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April 11-17, 2018 Vol. 19 Iss. 46

Brewery dispute prompts tribe to mull naming rules Page 8 Challenge against Swain sheriff dismissed Page 10

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On the Cover: Nick Provost (pictured) and Peter Moyle have turned their childhood dreams into a reality with the creation of the startup outdoors brand Gnarcissist Gear, which includes affordable yet durable sunglasses plus other branded items like T-shirts, baseball caps, hoodies and more. (Page 32)

News TWSA debates policy changes in Cashiers ..............................................................3 Jackson to hold second Brunch Bill hearing ..............................................................4 Sylva forecasts a tight budget year ................................................................................5 Tribal Council bans non-Cherokee media ....................................................................6 Brewery dispute prompts tribe to mull naming rules ................................................8 Challenge against Swain sheriff dismissed ..............................................................10 Haywood candidate signs cause a stir ......................................................................11 Down Home NC report gives minorities, poor a voice ........................................13 Primary election will decide next Haywood Clerk of Court ................................14 NRA grants help local students learn safety ............................................................16 Franklin considers options for alcohol at events ....................................................19 Business News ..................................................................................................................23

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TWSA debates policy changes in Cashiers Transfer fee axed; new allocation to be released soon

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In addition to the list of application questions Harbaugh offered for the board’s consideration, the approved document includes one more, added at the suggestion of board member Ron Mau, who is also a Jackson County commissioner.

Mau wanted to see TWSA ask applicants whether they had investigated the possibility of transferring unused allocation before applying for a piece of the 20,000 gallons.

TWSA created the transfer policy years earlier to help Cashiers through until the new plant could be completed. The policy allows users who need allocation to buy it from users who are holding unneeded allocation. However, the original transfer policy contained limitations and fees that could have discouraged some users from taking advantage — it allowed a maximum of one transfer for property and charged a fee

TWSA to hold informational meeting in Cashiers A public meeting following the opening of the application period to receive part of the 20,000 gallons of sewer capacity to be released in Cashiers will be held 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Library.

Those with questions can also call or email TWSA Executive Director Dan Harbaugh at dharbaugh@twsanc.us or 828.586.5189, ext. 203.

Public hearing planned A public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority boardroom on 1246 West Main Street in Sylva will take input on a report that will be used to generate a new system of upfront fees for new users.

Preliminary results of the analysis, which stems from the 2017 state law, show that TWSA will legally be able to charge even higher fees under the new law than what it currently does. However, the report simply generates a legal maximum for the fees; TWSA can set them anywhere between zero and that maximum.

During the 2018-19 budget process, TWSA will decide whether to adopt the analysis and how to set its fees going forward.

The analysis is online at www.twsanc.us/forms-documents under the link for “TWSA System Development Fee Study.” For a story explaining the issue, visit www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/24 263-changes-to-water-sewer-tap-on-feescould-impact-sylva-economy.

to transfer because of this 10 percent fee.’”

“I don’t see that it’s hurting anything to charge them,” said Harold Hensley, a TWSA member and Sylva commissioner. “It’s not keeping anybody from transferring that wants to transfer or anybody that buys that transfer to buy it.”

“I don’t think we know,” Mau replied.

“There’s no way to assess that.”

Mike Byers, a nonvoting member who is the vice chancellor for finance and administration at Western Carolina University, said he might see a problem with eliminating the fee if the transfer policy were to continue in perpetuity. But since it’s just a short-term policy that will end when the new sewer plant comes online, axing the 10 percent fee is a good move.

“We’re talking about two years’ worth of trying to free up capacity,” he said. “In that case, why would we want to worry about nickel and diming over this 10 percent?”

Member Buddy Parton, a Dillsboro appointment, said that because allocation is a “valuable commodity” and people are willing to pay the 10 percent “in a heartbeat,” maintaining the charge is just supply and demand.

“In the discussions I’ve been a part of that’s the case,” said Harbaugh.

“Supply and demand terms is a little unfair,” responded Nestler. “We’re tasked with providing water and sewer equally to everybody. Just because a lot of people want it and are willing to pay more doesn’t mean it’s right to charge more for it.”

Nestler’s point of view eventually won out, with Hensley holding out as the sole vote against getting rid of the 10 percent fee.

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During the March 20 meeting, board members approved a public notice process to let potential recipients of the freed-up allocation know that the capacity is up for grabs and clarify what information TWSA will need to decide who gets it.

In addition to information required on a standard allocation application form — building plans, site layout, reason for the connection request — the application will also ask a variety of more unusual questions, such as documentation of a potable water source, a project timeline, a narrative describing how the project will benefit the community and information about how the project can be phased.

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equivalent to 10 percent of the value of the transfer.

During the March 20 meeting, the board did away with both of those restrictions.

The first change — lifting the limit of one transfer for property — came as a recommendation from the TWSA Policy Committee.

“I think the policy committee members as a whole were in agreement if the goal is to move some of this pent-up capacity up there, based on conversations with the community the best way to do that is look at making a change in the policy to allow more than one transfer to be made for a property,” Harbaugh told the board.”

However, the policy committee had voted 2-1 against recommending the second discussed change: eliminating the 10 percent fee. David Nestler, a Sylva town commissioner, had voted in favor of eliminating it with Tom Sawyer, a county commissioners appointment, and Tracy Rodes, Webster mayor and TWSA chairwoman, voting against the recommendation.

“I was the only one of the committee who did (want it) but it is up to the board to decide whether they want to consider that,” Nestler said. “I see it as an impediment to transferring.”

Nestler’s suggestion saw support from Mau, who compared the situation to an overbooked Delta flight. In that scenario, the airline has too few seats for too many passengers, so it’s in the airline’s best interest to incentivize passengers to agree to a different flight.

“TWSA would be better to get whatever customers we can signed up to pay the sewer bill than by discouraging transfers by charging them up front,” Mau said. “If you start looking at cash flows you make that back in a hurry.”

Harbaugh, however, said that the fee is important for TWSA’s revenue stream. The 10 percent fee was written into the second revision of the policy to replace a clause that said people who transferred would have to fall under new — and likely higher — capacity assurance charges rather than under the old capacity assurance charges. The fee allows TWSA to recoup some of the revenue it would have seen had it brought existing holders under the current capacity assurance charge, he said.

“I’ve never seen a transfer that didn’t take place because of the 10 percent fee,” he said.

“Well it’s not encouraging transferring,” Nestler replied. “Nobody’s saying, ‘I’m going

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER s planning proceeds for a new sewer treatment plant in Cashiers, the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority will soon be able to end the longstanding freeze on new sewer allocation in the mountain village — at least temporarily.

With the construction process actively underway, TWSA will be allowed to release 20,000 gallons of capacity that it had previously been required to keep in reserve. Now the organization must decide on a process to accept and evaluate the many applications it expects to pour in.

“I guarantee you we’re going to get applications for two or three times that amount, so benefit to the community should be something that we also discuss,” TWSA Executive Director Dan Harbaugh told the board during a meeting March 20. “Is it a solution to an ongoing environmental problem? Does it create new jobs? Does it create new tax revenue?”

While some may consider water and sewer infrastructure a dull topic, the reality is that development follows the pipes, and in Cashiers the treatment plant at the end of those pipes has been at capacity for years — sort of. During the real estate boom of the early 2000s, developers bought up large amounts of allocation for housing developments that were never built. Many of those developers held onto that unused allocation, meaning that while in practice the existing 200,000-gallon-per-day plant is operating well below capacity, on paper it’s maxed out.

A new plant on the Horsepasture River will result in 125,000 gallons per day of additional capacity, with room for expansion.

days beginning April 16. After that time, a decision will be made as to which applications receive how much of the available 20,000 gallons. Harbaugh hopes to see that process conclude in time for the board’s May meeting.

However, TWSA will have some decisions to make between now and then. For instance, Harbaugh said, they need to think about how much of the 20,000 gallons should be given to commercial projects versus to residential. That could be a topic for TWSA’s April 10 and April 17 meetings, but Harbaugh also suggested that the board first wait to see what applications come in before “you tie yourself to a hitching post.”

It’s unclear who will make the final decision as to which applications are accepted.

In Harbaugh’s presentation to the board March 20, he suggested that applications be turned over to the board to sort through.

However, Attorney Diane Sherrill cautioned the board about accepting that responsibility.

“I don’t know of anything with DEQ or DWQ that would require the board to approve who gets it and who doesn’t,” she said. “Generally this board is a policy board.

That would be my concern, that we’re putting another hat on the board and they might not want to go there.”

Board members seemed to agree with that point but recognized that delegating the responsibility to staff would require them to first approve a policy outlining how to evaluate applications. TWSA will likely discuss such a policy during this month’s meetings.

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Special Olympics in Jackson County The 2018 Special Olympics Jackson County Spring Games will take place April 18 at the Smoky Mountain High School track in Sylva.

Opening Ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. and the competitions start at 10 a.m. Volunteers can still register at www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c48aaa 82baaff2-2018.

Throughout 2018, the Special Olympics movement is celebrating 50 years of joy, courage and empowerment.

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Jackson leaders to meet about opioids The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will host an Opioid Awareness County Leadership forum at 6 p.m. Monday, April 23, at the Jackson County Department on Aging-Heritage Room. Members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend.

The forum will consist of a panel of representatives from key organizations who will provide basic education to local elected leaders and key community leaders so they have a common understanding of the opioid epidemic in our county.

The forum will assist in understanding the full effect of the opioid crisis on our citizens as well as share successful prevention and treatment programs and provider resources available in our county. Provides an opportunity to discuss strategies for effective education, prevention and treatment that can and will make a difference in our county.

Jackson to hold second Brunch Bill hearing

Members of the community opposed to Sunday morning alcohol sales applaud following public comment from one of the many anti-alcohol speakers who spoke during a public hearing March 19. Holly Kays

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER second public hearing on whether to allow Sunday morning alcohol sales in Jackson County will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 16, at the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center in Cashiers, and attendance is expected to be significant.

Known as the Brunch Bill, the measure, if approved, would allow alcohol to be sold starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays rather than noon, as is the case now. The decision stems from a 2017 decision of the state legislature, which allowed municipalities to decide whether to allow earlier sales in their individual jurisdictions.

The first Jackson County hearing, held Monday, March 19, in Sylva, drew roughly 75 people, with 24 of them addressing commissioners. Comment during that hearing was overwhelmingly opposed to approval, with only one speaker — Bernadette Peters, owner of City Lights Café in Sylva — speaking in support. The remaining speakers were vehemently opposed to any loosening of alcohol laws,

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“It’s an economic issue, and it’s all about leveling the playing field for small businesses here in unincorporated Jackson County.”

— Stephanie Edwards, Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce

citing religious views and the dangers of alcoholism as the primary drivers of their position.

“When people say there’s no harm in passing this law, think about the folks who have lost someone to alcohol,” said Mark Stiles, pastor at Trout Creek Baptist Church, following an account of a church member who was killed by a drunk driver on his way home from church in 2016. “You’re putting more people on the road with alcohol in their body at an earlier time of the day. It’s time we as

Christians stood and let our voice be heard.”

While many of those who spoke March 19 said they plan to return for the Cashiers hearing, the April 16 date could include a more substantial share of folks in favor of the measure. People who own tourism establishments that serve meals would stand to gain the most from Sunday morning sales, with advocates of the measures saying other types of tourism-based business would benefit as well, because Sunday morning sales would cause more people to choose Cashiers for their vacation or extend their stay.

In Jackson County such establishments are mostly located in Sylva and Cashiers.

Sylva’s town board approved Sunday morning sales within its city limits during a rather uneventful vote in September. Cashiers, however, is unincorporated, so its ability to sell alcohol Sunday mornings will depend on the county’s decision. Commissioners moved the hearing from its originally announced location at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Library in order to accommodate the number of people expected to attend.

During discussion on the issue during an Oct. 16, 2017 work session, Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce Director Stephanie Edwards told commissioners that adopting the Brunch Bill would level the playing field, allowing Cashiers to better compete with other communities — including Highlands, just down the road — that have already approved it.

“This is not an issue that is trying to be disrespectful to the church or divert church attendees from going to their church services,” she said in October. “It’s an economic issue, and it’s all about leveling the playing field for small businesses here in unincorporated Jackson County.”

Edwards added that a quick two-day survey of Chamber members yielded 168 responses, with 96.4 percent in favor of passage. Commissioners delayed their decision until the springtime at Edwards’ request, as many Cashiers business owners are out of town during the winter.

Other Western North Carolina communities that have approved the Brunch Bill include Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Franklin, Highlands and Bryson City.

It hasn’t been voted on in Haywood County, Swain County or Macon County.

When discussed in a Dillsboro town meeting, the measure failed to make it to a vote for lack of a motion.

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Likewise, said Police Chief Tammy Hooper, the police department needs a truck. Trucks last longer than cars on the rotation, have a higher resale value and can be used to block traffic and haul equipment that can’t fit or be safely transported in other vehicles. For instance, said Hooper, the police department recently recovered a stolen bicycle and had to rely on the suspect to bring the bike in.

Making the planned fund balance appropriations would bring the fund down to 57 percent of the money required to operate for a year. The town’s goal is 73 percent, with an internal requirement that it not drop below 40 percent. The state mandates municipalities to keep at least 8 percent in fund balance.

“We would hope we would put money back in from departmental savings that would go back in fund balance at the end of the year,” said Dowling.

While expenses are increasing, there are some encouraging signs on the revenue side, said Dowling. The town’s property tax collections are “aggressive,” said Dowling, leading to a good collection rate compared to other towns, and a change in bank will lead to an estimated $19,500 increase on interest from investments in 2018-2019. In addition, sales tax revenues are going up. The town expects to see a $108,500 increase in sales tax revenues in the new fiscal year.

Sylva’s next budget work session will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26, following the regularly scheduled town meeting at 9 a.m.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER wo years after the Sylva town board enacted a 42 percent increase in the city’s property tax rate, budget time has found the town without any extra cash to work with. In fact, Sylva will have to take $236,000 from its reserves in order to cover needed expenditures.

Despite that reality, none of the town commissioners brought up the possibility of a tax increase during their last budget work session March 29. In 2016, the town boosted its tax rate from 30 cents per $100 of property value to 42.5 cents per $100 in order to increase revenues that continually fell short of covering expenses for basic town functions.

Of the $236,000 that the town currently plans to take from reserves next year, $180,600 will come from fund balance — akin to a savings account — and $55,500 will come from the capital reserves account.

The biggest expenditure to come out of fund balance will be $100,000 to fill in missing sections of sidewalks along N.C. 107, part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s upcoming R-5600 road project. That’s a budget item likely to be repeated over the next couple years, with Town Manager Paige Dowling estimating the total cost will be $200,000 or more. However, she told the board, the sidewalks are basically “too good of a deal to pass up,” as the DOT will pay 80 percent of the cost if the town funds the remaining 20 percent now.

Fund balance will also pay for $54,900 to train a new public works director, who will work alongside Public Works Director Dan Shaeffer until his retirement next April.

Another $6,000 will go toward repairing the roof on the fire department and highway patrol office, and $20,000 will be for the next phase of repairs at the city pool.

Meanwhile, capital reserves will fund $35,000 for a new bucket truck, $5,500 for sweeper truck parts and $10,000 for a new truck for the police department.

“The definition of ‘balanced’ is balancing your expenditures and your revenues,” Dowling told the board March 29. “You can appropriate from fund balance for one-time things. Dan (Shaeffer’s) succession planning — one-time thing. Roof on highway patrol — one-time thing. The only thing really in here that’s continual is going to be the pool.

That wasn’t accounted for when we set the tax rate. But that’s where we are right now.”

The town is seeing a squeeze in areas of its regular budget, which would be $4.2 million according to the preliminary estimation, up from $3.7 million in 2017-2018.

“Pretty much every department is having an increase of some degree,” said Dowling.

“That’s just costs going up.”

Insurance has gone up 3 percent, and in order to make up for lower contributions in the past the town has to substantially increase its contributions to plan for future retirement benefit costs. Workman’s compensation went up, and the K-9 unit saw an $800 increase in expenses.

None of the town commissioners said anything to indicate they felt any of the planned expenditures to be unnecessary. Far from it. The bucket truck the public works department currently uses is failing, with the bucket having fallen twice with someone in it — Shaeffer said they always keep a man by the emergency switch to prevent an injury from occurring.

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Tribal transparency on shaky ground after media ban

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER llegations made by a member of Cherokee Tribal Council against a Smoky Mountain News reporter have resulted in a ban on all non-Cherokee media from Tribal Council chambers.

The move marks a new chapter in Cherokee’s long struggle with transparency in government and the basic principles of a free and independent press. Those very principles, even though they’re still under attack by Tribal Council, demonstrate the importance of such institutions in any self-governing society, especially since the tribe’s own video footage of the meeting proves that the allegations against Smoky Mountain News’ Holly Kays are false.

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The move to ban all non-Cherokee media from Tribal Council chambers came at the end of a discussion in Tribal Council April 3 during which Principal Chief Richard Sneed addressed concerns about 7 Clans Brewing, a Cherokee-owned business that’s sparked controversy amongst some tribal members who feel the brewery’s branding, including MotherTown Blonde Ale, is insulting to the tribe (see page 8).

As The Smoky Mountain News’ Cherokee reporter for the past four years, Maryland native and Virginia Tech alum Holly Kays has covered the issue extensively.

When Sneed concluded his remarks, Painttown Council Member Tommye Saunooke piped up with a proposal, seen on video of the meeting.

“Chief, two things. I know there’s freedom of the press and freedom of speech and all that,” Saunooke said, “but Tribal Council, I’m going to ask you to ask Holly not to enter these chambers, because she called me the other day and said, ‘Can I quote you?’ and I said ‘No, don’t make me look ignorant.’ She had a different quote from what I had said, but she did anyway. There’s an example of what she did. The Smoky Mountain News is not quoting us right, so I’m gonna ask Tribal Council if you’ll ask her to step out. That’d be my suggestion.”

However, Saunooke’s allegations and her statement to council members were completely and verifiably incorrect as a simple matter of fact. The quotation in question was said by Saunooke about a month earlier during a Tribal Council meeting, which are recorded. Just before council again delayed a vote that would have funded a multi million6 dollar crisis stabilization unit for drug

addicts, Saunooke said, “I don’t think we got that kinda money, people. And where’s it coming from? I need to know that.”

Emails to and from Saunooke (see page 7) provided by Kays show Kays wasn’t asking for Saunooke’s permission to use the quote, which is a matter of public record, even in Cherokee. Indeed, no such permission is ever necessary.

Instead, Kays — as a courtesy — was simply asking Saunooke if her statement was accurate and giving her a chance to elaborate on the point before the story went to print.

“U made me sound ignorant with the statement .. I’m sure it was not phrased that way..” Saunooke replied via email.

The statement, however, was phrased exactly that way, per tribal video of the meeting.

Tribal Council meetings are recorded on video and available online for all to see and hear (bit.ly/ECBIvideo), and Saunooke’s statement that day is precisely as reported by Kays, a two-time winner of the North Carolina Press Association’s Media and the Law Award, given for accurate and informative coverage of legal issues that foster greater public understanding of the legal system.

Both of those awards were presented by the N.C. Bar Association and the NCPA to Kays, who also serves as the editor of The Smoky Mountain News outdoors section.

Kays received the awards for her coverage of Cherokee, including a story on two Cherokee police officers who lied to obtain a search warrant in 2014 and another story on pay raises Tribal Council members voted themselves in 2016.

TRUST, BUT VERIFY On April 5, two days after she first broached the topic of media banishment, Saunooke led Tribal Council in prayer to open the meeting.

“Now go with us as we make decisions — let us be compassionate, honest, open and may we always do the will of Jesus Christ, in Jesus’ name we pray, amen.”

Saunooke subsequently made a motion to ban all members of the media except The Cherokee One Feather from council chambers during Tribal Council meetings.

“Mr. Chairman, at this time, I’d like to make a move that the only press allowed in our Cherokee chambers will be Cherokee press,” Saunooke said, no longer singling out Kays as she had April 3.

“The Tribal Council controls the chambers,” said Cherokee Attorney General Mike

Cherokee Tribal Council Member Tommye Saunooke (above) moved to ban all non-Cherokee media from council Chambers. File photo

Painttown Council Member Tommye Saunooke’s allegations and her statement to council members were completely and verifiably incorrect as a simple matter of fact. The quotation in question was said by Saunooke about a month earlier during a Tribal Council meeting, which are recorded.

McConnell later, by phone. “They can determine who’s there and who’s not.”

When contacted, Chief Sneed concurred and said of the vote that it was council’s prerogative and that the same thing had been done to Bryson City newspaper The Smoky Mountain Times a few years ago.

There’s little doubt officially over the legality of Saunooke’s motion, which was seconded by Birdtown Councilman Albert Rose and passed without further discussion 11-1 with council only trusting — but not verifying — the accuracy of Saunooke’s April 3 allegations.

“Ms. Kays, there’s been a move made, unless you’re with The One Feather, you would have to exit the chambers,” Tribal Council Chairman Adam Wachacha told Kays upon passage of the measure.

Kays asked Wachacha if she could make a comment before leaving.

“No. I mean, it’s a move already made.

You don’t have to exit the building. They just don’t wish to have you inside the chambers during council sessions, but you can sit in the lobby,” Wachacha said. “The only ones that’s allowed is from The Cherokee One Feather.”

That lobby includes, as Kays noted, comfier chairs and council meetings live streamed on a big screen TV. It’s thus unclear why she was singled out, considering the banishment can’t stop The Smoky Mountain News — or anyone else —

from covering the affairs of tribal government.

But it can make it much harder.

COVERING CHEROKEE By “Cherokee press,” Saunooke meant The Cherokee One Feather, a small statefunded media outlet. North Korea, Russia and Saudi Arabia also have control over the media.

“It’s government-run, and it has an editorial board,” said Chief Sneed by phone April 6, noting his desire to strengthen the editorial independence of the paper.

“I’m a firm believer in a free press,” said Sneed, who cited his recent request of the paper to stop publishing mug shots of Cherokee Police Department arrests, which he called unnecessary “shaming” in light of the fact that the paper still publishes a police blotter.

While Sneed could have demanded such a move from the paper, he says he deferred to the paper’s editorial board composed of political appointees — all of whom happened to agree with him — but he says he wants to ensure the power he didn’t use in that case can never be used.

“I’m trying to make it have the latitude to operate more independently, without fear of retribution from an elected official,” Sneed said. “Right now, they’re directly reportable to me.”

COUNCIL’S RESPONSE The Smoky Mountain News reached out to all 12 members of Tribal Council for comment on this story. Each member was sent an email and a text, and phone calls were placed to each as well. Voicemails were left for all, except in the case of Chairman Adam Wachacha, whose voicemail box was full and could not accept messages.

Chairman Wachacha didn’t respond anyway; nor did Vice Chairman David Wolfe, Yellowhill representative Tom Wahneetah, Big Cove’s Richard French or Perry Shell, Wolftown’s Bo Crowe or Painttown’s Saunooke, who originally offered the motion.

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n her April 3 comment to Cherokee Tribal Council Members about possibly banishing all non-Cherokee media from Tribal Council chambers, Painttown Tribal Council Member Tommye Saunooke said that Smoky Mountain News reporter Holly Kays had: • made her look “ignorant” by using a quotation she uttered during a videotaped public meeting; • asked her for permission to use the quote; • used the quote without her permission; and • altered the quote.

A Tribal Council video and emails between Saunooke and Kays, however, show Saunooke to be either gravely mistaken or just plain oblivious to her own comments about the situation over the course of the previous month.

Each of the points outlined above is demonstrably false per tribal videos and the emails below, which have been edited only for spacing and formatting.

The actual content of the emails has not been altered whatsoever.

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Mar 13, 2018, 10:25 a.m.

Please do not quote me ...

Mar 13, 2018, 10:49 a.m.

Hi Tommye, I’ve already sent the story and have the ability to make some changes to the language if you feel you were quoted incorrectly.

