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CONTENTS On the Cover: Women owning their own businesses is nothing new, and in fact North Carolina is among the nation’s leaders in this area. Still, those we interviewed for our annual series on Women in Business illustrate their inspiring stories and unique challenges. (Page 4) Celeste Ybanez, daughter of Clark and Jenny Williams, has taken over management at her family’s business Frog Level Brewing Company in Waynesville. Photo by Jessi Stone Law practice a team effort for majority-female firm ..................................................3 Daughter takes reins at Frog Level Brewing................................................................4 German-Cherokee couple sells authentic craftsmanship ......................................6 Classy Flea focuses on customer service ..................................................................7 City Lights owner finds way in restaurant biz ............................................................9 On the right track: Alma Russ ......................................................................................11

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News Macon County to unveil Women’s History Trail ......................................................12 Two run for Haywood County School Board ..........................................................14 Rep. Corbin seeks second House term ....................................................................16 TWSA considers policies to help displaced businesses ....................................18 Haywood election board member resigns ................................................................20

Opinion Finding inspiration in banned books ..........................................................................23

A&E Vermont singer-songwriter returns to Waynesville ................................................28

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female lawyers are fundamentally any different in the way that they practice. But individual differences in personality and worldview between different attorneys do have an impact, she said. People tend to She is an elected member of the Swain her law degree from the Florida Coastal choose attorneys whose beliefs and values County Board of Education and serves in School of Law. Guy took the job and ran a number of other service-oriented boards are similar to theirs. with it, earning a master’s of law in taxa“There are some people who want a and volunteer capacities as well. tion from the University of Alabama and lawyer to bang their fist on the table and It’s a funny thing, said Carpenter, adding tax and estate administration to be the TV lawyer they see, and that’s not because some people expect lawyers to the practice. “I have an affinity for older folks,” Guy always be the abrasive, fist-banging, court- me,” said Carpenter. “I always tell people if that’s the kind of lawyer you want, room-shouting-match-having types explained. “When I was in high school I that’s not me. I’ll be firm and professional they’ve seen on TV — and some women used to volunteer with Alzheimer’s and in your case and represent you, but that’s trying to succeed in male-dominated dementia patients, and I kind of kept that not me.” fields carry a perception that they’ve got involvement throughout college in differThere are many ways that the reality to be all that and more to be taken serient outlets. So when I started practicing of legal practice at Carpenter, Guy & ously. It’s taken her a while to find her law I was immediately drawn to the elderown path, but she’s settled on a strategy of Arnold is different from what some peoly and how I could help them.” ple envision through televisionCarpenter, 48, and Guy, 37, influenced stereotypes. It’s a still work together, but not at less cutthroat and more balthe firm where they met. Now anced existence than what they’re partners at Sylva-based many might expect, Carpenter Carpenter, Guy & Arnold. With and Guy both said. two-thirds female ownership, it’s “It’s time management and one of the few law firms in the it’s prioritizing,” said Carpenter. area that’s mostly owned by “Aggie (Guy) and I, both our famwomen. ilies and our children come first, “I really like to think people, and I think once you know that’s especially women being a minorthe case you put everything else ity in that field, would build in line where it has to be to make each other up,” said Guy. “I sure you’re accomplishing that.” think there’s more now than They work hard, but they’re there was. We have more female attorneys now than we probably Sylva attorneys Aggie Guy (left) and Kim Carpenter have been also sure to take time for family and community involvement — every have.” working together since 2007. Holly Kays photo and to be willing to help when Sometimes, said Guy, the it’s a coworker’s turn to get away. fact that relatively few women Guy can stand in at court for Carpenter being “firm but professional” that has practice law can create “an innate sense of when she’s gone, and Carpenter can hanserved her well in her 22 years of law, and competition” between those who do. She dle real estate cases for Guy. When the credits the fact that Carpenter never treat- helped her gain the respect of her peers. receptionist needs to go care for a sick “Starting out I really felt like I had to ed her that way with much of her success child, they’ll all pitch in to answer the in the field, and her own desire to pay that prove myself more,” she admitted. “For phone. In the mountains, said Guy, “you the older lawyers that were typically leg up forward to other young attorneys. males, they always had an — I don’t know can’t pigeonhole yourself, or you’ll starve.” “She was always willing to help me “It’s just what you’ve got to get done,” how to word this — they felt like they had anytime I had a question. Stupid, stupid she said. “I have left, gone and fed my to tell you how to do it.” questions sometimes, but she took the kids, given them a bath, put them to bed Not her partners, she said, but other time to really help me build a foundaand then come back. There have been lawyers she encountered in the course of tion, and I do hope that I have done the weeks, months when I’ve had a lot of stuff her job. same for people as they’ve come along, “There were obstacles in proving your- that had to be turned in, and you just do it because that was the example she set for because it’s due.” self as being a worthy opponent in some me,” Guy said. “It’s a good position to be able to come instances,” she said. “But my experience “I believe in helping others along the home to a place you grew up and care was once I was able to establish myself way, and I hope that I’ve done that with about,” she added. her and some other lawyers, just like I was and my confidence grew, I was able to “And the people you care about,” present myself and my client in a fashion helped along the way when I was young,” Carpenter agreed. that was worthy of their respect.” said Carpenter, whose community per“It’s a good life,” said Guy. Carpenter doesn’t see that male and spective extends beyond the law office.

Practicing toward perfection Law practice a team effort for majority-female firm BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ylva attorney Kim Carpenter’s legal career started after law school, but the year she spent beforehand working with the Swain County Department of Social Services planted the seeds. “I always had an interest in the law, but my main interest had been just to help people,” she said. “My mother had been a social worker, so I worked for a year out of college before law school for DSS in Swain and thought that I could serve people in a different way than that. That was my initial objective in going into law.” Go into law she did, in 1996 graduating from the N.C. Central School of Law in Durham, joining the N.C. Bar and going to work for Sylva-based Melrose, Seago & Lay. “You go to law school and you come out to practice law, and that’s truly what you do,” she said. “You learn many things as you go.” Luckily for Carpenter, who had interned with Mark Melrose before graduating from law school, she had bosses who were willing to help her to develop as a young lawyer. Within two years of joining the practice, Carpenter had become a partner — the “Lay” in Melrose, Seago & Lay. “Mark and Randy (Seago) were very giving people and they were very good to me, but I worked hard as well,” she said. “While they were litigators, I felt my best course there would be to develop new areas of practice such as real estate. I established a real estate practice within a litigation firm that grew successfully.” So much so that when Carpenter saw her own interest in litigation develop — “I fell in love with the workers compensation part of law … I felt like I was truly helping people,” she said — she had to hire someone to take over the real estate side of things. That someone was Aggie Guy, a Haywood County native who had earned

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All in the family Daughter takes reins at Frog Level Brewing BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR eleste Ybanez was a junior in high school when her parents Clark and Jenny Williams started brewing up the idea that would become Frog Level Brewing Company. “Throughout my senior year we did free tastings at The Gateway Club before we finally opened the brewery in December 2011,” she recalls. “Most kids had chores like vacuuming, cleaning their room or doing dishes — my job was scrubbing labels off beer bottles so my dad could use them to put his home brew in.” At the time, craft beer was still a new concept in Haywood County. Frog Level was the first craft brewery to open up shop in Waynesville, closely followed by BearWaters Brewing. “I had never actually had a beer before obviously — my parents are excellent role models and I went to private christian school. It was a little ironic because Kevin Sandefur, who opened BearWaters, his son also went to Haywood Christian Academy and our parents were both opening breweries at the same time,” she joked. “But honestly I thought it was really cool. I’d never been to a craft brewery and it really set me apart, being a part of something new — not only for myself but for Haywood County in general.” That early training would come in handy when she turned 18 and could pour the brew herself behind the Frog Level bar — even though she wasn’t yet old enough to sample the product. Now Frog Level is about to celebrate its seventh anniversary, and not only is Ybanez still behind the bar serving up the beer with a smile, she’s also taken over much of the daily operations of the business. It’s not something she had planned to do anytime soon — especially not at the age of 25 — but she took on the role at the beginning of 2018 with authority, enthusiasm and family pride. Though she might not have realized her path was leading her back to the brewery, everything she’s experienced along the way has prepared her to take over the family business.

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After graduating from Haywood Christian Academy, Ybanez attended Western Carolina University with plans to become a teacher. “I wanted to be an elementary school teacher, but during my internship I was

placed in a kindergarten class. I had this idea in my mind that I’d get to pick an older class but that’s not how it works,” she said. “More than anything I changed my mind because of the politics of the school system — the focus was not on the children anymore and that was disappointing to me.” She ended up changing her major and graduating in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, but this time her long-term goal was to open her own salon. With a flair for fashion and a natural talent for hair and makeup, she then enrolled in Southwestern Community College’s cosmetology program in 2015. “My plan was to open a salon. I really wanted to understand the business concepts behind it but also I’d have a back-up plan. I wanted to be educated and creative,” Ybanez said. But before she could graduate from SCC, she and her husband Kerry Ybanez decided they wanted a change of scenery. They traded in the mountains they grew up in for new jobs and coastal life in Savannah. She put her business degree to use and entered the manager-in-training program with Enterprise Holdings to get hands-on experience with running a business. “Enterprise is a fantastic company — it’s family owned and that does flow down through the chains. They taught me an exponential amount about customer service — reading people and communicating and being compassionate with people,” she said. “I learned everything on the back end, looking at the accounting numbers and performance and analysing what to do to make things better. I also learned what it’s like to be a good leader and how to motivate the staff.” Ybanez excelled in the fast-paced business environment and was quickly promoted to assistant branch manager. Yet, she and Kerry we’re missing their friends and family back home. Kerry’s children were missing their siblings and grandparents back in the mountains. “There were a lot of pros about coming back but the cons were that we had great jobs in Savannah. But then my mom was diagnosed with cancer in the spring 2017 and had surgery in the summer. Once she told me she had cancer that tipped the scales,” she said. “My dad is a disabled veteran and it was getting harder for him to do daily functions at the brewery and I’m hours away and there’s nothing I can do to help.” She came back to Waynesville for her mom’s surgery. Thankfully, she is now in full remission. But when Celeste and Kerry returned to Savannah, the nagging feeling

Celeste Ybanez and her father Clark Williams, owners of Frog Level Brewing Company, show off the new door to their new kitchen — The Canteen. Jessi Stone photo of homesickness would not go away. “We went back to Savannah and my dad called and asked me if I would consider moving back and helping with the brewery and eventually taking over. I started packing my house the next day,” she said. Clark said bringing Celeste back to manage the bar wasn’t a hard decision. “With her entrepreneur and hospitality degree, her extroverted larger-than-life personality — as well as being one of our kids — getting her back here was the easy choice,” he said. “I knew Celeste would infuse her fresh ideas, energy and enthusiasm into the ‘old soul’ of our thriving business.”

COMING HOME Ybanez was so eager to get back home she didn’t stop to wonder what running a brewery would actually involve. She had

been gone for more than a year and she was coming back to a new brewer and new staff, among other challenges. “At first it was very difficult because not only was I new to the staff and we had had poor management before I came back, but I’m also a female in a male dominated world,” she said. “I hate to throw the woman card back into this but the brewing industry by and large is male dominated, so when they see a female figure involved in ownership and management, it’s not the norm. People can be standoff-ish about it, so creating awareness that my gender doesn’t reflect my capacity to lead is the hardest part.” But being raised by two military parents, Ybanez is not afraid of hard work and challenges. She’s put herself out there and made herself known among the craft beer leaders in the region by

MAKING STRIDES Much has been accomplished in the last year at Frog Level. The biggest triumph has been something the Williams have always wanted to do but never thought they’d have the space — serving food. The long and narrow brewery space was maxed out with seating, brewhouse equipment, cooler and the bar area. Where could they put a kitchen? The answer finally came when the retail space between Frog Level and Panacea Coffee became available for lease — one wall was knocked down, another was built and the two businesses split the space in half. Frog Level now had space for a kitchen and Panacea had a new seating area. Kerry had the kitchen up and running by this summer and was serving delicious pub food to accompany the signature brews. “Our biggest success is just listening to our customer base. People wanted wings so we got boneless wings. People wanted a new sandwich so we added a Philly

cheesesteak. We’re keeping an open mind to what we can offer,” she said. Secondly, and mostly importantly, she and head brewer Matt Norman have worked to improve the product and the production schedule. Now running on a seven-barrel brewhouse instead of a three-barrel system, Frog Level has increased production. And with eight fermenters, the brewery has increased its variety of beers. “Our brewer Matt is phenomenal at keeping up with the latest trends. For a long time IPAs were the thing, but now consumers are gravitating toward sour ales so he’s done a lot with those,” Ybanez said. Another challenge has been figuring out how much of the brew to give to the distributors to sell across the state versus how much to keep on hand in the taproom to meet the local demand. “There’s no set formula for that — it’s all trial and error — but I think Matt has done a great job keeping me in the loop on how much we have and what we need,” she said. “Even with being out of two favorites right now, we have 15 beers on tap.” Clark and Jenny Williams always wanted Frog Level Brewing to be a laid back place where everyone feels welcome, and Ybanez has worked hard to carry that torch by being open to community events and supporting local musicians. “We try to be a venue where people can come have a good time whether it’s a Paint Nite with Robin every other Thursday or the drum circle on Tuesday nights. We support local causes and love hosting charity events and we always have live music Fridays and Saturdays with no cover charge,” she said. “It’s all about community and family, and we do have the best venue in all of Haywood County with the deck overlooking Richland Creek. We want it to feel like you’re hanging out in your backyard.” For the next year, her goal is to increase distribution into other states and increase brand awareness for the veteran-owned family business. The job isn’t easy and the days are long, but Ybanez feels like she’s exactly where she needs to be with the unexpected realization that her father’s dream has perhaps become her own. “I’ve found I’m most motivated by overcoming obstacles — triumph is a wonderful feeling — and I’m certainly challenged here every single day,” she said. “We honestly try to make everyone that walks through the door feel like family — it’s something Clark and Jenny have both been catalysts in. I would like everyone to know that sometimes businesses falter from their path, but I’m here to make sure we do not waiver again and that we have quality service and beers at all times.”

Did you know... that you have a DIETITIAN on call? Leah McGrath, RDN, LDN is the Corporate Dietitian for Ingles Markets. She can answer your questions about food from the farm to the plate, whether you want to know about nutrition, ingredients, preparation or agriculture.

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attending beer festivals and conferences and going on runs with her distributors to meet the clients. She was recently awarded a scholarship for Women in Brewing through the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild to attend an educational conference next month where brewers from all over the Southeast will gather. Ybanez also had to get caught up on the current business situation — finances, distribution, state alcohol regulations and brewing schedules. “I came in blind, but the benefit is that with my degree I learned there is entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship — entrepreneurs see a problem and offer a solution. Intrapreneurs come into an existing business and examine operations and change them so the business can thrive and flourish,” she said. “Throughout my education I gravitated toward intrapreneurship. So yeah, I had no idea what I was getting myself into but because of my creativeness and work ethic I’ve been able to sort of change some things. I believe I’ve offered new life and light and growth to this business.” Despite the challenges, Ybanez now has a good team on board at the brewery working alongside her to improve the business. When asked how she manages to have a great personal and working relationship with her staff at such a young age, she said it comes down to a balance of love and respect. “It’s about setting boundaries — sometimes it’s about having fun with the staff so they know I’m a good person and sometimes it’s about discipline and holding them accountable,” she said. “One thing I pride myself on is leadership by example. I don’t ask my staff to do anything I wouldn’t do.”

Leah is a registered dietitian nutritionist, licensed in the state of North Carolina. She has a B.S. in Human Nutrition from the University of Maryland, completed her dietetic internship with the U.S. Army, served as an officer and dietitian in the U.S. Army and worked in Public Health as a WIC and Nutrition Director in South Carolina. For the past 18 years Leah has been the Corporate Dietitian for Ingles Markets. Her passion to learn more about the food system has led her to visit over 60 farms( of all sizes) and food entrepreneurs in the past 6 years. She is also actively involved with farmers and food businesses in Western NC and works regularly with ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture to plan events featuring local farmers and food makers.

Stay connected with Leah! • Listen to her podcast interviews at www.inglesinfoaisle.com • Listen to her every Saturday morning on WWNC 570am on iheartradio • Read her columns in the Smoky Mountain News and in Smoky Mountain Living If you have questions write to her at: lmcgrath@ingles-markets.com or call: 800-334-4936

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Standard of quality German-Cherokee couple sells authentic craftsmanship BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER rowing up in Germany as the daughter of a repair shop owner, Ute Grant knew three things about how her life should go: she never wanted to go to America, she never wanted to get married and she never wanted to be selfemployed. But life has a way of showing up the firmest of convictions. “I had to learn that I had to do all of that to be happy,” said Ute. Now 51, Ute lives in Cherokee with her husband General B. Grant, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and she owns Traditional Hands, a retail store selling traditionally crafted jewelry, artwork, knives, arrows and more — much of it created by General. “Germans are famous for their level of quality in what they are doing, so luckily my husband has that too in his artwork,” Ute said. “In his artwork he likes quality. He works with heavy silver and just execution on a high-quality level. So in that

department we are a good team, and here in Cherokee I think we set a new standard.” It’s a team that Ute would have never envisioned forming — until it did. Ute and General met at a 2004 Sundance ceremony in South Dakota. Ute became interested in Native spirituality after going through some hard times at home, joining the Sundance after several years of studying the philosophy. General, meanwhile, arrived after having just lost his wife of 35 years. The two just talked at that first meeting, with Ute returning in 2005 to spend a full year in America, learning about Native spirituality on the land where it formed and going on the road with General as he sold his pieces. By 2006, they were married. Ute made a permanent move to America. “Coming here I was so in love that there was no question,” she said. “If he would have lived in Timbuktu I would have followed him there. I didn’t feel brave. It was just the right thing to do.” Ute and General hit the road together, selling his creations at various art and craft shows. In 2013, they opened the store, which Ute owns and operates. It was General’s way of making sure she’d have some property of her own, since as a non-Cherokee she couldn’t inherit land on

Ute Grant, originally from Germany, runs a store in downtown Cherokee that sells Native American craftsmanship made by her husband General Grant. Holly Kays photo the Qualla Boundary. “I love this job because I really make people happy,” she said. “It’s so deeply connected to the culture, and that’s what people are really hungry for and looking for.” From watching Ute do her job, it’s apparent that she likes it, and that she’s good at it. A couple wandering in around lunchtime on a Thursday provides a solid example. The two slowly walk around the glass cases of turquoise and wampum-

based jewelry, the wife making quiet sounds of appreciation and remarking on the beauty of a particular pair of swirling purple-and-white wampum earrings. “They are really pretty,” her husband agrees. “I wish I had the money to get them for you.” He turns to Ute. “You say you have a layaway plan?” he asks. Ute launches in a recap of the layaway plan, highlighting all of its more flexible features and offering the man a discount to boot. They could walk out of the store just putting down $40, she says. By the end of the conversation, the man has decided to buy one piece of jewelry outright and put a second on layaway. “I think he likes you!” Ute says. “I do love her. She’s my sweetheart,” he replies, calling his wife his “walking miracle” for twice beating cancer and giving him two sons. It’s a moment of connection, of something deeper than a man buying a vacation souvenir for his wife. The couple leaves, happy with their memories of Cherokee, while Ute stays, happy with the sale she’s made to support herself and General. “This store is way more than just a business,” she said. “It means so much to a lot of people because we give them a part of the original Cherokee culture, what the people are actually really looking for.”

Kim’s Pharmacy was established in February 2008

by Kim Ferguson, a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy. After completing her degree in 1990, Kim returned to her hometown to serve her community as a pharmacist. She is a lifelong resident of Waynesville and has deep roots in the community. Kim is also actively involved with Altrusa of Waynesville, DSS Christmas and Foster Child Program, and Relay for life. Kim’s Pharmacy is proud to have been selected favorite pharmacy by the readers of The Mountaineer 6 years running and is grateful to the residents of Haywood County for patronizing an independent pharmacy in this age of big box chain stores. Kim’s Pharmacy is honored to have been selected 2013 Business of the Year by the Haywood Chamber of Commerce. As the only compounding pharmacy west of Asheville, the pharmacy’s patients range from newborns to geriatrics and everything in between. It does a lot of compounding for vets in the area, and the animal patients range from cats, to dogs, to horses and squirrels.

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ynn Nicholson has always been a good saleswoman — not because she’s pushy and overbearing but because she’s personable and treats everyone like family. “I’ve always been told I could sell ice to an Eskimo,” she joked. “But really I’ve always been a people person and I’ve met some of the nicest people here through the years.” Nicholson is referring to the business she runs in Franklin alongside her husband Tommy Nicholson — The Classy Flea. The store is not your typical flea market with dirty and dusty junk selling for a quarter. It’s clean and organized with vendors offering everything from homemade crafts and furniture to vintage items you won’t find anywhere else. “We try to keep it clean and reasonably priced,” Lynn said. “It’s probably the best-kept secret place in Franklin,” Tommy added. The Classy Flea is somewhat of a hidden treasure in town, but it’s not too hard to find. Located on a small dirt road just off Georgia Road, the store prides itself on offering antiques, good stuff and cool junk. You know what they say, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure — and there’s definitely something for everyone at The Classy Flea. There are now 40 vendors filling the booths at Classy Flea, plus whatever Lynn and Tommy bring in from their treasure hunts. They love to travel around searching for unique pieces to offer their clientele. With so many estate sales and families downsizing these days, they never know what they may discover along the way. “It’s all about the find. I love to prowl in people’s basements,” Lynn laughed. “We might go somewhere and find nothing or we may buy everything from an estate sale if the price is right.” Lynn worked for the Macon County Health Department for many years until she got sick in 2004 and decided it was time to retire. While she worked at the health department, she also did a lot of direct sales work for Home Party Plan, Tupperware, Avon and others. She wasn’t looking for another job, but The Classy Flea came to her by way of the original owner Brenda Angel. As a cancer survivor, Angel’s health just wouldn’t allow her to continue the business, but she didn’t want to see it go by the wayside. “I had a booth in the Classy Flea … Brenda came to me one day and said, ‘God told me you needed this business,’”

Lynn recalled. “I told her no because I was too busy but she asked me again in December — I told her I’d run it for her through the winter and we’d re-evaluate come March.” During the winter months, Lynn said she prayed hard about whether she and Tommy should buy the business. She asked God for a sign and sure enough, she said, he delivered. “Winter is usually such a slow time but we blew it out of the water with sales in January,” Lynn said. “I had prayed about it and he had definitely shown me.”

