza. A full service authentic Italian pizzeria and restaurant from New York to the Blue Ridge. Dine in, take out, and delivery. Check out our daily lunch specials plus customer appreciation nights on Monday and Tuesday 5 to 9 p.m. with large cheese pizzas for $9.95. FRANKIE’S ITALIAN TRATTORIA 1037 Soco Rd. Maggie Valley. 828.926.6216 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Father and son team Frank and Louis Perrone cook up dinners steeped in Italian tradition. With recipies passed down from generations gone by, the Perrones have brought a bit of Italy to Maggie Valley. FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE 44 Church St., Downtown Waynesville 828.456.1930 Serving lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Frogs Leap is a farm to table restaurant focused on local, sustainable, natural and organic products prepared in modern regional dishes. Seasonal menu focuses on Southern comfort foods with upscale flavors. www.frogsleappublichouse.com. J. ARTHUR’S RESTAURANT AT MAGGIE VALLEY U.S. 19 in Maggie Valley. 828.926.1817. Open for dinner at 4:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. World-famous prime rib, steaks, fresh seafood, gorgonzola cheese and salads. All ABC permits and open year-round. Children always welcome. Take-out menu. Excellent service and hospitality. Reservations appreciated. JUKEBOX JUNCTION U.S. 276 and N.C. 110 intersection, Bethel. 828.648.4193. 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Serving breakfast, lunch, nd dinner. The restaurant has a 1950s & 60s theme decorated with memorabilia from that era.
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tasteTHEmountains MAD BATTER FOOD & FILM 617 W. Main Street Downtown Sylva. 828.586.3555. Open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday brunch 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Handtossed pizza, steak sandwiches, wraps, salads and desserts. All made from scratch. Beer and wine. Free movies Thursday trought Saturday. Visit madbatterfoodfilm.com for this week’s shows. MAGGIE VALLEY CLUB 1819 Country Club Dr., Maggie Valley. 828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine. Open seasonally for lunch and dinner. Fine and casual fireside dining in welcoming atmosphere. Full bar. Reservations accepted. MOUNTAIN PERKS ESPRESSO BAR & CAFÉ 9 Depot St., Bryson City. 828.488.9561. Open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. With music at the Depot. Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Life is too short for bad coffee. We feature wonderful breakfast and lunch selections. Bagels, wraps, soups, sandwiches, salads and quiche with a variety of specialty coffees, teas and smoothies. Various desserts. NEWFOUND LODGE RESTAURANT 1303 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee (Located on 441 North at entrance to GSMNP). 828.497.4590. Open 7 a.m. daily. Established in 1946 and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Family style dining for adults and children.
PATIO BISTRO 30 Church Street, Waynesville. 828.454.0070. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Breakfast bagels and sandwiches, gourmet coffee, deli sandwiches for lunch with homemade soups, quiches, and desserts. Wide selection of wine and beer. Outdoor and indoor dining. RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT AND BAR Maggie Valley Inn and Conference Center 70 Soco Road, Maggie Valley 828.926.0201 Home of the Maggie Valley Pizzeria. We deliver after 4 p.m. daily to all of Maggie Valley, J-Creek area, and Lake Junaluska.
SAGEBRUSH STEAKHOUSE 1941 Champion Drive, Canton 828.646.3750 895 Russ Ave., Waynesville 828.452.5822. Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Carry out available. Sagebrush features hand carved steaks, chicken and award winning BBQ ribs. We have fresh salads, seasonal vegetables and scrumptious deserts. Extensive selection of local craft beers and a full bar. Catering special events is one of our specialties. SALTY DOG’S SEAFOOD & GRILL 3567 Soco Road, Maggie Valley. 828.926.9105. Open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Full service bar and restaurant located in the center of Maggie Valley. Featuring daily $6 lunch specials and daily dinner specials such as $1 Taco Tuesdays and 45¢ Wednesday Wings. Backyard Bar is open every weekend thru October. SMOKEY SHADOWS LODGE 323 Smoky Shadows Lane, Maggie Valley 828.926.0001. Check Facebook page for hours, which vary. Call early when serving because restaurant fills up fast. Remember when families joined each other at the table for a delicious homemade meal and shared stories about their day? That time is now at Smokey Shadows. The menus are customizable for your special event. Group of eight or more can schedule their own dinner. SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUB SHOP 29 Miller Street Waynesville 828.456.3400. Open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A Waynesville tradition, the Smoky Mountain Sub Shop has been serving great food for over 20 years. Come in and enjoy the relaxed, casual atmosphere. Sub breads are baked fresh every morning in Waynesville. Using only the freshest ingredients in homemade soups, salads and sandwiches. Come
in and see for yourself why Smoky Mountain Sub Shop was voted # 1 in Haywood County. Locally owned and operated. SPEEDY’S PIZZA 285 Main Street, Sylva. 828.586.3800. Open seven days a week. Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.-11 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Family-owned for 30 years. Serving hand-tossed pizza made to order, pasta, subs, gourmet salads, calzones and seafood. Also serving excellent prime rib on Thursdays. Dine in or take out available. Located across from the Fire Station. TAP ROOM BAR & GRILL 176 Country Club Drive, Waynesville. 828.456.3551. Open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tucked away inside Waynesville Inn, the Tap Room Bar & Grill has an approachable menu designed around locally sourced, sustainable, farm-to-table ingredients. Full bar and wine cellar. www.thewaynesvilleinn.com.
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TRAILHEAD CAFE & BAKERY 18 N Main Street, Waynesville. 828.452.3881 Open 7 days a week. You will find a delicious selection of pastries & donuts, breakfast & lunch along with a fresh coffee & barista selection. Happy Trails! VITO’S PIZZA 607 Highlands Rd., Franklin. 828.369.9890. Established here in in 1998. Come to Franklin and enjoy our laid back place, a place you can sit back, relax and enjoy our 62” HDTV. Our Pizza dough, sauce, meatballs, and sausage are all made from scratch by Vito. The recipes have been in the family for 50 years (don’t ask for the recipes cuz’ you won’t get it!) Each Pizza is hand tossed and made with TLC. You’re welcome to watch your pizza being created. WAYNESVILLE PIZZA COMPANY 32 Felmet Street, Waynesville. 828.246.0927. Open Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.; Sunday noon to 9 p.m.; closed Tuesdays. Opened in May 2016, The Waynesville Pizza Company has earned a reputation for having the best hand-tossed pizza in the area. Featuring a custom bar with more than 20 beers and a rustic, family friendly dining room. Menu includes salads, burgers, wraps, hot and cold sandwiches, gourmet pizza, homemade desserts, and a loaded salad bar. The Cuban sandwich is considered by most to be the best in town.
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Beloved series offers bluegrass, foreign stage art, urban culture he “WCU PRESENTS” performance series, previously known as “Galaxy of Stars” brings professional artists from around the world to the Bardo Arts Center performance hall. Season Subscriptions and Multi-Pass Ticket Packs are now available to the public; single tickets will become available Aug. 1. Subscriptions and Multi-Passes offer tickets to the season at a discounted rate. Standard season subscriptions offer one ticket in the same seat to the six productions in the WCU PRESENTS performance season. Season subscriptions prices are as follows: General Public: $125; WCU/SCC Faculty and Staff, Seniors 65 and over: $100; WCU and Southwest Community College Students: $25. Multi-pass ticket packs offer six tickets that can be used in any way desired. All six tickets can be redeemed for one production, or spread out across the year. Multi-Pass prices are as follows: General Public: $125, WCU/SCC Faculty and Staff, Seniors 65 and over: $100. Multipass ticket packs are currently not available for students. • The 2017-2018 WCU PRESENTS Performance Series opens on Thursday, Sept. 7 with The HillBenders, a bluegrass group from Springfield, Missouri, who will perform, “The Who’s, Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry.” Nearly 45 years after its original release, this classic of classic rock has now been fully realized as a full-length bluegrass tribute while paying complete respect to its creators.
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• As part of the WCU Fine Art Museum’s Contemporary Native American Art Symposium on Friday, Nov. 10, Bardo Arts Center will present A Tribe Called Red, a First Nation, indigenous Canadian electronic music group. Looking to the future, without losing sight of their past, A Tribe Called Red straddles a broad range of musical influences based in modern hip-hop, traditional pow wow drums and vocals, blended with edgy electronic music production styles. Their music reaches across generations and cultures. • Closing out the fall line-up of productions on Tuesday, Dec. 8, is a rapid-fire tap group and funk band called Rhythmic Circus, who will present their holiday performance, “Red and Green.” Red and Green captures the spirit of the holiday with a beatboxing rendition of “The Grinch,” a full-cast performance of “Linus and Lucy” from A Charlie Brown Christmas, five new originals, and a bright mash-up medley titled “Toy Soldier March.” • The spring season begins on Tuesday, Feb. 6, with modern dance and storytelling from renown NYC dance company, Urban Bush Women. Their presentation entitled, “Hair & Other Stories,” is a multidisciplinary performance that addresses matters of race, gender identity, and economic inequality through the lens of hair, primarily that of African American women. Urban Bush Women performs annually in New York City and has toured throughout the United States and in Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. • Traveling from across the world to perform on the Bardo Arts Center stage on Saturday, Feb. 24, is TAO: Drum Heart. TAO: Drum Heart is the latest production from TAO, internationally-acclaimed percussion artists.
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TAO’s modern, high-energy performances showcasing the ancient art of Japanese drumming have transfixed audiences worldwide. TAO combines highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography, and innovative visuals. • As the capstone to our season, Bardo Arts Center is partnering with the WCU Literary Festival to present Tony Kushner; a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author of Angels in America and screenwriter for Munich, on Thursday, April 5. During his evening at Bardo Arts Center, he will be inter-
viewed on stage by Broadway star and WCU School of Stage & Screen, Terrence Mann. For tickets and further information, please visit bardoartscenter.wcu.edu or call 828.227.ARTS. Bardo Arts Center is home to a 1,000-seat theatre performance hall and the WCU Fine Art Museum, which features a variety of modern and contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year. Bardo Arts Center is located on the campus of Western Carolina University at 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28783. www.wcu.edu.
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Smoky Mountain News: Now, with having young kids, are you optimistic about the future? Jorma Kaukonen: The answer is yes. I’m an eternal optimist. We’re going to be OK. SMN: Nothing’s the same, everything’s the same, especially with the social issues. JK: Yeah. Well, when I was in my late teens and early to mid-20s, it was so much more clearly defined, in my opinion, than they are today. The Civil Rights, things were literally in black and white. The Vietnam War. Things are much more multi-dimensional today. I talk to people that are much younger than myself, and they’re thinking about the environment, they think about the next election. They’re really in tune to what’s going on, and I have confidence in them.
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Concerts on the Creek (Sylva) will host Ol’ Dirty Those who forget history, Bathtub (Americana/bluegrass) at 7 p.m. tend to... Friday, July 14, in Bridge Park. Well, you know the rest. Nowadays, it seems each mornNo Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will host PMA ing we awaken into another (reggae/soul) at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15. national and international crisis. Be afraid of the Russian influence on America. Be afraid of nuclear The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host war. Be afraid of presidential and Mean Mary (Americana/folk) at 7 p.m. political scandals. Be afraid of the Saturday, July 22. Middle East and terrorism. Be The Nantahala Outdoor Center (Nantahala afraid of racial and social divides. Gorge) will host Empire Strikes Brass Be afraid of economic depression (funk/soul) at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 15. and lack of employment. Funny thing is, though, that amid the themes of nuclear war, Russian those exact statements — every single one of them — could be applied to 2007, 1997, 1987, interference and social injustice, one episode real stuck out for me. Season One, Episode 1977, 1967 and so on. For each era of 22, titled “The Monsters Are Due on Maple American history, the themes, players and ultimate results usually remain the same. But, Street.” In it, a meteor shoots across the sky above a small Main Street USA town. for each foot we step back, either in social or Suddenly, the power goes out and it gets sugeconomic progress, we tend to persist with a gested that aliens are coming to invade. The reckless abandon for those two steps ahead. panic, the fear and misinformation, leads to The pendulum, though it may not seem it on a mob mentality, murder, chaos and social a daily basis, is moving in the right direction. unrest, when, in fact, the “monsters” turned Lately, I’ve been finding myself in a out to be mankind itself. Netflix binge of “The Twilight Zone,” an Couple that episode with my conversation eerie 1950s/1960s TV show way ahead of its this week with Jorma Kaukonen, iconic guitime, in terms of political and social commentary, as well as cinematic brilliance. And tarist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. At
With that Woodstock statement, Kaukonen dialed into my exact point, that certain things in history get glorified — certain times — like Woodstock for some or the 1950s for others, where, perhaps, personal sentiments of those there first-hand may differ from what was said or written about in hindsight, and vice versa with events and eras not so in focus, or harped on when being told it’s time to “Make America Great Again.” Life is beautiful, grasp for it, y’all. Editor’s Note: For the full interview with Jorma Kaukonen, go to YouTube and search: “Jorma Kaukonen Garret K. Woodward.” Hot Tuna will be opening for Tedeschi Trucks Band alongside The Wood Brothers on Friday, July 14, at the Red Hat Amphitheatre in Raleigh, and also Sunday, July 16, at the Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre.
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SMN: With that said, I always have this conversation, especially when I tell people that I write a lot about 1960s rock-n-roll, and they say, “The 60s were over with Altamont.” And I say, “Well, no, think about how much social progress we’ve made. It’s not a perfect world, but we’re trying to get there …” JK: Sure. I disagree with that. A lot of guys that write, they think, “It started with Monterey, and it ended with Altamont.” I mean, com’on, Altamont was just another festival, and there’s a lot of ways to look at it. I think it gives too much importance to any of these festivals to say “that’s what was going on.” Interestingly enough, I was just reading a bunch of stuff that people said about Woodstock, and a lot of them thought that festival was a drag in a lot of ways. I understand that [Woodstock] gave an identity to my generation back then, in a way that may or may not ever happen again. But, as a festival, none of us would ever want to work a gig like that again ever.
