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www.yanceycountynews.com vTo be a voice, and to allow the voices of our community to be heard.v Aug. 2, 2012 W Vol. 2, No. 31 v Recipient of the 2011 E.W. Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment v
Is nation’s drought a boon for Yancey?
Shelter gets funding for renovation
Town of Burnsville
T h e Ya n c e y Humane Society has received funding “from a very generous and compassionate private donor” to build an emergency evacuation exit that will tie the adoption and intake dog kennels of the building to the shelter dog park. “Once completed, the emergency exit will make it possible for us to quickly evacuate all animals (and people) from the rear areas of the building in the event of an emergency,” said YHS Executive Director Tim Tipton. The announcement came during the YHS annual meeting July 21. “The evacuation route can also be used by staff and volunteer dog walkers to take the dogs to Pumpkin’s Park to play and socialize without having to cut through the lobby,” Tipton added. “The evacuation route will eventually connect to a stunningly beautiful memorial area and gardens adjacent to Pumpkin’s Park.” See Page 13
By Jonathan Austin Yancey County News
With a majority of the nation in drought, area farmers may be busy whispering words of thanks for the consistent rainfall that has kept the Yancey area green and lush. But the availability of water may prove to be an economic boon to microfarmers, beef growers and others who look to the land for at least some of their income. And a professor of agriculture at N.C. State University says some area farmers may want to consider taking a chance by buying some of the cattle flooding the market in the Midwest. Dr. Arnold Oltmans of the Agriculture and Resource Economy department at N.C. State, told the Yancey County News this week that farmers in the areas of WNC receiving consistent rainfall should see a boost to the wallet as they move their crops to market. “To the extent that North Carolina farmers are reliant on crops that are more linked to the drought - corn, soybeans, wheat - they should make out very, very well,” he said. See Page 3
Bald Creek Elementary students win state history honors
The Bald Creek Elementary School Junior Historian Club took several honors in the 2012 Tar Heel Junior Historian Association Annual Convention in Raleigh. “It was a wonderful experience for our students” said fourth grade teacher Jeanne Miller. “After the convention (the fourth grade group) went on
down to the Outer Banks. We took a three-day trip, attended the convention, and the children received some wonderful state recognition.” More than 400 students, advisers and parents from across the state gathered at the N.C. Museum of History for the 2012 annual convention. The event provides engaging learning
experiences that help young people appreciate and understand North Carol i n a ’s r i c h history. S y d n e y Madison White, Sydney Huskins, Justus Shelton and Ethan Silvers Huskins placed represented Bald Creek Elementary as winners in Raleigh. first in the Sydney’s entry was about Justus Shelton and Ethan Literary Contest and also the history of the Nu-Wray Silvers placed second in won the Genealogy Award. Inn in Burnsville. See Page 13
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Opinion/Outlooks
Affordable Care act gets big refunds for some in state
By Aug. 1, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians should have received rebate checks from their health insurance company thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Insurance companies will return more than $18.6 million to more than 216,649 individuals and families in the state. The checks cut to consumers will average $158 per person. In North Carolina, 124,153 consumers covered by large employers will see a return of $14.6 million with individual checks averaging $237. Approximately 66,311 consumers covered by small employers will receive $894,587 in rebates. And 26,185 individuals and families purchasing coverage on the individual market will get rebates totaling more than $3 million with an average repayment of $218. What is the 80/20 rule? These rebates paid to consumers are the result of a provision in the national health reform law called the Medical Loss Ratio or 80/20 rule. This section of the Affordable Care Act requires that insurance companies spend at least 80 percent of premiums on providing health care instead of administrative
costs. Before the Affordable Care Act insurance companies could spend a large amount of premium dollars on marketing and salaries instead of paying for medical care. In North Carolina, insurance companies are required to spend 75 percent of premiums on medical care in 2011, phasing up to 80 percent in 2012. Consumers with coverage through small and large employers, and those with individual insurance plans will all receive rebates. In the large group market, those plans provided through large employers, the Medical Loss Ratio is even higher under the Affordable Care Act requiring that insurers spend 85 percent of premiums on medical care. Because the rule is stricter for large group policies, and because so many people in the state are covered through an employer, the greatest number of rebates will flow to those getting coverage through the large group market. These rebates will be paid to employers and employers will distribute the checks according to the employees’ contribution toward their insurance. Insurers will return $3 million to those
with individual insurance policies. The reason more individual consumers are not receiving rebate checks is because Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is the dominant insurance company in the state’s individual market. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina meets the minimum health care spending required by the Affordable Care Act. The small group market covers small employers, which is a thinner slice of the insurance market in North Carolina. These consumers will see $894,587 in rebates. The 80/20 rule protects all consumers, not just those receiving rebates. In addition to direct rebates the 80/20 rule is a good deal for consumers because insurance companies will restrict the growth in their administrative expenses. To avoid paying rebates insurance companies will increase spending on medical care and reduce spending on overhead. This is a change that will benefit all policyholders. From the North Carolina Justice Center’s Health Access Coalition.
Mountain Area Information Network launches mapping tool ‘Welcome’ to our The nonprofit Mountain Area of MAIN. ‘Affordable GIS and data director Information Network (MAIN) has “We are launching this prototype Crafts Fair visitors visualization have long launched a free digital mapping tool for use by citizens and grassroots groups in Western North Carolina. http://www.main.nc.us/civic/ For years, big corporations and government agencies have wielded the power of digital mapping and data visualization to shape public policies and public opinion. Until now, the cost and technical complexity of these tools, known as GIS (for “geographic information systems”), have kept them out of the reach of average citizens. MAIN is partnering with
been the ‘holy grail’ for small businesses.’
community media groups in California, Vermont, Washington, and South Carolina which are developing similar mapping applications for their locales. Technical support and project coordination are provided by Navigating Our Future, a Seattlebased nonprofit technology organization specializing in opensource software development. “Affordable GIS and data visualization have long been the ‘holy grail’ WHO WE ARE for small businesses The Yancey County News is the only independent and public-interest newspaper in Yancey County. It is owned, operated and published by advocates who haven’t been able to afford the Susan Austin ........ Advertising/Publisher expensive software and Jonathan Austin ........... Editor/Publisher IT expertise these tools who are the sole participants and members of require,” said Wally Bowen, executive Yancey County News LLC 132 W. Main Street Burnsville, NC 28714
828-678-3900 jonathan@yanceycountynews.com susan@yanceycountynews.com The Yancey County News (USPS publication No. 3528) is published weekly - every Thursday - for $25 per year in Yancey County, $35 per year out of county. Published by Yancey County News LLC, Periodicals postage paid at Burnsville, NC. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Yancey County News, 132 W. Main St., Burnsville, NC 28714 Printed in Boone by the Watauga Democrat on recycled paper.
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as a preview of things to come and to get feedback from opensource volunteers who want to help advance the development of these public-interest applications,” Bowen said. MAIN’s “Mapping Western North Carolina” website is currently comprised of basic data sets, or “layers,” from the latest US Census for Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey counties. New layers of data and WNC counties will be added in the coming months, Bowen said. MAIN is also seeking funding to provide GIS/DV tutorials for staff and volunteers with WNC grassroots organizations. Founded in 1995, MAIN hosts websites for local businesses and nonprofits, and provides highspeed Internet access in Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey counties. For more information, visit: www.main.nc.us.