Now Accepting New Patients Tommy and Lynn Nicholson pride themselves on customer service at The Classy Flea in Franklin. Jessi Stone photo They bought the business in 2014 and continue to find new items to sell and new ways to market their business to the public. Lynn said they also try to take care of their vendors by offering low rent and only asking a small percentage of their sales. She currently has a waiting list for vendors wanting booth space. Not everything is second-hand. The Classy Flea sells a line of homemade solid wood furniture, offers a line of homemade jams, jellies, honey and ciders, Blacklock meats from Clayton, Georgia, and other handmade local crafts and decor. For Lynn, it’s all about the people and providing outstanding customer service. When you walk into Classy Flea, she’s there to help you find what you’re looking for. That personal service isn’t something you can always find at the big box stores. “I try to treat everyone the same way I’d want to be treated,” she said. “Customer service is a big thing for us — we’re a small enough business that we have time to give you that eye contact and attention.” The Classy Flea is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and is located at 51 Union Otto Day Care Rd., Franklin. Inventory changes weekly. Call 828.421.7782 for more information or follow Lynn Nicholson on Facebook.

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BY SCOTT MCLEOD, PUBLISHER As we started working on this year’s Women in Business stories, a fundamental question kept coming up: do we still need to highlight women-owned and women-operated businesses in this day and age, or has it become so commonplace it’s the norm? Are we perpetuating a storyline about overcoming obstacles that’s no longer relevant? So I sought advice from two people who work all day every day with small businesses in this region — Julie Spiro is executive director of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and CeCe Hipps is the president of the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce. I know both very well, and both have a sincere passion for helping entrepreneurs of all types. So I knew I could get a boots-onthe-ground opinion from two people who deal daily with these questions. “I understand what you are saying about if it’s still necessary to highlight women in business, because it truly is the norm now and not really the exception,” Spiro told me. “Having said that, you can always highlight anyone (male or female) in business that has overcome obstacles and has succeeded in spite of it (or because of it). So I would say don’t let gender get in the way of a good story.” In Jackson County, 49.3 percent of chamber businesses are owned or managed by

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ity Lights Café is a fixture in Sylva, a frequent stopping place for downtown workers in search of a cup of coffee, students looking for a place to snack and study or tourists needing a quick and healthy bite before continuing their exploration of Jackson County. Bernadette Peters pours a But when Bernadette Peters coffee at City Lights Café. opened the business in 2011, she Holly Kays photo had just barely any experience in restaurant operations. Peters’ background was in marketing, the world of restaurants a new interest she’d picked up since she and her wife moved to the area from the Atlanta area to help one of her marketing clients with a restaurant in Bryson City. That’s when she decided to start one of her own. such as the Sylva Brew Hop, which she “From having a marketing backhelped start. ground, I knew I could get customers in “If you’re not involved in your comthe door. But how was I going to feed munity, you don’t have a say in how it’s them? How was I going to manage the going to affect your business,” she staff?” said Peters. “That kind of thing explained. was a challenge.” While Peters has worked to give back It was a learning curve, and she to her community, it’s also given back to didn’t really realize how big a curve it her. There have been countless times would be until she was into it. After look- when she’s had a super-specific, restauing at places in various Western North rant-biz question and has been able to Carolina towns, Peters settled on Sylva, count on help and advice from some of and she hasn’t looked back. the other prominent female business “I love the fact that there’s a local owners in downtown Sylva — which, community here, not just the tourist with a female mayor, police chief, city community, and with the university it manager and chamber of commerce brings a level of progressiveness and director is itself a town with a rather artisticness,” said Peters. female-heavy leadership. The space where City Lights Café has It’s a different dynamic than the one operated for the past seven years shares a she’s seen in other places. While in building with the bookstore of the same Birmingham, Alabama, for example, “it name, and that’s by design. Originally, became really apparent to me that the restaurant in that space was called women could not excel professionally City Lights Café, but the name changed like men could. It was a wide chasm,” to Spring Street Café when it reopened Peters said. The city had a large number under different ownership. When Spring of female business owners, though — Street closed down, Peters moved into Peters’ conclusion was that in that town, the space and presented City Lights women who wanted to be the boss had Bookstore owner Chris Wilcox with the to start something from scratch. idea of resurrecting the initial name. In Sylva, she never had that feeling of “We decided we would in essence working against the grain to compete in share the name and leverage it in crossa man’s world. And on the flip side, marketing the customers we had in the Peters and City Lights have both blossame building,” she said. “They’re very somed amid the strong support network community-focused too.” of other female business owners in town. In the beginning, restaurant owner“We help each other out and support ship was hard. The locally sourced ingre- each other,” she said. “That’s something dients Peters wanted to use in her menu very special that women business owners didn’t come easily — she had to make have, that we can work together in that the rounds herself to pick them up from way and not be all competitive about it.”

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Journey to the top of Soaring Mountain

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER itting at a low desk in a cozy nook of her mountaintop studio and gallery, Margaret Pennington Roberts, brush in hand, contemplates a canvas perched precariously on an easel. “I remember when I was 5 years old, we took a family vacation through here, and I remember thinking, ‘I would love to live in these mountains,’” she said. The mountains of Haywood County are a long way from Roberts’ birthplace of Chase City, Virginia, where almost 23 percent of the population lives in poverty. “It’s a very poor area. It used to be a tobacco town. Of course, there’s no tobacco anymore,” she said. “My brother, who was trapped in the family business, said, ‘I’m so glad you got out.’” Roberts went on to study art education at Radford University, which was founded in 1910 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women but by 1924 was renamed the State Teachers College. She then returned home to teach for a year, spent a year teaching in Raleigh and then in Greensboro, and then got married. “It’s unusual, but I married a guy from my hometown. To be honest, we were probably the only two people of datable age in the whole county,” she laughed. “So it was by default I think.” That marriage led to a move to St. Louis, because her husband Hughes worked for IBM — which she noted stood for “I’ve Been Moved” — but it also led to a hiatus for her educational and artistic pursuits. “I have a child who’s deaf, so that kind of ended any teaching career, and I didn’t get back into painting for 20 years,” said Roberts, who herself has been partially hearing impaired since birth. “I always was pretty crafty when I couldn’t paint, and I really didn’t have much of an art education, at college. When I ended up in St. Louis, I was able to take some classes.” She also began giving lectures at Barnes & Noble, and began teaching people how to paint from books. Roberts said she considers that the beginning of her career in art, but despite the challenges she’d already overcome — a rural upbringing, family hearing impairments and a husband with a demanding job — it was actually a series of failures that got her where she is today. “I do two kinds of artwork. I do something I developed myself, because I was wanting to do watercolor and it’s very difficult and I had tons of bad watercolors,” she said. “And it’s expensive. So I

made a New Year’s resolution that I was going to work on these watercolors with acrylic, oil or anything, until I finally made something happen.” What finally did happen was the synthesis of a unique style born from adversity and immediately identifiable as her work. “I developed this by taking old watercolors and tearing them up and gluing them on top of another one in a collage, and then I started to refine them, like leaving white edges on it, which makes it pop, or giving it depth by adding foamcore to the back to actually give it a 3-D effect,” she said. Even the multidimensional aspects of Roberts’ work come from what she says are shortcomings in her own skills. “Because I’m a very poor matte cutter, and measuring and math is not my deal, I started having part of the collage come over the top of matte, and that’s something that customers seem to like,” she said. “So if I have a vase of flowers I’ll have some of them going over the matte.” Roberts’ business model is as unconventional as her art; she remains remarkably detached from the financial side of things, freeing her up to do what she does best — make art. In Haywood County, she deals exclusively with Main Street Waynesville gallery Twigs and Leaves. “As far as having my own website, I don’t bother with it. I pay no attention to any of that,” she said. Roberts does pay attention to the needs of others in the community and uses art as a way to raise money for local charities. She’s hosted a number of art classes and visiting artist workshops in her home studio and gives the class fees to a nonprofit cause, whether it’s Mountain Projects, Sarge’s Animal Rescue or REACH of Haywood County. Still seated in that cozy little nook in Soaring Mountain studio, it’s clear that Margaret Pennington Roberts wasn’t contemplating that precariously perched canvas at all — she’s been contemplating her journey between the there and the here, between the then and the now, between adversity and perseverance. Being a woman in business, she said, has never been one of those challenges. “No, not really. I have really never seen that. Rarely do you sell a piece of artwork because you are a man or a woman. You sell it because it’s there and somebody comes in and it appeals to them, and then they have to look closely to see, and a lot of times, it’s just a last name. I can see it in other things,” she said. “But as far as being an artist, I don’t.”

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something Russ had to learn for herself. “I had to get better at business. I’ve had to learn to be more assertive and direct with people, especially when I’m booking gigs,” she said. “I find that I’m usually the only girl in shows I play. I don’t know why. I know there are a lot of women in music — I admire a lot of women in music today. It just seems like there’s not as many. You have to not be afraid to ask. I feel like sometimes in this world, we want things, but so often we’re afraid to ask.” Even at such a young age, she’s played with Colby Deitz Band, Dogwood Winter, Through the Hills and often sits in with other bands when called upon. Russ also auditioned for American Idol last year when the show came through Savannah and even got her golden ticket to Hollywood before being sent home. Russ has only just started her journey into the business of music, but when asked where she sees herself in 10 years, it’s apparent she’s already on the right track. “I at least want to be making most of my living by gigging. I’d like to balance that with teaching or doing something in the outdoors,” she said, “but I’m just going to pursue music as much as I can.”

Alma Russ appeared as a contestant on American Idol earlier this year. Donated photo BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER usiness owners aren’t just retail or hospitality-based bricks and mortar shopkeeps; often overlooked are the sole proprietors selling a service or skill that comes from within, and many of those are members of the socalled “creative class” — artists, writers, performers and the like. Musician Alma Russ is one of them. Originally from Florida, Russ has lived in Jackson County for five or six years now. “I started out with fiddle. Banjo and guitar came later. Before I played instruments, I got really into singing these old ballads where like, people die and stuff,” the 19-year-old said. “I was 8 years old, singing these ballads about people getting their heads chopped off. It was a good time.” Russ began performing at 4-H talent shows around age 14, and played her first bar at 15. She’s now a graduate of Jackson County Early College and studies outdoor leadership and wilderness therapy at Southwestern Community College, but is clear about her priorities. “Music is definitely what’s happening for me now,” she said. “I’m just going to continue to pursue it. I want to do a lot of things with my life, but music is definitely something I always want to be in my life for sure.” Since last year, Russ has been working on the railroad — the Great Smoky

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Learn more about Alma at www.almarussmusic.com or see her perform — in character, as Dolly Parton — at the Haywood County Arts Council’s “Sunday at the Opry” fundraiser at Canton’s Colonial Theater at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. Tickets $20 at the door, Haywood County veterans free. For more information, visit haywoodarts.org/ event/sunday-at-the-opry. Mountains Railroad, based in Bryson City — all the live-long day, because you can’t have a steam locomotive rolling down the tracks without a fiddler. “It’s really fun, I’m grateful. It’s very rewarding,” she said. “I get to have fun and make people happy.” She counts among her musical influences everyone from Bill Monroe to Led Zeppelin, and is especially a fan of “country gold” artists like Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, but as she’s been out doing more of her own songs lately, she’s had to focus as much on being a businesswoman as being a banjo player. “It’s nice to make a little extra, especially since I am saving for college,” she said. The challenges, though, for women — especially young women — in the music industry are well-known, but

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Walking in Her Steps

Macon County to unveil Women’s History Trail

BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR he multifaceted roles women have played in society are often overlooking in the history books, but if you dig deep enough you’ll find their behind-the-scenes work was meaningful and ahead of its time — even here in Western North Carolina. Barbara McRae of Franklin, former editor of The Franklin Press newspaper and current town councilmember, has been working to uncover the history of women in Macon County since she moved here in the 1970s. “I found a lot of information in Franklin Press and with digital press you can search by names now. I subscribe to Ancestry.com and they have lot of primary sources,” she said. “But it’s a lot of reading between the lines.” It’s between those lines she’s found a handful of women whose names continued to surface in her research. McRae’s research started with her personal effort to get her house included on the National Register of Historic Places. Her Franklin home was once owned by Arrah Belle Wilson Johnson — the first female publisher and editor of The 12 Franklin Press.

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“There were almost no women in journalism in the U.S. at that time (1930s) and even in 1987 only 5 percent were publishers so she was way ahead of her time,” McRae said. “They turned me down for the National Register because Arrah Belle was not in the Women in North Carolina book. Actually no women west of Asheville are in the book. Someone needs to write a WNC Women’s History book, but that’s another project.” During that process, McRae discovered the concept of a women’s history trail as a way to start putting forth the history of women of WNC and give them the recognition they deserve. That’s when she approached the chairwoman of the Folk Heritage Association of Macon County, Ann Hyder, about starting a Women’s History Trail project. She got the go-ahead and a project team was formed to start the work. Mary Polanski and McRae serve as coleaders of the group. “The interest from the community was impressive and so we moved forward as a working group trying to see how to carve out the work to be done. We worked on the concept of uncovering some of these stories of women that have been buried in history,” Polanski said. “As a retired nurse practitioner this was all new to me, but the history and these women’s lives is incredible. I’ve come

Other stops on the Women’s History to love this and I’m passionate about what Trail highlight the Western Electric Mica this can mean to young girls and young Workers, Main Street Milliners, Women in female professionals in Macon County.” the Hospitality Industry, Women in Social Since the project began last fall, the group has gathered the research, marked the Work among others. Leading up to the unveiling this weekend significant trail points around town and in downtown Franklin, the group has done secured enough donations to get the trail side projects to begin introducing their marker signs in place so that the Women’s efforts to the community, including a Living History Trail can be unveiled this Saturday. The story on Arrah Belle Wilson Johnson History event at the First United Methodist Church Cemetery. Women dressed up and is perhaps at the center of the Women’s read monologues written by McRae that History Trail. interpreted their lives. According to research, Arrah Belle was “It really created an interesting way to born in 1876 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, to bring them to life,” Polanski said. “We’ve also a prominent family. During a time when gone to small groups to talk to them about fewer than 3 percent of American women women’s history and to the high school histoattended college, she graduated from ry classes with the living characters.” Converse College in 1896 before marrying Lazy Hiker Brewing has also gotten Rev. James Willis Cantey Johnson. involved in the project by allowing the histoAfter her husband died in 1929, she ry trail group to come to the brewery and moved to Franklin to have her dream house built. In 1931, she used her life savings to pur- create their own beer that will be tapped on the opening day of the trail. The women had chase The Franklin Press and the Highlands a fun day brewing a honey ginger saison for Maconian at the age of 55. She named her everyone to enjoy. son Blackburn as the editor but he returned to Asheville after a few years. She then put her other son in the position but he was called away for military service when war broke out. Arrah Belle then took over leadership of the paper in addition to her serving as manager at the Trimont Inn — “The Hotel of Southern Charm.” Between the war and The Great Depression, many The Women’s History Trail leadership team awards Margaret Ramsey newspapers folded, with the first Macon Matriarch Award in March. Donated photo but the Press never missed publishing an issue during her tenure. Franklin Press ONORING archives show that she used the paper to offer intelligent coverage and commentary ACON S MATRIARCHS during those difficult times. She organized a scrap drive in 1942 for the war effort among Then to honor National Women’s other efforts to boost community morale. History Month in March, the group presentMcRae discerned from her research that ed their first Macon Matriarch award to Arrah Belle was at the center of a larger Margaret Ramsey — just a few months group of intelligent women in Franklin. In before she passed away. 1940, there were 97 Franklin residents with “She was very influential,” McRae said. four or more years of college — 40 of them “She was the kind of person that just made were women. things happen. When she called you to do “During the ‘20s and ‘30s there was a something, you wouldn’t say no.” large group of educated women here, which Ramsey was a seamstress and quilter and was unheard of at the time. They obviously served as the manager of MaCo Crafts Co-op all bonded and you see their names popping for many years. She had previously worked up everywhere together so you can tell they as an outreach supervisor for Macon we’re helping each other,” she said. “Arrah Program for Progress. Belle promoted the work of these women in “She helped people — mountain women her articles — you could really tell she cared — to learn to improve their skills and make about them.” money with their crafts so they could make Some of these women included Eloise money,” McRae said. “She even took them Franks, the superintendent of public welfare to Washington, D.C., to be honored at the and the first female mayor of Franklin, Smithsonian. She put money into the comBlanche Willis, director of the Red Cross, an munity foundation so it would keep giving Lassie Kelly, who had been one of the first back when the MaCo Crafts building sold. women admitted to the North Carolina Bar. She also started the heritage association.” Lassie and her sister Elizabeth also ran a Without Ramsey, McRae said popular inn. she wouldn’t have had her career

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A new Women’s History Trail Project, part of the nonprofit Folk Heritage Association of Macon County, will soon be unveiled. A trail opening ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Gazebo in downtown Franklin with opening remarks. Then “Walk in her Steps” visiting nine stops along the trail and learn about Macon County women who have contributed much to the local history. This project aims to weave together the disparate elements of our history: Native American, White, Black; those of all levels of society; those of pioneer stock and those more recently arrived, telling their stories through various art mediums/exhibits and markers along a designated path. Trail booklets, light refreshments and music will be provided. To find out more about the project, visit www.folkheritageassociation.org. Donations can be made toward the public art project by sending a check to P.O. Box 1416, Franklin, NC 28744.

accomplishing that goal before moving on to the next. The sculpture will be placed somewhere near the mound and the new bridge being completed over the Little Tennessee River. “We’ve submitted a letter of interest to be able to apply for a grant through the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation — we should know by the second week of November if we’re one of the few asked to apply for grant — they only pick 20 to apply,” Polanski said. “Any amount people in the community can contribute would be great.”

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As the history trail project moves along, the group is also working a parallel track toward installing Franklin’s first piece of public art honoring women in the region’s history. The artwork will be a 7-foot bronze sculpture depicting Cherokee woman Timoxena Siler Sloan, an African American woman Sally (last name unknown) and a white settler Rebecca Morris to represent the three different cultures of women that make up the history of the region. “There’s a powerful story based on these three real women that knew each other and have connections to the Nikwasi Mound in Franklin,” McRae said. More than anything it’s a story of the land surrounding Nikwasi Mound and how it was taken away from the Cherokee people despite a treaty being in place and a woman’s courage to sue the federal government to reclaim the land. Cashiers sculptor Wesley Wofford has been commissioned to complete the statue in different phases as the group works toward raising the money to pay for it. The project will cost $340,000 and will take two and a half years to complete. Polanski said $80,000 is needed for the first phase and they’re getting closer to

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at The Franklin Press. When McRae moved to Franklin she wanted to be a freelance writer and Ramsey gave her a chance by letting her write MaCo’s newsletters and other promotional material. And just like Arrah Belle used her sources and network to help the women she loved, Ramsey did the same thing for McRae. “Margaret told me to apply for a reporter position at The Franklin Press — Bob Sloan (former owner of the paper) was her brotherin-law and she told him to hire me,” she recalled.

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Rowland challenges Rogers in lone Haywood School Board race BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER aywood County’s high-performing schools slipped a few notches in state rankings this year — from 11th the last two years to 14th this year, of 115 districts statewide — and although that’s not cause for alarm, school board members are focused on the challenge of returning to the top 10 percent again this year. Part of that challenge, however, has little to do with academics. Paramount among the myriad concerns administrators and board members face are those of student safety, brought to light by a seemingly unending series of school shootings since Colorado’s Columbine High School ushered in a new age of awareness back in 1999. With a busy election calendar featuring more than a half-dozen important federal, state and local races, the lone school board race in Haywood County seems to be flying under the radar, despite its importance in shaping everything from workforce readiness to economic development for the next several decades. Now, two men with strikingly similar upbringings will ask voters to choose more of the same, or something new.

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What first led you to run for the school board? Jimmy Rogers: The main reason I got involved, of course my children were at Clyde Elementary and I was involved with the parent-teacher organization back then, but the main reason was that I was in Europe, and schools were talking about subjects and looking at stuff that I had not been exposed to, so I wanted to know if we were behind in our educational abilities in the United States or not. I wanted to get in there and say, “Well, can I make a difference?” Jonathan Rowland: I have a kindergartner and a second-grader at Clyde Elementary School. They obviously helped my decision a lot to get involved, but I’ve always been a civic-minded person including law enforcement, giving back to my community, hopefully using my skills and my knowledge to make a difference in schools, not just for my kids but for all kids, teachers and administrators.

Obviously school safety is more top-of-mind than we all wish it had to be. How does Haywood measure up? Rowland: Jimmy’s been on for 18 years. It’s time for a change, just for safety, for instance. Since Sandy Hook, what has Haywood County done to make their campuses and their overall scheme safer? They’ve added some cameras, they’ve done the access control and added a resource officer. Is that enough? I don’t believe so. One of the board’s primary responsibilities is safety for schools and for kids. I feel we’re lacking in that 14 department.

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JONATHAN ROWLAND Jonathan Rowland, 38, studied art at Montreat College after graduating from Pisgah High School in 1999, but now finds himself as the information technology and security director at Champion Credit Union. He’s also served as a reserve Canton police officer for 12 years and said that his recent participation in the Haywood Chamber’s leadership program carried “a little clout” in the decision to make his first-ever run for elected office.

