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2012 girl varsity Cougars 24-2 regular season record
Inspection clears buses of fire risk By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News Yancey County Schools does not have any school buses identified as similar to the bus that burned Feb. 8 in Charlotte. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction school transportation section has directed all local school systems to perform special inspections to determine if there were other buses in the state with wiring problems similar to what appears to have caused the Feb. 8 school bus fire in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district. According to NCDPI, the fire may have begun when an intake heater wire rubbed against a metal heater shutoff valve. State Transportation Services Section Chief Derek Graham said that he and his team are seeking clarification from Thomas Built Buses, but it appears probable that buses at risk are “most likely from bus shipments received between summer 1998 through 1999.” Continued on page 2
Realignment brings dissatisfaction for Mountain Heritage
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The No. 2 ranked Cougars will take on No. 11 ranked East Burke in the District Round of the playoffs after resounding victories this week against West Caldwell and East Rutherford teams this week. MORE INSIDE!
Where the heck is Draughn High School? A draft realignment plan for North Carolina high school athletics would mean Mountain Heritage athletes in all sports will be facing three conference foes located in the Hickory area including Draughn High School - and excludes perennial opponent Madison High School. “We’re going into a conference where we’re not even in our region,” said Mountain Heritage Athletic Director and Football Coach Joey Robinson. “We’re certainly not happy with it. It’s not what we wanted.” Complete Story Inside
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Buses are safe
From the front Kenny Renfro, the transportation director with Yancey County Schools, said the county purchased no buses from Thomas Built Buses that year. “The only 1998 we have is an International” model, he said. “We don’t have any of the Thomas buses from that time.” The state is awaiting a more detailed report from the High Point-based Thomas Built Bus company, but told school districts to” inspect all of the school buses and activity buses in this date range for similar wiring issues.” Yancey County Schools maintains and supervises 39 buses which travel 2,362 miles every school day.
Programs offered for deaf children
Deaf and hard-of-hearing students from across the country are invited to attend one of three summer career awareness camps focusing on science, technology, business and art at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Hundreds of students are expected. Each program features hands-on activities during the day, social activities in the evenings and accommodations in a college dorm room. The programs are intended to promote interest in specific fields and determine what career options may interest and motivate the students. • Explore Your Future is a six-day career awareness program for college-bound high school sophomores and juniors who are deaf or hard of hearing. Students experience college life, enjoy hands-on activities, and get a taste of careers in the fields of business, computing, engineering, science and art. Choice of two sessions, July 14 – 19 or July 21 – 26, 2012. Registration deadline is April 30. Details are available at www.rit.edu/NTID/EYF. • TechGirlz and TechBoyz are week-long summer camps held July 28 – Aug. 3, 2012, for deaf and hardof-hearing girls and boys respectively, entering 7th, 8th and 9th grade who are interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Campers build computers to take home, discover the secrets
Micaville Elementary to ‘March Into the Library’ Micaville Elementary School will hold a ‘March into the Library’ at 5 p.m.on March 1. The march begins with a hotdog supper $4 per person. From 5:30 to 7 p.m. , march down the hall to find fun activities in the library and classrooms that will lead you on a journey of adventure through stories and games. The final march will be a dance from 7-8 p.m. in the gym. Don’t miss the opportunity to dance with the Cat in the Hat, and other special guest. Mark you calendars now to March into the Library on March 1st. We would like to extend a special invitation to any preschoolers that will be coming to Micaville Elementary School next year.
of roller coasters, conduct experiments in a hightech lab and more. Registration deadline is May 31. Details are available at www.rit.edu/NTID/TechGirlz or www.rit.edu/NTID/TechBoyz. • Steps to Success is a weekend mini-camp on Aug. 3 – 5, 2012, for 7th, 8th and 9th grade African American, Native American and Latino students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Campers enjoy handson career-related activities and meet new friends. Registration deadline is May 31. Details are found at www.rit.edu/NTID/StepstoSuccess. RIT is internationally recognized for academic leadership in computing, engineering, imaging technology, sustainability and fine and applied arts, in addition to unparalleled support services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. RIT enrolls 17,000 full- and part-time students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. NTID, one of nine colleges of RIT, was established by Congress in 1965 to provide college opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who were underemployed in technical fields. A record 1,547 students attend NTID; more than 1,350 are deaf or hard of hearing. Others are hearing students enrolled in interpreting or deaf education programs. Visit: www.rit.edu/NTID.
Mountain Air group funds recreation grounds
for the development of Comprehensive Recreational Grounds (CRG). Located within sight of Highway 19E, CRG will be accessible to the entire population. “This Graham Children’s Health Services CRG will be a focal point of active living, recently received support from the Mountain socialization, entertainment and recreation in Air Residents Fund to continue work on the Yancey County,” said Jeff Howell, Director Whitt Bottom Comprehensive Recreational of Yancey County Parks and Recreation. Grounds. “We’ve supported Graham “The project is unique in its efforts not only Children’s Health Services in the past and to develop a comprehensive community park are proud to support them once again. This in a rural area, but also to involve the entire park will be a tremendous community asset” community in the process. Inclusiveness said Joan Alexander, Mountain Air Residents guarantees community ownership, increased usage and more attention to maintenance and Fund President. In 2009, with funding support from sustainability.” “We’re working hard to lay the foundation Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF), Yancey County was able to purchase and put this plan into place,” said ounty 26 acres on the Whitt Bottoms property Manager Nathan Bennett.
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Opinion/Outlooks
It’s not really an ‘Ozzie & Harriet’ world after all By Natalie Hampton Journal of Extension Amidst hectic family lives, it is tempting to recall the days of “Ozzie and Harriet” families, where Dad returned home from work each day to sit down to dinner with Mom in a dress and pearls and 2.3 kids. But a study by an N.C. State University faculty member shows that the nostalgic family of television fame was not the norm of American society that we believe today. Dr. Kimberly Allen, family and consumer sciences Cooperative Extension specialist and assistant professor, conducted a literature review of American families of the past 100 years. Her research, published recently in the Journal of Extension, found that women in American families contributed financially to their families’ income throughout the 20th century. The Journal of Extension article was coauthored by Dr. Carolyn Dunn, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor and associate state program leader for family and consumer sciences, and Dr. Sandy Zaslow, department head emeritus and associate director for FCS at N.C. State. The article was done in recognition of N.C. Cooperative Extension’s celebration of 100 years of the program now known as family and consumer sciences. North Carolina’s home demonstration program was started in 1911 by Jane S. McKimmon as a way to bring research-based information on food and nutrition to rural women. During the early 1900s and into the 1950s, Allen found that women worked long hours in the home, and many were isolated, especially in rural areas. Home demonstration clubs, started as girls’ Tomato Clubs, provided women the chance to learn how to safely preserve fresh food for their families. Early home demonstration agents – called family and consumer sciences agents today – also encouraged women to earn “butter and egg money” by selling extra produce and
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homemade products through curb markets, precursors to today’s farmers’ markets. The money they earned helped provide their families with shoes and clothing and support for their children’s education, Allen said. During World War II in the 1940s, many women entered the workforce to replace men who were at war overseas. In the 1950s, many married women continued to work, Allen said, particularly middle class women. “It was a prosperous time – that’s what you saw in the media,” she said. Manufacturing in Europe was halted by the war, providing more manufacturing opportunities for the United States. And the generation that fought WWII took advantage of the chance for a college education provided by the GI Bill. “Many were the first generation of their families to attend college, and that started a cycle of prosperity,” Allen said. In the 1960s and ’70s, women became more independent and more likely to earn a living working outside the home. FCS Extension agents supported families by orienting their training toward “changing families.” Today’s families come in many demographic variations. Single-parent families are more common, as much as 30 to 80 percent, depending on demographic group. “Families are more diverse. Those who can really use
Thanks for Riddlefest donations
The Traditional Voices Group wishes to thank all the merchants who contributed gifts and gift certificates to the theme baskets that were auctioned during intermission at this year’s RiddleFest. Thanks go also to Rolf Holmquist and the estate of John Doyle for the artwork that was donated and sold. Needle Me This on East Main Street was especially helpful in the development of the beautiful quilt that was raffled. Altogether we raised $2,248 through the sale of baskets and artwork and the quilt raffle. These donations help TVG stage RiddleFest annually and buy materials for on-going oral history activities throughout the year. We are gratified to know that the community supports our work. Ellen Denker
(Cooperative Extension’s) help come in all forms, sizes, shapes and colors,” she said. For the first 50 years of FCS, Extension agents were focused on rural families, helping them with food, business opportunities through market sales, home safety and human development. In the most recent 50 years, FCS agents reached out more to urban clients, expanding their focus to include parenting, financial management and job preparedness. Allen said one of the biggest surprises of her research was discovering how instrumental women were to their families’ financial success throughout the 20th century. All along, “Extension agents were really out there making life better for their families,” she said. The lingering recession has provided new challenges that FCS agents and specialists have stepped up to meet. To help families cope, Extension offers education related to job preparedness, financial resource management and helping families and children deal with emotional stress of economic woes. In 2009, FCS professionals developed a set of fact sheets called “Take Control” on different aspects of dealing with family economic crisis. In the future, FCS will have to rely more on technology – blogs, social media and other tools to reach families. “We have to be open to what families look like, and we’ll do our jobs better. Not all families look like Ozzie and Harriet,” Allen said.
