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Two jailed trying to sell junk cars

By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News

Two Hendersonville men were jailed in Yancey County after being charged with trying to sell six vehicles that were not theirs. Officers with the Sheriff’s office took out warrants to charge Aaron Brent Brumgard, 24, of Ashley Place, Hendersonville, and Torrey Daven Johnson, 23, of Chestnut Gap Road, Hendersonville, with felony obtaining property by false pretense. According to warrants filed at the clerk of court’s office, the two were accused of attempting to cheat

and defraud a county man when they tried to sell him six vehicles as junk for recycling. The vehicles were valued at $1,200. The warrants say the crimes occurred July 19. The warrants were issued that same day, and that was also the day the two were arrested. According to state records, both men were on probation at the time of their arrests. Brumgard was also charged with possession of a syringe at the time of his arrest. As of Tuesday morning Johnson was in the Yancey County Jail. Brumgard’s status could not be determined. Brumgard Johnson

Engineers rush to stabilize Parkway By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News A “big chunk of the Parkway” has begun shifting and sliding downhill due to heavy rains, forcing closure of the scenic National Park during one of the busiest months of the year. That damage could have a direct impact on tourism travel to Yancey this summer and autumn. “It is a serious problem,” said Larry Hultquist, a project manager who is involved in trying to resolve

Mountain Heritage’s Grant Buckner won the City of Asheville Junior Open earlier this month. The rising senior says he trained hard to play well, and ended up the Junior Open Boys 18 champion.

Buckner hits his stride

By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News Athletes know that a rain delay can dramatically change any competition. Mountain Heritage’s Grant Buckner found that out first hand this month during his semifinal tennis match at the City of Asheville Junior Championships. In the semifinal round he’d lost the first set 2-6 to Alex Dunn from Christ School. He’d stepped up and won the second set 6-3. Then

came the rain. “I had played him once before on a hard court and I beat him on straight sets,” Grant said. “But I had lost to him the week before on clay.” In their first set, it seemed Dunn was cruising. “The first set went just as he wanted it.” The rules sent them to a tie breaker if the match was tied after two sets, so “once I started the second set I decided See page 7

the slide. “We have a huge fill area that is failing and beginning to slide” near the Tanbark Tunnel south of Craggy Gardens, he said. “The road is cracking” because heavy rains and “saturation of the soil.” He said the mountainside began slipping earlier this month and a crack 8 inches wide has developed in the roadway near milepost 374. “It is not safe to have vehicles running up and down the road,” he said. See page 7

Town readies for annual Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair

Burnsville’s town square becomes a haven for arts and crafts during the 57th annual Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair. This year’s fair takes place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, with more than 150 juried crafters displaying nearly every kind of handmade craft imaginable. Tens of thousands of people attend the Mount Mitchell Crafts Fair each year, searching for those special, one-of-a-kind items created by artisans from across the Blue Ridge. Shoppers browse a wide

selection of items, including handmade quilts, various types of pottery, jewelry from local gemstones, rustic furniture, blacksmith creations, traditional mountain instruments, hand-turned wooden bowls, jams and jellies, and stained glass art. Many of the artisans will be working their craft throughout both days. In addition to the variety of exhibitors, the Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair features live music and entertainment on the bandstand. See page 6

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Dr. Stella leaving Celo health center

As some of you may have heard, I have decided to resign from my position with the Celo Health Center. This was a very difficult decision, and one that I have been struggling with for a year or more. I love my patients. and love working at Celo, but increasingly over the past few years, I have felt pulled between my patients and my family. Many times, I have felt like I have stretched myself so thin that I am not benefitting anyone. This is not the kind of doctor I want to be, and the not kind of mom and wife I want to be. I will very much miss seeing my patients, being a part of their lives, and helping in whatever way I could. I know that changing doctors

is a frightening prospect, but I do feel I am leaving you in extremely capable hands. Dr. Dorothy DeGuzman will be coming in December to take my place. I will still be working at Celo until around June next year, helping to see work-in patients, as we wait to fill a position left by nurse practitioner, Karen Casey, who will be leaving around November. However, Dr. DeGuzman will officially take over my position, and my patients, in December. After June of next year, I plan to help out when I can, filling in for other providers vacations/times away, when my schedule permits. I find I cannot leave medicine or Celo completely.

I want to thank my patients for the honor of caring for them, and for the many gifts I received from them over the years – whether it hugs, or words of kindness, or things they have taught me. I would like to thank the staff at Celo Health Center for their incredible support and hard work; they truly are some of the best, most caring people I have ever met. And last, I would like to thank my colleagues; without them. Celo Health Center would not be the same. They are the finest doctors with whom I have had the opportunity to work. Meri Feaver Stella MD

Federal health care law resulting in lower insurance policy rates across the nation HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says premiums in the Health Insurance Marketplace will be nearly 20 percent lower in 2014 than previously expected. The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers in every state to publicly justify any premium rate increases of 10 percent or more. Health insurance companies now generally have to spend at least 80 cents of every premium dollar on health care or improvements to care, or provide a rebate to their policy holders. In addition, when the Health Insurance Marketplace opens for enrollment on October 1, consumers will be able to make apples to apples comparisons of quality health insurance plans. “Today’s report shows that the Affordable Care Act is working to increase transparency and competition among health insurance plans and drive premiums down,” Sebelius said. “The reforms in the health care law ensure consumers will have access to better coverage at a lower cost in 2014.”

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Specifically the report finds that: • In the 11 states (including the District of Columbia) that have made information available for the individual market, proposed premiums for 2014 are on average 18 percent lower than HHS’ estimate of 2014 individual market premiums derived from CBO publications. • In the six states that have made information available in the small group market, proposed premiums are estimated to be on average 18 percent lower than the premium a small employer would pay for similar coverage without the Affordable Care Act. • Both estimates are based on premium proposals for the lowest cost silver plan in the individual and small group markets. Actual premiums in 2014 may be even lower when health plans are offered in the Marketplace this fall. Already, in a number of states (DC, OR, RI, VT), the rate review process and competition are resulting in final rates that are significantly below what was proposed earlier this spring. • Preliminary premiums appear to be affordable even for young men. For example, in Los Angeles - the county with the largest number of uninsured Americans in the nation - the lowest cost silver plan in 2014 for a 25-year-old individual costs $174 per month without a tax credit, $34 per month for an individual whose income is $17,235, and a catastrophic plan can be purchased for $117 per month for an individual. Further, data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component shows that the average premiums for employer sponsored insurance increased by only 3 percent from 2011 to 2012, the lowest rate of increase observed since the data series started in 1996. HHS says the 80/20 rule, or medical loss ratio, has already saved 77.8 million consumers $3.4 billion up front on their premiums as insurance companies operated more efficiently and spent more on health care than administrative expenses, and 8.5 million consumers can expect an average rebate of approximately $100 per family. Since the health law’s rate review provisions were implemented, the number of requests for insurance premium increases of 10 percent or more has dropped dramatically, from 75 percent to 14 percent. To date, the rate review program has helped save Americans an estimated $1 billion, Sebelius said.