Democrat nominees to attend meeting During the 2008 General Election campaign, Republican nominee for governor Pat McCrory favored privatization of design, maintenance and construction of state roads, with attendant loss of state jobs. At a Tea Party meeting in Harrisonville this spring, he restated his support for this measure, as reported in the Asheville Citizen-Times. During the last year-and-ahalf, the Republican-dominated legislature has severely cut the
education budget, leading to layoffs of teachers and other personnel. N.C. Rep. Ray Rapp, who is seeking re-election, and Phil Feagan, the Democratic nominee for the N.C. Senate seat representing Yancey County, will be present for a forum on the threat to state jobs at the Burnsville Town Center on Thursday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m. Everyone is urged to attend. Jack Kaeck Burnsville
To all of those visiting for the 56th Annual Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair, we say ‘welcome!’ If this is your first visit, then we thank you for coming and experiencing the beautiful mountains that we call home. For those who are returning, we hope you see some positive changes. One, of course, is the paper you hold in your hands. While we were here last year at this time, you might not have seen us. But this year there is no way to miss the only locally owned weekly newspaper in Yancey County, for it has garnered national honors for its dedicated service to the Yancey community. What you are reading - this weekly product that is only 19-months-old is already one of the most respected small newspapers in the nation, as the recipient of the 2011 E.W. Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment and the 2012 Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism, given by the journalism school at the University of Oregon. But we are more than just award winners. This newspaper was formed because Yancey deserves good journalism. We don’t show favoritism, we don’t hide the truth, and we seek out and report on malfeasance and cronyism that is so often rampant in government. We mail subscriptions across the nation, so look inside for a coupon if you want to get the YCN every week! And thanks for visiting!
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Rain here means good news for some Yancey farmers
From the front Tr a d i t i o n a l l y, Oltmans said the Atlantic southeast benefits when the Midwest is slammed with drought. “One of the things I have observed and also read is, the El Nino and La Nina effects, oftentimes, will be opposite for the Southeast and the Midwest. The Midwest, the last two three years, had outstanding crops; p e r f e c t w e a t h e r. North Carolina and South Carolina the last year three years ago, we had drought. It is not unprecedented that the weather and rainfall patterns that are favorable to us are not too favorable to the Midwest.” The biggest impact is on the price of corn and the price of cattle. Because of the loss of corn crop across the breadbasket states, the cost of feeding cattle is going up. That forces many Midwest herd owners to send their head to market early to avoid the expense in maintaining the cows during drought. The flood of beef on the market drives prices down now, but the long-term result means cattle will cost more at market in 2013 because the inventory had been dramatically reduced. “Next year – that’s when we will have worked off the inventory of the feed cattle of the Midwest,” Oltmans said. “So the people who can hang on to their cattle
Work day set for new park Bring the whole family and join the fun on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. – Noon for a work day at Cane River Park. Cane River Park is located off 19W on Whittington Road. The park has been in the works for many years and is finally ready for use by the public. “ We h o p e t h e community will come out and explore the many new features at the park” said Yancey County Commissioner Marvin Holland.
… stand to benefit significantly” next year. So would it be smart for those in Yancey with property already established for cattle to go shopping for cows out west? “That’s a consideration,” he said. “There will be fewer replacements due to a smaller breeding herd” he said, because “the breeding herd has already been reduce” due to the drought. “As of right now we’re working off last year’s cattle; they’ve hit the market. We’re moving the supply forward, and there will be fewer replacements in the feedlots” in 2013. So as those markets are flooded with the cattle the price has dropped. But the price could rebound dramatically for anyone able to buy and sustain cattle without the expense brought on by drought, he said. “People did that the last two years in Nebraska and the Midwest; they were doing pretty good with that. They were able to buy cattle cheap (and) put some value on them,” he said. “It could be a plus, but that’s a risk,” he said. But it “could be a reasonable risk for someone in North Carolina who
know how to do it” and already has the infrastructure in place and the land for grazing. The impact of the drought on food prices could also lead more residents to begin ‘shopping locally,’ Oltmans said. “It will be more relatively advantageous, probably, given the effects we’re going to start seeing” as the increased price of corn and soybeans begins to work its way
into the economy. “I think there will be some advantage” to buying locally grown agriculture, he said, thought that could vary across the state. But the increasing price at the grocery should prove to be “very favorable for the folks” who are established and already growing and selling local produce in their communities. “No one knows where the corn and soybean prices are
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going,” he said, and that could have a dramatic effect not only in the grocery but on the long-term stability of North Carolina hog and poultry production. Pork and poultry megafarms down east may not be able to balance the rising feed
price with the value received at market, he said, so the escalating feed prices could bring a massive upheaval in two of the states largest agriculture industries. “There will be some interesting decisions to be made by the hog and poultry folks.”
YHS Pet Press
My name is Brie, a beautiful Beagle. The folks here at the shelter are amazed at how well I am house trained. I can make an easy transition into any home!
Gus is a playful kitten. He is ready for some one-on-one attention with a loving family!
at 21st Century Oncology in Asheville
Dr. Nathan Williams Dr. Nathan Williams has joined with 21st Century Oncology to provide multi-specialty cancer treatment to women from throughout Western North Carolina. Dr. Williams welcomes new patients and also looks forward to continuing to care for current and past patients at his new location.
Get back to what you love
Suzy Wong is a young Siamese cat that is ready for a new home to lounge around in.
Callie is a female tri-colored border collie mix who is ready for a permanent home.
To schedule an appointment please call
(828) 274-7502 20 Medical Park, Asheville, NC 28803 Exit 51 (Hwy. 25A, Asheville) off of I-40
Share your thoughts! Write a letter to Yancey County News, 132 W. Main St Burnsville, NC 28714 or email jonathan@yanceycountynews.com
Call the shelter at 682-9510 for more information on these or other pets, or plan to visit us at 962 Cane River School Road.
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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.