Rogers: If you look back, the very first school shooting that ever happened was in Pennsylvania in 1764. We want our kids to be as safe as they can be, and our school system has done a lot that people maybe aren’t aware of. We do have controlled access at all of our elementary schools. To keep our teachers safe and our students safe, we’re implementing those in any future expansions. It’s unfortunate when you say you may have to build a fence with barbed wire on top of it — it’s sad that our society has let us get that far. Now we have school resource officers in all high schools and in all middle schools. That’s a step. In elementary schools, we don’t have resource officers at this time. If more funding comes available, then we will probably place resource officers into elementary schools. How much of a role does bullying, specifically online bullying, play in school safety decisionmaking? Rogers: That’s a big topic that ties into a safety, because bullying, on Facebook and social media, that’s what’s caused a lot of our anger and a lot of people get upset because someone’s talking about them on social media or wherever, and that is upsetting to them. A lot of these kids, they’ve got some tough things to face in life nowadays. So what

JIMMY ROGERS Jimmy Rogers, 59, is a 1977 graduate of Pisgah High School; after studying at Campbell College and then Appalachian State, where he majored in business and finance, Rogers went to work for a local farm equipment sales and service business started by his father and grandfather in 1952. Rogers has served on the board for 18 years and has never sought any other elected office.

do we do to make better policies and procedures, to make sure that those kids have a safe environment? We just did it recently with one of our board policies about bullying. Rowland: Online bullying is just as important to stop as on-campus bullying. Absolutely no child should be bullied! As a way to help alleviate this, I would encourage HCS’ tech department to develop a smart phone app and online tool for anonymously reporting threats and behavior concerns. A lot of the time kids will not report something because they don’t want to get involved. Having a way to report anonymously would encourage more kids to speak up. We’ve seen an active role played by Haywood County’s various law enforcement agencies. What more can they do, or what more can the school system do to foster this partnership? Rowland: As a law enforcement officer, I believe that there could be better communication between the schools and law enforcement. It seems like we have all these different committees on school safety however, a lot of the time nothing ever materializes. There should be the formation of one single safety steering committee which should be made up of key stakeholders throughout the county — sheriff, police chiefs, DSS, emergency man-

agement, EMS, county commissioners, BOE, teachers and administration, etc. This group should be setting the policy and procedures going forward. Also, law enforcement agency heads should be presenting and meeting with the board and superintendent on at least a quarterly schedule. BOE members should go out and observe the lockdowns and drills being performed. There is always room for improvement and being out there watching these drills and hearing the teachers and students’ feedback could provide good angles for improving. Rogers: Our relationship with law enforcement in Haywood County — Waynesville Clyde, Canton, Maggie, all the local PD’s and the sheriff ’s office — has been great. They continue to find ways to help us as teachers and staff. When our teachers have staff development days, some of these issues have been brought up, and [law enforcement] teaches them — how do you identify a child that’s got an anger issue? Or a parent? They’re being trained constantly on that and a lot of people don’t realize that. Of course, there’s been talk — not just in North Carolina — about arming teachers. Is that a good idea? Rogers: I don’t believe we really have a lot of our staff that wants to carry a weapon. They shouldn’t have to. They’ve got so many job duties thrown on them now, and now you want to give them a gun, too? I don’t agree with that. I don’t think we should have to put that much more on the teachers. Rowland: I would not want to place the responsibility of carrying and securing a firearm on top of their already demanding jobs. Police are our subject matter experts and they are the ones we should be placing in our schools to protect our children. I believe our attention should be fighting to get school resource officers in every school across our county. A resource officer provides so much more than just safety, such as building rapport with kids and groups. Most of the time, these officers are the only close law enforcement connections some students will ever have in their life. An SRO is the very basics of building trust, respect and support between law enforcement and our youth. Earlier this year a proposal was floated that would allow armed volunteers — qualified, experienced volunteers with law enforcement or military background — to patrol schools. What’s the status of that? Rogers: I have a lot of veterans come up to me and say, “Hey Jimmy, we’ll go sit in the school for several hours today. We’ll help keep the school safe.” It’s not off the table, it’s something that still could happen. A lot of this stuff is still in the planning stages. It’s a continual target that we’re looking at — change it, make it better. Rowland: Armed volunteers is something that I don’t think we should be pursuing. As I mentioned, there is so much more to a SRO than just being there with a gun. I can name one of a couple different incidents where a student had enough trust and faith in talking with their SRO that they deterred a potential incident from happening.

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think we could venture together and the teachers and administrators utilize that. It’s ideas such as that when I say “thinking outside the box.” Rogers: The biggest asset in Haywood County Schools is the people that we have. They may be underpaid, but they’re dedicated because they’re happy to go to work every day. They feel good about their job every day. Our teachers are great. I think they’re some of the best in the state. I do travel a lot for business, a lot of times when I’m traveling in North Carolina I might just stop in and see how they do things. How do you retain teachers? How does this work for you? We have a lot of collaboration with other agencies in our county, you know the Haywood County Schools Foundation — they help the teachers. We have a mentor for new teachers. We’re a high-performing school district. A lot of teachers will look at that and say, “Hey, they are doing good. I’d like to go there and work.”

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Retaining experienced teachers is something Haywood’s struggled with of late. How do we attract and retain the people responsible for Haywood’s stellar academic performance? Rowland: I didn’t realize how much turnover is an issue in Haywood County schools. Just since 2014, 129 teachers have left Haywood County public schools. These are people that have left to go to neighboring districts, to charter schools, to private schools. If you think about that, not only is it just a huge problem overall, but that’s a huge budgetary issue. You’ve got money tied into every one of those people that you’re bringing on and then in turn losing. You look at it and you’ve got to think, “Is it a monetary thing?” I’m sure that plays a part. I think there’s other things that go along with it. We’re not thinking outside the box to retain those teachers. For example, Haywood County government has the wellness center. Their employees can go to it during the day, they’re not charged to see a doctor. That’s already in place, I would

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Rep. Corbin seeks second House term BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER he four westernmost counties in North Carolina can be described with three words — rugged, rural and Republican. The voters of Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Macon counties, however, play a big role in Raleigh. Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin — whose district covers the seven westernmost counties — is the dean of this region’s legislative delegation, and regularly sees electoral support in those counties of more than 70 percent. First-term Rep. Kevin Corbin, RFranklin, saw about the same in 2016. Despite the challenges for Democratic hopefuls in the district, neither Davis or Corbin is running unopposed. Davis’ challenger — Franklin Democrat Bob Kuppers — has raised some money and has become well known. Clay County Democrat Aaron Martin, who is challenging Corbin, hasn’t raised much money and is a relative unknown. “The first job I ever had with a paycheck was back in 1964. Me and a couple guys, it was a poor community back then, we went down to Atlanta and the only job we could get was on the garbage truck in DeKalb County,” Martin said. “I worked that summer, made $860, bought me a car so I could see a young woman back in the neighborhood, that I later married. We’ve been married 49 years.” Martin graduated from Western Carolina University intending to return home, teach and farm. He taught civics in Macon County, and then became owner of a small neighborhood grocery. “I did pretty good in business, and I was good teacher, but it just didn’t pay enough,” he said. “I loved all that. I wish I could have stayed.” Martin took a job with the United States Department of Agriculture in 1977 and advanced rapidly through the ranks. After being promoted to program specialist in the state office of the Farm Service, he became the district director of 20 counties west of Watauga and Rutherford, all the way to Murphy in Cherokee county. “In 2009, the president appointed me to the state director job in Raleigh. I had to oversee operations in 78 counties with 500 employees,” he said. Martin retired in 2012 and decided to challenge longtime Macon County government fixture and freshman Franklin Republican Corbin for the westernmost seat in the N.C. House. Corbin, at the ripe old age of 22, won a seat on the Macon County School Board and went on to serve five straight four-year terms, and 16 years as chairman. “Shortly after I became chairman we did a survey of our capital needs and basically found most of our schools in Macon County were older, and had been built in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s,” he said. “They were deteriorating, they had insufficient space. So we voted along with the county commissioners 16 at the time to enter into a 20-year long-range

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plan. It wound up taking 18. We pretty much built all new schools with the exception of some schools that were renovated, and we did sort of a ‘pay-as-you-go’ financing system using some state money when that was available. I didn’t necessarily go into it wanting to serve 20 years, but when you start something like that, and you’re the chairman, you kind of feel a responsibility to see it completed, so I did.” Once that was through, Corbin called it quits in 2006, but soon found his service and experience had attracted positive attention. “I said, ‘This is it for me in politics, I’m out,’” he laughed. “But in 2010, then-county commissioner Jim Davis said he was going to run for the Senate, and came to me with some other local leaders.” They asked him if he’d be willing to take the remaining two years of Davis’ Macon County Commission term if Davis was successful in his bid for the N.C. Senate. “I said yes. Jim did win, so I was appointed to serve the last two years of his county commission seat,” Corbin said. “And then at the end of that, I ran for a four-year term and won.” Corbin, however, was also running as the incumbent chair of the commission, a position informally chosen from amongst his elected peers; he was selected by fellow commissioners after just one year of service. “Toward the end of that four-year term, I was told by House member Roger West that he was not going to run for reelection, and he asked if I would consider running for his seat,” Corbin said. “After talking with my wife and family, we decided the time was good.” And it may never be better for Corbin — with a four-seat Republican supermajority at stake in the House, it’s critical they retain his seat. Why are you running for this office? Corbin: I feel like I’ve got a heart for Western North Carolina. I’m from here, my family is generations on generations from here, I feel like I had a very successful freshman term and there’s more I can do. I’m willing to spend the time and the effort to do that. Martin: I’ve always been interested in politics since college. The Farm Service Agency is part of the government, it’s a federal agency, typically nonpartisan, but because of all the issues in it, you have to pay attention to the politics to see what kind of farm bill will come down. Sen. Davis often says he feels like a misplaced county commissioner — perhaps a state legislator out of necessity — in that he’s a senator but still holds a small-town view of government. Your background is similar. Do you agree with him? Corbin: I’m a local government guy. I spent 26 years in it. It’s incredibly important that legislators remember that what they do in Raleigh affects the folks back home in their home counties, so I try to defeat unfunded

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Kevin Corbin, 57, is a sixth-generation Macon County native with roots that trace through Haywood County and upstate South Carolina since the early 1800s. Corbin graduated from Appalachian State in 1983 with a degree in business, marketing and management, and was elected to the student legislature. He immediately went into the insurance business, an industry in which he’s now spent more than three decades. At 22, Corbin won a spot on the Macon County school board, where he served five terms. He was appointed to fill the last two years of Jim Davis’ term on the Macon County Board of Commissioners when Davis was elected to the N.C. Senate in 2010, and earned reelection to a full four-year term thereafter. In 2016, Corbin defeated Democrat Randy Hogshed for an open House seat with more than 72 percent of the vote.

Born and raised in Clay County, Aaron Martin, 70, is a 1970 graduate of Western Carolina University. Martin started off as a business major, but once he began taking classes in history and political science, he decided to run for the student senate and won. “That may have been the bug that got me started,” he laughed. After stints as a teacher and a business owner, Martin took a USDA job in 1977 with what is now called the Farm Service, and retired in 2012. He came in second of three in a race for mayor of Hayesville in 1973, and was elected to Clay County’s Soil and Water Conservation District Board in 2012, from which he stepped down to run as a Democrat for the North Carolina General Assembly this year.

mandates, sending things back to the counties and saying, “Hey, you have to do this.” I’m keenly aware of that as a [former] commissioner, so I would agree with his assessment.

Where does the opioid crisis rank in your list of priorities, and what can a government ultimately do about what is really a personal decision? Martin: I’ve been affected by that in my own family. It’s a terrible thing and it’s got to be dealt with. There’s got to be some kind of way to rehab people. Also, first offenders should not be marked for life so that they can’t ever get a good job. If you serve time in prison for drugs, the odds of you ever getting good job are pretty slim. Corbin: Addiction is the issue. I don’t think we spend enough time and resources on rehab. I was a cosponsor of the STOP [Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act, which clamps down on lax prescribing practices] Act. It was an important first step. The problem I don’t think we’re addressing properly is treatment of addiction. I spoke with all four sheriffs in my district during this first two years, and I posed a simple question to them. I said, “If you could wave a magic wand and do away with addiction — all addiction, drugs and alcohol — what percentage of the crime would go away in your county?” They answered 80 to 90 percent.

What’s the biggest single issue in this campaign? Martin:It would be two things. One is education, because obviously coming from an education background that’s kind of an important thing to me. So funding education and broadband internet access in Western North Carolina — those are both issues I’ve worked very hard on in my first two years. Martin: It’s evolved over time, but I started out certainly with jobs and the economy. It’s always been important to me. If you make enough money to live a decent life, it’s not a cure-all, but it certainly enables you to live a pretty good life if you’ve got a middleincome type job. What’s come to the forefront for me more than anything is this healthcare thing. In the four counties I’m running in, there are over 15,000 people without insurance, that’s even with the Affordable Care Act and private insurance and all that.

Why are you the best choice for this seat, this year? Corbin: I think I got a proven track record of action. It’s public record. I’ve worked hard for public education, worked hard as a county commissioner for my county, for law-enforcement and public health. Those are things I believe in. I got a lot of legislation through either as a primary sponsor or cosponsor. I helped write House Bill 13 this past term that gave flexibility to superintendents in the classroom, which saves counties thousands of dollars and also added more money for programs like art, music and PE which I think are essential. I didn’t go to Raleigh to play. It’s a long way down there, and I didn’t do this just to keep the seat warm. Martin: I’ve proven over a period of years that when I start out on a path, I achieve what I started out for. Economy, jobs, edu-

cation, staying away from these illegal drugs — if I can help to achieve something better, that’s what I want to do. When you roll all the things together I want everybody to have the same chance that I had. Your opponent is wrong on all the issues and is wrong for this job, right? Martin: I looked at [Rep. Corbin’s] past record. He was elected to the school board and also was a Macon County commissioner, so that’s a pretty good sign that if you could get elected, people must support you. I don’t know that there’s anything I would focus on that would be negative towards him. I’m just trying to run my campaign. Corbin: It came down to the end of filing and I saw that no one had filed against me, and I was quite frankly disappointed in that, because it takes you out of the race. You’re not able to share your ideas. [The Smoky Mountain News] wouldn’t have called me and asked me these questions, so I’m happy he’s running, I wish him well in whatever he does. I don’t hope he wins this, but in all his other endeavors. He’s running a good campaign as I have. I have nothing bad to say about him, that’s just not the way I’ve run multiple campaigns — primaries and generals — and I have never once run a negative ad or campaign against my opponent. We’re just two people running for the same office, you know?

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Holly Kays photo think that’s fair.” “I think it’s fair,” Nestler BY HOLLY KAYS itself facing a hefty fee to get allocation at the replied. “It’s a tremendous disruption for the STAFF WRITER whole community in the town of Sylva. new place. here’s still more than a year to go before That’s where the N.C. 107 project could Everybody is having to absorb the cost. The the N.C. Department of Transportation cause problems for displaced TWSA cus- town of Sylva is going to take a huge hit on starts acquiring right-of-way for the N.C. tomers. At 25 percent complete, current revenues and nobody’s going to come reim107 project in Sylva, but businesses are plans list 54 businesses, five residences and burse us for our lost sales tax revenue.” already making decisions about whether to one nonprofit slated for relocation, with the Sylva Mayor Lynda Sossamon, who leave town, and governmental entities are potential for more businesses to decide to attended the meeting, nodded her head to already having conversations about how to relocate even if they’re not required to. that point and told the committee that most entice them to stay. TWSA is reviewing property records for 150 of the businesses to be affected rent their One of those entities is the Tuckaseigee customers who could be affected in ways space rather than owning it. Water and Sewer Authority, whose Policy ranging from minor to major. “The people that came (to the town’s Aug. Committee held a meeting last week to discuss The question is, if a business owner is 6 public hearing), we had a list of whether possible incentives for affected properties. ousted by the road project, should that per- they were property owners, business owners “I know these dates are far off, but I know son be expected to bear the expense of re-pur- or both, and along 107 there are very few that these businesses along this corridor are chasing allocation they’d already had at their are both,” she said. “Most of the buildings are already making decisions,” said David original location? occupied by renters or leasers.” Nestler, a member of the TWSA and Town of Various government entities in the county If the DOT takes a property, TWSA Sylva boards. “I think we need to have that Executive Director Dan Harbaugh told the are gearing up to do what they can to help the policy in place as quickly as possible if we Policy Committee, the reimbursement will displaced businesses, Sossamon said, with want to keep those businesses.” account for the value of the system develop- the town planning board currently looking at The policy under discussion had to do with ment or impact fee paid. But that doesn’t fees it can waive, such as administration and system development fees, which until earlier mean that TWSA shouldn’t consider a policy sign fees, to make relocation in town easier. this year were known as impact fees. They’re allowing affected property owners to transfer The town is also requesting that the county upfront fees that new users must pay to tap their purchased allocation somewhere else in do the same with inspection fees, she said. into the water and sewer system. TWSA’s fees Sylva. The town contains very little land suit“I would hope as mayor and a citizen that had garnered criticism for being too high — in able for businesses looking to relocate, and shops in those places that we would do all we one publicized case, a restaurant owner was because DOT relocation funds can be used could to ease the burden that’s going to be on looking at $45,000 to get water and sewer to anywhere within a 50-mile radius, displaced those people,” Sossamon said. his new building — but were reduced in July businesses could easily decide to leave Sylva However, said Harbaugh, “the devil’s in following implementation of a state law gov- altogether. the details when it comes to something like erning how the fees are set. Under the new sys“By doing a transfer policy, do we do any- that.” For instance, how long would the wintem, that same restaurant would have been thing that helps with the business staying in dow to transfer allocation be open? Where charged $17,000 instead. the community?” Harbaugh asked. “That is would it apply? Everywhere in TWSA’s coverWhile the fees are much lower than they the upside is that allows them to be more age area, or only on hookup-ready properused to be, they’re still substantial. And focused on staying here and staying on the ties? And how should TWSA treat allocation because the water and sewer capacity they TWSA system.” owners versus the businesses renting space pay for is tied to the property, if a business However, many — if not most — of the from those owners? decides to move to a new location it can find businesses to be affected rent their space While all three Policy

If the TWSA board doesn’t want to outright give allocation to relocated renters, Nestler added, there are other options. It could allow them to access rented allocation equal to the amount they had at the other location free of charge. That way, the allocation wouldn’t get passed on to the building’s next user but would still be available to the affected business. Or, Harbaugh suggested, the businesses could be given a finite number of free years of allocation use before being asked to pay. Either way, said Nestler, “We need to be open to helping more than the person who actually owns the allocation, because that doesn’t represent the full picture of who’s affected.” Ultimately, the committee decided to recommend that the full board approve allocation transfers for property owners along N.C. 107 and to continue researching and brainstorming a policy to help renters. “I think we should do something to help them, especially if other governments are helping and chipping in,” said Rodes, “but I don’t know what.”

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Committee members said they feel TWSA should offer some incentive for business owners to stay in Sylva, Rodes and Board Member Buddy Parton were more cautious in their position than Nestler. “Whether you charge a fee for a sign or not is not going to impact what your capacity is to put signs up or anything like that,” said Parton, referring to Sossamon’s comment about town policies now under discussion. “But if we’re doing something with a business moving, that will impact the capacity wherever they’re moving to.” “We need numbers and a plan before we do the policy, enact the policy,” said Rodes. The problem with that, said Nestler, is that the DOT will continue making its plans up until right-of-way acquisition begins in 2020, but businesses are already making decisions about whether to stay in Sylva or get out of dodge. He also theorized that TWSA could come out ahead on water and sewer capacity, since allocation held by relocated building owners who don’t re-establish themselves in town would “go poof.”

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER ountainTrue’s Asheville Design Center will soon begin work toward an alternative vision of the N.C. 107 project in Sylva. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s preliminary plans, released earlier this year, drew widespread criticism in the community for the extreme impact they would have on the business community, with about onesixth of the businesses in town on the list of establishments to face relocation. During an Aug. 6 public hearing, 135 people signed an attendance sheet, and of the 23 people who delivered public comment, none were supportive of the project as proposed. In its next regular meeting after that hearing, the town board voted unanimously to work with the Asheville Design Center, which offered its services pro bono to develop an alternative road plan to better meet the community’s needs. The six-person team will include a transportation planner, traffic engineer, multi-modal specialist, urban designer, student intern studying health impacts and Design Center Director Chris Joyell. According to a draft scope of work dated Oct. 22, the Design Center’s process will span three months, kicking off next week and concluding with a final plan delivered in late January. In addition to meetings with town leadership, the DOT and utilities providers, the process will include one focus group meeting and two community meetings. “What I’m seeking from the focus group is a good cross-section of the community to

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help me identify what are the issues we really need to focus on for the first community meeting,” Joyell. “I don’t want to show up to that first community meeting with a bunch of assumptions about how 107 is important to the community and what the desired outcomes are.” Joyell said that the design team will determine who is part of the mid-November focus group but wants to include representatives from the business community, government and impacted property owners. He encourages people to email him with their comments on the issues as well. “As I get those responses, I’m tracking who I’m hearing from, what those concerns are and those are all things I want to share with the team,” he said. The first community meeting is expected to occur sometime in late November. Afterward, the Design Center team will meet with the DOT, Sylva officials and utilities managers and produce draft recommendations the week of Jan. 7. The following week, a second community meeting will be held to gather input on the draft document. Joyell expects to have the final recommendations complete by late January. “We don’t want to build any unnecessary delay into this because we know that the issues on 107 need fixing, but at the same time I don’t want to rush to a deadline if it means ignoring the voices in the community that are going to help inform that,” he said. Joyell expects that the Design Center’s process will wrap up around the same time that the DOT is releasing updated plans that include utilities, a key milestone for the project. At that point, Joyell anticipates that N.C. 107 planning will be far enough along to merit substantial discussion about potential changes but not so far along that it would be impossible to change its trajectory. The Sylva Town Board is expected to approve the draft timeline and scope of work at its next meeting, 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. Joyell is available at 828.782.7894 or chris@ashevilledesigncenter.org.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER ore and more, Facebook is becoming a place not only to catch up with friends, read the news and look at pictures of cats, it’s also becoming a place where one can get into a lot of political trouble. Last year, members of a conservative Haywood County splinter group were ousted from the North Carolina Republican Party for disloyalty, after a series of Facebook posts displeased party higher-ups. Months later, a Haywood County GOP official filed a lawsuit — currently in the courts — over a chain of posts that mocked her with memes. Last week, Republican Cornelia Cree resigned from the Haywood County Board of Elections one day before a disciplinary hearing by the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement would have likely removed her. The problem? That’s right, Facebook. “This election is urgent because the Democrats have the following plans: Legalization of pedophilia,” said Cree in Facebook post she made in early September. “Not hardly,” said Haywood County Democratic Party Chair Myrna Campbell when asked if the legalization of sex with children was one of the party’s policy goals. Cree didn’t stop there, opining that Democratic opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was somehow meant to shield the Catholic Church from legal exposure to hundreds of forthcoming abuse claims, and that such an act would in effect legalize child abuse. “I have never heard that position given by any official in the Democratic Party,” Campbell said. While Cree is entitled to her personal opinions no matter how outside the realm of common decency they may be, the fact that she was appointed to the county’s elections board earlier this year means she’s supposed to curb her own political speech. Election board members are charged with an array of duties related to elections, including scheduling early voting and counting ballots. “The board has to work with both parties, so they can’t be partisan in their stances,” Campbell said. “As I understand it, the post had a Republican heading on it, so she was obviously identifying with the Republican Party when she posted it.” As to where Cree got the idea, Campbell couldn’t say. “I have no idea. It’s just so extreme I just can’t even identify with it,” she said. “Ms. Cree, I met her once, she was particularly rude to me when I met her the first time, so I would say she’s not known for her diplomacy.” In sharp contrast to Cree’s post, her resignation elicited a rare but welcome chorus of bipartisanship; according to the Raleigh News & Observer, NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse said Cree’s statement “impugns” the character of Democrats and calls into question Cree’s moral character. Likewise, Campbell said she doesn’t believe that all Republicans — in Haywood County, or across the country — should be judged by Cree’s statement. “The Republican Party is so fragmented right now with the extreme right,” she said. “The mainstream Republicans, I don’t think they believe this type of thing, but the extreme Republicans make the most noise. They’re the loudest, so that’s what you hear.” Cree was unavailable for comment; both the post and her Facebook account had been removed as of press time. Local Republican attorney Rusty McLean will take Cree’s spot on the board, which must have two Republicans and two Democrats.