Women’s Club Notes

By Mollie Lawrence History is alive at the McElroy House and Gardens in Burnsville where the members and guests of the Woman’s Club of Burnsville were treated to a “Tour of the House and Grounds” on Thursday, July 11. Board Member Elaine Boone and staff members Marilyn Oakley and Chris Carter of the Yancey History Association, presented an enlightened program in period costumes, noting the highpoints of life in the McElroy House during the Civil War and various periods of our Yancey history when the house was a single-family residence and then served as a dormitory for young women for their education. Elaine reviewed recent educational events such as the Story Telling Camp, Traveling Trunks for Burnsville elementary schools, log cabin on site, Mother’s Tea and Children’s Fashion Show and many more fascinating activities for young and old, including presentations for Explore Burnsville on that was held Friday, July 19. In full view of a vintage gown and welcoming breeze we experienced going back in time, remembering and celebrating the different traditions and expectations of behavior during the pre- and post-Civil War period. The Association will have a booth at the Mt. Mitchell Craft Fair, where the new vintage homes calendar and information about all the coming activities for the fall will be highlighted. After this wonderful program, club hostesses for the afternoon, Beverly Hunsucker and Jennie Johnson ,outdid themselves with delectable snacks and beverages. Foremost on the minds of club members is the Annual Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11:30-1:30 in the Higgins Family Life Center. Tickets will be available at the Crafts Fair welcome booth manned by Woman’s Club Members August 2-3. For the price of your $20 ticket, a delicious lunch along with wonderful fashions modeled from Felicity’s Closet, Crazy Daisy, Pink Store, David’s and the Grape Vine will be offered. As you can see, packed into this short two-hour period will be a wonderful opportunity to invite family and friends to sit together and share the luncheon festivities while supporting the scholarship program for the nursing field and music education. We look forward to seeing and meeting you at the Craft Fair Welcome Booth, and don’t forget to visit the Yancey History Association Booth as well.

Attention South Toe Elementary students and parents!

Mark these dates and times on your calendar: Tuesday, July 30 and Tuesday, August 6 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Want to learn how to access free online books and activities? Want to know how to access the online books already purchased by South Toe Elementary for our students? Want to spend quality time with your child exploring literature through a treasure hunt in the school library? Then plan to be at South Toe Elementary on these dates and at these times. During these sessions, our Media Coordinator, Ashley Howell, will be available to assist you with all of this and more! Please help us instill a greater love for reading in your child by bringing him or her to be a part of these fun and exciting activities.

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LAND TRANSACTIONS

These are the land transactions with tax stamps recorded at the Yancey County Register of Deeds office during the period of March 15 – May 31, 2013. The dollar amount listed is the tax paid. The tax is $2 for each $1,000 exchanged in the property sale. ••• March 15, 2013, $16, Armondo and Maria Amoedo to James and Mary Helms, lot 36, section 2, Horseshoe Highlands, Jacks Creek. March 15, 2013, $680, Joan A. Alexander, trustee of the Joan A. Alexander trust agreement to Raymond and Maurica Bourne, unit 302, building C, Camps at Creekside Condominiums, Mountain Air Country Club. March 15, 2013, $1,272, Joan and Walter Alexander to Raymond and Maurica Bourne, building C, unit 4, Austin View Villas Condominium, Mountain Air. March 18, 2013, $130, the estate of Donald Niedermeier to Gregory Frank, lot 14, River Ridge, Jacks Creek. March 21, 2013, $1, Billie Gail and Lorene Harris to Kathy Harris, 6.706 acres on Ed Young Road, Crabtree. March 22, 2013, $101, Federal National Mortgage Association to EH Pooled Investments LP, 26 Cold Spring Road, Burnsville. March 22, 2013, $540, Marvin C. Renfro, Robbie Renfro, Martin Len Renfro and Cynthia Renfro to Alton and Jane Robinson, .96 acre, Pine Valley Development, Burnsville. March 22, 2013, $288, Anthony and Amy Jones to the Department of Transportation, property facing U.S. 19E. March 22, 2013, $3, Anthony and Amy Jones to the Department of Transportation, property facing U.S. 19E. March 22, 2013, $316, Kathryn Loveland to Jason and Stacey Walker, lot 140, Wolf Laurel Heights. March 27, 2013, $100, Young Development Corp to Randy and Madeline Ruscin, lot 25, 1.28 acre, Ridge View Estates. March 28, 2013, $43, John and Kerstin Ann Davis to James and Sarah Cochrane, 1.41 acre and 1.24 acre on NC 197 South. March 28, 2013, $760, Pensacola Volunteer Fire Department to Yancey County, property of the old Pensacola Fire Department. March 28, 2013, $40, The Bank of New York to Chavez Jose Refugio Escamilla, 75 Peaceful Lane, Burnsville. March 28, 2013, $776, Margaret Emerson to James and Kathryn Shaw, 26.906 acres on Jacks Creek Road. April 1, 2013, $114, Michael and Darla Brown to Mark and Elizabeth Moroz, lot 113, Wolf Laurel Heights. April 1, 2013, $262, Lee Ann Frederick, Lee Ann Peterson, Michael Frederick to US Trust National Association, 432 Blue Rock Road.

