In a teleconference on !ursday, January 7, U.S. Representative Heath Shuler talked with members of the press regarding the status of the health care bill in Congress, immigration reform and a Jobs for Main Street Act that passed last month.

Shuler said the purpose of the Jobs act was to en-able small business owners easier access to capital needed to expand their businesses. !at he felt it

was important in that it would allow for greater job creations. Also, the federal gov-ernment is taking unused TARP money to fund infrastructure projects. Projects like broadband, water, sewer. Also, there will be monies for police o"cers, fire fighters and education. He envisions that some of that money could fund programs for colleges and community colleges.

Shuler said the problem with the health care legis-lation is how to bend the cost curve downward.

“Health Care already takes between 16 and 17 percent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), he said. We need to figure out how to lower those costs and to get a better outcome.”

He indicated that he was optimistic that the House and Senate could work out a health care bill that he could support and one that would pass.

In a matter concerning Swain and Graham coun-ties, he said the federal government had reached an

agreement with Swain County concerning the “road to nowhere” that has long been contested. He said the federal government had reached an agreement to pay $13 million for property that had been taken during the construction of Fontana Lake, but that the details had to be worked out.

Regarding a question on how well he thought President Obama was doing, he said considering the circumstances at the time of a change of administra-tions, he thought he was doing a good job overall.

Cherokee and Clay Counties - As a result of the recent bad weath-er across the country, on the heels

of the holiday season, the blood supply has drastically decreased in the Carolinas Region. Type O negative and type B negative blood supplies have dropped to emergen-cy levels and help is needed now! Since type O negative blood can be used for any patient when there is not time to determine the patient’s blood type, it is crucial that there is a su"cient supply.

Every two seconds, someone in

the United States needs blood. !e American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region provides lifesaving blood to 103 hospitals and must have 1,600 people give blood and platelets each weekday to meet hospital demand. Accident victims as well as patients with cancer, sickle cell disease, blood disorders and other illnesses re-ceive lifesaving transfusions every day. !ere is no substitute for blood

and volunteer donors are the only source.

!e Red Cross encourages peo-ple who are in good health to do-nate so that hospital patients have the blood or platelets they need to make a full recovery. Blood is need-ed to help treat a variety of patients including accident victims and in-dividuals undergoing surgery and cancer treatment.

Blood can be safely donated ev-

ery 56 days. Most healthy people age 17 and older, or 16 with pa-rental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Donors who are 18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight require-ments.

For more information or to lo-cate a nearby blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (448-3543) or visit RedCrossBlood.org.

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Volume 13, Issue 2

By: Carolyn Deal Contributing Writer

By: Frank Bradley Sentinel Writer

ProtectingAmerica.org, the largest na-tional coalition of first responders, busi-nesses and individuals concerned with improving preparedness in advance of massive natural events and speeding re-covery in their aftermath today awarded the organization’s “American Hero” award to North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler (D-11).

Rep. Shuler was recognized for his tireless efforts in preparing for and pro-tecting families and communities from natural catastrophe.

“ProtectingAmerica.org selected award recipients based on their leader-ship roles and diligent efforts in catastro-phe preparedness and mitigation. This year’s recipients have worked every day to ensure that their constituents are better prepared and protected from hurricanes and other events,” said Admiral James Loy, co-chair of ProtectingAmerica.org and former Deputy Secretary of Home-land Security.

“The American Hero Award is one way for us to thank and recognize the recipients for their ongoing commitment and dedication to preparing families for the unthinkable. Their efforts will ulti-mately save lives and protect property when massive natural catastrophes strike,” said James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and also a co-chair of ProtectingAmerica.org.

“Although America’s level of prepara-tion and protection from the next major catastrophe is far better than it was four years ago, much more needs to be done to assure that families and communities can repair, rebuild and recover when the next catastrophe strikes,” Witt said.

“Through the efforts of this year’s awardees, we are confident that America will move closer to the kind of compre-hensive and integrated program that is needed to truly protect the 6-in-10 American families that live in areas that are vulnerable to massive hurricanes and earthquakes,” he said.

ProtectingAmerica.org is the largest coalition of first responders, small and large businesses, insurers and other or-ganizations dedicated to improving the way that American families are prepared for and protected from the devastation that comes from massive natural catas-trophes. The organization’s membership includes more than 20,000 individual members, the American Red Cross the International Association of Fire Chiefs and more than 300 other organizations and businesses.

Shuler named

American Hero

for local efforts

On Thursday, January 7th, some middle school students at Martins Creek School tried to convince the principal, Arnold Mathews, that snow was coming soon as they stood outside his o!ce window. Just an hour later, the students re-ceived the news that school would be dismissed at 12:30 p.m.

On Monday morning, there was a beautiful display of icicles around the entire school due to the water falling from the roof and the icy temperatures.

Dream come true

"He's done so much more in ad-dition to keeping our lights on," Eloise Anderson said on Tuesday. "He has vision, leadership and cha-risma. !at's not easy to find in a leader."

Anderson, a lifetime banker and long-time member of the BRMEMC board of directors, had nothing but praise for Joe Satter-field, Jr.

Satterfield, who retired as Vice-President and manager of Blue Ridge Mountain EMC on Decem-ber 31, has done a remarkable job

in his 25 years of service, not only in expanding and strengthening the electrical grid in western North Carolina and north Georgia, but also in promoting economic devel-opment throughout the region as well as being actively involved in numerous civic and cultural orga-nizations.

"I can name a number of com-panies that came here or expanded here because of Joe's eldership," Erik Brinke, Director of Eco-nomic Development at BRMEMC told me. "Our fiber-optic network has had great success because of Joe's vision: projects like the WNC EdNET which brought broadband connectivity to all our local schools in Cherokee & Clay counties and

BRMEMC says ‘Goodbye, Joe’

By: Frank Bradley Sentinel Writer

Joe Satterfield retires after 25 years

Matthew Akins, the new BRMEMC manager, with Joe Satter"eld at the 2009 annual meeting.

See JOE Page 4A

Shuler, cautious but optimistic, discusses health, jobs

Photo by Byron McCombs

NEWS The Cherokee Sentinel 2AJanuary 13, 2010

BRIEFS Cherokee schools could win $100,000 from U.S. Cellular

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again to believe in something better for schools.From now until January 15, anyone 18 and old-

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RALEIGH — !e N.C. Depart-ment of Transportation announced today an increase in the number of roadside littering incidents reported through the Swat-A-Litterbug pro-gram. More than 11,700 littering re-ports were received and processed from Jan. 1 through Dec. 30, 2009. !is rep-resents a 20 percent increase from the 9,600 reports processed in 2008.

“!is increase in reports shows that North Carolinians are tired of seeing people litter and are continuing sup-port of the department’s Swat-A-

Litterbug program,” said Transporta-tion Secretary Gene Conti. “!rough this program, all North Carolinians can do their part to reduce litter and educate motorists who intentionally dispose of unwanted trash onto the state’s roadsides.”

NCDOT’s O"ce of Beautifica-tion Programs and the N.C. State Highway Patrol administer the Swat-A-Litterbug program. Motorists ob-served littering are sent a letter, signed by the colonel of the State Highway Patrol. !e letter notifies recipients they were seen littering and informs them that littering is an illegal and fineable o#ense. Fines for littering range from $250 to $2,000 and can include a point on the o#ender’s driver license, as well as community service work.

Information required to make a report includes the vehicle's license plate number, date and time of the incident, street name, city, county and a description of the littering o#ense observed. A report can be submitted through the mail, over the phone or online through the O"ce of Beauti-fication Programs’ Swat-A-Litterbug Web site.

For more information about the de-partment’s anti litter e#orts or to make a Swat-A-Litterbug report online, visit www.ncdot.gov/~beautification. To call in a Swat-A-Litterbug report, contact the NCDOT Customer Ser-vice O"ce at 1-877-DOT-4YOU. Mail-in Swat-A-Litterbug cards can be obtained by calling the O"ce of Beautification Programs at 1-800-331-5864.

!e Cherokee and Clay County Cooperative Extension O"ces will be o#ering a Master Gar-dener training starting February 1, and continuing on Mondays and !ursdays through the end of March. !e training will be held at the Brasstown Commu-nity Center from 9:00am until 1:00pm. A tuition fee of $75.00 will be collected on February 1, to cover expenses of the training and cost of manuals. Some of the special trainings will include a fruit tree pruning demonstration, a lawn establishment demonstra-tion, a propagation workshop and a Shittake mushroom workshop.

Becoming a Master Gardener not only involves the education you gain, but also carries certain responsibilities and an obligation to donate a certain amount of time back to the community each year through Extension programs. Interest has been high and seat-ing is limited. If you would like to participate in this rewarding and unique learning experience, please contact our o"ce by January 15th at 837-2210.

AARP Tax-Aide will be o#ering FREE basic Federal and State ( GA and NC) personal income tax prep-aration in Murphy, NC, beginning 2/2/2009 and ending 4/14/2009. We o#er electronic preparation and filing of tax returns. Our loca-tion will be in the classroom build-ing of the First United Methodist Church on Valley River Avenue, one block north of the tra"c light in downtown Murphy.

!e service is available by ap-pointment from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. !e appointment numbers is 828-835-0220; walk-ins are accepted if time allows.

!is is the 41st year the AARP Foundation will be o#ered this ser-vice. It is confidential and open to anyone with non-complex individ-ual returns. !e service is o#ered to any taxpayer with low to mod-erate income with a special em-phasis placed on those age 60 and older. !e returns are prepared by friendly IRS-certified volunteers who live in this area.

In 2009 this service helped pre-pare over 2,000,00 income tax returns nationwide, from nearly 7,00 sites, at no charge. Additional information can obtained at www.aarp.org/taxaide or 1-888-227-7669.