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First United Methodist Church Sylva’s Open Door Meal & Sing will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the church’s Christian Life Center. The community is invited to enjoy a delicious meal which will be prepared by church members, musical entertainment, and fellowship. The Final Four quartet comprised of singers from the chancel choir at First United Methodist Church will provide the entertainment. Members of the quartet are Yona Wade, Kitty Brooks, Kathy McConnell, and Marjorie Henson. The group will sing a wide range of tradition hymns and spiritual music. A brief devotional will be led prior to the meal. The Open Door and Sing event is held on the fifth Wednesday in those months which have one. All are welcome and invited to attend. First United Methodist Church, Sylva is located at 77 Jackson Street in downtown Sylva. For more information, call the church office, 828.586.2358.

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Elect leaders who will support children, families To the Editor: As the director of the Jackson County Department of Social Services, every day I observe young families in Jackson County who are struggling with economic self-sufficiency. Central to this struggle is child care for their young children. Whether our young parents are already in the workforce or are still preparing for the workforce by educational and training pursuits, child care is a necessity. For many families, child care costs as much as housing, sometimes more. People who want to work find that after paying for child care there is little to nothing left in their paychecks for rent, gas, or food. I see parents struggling with this problem every day. The Jackson County Department of Social

elements — including the Happy Medium and their crystal ball, along with the mysticism of the three Mrs. W’s — making it a popular target among conservative Christians, who often campaign against content containing magical elements from being taught in schools or libraries. Additionally, conservative Christians have been critical of L’Engle’s depiction of religion — specifically the implication of Jesus not being a supremely divine individual. Controversially, a passage in the middle of the novel seemingly equates Jesus with figures like Einstein, Columnist Buddha, Gandhi and Da Vinci.” It was rather ironic because I thought that exact section could be helpful (not hurtful) for people struggling to understand religion. I thought it was brilliant to list Jesus along with the aforementioned scientists, artists and spiritual leaders. But then again, my own faith is very personal and raw and is not based on following all the rules laid out by conservative Christians. This experience with A Wrinkle in Time sparked my curiosity about banned books in general, so I took to Google and searched the top 10 banned books of all time. There are many lists out there, but one comprehensive Newsweek list for the adolescent age group is below. These were the most commonly banned books between 2000 and 2009.

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y mom was a librarian and my dad an English teacher so books were always stacked on the dining room table or tossed on the floor beside recliners. As a young girl, I carried a novel with me all the time. My very favorite book was The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I remember hiding it on the shelf at my elementary school library so no one else could check it out. I think I read it at least 10 times in a three-year span. It’s funny I didn’t ask my parents to just buy it for me, but these were the days before Amazon and there was something magical about holding it in my possession for only a short period of time. As a teenager, I connected with To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby and Night. In recent memory, some impactful books have been Unbroken, Middlesex, Love Warrior and The Glass Castle. Books are powerful. For me, diving into a book is a true escape. I enjoy shutting out the noise of the world and falling into a story. When I go too long without engaging in a book, I feel restless. It’s a practice of mine to find at least 10 to 15 minutes a day to turn off my mind and read. And I rarely read on my tablet or phone. I’m a fan of good old-fashioned books. My 9-year old recently read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle for his school’s Battle of the Books team. I decided to read it along with him. Somehow, I’d never completed the book, even as a language arts teacher. I’d finished pieces of it or helped my students find it in the Waynesville Middle library, but I had never actually read the book in its entirety. Last week as I turned the final page of that novel, I sat for a minute in the quiet and soaked in the magnitude of the metaphors and themes L’Engle so effortlessly wove in and out of the story. After much darkness and strife in the book, the only thing to ultimately defeat evil was love. It struck a deep emotional chord with me. I think God and the universe knew I needed the book more at age 38 than 13. Later, I was looking up quotes by L’Engle and stumbled upon an online article about the book being one of the most commonly banned books in school systems and libraries. This furrowed my brow. The article said, “The novel possesses a lot of fantastical

1. Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling 2. Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier 4. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 7. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (series) by Alvin Schwartz 8. His Dark Materials (series) by Philip Pullman 9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series) by Lauren Myracle 10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The reasons for these books being banned are all over the

LETTERS Services participates in the N.C. Child Care Subsidy Program and we have funding to offer help to up to 375 children. A variety of other early childhood programs exist in our community, such as Head Start Programs, operated by Mountain Projects; NC Pre-K Classrooms, operated by the Jackson County Public Schools and other programs, and a variety of other types of early childhood programs. However, all of these programs together do not offer adequate capacity and funding to provide services for the almost 3,000 children ages birth to 5 years of age who live in Jackson County. Meanwhile, decades of research show how high-quality early childhood education sets children up for success in school, and in life. Kids who have been to a strong preschool enter Kindergarten ready to read, and more likely to do well from day one. There is an amazing social and economic benefit to enrolling as many children as possible in high-

place. From witchcraft and magic to homosexuality and adult language, there are all sorts of reasons these books have been deemed too dangerous or inappropriate to be read in certain school systems and libraries in America. As soon as I read this list, I went to the Haywood County Public Library and checked out And Tango Makes Three along with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. My boys and I sat down on the couch that night and read And Tango Makes Three. It’s a true story about two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who are “in love.” After watching the other couples nurture their eggs and infants, the two males try to mimic them by nurturing a large rock in hopes it will become a baby. The zookeeper watches them with curiosity and compassion. He then gives them their own egg, an egg that would probably not hatch had it been left where it was found. The two protect and care for the egg day and night, and they raise the baby penguin into a flourishing adult. It’s a beautiful story and a true one at that. I’m sad it’s banned from schools and libraries, preventing young minds from enjoying it. This would be an especially good book for children with same-gender parents. I am reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. It’s been banned due to sexually explicit material (the story of Angelou being raped as a young girl) and anti-white messaging (she was raised just before and during the Civil Rights movement). It’s disturbing that we even ban autobiographical novels. It’s like we’re telling these folks their life story is disturbing and no one should read it. Storytelling is everything to me. Whether it’s from reading a book or writing my own stories, I wouldn’t be who I am without the written word. We can’t ban books for silly or ignorant reasons. We can’t shelter our children from other people’s voices and stories. What kind of future generations are we raising if we do that? As Phillip Pullman puts it, “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” (Susanna Barbee is a sales associate, a columnist and an associate editor for Smoky Mountain News, Smoky Mountain Living and Mountain South Media. Susanna.b@smokymountainnews.com)

quality early childhood education programs. The high cost of good child care is a cornerstone economic issue for working families in Jackson County and indeed, all of Western North Carolina. It is critical that our elected officials understand and support our community’s need for adequate and high quality early childhood programs. We, as citizens and community leaders, need to know that the policy makers that we send to Raleigh, support our community need for early childhood education services. We need to ask the important questions about their willingness to ensure that our state’s early childhood programs are available to hard-working families. Clearly, support of early childhood education is an opportunity support the best investment our senators and representatives could make in our state. As you make your decisions about who you will vote to send to Raleigh, to make spending decisions for us, I hope you will ask this important question to the candidates — “Will you support early childhood education

for our young families and their children?” Jennifer Abshire Jackson County

Schandevel supports students, teachers To the Editor: I am writing this letter as a plea for parents to think about education as you cast your ballot in the midterm elections. I have been an educator for 24 years and I am the parent of a sweet middle school girl. I am in the thick of it. What do I see? I see schools running on fumes and teachers facing impossible expectations daily. Teaching has always been complicated. Complicated is great. Complicated makes our job stimulating. Seemingly impossible; well, that is something that takes a toll. It makes us want to leave. The young ones

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LETTERS, CONTINUED FROM 23 often do. We must make a change. The change starts at the voting booth. Our future depends upon offering quality public education opportunities for our children with the best teachers in our classrooms. Rhonda Schandevel is a champion for education. She believes that our schools, our children, and our teachers deserve to be properly supported. As a lawmaker, she will work to create and protect educational opportunities for our children. In North Carolina, our jobs have become almost impossible because of representatives like Michele Presnell. Ask a teacher (not in the school car line, but in the grocery store at the Dollar General). Yes, some teachers have received pay raises. Some of us are veterans who are a bit stuck on the pay scale but would be quite grateful for manageable class sizes, textbooks, dry erase markers, and a few more glue sticks. It is about far more than teacher pay. Schools need resources to address mental wellness (the latest stats show that 1 in 5 children and youth suffer from an emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorder), textbooks that aren’t duct taped and/or missing pages, and teachers need to feel like they have access to the resources that they need to help their students be successful. According to NCAE, North Carolina is currently 39th in pupil spending and is projected to be 37th in teacher pay. Rhonda is endorsed by NCAE because they know that she is fighting for your children to have the best education. She believes that investment in our children is an investment in our future. College teaching program enrollment in the UNC System has dropped over 25% over the past few years. North Carolina schools are having a hard time filling positions with highly qualified teachers, and they are having an even harder time keeping teachers in those positions. If we do not make a change now, who will be left in our classrooms? We should be alarmed. We need leaders in Raleigh who understand what we are up against. Rhonda understands the value in our schools and the power of the investment. Educators know that Rhonda Schandevel is our best chance to save our schools. It all seems pretty overwhelming; however, we can work together and build a better future for our children. It

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Rep. Meadows sells out to Trump To the Editor: As we prepare to vote in the November elections, let’s recall Bill Covin’s letter (SMN, Oct. 2-9, www.smokymountainnews.com/ archives/item/25686). Mr. Covin wrote about teaching in the Ukraine at the time Paul Manafort worked for the Russians there. (Readers will recall that Manafort is about to be tried for lawbreaking related to helping a Russia-backed politician, who took over the Ukraine’s government.) It might not seem important to us living in Western North Carolina, but it is. Some of our U.S. elected officials are ignoring the unquestionable proof that Russia is still attacking the USA. One is Rep. Mark Meadows, “our” congressman in Washington. He has backed Trump in stonewalling actions to prevent Russia’s mind-bending social media war and election hacking. Seems to be

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we’d better replace Meadows before his betrayal of North Carolina and the USA reaches a point of no return. What the Russians have already been able to do should terrify us: Britain just announced proof that a GRU (Russian spy agency) hacker stole top-secret U.S. nuclearreactor technology. Another GRU agent tried to destroy evidence of the Novichok poisoning in Britain; that evidence is in chemical weapons research labs in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Britain, U.S., and other Western intelligence agencies have proof — there’s no questioning it. Here in the U.S., our Special Counsel Mueller has indicted over a dozen Russian agents. One of them is the GRU spymurderer whom the British identified. Good for us, good for Britain; we have excellent judicial and intel experts. Special Counsel Mueller himself is a cyber-security expert. This proof must worry our Rep. Meadows, who still backs Trump. On live TV from Helsinki, Trump denied the Russian government had anything to do with hacking into U.S. infrastructure. He denied the Russians tried to affect the 2016 election. He has denied Russians are trying to fix the upcoming 2018 election. He has continued to support Putin and trash our own intelligence agencies. He attacks Mueller, who is a lifelong Republican. Trump has supported Paul Manafort, about whom there is overwhelming proof that he

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To the Editor: Amending the N.C. Constitution should not be taken lightly nor done with political intent. This document is 229 years old and was designed to protect our basic freedoms, such as the right to vote, and to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government. None of the rights the current amendments propose to protect are in any way threatened. Why not have an amendment that protects my right to drive, or own a pet, or go to church? Because these rights are not threatened, no amendment is needed. We should not add unnecessary fluff to the foundation of state law, nor should we spend dollars on useless bureaucracy that could instead go to rebuilding infrastructure, fighting the opioid crisis, providing mental health services, cleaning up the environment, funding education, and hundreds of other issues that consistently have funding problems. One of the proposed amendments, under the guise of protecting a right, is actually another attempt at voter suppression. No reputable research has ever shown voter fraud to be a significant problem. On the other hand, attempts at voter suppression target a basic right and have been a recurrent problem in North Carolina. Some of the proposed amendments are aimed at tinkering with the balance of power between the three branches of government, a very dangerous thing to do. The state constitution carefully distributed power among the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches. Any tweaking of this balance seems unnecessary after all this time, and because these powers are so interconnected, it is impossible to adjust any one of them without affecting the whole. Ask yourself why the amendments are not numbered. Consider whether or not there is

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Won’t someone think of the children? To the Editor: Listen, if you will. A small child somewhere in the United States crying out in the night. She doesn’t call out in English, nor in Spanish, but in k’iche, her native language of Guatemala. No one understands her; there is no one to comfort her. Her mother has been taken away. Consider, if you dare. The twisted mind of the person who designs such a torture. Ponder this. These people still having power over our lives, even though this is our country. We are not some feudal medieval kingdom. Nor are we some Nazi police state. This is America. Imagine, if you will. Voting these people out of power. Voting out the congressmen who enable such schemes. This is America. We have elections. Vote’em out. Paul Strop Waynesville

To the Editor: I am writing in support of Mark Melrose for Superior Court Judge. I am for common sense when it comes to the courts. Jail is expensive and rarely helps people develop the skills they need to get out of cycles. I do support fair and just punishment for those who have done wrong, yet we do not need to lock people up for minor crimes. Mark supports programs for minor drug offenders, veteran’s courts, and sobriety courts. Mark supports changing the decades old bail system that keeps less advantaged people in jail when they should be out. Mark actively reaches out in the community and has a long history of working with our schools. Mark supports all these programs while his opponent does not. Maybe Judge Letts is spending too much of his time moonlighting in the Cherokee court system. Bruce Johnson Waynesville

Voter ID opponents insult citizenry To the Editor: Opponents of the Voter ID amendment use the reason that requiring a photo ID will suppress the votes of seniors, minorities, students and rural residents. People in those groups ought to be highly insulted that Democrats and the left, who are the opposition to the amendment, seem to think these groups of people are stupid … unable to figure out how to acquire a photo ID. Forget the fact that most of the people in those groups have ID’s since they shop, bank, travel, drive or receive government services. In other words they are regular Americans who participate in everyday life. How offensive that the Voter ID opponents insinuate that these groups of people do not live normal lives like everyone else. If you are in favor of Voter ID, yor probably have figured out that your legal vote can be negated by the vote of someone who is not a citizen or not a legal voter.

Hate is not a platform To the Editor: The large sign on the Asheville highway that was apparently put up by a rare “civil” local democrat got me thinking. The sign said, “Fellow democrats…. Move back to the center before it’s too late.” That’s a great message for local democrats and voters as their party has turned into the party of hate, violence, and socialism. The field of candidates looking to run for president in 2020 now include porn lawyer Avenatti, Cory “Spartacus” Booker, Socialists Warren and Bernie Sanders plus a half dozen more leftist wannabes. I don’t really believe this will help win an election as most common sense liberals and conservatives both think socialism is a terrible idea. The recent Supreme Court hearing was a disgrace to any fair-minded American of either party. The opposition to Kavanaugh was based on hate and completely uncorroborated claims. It brought back memories of a lynching or worse. The good news is that all Americans were able to see how national democrats have become. They incited the worst in their party, like their “violent” arm “Antifa,” and the violent demonstrators that are anti-police, and anti-law and order. It’s the new “mob rule” tactic they think will win for them. I think it’s time for all democrats to look in the mirror and decide who and what they are going to stand for. Will it be open borders and elimination of ICE? Or is it the violence that many on the left call for and support? Or is it the total lack of civility they show when dealing with the majority party? The leftists call for “gun control” for you and I while they are protected by armed guards we pay for. Their continued support for abortion and the selling of the baby parts should disturb and disgust everyone. The “Resist and Obstruct Democrats” have become so blinded with their hate that they haven’t seen the changes Trump has made in the last two years. The lowest unemployment rate in years, and millions of people back to work and off the welfare rolls, paying taxes instead of taking tax money. From 2008 to 2016 opportunity disappeared with the jobs. Now with growing opportunity, we see “hiring” signs and wages going up everywhere. There’s nothing a socialist hates more than someone that provides for themselves and isn’t depending on government handouts. Socialism has never worked. Socialists and todays “progressives” think they know best what’s good for you. If you disagree with them, you will have to be dealt with. Don’t let a once civil and decent party turn into a socialist society that doesn’t raise people up but only can hold them down and enslave them. Robert Fromhartz Whittier

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To the Editor: I can’t vote in Jackson County, but I’m committed to the future of my hometown. That’s why I’ve stayed involved in local politics and supported my dad, Commissioner Ron Mau. As someone who worked on Capitol Hill, it disheartens me to see some of the same political ills of D.C. in our own Jackson County. Why does party matter at the local level? It shouldn’t! What matters is how our government functions. Local government should be open and transparent, good stewards of our tax dollars, and forward thinking as it plans for our future. Since Ron Mau and Mickey Luker took office, Jackson County has created a onestop shop for permitting and planning, expedited construction of a new animal shelter by several years, placed school resource officers (SROs) in all public schools, and initiated the largest increase to public school funding in eight years. These men listened to Jackson County and said, “Let’s get things done! Let’s put aside our differences and deliver results.” Ron Mau is willing to ask tough questions and propose new ideas. Take the health and human services consolidation, for example. In other North Carolina counties, consolidation has saved upwards of $20 million over 10 years. That’s over $2 million per year! Consolidation has also improved the ability to deliver services — such as fighting the opioid epidemic or

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cross-referring clients in need. I’m not saying Jackson County has problems with either department. I — and Ron Mau — are saying increased efficiency enhances your service and allows you to spend money on more programs. What if Jackson County saved $200,000 per year from consolidation? That can be reallocated to teacher pay raises, new patrol cars, purchasing more naloxone, expanded greenways, or any other great idea. Enhancing how Jackson County operates will allow the County to pursue new or better endeavors. As a Smoky Mountain graduate and as a proud son, I urge Jackson County citizens to put people before politics and vote for Ron Mau. Rusty Mau Asheville

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Today is a video game Vermont singer-songwriter returns to Waynesville BY GARRET K. WOODWARD STAFF WRITER bout six years ago, I moved from Upstate New York to Western North Carolina. I was, and remain, some 1,100 miles or so from all things familiar and beloved back in my native North Country. But, it was always the music of that place, and also of my time there, I would return to for comfort whenever that feeling of being homesick would rear its ugly head, usually on those nights when you’re simply alone on your front porch amid a sometimes-deafening silence. And it was on one of those nights, way back in the fall of 2012, when I came across a single Facebook post. It was Zack DuPont, an old North Country acquaintance. I knew him from his wild jazz-rock band back home, Japhy Ryder, that I used to go see when I was 21 and in pursuit of cheap beer and good times. At that time, DuPont had recently put out a solo live acoustic album. I listened to that record dozens of times in those first few months living here, this “New England gothic” tone reminiscent of those cold North Country mornings, endless frozen sunsets, and also the solitude and natural beauty of that landscape that still resides at the base of my roots, no matter where I plant them. DuPont’s post asked if anyone knew of venues he and his brother, Sam, a newly-formed Americana/folk duo, could play below the Mason-Dixon Line. I reached out and said I may know of some spots in Waynesville or Asheville, and that, regardless, they had a place to stay at my tiny apartment, if need be. Zack took me up on the offer when I soon got them a gig at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. And for the better part of the last five years, The DuPont Brothers have become quite a fixture in Waynesville and Western North Carolina in general. The sibling duo would roll through here about three times a year, always crashing at my place, always putting on such memorable performances to raucous, mesmerized audiences. They not only became brothers-from-another in my personal life, they befriended my southern brethren, our newspaper, my town, and soon became sort of honorary citizens of Southern Appalachia. Coming into this year, the duo has gone on a hiatus, at least for the time being. They crisscrossed the country, released several albums and played hundreds of shows amid tens of thousands of miles traveled. It was time to shift direction, take a breather and, perhaps, see what else it out there to fuel the creative spirit. Alas, Zack found himself back at square one. While most may look at a return to the starting line as physically and mentally daunt-

ing, Zack saw a rare opportunity to mine new territory in his ever-evolving songwriting and guitar playing abilities. And it’s that singular notion that lies at the foundation of all innovative artists, especially the ones who will forever remain in our melodic hearts. Smoky Mountain News: What was the sentiment behind putting The DuPont Brothers on hiatus? Zack DuPont: Sam and I have a very close relationship, and with that comes a very transparent way of living when we’re around each other. Neither of us feel defined or limited to just experiencing the music we make together. Both of us have very strong and unique creative tendencies and share a deep respect for the music we write as individuals. And that’s who we are as artists — individuals. When you live

“I’m learning more about myself through playing guitar these days than I am about the guitar itself.” — Zack DuPont

in a car with your family for five years straight, performing over two hundred shows a year — in peoples’ homes, venues, theaters, bars, private events — there’s a ton of highs and lows, and we shared all of them in that transparent style of living. Sometimes the things that are unrelated to the essence of what you’re doing can be distracting, and that’s when it’s very healthy and important to realize that a new path needs to be taken creatively. We aren’t turning our backs on that special collaboration we have. We’re just giving it space to grow in ways it can only grow on its own. SMN: As someone who has played guitar most of your life, what are you learning about that instrument these days? ZD: Guitar seems more infinite than ever before. I suppose it’s more appropriate to say that I’m learning more about myself through playing guitar these days than I am about the guitar itself. I’m able to communicate through the instrument in a stream-of-consciousness type of dialogue. I’ve been hyper-stimulated by improvisation and the freedom of the moment with the guitar, and have been exploring that side of my brain with lots of other artists. Performing and playing is like a meditation for me — it feels limitless and beautiful. SMN: Tell me about this new solo record. How did it come about? What was the process like compared to past albums and recordings? ZD: I’ve been enjoying making albums fast these days, just to not give the music time to

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Want to go? Acclaimed Vermont singer-songwriter Zack DuPont will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Boone-Withers House located at 138 Church Street in Waynesville. Admission is a suggested donation of $10-15. All are welcome to attend the all-ages show. For more information, call 828.356.5441. DuPont’s latest solo album, “Bootlegs Vol. 1,” is now available for purchase and streaming at zackdupont.bandcamp.com. feel stale. “Bootlegs Vol. 1” is going to be part of a series of albums where I record, mix and produce the music all by myself with limited resources. After spending lots of money and time on previous efforts, I wanted to really explore how much of that process I could do on my own. What I found from this approach was a stimulating workflow and a way to incorporate my fascinations with audio engineering into the art. I recorded the entire record in two phases. Phase one was an evening of full live takes of each song recorded in my guest bedroom in Burlington on my iPhone. Then, I loaded the songs into Garage Band, did all overdubs on the internal microphone on my MacBook Pro, and mixed and mastered the album. Lots of audiophiles would scoff at this technique, but the thing is that they’d never know I worked in this fashion without me speaking about it. The record sounds incredi-

bly natural and has an analog tape quality to it. I tend to lean towards warm sounds on records as opposed to dark or bright.