However, I’m not at this point able to change the story as much as would be required to remove this quote from a public meeting. But if the quote is in any way incorrect, please let me know and I will make that change.

Thanks, Holly Mar 13, 2018, 11:25 a.m.

U made me sound ignorant with the statement .. I’m sure it was not phrased that way .. but why did you ask my permission on a quote if you’d already sent it in ... u disappoint me ...

Tommye Saunooke March 13, 2018, 11:31 a.m.

I think there might be a misunderstanding. I’m not asking for permission to use a quote, since it came from a public meeting.

I’m giving you a chance to confirm that the language used is accurate. If you don’t think the phrasing is accurate, I’m more than happy to make corrections in that regard. I just can’t at this point rewrite the story to completely get rid of a quote and all the context that goes along with setting a quote up in the narrative.

But I can certainly tweak language within the quote if you feel it’s not accurate.

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When Birdtown’s Albert Rose, who seconded Saunooke’s motion, answered his phone, he said he wouldn’t be interviewed, and hung up.

Birdtown’s Boyd Owle and Snowbird’s Bucky Brown both answered their phones April 6, but said they were occupied at the time of the call and didn’t return a follow-up call, emails or texts.

Wolftown’s Jeremy Wilson responded via text, saying his only comment would be that “it was a rightfully made decision by Tribal Council. It is our chambers, her move was legal, and that was our decision.”

When confronted with evidence that the decision may have been made based on false statements given by Saunooke to Tribal Council April 3, Wilson didn’t respond further.

Painttown’s Lisa Taylor, the sole Tribal Council member to vote against Saunooke’s ban, said she was going through a family emergency and couldn’t find the time to answer questions about her vote.

Mar 13, 2018, 9:58 a.m.

Good morning Tommye, Congrats on being awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine!

That’s quite an honor. What are your thoughts on being selected? I also had a quote to send you for a story about the crisis unit discussion. Please confirm that it’s accurate.

“I don’t think we got that kind of money, people,” said Councilmember Tommye Saunooke, of Painttown. “Where is it coming from? I need to know that.”

Thanks, Holly

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“… because our public information and free press laws are so convoluted, we are sometimes haltered by the silence of our government. Because we are bound by the tribal human resources policy and governmental chain of command, we are always one story or issue away from being censored with a simple directive from someone in the hierarchy of government.”

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Such a relationship would be outrageous in the rest of the world’s greatest democracy, but right in the middle of it the Qualla Boundary is in effect a sovereign nation and its laws differ, meaning that this isn’t the first time the tribe has struggled with transparency.

For example, a recent change in interpretation of Cherokee’s public records ordinance

by Attorney General Mike McConnell after Principal Chief Patrick Lambert’s impeachment last year means that requests for government records can no longer be made by non-tribal members.

An editorial written by One Feather Editor Robert Jumper last year said that even The One Feather itself has had trouble acquiring requested records, in one case waiting over a year. “… because our public information and free press laws are so convoluted, we are sometimes haltered by the silence of our government. Because we are bound by the tribal human resources policy and governmental chain of command, we are always one story or issue away from being censored with a simple directive from someone in the hierarchy of government,” Jumper wrote in March 2017.

Jumper’s comments echo an editorial in the Dec. 14, 2015, issue of The One Feather written by former editor Joseph Martin.

“Throughout my nearly 12-year tenure at the paper, one thing would become painfully clear,” Martin wrote. “This tribe needs an independent newspaper, and it needs the tools to allow such a newspaper to do its job.”

An editorial published by The Cherokee One Feather Editorial Board in the wake of Saunooke’s ban, on April 9, acknowledges the tribe still doesn’t have an independent newspaper.

“We push ever forward to secure protections under the law that will provide the community a truly free press, but, in the meantime, outside media provide the valuable service of assisting The One Feather in the documentation of tribal history,” it reads, while calling for Saunooke’s ban to be rescinded.

But perhaps the best example of The One Feather’s current degree of independence is that the editorial lauds Saunooke, in her ninth term on council and a graduate of Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s and a master's degree in public affairs, and says it still does “not have confirmation on exactly what happened to precipitate this action,” despite clear explanation from Saunooke herself during the public meeting and on the tribe’s own video.

This isn’t the first time Kays has been kicked out of a Tribal Council meeting. In December of 2014, police officers escorted Kays back to her car after trying to attend a Tribal Council meeting, stating that she had to have permission to sit in the chambers.

That was standard procedure but usually Kays was given the opportunity to enter the chambers to ask council if she could stay.

On July 9, 2015, Tribal Council under the leadership of Chairwoman Terri Henry asked Kays to leave the chambers at the beginning of the meeting without giving a reason.

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Brewery controversy prompts tribe to examine naming rules 7 Clans Brewing will keep company name, discontinue MotherTown beer

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER fter a contentious three-hour back-andforth that followed an already full day at the Cherokee Council House, the Cherokee Tribal Council voted unanimously April 5 to start work on legislation regulating how culturally important words and names can be used for business purposes.

Prolonged uproar over names at a new brewery owned by a pair of enrolled members — the company is called 7 Clans Brewing, and its debut beer was the MotherTown Blonde Ale — prompted tribal members Jatanna Feather and Leah Wolfe to start a petition asking that the names be changed, also submitting a resolution to Tribal Council seeking for the tribe to “disassociate all business with the 7 Clans brewery brand and product that uses the Cherokee culture, heritage, history and names, as it is not honorable for our ancestors who are buried at Kituwah and those who have suffered or lost their lives at the hands of alcohol abuse.”

“My intent for submitting this resolution and creating this petition to change the name is to address the outcry from people regarding the use of sacred names and culturally relevant images by the 7 Clans Brewing Company,” Feather told Tribal Council.

“When this company announced their company name and product names, I felt the need to address the issue.”

Since launching the petition a month ago, she’s gathered 653 signatures, Feather told Council.

“It (alcohol) has caused much trauma to who our ancestors were,” Wolfe added. “They were the first people to feel the full impact of what was thrust upon them. I think it’s very dishonorable for something like this to be pushed on our people, knowing where it’s started from.”

Anti-alcohol sentiment is strong in Cherokee, for reasons both religious and cultural. In traditional practice, abstinence from alcohol for days both preceding and following a ceremony was required to participate — it was a frowned-upon substance. With European contact, the consequences of imbibing intensified. Europeans enlisted liquor to get the Cherokee people to sign their land away, a problem that became so severe that in 1830 then-Chief Yonaguska asked the 8 Cherokee people to sign a pledge to “abandon

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the use of spirituous liquors.”

For those opposed to 7 Clans’ branding, the idea of tying a controversial substance like alcohol to culturally important symbols such as Mothertown and the seven clans is quite offensive. Mothertown, or Kituwah, is known as the birthplace of the Cherokee people and considered to be a sacred site; the seven clans denote the way that Cherokee people defined their lineage and their place in society, going back centuries and even millennia.

Collette Coggins, co-owner of 7 Clans Brewing, defends her business before the Tribal Council.

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RESPONSE FROM 7 CLANS Collette Coggins, co-owner of 7 Clans, doesn’t see it that way. She and her business partner Morgan Crisp have said that they view brewing as their craft, and that tying their Cherokee heritage into that craft was meant only to honor their heritage, not to degrade it. The idea that all alcohol is evil and that native people must abstain from it is outdated and limiting, Coggins said.

“There’s beer drinkers all over this room right here, and I’d like to think that not everybody who drinks that beer is an alcoholic,” Coggins told those gathered in council, adding, “This is 2018. We’re not 100 years ago, we’re not 200 years ago. Just because we’re Native American people, we shouldn’t try to suppress ourselves.”

She was outspoken, too, about 7 Clans’ status as a private business and its ability to market its products as it sees fit. The brewery does not currently operate on the Qualla Boundary, contracting with BearWaters Brewing in Canton to make its recipes.

“This is an independent business. It’s not owned by the tribe. It’s not an entity of the tribe,” she said. “I’m an enrolled member, and I can do any business that is legal by the law, and operate it by the law, that I choose to do … This is a private business. It’s not open for discussion.”

The only tribal permit 7 Clans has is a distributor’s license that allows it to sell to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino — the same license held by companies ranging from Budweiser to Nantahala Brewing. Coggins pointed out that, financially speaking, preventing 7 Clans from selling at the casino would only hurt the tribe, which receives 30 percent of the profit from alcohol sales, she said.

“So we don’t want our enrolled members to be distributors?” she said. “We’re not allowed to make money off it? We’re not allowed to have free enterprise here? And the tribe’s making money with zero investment and zero risk.”

COUNCILMEMBERS REACT While councilmembers teetered on the question of what they could legally do

about the names, several felt they weren’t appropriate.

“When I first saw that in the name of that, I was shocked, honestly,” Councilmember Perry Shell, of Big Cove, said of the MotherTown beer.

Cherokee people have become too assimilated to the mainstream culture, he said. It’s important that they protect what’s sacred so they can make it in the future.

“It may be legal, but it’s not right,” he said.

Councilmember Tommye Saunooke, of Painttown, pointed out that the term “7 Clans” belongs not only to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians but also the Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Shouldn’t the brewery have gotten an opinion from the other two tribes, she asked?

“Unless there’s a trademark or copyright, from a legal perspective, no they did not have to get permission,” responded Attorney General Mike McConnell. “There might be some good social graces, politeness, to say, ‘I’m thinking of doing this,’ but at the end of the day those tribes don’t have a lock on those words.”

Other councilmembers questioned whether there was any problem at all with the 7 Clans name. Following uproar over the MotherTown beer, the brewery agreed to stop making it, leaving just the 7 Clans name to wrangle with.

“Probably 90 percent of the people that were mad wanted to get rid of the MotherTown name, which she (Crisp) did,” said Owle. “But 7 Clans, I even told Jatanna (Feather), to me it wasn’t offensive. To her it was.”

However, said Owle, legally, “We can’t make her change the name.”

“There’s already so many businesses named 7 Clans and nobody’s had a problem with it,” agreed Councilmember Albert Rose, of Birdtown. “Smoking kills more people every year than murder, aids, suicide, car crashes and alcohol. There’s a brand of cigarettes out there called Cherokee. Cherokee cigarettes. Are we just singling people out here?”

INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS Plenty of audience members disagreed with that point of view, maintaining that — while a simple Google search will indeed turn up many businesses using the name 7 Clans — it’s inappropriate to tie that name to an alcohol-related business.

Russell Townsend of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office was one of those audience members, taking the floor to speak on behalf of the elders advisory board, whose members held the unanimous opinion that using the names 7 Clans and MotherTown to market beer was inappropriate.

When he spoke for himself, Townsend held to the same opinion. Calling himself “not much of a guy to complain about names” — “I have a Southeastern Oklahoma Savages hat. I think it’s hilarious,” he said — he said that when Michell Hicks was principal chief, he directed Townsend to look for any historical instance in which the Cherokee people considered alcohol to be beneficial for any reason. He couldn’t find anything, Townsend said.

“Now you can look at me and tell that I’ve had a beer or two in my life, but I think for the reasons that our ancestors were against alcohol it is the right way to think,” he said. “I’m sorry that I’m not that good, but I should live my life without alcohol, if I want to be serious. That is the way a Cherokee person needs to live.”

While doing away with the MotherTown beer was a good move, Townsend continued, the name 7 Clans should also go by the wayside. The clan system is an integral part of Cherokee history and identity, he said, and it shouldn’t be wrapped up with alcohol marketing.

“It’s the most important thing. It holds our society together,” he said. “When we lived in autonomous towns, the clan system gave us strength and unity. It’s holy.”

“You know what’s right and wrong,” added tribal member Elvia Walkingstick.

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Clans and replace it with language directing the attorney general’s office to “draft an ordinance that would regulate the use of cultural or traditional business names that appear derogatory in nature.” The resolution would require McConnell to deliver a resolution for consideration within four months.

Michael Gross, attorney for the Tribal ABC Commission — through which 7 Clans has a permit to sell its beer to the casino — warned Tribal Council that any attempt to force Coggins to change her business’ name could end poorly.

“The question you’re asking yourself right now is, ‘Are we crossing a line on legality in trying to tell somebody they can’t have a name that’s already been approved by the state, the Internal Revenue Code, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, taxes and ABC permit?’” he said.

Coggins herself hinted that legal action could ensue should the tribe try to take away the 7 Clans name.

“When you go and you impede on a privately owned business, then there’s conse-

MotherTown ale discontinued Following public outcry over the name for its inaugural beer, the MotherTown Blonde Ale, 7 Clans Brewery has announced that it won’t make any more of the beer once the first run sells out.

When the brewery announced the name for its first beer, many in the community were unhappy with the branding connection between alcohol and Mothertown, a site near Bryson City that’s considered to be the birthplace of the Cherokee people and a sacred site for traditional practice.

While most took to Facebook or signed a petition to express their outrage, a few met with 7 Clans co-owners Collette Coggins and Morgan Crisp to discuss the issue.

“I said we will voluntarily finish out this run, and we will not have another MotherTown Blonde Ale,” Coggins said during a discussion on the issue in Tribal Council April 5.

They’re currently on the final flat of the MotherTown beer, Coggins said later in the meeting. 7 Clans is releasing a second beer, the lesscontroversially named Hop Rooted IPA. While the name 7 Clans has also met criticism, Coggins told Council that she would not consider renaming the business and is in the process of trademarking the business name and logo.

“I feel like we did the other (MotherTown), and we’re way too far into it,” Coggins said in response to questioning from Councilmember Tommye Saunooke, of Painttown. “No ma’am, I’m sorry.”

The brewery does not yet have a physical location and is instead contracting with BearWaters Brewing in Canton to make its recipes. The business will build its own production facility at some point down the road in a location yet to be determined.

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Jatanna Feather, a tribal member who spearheaded a petition opposed to the brewery’s naming choices, addresses Tribal Council. Cherokee Council House image

CRAFTING A POLICY Tribal Council had to come to some kind of resolution before closing the discussion, and eventually Saunooke told Feather that it didn’t look like her resolution, if passed, would generate the desired effect. While the beer is sold at tribally owned Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Tribal Council does not have authority to make decisions about which beers are on tap and who gets a distribution permit.

Council voted to strike the original wording asking it to “dissociate all business” with 7

quences that come with those things,” she said. “All I’m saying is do what you feel you have to do, and I’ll do what I feel I have to do.”

Tribal Council eventually voted unanimously to pass the resolution asking for regulatory legislation, but it’s unclear what effect, if any, that vote will have on 7 Clans. The resolution did not include any direction as to what, specifically, the drafted legislation should say, and it will take up to four months for the initial draft to make it into Tribal Council. After that, it will likely have to work its way through multiple council meetings and work sessions before anything is passed.

In addition, Principal Chief Richard Sneed has 30 days to veto the resolution directing McConnell to draft legislation.

Sneed has not stated his intention either way, but he has spoken in support of the business’ right to call itself anything it wants to.

However, Council can override vetoes by a two-thirds majority, and with a unanimous vote in favor of the resolution several members would have to change their minds for a veto to prevail.

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“I’ve been friends with Collette (Coggins) my whole life, and she’s a good person. She didn’t do this to hurt nobody,” added Savannah Wilnoty, of Painttown. “You guys (Council) have sat here and let this woman be bullied. That’s not fair.”

The comments went back and forth, often growing heated, and often personal, sometimes featuring remarks about how much Cherokee blood various people in the argument carried in their veins.

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down to know and understand what’s right.”

Tribal member Peggy Hill agreed, saying that the seven clans are sacred and that precedent shows that Tribal Council can compel a business to change its name if it wants to.

“When it comes to putting it on a product that we have historically said we don’t want to associate with, that becomes also just a slap in the face,” she said. “Our ancestors have always, always said no. And yes, times are changing. But do we hold true to what our values are as Cherokees, or are we going to be using our assimilated values?”

Other members of the tribe took Coggins’ side. Mollie Grant, of Painttown, pointed out that although the brewery uses the name 7 Clans, its logo doesn’t include the masks associated with the clans. She said Coggins is “easy to talk to” and encouraged people to “try talking to her before attacking her.”

“I think if that (the masks) was on the products, then yes I would be offended because I would feel like yes, she is promoting her product with part of our culture, but it doesn’t feel like that,” said Grant.

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Challenge against Swain sheriff dismissed

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR he packed Swain County courtroom broke into thunderous applause as the newly seated board of elections unanimously dismissed a candidate challenge against incumbent Sheriff Curtis Cochran Monday evening.

With the candidate challenge and protest filed by Jerry Lowery dismissed, Cochran can proceed with campaigning for his fourth term in office.

Lowery filed the protest and challenge against Cochran on Feb. 26 soon after the sheriff signed up to run for another term.

Lowery claimed Cochran wasn’t eligible to run for office because he was dishonorably discharged from the military, which he said was the equivalent of a felony charge. If Cochran was indeed guilty of a felony, he couldn’t run for office or carry a firearm.

Lowery’s challenge stated that Cochran failed to disclose his dishonorable discharge and was concealing his DD-214 form — a separation document service members receive when they leave the military — to conceal the circumstances of his discharge.

In addition to the eligibility challenge, Lowery’s protest included allegations that Cochran and others stole tools and equipment from a construction job in Georgia and was caught when he took them to North Carolina to sell. While Lowery didn’t have any proof of his claims other than hearsay, North Carolina law places the burden of proof on the candidate.

The challenge and protest would have to be heard by the local board of elections during a quasi-judicial public hearing in which both parties present their evidence. The hearing was postponed for over a month while the Swain County Board of Elections waited for the state to make new appointments to the local board. The board members — Republicans John Herrin and Bill Dills and Democrats Chuck McMahan and Don Woodard — were sown in March 29 and held their first meeting April 3. At that time the local board dismissed Lowery’s protest since election protests are supposed to be filed after the election during the canvasing period.

The board of elections called the April 9 hearing to address the issue of whether Cochran has any kind of felony charge that would prohibit him from running for sheriff.

When asked he if had any new evidence to present, Lowery called Gerry Laschober to the stand to testify. He asked Laschober to present his DD-214 form as evidence. Before he could even speak, Cochran’s lawyer David Sawyer objected to its relevance to the case.

The board members agreed and dismissed him from the stand.

Lowery said he was trying to show that every service member receives a DD-214 form no matter how long they served since Sawyer argued Cochran never received one because he served less than 90 days.

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The Swain County Board of Elections deliberates on a candidate challenge against Sheriff Curtis Cochran (far left) filed by Swain County resident Jerry Lowery (middle). Cochran shakes hands with his supporters (below) after the board of elections dismissed the candidate challenge against him. Jessi Stone photo

was discharged after a month due to a shoulder injury.

The Smoky Mountain News also obtained limited information from Cochran’s military personnel file under the Freedom of Information Act that states he was discharged from the U.S. Marines after he only served just over a month. The information provided did not contain any details about Cochran’s departure from the military, but he claims he had to return home for a medical emergency involving his son.

While he was at home for his son’s surgery, he said he received a letter from the military stating they’d release him from duty if he signed a document waiving any rights to VA benefits. Cochran said he signed the waiver but never did receive a DD-214 form, which he chalked up to moving around a lot for jobs.

Sawyer claimed during the public hearing that Cochran didn’t receive a DD-214 because he didn’t serve long enough and even if he had received the form, he argued that releasing the document into evidence would be “a slippery slope.”

“If someone is allowed to present a challenge and the candidate is forced to provide a DD214 — what stops the next person from saying, ‘I want to see you tax forms or your medical records?’” Sawyer said.

Julie Willi with the National Personnel

Records Center — who fulfilled the FOIA request — confirmed April 10 that normally anyone with even one day of active duty service would receive a DD-214 form, but apparently Cochran’s circumstances were different.

However, that information is not available to the public.

“He (Cochran) didn’t have one for certain reasons not releasable,” she said.

Lowery also called James Brooks as a witness, asking him if he remembered talking to Cochran during his last campaign for sheriff about his military service.

Brooks said he did remember asking Cochran about the issue and was satisfied with his explanation regarding his son’s medical emergency.

“He explained it to me and I accepted it. I told you he had a valid reason for not going back for service,” Brooks told Lowery from the stand. “He was a married person with a kid and a medical situation — the Marines decided not to call him back.”

Lowery then read off the information included in the FOIA document. Many of the sections read “N/A” as that information is not public record, but Lowery said under the Transcript of Court-Martial Trial section, it read “Not in File.” He takes that to mean such a transcript exists, but Willi confirmed that the FOIA request would say whether such a transcript exists.

Trying to get the hearing back on track, board of elections member John Herrin asked Lowery if he had any evidence that Cochran was a felon.

“The only question is there a convicted felon running as a candidate for office and I haven’t seen that yet,” Herrin said. “Do you have evidence he’s a felon? Otherwise we’re all wasting our time.”

Lowery tried to say again that a dishonorable discharge was the same as a felony charge but without the DD-214 admitted that he didn’t have any proof to back it up.

Sawyer called Janet Cochran, the sheriff ’s administrative assistant (no relation to Curtis Cochran), to the stand to testify. Janet testified that after Lowery filed the challenge against the sheriff, she conducted a background check on Sheriff Cochran using his Social Security number, date of birth and fingerprints. The background check was run through DCI (Division of Criminal Information), NCIC (National Crime Information Center) and the III (Interstate Identification Index) and revealed that Cochran has not ever been charged or convicted of a felony in any of the 50 states or in a federal court.

Sawyer also called Cochran to the stand to testify that he has not ever been charged or convicted of a felony. He also testified that he had never been subject to a general court martial, as Lowery had eluded.

Lastly, Sawyer made a motion for the board of elections panel to set aside the military discharge issue as irrelevant and only consider the evidence regarding whether Cochran had committed a felony. The board denied Sawyer’s motion.

During his closing statement, Lowery insisted Cochran’s DD-214 would reveal his ineligibility for office.

“Now everyone released from the military have one of these no matter how long they were in the military and he can’t produce one.

I want to know why he hasn’t or refuses to,” Lowery said. “What’s he trying to hide?”

With no evidence of a felony, Herrin made a motion to dismiss the candidate challenge; it was seconded by Woodard and passed unanimously.

Lowery has said he plans to appeal the decision, which means he’d ask the N.C. State Board of Elections to hear the challenge.

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“I don't think Phillip is any more racist than I am,” Dunlap said. “We live and operate within a system that is inherently racist and to change that, we all first have to acknowledge our own racism — internalized, blatant, however it is manifested — in order to move forward. I absolutely do not believe Phillip made this sign with malicious intent, but I do believe it could be taken the wrong way, for sure.”

As to any charge of racism, Wight simply isn’t having it.

“I have no words for that,” he said. “I’m not that guy. If you want to go in that direction, anybody who knows me knows I’m not a racist. I hate to even use that word. I don’t care about the color of your skin, I don’t care about your gender, I don’t care about your politics, or your religion.”

What he does care about, he says, is elected officials raising taxes, violating rights and bypassing the Constitution.

He said his priorities are loving God, his family and supporting the Second Amendment at all costs, but the 50-year-old small business owner and confessed Rodney Dangerfield fan also said he’s “an equal opportunity offender when it comes to jokes” and that the thought of using the slogan had crossed his mind during previous campaigns.

Wight’s in his third term in Maggie Valley and has run for commission once before, and thinks it’s a clever marketing move.

“That one sign,” he said, “could possibly take the place of six.”

Look for a full preview of the Haywood County Commission’s GOP Primary race in next week’s Smoky Mountain News, on stands April 18.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER spate of unusual campaign signs began popping up in Maggie Valley about a week ago and although the message is simple, the response has shown that in Haywood County, right and wrong isn’t always so black and Wight.

“Vote for the Wight guy,” the signs read, commissioned by Republican Maggie Valley Alderman Phillip Wight, who is running for the Haywood County Board of Commissioners.

“When I saw his sign last Monday, my initial response was incredulity,” said Haywood resident Jesse-Lee Dunlap.