April 1, 2013, $300, Phillip Dean Riddle to Anna Tipton and Jason Lisenbee, land along US 19E, Prices Creek. April 2, 2013, $269, Raintree Realty and Construction as trustees for Wayne and Linda Deyton to United Community Bank, 1.246 acre on Roland Street. April 2, 2013, $40, Staunton Norris and Mygor LLC to Kenneth and Constance Sedberry, lot 4, Riversedge Subdivision, Crabtree township. April 5, 2013, $471, JP Morgan Chase Bank to Terry and Martin Ledford, 50 acres on Cane Branch Road, Crabtree township. April 5, 2013, $400, Glenna Mcintosh to Gary and Sandy Norton, 20.86 acres off Bakers Creek Road in Prices Creek. April 5, 2013, $42, Dawn and Robert Mccain to Anthony and Amy Jones, lot 9, Twin Ridge development, South Toe. April 5, 2013, $120, Wells Fargo Bank to Arnold and Brandy Buchanan, one acre, 90 Trotting Horse Lane, Burnsville. April 8, 2013, $1, Gerald Allen to Nathan Allen, a share in ownership of 1.22 acre on Wells Branch in Pensacola. April 8, 2013, $662, Richard and Virginia Saucier to Bruce and Jody Rung, lot 39, unit 2, Sanctuary, South Toe, 1.37 acre. April 10, 2013, $1, Lillian Presnell to Maria and Teresa Presnell, an interest each in 5.5 acres and .5 acre, Crabtree township. April 11, 2013, $140, Wanda Styles and Betty Jane Deyton to Robert and Mary Penland, 3.493 acres on Ball Road, Prices Creek. April 11, 2013, $6, Robert Wilson, Frank Wyatt and Janet Wyatt to the Department of Transportation, a parcel for right of way along US 19E. April 12, 2013, $750, Hye LLC to Michael and Bonnie Stafford, unit D1, Club Villas condominium, Mountain Air. April 15, 2013, $100, John Ramsay and Bernice Meyer to Rebecca and David Kinnard, two tracts in South Toe township. April 15, 2013, $49, Micaville Loop LLC to Department of Transportation, right of way for US 19E. April 15, 2013, $50, Chestnut Hill Farm to Thomas and Sheila Floyd, 1.257 acre in Chestnut Hill Farms subdivision. April 16, 2013, $488, Carl and Joann Borkman to John and Nancy Ionoff, Eagles Nest Villa 704. April 16, 2013, $66, Anita Steuer to Lisa Steuer Family Ltd., Lot 13, Little Celo Mountain Subdivision. April 17, 2013, $120, Deutche Bank to Nancy Penland, 3.074 acres, 152 Knobby Lane, Burnsville. April 18, 2013, $493, James Ray and Veronica Lynn Gilley to Terry Hensley and Douglas House, ½ interest each in 2.37 acres near Shoal Creek Road, Crabtree township. April 19, 2013, $1, Mary Ruth Webb and Patrick Murphy to Mary Ruth Webb, Lot 3 Section B, Laurel Highlands, Brush Creek township.

April 22, 2013, $268, April and Lee Mink to Robert Bennett, .87 acre, Pensacola township. April 25, 2013, $178, Shandra Fender Peterson to Yancey County Board of Education, 5 acres in Egypt township at Bee Log Elementary. April 25, 2013, $170, Bernie Sampson to the Hall Revocable Trust, .81 acre off Cold Spring Road, Pensacola township. April 26, 2013, $126, United Community Bank to Victoria Greear, Unit 202, building 1, Stoney Falls 4 condominium, Mountain Air CC. April 29, 2013, $36, River Run at Mount Mitchell LLC to Jack Corcoran, Lot 17, Phase 3, River Run. April 29, 2013, $60, River Run at Mount Mitchell LLC to John Dermott, Lot 4, River Run. April 29, 2013, $40, River Run at Mount Mitchell LLC to Cathy Pons, Lot 14, River Run. April 29, 2013, $40, River Run at Mount Mitchell LLC to Timothy Besbris, Lot 18, River Run. April 30, 2013, $50, Smoky Dog LLC to Edgar and Mary Bunch, 1.1621 acre, Wolf Laurel Heights. April 30, 2013, $230, James and Eva Roper to Zachary Davis, lot 3, block 2, unit 1, Satellite Mountain and Riverview Properties, off NC 197. May 1, 2013, $200, Blake and Barbara Eckerd to Shawn and Sarah Osborne, .47 acre on Jacks Creek Road. May 1, 2013, $150, Samuel and Kimberly Young to Economy Center LLC, ½ undivided interest in: 1.25 acre on Pine Swamp Road, 1/10th acre on McCampbell Branch, and 1.63 acre on Pine Swamp Road. May 1, 2013, $150, Janet Banks, Brian Hall, Dennis Pate, Tony Tipton, Mary Elizabeth Banks, Luann Pate and Vicki Tipton to Economy Center LLC, ½ undivided interest in: 1.25 acre on Pine Swamp Road, 1/10th acre on McCampbell Branch, and 1.63 acre on Pine Swamp Road. May 3, 2013, $50, Foxfire Real Estate LLC to Madrigal and Procopio Lemus, .9 acre, Bumble Bee Lane. May 3, 2013, $72, Jeanne Bartlett, Bruce Bartlett, Wade Bartlett, Debora Bartlett to Wade and Debora Bartlett, 3.679 acres in Burnsville township. May 8, 2013, $114, Richard and Alice Kirkland to Mary and Blaine Honeycutt, a parcel on Moody Mountain Road, Pensacola township. May 8, 2013, $400, Wayman and Mary Allen to Arthur and Dorothy Ley, .494 acre, Hemlock Terrace, South Toe township. May 9, 2013, $195, Horace and Eleanor Higgins to Doris Wright, 4.87 acres on Phillips Knob Road, Burnsville township. May 9, 2013, $1,770, Christopher and Wendy Worden to the Daniel Peck Generational Skipping Trust, lot 70, unit 1, Mountain Air Country Club. May 10, 2013, $1,300, Suzanne Varn to Thomas and Sheila Floyd,

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lots 25, 26, and 27, Carolina Keep subdivision, Brush Creek township. May 13, 2013, $18, Harold and Wilma Cooper to Marie Lang, 4.56 acres on Cane River, Burnsville township. May 13, 2013, $340, Robert and Jaclyn Saunders to Justin Wilson, lot 13, Waterwheel Mountains subdivision, Green Mountain subdivision. May 16, 2013, $375, Jimmy and Nancy Ayers to Darrell and Karen Casey, 1.4 acre on US 19E, Burnsville township. May 20, 2013, $60, the estate of Charles Neill Ellis to Patricia A. Hammer Revocable Trust, tract 50, Ogle Meadows, Prices Creek township. May 21, 2013, $265, Roy and Elizabeth Burnett to the Department of Transportation, right of way for US 19E. May 21, 2013, $1, Roy and Elizabeth Burnett to the Department of Transportation, right of way for US 19E. May 21, 2013, $88, Tracy and Amanda Cox to the Department of Transportation, right of way for US 19E. May 22, 2013, $400, William and Linda Hovis to Stanley and Jane Cooke, 1.497 acre, lot 2, Waterwheel Properties. May 22, 2013, $150, Richard and Alice Kirkland to Mary Helme, .43 acre on Green Mountain Road, Burnsville township. May 24, 2013, $372, James Rudicil to Terry Wayne Buchanan, 1.8 acre in Horseshoe Highlands. May 24, 2013, $30, Joseph and Ann Baden to Helen Baden, 1.112 acre on Cattail Creek Road, Pensacola township. May 24, 2013, $30, Helen Baden to Joseph and Ann Baden, 1.112 acre on Cattail Creek Road, Pensacola township. May 29, 2013, $390, Mountain Lifestyles Development Group Inc to Dennis Cassell, 1,853 acre, the Cove at Celo Mountain. May 29, 2013, $278, Karen Young, Glenn Young, Glenn D. Young, Wilma Barksdale and Irvin Barksdale to Gerald and Dorothy Fuller, .85 acre on Roaring Spout Branch, South Toe township. May 29, 2013, $12, Roger and Jean Campbell to Duke Energy Progress, .0279 acre at NC 80 and Windmill Hill Road. May 29, 2013, $4, the Baden Family Trust to John Whitehouse and Sandra White, .12 acre in Pensacola township. May 31, 2013, $130, Ohio Investments LLC to Madison Ridges LLC, a parcel of land on Galley Street, Burnsville. May 31, 2013, $264, Andrews Family Irrevocable Trust to David Riddle and Whitney Bowers, 1.7 acres off Doan Town Road, Cane River township. May 31, 2013, $250, Norma Cole to Johnny and Janet Cole, 1 acre on Lotties Creek Road, Egypt township.