Heartfelt Thank You
I would like to say a heartfelt Thank You to all who sent food, flowers, and sympathy cards in the recent loss of her husband, Johnnie Lee. Mary Crain
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Obituaries David Seltzer
David Anderson Seltzer, 62, of Burnsville, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine. A native of Hartford, Conn., he was a son of the late David and Dorothy Johnson Seltzer. He was also preceded in death by his sister Shelby. David was an entrepreneur and was noted for his humor and his advice. He is survived by his wife Ila Seltzer; a daughter: Heather Judge of Asheville; a Step-daughter: Molly Kamper of Austin, Texas; sisters: Cynthia Gorry and family of Lexington, Mass.; Solveig Gruber and family of Romney, W.Va.; Dika Seltzer and family of Baltimore, Md., and a brother: Clifford Seltzer and family of Charlottesville, Va. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. A celebration of life will follow at the Burnsville Town Center. The family will Thanna Arrowood receive friends one hour prior to the services Thanna Arrowood, 72, of Weaverville, died at the funeral home. Memorial donations may Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at John F. be made to the Seltzer memorial Trust, c/o Keever Solace Center in Asheville. A native of Heather Judge. Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Bertie Robinson Honeycutt. Thanna Mack Carroll was a retired public school bus driver. She was a long-time member of Ivy Creek Baptist Mack Carroll, 67, died Saturday, February Church. 18, 2012, at the campus of Mission Hospital. Surviving are two sons: Bryan Lee A native of Yancey County, he was married Arrowood and wife, Sandra, of Black to Shirley Jean Black Carroll for 49 years. Mountain and Roger Dean Arrowood and He was a resident of Marion since 1965. wife, Tammy, of Weaverville; 7 grandchildren: Mack was the son of the late Crawford Brandi Arrowood, Brittany Gibson, Corey and Hettie H. Carroll. He was also preceded Arrowood, Joy Arrowood, Ashley Arrowood, in death by three brothers:Junior, Roy and Brittney Banks, and Samantha Banks; 2 Wayne; a sister: Maude; a granddaughter: great grandchildren: Ciara Sims and Jasmine Ashley and two special brother-in laws: Arrowood; a brother: Bobby Honeycutt and Landon Boone and Jay Black. wife, Carolyn, of Fairview; a sister: Margaret He worked in the private sector from the Church and husband, Preston, of Weaverville. age of 16 until his retirement in 2005. He Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. faithfully attended Faith Mission Baptist Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Church, Marion. Funeral Home. The Revs. Preston Church and Mack is also survived by his three children: Larry Rogers will officiate. Burial will be in Johnny Mack and wife, Sherry, of Boiling the Robinson Cemetery on Bakers Creek. Springs, S.C.; Tina Carroll Cable and The family will receive friends from Noon Gregory Keith, both of Marion; four beloved until 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral grandchildren: Victoria, Kayla, Daniel and home. Morgan; and 11 siblings: Evelyn Boone, Memorials may be made to John F. Keever Charles, J.C., Ray, Faye Hudarow, James, Solace Center, 21 Belvedere Road, Asheville, Hoyle, Lois Belcher, Mildred Letterman, Jane NC 28803. Bollinger and Phillip. Funeral service was Monday in the chapel Annice Maney of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Pastor Jim Ledford, Pastor Pete McComb and Annice Maney, 105, of the Horton Creek Gregory K. Carroll officiated. Burial followed Community, passed away Tuesday, February in the Pete Young Cemetery 21, 2012 at Brookside Rehabilitation and Donations may be made to Gideons Care. A native of Yancey County, she was a International, PO Box 264, Burnsville, NC or daughter of the late John Wesley and Estelle Mission Foundation, www.missionhospitals. Horton Maney. She was also preceded in death org/foundation. by a sister, Mary Alice Maney and brothers: Jack and Lee Maney. She graduated from Lees Jasper Thomas Harper McRae School in Banner Elk and attended Columbia Bible College. She worked several Jasper Thomas Harper, 89, of Shepherd years for the Social Security Administration Branch, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012, in Baltimore, Md. Annice was proud of her at Mission Hospital. A native of Pitt County, ancestry and was a member of the Daughters he was a son of the late Carl and Agnes of the American Revolution. She was a Johnston Harper. He was also preceded in member of Paint Gap Presbyterian Church. death by sister, Thelma Caldwell and two Surviving are three sisters: Grace Spires of brothers: Grant and Carl Harper. Jack was an Asheville, Mafra Robinson of Burnsville and Army veteran, having served in the AsiaticMargaret Clarke of Rialto, California, and Pacific area of World War II. Along with the several nieces and nephews. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Metal, Jack received Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts among Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers various other medals of honor. Funeral Home. The Revs. Don Blankenship He was the assistant head steam engineer and Joe Bennett will officiate. Burial will be with NASA until his retirement. He also in the Horton Cemetery on Horton Creek. worked with Summit Building Supply for The family will receive friends one hour over 21 years, until the age of 87. He had prior to the service at the funeral home. been a faithful member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church since 1970, where he was a former deacon and superintendent of Sunday school.
Jack will be missed by all who knew him. Surviving are his loving wife of 63 years, Joe Dean Shepherd Harper; a daughter, Cheryl Robinson and husband, Vernon, of Burnsville; a son, Blaney T. Harper and wife, Sharon, of Estero, Fla.; sisters: Hazel Lassiter of Garner, Lucille Bradshaw of Hebron, Md., Millie Shelor and husband, Mike, of Newport News, Va, Anne Starnes of Smyrna, Ga., and Betty Goad and husband, Hank, of Smithfield, Va.; a brother, Billy W. Harper and wife, Jayne, of Berryville, Va., and three grandsons, Jonathan Robinson, Thomas Robinson and Adam Robinson, all of Burnsville. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services was scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. Rev. Joe Bennett and Vernon Robinson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Private interment will be held on Friday. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 George’s Fork Rd, Burnsville, NC 28714.
David Van Houser David Van Houser, 24, of Hwy 197, Green Mountain, passed away February 17, 2012. He was a native of Mitchell County, and a Heavy Equipment Operator for Tipton and Young. Survivors include his mother Lisa Peterson, of Green Mountain, and his father Jr Houser, of Green Mountain, one sister, Christy Houser of Green Mountain, one brother, Jonathan Houser, of Burnsville, grandparents, Van and Barbara Peterson and Betty and Wayne Houser, of Green Mountain, nieces, Kaylie and Kimberly Houser, sister in law, Dora Kilgore, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Funeral was Tuesday with Burl Ledford officiating. Interment followed at Flat Branch Cemetery. Henline – Hughes Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Kenneth David Tipton Kenneth (Ken) David Tipton, of Gray, died on February 17, 2012, after a five year battle with cancer. Ken was a North Carolina native and graduated from Tipton Hill High School in 1963. He moved to Gray in 1969 to work for Mason Dixon and was later employed by Gordon Furniture and Sara Lee. Ken was an avid outdoorsman. His hobbies were fishing, woodworking, and traveling. He was a devoted Christian and a member of Poplar Ridge Christian Church. Ken was preceded in death by his parents Farrell and Blanche Tipton and his father-inlaw Holt Griffith. Survivors include his wife, Linda Griffith Tipton, his daughter, Rhonda Kay Tipton Miller and husband, Ron, his granddaughter, Elizabeth Carol Miller, who was the joy of his life, his beloved sisters, Sue Kemp and Verna Street, brothers- and sisters-in law Kenneth Street, Betty and Richard Morgan, and Jane and Hollis Salyer, his mother-in-law Mildred Griffith, and many loved nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. A celebration of Ken’s life will be held on Sunday, February 26, at 3 p.m. at the Poplar Ridge Christian Church in Piney Flats,Tenn. The family will greet friends following the service in the Christian Life Center of the Church. Monetary donations may be made to the Food Pantry at Poplar Ridge Christian Church, 206 Poplar Ridge Church Road, Piney Flats TN 37686. A family graveside service will be
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Obituaries held at Fairview Cemetery in Green Mountain. years, Roy John Gouge of Henson Creek; one daughter, Brenda Leigh Hoilman of Frank; one son, David Allen Gouge of Plumtree; three Mary Ruth Carswell grandsons: Johnny Gouge and Josh Gouge of Mary Ruth Carswell Gouge, 66, died Plumtree and Cody Hoilman of Boone; one granddaughter; Stephanie Gouge of Heaton; Sunday, February 19, 2012. Mary was a sweet lady and a wonderful wife, one great-granddaughter, Alena Gouge; mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. three brothers: Bob Carswell of Camden, Mary worked at Shadowline, Baxter’s, and S.C.; Roy Carswell of Montezuma; and John U.S. Textiles before retiring to her little home Henry Carswell of Marion; and sister; Sandy Calloway of Granite Falls; special friend, Paul in Elk Park. A Christian lady, she loved the Lord. She Dale Clark Jr., who always checked on her and liked taking care of her flowers, listening to a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine, is gospel music and spending time with her assisting the Gouge family. family. She was preceded in death by her parents; Henry Clay Carswell and Edna Pritchard Geneva Wilson Carswell. Geneva Young Wilson, 101, died Tuesday, The funeral was Wednesday with the Rev. February 21, 2012, at the Yancey House Rodney Milsaps and Billy Joe McGuire Assisted Living Facility in Burnsville. She was officiating. Interment is in the Morning Star a member of the St. James Union Church and Baptist Church Cemetery. had devoted her life to taking care of the sick She is survived by her husband of 46 and those in need.