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76, Kaukonen has bared witness to the better part of the last century in American ingenuity, progress, and turmoil. And yet, Kaukonen sees the bigger picture, where though the issues and climate may remain the same, he sees the change — the much needed and vital change — that will ultimately decide the fate of this planet, and all for the better, so long as we keep pushing forward, alongside each other, in hopes of the greater good…
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THURSDAY, JULY 20 • 7 p.m. — Gala on the Green, Friends of Folkmoot Gala, Folkmoot Friendship Center, Waynesville (All Groups). FRIDAY, JULY 21 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Camp Folkmoot (3-4 groups). • 2 p.m.— Cultural Wear Exhibition and Performance Matinee, HART Theatre, Waynesville. (4 groups). • 6:30 p.m. — Folkmoot Guest Appearance at Mountain Street Dance, Main Street, Waynesville. (1 group). • 7 p.m. — Folkmoot Grand Opening, Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska. (All groups). SATURDAY, JULY 22 • 10 a.m. — Waynesville Parade of Nations, Waynesville. Beginning on North Main Street and finishing at Historic Waynesville Court House. (All groups). • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Many Cultures Kids Day, Folkmoot Friendship Center, Waynesville. (All groups) • 7 p.m. — Haywood Community College, Clyde. (All Groups). SUNDAY, JULY 23 • Noon — First United Methodist Church, Waynesville. Cultural Conversations Forum Luncheon (6 panel participants, and performance by one group). • 2 p.m. — Drendel Auditorium, Hickory. (4 groups). Hickory International Council. • 5 p.m. — Drendel Auditorium, Hickory. (4 groups). Hickory International Council. • 7 p.m. — Sunday Soiree Concert Series, Folkmoot Greenspace, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Empire Strikes Brass. (Featuring Tuscola Jazz Band) TUESDAY, JULY 25 • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Cherokee Ambassadors Day, Cherokee. (All groups). • 5 p.m. — Chief Joyce Dugan Arts & Cultural Center, Cherokee High School. (All groups). Presentation of Order of Long Leaf Pine • 7 p.m. — Colonial Theatre, Canton. (5 groups). • 8:30 p.m. — BearWaters Brewing After Party, Canton (5 groups). WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 • 2 p.m. — Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock Hendersonville. (All groups). • 7 p.m. — Maggie Valley Civic Pavilion, Maggie Valley. (2 groups) • 7 p.m. — Center Stage Theater, Greenville, SC. (5 groups) THURSDAY, JULY 27 • 4 p.m. — Franklin Parade of Nations, Downtown Franklin. • 7 p.m. — Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin (All groups) FRIDAY, JULY 28 • 2 p.m. — Cultural Wear Exhibition and Performance Matinee, HART Theatre, Waynesville. (4-5 groups). • 4 p.m. — Asheville Downtown Serenade with Asheville Rotary (5-8 groups) • 7 p.m. — Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville. (All Groups). SATURDAY, JULY 29 • 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. — Farmer’s Market Stroll,(1 group) • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — International Festival Day, Meet the World on Main Street, Waynesville. (All groups). • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. — Storytellers at The Strand at 38 Main, Main Street, Waynesville. • 7 p.m. — Haywood Community College, Clyde. (All Groups). SUNDAY, JULY 30 • 7 p.m. — Candlelight Closing, Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska. (All Groups).
Theme for a celebration Asheville-based funk/jazz group Empire Strikes Brass will perform July 23 at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville. www.empirestrikesbrass.com
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Empire Strikes Brass to headline Folkmoot ‘Sunday Soiree’ BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER At the heart of Asheville is a funky soul. And providing the soundtrack to that carefree and self-less attitude of the city and greater Western North Carolina is Empire Strikes Brass. Coming together in 2013, the 11-member group has found a niche around not only Southern Appalachia, but also the world, with their unique blend of jazz, ska, hip-hop, and rock. It’s such an enjoyable mesh of sound and intent, the word “kitchen sink” comes to mind, where you’d probably see it onstage alongside the group if it conjured a beautiful tone. As part of the Folkmoot International Dance & Music Festival, Empire Strikes Brass will headline the “Sunday Soiree” concert series on Sunday, July 23, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville. Festivities will kick off at 7 p.m. with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, the Asheville-based “kidhop” group, fresh off their Grammy win earlier this year for “Best Children’s Album.” Smoky Mountain News: What was the original idea behind Empire Strikes Brass? And how has that idea and intent grown and evolved in the years since? Pauly Juhl (saxophone): The original idea was to bring a New Orleans 2nd Line to Asheville and develop our name on the streets versus playing in small venues with no attendance. That idea worked bringing us to larger stages rapidly. The parades are still a major staple of our shows even now. We’ve evolved in other ways since, including collaborations with other artists of all genres. We started mainly as a cover group, but now we have a good handful of originals. SMN: What sets your style of jazz and funk from, perhaps, other groups and approaches within the genre? PJ: It’s all about how you write it and present it to the other players. We have multiple writers in the band, so it’s hard to pin-point an exact sound for us. We celebrate that we can play multiple styles of music all in the same night. It’s all about the crowd and how the songs are tied together that sets
out sound apart from other [acts] similar to us. Done well, our shows put on more of a story than just a statement. SMN: And what is the importance of jazz and funk music, as we push further into a modern world of technology and distraction? PJ: Jazz and funk are exciting to us because they’re built for improvising. Being able to bring new ideas to a song every time you play it keeps things wonderfully interesting to the
“I feel like everything else disappears when making music with other people. There’s a bond and connection that can’t be reached any other way.” — Pauly Juhl
musicians and the fans that have seen those exact same songs more than once. Technology is an exciting (thing) to me with music. There are a lot of pros and cons. I feel the fusion of jazz and funk to electronic music is amazingly fun to play. SMN: What is it about instrumentals and the idea of communication through sound instead of words that speaks to you? What does jazz/funk instrumentation provide, physically and emotionally, that other forms of communication do not? PJ: I feel like everything else disappears when making music with other people. There’s a bond and connection that can’t be reached any other way. After playing a show I always have a period of euphoria. SMN: When you’re onstage and everything is dialed in, what is that feeling like for you? What goes through your head when it all aligns seamlessly? PJ: Extremely grateful. A million things can go wrong at any given moment. There’s nothing better in my world than when everyone playing and everyone listening can all be connected together.
On the beat July 31. Classes will focus on three skill levels and include a variety of afternoon electives. Weekend instructors will include Jim Miller, Jody Marshall and Phyllis Woods Brown. Miller has been playing and performing traditional music for more than 35 years. He has taught numerous workshops at festivals and has won several awards, including first-place dulcimer at events in Galax, Virginia, and Fiddler’s Grove. Marshall has
been performing and teaching dulcimer for almost 30 years and was a founding member of the popular folk trios Ironweed and MoonFire. Brown has studied music education at Tennessee Tech University and has performed at numerous venues and festivals throughout the area. The registration fee for Hammer Dulcimer Weekend is $224 for a single occupancy room and $194 for a double occupancy room. Registration includes meals for the weekend. For more information about both dulcimer events, call 828.227.7397 or email hensley@wcu.edu. More conference information and online registration are available online at dulcimeru.wcu.edu.
As part of a “Summer Music Series,” the Marianna Black Library presents an evening of eclectic folk music with Dusk Weaver at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13, in Bryson City. The awarding winning poet, singersongwriter, storyteller, and author serves up a delightful smorgasbord of “StorySong Americana,” with toe-tapping rhythms that “make one laugh, cry, care, and think.” This program is free and open to area residents and visitors. Snacks and refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Marianna Black Library. The library is located at the corner of Academy and Rector. For more information or driving directions, call the library at 828.488.3030 or visit www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.
‘Mountain Families & American Folk Music’ The Jackson County Genealogical Society’s program “Mountain Families & American Folk Music” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at the Historic Jackson County Courthouse in Sylva. Featured performers will be “Mountain Heritage Award” winners and Jackson County natives The Deitz Family. From bluegrass to country to old-time fiddle tunes, they play “the music that gets us off of our couches and down to our church or community center, where we once again come face-to-face with the people who make this place special.”
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A community music jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Anyone with a guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, anything unplugged, are invited to join. Singers are also welcomed to join in or you can just stop by and listen. The jam is facilitated by Larry Barnett of Grampa’s Music in Bryson City. The community jams offer a chance for musicians of all ages and levels of ability to share music they have learned over the years or learn old-time mountain songs. The music jams are offered to the public each first and third Thursday of the month — year-round. This program received support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment of the Arts. 828.488.3030.
Sylva gets in the tub Popular Americana/bluegrass group Ol’ Dirty Bathtub will perform during Concerts on the Creek at 7 p.m. Friday, July 14, in downtown Sylva. The event is free and open to the public. www.facebook.com/oldirtybathtub.
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Dulcimer players from around the region and Southeast will be gathering at Western Carolina University for two upcoming events — the 17th annual Dulcimer U Summer Week and Dulcimer U Hammer Dulcimer Weekend. Both gatherings are hosted by WCU’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment. Dulcimer U Summer Week will include classes, staff concerts and jam sessions Sunday, July 23, through Friday, July 28. Classes will focus on music theory, techniques, history and technology applications for the dulcimer. The husband-and-wife team of Elaine and Larry Conger are co-directors of Dulcimer U and work throughout the year to organize Dulcimer U Summer Week. Elaine Conger is a professional music educator and OrffSchulwerk specialist who has toured with her own country band and as a pianist and backup vocalist with country music superstar Faith Hill. Larry Conger is a full-time professional musician who operates a private music studio where he and his wife teach piano, guitar and drums, as well as the mountain dulcimer. Laurie Alsobrook, who will be hosting a dulcimer singing jam session, was a member of the first class taught in “Teaching the Mountain Dulcimer” at Dulcimer U and has gone on to become an instructor at the Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat, as well as hosting local workshops. The registration fee is $350 per participant. Optional accommodations and meal packages are available for participants and nonparticipant guests. The second annual Hammer Dulcimer Weekend will run July 28 through Monday,
Refreshments will be served after the program. All JCGS events are free of charge and the public is welcome. For more information, visit them on Facebook or call 828.631.2646.
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Country legend at ‘Songwriters in the Round’ Peter Cooper.
The “Songwriters in the Round” series will host Don Schlitz, RB Morris and Peter Cooper starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Balsam Mountain Inn. • Schlitz is one of the most beloved songwriters in the history of country music. His chart-topping songs — among them “The Gambler,” “On the Other Hand,” “Forever and Ever, Amen,” “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” The Greatest” and “When You Say Nothing At All” — are touchstones and inspirations. His works have been recorded by Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, The Judds, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tanya Tucker, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Keith Whitley, Alison Krauss, and many others. Schlitz’s 50 Top 10 singles include 24 No.1 country hits. He has won three CMA “Song of the Year” awards, two Academy of Country Music “Song of the Year” prizes, two Grammy Awards, and four consecutive
(1988-91) ASCAP Country “Songwriter of the Year” trophies. • Morris is a poet and songwriter, solo performer and bandleader, and a sometimes playwright and actor from Knoxville, Tennessee. Morris served as the Jack E. Reese Writer-in-Residence at the University of Tennessee from 2004-2008, and was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame in 2009. • Senior music writer at The Tennessean in Nashville and senior lecturer in country music at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, Cooper has also worked in the studio as a performer, producer or session musician with Tom T. Hall, Todd Snider, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, Patty Griffin, Ricky Skaggs, Kenny Chesney, and many more. A buffet dinner is included in the $49.50 price. To purchase tickets, call 828.456.9498 or www.balsammountaininn.net.
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7:30 p.m. July 14-15 and 3 p.m. July 16 at the Swain County Arts Center in Bryson City. Directed by Ricky Sanford, a Swain County native and the founder of The Little Town Playhouse, a Bryson City theater ensemble, “Country 101” spans 50 years of country music performed with singing and dancing by the Little Town Players. Tickets are $10 for adults (18 and up), $5 for students ages five to 17, and free for children ages 4 and under. For information, visit the Little Town Playhouse Facebook page or call 828.226.5637 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The “An Appalachian Evening” summer concert series will continue with Helen White & Wayne Henderson at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the Stecoah Valley Center. The annual bluegrass/mountain music series will also feature The Synder Family (July 22), Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (July 29), The Bankesters (Aug. 5), The Freight Hoppers (Aug. 12), The Jeff Little Trio (Aug. 19) and The Kruger Brothers (Aug. 26). Tickets for the Balsam Range performance are $30 for adults, students and grades K-12 $10. Tickets are a pre-show dinner are also available for purchase. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.
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Americana rolls into Dillsboro A “Tap Takeover” by Olde Hickory Brewery will be held noon to 11 p.m. Friday, July 14, at Lees at the Depot in Dillsboro. There will also be a performance by Russ Kendrick Martin (singer-songwriter) at 8 p.m. 828.339.1700 or www.leeswine.com.
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• Bogart’s Restaurant & Tavern (Waynesville) will host Eddie Rose & Highway 40 (bluegrass) July 13 and Carolina Catskins (bluegrass) July 20. All shows are free and begin at 6:30 p.m.
• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host Tiny & Her Pony (Americana) July 14, Joe Cruz (piano/pop) July 15 and 21, and Mean Mary (Americana/folk) July 22. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.
• Concerts on the Creek (Sylva) will host Ol’ Dirty Bathtub (Americana/bluegrass) July 14 and Colby Deitz Band (Americana/rock) July 21 in Bridge Park. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. 828.586.2155 or www.mountainlovers.com. • Concerts on the Square (Hayesville) will host Stone Cold Country (southern rock/country) July 14 and Southern Vantage (rock/country) July 21. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.cccra-nc.org.
• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host Wyatt Espalin (singer-songwriter) July 15 and Black Mountain City Limit July 22. Shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. www.curraheebrew.com. • The Cut Cocktail Lounge (Sylva) will host an open mic night at 8 p.m. on Mondays. All welcome. 828.631.4795.
• Friday Night Live (Highlands) will host Tallulah River Band (Americana) July 14 and Silly Ridge Round Up July 21. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org. • Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Paul H. Davis (singer-songwriter) July 13, Marc Keller (singer-songwriter) July 14, Hunter Grigg (singer-songwriter) 4:30 p.m. July 15, Old North State (bluegrass) July 15, Paul H. Davis (singer-songwriter) July 20, Tyson Halford Duo (acoustic) July 21 and Heidi Holton (blues/folk) July 22. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.froglevelbrewing.com.
• Heinzelmannchen Brewery (Sylva) will have live music from 7 to 9 p.m. July 13. www.yourgnometownbrewery.com. • Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night July 12 and 19, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo July 13 and 20. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.
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• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host Troy Underwood (singer-songwriter) July 14 and Porch 40 (rock/jam) and Tea 4 Three July 15. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. 828.349.2337 or www.lazyhikerbrewing.com. • Lees at the Depot (Dillsboro) will be hosting Russ Kendrick Martin (singer-songwriter) and a “Tap Takeover” by Olde Hickory Brewery from noon to 11 p.m. July 14. Martin hits the stage at 8 p.m. 828.339.1700 or www.leeswine.com. • Music on the River (Cherokee) will host Eastern Blues Band (jazz/blues) July 14, Will Hayes Band (country/rock) July 15, Robert Wolfe & The Renegades (country) July 21 and Stereospread (techno) July 22 on the Oconaluftee River Stage. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.visitcherokeenc.com. • Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City) will host Hail Cassius Neptune July 14, Day Like This July 15, The Buchanan Boys (country/rock) July 21 and Somebody’s Child (Americana) July 22. All shows are free and at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nantahalabrewing.com.
July 18, Eric Gress July 21 and Tyson Halford Duo (acoustic) July 22. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.southern-porch.com.
• Pickin’ on the Square (Franklin) will host The Elderly Brothers (beach/rock) July 15 and “artist to be announced” (bluegrass) July 22. All shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. www.townoffranklinnc.com. • Pub 319 (Waynesville) will host an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. on Wednesday with Mike Farrington of Post Hole Diggers. Free and open to the public. • Satulah Mountain Brewing (Highlands) will host “Hoppy Hour” and an open mic with Susan at 6 p.m. on Thursdays and live music on Friday evenings. 828.482.9794 or www.satulahmountainbrewing.com. • Saturdays on Pine (Highlands) will host The Buchanan Boys (country/rock) July 15 and Kick The Robot July 22. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.