Swat-a-Li!erbug program breaks new record

More than 11,700 incidents were

processed statewide

Free income tax service offered

Master gardener training offered

Mango shows promise in

treating certain kinds of cancers

Siberian tiger mauls

Ontario man to death

A new study finds mango may prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in a laboratory setting. !ough the mango is an ancient fruit heavily consumed in many parts of the world, little has been known about its health aspects.

!e research team in the study found mangos prevented or stopped can-cer growth in certain breast and colon cell lines.

"It has about four to five times less antioxidant capacity than an average wine grape, and it still holds up fairly well in anticancer activity. If you look at it from the physiological and nutritional standpoint, taking everything together, it would be a high-ranking super food," says Dr. Susanne Talcott, who with her husband, Dr. Steve Talcott, conducted the study on cancer cells.

She goes on to taut the adding of the fruit in your everyday diet.Researchers tested mango polyphenol extracts in vitro on colon, breast,

lung, leukemia and prostate cancers. Polyphenols are natural substances in plants and are associated with a variety of compounds known to promote good health.

Mango showed some impact on lung, leukemia and prostate cancers but was most e#ective on the most common breast and colon cancers.

A male Siberian tiger attacked and killed its owner in Ontario on Sunday. !e incident triggered calls for stricter licensing of ownership of dangerous animals.

Ontario police identified the victim of the tiger mauling as Norman Bu-walda, a 66-year old businessman from Southwold Township and a known exotic animal lover. !e tiger was one of Buwalda's exotic pets. His other pets include lions and panthers.

Buwalda was feeding the tiger inside its cage when he was mauled to death, according to reports. A family member found Buwalda's body inside the cage of the 650-pound animal.

Neighbors described Buwalda as an introvert, who appeared to have more a"nity with animals than with humans. !ey recalled that in the 12 years that Buwalda lived in their community, they often heard wild cat growls at night.

According to reports, it was the same Siberian tiger that killed a 10-year old boy in 2004. !ey boy and his family were visitors of Buwalda, who al-lowed the tiger out of the cage so the boy could take pictures of the beast. A lawsuit was filed by the community to ban Buwalda's wild pets, but the town lost the case.

Clothing ad featuring

Obama to be taken down

A clothing ad featuring President Barack Obama will be taken down. Weatherproof Garment Company promises to remove the billboard ads they erected in New York's Times Square and in midtown Manhattan last week after the White House requested their speedy removal.

!e jacket company said that the ads will be removed "in an expeditious manner" after a conversation with White House counsel Kendall Burman.

!e said ad features Obama clad in one of the company's jackets during a trip to China. When the towering billboard went up last week, the com-pany received criticism for using the president's likeness.

Weatherproof President Freddie Stollmack told CNN that they didn't expect the amount of controversy over the billboards. He explained that when they saw Obama's picture during his Great Wall of China visit, they noticed that he was wearing their coat.

But intellectual property lawyer Barbara Solomon said that their motive was "pure commercial appropriation." Appropriating Obama's likeness in their ad violates the President's right of publicity.

Study: Too much TV

could lead to early deathA new study suggests that every hour of television watched per day may

bring with it an 11-percent greater risk of premature death from all causes and an 18-percent greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Researchers with the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Victoria, Australia, also said in a statement that the risk of dying prematurely from cancer increases with television viewing - by about 9 percent.

!e study focused on watching TV, but the findings suggest that any pro-longed sedentary behavior could be risky to one's health. !is includes sitting in front of the computer, the researchers said.

Lead author David Dunst said in a statement that the human body was designed to move, not sit still for long hours.

!e study appears in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Associa-tion.

Trial of abortionist’s killer

has been delayed!e trial of the suspect in the murder of George Tiller, a prominent abor-

tion doctor who was often the target of anti-abortion activists, was delayed until Wednesday after prosecutors asked the judge not to allow defense law-yers to seek a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Jury selection was set to begin on Monday in the trial of 51-year-old Scott Roeder, who is accused of first degree murder. But according to the Kansas City Star, prosecutors have submitted a motion challenging a decision by the judge in the case last Friday.

Judge Warren Wilbert of Sedgwick County District Court had said he would let defense lawyers present evidence supporting their claim that Roed-er committed voluntary manslaughter, which under state law is defined as "an unreasonable but honest belief that circumstances existed that justified deadly force."

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Weather and politics:neither stays sunny for long

!e year 2010 has come roaring in with a sustained blast of arctic air. We have not experienced a day above freezing since December 26, 2009, breaking records from the 1800’s. However, by the time you read this we should once again, hopefully, be experiencing tem-peratures in the 40’s or higher. I suspect it may feel like a heat wave considering how frigid it has been.

We all know that weathermen have such a di"cult time predict-ing the weather, even with so-phisticated computer models. We know that because we have made it a standard joke to make fun of weathermen and their inaccurate predictions. I am not sure just how accurate they really are but I do know that long-term forecasts are generally incorrect. !e closer they get to a given time period, it would seem that their accuracy increases. So many times, I have stocked up with firewood, water, and food only to find that I overreacted and the weather had managed to fool all of the computer models. Of course, the surprise could always be in the opposite direction and things could be worse than expected.

It is my suspicion that the weath-er serves as a metaphor for voters, fickle. November is ten months away and already the pundits have decided the outcome of the mid-term elections. Depending on your source, the Democrats are going to lose control of the House of Rep-

resentatives and the 60 -vote su-permajority in the Senate. Or, the tea-party faction will field very con-servative candidates who will chal-lenge more traditional Republicans, and win. Some are saying that the splintering of the Republican Party, i.e., dumping the moderates, will cast Republicans into the minority for decades. Others are saying that a new conservative movement is sweeping the country and will lead to victories in November.

!ere are signs that any of these events could occur in November. !ere seems to be a “fight” within the Republican Party that, if not resolved, could lead to disastrous consequences in the upcoming elections. !e Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, recently told a Fox News audience that the Republican Party would not regain control of the House of Representatives and was not “ready” to govern. Even though he has been taken to the wood shed by his fellow Republi-cans, Newt Gingrich, a Steele de-fender, has been quoted as saying that many Republicans are “ner-vous” over Steele’s race.

!e tea party faction is challeng-ing, usually successfully, the more moderate members of the Republi-can Party and replacing them with super conservative candidates. In fact, the tea party intends on bring-ing down the Republican Party and rebuilding it from the base up. !ey may be very successful in doing so. !ey have momentum and populist anger behind them.

Many current members of Con-gress in both parties are retiring, leaving open seats up for grab. !e Democratic Party has deliberately, over the past two years, recruited conservative candidates, the blue dog Democrats, and as a result, has seen internal squabbling and dis-agreements. !e climate looks ripe for change in DC.

Nonetheless, let me be the first one to tell you that no one has any idea what the election outcome will be in November. We are such a “current events” audience that we lose sight of the “big picture.” Nei-ther Bush nor Obama paid much attention to polls this far out from an election because moods and views change, sometimes like the wind. Any predictions for Novem-ber are pure speculation and not much di#erent than trying to pre-dict the weather that far out.

Besides, we all know that intense bonfires burn out rather quickly. !e tea party movement has been burning brightly for about ten month now and one wonders how much longer it can sustain such in-tensity. Can this movement keep its passion and truly make a change in politics? Maybe in a small way but I suspect the fires will die down and eventually leave only the diehards. However, as I have been saying, predictions are speculations this far out from an election and I could be wrong. At this point in time, we are all like the weatherman trying to predict the weather in November.

By: Jim Fitzgerald Columnist

!e murphy lions club is donating an early christmas present to our local scouts. !is check is going to help defray the expense of the annual appreciation dinner this january ande also help sponsor the pine wood derby, held in the spring of 2010. !e local lion’s club has been a proud sponsor of scouting for many years and hope to continue with their support.

A gift for the Scouts

CLOSING DATE IS FEBRUARY 28, 2010 FOR NAP COVERAGE ON THE FOLLOWING: ARTI-CHOKE, BASIL, BEANS, BRUSSELL SPROUTS, CANTALOUPES, CHINESE BITTER MELON, SWEET CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, KENAF, LEEKS, MILLETT, OKRA, PEAS, PEPPERS, PUMPKINS, RADISHES, SOR-GHUM, SOYBEANS, SPRITE MELON, SQUASH, SUNFLOWERS, SWEET POTATES, TOMATOES, WATERMELONS

!e Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides financial assistance to eligible produc-ers a#ected by natural disasters. !is federally funded program covers non -insurable crop losses and plant-ing prevented by disasters.

An eligible producer is a landowner, tenant, or share-cropper who shares in the risk of producing an eligible crop.

To be eligible for any future disaster programs you must purchase this coverage.

To apply for coverage you must file a Form CCC-471, application for coverage, and pay the applicable service fees by the closing date as established. !e ser-

vice fee is equal to $250 per crop per county or $750 per producer per county, not to exceed a total of $1875 per producer for all counties. !e closing date var-ies by crop. To apply or for any questions regarding NAP please contact your local FSA o"ce located at 225 Valley River Ave Suite J in the 409 Building in Murphy NC or call 828-837-2721 ext 2 or 479-4108 ext 2. Our O"ce hours are 8am until 5 pm, Monday thru Friday.

!e United States Department of Agriculture pro-hibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, dis-ability, political beliefs and marital or family status (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Per-sons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of program information (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA, Of-fice of Communications at 202-720-5881(TDD). To file a complaint write the Secretary of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, Washington DC 20250 or call 202-720-1127(TDD). USDA is an equal oppor-tunity employer.

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Heart disease remains the num-ber-one killer in the United States. !ere is no shortage of patients needing cardiologists -- and yet there aren't enough doctors to go around.