Mrs. Wilson was born on September 29, 1910, the daughter of the late James and Martha Young. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton, and son, Victor Hugo Wilson, one sister, and five brothers. She is survived by a daughter, Marie McDonald of Greensboro; a grandson, Clinton Wilson, of Marion, nieces Flora Barnett of Mars Hill and Wilma Jackson of Spruce Pine, a nephew, Edgar Young and spouse, Sue, sons Bill Biddix of Charleston, S.C. and Calvin Biddix of Reidsville, a daughter; Gwen Flinchum of Loxahatchee, Fla., special friend J.C. Mathis; and several grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Sunday, February 26, at 2 p.m. at the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Cathy Henson officiating. Interment will follow in the Young Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1-2 p.m. in the chapel. Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine is assisting the Wilson family.
LAND TRANSACTIONS
to Keith and Alice Kirton, 5.144 acres in Crabtree Township. Jan. 31, 2012, $500, Sawin Family Revocable Trust to Rotha and Kathy Byrd, .26 acre off Lower Browns Creek Road. Feb. 2, 2012, $150,000, The Forkner Family Revocable Trust to Westminster Retirement Communities Foundation Inc., 8.76 acres along Jacks Creek and Rhubarb Road. Feb. 3, 2012, $89,000, Mountain Lifestyle Development Group, Inc., to Ann H. Choiniere, Lot 7, the Cove at Celo Mountain. Feb. 6, 2012, $17,000, Teresa R. Bryant to Jerry Strand and Margaret Holmes-Strand, Lot 2, Phase 1, Barebridge Fields subdivision. Feb. 7, 2012, $500, Joey Thomas to Joshua and Crystal Boone, .48 acre off Glendale Avenue. Feb. 8, 2012, $65,000, Roger and Olga Williams, et al., to Charles Dan Rogers, Lot 2, Wolf Laurel Heights. Feb. 9, 2012, $25,500, Ellen Stokes to Stokes SHC Properties LLC, 6 acres in Double Island Development. Feb. 10, 2012, $15,000, Kathy and Alden Davis III to Nell Cooper, 2.510 acres along Toodies Creek. Feb. 13, 2012, $31,500, Robert and Anita Treadway to Gary and Lisa Halker, 2 tracts off Rex Bradford Road totaling 8.65 acres. Feb. 13, 2012, $45,500, the Lin Family Trust to Yancey Nursing Center Property Co, LLC, an interest in 3.79 acres adjoining nursing center property on N.C. 197. Feb. 13, 2012, $108,500, the Morrison Family Trust to Yancey Nursing Center Property Co, LLC, an interest in 3.79 acres adjoining nursing center property on N.C. 197. Feb. 13, 2012, $109,000, NRN LLC to Yancey Nursing Center Property Co, LLC, an interest in 3.79 acres adjoining nursing center property on N.C. 197. Feb. 13, 2012, $100,000, John Turkin to Yancey Nursing Center Property Co, LLC, an interest in 3.79 acres adjoining nursing center property on N.C. 197. Feb. 13, 2012, $35,500, J, Nadel 1031 LLC to Yancey Nursing Center Property Co, LLC, an interest in 3.79 acres adjoining nursing center property on N.C. 197. Feb. 13, 2012, $122,000, Katya Brookside LLC to Yancey Nursing Center Property Co, LLC, an interest in 3.79 acres adjoining nursing center property on N.C. 197. Feb. 15, 2012, $165,000, Richard and Helene Wineberg to James and Barbara Maguire, 1.84 acres off Sugar Maple Lane, Pensacola. Feb. 17, 2012, $60,000, William and Sandra Barbee to Branch Banking & Trust Co., .23 acre off White Oak Creek Road, Celo.
These are the land transactions with tax stamps filed at the Yancey County Register of Deeds office from Dec. 13 2011 to Feb. 17, 2012. Values were derived from the tax stamp.
Dec. 13, 2011, $270, Patricia A. Marshall to Suzanne Borda and Mitchell Todd Sutterby, .885 acre off Cattail Creek Road. Dec. 14, 2011, $1,500, Terry and Nancy Schmidt to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, a small parcel on Double Island Road. Dec. 14, 2011, $8,000, Bernie Franklin and Billie Jo Deyton to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, a parcel on Double Island Road. Dec. 14, 2011, $215,000, Earl and Carolyn Grant to Everett and Ruth Kivette, 102 and 104 Green Mountain Drive. Dec. 15, 2011, $30,000, Sandra and Daniel Porter to James and Sally McCoun, a parcel on Winter Star Creek on Up the Creek Lane. Dec. 16, 2011, $1,500, Dennis and Malinda Silver and Randall and Penny Silver to Randall and Penny Silver, .27 acre off NC service road 1142, Burnsville township. Dec. 19, 2011, $130,000, State Employees Credit Union to Jennifer and Timothy Kerley, 1.28 acre, lot 15 River Ridge subdivision. Dec. 21, 2011, $60,000, Jacquelyn Boone to Etta Vee Boone, 6.76 acres off Bear Wallow Road. Dec. 21, 2011, $450,000, Mamie Rollman and Tony Rollman to Rebecca Ashton, 16.39 acres off Banks Creek Road. Dec. 21, 2011, $47,000, William and Shelba Stanley to Gene and Brenda Ledford, 12.189 acres off Bear Wallow Road. Dec. 23, 2011, $39,000, Wachovia Mortgage Corp. to Marco and Rosa Scola, Lot 12, Austin Mountain Drive. Dec. 28, 2011, $1,375,000, Guenther and Trixanna Penner and Quiet Reflections Retreat Inc. to Quiet Retreat SLP, LTD, 18.520 acres off Halls Chapel Road. Dec. 29, 2011, $182,000, George and Elizabeth Barrett to Stephen and Janet Cox, lot 993, Wolf Laurel Estates. Dec. 30, 2011, approx. $12,300, Nancy Dellinger to Federal National Mortgage Association, lot 59, Wolf Laurel Heights. Dec. 30, 2011, $40,000, Charles and Sandra Reed to Robert and Erica Lorelli, lot 36 Overlook Village, Egypt Township. Dec. 30, 2011, $29,000, Gerritt and Cheri Ten Brink to Billy and Candace Martin, lot 3 of Wildwood Acres. Jan. 4, 2012, $292,500, John and Kimberly Gail Cripps to Jeffrey and Denise Marlow, lot 5 of the Reserve, Crabtree Township.
