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Volunteers are Vital Component to Rainbow Falls Trail Rehabilitation Project

Earlier this summer, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials recruited for volunteers to assist the Trails Forever trail crew with a rehabilitation project on the Rainbow Falls Trail. Citizens from across the region responded and their volunteer effort has significantly helped in moving the project forward these past few months. In order to maintain the momentum, officials are now issuing a second request for volunteers.

visitor safety and stabilize eroding trail sections. Rainbow Falls Trail is one of the most popular trails in the park leading hikers to Rainbow Falls and Mt. Le Conte. The planned work will improve overall trail safety and protect natural resources by reducing social trails and improving drainage to prevent further erosion.

Volunteers are needed every Wednesday from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Volunteers must register at least one week in advance by contacting Trails and Facilities Volunteer Coordinator, Adam Monroe, whose contact information is provided below.

"Thanks to the generous support of volunteers along with the hard work of park staff, we have been able to progress nicely with this Rainbow Falls Trail renovation project,” said Tobias Miller, Trails and Roads Facility Manager. “Once complete, the trail will be a national treasure and volunteers will be a part of its legacy for generations to come.”

The Trails Forever crew will focus rehabilitation efforts on several targeted locations along the 6-mile trail to improve

The Trails Forever program provides opportunities for both skilled and non-skilled volunteers to work alongside park crews

to make lasting improvements to park trails. The Rainbow Falls Trail project provides a great opportunity to improve a part of the park that was damaged by the 2016 wildﬁres.

Delauders BBQ Serves Clingmans Dome For Eclipse One of our local Arts and Crafts businesses was chosen by the National Park to cater the 2017 Great Eclipse at Clingmans Dome in the National Park.

For a great meal visit them at 680 Glades Road in the Arts & Crafts Community in Gatlinburg. (865) 325-8680. Visit their website at www.delaudersbbq.com

Denny Delauder and his wife and children provided food and beverages for the guest who won the special lottery to view a Great Smoky Mountains spectacular event on August 21, 2017. Competing among many other food vendors Delauders BBQ reputation for the best food in their category helped secure the contract to feed great food to the eclipse viewers'.

Trails Forever volunteers will perform a wide range of trail maintenance and trail rehabilitation work depending on volunteer experience level including installing drainage features, rehabilitating trail surfaces, constructing raised trail segments, removing brush, or planting vegetation. While these jobs may vary in complexity, all Trails Forever volunteers must be able to hike at least four miles and safely perform strenuous and often difﬁcult manual labor. Volunteers should be comfortable lifting heavy objects and using hand tools such as shovels, rakes, axes, and sledgehammers. The park will provide all the safety gear, tools and equipment needed for the projects. Volunteers will need to wear boots and long pants and bring a day pack with food, water, rain gear and any other personal gear for the day. The Trails Forever program is a partnership between the national park and Friends of the Smokies. To sign up for a work day or for more information, contact Adam Monroe at 828-497-1949 or Adam_Monroe@nps.gov. Prior notice of your attendance is mandatory for project planning. More information and Frequently Asked Questions can be found at https://friendsofthesmokies.org/trailsforever/volunteer/.

Anyone who has been to this restaurant knows why they were chosen by the National Park. They served 400 pounds of pulled pork, 150 pounds of chicken, 200 pounds of baked beans and 120 pounds of potato salad. Good job Delauders!

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park ofﬁcials announced that the Clingmans Dome Observation Tower will be closed beginning August 23 through the remainder of the 2017 season to complete rehabilitation work thanks to funding received from a Partners in Preservation (PIP) grant. The $250,000 grant was awarded last summer to the Friends of the Smokies on behalf of the park after being one of the top nine, most voted for parks in the Partners in Preservation: National Parks Campaign in 2016.

station and store, the trail to the tower and all access to the trailheads in the vicinity will remain open. Visitors should expect some construction trafﬁc in the vicinity of the contact station and along the trail."

While visitors will not be able to climb the tower for views out over the surrounding tree tops, the Clingmans Dome parking overlook will be open and offers outstanding mountain top views. The visitor contact

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Timbers Log Cabin Restaurant Classic American Menu Breakfast Served All Day!

In the Arts & Crafts Community

The culture, heritage and folklore of Tennessee is unlimited. The legion of Copperhead Road is one of the most enduring and recent. It tells the story of three generation of one family living on the outskirts of the law. The grandfather, father and his son were all named John Lee Petimore.

Better Stay Away From Copperhead Road

The grandfather was a moonshiner and only came to town twice a year to buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper wire. Apparently, the revenue man wanted him bad and he headed up Copperhead Road holler to arrest him. Local rumors say he never came back. The father was a bootlegger running white lightning from Johnson County down to Knoxville. The son, who did two tours in Vietnam, came back with a different plan to grow marijuana. The story was made famous by singer/songwriter Steve Earle in the late 1980's. It made it into the top ten hits in certain markets and has become a classic in the country rock genre. For a moonshine taste sampling visit Sugarlands Distilling Company at 805 Parkway, Gatlinburg, 865-325-1355, www.sugarlandsdistilling.com

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San Francisco songwriter Taylor Brooks (Ray Charles, John Legend, The Temptations) teams up with East Tennessee’s Heather Maples— singer-songwriter, popular regional headliner and 8th-generation daughter of the Smoky Mountains — and together with keyboard wizard Mark Meyer and Craig Johnston on the drums, create a serious blend of classic rock, country and original music delivered with energy, style and fun! BAMM! is an acoustic rock trio fronted by two female vocalists/guitarists and backed by keyboards and bass. If you like Bonnie Raitt, Eagles, Dolly Parton and Fleetwood Mac, BAMM! is your kind of band. Check out upcoming events on their website.

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Judy Jones Pottery A Gatlinburg Pottery Gallery • Lead Free • Wheel Thrown • Microwave & Dishwasher Safe

Ship Pub Open 11 till 10 - Sunday 12 till 6 Serving The Area for over 10 Years The ORIGINAL Ship Crew Is Back Happy Hour 4-7 Full Menu • Appetizers • Salads Over 40 Drafts To Choose From

"Browse and watch potter at work"

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(865) 430-3472

In The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community 530 Buckhorn Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

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170 Glades Rd. 865.436.2363 cell 404.216.2118 all supplies furnished - two or three hour classes

Join Us At The Fair It's time for the 82nd annual Sevier County Fair, presented by Farm Bureau! Join us at the Sevier County Fairgrounds from September 1st – 9th. A true agricultural fair, we have livestock shows each night, rides, games, lots of food, and wonderful exhibits in the exhibit hall.

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Farmer’s Burger Barn 100% Grass Fed Beef !

We will have live local entertainers every night in our food pavilion, contests and games for all ages, and fun fun fun! For opening times, promotions and a complete list of events, visit our www.seviercountyfair.org. Entry tickets to the fair are $6 for age 11 and over, children 10 and under are free. Parking is always free, and unlimited ride wristbands are $20 (wristbands or individually purchased ride tickets are required regardless of age). We'll see you at the fair! The fairgrounds are located: 754 Old Knoxville Highway.

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Gatlinburg Brewing Company Free Range Beef No Additives No Hormones

The areas only Micro Brewery!

Dine In or Carry Out “Y’all Come And Have A Bite”

1349 East Parkway, Gatlinburg • (865) 412-1052

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Elk River Vapor Shop Opens In the Glades their 5th vapor shop with eleven employees. They mix their own “juice” with over 400 flavors. Once they have your formula to your exact liking they can put it their data base so that you can get your flavor any way you like. If you smoke it may be a good time to stop in and see what they have to offer. In addition, they also have a market with an inventory of Tennessee made jellies, jams, BBQ sauces and rubs. Their policy requires that only products made in the state of Tennessee can be sold in the store. For example, they have Granpda Yoders Jams and Jellies from Sparta, TN, Brunos Wing Sauce from Tullahoma, TN, Sweet Bottom BBQ Sauce from Belveder, TN and Dirty South Rubs from Fayetteville, TN. Stop in and meet these guys. They are going to be a great addition to the Arts and Crafts Community! The Arts & Crafts Community has its first Vapor Shop . The new owners, Shane and Scarlett White have now opened

Gatlinburg’s Largest Collection of Antiques

You owe it to yourself to stop by our antique shop in Gatlinburg for the best selection of antiques, collectibles and antique furniture in the area.