STATE FARMERS MARKET - RALEIGH Date: July 18, 2012 ***Produce availability and prices paid to growers as of 8:00 a.m. If prices are not provided produce is currently unavailable.*** Produce Tenant – Wholesale Price COMMODITY VARIETY CONTAINERS Price Apples Red Delicious WA Traypack Carton (100s) 32.95-35.75 Golden Delicious WA Traypack Carton 33 -34.50 Granny Smith WA Traypack Carton 34 -36.50 Gala WA Traypack Carton 32 -36 Raleigh, NC Tue Jul 24, 2012 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Fuji WA Traypack Carton 34.50-38 WNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton, NC - Weighted Average Report for Monday Jul 23, 2012 Cattle Receipts: 202 Last Week: 252 Last Year: 169. Slaughter cattle trended mostly Pink Lady WA Traypack Carton 38 -41.50 steady. Feeder cattle trended 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 34 percent of the Red & Gold Delicious Traypack Carton offering, slaughter bulls 8 percent, replacement cows 6 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders (113,125,138s) 31 -33.65 52 percent. The feeder supply included 35 percent steers, 35 percent heifers, and 29 percent bulls. Red & Gold Delicious 12 3-Lb. Film Bag Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. 25 -29 Carton (11 Lbs.) 33.55-34.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 State Graded Goat Asparagus Bananas Carton (40 Lbs.) 21.30-23 and Sheep Sale Beans Round Green 1 1/9 Bushel Carton Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37.15-41.25 1 295-295 295 160.00 160.00 Monroe, North Carolina July 1 305-305 305 160.00 160.00 Pole 1 1/9 Bushel Carton 29 -32 11, 2012 6 350-395 380 132.50-150.00 141.59 Beets Sack (25 Lbs.) 15.75-21.15 4 400-420 413 132.50-142.50 136.18 Blueberries Flat 12 1-Pint Cups 25 Total Receipts: 147 goats, 49 1 455-455 455 127.50 127.50 Broccoli Carton (14s) 19.95-21 sheep Last month: 395 6 500-540 522 118.00-130.00 123.71 Cabbage Round Green Carton (50 Lbs.) goats, 143 sheep 2 550-580 565 110.00-115.00 112.43 16.50-20.05 1 615-615 615 116.00 116.00 All prices are quoted per head. Cantaloupes Athena Bin (110-120s) 200 2 675-675 675 118.00 118.00 Slaughter and Replacement Carton (12s) 20.65-21.95 1 760-760 760 105.00 105.00 Classes: Carrots Sack (50 Lbs.) 28.65-34.65 Small 1 - 2 1 295-295 295 92.50 92.50 Cauliflower Carton (12s) 18.05-20 Goats 1 340-340 340 120.00 120.00 Full Celery Carton (30s) 37.85-45.05 Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs Holstein Large 3 Cherries Carton (16 Lbs.) 48 77.50-87.50, 60-80 lbs 110.003 305-345 327 80.00-90.00 85.08 Cilantro Carton (30s) 18.65-22.65 140.00; Selection 2 355-395 375 75.00-80.00 77.37 Corn Yellow Carton (4 1/2-5 Dozen) 2 20-40 lbs 52.50-65.00, 40-60 1 475-475 475 75.00 75.00 lbs 72.50-90.00. 17.15-20.45 White Carton (4 1/2-5 Dozen) 15 -17.15 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Yearlings: Selection 1 40-60 lbs Cucumbers Long Green Carton (40 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 90.00-95.00; Selection 2 40-60 Lbs.) 23 -24 1 220-220 220 157.50 157.50 lbs 63.00-67.50, 1 290-290 290 142.50 142.50 Pickle Carton (40 Lbs.) 32 -35 60-80 lbs 112.50-120.00. 2 310-325 318 145.00-146.00 145.49 Cranberries 24 12-Ounce Packages 24.50 4 370-390 380 127.50-132.50 128.86 Eggplant Carton (25 Lbs.) 14 -15 Does/Nannies: Selection 1 707 420-440 430 120.00-137.50 124.82 Grapes Red Seedless Carton (18 100 lbs one at 127.50, 100-140 1 450-450 450 116.00 116.00 Lbs.) 29 -32 lbs one at 130.00; 6 515-545 526 113.00-128.00 117.43 Selection 2 50-70 lbs 87.50White Seedless Carton (18 Lbs.) 29 -32 3 550-575 565 112.00-122.00 116.66 100.00, 70-100 lbs 102.50Black Seedless Carton (18 Lbs.) 29 5 610-645 623 105.00-119.00 112.51 110.00, 100-140 lbs 90.00Red Globe Carton (18 Lbs.) 28 1 650-650 650 105.00 105.00 115.00, 140-180 lbs one at Greens Collards Bushel Carton/Loose 141.00. Medium and Large 3 (24s) 10 2 400-405 403 100.00-110.00 105.03 Kale Carton/Bunched (24s) 11.55-14.35 Wethers: Selection 1 90-125 lbs Turnips Bushel Carton 14 187.50-200.00. Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Honeydews Carton (5s) 29 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Kiwi Carton (117s) 13.05 Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 703 400-440 417 130.00-140.00 136.80 100 lbs 119.00-145.00, 100-150 Lettuce Iceberg Carton (24s Wrapped) 5 450-495 463 115.00-137.50 127.33 lbs one at 202.50, 26.50-28.45 2 525-530 528 119.00-125.00 121.99 150-250 lbs one at 185.00; Green Leaf Carton (24s) 22 -24 8 555-595 574 110.00-117.50 113.30 Selection 2 70-100 lbs 90.00Romaine Carton (24s) 26 -29.50 6 600-630 615 105.00-111.00 108.16 97.50. 1 680-680 680 103.00 103.00 Onions Yellow jumbo Sack (50 Lbs.) 20 -22.55 Pairs: Selection 2 100-140 lbs Medium and Large 3 White Sack (25 Lbs.) 14 -15 does with kids under 20 lbs 1 520-520 520 108.00 108.00 Red Sack (25 Lbs.) 15 -22.50 145.00 per pair. 1 705-705 705 94.00 94.00 Green Carton (48s) 14.65-19.65 Sheep Sweet Onions Carton (40 Lbs.) 22 -24.35 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Lambs: Choice and Prime 70Parsley 1 1/9 Bushel Carton 26.50 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 90 lbs 85.00-90.00, 120-165 lbs Peaches Yellow/White Flesh 1/2 Bushel 1 945-945 945 875.00 875.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 120.00-185.00; Good Carton 23 1 1040-1040 1040 999.00-1000 1000 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred and Choice 55-65 lbs 75.003 1270-1435 1327 999-1200 1080.12 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Peanuts Green Bag (35 Lbs.) 51 -53 100.00; Good 44 lbs 8 head 2 1000-1175 1088 999-1100 1059.48 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Pears Bartlett Carton (16 Lbs.) 34 at 50.00. 1 1385-1385 1385 999-1300 1300 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Bosc Carton (90s) 34 Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Pepper Green Bell Type 1 1/9 Bushel Ewes: Utility 140-200 lbs few Carton 16.55-20 127.50-132.50. 1 1225-1225 1225 975 975 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Rams: 200 lbs couple 150.00. Red Bell Type Carton (11 Lbs.) Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean 25.50-32.50 Yellow Bell Type Carton (11 Lbs.) 28 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Source: North Carolina Dept Plums Red Carton (28 Lbs.) 27 6 1215-1380 1301 73.00-78.50 75.06 of Ag-USDA Market News 2 1270-1305 1288 83.00-85.00 84.01 High Dressing Pomegranates Carton (18s) Service, Raleigh, NC 9 1440-1615 1516 72.00-79.50 76.30 Potatoes Red Size A No. 1 Carton (50 1 1400-1400 1400 83.00 83.00 High Dressing Lbs.) 16.45-17.15 919-707-3154 www. Red Size B No. 1 Carton (50 Lbs.) 15 ncagprices.org Boner 80-85% Lean -19.50 26 950-1395 1160 70.00-78.50 74.35 White Size A Carton (50 Lbs.) 3 1110-1375 1203 80.00-82.50 81.26 High Dressing 14.35-17.15 2 915-1190 1053 64.00-69.00 66.83 Low Dressing Russet ID Carton (50 Lbs.) 19.35-20.05 2 1460-1540 1500 74.50-75.50 75.01 Radishes Red 30 6-Ounce Film Bags 1 1530-1530 1530 69.00 69.