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On the Cover: Representatives from 26 tribes across the country gathered in Cherokee this week for an annual meeting of the United South and Eastern Tribes. One of the main topics of discussion was the Dakota Pipeline — a 1,172-mile, $3.78 billion project by Energy Transfer Partners that is being protested by the Standing Rock Sioux and a growing number of supporters around the world. (Page 4) Rob Wilson photo

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I’ve always maintained that we keep it prayerful, that we keep it peaceful. When we have the law enforcement heightening their presence and aggression it’s hard for us, the protectors, to remain calm, to remain peaceful,” Archambault said.

“The construction company continues to operate, so there’s going to be a time when we’re too close,” he added. “I’m fearful somebody could get hurt, so I’ve asked that we pray about that, that we don’t lose anybody or nobody gets seriously injured.”

However, in Archambault’s view, that worry and even the entire pipeline issue itself is a short-term issue. He’s encouraging tribal leaders to look to the long-term. How can Indian nations influence federal agencies to truly listen to them and incorporate their feedback when making decisions? How can tribes use their Leaders of the 26 tribes represented at the United South and Eastern Tribes meeting held in Cherokee this week stand together. Holly Kays photo financial influence to reflect their values?

For instance, Archambault said, a little Hundreds of tribes have passed resolu- research showed that Standing Rock’s bank Standing Rock, the unity there, helped me tions supporting the Standing Rock Sioux. had invested in the company that was responlearn that there is something we can do.”

The planned route of the Dakota Pipeline, Celebrities and public figures have advocated sible for the pipeline project. They’d been a 1,172-mile, $3.78 billion project by Energy for the cause. The EBCI cut a $50,000 check to banking there for decades, close to half a cenTransfer Partners, passes by the Standing support the court battle. tury, but decided to act.

“These are historic times,” said Brian Rock Sioux Reservation and plunges beneath “We called them up and we said, ‘If you’re the Missouri River, which supplies the tribe’s Patterson, USET president. “The great Sioux going to continue to keep your investments water. The pipeline would connect the thriv- nations have gathered themselves for the first with this project, we’re going to go to another ing oil fields of North Dakota to an existing time, as I understand, since the Battle of bank,’” Archambault said.

BY HOLLY KAYS pipeline in Illinois, but the Standing Rock Greasy Grass (Sioux name for the Battle of The tribe is in the process of migrating its STAFF WRITER trength in unity. Identity in culture. Sioux say the route, as planned, puts the Little Bighorn). Leaders from the most north- finances.

Archambault has also been doing his Power in the past. Momentum toward cleanliness of its water in too precarious a ern reaches of Turtle Island and the Inuit have position to be allowed. One break or spill, come. Guatemala, Peru — leaders have come homework on federal rulemaking and how the future.

Despite the diversity of traditions and his- they say, and the tribe’s only water source from abroad to stand in solidarity for unity tribes are — or are not — involved in those decisions. There’s often a lack of tories and origins populating the event center would be polluted.

Meanwhile, Energy Transfer Partners conmeaningful consultation, he at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort this week, said, when it comes to infrastruccommon ground was easy to spot among the tends that the pipeline will be a state-of-theture projects. He has a vision for 26 tribes represented at the annual meeting of art construction, providing the safest way how that should change. the United South and Eastern Tribes. The possible to transport crude oil, simultaneous“We listen and then we expect three-day event drew 355 people to learn, dis- ly increasing America’s energy independence them to listen. In the end there cuss and strategize about everything from and reducing environmental disasters resultshould be a reflection of that conhealth to federal agency rulemaking to interna- ing from more risky forms of transport.

“It will reduce crude oil shipped by truck sultation,” he said. “Today what tional advocacy. But before any of that began, we see is a federal agency say the gathering affirmed its unity through a and by rail and increase the amount shipped by pipeline,” the company’s website says of they’re going to be including us, series of prayers, dances and ceremonies. expect us to shake our head and “We are all different groups, we are all dif- the Dakota Pipeline. “Pipelines are the safest then they check the box off.” ferent governments, we all grew up in differ- and most efficient means to transport crude By joining together, he said, ent ways and have different customs and cul- oil, according statistics compiled by the U.S. the voices of the 26 member tribes tures, but the one thing we have in common Department of Transportation.”

But the tribe’s concern stems just as much of USET — and the 562 federally is that we’re minority governments in this recognized tribes in the nation as country,” said Chris McCoy, communications from the process for approval as from the “This experience that has taken a whole — can be quite loud. director for the Eastern Band of Cherokee project itself. The Standing Rock Sioux say “Let’s look at the long-term,” Indians. “We can utilize each others’ legal the Army Corps of Engineers, which issued place at Standing Rock, the unity he said. “This short-term analyses, we can partner with each other on permits for the project, didn’t consult the there, helped me learn that there pipeline battle, I think things business and health care and we can stand tribe as the law requires. A decision that will work out the way they’re unified in some of these efforts from different could have massive implications for their is something we can do. ” supposed to, but let’s start thinkparts of the country to really impact the coun- tribe’s environmental and cultural resources was made without any meaningful input ing about what we can do for the try for Indian people.”

— David Archambault II, Standing Rock Sioux future generations, for the chilThat idea is nothing new, but it’s seeing a from the tribe, they say. A lawsuit on the matTribal Council chairman dren who are not even born yet.” spark of renewed enthusiasm as Native ter is currently working its way through the More than 40 years ago, tribal leaders American opposition to construction of the courts, but in the meantime a growing bevy of signed the unity document that formed USET Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota has protestors from across the nation and world and for clean water.”

It hasn’t been easy, Archambault said. while sitting around a little seven-sided table grown in volume and longevity. That reality has flocked to North Dakota, camping out Things are heating up, with arrests made and in Cherokee, a table that the EBCI still possessled USET to invite David Archambault II, near the Missouri River.

“Somebody will come up to me and they’ll police blockades on the roads and pipeline es today, EBCI Principal Chief Patrick Lambert Tribal Council Chairman for the Standing Rock Sioux, to speak at the gathering’s open- say, ‘I’ve been watching what’s been going on construction getting ever nearer. The said. And there is power in that unity.

“We’ve come a long ways from that sevening assembly Monday morning. Archambault in social media and I don’t know what hap- Standing Rock Sioux have thus far been spoke slowly, thoughtfully, delivering his per- pened, something just took over. I took my unsuccessful in getting a judge to issue a pre- sided table. Just look at the facility that we’re spective on the past few months in a deliber- kids and I said pack your bags and that was liminary injunction, which would halt con- sitting in today,” he said, gesturing around the two days ago and now I’m standing here with struction until the suit is settled. posh event center at Harrah’s Cherokee. “But ate and lightly accented voice.

“There’s cop cars from all over. I don’t our heart and our will remains just as strong.”

“We always felt that there was nothing that you,’” Archambault said. “There’s something In strength of will, Archambault sees hope. we could do,” Archambault said of his tribe’s special awakening. It just tells me we have to even recognize the county names. There’s “As long as that pipe is not under the history of wrongs by the federal government, continue with this in a prayerful way, in a blockades going up, there’s low-flying aircraft. It feels like we’re at war with somebody. river,” he said, “there is always a possibility.” meaningful way.”

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Both groups admitted during questioning that the most significant challenge in managing the fund would come from external sources — CFWNC cited projections of a “challenging” economic climate over the next five to seven years, and HHF mentioned the federal deficit and unfunded pension liabilities that tend to stress investment markets.

Those factors may impact the yet-to-becreated fund agreement, which governs the use of the money and could take a variety of paths. Commissioners could decide to construct an endowment in perpetuity, which would cover that cost of giving and maintain or grow the fund each year by fundraising, or structure the operation as a “sunset” fund, designed to spend all of the money over a set period of time until closing down.

Both organizations have a complicated fee structure that is tiered and involves a percentage rate of compensation based on the size of the fund and the amount of active or passive management thereof; for a $15 million fund, CFWNC would probably earn around $100,000 a year initially, whereas HHF would likely come in slightly cheaper.

True numbers won’t be known until a fund agreement is completed, but perhaps the biggest differences in the two groups lies in the their fundraising and oversight activities.

Keever said that the CFWNC doesn’t fundraise, but it does work closely with commissioners to facilitate that process; likewise, the CFWNC also won’t allow commissioners to appoint members to the board overseeing the fund, citing what they called industry best practices.

The HHF actively fundraises, holding successful events like golf tournaments, a 5K, galas and a casino night each year, and has already reserved two seats on the foundation’s board of trustees for commissioners.

Commission Chairman Mark Swanger said they’d take under advisement the groups’ answers and vote on the matter, possibly as early as early November.

The Haywood Community Health Foundation and the Asheville-based Community Foundation of Western North Carolina were the only two groups that responded to the county’s request for proposals.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER wo organizations hoping to manage an estimated $20 million in restricted funds resulting from the sale of Haywood Regional Medical Center to Duke LifePoint in 2014 made their case Oct. 17 to the Haywood County Board of Commissioners.

Because Duke LifePoint is not a charitable organization, its purchase of HRMC ended the ability of the Haywood Regional Medical Foundation to fundraise for the hospital.

In the past, such funds had been used to conduct renovations at the hospital as well as minister to the greater health needs of Haywood County by purchasing things like defibrillators for the police department.

But now, commissioners are faced with managing a large amount of money while at the same time hoping that the sale of the hospital will benefit county residents.

Led by Haywood County Manager Ira Dove, county commissioners at the meeting questioned the Asheville-based Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Haywood Healthcare Foundation on matters of fund management, grant making, governance and cost.

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina is an Asheville-based nonprofit that manages more than $250 million in charitable assets across an 18-county area in Western North Carolina. CFO Graham Keever told commissioners that the foundation has “a significant amount of experience” dealing with funds like this one, and Vice President of Programming Philip Belcher stressed investing in line with donor intent — in this case, to improve public health in Haywood County.

The Clyde-based Haywood Healthcare Foundation was founded in 1978 and serves Haywood County exclusively. With 21 trustees from across the county, the foundation focuses on grants, scholarships, educational programs and leadership opportunities designed to improve the health of the county as a whole. Foundation Chair Ginger Lang emphasized the personal relationships the foundation has built over the past 38 years.

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BY B ECKY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER aywood County Schools is at a crossroads, making this year’s crowded election for school board a pivotal one.

While the school system has continued its ascension in academic rankings once again this year, edging its way to the 11th best school system out of 115 statewide, that doesn’t mean smooth sailing is ahead.

Haywood County Schools continues to grapple with major budget challenges. The student population has declined. Teachers are leaving in disconcerting numbers for higher pay in Buncombe County. And the incoming school board will face a key decision on the superintendent position.

A third of the Haywood County School Board will turn over with this election — out of nine seats on the school board, three of those up for election don’t have an incumbent on the ballot.

The loss of continuity could be detrimental depending on how informed the newcomers are and how quickly they learn the ins and outs of education issues. But the high turnover will likewise mean an infusion of new ideas.

Here’s an overview of the issues we asked the candidates about.

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TEACHER RETENTION Two dozen teachers left Haywood County this year for jobs in higher paying Asheville and Buncombe County schools.

While teachers’ base salaries are set by the state, local school districts kick in a supplement to attract the best teachers. Every candidate said they would ask county commissioners to pony up more money

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CHUCK FRANCIS, 60, SALESMAN AND LOCATION MANAGER FOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY. FRANCIS HAS THREE CHILDREN WHO WENT THROUGH HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS, ONE OF WHOM IS NOW A TEACHER, AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN. Francis has led the school system through the best of times and the worst of times.

Francis has been on the school board for 16 years, 12 of those as chairman — witnessing the impressive strides in academic performance to one of the top school systems in the state, but at the same time steering the ship through the rocky and controversial waters of dark budget times.

Francis’ knowledge of education issues, policies and budgeting are vast, and he is concerned by his opponent’s inexperience, especially given that the school board will have at least three new members due to incumbents 6 not running for re-election.

for teacher supplements. Haywood County is among the top 25 percent in the state for its local per student funding level, but commissioner candidates have tentatively agreed to the cause of doing more, even if it means raising property taxes.

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY CLOSING The controversial closure of Central Elementary School in Waynesville this year was a painful result of school budget shortfalls. Some contend it was the wrong place to make cuts, and that it was handled poorly — parents, students and teachers were blindsided by the school closure.

But the school board said waning operational funding from the state and a declining student population — in part due to the opening of a new charter school and a rise in homeschooling — left it with no choice.

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DIY voting: a Haywood School Board primer Daunted by the long list of unfamiliar names on the Haywood County School Board ballot? We’re here to help.

The Smoky Mountain News conducted one-hour interviews with each candidate to get a feel for what they have to offer, what they hope to accomplish and their stance on a handful of key issues. Grab some highlighters, pull up a stool to the kitchen counter and tuck into our school board voting guide before you head to the polls.

But first, some frequently asked questions: Is the whole school board up for election or just some of them?

Five of the nine seats are up for election this year. The other four will be up for election in 2018.

Which seats are up for election now?

The chairman’s seat is up, as well as the two seats from Waynesville and two from Canton.

The seats from Bethel, Clyde, Fines Creek and Crabtree are up in two years.

School systems statewide have struggled with declining state funds for operations over the past decade, from lottery money being withheld to insufficient state funding to cover mandated teacher raises.

Budget woes have been exacerbated even more in Haywood due to the decline in the public school population, which determines school funding level.

Haywood County Schools made systematic budget cuts for several years, to a large extent sparing core academic integrity, but a $2.4 million shortfall this year was the the straw that broke the camel’s back, prompting across-the-board cuts and the closure of a school.

Superintendent Anne Garrett has been at the helm of Haywood County Schools for 20 years, leading it to its strongest academic record in history. She’s had a longer-thanaverage run for a superintendent but has not been without naysayers.

Garrett’s contract will expire in July 2018.

Typically, school boards extend their superintendent’s contract well before the clock

“I get the idea of people thinking the board has been the same for too long and it’s time for a new look. I commend my opponent for being willing to run, but he is not ready for this job in my opinion,” Francis said. “There are a huge amount of things the chair guides and directs. In my opinion, it would be highly recommended that someone who is elected chair have at least served as a regular board member for a term.”

Francis said he does look forward to new members joining the school board, however.

Chuck Francis “I think board members that are new face a steep learning curve.

If they own it and ask the questions and buy into it they can learn on a pretty rapid basis if they take the time to do it,” Francis said.

Francis has also served as president of the statewide school board association.

Francis said one of the big challenges facing the next school board is “how do you keep moving the needle academically?” now that

they have climbed so high.

Another challenge will be fluctuations in student population. While the student body declined by more than 800 students over the past eight years, it held steady this year.

Predicting the trends will be critical for rightsizing operations and facilities, which could lead to an assessment of district lines to balance school population.

On teachers: Francis is serving on a task force charged with addressing teacher retention, and believes the county commissioners are on board with providing more money to increase the salary supplement even if it means a property tax increase.

“I would support asking for a county tax increase with the caveat that it was used specifically to increase our teacher supplement.”

He said the salary supplement is not the only factor the school system needs to study regarding teacher retention, however.

“I think in all honesty we need to look at environment as well as teacher supplement.”

On Central Elementary closing: Francis admitted that he has lost friends over the school board’s vote to close Central

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Can I vote for the Waynesville and Canton school board seats if I live somewhere else in the county?

All voters, regardless of where they live, can vote on all the seats. The geographic districts apply only to where candidates live.

Candidates must hail from the district they are running for.

Who’s running?

• For chairman, Chuck Francis is running for re-election against challenger Craig Messer.

• For the two Waynesville seats, Jim Harley Francis is the running for reelection along with four challengers: Kay Miller, Pam Martin, Ann Barrett and Rebecca Benhart.

• For the two Canton seats, neither of the current school board members are running again, leaving it up to three new contenders: Ronnie Clark, Richard Lance and Scott Smith.

How come the candidates’ party isn’t listed on the ballot?

School board races are non-partisan, so party affiliation isn’t listed on the ballot.

runs out. Haywood has been no different. J The school board has historically tacked more time onto Garrett’s contract a couple years before it is officially up. Her last extension was in spring 2015, when the school board added two more years to her contract, taking it from 2016 to 2018.

Candidates were asked whether they supported a similar pre-emptive contract extension for Garrett, as opposed to letting her contract run down.

Elementary and it could cost him votes as well.

It was personally a heart-wrenching decision for him.

“It wasn’t an easy decision. We didn’t take it lightly at all.”

Francis said he would do things differently in hindsight, primarily by making sure the public realized how dire the budget outlook was further in advance.

“We knew that unless things turned around measures would have to be taken.”

Francis said the board frequently discussed the budget crisis in the two years leading up to Central’s closing but didn’t realize that the general public wasn’t following along.

“There were a lot of questions the board was asking of the administration: ‘What do we do if this happens, what do we do if that happens?’ I feel like we are very transparent and very open, but we could have tried to communicate it better. I would have liked to communicate what the options were, which included the possible closure of Central and the possible closure of other schools. In our minds we were doing that but it never hit the

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RONNIE CLARK, 48, EVERGREEN PAPER MILL SHIFT MANAGER In the countdown until Election Day, Clark realized he’s gone about his campaign for school board all wrong.

“I told my wife I was going to change out all my signs to ‘Jeff Albritton’s stepdad,’” said Clark, whose own name recognition pales compared to the fierce tackling leader for Pisgah’s undefeated football team.

Clark hopes to bring an analytical problem-solving approach used in industry to the school board.

“Before I do anything I am going to get all the facts — get the data together and then make an informed decision on the data,” said Clark, who has college degrees in business administration and organizational management. “I am going to dig a little deeper.”

When an issue crops up at the mill, Clark solicits feedback and ideas from everyone on his shift.

“If I make the call and it goes south I take the responsibility, but if it goes well I give them the credit,” he said.

Ronnie Clark Clark, who has three grown kids along with Albritton, has been involved in the schools through youth sports over the years and counts numerous principals, vice principals, teachers and administrators among friends and close acquaintances.

Clark is one of few candidates who has attended school board meetings and has watched all the school board meetings from the past two years online.

Clark doesn’t think the current school board is doing a bad job.

“They are really making strides, but there is always room for improvement. I think I can bring a new perspective to the table.”

On teachers: Increasing the local salary supplement is his top priority if elected.

“I want our teachers to be paid equally and I want them to be treated with utmost respect.” They have a tremendous impact on children’s lives, he said.

“They encourage you and pat you on the back and are life-long influences in your life.”

On Central Elementary closing: “I would have brought it to the attention of the community sooner. They waited until they had drained money out of the emergency fund trying to keep the school open and then it was all of a sudden ‘Whoa, we are in a crisis.’ I would have asked the community for input, ideas and help. The school system belongs to everybody.”

On the budget: The school board should not only lobby for more education funding but incite others to join in.

“The squeaky wheel gets the grease,” Clark said. What if 1,000 people called their

legislator demanding for money for schools, he said.

“People wanted the animal shelter and they rallied. Bring it to the county commissioners as a priority and let them know it is important.”

On superintendent’s contract: “I am not saying I will or will not extend the contract. It is like sitting in the bleachers coaching. You can’t see what coaches on the sidelines do,” he said, adding he would need to learn more before making a judgment call.

“It is a very hard job. She has 1,000 employees, 15 schools, if you just look at all the state and federal policies and budgeting that they’ve got to follow, they have to be able to deal with people, be able to politic — trying to replace that person won’t be easy.”

RICHARD LANCE, 67, COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR IN PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL LAW Lance’s campaign centers on the mantra “we can do better.” Granted, Haywood County is in the top 10 percent of school systems in the state, but that’s only according to test scores.

“Let’s stop pretending. On one level our schools are doing well but our students on the other hand are not doing so well,” Lance said, referring not just to Haywood specifically, but the national state of education.

Lance said students Ricnard Lance need to learn “deep processing” — as opposed to “shallow processing” — and questioned whether graduates are truly prepared for college.

Lance has one grown child who found his high school education fell short when he got to college.

“It is a dirty rotten ambush. Students think they are ready and they go in completely unarmed,” he said.

Lance cited the motto on the state seal, “To be rather than to seem.”

“Boy, did we get away from that one. We are happy to look at scores and think we are doing OK, but we need to get away from the tests,” he said. “It takes one or two change agents to get people going. I want to challenge my colleagues to think a little more ambitiously than just average. We can’t have average any more.”

Lance was an instructor at Haywood Community College for 29 years and at Southwestern Community College for the past six. One of his goals is launching a formal community volunteer program to train a cadre of volunteers to help in the schools.

On teachers: Like the other candidates, Lance said he will lobby county commissioners to increase the local salary supplement, but he hopes to exceed the teacher pay offered next door, not just get closer.

“If you replicate the highest bid, you can’t win. You have to do better than that.

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REBECCA BENHART, 76, RETIRED One of Benhart’s top issues is to get seatbelts installed on school busses.

“That is my thing. They’ve got to have seatbelts.”

She also wants to reduce the cost of school supplies that families and teachers pay for out of their own pocket.

Benhart has three grandchildren in Haywood County Schools. She moved here 15 years ago, and her children have now settled here, too. She ran for school board four years ago but was not elected.

She is also concerned about homework volume.

“Many kids get on the bus before 7

PAM MARTIN, SALON OWNER Martin said she was inspired to run by God. “It was a God thing. I have prayed about it for the past four years and I said ‘If you want me to run I will go fill my papers out and put them in.’”

Martin has an 11th-grader at Tuscola and 8th-grader at Waynesville Middle.

“I want to be a voice for children and advocate for their advancement. Do I feel like the current school board is doing a good job? I think the school board has had a hard year and I think whoever of us gets on there will be another hard year.”

Martin has been a hairdresser for 34 years. She got vocational training in high school, something she believes is now lacking.

“That is going to be my mission, to figure out more vocation for our kids at a high school level. How many kids in our county can’t afford to go to a college?”

On teachers: “Our teachers need a supplement and we as a county are going to have to come together and go before our county commissioners and ask for it. If we can build a dog shelter, we can give our

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ANN BARRETT, 66, RECEPTIONIST AT CLEARVIEW GLASS AND MIRROR Barrett has one grown son who went through the Haywood County Schools. He is mentally challenged, and advocating for children with special needs is a big part of her platform.

Barrett was on the school board for four years from 2008 to 2012 but lost re-election in 2012.

On teachers: “We have lost 26 good Ann Barrett teachers in our county this year because they can go to Buncombe and make more money.”

Barrett said if the county has $3 million for an animal shelter, then it surely has enough to increase teacher supplements.

On Central: Barrett said she had somehow missed the controversy over the closing of Central Elementary until recently.

While Central’s closing was major news in January and February, she didn’t hear about it until after signing up to run for school board in July.

“I didn’t even know it was closed until somebody said something to me about it after school had started back. I was kind of surprised.”

She said she doesn’t know very much about it.

“I think it could have been handled different, how I don’t know.”

On the budget: “We got our budget cut, reason why I don’t know. I haven’t kept up with that. I have not really looked into that.

It’s probably been handled as well as it could have been.”

On superintendent’s contract: “I have had a lot of people come up to me in the community and say they need to bring somebody else new in and that she needs to go.”

Barrett said she likes Dr. Garrett but that “maybe it is time for a change.”

“Once you stay in the position for so long, things just become sort of routine.”

o’clock and don’t get home until 6. Then they have homework. When do they have a chance to be kids?”

On teachers: “Our teachers work so hard for so little pay. They are excellent.”

She wants to pressure commissioners to provide more funding for salary supplements.

On Central Elementary closing: “I don’t think it was a good decision. And I certainly think it wasn’t handled well in the beginning. I don’t think it was transparent. There is probably a way to be more creative.”

Benhart questioned whether Central could have been repurposed as a magnet school or sixth-grade center.

On the budget: Benhart knows the school system has dire budget challenges, but questions what was cut and what wasn’t.

“I know this isn’t Rebecca Benhart popular, but they restored money for the sports programs. I talked to band programs and they didn’t get the money restored that they needed.”

On superintendent’s contract: “I wouldn’t just automatically tack on two more years ahead of time, but look at it when it comes up.

“This is part of our problem. Too many times we take the easy way out and rubber stamp things. Let’s do the work. Let’s look at the situation and see if we think we can do better.”

On charter schools: But it is not a choice, you can’t go there if you are poor and need a school bus and free lunch.

“I don’t think charter schools should be funded by tax dollars because they aren’t really public schools. They are private schools essentially.”

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On Central Elementary closing: Martin was reluctant to weigh in on whether the decision was the right one.

“I am not going to say what I would or wouldn’t do. I don’t know anything about the decision of why they closed it. I don’t know about the finance stuff. You don’t know the true story until you set there and hear what is really going on.”