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Obituaries Vera Laws Hamby Vena Laws Hamby, 84, of Sawmill Hollow Road, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 at her home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Biss and Ethel Edwards Laws and the wife of the late James “Jimmy” Hamby. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Yancey Funeral Services.

David Bruce Hughes David Bruce Hughes, 56, died July 20, 2013. Hr was born Aug. 1, 1956 in Spruce Pine to Wilma Hughes and the late Bob Hughes. He was a member of McKinney Cove Baptist Church and a 1975 graduate of Bowman High School. He dedicated his life to taking care of his son Nathan. Other than his father he was preceded in death by his wife, Debra Buchanan-Hughes. Survivors incude in-laws Jerry and Juanita Buchanan of Bakersville; special friend Charlie Blankenship; daughters Courtney Craig and husband, Caleb, of Greenwood, Ind., Whitney Hughes of Spruce Pine and Brittney Hughes of Lenoir; sons Thomas, Jordan and Dustin Hughes of Lenoir, Tyreece Hughes of Spruce Pine and Nathan Ballard of the home; brothers Richard Hughes and wife, Sue, of Forest City, Thomas Hughes of Palm Springs, Calf., Dan Hughes and wife, Denise, of Concord, Calf., Dale Hughes and wife, Sharon, of Asheville, Daryl Hughes of Bakersville; sister Isobel Oldfather and husband, Gail, of Diablo, Calif.; and several grandchildren. Funeral was Monday with the Rev. Todd Ayers officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment was at McKinney Cove Cemetery with Bakersville Masonic Lodge# 357 AF&AM serving as pallbearers. Donations can be made to The National Kidney Foundation, 4701 Hedgemore Dr Ste 810, Charlotte, NC 28209-2280 or Avery County 4-H.

Wyman Robinson Wyman Robinson, 80, of Statesville, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013, at Iredell Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Samuel and Lillie Thomas Robinson. He was also preceded in death by sons Samuel and Carlton Robinson; two sisters and three brothers. Wyman was an Army of the Korean War, and was retired from the water department of the town of Burnsville. Wyman was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Statesville. Surviving are his wife of 63 years: Hope Bradford Robinson; sons Kendall Robinson and wife, Helen, and John Robinson and wife, Teresa, all of Burnsville, and Stacey Robinson and wife, Carol, of Statesville; grandchildren Stephen, Billy, Amanda, Jordan, Kristen, Bethany, Lauren and Samantha; numerous adopted grandchildren; brothers Brown Robinson and wife, Bettie, of Burnsville, D. A. Robinson and wife, Ruby, and Ira Robinson

and wife, Emma, all of Green Mountain, Dorian Robinson of Salisbury, and Lloyd Robinson and wife, Annette, of Chicopee, Mass.; and, a sister: Ila Kay Farris and husband, Jim, of Lebanon, Va. Funeral was Sunday. Dr. Chris Haizlip officiated. Burial was in the Double Island Baptist Church Cemetery with military graverites conducted by Sgt. E. L. Randolph Chapter 57, DAV. Donations may be made to Hospice of Yancey County, 856 Georges Fork Road, Burnsville, NC 28714.

great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral was Monday in West Burnsville Baptist Church. The Revs. Charlie Carroway and Ray Strickland officiated. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Orlando on Wednesday, July 31.

Irene Mitchell

Irene Mitchell, 86, of Burnsville, died Friday, July 19, 2013 at Brookside Health and Rehabilitation. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Carmon and Emma McIntosh Mitchell. She was also preceded in death by her brothers: Johnny, Rose, Jay and Clarence Mitchell. Survivors include numerous cousins. A private graveside service was held in the McIntosh Cemetery.

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Mildred Burleson Miller, 87, of Spruce Pine, died on Friday, July 19, 2013, at The Mitchell House. A native of Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Hoy and Abbie Young Burleson and the wife of the late Frank Miller. She was also preceded in death by daughters: Martha Summerlin, Barbara Ann Miller and Preida Miller; sons: Bobby Joe Miller and Kenneth Sherril Miller; sisters: Wilma Daniels and Annis Burleson; and brothers: Ray and Lloyd Burleson. She worked for over 20 years at Hampshire Hosiery and was also a homemaker. Surviving is her daughter Marilyn Grindstaff of Newland; son Frankie Miller and wife, Robin, of Bakersville; two daughters-in-law Judy Miller and Sylvia Miller, both of Spruce Pine, 12 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral was Tuesday at Crabtree Chapel Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Pastor Fred Proctor officiated. Graveside services followed in the Newdale Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County at 236 Hospital Drive, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.

Rosie Hoilman Davis, 70, of Burnsville, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013, at her home. A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Nellie Robinson Hoilman. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed artwork. Surviving are a son, Ricky Pate and wife, Barbara; a grandson, Bo Pate of Cane River; a brother, Mack Hoilman of Pleasant Gap; two sisters: Fannie Edwards and Dorothy Wheeling of Valdese, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral was Thursday. The Rev. Scot Garland officiated. Burial was be in the Double Island Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home to assist with funeral expenses.