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 15 -16.85 6 1015-1360 1131 60.00-66.50 63.47 Raspberries Flat 12 1/2-Pint Cups 25.65 4 835-1100 948 54.00-60.00 57.39 Low Dressing Rutabagas Carton (40 Lbs.) 23 Squash Yellow Crookneck 3/4 Bushel Carton Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young 14.35-15.15 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Zucchini 1/2 Bushel Carton 16 -18 1 810-810 810 81.00 81.00 Strawberries California Flat 8 1-Quart Clamshells 17.15-18.95 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Sweetpotatoes Orange Carton (40 Lbs.) 16 -21.45 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1465-1465 1465 98.00 98.00 White Carton (40 Lbs.) 20 -20.75 1 1220-1220 1220 88.00 88.00 Low Dressing Tomatoes Vine Ripe XLge Carton (25 Lbs.) 6 1605-2120 1831 95.00-99.00 96.95 18.65-20.75 6 1570-2010 1761 100.00-106.00 101.71 High Dressing Tomatoes,Plum Roma Carton (25 Lbs.) 18 -20 Tomatoes,Cherry Flat 12 1-Pint Baskets 22.95-25.75 Cows/Calf Pairs: (1) Medium 1 and 2 1070 lbs middle age cows with 220 lbs calves Tomatoes,Grape Flat 12 1-Pint Clamshells 19 -20 1200.00 per pair. Turnips Topped Film Bag (25 Lbs.) 11.55-22.15 Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 60.00-90.00. Watermelon Seeded Bin 150 Goats, per head: (26) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs Watermelon Seedless Bin 150 50.00-55.00; Selection 2 20-40 lbs 30.00-45.00; Selection 3 40-60 lbs 25.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 67.50-72.50. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs Farmers Line – Wholesale Price 70.00-72.50, 100-150 lbs 87.50; Selection 2 70-100 lbs 50.00-62.50. Beans Round Green Bushel Carton/Crate 15 -23 Butter Bag (4 Lbs.) 13 Green Butter Bag (8 Lbs.) 20 Speckled Butter Bag (8 Lbs.) 20 Yellow Wax Bushel Carton/Crate 25
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Obituaries Surviving are his sons, Jerry O. Griffith of Rockingham and Eric Lee Griffith of Asheville; three grandchildren: Eric Lee Griffith Jr., Brianna Griffith and Houston Griffith; and brothers: Duane Griffith of Winston Salem and Wayne Griffith of New York. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Whiteside will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Dean Jarrett and wife, Jill, of Taylorsville; special friend and neighbor, Kenneth Briggs and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral was Tuesday at Bowditch Union Church with the Rev. Jim Shoupe and the Rev. Ronnie Whitson officiating. Burial followed in the John Hilliard Family Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Bowditch Union Church Building Fund, c/o Suzy Hilliard at 3777 Blue Rock Road, Burnsville, NC 28714.
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Quinton “Cowboy” Hensley, 79, of Jonesborough, Tenn., died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was always devoted to family and friends and will be highly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Ann Miller Hensley; seven brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include his children: David Hensley and wife, Noella, Melanie Gillenwater and husband, Roy, Randy Hensley and wife, Mari, and Darren and Danny Hensley; a very special friend: Phyllis Tolley; eight grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 34 nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Cecil Hensley will officiate. Burial will be in the Band Mill Cemetery at Ramseytown. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Jerry Lee Griffith
Jerry Lee Griffith, 64, of Asheville, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Stonecreek Health & Rehabilitation. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late J. C. “Rusty” and Gaynell Young Griffith. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Vernell Griffith Hill; and a brother, Ricky. Jerry was a Army veteran.
Jimmy Deyton, 73, of Burnsville, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at his home. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Wesley and Carrie Robinson Deyton. He was also preceded in death by sisters: Chloe Bennett and Etta Johnson; and brothers: Herman, Clarence, Cecil, Roy, Craig and Clifford Deyton. Jimmy was a member of Windom Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of 18 years, Helma Gortney Deyton; a daughter: Teresa Daves of Ellenboro; a step son: David Keith Wilson of Old Fort; 5 grandchildren: Ashley, Alexis, Bryson, Brayleigh and Kaden; and 2 sisters: Kate Laws and Velma Harding of Burnsville. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Randal Robinson will officiate. Burial will be in the Deyton-Laws Cemetery at Bailey Hill. Mary ‘Peggy’ Mitchell The family will receive friends from 6 Mary G. Mitchell, 96, died at Mountain until 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Manor on Sunday, July 29, 2012. She was To view this obituary online or send a preceded in death by her husband, William condolence, visit www.holcombebrothers. Mitchell, in 2001. com Mary is survived by her son, Jonathan Mitchell; granddaughter Tara Mitchell Clara Burleson Sparks Kilduf and three great-grandchildren, Clara Burleson Sparks, 95, of Elkins Cullen, Aidan and Molly. Road, Bakersville, died July 31, 2012. Mary and her husband moved to Green She was a native of Mitchell County and Mountain in 1981 and spent summers here the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah until 2001 when she became a full time Pittman Burleson. resident. Mary was well educated, H.S. Mrs. Clara was a lifelong member of Ladycliff Academy (finishing school), art Bear Creek Baptist Church. She was the classes at UW, Painting In The Mountains oldest member of the church and attended NC, Student of Tatania McKinney in faithfully until the age of 92. She was a Florida and two art schools in France. She homemaker until she was 54 years old was well traveled in the U.S., Canada and whereupon she entered the business world. two years traveling in Europe. She worked at family owned businesses, Mary loved the mountains and her The Closet and Simply Stated until she family and friends. Mary (Peggy, Mother), retired at 83. we love you and will miss you. She loved traveling, bird watching, A private family service will be held at dining out, and time with her family. a later date. She is survived by her four daughters; Karen Sparks Duncan and husband, Eugene Jarrett Dean, of Bakersville, Maxine Davis, of Eugene Jarrett, 76, of Rice Road, died Philadelphia, Pa., Norma Sparks Garland, on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at St. Joseph’s of Greensboro, Carol Lee and husband, Hospital. A native of Yancey County, he David, of Hendersonville; two sons, Scotty was a son of the late David and Viola Sparks of Bakersville and Mack Sparks Jr. Jarrett. He was also preceded in death by and wife, Barbara, of Waynesville; four two sisters: Mona Lee Hughes and Reba grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, Sneed. Eugene retired with Henredon and and one great-great-grandchild. was a deacon at Bowditch Union Church. She was preceded in death by her He loved watching his grandson, Cabel, husband, Mack Sparks and a daughter, play ball. Shirley Sparks Huskins. Surviving are his loving wife of 50 Funeral was Thursday in Bear Creek years, Lou Etta Hilliard Jarrett; mother-in- Baptist Church. Interment followed at Bear law, Marie Hilliard, of Rice Road; a son, Creek Cemetery. Chris Jarrett and wife, Andrea, of Rice Memorials may be made to Hospice Road and grandson, Cabel Jarrett; a sister, of Mitchell County, 236 Hospital Drive, June Hammett of Marion and a brother, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.