Jan. 4, 2012, $188,000, Alan and Sue Rapperport to Oliver and Lorraine Mulligan, 18.4 acres off NC state road 1126, Prices Creek Township. Jan. 6, 2012, $28,000, Christopher and Glenda Cooper, William and Patricia Whitson to Ryan Leyshon, lots 18, 19, 20 and 21, containing 2,.98 acres of the Percy Hedgecock White Oak subdivision. Jan. 6, 2012, $725,000, Olga Lantz to Thomas and Sheila Floyd, 5.634 acres off Chestnut Farms Lane. Jan. 6, 2012, $45,000, HSBC Bank to the David M. Grise Trust and the Deborah Grise Trust, 1.25 acres off Seven Mile Ridge Road. Jan. 10, 2012, $15,000, Sharon and Allen Carroll to Billy Bodford, 6.31 acres in the Burnsville Township. Jan. 10, 2012, $58,000, TD Bank to Schickendanz Sisters LTD LLC, lot 9, Andrew Banks Road. Jan. 12, 2012, $300,000, A&G NC LLC to Michael and Elizabeth Umstead, unit 2, Lookout Peak, Mountain Air. Jan. 13, 2012, $100,000, James Moody Revocable Trust to William Moody, 76.41 acres, Prices Creek. Jan. 17, 2012, $39,.500, Oak Capital REO LLC to Victoria Enani, 5 acres on Indian Creek off state road 1124. Jan. 17, 2012, $55,000, W.D. and Opal Garland to Douglas Deyton, 10.55 acres off NC 197. Jan. 20, 2012, $2,500, Media Jones to Dennis and Oma Jones, 18 acres in Crabtree. Jan. 20, 2012, $12,500, Martin Honeycutt to Betty and John Robertson, 1/6th interest in four tracts in Cane River. Jan. 20, 2012, $13,000, Crystal Newman to James and Brenda Lee, 4 acres on Little Creek in Ramseytown. Jan. 20, 2012, $16,000, Richmond Young to Paul and Sheila Kardulis, 1.524 acre off N.C. 80 in South Toe. Jan. 23, 2012, $140,000, Buzzard Rock LLC to Communication Land Investments LLC, 2 acres off Fair Haven Drive. Jan. 23, 2012, $130,000, William Barry and Robin Johnson to Chemphar Inc., 3.23 acres off N.C. 80 in South Toe. Jan. 25, 2012, $40,000, Ronnie and Melinda Boykin to Marvin and Sara Boykin, 1/2 share of 27.65 acres off Dead Cane Road, Egypt Township. Jan. 26, 2012, $22,000, John and Kaylene Keen to Louise Ramsey, 2.955 acres off Horton Creek Road. Jan. 26, 2012, $119,000, Doreen Brannan to Cameron Cooper Jensen, .45 acre off Rocky Spring Heights Road. Jan. 27, 2012, $120,000, Linda Barnes to Linda and Dana Giles, 4 acres off Locust Creek, South Toe. Jan. 31, 2012, $180,000, Ricky and Claudia Ray to Scott and Rebecca Ray, .8 acre off Hickory Lane. Jan. 31, 2012, $51,500, Richard Wayne Wilson
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UARA Racing
Alumni make impressive showing
The UARA congratulates Brandon McReynolds and Brennan Poole on their great showing at Daytona in the ARCA race last Saturday. Poole came from the 33rd starting position where he was moved to after post qualifying tech to finish 7th. McReynolds turned a many a head with his fantastic run. McReynolds led 64 consecutive laps, was heading for the checker coming out of turn four for the win when he ran out of gas. The dissappointment was surely there but his talent definitely was out there for all to see in a finish that will be well remembered by many fans and his fellow racers. Several past UARA drivers will be working the track this coming week for the Camping World Truck Series. We wish them all the best of luck. 2008 UARA Champion Jake Crum will be there to show the talent that won him the UARA championship. Clay Greenfield who ran two full seasons with the UARA in 2007 and 2008 will be returning to the truck series. Greenfield’s truck will have a photo on the hood helping to spreading awareness for childhood cancer. John King who has signed with Red Horse Racing for 2012 will be running for Rookie of the Year in the truck series. We wish them all the best for a good safe race. Fifteen-year-old Brandon Jones is another newcomer to the UARA for 2012. Jones, Several UARA drivers will be working the track this week, and the 2012 season is just around the from Atlanta, Ga., will be in contention for the corner. 2012 UARA Rookie of the Year title. Jones has teamed up with veteran racer Butch Miller as his crew chief in a Eddie Sharp Racing Chevrolet. Jones is the reigning Pro Truck Champion at Lanier Speedway and Gresham Motor Sports Park. In 2010 Jones had 6 wins and 15 top fives finishes out of seventeen races in the truck division. Miller said “Brandon is a talented young driver, and I’m very honored and excited to be able to play a part in developing his career.” For more information on the UARA, visit them online at www.uara-stars.com or call (828) 692-3833.
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Regional Market Reports Which markets offer Yancey farmers the best return on their investment? Should they head west, east or south? Agriculture and food industries accounted for $29,057,488 in Yancey County income in 2000, or 7.77 percent of the total county income. Livestock, poultry, and their products accounted for 23 percent of the total agricultural market. So this list recounts the prices in the last week at regional farm markets. WNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Monday Feb 20, 2012 Cattle Receipts: 166 Last Week: 163 Last Year: 0 Slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 31 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 5 percent, replacement cows 9 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 54 percent. The feeder supply included 27 percent steers, 49 percent heifers, and 24 percent bulls. Near 22 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 220-240 230 197.50-210.00 203.48 4 305-320 315 200.00-210.00 202.54 3 365-390 375 195.00-200.00 197.71 2 420-445 433 175.00-193.00 184.26 1 485-485 485 175.00 175.00 4 565-595 579 170.00-183.00 175.70 1 620-620 620 164.00 164.00 1 695-695 695 156.00 156.00 2 1580-1805 1693 96.00-100.00 97.87 Holstein Large 3 1 225-225 225 130.00 130.00 1 305-305 305 105.00 105.00 1 610-610 610 100.00 100.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 220-220 220 190.00 190.00 4 285-295 288 175.00-190.00 181.20 4 310-345 329 170.00-180.00 174.92 3 355-395 370 170.00-177.50 174.03 4 425-440 431 157.00-170.00 165.02 7 455-495 467 153.00-175.00 160.44 6 500-535 513 157.50-170.00 161.37 4 570-578 575 158.00-160.00 159.25 1 615-615 615 154.00 154.00 1 700-700 700 104.00 104.00 1 865-865 865 114.00 114.00 Medium and Large 3 1 395-395 395 140.00 140.00 2 500-510 505 130.00-147.00 138.58 1 605-605 605 119.00 119.00 1 630-630 630 112.50 112.50 Brahman X 1 870-870 870 94.00 94.00 Brahman X Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 410-410 410 186.00 186.00 2 460-475 468 160.00-176.00 167.87 5 500-530 523 162.00-170.00 164.39 3 555-580 563 160.00-177.00 169.20 1 630-630 630 158.00 158.00 1 655-655 655 149.00 149.00 2 725-745 735 120.00-128.00 123.95 1 755-755 755 120.00 120.00 2 815-830 823 100.00-116.00 107.93 1 935-935 935 107.00 107.00 Medium and Large 3 1 470-470 470 122.50 122.50 Brahman X 1 575-575 575 148.00 148.00
Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC Weighted Average Report for Monday Feb 20, 2012 Cattle Receipts: 717 year: 1797
Last week: 1358
Last
Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 5.00 higher.
Slaughter cows made up 23 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 73 percent. The feeder supply included 32 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 25 percent bulls. Near 19 percent of the run Tennessee Market Highlights Few if any cattle had traded weighed over 600 lbs.
at midday last Friday. With both packers and cattle feeders losing money, neither wants to budge. Bid and asking prices are $4 to $5 apart. With the premium of the April futures some are delaying sales as the price of replacement cattle is steep, and it generally not possible to hedge the cattle at anything close to breakeven. Average weights of recently harvested cattle continue to climb. There is some concern that numbers are backing up which could happen, but remember that weather conditions have been very favorable. This in itself contributes to heavier weights for a given number of days on feed. The sharply higher feeder and fed cattle futures this week have again poured fuel on the stocker and feeder market. Commodity funds do add to the volatility in the market, but they can take some of the credit for the higher futures which is boosting stocker and feeder prices. This week the higher futures will likely also contribute to higher fed cattle prices than a week ago. By late afternoon trade started to ramp up with most cash fed cattle trading $4 to $5 higher with live prices at $128 to $129 and dressed prices at $202 to $203. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $122.37 live down $0.88 from last week’s $123.25 and dressed prices were $195.84 up $0.84 from last week’s $195.00. A year ago prices were $106.99 live and $174.89 dressed. At midday Friday the choice cutout was $190.22 up $0.02 from Thursday and up $3.57 from last Friday. The Select cutout was $185.43 down $0.10 from Thursday and up $3.55 from the prior Friday.