Coot ‘Kenny’ Knight Coot “Kenny” Knight, 86, of Burnsville, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital. A native of Lafayette, Tenn., he was a son of the late Phillip and Tiny Knight, and the husband of Gladys Knight, who died in 2012, for 60 years. A World War II Army veteran, he was a retired from the Orlando Sentinel newspaper. He had been a permanent resident of Burnsville since 2005, and a summer resident since 1984. Surviving are his stepchildren Elzora Bye and husband, David, of Burnsville, and Jerry Williams and wife, Anna, of Summerfield, Fla.; five grandchildren; five

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Deer camera shows you where not to hunt Opening day of deer season is less than two months away for bowhunters, and three months away for gun hunters. That sounds like plenty of time; however it is very easy to get a late start on scouting. For a chance at a successful opening weekend of deer hunting, one must find the deer and pattern the deer. One hunter’s advice I listened to a few years ago, when asked about his secret to success, was obvious and clear. Hunt where the deer are. That kind of says it all. Scouting is the process in which we find out that very thing. This year one of the places

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I have to hunt is planted with soybeans. That makes it an ideal area to bring in deer. Sure enough, after checking the edges of the field I found plenty of tracks. After back tracking the trails I located points of entry from the woods to the field. The next step is to determine when the deer are coming to the field and to catalog what deer are available. The easiest way to obtain this information is through the use of trail cameras. Trail cameras come in several varieties. Just a few years ago cameras were separated into two types; film and digital. Now nearly all Placing deer cameras now can help trail cameras are digital for two you figure out where the deer are when reasons. The first is film became season begins. expensive because it was a one-

time use because of processing and if there was an abundance of game and movement, a roll of film would disappear on the first night. Second, film is pretty much obsolete now as digital cameras and cell phone cameras have taken over the market, much the same way compact disc destroyed the market for cassette tapes and records. Trail cameras are now separated into flash and infrared styles. Flash cameras tend to burn through batteries quicker and are more invasive. They also invite theft as the flash can be seen clearly in the dark. Infrared cameras are less alarming to both animals and humans. They also can burn through batteries depending on the settings, due to the number of photos it can take. The fact is, without the flash, the deer tend to stay in the area longer. Where the camera is set up also determines the types of pictures you can get. Since I have just started using the camera this season my goal is to see what I have and when they come through. For this, I have set the camera near their entrance point to the field and baited the site with

corn. This will show me when the deer are coming out to feed and how long they are staying in the area. It also accomplishes the other goal of cataloging what deer are in the area. If you are a trophy hunter, the advice changes slightly. Instead of hunting where the deer are, you need to hunt where the big bucks are. That is where the cataloging comes in. I am not hunting just for trophy bucks, but I would like to take one in velvet. That only leaves the opening weekend or two as viable opportunities before the bucks start removing the velvet from their antlers. Seeing what deer are in the area also gives me an idea of the buck/doe ratios and the number of fawns born during the spring. Over the next few weeks, the camera will be moved to different locations in order to find the best area to set up a stand to hunt deer during legal shooting times. If done properly, scouting with the use of the trail camera can show you both where to hunt - as well as where not to. Bill Howard teaches hunter education (IHEA) and bow hunter education (IBEP) in North Carolina. He is a member of North Carolina Bowhunters Association and Pope & Young, and is an official measurer for both. He can be reached at billhoward outdoors@gmail.com.

Mayland receives Wells Fargo grant for student scholarship Mayland Community College is the recipient of the Wells Fargo Scholarships Building Workforce Credentials grant. This $6,200 grant will be used as scholarship funds for qualifying students who enroll in courses at Mayland. “Wells Fargo has been a wonderful partner in helping the students in our region, this latest grant is another example of how they help open gateways for our students to achieve a job ready degree that opens opportunities and careers for these students,” said Mayland President Dr. John Boyd. Funds will be available to low- income students requiring support to earn an

occupational credential as a Certified Nursing Assistant, welder, in therapeutic massage or phlebotomy. Along with workforce credentials, these scholarship recipients will be required to complete a Human Resource Development (HRD) class focusing on improving their employability with training on job search resources, application processes, and interview skills. “This fits perfectly with the vision and values of Wells Fargo,” said Leslie Hayes, regional president for Triad West Community Banking. “Our foundation has designated education as one of our primary focus areas. We realize

that education is one of the most important investments we can make in our country’s future. “We have a long tradition of serving the Triad and western North Carolina, and we are proud to continue to do what we can to make a difference in our local communities. Wells Fargo is committed to using our financial resources to help create long-term economic growth in the communities we serve. We believe that we’re responsible for being leaders and doing our part to help improve the quality of life for everyone in our communities. If they prosper, so do we.”

Atkinson fearful of coming state budget

budget processes and providing relief for districts that have struggled to locate funds to return to the state coffers. While the end of the discretionary reduction represents a move in the right direction, I am troubled by the lack of progress on teacher pay. Having an excellent teacher for every classroom is essential. North Carolina teacher pay is dismal compared to the nation and to all of our bordering states. Starting teachers can earn $10,000 more per year in some of our neighbor states, while a teacher with six years of experience will make the same as a first-year teacher here in North Carolina. Why should these teachers stay in our state? Add to that the end of pay increases for master’s degrees beginning in 2014-15, and there is even less incentive to work in North Carolina’s public school classrooms. We must quit talking about the goal of bringing our teacher pay to the best in the nation and start putting action behind those words. There are many other details that are

troubling. I am concerned that this budget will cost schools thousands of teacher and teacher assistant positions. Our already-large class sizes will continue to grow. This budget fails to provide resources for textbooks, instructional supplies and technology that our schools desperately need to remain up-to-date, especially as our student population grows. North Carolinians want strong public schools. Polls show it. My interactions with parents and students show it. Our own state leaders claim it. But this budget doesn’t deliver it. Teachers are working as hard as they can. Materials and supplies are wearing thin. Classrooms are crowded, and there are fewer adults in each school today than there were five years ago but there are more students than ever across our state. The rest of the nation is not sitting still, and neither are our competitors across the globe. Our children deserve more support. Their futures depend on it.”

This is a statement from State Superintendent June Atkinson regarding the budget that members of the General Assembly are set to vote on this week. “For the first time in my career of more than 30 years in public education, I am truly worried about students in our care. With this budget, North Carolina has moved away from its commitment to quality public schools. I am disappointed for the children in our state who will have fewer educators and resources in their schools as a result of the General Assembly’s budget. A bright spot in this budget is the end of the discretionary reduction. By ending this budgeting strategy, North Carolina is being more transparent and even-handed in our

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The Yancey County Board of Elections was sworn in this week. Above, new board Chairman Marvin Holland takes the oath. At left, Joseph Scott and Gary Boone also took their oaths as members of the board.