608 Glades Road in Gatlinburg • (865) 412-1028

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4 Times Better Than Beets For Increasing Nitric Oxide & Lowering Blood Pressure manganese. Arugula also provides high levels of protein, thiamin, riboﬂavin, vitamin B6, zinc, copper and pantothenic acid (vitamin B5).

By Erin Elizabeth

Its flavonoid content helps improve blood vessel function, increase blood flow, lower blood pressure and lower inflammation. Arugula even has cleansing properties to counteract the poisoning effects of heavy metals in the system, particularly in the liver, and helps eliminate pesticides and herbicides from your body.

While known as a salad green with a tangy, slightly peppery kick, arugula is actually a relative of the cruciferous family, which includes radishes, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, and broccoli. Like other members of this family, arugula contains a number of medicinal nutrients, including cancerfighting compounds and carotenoids known for their importance for good eyesight. It’s an excellent source of fiber, vitamins A, C and K, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and

Arugula has long been considered an aphrodisiac, and modern science supports this notion, showing trace minerals and antioxidants help block absorption of environmental contaminants suspected of impacting your libido. Arugula Is a Heart-Healthy Food - Arugula also contains about 480 milligrams (mg) of nitrates per 100-gram serving, which your body uses as raw material to make nitric oxide (NO), an important biological signaling molecule that supports normal endothelial function and protects your mitochondria. Continued to Page 4

Oktoberfest at Ober

Danny preserving an ancient art form

373 P arkway , G atlinburg • (865) 325-1411 www.facebook.com/AmericanSideshow

September 22 - October 29 OktOBERfest returns to its Gatlinburg-style roots with 38 days of merrymaking from September 22 through October 29, 2016 as the resort commemorates the 206th anniversary of the popular festival held in Munich, Germany. The Bavarian Fun Makers Band, in authentic costumes, will perform traditional Bavarian folk dances, schuhplattling, oompah music, sing-a-longs, yodels and more with daily shows and multiple performances every day during Oktoberfest. Special Oktoberfest Biers will be served along with traditional German wurst, schnitzel, sauerkraut, strudel, pretzels and more. Oktoberfest was a popular event when the Heidelberg Castle operated its restaurant at Ober Gatlinburg in the 1980s. Ober Gatlinburg is celebrating October with a fantastic festival featuring Bavarian-style food, drink and music, but you don’t have to do your ﬁnest lederhosen or dirndls to be a part of the fun.

¬Handcrafted Old World Santas ¬Special Ornaments (865) 436-3339 ¬Thoughtful Gifts

The ﬁrst Oktoberfest was not really a festival at all, but the public celebration of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Bavaria on October 17, 1810. Held on a large meadow named the Theresienwiese in Munich, the party featured a horse race, beer, food, music and dancing. Anniversary celebrations continues each year, usually starting in late September and ending in the ﬁrst week of October, with some six million people attending annually. For more information on OktOBERfest call 865-436-5423 or visit www.obergatlinburg.com

The Smiths

The Unique, The Unusual and the Hard-to-Find

• Handmade Knives • Scrimshaw in Ancient Ivory

Unusual Antiques & Oddities

from Remote Corners of the World

865-436-3322 # www.TheSmithsShop.com MaponLocator Page 6 21 680 Glades Road, #2 • Gatlinburg

Home of

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170 Glades Road, #25 • Gatlinburg

Your hosts Kim & David

The Best Place To Dance!

HOGG'S UPSTAIRS TAVERNE Every Second Monday.. Smoky Mountain Songwriters Nite

Neesee on the keyboard

Hear Neesee Wednesday - Sunday & Local Artists Monday & Tuesday

Gatlinburg Sports Bar Atmosphere By Day Gatlinburg Fun Hot Spot At Night!

So You Wanna Party ?

(865) 430-1551 Open Daily 3 pm

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Where The Locals Go !

Look For Our 150' Lighted Tree Free Parking On 2 Levels Easy Handicap Access

Appetizers • Salads • Soups • Entrees Italian Dishes • Daily Specials • Desserts Full Bar Service • Free Parking • In House Catering Pet Friendly Sports Porch!

1654 East Parkway

(Next To Dollar General)

Dancing On The Bar

Patio Seating

With the best view on the strip!

Best Burgers and Wings in Gatlinburg www.hoggsupstairstaverne.com (865) 436-8515 Open 7 Days Per Week from 12 pm until 1 am

745 Parkway, Suite 10 Gatlinburg

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Experience 8 Miles of History past log homes and tool sheds built in the 1800's and now are used as studios, workshops and places of demonstrations.

By A. Jann Peitso If you are in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community, you are In The Loop. Anywhere that you stand on this 8 mile loop road and its off-knots, you have 8 miles of history before and behind you. This area is often referred to as Gatlinburg's Loop but it is more, much more than just a loop road. This is a living history experience, one that you can visit and absorb the past while witnessing the present. The present consists of over one hundred GSACC artisans in shops, galleries, studios and dining places. Handcrafted work is offered for you to collect or for you to become a student and learn from a master craftsperson. These member shops are designated by an earned logo promising quality handcrafts on those premises. Member businesses are juried by other craftspersons in the community. It is an honor to receive and display this assurance of an on-going heritage in handcrafting. It's all there In The Loop. The past is reﬂected in the meandering roads as one drives by a barn serving as a furniture-making workshop or as one continues

The Rock Spot

Seasonal wildﬂowers greet visitors along the roadways and up the well-worn paths to many shopkeepers.

Sparky’s Glassblowing Ask About Our Glassblowing Classes! Come and watch Gary at work!

These are the walkways with the faintly-heard footsteps of generations past as they made their way to work. The present craftspeople are standing on those strong shoulders.They continue traditions. Their buildings reﬂect this proud past. The Loop is history in real form, not some glamorized version of what “used to be”. The Loop is the “real deal” left by hardworking ancestors and carried on by current artisans. There are no malls, no boutiques tucked away in trendy shopping spots or facades nailed together to resemble storefronts in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community. Visit this unique historic area and experience with us the pride in what we were, the expectation of each day's new creations and the excitement of handcrafting something for tomorrow…In The Loop. A. Jann Peitso, art! www.ajannpeitsoart.com 170 Glades Road, Gatlinburg • 865.436.2363

Misty Mountain Soap Co. A Healthier Choice In Skin Care

Gary Will Make You A Special Glass Piece For Your Loved Ones Ashes

Glassblowing at its best! Beautiful, handcrafted blown & sculpted glass (865) 325-8186 www.sparkysglassblowing.com Smoky Mountains Art’s & Crafts Community

849 Glades Road (Covered Bridge Complex)

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(865) 430-8084 www.mistymountainsoap.com Two locations in the Arts & Crafts Community! 601 Glades Road (Morning Mist Village) 849 Glades Road (Covered Bridge Complex)

We specialize in handmade soy candles, soaps, and fragrant air fresheners

(865) 325-8142 Located at the Covered Bridge in the Glades Gatlinburg's Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community

4 Times Better Than Beets For Increasing Nitric Oxide & Lowering Blood Pressure Continued from Page 3

Acting as a potent vasodilator, NO helps relax and widen the diameter of your blood vessels, supporting healthy blood ﬂow and oxygenation of your tissues. It also carries away waste material and carbon dioxide. A diet high in nitrate is a natural strategy recommended for the treatment of prehypertension and hypertension , and helps protect against heart attacks.