• The Strand at 38 Main (Waynesville) will host an “Open Mic” night from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturdays. 828.283.0079 or www.38main.com. • Tunes on the Tuck (Bryson City) will host Pickxen (Americana/country) July 15 and Ian Moore’s “Mountain Music” July 22 at Riverfront Park. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com. • The Ugly Dog Pub (Cashiers) will host The Orange Constant July 14 and 33 years July 21. All shows begin at 9 p.m. • The Ugly Dog Pub (Highlands) will host The Buchanan Boys (country/rock) July 15 and Colby Deitz Band (Americana/rock) July 22. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.
• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host Brother Bluebird (Americana) July 15 and Bird In Hand (Americana/folk) July 22. All shows begin at 7 p.m. 828.586.1717.
• Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host Sugar Lime Blue July 14, Taillight Rebellion (roots/rock) July 15, A.P.E. (rock/acoustic) July 21 and Post Hole Diggers (Americana) July 22. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.
• Southern Porch (Canton) will host Whiskey River Band (Americana) July 13, Bryce Denton (singer-songwriter) July 14, Aaron LaFalce (singer-songwriter) July 15, Hayfield Drive
• Waynesville Pizza Company will have an open mic night at 7 p.m. July 24. Free and open to the public. 828.246.0927 or www.waynesvillepizza.com.
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• The Nantahala Outdoor Center (Nantahala Gorge) will host Empire Strikes Brass (funk/soul) July 15 and The Pioneer Chicken Stand Band (folk/rock) July 22. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. www.noc.com. • No Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will host The Hardin Draw (folk/rock) July 14, PMA (reggae/soul) July 15, Taillight Rebellion (roots/rock) July 21 and Hustle Souls (southern/soul) July 22. All shows are free and begin at 9:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nonamesportspub.com.
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• Derailed Bar & Lounge (Bryson City) will have music at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. 828.488.8898.
• Guadalupe Café (Sylva) will host Folks’ Songs (world/fusion) from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays. Free.
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• The Cradle of Forestry will host Laura Boosinger & Josh Goforth (bluegrass/mountain) at 4 p.m. July 16. The performance is part of the “Songcatchers Music Series.” An informal jam with local old-time musicians will be at 3 p.m. Admission is $6 for ages 16 and older, $3 for ages 15 and under.
• Groovin’ on the Green (Cashiers) will host Joe Lasher Jr. (country/rock) July 21 at The Village Green. All shows are free and begin at 6:30 p.m. www.visitcashiersvalley.com.
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• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host Liz Nance (singer-songwriter) July 14, Austin & Katie Coleman (Americana/folk) July 15, Chris West (singer-songwriter) July 20, Tessia (Americana) July 21 and The Andrew Chastain Band (Americana) July 22. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. There will also be a “Bluegrass Jam with Heidi” at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays. www.andrewsbrewing.com.
• The Oconaluftee Visitor Center (Cherokee) will host a back porch old-time music jam from 1 to 3 p.m. July 15. All are welcome to come play or simply sit and listen. • Pickin’ in the Park (Canton) will be held at 7 p.m. July 14 and 21 at the Recreation Park.
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On the street WOW’s ‘Mind Over Wine’
Heinzelmannchen Brewery to close
The Women of Waynesville (WOW) will present the “Mind Over Wine� fundraiser from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at the Cork & Cleaver in the Waynesville Inn Resort. Alongside food and wine pairings, entertainment will be provided by “Reality Twisting: The Magic of Dr. Brett Senor,� a mentalist. Proceeds from the event go to the ongoing community efforts of WOW, which focuses on helping local women and children. $25 per person. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 828.550.9978 or visit www.womenofwaynesville.org.
After a couple years of uncertainty, Heinzelmannchen Brewery in Sylva will close its doors on Thursday evening. “We’ve been so blessed to be a part of the downtown Sylva community and the North Carolina craft beer scene,� said co-owner Sheryl Rudd. Rudd, alongside her husband/brewmaster Dieter Kuhn, launched the business in 2004, as the first craft brewery west of Asheville. Specializing in German-styled ales, the brewery was a beloved craft beer destination for locals and visitors alike. Heinzelmannchen did note that Kuhn will continue to brew, but for another outfit, to be announced in the near future. “We’re proud to have started something in the far west and are thankful for all of the breweries that have contributed to the success of North Carolina craft beer,� Rudd added. “We raise a glass to each of you as thanks for all you’ve done to support us. We look forward to sharing our next adventure with you soon.� The Heinzelmannchen taproom will be open noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and noon to 9 p.m. on Thursday, its last day, with Chocolate Black Forest Cake to be served and live music by Henry Wong (7 to 9 p.m.). www.yourgnometownbrewery.com.
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The “Hazelwood Dog Show� will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville. Enter your dog in a contest category, with prizes awarded. $25 entry fee. No experience needed. $10 barbecue with “all the fixin’s� by Bogart’s. There will also be a silent auction. Live music by Betina Morgan & Jess Cook and Bohemian Jean. The event is host by the Waynesville Public Art Commission, who will aim to raise funds for the new Plott Hound sculpture to be placed in Hazelwood.
Legendary University of Georgia foot- time-consuming endeavor, Dooley still ball coach Vincent Dooley will host a pres- found room in his schedule to pursue his entation at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at passion for learning. Auditing classes at Georgia allowed Dooley to dive deeper into The Village Green Commons in Cashiers. Dooley will share his knowledge and his fervor for history. It also allowed him to find new endeavors in the acaenthusiasm for gardening and demic field. learning in general, often givDooley’s curiosity led him ing guided tours of his to audit a horticulture course, renowned home garden and which led to many more and a speaking at conferences. He passion for gardening. From brings that experience and ferthere, his avid enthusiasm has vor to Cashiers for the Joy led to the publishing of a Garden Tour. book, the editing of another, a Dooley was born on Sept. 4, famous garden on his proper1932, and would lead a life desty, and two plants being tined for greatness. His storied tenure as Georgia’s football Vincent Dooley named after him. Dooley believes that people should head coach began in 1964, and would finish with more than 200 wins, six always follow their hearts and dreams, no SEC titles, and a national championship matter what stage of life they happen to be in. “I think I’m a perfect example that it’s under his belt. Many people are aware of Dooley’s suc- never too late. If I can start when I did, cess as a football coach and athletic direc- then anyone can.� The event is free and open to the public. tor. What they might not know is that Dooley also found academic and intellectu- For more information, visit www.villageal success at Georgia. While leading the greencashiersnc.com or email info@vilGeorgia football team to victory was a lagegreencashiersnc.com.
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COSMETOLOGY • The Appalachian Heritage Festival will kickoff at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 15, in downtown Franklin. Heritage demonstrations, live music, and more. www.franklin-chamber.com.
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• “The Wizard of Oz” train ride will leave the station at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. July 21-23 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.gsmr.com. • Sneak E Squirrel Brewing (Sylva) will host the Jackson County Corn Hole Association on Monday evenings ($5 buy in, 100-percent payout), Karaoke with Captain Moose from 7 to 11 p.m. on Tuesdays, Trivia at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and a Guitar Hero Tournament at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. 828.586.6440. • “The Wizard of Oz” train will depart at 11
• Feline Urgent Rescue (FUR) of Western North Carolina will host a barbecue fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 15 at the Winchester Creek Country Club in Waynesville. Tickets are $25 per person. Bring a bag of cat food and receive a “swag bag” from sponsors. For more information, furofwncpowell@gmail.com or 828.421.1290. • There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. July 15 and 22 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 828.452.0120. • A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. July 15 and 22 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.631.3075. • Free cooking demonstrations will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturdays at Country Traditions in Dillsboro. Watch the demonstrations, eat samples and taste house wines for $3 a glass. All recipes posted online. www.countrytraditionsnc.com.
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• The “Mountain Research Station Field Day” will kickoff at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the station on Test Farm Road in Waynesville. Research updates, trade show, complimentary dinner, entertainment, and more. For more information, call 828.456.3943.
a.m. and 3 p.m. July 14-16 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot in Bryson City. For tickets, visit www.gsmr.com.
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The three-day, 1,200-mile Rally North America will be staging over 70 cars from 31 states and three Provinces of Canada at the starting line on the streets of Waynesville from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, July 13, in downtown.
Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown will act as Grand Marshall at the starting line, giving the drivers their starting orders and help with our starting line activities. The media and the public are welcome to attend starting line. There are no charges to view the festivities, however donations to our charity are welcome. The automotive scavenger hunt is being held to raise funds for Hope For The Warriors. Since their inception in 2009, to date Rally North America has raised over $640,000 for their chosen charities. For additional information about Rally North America, Rally Appalachia 2 or their fundraising efforts for Hope For The Warriors, contact 717.649.0385 or tony@penntechdeployments.com.
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• The Haywood County Arts Council “Members Show” will run through July 29 at Gallery & Gifts in downtown Waynesville. The showcase will feature an array of local artisans and art mediums. Free and open to the public. 828.452.0593 or www.haywoodarts.org.
• The Groovy Movie Club will screen “I Am Not Your Negro” on Sunday, July 16, in Waynesville. Featuring the voice of Samuel Jackson as James Baldwin, prolific Harlemborn writer who lived in Paris for much of his adult years. Director Raoul Peck uses film footage and stills from Baldwin’s brilliant, troubled life to share the famous author’s
Rock painting workshop The monthly “Creating Community Workshop” will focus on rock painting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Local artist and Library staffer Jenifer Ross will be showing participants basic rock painting techniques, and about the hiding/finding of painted rocks here in
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with a realistic photograph and translate it into an abstraction through the medium of fiber. I do strive for beauty. But when I’ve really accomplished my goal, I want the viewer to take a longer, deeper look and to see even more than I intended to convey. Fabric is the perfect medium for the ideas I am exploring.” For more information, visit www.haywoodarts.org or call 828.452.0593.
profound message on race relations in America from the Civil Rights era through #Black Lives Matter. The GMC is free and open to the public. It meets at a private home in Dellwood. Attendees will gather at 1:15 p.m., healthy homemade and/or organic potluck dish or dessert in hand, to share a meal around 1:30 p.m. The film will begin at 2 p.m. A discussion will follow for all who wish to stay.
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• The Franklin Uptown Gallery is currently accepting artwork for the upcoming eclipse. Community members, age 16 and over, can submit pieces to the gallery through July 29. The works will be on display at the gallery Aug. 1-31. The gallery will provide a stretched canvas for artists. Original art only. 828.349.4607. • The High Country Quilt Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the First Methodist Church in Waynesville. The pro-
The Jackson County Arts Council is now accepting applications for Grassroots Sponsorship for 2017-18. Grassroots Sponsorships are awarded to organizations in all cultural disciplines through a competitive application and review process. This sponsorship program is funded in part by the North Carolina Arts Council and by the fundraising efforts of the Jackson County Arts Council. The deadline for applications is July 31, 2017. Grassroots sponsorships are intended to:
gram will feature Liz Florom, quilter, blogger and color master. All are welcome. www.highcountryquilters.wordpress.com. • The Franklin Uptown Gallery will host Bonnie Abbott from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16. Abbott will give a brief talk about her textile crafts and how they’re used by contemporary artists. She will also do a live demonstration. The event is free and open to the public. 828.349.4607. • Acclaimed Bryson City painter Elizabeth Ellison’s newest exhibit, “Spirit of Place,” will run through Sept. 4 at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville. Exhibit support is provided by The North Carolina Arboretum Society and Smoky Mountain Living magazine. www.smliv.com. • “Paint Nite Waynesville” will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays (July 20 and Aug. 3) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Sign up for either event on the Paint Night Waynesville Facebook page (search event:
Jackson County and around the world. Acrylics and rocks will be provided, but workshop participants are encouraged to bring their own supplies. The class is limited to 12 people. For further information and to sign up for the class, call the library at 828.586.2016. This program is free of charge. This event is cosponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. The Jackson County Public Library is a member of Fontana Regional Library (www.fontanalib.org).
• Provide modest funding for events/projects and publicity/advertising for artist groups/artist organizations that will enhance the presence of art events in Jackson County. • Support opportunities for Jackson County residents to participate in new and thought-provoking art events in music, visual art, theatre, dance and literature. • Celebrate the traditional arts and cultures of Jackson County as well as the multicultural aspect of arts in general. Visit www.jacksoncountyarts.org for more information and to download the application. Contact Jackson County Arts Council at info@jacksoncountyarts.org or 828.507.9820 for questions.
Brush N. Brew) or call Robin Smathers at 828.400.9560. paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com. • There will be a “Thursday Painters Open Studio” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Franklin Uptown Gallery. Bring a bag lunch, project and supplies. Free to the public. Membership not required. 828.349.4607. • A “Youth Art Class” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the Appalachian Art Farm on 22 Morris Street in Sylva. All ages welcome. $10 includes instruction, materials and snack. appalachianartfarm@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.
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• Experienced crafter and Extension and Community Association (ECA) member Ernie Plemmons will offer beginning crochet classes from 1 to 4 p.m. July 18 and Aug. 1 at the Jackson County Extension Center in Sylva. The cost of the class is $10 and space is limited. Call the office at 828.586.4009 to register and for supply list.
The “Christmas in July Paper Crafting” workshop with local instructor Sherri Roper will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 20, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office in Sylva.
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The Haywood County Arts Council’s “Artist Summer Demo Days” offer you the opportunity to see works of art in progress. Select local artists have volunteered to showcase their talents and insights. You will see artists making art and can learn more about their methods straight from the source. The first artist demo is from Denise Seay, who will host the discussion and demonstration from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at HCAC’s Gallery & Gifts location in downtown Waynesville. Seay is a fabric artist and quilter. Her creative vision is grounded in a lifelong appreciation of the expressive potential in textiles. Her ancestors left North Carolina’s western Denise mountains to work in Seay. South Carolina’s upstate cotton mills. As a child, Denise used her mother’s dress scraps to sew clothes for her dolls. She liked the textures, colors and contrasts of the fabrics. Today, Denise Seay celebrates those same basic elements of texture, color and contrast in visually striking, thought-provoking fiber-based images inspired by her own photographs. As Seay describes her process, “I start
Participants will learn how to create adorable gift tags, colorful cards, and charming gift bags using colorful papers, die cuts, and other embellishments that will be perfect for holiday gift giving. The cost for this class is only $10 and all supplies are included. To register, call the office at 828.586.4009.
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• “Movies on Everett” will screen the film “The Wizard of OZ” at 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at the Caboose in downtown Bryson City. “Field of Dreams” will be screened on July 21. Free and open to the public. www.greatsmokies.com. 37
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Watercolorist Barbara Brook will host a handful of classes at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts location in downtown Waynesville. The classes will be from 1 to 3 p.m. on successive Tuesdays: July 25, Aug. 1 and Aug. 8. Brook is one of Western North Carolina’s respected watercolorists. She brings life and character to the medium, and her teaching skill makes the art of watercolor accessible, approachable and enjoyable. She brings all this to a series of hands-on classes at Haywood County Arts Council in July and August. If you would like to learn the techniques of watercolor in a short“Hat Lady” by artist Barbara Brook. barbaras-watercolors.com term class series with lots of individual attention, this is your opportunity. Only six people will take part in the three two-hour classes. Brook will supply brushes and paints at no charge, although participants are encouraged to bring their own. Brook will have watercolor paper available for purchase. You can expect to complete two original pieces during the three sessions. Whether you’re new to watercolor or have some experience, you have a lot to gain. Please note that classes will take place upstairs and are, unfortunately, not handicap accessible. The price is $80 for HCAC members, $100 for non-members. Watercolor paper is available for $6 per sheet. To RSVP, call 828.452.0593.