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 785-785 785 800.00 800.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 1 915-915 915 950.00 950.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 1 645-645 645 600.00 600.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 4 805-885 833 850.00-910.00 874.61 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred 2 965-1015 990 825.00 825.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 885-885 885 850.00 850.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 990-1070 1030 850.00-900.00 874.03 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 1180-1180 1180 999.00-1000.00 1000.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1085-1255 1172 68.00-80.00 74.04 10 1115-1365 1220 88.50-94.50 91.89 High Dressing 3 1455-1595 1523 80.00 80.00 2 1470-1765 1618 83.00-83.50 83.23 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 2 645-775 710 70.00-76.00 72.73 1 805-805 805 89.00 89.00 High Dressing 14 925-1285 1120 71.00-78.00 74.80 6 1030-1235 1103 81.00-95.50 86.54 High Dressing 2 1000-1010 1005 60.00-64.50 62.24 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 2 695-780 738 50.00-52.00 50.94 4 825-950 888 55.00-61.00 57.88 Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 815-815 815 84.00 84.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1070-1440 1248 91.00-98.00 93.38 High Dressing 1 1525-1525 1525 87.50 87.50 4 1615-2040 1765 97.00-107.00 99.65 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (1) Small 1 and 2 635 lbs young cows with 150 lbs calves 900.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 140.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 255-295 274 170.00-217.50 197.87 14 300-345 325 175.00-224.00 202.15 14 350-395 370 150.00-213.00 194.67 6 405-435 420 170.00-213.00 193.90 10 450-495 471 165.00-187.50 177.42 17 500-545 521 160.00-185.00 172.28 17 550-595 570 155.00-180.00 167.11 14 620-640 630 154.00-165.00 157.87 4 675-680 679 146.00-154.00 150.74 5 705-745 725 135.00-144.00 139.56 2 775-780 778 135.00-137.00 136.00 Small 1 - 2 2 260-290 275 140.00-150.00 144.73 3 410-425 420 132.00-161.00 150.89 2 500-500 500 152.00-157.00 154.50 Medium and Large 3 3 520-540 530 131.00-155.00 143.58 Holstein Large 3 2 255-295 275 132.50-138.00 135.45 2 330-340 335 130.00-135.00 132.54 2 355-365 360 130.00-135.00 132.47 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 205-240 221 162.50-187.50 176.54 9 250-295 278 160.00-200.00 181.09 13 300-345 322 169.00-192.00 182.27 14 355-395 377 150.00-180.00 167.15 30 400-445 425 155.00-186.00 163.63 23 450-495 470 148.00-170.00 158.63 18 500-545 520 152.00-164.00 157.21 14 550-595 574 150.00-173.00 156.78 8 600-640 612 143.00-159.00 149.07 6 650-695 669 125.00-137.00 132.86 4 715-725 721 124.00-130.00 125.76 2 755-760 758 119.00-121.00 120.00 Small 1 - 2 4 305-340 320 122.00-164.00 143.02 2 350-375 363 112.50-139.00 125.29 4 400-435 424 136.00-148.00 143.69 2 460-480 470 140.00-148.00 143.91 2 535-545 540 127.00-150.00 138.61
Upstate Livestock Exchange, Williamston, SC Report for Monday Feb 20, 2012 - Cattle Receipts: 325 Last week: 462 Last year: 799 Slaughter cows and bulls 1-3 higher, Feeder steers and heifers steady-3 higher. Slaughter cows made up 20 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement cows 8 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 67 percent. The feeder supply included 26 percent steers, 47 percent heifers, and 27 percent bulls. Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. (Figures in parentheses are weighted average weights and prices for each category) Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 260-260 lbs (260) 225 (225); 305-345 lbs (319) 205-225 (214.38); 365-395 lbs (375) 195-205 (199.69); 405-425 lbs (418) 195-196 (195.34); 455-475 lbs (463) 178-190 (181.15); 505-520 lbs (513) 173-179 (176.04); 550-580 lbs (557) 165178 (168.87); 615-615 lbs (615) 144 (144); 650-665 lbs (660) 147-154.25 (152); 705-705 lbs (705) 143 (143); 760-760 lbs (760) 130 (130). Small 1-2 255-275 lbs (265) 178-185 (181.37); 325-345 lbs (335) 185-190 (187.57); 435-435 lbs (435) 168 (168). Medium and Large 3 350-350 lbs (350) 107.50 (107.50); 550-550 lbs (550) 113 (113). Holstein Large 3 505-505 lbs (505) 107 (107). Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 200-220 lbs (210) 200-220 (209.52); 290-295 lbs (293) 183-190 (186.47); 315-335 lbs (325) 178180 (178.97); 365-395 lbs (378) 170-177.50 (174.17); 400-440 lbs (419) 170-202 (176.53); 465-495 lbs (476) 165-181 (168.73); 500-545 lbs (524) 148-168 (155.05); 555-595 lbs (572) 142-151 (146.48); 605-640 lbs (620) 135-139 (136.32); 665-690 lbs (682) 124-129 (127.37); 700-740 lbs (720) 120-121 (120.51); 765-765 lbs (765) 120-125 (122.50); 810-815 lbs (813) 116-117 (116.50). Small 1-2 220-220 lbs (220) 180 (180); 265-265 lbs (265) 165 (165); 325-345 lbs (335) 155-160 (157.57); 355-355 lbs (355) 150 (150); 415-445 lbs (428) 150-162 (156.52); 450-450 lbs (450) 144 (144). Medium and Large 3 260-260 lbs (260) 120 (120); 315-325 lbs (320) 110 (110); 350-395 lbs (373) 130-135 (132.65); 410-410 lbs (410) 145 (145); 480-490 lbs (485) 110-122.50 (116.19); 530-530 lbs brahman x (530) 61 (61); 555-565 lbs (560) 125-128 (126.51); 610625 lbs (618) 101-102 (101.49). Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 400-445 lbs (416) 185-195 (190.03); 465-470 lbs (468) 178-182 (179.99); 500-540 lbs (517) 165-176 (168.46); 550-590 lbs (566) 150-163 (154.70);
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563 133.00-134.00 633 131.00-132.00 720 115.00-120.00 Medium and Large 3 340 154.00-155.00 405 130.00-156.00 535 140.00-150.00
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Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 400-445 422 173.00-198.00 185.81 15 450-495 467 165.00-185.00 172.48 30 500-545 525 145.00-179.00 165.01 14 555-595 575 150.00-169.00 159.98 7 600-645 616 153.00-165.00 157.80 6 655-690 668 136.00-150.00 144.10 4 705-740 718 132.00-142.00 138.44 Small 1 - 2 5 405-440 422 151.00-161.00 156.69 2 450-450 450 124.00-141.00 132.50 2 605-625 615 118.00-135.00 126.36 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-830 815 720.00-760.00 739.63 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 3 940-1115 1027 840.00-930.00 879.24 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1005-1370 1196 80.00-86.00 83.59 3 1560-1815 1725 83.00-85.00 84.13 3 1505-1805 1628 91.00-93.00 91.83 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 3 790-850 822 75.00-85.00 79.55 2 880-885 883 70.00-72.00 71.00 Low Dressing 47 935-1395 1181 75.00-89.50 82.04 3 945-1340 1128 90.00-93.00 91.84 High Dressing 40 1400-1905 1575 75.00-89.50 84.13 3 1425-1845 1620 90.00-93.50 92.17 High Dressing 3 2015-2185 2128 77.50-87.50 83.29 Lean 85-90% Lean 3 970-1095 1023 72.00-76.00 74.06 14 870-1280 1075 50.00-72.00 63.39 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 940-1145 1048 80.00-82.00 80.78 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1020-1420 1171 85.00-92.00 89.06 3 1575-1815 1707 91.50-98.00 94.03 2 1565-1995 1780 101.00-105.50 103.52 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (1) Medium and Large 1 and 2 840 lbs young cows with 315 lbs calves 1445.00 per pair. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service. 605-640 lbs (625) 139150 (143.08); 655-675 lbs (665) 140-141 (140.49); 710725 lbs (717) 125-135 (128.30); 820-820 lbs (820) 107 (107). Small 1-2 400-435 lbs (415) 150-165 (154.63). Medium and Large 3 435435 lbs (435) 129 (129); 575-575 lbs (575) 122 (122); 630-630 lbs (630) 129 (129). Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 890-890 lbs (890) 999-1120 per head 4-6 months bred (1120); 9551135 lbs (1045) 999-1110 per head 4-6 months bred (1059.74); 1330-1330 lbs (1330) 999-1230 per head 4-6 months bred (1230). Medium and Large 1-2 Young 865-865 lbs (865) 920 per head 7-9 months bred (920); 1145-1180 lbs (1163) 995-1175 per head 7-9 months bred (1086.36); 1200-1370 lbs (1285) 999-1180 per head 7-9 months bred (1133.31). Medium and Large 1-2 Middle Aged 1040-1040 lbs (1040) 825 per head 4-6 months bred (825). 965-1085 lbs (1021) 700-820 per head 7-9 months bred (754.77); 1355-1355 lbs (1355) 920 per head 7-9 months bred (920). Small 1-2 Young 660-710 lbs (685) 690-790 per head 1-3 months bred (741.82). Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80 percent lean 9451340 lbs (1207) 76.50-83.50 (80.36); 1460-1675 lbs (1559) 83.50-89.50 (86.06). Boner 80-85 percent lean 940-1395 lbs (1179) 82-90.50 (85.84); 1070-1360 lbs high dressing (1183) 91-94 (92.77); 1465-1470 lbs high dressing (1468) 91.50-92 (91.75). Lean 85-90 percent lean 815-1090 lbs (949) 72-80.50 (77.30); 875-875 lbs high dressing (875) 85.50 (85.50); 860-945 lbs low dressing (891) 63-70 (66.30). Other Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 765-895 lbs (842) 86-88 (87.04). Medium and Large 1-2 Middle Aged 745-840 lbs (793) 78.50-80 (79.29); 1040-1040 lbs (1040) 70 (70). Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1085-1195 lbs (1140) 100-101 (100.48); 1035-1035 lbs high dressing (1035) 107.50 (107.50); 1555-1890 lbs (1690) 94.50104.50 (99.32); 1890-1890 lbs high dressing (1890) 110.50 (110.50). (52)GOATS: KIDS 1 20-40 lbs 47.50-55, KIDS 1 40-60 lbs 60-70, KIDS 1 60-80 lbs 92.50-112.50, NANNIES 1 50-70 lbs 75-85, NANNIES 1 70-100 lbs 107.50-120, NANNIES 1 100-140 lbs 127.50-147.50, NANNIES 2 50-70 lbs 7075, BILLIES 1 100-150 lbs 120-122.50, BILLIES 1 150-250 lbs 145-170, BILLIES 2 70-100 lbs 72.50-85. Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC
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The Montain Heritage varsity girls basketball team took the Western Highlands Conference tournament championship Friday to add to their ranking as regular season champs. The girls defeated Madison High School Friday for the championship, and began state tourney play at home on Monday with a 73-46 drubbing of West Caldwell. The ladies continued their strong play at home Wednesday with a 74-51 win over visiting East Rutherford. Three Cougars scored in double figures Wednesday: Samm Chandler with 21 points, Nyssa Freeman with 20 and Kaylon Johnson with 12.