Live Music & Tasty Food Make A Great Combination

Five Star Rated Hot Dogs, Chili & BBQ ! Join us for snacks, songs & shade!

865-325-1004

968 Parkway, Downtown Gatlinburg (In the Elks Plaza)

Raw beets are perhaps the most well-known for their ability to lower blood pressure (thanks to their nitrate content), but arugula actually contains the highest levels of nitrates of any vegetable. For comparison, 100 grams of whole red beets provide a mere 110 mg of nitrates to arugula’s 480 mg. Arugula is a cool season crop, and can be added to your fall garden plantings. It’s forgiving and can tolerate low-fertility soils and frost, and is really easy to care for. But it does best in humus-rich soils with a pH between 6 and 6.8. Seeds germinate best at temperatures between 40 and 55 degrees F. Plant seeds directly into your garden bed, but avoid planting in a spot where you just harvested another cabbage family crop.

There are two main types of arugula. Common arugula (Eruca sativa) is best for eating and cooking, and produces large, lush growth, while the wild Italian arugula (Eruca selvatica), has a bolder flavor tends to be more stemmy. The Italian variety will also bolt faster. Plant your seeds about one-fourth inch deep, 1 inch apart. Rows should be about 3 inches apart. Seedlings will sprout in about 10 to 14 days. Arugula will do well planted next to lettuce and peas. For a continuous harvest through the fall, plant new seeds every two weeks up until about four weeks before your first frost date. Dry, hot weather will speed bolting. If temperatures are still high, you can slow bolting by providing shade and making sure the soil doesn’t dry out. Mature arugula is ready to harvest in about 40 days. “Graze” harvesting means selectively picking just a few leaves here and there to add to your cooking. The smaller the leaf, the milder its flavor. Use a pair of garden shears to cut back about one-third of each plant, selecting the largest leaves in each bunch.The remainder will continue to regenerate and grow back. Continued to Page 11

Hundreds or ﬂavors to choose from!

•Wine Dispensers •Hand Made Hammers •Gifts and Crafts Jams • Jellies • Honey Sauces • Rubs • Relishes Pickled Vegetables

Steaks • Escargot • Lobster • Shrimp • Tilapia • Prime Rib • Trout • Pork • Chicken Pasta • Appetizers • Soups • Salads • Desserts • Kids Menu • Full Cocktail Service

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Gatlinburg Pickers

Fowler’s Clay Works

By Danny Lewis This month I have picked the weathervane. You might ﬁnd this very interesting. The weathervane dates back as far as 48 BC. The ﬁrst one thought to be as big as 48 feet tall and 26 foot long and made of bronze. In the 9th century churches started putting rooster weathervanes on top of the church. This was to represent what Jesus prophesized that the rooster would not crow the morning after the Last Supper.

Take home a memory that wil last a lifetime!

Of course today they are used mostly for decorations. In the past shippers and farmers depended on them obviously for wind direction. So there you have it... pretty cool stuff! The ones we carry are copper and hand hammered... hope you enjoyed a little heads up.... Crow on... Until next month, Danny

865- 412-1003 American Sideshow Antiques 373 Parkway, Gatlinburg https://www.facebook.com/AmericanSideshow (865) 325-1411

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Critical Health News Health Warnings In Fingernails By Pharmacist Ben Fuchs We humans love our nails. We spend nearly 8 billion dollars a year on those hard dead shell like materials on the tips of our ﬁngers and toes. While adorning them with polish, varnish and even art may imply “cosmetic” and “superﬁcial”, as it turns out, their condition, for better or worse, is a function of the entire body, and if you’re observant you can tell a lot about overall physical health by looking at the nails.

Technically speaking, nails are an extension of the skin. They’re a modified version of the epidermis, the top layer that composes about 10 percent of the body’s largest organ. Although it may look like one uniform structure, in reality, the nail (like the skin) is composed of numerous layers lying atop of each other. In fact, the average fingernail is composed of 25 of these ultra-thin slices that fuse into a firm, slightly elastic form by the action of microscopic threads called keratin. This is what gives them remarkable resilience and horse-hoof like strength. Keratin is a hard, flexible protein substance that is a common feature of hooves, horns, antlers, as well as the outer sheath that coats human hair. In addition to keratin, nails contain lots of minerals too, including: Iron, Carbon, Magnesium, Selenium, Silica, Calcium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Oxygen, all of which contribute to their characteristic qualities. Interestingly the nail appendage (technically called the “nail organ”) also contains small amounts of the well-known cosmetic ingredient called glycolic acid, which acts to trap water and assure hydration.

Because of their rapid growth (healthy ﬁngernails grow up to 4mm a month) the nails are an accurate portal into the inside of the body. While the eyes may be the window to the soul, the nails can be thought of as windows to your biochemistry. There’s a lot of information a good health care professional can glean from their appearance.

As they are part of the skin, most nail conditions are assessed by dermatologists. Nail disorders account for 10 percent of all dermatological conditions.

Patients with soft, ﬂaky nails that are prone to splitting may be missing minerals, particularly selenium and magnesium. “Terry Nails”, which are white nails with an opaque, “ground glass” look that occasionally have brown to pink bands, are associated with chronic liver disease. And spoon shaped nails, the mark of a condition called Koilonychia (pronounced: “coyl-onikia”), are classically a sign of iron deﬁciency.

While normal nails exhibit a pink color, which

indicates healthy blood flow underneath, nails that are pale or white may indicate circulatory problems such as a low red blood cell count, anemia and perhaps kidney disease. On the other hand, nails that have a beet red hue may point towards heart disease. Nails that are white and grainy with a rosy red strip can be indicative of liver cirrhosis, hyperthyroidism, diabetes or HIV. Sometimes, abnormal circulation in the nail bed creates the appearance of horizontal white lines, most often in the middle three fingers. Because this problem occurs in the nail bed, it will not progress up as the nail grows. This condition which dermatologists call “Muehrcke’s Nails”, can be caused by liver disease and chemotherapy. Other causes of horizontal white lines- Hodgkin disease, kidney failure, system-wide infection or poisoning by arsenic, thallium or other heavy metals. Nutritional status also plays an important role in nail health. Because of their rapid growth, shortages in key nutrients will show up in the nails before any other part of the body. As mentioned above a lack of magnesium can lead to nail softening and shortages of iron can cause them to spoon becoming concave, rather than convex. Other minerals like calcium, sulfur, zinc and silica are critical for nail strength and resilience. Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and a dearth can also have an impact. A lack of the B-vitamins (especially B-12) and Vitamins A and C can affect nail shape and create both horizontal and vertical ridges, and because the nail is mostly made up of protein both lack of intake as well as digestive impairment can lead to nail thinness and fragility. Essential Fatty Acids are important and nail cracking and splitting can result under conditions of Omega-6 deficiency. Low levels of digestive juice (i.e. enzymes and stomach acid) can compromise the absorption of minerals even when they’re present in the diet. Likewise, in the case of gall bladder disease or its removal, mineral absorption can be compromised resulting in unhealthy nails.

Proudly the largest liquor store and selection in Sevier County since 1983. Epi’s Fine Wines & Spirits of Gatlinburg, TN offers a huge selection of liquor, spirits, high-gravity beer and wines from local and around the world. We have convenient, unlimited and free parking. www.episliquor.com

At trafﬁc light #3 in Gatlinburg turn onto Rt. 321. Go 2.7 miles and we’re on the left.