SMN: What sparked this solo tour? It seems you’re really peeling back the layers to where it all began for you — just you and your guitar. ZD: Sparks — they fly, burn out, light stuff on fire. It’s great stuff. I figured the easiest way for myself to continue to tour and be actively creating and performing music would be through a solo endeavor. This is how it all started for me. Just me, the guitar, the words, and the van — so freeing. You really learn a lot about yourself through silence on the open road. There’s no rules out here or schedules aside from getting to the next show. I feel like I can really live in the art I’m creating and be in a very unique place to share it with folks when it’s time.

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Frank and Kathy in the midst of another tall tale. Garret K. Woodward photo

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The laughter ensued deep The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will into the night. host Humps & The Blackouts (psycho-billy) at Sitting in The Gem, the 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. basement taproom at Boojum Brewing in downtown “The Bad Seed” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Waynesville, this past Monday Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2, 3 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 evening, my parents and I and Nov. 4, at the Haywood Arts Regional retold tall tales and absurd stoTheatre in Waynesville. ries from our past, a time that Western Carolina University will welcome Clare seems so much closer in our Twomey for a lecture, “Producing Production: memories that what the calenCraft as an Action,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, dar may say. Oct. 31, at the WCU Bardo Arts Center. My mother, Kathy, will turn 70 in January, while my father, Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Frank, will celebrate his 77th Stone Crazy Band (pop/rock) at 7 p.m. birthday come March. They Saturday, Oct. 27. still live up in the North motor over to Asheville to wander around, Country of Upstate New York, mainly and usually have dinner at one of our fine because they want to be wherever my niece is. At 4 years old, it’s Lucy’s world, we merely Waynesville establishments. f live in it. She’s an incredibly smart and captiWhat’s been interesting, perhaps surreal, vating kid, and my folks spend as much time is to see my parents grow older. Heck, I see more and more grey in my hair and beard in as they can with her, especially when my litthe mirror each morning. Though they’re tle sister is at work and needs a babysitter. starting to slow down a tad, their spirits are Ever since I rolled into Waynesville, my as jovial and adventurous as ever. They’re parents visit here about twice a year — in game for anything, and still have never, ever the spring en route to their winter escape in met a stranger, as seen by their interactions Florida, and during the fall foliage. It’s hard with my friends and co-workers we cross for me to get home, let alone get a chance to paths with on a stroll around town. spend quality time with them, so it means a I’ve always appreciated my parents, even lot that they make the trip to our neck of the woods. They’ll rent a bungalow in the hills of during some rocky times when I was a teenager. They were older parents when I Lake Junaluska, meet me for breakfast,

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was born. Remember, I’m the oldest child, and I’m 33. They were in their late 30s and mid-40s — already married 12 years — when I came into this world. Even to this day, Kathy & Frank are about spending money on experiences rather than material possessions. We were a basic middle-class family. She was a high school teacher, he worked as an immigration officer for the government on the Canadian border. My sister and I never went without, for which I’m grateful, but whatever excess funds we may have had was spent on fine dining and travel. As a family, we never cared about a new TV or nice car — let’s go camping or try that new restaurant. And, as I stated above, they’ve never met a stranger. My folks start a conversation with literally anyone. My mother may simply talk up someone in line at a coffee shop or at the next dining table. Anytime my father sees an old veteran or elderly couple, he’ll immediately ask them about their lives, where they’re from, where they served, or just to know about what life was like for them “back then.” I’d be lying if I said that my parents didn’t directly influence not only who I became as a person, but also my career path a journalist. If I didn’t interview and interact with strangers for a living, I’d still do it every single day of my life. What’s the fun of not getting to know a new person whenever you get the chance to do so? Live a little, spark a conversation. You’ll always surprise yourself at the cosmic connections you can make with another human being by simply asking them how their day is going. In an era when face-toface communication is a lost art, reaching out and making a connection is a rare and beautiful thing. So, there we were — my folks and I — in The Gem, trading stories back and forth, some friends of mine also in attendance, all wide-eyed at the situations being rehashed through laughter and haphazard mannerisms. Tales of holiday gatherings gone awry, college shenanigans, times where my father faced danger as a border officer, road trip mishaps — you get the picture, eh? It’s in moments like that where my folks really shine, and I’m right next to them, witnessing their essence. It’s a pretty special transition in life when your parents go from authoritarians to best friends and companions. Luckily, I went through that transition early on, where I look forward to my time with them, where we continue to run around this great big world, our souls overflowing with curiosity and goodwill. As I’m currently writing this column, it’s Tuesday morning. I’ll soon be heading over to my parents’ place for breakfast, all before they hop onto a plane tomorrow back to Upstate New York, back to an impending cold and snowy winter. But, more importantly, back to my little sister and my niece. Each time it gets harder to say goodbye to them, but plans are already in the works for a surprise trip back home for Christmas. There ain’t nothing like a North Country Christmas, especially in the company of my family. Life is beautiful, grasp for it, y’all.

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Fiddle instructor needed A fiddle instructor is needed for the Jackson County Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program. Time commitment is 1.5 hours per week. Pay is $30/hour. Class meets at Cullowhee Valley School each Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. If you play the fiddle, have this time slot available, and would like to be a part of teaching kids the art of fiddle playing, contact Betty Brown at 828.293.1028 or the program sponsor, the Jackson County Arts Council at 828.507.9820 or email jcncjam@gmail.com. All volunteers and instructors must pass a criminal background check.

Lee Knight. Appalachian mountains, as well as of the Adirondacks. He wanted to learn the music and stories from traditional sources — people who had them as part of their culture and community for generations. He also collected songs and stories from other parts of the world, including England, Scotland, Central Asia, Columbia and the Amazon region of Peru and has recently released his third album, “An Untraditional Journey.”

Knight works as a folk singer, storyteller and outdoor leader, performing at concerts, workshops, camps and schools. He leads hikes, canoe trips and guides whitewater rafts. He plays various instruments, including the fretless five-string banjo, various guitars, the Appalachian dulcimer, the mouth bow, the Cherokee flute and the Cherokee rattle, as well as the Native American drum. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 828.227.7129.

A community jam will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Anyone with a guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, anything unplugged, are invited to join. The music jams are offered to the public each first and third Thursday of the month — year-round. 828.488.3030.

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter/storyteller Lee Knight will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University. Raised in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York, Lee became interested in traditional folk music as a young man and soon found himself to be an amateur folklorist. During college, he became familiar with the music and stories of the Southern

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• Balsam Falls Brewing (Sylva) will host Jeff Ginn Oct. 26. 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. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Free and open to the public. www.blueridgebeerhub.com. • Boojum Brewing Company (Waynesville) will host a bluegrass open mic every Wednesday and an all-genres open mic every Thursday. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.boojumbrewing.com. • The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host Tiny & Her Pony (Americana) Oct. 26, Dulci Ellenberger & Kevin Williams (piano/guitar) Nov. 2 and Joe Cruz (piano/vocals) Nov. 3. All shows are free and begin at 7:15 p.m. The Russ Wilson Duo (swing/old-time) will also perform at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 27 ($10 cover). 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

• The Cut Cocktail Lounge (Sylva) will host a Midnight Zombie Prom at 9 p.m. Oct. 27 and a “Nightmare Before Christmas” Halloween party 5 p.m. Oct. 31. 828.631.4795. • Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Conservation Theory Oct. 26, Stone Crazy Band (classic rock) Oct. 27, Life Like Water (folk/world) Nov. 2 and Frank & Allie (Americana/old-time) Nov. 3. All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free and open to the public. www.froglevelbrewing.com.

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• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday, Nick Prestia Oct. 26 and a Halloween Bash w/STIG Oct. 27. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

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• Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City) will host an open mic night every Thursday. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.mountainlayersbrewingcompany.com. • Nantahala Brewing (Bryson City) will host The Sun The Moon Oct. 26 and Mac & Juice Quartet Oct. 27. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nantahalabrewing.com. • Pub 319 (Waynesville) will host an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. every Wednesday. Free and open to the public. www.pub319socialhouse.com. • 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 Saturdays, and a Trivia w/Kelsey Jo 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 a Halloween Bash at 6 p.m. Oct. 27. 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.

• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Oct. 24 and 31, and a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. All events are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host karaoke every Thursday, Humps & The Blackouts (psycho-billy) Oct. 26 and Amnesis w/Beitthemeans Oct. 27. Shows begin at 9:30 p.m. 828.456.4750.

• Innovation Station (Dillsboro) will host Scott Stambaugh Oct. 27, Jupiter Coyote Nov. 2 and Chris Jamison Nov. 3. All events are free and begin at 7 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• Whiteside Brewing (Cashiers) will host Ashley Heath (singer-songwriter) 1 p.m. Oct. 28. All shows start at 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 828.743.6000 or www.whitesidebrewing.com.

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• Harmon’s Den Bistro at HART (Waynesville) will host karaoke and an open mic at 8 p.m. on Saturdays. All are welcome. www.harttheatre.org.

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• Currahee Brewing (Franklin) will host a Halloween party Oct. 27 and Social Insecurity Nov. 3. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.curraheebrew.com.

• Isis Music Hall (West Asheville) will host Seafoam Green 7 p.m. Oct. 24, Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Daymark 7 p.m. Oct. 25, “Italian Night” w/Mike Guggino & Barrett Smith 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Mike Mattison & Scrapomatic 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26, The Misty Mountain String Band 7 p.m. Oct. 27, Ashley Davis w/Dave Curley & Friends 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Molly Stevens 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Dirty Logic: Tribute to Steely Dan 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Tildon Krautz 7 p.m. Oct. 31 and Empire Strikes Brass 9 p.m. Oct. 31. www.isisasheville.com.

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• Andrews Brewing Company (Andrews) will host the “Lounge Series” at its Calaboose location with Blue Revue Oct. 26, Andrew Chastain (singer-songwriter) Nov. 2 and Jordyn Pepper (singer-songwriter) Nov. 3. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

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On the table ‘Open Door Meal & Sing’ First United Methodist Church’s “Open Door Meal & Sing” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the church’s Christian Life Center in Sylva. The community is invited to enjoy a delicious meal which will be prepared by church members, musical entertainment, and fellowship. The Final Four quartet comprised of singers from the chancel choir at First United Methodist Church will provide the entertainment. Members of the quartet are Yona Wade, Kitty Brooks, Kathy McConnell, and Marjorie Henson. The group will sing a wide range of tradition hymns and spiritual music. A brief devotional will be led prior to the meal. The event is held on the fifth Wednesday in those months which have one. All are welcome and invited to attend. For more information, call the church office at 828.586.2358.

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On the street plates from Chef Stacy’s gourmet cuisine, available at The Secret Wine Bar within the shop. Dog friendly patio and front garden open, weather permitting. • Oct. 25/Nov. 1: Five for $5 Wine Tasting from 5 to 9 p.m. Come taste five magnificent wines and dine on Chef Stacy’s gourmet cuisine. • Oct. 26/Nov. 2: Secret Wine Bar Night from 5 to 9 p.m.. Gourmet food, and a great wine & beer menu. • Oct. 27/Nov. 3: There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. • Oct. 29: TGI Monday Chardonnay Sale & Tasting. All chardonnay is 15 percent off. Stop by from 1 to 5 p.m. to sample a delicious staff favorite. Call 828.452.0120 or visit www.waynesvillewine.com. • A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.631.3075. • Free cooking demonstrations will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturdays at Country Traditions in Dillsboro. Watch the demonstrations, eat samples and taste house wines for $3 a glass. All recipes posted online. www.countrytraditionsnc.com.

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During the next meeting of the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society, Henry Chambers will be presenting “The Northshore Cemeteries: The History and People” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Swain County Regional Business Education and Training Center in Bryson City. With the filling of Fontana Lake, many cemeteries were abandoned on the Northshore as residents left with the promise that descendants would be able to return to visit the cemeteries. Now, the only way to reach the cemeteries is to travel on foot or by boat. The Northshore Cemetery Association

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The Jackson County Public Library will be continuing its series of lectures/discussions on the history of Western Philosophy lead by Western Carolina University professor Dr. Daryl Hale. Each event in the series will be held at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the library in Sylva. It is free to attend, with no registration required. Hale is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religion at WCU. Regular courses taught include Kant & Early Modern Philosophy, Classical & Late Antiquity, Medieval & Reformed Thought, History of Early Christianity, Global Justice, and Religion & Science. He has written a manuscript on the ancient Stoics & Epicureans (read by Lynn Redgrave onto audio). Hale had the privilege of undergraduate study of Kant with Nick Wolterstorff at Calvin College (now Emeritus Prof. Yale Divinity School), and of his Ph. D. thesis with John Lachs at Vanderbilt University. Here is a breakdown of the ongoing series and what will be covered each week: • Oct. 30 — Philosophy 303: Mysteries, Faith, Doubts, and Reason in the Middle Ages. St. Augustine, Anselm, Al-Ghazali,

with the help of the National Park Service recently concluded the 2018 season of Northshore cemetery visitations. As he did this summer, Chambers will be sharing the history of some of these cemeteries as well as stories about the people who once owned the land and lived on the Northshore. A native of Clay County, Henry is a descendent of the Chambers family of Chambers Creek. He is a graduate of Western Carolina University with a degree in Civil Engineering. In 2012, he retired from the Georgia Department of Cultural Resources. Written directions to the training center are on the Swain County Genealogy website, www.swaingenealogy.com. Conversation and refreshments will follow the presentation. This is free and open to the public.

Abelard & Heloise, Aquinas, the Mystics, and the Late Scholastics. • Nov. 6 — Philosophy 404: Is the Modern Age Fully Enlightened or Endarkened? Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and the Stoics and Epicureans. For more information, please call the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva at 828.586.2016. These seminars are 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).

Indian village now open The popular Oconaluftee Indian Village will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Nov. 10. As you step into the Oconaluftee Indian Village, you’re transported back to witness the challenges of Cherokee life at a time of rapid cultural change. Tour guides help you explore the historic events and figures of the 1760s. Visitors can interact with villagers as they participate in their daily activities. The Village also hosts live reenactments, interactive demonstrations, and Hands-On Cherokee Pottery for Kids classes www.cherokeehistorical.org.

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Hay Pyramid, and the 20-foot swing set, right on the river bank. The “Maze of the Dead,” “Zombie Pumpkin Patch” and “Haunted Hayride” will take place at 8 p.m. Oct. 26-31. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/darnellfarmsnc.

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The Smoky Mountain Roller Girls junior league the Lil’ Nemesisters will open a roller derby double header by taking on the Chattanooga Roller Girls’ Ruby Regulators at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Swain County Rec Park in Bryson City. The adult team takes the floor against the Chattanooga B-Railers at 6 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. After-party at Nantahala Brewing in downtown Bryson City. Tickets are $7 at the door and proceeds benefit the Smoky Mountain Community Theatre.

The annual corn maze and pumpkin patch will return from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 31 at Darnell Farms in Bryson City. Come to the farm for some old-fashioned fun. Walk through the corn maze ($8 admission) by answering difficult trivia questions at each numbered stop in order to avoid the winding turns and dead ends. Enjoy a hayride ($10 admission) and visit the huge six-acre pumpkin patch, where you and your family choose your perfect Jack O’ Lantern. Prices vary by size. All the kids will enjoy the Kiddie Corn Box, The 20-foot-long farm slide from the

The Cherokee Bonfire & Storytelling will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27 at the Oconaluftee Islands Park. Sit by a bonfire, alongside a river, and listen to some of Cherokee’s best storytellers. The bonfire is free and open to the public. There will be no bonfire events in September. www.visitcherokeenc.com. • The CommUnity Square Dance will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Grand Room (third floor) of the University Center at Western Carolina University. Caller will teach and call all dances to live old-time music. No partner or fancy outfit required. Email pammanottus@gmail.com.

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On the wall • The “Meet the Artists” reception with Brian Hannum (pianist), Drew Campbell (photographer) and Jon Houglum (painter) will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Gallery Zella in Bryson City. Enjoy North Carolina wine, food and music. Free to attend. 828.488.3638 or visit www.galleryzella.com. • The Haywood County Arts Council will host two upcoming craft workshops. Traditional color mixing with Susan Remi Dawkins from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and holiday fused glass ornaments with Gayle Haynie from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25-26. For more information and/or to register for these classes, visit www.haywoodarts.org or call 828.452.0593.

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• The “Not Clark Kent: Other Superheroes & Sheroes” exhibit will run through Oct. 31 in the Intercultural Affairs Gallery on the University Center second floor at Western Carolina University. This exhibit challenges popular culture’s notions and expands the definition of who can be an American hero. It features male and female heroes of color and little known queer and differently able characters. • A “Beginner Step-By-Step” painting class will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays (Nov. 1, 15, 29) at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Cost is $25 with all supplies provided. RSVP by contacting Robin Arramae at 828.400.9560 or paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com. • 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, visit www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com. • The Waynesville Fiber Friends will meet from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of the month at the Panacea Coffee House in Waynesville. All crafters and beginners interested in learning are invited. You can keep up with them through their Facebook group or by calling 828.276.6226 for more information. • “Thursday Painters Open Studio” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Franklin Uptown Gallery. Bring a bag lunch, project and supplies. Free to the public. Membership not required. For information, call 828.349.4607. • A “Youth Art Class” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday at the Appalachian Art Farm on 22 Morris Street in Sylva. All ages welcome. $10 includes instruction, materials and snack. appalachianartfarm@gmail.com or find them on Facebook. • 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 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays. For information on days open, hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at 828.349.4607. • There will be a Halloween themed “Wire Art Jewelry Class” with local artist Lawrie Williams from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension in Sylva. $15, all materials and tools will be supplied. 828.586.4009.

‘Producing Production: Craft as an Action’ The Western Carolina University School of Art and Design will welcome Clare Twomey for a lecture, “Producing Production: Craft as an Action,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in Room 130 at the WCU Bardo Arts Center. Twomey is a British artist, researcher, and curator and is a leading figure in clay practice. Twomey’s work negotiates the realms of performance and transience. WCU also welcomes the public on Tuesday, Oct. 30, for “Production Line,” an all-day project with Twomey starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. in Room 224. In this one-day factory, guest will participate in a step by step process of creating pinch pots in a socially engaged, service learning project designed to promote the ceramic arts. The work produced during the production of “Production Line” will be placed on display in Gallery 256 on Oct. 31.

Clare Twomey’s work ‘Exchange’ at the Foundling Museum in London. This event is free and open to the public, visitor parking is available. Visit arts.wcu.edu/planyourvisit for further details on how to get to the building.

Waynesville pottery classes There will be a handful of pottery creation opportunities at Our Summerhouse Pottery in downtown Waynesville. • Adult pottery classes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1. These six week classes will focus on hand building techniques in creating functional pottery. Tuition is $225, which includes supplies. Class size limited to six. • After-school art classes for elementary/middle-schoolers. Pottery/art classes will be held weekly for six weeks. Elementary (8-10 years olds) will be Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Middle-schoolers (11-14 years olds) will be Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuition is $95, which includes all supplies. Class size is limited to eight. Classes begin Oct. 30. Our Summerhouse Pottery is located at 225 Wall Street. For more information and/or to register, contact Amy at amy@oursummerhousepottery.com or call 828.734.5737.

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this workshop. Cost is $252. • ABS Journeyman Ken Hall will lead the “Leather Sheath” class. The class will cover leather selection, making a pattern, cutting leather, basic tooling, dyeing and hand stitching. Students will complete sheath for a medium sized knife that they bring to class. Cost is $190. • ABS Master Smith Andrew Meer will lead the “Friction Folder” class. The class will cover material selection, blade and handle design, construction, techniques of proper fit and finishing. Each student will complete a friction folder. Space is limited for this workshop. Cost is $252. creativearts.haywood.edu or call 828.565.4240.

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student design scholarship of $3,000 from the Handweavers Guild of America. Called the Dendel Scholarship, Duex is the sixth HCC student to win this award in the past seven years. Recipients are selected from both two-year and four-year schools based on artistic and technical excellence. Before coming to HCC, Shimabukuro studied at Yale University. Most recently, she worked at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in the printmaking studio. Growing up in Hawaii, Shimabukuro was introduced to art through a nonprofit organization. While Watson has always been interested in cloth and fashion, she went to the College of Charleston before coming to HCC. The South Carolina native also studied weaving in Peru. www.haywood.edu or call 828.627.2821.

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Four Haywood Community College professional crafts fiber students have work in a national juried student textile show at the Greenville Fine Arts Center. Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends 2018 runs through Nov. 2. Second-year students Monica Chemay, Becky Duex, Mitsu Shimabukuro and Hannah Watson, are representing the College at this event. All four of these students won awards at the show. Duex won the award sponsored by the Complex Weavers organization. Shimabukuro won the award sponsored by the Surface Design Association. Watson won the award sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America. Chemay was awarded an honorable mention. In addition to having artwork in the student show, Duex was awarded the national

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tic epic of the Wild West, alongside star tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts. There will be a pre-opera discussion beginning at 12:30 p.m. Run time for “La Fanciulla Del West” is 3.75 hours. Tickets are available online at www.highlandspac.org, at the door or by calling 828.526.9047.

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The Highlands Performing Arts Center will screen “Live via satellite” the MET Opera’s production of “La Fanciulla Del West” by Puccini at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Set in the Wild Old West, a love triangle includes the sheriff, the female bar owner and an outlaw. A surprise ending, as far as operas are concerned. Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this roman-

HART to present ‘The Bad Seed’ The final main stage show of the season, “The Bad Seed” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2, 3 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. If you are old enough, you will remember the 1950s film with Patty McCormick. The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. On the surface she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents and admired by all her elders. But, Rhoda’s mother has an uneasy feeling about her. The play opened on Broadway on Dec. 8, 1954 running until Sept. 27, 1955 for a total of 354 performances. The production starred Nancy Kelly, who won the 1955 Tony Award as “Best Actress in a Play” in the role as the mother; and Patty McCormick, Eileen Heckart and Henry Jones. Interest in the play was strong enough that Life magazine ran an extensive story on the production a week before it opened. The play was shortlisted for the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Drama but Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. pressured the prize jury into presenting it to “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ” instead. John Lee Mahin adapted the play into an Academy Award-nominated 1956 film of the

same name, directed by Mervyn Leroy. Kelly, McCormack, Heckart, and Jones all reprised their stage roles in the film. The first three received Academy Award nominations for their performances. The movie’s ending was changed from that of the play for purposes of the Hollywood Production Code. Wanda Taylor is directing HART’s production that features Doug Savitt, Abby Welchel, Amanda Klinikowski, Pam Elder, Ryan Peterson, Adam Welchel, Mary Ann Enloe, Jack Ross, Janice Schreiber, Charlie Wilson and Ethan Schilling. Reservations can be made by calling the box office at 828.456.6322 or by visiting www.harttheatre.org.