High School gets more funding Ya n c e y C o u n t y Schools was recently notified that it would receive $177,000 over three years through the U.S. Department of Education to hire a college liaison who will operate at the project director for the college incentinve NC Iris program. Mountain Heritage had already known it is one of 18 high schools in the state to be part of a larger $15 million federal grant. “This announcement comes at an opportune time,” said Superintendent Dr. Tony Tipton. “As the state education budget gets tighter and tighter, more responsibilities fall onto fewer people. This grant-funded

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From the front Scheduled acts include: Road Tripp; Doc Hill Bluegrass Band; Dance Express Cloggers and Dancers; Rob and Hannah Levin; Eva Kroon Pike; Ron and Minnie Powell and the Lucky Streak Band; Roan Mountain Moonshiners, Hot Duck Soup; Ronnie Robertson and the Can’t Hardly Play Boys; and Roberta Whiteside. There is also a food court serving such delights as pork barbecue and homemade ice cream. F o r m o r e information on the 57th annual Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair, call (828) 6827413, or visit www. mtmitchellcraftsfair. com.

position will not only alleviate pressures placed on current staff, but allow us to fully maximize the intended benefits of this program.” The project borrows from North Carolina’s successful early college high schools, where students can earn as much as an associate degree in addition to a high school diploma. The initiative, called North Carolina Investing in Rural Innovative Schools (NC iRIS), is now funded in Yancey County by a $895,716 federal grant administered by the North Carolina New Schools Project. This additional grant establishes a state-employed college liaison position at each school district. This position will develop a positive relationship between

the higher education partner and the local education agency and will assist in bridging the gap to success for high school students operating in a college environment. There is clear evidence that a college liaison provides critical support to an early college high school s t u d e n t ’s s u c c e s s in high school and college. “ We a r e s o appreciative to the New Schools Project for awarding Mountain Heritage this additional support,” said grant writer and administrator Colby Martin. “The opportunity that will be allotted to students through this grant is unprecedented in Yancey County. Martin said the funding will cover the cost of a newly created position.

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Blue Ridge Parksway suffers serious harm From the front Engineers from The Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division were on the Parkway Monday, “drilling to see how deep the bedrock is.” Once they know that they can determine “how big the road failure is.” “We need that investigative work to determine what the permanent fix can be,” Hultquist said. Hultquist said the road failure “definitely has a lot to do with super saturation of the soil” upon which the road is built. The road failure is just north of the Tanbark Tunnel on a portion of the Parkway that was built on and off

from the mid 1930s to 1950. Crews used a combination of blast and fill to construct the ribbon of road along the tall peaks between Asheville and Spruce Pine, and he said “they didn’t have the kinds of materials that we have today that would have made the road base real stable,” Hultquist said. The current slippage has torn at least 200 feet of asphalt, he said, and soil on the downhill side of the road has collapsed at least a foot. Could the entire road slide off the mountain? “I think we’re going to nip it in the bud before it fails,” Hultquist said. “We’re going to be unloading the weight

before it fails. We don’t want a failure; we are doing everything we can to avoid a massive failure. “ Ray Russell with Raysweather.com has said that many areas in the mountain saw “the wettest first week of July on record” and “much of North Carolina - for January 1 to July 8 - had the most rain ever recorded” in a one-week period. More than a foot of rain fell around the Blue Ridge peaks at points this month, and Hultquist said the massive rainfall made the fill under the road unstable, though he said inlets constructed to move water out of the fill may not have been working

accurately. “We don’t think the water was draining like it was supposed to be.” Parkway officials are looking to see if they can build a temporary road around the damaged section “so we can keep the Parkway open as long as we can. That may involve building a temporary road around it,” Hultquist said. That might include building a single lane around the slide area. “The solution is to keep the Parkway open through October,” Hultquist said. Then we do the permanent solution (work) through the winter months. We know how important it is to keep the Parkway open.“

Buckner wins Asheville Junior Open championship From the front to mix it up. I was dropping shots, bringing him in to the net,” basically making Dunn run and react rather than be the one

in control. “I got up” in that second set, “and kept feeling good,” Grant said. “My serve was going real good. Once I turned that second set around I thought I’d go for broke.” Grant, the son of

Robert and Natalie Buckner, also plays basketball and runs cross country at Mountain Heritage. He said the running has helped build his endurance on the tennis court. He said he hadn’t played in many tournaments, though “I have been playing since I was nine. I played a little bit with my mom and dad. My aunt plays tennis and she teaches in South Carolina.” She set him up for lessons in Asheville, and his love of the game has grown. This was the third time he was playing in the City of Asheville Junior Championships, playing up an age bracket last year and

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winning in consolation play. But this year things felt different. “I was a little more enthusiastic. I was a little more hungry this time.” The rain delay lasted about an hour, “so I was able to go relax and mentally prepare for a third set tiebreak and discuss tactics with my coach,” Grant said. “The rain made the clay court smoother so

the bad bounces were taken out if play for the most part.” Tie breaks can go quickly, with each service scoring as a game. “Once I got the second set out if the way I just really tried to focus on the tiebreak,” Grant said. “I got a couple of aces in the tie break and I came out on top fortunately.’ He won the tie break 10-6 and went on to the finals to

defeat James Spry of Greenville, S.C., 6-1, 6-1. “I ended up playing better than I expected,” Grant said.

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Mayland ‘pins’ class of medical assistants

Mayland Community College Medical Assisting students held their pinning ceremony on July 13. Mayland’s Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals who are qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, medical transcription, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medical administration; and ethical/legal issues associated

with patient care. Graduates of CAAHEPaccredited medical assisting programs, like the one offered at Mayland, may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals. Mayland Community College will hold registration for the fall curriculum semester on August 13. For more information visit www. mayland.edu or call 828-766-1234.

Church offers school supplies Liberty Hill Baptist Church will hold its second Back to School Bash on July 27, rain or shine. The church outreach offers free school supplies, new clothing and backpacks to school-aged children. The program is from noon – 4 p.m., or until supplies are gone. Everyone is welcome. Children can enjoy a dunkin booth, inflatables, a free

lunch and at 2 p.m. will be a puppet show. Quantities are limited, and supplies will be given on a first come, first served basis. Clothes are children size 4/5 to 16/18. Each child must be present and of school-age to receive supplies - no exceptions! Liberty Hill Baptist Church is located at 241 Hoot Owl Road, Spruce Pine.

Pictured are 2013 MCC Medical Assisting students on the front row from left to right are Holly Poole, Rachel Washburn, Corey Robinson, Sandra Hoilman, and April Carroll. On the second row are Alicia Buchanan, Brandi Foxx, Jordan Honeycutt, Logan Johnson, Kayla Childress, and Ashley Ramey. On the third Row are Amber Hensley, Casey Jones, and Samantha Shook.

Learn the science of tree identification Curious about the wide variety of trees growing in our forests? Original settlers to the area depended upon these same trees for survival. Plant specialist and Yancey County Ranger with the NC Forestry Service, Roger Thompson,

will help you learn to identify many of the trees found in the southern Appalachians. You will gain an understanding of how different trees are used by man and wildlife and become familiar with the basic characteristic of forest ecosystems. This is an all-day Saturday trip to the woods, so bring a bag lunch! Class will be held on July 27 at 10 AM starting at Mayland’s

Yancey Learning Center. For more information visit www.mayland.edu and click on the Continuing Education link or call 828682-7315.