“Haywood County Republicans have been in upheaval for years with various party schisms. On the national stage, the GOP wants to show people of color and other marginalized folks that the Dems aren't the only game in town, and here comes Phillip Wight with a lack of awareness or disregard.”

Dunlap called Wight sweet, smart and “an indispensable member of my community,” but also called him something else — funny.

“Everybody puts an ‘r’ in my name,” Wight said. “Even my English teachers would put it in my name. My name’s been ‘Wright’ for years.”

According to Wight, the joke on his campaign signs encourages readers to select the correct, or “right” candidate in the May 8 Primary Election, where the top three of four competing Republicans — including Wight — will advance to meet three Democrats in the November General Election for one of three available seats on the commission.

Dunlap thinks that some might not get the joke, and might actually interpret the cheeky signs as an admonition to vote only for a “white” candidate in the Republican

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Across all demographics, losing access to health care was by far the greatest regular concern for respondents, with almost 60 percent citing it. Almost 48 percent worry about having a good-paying job and a shocking 42 percent still worry about putting food on the table.

Health care concerns were greater among older and female respondents, while low wages, housing affordability and food supply concerned people of color more than their white counterparts.

Retired educator Pat Robbins spent two whole weeks knocking on “several hundred” doors in Canton, Clyde and Maggie Valley for DHNC and said she’d heard such concerns regularly.

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“Definitely here in Haywood County, the issues of health care coverage, fair wages, and the opioid crisis were huge,” Robbins said.

“Regarding health care specifically, I met a gentleman in his late 30s, works at a local store here in town, and because they keep his hours just under a full-time schedule, he’s not eligible for health care. But he’s making too much money for Medicaid, and he was falling though the cracks in terms of eligibility for the Affordable Care Act.” And he’s one of the lucky ones — Robbins recalled another elderly woman who said she’d be just fine with her Medicaid, but when informed of possible changes in funding replied, “No, that’s not happening! That can’t happen! I’ll die!”

In her experience as a special education teacher, administrator and later school principal, Robbins said 60 percent of all Medicaid

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER recent report published by nonprofit advocacy group Down Home North Carolina says that changing demographics and their accompanying shifts in political allegiance have forever altered the ideological character of rural North Carolina, and the subsequent Republican takeover of state government is hitting the working poor, people of color and the LGBTQ community hardest.

“People are really suffering, and people don’t want to be outside of the political process,” said Brigid Flaherty, co-founder and co-director of DHNC, which launched in June 2017, with the intent of building a permanent progressive infrastructure capable of countering Republican gains in rural North Carolina.

To create that infrastructure, volunteers with the group embarked on “an extensive community-listening project” between June and November 2017, and after knocking on 4,000 doors while also canvassing local Walmarts, social service offices and food banks ended up gathering 1,384 responses in Haywood and Alamance counties.

Those counties were selected, according to the Flaherty, for their similar situations — high rates of unemployment and poverty coupled with lots of low-wage work as the result of declines in traditional manufacturing, documented examples of white supremacist recruiting efforts, competitive electoral districts and proximity to large urban areas.

DHNC’s survey population was older, less white and less male than the statewide averages. The survey population wasn’t cherrypicked through extensive micro-targeting, but still revealed that 35 percent of those who responded make less than $25,000 a year.

Just three main questions were asked — what issues concern you or your family on a regular basis? Who do you feel is responsible for causing these problems? What solutions would help?

“I don’t think it’s a surprise that jobs and health care were the big issues,” Flaherty said.

Haywood also scored 50 percent higher than Alamance in concern over substance abuse.

Differences were few between gender, but race produced some deviation even though “overcoming prejudice and racism” was listed as a top-three solution by all respondents, including at least one white male who said he felt stigmatized as a “redneck.”

“I actually had a couple of conversations when white folks in the county checked off ‘racism’ as a problem,” Flaherty said. “There was a real sense of anger that folks who were poor and white felt like others looked down on them, calling them ‘hillbilly,’ and that made them feel like they were outside of the community, that they were stigmatized. I still think race is a big divider, but the issues are actually uniting folks.”

Based on the data collected, Flaherty said DHNC will invest in rural organizing in areas that have been written off as too rural or too red.

“Organizing takes resources. Resources can come from a variety of places, and I think a lot of times those resources go towards thinking that transformation is only about winning an election every two years,” she said.

Persistent political organizing on any level creates enduring networks of volunteers, donors and candidates that quickly wither with disuse.

“You can’t just organize in urban areas,” Flaherty said. “You have to have a long-term vision and a long-term plan that will connect up with rural areas. Parachuting in, or only devoting resources when you think a district is flippable, that’s a losing strategy.”

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services are consumed by children with disabilities.

Housing was a concern for more than 40 percent, followed by political voice, public education, pollution, prejudice, substance abuse, jail and deportation.

Those are just some of the takeaways in the 36-page report, titled No One’s Ever Asked Me Before: Conversations with North Carolina’s Rural Communities.

“Because that’s what we heard over and over again,” said Flaherty, of the title. “People feel invisible, and feel marginalized.”

Overwhelmingly, respondents blame President Donald Trump with 45.4 percent of them citing him as the main cause, but 45.3 percent also blame the federal government.

Nearly 28 percent blame Republicans, and 13.4 percent blame Democrats.

“The majority of people I spoke to responded in just that way,” Robbins said.

“Clearly, people have a sense, and I think it’s an accurate sense, that in this particular presidency that there’s not necessarily advocacy on his part about meeting the needs of working families.”

Raising wages was listed as the number one solution by 65 percent of those who answered.

On the county level, although the report claims broad similarity in respondents across both Haywood and Alamance, there are some differences between the two.

Haywood’s comparatively older population was more concerned about health care than Alamance’s, where Medicare recipients number less than half of Haywood’s 14.8 percent.

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switch juvenile court from ending at 15 years of age to the age of 18. That will put a significant load on our juvenile court system and far more attention will need to be paid to that workload in the court.”

The elderly are also an impending concern as baby boomers age and eventually pass away.

“As our population tends to get older and older, we’re going to have more estates,” he said. “So again, there will be need to be appropriate resources to monitor those as far as filings go.”

Domestic cases are already becoming an issue, according to Moore, and court operations need to be modified to accommodate the load.

“We currently have a tremendous load of what I call domestics — custody, divorce, equitable distribution,” said Moore. “That particular branch of the office right now needs more attention.

They are overworked and understaffed, and I don’t know it’s anybody’s fault, that’s just the way it is.”

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER hile some Haywood County voters will head to the polls May 8 asking themselves who they’re going to vote for, many of those same voters may be asking themselves an altogether different question — what the heck does the Clerk of Superior Court even do?

Despite the little-known duties of this countywide office, it is important, according to three Democrats running in an important Primary Election; no Republican awaits in November, meaning that for Jim Moore, Hunter Plemmons and Eddie West, the primary is the general.

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Haywood native Hunter Plemmons was appointed by Judge Brad Letts to serve as clerk of court upon the October 2017 departure of longtime clerk June Ray. Since then, he’s been busy learning the job and trying to improve on the performance of the widely respected Ray. “We have not lost any traction in the clerk’s office since I started,” Plemmons said.

“My first objective getting into the office was establishing a relationship with the 18 assistant and deputy clerks there.”

As the incumbent, Plemmons is one of the best people to ask about the duties of the office.

“The general public is aware of the fact that the clerk assembles the jury and keeps the courthouse records, and that’s probably about it,” he said. “But in North Carolina the clerk has a much more expensive role, and that includes judicial responsibilities — we are the judge of probate in North Carolina, we hear guardianship matters foreclosures, and adoptions, so those are the areas where we have judicial authority.”

Then, of course, there’s the money.

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“We also handle the millions of dollars that comes to the courthouse each year, so we’re responsible for maintaining and acting as a fiduciary for that,” he said.

Plemmons thinks that the clerk’s office is at a “pivotal point” in its history and has much work to do to maintain efficient operations.

“I think my background, my education, my skills are very appropriate for this time in this office and will help lead us into a digital way of doing business.”

— Hunter Plemmons

“We are way behind when it comes to technology,” he said. “Our judicial system has made a commitment over the next several years to transition from a paper office into a digital format. I think my background, my education, my skills are very appropriate for this time in this office and will help lead us into a digital way of doing business.”

Plemmons attended N.C. State and studied engineering before graduating from Campbell Law School in Raleigh.

“That gives me a strong technology background, but I went to law school because I wanted to serve the public.”

Plemmons said people should vote for him not only because of his background, but also because he works well with staff and the attorneys the office deals with on a daily basis.

“I’m committed to serving this community into the future,” he said.

JIM MOORE Jim Moore is originally from Arkansas but has been practicing law in Haywood County for 32 years, 17 of them as an assistant district attorney.

“I’m a well-rooted transplant,” said Moore.

Moore thinks his legal experience in the area makes him best suited for the job; indeed, he mounted an unsuccessful bid against current District Attorney Ashley Welch in 2014 but still enjoys good name recognition across the district because of it.

“I can’t think of a case that I have not handled in my 32 years, and that has helped me in being able to evaluate cases, testimony, and witnesses when need be.”

— Jim Moore

“I have been in every court in this end of the state. I have tried every kind of case from murders to domestic cases to real estate, juvenile, condemnations, probate, estates,” he said. “I can’t think of a case that I have not handled in my 32 years, and that has helped me in being able to evaluate cases, testimony, and witnesses when need be.”

Moore’s experience in the industry has also led him to recognize some emerging trends that will, as Plemmons mentioned with technology, lead to changes in the way the courts need to be run.

“One of the really big ones is the juvenile court system,” he said. “They are about to

Eddie West grew up playing football, an experience he said prepared him not only for life in general, but also for leading the clerk’s office and staff into the future.

“I want to be the leader of that team, and I think they’ll respond to me — not

“I want the people of Haywood County to feel like they have a friend there, that’s there to help them, and when they leave their businesses has been handled.”

— Eddie West

that they need help,” West said. “They’re a fun bunch of professional women who know what they’re doing, and it’s not that they need any guidance, but someone has to fill the position and I feel like I would be the one to get along with them and do the best job possible.”

Currently the distribution supervisor at Canton’s Champion Paper, West graduated from Tuscola High School — where he shared the gridiron with classmate Greg Christopher, Haywood County’s elected sheriff.

West went on to study industrial technology at Western Carolina University, and is the only candidate in the race without a law degree, which isn’t required. But that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t know the legal system.

“I have been a small claims court judge in Haywood County for the last eight years.

For part of that, I was a criminal magistrate, and before that I worked for the prison system for 10 years in Haywood County,” said West.

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His experience in that regard, he said, makes him the ideal choice.

“I think my experience makes a difference in the fact that I’m a local and I’ve helped many people in the county, or tried to,” he said. “I worked in there with those ladies for eight years, side by side. My office was right beside theirs, so I was in and out, back and forth, not necessarily helping them but interacting with them.”

His goals, if elected, are to provide a better customer service experience for everyone who comes to the courthouse.

“When most people come to the courthouse they are either upset or scared or nervous,” he said. “My goal is to ensure that when the citizens of Haywood County leave that courthouse, I want them to leave knowing that they are satisfied. I want them to leave feeling like someone has tried to help them. I want the people of Haywood County to feel like they have a friend there, that’s there to help them, and when they leave their businesses has been handled.”

West, however, has some unfinished business from his time as a magistrate — a complaint filed by District Court Judge Donna Forga on Jan. 31 says that West “not only prepared complaints and other documents for Ms. Lee Cathey-Bell but then proceeded to hear cases involving Ms. CatheyBell while in a relationship with her.” The complaint also refers to Cathey-Bell as West’s “fiancé.”

West retired from his position just prior to a hearing on the matter in February, but he could still face criminal charges. West did not return a call asking for comment on the issue.

Per N.C. General Statute 7A-100, salaries for the position are based on the population of the county. In Haywood, that amounts to $88,188 a year, but in counties with more than 250,000 people, it rises to $120,131. Clerks are also given longevity bonuses beginning at five years of service.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ecent efforts to enhance student safety by placing armed volunteers in the nation’s schools have resulted in predictable blowback from anti-gun activists, some of whom have claimed it’s an attempt by the National Rifle Association to indoctrinate impressionable young minds with progun propaganda.

Keeping the NRA out of schools is certainly a priority for some, but a recent Associated Press investigation revealed it’s far too late for that — each year, the NRA’s charitable foundation dispenses millions in grants to schools, including in Broward County, site of the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School, and in Haywood County.

But while Broward plans to give the money back to the NRA and stop accepting it in the future, a Smoky Mountain News investigation has revealed some surprising truths about NRA grants to Haywood schools — they’re minor mostly innocuous and they’re the only way safety programs can afford the materials needed to teach safety to the next generation of responsible gun owners.

Beginning in 1992, the NRA Foundation started awarding grants of “supplies, equipment and financial support to a variety of programs geared towards youth, women, law enforcement, veterans, disabled and the general public,� according to the foundation’s 2017 annual report.

Through 2017, the foundation had made some 42,000 such grants totaling more than $330 million, has total net assets of $132.7 million — up from $123.1 million in 2015 — and sits on a nest egg of almost $87 million in cash.

Net proceeds from “Friends of the NRA� events in 2016 totaled $29.9 million, resulting in awards of $33.8 million for what the foundation said was “range development and improvement; training, education and safety; and wildlife and natural resources.�

During that year, 85 percent of every donation went directly to grants as the foundation’s investment portfolio grew 7.6 percent. North Carolina groups took home

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$458,785 that year; in Western North Carolina, more than a dozen schools or groups made sure to get their fair share.

Grants were made to North Buncombe High School, North Henderson High School, West Henderson High School, Apple Valley Middle School, East Henderson High School, Swain High School, Swain County Middle School, Flat Rock Middle School, McDowell High School, Andrews High School, Murphy High School, Murphy Middle School and Robbinsville High School.

Haywood County has historically taken advantage of the grants as well, even outside the school system.

The Haywood County 4-H Bulls Eye Shooting Sports club says on its website that the club has purchased equipment with

“One of the things that the NRA requires is that funds be allocated to a nonprofit organization, so our Haywood County Schools Foundation — a separate organization, with a separate board — has graciously agreed to receive the funds on behalf of the schools and then they turn around in fairly short order and transfer those funds to the club accounts at the schools,� Nolte said.

For the 2016 year outlined in the NRA Foundation’s 2017 annual report, grants were made to the Haywood County Schools Foundation on behalf of Tuscola High School, Bethel Middle School Sportsman’s Club, Canton Middle Sportsman’s Club, Pisgah High School and Waynesville Middle School.

This year, three separate grants were made — two to Waynesville Middle School

“Revenue sports, like football et cetera, can often support themselves,� he said. “But no state or federal funding for extracurricular sports or clubs like these is available.� — Dr. Bill Nolte, Interim Haywood Superintendent of Schools

NRA grant money to advance its mission of teaching both safety and skills to young shooters using air rifles and pistols, shotguns, .22-caliber rifles, muzzleloaders and bows during club meetings, range training and local or statewide competitions.

Within Haywood schools, sportsmen’s clubs have in the past received such grants, according to Interim Haywood Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bill Nolte. “Our five sportsmen’s clubs write grants each year to the NRA foundation, and usually two or three of them each year will receive a grant, so it varies from year to year, who the foundation selects to receive the grant,� said Nolte.

Those grants are handled through the Haywood County Schools Foundation, a nonprofit “dedicated to supporting educational opportunities for the students and staff of Haywood County Consolidated Schools,� according to its website.

and one to Pisgah. “The grants are always $1,536,� said Jenny Wood Valliere, executive director of the HCSF. Wood Valliere said that these particular grants pay only for ammunition and clay targets, and don’t include anything else like shirts, stickers, pamphlets or membership applications that could be seen as influencing students to join the organization.

In her experience, Wood Valliere said, HCSF has received “two or three� grants a year from the NRA, dating back to her joining the foundation as executive director in 2011.

That comes out to somewhere around $30,000 total, something Nolte noted was crucial to continuing the missions of the clubs that receive them. “Revenue sports, like football et cetera, can often support themselves,� he said. “But no state or federal funding for extracurricular sports or clubs like these is available.�

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“We’re keeping our fingers crossed,” said Haywood Commissioner Bill Upton April 2, just after county program Administrator David Francis informed the board of a perfect site score on the application for low-income tax credits.

“A couple toes too,” Francis replied.

The county’s been in this position before; on Jan. 2, commissioners again approved an agreement to sell the property to Landmark Asset Services, the same firm that attempted to redevelop the property at 1233 North Main Street in Waynesville two years ago, contingent on an award of tax credits that never materialized.

Based on optimism about this go-round,

commissioners called for the required public hearing April 16 that would enable the county to sell the property to Landmark for $225,000 as well as loan the company $495,000 over 30 years at 1.95 percent interest, all again contingent on receiving the tax credits.

Plans from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency attributed to Ashevillebased Rowhouse Architects show Landmark’s plan, called Brookmont Lofts, with about 50 one- and two-bedroom units meant to alleviate somewhat the county’s affordable housing crisis.

The renewed effort comes as the county pursues all available options to rid itself of the deteriorating structure, which costs $67,000 a year to just maintain and generates no property tax revenue, but still holds important aesthetic, historic and sentimental value.

In January, Francis told The Smoky Mountain News portions of the building were being considered for demolition while potential tenants were being entertained in the event the Landmark deal again fails.

Interim County Manager Joel Mashburn said April 3 those options were still being pursued, just in case.

“It’s prudent for us to do that,” said Mashburn. “We need to be looking into other options in case this doesn’t work out.”

If it does or if it doesn’t, a new issue still emerges — or rather, re-emerges. Haywood County Schools currently occupies a portion of the building and would have to be relocated.

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“Now the town is saying Stewart Street right behind the Rathskeller, where they’ve closed it off before for many events that included alcohol consumption, even the St. Patrick’s Day event just a couple weeks ago, is town property and can’t have alcohol consumed there,” Ledford said.

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BY J ESSI STONE ence for Springtopia — the spring music something can be worked out to allow his N EWS E DITOR and beer event scheduled for April 20. event to continue. music and beer festival planned for Franklin resident JimBo Ledford has been At the April 2 meeting, Henning said it April 20 in downtown Franklin has hit trying to get the event off the ground since wasn’t clear whether Stewart Street is a a roadblock since a town ordinance last fall with original plans to hold a multitown-owned street or not. It is included on doesn’t allow alcohol to be served on townday festival on the town-owned Whitmire the Powell Bill street list — a list of streets owned property, but the Franklin Town property. eligible to receive state maintenance funds Council is looking at ways to ease the restricWith the help of other organizers, he — but he’s not sure if there was ever an easetion. formed JEPaCA — JimBo’s Event Planning ment given to the town. Either way, he said The town council directed Town and Cooperation Association — to host the no one from ALE ever asked town adminisManager Summer Woodard last month to event in hopes of attracting more visitors to tration whether it was public or not before telling Ledford a permit couldn’t be issued to sell alcohol on the street.

“The town has no authority to step in and say you can’t have this event there,” Henning said. “As far as I can tell ALE was just using our ordinance as their interpretation.”

“So how do we allow this event to happen,” asked Councilmember David Culpepper, adding that he’d be in favor of adopting something similar to Canton.

Woodard suggested looking at the event and the alcohol ordinance as two separate issues.

“We’ve had events there in the past — I don’t mind reaching out to ALE and letting them know we don’t have an issue with it there and we can search for easements in the meantime,” she said.

“There’s a number of different ways to approach it — the one that Henning asked if Council wanted to see a draft ordimight be a good fit is the town of Canton. Their approach is saying nance incorporating ideas generally on town streets and sidewalks alcohol is prohibited but a from the other towns and most of the council members resolution by the town could permit it on a case-by-case basis.” seemed agreeable to it except for Dinah Mashburn. She — John Henning Jr. said she’s heard from more people in town who are opposed to allowing alcohol on town proplook into what other municipalities are town and giving locals something fun to do erty than she’s heard in favor. doing to regulate alcohol sales at events and in the community. However, town council “I would probably say I don’t want to festivals. She came back to the April 2 board voted the idea down. Board members decidpursue an ordinance,” she said. meeting with ordinances from Sylva, ed there were too many factors to make it Even though he said he’s never heard of Canton, Waynesville, Highlands and Laurel work for this year, including liability issues anyone having an issue with the current Park. and the alcohol policy for town property. ordinance until this new event was present“There’s a number of different ways to Ledford went back to the drawing board ed, Mayor Bob Scott said he’d go with the approach it — the one that might be a good and turned the event into a one-day event direction of the board. fit is the town of Canton,” said Town spread out at two downtown venues — Henning will present a draft ordinance at Attorney John Henning Jr. “Their approach Brother Bluebird is scheduled to play at Root the next monthly meeting in May for the is saying generally on town streets and side& Barrel and Forrest Rivers, Nick Prestia, board’s consideration. In the meantime, walks alcohol is prohibited but a resolution Woolly Adelgid and The Orange Constant town administration will contact ALE to see by the town could permit it on a case-byare scheduled to play at the Rathskeller if something can be worked out to allow case basis. We could also designate certain (owned by Town Councilmember Adam areas pursuant to a permit application.”

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The pedestrian walkway will remain open throughout the project unless it is necessary to close it for short periods for safety reasons.

The Lake Junaluska bridge has existed for more than 100 years, and it has served as a vehicular route and pedestrian walkway. In 2016, the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic due to deterioration of the bridge’s steel support beams. In 2017, the Lake Junaluska Board of Trustees voted to restore the bridge to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

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#MeToo Rally planned for April 25 The Haywood County Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Elder Abuse Task Force and REACH of Haywood County are sponsoring “Hope and Healing: A #MeToo Rally from

Learn natural solutions to digestive disorders The Jackson County Public Library is hosting Michelle Sanderbeck, ND at 6:30 p.m.

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Work is currently underway to update NCDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for 2020-2029 and officials are seeking public input on a list of transportation projects that are being considered for future funding.

An online survey will be open until April 30, 2018. The survey covers projects in the six far western counties — Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon and Swain.

Respondents can choose to rate projects in any of the six counties. The results of the public input survey will be compiled for local elected officials and incorporated into a qualitative Local Priority ranking for each county.

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Lake Junaluska has received a certificate of approval from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality authorizing construction activity to begin on the restoration of the bridge over the dam.

The work is expected to take four to six months to complete, according to Mackie McKay with RCF Construction, which is contracted to restore the bridge.

The $1.2 million project is being paid from a combination of charitable giving and service charges from property owners at Lake Junaluska.

“This iconic bridge is being restored to vehicular traffic and maintained for pedestrian use because of gifts from those who love Lake Junaluska and use its facilities,” said Ken Howle, executive director at Lake Junaluska.

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Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center will be offering a savvy social summit and two women’s business luncheons the third week of April.

The social summit, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce in Franklin, is geared toward current business owners interested in getting more out of their social media experience.

Topics that will be covered include: LinkedIn, eBay Basics, How to Find Your Customers, Biz Apps Made Easy, Graphics Made Easy, and WebDesign Made Easy.

Meanwhile, the women’s business networking luncheons are scheduled for 11 a.m. on April 16 in Macon County and at 11 a.m. on April 17 in Jackson County. Lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bit.ly/ncsbcn.

Tickets are now on sale for the annual Swain County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet, which will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 19, at the Fryemont Inn. Highlights of the evening include the presentation of the Swain County Chamber of Commerce Business Citizen of the Year and the Duke Energy Service and Citizenship Award, live jazz provided

by One Leg Up, and dinner.

Tickets are $35 per person and may be purchased using cash, check or credit card at the Chamber office on Main Street, with credit card by phone at 828.488.3681, or online at www.GreatSmokies.com/chamber.

Cashiers to hold job fair The Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.

Full time, part time and seasonal jobs are available at hotels, clubs, restaurants, retailers, and more.

Employers can sign up for a table by calling 828.743.5191 or emailing info@cashiersareachamber.com.

Jackson County brewery donates food Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company recently partnered with Fishes & Loaves, a nonprofit organization, to raise food for the needy in and around the Jackson County area.