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Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment will hold a three-day visual arts camp for rising sixth- through eighth-grade students beginning Monday, July 17. In sessions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., campers will explore art techniques ranging from different usages of color, line, shape and form through collage, painting, drawing, sketching and block printmaking. At the conclusion on Wednesday, July 19, students will showcase their art for special guests, family and friends. Cost is $79 with limited space available on a first-come, first-served basis, with all materials and lunch at the campus Courtyard Dining Hall included. Needs-based scholarships are available, with more information by contacting Rachel York-Bridgers at rybridgers@wcu.edu or 828.227.3937. For more information on the camp and
online registration, go to camps.wcu.edu and click on “Jackson County Arts Alive.”
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Haywood Community College Creative Arts will offer a Kid’s Camp for ages 8 through 12 the week of July 24-28 in Clyde. The music and crafts camp will run from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Cost of the camp is $450. Participants will start the day off with two music sessions led by Bryan and Julie McConnell. During the afternoon session, participants will choose from a variety of crafts and projects led by Cheryl Wilkes. All supplies are included. Students will need to bring beverages, snacks and lunch. Space is limited. To reserve a spot or for more information, call 828.565.4240. www.haywood.edu.
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Saturday, July 15th • 7 p.m. • Tickets $15 / $7.50 for Children Firmly planted in Asheville NC's thriving roots music scene, Tellico is well schooled in bluegrass but with an unbridled organic “Appalachiacana” sound, combining some of the finest voices, songs and instrumental prowess in western North Carolina and beyond. Anya Hinkle and Stig Stiglets'
‘Unto These Hills’ outdoor drama The Unto These Hills stage production will be held at 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday through Aug. 19 at the Mountainside Theater in Cherokee. This acclaimed outdoor drama traces the Cherokee people through the eons, through the zenith of their power, through the heartbreak of the Trail of Tears, finally ending, appropriately, in the present day, where the Cherokee people, much like their newly re-scripted drama, continue to rewrite their place in the world...a place based on traditional Cherokee values and modern sensibilities. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.cherokeehistorical.org.
committed, authentic vocals are alloyed with Aaron Ballance's flowing and soaring Dobro and Jed Willis' textured and expressive mandolin, rooted in the mountain music they grew up with while pushing tradition into a modern Americana sound aesthetic. Storytelling is at the helm of Tellico’s music. All of the songs on Relics and Roses were penned by Hinkle and Stiglets with the exception “White Line-River of Pride,” a Neil Young and Crazy Horse medley of two dirty electric rock tunes buttoned up bluegrass-style. The leading track, “Backstep Blues” [Hinkle] has a “backstep”, a rhythmic hiccup that is typical of old time music, telling the story of a man’s successive retreat from his wife (with the refrain “hey where did your daddy go wrong?”), leaving her with the “backstep blues.” “Calamity”, written by Stiglets, is a tale of disaster sparked by a combination of Hurricane Katrina and Japan’s 2011 tsunami, and the destructive and terrifying images of those events.
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A production of Disney’s Broadway musical “Tarzan” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. July 14-15 and 21-22 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan’s life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe’s territory, and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time. Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion, as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts. Based on Disney’s epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan of the Apes, “Tarzan” features heart-pumping music by rock legend, Phil Collins, and a book by Tony Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang. High-flying excitement and hits, like the Academy Award winning “You’ll Be in My Heart,” as well as “Son of Man” and “Two Worlds,” make “Tarzan” an unforgettable
theatrical experience. A full two-act production. Presented by the Overlook Theatre Company. Tickets are $12 for students, $17 for adults. 866.273.4615 or www.greatmountain music.com.
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Stand-up comedian Sonya White will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at The Strand at 38 Main in Waynesville. Originally from Virginia, White has combined southern charm with big city street smarts to create a show that won her multiple appearances on CBS’ “Star Search” and a promo spot on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing 4.” White is currently working on a CMT production “Southern Fried Chicks.” She has been honored with a nomination in “Campus Activities Magazine” as “Best Female Performer.” She has appeared on Oxygen’s “Girls Behaving Badly.” She has also been featured on “Comcast Comedy Spotlight Roadtrip 2002” and at The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival 1999, which was aired on HBO, E, and Comedy Central. Tickets are $27.50. For more information or to purchase tickets, click on www.38main.com or call 828.283.0079.
The beloved production of “Fiddler on the Roof ” will hit the stage through July 30 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. The production will feature a cast of 30 with a live orchestra, elaborate backdrops, and a big bash on opening night in the theater’s lobby. HART last produced “Fiddler on the Roof ” in 1990 at The Strand Theater in downtown Waynesville. The show was a major hit for the group and helped launch the theater’s growth into one of Western North Carolina’s most respected companies. That production starred Dr. Stephen Wall in the lead role of Tevye and HART Executive Director, Steven Lloyd, made his first appearance on the HART Stage as the butcher Lazar Wolf. Fast forward 28 years and the new production is being directed by Lloyd with a cast that includes: Jeffrey Streitfeld, Lyn Donley, Martine Jacobs, Kelsey Sewell, Sydney Lyles, Reagan Mulvey, Chelcy Frost, Ryan Albinus, Adam Lentini, Charlie Cannon, Strother Stingley, Susan Rudniak, Tabitha Judy, Fleming Bell, Madison Sugg, Randy Robins, George Heard, Zada Hooten, David Yeates, Dylan Renken, Tom Dewees, Lucretia Bell, Ashlyn Clark, Bonnie
DeMarco, Sierra Earl, Noelle Frost, Maria Frost, Drake Frost, Melody Goldberg, Turner Henline, Jordan Hollifield, Tammie Crawford Schwab and Madison Turner. “Fiddler on the Roof ” is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Dairyman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family’s lives. He must cope both with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters, who wish to marry for love — each one’s choice of a husband moves further away from the customs of his faith — and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village. HART’s production will have performances at 7:30 p.m. July 13-15, 20-22 and 2729, and at 2 p.m. July 16, 23 and 30. Special discount tickets are available for the Thursday, July 13 performance. Patrons may also make reservations to dine at Harmons’ Den Bistro located in the HART Theater complex, which offers dinner seating beginning at 5:45 p.m. and Sunday Brunch at 12:30 p.m. The bistro’s menu can be viewed on the HART website. Patrons can make reservations online at www.harttheatre.org or by calling the HART Box Office at 828.456.6322 from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
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n Nov. 5, 2001, not quite two months after the 9/11 attacks, Lech Walesa spoke at Western Carolina University. Walesa was famed for his resistance to communism in Poland and the Soviet Union, and was the founder of Solidarity, a trade union seeking an expansion of its negotiating power and the establishment of fundamental human rights within Polish communism. Along with Ronald Reagan, Writer Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, and Mikhail Gorbachev, Walesa was a key player in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union. Because Walesa was a hero of mine — he had suffered imprisonment and death threats for his stand for freedom — I obtained a press card and covered the event for the Smoky Mountain News. Walesa spoke to those assembled through an interpreter, stressing the importance of maintaining democracies and of opposing those who, like the 9/11 terrorists, sought to attack those democracies. After Walesa spoke to the general audience, the moderator invited the press to ask more questions of Walesa in a nearby room. I envisioned myself at the back of the room, with reporters and camera crews from North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee all thronging in front of me. Instead, the only media present were a crew from Asheville’s local television station, a reporter for the university’s paper, one or two local writers, and me. Needless to say, I was more than a little stunned by this lack of interest, even in that desperate time of terror threats and preparation for war.
For me, and for millions of others, particularly those living in Eastern Europe and the USSR, the greatest political event of the last half of the twentieth century was the downfall of communism in Europe. Before 1989, I remember having many discussions with family and friends about communism in that part of the world, and how it was my opinion that my grandchildren might someday see freedom come alive in those countries. Three years later, my opinions were as dead as Russian communism. Because of the storm of daily news in our technological age, we sometimes jump too
‘Let’s Talk About It’ West With the Night by Beryl Markham will be the final book in the series of women’s autobiography that will be discussed from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the Waynesville Public Library. If the first responsibility of a memoirist is to lead a life worth writing about, Markham succeeded beyond all measure. Born Beryl Clutterbuck in the middle of England, she and her father moved to Kenya when she was a girl, and she grew up with a zebra for a pet; horses for friends; baboons, lions, and gazelles for neighbors. She made money by scouting elephants from a tiny plane. And she would spend most of the rest of her life in East Africa as an adventurer, a racehorse trainer, and an aviatrix — she became the first person to fly nonstop from Europe to America, the first woman to fly solo east to west across the Atlantic. Hers was indisputably a life full of adventure and beauty. And then there is the writing. When Hemingway read Markham’s book, he wrote to his editor, Maxwell Perkins: “She has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer…[She] can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves as writers…It is really a bloody wonderful book.”
quickly from event to event, seeing triumphs and disasters through our daily papers and online sites rather than taking a longer view. Many people today, particularly the younger crew, have probably never heard of Lech Walesa, Margaret Thatcher, or any of the others associated with this great transformation. In A Pope and A President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century (ISI Books, 2017, 637 pages), historian Paul Kengor has given us a vivid reminder of the struggle between the United States and the USSR in the final decades of the Cold War, examining in particular the strong alliance between Reagan and the Pope, an alliance that eventually brought half a dozen oppressive governments crashing into ruins. A Pope and A President should please readers ignorant of these historical events as well as those knowledgeable about them. The former will find in Kengor’s book a great deal of background information — a short history of twentieth century Russia, mini-biographies of Reagan, John Paul II, and others, the many diplomatic meetings of the time, the treaties, the gambits employed by both sides to gain the upper hand — all in prose that reads as easily and with the same excitement as a good novel. Those already familiar with the worldshaking events of the late 1980s will also benefit from reading A Pope and A President. Kengor, a professor at Grove City College, has written more than a dozen books on the Reagan and communism. In his latest book, he takes a different perspective than many other historians by examining the close asso-
Dr. Peg Downes, Professor Emeritus, formerly with UNCA’s Literature and Language Department, will lead the July 20 discussion. Call 828.452.5169 for more information.
Blue Ridge Books celebrates 10 years In celebration of its 10th birthday, Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville will host an array of events throughout the month of July, including a special event with New York Times bestselling author and Western Carolina University Professor Ron Rash on July 25. n Thursday, July 13: “It’s a Party!” The official 10th birthday of Blue Ridge Books. There will be free cake and coffee all day until they run out. n Friday, July 14: “Indoor Yard Sale!” Don’t miss the opportunity to stock up on some great bargain books and more. n Saturday, July 15: “Share the Love of the Smokies” The Friends of the Smokies welcome Daniel S. Pierce, author of Hazel Creek: The Life and Death of an Iconic Mountain Community. n Sunday, July 16: “Get a ‘Head Start’ on Reading.” For the past few years, Blue Ridge Books customers have donated pennies, dollars and more to help purchase books for children enrolled in Head Start in
ciation of the pope and the president, a friendship brought about not only by their mutual disdain for communism but also by a shared belief in God. Because Ronald Reagan rarely attended church and because some of his biographers have overlooked his religious beliefs, Reagan’s deep faith may come as a surprise to some of us. (And I very much include myself in that number). Kengor, who has written another book on Reagan and faith, approaches the man from a different angle than other biographers, showing us that Reagan regarded his battle against communism as a crusade, a war to bring both civil and religious liberties to oppressed peoples. And it was undoubtedly the deep faith of John Paul II and Reagan that forged the bond between them. The two men meet extensively during the Reagan presidency, conversed privately, and corresponded more than some of the Reagan aides would have wished. After the assassination attempt on John Paul II, just months after John Hinckley shot Reagan, the president developed a growing interest in John Paul’s Marian beliefs, particularly regarding the miracle of Fatima in 1917. Though of different religious backgrounds — Reagan was raised as a member of Disciples of Christ and died a Presbyterian — each man lived a life of prayer and spiritual belief. That this alliance between president and pope had an enormous effect was echoed that day at Western when I asked Lech Walesa how much influence Pope John Paul II wielded on events in Poland. “Before the Pope first visited Poland, I had 10 supporters,” Walesa replied. “After the Pope left Poland, I had 10 million supporters.” Two thumbs up on A Pope and A President. (Jeff Minick is a writer and teacher. He can be reached minick0301@gmail.com.)
Haywood and Jackson counties. Just purchase a book to donate from the Head Start display and they’ll discount your entire purchase. n 11 a.m. Monday, July 17: “Barks and Books.” Come meet Blue Ridge Books’ furry friends — therapy dogs, Julip, Mavis and Raya Sunshine. Children may choose to bring a book and read a story to a dog or just come to meet these loving pooches. n 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18: “Book Club Bash.” The Haywood County Public Library has helped Blue Ridge Books plan an evening for book club members (although all book lovers are welcome). They will welcome Eric Svenson, who was raised in the book business and has worked for HarperCollins publishers for over 25 years. n 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 19: “An Afternoon with a Scientist!” Join children’s science author and college biology instructor, Dawn Cusick, for a time of science exploration for children. n 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 20: “Free Chess Lessons for All Ages and Levels of Players.” n 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25: “Ron Rash reading.” Rash will be at Blue Ridge Books to help celebrate its anniversary and also the release of his novel, The Risen, in paperback. Rash will read, answer your questions, and sign books. www.blueridgebooksnc.com or 828.456.6000.
Learn about Smokies’ secrets The “Secrets of the Smokies” discussion with Ben Anderson will be held at several upcoming locations around Western North Carolina. With more than 11 million visitors in 2016 despite a 10-day closure, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hardly a secret. Yet, the 520,000-acre park still has many special places that are relatively little known and lightly visited. Smokies Chronicle author Ben Anderson has identified 12 such places — one for each month of the year — that in most cases don’t require an extreme amount of effort to reach. Join him on a jaunt through the distinct seasons of the nation’s most popular national park. Anderson will be speaking at the following places: 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at the Hudson Library in Highlands; 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin; 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, at the Albert Carlton Library in Cashiers; and 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Haywood County Public Library in Waynesville.
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Bryson City ‘Book Day’ The Swain County Genealogy & Historical Society will celebrate Western North Carolina history with a “Book Day” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at the Swain County Business Ed Center in Bryson City. A lot of good literature, writing and research have come out of Swain County and WNC. “Book Day” will be an opportunity to meet these authors/writers, to buy their books, get autographs, and to hear some of them speak. The public is invited to attend. No admission charge. Openings are still available for persons who have written/complied books with the subject matter about history, genealogy, stories, people, culture, folklore/folk stories, and/or historical fiction of WNC may have table space to display and sell their books. We will supply the tables at no charge. Authors/writers may qualify to have a table by meeting one of the qualifications below: 1.) Have written/complied/authored a book with the subject/material of at least one of the books based (or set) in Swain County or one of the WNC counties west of Haywood County (Swain, Haywood, Jackson, Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon); 2.) Or be a member of the SCGHS; 3.) Or be a native of Swain County. Note that the author may display all of their books, not just the qualifying book. Authors may sign up through Thursday, July 13, to have a table by calling the Swain County Genealogy and Historical Society Library at 828.488.2932 between 8 a.m. and noon. Provide your contact information (email, phone number) and the name of your book(s) that are relevant.