She also couldn’t say what she would have done differently.

“Because there again I don’t know what happened. I don’t know when at the point they realized they were going to have to do that. The one thing I think should have happened is everyone should have been honest from the get-go. When something that big is going to happen, it should have been more open.”

On the budget: “There have been a lot of cuts. I don’t know where they done the budget cuts or why they took it here and didn’t take it there. That is something that would be hard to answer unless you were there and worked at that.”

On superintendent’s contract: “I am not going to judge somebody until I know the whole truth about something.”

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KAY MILLER, 56, OWNER OF CLASSIC WINESELLER IN DOWNTOWN WAYNESVILLE AND PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HAYWOOD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL. Miller’s primary platform is rebuilding the school board’s trust in the community and improving its communication with the public.

Since declaring her candidacy for school board this summer, Miller has thrown herself headlong into a self-education on the inner workings of Haywood County Schools.

She’s met with the superintendent and assistant superintendent twice, the school board chairman and myriad teachers and parents, not only hoping to get a handle on the intricacies of education policy, testing measures and finances, but also the issues facKay Miller ing those on the front lines of education when they walk through the school doors each day.

Miller kept those she spoke with confidential so they would feel free to share their thoughts and concerns.

“I didn’t even write their name down in my book, only their initials, in case I lost it.”

Miller has watched countless hours of past school board meetings online and is the only candidate who has attended all the school board meetings and work sessions, and even some committee meetings, since signing up to run.

One of Miller’s initiatives will be solving social issues facing students, including the high number of students without a stable home life.

“We need to take that off the schools as much as possible so the teachers can focus on 8 education.”

She hopes to build more partnerships with community groups to provide support for students’ unmet needs.

“I know there is already a lot of that going on, but I am wondering if there could be more opportunities for the community to address those issues outside school.”

Miller does not have children of her own, but said that is not germane.

“We all have a stake in the education of the populace. It is important to me that kids get the best education possible. The better educated they are the better the country is going to be.”

On teachers: She supports increasing teacher supplements, but also other factors that would help with teacher retention, including morale.

“I obviously think pay is an issue and has to be addressed, but in addition to that I think there is a morale problem based on a lot of teachers I talked to. They said ‘We don’t feel like we have a voice.’

“They do have some ways to voice their ideas but they don’t always think it is completely free of any kind of penalty if they say something that is not perceived as positive.”

On Central Elementary closing: “Hindsight is 20-20. I would have done it differently.

I would have started the process sooner, with communicating to the public years prior that if things do not change then this is quite possibly where we are going.”

Miller said she sympathizes with the spot school board members were in.

“I could tell it was making them sick to do it but you have to make tough decisions. My thing is communicate, communicate, communicate. We need to rebuild the trust with the community.”

On the budget: Miller said one of her priorities will be rebuilding the school system’s depleted reserves.

“I knew it was artificially high before but they still do need to build it up a little bit for some cash flow cushion.”

She would like to see more education funding from the state, but believes it is moving in the right direction.

“Not everybody is going to be happy with how fast we are going.”

On superintendent’s contract: Miller is supportive of the current school leadership.

“We have great schools. We have a great administration,” she said.

“As a candidate, I don’t feel like I can commit to extending a contract without more information on which to base my decision.”

While some candidates have criticized the school board for being a rubber stamp for administration, Miller said simply observing school board meetings may give a false impression. The real work and discussion occurs at the committee meetings and work sessions, which she’s sat in on.

“They do ask questions and if they aren’t comfortable they shelve it. When they go to the board meetings it can appear you are rubber-stamping everything but the work has been done prior to that. This is why it is so important you have good people on your boards so the research and due diligence is done and you can move forward and not spend lots of time rehashing each item.”

Students and parents decry the closure of Central Elementary. File photo JIM HARLEY FRANCIS, 45, STATE MARKETING REP FOR SOUTHERN MUTUAL CHURCH INSURANCE Francis has served on the school board for six years. He has two children who attend Waynesville Middle and Junaluska Elementary. His mom was a teacher, his grandfather was a teacher and principal, and his sisters are teachers.

“I’ve been around education a lot. I love kids and I want to see them make the most of themselves and this is my way of giving back to being from Haywood County.”

Francis said he would also like to explore some creative solutions in response to shifting school populations, like STEM programs within Jim Harley Francis schools and even an intermediate school for 5th and 6th graders to solve imbalanced district lines feeding some elementary schools.

After getting on the school board six years ago, Francis was the driving force behind holding school board work sessions to vet agenda items before the formal meeting.

“The benefit was to be more informed of the topics before the board meetings so we could do the research and ask the questions before it was presented for a final vote.”

On teachers: “I am all for trying to raise the supplement.”

But he wants to examine other factors in teacher retention as well, which he sees as one of the most important issues the school board needs to address.

“Are they leaving just for money? We are working on money but if there are other reasons we are losing teachers, we need to address those, too. That’s something I am asking questions about and looking in to. I want the teachers to feel they are appreciated and valued and supported.”

On Central Elementary closing: Francis said it was awful to be on the board that closed Central.

“I’ll be honest, I lost a lot of sleep over that. But we have to make tough decisions.”

Francis said the timing of the decision was unfortunate. But if they allowed it to drag out, it could have impacted end-of-year test-

ing. If they announced it sooner, it would have come right before Christmas.

One thing Francis didn’t account for was that the general public wasn’t aware of the schools budget crisis.

“Several years ago when enrollment started declining and the state started to make budget cuts, we knew tough times may be coming. It is something that has been discussed for many years and the perfect storm hit last year and something had to be done. It surprised me that people were like ‘Oh my gosh you don’t have any money?’

On the budget: “Our job is to use the money we are given in the wisest most economical way we can and stretch every penny we are given. We can ask for more money and plead for more money, but in the end they are going to give us what they are going to give us. So our job is to take that money and use it as wisely as we possibly can.”

On superintendent’s contract: Francis said there’s a reason why a school board extends the contract of its superintendent well before it actually runs out.

“As the superintendent you are sort of the captain of the ship. You want some stability to know whether your contract is going to be extended. If you know in another year your contract is not going to be renewed, you aren’t going to be as committed in my opinion.”

But Francis said he would not support a pre-emptive extension of Dr. Garrett’s contract right now.

“I feel like the schools are heading in the right direction. We have had the best four years academically in the county’s history.

But you don’t know what is going to happen over the next four years.”

Francis also questioned whether it was fair to extend the superintendent’s contract considering teachers no longer get tenure and many central office administrators don’t have the security of contracts.

Francis said he has proposed the idea of a formal annual review for the superintendent in the past.

“I would like to see an annual review. The teachers have an annual review, the principals have an annual review. Technically the board is the superintendent’s employer and it is our responsibility to supervise the superintendent.”

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SCOTT SMITH, 26, EVERGREEN PAPER MILL ASSISTANT BOILER OPERATOR Smith was convinced by his best friend and fellow candidate, Craig Messer, to run as a team. They are young, relatively inexperienced and don’t have kids of their own yet.

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On Central Elementary closing: “I don’t know because I wasn’t on the school board. I don’t know the salient facts. Those issues are like trying to park a ship. I can’t speculate.”

However, he added, “I will scream and shout and do everything I can to get the money to keep from having to close another.”

On the budget: Lance said he will beg, cajole and shame politicians holding the purse strings to get the schools more money.

“It is my job and the school board’s job to rally the troops.”

He lamented the state budget cuts for public school operations or the siphoning away of lottery money, but also said if the county needs to plug holes caused by the state, so be it.

“I don’t care where it comes from.”

On superintendent’s contract: He needs more fact-finding on this one.

“We have had some great superintendents and we have had some who have been pathetic. I am not going to make any predispositions that Dr. Garrett should be replaced. I am not ready to throw anyone under the bus until I can make a determina-

But that’s why they’d be effective instruments of change, Smith said.

“It felt like things had been done the same way and going the same way for years. I’m just trying to change things up and see if things can be done different, if things can be done better.”

Smith didn’t have any specific initiatives or concerns he hoped to address but said he would be a voice for students, who are often unrepresented.

“It wasn’t that long ago that we were there,” Smith said.

On Central Elementary closing: “To me, all of a sudden, it was like boom, we have to close a school. There wasn’t much put out in the public about ways to fix it. The rug was jerked Scott Smith out from under them. I feel like as a county people could have gotten together and figured out a way to keep it from closing.”

On budget challenges: “It seems like the budget isn’t what it should be.”

He is particularly upset about the cost of school supplies for students and teachers. He mostly faults the state for school budget woes but would like to see the county kick in more as well.

“It rubbed me the wrong way that Haywood County was able to get $3 million for a new animal shelter but not to keep an elementary school open.”

Smith wasn’t aware that the schools have seen a declining student population, and that has been factor in the budget shortfalls.

On the superintendent: Smith said he’s “heard both sides.”

“I couldn’t really tell without getting in and seeing what she has to deal with and what situations she gets handed.”

But he does not support tacking more time onto her contract.

“It seems like they avoid dealing with it by saying ‘Let’s go ahead and extend it and then we don’t have to worry about it.’ I feel like it should be a little closer toward the end of the contract.”

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CRAIG MESSER, 26, WORKS IN FAMILYOWNED POPLAR BARK SIDING BUSINESS Messer is running a campaign based on change.

“I think we need somebody who has not been there forever and done it the same way over and over and over. We are living in a different time than when (Chuck Francis) was growing up. The world is changing and I am OK with adapting.”

Messer added that Francis is a “great man.”

“I believe he is doing it for the right reasons, but I feel like the voters deserve the chance to decide.”

Messer is newly married and doesn’t have kids of his own yet, but says that’s not a mark against him.

“It is my community and it is time for the younger generation to step up.”

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public radar.”

On the budget: “I think it is very important you have working knowledge of how the budget works.”

While he supports asking local county commissioners for more money, the buck should stop with Raleigh.

“Why has the state shirked their reasonability and pushed it down to the local level?”

While the school system has been criticized for draining its reserves to make ends meet over a severalyear period, Francis said it was intentional.

“Slowly, over a period of time, we used our fund balCraig Messer ances to maintain the high level of employment we had, the classroom sizes and teachers assistants.”

On superintendent’s contract: Francis said Superintendent Anne Garrett has done a good job leading the school system.

“When you are 11th in the state, the team is doing a pretty daggum good job.”

Superintendents have to make hard decisions every day and can’t always please everyone, which means some animosity will build up against them, especially ones serving as long as Garrett has.

Messer said he has a better understanding of students’ needs and concerns.

“I can hear what they have to say and what they feel like they aren’t getting. Just because you have academic success does not mean you have fulfilled students. There are other things we need to engage students in.

Academics obviously is important but these kids need to grow and learn who they are.”

On teachers: Messer, like all the other candidates, plans to lobby for more funding from the county to increase teacher salary supplements.

“We need to push the county commissioners to change the funding formula to give us what we need.”

On Central Elementary closing: “I feel like the decision to close Central was ran through because they hadn’t planned in advance and had closed all their other options. When you see you are going to have a shortfall, they do nothing and do nothing and kick the can down the road. I think they could have tightened the belt in other areas.”

He also believes the school closing was handled poorly.

“I feel like if they we’re going to use that option, parents should have been consulted and have at least another school year. They announced they were going to talk about it and bam, they did and it was over.”

On the budget: While the school’s budget woes are primarily due to state funding, Messer said the county can do more on its part.

“When you are spending $3 million on a dog pound and we have homeless students, we need to press the county.”

While the county is in the top 25 percent for per student funding at the local level, “That’s fine and dandy, how about go to number one?”

On superintendent’s contract: Messer does not agree with extending the length of Garrett’s contract before it formally expires.

“I think her term needs to run out. The vast majority of people I talk to do not like Anne Garrett. I believe we need to be the ones to decide whether she gets an extension or not.”

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Authorized the Jackson County Public School System to move ahead with a nine million dollar repair and renovation schedule to their buildings throughout the county.

Authorized a referendum for a 1/4th penny sales tax increase to be used to help fund capital improvement projects for the Jackson County Public School System and Southwestern Community College.

Purchased property in the Savannah Community for the purpose of establishing a community recreation park.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER erhaps it’s because Haywood County residents haven’t seen such a measure since the Truman administration, but the wording on the county’s alcohol sales referenda has left many voters confused as to what, exactly, they’re being asked.

There are two categories of alcoholic beverages being discussed; one is malt beverages, the other, unfortified wine. Malt beverages are understood to be beer in most cases, and unfortified wine is fruit-based wine with less than 16 percent alcohol.

Neither of these questions concerns spirits or hard liquor.

Additionally, there are two categories of sales — on-premises, and off-premises.

On-premises sales means beverages are meant to be consumed where they’re bought, like at a restaurant. Off-premises sales means beverages are not meant to be consumed where they’re bought, like at a convenience store.

For malt beverages, the ballot contains two questions. The first is whether to permit the off-premises sale thereof, and the second is whether to permit the on-premises sale (by Class A hotels, motels and restaurants only) as well as off-premises sales.

Voters who want beer available at places like convenience stores but not at restaurants and the like should vote “for” offpremises sales and “against” on-premises sales on the malt beverage question.

Voters who want beer available at both convenience stores and restaurants should vote “for” on both.

Voters who want beer available only at restaurants, hotels and motels but not con-

venience stores are out of luck.

And of course, voters who don’t want to see any change in the scope of current beer sales should vote “against” for both questions.

A close look at the above questions indicates a fair degree of overlap in their purview; if the second question — onpremises and off-premises sales — receives the most votes, the results of the first question about off-premises only sales won’t really matter, as such off-premises sales will be permitted due to the less-restrictive nature of the second question.

For unfortified wine, the ballot contains three questions. The first is whether to permit both the off-premises and onpremises sale thereof, the second is whether to permit on-premises sale only, and the third is whether to permit the offpremises sale only.

Voters who want wine available at both convenience stores and restaurants should vote “for” on all three questions.

Voters who want beer available only at restaurants, hotels and motels but not convenience stores should vote “against” on the first question, “for” on the second, and “against” on the third.

Voters who want wine available at places like convenience stores but not at restaurants and the like should vote “against” on the first question, “against” the second, and “for” on the third.

Again, voters who don’t want to see any change in the scope of current wine sales should vote “against” on all three questions.

And as with beer, there is also some overlap in the three questions pertaining to wine. If the first question — on-premises and off-premises sales — receives the most votes, the results of the next two questions about off-premises only and on-premises only sales won’t really matter, as both types of sales will be permitted due to the lessrestrictive nature of the first question.

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Jackson County voters approved the same quarter-cent sales tax during the June 7 primary election — the only difference is the revenue will go to Jackson County Schools as well as Southwestern Community College infrastructure projects. While only 22 percent of Jackson residents voted in the June 7 primary, the sales tax referendum was approved by two-thirds of voters.

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Swain County residents will be asked whether they support an additional quartercent sales tax when they vote during the Nov. 8 general election.

If the sales tax referendum passes, the county’s sales tax will increase from 6.75 percent to an even 7 percent and the revenue raised will be specifically designated for projects for Swain County Schools. If approved, the sales tax will not apply to gas or grocery purchases.

The additional quarter-cent revenue would generate an estimated $290,000 a year for the school system to use for capital improvements to Swain’s five school buildings. The Swain County Board of Education requested the additional quarter-cent sales tax referendum because capital needs continue to grow and state and federal funding con-

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Tough choices for voters in Haywood commission race

BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER our more-or-less equally well-qualified candidates are competing for just two open seats on the Haywood County Board of Commissioners, leaving voters with some hard decisions come Nov. 8.

The heavily covered race has seen a plethora of forums, news stories and interviews, all of which seem to bolster the idea that this race may be the most important in the county. Robin Black, Steve Brown, Commissioner Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers have been poked, prodded, and interrogated for months now, leaving few political positions obscured from the public and revealing very few differences.

There are, however, some interesting aspects to each candidate and their respective platforms. Furthermore, when the new commission convenes, they’ll have to pick a new chair following the departure of longtime chairman Mark Swanger.

Additionally, some important board party lines may need to be redrawn; three Democrats on the commission will return next year — Kirk Kirkpatrick, Michael Sorrells and Bill Upton — ensuring their majority.

Kevin Ensley, the commission’s lone Republican, is seeking re-election. Rogers, also a Republican, would with Ensley form a 3-2 minority on the mostly non-partisan commission, but the election of Black and/or Brown could push the commission’s constitution to all Democrat, or keep Ensley — or Rogers — the lone Republican yet again.

Regardless, all are charged with making Haywood County exceptionally competitive amongst surrounding counties –— not only in terms of business climate and educational funding but also in terms of tourism and property tax rates.

Which of these candidates will join Kirkpatrick, Sorrells and Upton is anyone’s guess at this point, but come Nov. 9, Haywood County must move into the “postSwanger” era, for better, or for worse.

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ROBIN BLACK Robin Black is a CPA with 18 years of governmental and nonprofit audit experience.

Born and raised mostly in Canton, Black could be called the “change” candidate — she’s a Democrat with obvious financial expertise and some conservative financial leanings, and is by far the most outspoken against the current commission, citing the new county animal shelter cost, the lack of affordable housing and even the sprinklers on the courthouse lawn as evidence a “shift in priorities” is needed.

Black graduated from Enka High School because her father opened a Napa auto parts store in Candler.

“He found it hard to get started here, so he put his business in Buncombe County,” she 12 said, adding that that’s what she aims to pre-

vent if she’s elected.

She later attended Wester Carolina University and UNC-Asheville, graduating with a degree in management and a post-grad degree in accounting. Perhaps because of her financial background, Black believes that economic growth is dependent on three factors — infrastructure, quality of life, and a trained workforce.

Regarding infrastructure, she says that broadband access is key.

“We’ve known we needed it for years, and seems to me they’ve just started talking about it in the last seven months,” she said.

Calling it a two-pronged approach, Black seeks legislation that would allow local governments to bring their resources to bear on the problem, or, at the very least, an endaround on existing legislation.

“Municipalities under state law can not offer broadband services. That needs to be changed,” she said. “If we can’t change that, the other thing we can do is similar to an audit client that I had in the western part of the state that had brought broadband to a small town (Andrews), and they made them stop because of this law. So Robin Black they established a nonprofit and transferred all the assets over, and the nonprofit’s operating it now, and this town that’s like an hour and a half from here in the middle of nowhere has broadband. And we do not.”

Her second principle of economic development is that a lack of leisure and recreation activities discourages businesses from relocating.

“We don’t even have a decent movie theater in Haywood County,” she said. “With all due respect to the Strand and the Colonial — because I grew up down here at the Colonial watching Yellow Submarine — but if you want to watch ‘Star Wars,’ where you going to watch it? Everyone goes to Asheville. That’s money we’re throwing at another county.”

She “absolutely” supports the proposed 2 percent room tax increase, which if not for the efforts of Rep. Michele Presnell, R-Burnsville, would currently be capturing thousands of dollars of tourism revenue that would be spent on tourism-related infrastructure.

Regarding the county’s contentious new animal shelter, Black sounds a lot like every other candidate.

“I know we need a new shelter, I’m not arguing that point. My point is, do we need the Taj Mahal of animal shelters? Four million for an animal shelter?” she said.

The county’s affordable housing crisis demands new answers to an old problem –— answers Black think’s she’s especially capable of handling.

“I have audited affordable housing projects for over 10 years and I spent five years

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER he Smoky Mountain News held a forum with all four of the Haywood County Commission candidates at the Folkmoot Friendship Center Oct. 20. If you missed it, be sure to check out the video on YouTube — https://youtu.be/aeyUEDKc_FQ. In the meantime, here are some of the highlights of the evening.

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SMN: Do you support your party’s nominee for president?

Black: Yes I do.

Brown: Yes, I do too.

Ensley: I am supporting Donald Trump. I am a pro-life voter… Hillary Clinton will never be pro-life.

Rogers: I am supporting Donald Trump.

He is our party’s nominee.

SMN: Would you advocate utilizing county resources to support recreational programs that benefit the entire county?

Black: I support any advancement in tourism and recreation activities.

Brown: If people live outside the county they probably ought to pay a higher rate to

running one,” she said. “I am uniquely qualified to understand the problem in affordable housing.”

Along those lines, she decried the commission’s repeated attempts to attain tax credits for the “tired old hospital project” that’s been rejected three times.

“Nobody’s gonna invest in that place,” she said, mentioning asbestos and a shifting building foundation and offering harsh words for commissioners.

Black’s final key to economic development centers around workforce development. She proposed the creation of programs at Haywood Community College that “meet current industry demands,” possibly including a vet-tech program in light of the new animal shelter.

Countywide comprehensive planning is another hot-button issue, and Black says she’s “fine” with creating enterprise zones, but not much more.

“Looking out into the county and telling people what they can and cannot do with their property other than when it’s a detriment, like high impact — stuff like that, we’re already handling,” she said.

Perhaps troublingly, Black is the only candidate to make major noise on the issue of unfunded liabilities.

The county’s net pension liability as well as other post-employment benefit liabilities like health care benefits for county retirees, she said, are about to undergo a major change.

“That will be going on to the county’s books this year. I know what the post-employment benefit number is that was on last year’s audit and it was like $14 million,” she said.

Black says the practice needs to come to an end.

use the Town of Waynesville pool and probably if they live outside the Town of Canton there ought to be a small maybe minimal increase for those rates.

Ensley: I think as county commissioners we probably need to be educated on just how many residents use the Waynesville and Town of Canton facilities and probably start to try to carve out some funding in our budget each year to help them out with that.

Rogers: I would be in support of that.

SMN: Affordable housing — do we push for lower-priced housing, or higher median incomes in the county?

Black: It’s both. We need to raise the median incomes in Haywood County and we need to bring in affordable housing.

Brown: A bigger part of the problem is that 33 percent of the people that live in Haywood County make less than $15,000 a year… It’s a real problem that we’ve got to address.

Ensley: I think we can work with where water and sewer is located, then we can build smaller houses, the property owners build those houses, he gets an income from having a rentable unit and it helps our affordable housing issue because… they’re not huge homes.

Rogers: I would support raising the median (income).

“We can stop the bleeding,” she said.

“When everybody talks about lowering debt service, they’re not even talking about the liabilities that have gone up by $4 or $5 million dollars a year. Now they’re going to be required to put them on the books, which is going to make our liabilities go way up, and our interest costs go way up, because we’re not in as good financial shape.”

A lot of accountants, Black said, are predicting that when this happens, it will affect the entire state’s bond rating.

With her financial experience providing a potentially valuable addition to the board, Black thinks the commission could also use even more diversity.

“You need a wide variety of people on the county commission,” she said. “You need an attorney (Kirkpatrick), you need a small business owner (Sorrells). Even though I’m running against Kevin, having somebody that knows that kind of stuff — land use — that’s good. An accountant is just another tool, another piece. But not only do I bring a financial aspect that I think the board is lacking, that they need, 51 percent of the voters in this county are female.”

If elected, Black would be the only woman and only financial professional on the board.

As far as selecting a new board chair to replace the retiring Mark Swanger, Black said she wasn’t interested in the job.

“I do not think the chairman should be a first-year member on any board,” she said, offering no predictions as to who it might be but stating that any of the three established incumbents would be acceptable.

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER s of 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, almost 4,300 Haywood County residents had already cast their vote in person at one of three area One Stop voting locations.

And while the votes themselves will remain secret until the polls close at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, what’s not a secret are the party affiliations of those who’ve voted.

Registered Democrats currently hold a 2-to-1 advantage over those registered as Republicans, and hold a similar lead over those registered as unaffiliated.

In fact, Republican and unaffiliated voters combined just barely surpass Democrat totals.

But these totals — while enlightening — are certainly not a barometer for the most contentious presidential race in recent memory.

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First, it’s early; as of Oct. 24, there were still 11 days remaining on which voters can vote early.

Second — especially this year — not all of those Democrats will be voting for Hillary Clinton, and not all of those Republicans will be voting for Donald Trump. Both candidates have reached heretofore-unseen levels of unpopularity in a race that has left many scratching their heads, or worse, holding their noses.

Third, very generally, Democrats historically vote early in greater numbers than Republicans do.

And finally, in 2012 there were 27,679 votes cast in Haywood County in the Obama/Romney contest; that means that after just three-and-a-half days of early voting, the 4,274 voters who have already cast their ballots represent 15.4 percent of the total amount of people who voted in 2012.

Extrapolating that out over the remaining 11 (or so) days of One Stop voting means that around 17,000 Haywood County voters could reasonably be expected to avail themselves of One Stop voting before it ends on Saturday, Nov. 5.