According to a new report re-leased by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the number of practicing cardiologists will need to double between 2000 and 2050 to accommodate aging baby boomers, and a growing population of heart disease patients.

"We have a significant shortage of 3,000 cardiologists in the work-place today, and all indicators are that it's going to get worse if we don't do something," said George P. Rodgers, M.D., F.A.C.C., chair of the ACC Board of Trustees Workforce Task Force.

!e ongoing obesity epidemic

and new treatments, which allow patients to live longer with heart disease, are increasing the demand for cardiologists. At the same time, more than 40 percent of cardiolo-gists in the current workforce are over the age of 55, and nearing re-tirement.

Training opportunities for cardi-ologists are limited -- in the 1990s, policymakers wrongly assumed that family practitioners would treat heart disease, resulting in a 25 percent cut in the number of cardiologist training spots. While other medical fields have a grow-ing number of women and minori-ties, they remain underrepresented in cardiology. African Americans and Hispanics form only 6 percent of all cardiologists, women only 12 percent.

In its report, the ACC recom-

mends solutions, including expand-ing the number of fellowship posi-tions, reducing known factors that may encourage early retirement and creating incentives for under-represented minorities to consider cardiology, as well as encouraging a team-based approach to cardiology care that leverages the skills and expertise of nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

"We need to advocate for more training spots and funding for cardiovascular specialists and, in the meantime, find creative and more e#ective ways of delivering care," said Alfred A. Bove, M.D., F.A.C.C., president of the ACC. "Team-based care is a major op-portunity for improving the current and future workforce crisis."

For more information, visit www.acc.org.

Study: America may face brutallyunimaginable cardiologist shortage

Boomers and their children have di#erences in opin-ions on almost everything. !is is especially true with hearing loss.

A new Applied Research study sponsored by Sie-mens called "!e Cost of Hearing Loss" has found that 72 percent of boomers believe that their hearing is average or better. However, children of Boomers say that 70 percent of their family members have suggest-ed their father have his hearing tested and 64 percent have suggested the same for their mother. Yet, only 32 percent of Boomers say a family member has suggested they have their hearing tested.

Conducted in May 2009, the survey studied 500 re-spondents, consisting of 250 Boomers and 250 chil-dren of Boomers. !e majority of boomers believe their hearing is better than average, while their spouse and children wish they would have their hearing tested.

Even when hearing assistance is needed, many stig-mas still discourage those with hearing loss from con-sidering hearing devices:

* 75 percent of Boomers currently do not use nor are they considering hearing aids.

* 34 percent say they look awkward.

* 29 percent say they make you look old.* 25 percent say they are uncomfortable.* 23 percent say they are too hard to buy.* 20 percent say it is because they don't work.* 15 percent say they make you look weak.!ere is a significant disconnect between Boomers

and their children about the consequences of hear-ing loss. Hearing loss a#ects a great number of people around the world. And it a#ects them in a variety of ways. Over time, hearing loss can lead to anxiety, de-pression, isolation and loneliness. By leaving hearing loss untreated, a physical condition may also become a psychological one. It is important to seek a solution promptly.

!ere are several di#erent styles of hearing instru-ments, not to mention multiple design and color op-tions that make the devices inconspicuous. Each hear-ing instrument is designed and fitted to each person's hearing needs. Types include custom, behind-the-ear (BTE), behind-the-ear open-fitting and receiver-in-canal (RIC).

For more information, visit www.usa.siemens.com/hearing.

Baby Boomers in denial regarding hearing loss

In the olden days, people used maps for directions and yellow pages to find restaurants, and they didn't often use their phones as lightsabers.

But then came the next best thing since sliced bread -- the iPhone and its numerous apps. Users count calories, listen to music, track workouts via GPS, browse Amazon, watch videos, check e-mail, find low gas prices, pour animated beer and knock on virtual wood. Pretty

soon, the iPhone will be cooking our dinners and driving our cars.

One new iPhone app, the Viper SmartStart from Directed Electronics, allows users to start their cars, unlock their doors and change the temperature in the cabin -- and all without a key fob.

Unlike some other apps -- like the one that measures how long you can press a button -- the Viper SmartStart

app proves useful, especially for people living in cold climates. !ose who have downloaded the app -- and installed Viper SmartStart in their vehicles -- can defrost their car and warm up the cabin before they step inside. But its potential does not stop there.

"Viper SmartStart has many other capabilities beyond remote start," says Mike Simmons, executive vice presi-dent of Directed Electronics.

iPhone comes closer to driving your car

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Jane Hembree/ Contributed PhotoLocal BB&T Bank branches have donated space for Murphy Public Library collection boxes. Teresa O’Blenes, King Street branch, Marge Gaulin, Wal-Mart Branch, and Tami Humphryes, W. US Hwy 64 Branch (l to r) have placed library boxes in their branches to collect books, DVDs, CDs and tapes for Friends of Murphy Library Bookstore that raises money for the library.

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Here’s a good deed for the New Year that is convenient and will cost only your time. Clean out your closets and take those used books, DVDs, CDs and tapes to BB&T Bank. !at’s right, deposit them at the bank. BB&T has generously donated space for Murphy Library’s collection boxes at each of its three branches: King Street in Murphy, Highway 64 West, and in Wal-Mart.

!is is another brainstorm of Nora King, the past president of Friends of Murphy Library and now its Fundrais-ing Chair. Her good ideas do not cost a lot but they reap big rewards.

Nora King’s husband Larry crafted the wooden boxes by hand. And BB&T Banks managers: Teresa O'Blenes, Fi-nancial Center Leader of 251 King Street Branch; Marge Gaulin, Branch Manager, Wal-Mart Branch; and Tami Humphryes, Financial Center Leader, 1911 W. US Hwy 64 Branch, quickly found the perfect spot for them.

!e books and other media you find in your cupboards might go into the li-brary’s collection or onto a shelf in the Friends Book Store and the money earned from its sale will help buy new books. Either way, the citizens of Cher-okee County win. Call 837-2417.

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most recently the more than $33 million in stimulus funding announced for new broadband deployment across several north Georgia counties (called NGN). Joe has been a leader in the arts, being actively involved with the Peacock Playhouse, Byron Herbert Reece So-ciety/Interpretive Center and maybe most notably as a founding member of the 'Reach of Song' drama that was such a fixture in our region for so many years."

John Kay, retired Young Harris College professor and chairman of the Byron Herbert Reece Society committee, said of Satterfield that he was very involved in establishing the Society. "He is a consummate com-munity servant," Kay said. "He has been available to people from all types of organizations and all walks of life. He has been willing to help any way he could. He's one of the most cooperative person's I've ever dealt with. And he is a gentleman, through and through."

Jane Hindsman, a long-serving executive with the Bank of Hiawassee and an active community leader, spoke of her dealings with Satterfield. "He's so com-munity minded and understands how every aspect of the community is important," she said. "He's been very involved with several chambers of commerce and with the Union County Rotary. He is a great communicator and has lots of vision."

Joe Satterfield, Jr. started his career in the electrical power field as a meter reader in Covington, Georgia in 1970 after he was discharged from the U.S. Army where he had served in Vietnam in 1968-69. In his new field, he worked his way up the ladder as a ware-houseman, plant accountant, bookkeeper and o"ce manager. In 1980, he took a job as o"ce manager with an electrical power company in Colorado. Four years later, he was hired to manage BRMEMC.

Terry Taylor, Chairman of the BRMEMC board of directors, said "Joe has been a good manager for us. I was on the board when we hired him and he was a good pick. During his 25 years our meters have more than doubled as have our employees. He has been ex-ceptional at keeping the board up to speed during this period of unprecedented growth. He has overseen the construction of new sub-stations Ranger, Hiawassee and Blairsville and the rebuilding of the Hayesville sub-station."

Taylor said when Satterfield took over, BRMEMC didn't have computers.

"He brought in new technology. We changed to au-tomatic meter reader where the reader didn't have to get out of his truck. When we sent servicemen out on jobs they had to take along large books of maps, which were expensive to keep reprinting and cumbersome for them to handle. Now laptops are provided them, which

are constantly updated. Joe has brought our systems up to date where we can monitor all our sub-stations from the headquarters and in case of trouble, most correc-tions can be made there without having to physically send someone out to the sub-station."

Taylor also cited Satterfield's forward thinking in beginning the transition of the EMC to a more green carbon footprint with the company's participation in a solar energy project at Martin's Creek School and helping Towns County Schools con struct wind tur-bines.

Larry Kernea, now assistant manager at the Murphy Power Board, worked many years at BRMEMC and has a high regard for Satterfield's leadership.

"He's an honest fellow," Kernea said. "And the amaz-ing thing about him is that he is as calm, collected and e#ective when everything is torn down as he is when everything is running perfect."

Kernea cited the e#ective leadership that Satterfield demonstrated during the Blizzard of 1993 and Hur-ricane Opal of 1995 as the BRMEMC crew worked round the clock for days restoring electric power to the area.

W.C. Nelson, a Union County businessman and chairman of the county's economic development au-thority, holds Satterfield in high esteem.

"He has always been extremely helpful for our de-velopment authority," Nelson said. "He stood ready to assist us any way he could as we reached out to attract new industry. You could always count on Joe to do the right thing. He has been extremely fair, always wanting to do the right thing. He has been quick to help, and he wasn't interested in taking the credit for it. He has done so much to make our area a whole lot better."

Joe:

Joe Satter!eld with his beautiful wife, Betty.

In recent years, the entire land-scape of the publishing industry has changed, and now thousands of authors whose books might otherwise never have seen the light of day are getting published. Following in the footsteps of film and music, publishing is undergo-ing an "indie" revolution whereby authors invest in their own work to bring their books to the mar-ketplace.