1359 E. Parkway, Gatlinburg • 865-436-5287

Telethon Raises $208,000 Towards New Radio System in Smokies

Did you know… Nail biting which affects one out of three children between the ages of 7 and 10 and nearly half of all teenagers is considered to be a mental health issue and is classified as a type of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Nails grow faster in the summer than the winter, grow faster after illnesses and grow faster on the fingers of your dominant hand. The nails of the middle finger exhibit the most rapid growth and the thumbnail grows the slowest. www.criticalhealthnews.com

Steaks Burgers Seafood and much more

Where The Locals Go

Howard's Steakhouse has been in Gatlinburg since 1946 offering the traditional Howard’s menu. Seating is also available outside next to a running stream. The bar is a long time locals favorite with a hometown atmosphere.

Catering Available The Wild Boar Saloon located upstairs offers a lighter fare with tavern style appetizers and specialty bar drinks. Offering a great night life atmosphere with Karaoke.

976 Parkway, Downtown Gatlinburg

www.HowardsRestaurantGatlinburg.com (865) 436-3600

Friends of the Smokies collected $208,321 in donations Wednesday during its 23rd annual Friends Across the Mountains Telethon from hundreds of callers, online donations and support from sponsors Dollywood, Mast General Store, Pilot Flying J, and SmartBank. Since 1995, Friends of the Smokies’ telethons have raised more than $3.7 million in support of America’s most-visited national park. The telethon was broadcast live Wednesday night on WBIR in Knoxville, TN, WLOS in Asheville, NC, and Facebook. Jim Hart (President FOTS), Gary Wade (Board Member FOTS), Superintendent Cassius Cash (GSMNP), Frank Fraboni ( W L O S ) , B i l l Wi l l i a m s (Anchor Emeritus WBIR), Mary Grace Friar, Russell Bivens (WBIR) “Time and time again, the people who love this special place continue to step up and help us care for it. We are so grateful for the Friends and the Smokies community who have responded with such generosity,” said Cassius Cash, Superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP).

Wednesday night’s broadcast celebrated the launch of a new capital campaign to replace and upgrade the park’s emergency radio systems. The $2.5 million effort will leverage $1.25 million in federal funds and grants to match every donation made to Friends of the Smokies. The state-of-the-art radio upgrades will allow rangers to respond more quickly and e ff e c t i v e l y t o e m e rg e n c y situations in the park, keep more than 11 million annual visitors safe, and communicate with emergency services in surrounding communities. This fundraising campaign will pay for radio upgrades on top of nearly $1.4 million in annual support the Friends is already committed to provide GSMNP in 2017 and additional funding for continued ﬁre recovery efforts including trail repairs and invasive species removal. During Wednesday’s program, SmartBank presented a check for $15,000 and Sugarland Cellars presented a $30,000 check to contribute toward the new radio system.

Friends of the Smokies’ president Jim Hart thanked the generous donors who called and donated online, “We are so encouraged by the positive energy right here in our own back yard and all around the country for this important project. This park is a very special place to so many people and their love and support rang out across the mountains last night.” Matching telethon donations can still be made online at FriendsOfTheSmokies.org/d onate or by calling the TN ofﬁce of Friends of the Smokies at 800-845-5665 or the NC ofﬁce at 828-452-0720.

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sometimes simple is really good

The Jewelry Spot Creating Unique Hand Crafted Jewelry

David A. Howard

• Wire Art • Enamels • Gemstones • Sterling Silver

Artist

At the Covered Bridge in The Glades

(865) 430-3387

Now Open For Breakfast!

info@thejewelryspot.net

849 Glades Road, Gatlinburg • 440-478-1841

www.dhowardpottery.net

Delauders BBQ, 680 Glades Road at Blinking Light Behind Shops • 865-325-8680

170 Glades Road, Suite 32, Gatlinburg Sugarlands Visitors Center

The Artsy Olive

Judy Jones Pottery

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He Run I Run

(Author's note: This article is based on a real experience, the names have been changed to protect the participant's privacy and me from bruises.) Big Charlie and Silent Joe were brothers. Big Charlie was the oldest by about ﬁve years. He weighed closed to two hundred seventy pounds and suffered from asthma, high blood pressure, shortage of breath and various and sundry other ailments, all of which he loved to tell in great detail to anyone who would listen, especially when he caught a new ailment that might be going over the country. He could not wear underclothing of socks, claimed they caused some kind of skin irritation, so his dress consisted of work shoes, overalls, long sleeve checkered shirt and a long bib striped railroads workman's cap. This dress he wore all seasons of the year. In the winter he would sometimes don a heavy army type topcoat.

Charlie's mother recognized that her first born was a sickly child even on the day of his birth and mothered him excessively through the use of various medicines, drugs, potions and even the laying on of hands in one of the local churches. She was so engrossed in trying to care for her first born son that when her second son, Joe, came along, he had to pretty much fin for himself. Not that she denied him or mistreated him in any way, she simply worked herself to exhaustion caring for the real and imagined needs of Charlie that she did not have time left to care for Joe.

Joe grew up learning to do for himself and speaking only when spoken too, hence; the nickname, Silent Joe.

Big Charlie carried sibling resentment to the point of sibling abuse. Silent Joe suffered pinches, bruises, hair pulling and scares in the darkness until well into his early teens when he laid Big Charlie down in the wood yard with a stick of hickory ﬁrewood.

When Big Charlie's eyes uncrossed and his head quit swimming, he went running to mother yelling that Silent Joe had tried to kill him and he had a bloody gash in his forehead to prove it.

Mother grabbed a switch to whip Joe but he outran her. Silent Joe seldom weighed more than one hundred forty pounds, stood ﬁve feet three inches in his sock feet. He could swing a hundred-pound sack of sugar over his shoulders and trot, without stopping, to their still site up the side of a spring about a mile and a half from the road.

Big Charlie snorted, coughed, puffed and struggles his way along toting two twenty-four-pound sack of plain corn meal in two bran sacks tied together, over his shoulders stopping every hundred feet or so to catch his breath. He smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.

Silent Joe took his tobacco by the chew. Most of his waking hours were spent with a sizable cud of chewing tobacco comfortably lodged inside his cheek. He could spew a stream of amber of such volume and force to blind a snake or a glogging mother hen from ten feet away. Even yellow jackets haunted their holes when Silent Joe settled down to do an amber battle.

A little of Silent Joe's Brown Mule or Apple chewing tobacco

soaked in the white moonshine was enough to convince the uninitiated that they were drinking chip and barrel charted sipping whisky. A few people, who claimed to have witnessed Silent Joe performing this method of charting whiskey, maintained he ﬁrst chewed the tobacco and performed the art with the amber.

Big Charlie was unable to keep a job very long at a time mainly because he wished to work when he wanted to and come to work when he so desired. He resented taking orders from anyone. Poor fellow never had a boss man he considered his equal. No matter the job Big Charlie knew all about it and insisted the job be done according to him and not the stupid boss man. Big Charlie's list of ex-employers would ﬁll a fair sized volume. Finally, there came a point where Big Charlie must make whiskey or starve and he impressed Silent Joe as his partner. The way this partnership worked was Big Charlie done the bossing and Silent Joe done the labor.

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Making Moonshine whiskey is hard backbreaking work and a very great gamble for the government frowns upon this form of free enterprise as a few Cocke County citizens could attest. One clear chilly fall day the brothers were “making a run” with Big Charlie setting before the fire feeding sticks of dry wood into the open end of the rock furnace built under and around the “pot” to keep the fire just right to evaporate the alcohol in the mash and not boil the water. This is a very ticklish job in which Big Charlie claimed to be an expert. Big Charlie also “tempered” the whiskey, i.e. mixed all of a run together so the whiskey would have a fairly constant alcohol content. Silent Joe was performing all the other necessary labor such as chopping and carrying in wood and supplies, mixing ingredients in the fermentation barrels for future run, etc. Silent Joe seldom looked up from his work. Big Charlie had a bad case of “revenuers on the brain” and was nervous and constantly looking around. A squirrel hunter and slipping from tree to tree along the next ridge. Nothing wrong in that, except: this particular hunter did not have a hunting license; didn't believe a man should have to buy a hunting license to hunt meat to feed his family. Unconstitutional, says he. All the same he kept a wary eye out for the game warden who had an irritation habit of slipping through the woods also. Oh, yes, this hunter had a very active case of “game warden on the brain”. Big Charlie spied the hunter and gave a yelp and was a hundred feet up the hollow before silent Joe spied the hunter and understood what had fired up Big Charlie and squirted always his cud of tobacco and began to pump his feet after his big brother. The squirrel hunter, suffering from his case of “game warden on the brain”, saw the brothers suddenly erupt into a dead run, took after them. Big Charlie stopped about a hundred yards up the hollow and looking back saw the hunter running after them with a gun and his “case of revenuers on the brain” caused him to conclude that the hunter was a revenuer and where there was one revenuer you could bet there be two.