Williams releases second book Donna Glee Williams will present her second novel, Dreamers, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Driven by duty toward a dreamless death… By the time she’s 16, the town’s Dreamer has long ago given up her own life. She only dreams for others now, every morning delivering up to them the divine guidance that comes to her in the night. In exchange, they treat the Dreamer like their queen. All her bodily needs are provided, but love and relationships are forbidden to her. Now something unexpected is happening. Something entirely new. A foreign man has come to the village, wearing a scarlet vest and a gold finger-ring that is far, far too good for a mere Water-Bearer. His strange amber eyes have found the Dreamer’s and she longs to be free. But maybe freedom isn’t the only cost of being the Dreamer: When her dreams begin to question the authority of the self-serving Chief Interpreter, will she survive his fury? To reserve copies of Dreamers, call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.
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Local urban fantasy authors Lauren Devora and Randi Janelle will hold a reading at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. They’ll invite you to partake in a quiz “Are you Living an Urban Fantasy Novel?” Devora has been writing ever since she knew how to use a pencil. Children of Lilith was first imagined during a particularly rough session of math homework when Devora was 15. That night the story gained 25 pages and a cast of characters. Her math homework was never finished. Now after 10 years, she is beyond giddy to witness her book go off into the world. Janelle is an author, photographer, performance poet, yoga instructor and cat whisperer. She calls Asheville home, but has lived and
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The “Coffee with the Poet” series continues with Sam Barbee at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 20, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Barbee’s poems have appeared Poetry South, Crucible, Asheville Poetry Review, The Southern Poetry Anthology VII: North Carolina, Potato Eyes, Georgia Journal, Main Street Rag, Iodine, and Pembroke Magazine, among others. His fiction has been recognized by the Norfolk Society for the Arts and published in Atlantis. His second poetry collection, That Rain We Needed (Press 53), was published in April of 2016, and a nominee for the Roanoke-Chowan Award as one of North Carolina’s best poetry collections of 2016. Barbee is the 2017 President-Elect for the NC Poetry Society and Past-President of Winston-Salem Writers. The “Coffee with the Poet” series gathers the third Thursday of each month and is cosponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network. For more information call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.
toured in Australia and New Zealand, and understands the phrases “fair dinkum” and “keen as.” She’s writing a novel series; the first is The Story: Deviation and the second book, The Story: Possession is making its way into this world. To reserve copies of their books, call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.
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Under the Pigeon Snorkeling workshop gives an up-close look at aquatic diversity BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER he clear water of the West Fork Pigeon River tumbling from its mountain headwaters takes on a yellowish hue through the plastic of the snorkel mask, revealing a riverbed of rounded rocks that sometimes sit within inches of the surface and sometimes plunge feet below. Fish swim placidly in the flow, darting only occasionally when the wearer of the snorkel mask draws a bit too close for comfort. Here and there a leaf or a stick streams by like a stowaway for parts unknown. The water eventually finds its way into the snorkel mask, forcing a temporary retreat from the underwater world. Above the surface, it’s a sunny July day near Haywood County’s Jukebox Junction, and the river is full of people — ages ranging from the young to the not-so-young — dipping in and out to see the freshwater ecosystem in a way that few of them ever had before. “It’s like a tropical reef when you snorkel,” said Shannon Rabby, lead instructor of Haywood Community College’s Fish and Wildlife Management Technology Department. “Most people don’t know that.
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They stand on the banks and they look in the water and they don’t see a lot of fish. Take a snorkel on a hot summer day like this, stick your head under the water, and it’s amazing all the fish that are there — beautiful fish.” Rabby and his aquatic ecology students were leading the day’s events, which drew 21 guests, in conjunction with the Haywood Waterways Association. It’s an annual workshop the organizations have collaborated on for the past three years and part of an ongoing series that Haywood Waterways has hosted since 2014, called “Get to Know Your
A northern water snake is found in the river. Holly Kays photo
With the help of snorkels and nets, participants look for fish. Holly Kays photo
Watershed.” The hikes, paddle trips and other events included in the series offer locals a chance to see firsthand the beauty that Haywood’s high-quality waterways foster, in the company of experts who can help them leave with a better understanding of how it all connects. “We often work on the degraded streams, the bad streams, so it’s nice to raise awareness for all the nice areas in Haywood County,” said Haywood Waterways Director Eric Romaniszyn. “It’s easier to protect a stream from being degraded than it is to improve a stream after it’s been degraded.” The West Fork Pigeon River definitely qualifies as a “nice” stream. It’s always gotten an A grade for water quality, Romaniszyn said — and really, A-plus would be a better descriptor. “Talk to anyone who trout fishes, and it’s one of the best streams not only to catch a lot of trout, but big trout,” he said. That’s because the river tumbles straight from its source in the Pisgah National Forest and has passed only 100 to 200 homes by the time it reaches Jukebox Junction. There’s been little opportunity for pollution, and the stillcold water keeps it friendly for trout. Just downriver from the snorkelers, another group was getting a first-hand look at the abundance of aquatic life in the water. “If all goes as planned, we’ll have a lot of fish in here,” one of the HCC students holding the sides of a large net told the group. The net, called a seine, was long and rectangular with bamboo poles sewn to two of its sides. The students held the stretched-out net vertically in the water, its edge as close to the river bottom as possible, and instructed the
Walk with the mushrooms A mushroom walk exploring the Sunburst area of the Pisgah National Forest is the next Haywood Waterways Association event on the docket, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 19. Charlotte Caplan, a mushroom enthusiast from the Asheville Mushroom Club with 35 years of knowledge, will reveal the tremendous diversity of mushrooms in the area. The trail is rated easy with length dependent on the availability of mushrooms found along the way. The event is a partnership between the Asheville Mushroom Club and Haywood Waterways, and it’s part of Haywood Waterways’ “Get to Know Your Watershed” series of outdoor hikes and paddle tours. Free for HWA members and $5 for nonmembers. Meeting location is Jukebox Junction in Bethel. Open to ages 7 and up. Sign up by 5 p.m. July 18 with Christine O’Brien, christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com or 828.476.4667.
participants to form a line across the water upstream. Then, the group walked forward in unison, splashing and kicking at the rocks with all their might on their way to the net. That was the cue to raise the net out of the water and see what it had snared — at first sight, nothing. At second sight, a single hellgrammite, a long and armored larva that would one day turn into a Dobson fly. So, the net crew tried again, shifting over to slightly faster-moving water. The line formed, the splashing began, the net lifted — and this time, there were at least five thrashing, shining fish in view. Each beautiful, each different, and each identifiable to the HCC students leading the exercise. “We can go out in the stream and catch crawdads by ourselves, but they (the students) could tell us every species that we saw, and that’s a whole other level of fun and enjoyment for our kids,” said Susan Roberts, who attended with her husband and three young children. After instructing the participants to make sure their hands were good and wet before touching the fish, the HCC students gave the go-ahead to pick them up, look them over, and get help identifying them. The smaller residents of the West Fork didn’t get overlooked, either. A third group, the “bugging crew” took to the water with nets and buckets to search for benthic macroinvertebrates — a fancy name for aquatic bugs. Many of these bugs
Go underwater in the Little Tennessee Wetsuits and snorkel gear will empower people of all ages to search for fish and other underwater organisms on the Little Tennessee River, 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 20, in Franklin. Aquatic biologist Jason Meader will lead this Mainspring Conservation Trust outing, with a lifeguard on site to ensure safety. $5 per person or $10 per family. Wear a bathing suit and closed-toed shoes, and bring drinking water. RSVP to Sharon Burdette, 828.524.2711, ext. 301.
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Earn a boating safety cert A boating safety course will be offered 6-9 p.m. July 17-18 at Haywood Community College, giving participants a shot at a certification required to operate vessels propelled by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater. Participants must attend both sessions and pass a written exam. The free course is offered as a partnership between HCC and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Additional courses will be held at HCC Aug. 7-8 and Sept. 25-26. Register at www.ncwildlife.org by selecting the “Learning” tab.
and production losses. Farmers should contact their local FSA office for information about applying.
Farmers in five Western North Carolina counties are eligible for Farm Service Agency emergency management loans due to drought, storms and floods in the region. n When natural disaster was declared in the state of Tennessee in February, due to damages and losses caused by drought last fall, five adjacent counties in WNC became eligible for FSA emergency loan assistance. Farmers in Haywood, Swain, Cherokee, Graham and
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Christmas in July A mid-summer focus on Christmas trees will come to Glenville 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Glenville Area Historical Society Museum. The society’s inaugural Historic Discovery Event, called All About Fraser Fir Christmas Trees, will welcome folk dropping in at any point during the five-hour window to see displays and meet growers, experts and historians. The museum is located along N.C. 107 in the center of Glenville. 828.743.1658 or historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo.com. www.glenvillecommunity.com.
The group holds the sides of a seine net to get a glimpse of the West Fork Pigeon River’s aquatic diversity. Holly Kays photo
Madison counties can apply for one of the loans, intended to cover physical and production losses, until Oct. 23. n A major disaster declared in the state of Tennessee on June 23 — due to damages and losses caused by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding from storms May 27-28 — makes farmers in three contiguous N.C. counties eligible for FSA emergency loan assistance. Farmers in Haywood, Swain and Graham counties have until Feb. 23, 2018, to file a loan application to help with physical
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A one-day seminar teaching the basics of preparedness for emergency situations will be held 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Shackford Hall at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Topics at Threats & Solutions will include water retrieval, basic solar, basic medical and personal preparedness. Speakers include Alan Kay, winner of Alone’s first season; William Forstchen, author of One Second After; Tim Glance of Old Grouch’s Military Surplus; Dietrich Easter of Skinny Medic; Scott Hunt of Engineer 775 and Mr. MadMick of M.C. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children, with boxed lunches available for $11.25. Organized by Carolina Readiness Supply in Waynesville. Register at www.carolinareadiness.com.
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Nominations are underway for local FSA county committees, with nomination forms due by Aug. 1 for an election period beginning Nov. 6. County committees are made up of farmers and ranchers elected by other producers in their communities to guide how federal farm programs are delivered at the local level. Committees consist of three to 11 members who meet monthly, serving three-year terms. To be eligible to serve, a person must participate or cooperate in an FSA-administered program and reside in the local administrative areas where the election is held. “County committees allow farmers and ranchers to make decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally to best serve their needs,” said Acting FSA Administrator Chris Beyerhelm. “There’s an increasing need for representation from underserved producers, which includes beginning, women and other minority farmers and ranchers.” Nomination forms must be postmarked or delivered to the local FSA office by Aug. 1, with FSA mailing ballots beginning Nov. 6. Ballots will be due back by Dec. 4, with newly elected members taking office Jan. 1, 2018. Nomination forms are available at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.
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their secretive nature, it’s rare to see one in the wild. “They like the big rocks with spaces underneath that they can crawl under,” Romaniszyn said as he recalled the excursion with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission when he saw his hellbender. “I stuck my head under the opening, didn’t see one but then I went slowly over the rock and looked under the crevice from above.” There it was, looking back at him. The moment stayed suspended until Romaniszyn reached out to pick the creature up. The hellbender disappeared. “They’re amazingly fast. They’re like a fish almost,” he said. Under the free-flowing waters of the West Fork, you never know what you might find.
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are, in fact, larvae, creatures that will one day transform into dragonflies or caddis flies or any of a number of other insects. “I didn’t realize there were so many species of macroinvertebrates and fish,” said Lindsey Meyers, 24, of Waynesville. “I didn’t know any of them before I started. I just moved here so it was a wonderful introduction to the ecosystem here.” For Romaniszyn, the West Fork Pigeon will always be a special place, because that’s where he once found himself face-to-face with a hellbender. The giant salamanders average 12-15 inches in length and spend most of the day underneath river rocks, emerging at night to hunt. Requiring clean water to survive, hellbender populations have been declining in recent decades — between those decreasing numbers and
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Explore the world of Appalachian plants The Cullowhee Native Plants Conference will return for its 34th year with events scheduled July 19-22 based at the Western Carolina University campus. The conference includes an array of field trips, workshops and lectures with those who know the Southern Appalachians’ diversity of plant life the best. Wednesday morning, July 19, will include 12 field trips to everywhere from Black Balsam Knob to the Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens to the places along the Blue Ridge Parkway where moss is most likely to be found. Thursday morning will include lectures on topics such as insects and hawthorns, and Friday will include 10 workshops and four field trips. Examples of workshop topics include bee hotels, campus trees and plant propagation. A full schedule and registration links are available at nativeplantconference.wcu.edu.
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Have fun with fungi A daylong exploration of the Smokies’ vast array of edible and poisonous fungi will commence at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 22, on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Smokies are home to more than 2,000 species of fungi — participants will learn how to identify various types by their size, shape and color while taking short hikes that will also yield lessons about mushroom habitat, toxicology and relationship with tree roots. The class, taught by Dr. Coleman McCleneghan, is offered through the Smoky Mountain Field School, a cooperative effort between the park and the University of Tennessee. The field school draws from more than 30 experts teaching more than 80 diverse sessions, with classes held in locations throughout the park. $79. Register at www.smfs.utk.edu or call 865.974.0150.
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Learn how to identify summer and fall wildflowers during a workshop 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 22, in Balsam. Participants will learn basic terms and methods for identifying wildflowers, including various wildflower guides, and take a short walk to try out their new knowledge. Bring rain gear, water, lunch and a favorite wildflower guide. Larry Thompson, who served as the National Audubon Society’s Southeast Regional Vice President for 20 years, will teach the course. He has taught nature courses and led birdwatching, wildflower and photography trips for more than 30 years and resides in Balsam. $35; open to ages 10 and up. Register at 828.452.5414 or lvthompson@earthlink.net.
Work hike planned on the Cherohala Skyway
Learn about the history of logging while hiking to a beautiful mountain stream at 10 a.m. Friday, July 14, on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Trail volunteers are needed Saturday, July 22, to help the Benton MacKaye Trail Association work on a section of trail that runs from Mud Gap to Beech Gap along the Cherohala Skyway. The trail section passes near the grave of an unknown man who was killed by the Kirkland bushwhakers, a rock quarry converted to a wildlife clearing, and the North CarolinaTennessee state line. Having recently celebrated its 36th birthday, the BMTA needs volunteers to help maintain the nearly 300 miles of trail that run from Springer Mountain, in Georgia, to the Big Creek Campground at the northeastern end of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in near Bryson City. Monthly group work hikes are held at various places along the trail on the fourth Saturday of each month. Participants in the July 22 hike can meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Cherohala Visitor Center in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, or at 9 a.m. at the Unicoi Crest Overlook near Beech Gap. Bring at least two quarts of water, lunch, sturdy boots and long pants. RSVP to Ken Jones, 423.506.8128. www.bmta.org.
The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Donated photo
Travel historic train route A train ride following the route of the Southern Railway Murphy Branch Line, established in 1891, will travel from Johnson City, Tennessee, to Bryson City and back during the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum’s Summer 2017 excursion. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad route includes a passenger pickup in Weaverville with a layover in Bryson City to shop, snack and sight-see before boarding for the Nantahala Gorge, which will also
include a sight-seeing layover. The train will arrive in Weaverville at 7:30 p.m. and Johnson City at 8:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $83 to $152 for adults and $69 to $79 for children 2-12, with meals available for purchase. Printable order forms are online at www.wataugavalleynrhs.org and should be mailed to Watauga Valley RHS&M, P.O. Box 432, Johnson City, Tennessee, 37605. 423.753.5797 or wataugavalley@embarqmail.com.