"!e indie publishing revolu-tion is all about providing oppor-tunity and expanding the options for both writers and readers," says Kevin Weiss, CEO of Author So-lutions, whose imprints include AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Xlibris and Tra#ord. "You no longer need to wait years for the chance of be-ing published; becoming an author is no longer a privilege, and the literary world is now accessible to everyone."

Indie book publishing has also expanded the reasons people write

and publish a book. Books are now being used in genuinely new ways -- from raising awareness of im-portant social causes to adding to a businessperson's marketing arsenal and providing significant leverage to attract the attention of a major publisher -- books are now multi-faceted "tools."

Reg Green is an example of the wonderful power of a book to raise awareness of a pressing social is-sue. After his son Nicholas was tragically murdered, and he and his wife chose to donate his or-gans, Reg became a leading advo-cate for organ transplantation. He turned to the pen, too, publishing "!e Gift that Heals" through AuthorHouse, which chronicles inspirational stories about organ donation.

Another example, Lisa Genova, was told that nobody would want to read her book "Still Alice," a novel about a 50-year-old Harvard professor's struggle with Alzheim-

er's disease.After repeated rejections from

traditional publishing houses, Genova chose to self-publish through iUniverse. A literary agent told her she would be basically committing literary suicide if she self-published, and that no pub-lisher would touch her book once she published it independently.

To put it mildly, the agent was wrong.

After a few months and positive reviews, "Still Alice" was picked up by Simon & Schuster and became a New York Times bestseller.

"If you believe in your book, I think you should give it a chance," Genova said. "Still Alice was a book that people already identi-fied with, and a major publisher saw the book's potential in a very real way."

To learn more about indie book publishing visit, www.Authorsolu-tions.com.

!e author next door:a new reality in book publishing

Americans lead busy lives, often catching only a few hours of sleep a night. Seeing people yawn and cat-nap during the day hardly seems unusual. But if you feel excessively tired during the day, even after setting aside enough hours for su"cient sleep, you may be su#ering from a common but serious condition -- obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder that occurs during sleep. Patients with sleep apnea stop breathing at night, sometimes hundreds of times, and for up to a minute at a time.

Obstructive sleep apnea, which is caused when soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses and blocks the airway, is the most common form of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is as common as diabetes -- according to the National

Institutes of Health (NIH), sleep ap-nea a#ects over 12 million Americans.

Risk factors include being over-weight, male and over 40, but anyone can develop sleep apnea at any time. Because most people aren't aware of sleep apnea or its symptoms, many cases go undiagnosed and untreated, to sometimes serious consequences.

Untreated sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, memory problems, impotency, weight gain and headaches, not to mention poor work performance and automobile accidents caused by sleep deprivation. If you're unsure whether you may have sleep apnea, get your Snore Score at the American Sleep Apnea's Association's Web site, www.sleepapnea.org.

If a doctor suspects sleep apnea, he or she will assign the patient a sleep study. Patients undergo full sleep studies at sleep study centers or sleep laborato-ries. !ere, a polysomnogram measures patients' brain activity, eye movement, muscle activity, breathing, heart rate and oxygen levels to determine wheth-er sleep apnea exists.

Several treatments can help sleep apnea patients. !e most common treatment for Sleep Apnea is CPAP (or Continuous Positive Airway Pres-sure) therapy, which continuously blows air through the airway during sleep, creating a splint that keeps the throat open. Patients can also address their symptoms by losing weight, try-ing di#erent sleeping positions or us-ing oral appliances.

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Hard water costs the aver-age American family well over $2,200 a year. And 85 percent of American households have hard water.

Hard water is caused by a buildup of calcium and magne-sium that water picks up from sediment and rock before en-tering the home. The higher the amounts of these dissolved minerals, the harder the water. Hard water reduces the lifespan and effectiveness of appliances, increases energy usage, results in dingy laundry and dishes and damages skin and hair.

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LOCAL 5AThe Cherokee SentinelJanuary 13, 2010

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OF JUSTICECHEROKEE COUNTY

DISTRICT COURT DIVISIONFILE: 06-CvD-507

DENISE A. TALBOTT; and,CARLOS M. TALBOTT, Trust-

ees of the TALOBTT, JR. FAMILY TRUST, dated March 25, 1995,

Plainti!s, versusJEFFERY A. HOUSE and wife,

M. CHRISTINA HOUSE, TIM-BERWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a North Caro-lina corporation; TIMBERWOOD SPRINGS OWNER'S ASSOCIA-TION, INC., a North Carolina corpo-ration; . . .ROBERT J. POLLACK & JERI C. POLLACK; . . .

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PRO-CESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: Robert J. Pollack Jeri C. Pollack 700 Fontana Place Munderlein, Illinois 60060

Kindly take notice, herewith, that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed by the named Plainti!s in the above styled civil action.

"e nature of the relief being sought by Plainti!s against you is as follows: i} that title to the lands identified to this action be quieted in favor of Plainti!s; ii} for Declaratory Judgement adjudi-cation that the terms, provisions and conditions of the Timberwood Springs Covenants and Restrictions, including but not limited to amendments thereto, which impose or impressed upon the title to the lands and financial liability upon Plainti!s and the other parties to this action, or otherwise, subject to this litigation be declared null and void, or otherwise, unenforceable with respect to the imposition of a lien on the title to Plainti! 's lands, or otherwise as may af-fect the title thereto and, as to Plainti! 's as owner (s) of the a!ected real prop-erty; iii} for each other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper; and, iv} for the taxation by the Court of your proportionate share of the costs of this action.

Note that you are required by the laws of the State of North Carolina to e!ect a defense to such pleadings not later than February 26, 2010; and, if you fail to do so, Plainti!s, who seek to serve you with this notice by this newspaper publication as permitted by the laws of the State of North Carolina, will apply to the Court for the relief sought by Plainti!s and for such other and further relief that the court deems just and proper.

"is December 21, 2009.W. David Sumpter, IIIAttorney for Plainti!s39 Hiwassee StreetMurphy, North Carolina 28906828.837.4000:: 837.8084 {fax}

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OFJAMES C. COOPER,

A/K/A JAMES COMPTON COOPERHaving qualified as Ancillary Executor of the Estate of James C. Cooper,

a/k/a James Compton Cooper, deceased, late of Schenectady County, State of New York, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at the following address: c/o W. Arthur Hays, Jr., P.O. Box 596, Murphy, NC 28906, on or before the 13th day of April, 2010, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said decedent will please make immediate pay-ment. "is 13th day of January, 2010.

W. Arthur Hays, Jr., Attorney for the Estate Hays, Bius & Walker,PLLC P.O. Box 596 Murphy, NC 28906 (828) 837-2178Maurice K. Lynch, Ancillary Executor of the Estate ofJames C. Cooper, a/k/a James Compton Cooper, deceased

Helen Blount Watson Hunter, age 89, of Mur-phy, NC and formerly of Macon, GA passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the home of her daughter.

She was the daughter of the late John "omas and Alice Viola Yates Blount. She had worked for many years in department store retail sales in the Macon area and was a member of the former Second Baptist Church of Ma-con.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, "omas E. Watson and Al-vin E. Hunter; two sons, Jimmy Watson and Bobby Watson and 14 brothers and sisters.

She is survived by two daughters, Janice Watson Poulnott of Murphy, NC and Faye Watson Freeman of Lake Sinclair, Georgia and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter.

Graveside services were held at 2:30 PM, Saturday,

January 9, 2010 at Macon Memorial Park in Macon, GA. "e family received friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Macon Memorial Funeral Home.

You may send tributes to the Hunt-er family at www.mem.com and view all obituaries at www.townson-rose.com.

Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lucille Kilpatrick Roberts died Jan-uary 9, 2010 in South Carolina where she had lived with her son, Ronald Kilpatrick, since 2007. She was born in Marble, North Carolina in 1916 to Victor Raxter and Mattie Neill Raxter who predeceased her. Graduation from Andrews High School in Andrews in 1934, she attended "e John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC 1934-36. She married Ralph Kil-patrick in 1940 who died in 1964, the father of her two sons who survive her, Ronald of Ga!ney, SC and Daniel Kil-patrick of San Francisco, CA. She mar-ried Robert Roberts in 1984 and they divided their time between her home in Marble, NC and his home in Rob-binsville, NC. Mr. Roberts died in 1992. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Marble Springs Chapter No. 320 and the Marble Springs Bap-tist Church.

Mrs. Roberts is also survived by her granddaughter, Ann Janesko and husband, Mark and their children of Lenexa, KS, grandson, Lee and wife, Lori and children of Noble, IL and step-granddaughter, Donna Greenway, husband, Je! and daughter of Boiling Springs, SC; sister, Mrs. Louise Whita-

ker of Mars Hill, NC and sister-in-law, Mrs. Wilma Raxter of Marietta, GA. Nieces and nephews of both the Kil-patrick and Raxter families survive her. She was predeceased by her daughter-in-law, Maggie Kilpatrick, brother, Homer Raxter and step-sisters, Beulah Raxter and Polly Blechstein.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, Jan. 13 in the Marble Springs Baptist Church with Revs. Je! Maynard and Fred Lunsford o#ciat-ing. Interment will be in the Moss Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wally Sneed, Donnie Griggs, Johnny Whita-ker, Lee Kilpatrick, and Matthew and Andrew Janesko.

"e family will receive friends from 12:30-1:45 Wednesday afternoon at the Marble Springs Baptist Church prior to the services.

Memorials may be made to "e John C. Campbell Folk School, De-velopment O#ce, (memo: in memory of Lucille Kilpatrick Roberts), 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902.

Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements.

An online guest register is available at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuneral-home.com

Reid Luther Stiles, age 81, of Murphy, NC en-tered into eternal rest on Monday, January 4, 2010 in Union County, GA following a coura-geous battle with cancer.

He was a native of Cherokee County, NC; he was the son of the late Rev. Fred and Ethey Gibson Stiles.

Mr. Stiles retired from Western Electric as a supervisor in his early 50’s. Reid moved to Hiawassee, GA and owned a satellite business for sev-eral years. He was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Towns County Historical Society. Re-ids hobbies were studying his familys genology, boating, fishing, NASCAR races and football games.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Ledford Stiles and a son, Charles Ed-ward "Chuck" Stiles who passed away December 26, 2009; two sisters, Leila Loudermilk and Peggy Coleman and a brother, Hadley Stiles.

He is survived by a daughter-in-law, Cathy Pearson Stiles of Hayesville, NC; two sisters, Gladys McDonald

and Mabel Cooke both of Murphy, NC; one brother, Ralph Stiles of Murphy, NC and by a special friend, Ann Steindle of Royal Palm Beach, FL.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM, Wednes-day January 6, 2010 at the Townson-Rose Funeral

Home Chapel in Murphy, NC. Rev. Warren Golden will o#ciate. Inter-ment was in the Mt. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Murphy, NC. Pallbearers were Ricky Twiggs, Jack McDonald, David Stiles, Ronnie Cole-man, Ronnie Youngblood and Dennis Youngwood. Honorary pallbearer will be Kenneth McDonald.

"e family received friends from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the Townson-Rose Funeral Home in Murphy, NC.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in memory of Reid Luther Stiles to the Mt. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mabel Cooke, 10 Pine Lane, Murphy, NC 28906.

You may send tributes to the Stiles family at www.mem.com and view other obits at www.townson-rose.com.

Reid Luther Styles Lucille Kilpatrick Roberts

LEGALS

Kenneth Arthur Red-demann, 83, of Andrews died Friday, January 8, 2010 in an Andrews care center. He was a native of Milwaukee, WI but had lived in Citrus Co., FL be-fore moving to Andrews in 2005. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy in the Pacific "eatre as a medical corpsman. Ken-neth was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah.

He was the son of the late Arthur Oscar and Edna Ida Ohm Redde-mann.

Surviving are his wife, Marlys Girard Reddemann; a daughter, Karen Lee Reddemann of Nashville, TN; a son, Mark Alan Reddemann of Madison,

WI; and a grandson, Josh Reddemann.

A funeral service was held at 12:00 PM Sunday, January, 17, 2010 in the Episcopal Church of the Messiah with Rev. Dr. Jim Johnson o#ciating. Inter-ment will be at a later date in Mattoon, IL.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of “Kenneth Arthur Reddemann,” to the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, P.O. Box 67, Murphy, NC 28906.

Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews in charge of arrangements.

An online guest register is available at “Obituaries” at www.iviefuneral-home.com.

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"ere will be a free community produce distribution on Friday, January 22, 2010 for needy families that are low income. "is is a co-ordinated project between Manna Food Bank and First Free Will Baptist Church.

Please bring own bags and boxes to collect food in. Distribution will be between 12 -2 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church at 259 Tusquittee Street at the intersection of Ritter Road and Tusquittee Street, Hayesville.

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CALENDAR 6AThe Cherokee Sentinel

Story HourStory hour at The Curiosity Shop Book-

store, 46 Valley River Avenue, Murphy, on Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Bring your children or grandchildren and let them enjoy being read to. Call 835-7433 or 321-2242

Mountain High HikersMountain High Hikers sched-

ule two hikes each Tuesday, occasionally specialty hike, and regular trail maintaining trips- all in the mountains of North Carolina and Georgia. Check the web site: MountainHighHikers.org for schedule and meeting locations or call 828-389-8240 for information.

Experimental AircraftThe Experimental Aircraft Association -

local tri-state EAA Chapter #1211 meets the third Thursday, 7 p.m. of each month at Blairs-ville airport. If interested, contact Jim Olson @ 828-557-2446.

GWRRA MeetingsChapter J of the Gold Wing Road Riders

Association (GWRRA) meets the fourth Sat-urday of each month at Daniel’s Steakhouse, Hiawassee, Ga. We eat at 11 a.m. followed by the meeting at 12 p.m. during which rides and other activities are announced and dis-cussed. We encourage current members of the GWRRA and anyone interested in becom-ing a member to join us. All motorcyclists are welcome and we look forward to seeing par-ticipants from other chapters. There are great rides coming up and we hope many of you will join us. For further information, contact Chap-ter Director, June Gottlieb, 706-896-7403

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Family ResourcesFamily Resources in

collaboration with Tri-County Commu-nity College will o!er ESL (English as a sec-ond language) classes every Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Classes will be held in the basement of Family Resources and are free to any-one wishing to participate. For more information call 837-3460.

Abandoned AnimalsJust 4 Hours. Just 4 hours a week can make a big di!erence in caring for abandoned and abused animals. Just 4 hours to walk dogs. Just 4 hours to groom dogs or cats. Just 4 house to clean the cattery. Just 4 hours to transport dogs and/or cats to the vet. If you have just 4 hours a week to volunteer your time and en-

ergy, please contact Castaway Critters at 706-781-3992 or call Martha at 706-379-2729.

Amateur RadioAttention HAMs and anyone interested in

Amateur RadioThe North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Ama-

teur Radio Club) meetings are held on the "rst Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. For more information about joining the Club or becoming a HAM, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665.

Amateur license testing will be held on January 23rd in Blairsville. Contact Bob Ochs at 706-838-4728 for more information.

Rod & Gun ClubMountain Country Rod & Gun Club will

hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, January 19th, 7 p.m. at the Penland Senior Center located at 69 Alpine Street in Murphy.

The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. For directions or information on any of the clubs other interests or activities, please contact Glendon Gale by calling 828-83-9490.

NCWNThe NCWN West (Netwest) Prose Work-

shop and Critique Session will meet at Tri-County Community College in Murphy, North Carolina, Thursday, January 14th at 7:00 P.M. Visitors are invited to come and observe. For more information contact Richard Argo: 828-837-5500

Guns at the Senior CenterMountain Country Rod & Gun Club will

hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, January 19th, 7 p.m. at the Penland Senior Center located at 69 Alpine Street in Murphy.

The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. For directions or information on any of the clubs other interests or activities, please contact Glendon Gale by calling 828-837-9490.

Paint with a friend, pleaseCherokee Trail Decorative Painters will be

having a “Bring A Friend” meeting in Janu-ary. Members will be inviting friends for a day of painting and fellowship. We will have a variety of projects at all levels to paint. The projects will be provided by our Ways and Means Committee and will be a lot of fun to paint. The meeting is January 23 at 9:30 at the All Saints Lutheran Church on Highway 76 in Blairsville, Georgia. Cherokee Trail Decorative Painters is an a#liated chapter of the Society

of Decorative Painters located in the tri-state area of North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennes-see. For more information email Nancy Gillis at wgillis@windstream.net.

Paint with a friend, pleasePrepared childbirth classes will begin Jan

21st through Febr. 11th 2010. Classes are on Thursday evenings 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Cherokee County Health Department. Par-ticipants must arrive by 6:30pm on the "rst night in order to register. Classes are taught by a Lamaze Certi"ed Instructor. To sign up or for more information call 828-837-7486 and ask for Ronnie or Montez.

Synagogue Shabbat serviceMountain Synagogue will hold Shabbat

services, conducted by Zvi Altman, on Sat-urday, January 16, 2010, at 10:30 AM, in the Social Hall at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church on Roller Mill Road in Franklin, NC. For informa-tion, call 828-421-0789.

Strength? Church? Totally!Intense Ministries (like the Power Team

or Team Impact). Awesome feats of strength. 6:30pm Jan. 31 at Cornerstone Community Church 191 Robinson Road. ph 321-3777. Free. www.cornerstoneandrews.org

Such thing as a free lunchFREE SOUP AND SANDWICH LUNCH Fri-

days at Noon in January – February at Hickory Stand United Methodist Church on Green Cove Road in Brasstown, NC. All are invited.

Come what JanuarySunday night Jan. 24 “Come What May.”

A strong spiritual movie about doing what’s right. 6:30pm at Cornerstone Community Church 191 Robinson Road. Free. ph. 321-3777, www.cornerstoneandrews.org

A watershed eventThe Board of Directors of the Hiwassee

River Watershed Coalition will meet at the Blue Mountain Co!ee & Grill in Peachtree on Thursday, January 14, at 6:30 pm. Agendas and meeting summaries are now available on our web site: http://www.hrwc.net/hrw-cboardmeetings.htm The HRWC o#ce is lo-cated at 1853 NC Hwy 141 in the Peachtree Community of Murphy, NC and is open Mon-day-Thursday, 8:30-4:30. Call HRWC at (828) 837-5414, toll-free (877) 863-7388 or email info@hrwc.net for more information.

Upcoming Events

DAR MeetingsDAR meetings will be held on the sec-

ond Wednesday of Jan.-May and Sept.-Nov. at 2 p.m. at the Harshaw Chapel in Downtown Murphy. For more information contact Joan Wallace at 837-0876 or Mar-garet Warner at 837-8777 or 837-2644.

Blue Ridge MOAAThe Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter of

the Military O#cers Association of Amer-ica (MOAA) meets the third Monday of each month at various area restaurants. All active duty, National Guard, reserve, retired, and former Military, Public Health Service, and NOAA o#cers and warrant of-"cers and surviving spouses are invited to attend. For information please contact Jim Ferrell at 828-835-9203 or visit www.moaa.org/chapter/blueridgemountains .