122 E. Main Street Sevierville, TN 37862 @BestPawnSevierville Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm Sat 9am-12noon Big Charlie put his feet into high gear and forgot all else except running. Run he did. Soon doubling his lead over Silent Joe. Silent Joe never looked back. With his chin on his chest and his short leg pumping like pistons, he was expecting, at any moment, a revenuer to grab him by the collar. His only hope lay in running and he gave all that was in him to give. He absolutely could not catch his two hundred seventy pound sick and afﬂicted big brother. Big Charlie did not see the hunter cut off on another trail and when he looked back he saw Silent Joe running for all he was worth and conclude the revenuers were very close to his brother and off he would go again. Silent Joe kept his eyes on his brother ahead and wasted no time in looking back. When he saw Big Charlie take off again he could just feel that revenuer's hand on his shirt collar. This race continued for a good two mountain miles before Big Charlie fell into the leaves in complete exhaustion. For a man who had looked into the valley of the shadow of death all his life, Big Charlie ran an immortal race and when they went back to their still three days later Silent Joe picked up a hundred pound sack of sugar and laid it across Big Charlie's shoulder saying, “I will hear no more health complaints from a big brother who can outrun me through the woods. When you get that delivered to the still site come back and get another sack.” To the surprise of others, Big Charlie done just that. He quit smoking too, afraid he might need to run again. Silent Joe did not quit chewing, needed it for protection. Silent Joe only comment about the run was, “HE RUN I RUN.” “As told to me by my uncle”. “Do na da go hv i” (Till we see each other again)

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are excited to be a charity beneﬁciary of Sugarlands Mountain Fest,” said Adam Kostichka, DreamBikes advocacy manager. “Our mission is to help underserved communities in Knoxville with paid job training and scholarships for teens, provide bikes for those who need them, along with free mobile bicycle repairs. Local support is key to DreamBikes success, and we are very thankful for Sugarlands Distilling Co. for seeing the value in what we are doing.”

Sugarlands MountainFest has announced the headliners for their inaugural four-day music and outdoor festival this fall. Festival-goers are invited to dance the night away with the Travelin’ McCoury’s and Jeff Austin Band present the Grateful Ball and then enjoy the Smoky Mountain stars as they listen to The Hard Working Americans.

Along with over 25 bands, MountainFest will offer several outdoor competitions ranging from foot races and trout ﬁshing to square dancing and cycling. Take a dream ride from Gatlinburg through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s famed ‘Spur,’ then pedal your way over the hills of East Tennessee back to MountainFest. The Tour de Smokies DreamRide will beneﬁt DreamBikes – Knoxville. “We at DreamBikes

Sugarlands MountainFest will also be partnering with Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. Tremont Institute delivers experiential learning for youth, educators, and adults through programs that promote self-discovery, critical thinking and effective teaching and leadership. “The Tremont Institute is thrilled to continue our partnership with Sugarlands Distilling Company. Two years ago, their MoonShare grant helped us get more kids active in nature. And their September MountainFest will beneﬁt local nonproﬁts, which further demonstrates their commitment to our community,” Dr. Jen Jones, The Tremont Institute president, and CEO. Sugarlands invites festival goers to kick off the w e e k e n d w i t h t h e Te n n e s s e e W h i s k e y Experience. Enjoy whiskey and spirited cocktails from Southern Pride, Knox Whiskey Works, Nashville Craft Distillery and other distilleries from across Tennessee. Tickets to the Tennessee Whiskey Experience are included in a VIP festival pass or can be purchased separately.

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Smoky Mountain TroutOctober Tournament 7 - October 8 Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament is open to adults or children and equally challenging for both visitors and locals, with multiple categories to be contested in this largest trout tournament in the Smokies. Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament is open to adults or children – and equally challenging for both visitors and locals, with multiple categories to be contested in this largest trout tournament in the Smokies. All Gatlinburg and state ﬁshing regulations will be observed. For information, call 865-661-3474 or email rockytopoutﬁt@aol.com.

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The Sugarlands Music and Mountain Festival is a spirited celebration of the great outdoors. For four days this fall, outdoor enthusiasts will gather to enjoy live musical performances, competitive races, outdoor competitions, craft cocktails, award-winning spirits and brews—all in the breathtaking mountains of East Tennessee.

CAM Cabin Crafts Fall Festival September 22 & 23 2017 10 - 5 Local crafts and craft demo's Music, Food & More. Free Admission and Free parking The Foothills Quartet will be here on Saturday 23rd 11am-12pm Also on Saturday we will

have cloggers from Pigeon Forge around 1:00. Will have a Cornbread Contest on Friday at 4:00 and a Cake Contest on Saturday at 4:00 free for anyone to enter and a prize will be given to each winner from the craft shop.

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2017 SMSWF T-Shirt Design & 6th Annual Song Competition Winners By Cyndy Montgomery Reeves

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Deby Videla a local girl from Sevierville designed the 2017 SMSWF T-Shirt. The design Deby created was actually submitted during the 2016-2017 T-Shirt Design competition. It was one of two designs that the staff of the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival picked out as winners that year. “It was so well done we decided it would be the 2017 design at the same time we chose the 2016 design, “ said Shane Reman, SMSWF Productions Director. “The idea of the guitar center hole with the strings encompassing the state of Tennessee as well as the mountains in Gatlinburg, simply says it all,” Reman observed. Deby attended Sevierville Primary, Sevierville Middle School and graduated from Sevier County High School in 2015 as Valedictorian. She is the daughter of Miguel and Elizabeth Videla. Not only is she very talented in art and art graphics, she is bilingual. Every art class she could take she took while she was in school. When Deby was 13 years old she stumbled across an art contest while surfing the internet in which she entered a picture of a bunny rabbit she had painted. Needless to say when her dad received a $300 check in the mail for the bunny winning 1st place, they were all pleasantly surprised. Chosen as one of the top 4 students who would participate in the 2015 Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival, Deby will never forget when an older man passed by her paintings and said he had to have one of them. “What a great feeling it was to sell one of my paintings” says Videla. She sold 4 or 5 pieces at that show. Her dad, seeing she was very skilled in drawing encouraged Deby to enter the field of architecture at the University of Tennessee. She is now in her third year and loves designing buildings. Deby finds 3D modeling to be a lot of fun. Art will always be her hobby. It was her boss, Billy Parris, who suggested she enter the SMSWF T-Shirt Design competition. Gatlinburg Falls has been a sponsor of the SMSWF for several years. This year's SMSWF Song Competition Grand Prize Winner is Bruce Michael Miller with his pop song “Bring It On”. Miller not only took home $500 in cash but he won an Epiphone

Deby Videla

Grand Prize Winner Bruce Michael Miller (with guitar)