Sophomore Freeman set a school record for single-game three pointers when she nailed six from outside the line. The Cougar boys played strong to beat Madison in the opening round of the conference tourney, but dropped the championship game to a strong Hendersonville team. At home Monday, the boys showed balanced play to beat Polk 67-52 in the first round of the state playoffs, but ran into a tough Smoky Mountain team to lose 95-70 on Wednesday night. The boys finished the season with a 17-10 record. The girls host East Burke at home Friday night in the District Round of the playoffs.
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Chowing down at Mountain Heritage Friday, Feb 3
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Chix Fillet San’wich/ Hamburger Steak/ Roll/Chix Fingers/ Mixed Veggies/Potato Rounds/Baked Apples/ Pineapple Bits/ Milk
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Woman takes a record with bow hunt for a polar bear I had heard of her a few years ago. It was not to delist the polar bear as a threatened species until a few weeks ago that I was able to read due to its growth. The male bear, especially her story. Michele Leqve had made a name for a grown boar, often will kill cubs and sows. herself as a bowhunter. Being a female was The bear also can be detrimental to seals and not a handicap nor did it warrant her special other arctic life that the native Inuits need to consideration; she was just that good at what survive. Any food that cannot be harvested she did. Bernie Barringer wrote a two part in the frozen north must be shipped in by piece on her quest to become the first female airplane, causing food costs to skyrocket in to take a polar bear with archery equipment. the area. When Michele and the crew brought I contacted Bernie to find out more. After a the bear back to Pond Inlet, the small town few email exchanges, I was able to watch a where the adventure embarked, the town’s video of her polar bear hunt as well speak to people were overjoyed with the news. Meat her by phone a little over a week ago. would be dispersed throughout the village. Michele’s quest was not a road paved in Michele and Jim’s money for the hunt also was gold. She had first learned - at a Pope and a tremendous help for the village. Again, polar Young convention a few years prior - that bear hunts can be very expensive. Imagine no female had taken a polar bear by bow. $30 to $50 thousand being dropped into a After working through the details of where to small town from just one hunt. This goes hunt and who to hunt with, Michele and her along ways. husband Jim ponied up the money for the trip In the end, Michele’s bear fed a lot of people, Sure enough, they hit the tracks and before of a lifetime. Polar bear hunts are not cheap, brought much needed income to a small, as tags are very limited and it usually entails long the bear was sighted. Several of the dogs out of the way location, and made Pope and many supporting crew to pull off the feat. Add were released to harass and slow down the Young record books. Unfortunately, due to the in the fact that the temperatures in the Arctic, bear. Michele and her guide caught up to the restrictions from the United States, she could even in April, will range from -50F to -30F, bear and when given the opportunity to shoot, not bring her legal take back to the states. meaning special gear and clothing would have to be purchased as well, you can see how it will drain a bank account. In fact, the trip would require travel by plane, snow machine, and dog sled in order to get to where the bears are. Michele is an airline flight attendant, and once the trip was planned and set into motion, the airline she worked for declared bankruptcy. This added yet another burden to the hunt that may not be. Jim advised his wife that this indeed was a once in a lifetime hunt, and though there was uncertainty, the money had been saved and they should continue forward. They would figure something out once the hunt was over if Michele Leqve and her trophy book polar bear. Photo courtesy Michele Leqve. another line of work would ensue. Michele would hunt the largest species of Michele could not. Jim was still not there. Instead, it sits in display in Canada at a large bear with her Matthews bow, Jim would be The guide, caught in a language barrier could outdoors store. in tow with a camera, videoing the potential not understand why Michele would not take Still, she is thankful for the opportunity the open shot. Several minutes later, Jim and history making event. to hunt such a great creature in some of the After the first day, a brutal storm came in, the rest of the crew came into sight. Michele harshest environment man, or woman, will halting all progress toward the goal. They worked her way to an open shot, one that ever see. stayed inside a guide tent, and shared Ramen would offer a clean shot on the bear while in Note: You can read more about Michele’s noodles. After the storm broke, the caravan no way endangering any of the dogs. story in the March 5th issue of BowAmerica The result was a clean kill and the first set out once again looking for the polar bear. magazine at BowAmerica.com. You can also A friend of the guide came by one day, and woman to harvest a polar bear by bow. purchase Michele’s video of her polar bear Michele has since taken criticism from told them of some big bear tracks he had seen. hunt at BowsRUsOutdoors.com. At the time, they were setting camp, but as animal rights activists as well as hunters for Bill Howard is an avid bowhunter and the polar bear hunt. Even though she took the soon as the word was out that bear tracks were outdoorsman. He teaches hunter education sighted, Michele was told to grab her gear bear legally, the media has painted a picture (IHEA) and bowhunter education (IBEP) in and they hit the ice and snow immediately. of a declining polar environment that has North Carolina. He is a member of North Michele would be carried by dog sled. Jim endangered the great beast. Contrary to these Carolina Bowhunters Association and Pope would catch up by snow machine a little later. reports as well as commercials, shows, and & Young, and is an official measurer for both. It is illegal for the hunter to use snow machines movies, the polar bear is actually thriving in He can be reached at billhoward outdoors@ many places. Legislation has been introduced in the chase of the bear. gmail.com.
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The next board meeting of the Yancey County Department of Social Services will be on Monday, 27 February 2012, commencing at 6:00 p.m. at 320 Pensacola Road. The Cane River and Prices Creek Precincts will host NC Representative Ray Rapp for a Listening Session at Cane River Middle School on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend for updates on local and state politics.
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, YANCEY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Administrator / Executor notice Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Ed Adkins of Yancey County of North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before 8th day of May 2012 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This the 7th day of February 2012. Sandra L. Deyton 138 Country Club Road Unicoi, TN 37692
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Family
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that is his room and bathroom. The fact is, that the wrong people care. The wrong people Parents tell me their daughter is Living are upset. Therefore, the only people who can solve the intelligent and did well in school problems have no reason to solve them. The simple fact is up until the seventh grade, at which with that not until these children are forced to become upset about time she stopped doing the required these problems—not until they begin to care more than their work and her grades, consequently, parents care—will they solve them. My response: “Who cares?” children So, the girl’s parents confiscate her most prized possession: Parents tell me their 8-year-old her cell phone. She will get it back when her grades come son still has four or five “accidents” back up to par and stay there for one entire grading period. per week in his clothing. The child’s When she is informed of this, she throws a tantrum like she pediatrician has determined that there is no physical problem (in which case, these stinky events are hasn’t thrown since she was a toddler. Good. Now she cares. If any sense at all remains, she will solve HER problem. more accurately called “on purposes” or “lazies”). The boy’s parents tell him that his doctor says he’s having “lazies” My response: “Who cares?” The parents of a 15-year-old want to know what to do about because he’s not getting enough sleep. Until they have stopped for a his refusal to keep his bedroom and bathroom neat and clean. His continuous period of 28 days, the doctor says he has to go to bed right possessions are strewn everywhere, he doesn’t hang up his towels, he after supper - even if that means cancelling activities - seven days a week. He is very upset by this sudden turn of events. Good. Now he disposes of food by shoving it under his bed, and so on. cares. My response: “Who cares?” And the teen comes home one day to discover that his parents Don’t mistake my meaning here. I am not trivializing these problems. In each case, the parents have a legitimate complaint. I am have thoroughly cleaned his room. In the process, they threw away simply asking these parents to identify the person or persons who is/ whatever they felt like throwing away and have stored his most coveted are upset by the problem in question, because it is a simple fact that the possessions in a storage locker to which only they have the code. They person or persons who is/are upset by the problem will try to solve it. tell him to take a close look at the job they did because he must keep And therein lies the possible reason why these problems aren’t being his room and bathroom to that standard for two straight months before solved, because in each case the problem can only be solved by the they will return his stuff. And if he doesn’t clean his room, they will. At first, he is angry. When that doesn’t move his parents, he asks their child in question. So, who cares that a seventh-grade girl is not accepting her academic forgiveness and promises to keep his room clean if they will return his responsibilities? Who cares that an 8-year-old is having frequent stuff. They refuse. He gets angry again, then apologizes again, then “lazies” in his clothing? Who cares that a teenager refuses to keep his begins to beg. His parents stand firm. He goes to his room and won’t come out for dinner. Good. Now he cares. living space orderly and clean? In each case, the child quickly solves the problem. Amazing! Or not. In each case, I discover, it’s the parents who care. They are upset. They are pulling their hair out. And in each case, the chlld does not Family psychologist John Rosemond answers questions at care. The girl does not seem to care about her grades. The boy does not seem to care that he soils himself. The teen is oblivious to the mess rosemond.com.