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‘The Greatest Show’ at Tuscola High Tuscola High School’s premiere choral group, “Summit,” will perform “The Greatest Show: An Evening of Movie Magic” at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Tuscola High School Auditorium in Waynesville. The show will have a circus theme, featuring music from the 2017 blockbuster movie, “The Greatest Showman,” and exploring music from a variety of popular movies from the classics to Disney. “Summit” will carry on the tradition of a fall production of popular music, while maintaining the nearly 40-year tradition of a Country Western Show in the spring. Tickets are now on sale. General admission is $10, and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased from any “Summit” member or by calling Tuscola High School at 828.456.2408.

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Theatrical dance in Bryson City The Swain Arts Center will host “The Darkside: An Evening of Theatrical Dance” from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, on the campus of the Swain County High School in Bryson City.

Macon library live theatre A live theater production of “Murder by the Book” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-3 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. “Murder by the Book” was written and directed by comedic genius Roberta Pipitone and promises to be a hilarious mystery based in the 1930s. Finding themselves stranded on an island while attempting to attend a writer’s workshop, the cast — several “prominent authors” — struggles to find their way off of the island while avoiding certain death. Who is the murderer? What is their motive? Why didn’t F. Scott Fitzgerald attend? Will anyone survive? Admission is free and everyone is welcome, parental guidance is required. Donations are encouraged.

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• There is free comedy improv class from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday at Moo Mountain Bakery in Maggie Valley. No experience necessary, just come to watch or join in the fun. Improv teacher Wayne Porter studied at Sak Comedy Lab in Orlando, Florida, and performed improvisation with several groups. Join Improv WNC on Facebook or just come on down to the bakery 2511 Soco Road.

The Highlands Cashiers Players will perform the play “Mauritius” by Rebecca Rebeck at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25-28, with a special Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. Mauritius is a tropical island off the coast of Africa where two early postage stamps were printed in 1847 with an error that has made them worth millions to stamp collectors. However, the play is about so much more than the valuable stamp collection which contains the Mauritius stamps. Two half-sisters have inherited it, but their differing natures and a complicated family history has them at odds over what to do with the stamps, while shady stamp dealers and a dangerous buyer plot to acquire it. And as suits a drama of suspense, “Mauritius” concludes with a surprising development. The cast includes Jamie Thomas and Virginia Talbot as the sisters. The seedy collector/dealers trying to acquire the stamps by means foul or fair are Philip (played by Craig Eister), Dennis (played by Lance Trudel) and Sterling (played by David Spivey). Tickets now available for purchase. For more information, check the Players website at www.highlandscashiersplayers.org or leave a message at 828.526.8084.

The event will feature 11 dance troupes and soloists from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Colorado. The Swain County High School World Fusion Dance Club will also perform. Darkside was started in 2010 by Rising Sun Tribe, a dance troupe based in Morganton, as a fundraiser for a local charity. The event is always scheduled for the weekend before Halloween and has a different theme each year. Darkside is hosted each year by a different troupe located in Western North Carolina. All the performers and participants are volunteers. All proceeds from the 2018 production will be donated to the Swain United Gift Fund. The event will also feature the opening of the Kenyon Holt solo exhibit of pen and ink abstract art work. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at www.eventbrite.com or at the door.

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Trick or Treat in WNC As summer finally gives way to fall, and the leaves achieve their majestic colors, only to fade to the ground, the folks of Western North Carolina gear up for the most frightful time of the year — Halloween. From haunted houses to hayrides, bonfires to trick-ortreating, there’s as many activities for kids and adults alike as there is brands of candy that’ll surely be handed out to the masses. So, grab your costume, let your imagination run wild, and join in on the fun in our backyard.

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Goblins invade the Green Mummies and Daddies will be invade during the “Goblins In the Green” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at The Village Green in Cashiers. Dress in your favorite silly or scary costume and you could win a prize. “Goblins In the Green” is organized and presented in partnership by the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and The Village Green along with many area merchants who support the event. Among the activities will be a costume contest at 7 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the best boy and girl costume as well as the best owner and pet coordinating costume. Music, dancing, games and some tricks and treats will add to the festivities. “Goblins In the

Green” is a free, community wide event for residents and visitors to the HighlandsCashiers Plateau. For more information, visit www.villagegreencashiersnc.com. “Like” The Village Green on Facebook or follow on Twitter @cashiersgreen.

REACH Halloween Party at Mad Anthony’s REACH of Haywood County will partner again with Mad Anthony’s Taproom to present its “REACH Halloween Party,” which will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the taproom in Waynesville. This year’s event will feature a live DJ and a costume contest with over $1,000 in prize money. Food and drink will be available for

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purchase at the bar, which boasts 50 craft beer and cider taps. Tickets are only $25 each, and are on sale now. Purchase your tickets online at www.reachofhaywood.org or by calling the REACH office at 828.456.7898. All ticket proceeds will go to support REACH and its work assisting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. This event is for guests aged 21 and up.

Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at 4 p.m. Oct. 26, and noon and 4 p.m. Oct. 27-28 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. On board the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, guests will hear a narration of Schulz’s “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” as the train travels to the Pumpkin Patch. Upon arrival, passengers will be greeted and have a photo opportunity with Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Snoopy. Activities to enjoy at The Great Pumpkin Patch will include: campfire marshmallows, a coloring station, temporary tattoos, trick or treating, bouncy house, hayrides and live musical entertainment. For tickets, visit www.gsmr.com or 800.872.4681.

Ready for SCC ‘Shocktoberfest’? Southwestern Community College’s Advertising & Graphic Design students will open up their “Shocktoberfest” Halloween display and exhibit from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Burrell Building at the Jackson Campus in Sylva. “Last year we opened this event to the public and it was a huge success,” said Bob Keeling, SCC’s Advertising & Graphic Design program coordinator. “This is a great opportunity for our students to get really creative with their designs. Each year, I am in awe of what they come up with.”

Walk-through and trick-or-treating will be free. Activity and food booths from a variety of SCC clubs will be available for a minimal expense. “Our advertising and graphic design students and faculty have been staging our Shocktober event for our college for almost three decades,” said Cheryl Contino-Conner, dean of students. “We recognize the monumental efforts our AGD students and faculty put into this event and we want to share their work with our larger community.” www.southwesterncc.edu or call 828.339.4000.

Haywood ‘Fall Festival’ The Haywood County Fairground will host their annual “Fall Festival” from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct 27, in Lake Junaluska. The Costume Contest will be at 6 p.m. with prizes for all. Gift bags for winners in four divisions and the “Best in Show” will receive $20. Activities throughout the evening include cupcake walks, kids bingo, bouncy house, haunted hay ride (with several tractors this year), games and activities for kids, guest appearances by T-Rex & Friends, food trucks, candy, drinks to purchase, Smoke House (Fire Safety Education for Children) Admission is $5 per car or five packages of a non-perishable food items. The Charity Food Focus this year is the Harvest of Hope for Haywood County Schools Pantry, which services the Haywood County Backpack Program. This drive is in partnership with the Ole Smoky Antique Tractor Club who have taken on the cause as well. The backpack program provides filled backpacks for kids in need to take home over the weekend with nutritious foods they can fix themselves. Suggested items are: Breakfast foods (oatmeal packets, granola bars, individual cereal boxes), canned/boxed goods (soup, pop-top cans of ravioli, tuna), snacks (peanut butter crackers, cheese crackers, fruit cups, pudding) and drinks (juice boxes, Kool-Aid mix). For more information, visit www.haywoodcountyfairgrounds.org.

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• The annual “Treats on the Street” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 on Main Street in Waynesville. Children’s activities and more. www.downtownwaynesville.com.

• The “Trunk or Treat” Halloween celebration will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Cabbage Rose located at 3388 Soco Road in Maggie Valley. Costume contest for kids, adults and pets. Best decorated car or truck. Live music, bounce house, food, activities, and more. Free admission. Proceeds from the event go to Friends of the Haywood County Animal Shelter. For more information, call 828.926.3079.

• There will be a “Halloween Trick or Treat” from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Town Hall and participating homes in Webster. • “Treat Street” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown Sylva. 828.586.2719.

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Halloween suggestions for the young and old n 2015, online blogger Amanda Russo posted a humorous piece “Why Halloween Is Actually A Pretty Weird Holiday.” As Russo says, this is the day we encourage our kids to take candy from strangers, long a nono taught by generations of parents to their children. We threaten our neighbors with “Trick or Treat.” We spend a good chunk of change to give away treats, often to people we don’t know. We erect cemeteries in our front yards, carve pumpkins into spooky faces, and hang plasWriter tic skeletons from the trees. We sometimes terrorize our family and friends by putting on horrific masks, hiding, and then springing out at them. Americans this year will spend $9 billion on Halloween, double what was spent in 2009. Many celebrants will go all out, decorating their houses a month ahead of time, buying costumes, wigs, and make-up, setting up outside sound systems for spooky music and blood-curdling screams, and even creating haunted houses for public touring. In some neighborhoods, swarms of trick-or-treaters cost homeowners several hundred dollars in candy. According to some online sites, some Satanists take Halloween more seriously than the rest of us, believing that “Halloween is traditionally a time when the obscure portal into the realms of darkness, death and the supernatural is thrown open.” For most folks, of course, Halloween is just an evening when kids dress up like cowboys, ghosts, pirates, or some other character, run around the neighborhood, collect candy, and return home to sort out and enjoy their spoils. Halloween is also a great time to explore or revisit some literary works designed to raise the hair on the back of the neck.

cook and eat various princesses like Snow White. “You will need to get hold of a plump Snow White with chubby, rosy cheeks and pudgy arms.” In a note, our ghoulish chef adds: “The wicked witching community is very grateful to the dwarves for their hard work in rearing organic,

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You could start with James Whitcomb Riley’s “Little Orphant Annie” and its spooky line: “The Gobble-uns ‘ll git you ef you don’t watch out!” Read that one with some dramat-

ic flair, and watch your 6-year-old turn to jelly. The poem might have a special effect on the strong-willed child, warning as it does that little boys and girls who don’t mind their parents or teachers will be snatched away by goblins. Not exactly PC, I know. If you wish to scare little girls in particular, you might share Ana Martinez Catillo’s How To Cook A Princess (Nubeoclassics, 2017, 50 pages). Here we learn from a witch how to

range-free princesses.” I discovered How To Cook A Princess in the Halloween display of my local library and must confess that I can’t figure out for whom this book is intended. It is written and illustrated like a children’s picture book, but do 6year-olds really need to hear the lines “When she has softened and rendered her generous fat, add a generous handful of magic beans.” Will younger elementary school kids really like to read about baking “Hansel cake” or “Gretel custard?” How To Cook A Princess is one of the strangest children’s books I’ve ever seen. For the little ones, then, best stick to books like Clifford’s Halloween or Arthur’s Halloween or even The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. And if you’re looking for some classic scary books and some read-aloud time, break

out a copy of Poe’s “The Raven” or his story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” For the older kids and for adults during this season of October, let me suggest that master of fantasy, Ray Bradbury. Bradbury, who died in 2012, is perhaps best known for his novel, Fahrenheit 451, but his short stories, especially the ones written in his early and middle years, are, I think, where Bradbury truly shines. In these stories he celebrates all the passions of his life: dinosaurs, rocket ships and Martians, historical figures, writers from Charles Dickens to Thomas Wolfe, and of course, Halloween. Ray Bradbury loved Halloween. He wrote The Halloween Tree, a novel that examines the origins of Halloween. A number of his short stories and longer works pay homage to this day, including Something Wicked This Way Comes, a horror novel set during the week before Halloween. So if you’re looking for some shivers on Oct. 31, you might start with these stories: “The Veldt” — Written back in the 1950s, this story anticipates today’s virtual reality devices with a grim ending and perhaps a moral: We are being eaten by our machines. “Banshee” — Concocted from the time he spent working in Ireland with director John Huston on the movie, Moby Dick, this is a great read-aloud for a chill and windy night. “The October Game” — Generally acknowledged as the darkest of Bradbury’s story, the ending of this story will haunt you for a good while. Probably too scary for the younger crew. A note: Many of Bradbury’s stories appeared on the Ray Bradbury Theater, available online in various places. Try a few of these. These well-made short films feature quite an array of impressive actors and for the most part faithfully follow the stories. Happy Halloween, all! (Jeff Minick is a writer and teacher. minick0301@gmail.com.)

Zacharias, DeWitt reading and signing Lee Zacharias and Abigail DeWitt will present their novels at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Zacharias’ Across the Great Lake is a haunting novel of nautical adventure, love, ghosts, and tragedy on the Great Lakes. In her 85th year, Fern Halvorson recalls her childhood journey on a great coal-fired ferry in the icy winter of 1936 — and the secret she has kept since that ill-fated voyage. DeWitt’s novel, News of Our Loved Ones is set in France and America and is a haunting and intimate examination of love and loss, beauty and the cost of survival, witnessed through two generations of one French family, whose lives are all touched by the tragic events surrounding the D-Day bombings in Normandy. To reserve copies of Across the Great Lake and News of Our Loved Ones, call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.

Bell’s ‘Conversations with America’ Author Randy Bell will present his book Conversations with America: Confronting the Divisive Challenges of Our Time at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. In this series of essays, Bell raises questions about what it means to be an American in the early 21st century. Covering a range of issues from government and its responsibility to its people, international relations, the economy and business, religion, discrimination, and human rights, Bell makes a case for reasoned conversation and the rejection of knee-jerk responses to complex challenges. These essays are intended to provoke critically needed conversations between family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and political parties. The book is a call for respectful conversations that consist not just of talking, but also listening fully to what others are saying...conversations that help the continual development of each reader’s perspectives and opinions. To reserve copies of Conversations with America, call City Lights Bookstore at 828.586.9499.

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER n effort is underway to make North Carolina’s 24 western counties into the next outdoor gear industry hub, and the far western region is poised to find itself at the epicenter of that wave. “We’ve already got tremendous momentum within the outdoor sector from the early work that’s been done to cultivate this sector,” said Matt Raker, director of community investments and impact for Asheville-based Mountain BizWorks. “A lot of that is rooted in our exceptional outdoor recreation assets we’ve got across the region, from Tsali to the new Fire Mountain Trails to the Tuckasegee and the Pigeon River Gorge, you name it — we could go on for a long time. That’s helped attract a lot of entrepreneurs and brands here, but they have some specific needs to be able to grow.” Raker hopes to see many of those needs met thanks to the $940,000 grant Mountain BizWorks recently received from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative. Together with $787,000 in local matching funds, the award creates a significant pot of money that will be put to work to make WNC a better breeding ground for outdoor gear companies. Strategies will include new degree programs, a marketing campaign, a revolving loan fund and educational resources for entrepreneurs. The ARC grant is new news, announced on Oct. 11. But the issues it sets out to address — and the opportunities — are not. The outdoor industry has long been a major economic driver in Western North Carolina, with gear and guide companies an ingrained feature of life in this tourism-driven mountain region. That potential has been getting even broader recognition recently, with the N.C.

Outdoor Recreation Industry Office established in March and its director David Knight getting to work learning what industry leaders need to grow while collaborating with parallel offices from other states to give North Carolina a seat at a larger table. Over the summer, leaders from 11 states with outdoor recreation offices met to form the Confluence Accords, a set of principles aimed to allow the states to share knowledge and best practices toward sustainable, long-term economic growth in the outdoor industry.

ASSESSING THE OUTDOORS ECONOMY This month, Western Carolina University got in on the action by hosting the first of what is expected to be an annual Outdoor Economy Conference on campus. The Oct. 5 event drew more than 250 leaders and professionals in the field hailing from 40 zip codes across three different states. The conference included a talk from keynote speaker Peter Ripmaster, an Asheville ultramarathoner who won the running division at the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational in Alaska last year; an address from Knight; and various panel discussions, including sessions on how regional business owners got started and grew their operations, gear design and manufacturing, the importance of volunteers to the outdoor industry and workforce development and education needs. The recently released Outdoor Industry Association’s Outdoor Economy Report shows that outdoor recreation in the U.S. generates $887 billion in consumer spending each year, supporting 7.6 million American jobs — that translates to $19 billion and 192,000 jobs in North Carolina alone. “Folks that are in this industry seem to be very passionate about the use of their prod-

Improvements coming to Asheville farmers market In addition to the $940,000 awarded to Mountain BizWorks, this round of Appalachian Regional Commission POWER Initiative grants included $1.25 million to the Sylva-based Southwestern Commission for improvements to the Western North Carolina Farmers Market in Asheville. Infrastructure improvements will provide immediate benefits to 64 market-dependent businesses, attract new clients and customers to the market and build a new value-added food business support center, to be managed by Blue Ridge Food Ventures. The center will expand market operations to include entrepreneurs producing and selling foods, cosmetics and natural products. The grant is expected to cause the creation of 36 businesses and 50 new jobs, retain 120 more jobs and leverage $700,000 in private investment. The N.C. Department of Agriculture is also helping to fund the project.

uct. If you build kayaks you love to kayak. If you build bikes, you love to bike,” Knight said in his talk. “They want to be close to where their products are used and the people that use them.” For that reason, WNC is a prime location for the outdoor gear industry to succeed. There are trails to hike and to bike, backcountry spots to camp in, rocks to climb. But the area comes with its limitations, as well. In a panel focusing on workforce and education needs, Landmark Learning owner Justin Padgett, Southwestern Community College Outdoor Leadership Coordinator Paul

Wolf and Arden-based LightHeart Gear COO Russ Robinette discussed those issues. Aside from typical considerations such as lodging inventory, lack of broadband access and difficulties with GPS navigation discussed at other points in the conference, the panel said that they needed more cross-training, technical skills and personal outdoors experience in their prospective employees, with Robinette also pointing out the difficulty of small companies like his offering employees healthcare. “Small manufacturing firms like ours, if you go to a company — an insurance company — and ask them to write you an insurance policy, it’s not affordable and it’s not realistic, or it’s just catastrophic to where you’re going to pay a lot of money and pray that you don’t need it,” he said. That’s a problem that Robinette is working to solve in the same way he worked to solve another economy-of-scale type problem facing his company. LightHeart found itself in need of more employees trained in technical sewing to put together tents, backpacks and the like but discovered that there weren’t many such training programs around at regional community colleges. The problem, though, was that when LightHeart approached a school with its request, the inevitable question was, “Well, how many sewing employees do you need?” The company only needed a couple, so its request would never be enough to spur change. That’s why LightHeart banded together with about two dozen other gear companies to assess their collective needs. “All of a sudden you’re talking about numbers that people are interested in, and also an ongoing need to where we looked at within a couple years’ time needing over 150 sewers out of this group,” Robinette said. “Now we’re getting somewhere.” The outdoor industry is more than just the people who make the gear, though. It’s also the people who use the gear, and teach others to use it. That’s where Padgett’s company comes in. Landmark Learning, established in 1996, aims to professionalize the outdoor industry by training future guides and other workers to use the outdoors as safely and respectfully as possible. Ideally, said Padgett, outdoor recreation workers would have training in business, outdoor education, risk management and communications, with a healthy amount of personal experience to complete the package. “The students that I see that come to our classes often lack personal field experience to make decisions to use the training we provide them,” he said. “How do we create educational programs in the four-year or two-year college programs that allow these students to have personal adventures in — I don’t want to say ‘near-miss,’ but I just said ‘near-miss’ — settings?” That’s the type of training that Wolf has worked to give his students ever since starting the Outdoor Leadership Program on a shoestring and a dream more than 18 years ago. The program now offers

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an associate’s degree and three certificate programs, with a variety of industry standard certifications built into the curriculum. “The program has grown,” said Wolf. “We’ve learned a lot of things. You have to stay flexible in the course of that, because the industry changes.”

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Chief Richard Sneed and Aaron Mahr, superintendent of the National Trails Intermountain Region Office. At 9:30 a.m., hikers will meet at NOC for a hike to Jump Up lookout on the A.T., led by the Nantahala Hiking Club. To register for the hike, call Bill Van Horn at 828.369.1983. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the 1830s removal of Cherokee Indians from the Southeast to present-day Oklahoma. The nonprofit Trail of Tears Association supports and interprets the trail. The Oct. 29 event is part of a yearlong celebration of the National Trails System. October marks the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law on Oct. 2, 1968. www.trails50.org.

The Trail of Tears Association will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Swain County, with a morning hike offered as well. During the event, the group will dedicate a set of national trail signs on the NOC campus, which sits at the intersection of the Appalachian Trail and the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Western Carolina University Professor Brett Riggs, Ph.D., will speak on the history of the Cherokee removal in Western North Carolina. Guests will include Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal

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The grant will fund a variety of efforts to address those challenges and leverage the successes already realized. First and foremost is workforce development through improved educational opportunities. Mountain BizWorks will be working closely with WCU, which plans to launch multiple new degree programs “specifically tailored toward the industry,” said Raker. Those programs have not been announced yet, but the first few will likely be public soon. “They’re going to have the most robust set of outdoor-specific degree programs anywhere on the East Coast that I’m aware of,” said Raker. On the community college level, the project will include a skills gap analysis to determine what new programs are needed and which existing programs should be remarketed to emphasize outdoor-related career opportunities. Then, a series of career videos will show which areas outdoor gear companies need to grow their workforce and what the pathways are for prospective employees to enter those careers. “We do need to expand our technical sewing training capacity,” said Raker. “We’ll be expanding that within the region. That’s kind of a bottleneck for several companies.” In addition, the project will include a revolving loan fund to improve entrepreneurs’ access to start-up capital — the fund currently has $800,000 in it, $200,000 of which comes from the grant and $600,000 of which is put up by Mountain Bizworks and the Natural Capital Investment Fund. Then, new high-potential outdoor companies will have access to an intensive training and entrepreneurship program designed to give them the education they need to ensure their success in WNC. “They’ll get excellent assistance going through that program to really hone their

business plan and get connected with the outdoor industry in ways that’s pretty unique that we can do here because of the number of companies we have, the number of world-class outdoor athletes we have that can do testing and gear reviews and help raise the visibility of new products,” said Raker. “We’re really excited about that.” Finally, Mountain BizWorks will launch a regional branding and marketing campaign to attempt to widen the perception of wilderness and outdoor adventure to include East Coast stories, not just West Coast visions of snow-covered rocky peaks. “Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians has just as compelling stories. They just haven’t been told as much,” said Raker. “All of the brands that are here haven’t had that platform to really build upon quite as much. We’re going to change some of that.” While most of the grant funds will be spent within two years, Raker expects the tools those dollars put in place to last for years to come. The new degree programs will yield long-term results, for sure, and the revolving loan fund will continue to replenish itself as loans are paid back. The marketing campaign will have a shelf life of five to 10 years, and with grant funds ensuring that the WCU Outdoor Economy Conference continues for at least three more years, the effort to drum up interest and collaboration in WNC’s outdoor economy will continue. And, while Mountain Bizworks’ regional focus includes North Carolina’s 24 westernmost counties, the far western region is most comfortably poised to benefit from the effort. Many of the project’s most pivotal partners are located here, including the Southwestern Commission, WCU, SCC and the MountainWest Partnership. The region also holds some of the most remote and rugged land in the Southeast, ripe for adventuring. “We do have partnerships across the region as well,” said Raker. “But I do think the southwestern region has kind of the breadth of partners but also a real breadth of the outdoor recreation amenities that are in position to connect and promote those a little bit better. It is uniquely positioned for real success.”