Sparked by company executives at Sapphire Resort Enterprises, Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company reached out to Larry Morris, president of Fishes & Loaves, and co-sponsored a festive St. Patrick's Day party filled with daily food and drink specials and live music.

A portion of the night's proceeds went directly to Fishes & Loaves. According to John Sims of Sapphire Resort Enterprises, "this great event was

merely the first in a long line of planned outings whereby Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company and Sapphire National Golf Club will partner with needy, local organizations to raise money and awareness to these great causes."

Explore Maggie Valley A group of 15 Maggie Valley businesses will participate in a progressive open house called “Explore Maggie Valley” in April.

The event is designed to lure locals and visitors to explore all Maggie Valley has to offer. At each participating business you will find special offerings and discounts. The first business you visit you will be given a “passport” with the 15 participating businesses listed. You will have this passport stamped by each business you enter on April 28. The last business you visit you will leave your passport there. All passports will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize made up of items donated from the 15 participating businesses.

The Passport is divided into three sections, with 5 businesses listed on each section.

Participants must have four of the five businesses in each section stamped (total of 12 stamps) to qualify for the grand prize.

Gillette Law Firm expands The Franklin Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Gillette Law Firm’s move and expansion.

The Gillette Law Firm is growing and has recently moved to a larger, newly renovated office space at 133 East Palmer Street, Suite 101, in the lower level.

Gillette Law Firm provides representation for matters of real estate, family law, criminal defense, traffic offenses and appeals in state, federal and Tribal Court.

The Gillette Law team serves clients from Macon, Clay, Jackson and Swain Counties. For more information about Gillette Law Firm, email info@GilletteLawNC.com or call 828.634.7941.

Allegiant to offer service to Denver Allegiant recently announced new nonstop service from Asheville to Denver International Airport beginning May 16 for as low as $55 oneway.

The new seasonal flights will operate twice weekly from Asheville Regional Airport to Denver International Airport. Flight days, times and the lowest fares can be found only at Allegiant.com.

“A nonstop flight to Denver has been on our community’s wish list for many years,” said Lew Bleiweis, A.A.E., executive director. “I am thrilled that Allegiant has once again shown their commitment to the western North Carolina region by choosing to connect Asheville and Denver, both vibrant and popular destinations.”

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Martin-McGill joins WithersRavenel WithersRavenel recently announced that Martin-McGill, Inc. is officially joining its team.

By bringing in Martin-McGill’s personnel and resources, WithersRavenel has supplemented and strengthened its portfolio of service offerings, adding resources in grant and loan application and administration assistance, planning and facilitation, economic development, management strategy and operations. This organizational unification also achieves WithersRavenel’s vision of expansion into new markets in North Carolina.

WithersRavenel now serves clients in Western North Carolina as well as the Piedmont-Triad, the Triangle and the Coast, making WithersRavenel a true mountains-to-sea firm.

Lake Junaluska wins communication awards Lake Junaluska has won eight awards from the United Methodist Association of Communicators (UMAC) for newsletters, publications, social media, photography and website content.

UMAC is a professional organization that honors excellence for United Methodist communicators across the country. Lake Junaluska won two firstplace awards: first place in the newsletter category for the Junaluska Weekly, a community publication highlighting events and stories about Lake Junaluska during the summer; and first place in the e-publication category for an email newsletter distributed each month.

Lake Junaluska also won two second place awards: second place in website content for www.lakejunaluska.com; and second place in portrait photography for a photograph promoting the eclipse package at Lake Junaluska.

See the winning entries at www.lakejunaluska.com/news.

Physical therapy practice expands Smoky Mountain Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy has recently opened three local clinics to serve patients in need of outpatient physical therapy.

Smoky Mountain Sports is an employee-owned private practice committed to providing high-quality rehabilitation to the populations of Jackson and Swain counties.

The staff of SMSMPT has experience treating professional, collegiate, high school, and recreational athletes, patients with vertigo/dizziness conditions, manual therapy for spine and extremity pathologies, joint replacement surgeries, rotator cuff repairs, neurological conditions, and general restorative therapy.

To receive treatment or inquire about services, call 828.550.3923, visit a clinic location at 80 Songbird Forest Road, Bryson City, 594 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, or 90 East Main Street, Sylva, or visit the website at www.smsmpt.com.

Opinion Brunch Bill is about better business, not religion Smoky Mountain News

It’s one of those issues that garner headlines and controversy but really shouldn’t.

I’m talking about the Brunch Bill, the law passed by the state legislature that allows businesses to sell alcohol starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday if they want. Many municipalities and counties around the state have supported the law, deciding to let local businesses make that decision for themselves.

Many small businesses — in this case, restaurants — are trying to find ways to stay competitive. A few more hours a week of selling alcohol may not sound like a big deal, but for some business owners it will make the difference as to whether they can turn a profit on Sunday brunch. If they can, that means more people working, more taxes paid and a small boost to the overall economy.

And when surrounding communities like Sylva, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Franklin, Highlands and Bryson City have passed the measure, it puts Cashiers at a distinct disadvantage. Cashiers is not a real municipality, so its fate on this issue rests with county commissioners. Its business community has spoken on this

Civic engagement should be encouraged To the Editor: On March 12, 2018, at the Haywood County School Board meeting, Dr. Bill Nolte, interim superintendent, spoke to the board about the planned walkout of students related to the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Dr. Nolte emphasized that the event was not a political statement and was being organized in order to give students the opportunity to express themselves in honor of the victims in a safe environment. We were in the room that evening and that commitment of our school board and district staff made us proud. The student organizers were working closely with school administration to make sure the events were inclusive, focused on the issue of school security, in honor of the victims and nonpartisan. The fact that the students were putting into action the best ideals of civic engagement and peaceful demonstration was palpable proof that their public education was instilling in them the best aspects of American democracy. As we drove home, we discussed this opportunity for hands-on civics and felt proud of the partnership that would ultimately strengthen and protect our community. We thought, this is what it means to be American.

The students at Tuscola, and presumably elsewhere in the district, took this effort upon themselves because they wanted to find a constructive way to do something in response to an incomprehensible tragedy. They saw a national issue and it felt personal enough for them to act. Unfortunately, inclement weather intervened, and those activities were canceled, but the students understood and worked instead to figure out how they could honor the victims and advocate for the safety of all students going forward.

Now imagine the surprise and profound

issue via a chamber of commerce survey, and 96.4 percent are in favor of its passage. That’s an overwhelming majority.

Speakers at a recent county commission hearing argued against the measure based on the problems alcohol causes in many families. No one should downplay that truth, that alcohol abuse does cause social and family ills. But that’s like saying McDonald’s contributes to obesity and health problems, so let’s shut down McDonald’s, or that Walmart’s cheap shoes contribute to child labor abuse in Editor the factories in Indonesia or China, so shut down Walmart.

Those who abuse alcohol won’t be affected in the least bit by this bill. No one is going to start opening their bar at 10 on Sunday morning. We’re talking about people who want to have something to drink while eating out for brunch or an early Sunday lunch. You can get alcohol until 2 a.m. and in the

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early morning hours every other day of the week. There may be some feel-good symbolism about not selling it while church is in on Sunday morning, but it is just a flawed argument for anyone to claim that alcohol abuse — a problem that has been around thousands of years — will increase by selling cocktails a few hours earlier on Sunday morning.

Just to be clear, I thought those who attended the recent meeting in Sylva and questioned whether commissioners were Christians stepped over a line. Calling out someone’s Christianity is, well, very un-Christian-like. So, everyone who supports giving businesses the freedom to sell alcohol beginning at 10 a.m. is not a Christian? Please. Agree or disagree on this issue, but elected commissioners don’t deserve that kind of treatment. What’s the line, something like “let him who is without sin cast the first stone”?

Jackson County’s business community will benefit from this measure. I hope county commissioners realize that and help them out by passing it.

(Scott McLeod can be reached at info@smokymountainnews.com.)

LETTERS disappointment we felt in reading the March 20 letter posted on the Haywood County School website from Dr. Nolte in which he not only undermined the students’ efforts by suggesting they were being manipulated by a “tool being applied to promote political agendas” but also invoking religious “divine intervention” that disrupted the students’ expression of grief and concern for their collective safety. These student leaders faced, at minimum, distinct social risk in organizing, and did so by working closely and productively with school administration. The students were living, in perhaps the very best way, the peaceful civic engagement and involved citizenry that their teachers ask of them, and that HCS espouses to achieve to assure the development of “well-informed, productive citizens for the future … reflective of a commitment to family and community involvement, high expectations for all students, and caring and child-centered schools.” Nolte’s statement counters that vision and sends the message that disengagement is what is really valued by the school system. What an incredibly disheartening message to send to the students, faculty, and staff.

Dr. Brandon & Angeline Schwab Waynesville

Vote Phillip Price into Congress To the Editor: We, as North Carolinians, have entered an era of restrictive practices centered around limiting our ability to decide governance. Our districts are gerrymandered in order to keep one party in power. We elected officials that insure their power by neutralizing our votes and refuse to work with each other.

We must take action in this upcoming

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If we do not actively engage in the political system, we will only see the expansion of these power-controlling tactics. Access to healthcare; prison reform; equality regardless of gender, race or sexuality; and infrastructural repair are all important issues to me, so the candidate I will vote into the U.S. Congress is Phillip Price. You must find the right candi-

date for you to promote real change in our state.

Connor Ferry Asheville

Missed chance for civics lesson To the Editor: I am a product of Haywood County Schools and have two now-grown daughters who were educated in the Haywood school system. I have also taught social studies in public schools in North Carolina and Maryland.

I have been proud (most of the time) of

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although I felt my form still wasn’t quite right.

One day when at the fitness center, I ran into a former colleague of mine from Waynesville Middle School. She’s an avid, competitive swimmer who also coached the Tuscola swim team for a number of years.

She told me she’d been working with several triathletes through private lessons, helping them improve form and breathing.

I decided to do the same. For the next eight weeks, she and I worked together in the pool. Everything started to click and I finally felt fluid and comfortable in the water.

My most recent swim workouts have been 1,000 yards. I’m feeling better abut the swim.

I’m not too worried about the run because I’ve been running and competing in races for years. And in a sprint triathlon, the run is only a 5K. The bike is a different story.

For months, I was fine on the spin bike at the gym. Until a couple weeks ago, I’d never been on a road bike.

It was time to ride on the road. One day, I stopped by Rolls Rite in Waynesville and talked to the owner John Mudge. I told him I was looking for a used bike in a certain price range. He walked me outside and right there in front of me was a used Specialized bike that was my size and in my price range.

He told me to take it for a couple of days and try it out, so I did and I was sold. I’ve been on three bike rides so far and while it doesn’t feel completely comfortable yet, I’m getting there.

My first triathlon is a month away. I’m nervous about certain aspects of the race.

I’m nervous about swimming in a lake, possibly getting a flat tire, or my exhausted legs struggling to run after the bike. I’ve had several mentors during this first triathlon experience. I could not have done this without them.

Life has a way of unfolding in beautiful, unexpected ways. Just when I felt like everything I knew and loved was dying, God put new beginnings in my world. We humans always think we can do it all on our own but the truth is, we just can’t. The older and wiser I get, I realize this more and more.

I’m excited about the triathlon and I hope it goes well but no matter what happens on race day, I’ll be forever grateful for the journey that led me there.

(Susanna Barbee is the digital media specialist for Mountain South Media and The Smoky Mountain News and an associate editor for Smoky Mountain Living magazine. susanna@mtnsouthmedia.com.)

April 11-17, 2018

hen life turns upside down, we have options. We can sink into the darkness and find comfort in substances and risky behaviors. Or we can search for the light, wherever that may be.

Coping with the death of my mom and divorce during the same time period was almost debilitating. My two little boys got me through the first stretch. I had no choice but to wake up every day and put on a smile. Some days I merely went through the motions of being a mom, and that was enough to stay afloat.

My everyday mantra was the Robert Frost quote; “The only way out is Columnist through.” So, I just kept going, very unsure of what lie around the next bend.

Other than the boys, faith carried me along. With my mom no longer around as my constant sounding board, I conversed all day with God, also feeling like maybe she was listening, too.

And after a while, he started whispering back. Sometimes it was through another person or a quote in a book or a line in a song or a thought in my mind.

Not only did God lift me up emotionally, but he also put a fulfilling career and inspiring people in my life. All of this combined carried me until I could stand again.

And once I could stand, I was ready to run…and swim…and bike.

I felt like a physical challenge would be a perfect antidote to emotional turmoil. After watching a good friend compete in two triathlons, I thought, “Maybe I can do that too.”

My first hurdle was the swim component. I could swim for survival but had no form.

This friend of mine encouraged me to swim for at least five minutes without stopping. I thought this goal was surely attainable. Boy, was I wrong. The first time I entered the pool for a workout, I swam one length (25 yards) and was completely out of breath.

It became a personal quest to swim for five minutes. Week after week, I built up my endurance until finally, I could swim for five minutes straight without stopping. My goal to compete in a triathlon started to feel a bit out of reach.

From that point on, I swam multiple times a week.

I was slowly strengthening my swim fitness, and finally, by December, I was able to swim for 20 minutes continuously,

the administration and teachers working for our children in this county, but the recent statements by Bill Nolte (interim Superintendent of Haywood County Schools) both saddened and angered me.

Really, more folks should read the Constitution of the United States. It is quite a remarkable document and does not consist of the Second Amendment only. (And by the way: the Second Amendment addresses the necessity for a “well-regulated Militia”— a sort of National Guard — and says nothing of an individual’s right to bear arms. But that’s another letter.)

The First Amendment guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Lately I have written several grievances to our North Carolina representatives, but all I received for my effort was a form letter which in no way related to my questions. A majority of Americans want reasonable protections in place to prevent our children from being murdered in their classrooms, and when

our legislators are ignoring us, “peaceable assembly” is a last resort.

The Haywood County Schools administration under Mr. Bill Nolte recently missed an excellent opportunity to teach students a lesson in government under our Constitution. Those who wished to walk in recognition and memory of the murdered students in Florida should not only have been allowed, but encouraged to do so; those not in agreement with the walkers would not have been forced to do so. Each group should respect the other as American citizens, expressing our rights under the Constitution. Classroom lessons and class discussions about the First Amendment and “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” could have followed, to the benefit of those who agree and those who disagree.

Again, the Constitution contains not only the Second Amendment. There are other guarantees before it, among them, freedom of speech, of the press .... oh, never mind. Google it.

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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 daily 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner nightly at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Wine Down Wednesday’s: ½ off wine by the bottle. We specialize in handcut, 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.

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CHEF’S TABLE 30 Church St., Waynesville. 828.452.6210.

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.

DELLWOOD FARMHOUSE RESTAURANT 651 Dellwood Rd., Waynesville.

828.944.0010. Warm, inviting restaurant serving delicious, freshly-made Southern comfort foods. Cozy atmosphere; spacious to accommodate large parties. Big Farmhouse Breakfast and other morning menu items served 8 a.m. to noon. Lunch/dinner menu offered 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Come see us.

You’ll be glad you did! Closed Wednesdays.

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

Open Mon.-Sat. 11:30-9 Sun. 10-9 Sunday Brunch 10-2

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. frankiestrattoria.com 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.

HARMON’S DEN BISTRO 250 Pigeon St., Waynesville 828.456.6322. Harmon’s Den is located in the Fangmeyer Theater at HART. Open 5:309 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (Bistro closes at 7:30 p.m. on nights when there is a show in the Fangmeyer Theater) with Sunday brunch at 11 a.m. that includes breakfast and lunch items. Harmon’s Den offers a complete menu with cocktails, wine list, and area beers on tap. Enjoy casual dining with the guarantee of making it to the performance in time, then rub shoulders with the cast afterward with post-show food and beverage service. Reservations recommended. www.harmonsden.harttheatre.org 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., Wednesday 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

We’re open every evening for dinner until 9 p.m.

Join us for tasty burritos, tacos, quesadillas or crepes!

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tasteTHEmountains 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.

LOS AMIGOS 366 Russ Ave. in the Bi-Lo Plaza.

828.456.7870. Open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch and 5 to 10 p.m. for dinner Monday through Friday and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Enjoy the lunch prices Monday through Sunday, also enjoy our outdoor patio.

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.

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.

PIGEON RIVER GRILLE 101 Park St., Canton.

828.492.1422. Open Tuesday through Thursday 3 to 8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday noon to 9 p.m.; Sunday noon to 6 p.m.

Southern-inspired restaurant serving simply prepared, fresh food sourced from top pur-

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.

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.

Saturday 12 p.m.-10 p.m.

Closed Tues.

Sun. 12-9 p.m.

Sandwiches • Burgers • Wraps 32 Felmet Street (828) 246-0927

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Featured Dishes: Fresh Fried Chicken, Rainbow Trout, Country Ham, Pork-chops & more

Sunday: 12pm-6pm Tue-Thurs 3pm-8pm Fri-Sat: 12pm-9pm Monday: Closed AT BEARWATERS BREWING

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Breakfast : Omelets, Pancakes, Biscuits & Gravy!

Events begin at 7:15pm unless otherwise noted. Dinner and Music reservations at 828-452-6000.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 Musical Tribute: Carole King Living Room Tour. Sheila Gordon piano, vocals.

New Hours: Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Breakfast served all day!

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SATURDAY, APRIL 14 Joe Cruz piano, vocals. Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor + More.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19 Wine Pairing Dinner + Jazz, $49.99++ per person. Dinner features four beautiful wines and four delicious courses by Master Chef Michelle Briggs. Jazz piano by Richard Shulman at our Steinway. Music begins at 6:30pm, reservations required.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Hope Griffin Duo guitar, cello, vocals. Folkrock, Pop, Originals.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21 Joe Cruz piano, vocals. Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor + More.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27 CD Release Party: Ben Wilson guitar, vocals.

Neo-folk, Alternative, Originals.

Saturday, April 28 - Joe Cruz piano, vocals.

Beatles, Elton John, James Taylor + More.

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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.

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. Monday through Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. country buffet and salad bar from 5 to 9 p.m. $11.95 with Steve Whiddon on piano. Friday and Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 to 8 p.m. 11:30 to 3 p.m. family style, fried chicken, ham, fried fish, salad bar, along with all the fixings, $11.95. Check out our events and menu at rendezvousmaggievalley.com

Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

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MAGGIE VALLEY RESTAURANT 2804 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

828.926.0425. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Daily specials including soups, sandwiches and southern dishes along with featured dishes such as fresh fried chicken, rainbow trout, country ham, pork chops and more.

Breakfast all day including omelets, pancakes, biscuits & gravy. facebook.com/carversmvr; instagram @carvers_mvr.

veyors. Located riverside at Bearwaters Brewing, enjoy daily specials, sandwiches, wings, fish and chips, flatbreads, soups, salads, and more. Be sure to save room for a slice of the delicious house made cake.

Relaxing inside/outside dining and spacious gathering areas for large groups.

MON.-SAT. 11 A.M.-8 P.M.

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cal space that ideally complements your daily life and work endeavors?

JD: This whole thing started as a weekly porch jam. We would get together, cook some grub, maybe have a carbonated adult beverage, and play some songs. We weren’t doing it for notoriety or to impress anyone — we were playing for us. But we figured, hey since we’re actually getting pretty good, and are going to be doing this anyway, we might as well book some shows. This setup complements our lives because of a few reasons. First, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Second, we aren’t trying to play a world tour in the next year.

Third, if a show is more stress than fun, we won’t do it.

Ol’ Dirty Bathtub releases debut album

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER What started out simply as a creative outlet has now taken on a life of its own.

Based out of Jackson County, Ol’ Dirty Bathtub is a rollicking musical act, one where the lines between bluegrass, folk and Americana are blurred. Part mountain heritage, part blue-collar work ethic, part cosmic wanderlust, the quintet is currently in the process of releasing their debut album, “Pack Mule” (Bee Hive Records).

Like most string acts, each member of ODB has a day job (lawyer, community gardener, journalist, small business owner, etc.) with the music played — onstage at breweries or on a front porch in the backwoods — being the sweet reward at the end of another long and arduous workweek.

Each band member has been part of previous groups, with some touring and recording extensively around the southeast for several years. But, as those bands faded, their respective careers outside of music flourished.

And yet, that urge to create and perform never ceased, resulting in ODB becoming a crossroads for the ensemble, eager to head out the door on the weekend to jam out with friends or folks soon-to-be fast friends in the heat of a pickin’-n-grinnin’ session around a campfire or backstage at a festival — the pure passion of playing music, communicating melodically in the cherished moment that singularly resides within live performance.

[from Bee Hive Records] came down from Johnson City, Tennessee, with a few carloads of microphones and audio equipment and we just knocked it out.

SMN: What has surprised you most about this new and current chapter in your musical creativity?

JD: The energy. We’ve always had energy when playing on someone’s porch, but on several occasions lately we have been able to replicate it live. And that’s what makes this fun — people dancing, rooms getting hot, creating an atmosphere that is as fun for those listening as it is for us onstage. That’s why we do it. And that fuels the passion and creativity. It’s a double positive feedback loop.

SMN: What about this band is a personal result of what the band members have been searching for in a group? I ask this, as it appears y’all have found yourselves in a musi-

Editor’s Note: For more information on Ol’ Dirty Bathtub, the new album “Pack Mule” and upcoming show dates, visit www.facebook.com/oldirtybathtub.

Ol’ Dirty Bathtub is (from left) Brad Boulet (mandolin), Neil Lippard (guitar), Jerad Davis (guitar), Carter Giegerich (dobro) and Adam Bigelow (standup bass). Brindley Faile photo Smoky Mountain News: ODB is meant to be an outlet for your creativity aside from your daily life responsibilities. What provoked this next step in recording a debut album and pushing further out into the scene?

Jerad Davis (guitar): It’s all about exposure, really. We want to share our music with more people, and since we are unable to tour extensively, putting an album out gives us that opportunity to reach a wider audience. With the music industry being the way it is, we know this isn’t a big money-making venture. Sure, it will pay for itself and we will make a few bones off of it, but that’s not the point. We’re proud of our music and want to share it.

SMN: Take me through the recording process. What’s your personal process and take on how it all came together for the album?

JD: We did more live tracking than most acoustic acts. We’re much more comfortable playing in a circle and looking at each others’ ugly mugs while playing. So, it just worked out that way. We actually locked ourselves up in my little cabin up on Balsam and recorded the entire thing in a weekend. Our sound engineer

“That’s what makes this fun — people dancing, rooms getting hot, creating an atmosphere.”

— Jerad Davis, guitar, Ol’ Dirty Bathtub

Barbecue, music and moonshine with Folkmoot Folkmoot will host the Appalachian Friendship Dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Elevated Mountain Distillery in Maggie Valley.

The Appalachian dinner will feature pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, dinner rolls and dessert. Musical guests are Americana string band Ol’ Dirty Bathtub. “Moonshine,” quite naturally, will be offered by Elevated Mountain Distilling and craft beer by Bearwaters Brewing.

Elevated Mountain Distilling is a craft distiller of top-shelf whiskeys and spirits. Located in the heart of Maggie Valley, at 3732 Soco Road, Elevated Mountain Distillery chose its name

as a reflection of the fact that Haywood County has the highest average median elevation of any county east of the Rocky Mountains.

Tickets for this Friendship Dinner are $25 for adult, $20 for students and $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at www.folkmoot.org or by calling 828.452.2997. Seating is limited, so advance purchase is advised.

Folkmoot’s year-round programming initiatives have been made possible by Haywood Regional Medical Center, the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

Folkmoot is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating many cultures in one community. The Folkmoot Friendship Center is located in the Historic Hazelwood School at 112 Virginia Avenue in Waynesville. Staff can be reached by phone at 828.452.2997 or by email at info@folkmoot.org.

BY GARRET K. WOODWARD

Charles Kuralt.

Every soul has a story, every story has a face

Positive Mental Attitude (reggae/rock) will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in The Gem at Boojum Brewing in Waynesville.

Editor’s Note: If you would like to contact Garret K. Woodward, please email garret@smokymountainnews.com.

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You can’t help but smile.