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Study finds prescription abuse now a serious threat

From the National Institute of Health One of every 50 prescriptions for addictive prescription painkillers in the United States is filled for socalled “doctor shoppers” who obtain the drugs for recreational use or resale on the street, a new study finds. Although doctor shoppers make up less than 1 percent of all patients who bought painkillers in 2008, they purchased an estimated 4.3 million prescriptions for opioid drugs such as Oxycontin or Vicodin, the researchers found. That amounts to about 4 percent of all of this class of narcotic sold by weight that year. “There’s a hole in our prescription control system in the United States,” concluded study co-author Douglas McDonald, a researcher with Abt Associates Inc., a think-tank located in Cambridge, Mass. “Lacking a universal health record, doctors have to rely on what patients tell them about what they’ve been prescribed by other doctors.” That means that “doctor shoppers can get multiple prescriptions

for the same drug if they lie to their physician,” he said. The study, published July 17 in the journal PLoS One, constitutes the first national estimate of doctor shopping in the nation, the authors said. Abuse of prescription medications has become a serious threat to public health in recent years. Between 1995 and 2011, admissions to emergency departments for opioid misuse increased about 10fold, the authors noted in background information. Opioid overdose deaths rose from about 4,000 in 1999 to more than 16,600 in 2010 and are now twice as common as heroin and cocaine overdose deaths combined. “It is a public health epidemic, and we don’t really have a system in place to mitigate this or prevent it,” McDonald said. In the study, he and his colleagues analyzed a nationwide sample of more than 146 million opioid prescriptions dispensed during 2008. Besides Oxycontin and Vicodin, opioids include morphine, Percocet and Dilaudid.

One of every 143 patients who purchased opioid painkillers received a suspiciously large number of prescriptions from multiple prescribers, researchers found. On average, these patients used 32 prescriptions from 10 different doctors to obtain painkillers. Some states have adopted prescription drug monitoring programs, but the patchwork nature of these efforts has rendered them ineffective, said Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of The Partnership at Drugfree.org. Shoppers simply go from doctor to doctor and pharmacy to pharmacy until they receive the prescription they want and have it filled, Pasierb said. And because the monitoring programs function at the state level, all they have to do is cross state lines to avoid detection. “I could have gotten a prescription in Portland yesterday, and then come to Connecticut and get another prescription,” Pasierb said. These monitoring programs also rely on doctors to access the data

and use it when writing falsified MRI record b y s c r e e n i n g n e w out a prescription. that shows they have a patients for their risk of “The data are there, bone spur in their neck abuse and by monitoring but the physician has to and they are in intense patients’ adherence to pick up the phone and pain,” McDonald said. prescribed treatments, ask if the patient they “Addicts in general the study’s authors are about to see already can be extremely good wrote. has a prescription,” manipulators when they “They need to do a s t u d y c o - a u t h o r want to get their drugs.” better job screening, McDonald said. “The Pasierb said for a but they don’t have existing system relies on prescription-monitoring the tools,” Pasierb said physicians adding that program to truly be of physicians. “Most extra step to their fast- effective, it will have to doctors get no education paced work schedule.”Week be aof nationwide 7/29/13network - 8/4/13in medical school about O n t o p o f t h a t , receiving prescription addiction. Their oath is some doctor shoppers data from all states in to help this person, but h a v e a d o p t e d real time. In addition, they don’t want to be the v e r y s o p h i s t i c a t e d doctors would need to inspector general. They techniques. “There be legally required to are time-challenged are patients who have use it. and they are loath to doctored MRI results, A b s e n t t h a t , challenge patients.” they go from doctor to physicians can help doctor and show this prevent doctor shopping

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Try this recipe for Traditional Caesar Salad with homemade dressing If you are looking to impress friends and family with a traditional favorite, try your hand at making Caesar Salad! This classic is made with grilled lettuce, perfect croutons, and todie-for classic Caesar dressing. Yes, this is the ultimate Caesar salad experience! Perfect for a light lunch as it is or paired with Basil Tomato Soup and your favorite glass of Pinot Grigio or Sauvingnon Blanc. Enjoy! Compliments of www.HealthyCookingConcepts.com Yield: 4 servings and 1 quart of dressing

Ingredients For the Dressing: 2 eggs 3 Tbs red wine vinegar 2 Tbs balsamic vinegar 1 Tbs whole grain mustard 1 Tbs Dijon mustard 1 Tbs lemon juice 1 tsp white pepper 2 Tbs minced garlic cloves 5 Tbs chopped anchovies 4 oz. grated Parmesan cheese pinch of sea salt 1/3 to 1/2 cup light olive oil For the Croutons: ½ loaf of rustic bread, like Ciabatta extra virgin olive oil sea salt and fresh ground black pepper For the Salad: 2 heads of Romaine lettuce, cores attached 2 fresh Roma tomatoes ¼ lb. chunk Parmesan cheese

Directions 1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. 2. Rinse the eggs in warm tap water to temper them. 3. Submerge in a pot of just-boiling water for one minute. Remove, and cool. 4. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F, and preheat a stovetop grill pan over medium heat. 5. To make the croutons, tear the Ciabatta into one-inch pieces, and place into a medium mixing bowl. 6. Add olive oil, salt and pepper, and toss well to coat each piece.

7. Place the croutons onto a baking sheet, and bake until golden brown and crunchy, about ten minutes. 8. While the croutons cook, prepare the salad: 9. Rinse and dry Romaine heads. Cut each in half from end to end, creating two long pieces that are held together by the core. 10. Drizzle the cut-side of each half with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. 11. Place the Romaine halves, cut-side down, on a griddle. 12. Cook until nicely charred. Meanwhile, prepare the dressing: 13. Crack the coddled eggs into the jar of a blender. 14. Add both vinegars and both mustards. 15. Add lemon juice, white pepper, minced garlic, anchovies, and grated Parmesan. 16. Add a small pinch of salt, and pulse on LOW. 17. Raise the blender to HIGH, and slowly drizzle in the light olive oil until emulsified

and creamy. 18. If the dressing gets too thick, add water in very small amounts, until the right consistency is reached. 19. To build the salad, remove the Romaine cores, and cut each piece in half. 20. Arrange two lettuce pieces on each plate. 21. Drizzle with dressing, and top with croutons and tomato slices. 22. Garnish with freshly-grated Parmesan cheese, serve and enjoy! Medea L Galligan 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.