According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, 56 percent of North Carolinians utilized this method of voting in 2012; therefore, if that hypothetical 17,000 is 56 percent of the total amount of votes cast in Haywood County, the total amount of votes cast in this election could reach upwards of 30,350, or almost 10 percent higher than in 2012.

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COMMISSION, CONTINUED FROM 12 If she were able to serve with any political figure from throughout history, she would pick founding father Thomas Jefferson.

“I respect him,” she said. “He was ahead of his time. Like everybody, he had his flaws, but it’s what he did his whole life — he served his community, his state, or his nation.”

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Brown, an educator with significant business and nonprofit experience, is probably the more mainstream Democrat in the race. Born and raised in Haywood County, Brown — whose brother Gavin is the Mayor of Waynesville — earned a bachelor of arts in education from UNC-Chapel Hill and thought maybe he’d be a high school social studies teacher.

After spending a short time as a golf pro, he earned a master’s degree from WCU in middle grade math and science, and went on to be part owner of a Hazelwood hardware store for 22 years.

“I learned the value of what it is to have to live from paycheck to paycheck, and what it means to own a small business,” he said.

From there, he became the president of Haywood County Chamber of Commerce, and then worked for the Haywood County Public Schools Foundation for over a decade.

He then returned to WCU for his doctorate in his 50s. While he didn’t complete the work, he did walk away with a superintendent’s license and then surprisingly found himself serving as the executive director of

the Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation, which became moot less than three years later when the hospital was sold to for-profit Duke LifePoint.

For the last two years, Brown has served as the executive director of ARC of Haywood County, which serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“We’re in a mental health crisis,” he said, specifying that to him, mental health also includes alcohol, drugs, and other such issues.

“It’s a broad spectrum,” said Brown, who thinks that America still criminalizes those mental health issues.

“We deal with the intellectual and developmental disability side, but a lot of the individuals we serve also have a dual diagnosis,” he said citing a study that states 90 percent of county Steve Brown inmates admitted to having a mental health issue.

“If we can address that mental health issue, we can put them in situations where they can get treatment for their mental health issues which may be why they were in jail in the first place,” he said.

On the interrelated topics of economic development and land use planning, Brown favors the creation of enterprise zones to attract more jobs to the county.

“If you‘ve got these zones, for example at the exit of an interstate, you may want to protect those areas for development,” he said.

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agricultural and residential development as well, Brown added, and would likely feature a graduated incremental tax rate, with so-called “clawback” clauses in case unscrupulous companies decide to take the money and then run.

Like Black, Brown agrees that economic development in the county also needs to focus on quality of life issues. He supports the proposed 2 percent room tax increase, and also — like every other candidate — recognizes the need for greater broadband access in the county.

“The cable is here,” he said. “I think the school system and HCC have it. The problem is, we can’t get it to what they call ‘the last mile.’”

Brown proposes taking a look at the budget to see if the county can help extend cabling from main trunk lines to people’s homes and businesses, but doesn’t rule out seeking grants.

As to whether he would have supported the new county animal shelter, he admitted “grave” concerns over the $3.5-$3.75 million price tag, but said he was “a little bit involved” with the Friends of the Haywood County Animal Shelter, who asked him for fundraising advice.

“They asked me if it was reasonable to raise a million dollars, and I said without a doubt,” he admitted. Based on FHCAS’s promise to commissioners to raise that money, Brown says he would have supported it.

Looking back, Brown said he admired the professionalism, the transparency and the continued support of the public schools by the Swanger-led commission. Were he to be elected, Brown said he’d like to serve with a familiar idol of Americans of his generation.

“Since I grew up in the 60s I might have to say John F. Kennedy,” Brown said. “I feel like he had a real vision and he galvanized the country, got them together and made some really difficult decisions whether it was Democrat of Republican.”

KEVIN ENSLEY

Like Black, Ensley was born in Haywood County but attended Enka High School because his father bought a farm “just inside” Buncombe County.

He went on to earn an associate’s degree in civil engineering from AshevilleBuncombe Technical College and at the age of 22 became one of the youngest licensed surveyors in the state.

Ensley’s history on the board — which spans from 2002 to 2006 and then again from 2008 through today — presents him as common-sense conservative. He’s a clear Kevin Ensley choice for “values voters” who are pro-life and anti-alcohol, but has compromised frequently with his Democratic colleagues and repeatedly refused to say “never” in regard to the will of his constituents.

Perhaps the most authoritative source for infrastructure improvements in the county, Ensley’s all about water and sewer as an incentive to economic development.

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probably the most — when he doesn’t serve anymore, I just feel like there will be a void no matter who it is,” Ensley said. “I’m not cutting any of the candidates, but I’ve served with Mark for 12 years and I‘ve watched him serve as a board chairman for the school board for years. I think we’re going to miss his leadership on that board.”

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Born and raised in Haywood County, Brandon Rogers attended Bethel, Pisgah, and Haywood Community College, where he became interested in machining and welding.

In his youth, he worked at Bi-Lo and a gas station in Canton before laboring as a production manager for almost 15 years at a Dayco subsidiary, and also took basic law enforcement classes at Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, enabling him to work part-time with the Haywood County Sheriff ’s Department.

Rogers comes off as a Reaganesque conservative with some practical contradictions — he’s in favor of increasing education spending, and also has soft spot for the shelter.

But his true Republican credentials stem from his time as a small business owner.

Rogers with his father owns Rogers Tire and Brandon Rogers Lube in Canton, which has enjoyed 15 years of success despite naysayers advising him against such a venture.

“I feel that I am a job creator,” he said.

“I’ve created a job for nine other families, just at my business. I feel that that’s important to Haywood County — not necessarily us needing big manufacturers to come in, which would be great, but I think that small business is where it’s at. I think going down the path I’ve gone, I could be a help to other small businesses, because I know how tough it is.”

Rogers — uniquely — proposes focusing on retention of those small businesses in addition to attracting new ones.

“I would like to see (commissioners) reward businesses that are already here that are trying to survive,” he said. “Even after you get a business open, it’s tough. After they are here, let’s reward them, whatever that may be. I hear too may times of businesses that’s already here in the county saying they’re

thinking of moving to Buncombe or Henderson or even Jackson because from a tax standpoint, they get a better deal. I would like to see us reward the businesses that are here and then attract businesses to come in by not regulating them to death.”

Rogers also demonstrated his knowledge of the county budget by stating less than 25 percent of spending is county discretionary. If he could expand that, he said, he knows exactly how he’d approach it.

“I think it’s our economic development.

Out of that, only three percent of that funding goes to our economic development. I’ve spoken with Buncombe and Henderson — some counties that are doing well I feel in that area — and they’re spending quite a bit more money than we are. I think this past year we were budgeted for $250,000. Buncombe was almost at a million and a half, if I remember correctly. Now, their population is almost twice what we are, so if we look at the population and cut it in half, they’re spending quite a bit more than we are.”

He also advocates spending more money on teachers.

“I’m the type of person that where we’re at is great — better than where we’ve been,” he said. “You look at the past 10 years, I think we’ve done an exceptional job of moving forward, but I’m not happy unless we’re number one, and that’s just the drive I’ve always had.”

For Rogers, delivering broadband access to Haywood’s residents and businesses means not reinventing the wheel.

“My big thing is looking at other counties that are successful to see what they’re doing,” he said.

Predictably, he thinks dealing with countywide land planning should occur on a caseby-case basis.

“I feel like we’re ruled and regulated a lot here,” he said. “I would like to hold that to a minimum.”

Were he to be elected, Rogers said he’d like to look over and see Rev. Billy Graham serving alongside him.

“Number one, he’s a Christian, which I am also. Being a Christian, there’s a lot of things that come along with that — integrity, honesty, commitment,” he said. “I feel like he is the type of guy that all people respect. I don’t know that you could ever find anyone who would say anything negative about him. He’s easy to get along with, a problem solver. I feel like he’s the type of guy that mediates and calms everybody down.”

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“I learned very young when at a project in Arden, sewer and water were put in, and a plant popped up before the newly seeded grass even had a chance to grow,” he said.

That infrastructure is especially important for attracting affordable housing developments, he said, because there’s not much usable land left in the county, which drives cost up. Water and sewer allows more houses on similar-sized properties — due to septic requirements — which drives the cost down.

The other important infrastructural issue — high-speed internet — is also connected to water and sewer expansion, Ensley opines.

“As we put sewer lines in, we’re putting in conduit for high-speed internet lines to where all they have to do is just push that line through that sleeve, and they don’t have to worry about burying it,” he said.

Haywood County schools have trumpeted some major accomplishments as late, however, losing teachers to more competitive counties could begin to erode the system’s 11th in the state ranking.

Cautiously, Ensley advocates waiting for the school board to issue a report regarding teacher supplement pay before acting.

“I want to wait to see what the study shows on the teacher supplement issue,” he said. “And then if it does (recommend an increase in supplement pay), then we need to prioritize that and start working our way into doing it. I would favor a certain percent every year to build it up, because that’s the best way to get to your goal. If you do it all at once, you are looking at a tax increase.”

Ensley has served county residents for more than a decade now, and was contemplative when asked what future generations might think of the “Ensley years” of the commission.

“I think they’ll see that we’ve professionalized the board,” he said. “I think they would say that this is when transparency and professionalism started.”

He also mentioned proactively constructing county buildings that “should last for generations,” including the Justice Center, the Law Enforcement Center and the rehab of the historic courthouse just to name a few. He was also perhaps the commission’s biggest advocate for the new animal shelter.

When asked who he’d like to serve alongside were he re-elected — any political figure from past through present, he offered a surprising-yet-practical answer.

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to those proposed by the task force.

Developing a countywide strategic plan and coordinating efforts to pursue grant opportunities were listed by the task force as areas of primary focus; small working groups produced a number of other objectives, including the compilation of a database of available affordable housing, the robust involvement of the private sector, a possible housing trust fund and the inclusion of faith-based funding.

Stewart and the task force will consolidate the suggestions, rework the mission statement and meet again Jan. 9 at the Colonial Theater in Canton to take the next step in solving Haywood County’s affordable housing problem.

“I have two small children here, so I think it’s important to be involved as a community to help address the issues we have,” said task force member and Harrah’s Casino Manager Chad Carver. “One of our tenets – our code of commitment that we have to our employees and to our community – is that we’re involved. It’s instilled in us from the beginning, but we’re encouraged to become involved in the community. Without a successful community, it’s hard to have a successful business. I think not only from a personal level, but from a professional level at Harrah’s, that’s why I’m here.”

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First to address the coalition of government officials, housing industry professionals and local businesspeople at the meeting was Richard Angino, owner and managing member of Third Wave Housing LLC. “New apartments aren’t being built in most locations in North Carolina, other than the big metros,” Angino said.

Winston-Salem-based Third Wave Housing enables the “acquisition, ownership, construction, renovation and preservation of tax credit and historic properties by forming public, private and corporate partnerships” according to its website. Angino, who has experience as a securities broker, has been involved in almost all aspects of tax credit property development since the late 1980s.

“Median incomes haven’t increased,” he said. “We pretty much have the same median incomes we had 10 years ago in a lot of North Carolina.”

At the same time, Angino said, construction costs have increased, with the result being that only metropolitan areas where median incomes have increased are able to afford new apartments.

“Other areas are not,” he said.

During the meeting, participants tweaked a proposed mission statement and offered suggestions on objectives in addition

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER s with any problem, the first step toward solving it is admitting that there is a problem.

That happened back in March, when Executive Director of Mountain Projects Community Action Agency Patsy Davis gave a presentation to the Haywood County Board of Commissioners that suggested the county was in the midst of an affordable housing crisis.

The next step, begun in April by Dona Stewart, was to gather enough data to confirm or deny Davis’s supposition. When the Haywood County Affordable Housing Task Force — co-chaired by Davis and Stewart — presented the results of its initial study on Aug. 29, the evidence was conclusive.

Apparently, a supply-side problem exists; by 2020, less than 25 percent of the 37,756 homes in Haywood County will be valued at less than $150,000, and minimum wage workers currently need to work 86 hours each week to afford a two-bedroom home.

More than half of renters — as well as 35 percent of homeowners — are “housing cost burdened,” spending more than 30 percent of their household income on housing alone.

“Most feedback we got was very positive,” said Stewart of the community’s response to the study. “They like having that level of detail.”

That sobering level of detail has made affordable housing one of the top two or three campaign issues locally.

All candidates for state and local office seem to agree that affordable housing is a problem, as do most local governments.

Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown, Haywood County Commissioner Kevin Ensley and Canton Town Manager Seth Hendler-Voss have been active participants on the task force.

“We have a very high level of cooperation (with local officials) right now and I don’t see any reason that would change in the future,” Stewart said.

The next step in dealing with the affordable housing problem came at the second task force meeting, held Oct. 24 in Waynesville.

“We’re shifting from assessing our need to how we begin to develop a plan to address that need,” she said.

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BY J ESSI STONE N EWS E DITOR ncumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows and his challenger Rick Bryson have opposing views on the success of Meadows’ two terms in office and how North Carolina’s 11th District is being represented.

Meadows was elected four years ago with the promise of being available to his constituency and putting their needs above party-line voting in Washington, D.C. To accomplish that goal, Meadows has offices in each of the counties he represents. In Congress, he has taken many votes that didn’t sit well with his party leaders.

For example, last June he was ousted from his chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Government Operations because he voted against a trade deal directive put forward by then Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner.

Meadows also considers himself an advocate for conservative principles and Christian values and says he’s championed fiscal responsibility, accountable government, progrowth economic policies, pro-family and pro-life initiatives, and a strong national defense during his time in office.

“In my two terms in Congress, I’ve demonstrated a firm commitment to fighting for Western North Carolinians and advocating conservative principles — smaller government, lower taxes, and reducing regulations on local businesses and families,” Meadows said. “Ultimately, however, as a representative I’ve always felt the most positive thing I can do for our district is to listen to the people who live there.

I can honestly say that I’ve never once made a decision without hearing the voices of my constituents.”

On the other hand, Bryson says the congressmen’s hard stance on certain issues has been detrimental to the region, including his voting record where he attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act more than 40 times and his role in the federal government shutdown of 2013 that cost this region millions in tourism dollars.

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“He hasn’t done anything. He’s taken our money and not done anything,” Bryson said.

In addition to criticizing his policy decisions, Bryson has questioned Meadows’ ethical standing since multiple women have come forward claiming Meadows’ former Chief of Staff Kenny West sexually harassed them.

“We should impeach him for the environment he created in his office for harassment, and he pretends he didn’t know it was going on,” Bryson said.

Good or bad, Meadows has definitely made a name for himself in Washington.

Bryson’s only political experience has been one term as a town aldermen in Bryson City.

But Bryson said he’s not worried about his lack of experience or the potential of being in the minority party hindering his ability to be an effective representative.

“I’ll take an alderman’s approach to the job — I’m there to solve problems,” he said.

“By the end of December we’ve paid Meadows almost $700,000 and he doesn’t have his fingerprints on anything in Western North Carolina.”

WHAT HAS MEADOWS ACCOMPLISHED? Despite his opponent’s accusations, Meadows is quick to point out what he’s accomplished during his two terms. He said he’s worked tirelessly to make sure firefighters, law enforcement officers and other first responders have what they need to protect their communities.

“Paying no attention to politics and admiring the selfless service they provide each and every day brings me great joy and I get rich gratification from being able to assist that effort with grants that help them serve better,” he said.

Meadows said some of his greatest accomplishments have never been covered by the media, including the more than 1,200 veterans he’s helped receive benefits and the military men and women that he helped welcome home.

As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in Congress, Meadows said he’s played a major role in securing multiple grants from the

Department of Transportation for the Asheville Airport to rehabilitate the airport’s runway system.

On a more local level, Meadows has garnered great appreciation from the houseboat owners on Fontana Lake this year. When the Tennessee Valley Authority passed a new regulation in May that would force some 1,800 floating homes off TVA lakes within the next 30 years, Meadows challenged the ruling.

He wrote strongly worded letters to TVA leadership and encouraged other North Carolina congressmen to do the same. When their letters fell on deaf ears, Meadows called a congressional hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Operations to hear testimony from local county commissioners, houseboat owners and TVA staff.

Meadows and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, RNC, both introduced legislation to exempt Fontana Lake from the new TVA policy.

Congress approved the legislation and it’s awaiting President Obama’s final signature.

Saving 350 families from losing their lake investments and saving Graham and Swain counties from losing vital property and sales tax revenue earned him major brownie points in the region.

One thing he hasn’t been able to do for the district is get the federal government to cough up the $32.8 million it owes to Swain County for the North Shore Road settlement agreement.

The U.S. Department of Interior made the agreement in 2010 to pay Swain County $52 million over a 10-year period in an effort to reimburse the county for destroying the road when Fontana Lake was constructed and never building it back. However, the Department of Interior has only made one payment of $12.2 million and the agreement expires in 2020.

Meadows said he hasn’t given up on getting that money for the people of Swain County who lost family homesteads and access to historic family cemeteries. He said the most efficient approach is to work directly with the Committee of Jurisdiction, and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which he currently serves on.

“Swain County absolutely deserves to receive their money and my staff has worked extensively with local officials and leadership in the House to resolve the situation,” he said. “We’ve been in consistent contact with folks back in the district on the matter.”

In the meantime, Swain County commissioners have taken

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like a deadbeat dad by reneging on its agreement to make the payments.”

• Age: 71 • Hometown: Born in Franklin, family moved to Bryson City when he was a child.

• Background: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. He spent most of his career as a public relations writer for an industrial manufacturing publication in Ohio before retiring and moving back to Bryson City.

• Political experience: Currently serving his first term as a Bryson City alderman.

• Why are you running for office? “I’m running because I want to get something done. I will move this district forward and we’ll build a bridge to our future.”

Bryson said if he is elected, he would focus on working across the aisle on bipartisan issues like infrastructure — roads, high-speed internet and water and sewer projects.

“Our greatest need here is infrastructure — we need wall-to-wall broadband and we need improvements to transportation,” he said. “The growth rate here is less than half than the growth in the rest of the state and the difference is clearly infrastructure. No Mark Meadows (Republican) matter who wins the White House we can • Age: 57 work across the aisle to achieve that.”

• Background: Meadows had a 27-year career as a small business owner and real estate Bryson specifically pointed to the broker prior to running for office. He lives in Cashiers with his wife Debbie. They have two Corridor K road project to construct a fouradult children, Blake and Haley. lane highway through the remote mountains • Political experience: Two terms in Congress. of Graham County. The project has been • Why are you running for office? “I’m running for office because I firmly believe that talked about for years and multiple studies Washington is broken and needs leaders who are willing to challenge the status quo and have been done but nothing ever happens. return power back where it belongs — to the American people.”

Not only would the price tag for such a project be enormous, but the question remains matters into their own hands by filing a law- instead of privatizing the program. whether the money and need justify any Right now people making more than potential environmental damage that could suit against the Department of Interior. The Department of Justice filed a motion to dis- $110,000 a year don’t pay a full contribution occur during the process. miss at the end of September, but the county for 12 months, but Bryson said fixing that Meadows said he has long supported the loophole would help narrow the funding gap Corridor K project and has worked with peowants the case to head to court. in Social Security benefits. ple on both sides of the aisle to encourage the construction of the vital transportaHAT WOULD RYSON DO tion route. He said failure to get the On a local level, Meadows has Since he decided to run for Congress last project off the ground is a prime summer, Bryson has touted an agenda to example of WNC being forgotten and garnered great appreciation increase jobs in Western North Carolina, an example of out-of-control environfrom the houseboat owners on strengthen Social Security, improve services ment regulations. for veterans and protect women’s rights to “Corridor K has been studied to Fontana Lake this year. When equal pay and the ability to make their own death and yet the environmental the Tennessee Valley Authority health care choices. groups continue to place higher value Bryson has proposed a project he’s their priorities than jobs in passed a new regulation in May on dubbed “WNC Generation Now” that would Graham, Swain and Cherokee councreate a business incubator network similar ties,” Meadows said. “I believe it is that would force some 1,800 to the Research Triangle Park in the Piedmont time that we quit studying the road floating homes off TVA lakes area. However, the incubator space wouldn’t and build it.” have to be located in one central location — Even with his strong conservative within the next 30 years, the small start-ups could be spread throughprinciples, Meadows said there are out the region. Bryson said funding could be Meadows challenged the ruling. occasionally common-sense reforms funneled from existing agencies like the N.C. that afford him the opportunity to Department of Commerce and the work with Democrats.

“If you make $200,000 a year, you’re payAppalachian Rural Center to provide seed Most recently, he said he worked alonging in less to Social Security than a carpen- side Congressman Gerry Connolly, Dmoney for small start-up businesses.

“These are start-ups — existing ideas that ter or a plumber — I think it’s only fair we Virginia, to sponsor a bill to give small conare already coming out of our local universi- pay into it proportionally,” Bryson said. tractors the right to be heard by the ties,” he said. “And it’s not going to be land “We also need to pull the leaches off Social Government Accountability Office. dependent — we don’t have to worry about Security — it’s supposed to be sacrosanct “Congressman Connolly and I disagree on but people have found ways to bleed it more many issues, but this was a common sense buying up a lot of acreage.”

Not only would it create jobs in emerging and more.” measure of transparency and accountability While Meadows said he has helped thou- that we could both work to advocate,” technology industries, Bryson said, it would allow graduating college students to find sands of veterans, Bryson said the veterans Meadows said. work closer to home instead of having to he’s talked to in the district say he hasn’t done leave the state. He said another plus was that anything. He said veterans need to have more ESPONDING TO CRITICISM a project like this wouldn’t even need say over their health care management and the Veterans Affairs hospital needs to be approval from Congress.

CNN called Meadows the architect “Agencies like the ARC are charged to more efficient. behind the government shutdown in 2013 “They need to have a clearer voice at the though he downplays his role, claiming he do things like this and so is the Department of Commerce — they can pick potential VA to get to their health care faster,” he said. had been in office for only eight months. In When asked what he would do to help an effort to kill the Affordable Care Act, companies that have economic or commercial viability,” Bryson said. “And these com- Swain County recoup the North Shore Road Meadows wrote a letter to Republican leaders panies will have a contract that requires settlement money, Bryson said the issue need- and had it signed by 79 of his colleagues prothem to stay in the area for a certain ed to be taken directly to the highest office. posing they tie the dismantling of Obamacare “With the county’s lawsuit in place, the to the bill that funds the government for the amount of time.”

Bryson said he would strengthen Social only thing we can do is to appeal to the presi- next year. A Western Carolina University Security by working toward lifting the payroll dent — why hasn’t Meadows done that yet?” tax cap on Social Security contributions he said. “The federal government is looking S EE CONGRESS, PAGE 20

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WCU political debate series to conclude The Western Carolina University Political Debate Series will conclude Thursday, Oct. 27, with the third and final event of the 2016 election season, a session featuring candidates in the N.C. Senate District 50 race.

Incumbent Jim Davis, R-Franklin, and opponent Jane Hipps, D-Waynesville, will tackle the issues in a debate beginning at 7 p.m. in Room 204 of the Health and Human Sciences Building on WCU’s West Campus.

The event is open to the public free of charge. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

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Remains thought to be those of Sylva woman Two months after issuing a Silver Alert in the disappearance of 80-year-old Sylva resident Eunice Gass, the Jackson County Sheriff ’s Department is awaiting test results on remains believed to belong to Gass.

On Saturday, Oct. 22, a pair of ATV riders found Gass’ vehicle in the Cherokee National Forest near the Cherokee County, North Carolina, and Monroe County, Tennessee, border.

When she was first reported missing Aug. 26, Gass was believed to be driving a silver 2006 Toyota Scion XA. After the ATV riders found the vehicle, during late evening of Oct. 22, Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall confirmed that it was the vehicle Gass had been driving. A search of the area around the vehicle then commenced, and on Oct. 22 the Monroe County, Tennessee, Sheriff ’s Office found remains nearby.

The remains have been sent to Knox County Medical Center for positive identification.

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Effective Nov. 18, WCQS/Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. will switch its current Haywood County translator frequency from 95.3 FM to 102.9 FM. The switch is being made due to FCC regulations. The transfer to 102.9 FM allows WCQS to continue uninterrupted service to listeners who rely on 95.3 FM in parts of Haywood and Swain counties, or listeners traveling the I-40 corridor in that region. Listeners in Waynesville and Clyde at 89.7 FM will still receive WCQS at that frequency.