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Mastercrafted Classic Guitar, a premiere demo from Beaird Music Group, studio time at the Groove House and an hour mentoring session with Frank Green at Skytone Entertainment. Scott Parker and co-writer Mitch Townley won the Listener's Choice Award with their gospel song “Redeemed by the Scars” winning $250 cash and a CAD microphone from Music Outlet. 2017 SMSWF Song Competition Category winners are: 1st Place Bluegrass - Molly Freer, Poughkeepsie, NY “Two of Everything”, 2nd Place Bluegrass – Kevin Hale, Brentwood, TN “Are Their Bluegrass Bands in Heaven”, 3rd Place Bluegrass – Matt Marsh, Twin Falls, ID “Family of Trees”; 1st Place Country – Scott Miller, Washington DC “Game Changer”, 2nd Place and 3rd Place Country - Anne Hunley Trisler, Knoxville, TN “Long Live the Country Man” and “Shape of a Man”; 1st Place Folk – “The Wall Song” and 3rd Place Folk “If Love Was A House” by Mitch Townley, Knoxville, TN, 2nd Place Folk – Jeff McClellan, Hurricane, WV; 1st Place Gospel/Inspirational “I Go High” Molly Jeanne Poughkeepsie, NY, 2nd Place – Scott Parker Oliver Springs, TN “Redeemed by the Scars” and 3rd Place – Fish Fisher, Toledo, OH “Cussin & Prayin”; 1st Place Jazz/Blues – Molly Jeanne, Poughkeepsie NY “Spinnin”, 2nd Place Jazz/Blues – Fish Fisher, Toledo OH “The One” and 3rd Place Jazz/Blues – Jane Fallon, Brookline NH “Money's Gone Blues; 1st Place Pop – Bruce Michael Miller, Nashville, TN “Bring It, 2nd Place Pop – Mitch Townley, Knoxville, TN “Ever Notice”, and 3rd Place – Taylor Gayle, Nashville, TN “Sophia's Song”, 1st Place Rock “Envy The Enemy”, 2nd Place Rock “Dogs of War”, 3rd Place Rock “Sad Girl Serenade” all written by Fish Fisher, Toledo, OH and Lyrics Only 1st Place “Two of Everything” and Lyrics Only 3rd Place “Needle On The Vinyl” Molly Jeanne Poughkeepsie, NY, Lyrics Only 2nd Place “Holding His Memories Alan Maki, Tecumseh, MI

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Venues with live music in Gatlinburg: Sugarlands Distilling Company's Back Porch, Crystelle Creek Restaurant, The Smoky Mountain Brewery, Three Jimmy's, Ole Smoky Moonshine, The Ship, Hogg’s Tavern, Tom and Earl's Back Alley Grill and Loco Burros. Every 2nd Monday of the month there is a SMSWF Songwriters Showcase at Crystelle Creek Restaurant 6-9 PM.

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Cloud Walkers by Gary Wayne Morris piece of my soul goes with every creation, but especially these as it has been a therapeutic form of release and pleasure. Not to mention keeping me busy while ﬁguring out just where our new home is going to be.

I started making Cloud Walkers in the summer of 2003 when my wife, Jane, was working outside in the garden and was bitten by a copperhead snake! Since she needed something to poke into the plants before her hands, I decided to make use of an Oak tree that had been struck by lightning earlier that year and had to be cut down. I sat down in the woods beside our home with my pocket knife and began work on my ﬁrst Cloud Walker.

Taste of Autumn As one reviewer put it: ‘Jimmy Travis took the stage and within minutes made everyone in the audience feel like his new best friend. His presentation was hilarious, clean, and deﬁnitely had something for everyone. His approach to humor was very refreshing in a day and age when so many lace their shows with profanity’ VARIETY Gatlinburg’s Annual Taste of Autumn takes center stage on tradition September 14, 2017 from 5:00 – 8:00pm at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Gatlinburg is kicking off the fall season with a celebrity ﬁlled night packed with delicious food from area restaurants and hilarious comedy at the 20th Annual Ta s t e o f A u t u m n o n T h u r s d a y, September 14 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The entertainment this year is Jimmy Travis. He is a multitalented performer who constantly proves that you can be funny, informative, and entertaining without being offensive!

Attempting to describe a Jimmy Travis show or presentation is a lot like trying to herd cats! It’s not impossible, but deﬁnitely takes some doing. He’s funny, creative, spontaneous, energetic, and since he frequently interacts with the audience, no two shows are ever the same! Simply put, Jimmy Travis is unique! Taste of Autumn will be held in the Ballroom at Mills Conference Center. Tickets are $30 and beneﬁt United Way of Sevier County, an organization focused on partnering with community members and creating lasting changes in community conditions. Host Hotel for the Taste of Autumn is Hilton Garden.

Playing music at night, I had a lot of free time during the day, so I kept making these hiking sticks as I enjoyed looking at a piece of wood and allowing it to show me what to do with it. Palonia trees grow like crazy here, it's a lightweight, but sturdy wood and I have a never ending supply while not feeling like I’m intruding on Mother Nature.

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I took some of them around to different shops in the Arts & Crafts community in Gatlinburg to see if there was any future in my newfound talent. I was also amazed when they were selected to be included in the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts biennial juried exhibition. That was quite an honor for me. In the never ending search for inspiration, losing all of our material possessions in the Chimney Tops ﬁres on November 28th, 2016, fueled that search. I have just recently begun the last Cloud Walker in a series of 10, titled “Fire on the Mountain”. Like all artists, a

Bohanan Reunited With Family After 11 Days Blount Memorial Hospital for assessment where he was released a few hours later.

Dress up as your favorite critter and dance the night away! This is a family friendly event with fun for all ages!

Sep 24th @ 5:30pm - Sep 24th @ 9:30pm

Cloud Walkers can be purchased at Gatlin County Leather and The Buckhorn Inn in the Arts & Crafts Communtiy and at Crystelle Creek Restaurant on Hwy 321 in Gatlinburg.

I began experimenting with techniques, wood burning nature scenes, and using different colors and stains, and found that natural color worked best, such as food coloring, mustard, beet juice, etc. It seems I had a knack for something I had never considered even trying.

2017 Salamander Ball

This event features: •Live music from the Vibraslaps •Smokies Critter Parade (remember to dress up!) •Kid’s Cover for all the little critters out there •A Unique Auction with items and activities to bid on •Free admission to Zoo Knoxville with ticket purchase •Local beer & wine •Catering from Holly’s Eventful Dining Adults $75, children 12 and under free! - www.dlia.org

If you become an owner of one of my Cloud Walkers, thank you, and I hope it brings you the same pleasure, whether it remains a decorative piece of artwork in your home or accompanies you on the trails and hikes in your lifetime.

After spending 11 nights lost in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Austin Bohanan, walked out of the woods along Panther Creek and ﬂagged down a passing boat for help on August 23 at approximately 2:30 p.m. He was quickly reunited with his family who has gathered daily near the site since his disappearance. Bohanan was uninjured, but was transported by Rural Metro to

Park Rangers received some initial details as reported to them from Bohanan about his 11-day experience. He told Rangers that after becoming separated from his step-father on Friday afternoon in the Shop Creek area, he climbed to the top of the ridge to try to make a cell phone call to his mother for help. After a few failed attempts, he attempted to follow a creek out of the woods. He believes that he followed Tabcat and Panther Creeks, both upstream and downstream, for days within the 6,700-acre search area as he tried to make his way back towards Highway 129. He was challenged by dense vegetation in the drainages and blowdowns. “From day one, we treated the

search for Austin as an emergency and appreciate the resources from across the region that came to our aid to help us actively and aggressively search through extremely tough terrain,” said Park Chief Ranger Steve Kloster. “We faced multiple challenges, including a moving target in dense conditions, but our search teams never gave up hope.” Over 100 searchers from multiple agencies aggressively searched for Bohanan using ground crews, air operations, canine units and boat operators.The teams navigated extremely steep slopes and drainages in the search area. At one point, Bohanan heard a search helicopter and tried to climb to a high point where he could be seen. While Bohanan appears to have remained within the search area, he was constantly moving and left little sign behind in the dense foliage.