Watching old clips of “On The A program devoted to Appalachian heritage Road” with Charles Kuralt, you and culture, “The Liars Bench” will return at 7 find yourself in a headspace of p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the Mountain familiarity. Not so much nostalHeritage Center auditorium at Western gia as it is a trip down memory Carolina University. lane, when folks actually looked forward to watching the news, or Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host at least those “CBS News Sunday Hunter Grigg (singer-songwriter) at 7 p.m.

Morning” episodes where Kuralt Saturday, April 14. was as much a part of an enjoyNantahala Brewing (Bryson City) will host able breakfast as bacon, eggs and Circus Mutt (Americana) at 8 p.m. Friday, a strong cup of coffee.

April 13.

Though he passed away in 1997, his iconic reporting and Anthem Lights (Christian) will hit the stage at presence is still felt, especially to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the Smoky those who vividly remember the Mountain Center for the Performing Arts unique way he could spin a tale, in Franklin. bring once unnoticed or forgotten voices to the surface of mainAnd the words of Kuralt still echo loudly stream America. Even as a kid, I remember in my heart and soul, “Despite the negative that signature tone and jovial laugh of his, headlines, the backroads connect up a counand how it never ceased to amaze him how incredible John & Jane Q. Public can be once try that still seems rather fine and strong and enduring.” you give them the time of day — something When I need a dose of inspiration, I go of a lost art these days, I suppose. to YouTube and track down some of the old “He didn’t investigate people. He simply admired them,” a CBS reporter said of Kuralt Kuralt clips. They’re out there, and there’s plenty of them. Some of my favorites in a remembrance of the 50th anniversary of (which you can search for yourself ) are the premier of “On The Road” last year. titled “20 Years On The Road with Charles When asked about the initial public reacKuralt,” “Blenheim Ginger Ale, Golden tion to the first episode in 1967, “On The Gate Bridge Builders, Jethro Mann” and Road” cameraman Izzy Bleckman said, “The telephones lit up pretty hard that night when “Thanksgiving in Prairie Mississippi,” to name a few. the first one was on. People said, ‘It’s about Watching the clips, you can’t help but time we saw a little something else about America.’ We were part of letting a lot of peo- smile. The folks portrayed seem larger-thanlife, and they were in many respects. But, ple know there were other kinds of people similar folks exist today, all over this counout there like them — just like them.”

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try, probably in your own backyard, wherever that may be. Lately, I’ve been pulling up these old clips more often, kind of a reminder that there’s still good, decent, hard-working folks out there, face and places I’ve yet to discover and write about. That in itself fuels the internal fire to bring to you — our readers — these stories every week.

I believe there’s no such thing as a boring story. But, there is however, such a thing as a boring journalist. The key is to dig below the surface of your subject, to find that common ground that can usually break open an everflowing dam of conversation enjoyed between two people sitting face-to-face, talking about their respective paths that led to this momentary encounter amid an all too big and wondrous universe.

Sitting here while writing this column, the latest issue of Smoky Mountain Living (our sister publication) just landed on my desk. One of the features is an interview I recently conducted with legendary singersongwriter Rodney Crowell.

Seeing our interaction in print, it’s truly a full circle for myself and Crowell. In January 2008, when I was 22 and starting my first journalism gig at a small newspaper in Eastern Idaho, the first piece of mine that ran in the Teton Valley News was a Crowell show I covered on a snowy night way up in the Grand Teton Mountains at the Grand Targhee Resort in Alta, Wyoming.

“His words and tender guitar chords painted pictures of simpler times in his hometown of East Houston, Texas. Pictures of forgotten friendships, families torn apart and pieced back together, femme fatales lost and found as tears slowly cascaded down the cheeks of certain audience members. There is this intricate simplicity to Crowell’s musical talents. You can’t pinpoint or pigeonhole him, and in essence you wouldn’t want to anyway,” I wrote of Crowell in 2008.

In the decade since we last spoke, Crowell and myself have zigzagged around America on our separate paths of haphazard obligations and adventures. And in that time, I’ve written about seemingly every corner of humanity with gusto, a sincere feeling of appreciation for what specifically makes someone, anyone tick. People who are blacksmiths, veterinarians, actors, bartenders, peanut boilers, playwrights, teachers, politicians, musicians, and so forth. Each time another name is checked off my “to do list” another half-dozen names get added — the more, the merrier, I say.

“If you’re like me, and you listen to music a lot, the role of the songwriter is more pointed and more centered than ever.

In our culture and in the world, it has never been more important, never more prevalent — as is the poet, as is screenwriting, as is news reporting,” Crowell said in our 2018 conversation.

I think of Kuralt, of Crowell, and of all those folks I’ve been lucky enough to stumble across and befriend, to tell their story, and I have but one thing to say — I remain inspired.

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‘Songwriters in the Round’

A community jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 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.

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GRIGG RETURNS TO FROG LEVEL Acclaimed singer-songwriter Hunter Grigg will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. The show is free and open to the public. www.huntergriggmusic.com or www.froglevelbrewing.com.

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The “Songwriters in the Round” music series will host Larry Fleet and Phillip White at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Balsam Mountain Inn. Tickets are $20 per person. There will also be a special menu served. Reservations required.

For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit www.balsammountaininn.net.

Reggae, rock at Boojum Jackson County rock/reggae act Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in The Gem (downstairs taproom) at Boojum Brewing in Waynesville.

“Our music is full of inspiration from these mountains. Water, mountain landscapes, nature, trails. They all take part in the inspiration process for us. We are proud to

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call Sylva home and our sound could not be what it is without this town,” said guitarist Miller Watson. “It’s also really cool to see the similarities in bluegrass music and reggae and how they took shape from the development of African banjo. It’s also nice to bring a touch of reggae to these mountains.” www.boojumbrewing.com or www.facebook.com/pmamusic.

HART karaoke As a part of the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre “Winter Studio Season,” the theater has opened up its bistro Harmons’ Den for karaoke performance on Saturday nights.

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karaoke on Saturdays beginning at 8 p.m. throughout the year. It is also open mic night.

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• Balsam Falls Brewing (Sylva) will host Thomas Yon (singer-songwriter) April 13, Frank Lee & Allie Burbrink (Americana/folk) April 20 and Jeff Ginn (singer-songwriter) April 27. All shows begin at 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/balsamfallsbrewing.

• Blue Ridge Beer Hub (Waynesville) will host an acoustic jam with Main St. NoTones from 6 to 9 p.m. April 12 and 19. Free and open to the public. www.blueridgebeerhub.com.

• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host Sheila Gordon (piano) April 13, Joe Cruz (piano/pop) April 14 and 21, and Hope Griffin (guitar/cello) April 20.

All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

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• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host The Maggie Valley Band (Americana/folk) 7 p.m.

April 28. All shows are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.curraheebrew.com.

• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night April 11 and 18, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo April 12 and 19. All events are free and begin at 8 - p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com. s o • Isis Music Hall (West Asheville) will host r Sumitra 7 p.m. April 11, David Robert King &

• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host Troy Underwood (singer-songwriter) April 13, Beggars Clan April 14, Andrew Scotchie &

• Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host an open mic night every Thursday.

All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com.

• Nantahala Brewing (Bryson City) will host Circus Mutt (Americana) April 13, Special Affair April 14, Sister Ivy April 20 and Resinated April 21. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• The Oconaluftee Visitor Center (Cherokee) will host a back porch old-time music jam from 1 to 3 p.m. April 21. All are welcome to come play or simply sit and listen to sounds of Southern Appalachia.

• O’Malley’s Pub & Grill (Sylva) will host West King String Band April 14. All shows are $3 and begin at 9 p.m.

• 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.

Franklin welcomes Anthem Lights Christian group Anthem Lights will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

In February 2011, Anthem Lights released a self-titled EP with Reunion Records. They received positive reviews and their song, “Can’t Shut Up,” earned chart success on both Billboard’s Christian Songs chart and Christian radio charts. In May 2011, Anthem Lights released their first self-titled full album. Their sophomore album, “You Have My Heart,” was released in February 2014, followed by Escape in October 2014.

In February 2016, the group released “Hymns,” with “Painted Skies” in October 2017.

Other chart successes for Anthem Lights include, “I Wanna Know You Like That,” “Can’t Get Over You,” “Outta My Mind” and “Just Fall.” They have performed and toured alongside artists such as Building 429, MercyMe, Jars of Clay, and The Afters.

Tickets start at $18. www.greatmountainmusic.com or call 866.273.4615.

• Salty Dog’s (Maggie Valley) will have Karaoke with Jason Wyatt at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, Mile High (classic rock) 8 p.m. Wednesdays, and an Open Jam with Rick 8 p.m. Thursdays.

• Satulah Mountain Brewing (Highlands) will host “Hoppy Hour” and an open mic at 6 p.m. on Thursdays and live music on Friday evenings. 828.482.9794 or www.satulahmountainbrewing.com.

• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host Gypsy & Me (Americana) April 14.

Both shows begin at 7 p.m. 828.586.1717 or www.soulinfusion.com.

• 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.

• The Ugly Dog Pub (Highlands) will host Jake Silver Band (country/rock) April 14 and Tenth Mountain Division (ski rock) April 21. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.

• Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host West King String Band April 13, Local Metal Showcase April 20 and Post Hole Diggers (Americana/punk) April 21. All shows begin at 9:30 p.m.

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Logan Magness 7 p.m. April 12, Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys w/Westside Andy 8:30 p.m. April 12, Mari Black 7 p.m. April 13, Zach & Maggie White 7 p.m. April 14, Ben de la Cour 5:30 p.m.

April 15, Sirens of The South Austin 7:30 p.m. April 15, Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions 7:30 p.m. April 17, Halo Circus w/Allison Iraheta 7 p.m. April 18 and India Ramey & Alexa Rose 8:30 p.m. April 18. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.isisasheville.com.

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• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Hunter Grigg (singer-songwriter) April 14, Keil Nathan Smith Band April 20 and Scoundrel’s Lounge April 21. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

The River Rats (rock/blues) April 20 and Lazy Hiker Outdoor Hiker Jam 6 p.m. April 21. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. There will also be an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

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• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host the “Lounge Series” with Jody West (singer-songwriter) April 13, Troy Underwood (singer-songwriter) April 14 and Chris West (singer-songwriter) April 19. All shows are free and begin at 5 p.m. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

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‘Exploring the World of Wine’

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Open call for youth talent There is an open call underway for the “Mountain Youth Talent Contests,” a key event during the Greening Up the Mountains Festival on Saturday, April 28, in downtown Sylva.

The festival contests aim to discover, develop, and encourage talent in youth in traditional Appalachian heritage activities and provide an opportunity for young people to perform on stage before an audience. The contests are produced by Jackson County 4-H and are held at Greening Up the Mountains in Sylva, Strawberry Jam in Bryson City, and Franklin Area Folk Festival in Franklin.

Entry forms are now available for all of the Mountain Youth Talent Contests for 2018. The entry deadline for Greening Up the Mountains is April 18. Go to jackson4h.blogspot.com to find the entry forms.

Participants in these contests must exhibit a talent that will reflect Appalachian heritage and adhere to the qualifications and rules set up by the organizers of the tal-

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• The Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (KARE) “Spring Thing” will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in Waynesville. Cookout, inflatables, takehome books, games, and more. For more information, call 828.456.8995 or visit www.karehouse.org.

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• The “Uncorked: Wine & Rail Pairing Experience” will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 21, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. Full service all-adult first class car. Wine pairings with a meal and more. For more information and/or to register, call 800.872.4681 or visit www.gsmr.com.

• Line Dance Lessons will be held on Tuesdays in Waynesville. Times are 7 to 8 p.m. every other Tuesday. Cost is $10 per class and will feature modern/traditional line dancing. 828.734.0873 or kimcampbellross@gmail.com for more information.

• “Laughing Balsam Sangha,” a meeting for Mindfullness in the tradition of Thich Nhat

ent contest and the festival organizers.

Categories of the contest include: • Poetry/Storytelling: writings about heritage, items of historical significance, old timey ways.

• Vocal Performance: Individual or Group (old timey songs, old gospel songs, bluegrass, heritage tunes).

• Instrumentalists: Individual or Group (feature instruments such as banjo, fiddle, guitar, dulcimer, mandolin playing old timey songs, old gospel songs, bluegrass, heritage tunes).

• Dance: Individual or Group (Clogging, Square Dance, Irish Folk Dance, Native American Dance).

Certificates and 4-H ribbons are awarded to all contest participants. Best of Show first, second, and third places will be awarded. First and Second Place Best of Show winners will participate in the final contest of the season on the Heritage Stage at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 29.

For more information, contact 4-H Administrative Assistant Kerri Rayburn at 828.586.4009 or kerri_rayburn@ncsu.edu.

Hanh, meets will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays at 318 Skyland Drive in Sylva. Included are sitting and walking meditation, and Dharma discussion.

Free admission. For more information, call 828.335.8210, and “Like” them on Facebook.

Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will be hosting a six-session class and wine tasting dedicated to “Exploring the World of Wine with Pete Ricci.”

All classes run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays. Classes are $49 each or $245 to attend all six. Participants will taste six to eight wines in each session. The classes are as follows: • April 16: “It all Starts in the Vineyard.”

Wine starts with agriculture, climate and proper practices. Ricci will discuss how wine is made in the cellar after the harvest, different types and styles of wine. Participants will learn how to taste wine properly including terminology to help you communicate what you are tasting. Wines will be tasted in the class to demonstrate the major components of wine.

ALSO:

• There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. April 14 and 21 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. April 14 and 21 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.

proper handling of wine, storage, serving temperature and glassware.

• May 7: “Where It All Started, Wines of the Old World.” You must know where you came from to understand who you are.

Wine and wine making have a rich history.

Many of Europe’s great wineries are hundreds of years old and were instrumental in the development of wine types and styles.

Most of the world’s grape varieties were developed in Europe. Participants will taste wines and discuss the local culture, cuisine and lifestyles of the region. Also, participants will explore the question, “What makes a great wine?”

• May 14: “Wine, American Style.” Wine comes to the New World. Ricci will discuss America’s spin on wine. How wine moved from the dinner table to the night club, the

Bosu’s Wine Shop.

• April 23: “Wine Types and Styles.”

Wine types and styles will be detailed, tasting wines that are designed for different occasions and uses. Generic wines. Varietal wines. Sparkling wines. Fortified wines.

Proprietary Wines. Ricci will discuss how blending, aging and different cellar practices play a role in wine making. Participants will gain a greater understanding of wine labels and how to read them.

• April 30: “Warm Climate Wines & Cool Climate Wines.” Climate and the environment play a key role in wine styles.

Participants will taste a selection of wine types from both warm and cool climate growing regions. Participants will (1) gain a greater appreciation for the role climate plays in wine making, (2) how the climate effects the components of wine, and (3)

swimming pool and the college campus.

Participants will also explore (1) how marketing and wine ratings affect the wine industry, and (2) how to shop for wine.

Participants will taste America’s version of Old World varieties.

• May 21: “Wine Regions Explode Around the World. The demand for wine exploded with new marketing and wine became an important beverage to American entertaining. This led to the growth of wine regions that could support the higher demand in volume of the world’s consumption of wine. Participants will taste wines from South America, Australia, New Zealand and other wine regions to understand a global view of wine.

For more information and/or to register, visit www.waynesvillewine.com.

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Folkmoot Festival.

The 2017 Folkmoot Festival was one of the most successful in recent history with more ticket sales, more venues and special events, more sponsors and more donors than ever before. Folkmoot is now accepting applications for vendor space, your opportunity to be a part of the 2018 festival.

With good weather, Folkmoot anticipates that the 2018 festival will attract more than

25,000 people to downtown Waynesville — an amazing opportunity for vendors to sell their products, at International Festival Day and Many Cultures Carnival. For detailed information about the festival schedule, visit folkmoot.org.

Vendor-related opportunities: • Folkmoot also hosts Many Cultures Carnival (MCC) on Saturday, July 21. They

Walking the Tracks: Old HazelwoodWaynesville Curator of the Waynesville Archive Museum, Alex McKay will host a conversation with Sam Wiggins, Rolf Kaufman and Nink Swift about life and times in the 1950s and 1960s from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 14, in the lower level of the Waynesville Library Auditorium.

Working and living in the vibrant times of Dayco, Wellco and Unagusta will be the focus of this program along with ample opportunity for questions from the audience.

This event is free and open to the public but tickets are required and only 75 will be available. Pick up tickets at the Waynesville Public Library in the administrative office.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Friends of the Library is a nonprofit group that raises money for the Library through membership fees and the Annual Book Sale in July. Programming for adults and children, furniture, equipment and numerous materials are among the ways it supports the Haywood County Public Library.

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are accepting 50 vendors for this event. The carnival focuses on children and families and features live entertainment by youthful singers and dancers, free dance lessons by international dancers, an arts and craft tent, food vendors as well as nonprofit organizations. This is the third year of MCC and we expect between 3,000 and 5,000 guests.

• International Festival Day (IFD), takes place on Saturday, July 28. They are accepting 100 vendors that offer unique, handmade items. Sales of quality arts and cultural crafts, gifts with an international flair and local and international foods have been successful at IFD. International Day is in its 35th year.

Submit your application by Monday, April 30, in order to be considered during the review/selection process. Accompanying this letter, you will find our vendor guidelines and an application form. Read the guidelines and complete the application online at www.folkmoot.org/applications. The application must be submitted with three to six color images of the work the applicant intends to sell and one booth image, if available, along with a nonrefundable $25 application fee.

Folkmoot prefers that vendors submit applications online but will accept hard copy applications, postmarked by April 30.

Contact Laura Shepherd or Catherine MacCallum at 828.452.2997 or vendors@folkmoot.org if you have any questions. www.folkmoot.org.

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Meadows announces Art Competition

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Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) has officially announced his annual Congressional Art Competition for 2018.

The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students who reside in the 11th District. All entries must be original in design, concept, and execution, with open categories such as painting, drawing, print, and more.

There will be a reception for all the students who enter, as well as their teachers and families, on April 28. The over-all winner will receive two round-trip tickets to the National Reception in Washington, D.C., a $3,000 scholarship to a prestigious southeastern art college, and their art will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol.

The deadline to enter is Friday, April 13.

All entries must be received by 5 p.m. April 13 at Rep. Meadows’ main district office located at 200 North Grove Street, Suite 90, Hendersonville, NC. For more information, visit meadows.house.gov.

There will be a “Viking Round Shield Class” with Brock Martin from WarFire Forge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21-22 at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro.

In this course we will focus on forging a shield boss (raised center) and assembly/construction methods of creating a Viking round shield. Students will have a few different options on how their shield is assembled and finished. Riveting, leather work, and use of a draw knife will also be covered. Students will be able to choose between different sizes, ranging from 26” and 34” in diameter. No prior experience required.

Students must wear closed toe shoes (preferably leather), long pants, and cotton clothing, and should bring a lunch. Cost is $370 (materials included), and is due at registration. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 828.631.0271.

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The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center will present “Lining: Sheathing” through May 4, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. April 19 in Cullowhee.

“Lining: Sheathing” is a large-scale installation about the tactile and protective qualities of textiles by collaborators Denise Bookwalter and Lee Emma Running. This installation was developed in residencies at Penland School of Crafts, Constellation Studios, and Small Craft Advisory Press.

The focal point of the installation is a room-size tent suspended beneath a skylight. The tent is made from large printed and dyed textile panels, which create a space that viewers can enter. Viewers are invited to try on one of the handmade garments and view the series of eight queen bed sized woodblock prints on handmade paper. The artists have been working together for five years, creating installations and artist books that include printed fabric, handmade paper, woodblock prints, custom garments and embroidery.

In addition to the installation and exhibition inside the WCU Fine Art Museum,

Bookwalter and Running have also created a three-story site-specific window installation in the Star Atrium at Bardo Arts Center. The installation is particularly engaging when viewed during the afternoon as sunlight filters through the windows at Bardo Arts Center creating a dynamic array of shadows throughout the space. Lee Running is a visual artist from Grinell College in Iowa and Denise Bookwalter is an Associate Professor of Art at Florida State University.

The WCU Fine Art Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Museum exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

Open year-round, the WCU Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center features a growing permanent collection and exhibitions highlighting regional, national, and international artists. The museum facilitates scholarly research and provides life-long learning opportunities for individuals by collecting, interpreting, and showcasing crosscultural innovation in contemporary art.

For more information, jilljacobs@wcu.edu or 828.227.2505.

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On the wall Haywood Arts Council ‘Watercolor & Wax’ The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is excited to announce that the “Watercolor & Wax” exhibit will run through April 28.

The exhibit features eight local artists, including Barbara Brook, Melba Cooper, Mary Decker, Joan Doyle, Jo Ridge Kelley, Chelsea Summers, Ann Vasilik and Maureen Simon.

The exhibit will include two- and three-

dimensional works of art. The juxtaposition of these two very different mediums will capture imaginations in multiple ways, with works ranging from the ethereal to the corporeal.

Leigh Forrester, HCAC executive director explains, “Like all of our exhibits, this one will feature several of our most talented local artists, but this show promises a great deal of variety in style and content as well.”

Visit the Haywood County Arts Council at 86 North Main Street in Waynesville to view the variety of art for sale. For more information, visit www.haywoodarts.org.

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The monthly “Creating Community Workshop” will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

Local artist Lawrie Williams will be showing participants how to make a wire pendant using basic techniques and just a few materials. For this class project, attendees will be making a lovely spring bird’s nest out of copper wire and pearl “eggs.” If patrons happen to have their own jewelry making tools like small pliers, bring them to class.

Otherwise all tools and materials will be furnished.

Williams is a local skilled wire jewelry and paper artist, an educator with over 35 years teaching experience.

Her artwork was recently featured at Southwestern Community College.

You can find her teaching her wire jewelrymaking and paper art classes at the County Extension Service, ECA groups, and other various clubs and groups.

This program is free of charge. The workshop is limited to 13 participants. Call the library to register at 828.586.2016.

This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. The Jackson County Public Library is a member of Fontana Regional Library (www.fontanalib.org).

Art scholarship for Macon students The Arts Council of Macon County will accept applications through May 1 for its annual $1000 Arts Scholarship.

Guidelines and application forms are available from the council, any Macon County high school guidance office, or at www.artscouncilofmacon.org. Macon County residents of all ages wishing to pursue a college degree in the performing, literary, visual/graphic arts or arts education may apply.

All applicants must submit to an in-person interview on Thursday, May 17. The recipient is chosen on the basis of talent, commitment, career aspirations and financial need.

The scholarship was established in 1988 to help talented

Junior Appalachian Musicians at HCAC.

New Haywood Arts director The Haywood County Arts Council Board of Directors unanimously elected Leigh Forrester as the new executive director.

She will assume the role immediately.

Forrester has volunteered at the Haywood County Arts Council for the last two years as a gallery docent and member of the volunteer committee. Before moving to Waynesville in 2015, Forrester was executive director of Bright Holidays, a Jacksonville, Florida nonprofit serving underprivileged children.

In addition, Forrester served as director of development for over 20 years at various nonprofit educational institutions in Jacksonville as well as a board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, First Coast Chapter. Forrester is a graduate of Sweet Briar College in Virginia.

“The board is confident that Leigh will bring the expertise to lead the Arts Council

and deserving Macon County residents prepare for a career in the arts. For more information contact any high school guidance office or the Arts Council of Macon County at 828.524.ARTS or arts4all@dnet.net.

Uptown Gallery exhibit, workshop There will be plenty to see and do at the Uptown Gallery in Franklin this month.

• During the month of April, will be hosting an exhibit of artwork created by the senior artists from The Crawford Senior Center. The reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.

Friday, April 13. Open to the public.

as it begins its fifth decade in promoting art, artists, and arts education,” said President of the Board of Directors Michael Lodico.

Forrester will work alongside the board of directors and volunteer committees to continue the implementation of several popular programs including the Junior Appalachian Musicians, Student Honors Recital, Mind the Music, Artist Membership, DANCE ARIS, Young Artist Concert and Sunday at the Opry.