Amateur RadioAttention HAMs and wannabe HAMs

North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on the "rst Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. For more information, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665.

Brasstown PotluckBrasstown Potluck The Brasstown Com-

munity holds a potluck supper and meet-ing on the third Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Brasstown Community Center, 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown.

Flying ClubFlying Club. The Over mountain Flyers

meets the second Saturday each month at the Andrews-Murphy Airport from 9 a.m. to noon. For information, call 837-3468.

Hiwasse Kennel ClubHiwassee River Valley Kennel Club:

Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the "rst Mon-day of each month at Brother’s Restaurant on Hwy 64 in Murphy, NC. We invite all those interested in pure bred dogs and ca-nine activities to attend. Call President Kit Miracle @ 706 492 5253 or Peggy Moor-man @ 828 835 1082 for details.

Experimental AircraftThe Experimental Aircraft Association

- local tri-state EAA Chapter #1211 meets the third Thursday, 7 p.m. of each month at Blairsville airport. If interested, contact Jim Olson @ 828-557-2446.

Small Scale AgricultureThe Far West Small Scale Agricultural

Action Team meets the second Monday of each month in the St. Andrews Lutheran Church community room, Andrews. For information, call Mary Janis, 828-389-1913 mjanis@meyecomputer.com

Cherokee Mountain LionsCherokee County Mountain Lions meet

the "rst and third Tuesday of each month at Downtown Pizza, 6 p.m. New members are welcome.

GWRRA MeetingsChapter J of the Gold Wing Road Rid-

ers Association (GWRRA) meets the fourth Saturday of each month at Daniel’s Steak-house, Hiawassee, Ga. We eat at 11 a.m. followed by the meeting at 12 p.m. dur-ing which rides and other activities are announced and discussed. We encourage current members of the GWRRA and any-one interested in becoming a member to join us. All motorcyclists are welcome and we look forward to seeing participants from other chapters. There are great rides coming up and we hope many of you will join us. For further information, contact Chapter Director, June Gottlieb, 706-896-7403.

Mountain Economic Part-ners

Far West Mountain Economic Partners’ Small Scale Agriculture Action Team meets at 6 p.m. the "rst Monday of every month at the Far West o#ces located at 452 Main Street in Andrews. All farmers in from Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Swain Coun-ties and the Qualla Boundary are invited to attend. For details, contact Pat Love at 828-321-2929 or via email at fwpartners@verizon.net.

Anti Death PenaltyPeople of Faith Against the Death Pen-

alty meets the 1st Monday each month at 7 p.m. at the Glen Mary House, next to St. William Catholic Church. For information, call 837-0867.

Commissioners MeetingThe Cherokee County Commisioners

meeting will be held on the "rst Mon-day of each month at 8:30 a.m. and on the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Commissioners boardroom of the Cherokee County Courthouse, unless Monday falls on a holiday, or unless oth-erwise posted.

Valley River Civitan ClubValley River Civitan Club of Andrews

meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6 p.m., PJ’s restaurant in An-drews. Visitors are welcome. For more in-formation call Anita Davis at 361-1247.

Basket WeaversThe Shooting Creek Basket Weavers

Guild meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 9:45 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Shooting Creek Community Center ("re station). Refreshments are served and a business meeting is held before a weav-ing project is presented. For more infor-mation contact Joan (Guild president) at 706-896-1534.

MRACG MeetingMountain Regional Arts and Crafts

Guild, Inc (MRACG) meets the second Tuesday of each month at ArtWorks Ar-tisan Centre. ArtWorks is located at 308 Big Sky Drive (behind the Holiday Inn), Hiawassee. Refreshments are served at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. If you would like to learn more about the Guild, we invite you to the next meeting as our guest.Contact us at 706-896-0932 or mtnregartscraftsguild@hotmail.com or

visit mtnregartscraftsguild.org.

NCWN PoetryThere will be no NCWN West Poetry Cri-

tique Group in July, as the college campus will be closed. The next meeting will be in August at the regular time.

Alzheimer’s SupportAlzheimer’s Support Group of Murphy

meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Murphy Senior Center. Con-tact Laura Harris at 828-644-0680 for more information. Also meetings every second Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Senior Center in Hayesville.

Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous has scheduled

meetings as follows: Tues. 7 p.m., in the back of the Episcopal Church of the Mes-siah located across the street from the Cherokee Scout and the Verizon building on the corner of Central & Church Street; Sat. noon at the 409 building; Thur. 8 p.m. St. William’s Catholic Ch., Murphy; Wed. 8 p.m., United Methodist Church, Andrews, in the fellowship hall; Tues. noon, Thur. noon, Fri. 8 p.m.; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Hayesville; Sat. 8 p.m. First Method-ist Church, Downtown Hayesville. For a complete area meeting schedule and in-formation, call 837-4440.

Domestic Violence Sup-port

Domestic Violence Support Group REACH of Cherokee County o!ers a free con"dential support group to women whose lives are, or have been a!ect-ed by domestic violence. The group meets every Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the REACH o#ce in Murphy. Please call (828) 837-2097 for more information.

Compassionate FriendsThe Compassionate Friends is a self-

help, non-pro"t organization that o!ers that o!ers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings meets at 7 p.m. every third Thurs-day each month at the Senior Center in Murphy. Call Maxine Arne at 837-0425, Mabel Cooke at 837-6871 or Vicky Sullivan at 837-9168 for details.

Weight LossTops Weight Loss “Take O! Pounds

Sensibly” in Murphy meets on Mondays at 5 p.m. at the Glen Mary Hall, Andrews Road. For more information, call 837-4587. Two Tops clubs meet in Andrews on Mondays. The morning club meets in Valleytown Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 8:45 a.m. weigh in, meeting at 9 a.m. Call 321-5242 for more information. The evening club, which meets at Christ Community church, weights in at 5 p.m. and has a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Call 321-3040 or 321-1422 for more information.

Divorce Care SeminarDivorce Care Seminar. Divorce Care, a

special-help seminar and support group for people experiencing divorce or separa-tion will be held on Monday evenings at

6:30 p.m. at Hiawassee United Methodist Church. Divorce Care features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recov-ery topics.

English ClassesClasses de ingles gratis. Tri County

Community College. Ofrece classes de ingles como Segundo idioma (ESL Classes) Todos los Miercoles y Jueves De 9:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. En el local de Family Resources of Cherokee County. Ubicado en 70 Cen-tral Street Murphy, NC 28906. Para mayor informacion llame al tlefono No. (828) 837-3460.

Family ResourcesFamily Resources in

collaboration with Tri-County Community College will o!er ESL (English as a second language) classes every Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Classes will be held in the basement of Family Resources and are free to any-one wishing to participate. For more information call 837-3460.

KnittingKnitting and Spinning Lessons:

“From How to Knit to Knitting Design”, Monday mornings 10 a.m. to noon and Monday evenings 7-9 p.m. “Spinning Sat-urdays”, 9 a.m. to noon, once a month. Call Martha at Yarn Circle, 835-4592 for details.

Quilting ClassesQuilting Classes In Nonnie’s Attic is

quilting 100 squares in 100 days to help Andrews celebrate its 100th birthday. Join us each day at 1:30 p.m. and learn new quilt square. Call 321-2800 for more infor-mation.

Abandoned AnimalsJust 4 Hours. Just 4 hours a week can make a big di!erence in caring for abandoned and abused animals. Just 4 hours to walk dogs. Just 4 hours to groom dogs or cats. Just 4 house to clean the cattery. Just 4 hours to transport dogs and/or cats to the vet. If you have just 4 hours a week to vol-unteer your time and energy, please con-tact Castaway Critters at 706-781-3992 or call Martha at 706-379-2729.

Moose LodgeWe are now forming a Moose Lodge

and invite you to join us. Our meetings are held at Homers Corner Cafe located at Hwy 19/129 in Murphy, NC inside Fosters Flea Market. Come early and join us for a Dutch Treat lunch. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1 p.m. For further information please call Art or Donna Harris at (828) 389-6342.

Body Sculpting ClassBody Sculpting/Cardiovascular

Exercise classes are being offered at Towns County Recreational Center in Hiawassee, Ga. Class is from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The cost is $4 per class or $48 per month. Contact the recreation center at (706) 896-2600 or Susan Rogers at (706) 896-6842.Square Dance Classes

Enchanted Valley Squares is having Basic Mainstream Classess on Tuesday Nights at the Towns Co Middle School

Cafeteria from 7:00-9:00 pm. For more information: GA-Al Supplee (706) 379-2191 or NC-Bob or Loretta Hughes (828) 837-2561.

Moose LodgeWe are now forming a Moose Lodge

and invite you to join us. Our meetings are held at Homers Corner Cafe located at Hwy 19/129 in Murphy, NC inside Fosters Flea Market. Come early and join us for a Dutch Treat lunch. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1 p.m. For further information please call Art or Donna Harris at (828) 389-6342.

Brasstown SuppersBrasstown Community Club meets

at 6:30 p.m., the third Thursday of each month with a pot luck supper. Grocery game night, 7 p.m. the first Saturday of every month. Please bring snack foods.

Senior Game DayDominoes, Hearts, Scrabble, Checkers,

etc. Every Tuesday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Clay County Senior Center Call 838-389-9271 for more info.

HAMs meetingsNorth Georgia Tri-State A.R.C.

(Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. For more information about joining the Club or becoming a HAM, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665.

Intermediate BridgeIntermediate Bridge is being played

at the health department, downstairs in Hiawassee on Mondays and Fridays, start-ing at 12:45 p.m. All players welcome. For more information please call (828) 389-8065.