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Oprah favorite Robert Morgan is Literary Festival banquet speaker
Robert Morgan, bestselling author of the pioneer saga Lions of the West, will be the banquet speaker for the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival on Saturday evening, Sept. 8, in Burnsville. Morgan will cap the three-day festival over an evening of food and fellowship by entertaining poetry and history lovers with the details behind his hugely successful writing career. A native of Hendersonville, Morgan has taught writing at Duke, Cornell, Davidson, Appalachian State, Furman and East Carolina. He is also the author of The Mountains Won’t Remember Us, a collection of stories tracing the transition from ploughshares to bulldozers in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Gap Creek, an Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestseller about a 19th century Appalachian mountain woman. The banquet, which requires a fee and advance registration, is meant to bring festival attendees and participating authors together in an intimate and festive environment. Space is limited. Burnsville this year also has the honor of hosting Democracy Now’s co-hosts Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan as they kick off their 125-city book tour with
a lecture and discussion on the relationship between literature and journalism, as well as Georgann Eubanks, author of Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains, who will lead a workshop about writing for non-profit agencies. Altogether some three dozen authors, many with close ties to North Carolina’s mountains, will present their work and hold workshops and discussions over the three day festival. Authors, including best-selling Young Adult novelist Stephanie Perkins and children’s author and dog rescuer Libby Bagby, will also be working during the festival in the area schools, encouraging young people to read and write. The festival events kick off with a Thursday night movie at the Yancey County Public Library. A documentary film by Paul Bonesteel, The Mystery of George Masa tells the story of a Japanese immigrant and photographer who helped Horace Kephart promote the idea of a Great Smoky Mountain National Park and who planned the route of North Carolina’s section of the Appalachian Trail. A reception with the filmmaker will follow the showing. For practitioners of the writing crafts, the festival also offers four
hands-on workshops. Piedmont resident Suzanne Adair, noted for her Revolutionary War suspense thrillers that take place in the South, will help writers create archetypal characters and suspenseful plots. Mitchell County resident Elizabeth Hunter will present a non-fiction workshop on writing local history. Canton native Fred Chappell will present a poetry workshop, and Warren Wilson College writing instructor Brian Lee Knopp, known for his best-selling memoir about being a private investigator in Southern Appalachia, will lead a narrative non-fiction workshop about creating and preserving an authentic writing voice. Pre-registration is required for the workshops, which cost $25
per person. Registration is also required for the Saturday evening banquet with Roger Morgan, which costs $30 per person. The festival’s registration page, which accepts Pay-Pal, can be found at www.cmlitfest.org/register. All other events are free and open to the public without registration. More details about the festival, including a complete listing of authors and their bios, a draft schedule of events, and information about local lodging and dining can be found at the festival’s web site, cmlitfest.org, or by joining the group at facebook.com/cm.litfest. Reviews of books by this year’s authors may be found at cmlitfest. blogspot.com.
Eubanks to lead workshop on communications for nonprofits A special workshop for directors, staff, boards and volunteers of nonprofit agencies will precede the opening act of the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival on Thursday, September 6 , a t t h e Ya n c e y County Public Library. The topic is Communications for Nonprofits and the instructor is Georgann Eubanks, who has 30 years experience in the nonprofit sector. The workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the cost is $30, with lunch included. Registration is through the AMY Regional L i b r a r y a t w w w. amyregionallibrary. org/mainpro, with questions to be directed to Susan Larson at 828-7652652 Georgann Eubanks will focus on helping nonprofits tell the story of their organization to the
many audiences they serve – the general public, the media, the donors and grant makers – in a way that moves people to connect with the nonprofit and understand its mission, vision, and value.. In addition to sharing the basic components of storytelling and illustrating its use with different audiences, she’ll discuss how to choose just the right words for press releases, brochures, fundraising letters, the social media, and other basic marketing venues. Eubanks has been
involved in market assessment, strategic planning, writing, and communications planning for dozens of organizations around the country as a consulting associate with Art & Science Group, Inc. since its founding in 1994. She also has presented seminars across the country on effective writing, print marketing, and nonprofit leadership. Georgann is a parttime instructor in the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and served as assistant director of Duke Continuing Studies from 1995 until 2000, where the Duke Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management was under her wing. Since 1999, she has been engaged by the Wildacres Leadership Initiative to provide a curriculum in storytelling and
to serve as writing coach to the William C. Friday Fellows. The North Carolina Arts Council commissioned Eubanks to write a series of three books. The first two volumes, “Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains” and “Literary Trails
of the North Carolina Piedmont,” are currently in print. The third, which covers eastern North Carolina, will be published soon. Following the workshop on September 6 there will be a book signing from 4:00 to 4:45 for the two “Literary Trails” volumes.
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Don’t be fooled; feral hogs are fast, dangerous August 1 marked the opening of night hunting for feral hogs in North Carolina. Many in North Carolina have never run across a feral hog. Hogs are smart compared to other animals, they are observant, and when cornered, they fight. Just a few years ago I was trying to set up a dog hunt for wild boar in the mountains near the Tennessee state line. After talking to several hunting clubs, guides, and groups, most said they would not go after hogs on purpose. Finally, one person who lived in Tennessee but had a guide license in North Carolina agreed to take me. I asked him why so many people were skittish about sending their canines after a pig and what he responded with was enlightening. “The hogs can’t climb trees like bear. They turn and fight.” They are just too dangerous was how the response was parlayed to me. I asked him why he agreed and he told me that it pays well when taking someone out, and he was accustomed to providing care to his dogs. Care was later explained to me from a brief encounter his dogs had the year before. After striking a track, the dogs surrounded a 450 pound hog. The hog proceeded to gut each and every dog in the pack. The tusks tore through the flesh and left them the on the ground for dead. He quickly got back to his truck and grabbed a first aid kit. He then would push the insides back in and sew the bellies back up. The hog got away. I ended up not being able to make the hunt do to some circumstances with the gentleman’s personal life. But I still longed to experience a hog hunt. Last weekend I was invited to hunt a cypress swamp near South Carolina for feral hogs. I did not have much notice, but I did not need much either. This would be a hog hunt with the bow from stands. I wondered just how many I would see. I arrived at the camp site just after 5:30 p.m. Feeders were set up in multiple locations to go off at 7. This land is a deer hunting club once gun season comes in, and the owners wanted the hogs gone. According to my host, the hogs would eat all the corn and leave nothing for the deer. The night before, I shot a few arrows to check my sight and make sure I was comfortable. I own a wild boar 3-D archer target, so I visualized the ‘kill’ zone and started at 40 yards. I was told the average shot would run around 15 yards. After shooting 40 and feeling good, I moved up to 30 yards, then 20 yards. It was a good practice session and I felt good about the vital area. I also taped a small picture that showed where the vitals were on a hog to the lower limb of my bow. This was primarily to remind me that the vitals sit differently in a hog than a deer. My host shot several arrows while I changed
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to my camo. Then around 6 p.m. we headed out. It was hot and muggy with the temps in the mid 90s. I was worried about scent control as I knew pigs had a superior sense of smell. I was given a bag that had some hog attractant to lie at my feet in the stand to use as a cover scent. I was also told the main scent I had to worry about was my boots. I was wearing rubber boots, known to not carry odors. But pigs can even pick those out. The feeder went off at 7 and I remained alert. After another 30 minutes, I noticed something to my left in the wood line. It was brown and pulsating. After studying it for a few seconds I could tell it was a hog. The pulsating was the hog taking deep sniffs of the ground where I had come into the stand. Three more followed him and they were overly cautious. As they approached the clearing where the feeder was they turned away. They continued around the clearing and I could finally see their full bodies about 25 yards away. A larger black boar was closest and leading the group. The brown one, slightly smaller, stayed to its left and would step forward in stride with the black one. I continued to study their movement. The way they were moving side by side, I would not have a clean shot if the arrow were to make a pass-thru. So, what if I made the shot where the passthru, if there was one, would hit both in the vitals? It could be done. The closer hog was slightly taller. I would need to aim at the top portion of the lungs on the black one, and then if the arrow passed through then it should hit the brown pig near the lower lungs and heart. The opportunity presented itself. I released the arrow with its fixed blade broadhead. I watched it fly as the fletching stopped short in the front hog. The whole group took off, much faster than you would
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expect for a robust round animal with short legs. I texted that one was down even though I was trying for the double shot. After sitting for another 30 minutes I headed down the stand and to where I shot the pig. I followed a nice blood trail for about 10 yards and then it split. Two different directions. Hmmm. I followed the one on the left first. Another 10 yards and I found the brown one on the ground, heart exploded. He was the back pig. I had hit both. I backtracked and followed the other trail. 15 yards away in a briar thick lay the black one. Blood bubbled around the location where the top of the lungs would be located. I had taken a double with one arrow on my first hog hunt. We went on to hunt the remainder of the weekend. I easily saw pigs out number deer 5 to 1. The land was infested with them. And up to this point I had never seen a wild hog. But I have seen summer sausage! Bill Howard is an avid bowhunter and outdoorsman. He teaches hunter education (IHEA) and bowhunter 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.