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Classic Hikes of the Smokies Boogerman Trail - September 12

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Lace up your boots for the September Classic Hike on the Boogerman Trail! This 7.5-mile moderate loop takes hikers through Cataloochee Valley and includes several historic sites and creek crossings in its elevation gain of 1,150 feet. Come prepared to get your feet wet! This hike is $20 which beneﬁts the Trails Forever endowment. call: 800-845-5665 - email: info@friendsofthesmokies.org www.friendsofthesmokies.org

Friends Day At Mast General Store – Knoxville Stop by the Mast General Store in Knoxville as they celebrate Friends Day on Saturday, September 9! At the end of the day, Mast Store will donate 10% of the day’s sales to support efforts of Friends of the Smokies. And a big thank you to Patagonia for their support of Friends Day. They will also make a donation in support of Mast’s community partners. info@friendsofthesmokies.org - www.friendsofthesmokies.org

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Monday Nites Music at the Creek

Reach Out 5K Color Run Was A Great Success

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Indonesia. The money that was raised from this event will go to help build a school and greatly improve the educational opportunities of the children at the orphanage and in the surrounding area. God has truly blessed us with such a great turnout for this event.

We had a great turnout with 106 people registered for the race. We had a great silent auction with lots of door prizes it was a super fun event.

We also want to thank our sponsors and all the area businesses that supported us. If you are interested in supporting Faith children's home and or would like to support a child in orphanage please contact Amanda Perryman at 865-661-0685 or at balikids@outlook.com.

Most importantly 100% percent of the proceeds go to Faith Children's Home on the island of Sulawesi in

Thank you for attending and for your continued support.

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The Moonshiners of Appalachia “I'd build me a cabin if only I could, I'd make me a shine still deep in the wood. I'd get me a mule an' work 'em June ta May. Reckin' you won't ﬁnd me 'til judgement day. “I had heard about a notorious moonshiner and well known banjo player, Levi Collins. But the whereabouts of his home was here say and very vague. So I called an old friend, John Rice Irwin – founder of the Museum of Appalachia. Mr. Irwin kindly gave me directions to his old cabin and this is where my friendship with Levi began. It was mid February – lightly snowing – you know the white zebra patches on the ground. Heavy blue smoke bellowed from the old chimney stack. As I approached the door, it opened. A man in his elder years, lanky, in bibbed overalls, ran his hand through his long dusty white beard. His eyes locked on me…yah he was looking right through me. For a moment I froze, then uncomfortably I asked, “Would you happen to be Levi Collins?”…There was a deathly silence…he just kept peering…his eyes studying me like a road map. Then he broke and said, “Nope,…come on in.” As we entered the cabin Levi slowly warmed up to us and happily told of his days as a grist miller, as a coal miner and his even more

illustrious years as moonshiner, operating a still in laurel thickets, well off the beaten path, no doubt spending plenty of sleepless nights watching and preparing the distillation of the corn whiskey. His adventurous past also included a reverence for music, particularly in the tunes he would play banjo on. A great combination of talents. Of history, Levi Collins expresses the utmost pride. He looks and has the bearing of the colonial frontiersman – independent and self-reliant. He appears grave and unyielding but his sense of hospitality and goodwill is deep rooted as the mountain trees that surround him. This native pride, which is not shallow arrogance, is the kindred charm of the mountain people. Written from a collaborative with Paul Murray and by Jay Demier Louise writer of the book “Mirrored Souls the Study of Paul Murray's Art”. Scotch-Irish descendants, tired of getting taxed on their liquor, left the homeland to settle in the hills of Appalachia. A learned aversion for government, and the taxation and restrictions put on them and their cherished centuries old recipe's. Murray has been researching and painting these Southern Appalachian folk for over 40 years, full time since age 13. He has Captured the last remaining pioneer lifestyle; the last of the craftsman of brooms, baskets, quilting, carving, and much more. the cherished and revered Moonshiner's of Appalachia.

He's caught the close family unit that relied on nature and each other for survival. Here he shares the spirit and stories of the cherished and revered Moonshiner's of Appalachia. Come visit the Paul Murray Gallery, in the old farm house in Gatlinburg's Art and Crafts Community. 1003 Glades Rd. Gatlinburg, TN 10:30-5:30, look for the barn with the little girl on it 2.5 miles down.

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Donations Help Keep History Alive In Great Smoky Mountains National Park eating crops, rangers modified the zig-zag fence design from a “w” shape to a “v” shape. “Where they couldn’t quite squeeze between,” says Park Supervisory Doucette. “It is historically consistent,” she says. “It’s a slight modification. But probably not much different than they would have done.” The farm reflects farmers’ lives around 1900. Preserving history like the fence gets present-day priority. Donations are necessary from “Friends of the Smokies.”

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park provides breathtaking beauty. It also can take you back in time. In our own backyard, there’s a special museum that preserves the history of early Appalachian life, that stays present with your donations. Park Supervisory Ranger Lynda Doucette brings enthusiasm to the Mountain Farm Museum, just down the path from the Oconaluftee Visitors Center near Cherokee. Along with human visitors, elk come too. To stop them from

Smith says, “Once it was used on a horse and no longer good for keeping the horse’s foot in shape, it would have been brought into a blacksmith shop and turned into a hinge.” Ingenuity was key to early Appalachian life. A cabin on the property dates back to 1900, built by a farmer and his two sons. “Often time you’ll see chinking in the middle of the logs,” says Smith.” But he chose to put up boards in between which kept the elements out.”

“Some of that money that was donated helped with purchasing material,” says Ranger Michael Smith

“I’m glad this is here. We’re thrilled,” says Lynn Thompson, visiting from Florida. “The sewing machine in the house. My grandmother had one and I learned to sew on it”

Smith says many structures were moved here in the 1950s and now educate the public. He explains the cantilever-style barn.

For many guests, a trip here is nostalgic and a chance to teach younger generations.

“The way it’s set up is a huge loft up above and that was mainly used for hay. Stalls below which would have been used to hold livestock,” he says.

“This just reminds young kids that it wasn’t always video games, that there were chores to do,” says Thompson.

Corn was milled at the nearby Mingus mill. Donations needed also to keep it churning. “There’s a raceway here. We have to change out that material from time to time,” Smith says. Some farms had a blacksmith shop to re-purpose tools like horseshoes.

“This is the best thing they could do because without that my granddaughter would never know the history of this,” says Edward Lovell from Ohio. He says, “I hope this never ends. I hope everybody realizes the heritage that’s here right now and what we need to do to make this last forever.”

After A Near Disaster, Power Company Tech Warns To Never Leave Plastic Water Bottles In A Hot Car It’s important to recycle plastic water bottles to help save the environment, but it’s also a really good idea to get them out of your vehicle. It’s not just because it’s unsightly to have them lying around haphazardly, but it could be a threat to your life. One Idaho man learned the hard way that discarded empty plastic water bottles not only clutter up a vehicle, but they can cause serious damage during sunny warm weather. How is it possible that something as seemingly innocent as a plastic water bottle could be so dangerous? Just like light traveling through a magnifying glass that can set things on fire when burning hot enough, plastic water bottles can do the same thing. It’s quite frightening to find your backseat or floorboard on fire all because of a seemingly innocent plastic water bottle. Idaho Power shared such a story on Facebook from one of its employee’s scary experience. In fact, so many people were unaware of this hazard that the video has been viewed thousands

of times and shared hundreds of times, too. Battery technician Dioni Amuchastegu was sitting in the work truck taking his lunch break when he noticed smoke curling away out of the corner of his eye. He had no clue what was going on. Dioni turned sideways in his seat and saw that light was being refracted through a water bottle. That light on a hot summer day was so intense that when refracted, it began to catch the passenger seat on fire. “Light was just shining through the driver’s side window and shone right through (the water bottle) and burned those two spots in the seat right there.” There are two charred holes in Dioni’s front seat, proof that this odd occurrence really did happen. Idaho Power said that a round plastic water bottle filled with a clear liquid can actually act as a lens that concentrates the sun’s energy on one point, eventually creating enough heat to ignite and spark flames.