Gardens Picnic Grounds or from the visitor center for a 0.3-mile hike. The event will also celebrate repairs completed along the Craggy Gardens Trail during the summer of 2017, when an American Conservation Experience crew installed stairs, removed user-created trails and encroaching vegetation and repaired eroded areas. The projects were funded by donors to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, including a matching challenge from www.romanticasheville.com. David Williams of Wingin’ It Works designed and illustrated the exhibits in collaboration with the National Park Service. Craggy Gardens is located at mile 364 of the Parkway, north of Asheville.

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Peter Ripmaster, keynote speaker for the Outdoor Economy Conference, greets attendees at the event. WCU photo

New educational exhibits have been installed at the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, to celebrate. The interpretive panels highlight various aspects of the high-elevation Great Craggy Mountains, including common high-elevation species, hidden wildlife and harsh weather conditions. After viewing the exhibits, guests will join Chris Ulrey, plant ecologist for the Blue Ridge Parkway, for a 10:30 a.m. educational hike across Craggy Bald. The group will meet at the large wooden shelter on the Craggy Gardens Trail, accessible via a half-mile hike from the Craggy

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Coyote interactions more frequent in the fall The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is forecasting that coyote sightings will be more frequent in the state over the next month. “Biologically this makes sense. In the fall we see young, ‘teenaged’ coyotes leaving their parents’ territory to find a mate and establish a territory of their own,” said Falyn Owens, extension wildlife biologist with the Commission. “Early in their wanderings, young coyotes often travel with their siblings, and their characteristic yipping, howling and barking may be heard as they keep track of each other, and other coyotes whose territories they are passing through.” In 2017, the greatest number of coyote-related reports occurred in the fall, with most reports coming from Wake, Mecklenburg and Gaston counties. Coyotes are common across the state, but because these counties are so densely populated the chances of someone seeing a coyote area are greater. Coyotes are usually wary of people and attacks on people are rare, though coyotes are known to hurt small pets such as cats and small dogs. During this season, people are advised to keep cats indoors and dogs on leash or in a fence when outside. To deter coyotes from residential areas, remove garbage, pet food and bird feeders. N.C. Wildlife Helpline, 866.318.2401, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. www.ncwildlife.org/coyote.

Grouse hunters wanted for survey

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Help from grouse hunters is wanted to gather information on West Nile virus. New this season, grouse hunters are asked to submit samples, including blood and feathers, from harvested birds to test for West Nile as recent research suggests that ruffed grouse are routinely exposed to the disease and that the exposure could cause population declines. The project is part of a much larger surveillance effort being conducted by other state

agencies throughout the ruffed grouse’s range. Small game hunters are also encouraged to participate in the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s ongoing Avid Hunter Survey. Participants receive a survey postcard to record the details of their hunting activity, helping to monitor long-term trends in small game populations and hunting activity. For a ruffed grouse sampling packet, contact Merril Cook at 919.707.0075 or merril.cook@ncwildlife.org. To participate in the survey, enroll at www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/Species/Birds/Ruff ed-Grouse.

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The Pertusaria superiana is one of five new lichen species recently discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The species were named after park staff. Tripp and Lendemer 2018 photo

New species discoveries in the Smokies total 1,000 The All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory has reached a major milestone with the announcement that it’s added 1,000 new species to science in its 20 years. The nonprofit Discover Life in America partners with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the inventory project, working to document all the species existing the park’s 522,000 acres. Since 1998, the project has documented many species in the park for the first time ever, but the 1,000 mark represents the number of species documented that had never been seen on Earth before. The most recent additions came from the work of lichenologists Erin Tripp of the

University of Colorado and James Lendemer of the New York Botanical Garden, who added five more new-to-science species to the tally for the total of 1,000. Over the past 10 years, their research has increased the park’s knowledge of its lichen fauna by more than 130 percent over original diversity estimates. Overall, the project has more than doubled the number of species known in the park, from about 9,300 historic species records to 19,866 species known today. The work is accomplished through cooperation between scientists from across the world and nation, park staff, students and volunteer citizen scientists.

Deer carcass import restrictions enacted A new wildlife rule has been implemented in North Carolina prohibiting the importation of whole deer carcasses and restricting importation of specific carcass parts from anywhere outside the state. The regulation is an effort to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, a transmissible and fatal neurological disease affecting cervids such as deer, elk, moose and caribou. The only deer parts that can be imported are: meat with all bones and bone fragments removed; caped hides with no part of the skull or spinal cord attached; antlers, antlers attached to cleaned skull plates and cleaned skulls free from meat and brain tissue; cleaned lower jawbones or cleaned teeth; and finished taxidermied products and tanned hides. All parts must be appropriately labeled. Chronic wasting disease contaminants can persist in the soil for years. Most U.S. states have some form of importation or exportation regulations for cervid parts. Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in 25 states and three Canadian provinces. See complete rule at www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Hunting/Documents/Deer/Rules-forImportation-of-Deer-Carcass-Parts.pdf.

Sweet potato pest causes N.C. quarantine A statewide quarantine is in effect for the Guava root nematode, a serious pest of sweet potatoes that also affects cotton, soybeans, tobacco, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, watermelons and other crops. Regulated articles cannot move to nonquarantined states except in special circumstances. The quarantine affects the nematode in any stage of development, sweet potato seed or plants produced in another

state, soil and equipment at risk of containing the nematode. The only other state where the nematode is known to occur is Florida. It has been reported in China, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, Kenya and Nigeria. The pest moves through soil and infested roots. Sanitation is key to preventing its spread and can be achieved by removing soil from equipment and clothing with water hotter than 176 degrees when moving from field to field. Joy Goforth, 919.707.3753 or joy.goforth@ncagr.gov.

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The Halloween Enchanted Forest will provide a nature-based trick-or-treat experience 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Highlands Botanical Garden in Highlands. Guided tours of the garden will lead participants on a trick-or-treat excursion where they will meet some native animal characters offering candy and facts about themselves. Beware the forest in the last halfhour, as it will turn from enchanted to haunted and the animals will definitely be more “trick” than “treat.” Afterward, the Nature Center will offer fun activities and a chance to check out a collection of real bones. Free. 828.526.2221 or www.highlandsbiological.org.

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Real estate professionals will get a crash course in forestry during an all-day class Saturday, Nov. 3, at Haywood Community College. In “Tools to Talk Forestry,” students will get the tools they need to provide valuable information about sustainable forest management to new forest landowners. Topics will include common technical terms used by loggers and foresters, land use history, issues affecting woodland owners in North Carolina, income opportunities and assistance, basic tree identification, site quality determinations and an introduction to the new woodland owners guide Welcome to Your N.C. Woodlands! Gary Fitzgerald and James Jeuk, Ph.D. — both faculty in HCC’s Arts, Sciences and Natural Resources Department — will teach the course. Students will leave better able to “read” the land, making its history and possibilities come alive for clients. The course will last from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is approved for four continuing education units by the N.C. Real Estate Commission. 828.564.5128.

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Learn how to protect your property and improve the natural environment through stream stabilization during a workshop offered 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Monteith Park in Dillsboro. N.C. State University experts will discuss practical, cost-effective solutions using natural materials and native plants to create a healthy streamside environment. A handson stream repair exercise will offer a chance to enhance an eroding streambank using grading, fiber matting and native plants. The course is recommended for a variety of groups, including landowners, farmers, landscapers, engineers, park managers, environmental educators, HOA officers and more. Free, with registration required with Rob Hawk of Jackson County Cooperative Extension, robert_hawk@ncsu.edu or 828.586.4009. Lunch included, with noon break including a Q&A session.

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Apply for farmland preservation funding Farmland preservation grants through the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences are open for application through Dec. 14. Grants are funded by the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund, which supports projects that encourage the preservation of qualifying agricultural, horticultural and forest lands to foster the growth, development and sustainability of family farms. This year’s request for proposals includes statewide funding for conservation easements, agricultural development projects and agricultural plans. The grant application and guidelines are available at www.ncadfp.org/CycleXII.htm. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Dec. 14. 919.707.3072.

Bull breeding exams offered Breeding soundness exams for bulls will be offered 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Macon County Fairgrounds in Franklin. Veterinarian Dr. Jessica Scruggs will perform the exams, which include a physical

examination of the feet, legs, eyes, teeth, flesh cover, scrotal size and shape; internal and external evaluation of reproductive tract; and semen evaluation. These exams are recommended prior to the start of the breeding season. Exams are $50. Schedule an appointment by calling Joe Deal at 828.349.2046. Offered by Macon County Cooperative Extension.

Waters on the Qualla Boundary are specially stocked with fish ripe for catching. SMN photo

Canton student part of record-setting livestock sale Canton resident Caleb Henson was part of a class of N.C. State Fair junior livestock show winners that drew a record $190,000 in revenues at the Junior Livestock Sale of Champions Oct. 13 in Raleigh. The N.C. Farm Bureau and Iron Horse Auction purchased his reserve champion meat goat for $7,000, and Powers Great American Midways bought his grand champion Got to Be N.C. meat goat for $15,500. The youth receive 60 percent of the purchase amount, with the remaining 40 percent supporting youth scholarships and youth livestock educational programs in North Carolina. Since the scholarship program’s inception in 2015, nearly $225,000 has been awarded to students continuing their education.

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A two-person team fishing competition will offer a payout totaling $10,000 for top teams Saturday, Nov. 3, and Sunday, Nov. 4, in Cherokee. The Rumble in the Rhododendron Fly

Fishing Tournament will take place on catch-and-release waters at Raven’s Fork. An opening meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at River’s Edge Outfitter. $250 entry fee, with contest open to all ages. A Cherokee fishing permit is required to enter. Joey Walraven, 828.497.9300 or joey@flyshopnc.com.

Sewage spill causes halt to water recreation A sewage spill occurred in Haywood County Oct. 15 when a septic tank pump truck became involved in an accident on eastbound U.S. 23/74 along Richland Creek. Recreational activities were suspended in the creek and Lake Junaluska for three days following the spill but allowed to resume when test results came back from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources. Results showed that water quality in Richland Creek and its entrance into Lake Junaluska were at acceptable levels to resume normal water recreational activities.

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Pickleball is now available on four indoor courts at the Waynesville Recreation Center, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines badminton, tennis and ping pong and includes two or four players. Free with admission and open to all skill levels. Equipment provided. Donald Hummel, 828.456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

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A relaxed Gran Fondo ride will traverse mountain roads around Asheville Saturday, Oct. 27. The Bookwalter Binge Gran Fondo will offer three routes of varying length: 7,000 feet of climbing in 87 miles, 5,800 feet in 72

miles and 2,850 feet in 39 miles. The ride will be studded with racing on timed segments of tough climbs, providing an epic challenge for all. Registration ranges from $90 to $129 through Oct. 25 with prices rising to $100 through $143 for day-of registration. www.bookwalterbinge.com.

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • A fiddle instructor is needed for the Jackson County Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program. Time commitment is 1.5 hours per week. Pay is $30/hour. Class meets at Cullowhee Valley School each Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. in coordination with the Jackson County Public Schools calendar. Contact Betty Brown at 293.1028 or the program sponsor, the Jackson County Arts Council at 507.9820. • The Jackson County Planning Department will have a public hearing for U.S. 441 Gateway District Community Planning Council at 6 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the Qualla CDC. Discuss text amendment to Article 5 Character Areas; Section 5.4; Character Areas, Use and Design Standards of the US 441 Development Ordinance. • First United Methodist Church of Sylva will hold its Open Door Meal & Sing at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the church’s Christian Life Center. Led by the Final Four quartet. 586.2358. • WNC Career Expo is scheduled for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Nov. 7 at WNC Ag Center in Asheville. Employer registration open: www.WNCCareerExpo.com. • The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council of Jackson County will meet at noon on Nov. 8 in Room A227 of the Jackson County Justice Center in Sylva. • Registration is underway for Marriage Enrichment Retreats that will be offered three more times over the next year at Lake Junaluska. Led by Ned Martin, an expert in marriage counseling. Price is $699 per couple. Dates are March 10-12, Aug. 18-20 of 2019 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in 2019. Registration and info: www.lakejunaluska.com/marriage or 800.222.4930. • Fontana Regional Library now offers anyone with a library card free access to eMagazines, for reading on any mobile device or computer. This new service joins our popular eBooks and digital audiobooks selection — all available 24/7 from the library’s digital collection. To get started enjoying digital magazines as well as eBooks and audiobooks, visit e-inc.overdrive.com or download the Libby reading app. www.fontanalib.org. • Southwestern Community College is accepting submissions from artists, writers, poets and local creatives for its biennial art and literature review entitled “Milestone.” Open to all residents of Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary – as well as SCC students and alumni. Only unpublished work is eligible. Must be postmarked by Dec. 3 and sent to SCC Milestone; Attn. Toni Knott; 447 College Drive; Sylva, NC 28779, or milestone@southwesterncc.edu. • The Cherokee Bonfire & Storytelling will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27 at the Oconaluftee Islands Park. Sit by a bonfire, alongside a river, and listen to some of Cherokee’s best storytellers. The bonfire is free and open to the public. There will be no bonfire events in September. www.visitcherokeenc.com. • Oconaluftee Indian Village will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Nov. 10. As you step into the Oconaluftee Indian Village, you’re transported back to witness the challenges of Cherokee life at a time of rapid cultural change. Tour guides help you explore the historic events and figures of the 1760’s. www.cherokeehistorical.org.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • Haywood Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Department is offering a wide variety of courses. For a complete listing: www.haywood.edu. Info: 627.4669 or rgmassie@haywood.edu.

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted. • Haywood Community College will offer hunter safety course from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 5-6 in Clyde. Preregistration required: www.ncwildlife.org. • Western Carolina University will host a Global Spotlight Series event from 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Room 101 of the Forsyth Building in Cullowhee. “Six Fearless Professors Predict the Future” will look at social, economic, climate, government and other issues from a contemporary viewpoint of possibilities in years to come. 227.3860 or jsschiff@wcu.edu. • The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at milepost 364, north of Asheville, to celebrate the installation of new educational exhibits at Craggy Gardens Visitor Center. www.brpfoundation.org. • A Social Media Strategy Summit, presented by Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center, will feature “Lady Bizness” on Oct. 29 at the Franklin Chamber of Commerce. Registration required: bit.ly/sccladybiz. • The Haywood Community College Small Business Center will hold a social media and digital marketing summit for the small business owner on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 30-31, in library room 206 in Clyde. Facebook, Instagram, video marketing and podcasting will be covered. Led by Chisa Pennix-Brown. For info or to register: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. • Clare Twomey - a British artist, researcher and curator – will present a lecture on “Producing Production: Craft as an Action” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee. arts.wcu.edu/planyourvisit or arts.wcu.edu/clare-twomey. • Registration is underway for a millennial recruitment workshop that will be held from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, at Western Carolina University Biltmore Park in Asheville. Led by Dr. Darrius Stanley, professor of educational leadership. Early-bird registration ($99) through Oct. 15; afterward registration is $125. For info and to register: pdp.wcu.edu or 227.7397. • Haywood Community College will host American Bladesmith Society workshops on Nov. 2-4 (forged tomahawk), Dec. 7-8 (leather sheath) and Dec. 7-9 (friction folder). The tomahawk and friction folder classes cost $252; the sheath class is $190. Info: creativearts.haywood.edu or 565.4240. • Haywood Community College will offer a “Tools to Talk Forestry” class for real estate professionals from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, in Room 3313 of 3330 Building on HCC’s campus in Clyde. Led by Dr. James Jeuck and Gary Fitzgerald. Class will focus on benefits for real estate pros to learn about forestry in this region and state. 564.5128. • Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a seminar entitled “Your Small Business Taxes” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the College’s Regional High Tech Center, Room 3021, in Waynesville. For info or to register: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512. • Registration is underway for “Strategic Leadership for the 21st Century,” which is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 16 at Drake Education Center in Franklin. Hosted by Franklin Chamber of Commerce. Led by Dr. Fred Toke, PsyD. Registration: $150. Info: b2f@msn.com or 334.703.5977. • Registration is underway for a Management Retreat, which is scheduled for Nov. 12-13 at Lake Logan Conference Center. Facilitated by Ron Robinson, author

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of “On All Cylinders.” Share ideas for making businesses, nonprofits and public services better. Register: www.lakelogan.org/events. • Registration is underway for Community Mediation Training that will be offered by Mountain Mediation Services on Nov. 13-14 at First United Methodist Church of Franklin. Tuition fee: $250. Info: 341.5717. Registration Forms: www.mountainmediation.org, info@mountainmediation.org or 631.5252. • Registration is underway for a ServSafe Food Certification Course that will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 19-20 at the Jackson County Department on Aging in Sylva. Designed for food service managers and supervisory staff. $125 per person. Register or get more info: 587.8250 or http://health.jacksonnc.org/servsafe.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • In support of “Center for Domestic Peace in Jackson County,” the following restaurants will donate a percentage of sales on dates/times as listed: Slab Town Pizza in Cashiers, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Oct. 26; Zaxby’s, 5-10 p.m. on Oct. 31. • The Community Table has a Blue Plate Special fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Oct. 24 in Sylva. $7 minimum donation; dine-in or carry-out. 586.6782. • A RENEW Bryson City Fundraiser – Pancake & Sausage Breakfast – is scheduled for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at United Methodist Church on Main Street. $10 for adults; $5 for ages 10-under. Supports efforts to address negative effects of the opioid crisis. 488.4455. • A “Whiskey & Whiskers” fundraiser for Feline Urgent Rescue of WNC will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Elevated Mountain Distillery at 3732 Soco Road in Maggie Valley. $5 facility tour; $4 of which will be donated to FUR. www.furofwnc.org, www.facebook.com/furofwnc or 844.888.CATS. • Affralachian author and artist Ann Miller Woodford will be featured at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, as part of the Southern Supper Series at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville. She’ll share research, photographs and writings that led to her book “When All God’s Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of African American People in Far Western North Carolina.” Soul food dinner. Tickets: $15 and available at Folkmoot.org or 452.2997. Info: info@folkmoot.org. • Tickets are on sale now for Haywood Community College’s “Brook and Beast Feast,” which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds in Waynesville. Fundraiser for HCC’s Fish and Wildlife Management Technology students. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. 627.4560 or srabby@haywood.edu. • Tickets are on sale now for the third-annual Big T Bash, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Waynesville Country Club. $50. Proceeds support Tuscola High School athletics. 926.1022. • Tickets are on sale now for the Literary Council of Buncombe County’s 11th annual Authors for Literacy Dinner & Silent Auction, which features a keynote from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 29 at the Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center in Asheville. $95 for general admission. Limited number of VIP passes available, including a meet-and-greet with the author. 254.3442, ext. 206 or www.litcouncil.com.

VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS • Volunteers are being sought for “Hands on Jackson” – a day of caring community effort scheduled for Nov. 1.

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 To register: https://tinyurl.com/y7ep36d7. • 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 • The Haywood County Senior Resource Center holds a dementia caregivers support group from 4:30-6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday each month in Waynesville. 356.2800 or www.haywoodseniors.org. • Registration is underway for an eating disorder workshop with Linda Bacon, Ph.D. the workshop is scheduled for 12:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Folk Art Center Auditorium in Asheville. Title is: “Nurturing Body Respect: The Facts, Fictions and Clinical Path” – an evidence based alternative to weight-focused care. Advance tickets only; no on-site tickets. 298.7928. info@crcfored.com, . https://tinyurl.com/ya9qtvhh or 337.4685. • Healthy Carolinians of Jackson County Partnership will hold a priority-setting meeting for the health department from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Department on Aging Heritage Room in Sylva. 587.8238. • The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus in Sylva. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267). • The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Lowe’s in Franklin. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267). • The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 29 at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267). • The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 1:30-5:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Grace Church of the Mountains in Waynesville. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267). • The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 31 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. Appointments and info: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 800.RED.CROSS (800.733.7267). • Registration is underway for “Riding the Waves of Cancer,” a four-week series that will be offered from

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2:30-4 p.m. starting Thursday, Nov. 8, at Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center in Clyde. A physician referral form is required: my.haywoodregional.com/YogaforCancer.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • The CommUnity Square Dance is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Grand Room of the University Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Pammanottus@gmail.com. • The Smoky Mountain Rollergirls conclude their roller derby season at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Swain County Rec Park in Bryson City. Proceeds benefit the Smoky Mountain Community Theater. Tickets: $5 in advance from skaters or $7 at the door. Youth game is at 4 p.m. • The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department is now offering pickleball on four indoor courts from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Equipment provided; free for members or daily admission for nonmembers. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov. • ZUMBA! Class with Monica Green, are offered from 67 p.m. on Monday & Wednesday, at the Canton Armory. $5 per class. 648.2363 or parks@cantonnc.com. • There will be several ballroom and Latin dance classes offered on Sundays and Mondays at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Classes for beginners, intermediate and all levels. $10 per class. For more information, click on www.froglevelbrewing.com.

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• The United Methodist Men of First United Methodist Church of Sylva will host the annual Raymon Stovall Poor Man’s Lunch from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at the church building in Sylva. 586.2358. • Registration is underway for a Self-Directed Retreats that will be offered at Lake Junaluska in the coming months. Spend time walking the trails, meditating in gardens, in private devotions, journaling, reflecting and more. Lake Junaluska will also provide a booklet with optional agendas, resources and ideas for structuring your retreat. $97 per person, per night, including lodging in Lambuth Inn, breakfast and retreat booklet. Other dates are available, pricing varies. Dates are Oct. 29-Nov. 1 and Nov. 19-21. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats. • Registration is underway for Personal Spiritual Retreat that will be offered at Lake Junaluska Nov. 5-7. Experienced spiritual directors and clergy guide you through a group centering session, evening prayer service and an individual spiritual direction session, while leaving you ample time for personal reflection and renewal. $297 for two nights lodging in Lambuth Inn, program and retreat booklet. www.lakejunaluska.com/retreats.