Entry deadline nears for Mountain State Fair cooking contests, others

Kitchen gurus and aspiring chefs hoping to fish, beef, pork, eggs, pecans, blueberries, earn a blue ribbon in one of dairy, apples and the cooking contests at the sweet potatoes. 2013 N.C. Mountain State “The bottom Fair are running out of time line is that we’re an to submit their entry forms. agricultural fair,” said While the actual recipes are Fair Manager Matt not due until the day of the Buchanan. “I can’t contest, entry applications think of a better way are due Aug. 2. to promote North This year ’s cooking Carolina agriculture contests will look a little than to incorporate it different than past years. into every aspect of This is the first time the the Mountain Fair, fair has not had a national including the cooking sponsor for one of its contests.” cooking contests. Instead, From cooking f a i r o rg a n i z e r s h a v e contests to livestock partnered with 10 state shows, there commodity associations are hundreds of to bring more attention to opportunities for locally grown products. people to showcase Contestants will have the their talents at the fair. chance to compete in cooking In addition to blue contests using North Carolina strawberries, ribbons and bragging rights, participants also

can earn premiums. This year’s contests offer $240,000 in prize money. Competitions are open for youth and adults, but are limited to North Carolina residents. The dates when the actual entries must be dropped off vary by category. Following are the deadlines to submit entry registration forms: Aug. 2 - Cooking Competitions and Gospel Singing Contest; Aug. 9 - Llama; Aug. 14 - Livestock and Display Livestock; Aug. 23 - General Exhibits, Flower and Garden, and Clogging Championship; Sept. 10 - Miss N.C. Mountain State Fair Pageant. The 2013 N.C. Mountain State Fair runs Sept. 6-15 at the WNC Agricultural Center. Tickets are now available at the WNC Farmers Market and WNC Agricultural Center. Tickets also will be available at area Ingles stores starting Aug. 1. More information, including contest rules and online application forms, are available at www.mountainfair.org.

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Two answers for dealing with demands of kids Q: My 10-year-old son is having a miserable experience at the two-week camp we sent him to. He says he hates it there, that the other kids don’t like him, and the counselor he was assigned to is mean. All this after just two days. He wants to come home. My instinct is to go get him, but my best friend says he’s manipulating me. What should we do? A: First, this is not apocalyptic. No matter what decision you make, your son’s future is not compromised. If you go and get him, he hasn’t beaten you at some mind game. In other words, I would disagree with your friend. Your son’s not trying to manipulate you. He’s trying to get you to come get him and bring him home, and he’s being rather blatant about it. Manipulation is much more subtle than he’s capable of at this point in his life. Furthermore, I’m reasonably certain you can take his complaints at face value. He hates it there. The question becomes, “So what?” If, on the other hand, you leave him there, he will not become catatonic and require confinement in a rubber room for the remainder of his life. He’ll get over it. In fact, if you ignore his complaints, or simply respond with “We made our decision when we wrote the check,” he will probably give up on his

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attempts to manipulate you (just kidding) and find some reason to make his camp experience more tolerable. If I was in your shoes, I’d leave him there. But I’m a man, and men tend to have little sympathy for complaints of this sort, especially from their sons. Q: Our 6-year-old says she’s afraid to go to sleep in her own bed, on her own. She wants one of us to stay in there with her until she falls asleep, which takes up to an hour. The further problem is she wakes up in the middle of the night screaming for us, and we have to sit with her again. This is getting old quick, not to mention we haven’t had a good night’s sleep in months. Your ideas? A: I recently had the parents of a 4-year-

old with the very same problem tell their daughter that they had talked to a doctor who told them that bedtime fears happen when a child isn’t getting enough sleep. The fictional doctor prescribed a strict 6:30 bedtime until the child’s fears, including the screaming in the middle of the night, stopped for two straight weeks. At bedtime, the parents simply asked the girl, “Do you want us to stay with you?” If she said yes, then the two weeks started over the next day. The parents later told me that it took three days for the child to realize that early bedtime was not worth having her parents stay with her while she fell asleep. At that point, she began proudly going to bed and off to sleep on her own. It’s important to mention that I also told this little girl’s parents that they absolutely had to stop talking about the child’s fears. Asking questions like, “What are you afraid of?” and trying to reassure children that their fears are not real only makes matters worse. Why? Who knows? Family psychologist John Rosemond answers parents’ questions on his web site at www.rosemond.com.

TRAC offers classes on photo software

The Toe River Arts Council will sponsor cutting things out of one image and placing two Steve Buettner How-To software them in another and replacing backgrounds. workshops. The first is “A guide to Adober Adults. $40 [includes handbook] Lightroom,” the Adobe program for A laptop is not required to take either class, photographers, on Saturday, July 27 from but if you bring yours (doesn’t matter if Mac 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. This class will present a or PC), you will have the opportunity to play suggested workflow for photographers using with your images after the presentations. Adobe Lightroom. Wo r k s h o p s Special emphasis will be held will be made on at the TRAC importing from ARC, above the camera and the Spruce Pine organizing your Gallery, 269 Oak images, using the Avenue. Class various development sizes are limited. tools from basic to For more more complex, and information or to printing. The class register, please will also touch on call 828-682slideshow and web 7215 or email tools. Adults. $35. toeriverarts@ O n S a t u r d a y, gmail.com. Aug. 3, from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Rick and Val Buettner will present Beck, local Photoshop Basics renowned glass a class for those who artists currently would like to start or exhibiting in a improve their use of collaborative the software but are “ S h a r e d daunted by the steep Journey” at learning curve. This the Spruce Pine class will cover the TRAC Gallery, essentials you need will be having a to efficiently use Gallery Talk on Adobe Photoshop. Thursday, Aug. The principles 1 at 4 p.m. This presented should will be a free apply to all recent and insightful versions. The class look at the will describe the work behind tools and what they the artists. do, curves, levels, Come meet the working with layers two glass artists and layer masks, and share transforming their journey. images, resizing, The exhibit cloning, and the A work by Rick and Val Beck continues like. Participants through Aug. will look at not only 10. For more image adjustment and alteration, but also at information, call 828-765-0520.

Susan Reinhardt and Joy Boothe. Boothe will appear at Reinhardt’s book-signing Saturday in Burnsville.

Reinhardt to sign books Saturday in Burnsville Burnsville attorney and noted bicycle rider Donny Laws is hosting a gala and book-signing for his wife, Susan Reinhardt, a columnist for the Asheville Citizen-Times who is launching her new novel, “Chimes from a Cracked Southern Belle.” The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at “In the Garden,” in Burnsville on Saturday, July 27. The public is invited to this event. Drinks and food will be available. Special guest Joy Boothe will perform some rocking blues and maybe even do a reading. Susan Reinhardt will be selling and signing books, giving away free “swag,” and with prompting, may even do her infamous Sarah Palin impersonation. This is Reinhardt’s first novel, following on the trails of her best-selling works of “Not Tonight Honey, Wait ‘Til I’m a Size 6,” “Don’t Sleep with a Bubba,” and “Dishing with the Kitchen Virgin.” She says movie producers have “already knocked on her door for the script” of this story of a woman’s journey from abuse to triumph and love.

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