The ideal thing to do is to remove empty plastic water bottles from your vehicle and recycle them. But if you haven’t made it to a recycling bin yet, make sure they’re kept out of direct sunlight.

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Appalachian Bear Rescue Bears in Hyperphagia!! By Kathryn Sherrard

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Hyperphagia? What in the world is that, you may be saying as you read this strange, scientific term. No doubt you have heard of other animals, such as sharks, who go through a “feeding frenzy” at various times. Bears have their own feeding frenzy, scientifically called hyperphagia, in late summer through early fall each year. This is the time when bears everywhere instinctively know that they must put on weight to survive hibernation, which is right around the corner for them. They eat practically nonstop as they prepare for the lean months ahead. In order to maximize their weight gain they may eat for 22 out of 24 hours a day and consume 20,000 calories a day (a human equivalent would be about 37 Big Macs). They will add approximately four inches of fat to their bodies. The bears here in our Southern Appalachians do not face the same challenges in winter as their northern cousins, who hibernate for a longer period, but the urge to add weight is the same. Proving that this is an instinctive reaction to the season, the almost-7-month-old bear cubs (#259 Otto Bear and #261 Rollo Bear) currently being cared for at Appalachian Bear Rescue are eating more voraciously these days, causing the curators to provide greater quantities of food for them. Since these cubs were orphaned months ago, they never had the benefit of a mother teaching them to eat more, and yet they are increasing their food intake dramatically. Does hyperphagia have implications for

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Once the arugula starts to flower, it’ll start turning bitter. At this point, your best option is to pull the whole plant out by its roots. Salvage whatever leaves you still find edible and compost the rest. The arugula tends to bolt quickly, so keep an eye out for the telltale signs of flowers and harvest right away.Ideally, harvest at a time when it’s cooler and shadier, as the leaves will wilt quickly when cut in full sun. Arugula is a popular salad green, but can be added to any number of dishes, such as sandwiches and hot or cold pesto. It will lose some of its peppery punch when cooked. How to Save the Seeds - Arugula seeds are easy to collect and save, and can be stored for up to five years. The plant will produce small, white flowers. Once flowers emerge, small seed pods will start to form along the stem. If you like, you can actually eat the seeds. They have a strong spicy kick, similar to a radish. Once the plant bolts, the leaves will turn bitter and begin to brown. There are a number of ways to collect the seeds. Some will cover the stem with a nylon

stocking to catch the seeds as the pods break open. Alternatively, clip the stem, tie a paper bag around it and hang upside down to dry. To check if the seeds are ready to be collected, gently shake the seed pod. The seeds are ready when you hear them rattling around inside the pod. Eventually, the pods will break, releasing the seeds, or you can crush the pod if you like. To separate the seed from the chaff, Heirloom Organics suggests the following method: “If your seeds are in a bag already, you can shake the bag or stick your hand in the bag and crumble the dried seed pods. You’ll end up with a pile of tiny dark seeds mixed in with papery seed pod chaff. To separate this out, you can do it the oldfashioned way, which is to put everything in a shallow pan and blow the chaff off the top of the pile. The seeds weigh more than the chaff, so they will stay put. Another way is to put them in a sieve that has holes bigger than the seeds, but smaller than the chaff and shake.” Store your seeds in a paper envelope or jar in a cool, dark, dry place. Alternatively, store them in a zipper bag in your refrigerator.

us? Deﬁnitely! When bears are laserfocused on foraging and eating, they may not be as alert to other aspects of their surroundings. It is more important than ever that we humans do the right things. We simply must secure all food sources if we live in (or visit) black bear country. We must never leave trash unattended. We must never leave food or wrappers in vehicles or drop them along a trail. We must not feed pets or store pet food outside. And hardest of all for many of us who love to watch birds, we must not feed the birds until the bears have gone to their winter sleep. Remember that bears are extra-hungry and we do not want to offer any temptation in the form of human-provided food. The old saying “A fed bear is a dead bear” is very true, and feeding can be indirect as well as directly offering food to a bear.

You can follow the story of Apollo Bear, as well as Otto and Rollo and ﬁnd out more about Appalachian Bear Rescue by visiting our Facebook page: facebook.com/AppalachianBearRescue. New photos are posted every day, so you can see where the three cubs are and how they are doing. Please visit: www.appalachianbearrescue.org and our blog at abrblog.wordpress.com. If you are in Townsend, please stop by our Visitor/Education Center in the Trillium Cove Shopping Village on East Lamar Alexander Parkway. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 4; closed S u n d a y & M o n d a y. Ta l k t o knowledgeable volunteers and purchase ABR merchandise as mementos of your visit. We’d love to see you there!

News Flash! As this article is being written, ABR admitted a third bear cub, the same age as our two current residents. This little cub, #266 is nicknamed Apollo in honor of the eclipse. Apollo Bear was injured when he crossed the road with his mother and sibling. He suffered a broken leg and was treated at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. After his surgery, in which plates were put in his radius and ulna, he was transported to the Red Roof Recovery Center, a newly-ﬁnished addition to the ABR facility, where he can be housed safely and prevented from further injuring his leg. Bears are extremely resilient animals and we have hopes for his complete recovery and eventual release back into the wild.

Oak Ridge Boy's Concert September 23 - Pigeon Forge Theirs is one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry. The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of Country hits and a Number One Pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring four decades of charted singles, and 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere. And each remains as enthusiastic about the process as they have ever been. Their hits include “Elvira”, “(I’m Settin’) Fancy Free”, “Bobbie Sue”, and “American Made”.

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New Fungi Found In Park Helping The Forest Regrow After Wildfires On a walk through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the common eye sees charred trees, burnt soil, singed leaves—the remnants of the November firestorm. However, the trained eye sees life. “It's only been a few months, but we can already see fungi are growing back again," said Dr. Andrew Miller. "Here's one that's fruiting." Dr. Miller, a mycologist from the University of Illinois, and his team from the University of Tennessee and Savannah State University found what they're looking for: pyro-nema, a tiny fungi that only grows after a fire. "They've basically been sitting in the soil as spores waiting for the fires to come along, and as soon as that happens they fruit in abundance and they're basically all over the place," he said. These tiny particles are the food for the plants and the trees to sprout again. "These fungi are the first to come in, they help decompose all the other stuff until the rest of the growth comes in," Miller explained.

There's lots of different fungi that grow in the park, but this pyro-nema is a new species, and it's here to nourish the forest. "These are all new park records that we've never seen in the park, and this is really exciting because we know of over 3,000 species in the park that we've studied for years. We've really studied the park well for the last 100 years, we have a good diversity of knowledge of what occurs in the park, and we've never seen this before so it's really exciting for mycologists to come and see it," said Dr. Miller. The ﬁrst signs of new life make these scientists optimistic for the future of the forest. "It was a high intensity burn and pretty much everything was burned down to the ground, and to see things coming up in that area just a few months after the ﬁres is impressive," said Dr. Andy Methven, biologist at Savannah State University and UT graduate. "I've been impressed with how quickly the plants have sprouted, even in the last month, it's amazing how quickly it's recovering." "Probably this time next year you're going to have a hard time

telling a ﬁre even came through this area. The soil is going to be pretty much back to the way it was before," added Dr. Miller. Eleven thousand acres burned in the park in November. The group of researchers received a $160,000 grant called Post-Fire Fungi with Great Smoky Mountains National Park with the National Science Foundation and received permits to conduct the research with the national park.