Listeners who have any questions about the transition or have trouble with the new

frequency may call WCQS at 828.210.4800 during regular business hours, Monday through Friday or email questions to tech@wcqs.org. Listeners can also hear a live stream of WCQS atwww.wcqs.org or download the WCQS app for the iPhone or Android device.

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Bryson has proposed a project he’s dubbed “WNC Generation Now” that would create a business incubator network similar to the Research Triangle Park in the Piedmont area. However, the incubator space wouldn’t have to be located in one central location — the small start-ups could be spread throughout the region.

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In response to the criticism, Meadows is now proposing an “anti-shutdown” amendment to prevent Congress from creating what he calls “artificial crises” that force members to support bills they might not agree with just to keep the government functioning.

“Too often, Congress waits until the 11th hour to even begin discussion on critical legislation essential to keeping our government open and fully funded. This leads to bad decision-making and irresponsible spending bills, since members just want to pass a bill and be done with it,” Meadows said. “I believe the best way to fix this is to take the fear of a government shutdown off the table altogether and put in place a mechanism that automatically extends funding at the current levels for 60 days if a spending agreement isn’t reached.”

Bryson said that’s a good plan — though it’s too late to correct the damage done during the 2013 shutdown.

“It’s taken him three-and-a-half years to learn shutting down the government is not what we need to be doing,” he said.

Bryson also thinks it’s too late for Meadows to earn back credibility after the debacle with his former Chief of Staff Kenny West. Allegations began surfacing in late 2014 against West. Several female staffers came forward accusing West of inappropriate behavior.

Meadows said he fired West as soon as accusations were made, though West wasn’t officially terminated until May 2015. To make matters worse, Meadows paid West a three-month salary severance package of $58,000, which is not allowed in Congress.

Meadows said he acted in good faith and was cooperating with the investigation.

“As soon as accusations of inappropriate conduct were made, I immediately took action to address the situation and was fully committed to a safe and healthy workplace for all of my employees,” Meadows said.

“Following that, I referred the issue completely to the Ethics Committee who has responsibility to make a ruling and I will continue fully cooperating with their investigation.”

Bryson believes Meadows was aware of West’s inappropriate behavior with female staffers long before he actually terminated West and wouldn’t be surprised if more examples of unethical activity surface soon.

The issue is still under investigation and a ruling is unlikely to be announced prior to

the Nov. 8 election. However, the congressional ethics panel did say in August that it had “substantial reason to believe” Meadows did break House rules by paying West.

“I look forward to resolving the issue and right now my complete focus remains on serving the people of Western North Carolina,” Meadows said.

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ON OTHER ISSUES

In their debate at Western Carolina University last month, Meadows and Bryson debated larger issues like gun control, police involved shootings and North Carolina’s infamous HB2 measure. Here’s where the candidates stood on some of those broader issues during that debate.

HB2

“I’ve never heard of a problem with transgender people in the bathroom, so why did we need a bill?”

— Rick Bryson

“I don’t agree that it’s OK to let males use female bathrooms and vice versa. It doesn’t have anything to do with civil rights.”

— Mark Meadows

Officer involved shootings

“Our officers are out of touch with the community. There aren’t enough people talking to each other. The law has a job to do — to keep us safe.”

— Rick Bryson

“I stand by law enforcement and give them the respect they’re due. We need to make sure they have resources necessary to do their job.

They are in harm’s way every day.”

— Mark Meadows

Gun violence

“I do not want a national registry, but I support gun security. It starts with gun owners themselves. They need to take responsibility for securing their weapons and keeping them out of the hands of the unbalanced or the hands of children. I have no objection to the Second Amendment.”

— Rick Bryson

“Gun violence has nothing to do with the laws on the books — it has to do with the heart of the individual. Do we need to make sure we have those with mental health issues treated? Yes. Criminals do illegal things so a federal registry won’t do anything.”

— Mark Meadows

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the event at the Gem Capitol Waynesville Gun Show, to be held this weekend at the Haywood County Fairgrounds.

Part of Dunlap’s planning has been coordinating with local law enforcement officials, including Waynesville Police Chief Bill Hollingsed and Haywood County Sheriff Greg Christopher.

“We’re on the same page,” Dunlap said.

Dunlap characterized law enforcement’s participation as outstanding, to which Hollingsed agreed.

“From the very early planning stages of the vigil, Jess contacted both the sheriff and I and we’ve met on a couple different occasions and just wanted to make sure the event goes smoothly,” Hollingsed said. “So communication and cooperation has been excellent.”

He also helped Dunlap and members of the group understand how, exactly, not to run afoul of the law.

“The biggest thing is there’s a state statute which they all know pretty well — we all know pretty well — and then there’s the county ordinance which covers the

courthouse property itself,” he said. “The only thing about the open carry, the concealed carry, that kind of thing is that once you’re on county property, then it becomes an issue.”

To avoid the possibility of arrests, Hollingsed said that officers would clearly mark the boundary between public and county property.

Hollingsed also said he can’t recall such an event taking place in the 17 years he’s been here, which is why part of the police department’s presence at the event is to reassure the public that the event is not something sinister or unexpected.

“We will have officers assigned to the vigil itself just to show the public that we are aware of the vigil and we’re there for everybody’s protection — both the individuals at the vigil and everybody else,” he said. “We don’t want to have a strong police presence because of a lot of people are armed on the sidewalk; we just want to have a presence to let the public know we’re aware of the vigil and we’re here so there’s no need to call the police.”

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BY CORY VAILLANCOURT STAFF WRITER group of Second Amendment supporters planning an open-carry gun rights rally will move ahead with their event, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5.

Organizer Jess Dunlap of the Haywood County Libertarian Party said that the event, which is being called a 2A Peace Vigil, isn’t directly related to the presidential election, but is meant to get the attention of local politicians.

“Any infringement upon the Second Amendment is wrong,” Dunlap said. “It says ‘shall’ not be infringed.”

Supporters — who are asked to bring non-perishable food items for donation a local Christian ministry — will gather in front of the Historic Haywood County Courthouse around 10 a.m. Anyone wishing to speak may do so, Dunlap said.

Dunlap has been planning the event since late August, and promoting it by canvassing in Clyde, Haywood County, West Asheville and even far-flung Robbinsville.

Dunlap also plans to spread awareness of

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BY SCOTT MCLEOD E DITOR ain Street in downtown Waynesville was packed with pedestrians and vehicle traffic around lunchtime Friday when a Haywood County Sheriff ’s deputy fired several gunshots to take down an escaped inmate.

What bystanders on Main Street assumed was the beginning of an altercation between law enforcement and the inmate turned out to be the end of a high-speed pursuit throughout the county.

The incident actually began about an hour earlier when a Haywood County Detention Center officer was transporting two inmates — Robert Edward Branning and Joshua Phillips, both of Canton — to the Buncombe County jail. According to the sheriff ’s office, an altercation broke out between the two inmates in the back of the van to the point where the officer had to pull the van over on Interstate 40 near Exit 31 to resolve the issue.

As the van stopped, Phillips exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended. As this was happening, a bystander pulled over to assist the detention officer. That’s when Branning fled from the van and carjacked the passerby’s Jeep with a 6-year-old child inside. The child was dropped off several miles later and was found safe.

enforcement officers were injured. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident. As of press time Tuesday, the sheriff ’s office and the SBI had not responded to requests asking for the name of the detention officer or the sheriff ’s deputy involved in the accident or whether the officers have been placed on administrative leave during the investigation.

Waynesville’s Main Street was packed with hundreds of shoppers during the peak of leaf season when the shooting occurred. Several shoppers who were in stores when they heard shots fired scrambled to find cover or dropped to the floors to protect themselves.

One store clerk said a The scene of a police bystander ran into her shooting in Waynesville. store and yelled at everyone to “Stay down” just seconds after the shots were heard.

Branning from making it to downtown Witnesses say they heard five or six shots.

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Both tires on the carjacked Jeep were off the Branning reportedly ran into several other vehicles that were parked on the street rims, and a bullet hole could clearly be seen through the driver’s window of the vehicle. before exiting the Jeep and trying to escape One man said he was shopping in Mast on foot. He then got back in the Jeep and a General Store when he heard the shooting sheriff ’s deputy rammed the Jeep with his and looked out the window to see a sheriff ’s car from behind. Branning then got out of deputy firing his pistol while moving down the car brandishing a handgun he found in the street toward the stolen Jeep. the car, which is when a sheriff ’s deputy “I saw that and heard the shots, then responded with gunfire. turned and yelled to my wife and everyone Branning was taken to Mission Hospital else to get down,” he said. “It was crazy.” receiving treatment and is in stable condi— Jessi Stone contributed to this story tion according to the sheriff ’s office. No law Branning was able to elude police for about 45 minutes before officers spotted the Jeep again in Bethel. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the inmate fled in the vehicle and a chase ensued. Near the Waynesville town limits, the Waynesville Police Department used stop sticks to flatten the front tires of the Jeep but it didn’t stop

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER The town of Sylva is in hot pursuit of what Police Chief Davis Woodard called a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to add a canine component to the ranks of municipal law enforcement.

His name is Don, he’s a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois and he’s a bargain.

“This opportunity that would normally cost between $14,700 and $16,700 we can do for $7,725,” Town Manager Paige Dowling told the town board this month.

Given the price cut, it’s no surprise that Sylva is jumping at the chance, with Woodard stressing that Don’s not being offered so cheaply because he’s defective in any way. To the contrary, Don’s a top-rate dog who’s ready to work, Woodard said.

On his off time, Waynesville Police Department Sergeant Brandon Gilmore trains dogs for Florida-based Professional Service Dogs Inc., and he was about ready to send a trained-up Don back to Florida when

the Bryson City Police Department approached the company about buying the dog, Waynesville Police Chief Bill Hollingsed said. But Bryson City backed out, and Sylva then expressed interest. The company offered the town a deal.

“PSD K-9 has agreed to provide a K9/handler school at no cost to Sylva PD — normally $3,500 — to assist them in getting their K-9 program started,” Hollingsed explained.

Sylva already has an officer in place with some K-9 experience, and collaboration with other local agencies would mean that continued training would not cost Sylva anything, Woodard said. The only ongoing cost would be $725 for expenses such as vet visits, food and supplies.

Dowling pointed out that the K-9 would also help make Sylva’s existing personnel go farther, because in some situations K-9s make things proceed much more efficiently, such as in missing persons searches.

“You can reap great benefits from a dog,” Woodard said. “That’s one reason Waynesville has five of them.”

However, even the reduced price will require some creative financing. The police

Donations are sought to bring Don, a 2year-old trained police dog, to work at the Sylva Police Department. Though such dogs typically cost between $14,700 and $16,700 for purchase and training, Sylva is being offered a deal to buy the dog for $7,725, with training delivered free.

Donations can be dropped off at the Sylva Municipal Hall on 83 Allen Street or mailed to 82 Allen Street, Sylva, N.C., 28779.

Don the 2-year-old Belgian Malinois could soon join the Sylva Police Department as the town’s first K-9 officer. Donated photo department is looking for community donations to cover the cost — contributions can be dropped off at town hall or sent in the mail. The goal is to have the money raised and the dog purchased within a week to avoid having Gilmore hold the dog for a more extended period of time.

Bringing the dog to Sylva will be an

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investment that reaches years in the future, Woodard said, with the dog likely to remain in active service for about a decade. On average, dogs work for eight to 10 years, though he said he knows of two that made it to 14 years.

“Single-purpose dogs work longer due to not having to climb or jump around, which as of now the dog we are hoping to get is just trained in drug detection but will be trained at a later date in article searches and tracking,” Woodard said.

Woodard is hopeful that Don will soon be joining the department’s ranks, putting his nose to work in sniffing out drugs, missing people and pieces of evidence.

“It’s probably a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get something we’ve needed for quite some time,” he said.

Forest fire spreads to 374 acres in Jackson County

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Streams and rivers are running low, and many springs are completely dry. Water conservation and extreme caution when starting a fire of any kind will be needed until rainfall returns to the region. The Forest Service advises that people — especially those living on forested land — keep a bag with medications, pet supplies and extra clothing handy in case a fire were to start near their home and require swift evacuation.

Fall wildfire season typically lasts from mid-October until

Smoke billows from the 374-acre Dicks Creek Fire in Jackson County. Donated photo

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BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER moke is clouding the Sylva area following the eruption of a wildfire Sunday, Oct. 23, which grew to about 374 acres by Tuesday morning, Oct. 24. Take a drive along U.S. 74, and you’re likely to feel an itch in your throat from the smoke. Look for a mountain view, and the slopes ahead will appear covered by a gauzy haze.

“We don’t know the cause of this fire, but we know that a lot of fires in Western North Carolina are started because of humans,” said Cathy Dowd, public information officer for the U.S. Forest Service’s Asheville office. “They leave their campfires unattended or they burn their brush and it gets out of control, so we ask that folks not start a fire unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

The fire began in the Nantahala National Forest Sunday morning but spread to private land before it could be contained — it’s located in an area to the southeast of Dicks Creek Road. Four homes and the Dicks Creek Baptist Church are at risk, with structures in some cases sitting within a few hundred feet of the fire. However, Dowd said, the structures are not considered to be in immediate danger and no evacuations have been ordered, though access to the area is being restricted. Dicks Creek Road is currently closed except to people living along it.

Response to the fire launched swiftly, with local Jackson County crews as well as crews from the U.S. Forest Service, N.C. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview, Oregon office getting to work on containment lines that same day. Currently, 65 firefighters are on scene, with local agencies including Jackson County Emergency Management, Jackson County Fire Marshal, Jackson County Sheriff ’s Office, Qualla Fire Department, Sylva Fire

Department, Cullowhee Fire Department and Savannah Fire Department.

In addition to building hand and dozer lines, firefighters are battling the blaze by clearing brush and leaves away from buildings nearby and using a water-dropping helicopter.

The fire is 40 percent contained, and while its size grew by more than 100 acres from Monday to Tuesday, Dowd said she doesn’t expect it to expand much more. It has now nearly reached the containment lines, which should bring the spread to a halt.

However, the firefighting efforts — and the smoke — will likely last through the end of the week.

“I expect that this fire is going to last several days,” Dowd said.

Things in WNC have been exceedingly dry over the last few months, and fuels are quite flammable. Though some rain is in the forecast for Thursday, Oct. 27, no significant precipitation is likely in the near future. And autumn winds have the power to pick up and spread a dying fire.

“We still have leaves on the trees so it’s not as bad as it could be in a couple of weeks, but we’re expecting to dryness to continue October and November,” Dowd said.

Drought has been a reality in WNC since the spring, with the U.S. Drought Monitor in May classifying 17 western counties as experiencing moderate drought. Conditions have only worsened since, with Cherokee, Clay and Macon counties now in extreme drought, the first time since 2011 that classification has been used in North Carolina. Another nine counties — including Haywood, Swain and Macon are experiencing severe drought and eight more are experiencing moderate drought.

Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2016

Forest Service expects to have blaze contained soon

mid-December — the Dicks Creek Fire is the first significant blaze to ignite national forest land so far this autumn. There was a small fire in Panthertown Valley on Sunday, Oct. 16, but it was put out that same day and burned just one-tenth of an acre. Another fire, currently at 10 acres, has also been 23 reported at Linville Gorge.

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Calling a place home is not to be taken for granted

Lori, and I had anxiously looked forward to his first visit from college. As one might expect from a growing boy, he wanted some of mom’s cooking, and that meant we would enjoy dinners together. We also spent mornings catching up and talking, visited relatives in Asheville, did some mountain biking, and caught a movie.

I knew his friends would beckon as the sun went down and the stars lit the sky. I remember those same, slightly uncomfortable conversations when visiting the parents from college.

The line went something like this: “I’m so glad to be home and see y’all and tell you all about classes and new friends, but now that it’s night I’d really like to go hang out with friends?” Some things never change, and we knew he was chomping at the bit to catch up with those high school buddies who will one day be his “old friends.”

So the visit was just what we expected. But here’s what genuinely surprised me.

That first night he was back at school, after he had settled back into his dorm room, he sent an email that hit my inbox long after I put the phone and computer away. He had very much enjoyed the break, he wrote, but he already had the “city blues,” referring to Charlotte, where he attends UNCC, and he already missed “home and you guys more than ever.”

That email arrived as more leaves were dropping, as fall continued to shake the color from the mountains. It’s a time that always sends my thoughts straight into nostalgia mode, back to times spent with my parents and relatives, and so the email struck a deep chord. But not for home.

I was a military kid, and we never had what could be called a home place.

In addition to moving from military town to military town, we often relocated several times while in the same city: we’d start on base housing, then move to a house off base, or vice versa.

Throw in the divorce after my dad Editor retired from the Navy, and then a second and then third marriage for my mom, and I can recall 14 different mailing addresses by the time I made my first trip back from college to see my mom and dad (both happily married by then to those who would become my long-time step-parents).

And although I missed my parents when I went to college, it wasn’t “home” that I missed.

So Liam’s email caught me off-guard a bit. But perhaps it shouldn’t have. Lori and I have lived in the same house since our oldest was two years old, and now she’s 24. This house I’m sitting in as I write this is the only home that Liam, Hannah

Scott McLeod

18-year-old son, Liam, departed the mountains for two weeks ago when his fall break had ended.

MHe’syCharlotte our youngest, the last to fly the coop, and so my wife,

and Megan have known. That’s something I certainly can’t relate to.

Of course it’s not the house. By growing up in one community, the house, his life, and all of life’s experiences come together in that one word — “home.” It’s a home with childhood memories, a place where he laughed with friends and family, a place where he hung out with his buds.

And then there are the actual physical mountains providing an anchor like none other. I will never be a local like my children, but anyone who has grown to love these mountains knows the attachment is almost mystical, a spiritual connection that rises up in your throat when you first see them in the distance after an absence.

As the youngest, Liam perhaps feels it more than his two sisters. It was those girls and his parents that drug him around our mountain and others before he could walk, and from then until now he has never tired of exploring. The more independent he got as he grew into a teen, the more time he spent in the woods, on the Parkway, hiking and having fun.

I’m pretty sure Liam will adjust to college and city life, creating memories and experiences that will last a lifetime.

But his attraction to his homeplace and these mountains is something special, especially in this day and age. If he doesn’t already, one day he’ll realize how lucky he is to call this place home.

(Reach Scott McLeod at info@smokymountainnews.com)

Trump enablers themselves unfit for office

A clarification on last week’s column

To the Editor: It would be dreadful enough if Donald Trump were merely the most unfit, unprepared, unworthy and uncouth person ever to seek the presidency.

But it is worse than even that. He is inciting his followers to violence if he loses the election, which he claims will be stolen from him. He’s prompting them to acts of intimidation at polling places. His paranoid ranting aims to subvert the legitimacy of a Hillary Clinton presidency, in the same way he libeled Barack Obama’s citizenship. His accusation that “international bankers” are conspiring against him is nakedly anti-Semitic.

His threat to imprison Clinton is fair warning that he would be a tyrant in the mold of Vladimir Putin, the Russian dictator who is trying to help him win.

Trump’s conduct has become subversive, seditious. He is a clear and present danger to the republic — more so than any foreign foe, because this enemy arises within.

“Democracy is on the ballot,” President Obama has warned. That is true.

At a rally in Cincinnati last week, one Dan Bowman — identified as a 50-year old contractor — told the Boston Globe what to expect if Clinton is elected.

“If she’s in office, I hope we can start a coup. She should be in prison or shot. That’s how I feel about it. We’re going to have a revolution and take them out of office, if that’s

To the Editor: In last week’s guest column about Colin Kaepernick I wrote, “His protest is by kneeling (in prayer) while the National Anthem is being performed prior to National Football League games.”

My friend, Shane, asked me to verify that Mr. Kaepernick prayed during his protest. Basically, this showed that I had made an assumption and could offer no evidence to support the two words — in prayer. Therefore, I thank Shane for catching that mistake on my part.

I apologize to The Smoky Mountain News readers for that error. I also apologize to Mr. Kaepernick. I do not know what his belief is regarding prayer. So, I should not paint a picture of the gentleman praying in public without knowing for certain that he did.

As most readers probably already know when Jesus taught his disciples how to pray (Luke 11:1-4, KJV) He told them to pray in their closet with the door closed. Much is said today about prayer in public places and before public meetings.

The question may be — should people advocate for or against public prayer based on what is written in the King James Version of the Bible?

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“Those who don’t vote or waste their votes on hopeless third-party candidates will be voting in effect for Trump, and to put their country in peril.”

— Martin Dyckman

what it takes. There’s going to be a lot of bloodshed. But that’s what it’s going to take .... I would do whatever I can for my country.”

It is a federal crime to threaten the life of a presidential candidate.

That is what Donald Trump is doing to our country. He has willfully laid bare and inflamed the ugliest aspects of America. It’s plain to see that he will not accept defeat with the grace that most Americans expect from those who don’t win. He means instead to launch a post-election fascist movement with himself as its führer. We know now how decent Germans felt as they watched Adolf Hitler seduce and spellbind their countrymen.

The antidote to Trump’s poison is to whip him as soundly and convincingly as possible.

Those who don’t vote or waste their votes on hopeless third-party candidates will be voting in effect for Trump, and to put their country in peril.

Hundreds of responsible Republicans have endorsed Clinton, along with prominent newspapers that had never recommended a

Democrat for president. They did so because Clinton, despite her imperfections, is the only rational alternative to a hideously unqualified, immoral and dangerous narcissist who can’t take criticism without lashing out like a schoolyard bully. To put this bully within reach of the nuclear codes would be civic insanity.

The pity of it is that too many Republican officeholders are still his enablers, recommending his election even as they claim to deplore his past and present vulgarities. Do Sen. Richard Burr, Gov. Pat McCrory, Rep. Mark Meadows and Rep. Patrick McHenry really believe Trump deserves to be president?

It makes no difference whether they are in it for the spoils that would come from having a Republican, even one as counterfeit as Trump, in the White House, or are simply trembling in the face of Trump’s hard-core followers. Either way, they’re selling out their country for selfish ends. It brands them as unfit for office as Trump himself.

Martin Dyckman Asheville

Loving and kicking my way through October

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APPLE ANDY'S RESTAURANT 3483 Soco Road, Maggie Valley located in Market Square. 828.944.0626. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Wednesday and Thursday. Serving the freshest homemade sandwiches, wraps, and entrees such as country fried steak and grilled flounder. Full salad bar and made from scratch sides like potato salad, pinto beans and macaroni and cheese. www.appleandys.com BLOSSOM ON MAIN 128 N. Main Street, Waynesville.

828.454.5400. Open for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Mild, medium, to hot and spicy, our food is cooked to your like-able temperature. Forget the myth that all Thai food is spicy. Traditional Thai food is known to be quite healthy, making use of natural and fresh ingredients, paired with lots of spices, herbs, and vegetables. Vegetarians and health conscious individuals will not be disappointed as fresh vegetables and tofu are available in most of our menu as well as

wines and saki chosen to compliment the unique flavors of Thai cuisine.

BLUE ROOSTER SOUTHERN GRILL 207 Paragon Parkway, Clyde, Lakeside Plaza at the old Wal-Mart. 828.456.1997.

Open Monday through Friday. Friendly and fun family atmosphere. Local, handmade Southern cuisine. Fresh-cut salads; slowsimmered soups; flame grilled burgers and steaks, and homemade signature desserts.

Blue-plates and local fresh vegetables daily.

Brown bagging is permitted. Private parties, catering, and take-out available. Call-ahead seating available.

BOGART’S 303 S. Main St., Waynesville.

828.452.1313. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Carry out available. Located in downtown Waynesville, Bogart’s has been long-time noted for great steaks, soups, and salads. Casual family atmosphere in a rustic old-time setting with a menu noted for its practical value. Live Bluegrass/String Band music every Thursday. Walking distance of Waynesville’s unique shops and seasonal festival activities and within one mile of Waynesville Country Club.

BOURBON BARREL BEEF & ALE 454 Hazelwood Ave., Waynesville, 828.452.9191. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner nightly from 5 p.m.

Closed on Sunday. We specialize in hand-

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Even though October is a beautiful month of the year and one that includes holiday and birthday fun, it’s also Breast Cancer Awareness month. I know these awareness months highlight certain illnesses, disorders, and causes, and they generate revenue for research. For all of that, I’m happy, but these months can also serve as painful reminders.

My mom battled breast cancer and overcame it but after only three months in remission, she was diagnosed with a second type of cancer called multiple myeloma. It was complications from the latter that ultimately took her life. But the breast cancer diagnosis was sort of like the beginning of the end. Typically all of the pink and ribbons and ta-ta wordage doesn’t bother me at all but this year, I’ve sort of avoided it, until last Thursday.