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Yancey County School has “Plan of Care” for children with Diabetes The State Board of Education has adopted guidelines for the development and implementation of individual diabetes care plans as required by Senate Bill 911. These guidelines have been developed with consultation from the NC Diabetes Advisory Council and local school administrative employees. A procedure for the development of an individual diabetes care plan is at the written request of the student’s parent(s) or guardian. The individual care plan is reviewed annually. Information on the individual care plan includes the responsibilities of the parent, appropriate school staff, an emergency care plan, the identification of allowable action to be taken, the extent to which the student is able to participate in his/her own diabetes care and management and other school personnel in order to offer appropriate assistance and support to the student. As required by Senate Bill 911, all school employees will complete a basic training about diabetes including signs and symptoms of diabetic emergencies and first aid procedures in collaboration with principals, school nurses and staff. (Senate Bill 911-g.s. 115C-47-Care for School Children with Diabetes.) If you have any questions concerning the diabetes care plan, call Ellen Miller at the Board of Education at 828-682-6101, extension 314, or talk to your school health nurse or the middle school health clinics. Any child that has a problem, such as asthma, diabetes or epilepsy, etc. should have an individual health care plan (IHCP). The procedures for the development of the IHCP is at the request of student’s parent(s) or guardian.
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Ah, those wonderful three-year-old kids!
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Q: The first time my 3-year-old called his 4-year-old brother “stupid” I was caught off guard and probably made too big a deal over it. I told him that he is not allowed to call a person stupid because it is hurtful. He promptly began calling the dog, his cup, and everything else under the sun “stupid.” He loves to call people “stoopy” or “foopid” or “poopid” (especially that one, since it combines two words he knows annoy me!) I’ve created a monster, haven’t I? I have started ignoring the behavior, but what should I do when he directs the term at a friend or just some random kid at the playground? A:Yep, you’ve created a monster, but monsters can be starved into submission, if not to death. At this stage of the game, you’re doing the right thing by ignoring the stupids (including every creative variation on the word) completely, or as completely as possible. If he calls a friend or stranger “stupid,” you need to make him apologize. If he resists, sit him in a “thinking chair” (or whatever is available) until he complies. If you react calmly but authoritatively in those situations and ignore the rest, the stupids should die a natural death in, oh, anywhere
Students take honors at state history contest From the front the Video Documentary Contest with a video about the Shelton Laurel Massacre. Madison White received second place in the Exhibit Contest and tied for first place in the African American Essay Contest. She said Elaine Dellinger at the local history museum “is a wonderful resource” for the kids, but the best influence is the students’ own grandparents. “The grandparents have been wonderful. They help the kids dig for artifacts in their attics, basements. When we start talking about this, the grandparents come to life.” Fourth grade is the year students learn their North Carolina history, and the annual state trip is “an experience we want every fourth grader at Bald Creek to make,” Miller said. “We do multiple fundraisers to get all the children to go.” She said anyone willing to provide scholarship funding for the trip can contact the school. “I would be glad to speak with anyone who would like to volunteer or help with a scholarship,” Miller said.
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from a couple of months to a couple of years. Hang in there! Q: I started potty training my son when he turned 3. He always uses the potty independently when he is completely naked from the waist down. But when he’s wearing underwear or even shorts with no underwear, he pees and poops on himself, chairs, the floor, etc. I know I caused the problem by putting him in pull-ups at naps, night, and when leaving the house. What should I do to help him be successful when wearing underwear or clothes? He can’t go naked forever! A:You actually set the stage for this problem by waiting until he was 3 to train him. Studies find that toilet training after 32 months is associated with increases in bowel
YHS announces gift for renovations From the front At the annual meeting, Jane Mummert, Pete DeFranco and Sandy Ellis were reelected to the board of directors by an overwhelming number of members and by unanimous vote. Sherry Kiely was unanimously appointed to the board for her initial term. Mummert, recipient of the 2011 North Carolina Governor’sAward for Volunteerism in the field of animal sheltering, was elected by unanimous vote of the board of directors to continue as president of the Yancey Humane Society. Jim Jamieson will continue in the role of vice-president. During the meeting Tipton also gave a presentation of shelter data and statistics. He said YHS has improved in almost every measurable category in 2012 and is setting many records. “We have many community outreach programs going and many more are in the works. Statistically, YHS intake shows a massive 35 percent decline compared to 2011. Adoption and return to owner rates are up. Euthanasia rates are at historic lows, down 65 percent from 2011. We are now adopting out 100 percent of all adoptable animals. Perhaps of most importance to our future success, an astounding 918 animals have been spay/neutered through our free programs since the beginning of the year,” he said.
control problems, including “holding.” As I say in my latest book, “Toilet Training without Tantrums,” the optimal window for toilet training is between 18 and 24 months. The post-1960s recommendation to wait until certain bogus readiness signs have emerged and let children train themselves has proved a huge flop. It’s transformed something a pre1960s mom did in a week or so, with little hassle, into the most stressful parenting event of the preschool years, often dragging on for months. And yes, so-called “pull-ups” will only delay a child’s success. Bulky fabric around the pelvic area is associated with permission to release at will, without regard to time or place. At this point, the solution to your problem lies in what i call the “potty bell.” Put your son in thin cotton underwear when he’s at home. Set the stove timer to ring every hour. When it rings, the rule is that he has to go to the bathroom and use the potty, and he can’t come out until he’s had success. This procedure will slowly but surely train him to pay attention to the need to go when he’s wearing clothing. Family psychologist John Rosemond answers questions at rosemond.com.