Penland School plans community Open House The Penland School of Crafts community open house will take place on Saturday, March 3, from 1-5 p.m. This popular annual event is a chance for the public to spend time in Penland’s famous teaching studios and get a glimpse of what draws students from all over the country to this renowned school. Most of Penland’s studios will be open with activities in clay, glass, iron, metals, letterpress printing, pastepaper painting, printmaking, photography, textiles, and wood. The open house will also include an exhibition of artwork by Mitchell County school children. In the clay studio you can make a pot on the potter’s wheel or make a little clay sculpture and decorate it. In iron, you can use a hammer, heat, and an anvil to create a decorative garden stake. Visitors to the metals studio will explore dapping, stamping, forging, and enameling to create a decorative pin than can be worn on loosely woven clothing. In the letterpress studio you can print your own set of greeting cards on the Vandercook proofing presses. The letterpress studio will also feature a special activity to benefit Mitchell County Animal Rescue. Next door in printmaking, you can make your own monotype, a.k.a. one-of-a-kind print. You can also make a sheet of decorative pastepaper Three candidates for county commission filed their paperwork Thursday morning. They are, from using bright-colored paints made from rice. left, former commissioner Randy Ollis of Burnsville, former commissioner Jerri Storie, and Jim Textiles and photo will go together as visitors Edwards of Jacks Creek. Check the paper next week for an entire list of candidates whose names create fabric flags printed with photographic images using the cyanotype process. will appear on the ballot.
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Are there any winners in athletic realignment? By Jonathan Austin
those travel times are Yancey County News guesstimates based on Every four years, mileage. The travel the North Carolina time for an activity High School Athletic bus will likely be Association must longer than that. adjust the makeup “We’re going into of every high school a conference where athletic conference we’re not even in in the state in an our region,” said a t t e m p t t o k e e p Mountain Heritage e a c h c o n f e r e n c e Athletic Director and competitive. Football Coach Joey The association Robinson. “We’re is in the midst of a certainly not happy realignment right with it. It’s not what now, and the latest we wanted. Noboby draft puts Mountain in the conference Heritage High School wanted it.” is a 1A/2A conference N C H S A A that’s striking more C o m m i s s i o n e r for what it’s missing D a v i s W h i t f i e l d t h a n f o r w h a t i t says the association includes. must rebalance the T h e n e w conferences every conference has only four years, and that six high schools in they consider school it, and it doesn’t size, travel time and include Madison, g e o g r a p h y w h e n H e n d e r s o n v i l l e , making up the plan. Polk or Owen – all “We try to minimize traditional mountain travel as much as rivalries familiar to possible,” he told the Yancey sports fans. Yancey County News N e w n e w in a statement this conference does keep week. traditional rivals It’s not like the Administrators are worried that realignment of the high school athletic conferences will mean empty Mitchell and Avery current conference seats when the Mountain Heritage Cougars play at home and when they travel, because the distances high schools, but alignment doesn’t for three of the schools’ proposed conference opponents are in the Hickory area. then tosses in less involve travel for known East Burke, Cougar teams. The opponents are in the And some wonder if in the weather. The will still schedule West Caldwell, and current setup has footprint of a single student athletes will conference schools traditional opponents Draughn high schools. Heritage in conference television market and be able to shine as in the Piedmont “are in non-conference Draughn? Who the w i t h M a d i s o n , are part of what has brightly in annual going to be practicing, games, “the issue heck is Draughn? Av e r y, M i t c h e l l , traditionally been the ‘All-WNC’ accolades with great weather in b e c o m e s , h a s a T h e n e w Hendersonville, Polk, circulation area for if their conference is February, and we’re Madison game lost its c o n f e r e n c e p l a n Owen and Thomas the Asheville Citizen- focused as much on going to be behind the luster because it’s not a conference game?” means school athletes Jefferson. Travel to Times, the region’s the Hickory area as it eight ball.” “I think we’re East Burke in all sports will be three of those is more o n l y l a r g e d a i l y is the mountains. newspaper. Perhaps of greatest (being put) on an Athletic Director t r a v e l i n g a g o o d than an hour and a The new alignment concern is the time unfair playing field,” Jim Childers said the distance each season half; one is over an s p l i n t e r s t h e student athletes will he said. “When we’re travel time involved for in-conference hour, two are over 45 of 2/27/12 - 3/4/12 competition, withWeek minutes, and one is television market, spend away from playing people around in the new conference possibly even further class because of the here (as is with the alignment, and the three conference foes under a half hour. located over an hour B u t e x c l u d i n g reducing the number travel time required current conference safety involved, are and a half away; one Jefferson – a public of times WLOS will for conference play. alignment), we know both concerns for at over half an hour charter school near send a crew out from Football teams always they’re at least getting him. He said he is away; and one at under Forest City –the other Asheville to cover travel on Fridays, but the same weather we concerned about “the amount of time it puts half an hour. And current conference H e r i t a g e s p o r t s . other sports involve are.” games or matches on And when it comes on the students” for school nights. time for football, travel and missing Edited by Margie E. Burke R o b i n s o n s a i d Robinson sees the fact class. Difficulty : Medium HOW TO SOLVE: another important that three conference “ I don‘t think factor is that the three opponents are from anything’s over until conference schools so far away as a direct it’s over,” Childers near Hickory are in threat to the number said. “We’re working an entirely different of fans who will make on and looking at other climate, and that the trip and pay for the recommendations.” Answer to Last Week's Sudoku Yancey athletes in tickets. “We’re losing Still, he knows spring sports tennis, traditional conference the state athletic golf, baseball, softball games” and the profit association has a and girls’ soccer – at the gate generated tough job in trying have less time by those games. “Our to provide fairness in will to practice in the people don’t know competition “They’re weeks leading up to who Draughn and trying,” he said. “I their season solely East Burke are.” wouldn’t want their due to the difference W h i l e c o a c h e s job.” Copyright 2012 by The Puzzle Syndicate
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Grass-fed cattle? What are the benefits? By Medea L Galligan MS Nutrition While you have probably heard a lot about healthy foods, beef does not normally top the list. While the beef cattle industry wants you to believe that beef is the meat you should eat, that it’s “What’s For Dinner,” most health experts agree that eating meat, beef especially, is not your best choice for improved health. But those opinions change when we come to American grass-fed beef. Beef products from cattle that are grass-fed are entirely different in a number of ways, and have an enormous number of benefits for your health, your local economy, and the environment. When we look at how beef cattle are now fed in large commercial feeding operations (CAFOs), we can understand why that’s bad, and what the many advantages of grass-fed cattle are. Cattle have been on this planet for a very, very long time, but only in the last few thousand years have humans become agrarian and begun farming cattle. In the early years of cattle production, those cattle grazed and ate grass. Recently, cattle have been converted to grain as a food, because cattle production becomes cheaper and easier with grain feeding. Cattle that put on weight quickly get to market sooner - increasing profits for the producer. Commercial feedlot operations speed gain by feeding animals grain, treating them with synthetic hormones, and doctoring their food with antibiotics. Many large-scale dairy farmers and feed-lot operators also save money by feeding the cows “by-product feedstuffs” as well. In general, this means waste products from the manufacture of human food. In particular, it can mean sterilized city garbage, candy, bubble gum, floor sweepings from plants that manufacture animal food, bakery, potato wastes or a scientific blend of pasta and candy. The problem is, cattle - beef cattle or milk cattle - did not evolve to eat whole grain, or any grain at all, and certainly not candy! Cattle’s natural food is grass. The scientific evidence is now beyond reproach and the reason these health benefits are all possible is simple; cattle were meant to eat green, leafy, natural plants, not grain. When cattle eat grain, their fat contains a higher amount of omega-6 fatty acids. When cattle consume green leafy plants, as they were designed to do, their fat contains a higher amount of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are called “good fats” because they play a vital role in every cell and system in your body. For example, of all the fats, they are the most heart-friendly. People who have ample amounts of omega-3s in their diet are less likely to have high blood pressure or an irregular heartbeat. Remarkably, they are 50 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack. [1] Omega-3s are essential for your brain as well. People with a diet rich in omega3s are less likely to suffer from depression, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder (hyperactivity), or Alzheimer’s disease. [2] Many scientists have discovered that a diet higher in omega 3 fatty acids improves your health for a variety of reasons, but one of the most important things it does is that it helps decrease inflammation in the body naturally. Inflammation, as it turns out, is at the root cause of many illnesses seen in America and around the world. While omega-6 fatty acids are essential for health, the amount consumed by most Americans increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, inflammatory diseases, and cancer. Omega-6s are most abundant in vegetable oils such as corn oil, safflower oil, and cottonseed oils. (Olive oil is low in omega- 6 fatty acids.)