Friends of mine, Scott and Jennifer Worley, opened a 9Round circuit gym in Clyde. I’ve heard great reviews from a lot of people, but since I abandoned working out a while back, I hadn’t tried out 9Round myself. And as a former runner and avid fitness buff, this has been gnawing away at me. I stopped working out after two wrecks that happened in 2015 and the drought has gone on entirely too long.

Last Thursday, 9Round hosted a breast cancer awareness evening where kicks corresponded to a dollar amount. The more cumulative kicks by everyone, the more money donated to breast cancer research. A friend of mine encouraged me to go. She knows all I’ve been struggling with lately and knew that an afternoon of punching, kicking, and hanging out with good friends could this gal a lot of good.

I went with my friend, not really knowing what to expect and wow, it felt incredible to be back in the gym sweating and feeling fierce. The workout itself was quick yet brutal. The 9Round system knows how to work all muscles and boost metabolism with only a 30-minute workout. I absolutely loved it and plan to go back this week when I return from DC. I was still sore three days later.

It’s hard to believe we’re already on the second half of October. This month I’ve been grateful for friends and family members who have sensed my troubled state and pulled me here and there to laugh, talk, cry, and exercise.

Creating a new normal is horribly challenging, and I’m nowhere close to feeling stable or settled. But I’ve learned over the past two months that when darkness comes, the light of others shines so brightly, I can still see my way forward. It may be faint, but it’s there.

(Susanna Barbee is a writer who lives in Haywood County. susanna.barbee@gmail.com.)

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Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2016

recently wrote a blog post about September being the worst month of my life. One day seemed to awkwardly stumble over the next with no rhyme or reason emotionally or logistically. I was in a griefinduced fog, feeling a lot of anger and isolation, just basically trying to take each day in its singular form and not worry about what was to come.

In that post, I vowed that October would be better and so far, I’ve stayed Columnist true to my promise.

The cool crisp air alone has improved my mood significantly.

It’s also my birthday month and the birthday month of my sister, dad, and best friend from high school.

I’m a fan of Halloween and a mom who likes to create DIY costumes for one or both of my boys. I usually end up making my older son’s costumes. He enjoys dressing up as a traditional character like a mummy, vampire, pirate, or Frankenstein.

This year he’s going as a grumpy old man.

My little one typically wants to be a superhero, Power Ranger, or Ninja Turtle, so his costumes are shipped from Amazon.

Despite being brothers, the two of them are so different.

There’s always a lot of celebrating during October and thankfully, that’s shifted my mind’s focus onto something other than my mom’s death. A few other unique experiences have also offered some light in my life.

I’m writing this column in the back of a coffee shop in Old Town Alexandria. My dad and I flew up here last Friday so we could be together as a core family of three during our birthday month. October 19 is my sister’s 40th birthday, and my brotherin-law planned a big surprise party for her this past Saturday. It was a lot of fun.

My dad gave both his girls matching necklaces of a family tree with the words “My Family, My Love” etched in the border of the circle that encompasses the tree. My sister and I have allowed ourselves to do some of the things we always did with our mom like shopping, going out to brunch, and getting our hair styled at the salon before Saturday’s party. We obviously missed having her with us but also know she would want us to have fun.

And without my two little monkeys here, I’ve spent a lot of authentic time with my 16month old niece, Maddie. Despite some tears and open talk of struggling with grief, it’s been a wonderful, healing, relaxing trip.

We leave tomorrow, and I’m already sensing the melancholy that will come during our good-byes.

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tasteTHEmountains cut, all natural steaks, fresh fish, and other classic American comfort foods that are made using only the finest local and sustainable ingredients available. We also feature a great selection of craft beers from local artisan brewers, and of course an extensive selection of small batch bourbons and whiskey. The Barrel is a friendly and casual neighborhood dining experience where our guests enjoy a great meal without breaking the bank.

Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2016

BREAKING BREAD CAFÉ 6147 Hwy 276 S. Bethel (at the Mobil Gas Station) 828.648.3838 Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chef owned and operated. Our salads are made in house using local seasonal vegetables. Fresh roasted ham, turkey and roast beef used in our hoagies. We hand make our own eggplant and chicken parmesan, pork meatballs and hamburgers. We use 1st quality fresh not preprepared products to make sure you get the best food for a reasonable price. We make vegetarian, gluten free and sugar free items.

Call or go to Facebook (Breaking Bread Café NC) to find out what our specials are.

BRYSON CITY CORK & BEAN A MOUNTAIN SOCIAL HOUSE 16 Everett St.,Bryson City. 828.488.1934.

Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday brunch 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Full Menu 3 to 9 p.m. Serving fresh and delicious weekday morning lite fare, lunch, dinner, and brunch. Freshly prepared menu offerings range from house-made soups & salads, lite fare & tapas, crepes, specialty sandwiches and burgers. Be sure not to miss the bold flavors and creative combinations that make up the daily Chef Supper Specials starting at 5pm every day.

Followed by a tempting selection of desserts prepared daily by our chefs and other local bakers. Enjoy craft beers on tap, as well as our full bar and eclectic wine list.

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

From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday dinner starting at 5 p.m. “Best of” Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator Magazine. Set in a distinguished atmosphere with an exceptional menu. Extensive selection of wine and beer. Reservations honored.

CHURCH STREET DEPOT 34 Church Street, downtown Waynesville.

828.246.6505. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Mouthwatering all beef burgers and dogs, hand-dipped, hand-spun real ice cream shakes and floats, fresh handcut fries. Locally sourced beef. Indoor and outdoor dining. facebook.com/ChurchStreetDepot, twitter.com/ChurchStDepot.

CITY LIGHTS CAFE Spring Street in downtown Sylva.

828.587.2233. Open Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tasty, healthy and quick. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, espresso, beer and wine. Come taste the savory and sweet crepes, grilled paninis, fresh, organic salads, soups and more.

Outside patio seating. Free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly. Live music and lots of events. Check the web calendar at citylightscafe.com.

THE CLASSIC WINESELLER 20 Church Street, Waynesville.

828.452.6000. Underground retail wine and craft beer shop, restaurant, and intimate live music venue. Kitchen opens at 4 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday serving freshly prepared small plates, tapas, charcuterie, desserts. Enjoy live music every Friday and Saturday night at 7pm. www.classicwineseller.com. Also on facebook and twitter.

COUNTRY VITTLES: FAMILY STYLE RESTAURANT 3589 Soco Rd, Maggie Valley.

828.926.1820 Winter hours: Wednesday through Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Family Style at Country Vittles is not a buffet.

Instead our waitresses will bring your food piping hot from the kitchen right to your table and as many refills as you want. So if you have a big appetite, but sure to ask your waitress about our family style service.

FROGS LEAP PUBLIC HOUSE 44 Church St., Downtown Waynesville 828.456.1930 Serving lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Frogs Leap is a farm to table restaurant focused on local, sustainable, natural and organic products prepared in modern regional dishes. Seasonal menu focuses on Southern comfort foods with upscale flavors. www.frogsleappublichouse.com.

JOEY'S PANCAKE HOUSE 4309 Soco Rd Maggie Valley.

828.926.0212. Open daily 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., closed Thursdays. Joey’s is a family style restaurant that has been serving breakfast to the locals and visitors of Western North Carolina since 1966. Featuring a large variety of tempting pancakes, golden waffles, country style cured ham and seasonal specials spiked with flavor, Joey's is sure to please all appetites. Join us for what has become a tradition in these parts, breakfast at Joey’s.

JUKEBOX JUNCTION U.S. 276 and N.C. 110 intersection, Bethel.

828.648.4193. 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Serving breakfast, lunch, nd dinner. The restaurant has a 1950s & 60s theme decorated with memorabilia from that era.

MAD BATTER FOOD & FILM 617 W. Main Street Downtown Sylva.

828.586.3555. Open Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Handtossed pizza, steak sandwiches, wraps, salads and desserts. All made from scratch.

Beer and wine. Free movies with showtimes at 6:30 and 9 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. Visit madbatterfoodandfilm.com for this week’s shows.

MAGGIE VALLEY CLUB 1819 Country Club Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1616. maggievalleyclub.com/dine.

Open seasonally for lunch and dinner. Fine and casual fireside dining in welcoming atmosphere. Full bar. Reservations accepted.

PASQUALE’S 1863 South Main Street, Waynesville. Off exit 98, 828.454.5002. Open for lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Sunday. Classic Italian dishes, exceptional steaks and seafood (available in full and lighter sizes), thin crust pizza, homemade soups, salads

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CATALOOCHEE RANCH 119 Ranch Dr., Maggie Valley.

828.926.1401. Family-style breakfast seven days a week, from 8 am to 9:30 am – with eggs, bacon, sausage, grits and oatmeal, fresh fruit, sometimes French toast or pancakes, and always all-you-can-eat. Lunch every day from 12:00 till 2 pm. Evening cookouts on the terrace on weekends and Wednesdays, featuring steaks, ribs, chicken, and pork chops, to name a few. Bountiful family-style dinners on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with entrees that include prime rib, baked ham and herb-baked chicken,

complemented by seasonal vegetables, homemade breads, jellies and desserts. We also offer a fine selection of wine and beer.

The evening social hour starts at 6 pm, and dinner is served starting at 7 pm. So join us for mile-high mountaintop dining with a spectacular view. Please call for reservations.

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WAYNESVILLE’S BEST BURGERS

tasteTHEmountains hand tossed at your table. Fine wine and beer selection. Casual atmosphere, dine indoors, outside on the patio or at the bar.

Reservations appreciated.

RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT AND BAR Maggie Valley Inn and Conference Center 828.926.0201 Open Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m and Sunday 7:30 a.m to 9 p.m. Full service restaurant serving steaks, prime rib, seafood and dinner specials.

SAGEBRUSH STEAKHOUSE 1941 Champion Drive. Canton 828.646.3750 Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Carry out available.

Sagebrush features hand carved steaks, chicken and award winning BBQ ribs. We have fresh salads, seasonal vegetables and scrumptious deserts. Extensive selection of local craft beers and a full bar. Catering special events is one of our specialties.

SALTY DOG'S SEAFOOD & GRILL 3567 Soco Road, Maggie Valley.

828.926.9105. Open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Full service bar and restaurant located in the center of Maggie Valley.

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SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUB SHOP 29 Miller Street Waynesville 828.456.3400.

Open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A Waynesville tradition, the Smoky Mountain Sub Shop has been serving great food for over 20 years. Come in and enjoy the relaxed, casual atmosphere. Sub breads are baked fresh every morning in Waynesville.

SPEEDY’S PIZZA 285 Main Street, Sylva. 828.586.3800.

Open seven days a week. Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.-11 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Family-owned for 30 years. Serving hand-tossed pizza made to order, pasta, subs, gourmet salads, calzones and seafood. Also serving excellent prime rib on Thursdays. Dine in or take out available.

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Tucked away inside Waynesville Inn, the Tap Room Bar & Grill has an approachable menu designed around locally sourced, sustainable, farm-to-table ingredients. Full bar and wine cellar. www.thewaynesvilleinn.com.

TRAILHEAD CAFE & BAKERY 18 N Main Street, Waynesville.

828.452.3881 Open 7 days a week Monday-Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You will find a delicious selection of pastries & donuts, breakfast & lunch along with a fresh coffee & barista selection. Happy Trails!

VITO’S PIZZA 607 Highlands Rd., Franklin.

828.369.9890. Established here in in 1998. Come to Franklin and enjoy our laid back place, a place you can sit back, relax and enjoy our 62” HDTV. Our Pizza dough, sauce, meatballs, and sausage are all made from scratch by Vito.

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Opened in May 2016, The Waynesville Pizza Company has earned a reputation for having the best hand-tossed pizza in the area. Featuring a custom bar with more than 20 beers and a rustic, family friendly dining room. Menu includes salads, burgers, wraps, hot and cold sandwiches, gourmet pizza, homemade desserts, and a loaded salad bar. The Cuban sandwich is considered by most to be the best in town.

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SMOKEY SHADOWS LODGE 323 Smoky Shadows Lane, Maggie Valley 828.926.0001. Check Facebook page for hours, which vary. Call early when serving because restaurant fills up fast. Remember when families joined each other at the table for a delicious homemade meal and shared stories about their day? That time is now at Smokey Shadows. The menus are customizable for your special event. Group of eight or more can schedule their own dinner.

Using only the freshest ingredients in homemade soups, salads and sandwiches. Come in and see for yourself why Smoky Mountain Sub Shop was voted # 1 in Haywood County.

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WCU to celebrate Homecoming 2016 Western Carolina University football will take on the University of Tennessee Chattanooga on Oct. 29 in Cullowhee. WCU photos

he Western Carolina University community will come together under the theme “Purple Reigns” to celebrate Homecoming 2016 with major public events planned from Wednesday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 30.

Activities include a comedy show, poprock concert, golf tournament, parade down Main Street in Sylva, performance by WCU’s Inspirational Choir and football game pitting the Catamounts against the Mocs of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Chicago’s renowned improvisational group Second City will perform for the annual Homecoming comedy show at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Second City’s performance is titled “Free Speech! (While Supplies Last)” and is an irreverent look at America’s electoral insanity.

WCU students with a valid university Cat Card will receive free admission for the Second City show. Advance tickets are $5 for non-WCU students; $13 for university faculty and staff; $18 for general admission; and $15 per ticket for groups of 20 or more. On the day of the event, regular ticket prices apply: $10 for non-WCU students; $18 for WCU faculty and staff; and $23 for general admission.

The action will shift to the nearby Ramsey Regional Activity Center the next day, Thursday, Oct. 27, with the annual

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Homecoming concert at 8 p.m. Mayday Parade, a pop-rock quintet from Florida, will perform along with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Rescue Party. For WCU students, tickets are $8 and $12 in advance and $12 and $16 the day of the show. For all others, tickets are $14 and $18 in advance and $18 and $22 the day of the show. They can be purchased at the Ramsey Center box office or online at ramsey.wcu.edu.

Events on Friday, Oct. 28, begin with the annual Alumni Scholarship Homecoming Golf Tournament at 11 a.m. at Maggie Valley Golf Club. The cost is $100 per person. RSVPs are required by Friday, Oct. 21, to WCU’s Office of Alumni Affairs at 877.440.9990 or 828.227.7335, or by emailing bbusby@wcu.edu.

Also on Oct. 28, WCU’s Homecoming Parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Sylva. University alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends are invited to cheer as community and student floats, Catamount cheerleaders, the Homecoming Court and the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band march and roll down Main Street.

Activities on Saturday, Oct. 29, will begin with the Zombie 5-K Chase Race at 9 a.m., with proceeds going to support the WCU Physical Therapy Pro Bono Clinic. More information can be found at the “Zombie Run 5-K

Chase Race” Facebook page and registration is available at www.active.com.

Also on Oct. 29, the Chancellor’s Brunch and Alumni Awards ceremony is set for 10 a.m. in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center. Honorees are Terry Welch, Distinguished Service Award; Richard Starnes, Academic Achievement Award; Alan

Parham, Professional Achievement Award; and Mitchell Hutchings, Young Alumnus Award. The cost is $15 per person and business attire is requested. RSVP by Oct. 21 by calling the Office of Alumni Affairs or by emailing magill@wcu.edu.

Football tailgating will begin at noon Oct. 29, and Catamount fans will gather at E.J. Whitmire Stadium at 3:30 p.m. for the Homecoming game versus UT-Chattanooga.

Halftime activities will include recognition of the Homecoming award winners and court, plus an announcement of this year’s Homecoming king and queen. Tickets to the game are available from the WCU athletics ticket office at 800.344.6928.

Postgame activities will include the African-American Alumni Reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Peele, Westmoreland Suhre, Hartshorn Hospitality Room at the Ramsey Center. RSVP by Oct. 21 by calling the Office of Alumni Affairs or emailing magill@wcu.edu.

After the football game, students and alumni are invited to the University Center Grandroom for an 8 p.m. concert featuring Mario, a rhythm-and-blues artist and Billboard Music award-winner. WCU students will be admitted free with a Cat Card.

Admission for all others is $5.

Homecoming activities on Oct. 30 include a concert by WCU’s Inspirational Choir in the University Center Grandroom at noon. More information is available by calling WCU’s Department of Intercultural Affairs at 828.227.2276 or emailing ica@wcu.edu.

To see a schedule of Homecoming events with a student focus, visit homecoming.wcu.edu and click on “Event Schedule.” For a schedule with more of an alumni focus, go to alumni.wcu.edu and click on “Homecoming.”

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Smoky Mountain News: How did it come about with you being here in Western North Carolina?

Ari Shapiro: We’ve been doing a lot of political coverage in various part of the country, and we’ve done a lot of reporting in North Carolina, but a lot of that reporting focuses on North Carolina as a swing state, which inevitably looks at Charlotte, the Research Triangle, parts of the state that might be a lit-

SMN: What are you seeing out here in Western North Carolina?

AS: The thing that has struck me the most so far is that in other parts of the country, I talk to other Republicans who feel very alienated by Donald Trump. And the Republicans I talk to so far here really support Donald Trump. At least judging from what I’ve heard so far, there’s a real disillusionment with the Republican Party, and they like the fact that

SMN: What do you think about the morning after Election Day? AS: This democracy has lasted through really trying times, and I think when you keep perspective on American history, and the history of other countries right now, we’re pretty lucky. Our government is pretty strong, stable and resilient. And ultimately, we’re more reflective of the will of the people compared to a lot of other countries.

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Considered,” the flagship program on National Public Radio The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host a (NPR), Ari Shapiro is a distinct Duke Ellington tribute show with Wendy Jones voice — in sound and in his and her jazz band at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. observations. At 38, Shapiro has Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City) will crisscrossed the globe, covering host Jamie Kent (rock/country) at 8 p.m. presidential campaigns, political Saturday, Oct. 29. conflict and resolution, and seemingly everything in BearWaters Brewing Company (Waynesville) between. And yet, his greatest will host an Octoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 27. pleasure as a journalist is simply sitting down and talking to John and Jane Q. Public.

Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will Thus, it was surreal to hear host a “Halloween Bash” on Friday, Oct. 28, his voice as I spoke face-to-face with performances by The Travers Brothers with him — away from the radio (rock, 7 p.m.) and Darren & The Buttered dial — last week at the Toast (funk, 9 p.m.).

Rathskeller Coffee Haus & Pub in tle urban and eastern. And there hasn’t been a Franklin. Roaming through Western North lot of stories from this part of the state. Even Carolina in search of voter sentiment, all in a swing state, it doesn’t have to be 50-50 while capturing the local cultural flavors, wherever you go to decide the vote. I also just Shapiro is a man on a mission, one who has think this is part of the country with a very set out to find the essence of not only the distinct culture — it’s worth spending time in, American voter, but also the country as a it’s worth talking to people and hearing their whole as it finds itself at a significant ideostories, getting a sense of what life is like here. logical crossroads.

SMN: And yet, party affiliation aside, I really feel like most people want the same things — affordable health care, quality education, border safety and jobs.

AS: The truth is our country is less divided than our politics. If you take three of the most controversial issues in America — abortion, immigration, guns — you can create policy positions on those issues that more than 50 percent of Americans will agree with. But, our political leaders don’t have incentives to reach those positions — partly to gerrymandering, partly to other issues that encourage people to appeal to the base elements in their own party, rather than the consensus building in the middle of the American people. And that’s also because more members of Congress than ever are elected from solid red or solid blue districts. There are fewer swing districts than ever before. And that means, if you reach a compromise with the other party, you’re less at risk of being defeated by someone from the other party, and more at risk of being defeated by someone more extreme than you in your own party — there is this disincentive rather than an incentive to compromise if you want to keep your job.

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SMN: What have you taken away from this current election cycle?

AS: I think this is unlike anything we’ve seen in the past. Just the fact the last two Republican nominees — Mitt Romney and John McCain — don’t support the current nominee. You look at the last two Republican presidents — George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush — that have not come out in support of the nominee. And the fact the leader of the House Republicans — Speaker of the House Paul Ryan — won’t defend or campaign for the nominee. All of this points to a real divide in the Republican party that is going to force a reevaluation no matter who wins on Election Day. The key question — one that I don’t have an answer for — is whether Donald Trump is a singular event in the Republican Party? Or does he signal a wholesale change in this party that will reshape things for years to come? I think there’s a real sense that there’s this part of the electorate that didn’t have a voice speaking for them, and now they do. There’s a lot of anger coming out, which can be productive or destructive, and it all depends on who is channeling it.

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Dr. Paul Etter, Chair of the GWU Department of Music, led the clinic. In their free time, the students were invited to tour the campus. “This is an opportunity for us to let students know about Gardner-Webb, the music department and the University in general,” Etter shared. “It’s also an opportunity for them to sing in a choir that is much larger than their high school choir. They are singing next to people they don’t have a clue who they are.”

During rehearsals, Etter focused on perfecting the notes and rhythms for each piece.

“It’s a different experience being on stage with nearly 160 people,” Etter explained.

“This makes them better choral musicians, so when they go back to their schools they become choral leaders. Also, they get a new perspective and realize the clinician reinforces what their director has been saying.”

Deitz album release party Popular Americana/folk act The Colby Deitz Band will host their album release party for “Revival” on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Mad Batter Food & Film in Sylva.

Local rockers The Log Noggins will be opening the show at 9 p.m. General admission is $5 per person and VIP admission is $15 per person. VIP guests will have the ability to purchase merchandise and the album before anyone else, and will also have an hour before doors open to meet the band for a Q&A. For tickets, click on colbydeitzbandalbumrelease.eventbrite.com.

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Gardner-Webb University welcomed nearly 160 high school chorus students to campus Oct. 13 as the university’s music department sponsored the 39th GWU Choral Clinic and Concert. The day of instruction and rehearsal culminated in a public concert in Dover Theatre on the GWU campus.

Students represented 18 schools from the surrounding region, including eight choir members from Tuscola High School in

Ten-time International Bluegrass Music Association “Fiddle Performer of the Year” Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. For tickets, visit www.highlandspace.org or call 828.526.9047.

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Internationally acclaimed performercomposer Brad Richter will appear at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 30, in the central hall of the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.

Former International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion and winner of the International Composers Guild Competition, Richter is widely known for his particular brand of cross-genre chamber music, drawing on the diverse traditions of world music and Native American indigenous music, as well as pop and classical music.

A graduate of The American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, and of England’s Royal College of Music, Richter has amassed nearly 1,000 concert appearances in North America and Europe. He will also perform in Macon County Public Schools Oct. 31-Nov. 1, through the Arts Council’s Artists-in-the-Schools Program.

For more information, visit www.bradrichter-guitar.com.

As part of the Arts Council’s Integrated Arts initiative, a sampling of works by renowned Macon County sculptor Nelson Nichols (www.nicholssculpture.com) will be displayed at this event. Executed in stone, bronze, and wood, Nichols’ sculptural body of work reflects his unique style, Spiritual Expressionism, encompassing anatomical/figurative pieces in classical realism, a series of abstract interpretations, a series illustrating universal/spiritual concepts, and an environmentally inspired series including sculptures of endangered/threatened species.

Admission is by donation; $7 is suggested. This event is produced by the Arts Council of Macon County, supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Contact the Macon Arts Council for details, arts4all@dnet.net or 828.524.ARTS (2787).

On the beat

• BearWaters Brewing Company (Waynesville) will host live music at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. The Oct. 27 show will also be the final Octoberfest by the brewery before it relocates to the new Canton location. www.bwbrewing.com.

• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host Joe Cruz (piano/pop) Oct. 27 and Nov. 5, Flea Bitten Dawgs ($5 per person, 7:15 p.m.)

Oct. 28 and Angela Easterling (singer-songwriter) Nov. 4. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. There will also be a Duke Ellington tribute show with Wendy Jones and her band at 7 p.m. Oct. 29, with tickets for dinner and music at $36.99 per person. 828.452.6000 or www.classicwineseller.com.

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• Derailed Bar & Lounge (Bryson City) will have music at 7 p.m. on Saturdays.

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• Innovation Brewing (Sylva) will have an Open Mic night Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, a jazz night with the Kittle/Collings Duo Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, Jared Smith Oct. 29, a Halloween party with PMA (reggae/rock) Oct. 31 and Shotgun Gypsies Nov. 5. All events begin at 8 p.m. www.innovation-brewing.com.

• The Jackson County Public Library (Sylva) will host singer/songwriter Angela Faye Martin (folk/Americana) at 7 p.m. Oct. 27.

The event is free and co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. www.fontanalib.org.

• Marianna Black Library (Bryson City) will host a community music jam from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3. Anyone with a guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, anything unplugged, are invited to join. Singers are also welcomed to join in or you can just stop by and listen. Free. 828.488.3030.