This year, the Haywood County Arts Council will also co-sponsor the HCC Professional Craft Artist Summit and the Big Band Concert at Tuscola High School. The HCAC recently launched the Artist Coffee & Chat and will be scheduling additional artist workshops, talks and demonstrations.

For more information call 828.452.0593, email info@haywoodarts.org or visit www.haywoodarts.org.

• April is National Stress Awareness Month and the businesses of Franklin will be hosting various sales and free events promoting “Retail Therapy is good for the soul” on Saturday, April 14. The Uptown Gallery will be providing a free opportunity to “Untangle with Zentagles” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free event is a great way to relieve stress through the arts by coloring pages created by one of the gallery’s artists.

• The Gourd Bumblebee Chime Workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 21. Class led by Betsey Sloan. Cost is $20 members, $25 non-members, which includes all materials. Registration is required. Stop by the Gallery to see a sample, For more information, call 828.349.4607, email franklinuptowngallery@gmail.com or visit www.franklinuptowngallery.com.

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DILLSBORO ‘AIRING OF THE QUILTS’ The mountain tradition of “Airing of the Quilts� will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro. For more information, contact Cheryl Beck at 828.421.3820 or visit www.appwomen.org/quilts.

• Gallery 1 Sylva will celebrate the work and collection of co-founder Dr. Perry Kelly with a show of his personal work at the Jackson County Public Library Rotunda and his art collection at the gallery.

All work is for sale. Admission is free.

Children are welcome.

Gallery 1 has regular winter hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. art@gallery1sylva.com.

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• Mad Batter Food & Film (Sylva) will host a free movie night at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For the full schedule of screenings, click on www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com. • The Waynesville Fiber Friends will meet from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday

• “Paint Nite Waynesvilleâ€? will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays (April 19) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Sign up for either event on the Paint Night Waynesville Facebook page or call Robin Arramae at 828.400.9560. paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com. • There will be a “Thursday Painters Open Studioâ€? 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. For information, call 828.349.4607.

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• A “Youth Art Classâ€? 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 or find them on Facebook. • Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday or from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Thursday. Bring your own materials and join an ongoing drawing course led by gallery artists from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday.

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• The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild will welcome back “SnowBirdsâ€? at its evening meeting at Monday, April 16, at the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will include a pizza party, “Show N Tellâ€? and paper piecing demonstrations and practice. Anyone interested in the art of quilting is welcome to attend guild meetings. For more information about the guild, visit www.smokymtnquilters.org.

of the month at the Panacea Coffee House in Waynesville. All crafters and beginners interested in learning are invited. Keep up with them through their Facebook group or by calling 828.276.6226.

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• The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild CoPresident Suzanne Wingett will demonstrate the one-block-wonder technique in preparation for two workshops she will lead April 21 and 28 at the Tartan Hall in Franklin. For more information about the guild and the upcoming workshops, visit www.smokymtnquilters.org.

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On the stage ‘Liars Bench’ returns to WCU

Tuscola Country Western Show

A program devoted to preserving, promoting and performing materials dealing with Appalachian heritage and culture, “The Liars Bench” will return at 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 19, in the Mountain Heritage Center auditorium at Western Carolina University.

According to Gary Carden, the founder of “The Liars Bench,” “Western North Carolina contained some of the best material in the region since it has gifted storytellers and popular musicians. We also have the best folklore.”

The program will include the following: “Knoxville Girl” by Paul Iarussi, “Lost Indian” by Bill Crawford, Gary Carden will tell a new story (“The Star Bird”), Ronnie Evans (a professional guitarist who has been influenced by Chet Atkins and Doc Watson)

Gary Carden. will provide a medley of religious songs in honor of guest performer, Ida Knight.

The last part of the show will be devoted to Ila Hatter who will be given all the time she needs to discuss herbs and edible plants. The program will conclude with the “passing of the hat.”

Admission is free. Additional information is available from Carden via email at gcarden498@aol.com.

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The 36th annual “Country Western Show” will return to the stage at 7 p.m. April 20-21 and 2:30 p.m. April 22 in the Tuscola High School Auditorium in Waynesville.

Performed by the Tuscola Choral Ensemble, the theme this year is “Song of the South.”

Tickets are $10 for the general public and half-price for Tuscola students and staff.

For more information, call 828.456.2408.

HPAC ‘Live via Satellite’ The “Live via Satellite” series will continue with a MET Opera performance of “Luisa Miller” at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

Plácido Domingo adds yet another role to his legendary MET career in this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała in the first MET performances of the opera in more than 10 years. Bertrand de Billy conducts.

The opera was originally set during the first half of the 17th century in the Tyrolean Alps (now part of Austria), which reflects the Germanic source of the drama. The nonMediterranean setting is also typical of an interest in Northern Europe that was a hallmark of the Romantics and other artists of the early 19th century. The MET’s current production updates the setting to rural England in the era of the work’s composition.

Tickets are $26 for the general public and $22 for MET and PAC members. For more information, click on www.highlandspac.net or call 828.526.9047.

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HART winter season continues One of the bright spots of the winter is the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre Studio Season. The final show of the season will be “In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play” (through April 15).

Each year, HART in Waynesville presents a festival of plays in its intimate 60-seat Feichter Studio. The space is located backstage in the Performing Arts Center at the Shelton House and for many this is where the region’s most exciting theater happens.

Tickets are only $10 with general admis-

sion seating, but reservations are recommended as many shows regularly sell out. Another cautionary note, don’t arrive late. Once the show begins, no one can be admitted.

A complete schedule is available on the HART website at www.harttheatre.org. Season tickets are also available for the winter season.

Most shows traditionally run two weekends, but reservations are only taken one week at a time due to possible weather cancellations.

Those attending can also dine at Harmons’ Den Bistro at HART prior to the show.

To make reservations or for more information call the HART box office at 828.456.6322. HART is located at 250 Pigeon Street in downtown Waynesville.

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Where local and global meet o I have one for you! Elaine Neil Orr’s Swimming Between Worlds was recommended to me by Wayne Caldwell and got my further attention after reading Charles Frazier’s endorsement “[Her book is] a perceptive and powerful story told with generosity and grace.” How could I refuse? The review copy arrived in the mail and I was into it the same day. If the cliche “I couldn’t put it down” ever applied to a book of fiction, it certainly applies to this book.

I’m sitting here writing this review with a rash of superlatives floating around in my head. Let me try and calm down by Writer telling you that Elaine Neil Orr is professor of English at North Carolina State and teaches literature and creative writing. She is the author of four previous books. And she grew up in Nigeria.

That said, her brand new book Swimming Between Worlds is set in Nigeria and in WinstonSalem — just right down the road and not terribly far from where she is living now. So, she is, as the saying goes “writing about what she knows,” which is always a good sign for any potential reader. Not only is she writing about what she knows, but she is writing with amazing clarity and dexterity. Combine those two things with a story line that is as compelling as it is culturally appropriate for our times and you’ve got the formulae for a page-turner. And I’m here to tell you that this book is a page-turner.

The book begins in Winston-Salem in 1959 with “Ain’t That a Shame” by Pat Boone playing in the background introducing us to the character of Tacker, a high school football superstar and town hero who has ended up after college being hired by a firm building much-needed schools in Africa. We are quickly transported from Old Salem to Nigeria in a flashback that informs us as to why we find him back in Winston-Salem and working at his father’s grocery store. From here and for the next 375 pages Orr takes us back and forth between Winston-Salem and Nigeria as a means of develop-

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ing the through-line of her story, which is the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement and the lunch counter sit-ins in Winston-Salem and Greensboro in late 1959 and 1960 — a story of race, racism, culture and counter-culture as told by someone who has been there and knows this history intimately.

Soon we meet the other two main characters who, at center stage, move this story along: Gaines, a black man and black activist organizer who Tacker saves from a violent attack by a local redneck and his father and then hires to help him in his father’s store, and Kate, who will become Tacker’s important love interest. Not wanting to give away too much of this interior historical drama slash love story filled with details, flashbacks and memories which moves fluently from memory to real time with an ease that is almost dream-like, let me just say that Orr’s cinematic time-warp editing will take you on a journey you’re not likely to forget.

With the story moving stylishly in leaps and bounds via smooth transitions, we revisit the era in North Carolina history when the lunch counter sitins in Winston-Salem and Greensboro were making national news. Orr takes us to the Woolworth’s lunch counter and puts us right onto the stool. We hear the racial epithets (“We don’t want no integration.” “Send those niggers back to Africa.”) and feel the blows delivered by the local white bigots.

We hear Gaines’ thoughts as he expresses himself on matters of integration to Tacker. “We have founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Over in Raleigh. At Shaw University.

Yes, sir. We’re moving. This thing is rolling, man.

We’re moving, but not out of Winston. We’re moving out of oppression.” From here we follow the progression of the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina and across state lines — to South Carolina, Atlanta and beyond.

But while all this socio-cultural history is being played out, an engaging love story is going on between Tacker and Kate, both of whom have baggage that they are trying to navigate through while being pulled into each others’ orbit. Both of them are shy but for very different reasons, and the love story moves slowly yet elegantly

Poetry Night in Franklin There will be a poetry night for adults at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at The Rathskeller Coffee Haus & Pub in Franklin.

To celebrate National Poetry Month and National Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, this event will focus on poetry that expresses the pain that abuse survivors suffer, the empowerment that emboldens our communities, and the healing that can happen in the aftermath.

Words of inspiration and strength are encouraged. All area poets and lovers of poetry are invited to read or recite their original works, as well as share their favorite works by other poets, in The Rathskeller’s relaxed atmosphere. There is no admission charge.

The Rathskeller is at 58 Stewart Street, a half block south of Main Street behind Books Unlimited in Franklin. It sells specialty beers, coffees, teas, healthful baked sandwiches, pretzels and cookies.

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This event is co-produced by the Arts Council and REACH of Macon County, supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Contact the Macon Arts Council for details at arts4all@dnet.net or 828.524.ARTS.

Waynesville Library open house, awards The Waynesville branch of the Haywood County Public Library will hold an open house and its volunteer awards from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 12.

The open house offers citizens an opportunity to tour the existing facility. In January 2018, the Board of County Commissioners

approved a contract for a technical study to renovate the building into a more modern space. Residents can see for themselves that what appears beautiful on the outside is showing distinct signs of wear and tear on the inside.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet new Library Director Kathy G. Vossler. Secondly, the Library Foundation will be hosting the second annual Presidential Volunteer Service Awards that will be conducted at 6 p.m. in the library auditorium on the lower level.

More than 25 volunteers, who together have provided more than 6,000 hours to library programs and activities, such as the Friends of the Library book sale, will be recognized.

The book sale in 2017 raised a new record $43,321 to support library programs. Finally, the State Librarian of North Carolina, Cal Shepard, will be the keynote speaker and presenter of the awards.

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in Orr’s hands until we ourselves are feeling the pangs and exhilarations of mutual attraction. “Tacker hadn’t kissed a woman in a good while. It was a grave thought, and at the edge of it was the scent of rain.” And then this pensive moment from Kate: “She harbored the thought that in some secret shadow life they were each other’s muse.”

And then there are references to places and songs that filter sonically through the branches of this love-tree: “From some other time-space continuum a single line of song wavered —Who do you love?”

As a place-based novel, these two story lines are couched in exquisite detail in terms of local color allowing the reader to quite literally enter into the space, the place, of this book as evidenced in this description of a motorcycle ride on Tacker’s Indian Chief through a part of Winston-Salem. “Mid-July, Winston was thick green, shade beneath trees, so deep it looked like water. One evening, Tacker lifted Valentine onto the Indian and took her for a ride, West End to

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Hanes Park and around it and then Reynolda all the way out to Wake Forest College and back, and then they stopped on the bridge where Glade empties onto Hawthorne, Peters Creek flowing beneath.

They picked up pebbles and threw them in, one after another. Back on the bike, they headed uphill so he could show her Kate’s house. They climbed her yard steps and reached the porch and rang the doorbell, but no answer. Tacker turned the cycle around and let the bike glide back toward West End.” I don’t know about you, but I think our author knows her landscape pretty well.

And has a talent in describing it. There are many such passages in this book. Some more poetic than others, but all imbued with information that just draws us further and further, deeper and deeper into this book’s localism and seductive story line.

In the end, and with an unexpectedly sad yet brilliantly finished ending, Orr’s book left me like Elvis’ song “All Shook Up.” While this novel may have been the most fun of any piece of fiction I’ve read in many years, it was also the catalyst for the biggest cry I’ve ever had reading a book. No French ending here. Sad, but with a brilliant resolution.

While Tacker may have moaned about “the soles of his shoes complaining against the floor” earlier in this story, I, on the other hand, found myself rejoicing at story’s end — with tears streaming down my face.

Thomas Crowe is a frequent contributor to Smoky Mountain News. His novel The Watcher (Like Sweet Bells Jangled) was published in 2015. He can be contacted at newnativepress@hotmail.com .

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER or Nick Provost and Peter Moyle, coowners of the startup outdoors brand Gnarcissist Gear, it all started with granola bars in high school history class. Moyle was new at Smoky Mountain High School, and he and Provost became friends over the shared snacks, strengthening their bond as they both took jobs at Cataloochee Ski Area.

“We worked together all the time, carpooled all the time,” said Moyle, 27. “That’s how this whole ideation came about was talking in the car about what we wanted to do someday.”

“We were always talking about if we owned our own brand,” added Provost, 26.

Sunglasses eventually became part of the conversation. The two were riding up the mountain yet again, Moyle wearing a pair of cheap gas station aviators, his third pair of the season. Wouldn’t it be great, he asked, if there were something better out there? Something higher-quality than the non-polarized lenses you find in a gas station, but cheap enough to be affordable on a “dirt bag budget?”

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FROM IDEA TO REALITY It was a good idea, but they were still just high school kids with no way to turn the concept into reality. It lay fallow for a few years, until Provost, a parks and recreation management major at Western Carolina University, reached his senior year. One of his classes required the students to develop a business plan for an outdoors-related enterprise, and Provost convinced Moyle, a business management major who didn’t need the class, to take it with him.

“I said, ‘I know this isn’t your major, but if you take it we can sit down and make the plan,’” Provost recalled.

So they did, outlining a brick-and-mortar ski and kayak shop that, when they later revised it to fit the requirements for a different business plan project required by the honors college, became something close to what they’re doing now — operating a company that sells inexpensive but durable polarized sunglasses, cheap enough to be lost and replaced, and sturdy enough to take a beating.

“That was the birth of the company,” said Moyle.

They graduated, and they had a plan as well as encouragement from friends, family and the teachers they’d worked with along the way. But they were also broke and with no credit. So, Moyle entered the plan in the 2013 Awesome Business Idea Competition, hosted

by SiteDart in Franklin and offering $1,000 in prize money.

“He (Moyle) pitched the plan, and we won,” said Provost. “The prize money paid for a trademark and our first order of sunglasses.”

That first order wasn’t exactly what the two had had in mind, but they sold them — “mostly relying on our personalities and the name itself,” said Provost — and then used

Gnarcissist sunglasses are designed to be high-quality and durable while staying cheap enough to be replaceable. Donated photo

‘Enjoy yourself’ WNC duo runs with outdoors-inspired sunglasses brand the proceeds to buy more glasses and some Tshirts. Each sold order allowed them to buy more product and to better refine their design, bringing it ever closer to the highquality, low-cost concept they’d had in mind to start with.

“Everything just kind of dominoed on itself,” said Provost.

TO THE NEXT LEVEL It’s just been within the last year or so that Gnarcissist has really seemed to hit its stride.

After countless iterations of design and trial and error, the company has settled on what will likely become its main design, a pair of polarized glasses made out of sturdy plastic

Gnarcissist owners Pete Moyle (left) and Nick Provost show off their gear at Grand Teton National Park. Donated photo

Learn more about Gnarcissist Gnarcissist Gear’s signature product is its polarized sunglasses, which retail for a modest $20, but the brand also sells T-shirts, baseball caps, hoodies and more.

Find Gnarcissist on Instagram at www.instagram.com/gnarcissist_enjoyyourself, Facebook at www.facebook.com/Gnarcissistenjoyyourself or through its website, www.gnarcissistgear.com.

and textured for a look that resembles wood grains. They’ve started sponsoring athletes, and the glasses are in about 20 stores, all across Western North Carolina as well as in Wyoming, Idaho and soon in Virginia.

They’ve got an online store in South America, and are in talks with multiple other stores to start stocking.

“We’re really trying to take it to another level this year,” said Provost.

Just a few months ago, he and Moyle were suit-wearing rental car branch managers during the day, pushing along the Gnarcissist brand during their off time. In the past year, they’ve both quit their full-time jobs, keeping a couple side hustles going to make ends meet but devoting the bulk of their time to the brand.

“It’s been quite the journey,” said Moyle.

“It’s been fun the entire time, just because doing something under your own idea and self-motivation is just such a good feeling.”

The journey has taken them to places they never expected. Last year the guys drove all the way out to Idaho and Wyoming, to see one of their athletes compete in a paddling competition and network with other professionals in the world of outdoors gear. Provost was just in Colorado, getting some skiing in and talking with various shops — he’ll likely go back a couple times throughout the summer.

“That is one of the most fun parts, for sure, is being able to get out and see new places,” said Moyle.

“We just try to be a part of anything where there’s someone chasing their dream and their passion,” Provost added.

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Hiking club holds spring fling The Carolina Mountain Club will kick off the warm weather season with its 13th annual Spring Barbeque, 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 21, at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville.

The program will be “High on Waterrock: Big Plans for our MST High Point,” with guest speaker Dawn Leonard, a community planner with the Blue Ridge

Give back to the Bartram Trail A remembrance and trail work day in honor of the late Bartram Trail stalwart Frank Findley will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday, April 14, starting at the Kleinrath Hall Meeting Room at Nantahala Outdoor Center.

The event will include a morning presentation, followed by lunch and an option for an afternoon hike or work trip.

A two-term N.C. Bartram Trail Society president and U.S. Forest Service employee,

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A hike to dramatic Courthouse Falls in the Pisgah National Forest will be offered Saturday, April 14, with RiverLink Executive Director Garrett Artz and Marcia Bromberg of the Carolina Mountain Club leading this 5.4-mile walk to the headwaters of the French Broad River.

During the hike, the leaders will discuss how the French Broad forms and the history of the Courthouse, where according to Cherokee legend the slant-eyed giant Judaculla sat in judgment. Early spring wildflowers will bloom along the way.

Carpool points available at 10 a.m. in Asheville and 10:30 a.m. in Pisgah Forest.

Contact Artz at 828.252.8474, ext. 16.

Parkway. CMC member Walt Weber will also speak about the upcoming release of the third edition of his book, Trail Profiles of the MST. The day will include a hike around Lake Powhatan at 2:30 p.m., a wildflower hike on arboretum trails at 3 p.m., a social hour at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m. $22. Open to all, regardless of CMC membership. Mail the form at https://bit.ly/2Hd9mUf, with payment, by April 17 to CMC P.O. Box 68, Asheville, N.C. 28802.

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Frank Findley. Donated photo Findley helped spearhead the final section of the Bartram Trail in the mid-’90s, from the Nantahala Gorge to the summit of Cheoah Bald, perhaps the most rugged section on the route.

Free, with participants expected to bring or buy their own lunch, and bring gloves and trail gear. RSVP to info@ncbartramtrail.org. Organized by the N.C. Bartram Trail Society.

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Gnarcissist athlete Stephen Ligtenberg stands atop Grand Teton. Donated photo

LEARNING THE HARD WAY While the Gnarcissist life has been a fun ride, it hasn’t always been a smooth one.

“Some things you learn the hard way,” said Moyle.

For instance, originally they’d wanted the glasses to be made out of wood.

Wooden glasses are becoming increasingly popular, and the design fit their brand’s outdoors focus. But it turned out that, while the wooden glasses “looked amazing,” they proved to be both fragile and expensive.

The latest iteration, or which Moyle and Provost are both fans, looks like wood but enjoys the greater durability and affordabil-

ity of plastic.

They’ve had other hiccups too. For instance, there was the time they sold an order twice as fast as they thought they would but had a three-month lapse in inventory — because that’s how long it took to finish all the paperwork they hadn’t known they’d have to do in order to import the glasses.

“We thought we had prepared for it, but there’s so many more unknowns once you start diving into it,” said Moyle.

In that way, the world of business isn’t

so unlike the world of nature that sparked the friends’ Gnarcissist adventure in the first place. Preparation is important, but at the end of the day you can’t know exactly what the situation will be until you’re in it.

At that point, you better be able to stay calm and think on your feet.

“That’s why the outdoors is such a good metaphor,” said Moyle. “It’s exactly like setting a line or paddling a rapid. You try to plan your line before you go, but things might happen, and you have to adapt, overcome.”

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The Gnarcissist slogan is “enjoy yourself,” and those are words its two founders live by.

Sometimes the work is hard, and sometimes it’s confusing, but it’s theirs. And they really believe that their product helps others — especially those who spend their time hiking trails, paddling rapids and careening down ski slopes — enjoy themselves.

“You gotta protect your eyes,” said Provost. “When you’re outside recreating, if you don’t protect your eyes you’re at a higher risk to get cancer from the sun or get your eyes messed up early on … Our slogan is ‘enjoy yourself,’ and it’s much easier to do that if you’re not squinting the whole time.”

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A fishing day camp will be offered Friday, April 20, and Monday, April 23, based at the Glenville-Cashiers Recreation Center.

Both camps will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with kids dropped off at either the Cullowhee or the Glenville-Cashiers recreation centers.

Transportation will be provided to fishing sites at the Cashiers center and at the Ralph J. Andrews Campground.

Open to kids 8 to 12. $25. Participants should come prepared to spend the day outdoors, with a change of clothes, a towel, lunch, water and two snacks. Register online at www.rec.jacksonnc.org.

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Outdoor 76 to join Motion Makers in Cherokee

Franklin-based outfitter Outdoor 76 has announced that it will open a second store, joining Motion Makers Bicycle Shop at a new location in Cherokee this May. “With our combined areas of expertise and the continued investment by the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians on outdoor recreation we feel like Cory McCall (left) and Rob Gasbarro. Donated photo this will be the perfect fit for expansion in serving up something special for outdoor enthusiasts.

We hope that you will continue to support us in this new venture as we lay tracks further up U.S. 441. Our committed and loyal customers have fostered this opportunity, and we can’t wait to show you what we have in Cherokee is located next door to store for Cherokee,” said owners Cory America’s most visited national park, and McCall and Rob Gasbarro in a public the opening of the 10.5-mile Fire statement announcing the new store.

Mountain Trail System last year has Outdoor 76 launched eight years ago caused it to become a priority destination in the summer of 2010 as a small shop on for mountain bikers.

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Waynesville Recreation Center $200/person, must be at least 15 years of age

This will be a blended learning course involving skill sessions in the pool and book work online.

If you have questions, call the Waynesville Recreation Center or email Luke Kinsland at lkinsland@waynesvillenc.gov.

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Main Street in Franklin. The business has since become a hub for Appalachian Trail hikers seeking expert outfitter’s advice and has taken an active role in raising money and awareness for the community it calls home. In recent years, McCall and Gasbarro have pondered what their next step should be, thinking that it would be great to somehow get closer to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After receiving a call about the possibility of partnering with Motion Makers, Outdoor 76 decided to go for it.

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Freestyle the Nantahala A weekend of freestyle kayak clinics and competitions will be offered April 21-22 at Nantahala Outdoor Center near Bryson City during the Live Like Maria Freestyle Classic in partnership with the Nantahala River Club.

The event is designed for people of all ages and abilities with categories available

from beginner to advanced. Saturday will include clinics covering rules, competition tips and practice runs. Both days will offer competitions with high-end judges and prizes. $25 entry fee. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Live Like Maria Fund. A full schedule is at www.noc.com/events.