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Elk biologist to talk reintroduction
BRITISH SOCCER CAMP July 24th - 28th
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Includes a variety of foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, freestyle soccer, small-sided games, and a mini tournament play.
Melissa and Richard Delany. A full schedule is online at www.highlandsbiological.org.
Take in the view A new ranger program will be offered at the Pisgah Inn along the Blue Ridge Parkway this summer, 4:30-6:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of every month. “Take in the View with a Ranger” will be held on the inn’s new deck, giving participants the chance to ask questions, get Parkway information, and learn about the Parkway’s natural and cultural history with help from maps, animal pelts and other props. Visitors can drop in at any time during the two-hour window. 828.298.5330, ext. 304.
First Kicks: Boys and girls (ages 3-4) 9-10am - $85 Mini Soccer: Boys and girls (ages 4-5) 10:15-11:45 - $108 Half Day Camp: Boys between 6-14 years old - 9am-12pm - $138 Full Day Camp: Boys ages 8-14 years old - 9am-4pm - $192 Girls Half Day: Ages 6-14 - 9:15-12:15pm - $158 Girls Full Day: Ages 8-14 - 9:15-4:15pm - $202
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A longtime biologist with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will talk elk during a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the Highlands Nature Center. Joe Yarkovich, who has been a researcher on the park’s elk reintroduction project since 2006, will give a talk titled “Who Says You Can’t Go Home Again: Returning Elk to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.” The elk were extinct from the area for nearly 200 years before reintroduction began with a herd of 52 in 2001. The herd has since grown to somewhere north of 150. The lecture is part of the Highlands Biological Foundation’s Zahner Lecture Series, held at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 14. The July 20 lecture is sponsored by
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Parkway rangers will lead the 2-mile roundtrip hike to Bridges Camp Gap, discussing the area’s history of widespread logging and the impact it had to local flora and fauna. The group will leave from the Looking Glass Rock Overlook at milepost 417 on the Haywood-Transylvania county line. Bring water, good walking shoes and clothing for changeable weather. Ranger-led hikes are offered every Friday through October at various points along the Parkway in Western North Carolina. 828.298.5330, ext. 304.
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Animal ambassadors will assist a Balsam Mountain Trust naturalist in presenting a program at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 20, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. The program will go along with the library’s summer reading theme “Building a Better World.” Free. www.balsammountaintrust.org.
One of many views from the Blue Ridge Parkway. SMN photo
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Hike through logging history
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After the fall 2016 wildfires concluded, biologists feared that the flames had devastated populations of the rare noonday globe snail — but a recent survey revealed that the snail could be closer to coming off the endangered species list than anyone thought possible. “When forest fires came through the gorge last winter, people were worried it may have been driven to extinction,” said Jason Mays, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist. “On the face of it, you wouldn’t expect snails to cope too well with forest fire. We discovered the snail not only survived the fire, but it’s found across a much broader swath of the gorge’s southern face than we ever realized.” The snail, which was known only to exist on a portion of the southern side of the Nantahala River Gorge in Swain County, was placed on the federal endangered species list in 1978. Mays led a team to search the gorge for signs of snail survival this March. The search happened after the fire had burned leaf litter from the forest floor and before spring vegetation emerged, making searching for snails easier than it had ever been. While before the fire the snails were known only to live in a 2-mile stretch of the gorge’s southern side, this year’s study documented snails living in an area 5 miles long and extending to the top of the ridge. A mark-recapture study yielded a population estimate of more than 3,000 noonday globe snails in the section of the gorge containing the best snail habitat. The Nantahala Gorge is one of the few outcrops of calcium-rich rocks and soils in Western North Carolina, making it prime habitat for snails, which need calcium to make their shells. The steep topography also contributes to snail success, as the noonday globe snail prefers the damp habitat afforded by ample shade.
WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • The three-day, 1,200-mile Rally North America will be staging over 70 cars from 31 states and three Provinces of Canada at the starting line on the streets of Waynesville from 7:30 to 9 a.m. July 13, in downtown. 717.649.0385 or tony@penntechdeployments.com. • Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale is from July 27-29, at Waynesville Library. Hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. on Thursday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday; and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday. To volunteer: 627.2370. • Submissions are due by July 17 for the Swain Arts Center’s inaugural Open Juried Photography Competition, which is at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, at the Swain Arts Center in Bryson City. $15 per entry. Four or more images: $60. • The Arts Council of Macon County is accepting nominations to its board of directors through Friday, July 21. To nominate someone or for more information, please contact Arts Council of Macon County President Jann Ramsey at cjramsey@earthlink.net or 332.0568. • Grace Church in the Mountains is accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations in Haywood County. Distributions from the church’s Annual Parish Fair will be given to local charities. Application deadline is July 26. Fair is Saturday, July 29. Application forms available at the church office. 456.6029 or gracewaynesville@msn.com. •The Cherokee Bonfire & Storytelling will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 28 at the Oconaluftee Islands Park. Sit by a bonfire, alongside a river, and listen to some of Cherokee’s best storytellers. The bonfire is free and open to the public. www.visitcherokeenc.com.
BUSINESS & EDUCATION • The third annual Emergency Medical Care Summer Seminar will be offered by Western Carolina University’s undergraduate EMC program from July 20-22 in Cullowhee. Guidelines for assessment and care of burn patients in the first 24 hours and treatment for shock. Special session on advanced burn life support provider course will be offered by Ernest Grant, burn outreach coordinator from the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center and vice president of the American Nurses Association. 227.7397, hensley@wcu.edu or emc-seminar.wcu.edu. • Registration is underway for the Western Women’s Business Center’s third annual conference entitled: “Her Story, Her Journey,” which will be held from 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. on June 22 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville. Includes performance by Asheville artist Leeda “Lyric” Jones as well as a variety of speakers. Register or get more info: www.carolinasmallbusiness.org/initiatives/wwbcconference2017 or 633.5065.
FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • The Women of Waynesville will present the “Mind Over Wine” fundraiser from 6-7:30 p.m. on July 13, at the Cork & Cleaver in the Waynesville Inn Resort. Food and wine pairings; performance by “Reality Twisting: The Magic of Dr. Brett Senor” – a mentalist. Proceeds support local women and children. $25 per person. 550.9978 or www.womenofwaynesville.org. • As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) will host a “Mountainside Pilates” fundraiser on July 13 at 6:30 p.m., in Waynesville. The event will be hosted by arts patrons Karla and George Escaravage, Jody and Bradley Escaravage, and instructor Erin Owen of Waynesville Pilates. The evening will include champagne cocktails,
All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted. followed by a challenging, but accessible pilates workout, heavy hors d’oeuvres and sunset views. Tickets are $75 per person, and space is limited to 25 people. www.haywoodarts.org/special-events. • Mountain Wildlife Days’ silent auction event will be held July 14-15 at the Sapphire Valley Resort. Adult and children activities. Live animals, expert commentary, music. Items supplied by more than 20 Cashiers, Highlands and Asheville merchants. Fundraiser for Mountain Wildlife Outreach. www.mountainwildlifedays.com. Blackbears66@gmail.com. • Maggie Valley United Methodist Church will host its 14th annual barbecue and gospel sing from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 15, at “the barn” across the creek from the church. Musical performances by Angie Toomey, Subject-2-Change and the Maggie Valley UMC choir. $8. Proceeds benefit missions. 926.9794. • The Hazelwood Dog Show is at 6 p.m. on July 15, at the ballfield behind the Folkmoot Center on Virginia Ave. in Waynesville. $25 entry fee per dog per category (best Plott Hound, best costume, best small dog, best large dog). Fundraiser for a Plott Hound sculpture to be placed in the new mini-park in Hazelwood. BBQ and music. • Feline Urgent Rescue of WNC will hold a “Smoked to Purrfection” BBQ fundraiser from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on July 15, at the Winchester Creek Country Club in Waynesville. $25. Annual meeting is at 4:30 p.m. Bring a bag of cat food, and receive a Swag Bag from sponsors. furofwncpowell@gmail.com or 421.1290. • Highlands Biological Foundation will present “A Brushy Face Soiree” fundraiser at 6 p.m. on July 16, in Highlands. $200 per person. Supports Highlands Botanical Garden, Highlands Nature Center and the Highlands Biological Laboratory. 526.2221. • Gala on the Green, a fundraiser for Folkmoot USA, is scheduled for 7 p.m. on July 20. Multi-cultural cuisine prepared by local chefs. $150 per couple. laura@folkmoot.org, www.folkmootusa.org or 452.2997. • The WNC Nature Center will host a “Brews & Bears” fundraiser from 6-8 p.m. on July 21, in Asheville. Beer, live music, food trucks and fun. $8 for members; $10 for non-members. www.wildwnc.org/events/brews-bears.
VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS • The Town of Canton is accepting submissions for the 111th Labor Day Festival “A Celebration of All Things Made in Western North Carolina” until 4 p.m. on Aug. 21. Send artist bio, photos and sample of work to: Town of Canton, Attn.: Canton Labor Day; 58 Park Street; Canton, NC 28716. 648.2363.
HEALTH MATTERS • A “Walk With A Doc” program is scheduled for 10 a.m. each Saturday at the Lake Junaluska Kern Center or Canton Rec Park. MyHaywoodRegional.com/WalkwithaDoc. • “Ready … Set … Baby” prenatal breastfeeding class will be offered at 11:30 a.m. on July 13, at the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency. Pregnant mothers-to-be and support persons welcome. Registration required: 356.2207 or 452.2211. • The Macon County Cancer Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on July 13, in the cafeteria of the Angel Medical Center in Franklin. Wilma Anderson will speak about being a caregiver of someone with bladder cancer.
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• A Talk with a Doc dinner seminar on the topic of “Shoulder Pain: Causes and Treatment” will be offered at 6 p.m. on July 18, at the Haywood Regional Medical Center Café in Clyde. Dr. Benjamin Debelak, an orthopedic surgeon at Haywood Regional Medical Center, will present. RSVP: 800.424.DOCS (3627). • A meeting of The International Essential Tremor Foundation support group will be held at 2 p.m. on July 19, at the Jackson County Senior Center, Room 135, in Sylva. 736.3165 or tkubit@frontier.com. • The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 20, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. 800.733.2767 or www.redcrossblood.org. • The Red Cross and the Waynesville Library are holding a “Build a Better World” blood drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 21. Sign up: 800.733.2767 or www.redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins welcome. • “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness” will be on exhibit through July 31 at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.
RECREATION AND FITNESS • Cherokee Day at the Asheville Tourists game is July 14 at McCormick Field in Asheville. 359.6492. • An opportunity the Bellyak (prone paddling/lay-on-top kayaking) will be offered through the Jackson County Parks & Recreation department at 11 a.m. on July 22 and Aug. 20. $30. Rec.jacksonnc.org or 293.3053. • Jackson County Rec Department will have disc golf tournaments at 10 a.m. on July 15 and Aug. 19. Cost is $5 for singles or $10 for doubles. www.rec.jacksonnc.org.
COMPETITIVE EDGE • Registration is underway for the fourth annual 80s Flashback 8K, which is Aug. 5 in Franklin. Fundraiser for Greenville Shriners Hospital. Entertainment by 80s tribute acts. 421.7637.
SPIRITUAL • Rev. Mary Beth Blinn, lead pastor of Fairlington United Methodist Church (UMC) in Alexandria, Va., will be the featured speaker at 10:30 a.m. on July 16, in Stuart Auditorium at Lake Junaluska. Part of the Summer Worship Series. The Lake Junaluska Singers will lead worship music. • Bishop Sharma Lewis, the first African-American woman to be elected bishop in the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church, will be the featured speaker at 10:30 a.m. on July 23, in Stuart Auditorium at Lake Junaluska. Part of the Summer Worship Series. The Lake Junaluska Singers will lead worship music.
POLITICAL • The inaugural Democratic Party Summer Cookout for the Ivy Hill and Jonathan Creek precincts is scheduled for noon-3 p.m. on July 15, at the Maggie Valley Town Hall Pavilion at 3987 Soco Road. 205.381.6158, 926.9857, currycel@gmail.com or jeanbalwdwin@bellsouth.net. • The Jackson County branch of the NAACP will celebrate its third anniversary from 5-7 p.m. on July 15 at the Family Resource Center in Webster. Hot dog fundraiser and anniversary cake. • A special town hall with N.C. Rep. Mike Clampitt will be held from 4-6 p.m. on July 21 in the Administration Building at 101 Mitchell Street in Bryson City. Constituents can voice concerns on matters before the
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AUTHORS AND BOOKS • A book discussion on “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail” is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on July 13, at the Canton Public Library. Register by July 5: 648.2924. • Ben Anderson will hold book signings for “Smokies Chronicle: A Year of Hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park” on the following dates/locations: 3:30 p.m. on July 14, at Hudson Library in Highlands; 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, at Macon County Public Library in Franklin; 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26, at Albert Carlton Library in Cashiers; and at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Waynesville Public Library. parthemore@blairpub.com or 800.222.9796. • Donna Glee Williams will present her second novel, Dreamers, at 6:30 p.m. July 14, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. To reserve copies of Dreamers, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499. • Daniel Pierce, UNC Asheville history professor, will present and discuss his book “Hazel Creek: The Life and Death of an Iconic Mountain Community” at 3 p.m. on July 15 at Blue Ridge Bookstore in Waynesville. www.SmokiesInformation.org or 888.898.9102, ext. 254. • Local urban fantasy authors Lauren Devora and Randi Janelle will hold a reading at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. They’ll invite you to partake in a quiz “Are you Living an Urban Fantasy Novel?” To reserve copies of their books, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499. • Swain County Genealogical Historical Society will sponsor a book day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 15, at the Swain County Business Ed Center in Bryson City. Anyone who’s written or compiled books about WNC can display and sell books. 488.2932. • Blue Ridge Books will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an evening for book club members and book lovers in the community at 6:30 p.m. on July 18, in Waynesville. An Indoor Yard Sale will be held on July 14.456.6000. • A book discussion on “Better Together: Restoring the American Community” is set for 2-3 p.m. on July 18, at the Waynesville Library. Register by July 11: 356.2507. • The “Coffee with the Poet” series continues with Sam Barbee at 10:30 a.m. July 20, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. The “Coffee with the Poet” series gathers the third Thursday of each month. 586.9499.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES • The Smart Driver program will be offered from 1-5 p.m. on July 26 at the Haywood Resource Center in Waynesville. Highlights areas of opportunity in which older drivers could benefit from additional training. $15 for AARP members; $20 for nonmembers. 452.2370.