Mar Hill adds south campus Mars Hill College has signed a lease on a building on Airport Road in Asheville, N.C., enabling the institution to be more accessible to adult and graduate students in the region. Classes will meet in the new location beginning in January 2013. According to Dr. Dan Lunsford, president, Mars Hill College has offered classes in rented and borrowed locations in the Asheville area for over 30 years. Leasing a building on Airport Road, however, will allow the college to provide these services in a building it can call its own. “For over three decades, Mars Hill College has been providing classes in the Asheville area at several locations, including AB Tech, Blue Ridge Community College, and TC Roberson High School,” Lunsford said. “As a regional institution, we decided it was time to stake out a secondary location that belonged to Mars Hill College. Leasing this building will allow us to continue to provide a high-quality
educational experience for students in the AshevilleHendersonville area, while raising the visibility of the college in the Asheville market and increasing the efficiency of our off-campus offerings.” Efficiency will increase, Lunsford said, because the college will be able to manage both the classroom space and the timing and frequency of classes. Those factors then ultimately should benefit the students. The location also will offer amenities like a break room and study areas. Programming at the new location will be administered through the MHC Adult and Graduate Studies program and will include general education and major classes toward bachelor’s degrees in education (elementary, middle grades, special education, integrated education and teacher licensure), business management, and social work. Master’s degree in elementary education classes will also be held at this site. Additional major programs may be added later.
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Sleep Deprived? The Importance of A Good Night’s Sleep Medea Galligan MS Nutrition It may seem obvious that sleep is beneficial. Even without fully grasping what sleep does for us, we know that going without sleep for too long makes us feel terrible, and that getting a good night’s sleep can make us feel ready to take on the world. Sleep makes us feel better, but its importance goes way beyond just boosting your mood or banishing under-eye circles. Scientists have gone to great lengths to fully understand sleep’s benefits. In studies of humans and other animals, they have discovered that sleep plays a critical role in immune function, metabolism, memory, learning, and other vital functions. Adequate sleep is now seen as a key part of a healthy lifestyle, and can benefit your heart, weight, mind, and more. A study published in the British Medical Journal photographed and rated healthy adults after a restful eight hours of sleep and then again after no more than five hours of sleep—and the “eight hours of sleep” photos won hands-down. The study concluded that “sleepdeprived people are perceived as less attractive and less healthy compared with when they are well rested.” Other beauty-related benefits of adequate sleep include its effects on hair and skin. Hair health and growth patterns can be altered by lack of sleep, resulting in worsened male pattern baldness in men and thinning hair in women. Why? A full night’s sleep allows the proteins in hair strands to replenish and rejuvenate, while lack of sleep doesn’t. Additionally, getting enough sleep improves the look of wrinkles, since moisture produced during the body’s natural rest cycle hydrates and plumps fine lines. Inadequate sleep, however, can accentuate wrinkles. Looks aren’t all that suffers from sleep deprivation, though. Check out the National Sleep Foundation’s white paper on sleep. Lack of sleep adversely affects your immune system, cardiovascular system, blood sugar, brain function and weight. For example, when you don’t get enough sleep, you feel worn down—because you are. Donna Arand, Ph.D., DABSM, clinical director of the Kettering Sleep Disorders Center in Dayton, Ohio, and contributor to the National Sleep Foundation’s white paper on sleep, says, “Not getting enough sleep makes you more vulnerable to picking up illnesses and not being able to fight them off. What’s going on is your immune system is degraded.” The less sleep you get, the weaker your immune system becomes. This leaves you open to viral and other infections, since infection-fighting cells are reduced when you’re sleep-deprived. Likewise, lack of sleep can cause cardiovascular and blood sugar problems. “When you don’t
get enough sleep, you have an inflammatory response in your cardio-vascular system - in the blood vessels and arteries. We see the same thing in hypertension. If sleep deprivation continues long term, chronic inflammation has been linked to things like heart attack, stroke and diabetes. In one study, young, healthy adult males decreased their sleep time to about four hours per night for six nights. After six nights, every one of those healthy young men showed impaired glucose tolerance, a precursor to developing diabetes,” Arand notes. Then there’s sleep deprivation’s effect on brain function. Arand points out, “We know that people who are sleep deprived have very poor judgment when evaluating their own performance. They think they’re doing well on memory or eye-hand coordination tests, but they’re not. The memory is slightly degraded when you’re sleep deprived and gets worse the more deprivation you have.” Other studies indicate that those who drive without enough sleep are as impaired as someone who’s drunk. Don’t forget about the weight factor. There’s a link to sleep deprivation and obesity in adults and children. One study indicates that those who slept five hours per night were 73 percent more likely to become obese than those who slept seven to nine hours per night. This effect may be related to hormonal imbalances—since lack of sleep is linked to lower levels of the hormone leptin, which reduces hunger. Hunger, eating, sleepiness and sleep While we may not often think about why we sleep, most of us acknowledge at some level that sleep makes us feel better. We feel more alert, more energetic, happier, and better able to function following a good night of sleep. However, the fact that sleep makes us feel better and that going without sleep makes us feel worse only begins to explain why sleep might be necessary. One way to think about the function of sleep is to compare it to another of our life-sustaining activities: eating. Hunger is a protective mechanism that has evolved to ensure that we consume the nutrients our bodies require to grow, repair tissues, and function properly. And although it is relatively easy to grasp the role that eating serves - given that it involves physically consuming the substances our bodies need - eating and sleeping are not as different as they might seem. Both eating and sleeping are regulated by powerful internal
drives. Going without food produces David Rapoport, MD, director of the uncomfortable sensation of the NYU Sleep Disorders Program. hunger, while going without sleep But not anymore. makes us feel overwhelmingly So, how much sleep is enough? sleepy. And just as eating relieves “We are all different,” says hunger and ensures that we obtain report author Michael H. Bonnet, the nutrients we need, sleeping PhD, a professor of neurology at relieves sleepiness and ensures that Wright State University School we obtain the sleep we need. Still, of Medicine and the director of the question remains: Why do we sleep laboratory at the Dayton need sleep at all? Is there a single Department of Veterans Affairs primary function of sleep, or does Medical Center, Ohio. “You need sleep serve many functions? enough sleep so you can awaken The learning process and sleep feeling refreshed without an alarm Sleep, learning, and memory clock.” Some people need more are complex phenomena that are sleep than others, he says. This not entirely understood. However, need is based on genes, age, sex, animal and human studies suggest and previous sleep amount, among that the quantity and quality of other things. sleep have a profound impact on For most adults, however, learning and memory. Research between 7 and 9 hours a night is suggests that sleep helps learning optimal, depending on how much and memory in two distinct stress and activity you experience ways. First, a sleep-deprived during the day. person cannot focus attention Most teens need about 8½ to optimally and therefore cannot more than 9 hours of sleep each learn efficiently. Second, sleep night. The right amount of sleep itself has a role in the consolidation is essential for anyone who wants of memory, which is essential for to do well on a test or play sports learning new information. without tripping