• The Music in the Mountains (Bryson City) concert series will host Chris Monteith as

• No Name Sports Pub (Sylva) will host Log Noggins (rock) Oct. 28, Humps & The Blackouts (psychobilly) Oct. 29 and The Hooten Hallers (blues/hard rock) Oct. 30. All shows are free and begin at 9:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.nonamesportspub.com.

• The Rathskeller Coffee Haus & Pub (Franklin) will host Wyatt Espalin Oct. 28 and Eric McQuitty Oct. 29. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.rathskellerfranklin.com.

• Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company (Sapphire) will host a jazz brunch with Tyler Kittle & Friends from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sundays. 828.743.0220.

• Satulah Mountain Brewing (Highlands) will host “Hoppy Hour” and an open mic with Jimandi at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays, “Funky Friday” with Bud Davis at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Isaish Breedlove (Americana) at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. 828.482.9794 or www.satulahmountainbrewing.com.

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• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro (Sylva) will host a “Halloween Bash” with performances by The Travers Brothers (rock, 7 p.m.) and Darren & The Buttered Toast (funk, 9 p.m.) on Oct. 28. Costume contest and raffle prizes. $3 admission.

• The Stompin’ Ground (Maggie Valley) is now open for live mountain music and clogging at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

828.926.1288.

• The Ugly Dog Pub (Highlands) will host a weekly Appalachian music night from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays with Nitrograss.

828.526.8364 or www.theuglydogpub.com.

• The Water’n Hole Bar & Grill (Waynesville) will host Humps & The Blackouts (psychobilly) Oct. 28 and a Halloween Party with A.P.E. (rock) Oct. 29. All shows begin at 9 p.m.

828.456.4750.

• Western Carolina University (Cullowhee) will host the Fortress Brass Quintet Oct 26, a Faculty Horn Recital with Travis Bennett Nov. 1, Trumpet Studio Recital #2 Nov. 2 and a Percussion Ensemble Nov. 3. All events start at 7:30 p.m. and are in the Recital Hall of the Coulter Building. There will also be a “First Thursday Concert” at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 with a jam session from 8 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium at the Mountain Heritage Center.

All events are free. www.wcu.edu.

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• Lazy Hiker Brewing (Franklin) will host Karaoke with T&J Entertainment Oct. 28 and Andalyn Oct. 29. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. www.lazyhikerbrewing.com.

• Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City) will host Jamie Kent Oct. 29. All shows are free and begin at 8 p.m. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

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• Frog Level Brewing (Waynesville) will host Chris Minick (singer-songwriter) Oct. 28 and Laura Thurston (Americana/folk) Oct. 29. All shows are free and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 828.454.5664 or www.froglevelbrewing.com.

“Elvis” Oct. 29. All shows begin at 6:30 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com.

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• Andrews Brewing Company will host Heidi Holton (blues/folk) Oct. 28 and Dogwood Winter (Americana/folk) Oct. 29. All shows are free and begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. www.andrewsbrewing.com.

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Eritrea Friendship Dinner at Folkmoot Join Folkmoot for an international evening of dance and cuisine from Eritrea. Summer staff members Metkel and Michael Tecle will be joined by their family in preparing and sharing East African culture from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville.

The Tecle family will prepare a delicious meal with three kinds of meats and vegetables. Enjoy homemade Eritrean coffee and tea with fresh Eritrean bread and participate in learning a traditional dance taught by the Tecle family.

Tickets for this event can be purchased in advance, $20 for adults, $10 for kids, at www.folkmoot.org or by calling 828.452.2997. Tickets will also be available at the door, $28 for adult, $10 for kids.

Folkmoot’s year-round programming ini• The Friends of Extension Fall Festival will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Conference Room in Sylva. A light dinner with local foods will be provided. Please RSVP to Kerri at kerri_rayburn@ncsu.edu or 828.586.4009 by Friday, Oct. 28.

• The second annual Cherokee Memorial VFW Post 8013 Veterans appreciation dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Yellow Hill Activity Center in Cherokee. Free to all veterans, sponsors, and their families.

Menu is pancakes, sausage, juice, and more.

For more information, call Steve Brown 828.497.2515 or email cdrpost8013@vfwnc.com.

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• The “Cruise the Smokies” Fall Rod Run will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 4-5 at the Acquoni Expo Center in Cherokee. Over 300 of the nation’s fantastic classic cars and trucks will be on display. Admission is $5.

Children under age 10 are free. www.cherokeerodders.com or 828.497.2603.

• The next “STIR” (socialize, talk, interact, remember” Sylva Block Party will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in downtown. Door prizes, food vendors, networking, shopping, and more. To RSVP, contact the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at 828.586.2155.

• The 18th Annual Spirit of the Smokies Car Show will be held Oct. 29 on Front Street in Dillsboro. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Sylva Rotary Club and the Smoky Mountain Cruisers. All proceeds benefit local nonprofit organizations. Categories include: Classic Cars, Motorcycles, Special Interest Vehicles,

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tiatives have been made possible by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

Folkmoot is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating many cultures in one community. The Folkmoot Friendship Center is located in the Historic Hazelwood School at 112 Virginia Avenue in Waynesville.

Modified Street Machines, Trucks, Street Rods, Farm Equipment. Registration that day begins at 9 a.m. For information on how to register, visit www.sylvarotaryclub.org/page/spirit-ofthe-smokies-car-show.

• A couples ballroom dance class will be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Qualla Community Building, located at 184 Shoal Creek Loop in Whittier. Cost is $10 per person, per class. All proceeds will go to the Qualla Community Club (a nonprofit organization) for maintaining the Qualla Community Building. If you have any questions, please call 828.497.9456.

• The First Baptist Church Fall Festival will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 in Franklin. Face painting, sugar cookies, decorating, games, and more. 828.369.9559.

• A wine tasting will be held from 2 to 5 p.m.

Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 at Papou’s Wine Shop in Sylva. $5 per person. www.papouswineshop.com or 828.586.6300.

• A free wine tasting will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 at Bosu’s Wine Shop in Waynesville. www.waynesvillewine.com or 828.452.0120.

• The Classic Wineseller (Waynesville) will host a wine tasting on Wednesdays and a craft beer tasting on Thursdays. Both events run from 4 to 8 p.m. There will also be tapas from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. www.classicwineseller.com.

• 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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Wrapping up their fifth season, the Smoky Mountain Roller Girls will be hosting their final double header of the year on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Swain County Recreation Center located on Deep Creek Road in Bryson City.

The double header will feature the Lil’ Nemisisters Junior Derby team taking on the Mad Divas from Asheville. The Smoky Mountain Roller Girls will take on the Bradentucky Bombers who are traveling up from Florida.

First bout starts at 4:30 p.m. with Smoky Mountain Roller Girls taking the track at 6 p.m.

Big Daddy Voodoo will take the mic as the announcer for the evening’s events and half time entertainment will be provided by the Swain County High School Marching Band.  Proceeds from the bout will benefit Swain High School Marching Band who is trying to raise money to travel to Hawaii to perform at the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor.

The team has also donated funds to other organizations such as Qualla Safe House and Big Brothers and Big Sister of Swain County, Hawthorne Heights, and Life Challenge in the

past. The Smoky Mountain Roller Girls used the Bryson City Christmas Parade as an opportunity to collect canned food items to donate to Community Table’s food bank. Tickets are $5 ahead of time. They can be purchased at Bryson City Bicycles, Donno’s Higher Ground Tattoos or from a roller girl or $7 at the door. You can also order tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Children under 5 are always free.

Nantahala Brewing Company will be hosting an after party beginning at 8 p.m. following the bout. Smoky Mountain Roller Girl’s Mel-O-Demon, a fan favorite, will be retiring after this bout. Fans are invited to join in the retirement party following the double header.

sored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. www.fontanalib.org.

The Jackson County Public Library will be hosting a Philosophy Lecture Series that continues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 1, in Sylva.

The lectures will cover Ancient Metaphysics (Thales, Heraclitus, Parmenides, and Plato — and some Aristotle if there’s time) and also Modern Metaphysics (Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant). The Lecture Series will continue with its final installment on Nov. 8. It will be led

by Western Carolina University Professor John August.

August is a process ontologist that is dedicated to the cultivation of the appreciation for time and its role in the development of mind and body. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the philosophy department at SIUC, where he contributes to the academy through his attempt to make subjective experience objective. In the role of a process ontologist, he is primarily concerned with the realization of healthy communities. August’s recent inquiries have included investigations into the origin of dignity, the origin of the desire to create borders, and the effects of interpreting divine objects as personal within the Brahminical devotionalist traditions.

For more information, call the library at 828.586.2016. This free event is co-spon-

Christmas in Bryson City Santa Claus and other Christmas activities will be held Nov. 5 to Dec. 17 at the Swain County Heritage Museum in Bryson City. • Letters to Santa: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Drop a line to Santa. All materials provided. • Santa at the Museum: 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy a free photo opportunity with jolly St. Nick on the porch of the cabin located in the museum. Cookies and cocoa served in the lobby.

Santa will be there from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 26 and at the Christmas Parade on Dec. 3. • Christmas Past – Mountain Traditions: 5 to 7 p.m. This brand new program is designed with the whole family in mind. Held at the cabin in the museum, the event offers a fun, educational lecture on the Christmas meal, the felling and decorating of the tree, traditional toys and gifts, and more.

Kids get to decorate the cabin tree with traditional Appalachian decorations, as well as making their own popcorn, cranberry, or paper string to take home. Cookies and cocoa provided in the visitor center lobby.

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A walk down the Swain memory lane

The Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society will have a pictorial history of area places as Mary Wachacha presents “Looking Back in Time at Swain County Through Historical Postcards” at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Swain County Regional Business Education and Training Center in Bryson City.

Since she started accumulating postcards in the 1980s, Wachacha’s collection captures life and memories of places that have since changed names or no longer exits. To see and hear her presentation will permit one to visually travel and visit sites, buildings and structures that existed over the last 70-80 years.

Wachacha’s roots are deeply embedded in the area and her family has been in Cherokee long before any of us can remember. In 2013, she retired after 40 years from work with the federal government having served as Division Director of Indian Health Services at IHS headquarters.

Conversation and refreshments will follow the presentation. This is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

American Pickers to film in North Carolina

Mike Wolf, Frank Fritz and their team are excited to return to North Carolina. They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the region this fall. The show is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on the History channel. The hit show follows the duo, two of the most skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. They are always excited to find sizeable, unique collections and learn the interesting stories behind them.

They have seen a lot of rusty gold over the years and are always looking to discover something they’ve never seen before. They are ready to find extraordinary items and hear fascinating tales about them. American Pickers is looking for leads and would love to explore your hidden treasure.

If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send us your name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 855.old.rust.

On the wall The monthly Creating Community Workshop will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.

Participants will receive handouts explaining the art of scherenschnitte and its history, an explanation and distribution of tools and types of papers used, and a demonstration/display of samples of scherenschnitte.

The workshop will conclude with attendees cutting their own scherenschnitte artwork to be framed or displayed.

Scherenschnitte, which means “scissor cuts” in German, is the art of paper cutting design. The art form often has symmetry within the design, and common forms include silhouettes, valentines, and love letters.

The instructor Lawrie Williams is a local skilled paper artist and educator with over 35 years experience teaching.

This program is free of charge. For more information, call the library at 828.586.2016. This event is cosponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library.

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The Haywood Art Show will be exhibited through Oct. 30 at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts in downtown Waynesville. The Studio Tour will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28-29 around the county.

The show will offer a sampling of work from 21 local artists who will open their studios to the public. A number of these artists will be hosting other artists who live in hard-to-reach areas, forming small cluster groups. Visitors are encouraged to stop at the Haywood County Arts Council’s gallery and pick up a map.

The 2016 Studio Tour has been organized by a dedicated group of Haywood County artists. Participants work in diverse media including clay, fiber, wood, jewelry, glass, mixed media, sculpture, and two-dimensional applications. The show complements the full tour, offering visitors a taste of what they’ll experience in late October and helping them choose which studios they would like to visit. www.haywoodarts.org.

‘Cameron’ to be screened at WCU Photographer, investigative reporter and film director Nadia Dean will screen her film “Cameron” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

Dean’s film tells the story of a British Indian agent on the run from militiamen at the start of the American Revolution. The showing will be held in the ground floor auditorium of WCU’s H.F. Robinson Administration Building.

The program is free. For more information, contact WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center at 828.227.7129.

Do you like woodcarving?

The Western North Carolina Woodturners Club, Inc. will be meeting around the area in the coming weeks:

• 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Alternative School in Sylva. The school is located on Skyland Drive. Drive to the back of the school to the woodworking shop.

Visitors are always welcome. The club meets the first Tuesday of every month.

• 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Blue Ridge School in Glenville. The school is located on Bobcat Drive. Drive to the back of the school to the woodworking shop. Visitors are always welcome. The club meets the first Thursday of every month March through November.

Traditional crafts in Dillsboro The Dogwood Crafters Co-Op will be sponsoring two workshops in November featuring traditional crafts. Both are two-day classes and both will be held at the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge.

• From 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 1 and 8: Calligraphy workshop will be taught by Dogwood member Cheryl Thompson. Learn the basic strokes and lettering techniques used in this beautiful form of writing. $15.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 3-4: Wood Carving class. Master carver and Dogwood Crafter member Ron Yount will help participants to discover the fun of working with wood, while making a simple project. $25.

Register to attend by calling 828.586.2435 or emailing junettapell@hotmail.com by Oct. 31.

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Dillsboro festival celebrates pottery The Western North Carolina Pottery Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in downtown Dillsboro.

More than 40 highly skilled ceramic artists will be throwing pots and demonstrating their techniques from booths located along Front Street. Regarded as one of the finest events of its kind in the Southeast, the festival remains true to its original mission of allowing the public to interact with potters and learn more about their craft.

All festival attendees receive a ticket for a daylong raffle, while a silent auction benefits a local charity that provides meals to needy families. The annual WNC Clay Olympics competition runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, outside Treehouse Pottery in downtown Dillsboro. www.wncpotteryfestival.com.

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• The Western North Carolina Carvers annual “Woodcarving Competition & Exhibition” will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 29 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Folk Art Center at Milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville.

• The Blacksmith & Fine Craft Auction will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Proceeds benefit the craft programs at the school Admission is free. 800.FOLK.SCH. • A showcase on the life and times of Horace Kephart will be on display through March 31 in the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University. In 1904, a 42-year-old librarian named Horace Kephart came to Western North Carolina looking for a fresh start in the southern Appalachian wilderness. Over the next 27 years, his numerous articles and books captured a disappearing culture, provided practical advice for generations of outdoor enthusiasts, and spearheaded the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Mountain Heritage Center’s Kephart Collection is composed of 127 objects, including Kephart’s tent, sleeping bag, backpack and the writing desk. The exhibit will display many of these objects in a campsite setting. 828.227.7129.

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Many downtown businesses offer young children a safe & fun evening.

Stroll the sidewalks for participating merchants.

Visit the downtown First Baptist & First Methodist Churches

• Paint Nite Waynesville will be held at 7 p.m. on Fridays at the Mad Anthony’s Bottle Shop & Beer Garden. Grab a pint of craft beer and get creative. $20 per person. Group rates available. Sign up at Mad Anthony’s or call host Robin Smathers at 828.400.9560. paintnitewaynesville@gmail.com.

• Gallery Zella (Bryson City) will host live music, hors d’ouevres, wine and newly unveiled art collections. Artists featured from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 are Jo Ridge Kelley, impressionist painter; and Diannah Beauregard, jewelry designer. $25 per couple, which can be applied toward purchase of $100 or more. www.greatsmokies.com.

• The “Photography of Bayard Wootten” exhibit will be on display through Nov. 23 in the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Wootten was a female pioneer in the field of photography from the early 1900s to 1950s, when men dominated the field. All 35 photographs in this exhibition are of North Carolina subjects, which are on loan through from North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives at UNC-Chapel Hill.

• “Art Beats for Kids” will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Charles Heath Gallery in Bryson City. A new project every week. $20 per child, with includes lesson, materials and snack. To register, call 828.538.2054.

• The Adult Coloring Group will meet at 2 p.m. on Fridays in the Living Room of the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. An afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. Supplies are provided, or bring your own. Beginners are welcome as well as those who already enjoy this new trend. kmoe@fontanalib.org or 828.524.3600.

• “Stitch,” the community gathering of those interested in crochet, knit and needlepoint, meet at 2:30 p.m. every first Sunday of the month at the Canton Public Library. All ages and skill levels welcome. www.haywoodlibrary.org.

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on the Roof,” “Newsies,” “Dreamgirls,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and more.

Tickets are $10. They are available at the door, through any Summit member or by calling the school at 828.456.2408. When purchasing tickets, you can name your favorite Summit student and they will receive a portion of the ticket sale to be used for their trip to Disney in December where they will sing at Epcot’s Candlelight Procession with 200 other voices from around the country.

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and Doreyl, will entertain with an excerpt from Amy’s new memoir, Appalachian Storyteller in a Feed Sack Dress, where as Amy tells the story, Doreyl brings the story alive with spontaneous visual art. Afterward, the artwork will be given away.

All writers will have their books available for purchase once the performance is over.

Catch the Spirit of Appalachia’s Board of Directors will provide hors d’oeuvres in the Atrium after the performance, and also have on hand CSA’s two new books: Catch the TASTE of Appalachia Cookbook, and Spending Time in the environs of the Great Smoky Mountains, a perpetual calendar.

The event is co-sponsored by the Jackson County Public Library. For more information, call 828.631.4587 or visit www.spiritofappalachia.org.

Sharpe to stage Carden drama Kay Sharpe will perform the monologue “Birdell” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City.

“Birdell,” a dramatic monologue by famed Appalachian storyteller Gary Carden, is the story of a defiant mountain woman forced off her land by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) caused rising waters of Fontana Lake.

After the play, Carden, the playwright and award-winning author, will dialogue with the audience about the development of the character Birdell and the history around the play. Carden, a native and resident of Jackson County has written and published many other plays and books, several of which have become movies. His albums and books will be available for purchase at the performance.

Tickets may be purchased at the theatre for $10. This is a fundraiser to benefit the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society and the Smoky Mountain Community Theatre.

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‘Fiddler On The Roof’ The stage production of “Fiddler On The Roof ” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4-5 and 11-12 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tightknit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia.

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The nonprofit artistic organization Catch the Spirit of Appalachia will present their holiday performance, “A Celebration of the Written Word,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Jackson County Public Library’s Community Room in Sylva.

The fast-moving performance consists of short readings from regional authors, interspersed with song. The authors will have their books and be available for autographing after the performance. A reception will follow downstairs in the Atrium.

One of the readers for the performance is 93-year-old Ruth Pangle Crawford from Webster, who will be reading an excerpt from “The Story of Cinder.” Mary Jo Hooper Cobb will be presenting the new 180th anniversary book, The History of Tuckasegee Baptist Church. Betty Brown, a musician also from Tuckasegee, will be singing selections from her album “Singing Appalachian Stories.”

Two prolific writers from Franklin will share from their books: Lola Sue, Lost Child of Appalachia, a Macon County mystery by Nita Owenby and Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage, a book of short stories written by Roy Owenby about the people he has met in his many travels throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains. Marcia Hawley Barnes from Hiawassee, Georgia, will be on hand to read from her children’s picture book, Tobijah, a story about a duck who lived in her backyard.

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The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present “The Bolshoi Ballet, Live via Satellite” from Moscow the production of “The Golden Age” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30.

In a seaside town where business and mafia are flourishing, the Roaring 20s European cabaret satire is the favorite nightly haunt of dancers, bandits and young revelers, where the young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita, a beautiful dancer, but also the friend of a local gangster.

Tickets available online at www.highlandspac.org, at the door or by calling 828.526.9047.

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Tuscola High School Choral Department is proud to present its Broadway and Movie Revue Show. It will be performed by Summit, Tuscola’s Audition Show Choir, at 7 p.m. Oct 27 and 29, and at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 30, in the Tuscola Auditorium in Clyde.

They will perform several group numbers including “All the Best” from the movie “Godspell” and “Better When I’m Dancing” from “The Peanuts Movie.” There will be individual performances from many Broadway shows and movies including “Cats,” “Fiddler

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Carolina Chills As the leaves change and the air becomes crisp, the mountains of Western North Carolina transform into a landscape of mystery and mischief. In the spirit of ghouls, ghosts and everything creepy and crawling, communities around Southern Appalachia will celebrate Halloween with an array of local and regional events, for kids and parents alike.

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• The Cold Mountain Corn Maze is now open.

Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

All inclusive ticket is $10 for ages 4 and older, ages 3 and younger free. Hayride, bonfires, snacks, and more. 828.648.8575

• Pinhead’s Graveyard will run from dark until 10 p.m. Thursday and from dark until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Known as “Western North Carolina’s Premier Outdoor Haunted House,” the graveyard showcased an array of classic horror characters, and more. Located on U.S. 19-23 between Canton and Candler. $20 per victim. Free parking.

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• “Downtown Trick or Treat” will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. With the streets closed, children can go trick or treating around to downtown merchants. There will also be a costume contest, with the winner receiving a gift certificate to Soda Pops.

Free. 800.867.9246 or www.greatsmokies.com.

• The “Build a Frankentoy” event will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Marianna Black Library. Frankentoys is a “makerspace” activity in which children can use their imagination and build a Halloween themed toy from a group of unwanted toys. They will be able to have their pictures done with their new “Frankentoys” if they choose to do so. All children welcome.

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• The Darnell Farms Corn Maze will be open through Nov. 1 on U.S. 19 at the Tuckasegee River Bridge. Besides the maze, there will also be a pumpkin patch, picnic area, farm fresh products, hayrides, and other activities. The farm will also host a “Plow Day & Harvest Festival” from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29. The free festival will include hayrides, crafts, music jam, old-time farming demonstrations, and more. The “Haunted Hayride” will be at from 8 p.m. to midnight Oct. 27-31, with a $10 admission.

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• The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at select times Oct. 28-30 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train depot.

Peanuts characters in costume, children’s activities, and more. For more information, departure times and ticket rates, call 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

• The “Witch’s Brew” Halloween release party will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Nantahala Brewing Company. Live music from Jamie Kent. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• A Masquerade Dinner Train will hit the tracks at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot in downtown. 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

CASHIERS • “Goblins in the Green” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at The Village Green. Costume contest, trick or treating, spooky inflatables, hayrides, and more. Free. 828.743.3434 or www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

CULLOWHEE • The “Pumpkin Patch” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department. Donation of $1 recommended for aged 3 to 10.

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DILLSBORO • “Trick or Treat in Dillsboro” will run from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, in downtown.

Children can trick or treat around downtown, with games at Dogwood Crafters and hayrides provided by Jarrett Memorial Church. Free. www.visitdillsboro.org.

• A pumpkin blown glass class will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Jackson County Green Energy Park.

Classes are 30 minutes. Cost is $40.

828.631.0271 or www.jcgep.org.

FRANKLIN • “Halloween in the Park” will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Macon County Veteran’s Memorial Park.

Presented by the Macon County Parks and Recreation Department. For additional information, contact 828.349.2090.

• The Deals Farm Corn Maze. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. To visit on Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., call ahead to make an appointment. $5 for ages 6 and older, ages 5 and younger

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• Downtown All Hallows Eve Celebration will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Safe, family friendly fun. Trick or treating, snacks and live music. www.highlandschamber.org.

• The “Halloween Enchanted Forest” will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Highlands Biological Station. Costumes are encouraged for everyone, meet some of the critters that live in gardens as you make your way through the trails. All ages are welcome and encouraged to dress up. Cost is $1 per person. www.highlandschamber.org.

SYLVA • “Treat Street” will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 31, in downtown. Everyone is invited to wear their costume and trick-ortreat at downtown businesses. Presented by the Main Street Sylva Association. Free.

• “LEGOween” will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Jackson

County Public Library in Sylva. Come dressed in your favorite costumer for this LEGO extravaganza. There will also be a “Trick or Treat Hunt” through the library.

• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro will host a “Halloween Bash” with performances by The Travers Brothers (rock, 7 p.m.) and Darren & The Buttered Toast (funk, 9 p.m.) on Friday, Oct. 28. Costume contest and raffle prizes. $3 admission.

blood run cold. Tickets with set tour times can be purchased in advance for $15 at www.folkmoot.org or by calling 828.452.2997. Haunted Hall participants must be 12 years old or older. Parking is best in back of the school.