Become a lifeguard A Red Cross Lifeguard certification course will be offered April 20 to 28 at the Canton Pool, giving successful candidates a two-year certification that also covers first aid, CPR and AED use.

Sessions will be 6 to 9 p.m. April 20 and 27, and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 and 28. Before taking the course participants must be able to swim 300 yards, tread water for two minutes and swim 20 yards to complete a surface dive and pick up a brick at the bottom of the pool, returning it to the starting point. $285. Keith Corbeil, 828.648.2363, ext. 117. https://rdcrss.org/2qeizVi.

Get certified in boating and hunting

First aid certification

A boating safety course will be offered 69 p.m. April 17 to 18 and a hunting certification course 6 to 9 p.m. April 16 to 17 at Haywood Community College.

The boating certification will give participants a shot at a certification required to operate vessels propelled by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater. The hunting certification is accepted in every North American state and province.

For either course, participants must attend both sessions and pass a written exam. The free courses are offered as a partnership between HCC and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

The boating course will also be offered May 7 to 8, June 5 to 6, July 9 to 10, Aug. 28 to 29 and Sept. 10 to 11.

Register at www.ncwildlife.org by selecting the “Learning” tab.

A pair of first aid certification courses will be offered this month at the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. n An adult CPR class will be held 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 22. Open to ages 18 and up, the training includes rescue breathing, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and relieving foreign body airway obstructions in people ages 8 and up, with AED use included. $30. n A wilderness first aid class will be offered 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 to 22. The two-day course is geared toward avid hikers, guides, trip leaders and leaders on one and two day outings for definitive medical care. The course will include classroom lectures and demonstrations combined with realistic scenarios where mock patients will challenge students to integrate their learning. $195.

Register at rec.jacksonnc.org.

WNC author debuts wildflower guide

Author Marci Spencer will present her book Nantahala National Forest: A History 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.

Spencer will give a slide presentation on the history of areas to explore in Macon County — within the Nantahala Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest — with a question-andanswer session afterward. Books Unlimited will sell Spencer’s book at the event.

828.524.3600.

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Swain County guidebook author Jim Parham will present his newest title, Wildflower Walks & Hikes: North Carolina Mountains, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.

The full-color guidebook boasts 59 routes ranging from easy strolls on quiet walkways to longer backcountry treks, all on public lands and complete with maps, driving and hiking directions, color photos and information on wildflowers likely to be spotted on each hike.

Parham, a Swain County resident, has written more than a dozen trail guides covering the Southern Appalachians, drawing his own distinctive maps for each book.

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Garden fair returns to Cherokee Cherokee will hold its third annual spring garden fair Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, at the Cherokee Fair Grounds.

The event will offer everything gardeners need to get started with spring, including plants, seeds, yard art, tools and educational displays. Fair hours will be noon to 6 p.m. April 20 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21. legendweaverstudios@gmail.com.

Stock up on plants A plant sale featuring a plethora of native plants will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Lake Junaluska.

The sale will be at the top of the Corneille Bryan Native Garden, at the junction of J.B. Ivey Lane and County Road.

Call Janet at 828.778.5938.

The Southern Highlands Reserve has launched a digital database to advance its ability to research native plants from its perch atop 4,500-foot Toxaway Mountain.

The database is a powerful tool for SHR to conduct research on more than 10 years of plant observation data, weather data and plant accession records. It will further SHR’s ability to conduct research on native plants in the Southern Appalachians, one of the world’s most biologically diverse regions.

With the onset of shifts in weather patterns

such as storm intensity, drought and other extreme conditions, SHR can now monitor and analyze how plants respond to these long-term changes using phenology reports and information in the database.

A $20,000 grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust made development of the database possible. This seed money, awarded in January 2017, was essential to completing the project successfully. Local firm Sounds Essential designed the database in collaboration with SHR Executive Director Kelly Holdbrooks.

SHR is open April through October for garden tours, by reservation only. www.southernhighlandsreserve.org.

A church softball league will be offered in Waynesville this summer, with an organizational meeting planned for 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 19, at the Waynesville Recreation Center.

All team representatives interested in entering a team should attend. The season will start at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 11, with games played on selected evenings at the Vance Street softball field. The team entry fee will be based on the number of teams in the league.

Donald Hummel, 828.456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

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Clean up the mountains A countywide litter cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 21, will seek to make a dent in Jackson County’s litter problem.

“Cleaning up the Mountains” will come the weekend before Sylva’s signature Greening up the Mountains festival. An informational meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in the Community Room of the Jackson County Courthouse will allow participants to choose the road they wish to clean up and also receive safety instructions, orange litter bags, gloves and orange safety vests.

828.506.9241.

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The nation’s largest single-day effort to remove trash from a river will return to Western Carolina University with the 34th annual Tuck River Cleanup, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14.

Registration and transportation to the Tuckasegee River will be at the WCU Alumni Tower on campus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with volunteers transported back from the river between 2 and 5 p.m.

From 2 to 6 p.m., free food and entertainment, as well as drawings for Volunteers carry full bags of trash prizes from local busiafter participating in a previous Tuck nesses, will be offered River Cleanup. WCU photo at the alumni tower.

Volunteers can pick up trash from the riverbank or while floating on a raft. All rafters will be provided with a paddle, raft, personal flotation device and trash bags. Rafters must weigh at least 40 pounds and wear shoes that will stay on in water. No coolers or alcohol will be allowed. Rafts are self-guided with rafters encouraged to eat beforehand.

The event is hosted by Base Camp Cullowhee, with a variety of local businesses and organizations sponsoring it.

Kay Tufts, kjtufts@wcu.edu or 828.227.8804.

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Nighttime falls over Western North Carolina. Richard Sandford Nature Photography

Celebrate the stars A festival showcasing the nighttime sky and the creatures that live their waking hours beneath it will be held 5 to 11 p.m.

Saturday, April 21, at The Village Green in Cashiers.

The Festival of the Stars will start with a journey through the “dark” 5 to 8 p.m. in which participants can learn about the stars and nighttime creatures, meet an owl and learn about bats. During the journey, festivalgoers can walk among the galaxies and check out the stars in the mobile planetarium.

At 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., Cherokee story-

teller Freeman Owle will share Cherokee myths and legends, and stargazing with local astronomers will be offered 9 to 11 p.m., along with a chance to roast marshmallows, make s’mores and eat hot dogs.

In case of heavy rain, the event will be held at the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. Free, and sponsored by the Recreation Center, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Board of Directors, Ingles Market, Will and Becky McKee and United Community Bank. info.hitrust@earthlink.net or 828.526.1111.

Haywood celebrates Earth Month

Tuesday, April 24, at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Haywood Waterways and its partners will discuss water quality, wildlife and conservation work in Haywood’s watersheds. Refreshments provided. RSVP not necessary but helpful. 828.476.4667 or info@haywoodwaterways.org. n A discussion on food forests and edible parks will be held 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 26, at the Waynesville Public Library auditorium. Haywood Waterways and partners HydroCycle Engineering and Ecosystem Services will discuss an idea that protects stream banks from erosion while also providing food for people. RSVP not necessary but helpful.

828.476.4667 or info@haywoodwaterways.org. n A workshop on building rain barrels will be held 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at the Agricultural Service Center on Raccoon Road in Waynesville. Participants will leave with a 55-gallon rain barrel and home installation kit. Space limited; $50 cost. RSVP to 828.476.4667 or info@haywoodwaterways.org.

All activities are organized by Haywood Waterways, which also sponsors events throughout the year. www.haywoodwaterways.org.

A lineup of Earth Month events will celebrate the streams, rivers and lakes of Haywood County in April with opportunities ranging from stream cleanups to presentations from experts. n An invasive plant removal 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Friday, April 13, at Vance Street Park in Waynesville will give volunteers a chance to improve Richland Creek by rooting out non-native species that compete with native plants and offer less food for wildlife than their native counterparts. Refreshments provided. RSVP not necessary but helpful.

828.476.4667 or info@haywoodwaterways.org. n A stream cleanup 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 21, at Vance Street Park in Waynesville will get rid of litter in Richland Creek, part of Haywood Waterways Association’s Adopt-A-Stream program.

Since 2009, the program has resulted in nearly 23 tons of trash being removed from local streams. Cleanup equipment provided. n A discussion on the state of the Pigeon River watershed will be held 7 to 8:30 p.m.

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • “History of Main Street, Waynesville,” part of the “Haywood Ramblings series will be presented by Alex McKay at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 3 at Town Hall Board Room on Main Street. In case of snow, the event will be automatically rescheduled for the second Thursday of the month.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • April is National Stress Awareness Month and the businesses of Franklin will be hosting various sales and free events promoting “Retail Therapy is good for the soul” on Saturday, April 14.

• Evening classes for anyone wanting to obtain a high school equivalency diploma are offered from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays at Haywood Community College in Clyde. 627.4648.

• Registration for summer and fall semesters is underway through April 27 at Haywood Community College.

627.4500 or haywood.edu.

• The Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the HF Robinson Auditorium at the Western Carolina University Campus in Cullowhee.

• “Reduce the Risk of Sexual Harrassment: Know How to Act and React” will be offered for employers from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, at Western Carolina University’s instructional site in Biltmore Park in Asheville. Cost: $95 Register: pdp.wcu.edu or 227.3070.

• The Waynesville Branch of the Haywood County Public Library will have an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 12. Tour the facility, meet new Library Director Kathy G. Vossler and attend the second annual Presidential Volunteer Service Awards ceremony. Cal Shepard, state librarian, will be keynote speaker.

• A Health Sciences Exploration Day will be held from 9 a.m.-noon on Friday, April 13, in the Balsam Center of Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus in Sylva. The college’s 13 health sciences programs will participate and offer demonstrations and information.

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• Western Carolina University will offer a one-day workshop on “Contract Negotiations, Liability and Risk Factors in Business” from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, at the university’s instructional site in Asheville. $119. Lunch included. Register: pdp.wcu.edu or 227.3070.

• “Walking the Tracks: A Conversation about Old Hazelwood-Waynesville” will be hosted by Alex McKay, Curator of the Waynesville Archive Museum, from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Waynesville Library Auditorium.

• Registration is underway through April 6 for a job fair that will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.

743.5191.

• A hunter safety course will be offered from 6-9:30 p.m. on April 16-17 at Haywood Community College, Room 3322, Building 3300, in Clyde. Must attend both evenings to receive certification. Preregistration required: www.ncwildlife.org.

• Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a pair of women’s business networking luncheons: 11 a.m. on April 16 in Macon County and April 17 in Jackson County. Register: http://bit.ly/ncsbcn. Info: www.southwesterncc.edu/SBC. • A boating safety course will be offered from 6-9 p.m. on April 17-18 in Room 3322, Building 3300 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Preregistration required: www.ncwildlife.org.

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted.

• “Nantahala National Forest: A History” will be presented by author Marci Spencer at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room in Franklin.

• Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a savvy social summit from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce. Register: http://bit.ly/ncsbcn. Info: www.southwesterncc.edu/SBC. • The Swain County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, at the Fryemont Inn. • Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a Social Media Marketing Summit from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, at HCC in Clyde.

Seminars will cover Facebook, Instagram and Tools for Social Media. Info and to register: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512.

• Registration is underway for a two-day seminar on financial reporting for public higher education at Western Carolina University’s instructional site at Biltmore Park in Asheville. Led by Marty Fischer, professor of accounting at the University of Texas at Tyler.

Open to accounting staff from public colleges and universities. Seminar is from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on April 2324. Cost: $349. Includes lunch each day. Pdp.wcu.edu and click on “Financial Reporting for Higher Education” or 227.3070.

• Registration is underway for “Bizweek 2018” through the Macon County Economic Development Commission in Franklin. April 16-20. Registration required. For info/schedule and to register: www.maconedc.com or 369.2306.

• Jackson County Outdoor Recreation will offer Wilderness First Aid training from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on April 21-22. Info and registration: 293.3053 or rec.jacksonnc.org.

• Haywood Community College will offer a “Wilderness Week” from April 21-28 in Clyde. Search and Rescue Weekend Academy. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• Haywood Community College will offer Escort Vehicle Operator Recertification on April 24 in Clyde. Cost: $75.

Meets training requirements set by the N.C. Department of Transportation for certifying oversize-overweight load escort vehicle drivers. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• Haywood Community College will offer Forklift Operator Certification classes from 5-9 p.m. on April 24-25 in Clyde. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• Community Choir will be offered from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 25-June 13 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Cost: $60. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• Jackson County Outdoor Recreation will offer Adult CPR Training form 6-9 p.m. on April 22. Cost: $30. Info and registration: 293.3053 or rec.jacksonnc.org.

• The Swain County Tourism Development Authority meeting is scheduled for noon on Wednesday, April 25, at 210 Main Street in Bryson City.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • A disc golf tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 14, at Lake Julian Park in Arden. Fundraiser for Green Built Alliance. https://tinyurl.com/ybwqy8kl.

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• Folkmoot will host the Appalachian Friendship Dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Elevated Mountain Distillery in Maggie Valley. Tickets for this Friendship Dinner are $25 for adult, $20 for students and $30 at the door. www.folkmoot.org or 452.2997.

Seating is limited, so advance purchase is advised.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Haywood County will receive 20 percent of all sales made between 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, at McDonald’s on Russ Ave. • Tickets are on sale now for Feline Urgent Rescue of WNC’s WineTasting and appetizer buffet, which is from 5:30-8 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at HART’s Daniel & Belle Fangmeyer Theatre in Waynesville. Tickets: $35 per person; includes three wine tastings or beers.

Sponsorships are $125. www.furofwnc.org.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS • Sign-ups are underway for participants and volunteers for “Walk MS: Fletcher,” a fundraising walk for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event is set for April 15 at Bill Moore Park. Info or sign up: walkMS.org, 855.372.1331 or fundraisingsupport@nmss.org.

• Special Olympics of Jackson County will hold its spring games starting at 9:30 a.m. on April 18 at the Smoky Mountain High School track. Volunteer sign-up: https://tinyurl.com/yb33srj8. Info: www.specialolympicsnc.com.

• Applications are being accepted for artist vendors for the Folkmoot Festival this summer. Applications are being accepted at folkmoot.org/applications through April 30. 100 applications will be accepted from vendors offering unique, handmade items. $25 fee. Info: 452.2997 or vendors@folkmoot.org.

• Senior Companion volunteers are being sought to serve with the Land of the Sky Senior Companion Program in Henderson, Buncombe, Transylvania and Madison Counties. Serve older adults who want to remain living independently at home in those counties.

HEALTH MATTERS • A support group for persons with Multiple Sclerosis as well as family, friends and caregivers meets at 6:45 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the conference room of the Jackson county Public Library in Sylva.

293.2503.

• A grief support group, GriefShare, will be held from 67:30 p.m. on Wednesdays through May 23 at First Alliance Church in Franklin. Topics include grief’s challenges, guilt, anger, relationships with others, being stuck and what to live for now. $15 cost covers materials; scholarships available. Register: www.franklincma.com. Info: 369.7977, 200.5166, scott@franklincma.com or www.griefshare.org.

• Nutrition counseling and diabetes education are offered through Macon County Public Health in Franklin.

349.2455.

• “Pain Clinic: Rotator Cuff” will be offered from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at Waynesville Yoga Center. $30 in advance; $35 at the door. 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• An Advance Care Planning clinic to learn about and prepare advance-care planning documents is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. on Monday, April 16, at Canton Senior Center. 648.8173.

• The Town of Canton will offer a Red Cross Lifeguard Certification course with First-Aid/CPR/AED from April 20-28. Cost: $285. Details: 648.2363, ext. 117.

• Ortho-Yoga will be offered from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at the Waynesville Yoga Center. Gentle, clothed bodywork therapy in which providers work to minimize

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Register: 246.6570 or WaynesvilleYogaCenter.com.

• An Opioid Awareness County Leadership Forum, joint meeting of governmental entities, is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, April 23, at the Jackson County Department on Aging in Sylva.

• “Diabetes and Disease Prevention: Heal What Ails You” will be the topic of a health presentation at 6:30 p.m. on April 24 at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Part of a series entitled: “Mind and Body: Health, Nutrition and You.” 586.2016.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • Independent Sports Association will conduct an organizational meeting for its Church Softball League at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Season starts June 11. Info: 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• Registration is underway for a course in Women’s Police Judo Tactics that will be offered for ages 15-up from noon-1:15 p.m. on Saturdays, April 28-May 19, at the Waynesville Recreation Center. $60 per person. waynesvillejudo@gmail.com.

POLITICAL • The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting at 6 p.m. on April 16 at the CashiersGlenville Recreation Center Gym in Cashiers.

• The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. on April 16, at the Cashiers-Glenville Recreation Center Gym in Cashiers.

Purpose is to receive public input regarding the 2017 N.C. Senate Bill 155 (Brunch Bill). Citizens are invited to make written or oral comments.

• The Swain County Democratic Party will have a meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, at the Swain County Senior Center in Bryson City. 488.1118.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS • Swain County guidebook author Jim Parham will present his newest work “Wildflower Walks & Hikes: North Carolina Mountains” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.

• There will be a poetry night for adults at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 17, at The Rathskeller Coffee Haus & Pub in Franklin. To celebrate National Poetry Month and National Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, this event will focus on poetry that expresses the pain that abuse survivors suffer, the empowerment that emboldens our communities, and the healing that can happen in the aftermath. arts4all@dnet.net or 524.ARTS. • Merrilee Bordeaux has just released her first work A Song of Life and Other Poems. Bordeaux will hold a reading and book signing event from 6 to 8 p.m.

Monday, April 23, at the meeting room in the Franklin Public Library. Light refreshment will be provided.

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES • The Waynesville Recreation Center will offer additional courts for pickleball for seniors from 7 a.m.-noon on Mondays through Fridays. For ages 60-up. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• The Mexican Train Dominoes Group seeks new players to join games at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville.

356.2800.

• A Silver Sneakers Cardio Fit class will meet from 1011 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Haywood County Senior Recreation Center. For ages 60 and above. Cost is regular admission fee to the rec center or free for members at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

• Book Club is held at 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800 • Senior croquet for ages 55 and older is offered from 9-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Vance Street Park in front of Waynesville Recreation Center.

Free. For info, contact Donald Hummel at 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• A Hand & Foot card game is held at 1 p.m. on Thursdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

• Senior Sale Day is on the third Friday of every month at the Friends of the Library Used Bookstore. Patrons 60 and older get 20 percent off all purchases.

Proceeds benefit the Sylva Library.

• Pinochle game is played at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

• Mah Jongg is played at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays at Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville.

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• A Canasta card game is set for 1 p.m. on Mondays at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

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• A Parkinson’s Support Group is held at 2 p.m. on the last Wednesdays of each month at the Haywood County Senior Resource Center in Waynesville. 356.2800.

KIDS & FAMILIES • Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) has officially announced his annual Congressional Art Competition for 2018. The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students who reside in the 11th District. All entries must be original in design, concept, and execution, with open categories such as painting, drawing, print, and more. Winners will be chosen on April 28. The over-all winner of our district’s competition will receive two round-trip tickets to the National Reception in Washington, D.C., a $3,000 scholarship to a prestigious southeastern art college, and their art will be

displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The deadline to enter this year’s competition is Friday, April 13.

Entries may be dropped off earlier, but all entries must be received by 5 p.m. April 13 at Rep. Meadows’ main district office located at 200 North Grove Street, Suite 90, Hendersonville, NC. meadows.house.gov.

• “Mountain Youth Talent Contests,” is open for submissions. This contest is a key event during the Greening Up the Mountains Festival on Saturday, April 28, in downtown Sylva. The festival contests aim to discover, develop, and encourage talent in youth in traditional Appalachian heritage activities and provide an opportunity for young people to perform on stage before an audience. The entry deadline for Greening Up the Mountains is April 18. Go to jackson4h.blogspot.com to find the entry forms. 586.4009 or kerri_rayburn@ncsu.edu.

• The Macon County Public Library will present Family Science Night from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in Franklin. Theme is “The Science of Food and Drink.” www.ncsciencefestival.org, 524.3600 or maconkids@fontanalib.org.

• The Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (KARE) “Spring Thing” will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in Waynesville. Cookout, inflatables, take-home books, games, and more. For more information, call 828.456.8995 or click on www.karehouse.org.

• Jackson County Outdoor Recreation will offer a Fishing Day Camp for ages 8-12 from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on April 20. Drop-off is at either Cullowhee or Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Centers. Cost: $25. Info and registration: 293.3053 or rec.jacksonnc.org.

• The Arts Council of Macon County will accept applications through May 1 for its annual $1000 Arts Scholarship. Macon County residents of all ages wishing to pursue a college degree in the performing, literary, visual/graphic arts or arts education may apply. www.artscouncilofmacon.org. 524.ARTS or arts4all@dnet.net.

KIDS FILMS • “The Greatest Showman” will be shown at 6:30 p.m.

April 13, April 20 & 7 p.m. April 14 at the Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.2016.

• The Highlands Biological Foundation will offer a series of nature-themed films and documentaries shown at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of March in Highlands. For info on each show, call 526.2221.

• A family movie will be shown at 10:30 a.m. every Friday at Hudson Library in Highlands.

KIDS STORY TIMES HAYWOOD • Mother Goose Time, a story time for babies and toddlers (5 months to 2 years) and their parents/caregivers, is held at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays at the

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• Family Story Time, 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Waynesville Public Library. Stories, songs, crafts.

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• Movers and Shakers story time is at 11 a.m. every Thursday at the Waynesville Library. For all ages.

Movement, books, songs and more. 452.5169.

• Family storytime with crafts, second Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Waynesville library. 452-5169.

• Family story time for ages zero to six years old is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. each Tuesday at the Canton Library. 648.2924.

JACKSON • Baby Storytime is at 11 a.m. on Thursdays at the Jackson County Public Library. Songs, fingerplays and stories for infants through toddlers. 586.2016 • Kid’s story time Saturdays, 11 a.m., all ages at City Lights in Sylva 586.9449.

• Kids story time, Fridays 11 a.m., Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. at Jackson County Public Library. Story time includes books, puppets, finger plays, songs and crafts. 586.2016.

• Pre-school story time, second Wednesday, 11 a.m. at Cashiers Community Library. 743.0215.

• Rock and Read storytime, 11 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Jackson County Public Library. 586.2016

SWAIN • Preschool Story time, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Marianna Black Library. After a book or two is read, the children participate in games, songs, finger plays, puppet play and make a craft to take home. 488.3030.

MACON • Paws 4 Reading, a family story time, will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. second Thursday of the month at Macon County Public Library. Children can read to a therapy dog. (grades K-6). 524.3600.

• Toddlers Rock, Mondays, 10 a.m., Macon Public Library. Music, movement and instruments (Designed for children 0-24 months, but all ages are welcome).

• Family Story Time is held at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.

524.3600.

• Family Story Time for ages 0 to 7 years is held at 10 a.m. on Thursdays at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. 524.3600.

• Paws 4 Reading, a family story time, will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Hudson Library in Highlands. Children (grades K-6) practice early reading skills by reading to a canine companion. Info: www.fontanalib.org, www.readingpaws.org or 526.3031.

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • The Outdoor Elements Festival, a celebration of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers and a variety of outdoor activities, is scheduled for April 13-14 at Nantahala Outdoor Center near Bryson City. 5K registration: $29. Full schedule: www.noc.com/events/outdoor-elements-festival.

• The Festival of the Stars, an N.C. Science Festival event, is scheduled for 5-11 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at the Village Green in Cashiers. Learn about the stars and nocturnal creatures. Mobile planetarium, solar glasses, solar telescope and Cherokee storyteller. info@hitrust@earthlink.net, 526.1111 or www.hicashlt.org.

• Art in Monteith Park, a daylong arts and crafts festival, will celebrate the Appalachian Women’s Museum starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, in Dillsboro.

More than 40 booths of handmade local arts and crafts; performances by The Maggie Valley Band and J.Creek Cloggers. Parking: $3. Info: artinmonteithpark@gmail.com or 586.3511.

• 21st annual Greening Up the Mountains is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. www.greeningupthemountains.com. 554.1035 or greeningupthemountains@gmail.com.