over their feet. Although the exact mechanisms Unfortunately, though, many teens are not known, learning and memory don’t get enough sleep. Recent are often described in terms of three studies show that adolescent sleep functions. Acquisition refers to the patterns actually differ from those introduction of new information of adults or kids. These studies into the brain. Consolidation show that during the teen years, the represents the processes by which body’s circadian rhythm (sort of a memory becomes stable. Recall like an internal biological clock) is refers to the ability to access the temporarily reset, telling a person information (whether consciously to fall asleep later and wake up or unconsciously) after it has been later. This change in the circadian stored. rhythm seems to be due to the fact Each of these steps is necessary that the brain hormone melatonin for proper memory function. is produced later at night for teens Acquisition and recall occur than it is for kids and adults. This only during wakefulness, but can make it harder for teens to fall research suggests that memory asleep early. School age children, consolidation takes place during ages 5 to 10 years old, usually sleep through the strengthening of need 10 to 11 hours of sleep, the neural connections that form while preschoolers, ages 3-5 years, our memories. Although there is should have at least 11 to 13 hours no consensus about how sleep of sleep a night. Week of 8/6/125 keys - 8/12/12 makes this process possible, many to a better night’s sleep researchers think that specific If you find that night after night characteristics of brainwaves you are tossing and turning, unable during different stages of sleep are to get a restful sleep, it may be associated with the formation of time to really look at how you particular types of memory. are spending your days, and what “Sleep used to be kind of ignored, habits may be contributing to poor like parking our car in a garage and sleep. picking it up in the morning,” says See next page
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From Page 14 “Certain habits you’re unaware of could be sabotaging your sleep,” says Kristen L. Knutson, PhD, assistant professor and sleep specialist at the University of Chicago’s Department of Medicine. 1. It’s a no-brainer that drinking coffee or tea right before bed won’t do you any sleep favors, but you also need to watch your afternoon drinks. Many teas and drinks have caffeine, so be sure to check the labels on your favorite midday drinks, and be cautious of any drinks that boast “energy-boosting benefits”. Then, be sure to stop sipping them by 2 p.m., so there’s time for their effects to wear off. Naturally, coffee drinks pack a real wallop, so stay away from them after lunch. Afternoon slumps can be avoided by eating a protein rich breakfast and lunch, and staying hydrated with plenty of filtered water or caffeine-free herbal teas throughout the afternoon and evening. 2. Getting at least 30 minutes a day of exercise has been proven to help improve the both the quality and quantity of sleep. When you exercise, you experience smoother transitions between the various cycles and phases of sleep throughout the night. When you add exercise to your day, it has been shown that many fall asleep faster, stay asleep more easily, and remain in the deepest “Stage 4” sleep for a longer period of time. Aerobic exercise allows more oxygen to enter the blood and is thus considered to be the best type of activity to combat sleeplessness. Also, exercise that makes vigorous use of the leg muscles can act like a tranquilizer, making sleep much easier to achieve. 3. A hot bath or shower can do wonders for a stressed body and mind, allowing you to shift gears from “go” mode to “rest” mode. The combination of heat (and buoyancy in the case of a bath) causes blood vessels to dilate, lowering the blood pressure and speeding the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the muscles. Sleep usually follows the cooling phase of the body’s temperature cycle. In addition, keep the temperature in the bedroom no higher than 68 degrees to influence this cooling phase associated with deep sleep. 4. Getting in a little gentle, restorative yoga before bed can help put your mind at ease, steady your breath, and reduce muscle tension without revving up your heart. Here is a relaxing exercise from the Healthy Lifestyles Yoga Studio that you can do to help your body prepare for sleep: Lie on your back with the soles of your feet together and your knees bent and dropping toward the floor. Place your arms, palms up, by your sides, keeping your shoulders back and your chest open. Close your eyes and inhale through your nose while slowly counting to four, then exhale while counting back down to one. Continue for 10 minutes, or as long as it takes you to feel fully relaxed. 5. Make your bedroom an inviting place to completely relax. Have soft lighting, and perhaps even play soft, soothing music. Take time to read or journal before turning the lights out. Maintain the quiet and peaceful space by keeping your laptop, ipad, and phone in another room. This allows you to consciously give yourself a mental break from your busy day, and gives you permission to put it all aside and fall into a deep and restful sleep. 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.
This is a quick and easy recipe for a healthy snack that will keep you going without all the sugar, additives, and refined oils of most commercial protein bars. Not only is it raw, but it is also gluten free and vegan! 1 cup nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews, or try a mix) 10 dates, pitted 1/4 cup raw cacao powder 1/4 cup unrefined organic coconut oil Optional healthy mix-ins: ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, ¼ cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds, ¼ cup shelled pistachios or ¼ cup dried cranberries Put the nuts in a food processor and blend until crumbly like fresh bread crumbs. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until it begins to clump together. Scrape down the sides if necessary and repeat. Stir in mix-in of your choice. Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap, parchment paper or wax paper. Press the mixture firmly into the pan and allow to set in refrigerator until firm. Cut into bars and enjoy!
Other Possible Substitutions: 1 - Sub in 1 cup dried apricots, raisins or prunes for the dates. You might need to add a little raw honey since these are not as sweet as dates. 2 - Allergy to nuts? Use seeds instead. Allergy to seeds and nuts? Use shredded coconut instead. 3 - Don’t like chocolate? Use half a banana to add flavor. 4 - For a natural Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup experience, use 2-3 Tbsp of peanut butter instead of coconut oil, or try almond butter. Allergic to nuts? Use seed butter such as sunflower seed butter or sesame seed butter (also known as tahini).
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Broccoli Cheddar Soup When you just need some comfort food, but what to make a healthy choice, here is a delicious and warming soup brimming with healthy veggies and delicious raw cheddar cheese! Comfort and health never tasted so good! Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds broccoli, washed and trimmed 2 cups sliced yellow onions 5 tablespoons butter, divided 1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano, crumbled 1/3 cup flour blend 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 7 cups bone broth (chicken or beef) or vegetable broth, divided 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup milk 2 cups shredded Raw Cheddar Cheese 1. Cut a few florets off the broccoli and divide into small sections. Simmer in lightly salted water for 2 minutes. Drain and immerse in cold water to stop cooking. Set aside. 2. Cut remaining broccoli, including stalks, into small pieces. Place in a large saucepan or stockpot. 3. Add onions and 3 tablespoons of butter to saucepan. Sauté over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes. Add 3 cups of the broth and oregano to the saucepan; simmer 20 to 30 minutes. 4. Carefully process hot mixture in batches in a blender until smooth, or use an immersion blender inside the pot to process soup; then remove soup from pot. 5. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the large pan or pot. Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly. Stir in mustard, salt and pepper. 6. Gradually add processed mixture and remaining 4 cups of broth. Continue to cook while stirring until mixture begins to bubble. 7. Add milk and cheese. Stir until smooth and cheese is melted. Add remaining broccoli florets and heat through. If desired, top with additional shredded cheese when serving.
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