Few people realize that grain-fed animals are also a major source of omega-6s. Meat and dairy products from animals fed a high-grain diet, which is the typical feedlot diet, have up to ten times more omega-6s than products from animals raised on their natural diet of pasture. What we really need are Omega 6 and Omega 3 in a 1:1 ratio. What we usually get in our food is a ratio of 15:1 up to over 50:1. This is especially true of meat and commercially-raised beef in particular. So why are fatty acid ratios so important? When you have a proper ratio of fatty acids, as you can get from grass-fed beef, you have a decreased risk of dementia, heart disease, cancer and stroke. These are scientifically proven benefits of proper ratios of Omega 6 and 3. Meat from grass-fed animals has two to four times more omega-3 fatty acids than meat from grain-fed animals. This improves the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, which is crucial to overall health. Omega-3s are most abundant in seafood and certain nuts and seeds such as flaxseeds and walnuts, but they are also found in animals raised on pasture. The reason is simple. Omega-3s are formed in the chloroplasts of green leaves and algae. Sixty percent of the fatty acids in grass are omega-3s. When cattle are taken off omega-3 rich grass and shipped to a feedlot to be fattened on omega-3 poor grain, they begin losing their store of this beneficial fat. Each day that an animal spends in the feedlot, its supply of omega-3s is diminished. [3] When chickens are housed indoors and deprived of greens, their meat and eggs also become artificially low in omega-3s. Eggs from pastured hens can contain as much as 10 times more omega-3s than eggs from factory hens.[4] It has been estimated that only 40 percent of Americans consume an adequate supply of omega-3 fatty acids. Twenty percent have blood levels so low that they cannot be detected.[5] Switching to the meat, milk, and dairy products of grass-fed animals is one way to restore this vital nutrient to your diet. The CLA Bonus. Meat and dairy products from grass-fed ruminants are the richest known source of another type of good fat called “conjugated linoleic acid” or CLA. When ruminants are raised on fresh pasture alone, their products contain from three to five times more CLA than products from animals fed conventional diets.[6] (A steak from the most marbled grass-fed animals will have the most CLA, as much of the CLA is stored in fat cells.) CLA may be one of our most potent defenses against cancer. In laboratory animals, a very small percentage of CLA—a mere 0.1 percent of total calories—greatly reduced tumor growth. [7] There is new evidence that CLA may also reduce cancer risk in humans. In a Finnish study, women who had the highest levels of CLA in their diet, had a 60 percent lower risk of breast cancer than those with the lowest levels. Switching from grain-fed to grass-fed meat and dairy products places women in this lowest risk category. Researcher Tilak Dhiman from Utah State University estimates that you may be able to lower your risk of cancer simply by eating the following grass-fed products each day: one glass of whole milk, one ounce of cheese, and one serving of meat. For decades, we’ve been told that eating full-fat dairy products increases the risk of heart attack. Now, a study from the Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that the
more full-fat dairy products people consume, the lower their risk of heart attack---provided the cows were grass-fed. The reason grass-fed milk is protective is that it has up to five times more conjugated linoleic acid or CLA. CLA is a healthy fat found in the meat and milk of grazing animals. People who eat grass-fed dairy products absorb the CLA and store it in their tissues. In this new study of over 3,500 people, those with the highest levels of CLA in their tissues had a fifty percent lower risk of heart attack than those with the lowest levels. Keeping Bessy on grass could prevent more heart attacks than putting people on expensive pharmaceutical drugs with all their troubling side effects.[8] In 1993, when the Food and Drug Agency approved the use of synthetic hormones to increase milk production in dairy cows, the FDA assured a worried public that recombinant bST would not diminish the nutritional value of the milk. In an interview, Commissioner David A. Kessler, M.D., stated that “there is virtually no difference in milk from treated and untreated cows. In fact, it’s not possible using current scientific techniques to tell them apart.” Seven years later, there is new evidence that synthetic hormones reduce levels of conjugated linoleic acid or CLA in beef, depriving consumers of a naturally occurring and potentially lifesaving substance. It is not known at this time whether bST has a similar effect on milk products. Nonetheless, this is yet another example of researchers altering a natural product before fully understanding its many benefits.[9] Vitamin E. In addition to being higher in omega-3s and CLA, meat from grass-fed animals is also higher in vitamin E. The meat from the pastured cattle is four times higher in vitamin E than the meat from the feedlot cattle and, interestingly, almost twice as high as the meat from the feedlot cattle given vitamin E supplements. [10] In humans, vitamin E is linked with a lower risk of heart disease and cancer. This potent antioxidant may also have anti-aging properties, and not surprisingly, most Americans are deficient in vitamin E. In summary, grass-fed beef is better for human health than grain-fed beef in ten different ways, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date. The 2009 study was a joint effort between the USDA and researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina. Compared with grain-fed beef, grass-fed beef was: 1. Lower in total fat 2. Higher in beta-carotene 3. Higher in vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 4. Higher in the B-vitamins thiamin and riboflavin 5. Higher in the minerals calcium, magnesium, and potassium 6. Higher in total omega-3s 7. A healthier ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids (1.65 vs 4.84) 8. Higher in CLA (cis-9 trans-11), a potential cancer fighter 9. Higher in vaccenic acid (which can be transformed into CLA) 10. Lower in the saturated fats linked with heart disease (Source: S.K. Duckett et al, Journal of Animal Science, (published online) June 2009, “Effects of winter stocker growth rate and finishing system on: III. Tissue proximate, fatty acid, vitamin and cholesterol content.”) Remember that grass-fed meat is superior to certified organic meat because most organic beef is given organic corn to eat, which is associated with a lot of the health problems beef is known for. Continued on page 16
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Grass-fed cattle have higher omega-3 fat content From Page 15 Don´t worry about the certified grass fed label on grass fed meat to dictate whether or not you are receiving health benefits from the beef you eat. To avoid labeling confusion, consult with a local farmer (farmers markets are an excellent resource) or agriculture programs in your area to find out which products are raised in pasture without being fed antibiotics or hormones. Farmers who raise their animals on pasture enjoy a number of benefits including being able to raise their families in a peaceful environment and eat nutritious, all-natural food. They are also spared the health hazards associated with factory farming. Just as important, many farmers are able to make a living selling their pastured products directly to consumers or restaurants. When properly managed, raising animals on pasture instead of factory farms is a net benefit to the environment. To begin with, a diet of grazed grass requires much less fossil fuel than a feedlot diet of dried corn and soy. On pasture, grazing animals do their own fertilizing and harvesting. The ground is covered with greens all year round, so it does an excellent job of harvesting solar energy and holding on to top soil and moisture. And grazed pasture removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere more effectively than any other land use, including forestland and un-grazed prairie, helping to slow global warming. As the public becomes more aware of the benefits of pastured products, thousands of small family farms will be able to survive, resulting in a marked improvement in our personal and environmental health, as well as
the economy of our local, rural community. So support your local farmers, so they can support you!
References: 1. Siscovick, D. S., T. E. Raghunathan, et al. (1995). “Dietary Intake and Cell Membrane Levels of LongChain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Risk of Primary Cardiac Arrest.” JAMA 274(17): 1363-1367. 2. Simopolous, A. P. and Jo Robinson (1999). The Omega Diet. New York, HarperCollins. My previous book, a collaboration with Dr. Artemis P. Simopoulos, devotes an entire chapter to the vital role that omega-3s play in brain function. 3. Duckett, S. K., D. G. Wagner, et al. (1993). “Effects of time on feed on beef nutrient composition.” J Anim Sci 71(8): 2079-88. 4. Lopez-Bote, C. J., R.Sanz Arias, A.I. Rey, A. Castano, B. Isabel, J. Thos (1998). “Effect of free-range feeding on omega-3 fatty acids and alpha-tocopherol content and oxidative stability of eggs.” Animal Feed Science and Technology 72: 33-40. 5. Dolecek, T. A. and G. Grandits (1991). “Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Mortality in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT).” World Rev Nutr Diet 66: 205-16. 6. Dhiman, T. R., G. R. Anand, et al. (1999).
“Conjugated linoleic acid content of milk from cows fed different diets.” J Dairy Sci 82(10): 2146-56. Interestingly, when the pasture was machine-harvested and then fed to the animals as hay, the cows produced far less CLA than when they were grazing on that pasture, even though the hay was made from the very same grass. The fat that the animals use to produce CLA is oxidized during the wilting, drying process. For maximum CLA, animals need to be grazing living pasture. 7. Ip, C, J.A. Scimeca, et al. (1994) “Conjugated linoleic acid. A powerful anti-carcinogen from animal fat sources.” p. 1053. Cancer 74(3 suppl):1050-4. 8. Smit, Liesbeth A, Ana Baylin, and Hannia Campos. 2010. Conjugated linoleic acid in adipose tissue and risk of myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Published ahead of print, May 12, 2010. 9. Fritsche S, Rumsey TS, Yurawecz MP, Ku Y, Fritsche J. “Influence of growth promoting implants on fatty acid composition including conjugated linoleic acid isomers in beef fat. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 212:621-629 (2001) 10.Smith, G.C. “Dietary supplementation of vitamin E to cattle to improve shelf life and case life of beef for domestic and international markets.” Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1171
Medea L Galligan, a local holistic health coach, earned her Masters of Science in Nutrition from Oklahoma State University, and also attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach Training Program, located in New York City. Since 1998, she has helped thousands of people of all ages improve their health and well being through support and encouragement, exploring which foods are right for them, and assisting them in bringing back the joy of cooking and eating. Visit www.HealthyLifestyle Concepts.com for more information.
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