Oil Painting ClassesClasses for beginners and inter-

mediate students, Wednesdays, 9AM - 1PM at Clay County Senior Center. Cost is $65; must furnish own brushes and canvas. Call the senior center for more information at (828) 389-9271

Helping Hands meetThe ladies group at Sweetwater

United Methodist Church meets from 10 a.m. to noon every first and third Tuesday. They make quilts for Clay and Cherokee counties’ sick and needy. Helpers are welcome.

Fellowship WeeklyFull Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship

International meets at 6 p.m. every Monday at Daniels in Hiawassee, Ga. Call (828) 389-0140.

Valley Kennel ClubMeetings are held at 7:00 p.m. the

first Monday of each month at Brother’s Restaurant on Hwy 64 in Murphy, NC. We invite all those interested in pure bred dogs and canine activities to attend. Call President Kit Miracle @ 706 492 5253 or Peggy Moorman @ 828 835 1082 for details.

Mountain HikersMountain High Hikers schedule two

hikes each Tuesday, occasionally specialty hikes, and regular trail maintaining trips- all in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina and Georgia.

Check the web site: MountainHighHikers.org for schedule and meeting locations or call 828-389-8240 for information.

Blue Ridge MOAA The Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter

of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) meets the third Monday of each month at various area restaurants. All active duty, reserve, retired and former military, and Public Health Service, and NOAA officers, and warrant officers are invited to attend.

For information please contact one of the following individuals, in North Carolina: John Bayne at 828-389-9427 and in Georgia: Jim Reynolds at 706-379-6601. Veteran Consultant

The veterans’ consultant, Mike Casey, will be at the Job Link Office on the second Tuesday and the fourth Wednesday of each month. Call (828) 837-7407 of the Social Service Office in Hayesville at 389-6301. Granny’s Attic

Granny’s Attic, Auxiliary of Good Shepherd Home Health Care and Hospice, is open Wed. - Sat., 9 am - 4 pm. We are now stocked for Fall. To make donations or volunteer contact Linda at 828-389-4233. REACH Thrift Store

The REACH Thrift Store hours are from 10 a.m. - 4:30 a.m. Monday - Saturday. We are located at 1252 Hwy 64 W. (Old KT Billiards bldg., Donations accepted during business hours. Volunteers welcome. Call 828.389.1415 or 828.557.7416 for more information. Women in fellowship

Tri-County Women’s Connection meets the "rst Thursday of each month in the fellowship hall of Murphy First Baptist Church, welcoming retirees, homemak-ers, home-schoolers, young moms-------all women. Fascinating programs, delightful music, inspirational talks, good food, child care and wonderful fellowship make each gathering special. Call Linda at 837-2305 for information and reservations.

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January 13, 2010

Wild Game Supper !ursday Jan. 28th at 5:30pm at Snowbird Camp in Andrews, o" of McLelland Creek by Andrews Truss. Sponsored by Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters and Cornerstone Community Church (For-merly First Assembly). Guys only. Boys under 15 must be with an adult. Awesome Door Prizes. Bear, Deer, Hog, Squirrel, Rabbit, Trout and all the rest. Everything Free. Call if you are coming: 321-3777. Visit us online: www.cornerstoneandrews.org

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Place your ad in our classi!eds and reach thousands of West-ern Carolina readers. Cost is only $5 for the !rst 10 words for

one week in Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties. Call (828) 389-8338CLASSIFIEDS

2005 FORD FOCUS SES, Runs GREAT! Automatic, white, power locks, power windows, leather seats, tinted win-dows. Great gas mileage. Well main-tained car. Asking below Kelly Blue Book. Asking $5000, OBO. 706-299-1614 or 706-299-1431 leave message.

Drivers/CDL Career Training w/ Cen-tral Refrigerated. We Train, Employ w/ $0 Down Financing. AVG $35 K-$40K 1st Year! 1-800-543-4023

CNA’s needed for Cherokee and Clay County. Please call Helen @ (828) 835-8147

CNA available excellent references. Will work Sundays. 706-896-5794

Will baby sit your child or children: Any age. Reasonable rates.References available. Call 706-299-1614

Horse back riding lessons for kids. Horses are calm and well behaved. Given by an experienced rider. Inter-ested? Call for more information or rates. 706-299-1614.

A&R Landscape Residential, and commercial lawn care. Plant, turf and grassing, lot clean up, mulching and retaining walls. 706-994-2457.

Walker Storage Corner of Old High-way 64 West and West Cherry Road. Concrete block Construction 828-389-4926 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. #

Tile installer your tile or mine, 26 years experience have references and liability insurance. Ask for Don at 828-389-9394 #

D&L Painting & drywall INC. Paint--

& textures 100% Quality Driven. Free Estimates cell: 828-508-5270 office(1): 828-321-2111 office(2): 828-479-4052

Bush hogging, Stump-grinding, gar-dens plowed, gravel-roads/driveways scraped, post-holes dug, sickle mow-ing. Free estimates, reasonable rates, dependable service. (828) 837-7809 Cell: (828) 361-8738 #

Hiawassee Antique Mall 460 N. Main Street Hiawassee. Open year round. Mon.-Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-5. Antiques-Collectibles. 706-896-0587

Pro-Activ Solution for sale! I didn’t read the fine print – am now swamped with the stuff. How about $20 for the $45 product package? Call me – it’s a great product but I can’t use all of it. 706-781-3044.

Sofa bed (queen) beige/ burgundy plaid $100 and small beige recliner $60 All good condition. 706-896-6071.

33’ Travel Trailer for Sale. Very clean, no pets, no smoking. Located in Hia-wassee in Campground on Lake. Has attached 30’ deck with aluminum/ vinyl awning, pool, Recreation area, boat dock and storage, WIFI & cable available. $6,700 OBO 229-378-4175, 229-377-6104 LEAVE MESSAGE

MODELS NEEDED: Looking for fe-male models for pseudo bridal shoot. No compensation but photographer will provide images for your portfolio. Please email best images of yourself and we will contact chosen models. info@lorenrouthierphotography.com#

2007 Bobcat T300 Compact Track Loader Must Sell Now! Price $4700,trailer included, Cab with Heat/AC, contact: ev32hmk@msn.com/ 336-464-2485.

MODELS NEEDED: Looking for fe-male models for pseudo bridal shoot. No compensation but photographer will provide images for your portfolio. Please email best images of yourself and we will contact chosen models. info@lorenrouthierphotography.com#

Looking for bumper-pull horse trail-er in good shape. Nothing too pricey. If you have one for sale or you want to get rid of call 706-299-1614.

Wanted: Old Pinball machines, elec-tro-mechanical, . Call 828-389-6459

Black Angus. Appalachian Grown- All natural farm raised USDA Inspect-ed, processed and packaged by the quarter. Heifers and cows bred with quality genetics for sale. Walnut Hol-low Ranch, Hayesville, 828-389-8931 crkissling@verizon.net

3 Acres Borders USFS 3 sides, wood-ed, small stream, easy access, near Franklin, NC. $39,000 Hogsed Realty 828-321-5768

3 Cabins, must see- reduced! In gat-ed communities.Starting at $199,000, Call 706-896-2353.

Must sell! Hiawassee, Ga. 2 adjoining lots, long range, year round mountain views. Well established neighbor-hood; $36,500 each; 706-781-5274.

Lots within a gated community. Re-duced. Highest elevation in Towns County. Call 706-896-2353.

stop THE CAR HONEY! $319,000 short sale Make offer- in town- lake view, lake access & mountain views. 4br/4ba, oversize 2 car garage, com-plete apartment downstairs. Many, many extras. Almost new. Excellent condition. Must sell. Beautifully fur-nished by designer. Owner must sell furniture and furnishings at fraction of cost. Charlotte Ledford Realtor; 706-781-7028

2 Bedroom 1 Bath house for rent in the town of Andrews. Call 828-837-6222 #

3,000 square foot Commercial Build-ing for rent in downtown Murphy. $800 per month. Call 828-837-6222 #

2/1 Cedar Cabin, West of Murphy, NC in Indian Rock Springs. Wrap-around porch overlooking creek. $575 a month, $575 Security deposit. Avail-able January 1st, 2010. Non-smoking, small pets negotiable. Call Kathy at 561-329-8748

2 Br- 2 Bath Lakeview on Highway 175 $500 a month . 828-524-0514 or 828-507-1617

3 BR 1 1/2 BA mobile home – not in a trailer park. $300 a month. (828) 837-6222. #

5br/3ba Upscale home 2 car garage 1.71 acres near Young Harris College. $1200 per month/deposit plus utili-ties or for sale $399,000. Call 706-896-6208.

3br/2ba 2 car attached garage close to Young Harris College. Beautiful & private; $900 month/deposit, plus utilities; 706-897-3730.

Nothing else like it in Towns County. 2 unrestricted lots for sale or lease. Utilities, beautiful landscaping & drive-ways already done by owner. All you have to do is place your RV, park model, or home on lot. 706-207-4159.

2BDRM/2BA mobile, CHA, complete-ly furnished on pond, 55+ community. Year round Mtn. views, decks, carport, many extras. $49,500. 706-896-8363 or 706-897-0311.

Young Harris rentals available Moun-tain Realty 706-379-3115

100-Autos

200-Employment

The following positions are available

400 - For Sale

Martin’s ConstructionBulldozing

389-6024

300-Services

Make your piano sound brand new

Complete Tuning$100

(832) 239 2644

1000 - Rentals

800-Animals

600-Wanted

Hughes Pool & StoneCarries a full line of Landscaping products including:

Located behind Downtown Pizza in Murphy on Church St.

Call (828) 837-6222

900 - Real Estate

500- Miscellaneous

Job: Public Works Assistant

Deadline to Apply: January 8, 2010

The City of Young Harris is hiring a public works assistant. This position will have

primary responsibilities in the water and wastewater department. Cross-training is

required.