WAYNESVILLE • Treats of the Street will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 31, in downtown. Sponsored by merchants and the Downtown Waynesville Association. Stroll downtown during a fun family event celebrating all things Halloween. www.downtownwaynesville.com.

• The annual “Spookmoot” will be held Oct. 28-29 at the Folkmoot Friendship Center.

Participants will get face-to-face with the ghouls and spirits that reside in the school along with frightening internationallythemed characters who danced at Folkmoot Festival and refused to go home. Frightening folk tales come alive in the halls of Haunted Hazelwood School from 8 p.m. until midnight. This experience will feature the haunted school walk, popular food trucks, games of corn hole and pumpkin catapults in the back of the building, while you wait. Scares include several adrenaline junkie favorites and folklore characters that will make your

• The “Trunk or Treat” event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds. Haunted hayride, bounce house, vendor booths, cake walk, and much more. Costume contest at 6 p.m. with prizes for everyone. Entry is $5 per carload or five nonperishable canned goods.

• The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will

end its 2016 season with a Halloween treat, “The Mystery of Irma Vep.” The production will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27-29 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 30. The plot involves a trip to Egypt, resurrecting the mummy of an Egyptian princess, a curse, werewolves, vampires, and family disputes, all played out by two actors portraying eight characters. There will be as much happening off stage as on in this quick-change romp that requires elaborate Victorian costumes. The show is the brainchild of Charles Ludlam who helped found the Ridiculous Theater Company in the 1960’s. Ludlam was one of the original actors in “Vep” but died a year into the run in 1987. By the early 1990s “The Mystery of Irma Vep” was the most produced play in the United States. It helped inspire a range of other quick-change shows including “Greater Tuna” and “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged.” Patrons can also plan to dine at Harmons’ Den Bistro in the Fangmeyer Theater prior to the performance on HART’s Performing Arts Center stage. To make reservations for tickets and for the bistro, call the HART Box Office at 828.456.6322 or go online to www.harttheatre.org.

• The “Halloween Party” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Mad Anthony’s Bottle Shop & Beer Garden. Live music by Werewolves from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. with a DJ from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Costume contest at midnight.

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• The Police & Fire Trunk or Treat will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Franklin Fire Department. There will be candy and popcorn given out by Franklin Police, EMS, Franklin, Clarks Chapel, Cowee, Burningtown, Cullasaja and Mountain Valley Fire Departments.

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Sorry, but Bob Dylan didn’t deserve the Nobel ne moment, please. To ward off the brickbats, cudgels, stones, dirt clods, and rotten tomatoes sure to come my way, I must clap on my armor: breastplate and plackart, gorget and pauldrons, greaves, fan plates, visored helmet, and other bits and pieces of metal protection.

There. I’m suited up. Now I can say it: Bob Dylan doesn’t deserve the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Though I haven’t listened to Bob Dylan in decades, I have kept up with him in a desultory way. One of my brothers, a musician, is a Dylan fan to the point of emulation. My favorite Writer political and cultural website, maggiesfarm.com, frequently features Dylan’s music, and Dylan makes the news from time to time with various comments on the American scene. He has written an enormous number of songs, a biography of his early years titled Chronicles: Volume One, and Tarantula, a jumble of poetry and prose published almost fifty years ago that reads like the ramblings of junkie William S. Burroughs on a bad needle day. Dylan’s music has influenced two generations of singers, and many of his songs will remain a part of our culture long after he is gone.

I get all that.

But the Nobel Prize in Literature?

When I first saw this news online, I was certain it was a hoax, a prank. When I realized the truth, when I understood Bob Dylan was truly the recipient, I was for a moment proud an American had won the prize.

Then reality set in.

Bob Dylan?

Before you begin tossing those brickbats and tomatoes, let me explain. I bear no animus toward Bob Dylan or his music. I enjoyed a lot of his early work, and then lost interest in him. Millions of people, however, revere him, and his songs are certainly worthy of honor.

I also recognize that nowadays many would-be poets become songwriters. In a cul-

selection of songs along with reams of more traditional poetry. This inclusion gives some legitimacy to song as poetry. Shorn of their music, however, these lyrics from songwriters appear flat and inferior alongside those of poets. There is a reason for this difference. A musician uses — and indeed often depends on — the music to carry his words; a poet uses words to carry his music.

ing poets you can name or how many of their poems you would recognize. Now name the living musicians you know and their songs.

I will grant another point. In those fat textbooks used in college English classes — I am specifically thinking of X. J. Kennedy’s Literature — the editors often include a brief

So what qualifies Dylan as worthy of the world’s greatest literary prize?

Is it Tarantula, which without the musician’s attendant fame would never have found a publisher or readers? Is it the autobiographical Chronicles: Volume One, which appeared eleven years ago with no sign yet of

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ture driven by consumerism and mass appeal, success in music commands money and fame while a published poem too often fetches five contributor’s copies of a magazine read only by other poets. Good songwriters are hot and bubbling away on the stove. Good poets are found at the bottom of the freezer with last year’s chicken soup. You can easily test this assertion. Simply ask yourself how many liv-

City Lights writer open mic

The NetWest program of the North Carolina Writers Network will host an open mic night at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 28, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

Folks are encouraged to bring their poetry or short pieces to share. The North Carolina Writers’ Network connects, promotes, and serves the writers of this state. They provide education in the craft and business of writing, opportunities for recognition and critique of literary work, resources for writers at all stages of development, support for and advocacy of the literary heritage of North Carolina, and a community for those who write. www.citylightsnc.com or 828.586.9499.

Chronicles: Volume Two? Some readers and critics have touted this work as extraordinary, but after reading a few pages most of us would recognize that the publication of Chronicles depended on the author’s fame as a performance artist and not on the book’s literary excellence.

So that leaves us with his music and with Dylan himself, who has become an American icon. Icons are made for veneration, and many of those who pay homage to the shrine of Dylan are undoubtedly happy at this latest honor. Are we really to suppose, however, that if we separated his words from his music and his personality, if in other words we found his words naked on a page with no recollection of the music or knowledge of the man, that Dylan would be considered a poet worthy of the Nobel Prize in Literature?

And what does this choice by the Nobel Committee say to other literary artists? What message does it send to writers of fiction and poetry? A.S. Byatt, Marilynne Robinson, Charles Portis, and Cormac McCarthy are writers whose work I have read and found commendable, and who were evidently candidates for the award.

To them the Nobel Prize judges seem to say this: Well, boys and girls, you have written hundreds of thousands of words, you have sweated out your novels and short stories, your plays and poetry, you have bled over the human condition and dug deep into the human heart, but we’re going with the music man.

Do not misunderstand me. I am writing here not to denigrate Bob Dylan, but to take to task the Nobel Prize judges. To bestow this honor on Bob Dylan is like handing the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama, a president whose foreign policy, along with that practiced

by George Bush, has helped transform large swatches of the Middle East into hellholes.

And yes, I know: Two months into his presidency, Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Then that award was a joke. Now it is a travesty.

In granting this honor to Bob Dylan, the judges have made a mockery of the Prize and of literature itself.

(Jeff Minick is a writer and teacher. He can be reached at minick0301@gmail.com.)

• Adam W. Jones will present his novel Fate Ball at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. The book is a Southern novel about first loves, growing up, and letting go, following the tragic love story of young Able and Ava. When Ava’s devil-may-care spirit comes to inject a destructive side into to their relationship, the youthful love story becomes Able’s determined quest to save his first love from herself.

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• Author Dayo Olopade will discuss her journey of discovery and her perspectives as author of The Bright Continent at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 in the UC Grand Room at Western Carolina University. The talk will be followed by a reception and book-signing event. onebook.wcu.edu.

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Angling opportunity abounds on the Tuckasegee River. JCTDA photo

Mapping the Tuck ‘Blue’ Trails project kicks off along the Tuckasegee River

BY HOLLY KAYS STAFF WRITER estern North Carolina is rife with trails and maps to facilitate exploration of the mountain landscape, but an effort is underway to add a new kind of trail to the mix — a blue trail.

“A hiking trail is a great way to help people explore and discover and connect to the land.

A blue trail is a way to allow people to discover and explore and connect to rivers,” explained Mandi Carringer, river conservation associate for American Rivers.

American Rivers, a national nonprofit organization, is working to create a blue trail along the Tuckasegee River, employing a $65,000 grant it recently landed from the Community Foundation for Western North Carolina to get the process going. The money, paid out over two years, will allow American Rivers to gather stakeholders, create a vision for the river, identify goals for recreation and conservation, and implement a plan that promotes riverside communities.

By the end of the grant cycle, Carringer — who was hired in April to focus on conservation work along the Tuck — expects to have a completed map detailing exactly what is where along the 50 miles of river included in the project area, which stretches from the Tuckasegee community in Jackson County to Fontana Lake in Swain. The map would identify which areas are best for fishing, where you’re most likely to spot wildlife, prime snorkeling locations, campsites and more.

The project involves more than just mapping what’s already there, however. It could

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“The Tuckasegee River is really a diverse and ecologically diverse area and beautiful area. There is so much momentum already going on along this river.”

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also include creating new amenities.

“Part of the process is working with our stakeholders to develop a plan to improve the existing recreation points and create new ones where this community decides they need to be created,” she said.

The process will be a community-led one, Carringer said, bringing a variety of folks to the table before any action is taken. Currently, she’s working to gather a stakeholder group to “really dig deep” into the process, and she doesn’t expect it will be hard to find people who care enough to be part of the process.

Already, more than 10 organizations are involved with discussing the idea.

“The Tuckasegee River is really a diverse and ecologically diverse area and beautiful area,” she said. “There is so much momentum already going on along this river.”

That’s part of what drew American Rivers to the Tuck. The organization has brought its Blue Trails initiative to rivers across the country, from Arizona to Colorado to South Carolina. The Tuck is part of the Little Tennessee river basin, which is one of American Rivers’ priority river basins. The Tuck is also ecologically important, sees substantial recreational use and is close to the

growing Asheville area.

And it’s already been the subject of discussion when it comes to recreational development. The homegrown Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor — known as CuRvE — has been working for years to create a river park along the Tuck’s path through the old Cullowhee community located behind Western Carolina University. The dream is that a greenway would be built, picnic tables and benches would be installed and the corridor along Old Cullowhee Road would be beautified, resulting in economic stimulation and increased recreational opportunity. A 2014 economic impact study, funded through a grant from the Blue Ridge Natural Heritage Partners, found that creating the river park would bring $1.2 million in new spending to Jackson County each year.

“The Tuckasegee River is one of our greatest assets, so it’s great timing to ensure that the Tuckasegee River remains one of our greatest assets here in WNC and that we can protect it,” Carringer said.

The Community Foundation grant will fund the two-year planning process, but the job won’t be done once the two years are up, Carringer said — American Rivers will contin-

ue to seek additional grant funding to further the vision. Some goals, such as protecting property alongside the river, could prove longer-term than the initial two-year phase of the project.

One of those longer-term goals is removal of the Cullowhee Dam. Spanning the river just above its intersection with Old Cullowhee Road, the nearly century-old dam is currently the subject of a feasibility study from Western Carolina University to determine whether it should be taken down and what would be involved in doing so. The university is negotiating with Asheville-based McGill Associates to determine a price and scope for the study and expects a final report sometime in February.

In 2005, the university commissioned a study from Asheville-based Sutton-Kennerly and Associates to find out what it would take to do a thorough inspection of the dam.

September 2004 had seen extensive flooding in the area from hurricanes Ivan and Frances, and the university wanted to know whether the flooding had caused any hazardous damage to the dam. The report concluded that the dam — which has not been used for power generation since the 1950s — had likely been inspected only once in its lifetime and showed “evidence of severe deterioration.” Failure would not pose a “significant threat to life safety,” but the “magnitude of infrastructure damage and loss coupled with loss of water supply to the University would pose a significant economic and operational loss.”

However, full inspection would cost more than $155,000,

Save animals with a ‘wild’ night out outdoors

A wild night featuring animals, food, music and raffles will raise money for a triage center to care for injured and orphaned wildlife, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at London District Studios in Asheville.

Fund the Hub, a benefit for Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, will help the organization meet its $43,000 fundraising goal to complete the triage center. As of Dec. 1, the WNC Nature Center will no longer be accepting injured or orphaned wildlife, but Appalachian Wild already has efforts underway to create a new facility. The majority of funds are in hand and a location has been found.

The number of animals coming in has been increasing, with more than 1,600 in 2016 so far this month compared to nearly 1,500 last year. The facility, once open, will be run by volunteers and licensed wildlife rehabilitators.

The fundraising event will feature wild animal ambassadors, food, drink, live music from Ben Wilson and an auction and raffle that include pieces from local artists, as well

Orphaned squirrels take a nap. Donated photo

packages from Curtis Wright Outfitters and Diamond Brand.

Tickets are $60 and available at www.appalachianwild.org/fundthehub.htm l. Volunteers to help with the triage facility effort are also sought and should contact volunteer@appalachianwild.org.

Paddlers chop through the waters of the Tuckasegee River on a blue-skied day. JCTDA photo “If the Cullowhee Dam becomes a candidate for removal and we’re able to move forward with that process, we will open up new, unimpeded river miles,” she said. “The entire project area would be completely undammed.”

That would be good for recreation, for wildlife and for tourism, she said.

However, the future of the Cullowhee Dam remains to be seen. So for now American Rivers’ focus is on charting the future of the Tuckasegee Blue Trail, dam or no dam.

“The point of this project,” Carringer said, “is really to bring everybody together who has concern for the Tuckasegee River and move together in creating a unified vision.”

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with renovation carrying a price tag of $300,000 to $500,000. The university opted not to follow through with SuttonKennerly’s recommendations for inspection, said the university’s communications director Bill Studenc, because the river park idea began to be discussed around that same time.

“We are asking ourselves, ‘Do we invest that kind of money in inspection and renovation, or do we take a serious look at removing the dam or other option?’

Studenc said.

As Carringer sees it, “the quickest way to bring a river back to life is to remove a dam,” and so American Rivers is hoping that the feasibility report reveals a smooth path forward for removal.

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HCC lumberjacks take second at competition The Haywood Community College Woodsmen’s Team took second place at the 2016 John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet this month, with students placing in 14 of the 16 events held that day.

Drawing more than 1,000 spectators, the event was held at the Cradle of Forestry in America and tested competitors from 10 differ-

ent colleges and universities — including HCC and Western Carolina University — in everything from tree identification to log-splitting.

HCC’s top finishes included five firstplace finishes. Morgan Davis took first in both women’s axe throw and women’s underhand speed chop; Anthony Ledbetter and Amelia MacDonald took first in den-

drology; David Glenn took first place in men’s pole climb and Sean Bogin took first place in men’s bolt split.

WCU’s team also made a showing, placing first in the quiz bowl for the second consecutive year as well as first in archery and third in dendrology. Overall WCU placed eighth out of 10 teams.

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Fly tyers to show their best in Cherokee Fly tyers will flock to Cherokee Nov. 4-5 for the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians’ inaugural Smoky Mountains Hook & Hackle event, a weekend filled with tying demonstrations, food and music at the Birdtown Complex in Cherokee.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, fly tyers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky will be demonstrating their craft, providing ample opportunity for anglers — or those who don’t fish, but want to see what it’s all about — to sit down with these accomplished tyers and learn from their expertise.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, a BBQ and Bluegrass event featuring Eddie Rose and the Highway 40 band will follow the tying show, beginning at 7 p.m.

Free, with donations to the museum welcome. BBQ and Bluegrass tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. fearnofishbob@att.net. www.flyfishingmuseum.org

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Keep down pounds during the holidays The season of turkeys and cookies is coming, and a challenge encouraging folks to maintain their pre-holiday weight will kick off 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Macon County Extension Center in Franklin.

Rather than focusing on trying to lose weight, the free seven-week challenge — called Eat Smart, Move More, Maintain, Don’t Gain — provides participants with tips, tricks and ideas for maintaining weight throughout the holiday season, including weekly challenges, healthy recipes and prizes.

The Nov. 2 kickoff will include a variety of information, healthy snacks, recipe cards and a chance to check blood pressure, verify height and weight measurements and register for door prizes — as well as for the challenge itself.

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A 10-mile trek along Noland Creek will explore autumn waterscapes and historic homesites Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson City.

Led by outdoor enthusiast and author Danny Bernstein and organized by Friends of the Smokies, the hike offers a chance to meet the Hike 100 challenge encouraging people to hike 100 miles in the Smokies to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial. The challenge ends Dec. 6.

The hike meanders along a gentle grade, with a total elevation gain of 800 feet.

Meeting locations for the daylong excursion will be designated in Asheville, Waynesville and at the trailhead. $20 for Friends of the Smokies members; $35 for nonmembers with a one-year membership included.

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Clocks will “fall back� by one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. $2 covers s’mores. Organized by Jackson County Parks and Recreation. Register by Nov. 5 at 828.293.3053.

Ward off sickness the traditional way A hands-on class will teach participants how to make fire cider, a home remedy that’s been known to ward off illnesses such as colds and the flu, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Jackson County Extension Office.

Passed down for generations, the basic recipe for this warm, spicy, energizing tonic has stayed mostly the same across generations and requires only commonly available ingredients. Crafter and aspiring herbalist Kerri Rayburn will teach the class. $5, with registration required with Jackson County Extension, 828.586.4009.

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A lack of significant rainfall in recent months has caused below-normal groundwater levels and stream flows, and agriculture has been hit hard by the lack of water, with producers experiencing major crop and pasture loss. However, the drought has not yet had an impact on county water supply systems.

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Help save water Water is scarce in Western North Carolina, and the public is encouraged to help conserve water until the drought is over.

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Hartwell Carson has been a Riverkeeper defending the French Broad River for the past 11 years, acting as a first responder to Asheville’s coal ash problems. He implemented the idea for the French Broad River Paddle Trail by buildHartwell Carson. Donated photo ing new campsites and access points that now link more than 140 miles of the eat dinner before the program. river, also publishing a paddle trail map tucataloochee427@gmail.com book, app and online guide. He’s trained

WNC Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS • Mike Wolf, Frank Fritz and their team are excited to return to North Carolina. They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region this fall. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send us your name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 855.old.rust.

• The Smoky Mountains Veteran Stand Down is scheduled for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Robert C. Carpenter Community Building in Franklin. If you know a veteran who’s homeless, at risk of being homeless, struggles to get by and cannot afford proper care, inform them of this event that will offer the following services: haircuts, dental, optometry, veteran’s benefits, education, social, veteran family, ministry, mental health, medical. Breakfast and lunch served. 349.2151.

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted.

BUSINESS & EDUCATION • Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a three-part eBay series on Oct. 26-27, in the HCC Regional High Technology Center Auditorium in Waynesville. Presented by speaker Nick Hawks. “eBay for Beginners” is from 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26; “eBay Build Your Business” is from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 26 while “Understanding eBay Stores” is from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 27. Preregister: 627.4251 or kmgould@haywood.edu.

• Hunter Safety courses will be offered by Haywood Community College and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 14-15 at HCC’s Campus, Building 3300, Room 3322, in Clyde. Pre-registration required: www.ncwildlife.org.

• The next “STIR” (socialize, talk, interact, remember” Sylva Block Party will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27, in downtown. Door prizes, food vendors, networking, shopping, and more. To RSVP, contact the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at 586.2155.

• A Social Media Marketing Summit will be offered by Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at HCC in Clyde. Seminars will cover LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. Register: SBC.Haywood.edu or 627.4512.

• The 2nd annual Cherokee Memorial VFW Post 8013 Veterans appreciation dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Yellow Hill Activity Center in Cherokee. Free to all veterans, sponsors, and their families. Menu is pancakes, sausage, juice, and more.

For more information, call Steve Brown 497.2515 or email cdrpost8013@vfwnc.com.

• The Swain County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, to receive comments from the public regarding a land exchange between Swain County and Lucine Holdings, LLC, at 169 Main Street in Bryson City. The commissioners intend to approve the transaction at the Nov. 10 meeting.

• The “Cruise the Smokies” Fall Rod Run will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 4-5 at the Acquoni Expo Center in Cherokee. Over 300 of the nation’s fantastic classic cars and trucks will be on display. Admission is $5. Children under age 10 are free. www.cherokeerodders.com or 828.497.2603.

• A workshop entitled “Employment Law ‘Horror Stories’ for Halloween and How to Avoid Becoming One” will be offered by Western Carolina University’s Continuing and Professional Education from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at WCU’s instructional site at Biltmore Park Town Square in Asheville. $99 registration fee includes lunch. Pdp.wcu.edu or 227.7397.

• The Haywood County Home Fire Preparedness Campaign will install smoke alarms from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 5. Presented by the Haywood County Fire Marshal and the American Red Cross. 452.6717, ext. 2, or firemarshal@haywoodnc.net.

• A “Creating Community” workshop on Sherenschnitte and its history will be offered at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. It’s the art of paper-cutting design. Taught by Lawrie Williams. 586.2016.

• A Community Relief Medic class will be offered through Landmark Learning on Nov. 7-8 in Flat Rock.

Designed for community members preparing for disaster and groups preparing for mission trips. 293.5384 or main@landmarklearning.edu.

• A FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) workshop designed to help prospective college students and their families apply for financial aid will be offered from 9 a.m.-noon on Oct. 29 at Southwestern Community College’s Macon Campus. Register: http://tinyurl.com/zaw5qag. t_cook@southwesterncc.edu, 339.4438 or http://southwesterncc.financialaidtv.com.

• Cruise in Maggie Valley event is held from 1-5 p.m. every Sunday at 2771 Soco Road. Vendors: $10 per space. Cruising@MaggieValleyAntiques.com.

• Coloring Club will be hosted on the second Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. at Canton Library.

Color pencils and color pages supplied. For ages 8 to 108. 648.2924.

• Beginners Chess Club is held on Fridays at 4 p.m. at the Canton Public Library. Ages 8-108 invited to participate. 648.2924.

• Oconaluftee Indian Village is now opened for the 2016 season through Nov. 12, located next to the Oconaluftee Visitors Center in Cherokee. 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. 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. The village is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. www.visitcherokeenc.com.

• Qualla Boundary Historical Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome.

• Dr. Anne L. Matthews will be guest speaker at the Waynesville Sunrise Rotary Club at 7 a.m. on Nov. 1 at the Haywood County Regional Recreation Center in Clyde. Dr. Matthews is president of Matthews and Associates.

• Great Beginnings Pediatric and Orthodontic Dental Specialists will hold an open house at its new location from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Sylva.

• A grant-writing certificate workshop will be offered from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. from Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 2-4, at Western Carolina University’s instructional site at Biltmore Park Town Square in Asheville.

227.7397 or pdp.wcu.edu.

• Beginning and Intermediate Excel classes will be offered in early November at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Beginner class is at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, while the intermediate class is at 5:55 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. Taught by retired WCU professor Roger Bacon.

• One-on-one computer lessons are offered weekly at

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the Waynesville and Canton branches of the Haywood County Public Library. Lesson slots are available from 10 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Canton and from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Waynesville Library. Sign up at the front desk of either library or call 356.2507 for the Waynesville Library or 648.2924 for the Canton Library.

FUNDRAISERS AND BENEFITS • Sagebrush of Waynesville is donating 10 percent of sales from 4 p.m.-close on Thursday, Oct. 27, to the Spring Valley Fire Department. 452.5822.

• A “Fund the Hub” benefit for Appalachian Wild is scheduled for 6:30-9 p.m. on Oct. 29, at London District Studios in Asheville. Appalachian Wild is working to raise $43,000 needed to open the doors of a triage site to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. Food, drink, auction, live music by Ben Wilson, costume contest and more. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased at https://fundthehub.eventbrite.com. Info: volunteer@appalachianwild.org.

• The Relay for Life of Franklin Kick-Off Event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Macon Middle School’s Cafeteria.

• Folkmoot will host an international evening of dance and cuisine from Eritrea from 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 5 in Waynesville. $20 adults; $10 kids. Folkmoot.org or 452.2997. At the door, adult tickets are $28. info@folkmoot.org.

• Haywood County Tourism Development Authority is now offering smaller, single replicas quilt trail blocks for purchase. A portion of the cost of each block will go to the Friends of the Haywood County Animal Shelter to construct a new, much needed animal shelter. The 16x16 inch blocks will feature either a cat or dog will be available in four background colors — blue, purple, brown, and green. The blocks are priced at $65 each with 85 percent of the proceeds being donated to raise funds to build the new Haywood County Animal Shelter.

944.0761 or stop by 1110 Soco Road in Maggie Valley.

VOLUNTEERS • STAR Rescue Ranch is seeking volunteers to help with horse care, fundraising events, barn maintenance and more at the only equine rescue in Haywood County.