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KIDS & FAMILIES • Registration for Fall Soccer is through July 30 with the Jackson County Recreation Department. $55. For players born between 2004-13. Games will be on Saturdays. www.rec.jacksonnc.org. • A “Youth Art Class” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the Appalachian Art Farm on 22 Morris Street in Sylva. All ages welcome. $10 includes instruction, materials and snack. For more information, email appalachianartfarm@gmail.com • Crafts Week – Visit a Fiber Farm, part of the Macon County 4-H Summer Relief program, is set for 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 12 at Skyview Ranch. Meet at the Extension Office. For ages 9-18. $2. • Crafts Week – Make a Recycled Craft, part of the Macon County 4-H Summer Relief program, is set for 9 a.m.-noon on July 14, at the Cooperative Extension Office. For ages 9-18. $2. • “The Wizard of Oz” train will depart at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. July 14-16 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot in Bryson City. For tickets, click on www.gsmr.com. • Nature Nuts: Wild Woodlands program will be offered to ages 4-7 from 9-11 a.m. on July 15 and July 24 at the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: http://tinyurl.com/jq4r6x3. • Eco Explorers: Salamanders program will be offered to ages 8-13 from 1-3 p.m. on July 15 and July 24 at the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: http://tinyurl.com/jq4r6x3.
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• A Week in the Creek program will be offered to ages 6-10 on July 17-21 at the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Focus is on water quality and the fish and wildlife that depend on local water systems. Registration required: http://tinyurl.com/jq4r6x3. • Power of the Produce Club for children will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, July 15-29, at the Jackson County Farmers Market in Sylva. Activities, food art, scavenger hunt and more. 393.5236. • A “Fishing 101” class for ages 5-12 is scheduled for 9-11:30 a.m. on June 17, at the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. Intro to freshwater fishing. $5. Equipment provided. www.rec.jacksonnc.org. • The Macon County 4-H will hold a “Crafts Week: Sew a Pillowcase and Service Project” program from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 19-21 at the Cooperative Extension Office in Franklin. For ages 8-18. Cost: $8 if attending only the first two days; free to attend all three days.
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• The Balsam Mountain Trust will have its summer reading program from 11 a.m.-noon on July 20. Theme is “Building a Better World.” Offered by Jackson County Public Library. www.balsammountaintrust.org.
• A “Crafts Week – Jams and Jellies” will be offered to ages 9-18 from 1-4 p.m. on July 24 at the Cooperative Extension Office in Franklin. Part of Macon County 4-H Summer Relief 2017. $5. • A “4-H Pool Day” will be offered for ages 5-8 from noon-4 p.m. on July 25 at the Franklin Parks and Recreation Pool. Part of Macon County 4-H Summer Relief 2017. $4. • Registration has begun for Youth Spring Soccer through the Jackson County Parks & Recreation Department. Open to players born between 2003-12. Birth certificates required for first-time players. $55. www.rec.jacksonnc.org. • A Youth Art Class is held from 10:30 a.m.-noon every Saturday at 22 Morris St. in Sylva. $10 includes instruction, materials and a snack. appalachianartfarm@gmail.com.
• A Trekkers camp for ages 11-14 is set for July 18-21 at the Highlands Nature Center. 526.2623. • Registration is underway for a British Soccer Camp, which is July 24-28, at the Cullowhee Recreation Park. www.challengersports.com. • Registration is underway for Haywood Community College Creative Arts’ “Kid’s Camp” for ages 8-12 the week of July 24-28, in Clyde. $450. Music sessions and variety of crafts and projects. All supplies included. Students need to bring beverages, snacks and lunch. 565.4240.
• A production of Disney’s Broadway musical “Tarzan” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. July 14-15 and 21-22 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Presented by the Overlook Theatre Company. Tickets are $12 for students, $17 for adults. 866.273.4615 or www.greatmountainmusic.com.
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• Marianna Black Library will present “Build a Better World” – a summer learning program – through July 30 in Bryson City. Children will be awarded prizes for reading (or being read to) 15 minutes each day. 488.3030.
• “Despicable Me 3” will be shown on July 12-13 at 7 p.m. at The Strand on Main in Waynesville. Tickets can be purchased at www.38main.com.
• As part of the “Build a Better World” summer reading program, Marianna Black Library will have movies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, story time for ages 3-5 at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays and a summer learning program each Thursday. www.fontanalib.org or 488.3030.
• A family movie will be shown at 10:30 a.m. every Friday at Hudson Library in Highlands.
• A Junior Forester Program is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, through Aug. 9, at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest. http://tinyurl.com/y87c3gqn. • Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club meets from 10:30 a.m.3 p.m. on through Aug. 10, at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest. Outdoor-oriented activity each day explores a different forest-related theme. For ages 47. $4 per child per program; accompanying adults admitted for $2.50. http://tinyurl.com/yc7u5unk. • Registration is underway for kids’ fishing events, which will be offered from 9-11 a.m. on June 24, July 15 and Aug. 5, at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. Presented by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Learn how to cast, put on bait and remove fish from a hook. Tanya.poole@ncwildlife.org or 329.3472.
CAMPS • Western Carolina University’s Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment will hold a three-day visual arts camp for rising sixth- through eighth-grade students from July 17-19, in Cullowhee. Explore different art techniques. $79. Needs-based scholarships available. rybridgers@wcu.edu or 227.3937.
• “Movies on Everett” will screen the film “The Wized of Oz” on July 14. Free and open to the public. www.greatsmokies.com.
A&E FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • The Appalachian Heritage Festival will kickoff at 9 p.m. July 15, in downtown Franklin. Heritage demonstrations, live music, and more. www.franklin-chamber.com. • Folkmoot, North Carolina’s International Folk Festival, is July 20-30, in towns throughout Western North Carolina. Folk dance and world culture featuring ambassadors and dance performing groups from India, Netherlands, Russia, Israel and more – as well as local Appalachian and Cherokee dancers and musicians. Performances in Waynesville, Clyde, Lake Junaluska, Maggie Valley, Canton, Cherokee, Franklin, Hickory, Asheville and Hendersonville. Parade of Nations is at 10 a.m. in downtown Waynesville. For complete schedule of performances, and to purchase tickets, visit www.folkmootusa.org. 452.2997.
FOOD & DRINK • Sneak E Squirrel Brewing (Sylva) will host the Jackson County Corn Hole Association on Monday evenings ($5 buy in, 100-percent payout), Karaoke
ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • Duck Weaver will perform eclectic folk music at 7 p.m. on July 13, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. 488.3030.
• Registration is underway for a “Plants a Plenty” summer camp, which is Aug. 1-4, at the Highlands Nature Center. For ages 4-6. 526.2623 or www.highlandsbiological.org.
• Haywood County Public Library’s summer reading program, themed “Build a Better World,” runs through Monday, July 31. Register at any of the library system’s branches. www.haywoodlibrary.org.
with Captain Moose from 7 to 11 p.m. on Tuesdays, Trivia at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and a Guitar Hero Tournament at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. 828.586.6440.
• The “Songwriters in the Round” series will host Don Schlitz, RB Morris and Peter Cooper starting at 6 p.m. July 15, at Balsam Mountain Inn. A buffet dinner is included in the $49.50 price. To purchase tickets, call 828.456.9498 or www.balsammountaininn.net. • “Fiddler on the Roof” will hit the stage through July 30 at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. HART’s production will have performances at 7:30 p.m. July 13-15, 20-22 and 27-29, and at 2 p.m. July 16, 23 and 30. Patrons may also make reservations to dine at Harmons’ Den Bistro located in the HART Theater complex, which offers dinner seating beginning at 5:45 p.m. and Sunday Brunch at 12:30 p.m. www.harttheatre.org or 456.6322. • The Little Town Players are pleased to present its second annual country music showcase at 7:30 p.m. July 14-15 and 3 p.m. July 16 at the Swain County Arts Center in Bryson City. Tickets are $10 for adults (18 and up), $5 for students ages five to 17, and free for children ages 4 and under. For information, visit the Little Town Playhouse Facebook page or call 226.5637 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. • “Unto These Hills” drama will be performed at 8 p.m. nightly through Aug. 19 at 688 Drama Road in Cherokee. A reimagining of the Cherokee Story. http://tinyurl.com/ycm83jwv.
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES • The “Concerts on the Creek” series at Bridge Park in Sylva will host Ol’ Dirty Bathtub (American/bluegrass) on July 14 and Colby Deitz Band (Americana/rock) July 21 . Both shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlovers.com. • The “Friday Night Live” concert series at the Town Square in Highlands will host Tallulah River Band on July 14 and Silly Ridge Round Up July 21. Free and begins at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org. • The “An Appalachian Evening” summer concert series will feature Helen White & Wayne Henderson on July 15 and The Snyder Family on July 22 at the Stecoah Valley Center. All shows at 7:30 p.m. www.stecoahvalleycenter.com for tickets.
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• Concerts on the Square will continue with Stone Cold Country (southern rock/country on July 14 and Southern Vantage (classic rock/blues) on July 21 at the town square in Hayesville. www.cccra-nc.org.
• The “Groovin’ on the Green” concert series at The Village Green in Cashiers will host Joe Lasher Jr. (country/rock) on July 21. Free and begins at 6:30 p.m. www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.
• “The Deitz Family’s History American Folk Music” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on July 14, at the Jackson County Genealogical Society’s meeting at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. www.jcgsnc.org or 631.2646. • A Creating Community Workshop on rock-painting techniques is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on July 15, in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Sign up: 586.2016.
• The “Pickin’ On The Square” concert series will host The Elderly Brothers (pop/beach) on July 15 and an act to be announced on July 22. All shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. www.townoffranklinnc.com or 524.2516.
• An intermediate bladesmithing class with Brock Martin from WarFire Forge will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 15-16 at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $265 per person, which includes materials, due at registration. www.jcgep.org.
• The “Tunes on the Tuck” concert series will host Pickxen (Americana/country) July 15 and Ian Moore’s “Mountain Music” July 22 at Riverfront Park. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com.
• Family and Consumer Science Classes will be offered on the topic of “One Pot Meals” from 9:30-11 a.m. on July 20, at Canton Community Kitchen. Julie_Sawyer@ncsu.edu.
• Pickin’ in the Park (Canton) will be held at 7 p.m. July 14 and 21 at the Recreation Park. Free and open to the public. www.cantonnc.com.
• “Christmas in July Paper Crafting” will be offered by Jackson County Cooperative Extension from 10 a.m.noon on July 20. Led by Sherri Roper. $10; all supplies included. Register: 586.4009.
• “Music on the River” series will host Eastern Blues Band (jazz and blues) on July 14 and Will Hayes Band (classic country/rock) on July 15 at the Cherokee Welcome Center Kiosk in Cherokee. Shows start at 7 p.m. 359.6490 or travel@nc-cherokee.com. • “Music on the River” series will host Robert Wolfe & The Renegades (Country) on July 21 and Stereospread (Techno) on July 22 at the Cherokee Welcome Center Kiosk in Cherokee. Shows start at 7 p.m. 359.6490 or travel@nc-cherokee.com. • Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth will perform at the Cradle of Forestry in America’s annual Songcatchers Music Series on Sunday, July 16, Amy and Bob Buckingham on Sunday, July 23 and Pretty Little Goat on July 30, in Pisgah Forest. $6 for ages 16-up; $3 for 15-under. 877.3130 or www.cradleofforestry.org.
• The 17th annual Dulcimer U Summer Week and Hammer Dulcimer Weekend is scheduled for July 2328, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Classes, staff concerts and jam sessions. $350 per participants. Optional accommodations and meal packages also available. 227.7397, hensley@wcu.edu or dulcimeru.wcu.edu. • “Barbara Brook: Lessons in Watercolor” will be offered from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesdays, July 25-Aug. 8, at Haywood County Arts Council at 86 N. Main St. in Waynesville. $80 for HCAC members; $100 for nonmembers. Watercolor paper available for $6 per sheet. Reservations: 452.0593. • An “Avian Photography” program will be offered at 7 p.m. on July 25 at the Hudson Library in Highlands. Presented by award-winning photographer Dick Dickinson. www.highlandsaudubonsociety.org or 526.1939.
• Registration is underway for Penland School of Crafts’ fifth summer session, which runs from July 23Aug. 8. Spaces available in books, clay, hot glass, letterpress, printmaking and weaving. Discounts available for area residents. 765.2359, ext. 1306.
• A program entitled: “Whence These Mountains? The Geology that Makes Cashiers and Panthertown Special” will be presented from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on July 18, at the Albert Carton Cashiers Community Library. www.panthertown.org/raffle.
• The High Country Quilt Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the First Methodist Church in Waynesville. July 20 meeting features Liz Florom. www.highcountryquilters.wordpress.com.
• The Swain Arts Center will host its first Open Juried Photography Competition on Aug. 19. The theme is “Nature Photography.” Submissions should be made online no later than July 17 (jpg format). Participants will be notified on July 22 if their submissions have been accepted for the competition. The submission fee is $15 per single entry. If you submit four or more images, the fee is $60. The application is available at www.swainartscenter.com. For additional information, please contact Rachel Lackey, director of the Swain Arts Center.
• The Bryson City Lion meet at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Iron Skillet in Bryson City. • “Let’s Talk About It,” an opportunity to discuss Beryl Markham’s “West With the Night” is set for 4-6 p.m. on July 20, in the Waynesville Library auditorium.
• “The Body Code” will be presented at 2 p.m. on July 12 in the Macon County Public Library planetarium in Franklin. Explore the carotid artery, eye, brain, ear, heart and more. 524.3600. • Photographer Johnny Horne will offer a presentation on photographing the solar eclipse at 7 p.m. on July 13, at Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus in Sylva. Horne was staff photographer for the “Fayetteville Observer” for 44 years and is contributing editor for “Sky and Telescope” magazine. 339.4265 or l_parlett@southwesterncc.edu. • A “Create Your Own Journal” program is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on July 13, in the Waynesville Library
ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • The Haywood County Arts Council “Members Show” will run through July 29 at Gallery & Gifts in downtown Waynesville. The showcase will feature an array of local artisans and art mediums. Free and open to the public. 828.452.0593 or www.haywoodarts.org. • Haywood County Arts council is accepting donations or consigned items from through July 21 for its “ArtShare” exhibit – a showing of fine works of art. Exhibit runs from Aug. 4-26. 33rockyknob@gmail.com or 452.0593. • A meet and greet event with Anne Fariello will be held to open her “Signs of the Times” exhibit of documentary photography from 5-6 p.m. on July 14, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.
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• A “MAPS!” program on map apps will be presented at 11 a.m. on July 12, in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room in Franklin. iPhone/iPad user’s group. 524.3600.
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• “Saturdays on Pine” will host Buchanan Boys on July 15 and Kick The Robot July 22 at KelsyHutchinson Park in Highlands. All shows are at 6 p.m. www.highlandschamber.org.
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• Denise Seay, a fabric artist and quilter, will be featured from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on July 15, at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts at 286 N. Main Street in downtown Waynesville. Part of the council’s Artist Summer Demo Days. www.haywoodarts.org or 452.0593. • Several exhibitions are on display this summer at the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at the Bardo Arts Center. “Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler” is on exhibition until Aug. 25 “Print Plus One: Beyond the Glass Matrix” by various artists at Harvey K. Littleton Studios in Spruce Pine has a closing reception from 57 p.m. on July 27. “Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics” is on display through Nov. 10. 227.ARTS or bardoartscenter.wcu.edu. • “Spirit of Place: Artwork by Elizabeth Ellison” – an art exhibit – will be on display through Sept. 4. at the Asheville Arboretum. • The inaugural Shelton House Crafter Showcase is on display at the Shelton House and the Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts in Waynesville. www.sheltonhouse.org or info@sheltonhouse.org. • The graduating class of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts program will exhibit their best work from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Sept. 24 at the Southern Highland Craft Guild Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. 627.4673 or haywood.edu. • A new exhibition titled “Within the Margins: Contemporary Ceramics,” curated by Steven Young Lee, will be on display at Penland Gallery off Penland Road near Spruce Pine in Mitchell County. 765.6211 or penland.org/gallery.