• A lunch-and-discussion group will be held by the League of Women Voters at noon on the second Thursday of each month at Tartan Hall of the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. RSVP for lunch: lwvmacon@wild-dog-mountain.info or 524.8369.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS • Author Randy Bell will present his book Conversations with America: Confronting the Divisive Challenges of Our Time at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. To reserve copies of Conversations with America, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499. • Lee Zacharias and Abigail DeWitt will present their novels at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. To reserve copies of Across the Great Lake please and News of Our Loved Ones, please call City Lights Bookstore at 586.9499. • Writer and storyteller Gregg Clark will read from his latest book “Three Days in 63” at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Rickman Store in Cowee-West Mill’s Historic District. Info: visit Friends of the Rickman Store on Facebook.

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• Down Home Haywood holds its monthly community meetings at 2:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at Canton Presbyterian Church. Tackling issues like healthcare, wages, housing and more. chelsea@downhomenc.org.

• The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department has set a time for senior citizens (55-older) to play tennis from 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Oct. 28 at the Donnie Pankiw Tennis Center in Waynesville. For players intermediate or higher skill level. $1 per day. 456.2030 or dhummel@waynesvillenc.gov.

• The Haywood County Libertarian Party is now meeting at Blue Ridge Books on Main Street from 4:30-6 p.m. every second Monday of the month. These meetings will be for discussion on current events, and are open to the public.

• 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.

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A&E FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • The “Art After Dark” in downtown Waynesville is hosted on the first Friday of the month (MayDecember), Main Street transforms into an evening of art, music, finger foods, beverages and shopping as artisan studios and galleries keep their doors open later for local residents and visitors. www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com.

FALL/HALLOWEEN • The annual corn maze and pumpkin patch will return from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Oct. 31 at Darnell Farms in Bryson City. Come to the farm for some old-fashioned fun. All the kids will enjoy the Kiddie Corn Box, The 20-foot-long farm slide from the Hay Pyramid, and the 20-foot swing set, right on the river bank. The “Maze of the Dead,” “Zombie Pumpkin Patch” and “Haunted Hayride” will take place at 8 p.m. Oct. 26-31. www.facebook.com/darnellfarmsnc. • The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at 4 p.m. Oct. 26, and noon and 4 p.m. Oct. 27-28 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. www.gsmr.com or 800.872.4681. • There will be “Scary Storytelling” at 8 p.m. Oct. 2627 at the train depot in downtown Bryson City. Hear some spooky tales about “Haints, Boogers & Witches of the Southern Highlands” around the fire pit in front of the Storytelling Center located at 22 Fry Street. • Goblins in the Green is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at the Village Green Commons in Cashiers. Activities, music, dancing, games, trick or

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• “The Power of We” – an evening of stimulating though, discussion and presentations with a simulcast – is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25 in Q Commons of Outdoor Mission Camp at 3190 Fie Top Road in Maggie Valley. Simulcast features Bob

Goff, Jo Saxton, Scott Harrison and more. Donations accepted. RSVP: call 926.3252 or text 336.583.9932. Info: https://tinyurl.com/y8bhre3b.

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treating. info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or 743.3434.

• The Haywood County Fairground will host its annual Fall Festival from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, in Waynesville. Seasonal games and activities for ages 7-12. Admission: $5 per car or five packages of nonperishable food items. Info: www.haywoodcountyfairgrounds.org or hcfgmanager@gmail.com. • The “Trunk or Treat” Halloween celebration will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Cabbage Rose located at 3388 Soco Road in Maggie Valley. Costume contest for kids, adults and pets. Best decorated car or truck. Live music, bounce house, food, activities, and more. Free admission. Proceeds from the event go to Friends of the Haywood County Animal Shelter. 926.3079. • REACH of Haywood County will have its Halloween Party at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at Mad Anthony’s on Legion Drive in Waynesville. Tickets: $75 and available at reachofhaywood.org or 456.7898. • The Highlands Biological Foundation will host a Halloween Enchanted Forest from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Highlands Botanical Garden. Guided tours, trick or treating. www.highlandsbiological.org. • The annual “Treats on the Street” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 on Main Street in Waynesville. Children’s activities and more. www.downtownwaynesville.com. • The “Fall Extravaganza” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the East Sylva Baptist Church. Trunk or treat, games, food and more. Free to attend. 586.2853. • The “Pumpkin Patch” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. Sponsored by the Jackson County Parks & Recreation Department. 293.3053.

• “Trick and Treat” will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown Bryson City. Downtown streets are closed for trick or treaters in their costumes. Event sponsors: Duke Energy, XScape Bryson City, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, and Swain County Tourism Development Authority. 800.867.9246. • There will be a “Halloween Trick or Treat” from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Town Hall and participating homes in Webster. • “Treat Street” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown Sylva. 586.2719. • The “Halloween Trick or Treat” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 in downtown Dillsboro.

Walk-through and trick-or-treating will be free. Activity and food booths from a variety of SCC clubs will be available for a minimal expense. www.southwesterncc.edu or call 339.4000. • Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts Center will present a Halloween screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, in Cullowhee. $5 for students, $10 for WCU faculty, staff and ages 65-up. $15 for general public. Info and tickets: arts.wcu.edu/rocky. • Lake Junaluska will host a Thanksgiving Lunch Buffet from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Nov. 22. $29.95 for adults; $13 for ages 4-11; free for ages 3-under. Reservations required: 454.6662. Info: communications@lakejunaluska.com or https://tinyurl.com/yawjnvmz.

452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com. • There will be a free wine tasting from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 452.0120. • A free wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27/Nov. 3 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. www.papouswineshop.com or 631.3075.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • Highlands Cashiers Players will present “Mauritius” by Rebecca Rebeck on Thursdays through Sundays, through Oct. 28, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees are at 2:30 p.m. Highlandscashiersplayers.org or 526.8084. • HART will present “The Bad Seed” Fridays through Sundays, through Nov. 4. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets: 456.6322 or www.harttheatre.org. • Actor Hasan Davis will offer performances at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 24-25, at Western Carolina University. He’ll tell his life story of a troubled youth who overcame obstacles to become commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, and he’ll portray York – a slave who was part of the Lewis and Clark expedition, in a one-man play at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. 227.2276. • The Pasofino Social Club will perform at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, as part of the Arts and Cultural Events Series at Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center in Cullowhee. Traditional styles of Latin music. Tickets: $5 for WCU students, $10 for non-WCU students and WCU faculty and staff; $15 for public. Info: 227.2479 or bardoartscenter.wcu.edu. • The Highlands Performing Arts Center will screen “Live via satellite” the MET Opera’s production of “La Fanciulla Del West” by Puccini at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. There will be a pre-opera discussion beginning at 12:30 p.m. Run time for “La Fanciulla Del West” is 3.75 hours. Tickets are available online at www.highlandspac.org, at the door or by calling: 526.9047. • A Singing event featuring the Primitive Quarter will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dillsboro. 506.0040. • The Swain Arts Center will host “The Darkside: An Evening of Theatrical Dance” from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, on the campus of the Swain County High School in Bryson City. All the performers and participants are volunteers. All proceeds from the 2018 production will be donated to the Swain United Gift Fund. The event will also feature the opening of the Kenyon Holt solo exhibit of pen and ink abstract art work. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at www.eventbrite.com or at the door. • Acclaimed singer-songwriter/storyteller Lee Knight will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 227.7129. • A live theatre production of “Murder by the Book” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-3 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Admission is free and everyone is welcome, parental guidance is required. Donations are encouraged.

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• Southwestern Community College’s Advertising & Graphic Design students will open up their “Shocktoberfest” Halloween display and exhibit from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Burrell Building at the Jackson Campus in Sylva.

• Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host Secret Wine Bar Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26/Nov. 2. Gourmet food, and a great wine & beer menu.

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• Trunk or Treat is from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 31 at West Canton Baptist Church off Old Clyde Road.

FOOD & DRINK • Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville will host five for $5 Wine Tasting from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25/Nov. 1. Come taste five magnificent wines and dine on Chef Stacy’s gourmet cuisine. 452.0120 or www.waynesvillewine.com.

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• The historic “haunted” Shelton House will hold its “Ghosts and Growlers Masquerade Ball” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, in Waynesville. Food, “spirits” and fun. $75 per person. Sheltonhouse.org or 452.1551.

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• “The Greatest Show: An Evening of Movie Magic” will be performed by Tuscola High School’s choral group: Summit at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, in the school auditorium in Waynesville. Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 students. Tickets available from any Summit member or by calling 456.2408. • Tickets are on sale now for “Sunday at the Opry,” which will honor veterans at 4 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Colonial Theater in Canton. Tickets are $20 for adults; $5 for ages 12-under and free for veterans. Scheduled performers include Darren and Taylor Nicholson, Jessi Stone, Hunter Grigg, Jeanne Nabor, Alma Russ, J. Creek Cloggers and more. Veterans must reserve tickets to hold their seats. Tickets and info: HaywoodArts.org/Sunday-at-the-opry or 452.0593. • Tickets are on sale now for Bolshoi Ballet’s performance of “Don Quixote,” which will be screened as part of the Bardo Arts Center’s Sunday Cinema Series at 3 p.m. on Dec. 9 in Cullowhee. $15 for adults; $10 for WCU faculty/staff and seniors and $5 for students. Arts.wcu.cinema or 828.227.ARTS.

CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • The Haywood County Public Library is offering online lifelong learning courses in over 30 subject areas, many of which offer continuing education units, through Universal Class. Free for library cardholders. www.haywoodlibrary.org or 452.5169. • A Mixed Culture Q&A beer talk with Aaron Maas is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room in Franklin. Maas is brewer at Sylva’s Innovation Brewery. 524.3600.

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• The Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin meets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Robert C. Carpenter Community Building in Franklin. Guest speaker is Ken Rush who will discuss the mining, smelting, chemical history of Copper Basin as well as reclamation of the area. • The Haywood County Arts Council will host craft workshop on holiday fused glass ornaments with Gayle Haynie from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25-26. For more information and/or to register for these classes, click on www.haywoodarts.org or 452.0593. • A glass pumpkin class will be offered Oct. 27 at the Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Time slots are available from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; each slot is approximately 45 minutes, and participants will make one pumpkin in that time. Ages 13-18 may participate with parent present. $40. Register: 631.0271 or www.jcgep.org.

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• Lawrie’s Wire Art Class will make Halloween-themed jewelry from 12:30-3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension in Sylva. $15. Register: 586.4009. • Adult pottery classes will be offered on your choice of 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays (starting Oct. 30) or 1-3:30 p.m. on Thursdays (starting Nov. 1) at Our Summerhouse Pottery, LLC, 225 Wall St. in Waynesville. Six-week classes. amy@oursummerhousepottery.com or 734.5737. • The Jackson County Public Library will be continuing its series of lectures/discussions on the history of Western Philosophy lead by Western Carolina University professor Dr. Daryl Hale. Oct. 30 — Philosophy 303: Mysteries, Faith, Doubts, and Reason in the Middle Ages. St. Augustine, Anselm, Al-Ghazali, Abelard & Heloise, Aquinas, the Mystics, and the Late Scholastics. 586.2016.

• A plein air outing with acclaimed Haywood County painter Nick DePaolo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Those who register for the outing will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 31 at Panacea Coffee House. Artists who attend are responsible for their own transportation, bringing their own supplies, and the optional lunch at Panacea. All mediums are welcome. Cost to attend is $20 for HCAC artist members, $25 for non50 members. To register, call 452.0593. Payment is

required to hold your spot. Make checks payable to Nick DePaolo. Credit cards not accepted for this class. • Henry Chambers will present “The Northshore Cemeteries: The History and People” during the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the Swain County Regional Business Education and Training Center in Bryson City. www.swaingenealogy.com. • A “Beginner Step-By-Step” painting class will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 1, 15, & 29 at Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville. Cost is $25 with all supplies provided. RSVP by contacting Robin Arramae at 400.9560 or paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com. • Registration is underway for a Batik Class led by local artist Barbara Brook from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts in Waynesville. Transform a photo of a water lily into a batik painting using watercolors and wax. Cost: $60 for HCAC members; $65 nonmembers. Info or to reserve a space: 452.0593, info@haywoodarts.org or HaywoodArts.org.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • The Haywood County Arts Council will present the ARTQUEST Studio Tour through Oct. 27 at 86 N. Main Street in Waynesville. Featuring work from 12 Haywood County artists. www.haywoodarts.org or www.ArtQuestHaywood.com. • The “Not Clark Kent: Other Superheroes & Sheroes” exhibit will run through Oct. 31 in the Intercultural Affairs Gallery on the University Center second floor at Western Carolina University. This exhibit challenges popular culture’s notions and expands the definition of who can be an American hero. It features male and female heroes of color and little known queer and differently able characters. • The eclectic art work of Isabella R. Jacovino will be featured in a show in the Backstreet Gallery Room of Gallery 1 at 604 West Main Street in Sylva. The exhibit will remain available for viewing and sale though Dec. 7. As a visual artist working with recycled materials, Isabella explores combining the aesthetics of steampunk, dieselpunk, street art, and interpretations on retro-futurism. Admission is free. art@galley1sylva.com. • Sponsored by the Jackson County Arts Council, the October/November Rotunda Gallery exhibit will feature artist Barbara Ray Sitton at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. info@jacksoncountyarts.org or by calling 507.9820. • Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will host the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit “The Way We Worked,” chronicling late 19th and early 20th century jobs and labor and based on photographs from the National Archives. The exhibit will be on display through Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Mountain Heritage Center’s Hunter Library gallery. It is free and open to the public. In addition to the photos, the exhibit includes audio, allowing visitors to hear excerpts from interviews with workers who describe what it was like to be a glove maker in the 1890s, a packinghouse worker in the 1930s, or a coal miner in the early 20th century. A video showing a variety of workplaces and a selection of work songs completes the experience. Special tours with a curriculum-based program will be available for K-12 school groups planning to visit the exhibit. mhc.wcu.edu or 227.7129. • The newest exhibit in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University, “Grids & Gradients: The Visual Systems of Vernon Pratt” will run through Nov. 9 at the Fine Art Museum Gallery C on campus in Cullowhee. bardoartscenter.wcu.edu. • The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at the Bardo Arts Center is pleased to announce the opening of its newest exhibition “Glass Catalyst: Littleton’s Legacy in Contemporary Sculpture,” which will run through Dec. 7. Littleton’s work and other glass artist

will be on display. A key work in the exhibition will be a new acquisition to the Museum’s collection: a glass sculpture by Harvey Littleton entitled “Terracotta Arc.” Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Thursdays until 7 p.m. 227.ARTS or bardoartscenter.wcu.edu. • The Haywood County Arts Council is accepting applications for the “It’s a Small, Small Work” exhibit scheduled for November and December. Applications: director@haywoodarts.org or www.haywoodarts.org.

FILM & SCREEN • “Sorry to Bother You”, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555. • “Rocky Horror Picture Show” is showing at 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 26 & 27 at The Strand On Main. Interactive movie weekend, with throw bag with each ticket, a costume contest and RHPS themed drinks & snacks. See www.38main.com for tickets, $12. • “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 26-27 at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. Free. 586.3555. • Free movies are shown every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva. See website for listings and times at madbatterfoodandfilm.com.

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Land of the Sky Regional Council in Asheville. Trainer is Shadi Eskaf, Senior Project Director of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yadtgjjh. • The Trail of Tears Association will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Wesser. www.trails50.org. • Introduction to Fly Fishing will be offered to ages 12up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 2 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8. • An opportunity to fly in one off World War II’s most vital Aircraft, EAA’s B-17G “Aluminum Overcast,” will be offered from Nov. 2-4 at the Macon County Airport in Franklin. Flights from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $435 for EAA members; $475 for nonmembers. Ground tours available from 2-5 p.m. Cost: $10 for 8-under; $20 for all others except veterans and active military, which get ground tours for free. B17.org or 800.359.6217. • The Dillsboro Stream Bank Repair Workshop is scheduled for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Monteith Park and Farmstead. Registration required: Robert_hawk@ncsu.edu or 586.4009. • Bull Breeding Soundness Exams are scheduled for 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 3 at Macon County Fairgrounds. Veterinarian: Dr. Jessica Scruggs. $50 per bull. Schedule your bull’s exam time: 349.2046. • Registration is underway for “Ecology of Chimney Rock” – a moderate hike scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 24, at Chimney Rock State Park. $23 adults; $8 for annual passholder; $13 youth (ages 5-15) and $6 per Rockin’ Discovery Passholder. Led by local naturalist Clint Calhoun. Advance registration required: chimneyrockpark.com.

• Sons of the American Legion in Waynesville will have a Turkey Shoot at 9 a.m. every Saturday on Legion Drive. • Volunteers are being sought to help re-pot native azaleas from 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays through Thursdays at the Southern Highlands Reserve in Lake Toxaway. For info, and to schedule a shift: anorton@southernhighlandsreserve.org. • “Women’s Introduction to Fly-Fishing” will be offered to ages 12-up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yb28fpz8. • A Fall “Smokies Service Days” volunteer cleanup project is scheduled for Oct. 27 at the Picnic Area and Campground in Swain County. To volunteer: 865.436.1278 or logan_boldon@partner.nps.gov. • Women’s History Trail of Macon County will hold a trail opening from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the gazebo in Franklin. Visit nine stops on the trail and learn about Macon County women who have contributed much to local history. • A Bats Workshop, part of Bat Week, is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Cradle of Forestry near Brevard. https://cradleofforestry.com/event/bats-workshop. • Volunteers are being sought to help clean up the Deep Creek picnic area and campground from 9 a.m.noon on Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson City. 865.436.1278 or logan_boldon@partner.nps.gov. • Learn about North Carolina bats in a workshop offered from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Cradle of Forestry in America. Register: cradleprograms@cfaia.org or 877.3130. • The waterbound Great Pumpkin Pursuit is scheduled for noon-5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Nantahala Outdoor Center. Participants ride in kayaks to gather as many pumpkins as possible. Pumpkin decorating, live music, costume contests. www.noc.com/events/noctoberfest. • A “Financial Viability for Water Systems” workshop will be offered from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 at

COMPETITIVE EDGE • A relaxed Bookwalter Binge Gran Fondo cycling ride will traverse mountain roads around Asheville on Saturday, Oct. 27. Three routes of varying lengths. $100-$143 www.bookwalterbinge.com. • “Rumble in the Rhododendron” fly fishing tournament - a two-person team fishing competition with a total payout of $10,000 - is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4, in Cherokee. $250 entry fee. Open to all ages; Cherokee fishing permit required. Info: 497.9300 or joey@flyshopnc.com.

FARM AND GARDEN • Haywood County Extension is accepting applications for the 2019 Master Gardener class with training sessions scheduled for Tuesdays mornings from January through April. 456.3575 or mgarticles@charter.net.

FARMERS MARKETS • “Locally Grown on the Green,” the Cashiers farm stand market for local growers, will be held from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday at the Village Green Commons in Cashiers. info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or 743.3434. • The Swain County Farmer’s Market is held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Friday through October on Island Street in downtown Bryson City. 488.3681 or chamber@greatsmokies.com. • Jackson County Farmers Market runs from 9 to noon on Saturdays at Bridge Park in downtown Sylva. • Waynesville Historic Farmers Market runs from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon at the HART Theater parking lot. waynesvillefarmersmarket.com • Franklin Farmers Tailgate Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays through the end of October, on East Palmer Street across from Drake Software. 349.2049 or www.facebook.com/franklinncfarmersmarket.

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The naturalist’s corner BY DON H ENDERSHOT

Climate change – deadly serious he last installment of “The Naturalist’s Corner” began kind of tongue-in-cheek, referring to climate change in Trumpian terms of a global hoax. But climate change is no hoax and it’s not amusing… it is deadly serious. I ended the last column talking about the alarming rate of sea level rise over the last century, “ … global sea level rose nearly 8 inches in the last 100 years or so and the rate of sea level rise has nearly doubled in the last two decades and has been rising every year.” And the world’s oceans are not only rising, they are becoming warmer and more acidic. The top 2,000 feet or so of the ocean’s surface have warmed by almost 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969. Acidity levels in the world’s oceans have increased by about 26 percent over the last two centuries. Some of the effects of rising heat and acidity in the oceans include the “bleaching” of coral reefs. Coral reefs around the globe, including Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, are dying, impacting thousands of marine species that depend on those coral

ecosystems. Warming seawaters are changing fish migration patterns, disrupting fisheries around the world. And climate and oceanic scientists warn of a disastrous positive feedback loop — acidification of oceans decreases the amount of sulfur released into the atmosphere, which in turn reduces the reflection of solar radiation, which in turn creates more warming and acidification. I think the signs of global warming — increased atmospheric and oceanic temperatures; glacial and arctic sea-ice melting; sea level rise and more extreme weather events, to name a few, are abundantly apparent. The fact is all these climate changes are occurring in concert and all have accelerated at a never-seen-before pace, which coincides perfectly with the Industrial Revolution and the growing and accelerating level of greenhouse gas emissions points to one culprit — welcome to the Anthropocene. Regrettably we, as a species, tend to have an uncanny ability to shrug off any calamity that doesn’t affect us, personally. And climate change, like so many natural and manmade disasters, will affect and is affecting the most vulnerable first. Poor regions of the tropics and subtropics are among the most

Isle de Jean Charles, LA being swallowed by the Gulf. insideclimatenews.org, Karen Apricot photo vulnerable because they have limited resources to try and mitigate climate change. According to Scientific American — a 3-foot sea-level rise would submerge 20 percent of Bangladesh, displacing more than 30 million people. But you don’t have to go all the way around the world to see effects of sea level rise. The combination of subsidence — the literal sinking of ground, generally caused by the removal of water, oil and/or natural gas — and sea-level rise created the first climate change refugees, not in Bangladesh, but in Louisiana, in 2016, when the state received $52 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to relocate a community of Native Americans from Isle de Jean Charles — where they had lived for more than 180

years — because the island was underwater. And in Arctic Canada entire Inuit villages are sinking as the permafrost they were built on is melting. All this is happening in real-time, folks. And for the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world to walk away from the Paris Agreement and declare climate change a hoax is shameful at best… criminal at worst. If all greenhouse emissions stopped today, global warming would continue because of positive feedback loops like ocean acidification, water vapor and others. It’s past time to act. (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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