Responsibilities: include repairing, installing and performing maintenance work

on all the water and wastewater lines, tanks, and lift stations. Reading meters and

taking samples of wells and streams are examples of work that will be required.

This position will have weekly responsibilities at the wastewater plant helping run

and maintain the city wastewater plant. Additional duties include maintaining city

streets, building maintenance, mowing, and any other duties as required. This position

requires weekly, 24 hour, on-call rotation. Because of the nature of the calls, it is

imperative that employees are able to respond within 30 minutes of the call.

Education/Experience Requirements: College or Technical School degree or

diploma in related areas. Experience in water and wastewater systems operations.

Repair and maintenance of water and wastewater system, in ground lines, and pumps.

Experience in operating heavy equipment, commercial mowers, and landscape tools.

Possession and retention of valid driver’s license from the State of Georgia and

experience in general maintenance.

This job requires being licensed in water and wastewater services.

the event that a non-licensed person is hired, then the educational requirements will

required within 3 years of hire.

Application for employment can be picked up at Young Harris City Hall, 5187 Maple

Street, Young Harris, and Ga. Please submit a City of Young Harris application by

January 8,, 2010 along with 3 work related references, copy of any leave records and

provide a resume, if available. The City of Young Harris requires a background check

and drug screening before employment.

Public Works, Wastewater Operator Needed

Application Deadline: January 15, 2010

This single position is responsible for managing the entire scope of services provided

by the wastewater collection, conveyance, and treatment facilities. The incumbent

ensures that all Federal, State, and local standards are met.

This is a cross-trained position in all areas of public works. While the bulk of work

will be within the wastewater treatment plant, this position may be required to

perform other duties within the public works department, such as repairing, installing

and performing maintenance work on water and wastewater lines, tanks, and lift

stations. This position requires weekly on-call rotation. As such, employee will be

expected to understand all areas of public works. When on call, employee must be

able to respond within 30 minutes of the call.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Plans, directs and organizes the

maintenance, laboratory testing, sludge disposal and operations of the Wastewater

Treatment Facilities; does related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and AND ABILITIES: Preference

will be given to those with comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices,

and procedures of the various operations of a wastewater facility; Comprehensive

knowledge of the Federal, State, and local laws and regulations pertaining to the

operation and disposal of techniques of wastewater treatment; Experience in budget

preparation; Ability to coordinate the work of a complex engineering program; Ability

to supervise the work of others; Ability to establish and maintain effective working

knowledge of personal computers and pertinent applications; Regular and timely

attendance and reporting required; Performance of duties in a safe manner is

mandatory.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: degree from an accredited

college or technical school. In lieu of a degree, extensive experience in the managing,

operation, and maintenance of a wastewater, collection, treatment, and disposal

facility; or any combination of experience, and training which provides the required

knowledge and skills.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession and retention of, or ability to obtain

issued by the State of Georgia; Possession and retention of a motor vehicle operator’s

license issued by the State of Georgia; Must pass testing for substance abuse and

criminal background investigation.

Application for employment can be picked up at Young Harris City Hall, 5187 Maple

Street, Young Harris, Ga. Please provide resume, if available. References will be

required.

205-Employment Wanted

CIHA Job Announcement

FT RN Night Shift / In Patient

The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has the above position available. Anyone interested should pick up an application and position description from Arlenea Chapa or Teresa Carvalho at the Cherokee Indian Hospital

Human Resources Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. This position will close January 8, 2010.

Indian preference does apply and a current job application must be submitted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of CIHA application.

CIHA Job Announcement

The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has the above position available. Anyone interested should pick up an application and position description from Arlenea Chapa or Teresa Carvalho at the Cherokee Indian Hospital

Human Resources Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. This position will close

Indian preference does apply and a current job application must be submitted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of CIHA application.

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COMMUNITY 8AThe Cherokee SentinelJanuary 13, 2010

Today is the last day to register at TCCCTri-County Community College is

on pace to break Spring semester reg-istration records as it welcomes back returning students and orients new students.

Classes begin !ursday at 8:00 a.m., but students have until Wednes-day, January 13 to obtain a place in classes being o"ered by TCCC on its campuses in Murphy, Robbinsville or Marble.

College o#cials say they expect more than 1400 students to make a new year resolution to "Pursue a degree at TCCC."

"If the ratio from past registrations hold up, when we project the num-bers from our early registration into this regular registration, we anticipate record numbers for the fourth con-secutive semester," said Holly Hyde, TCCC Registrar. "It is important to note that students must finalize all registration for traditional or hybrid classes by 5:00 p.m. on January 13."

TCCC o#cials said any student expecting financial aid should already have submitted paperwork. If the re-quired paperwork was not submitted in a timely fashion, the deadlines and delays may result in a student having to pay for classes and books "out of their own pocket" in order to enroll in classes.

However, students are still invited to apply for financial aid. If students have questions about qualifying for aid, Col-lege sta" is available to assist. Even with the registration crush, TCCC sta" has been pro-active in opening new sec-tions or creating new classes for both traditional and online delivery.

For more information on admissions and registration, contact Tri-County Community College’s Main Campus at 828-837-6810, the Graham Coun-ty Center at 828-479-9256, or visit us online at www.tricountycc.edu.

Hours are Monday through !urs-day from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and

Friday from 8:00 a.m. until Noon.

400 - Miscellaneous

A drop-in reception will be held at the Hayesville First United Methodist Church in the Gathering Place Fellowhip Hall

Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 2-4 p.m.*No gi!s necessary*

Just come join us as we celebrate this milestone in our mother’s life.Be"y Gladson, Marilyn Bailey, Teresa McClure

You’re invited! 90th Birthday Celebration for Rosetta Berrong

You could join the excited individuals pictured below for the spring semester

Kathy McConnell helps students at Tri-County Community College's Harper Help Desk during registration last fall. TCCC is expecting a record number of students for the fourth consecutive semester.

As Broker/Owner of ERA Carolina Mountain Homes; Joan Posey-Neumann is pleased to announce that three of our agents received top awards at the annual Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors Banquet for their professional and personal accomplishments in 2009. Carol Harting, e-pro, ABR, and CRS (center) was voted by her peers to be hon-ored with the prestigious Realtor of the Year award. She also received the Community Involvement award for her chari-table contributions to our area. Suzi Henry, GRI (right) was

given the President’s Choice award for her valuable service to the Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors. Joan Furst, GRI (left) earned the Rising Star award which is given to some-one who has been very involved in board activities and the pursuit of further education. I am so proud of these ladies. !ey exemplify the professionalism, integrity, and commit-ment to serve others that we endeavor to uphold here at ERA Carolina Mountain Homes.

#ree out of four agents receive top awards at realtors banquet

Economic woes have changed people's mindsets about spending. Now, many Americans are relying on prepaid cards to control their spending and budget-ing.

Branded prepaid cards (cards with an American Ex-press, Discover, MasterCard or Visa logo) require pre-loaded funds, so they can't be overdrawn. !e cards can be used anywhere the logos are accepted.

A direct comparison study published in October by G. Michael Flores of Bretton Woods, Inc., a manage-ment advisory firm specializing in financial institu-tions, shows that those with checking accounts pay more for similar services than users of branded prepaid cards.

Flores' research found that bank customers pay from $200 to just over $350 annually for a basic checking account. Users of prepaid cards with direct-deposit pay $110 to $210 annually.

Consumers who rely on check cashing services and money orders to meet their monthly obligations can also cut costs by using prepaid cards. Many prepaid programs allow automatic payroll depositing, so mon-ey is available on the card on payday.

"While prepaid cards should not be considered a re-placement for checking accounts in all circumstances, we see that consumers are finding a number of ways to use the cards to promote fiscal responsibility and smart budgeting," said Kirsten Trusko, President and Executive Director of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (www.nbpca.com).

"Families purchase prepaid cards and load spend-ing allotments for the month, professionals have their paychecks directly deposited onto them to avoid the wait time of cashing a check or ATM fees, and under-banked consumers use prepaid cards to avoid the costs and hassles of check cashing services," added Trusko.

Having too little moisture in the air can cause health problems and home damage. However, adding the appro-priate level of moisture into the air of your home will actually keep your family healthy and protect the condi-tion of your home.

By using a humidifier attached to the heating system, you can provide continuous moisture throughout your entire home at an optimal humid-ity level of 30 to 50 percent. Whole-home humidifiers continually monitor relative humidity levels in the home, then work to deliver the right amount of moisture -- never too much or too little -- to the entire house.

!is constant flow of moisture into the air will provide multiple benefits, including:

* Well-being. !e American So-ciety of Otolaryngology reports that being in an overly dry environment can make people more susceptible to infection. A humidifier keeps the re-spiratory system moist and running healthy, thereby reducing the chances of upper-respiratory problems caused by dry air.

* Energy savings. When moisture is added to the air, the human body actually feels warmer at lower tem-peratures. A whole-home humidi-fier allows you to feel comfortable at a lower thermostat setting and helps decrease energy costs. Aprilaire o"ers a drainless humidifier (Model 400) that needs only eight ounces of water to operate, utilizes 100 percent of the water in the unit and uses virtually no

electricity, making it the most environ-mentally friendly humidifier on the market.

* Preservation. Winter can cause extensive damage to the building materials of your home as well as the personal belongings inside. Added hu-midity protects against shrinkage and cracking in furniture, moldings and hardwood floors.

* Comfort. Dry air takes moisture away from your body and can cause discomfort from dry nose, dry throat and itchy skin. Adding humidity into your home helps to eliminate those problems as well as reduce static elec-tricity.

A heating and cooling contrac-tor can help homeowners determine which unit is right for them.

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