FOOD & DRINK • Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will be hosting a six-session class and wine tasting dedicated to “Exploring the World of Wine with Pete Ricci.”

All classes run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays.

Classes are $49 each or $245 to attend all six.

Participants will taste six to eight wines in each session. For more information and/or to register, click on www.waynesvillewine.com.

• An Outdoor Music Jam is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on April 21 at Lazy Hiker Brewing Company in Franklin.

Info: www.facebook.com/lazyhikerbrewingco.

• The “Uncorked: Wine & Rail Pairing Experience” will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. Full service all-adult first class car. Wine pairings with a meal and more. For more information and/or to register, call 800.872.4681 or click on www.gsmr.com.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen will present the musical “Spring Awakening” from Thursday through Sunday, April 12-15, at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center in Cullowhee.

Directed by Terrence Mann. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on April 12-14 and at 3 p.m. on April 15.

• The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present, live via satellite, the MET Opera’s production of Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14.

Pre-opera discussion will be led by guest lecturer Joseph Collins at noon. Tickets: highlandspac.org, at the door or 526.9047.

• HART in Waynesville presents “In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play” through April 15. Tickets are only $10 with general admission seating, but reservations are recommended as many shows regularly sell out.

Season tickets are also available for the winter season. A complete schedule is available on the HART website at www.harttheatre.org.

• A program devoted to Appalachian heritage and culture, “The Liars Bench” will return at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the Mountain Heritage Center auditorium at Western Carolina University. Admission is free.

Additional information is available from Carden via email at gcarden498@aol.com.

• The Summit choral ensemble from Tuscola High School will perform its annual Country Western Show April 20-22 in the high school auditorium in Waynesville. Theme is “Song of the South.”

Performances at 7 p.m. on April 20-21 and 2:30 p.m. on April 22. 456.2408.

• The Colby Deitz Band will be playing 9 p.m. on Friday, April 20 at the Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. $5. 586.2016.

• The “Songwriters in the Round” music series will host Larry Fleet and Phillip White at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 21, at the Balsam Mountain Inn. Tickets are $20 per person. There will also be a special menu served. Reservations required. For more information and/or to purchase tickets, click on www.balsammountaininn.net.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • Curator of the Waynesville Archive Museum, Alex McKay will host a conversation with Sam Wiggins, Rolf Kaufman and Nink Swift about life and times in the 1950s and 1960s from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in the lower level of the Waynesville Library Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public but tickets are required and only 75 will be available.

Get your tickets at the Waynesville Public Library in the administrative office.

• An indoor flea market will take place every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in March at Friends Of The Greenway Quarters at 573 East Main St. in Franklin. Registration fee will go to FROG. • The Old Armory will host an indoor flea market from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on every third Saturday. Booths are $10 each for selling items. 456.9207.

• Dogwood Crafters will host their 10th annual English Tea on April 14 at First United Methodist Church of Sylva. Reservations: 586.2248.

• The Uptown Gallery will be providing a free opportunity to “Untangle with Zentagles” from 10 a.m. to 2

• Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild will welcome back “SnowBirds” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 16, at First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. Social time at 6:30 p.m. www.smokymtnquilters.org.

• A String Class 1 will be offered on Monday evenings from April 16-June 11 at Haywood Community College.

Violin, cello, viola and string bass for beginning to intermediate levels. Meets from 7-9 p.m. Cost: $150.

Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• A String Class 2 will be offered on Monday evenings from April 16-June 11 at Haywood Community College.

Violin, cello, viola and string bass; focus more on playing as an ensemble. Meets from 5-7 p.m. Cost: $150. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• A ceramics workshop will be offered by the Dogwood Crafters Co-op at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge. Make an item using bisque and learn painting and staining techniques. Cost: $10. Register: 586.2248.

• Beginning Music Reading will be offered on Tuesdays from April 17-June 5 at Haywood Community College. Meets from 5-7 p.m. Cost: $150. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• A Vocal Class will be offered on Tuesdays from April 17-June 5 at Haywood Community College. Meets from 7-9 p.m. Cost: $150. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• Balsam Mountain Trust will present a public program entitled “April, Paint, Palette and Pixels” – a workshop by former magazine staff photographer and photo editor Michael Skinner – from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 21. RSVP by April 18: 631.1062 or mskinner@bmtrust.org. www.balsammountaintrust.org.

• A Latin Cross workshop will be offered by the Dogwood Crafters Co-op from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge.

Learn techniques used in beading to create the cross.

Cost: $10. Register: 586.2248.

• The Gourd Bumblebee Chime Workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Class led by Betsey Sloan. Cost is $20 members, $25 non-members, which includes all materials. Registration is required. Stop by the Gallery to see a sample. 349.4607, or franklinuptowngallery@gmail.com or www.franklinuptowngallery.com.

• Haywood Community College will offer an “Essentials of Indigo Dying” class from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 21-22, at HCC in Clyde. Cost: $250. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

• The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild Co-President Suzanne Wingett will demonstrate the one-block-wonder technique in preparation for two workshops she will lead April 21 and 28 at the Tartan Hall in Franklin. For more information about the guild and the upcoming workshops, visit www.smokymtnquilters.org.

• The Jackson County Senior Center will host its annual yard sale from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at 100 County Services Park in Sylva. Yard sale tables can be rented for $10 each or $15 for two.

Application: 586.5494.

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• “Paint Nite Waynesville” will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 19 at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Sign up for either event on the Paint Night Waynesville Facebook page or call Robin Arramae at 828.400.9560. paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

• A Fused Glass Garden Art class will be offered from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on April 14 at Haywood Community College. Make a fused glass piece of art. Cost: $50.

Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

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• Tickets are on sale now for “The Cirque,” which will offer performances at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Sphere of Fear, Triple Wheel of Death, Human Slingshot, juggler and more. Tickets start at $12.50 (for first 100 adult tickets) at www.TheCirque.com.

p.m. on Saturday, April 14. This free event is a great way to relieve stress through the arts by coloring pages created by one of the gallery’s artists. 349.4607 or www.franklinuptowngallery.com.

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• Christian group Anthem Lights will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. Tickets start at $18. To purchase tickets, click on www.greatmountainmusic.com or call 866.273.4615.

• The Haywood County Arts Council hosts an Artist Demonstrations & Discount Day on Saturday, April 21, at HCAC Gallery & Gifts in Waynesville. 452.0593, info@haywoodarts.org or HaywoodArts.org.

•A “Viking Round Shield Class” is being offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p .m. April 21-22 with Brock Martin from WarFire Forge at the Jackson County Green Energy

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7 p.m. April 21 at the Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva.

Free. 586.2016.

Visit www.smokymountainnews.com and click on Calendar for: ■ Complete listings of local music scene ■ Regional festivals ■ Art gallery events and openings ■ Complete listings of recreational offerings at regional health and fitness centers ■ Civic and social club gatherings Park in Dillsboro. Cost is $370 (materials included) and is due at registration. Pre-registration is required.

To register, call 631.0271. www.jcgep.org.

• Local jewelry artist Lawrie Williams will offer a “Wire Art Jewelry Class” from 12:30-3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at the Jackson County Extension Office in Sylva.

Cost: $10. Register: 586.4009.

• Registration is underway for a “Warhammer Class” that will be led by Brock Martin of WarFire Forge from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 26-27 at Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Cost: $400; materials included. Preregistration required: 631.0271. Info: www.JCGEP.org.

• Registration is underway for a “Kukri Making Class” that will be led by Brock Martin of WarFire Forge from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 12-13 at Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Cost: $400; materials included.

Preregistration required: 631.0271. Info: www.JCGEP.org.

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GALLERIES • Gallery 1 Sylva will celebrate the work and collection of co-founder Dr. Perry Kelly with a show of his personal work at the Jackson County Public Library Rotunda and his art collection at the gallery. All work is for sale. Admission is free. Children are welcome. Gallery 1 has regular winter hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. art@gallery1sylva.com.

• The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center is pleased to present, “LINING: SHEATHING” through May 4, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. April 19 in Cullowhee. “LINING: SHEATHING” is a large-scale installation about the tactile and protective qualities of textiles by collaborators Denise Bookwalter and Lee Emma Running. The WCU Fine Art Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Museum exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public. jilljacobs@wcu.edu or 828.227.2505.

• The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is excited to announce that the “Watercolor & Wax” exhibit will run through April 28. The exhibit features eight local artists, including Barbara Brook, Melba Cooper, Mary Decker, Joan Doyle, Jo Ridge Kelley, Chelsea Summers, Ann Vasilik and Maureen Simon. Visit the Haywood County Arts Council at 86 North Main Street in Waynesville to view the variety of art for sale. www.haywoodarts.org.

• During the month of April, Uptown Gallery in Franklin will be hosting an exhibit of artwork created by the senior artists from The Crawford Senior Center. The reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 13.

Open to the public.

FILM & SCREEN • “Ready Player One” will be shown at 7 p.m. on April 11-12 at The Strand on Main in Waynesville. See www.38main.cc for ticket prices.

• “Phantom Thread” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on April 11 & April 12 at the Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.2016.

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• “All the Money in the World” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on April 19 at the Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.2016.

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• An easy cycling ride aiming to help people ease into a healthier lifestyle through cycling is offered in the Canton area, typically covering 8-10 miles. Road bikes are preferred and helmets are required. Nobody will be left behind. A partnership of Bicycle Haywood N.C., the Blue Ridge Bike Club and MountainWise. For specific start times and locations: mttrantham@hotmail.com.

• An “On the Water: East Fork French Broad” fishing program will be offered for ages 12-up from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 12 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• A cycling ride exploring the Fire Mountain Trail System in Cherokee will be offered at 6 p.m. every other Thursday, with the next ride planned for April 12.

Participants will divide into a beginner group and a non-beginner group, with 60 to 90 minutes on the trail each time. Organized by the Nantahala Area Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association, with an event page at www.facebook.com/NantahalaAreaSORBA/. nantahala.area.sorba@gmail.com.

• “Appalachian Trail: An American Legacy” – a documentary by Sam Henegar – will be shown at 2 p.m. on April 12 in the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.

524.3600.

• Haywood Waterways Association will have an Invasive Plant Removal from 1-2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13, at Waynesville Recreation Center. info@haywoodwaterways.org.

• A leisurely six-mile stroll providing an introduction to early spring birds and botany will be held from 9 a.m.5 p.m. on Friday, April 13, at Alarka Institute in Cowee. $65 includes vegetarian lunch and afternoon happy hour. Sign up: www.paypal.me/cedartree.

• A backyard birding by ear class for beginners will be offered for ages 12-up from 9 a.m.-noon on April 14 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard.

Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8.

• A Chimney Rock Naturalist Niche Hike, Spring Wildflowers – moderate, is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. $23 per adult; $8 per annual passholder; $13 for ages 5-15 and $6 for “Rockin’ Discovery” passholders. Advance registration required: www.chimneyrockpark.com.

• Franklin’s AT110 Hikerfest will be hosted by Rathskeller Coffee Haus at 5 p.m. on April 14 in Franklin. Live band, bonfire and parade. 369.6796.

• “Introduction to Orienteering” will be presented by Neal Buckingham on Saturday, April 14, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. $69. https://tinyurl.com/ycddjexg.

• The 34th annual Tuck River Cleanup will be held starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, in Cullowhee. kjtufts@wcu.edu or 227.8804.

• A remembrance and Bartram Trail work day is scheduled in honor of the late Frank Findley at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, starting at the Kleinrath Hall Meeting Room at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. RSVP: info@ncbartramtrail.org or on the event’s Facebook page.

• Nantahala Outdoor Center will host an “Outdoor Elements Festival” on April 14 in Nantahala. Flint Ridge 5K, activities and the outdoor film premiere of “The Great Alone.” https://tinyurl.com/y7cqmhrk.

• “Basic Wildflower in a Cove Hardwood Forest” will be presented by Wanda DeWaard on Sunday, April 15, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. $69. https://tinyurl.com/y88kn6ou.

• “Nantahala National Forest: A History” will be presented by author Marci Spencer from 6-7 p.m. on April 18 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. www.facebook.com/events/136206057048744.

• A cycling ride exploring the Western Carolina University mountain bike trails will be offered at 6 p.m. every other Thursday, with the next ride planned for April 19 in Cullowhee. Participants will meet at the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching and divide into a beginner group and a non-beginner group, with 60 to 90 minutes on the trail each time.

Organized by the Nantahala Area Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association, with an event page at www.facebook.com/NantahalaAreaSORBA/. nantahala.area.sorba@gmail.com • The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking volunteers to assist with maintaining trails and nature loops from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 19. 497.1949 or adam_monroe@nps.gov.

• Registration is underway for a Neotropical Arrivals Weekend birding event, which will be held April 21-22 in the Grandfather District of the Pisgah National Forest. $225 for a private room or $175 per person in shared room. Register: www.paypal.me/cedartree. Info: alarkaexpeditions@gmail.com, 371.0347 or alarkaexpeditions.com.

• Haywood Waterways Association will have a Stream Clean-Up from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, at the Waynesville Recreation Center. info@haywoodwaterways.org.

• “Cleaning Up the Mountains” – a Jackson County litter clean-up – is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 21. Info meeting is at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14. Info: 506.9241.

• “Live Like Maria: Freestyle Classic” – a weekend of kayak clinics and competitions in the freestyle discipline – is scheduled for April 21-22 at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. https://tinyurl.com/ycl55xqu.

• Haywood Waterways Association will host “Pigeon River State of the Watershed” from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville.

RSVP: 476.4668 or info@haywoodwaterways.org.

• A ride for cyclists at the intermediate level and above will be offered at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, with starting points alternating between the Waynesville Recreation Center and the Canton Recreation Park. The season starts April 27 with a ride leaving from Waynesville. Cyclists regroup as necessary and typically cover about 20 miles over the course of an hour and a half. Bob Clark, bobclarklaw@gmail.com.

• A cycling ride leaves at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, with alternating starts at Smoky Mountain Bicycles and South Macon Elementary School in Franklin.

Routes vary. Road bikes only. A no drop ride. Organized

by Smoky Mountain Bicycles, 369.2881 or info@smokymtnbikes.com. Check the “Macon County Cyclists” Facebook page for updates.

• A no-drop relaxed cycling road ride will roll from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays through the end of October from Motion Makers Bicycle Shop in Sylva. Routes vary and are open to cyclists of all levels. Organized by Motion Makers, 586.6925.

• A group road cycling ride will leave at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays through the end of October from Motion Makers Bicycle Shop in Sylva to tackle a 40-mile “race” to the Balsam Post Office, climbing 1,600 feet of elevation gain. Organized by Motion Makers, 586.6925.

• A pair of ladies-only mountain bike rides will be offered at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays through Oct. 31 from the Ledford Branch Trailhead at Bent Creek in Asheville. A beginner-friendly, recovery pace social ride will cover 5 to 8 miles, with all skill levels encouraged

to attend. Simultaneously, a training ride for ladies who know how to handle a bike and want to increase their speed will cover 8 to 12 miles on Bent Creek’s more technical trails. Organized by Motion Makers Bicycle Shop. 633.2227.

• A weekly nighttime mountain bike ride is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Mondays from the Ledford Branch Trailhead at Bent Creek in Asheville. Organized by Motion Makers Bicycles. 633.2227.

COMPETITIVE EDGE Registration for the annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival 5K is now open. The race will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 28 at Mark Watson Park in Sylva, North Carolina. Registrants who enter before April 20th will receive a t-shirt. All proceeds from the race support the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department. www.greeningupthemountains.com Registration ends on April 25. jeniferpressley@jackonnc.org.

FARM AND GARDEN • The third-annual Spring Garden Fair is scheduled for noon-6 p.m. on Friday, April 20, and from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at the Cherokee Fair Ground. Plants, seeds, yard art, tools, education. Info: LegendWeaverStudios@gmail.com.

• The Corneille Bryan Native Garden will hold a Native Plant Sale from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at Lake Junaluska. 778.5938.

HIKING CLUBS • Haywood Waterways Association will host a spring wildflower hike on April 14 in the Big Creek Watershed of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Led by Donna Machen. Free for members; $5 donation for nonmembers. Info: HikingtheCarolinas.com/bigc.php. RSVP

by April 12: Christine.haywoodwaterways@gmail.com or 476.4667, ext. 11.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a 5.4-mile hike with a 1,150-foot ascent on Saturday, April 14, at Courthouse Falls. Info and reservations; 505.0471, 860.798.9905 or mwbromberg@yahoo.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous eight-mile hike with an elevation change of 1,000 feet, on Saturday, April 14, on the Georgia Bartram Trail. Info and reservations: 772.263.3478.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous eight-mile hike with an elevation change of 1,000 feet on Saturday, April 14, from Warwoman Dell to the Pinnacle on the Georgia Bartram Trail. Info and reservations: 772.263.3478.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take an easy, threemile walk on Sunday, April 15, through the Highlands Botanical Gardens in Highlands. Info and reservations: 369.7352.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a 16-mile hike with a 500-foot ascent on Sunday, April 15, at Asheville Camino Walk. Info and reservations: 450.0747 or danny@hikertohiker.com.

• Carolina Mountain Club will have a 5.3-mile hike with a 900-foot ascent on Sunday, April 15, at Baxter Creek. Info and reservations: 989.0480 or ddlzz@yahoo.com.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take an easy threemile walk on Sunday, April 15, through the Highlands Botanical Gardens. Reservations and info: 369.7352.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a strenuous seven-mile Mystery Wildflower Hike, with an elevation change of 2,100 feet, on Saturday, April 21, on the Appalachian Trail. Info and reservations: 369.1983.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-tostrenuous 9.6-mile hike with an elevation change of 1,100 feet on Saturday, April 21, from Winding Stair to Glassmine Gap. Info and reservations: 970.692.3865.

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COLLECTION OF SHADES ACROSS 1 In addition to 9 Like racist or sexist jokes 14 Small country in Europe 20 Kellogg’s cereal 21 As thin as — 22 Gotten up from bed 23 Certain Burgundy fruit 25 Small 26 Regular: Abbr.

27 Bullring yell 28 W-2 expert 29 Belfast’s county 30 Cheesy Italian dish 36 First emperor of Brazil 39 Pigeon’s call 40 Airline serving Oslo 41 Honshu coin 42 Annual Calgary or Rochester celebration 47 Suffix with 119-Across 50 Jackie’s #2 51 Texter’s “Then again ...”

52 “— penny, pick it up ...”

54 Still-life fruit 58 Sam of “The Piano” 60 Very shy sort 65 Ending for cyan 67 British rocker Brian 68 Most indigent 69 Have too much of, for short 72 The 1890s’ nickname 77 See 71-Down 78 Any of 12 pontiffs 80 Two-base hit: Abbr.

81 That gal 83 What playing kids “go round”

12 Robert Browning’s “— 88 Expand upon Passes” 92 Not as daft 93 Hairy twin in the Bible 13 Unclogs 14 Ill feeling 94 Garr of film 15 Circular gasket fitting 96 “Ni-i-i-ice!”

97 — -do-well (idle per- 16 Old crime boss Frank 17 In error son) 18 Dion of song 99 Suspect in Clue 19 Like a single-person 104 Charade 107 — Fridays (restau- band 24 Do a spit-take, say rant) 30 Noted period 109 Wriggling fish 31 Peter out, as a trail 110 Post-teens 32 Present 111 1951 Alec Guinness 33 “— will not!” (firm comedy refusal) 118 Left fielder Minnie 34 “Mazel —!”

119 Tearful 35 Made do 120 Tear’s place 36 Intend (to) 121 Zero in 37 Ireland, to the Irish 124 Ink-squirting crea38 Ovid’s 552 tures 125 Whoopi Goldberg film 43 Dawn goddess 44 “Be quiet!” that’s apt for this puzzle 45 Invite 131 Israeli money 46 Maui garland 132 “St. — Fire” 48 Verbalized 133 Least quiet 49 No longer edible 134 Albanian city 53 City of central Sicily 135 Jr.-year exams 55 Appeal 136 Singers Frank and 56 For fear that Nancy 57 Kin of -kin 59 Tackles, e.g.

DOWN 61 Gun, as an engine 1 Nile vipers 62 Suffix with opal 2 Skewer 63 Tropical tern 3 Proceed on, as one’s 64 Signs made by winway ners 4 Green prefix 66 Runner Zatopek 5 Enkindled 69 Chooses 6 Multiple-PC system 70 Qatari capital 7 Knock for — 71 With 77-Across, not 8 Expertise closing early, as a store 9 Pester 73 Inn in France 10 NHL’s Bobby 74 Employs 11 Civil rights org.

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The naturalist’s corner

BY DON H ENDERSHOT

Puc Puggy’s digs ne of Western North Carolina’s most celebrated visitors acquired his love of — and curiosity about — nature at his father’s side along the Schuylkill River just outside of Philadelphia in the late 1700s.

William Bartram was born in 1739 (along with twin sister Elizabeth,) one of nine children to naturalist John Bartram and his wife Ann. John Bartram was a self-taught botanist whom Carl Linnaeus called the greatest natural botanist in the world. Bartram partnered with English merchant Peter Collinson who shared Bartram’s specimens with other notable European gardeners and clients like Mark Catesby, Phillip Miller, the Duke of Argyll and John Busch, whose nursery was the foundation for the prestigious Loddiges Nursery. In 1765, with considerable lobbying from Collinson and Benjamin Franklin, Bartram was appointed the King’s Botanist for North America by George III with a, very welcomed, pension of £50 per year.

Plants would arrive in London in special crates designed by Bartram that ultimately became known as Bartram Boxes. The boxes usually contained at least 100 varieties of

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seeds and often dried specimens, as well.

John Bartram along with his sons William and John Jr. were also credited with creating the first North American plant catalog in 1783. The catalog listed about 220 species of tree, shrubs and herbaceous plants.

William followed in his father’s footsteps literally and figuratively. He accompanied his father on many collecting expeditions throughout the colonies and traveled solo through the Carolinas and Florida.

According to legend it was Seminole Chief Ahaya that gave William the nickname “Puc Puggy,” which translated to flower hunter.

William also followed in his father’s footsteps when it came to recording his excursions.John received some notoreity for his A Journey from Pennsylvania to Onondaga in 1743 and William’s Travels was the most influential natural history writing in America before Thoreau and influenced other romantic writers like Wordsworth and Coleridge.

John Bartram and his family continued to pour their sweat and passion into the plot along the Schuylkill and the nursery flourished. It became the premiere nursery in North America and was believed to have introduced more than 2,000 North

American species to European gardens. The business flourished under three generations of Bartrams until the economic downturn of the 1830s.

In 1850, Ann Bartram Carr (a daughter of John’s) was forced to sell the nursery.

Andrew M. Eastwick purchased the nursery

and preserved it as a private park on his estate. Upon Eastwick’s death in 1879, his former gardener, Thomas Meehan organized a successful effort to preserve the garden and in 1891 it was taken over by the city of Philadelphia. Today it is a city park and is managed through a partnership between the city and the John Bartram Association.

The site encompasses 46 acres along the river. Original structures include John Bartram’s home, circa 1728, a greenhouse,

circa 1760, a small barn that was later expanded, by Eastwick, into a coach house and stables and the remains of an old cider press and mill.

Gardens preserved include the Upper Garden, the William Bartram Quarter (species collected by William,) the Native Plants Quarter (plants selected from the 1783 catalog,) the Lichen and Bog Garden, the Fish Pond and the Ann Bartram Carr Garden.

The gardens are home to the John Bartram’s Franklinia home circa 1729. tree. This Don Hendershot photo small tree discovered

by John and William Bartram along the Altamaha River in Georgia and named, Franklinia altamaha, by William in honor of his father’s friend Benjamin Franklin went extinct in the wild in the early 1800s. It is believed that all specimens of Franklinia today are direct descendants of the stock from Bartram’s Garden.

(Don Hendershot is a naturalist and a writer who lives in Haywood County. He can be reached at ddihen1@bellsouth.net)

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