505.274.9199.

• Volunteer Opportunities are available throughout the region, call John at the Haywood Jackson Volunteer Center today and get started sharing your talents. 3562833 • Phone Assurance Volunteers are needed to make daily or weekly wellness check-in calls for the Haywood County Senior Resource Center. 356.2816.

HEALTH MATTERS • A Tired Leg/Varicose Vein educational program will be offered at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde. Led by Dr. Al Mina, MD, FACS, and Dr. Joshua Rudd, DO. RSVP required: 452.8346.

• An acupuncture clinic for Haywood County veterans will be offered at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesdays, Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and Nov. 16, and at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 12. http://project5pp.strikingly.com/hiw or 356.5577.

• Assistance with Marketplace Open Enrollment is available through Mountain Projects. Enrollment through the Affordable Care Act opens Nov. 1 and lasts until Jan. 31. 452.1447 or 800.627.1548.

•The Jackson County Public Library will be hosting a

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Tuesday, Nov 1, in Sylva.

The lectures will cover Ancient Metaphysics (Thales, Heraclitus, Parmenides, and Plato — and some Aristotle if there’s time) and also Modern Metaphysics (Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant). The Lecture Series will continue with its final installment on Nov. 8. 586.2016. www.fontanalib.org.

• The “Eat Smart, Move More, Maintain, Don’t Gain!

Holiday Challenge” will start with a kickoff event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Macon Extension Center.

• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 7:30 a.m.-noon on Nov. 5 at Crabtree United Methodist Church in Clyde. 800.RED.CROSS or www.redcrossblood.org.

• The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from noon-6 p.m. on Nov. 2 and from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Nov. 3 at Western Carolina University’s Hinds University Center in Cullowhee. 800.RED.CROSS or www.redcrossblood.org.

• A Physician 411 Lunch & Learn program on Shoulder Education: Replacements, Scopes and Injuries will be offered from noon-1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at Harris Regional Hospital’s Boardroom in Sylva. Presented by Dr. Douglas Gates, a physician with Harris Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. RSVP: 631.8894.

• A workshop on messages hidden in dreams will be offered by Rebecca E.S. Cleland from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Jubilee in Asheville. Pre-register: www.wisedreams.info/workshops. Entry fee is $25. www.wisedreams.info.

RECREATION AND FITNESS • Waynesville Wellness offers a wide variety of classes on a weekly basis. Fitness Challenge eligible. http://waynesvillewellness.com/classes or 283.0173.

• Indoor soccer is available during Futsal Open Gym nights, 6:30-9 p.m., on Fridays, Nov. 4 and 18 at the Recreation Center in Cullowhee. www.smokiesinformation.org/info/branch-out-programs-fall.

• Wrapping up their fifth season, the Smoky Mountain Roller Girls will be hosting their final double header of the year on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Swain County Recreation Center located on Deep Creek Road in Bryson City. First bout starts at 4:30 p.m. with your hometown team Smoky Mountain Roller Girls taking the track at 6 p.m.

• Adult pick-up basketball is from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Cullowhee Recreation Center. $1.

• Ultimate Frisbee games are held from 5:30-8 p.m. on Mondays at the Cullowhee Recreation Park. Organized

by Jackson County Parks & Recreation. Pick-up style.

293.2053 or www.rec.jacksonnc.org.

• Bubble Soccer Night is from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Recreation Center in Cullowhee. $5 for unlimited play. Must be 18 or older.

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POLITICAL • The Swain County Democratic Party WhittierCherokee Precinct Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 51 Kenneth Cooper Road in Whittier. Directions: 736.0704 or 497.9498.

• Students in Western Carolina University’s NAACP chapter and the Jackson County NAACP will lead a March to the Polls starting at noon on Thursday, Oct. 27, in front of the H.F. Robinson Administration Building to kick off early voting on campus and celebrate the NAACP’s voting rights victory in the fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

• A Moral March to the Polls event, organized by the Haywood County NAACP, is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Harris Chapel A.M.E. Zion in Canton.

• 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.

• Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor has coffee and an open public discussion with Highlands residents from 11 a.m.-noon on the last Friday of each month at Hudson Library in Highlands. www.fontanalib.org or 526.3031.

THE SPIRITUAL SIDE • First United Methodist Church will offer a worship service blending traditional and contemporary worship at 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, in Sylva.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS • Author Dayo Olopade will discuss her journey of discovery and her perspectives as author of The Bright Continent at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 in the UC Grand Room at

Western Carolina University. The talk will be followed by a reception and book-signing event. onebook.wcu.edu.

• The NetWest program of the North Carolina Writers Network will host an open mic night at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

Folks are encouraged to bring their poetry or short pieces to share. www.citylightsnc.com or 828.586.9499.

• Adam W. Jones will present his novel Fate Ball at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. The book is a Southern novel about first loves, growing up, and letting go, following the tragic love story of young Able and Ava. When Ava’s devil-maycare spirit comes to inject a destructive side into to their relationship, the youthful love story becomes Able’s determined quest to save his first love from herself.

• The Theme Team Book Club will be presented by the Waynesville Library from 2-4 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Pick any book from a chosen them; each participant gets a chance to discuss his/her book.

Sign-up required: 356.2507 or kolsen@haywoodnc.net.

• Cookin’ the Books will be held at noon on the last Wednesday of the month at the Waynesville Public Library. A book club focused on cookbooks. All members choose a recipe from the book and bring it to share. The group will discuss the good and bad aspects of the chosen cookbook. 356.2507.

• Banned Book Club meets from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville. For those who enjoy literature and intellectual conversation. 456.6000, blueridgebooks@ymail.com or www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

• Waynesville Book Club on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at Waynesville Library Meet to discuss books, which are chosen by each

member (taking turns) and provided by the library. New members are welcome.

For more information, 356.2507.

• Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville has a used book section and is accepting books in exchange for credit on other used books, and a free book is available from the giveaway cart for anyone who buys three or more.

A&E FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS • Western Carolina University will offer a number of public events including a comedy show, pop-rock concert, golf tournament, parade and more as part of its Homecoming celebration from Oct. 26-30. Complete listing of events: http://homecoming.wcu.edu.

• The Western North Carolina Pottery Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in downtown Dillsboro. All festival attendees receive a ticket for a daylong raffle, while a silent auction benefits a local charity that provides meals to needy families. The annual WNC Clay Olympics competition runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, outside Treehouse Pottery in downtown Dillsboro. www.wncpotteryfestival.com.

d’ouevres, wine and newly unveiled art collections.

Artists featured from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 are Jo Ridge Kelley, impressionist painter; and Diannah Beauregard, jewelry designer. $25 per couple, which can be applied toward purchase of $100 or more. www.greatsmokies.com.

HOLIDAY EVENTS • The Cold Mountain Corn Maze is now open. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. All inclusive ticket is $10 for ages 4 and older, ages 3 and younger free.

Hayride, bonfires, snacks, and more. 828.648.8575 • A “Halloween Enchanted Forest” will be offered by the Highlands Biological Foundation from 6-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Highlands Nature Center in Highlands. Trick or treat; meet native animal characters; activities. $1 per person. 526.2623 or www.highlandbiological.org.

• A pumpkin carving contest will be offered through the Recreation Center in Cullowhee; pumpkins are to be delivered by Thursday, Oct. 27. Winners will be displayed at the pumpkin patch trail on Friday.

• LEGOween is from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Lego building, crafts, activities and snacks.

• A pumpkin patch will be open for trick-or-treating from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Recreation Park in Cullowhee. $1 donation recommended for ages 3-10. Booth applications: bryancagle@jacksonnc.org.

• MountainTrue will hold its annual Fall Gathering from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at New Belgium Brewery’s Brewhouse in Asheville. Live music from the Midnight Plowboys.

• The Peanuts Pumpkin Patch Express will depart at select times Oct. 28-30 at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train depot. Peanuts characters in costume, children’s activities, and more. For more information, departure times and ticket rates, call 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

• Gallery Zella (Bryson City) will host live music, hors

• The Darnell Farms Corn Maze will be open through

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Opening the show Friday night, one of the most respected names in bluegrass music;

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• The Travers Brothers (7-9 p.m.) and Darren & the Buttered Toast (9-11 p.m.) will perform at the Soul Infusion Halloween Bash! On Friday, Oct. 28, in Sylva.

• “Spookmoot” is from 8 p.m.-midnight on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, at Haunted Hazelwood School in Waynesville. Three haunted halls, food trucks, Halloween Treats, spooky folklore characters from around the globe. $15 admission.

• Goblins in the Green is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at The Village Green in Cashiers.

Trick-or-treating, costume contest, food. www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

• Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro will host a “Halloween Bash” with performances by The Travers Brothers (rock, 7 p.m.) and Darren & The Buttered Toast (funk, 9 p.m.) on Friday, Oct. 28. Costume contest and raffle prizes. $3 admission.

• The “Halloween Enchanted Forest” will be at 6 p.m.

Oct. 28 at the Highlands Biological Station. Costumes are encouraged for everyone, meet some of the critters that live in gardens as you make your way through the trails. All ages are welcome and encouraged to dress up. Cost is $1 per person. www.highlandschamber.org.

• The “Witch’s Brew” Halloween release party will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Nantahala Brewing Company. Live music from Jamie Kent. www.nantahalabrewing.com.

• A Masquerade Dinner Train will hit the tracks at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad depot in downtown. 800.872.4681 or www.gsmr.com.

• The Factory and Jump Factory are hosting “Fun ‘O’ Ween” from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Franklin. $8 for one-hour jump; free mini-golf and double-your bonus. Games and cupcake decorating.

349.8888 or FranklinFun.com.

• The “Halloween Party” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Mad Anthony’s Bottle Shop & Beer Garden. Live music by Werewolves from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. with a DJ from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Costume contest at midnight.

• Autumn Leaf Train Excursions will be offered Oct. 29-30 from the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer. Oct. 29 excursion is to Charlottesville, Va.; Oct. 30 trip is to Toccoa, Ga. www.nctrans.org.

• Haywood County Fair Grounds will host a children’s “Trunk or Treat” event from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Waynesville. $5 or five nonperishable canned goods per carload. Haunted hayride, bounce house, vendor booths, kids activities and more. Costume contest at 6 p.m. 400.1704 or www.haywoodcountyfairgrounds.org.

• A pumpkin blown glass class will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Jackson County

• The First Baptist Church Fall Festival will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 in Franklin. Face painting, sugar cookies, decorating, games, and more. 828.369.9559.

• “Treat Street” will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, in downtown. Everyone is invited to wear their costume and trick-or-treat at downtown businesses.

Presented by the Main Street Sylva Association. Free.

• “Downtown Trick or Treat” will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 31. With the streets closed, children can go trick or treating around to downtown merchants.

There will also be a costume contest, with the winner receiving a gift certificate to Soda Pops. Free.

800.867.9246 or www.greatsmokies.com.

• “Trick or Treat in Dillsboro” will run from 5 to 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 31, in downtown. Children can trick or treat around downtown, with games at Dogwood Crafters and hayrides provided by Jarrett Memorial Church. Free. www.visitdillsboro.org.

• Downtown All Hallows Eve Celebration will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Safe, family friendly fun.

Trick or treating, snacks and live music. www.highlandschamber.org.

• The Police & Fire Trunk or Treat will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Franklin Fire Department.

There will be candy and popcorn given out by Franklin Police, EMS, Franklin, Clarks Chapel, Cowee, Burningtown, Cullasaja and Mountain Valley Fire Departments.

• “Halloween in the Park” will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Macon County Veteran’s Memorial Park. Presented by the Macon County Parks and Recreation Department. For additional information, contact 828.349.2090.

• An opportunity to build a “Frankentoy” will be offered from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, at Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. It’s a “makerspace” activity in which children use imagination to build a Halloween-themed toy from a group of unwanted toys. 488.3030.

• “Treats on the Street” for Halloween is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, in downtown Waynesville.

• The Friends of Extension Fall Festival will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Jackson County Cooperative Extension Conference Room in Sylva. A light dinner with local foods will be provided. Please RSVP to Kerri at kerri_rayburn@ncsu.edu or 828.586.4009 by Friday, Oct. 28.

• “Daylight S’mores’ing Time” event will be offered from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Cullowhee Recreation Center. Clocks fall back by one hour at 2 a.m. that morning. $2 covers s’mores. Register by Nov. 5: 293.3053.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT • Second City will perform for the annual Homecoming Comedy Show at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee. Part of the 2016-17 Arts and Cultural Events Series. Free for students; $20 for all others.

Preregistration required for students: tcbowers1@catamount.wcu.edu. For others: hensley@wcu.edu.

• Western Carolina University (Cullowhee) will host the Fortress Brass Quintet Oct 26, a Faculty Horn Recital with Travis Bennett Nov. 1, Trumpet Studio

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• The Deals Farm Corn Maze. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday. To visit on Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., call ahead to make an appointment. $5 for ages 6 and older, ages 5 and younger free. Ticket includes corn maze and hayrides.

524.5151 or www.dealfarms.com.

• The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will end its 2016 season with a Halloween treat, “The Mystery of Irma Vep.” The production will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 27-29 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 30. Patrons can also plan to dine at Harmons’ Den Bistro in the Fangmeyer Theater prior to the performance on HART’s Performing Arts Center stage. To make reservations for tickets and for the bistro, call the HART Box Office at 456.6322 or go online to www.harttheatre.org.

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• Pinhead’s Graveyard will run from dark until 10 p.m.

Thursday and from dark until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Known as “Western North Carolina’s Premier Outdoor Haunted House,” the graveyard showcased an array of classic horror characters, and more. Located on U.S. 19-23 between Canton and Candler. $20 per victim. Free parking. Cash only. www.pinheadsgraveyard.com or 828.670.8228.

Green Energy Park. Classes are 30 minutes. Cost is $40. 828.631.0271 or www.jcgep.org.

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Nov. 1 on U.S. 19 at the Tuckasegee River Bridge.

Besides the maze, there will also be a pumpkin patch, picnic area, farm fresh products, hayrides, and other activities. The farm will also host a “Plow Day & Harvest Festival” from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. The free festival will include hayrides, crafts, music jam, old-time farming demonstrations, and more. The “Haunted Hayride” will be at from 8 p.m. to midnight Oct. 27-31, with a $10 admission.

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Recital #2 Nov. 2 and a Percussion Ensemble Nov. 3.

All events start at 7:30 p.m. and are in the Recital Hall of the Coulter Building. There will also be a “First Thursday Concert” at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 with a jam session from 8 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium at the Mountain Heritage Center. All events are free. www.wcu.edu.

• Mayday Parade (pop-rock quintet) with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus(alternative rock) and Rescue Party (alternative rock) are the artists performing at Western Carolina University’s Homecoming Concert at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Tickets are $8 and $12 in advance or $12 and $16 on show day for students. For all others, tickets are $14 and $18 in advance or $18 and $22 on show day. Tickets available at Ramsey Center box office or ramsey.wcu.edu.

• Angela Faye Martin will perform “mountain folk-rock” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Community Room of the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. 586.2016.

• The Jackson County Public Library will host singer/songwriter Angela Faye Martin at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27, at the library in Sylva. The event is free and co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. www.fontanalib.org.

• Tuscola High School’s Choral Department will present its “Broadway and Movie Revue Show” at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday, Oct. 27 and Oct. 29, as well as at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $10 and available at the door, through Summit members or by calling 456.2408.

• There will a staged reading of new works at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Niggli Theatre at Western Carolina University. www.wcu.edu.

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• “Birdell,” a one-act monologue play, will be presented at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Smoky Mountain Theater in Bryson City. Play is about life in Swain County when the TVA built dams in Western North Carolina in the first half of the 20th century.

Tickets: $10. Fundraiser for the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society and the theater.

• The Music in the Mountains (Bryson City) concert series will host Chris Monteith as “Elvis” Oct. 29. All shows begin at 6:30 p.m. www.greatsmokies.com.

• Ten-time International Bluegrass Music Association “Fiddle Performer of the Year” Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. For tickets, click on www.highlandspace.org or call 526.9047.

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• Doreyl Ammons Cain will offer an Outside Fall Landscape Pastel Painting class from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the Sylva Senior Center. 293.2239.

• Twenty-six local artists will open their studios to the public from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, in Haywood County. Pick up a map at the Haywood County Arts Council Gallery in Waynesville.

• Spirit of the Smokies Car Show will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 29 on Front Street in Dillsboro. www.sylvarotaryclub.org/Page/spirit-of-the-smokiescar-show.

• The First Baptist Church Fall Festival will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 in Franklin. Face painting, sugar cookies, decorating, games, and more. 369.9559.

• A Table Loom Weaving crafts workshop is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, in Room 150 of the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Free for students; preregistration required: Tcbowers1@catamount.wcu.edu. $20 for all others: hensley@wcu.edu.

• The Blacksmith & Fine Craft Auction will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Proceeds benefit the craft programs at the school Admission is free. 800.FOLK.SCH.

ART SHOWINGS AND GALLERIES • “Purpose Bound,” an exhibition of photos by David Pickett, will be on display through Nov. 4, in the Blowers Gallery in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library.

Some photos were taken at UNCA and in downtown Asheville.

• The Haywood Art Show will be exhibited through Oct. 30 at the Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery & Gifts in downtown Waynesville. The Studio Tour will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28-29 around the county. www.haywoodarts.org.

FILM & SCREEN • Photographer, investigative reporter and film director Nadia Dean will screen her film “Cameron” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at Western Carolina University’s H.f. Robinson Administration Building in Cullowhee.

Film tells the story of a British Indian agent on the run from militiamen at the start of the American Revolution. 227.7129.

Outdoors • Base Camp Cullowhee, Western Carolina University’s outdoor programming organization will hold its annual Outdoor Gear Sale and Swap from noon-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, on the lawn of A.K. Hinds University Center. Portion of proceeds benefit WCU’s Parks and Recreation Management Club.

• The Gem and Mineral Society of Franklin will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, at the Robert C. Carpenter Community Building on US 441 South. Fred Plesner, Curator Emeritus, will present “Fun with Fossils”.

• A two-hour stroll through Bradleytown will show participants how the area transformed from a forested haven to a barren wasteland and back again, beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 29. Led by park volunteer Dick Sellers. 497.1905.

• A “Fear No Art” Exhibition will be on display throughout October in the Rotunda Gallery of the Jackson County Library Complex.

• Hartwell Carson, “Riverkeeper” of the French Broad River for 11 years, will be featured presenter at the Trout Unlimited Cataloochee meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Rendezvous Restaurant in Maggie Valley.

• The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University is hosting the exhibit “The Language of Weaving: Contemporary Maya Textiles” at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center in Cullowhee. Exhibit runs through Nov. 11. Fineartmuseum.wcu.edu.

• A Fly Rod Building class will be presented by Tommy Thomas, former president of the National Chapter of Trout Unlimited, from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from through Dec. 15 at Haywood Community College. Register: 565.4240.

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• Rumble in the Rhododendron Fly Fishing Tournament is Oct. 28-30 in Cherokee. Catch-and-release. $225 entry fee includes lunch and dinner; guaranteed payout totaling $10,000 given to top teams. Cherokee fishing permit required to enter; locations: www.fishcherokee.com. Open to all ages. 800.438.1601 or travel@nc-cherokee.com.

• A Halloween “Howl at the Planets” event is scheduled for 8-10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman. Telescopes will scan the sky for five planets, the largest asteroid and other objects in our solar system. Reservations required: www.pari.edu or 862.5554. $15 per person; 10-under are free. schappell@pari.edu.

• A “Women’s Introduction to Fly Fishing” class will be offered to ages 12-up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard. www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/EducationCenters/Pisgah/ EventRegistration.aspx or 877.4423.

• “Benthic Blitz” will be presented by Haywood Waterways the week of Nov. 1. Four-day event to sample all of Haywood County’s SMIE (Stream Monitoring Information Exchanging) sites. Visit Richland Creek, Raccoon Creek and Ratcliff Cove on Nov. 1; Cataloochee Creek, Pigeon River and Crabtree Park on Nov. 4; Jonathan Creek and Fines Creek (Nov. 5). 476.4667, info@haywoodwaterways.org or www.haywoodwaterways.org.

• The Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians will host its inaugural Smoky Mountains Hook & Hackle fly-tier’s weekend event on Nov. 4-5 at the Birdtown Complex east of Bryson City. Forms available from fearnofish@gmail.com or at the museum.

• The Tuckaseigee River Chapter No. 373 of Trout Unlimited meets at 6:30 p.m. on first Tuesday of each month from September through May at United Community Bank in Sylva. Dinner is $5.

• A “Logging in the Smokies” ranger-guided program is offered at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays through Oct. 26 at the Smokemont Nature Trail in the Smokemont Campground.

FARM AND GARDEN • The Haywood County Plant Clinic is now open at the Haywood County Extension Center in Waynesville.

Master Gardeners will answer questions about lawns, vegetables, flowers, trees, ornamental plans, disease, insects and more. 456.3575.

• Local farmers can stop by the Cooperative Extension Office on Acquoni Road from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every fourth Friday to learn about USDA Farm Service Agency programs in the 2014 Farm Bill. Info: 488.2684, ext. 2 (Wednesday through Friday) or 524.3175, ext. 2 (Monday through Wednesday).

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BY DON H ENDERSHOT

Failure to communicate? ell it seems there was one and I’m sure it could have been my fault.

Smoky Mountain News reporter Holly Kays called me Wednesday morning — Oct. 12 — to ask me what I thought of Haywood County commissioners’ latest resolution regarding wilderness designation in the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests. I told her I didn’t know, as I hadn’t seen the resolution. I told her I had a copy on my computer but that I hadn’t looked at it.

We talked a little while about the Haywood commissioners’ original resolution from February 2015 and just in general about other Western North Carolina county commissioners’ resolutions opposing wilderness designations and recent legislation in Washington proposed by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-Huntersville and Rep. Mark Meadows, RCashiers, (and being the slacker I am I was unaware of Meadows’ proposals until Kays told me.)

So Thursday morning I pulled the (Haywood) resolution or “explanation” thereof up and looked at it and called Kays.

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Kays wrote in an Oct. 19 Smoky Mountain News piece, “The commentary on the resolution points out that the wilderness extensions under consideration in Haywood County include areas that are heavily used, have existing amenities not consistent with wilderness or include well-used roads in their boundaries.

“Naturalist Don Hendershot, a Haywood resident who also does contract work for the Forest Service, doesn’t buy the argument.

“I can’t understand what they’re saying,” Hendershot said. “Are they saying that simply because there are other amenities in proximity to wilderness areas that you shouldn’t have wilderness areas there?”

Then Kays went on to say, “However, The Wilderness Society, one of the most vocal groups in support of additional wilderness, sees Haywood’s point — mostly.

“We agree with Haywood County on about 90 percent of this,” said Brent Martin, regional director for the Wilderness Society’s office based in Sylva. “I don’t think the resolution is helpful still and I don’t think this resolution is necessary, but we’re on record as not asking for these areas to be designated for wilderness or recommended for wilderness.”

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Wilderness designation.

There are numerous wilderness areas across the country that have improved amenities adjacent to them. There are numerous wilderness areas that are either bounded by, or have heavily used roads adjacent to them. Ever hear of Cumberland Island Wilderness Area? It has a road dead through the center of it. And it has gift Shinning Rock Wilderness. shops and welcome creative commons photo centers incorporated within its boundaries.

Think about it – the Haywood “explanation” states that the existence of Forest Service Road 97 and its regular use is reason to discount any wilderness in the area. Hmmm. Any idea of how one gets to FSR 97? Well it’s via N.C. Highway their take was on the Haywood commission- 215, which serves as a boundary for the Shinning Rock Wilderness. ers’ “explanation.”

I didn’t see anything about it in Kays’ The 90 percent of the “explanation” that article but we talked about how motorized Martin, Gottesman and the Wilderness access is pretty common in “Wilderness Society agree on is that these areas don’t Areas” across the country and how my pet merit Wilderness designation. Where peeve — “their gonna lock it up and throw Martin, Gottesman and I agree is that the fact that there may be improved recreational away the key” is basically nonexistent in today’s wilderness designations. facilities (Graveyard Fields) or that busy Don Hendershot is a writer and naturalist. roads adjacent to Wilderness Areas are comHe can be reached a ddihen1@bellsouth.net. mon and have little to no bearing on grow older — but this looks to me like Kays is saying that the Wilderness Society (quotes from Brent Martin and Jill Gottesman) and I have differing opinions regarding the Haywood commissioners’ “explanation.”

And this is false.

In fact, upon reading Kays’ article, I called Martin and Gottesman to see what

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