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• The Western North Carolina “Artists Count” project is hosting a series of exhibitions to highlight the rich visual contributions made by area artists. The first such exhibit, “Smoky Mountains Sampler” is now open at the Welcome Center north of Asheville on Interstate 26. Southwestern Community College instructors Ed McIlvaine and Susan Coe as well as SCC student Kari McIlvaine have their pottery on display through July.
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• “Take in the View with a Ranger” program is held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month on the deck of the Pisgah Inn. Ask questions and learn about the Blue Ridge Parkway’s natural and cultural history. • Biomonitoring surveys of breeding birds is scheduled for 7-11 a.m. on July 14, 23 and Aug. 2 – weather permitting – at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Cowee Mount near Franklin. https://bigbaldbanding.org/calendar, bigbaldbanding@gmail.com or 736.1217. • Tremont Institute is holding Bird Banding days on July 13, July 26, July 31 and Aug. 2 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. http://vimeo.com/220345535. http://gsmit.org/birds.
a.m.-12:30 p.m. on July 19 in the Sunburst area of the Pisgah National Forest. Led by Charlotte Caplan. $5 donation for nonmembers; free for members. Open to ages 7-up. RSVP: Christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com or 476.4667. • The Benton Mackaye Trail Association will hold a work day and is seeking volunteers for July 22, on the N.C.-Tennessee state line. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Cherohala Visitor Centre in Tellico Plains, Tenn., or at 9 a.m. at the Unicoi Crest Overlook near Beech Gap. RSVP: 423.506.8128. • Learn how to identify summer and fall wildflowers through a workshop offered from 8 a.m.-noon on July 22, in Balsam. Led by Larry Thompson, longtime regional vice president for the National Audubon Society. $35. Open to ages 10-up. Register: 452.5414 or lvthompson@earthlink.net.
• A Zahner Lecture on “Elk Reintroduction” will be offered from 6:30 p.m. on July 20 at the Nature Center at Highlands Biological Station. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221. • A “Going Batty” program will be offered at 8 p.m. on July 25 at the Nature Center at Highlands Biological Station. $3. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.
• Mainspring Conservation Trust will host a “Family Fun: Sun, Snorkel and Snoop” event from 10 a.m.noon on July 20 in the Little Tennessee River. http://tinyurl.com/y9c83h3b.
• Blue Ridge Parkway rangers will lead a two-mile, moderate hike at 10 a.m. on July 14, to Bridges Camp Gap. Meet at Milepost 417. 298.5330, ext. 304.
• A Zahner Lecture on “American Chestnut” will be offered at 6:30 p.m. on July 27 at the Nature Center at Highlands Biological Station. www.highlandsbiological.org or 526.2221.
• Through Aug. 12, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will hold daily Ranger-Guided programs. www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/kidsyouth/index.htm.
• The Cheoah Ranger District will have an open house from 3-6 p.m. on July 25 at Cheoah District Office in Robbinsville. Learn about the Forest Plan Revision Process and ask informal questions about other issues. www.fs.usda.gov/goto/nfsnc/nprevision.
• A cycling ride leaves at 8 a.m. on Saturdays from South Macon Elementary School. Routes vary with distances typically 15-25 miles. Road bikes only. A no drop ride. Organized by Smoky Mountain Bicycles, 828.369.2881 or info@smokymtnbikes.com.
• Registration is underway for the Tim Hill Memorial Trout Derby, which is July 15-16, in Cherokee. $10,000 in prizes. $11 charge plus $10 daily permit. Register at a variety of businesses within Cherokee or at www.FishCherokee.com. Info: 359.6110 or 788.3013.
• A six-week course on “Wildflowers of Southern Appalachia” with guide Adam Bigelow meets from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Monday through July 24. $150 for the series or $40 a single hike. bigelownc@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/BigelowsBotanicalExcursions.
• Introduction to Fly Fishing will be offered from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 15 at the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. For ages 12-up. Registration required: http://tinyurl.com/jq4r6x3.
• Boating safety courses will be offered from 6-9 p.m. on July 17-18 in Building 3300, Room 3322, at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Participants must attend both evenings. Register: www.ncwildlife.org.
• Haywood Waterways Association will host its annual summer picnic from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 15, at the Vance Street Park pavilion near the Waynesville Recreation Center. RSVP by July 13: 476.4667 or Christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com. www.haywoodwaterways.org.
• Kim Brand, field organizer for Audubon North Carolina, speaks at 7 p.m. on July 18 in the rear meeting room of Hudson Library in Highlands. www.highlandsaudubonsociety.org or 526.1939.
• Franklin Bird Club will have a bird walk along the greenway at 8 a.m. on July 12. Meet at Salali Lane; park off Fox Ridge road just south of Franklin Flea Market on Highlands Road. 50 https://franklinbirdclub.com or 524.5234.
• “More in My Basket at the Market” classes are offered in July and September at the Cooperative Extension Service in Waynesville. Learn benefits of shopping at the farmer’s market. Info and to register: 456.3575.
• The Nantahala Hiking Club will offer two hikes on July 14, as part of “Wildlife Days at Sapphire Valley:” a 2.5-mile hike on Whiteside Mountain led by Robin Lurie; and a moderate-to-strenuous hike in Panthertown Valley led by Mike Kettles. Info and reservations: 954.632.7270 and 743.1079, respectively.
• “I Am Not Your Negro” will be screened by the Groovy Movie Club at 1:15 p.m. on July 16 at a private home in Dellwood. RSVP: johnbuckleyx@gmail.com or 646.8602.
• Volunteers are needed to help scientists collect data on songbirds throughout the summer. Dates include: July 14, July 23 and Aug. 2 at Cowee Mound in Macon County and July 17, July 26 and Aug. 4 at Kituwah Mound in Swain County. 736.1217, bigbaldbanding@gmail.com or www.bigbaldbanding.org.
• The annual WATR Summer Picnic is from 6-8:30 p.m. on July 22, at Darnell Farm in Swain County.
• The fourth annual Gran Fondo Asheville will be held July 23, in Asheville, offering 30-mile, 60-mile and 100-mile cycling routes with optional competitive, timed sections. Proceeds will benefit Friends of the Smokies, funding projects in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. www.gfncs.com.
• The Highlands Plateau Greenway will hold its monthly workday from 9 a.m.-noon on July 15, on the Greenway Trail. If interested: highlandsgreenway@nctv.com or 482.1451.
• Franklin Bird Club will have a bird walk along the greenway at 8 a.m. on July 26. Meet at Big Bear Shelter parking area at 8 a.m. 524.5234.
• Smoky Mountain Field School will offer a variety of hikes, classes and programs throughout July. For a schedule and to register, visit www.smfs.utk.edu or call 865.974.0150.
• The Glenville Area Historical Society will have its inaugural historic discovery event about Fraser Fir Christmas Trees from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on July 22, at the society’s historical museum on Highway 107 in the center of Glenville. 743.1658, historicalsocietyglenvillearea@yahoo.com or www.glenvillecommunity.com.
• Registration is underway for a three-day women’s backpacking trip to the Twentymile area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Trip is Tuesday through Thursday, July 18-20. Strenuous. $250 due by July 10. http://conta.cc/2roxf2t.
• Franklin Bird Club will have a bird walk along the greenway at 8 a.m. on July 19. Meet at the Macon County Public Library parking lot at 8 a.m. 524.5234.
• A “Winged Wonders” butterfly exhibit is on display through Oct. 29 at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville. http://www.ncarboretum.org/event/winged-wondersstep-world-butterflies/all.
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• A one-day seminar teaching the basics of preparedness for emergency situations will be held from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. on July 22, at Shackford Hall at the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Topics will include water retrieval, basic solar, basic medical and personal preparedness. Tickets: $20 adults; $10 for children. Boxed lunches available for $11.25. www.carolinareadiness.com.
• Three short immigration films will be shown, followed by discussion, starting at 7:30 p.m. on July 12 at Mad Batter restaurant in Sylva. Info on Indivisible Common Ground WNC Facebook page.
• Free movies are shown every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Madbatterfoodfilm.com.
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• A Zahner Lecture on “The Highlands Botanical Garden” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on July 13 at the Nature Center at the Highlands Biological Station. 526.2221.
• An Introduction to Fly Fishing will be offered to ages 12-up from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on July 18 at the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: http://tinyurl.com/jq4r6x3. • Mountain Research Station will hold a field day with research updates, a trade show, dinner and entertainment at 2 p.m. on July 18, at 265 Test Farm Rd. in Waynesville. Katie.Beam@ncagr.gov or 456.3943. • Registration is underway for the 34th annual Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, which is July 1922. Nativeplantconference.wcu.edu. • Haywood Waterways Association and the Asheville Mushroom Club will have a mushroom walk from 9:30
• A discussion on Panthertown Valley’s unique geology and natural features will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on July 18, at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library. Bill Jacobs will deliver the talk. friends@panthertown.org. • Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to assist the Trails Forever trail crew for a rehabilitation project on the Rainbow Falls Trail from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Sign up or get more info: 497.1949, Adam_Monroe@nps.gov or https://friendsofthesmokies.org/trailsforever/volunteer.
FARM AND GARDEN • Longtime Georgia football coach Vincent Dooley will offer a talk on gardening at 10:30 a.m. on July 15 at
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• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take an easy, onemile hike for families with children on July 15, from Wallace Branch to a waterfall on the Bartram Trail. 200-foot elevation change. Info and reservations: 421.4178. • Mainspring Conservation Trust will host a wetland bog hike from 9-11 a.m. on July 15 in Rabun County, Ga. http://tinyurl.com/ycwhgrh6. • Carolina Mountain Club will have a 6.4-mile hike with a 400-foot ascent on July 16 from Mount Pisgah Parking Area to Beaver Dam Overlook. Info and reservations: 989.0480 or dd1zz@yahoo.com. • Carolina Mountain Club will hold an 8.2-mile hike with a 1,500-foot ascent on July 16 from Pin Oak Gap to Laurel Fork Shelter. 667.0723, 231.9444 or cakoep29@gmail.com. • Carolina Mountain Club will have a five-mile hike with a 200-foot ascent on July 23 at Pink Beds Loop. Info and reservations: rivergypsy@sprintmail.com or 674.3631. • The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a five-mile moderate hike, with an elevation change of 600 feet, on July 22, from Juney Whank Falls to Deep Creek and Indian Creek Falls Loop. Info and reservations: 524.5298. • The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous 3.5-mile hike with an elevation change of 500 feet to High Falls on July 22. Info and reservations: 772.233.7277. • Nantahala Hiking Club holds monthly trail maintenance days from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on every fourth Saturday at 173 Carl Slagle Road in Franklin. Info and to register: 369.1983.
OUTDOOR CLUBS • The Jackson County Poultry Club will hold its regular meeting on the third Thursday of each month at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Office. The club is for adults and children and includes a monthly meeting with a program and a support network for those raising birds. For info, call 586.4009 or write heather_gordon@ncsu.edu.
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Early book gives vivid descriptions of WNC
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hose who read this column regularly are aware of my interest in the early descriptive literature of Western North Carolina. Whenever possible, I like to collect copies — first editions or reprints — of these often rare books. And I like to share some of the descriptions via this column from time to time. In past Back Then outings, we’ve taken a look at George W. Featherstonhaugh’s A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor: With an Account ... of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country (1847), Henry Colton’s Mountain Scenery (1859), John Muir’s A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (which took place in 1867 but wasn’t published until 1916), Wilbur G. Zeigler and Ben S. Grosscup’s The Heart of the Alleghanies — Or Western North Carolina (1883), and Bradford Torrey’s A World of Green Hills (1889). My most recent acquisition of this sort was made several weeks ago at The Captain’s Bookshelf, an excellent used and rare bookstore in downtown Asheville. It’s a 1972 reissue by the Louisiana State University Press of Edward King’s The Great South (Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Co., 1875) that was published simultaneously in England under the title The Southern States of North America.
BACK THEN King was born in Middlefield, Mass., in 1848 and became a journalist, poet and novelist. By 1871 his newspaper and magazine work in Europe had earned him the reputation of being “one of the ablest of the younger American journalists."” In the early 1870s he was bankrolled by Scribner's Monthly to the tune of $30,000 to travel throughout the South via train, river boat, coastal steamers, wagon, horseback, stagecoach, Columnist and on foot to compile the magazine articles subsequently collected as The Great South. King died in 1896. In the introduction to the LSU Press reissue, Fletcher M. Green (a former Southern history professor of mine at UNC) is quoted as describing The Great South as the “fullest and at the same time one of the accurate and revealing” of the postbellum travel accounts of the South. From a historian’s viewpoint, King’s 820page tome is most rewarding in regard to his observations on race relations in the South after the Civil War; indeed, the book helped
George Ellison
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in a July 2002 edition of The Smoky Mountain News
heal some of the old wounds by providing a positive picture of Southern culture and racial matters for northern readers. That particular issue was not so significant here in WNC at that time, of course, but King did journey through the region in 1873 when he was 24 years old. And his vivid observations regarding mountain life and scenery are interesting to read. King’s party, which varied in number throughout the trip, entered WNC from eastern Tennessee in the spring of that year. They crossed the Smokies at “Mount Starling” (present-day Mt. Sterling in the national park in Haywood County) and visited “Bennett’s” in “Catalouche” (present-day Cataloochee Valley in the park). Traversing Jonathan’s Creek, they came on into Waynesville. Crossing the Balsams they visited Webster and Franklin and then proceeded up the “Sugar Fork” (the present-day Cullasaja River Gorge that U.S. 64 follows) to Whiteside Mountain. (Neither Highlands nor Cashiers are mentioned.) They then descended the Tuckaseigee River to the present-day Cullowhee area. The last leg of their journey in WNC was from Asheville to Mt. Mitchell and along the upper French Broad into South Carolina. Here are three descriptions culled from The Great South, with this writer’s additions in square brackets. “Bennett’s folks [in Cataloochee Valley]
called to us at that moment, ‘Won’t you light, strangers, ‘n come in?’ We sat long in the little porch, gazing at Oconoluftee’s height [apparently a former name for a peak in that area], and the Balsam mountains, dimly shadowed beyond the point where the valley was lost in the breast of the hills. The grandeur of the sentinel mountain, standing alone at the end of the chasm; the reflections of the high rocks and mighty tree-trunks in the far-away stream; the dizzy precipices which overhung the rarely frequented valley, lent a charm ....” “On the plain of Waynesville, 2,756 [2,635] feet above the level of tide-water, and in the shadow of the great Balsam range, stands Waynesville town. The approaches to it are lovely, but the view from the town itself is lovelier still. On all sides rise the mountains; the village nestles between the forks of the Pigeon reiver, nowhere more beautiful than within a few miles of this nook “...The dry and pure air of Waynesville gives new value to life ... The town is composed of one long street of wooden houses, wandering from mountain base to mountain base. It has a trio of country stores; a cozy and delightful little hotel, nestling under the edge of a huge tree; an old wooden church perched on a hill, with a cemetery filled with ancient tombs, where the early settlers lie at rest ... There is no whir of wheels ... the country is as orderly as a community of Quakers.”
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