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Licklog comedy a sensational production

Collins Brothers Bluegrass to perform at Folk School

Over the River and through the Woods to Grandmother’s house we go – and there we are at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville watching a wonderful pre-sentation by the Licklog Players. What a joy! What an experience! The play has lots of laughter and a few tears. Just like life, it has it all. I got involved in this play as it brought back by-gone days contrasted with today’s different approach toward the older generation. And it is so real I found myself believ-ing everything that I was seeing. This is all due to great directing by Vianne Payne and a sensational, well-rounded cast. Michael Lindsey

portrays the grandson, Nick, with all the fervor of a pro. The gentle, understanding grandparents are Wayne Roshaven, Laurel Adams, Tom Payne, and Betty Rowland. Each one is believable, well-cast,

and a standout in their role. I loved their approach to Trivial Pursuit and mem-ory lane. Janice Minette as the “blind date” set up by a grandmother does a superb job in a minor role. As they say, there is no such thing as a small

part. As you no doubt realize, I loved the show. Every part of it was well done and professional. The staging, the lighting, and the back stage crew all contributed to this smooth-running production. Once again, the Licklog Players

have done themselves proud. They have presented the audience with fun, laughter, and an opportunity to do a little soul-searching. In these stressful economic times, if you have an interest in theater, this show should be at the top of your list of worthwhile activities. My advice is—don’t miss this show!

The show runs June 6-8 with evening performances Friday and Saturday at 8 and a Sunday matinee at 2:30. The box office is open from 10-4 Monday through Friday. You can also call for tickets: 828-389-8632 or 877-691-9906. Tickets are $13 for adults and $8 for students.

Ms. Broadwell is a member of Actors’ Equity and the American Federation of television and Radio Actors

Looking for something to do on Saturday night? Want to get out of the heat and into a nice air-conditioned hall with live music? Then come to Brasstown, North Carolina, for a concert by the Rogers Family. This Saturday, June 14, 2008, at 7:00 PM, the Rogers Family will bring their own special mix of traditional and contemporary music to the Brasstown Community Civic Center.

Cecil and June Rogers have been singing gospel music for over 35 years. They sing many of the old time, bluegrass gos-pel songs with some newer material, as well. Cecil Rogers plays the electric bass, and his wife June plays flat top guitar, and they both sing. Vance Trull plays either fiddle or mando-lin, depending on the tune, and, rounding out the vocals for the group are Betty Orr (June’s sis-ter), Johnny Rogers (Cecil and June’s son), and Angela Rogers (Johnny’s wife). Over the years, the Rogers Family has recorded twelve LP albums and/or CD’s. If you like the tight harmonies of folks who enjoy playing and singing together, then give this group a listen Saturday night.

Traditional music concerts are held in Brasstown on the second and fourth Saturday nights of warm weather months. Concert time is 7:00 PM, with the box office opening at 6:30 PM. Admission is $4.00 for adults, with children 12 and under free. Hot dogs, snacks, and drinks are available for purchase on site. Good, affordable entertainment in a smoke-free, family-friendly environment is the hallmark of this concert series. The Brasstown Community Civic Center is locat-ed on Settawig Road in beautiful Brasstown, North Carolina.

Country and bluegrass musi-cians F.C. and Randall Collins and their band will be featured in a free concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. on Friday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Festival Barn. Those attending are urged to park near Keith House or the Dining Hall and walk to the Festival Barn where a few handicapped parking spaces are available. There will be a limited

number of folding chairs as well as haybale seating, so audience members may wish to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Admission is free.

F.C and Randall Collins’ancestors were among the early settlers of Union County, Georgia. Their father, grandfather and great grandfather were all well known local fiddlers. F.C. started playing guitar and singing as a child, per-forming with local bands during

high school, often leaving home before daylight to play on the radio in Gainesville. After graduation he worked and performed in Atlanta but returned to Blairsville to raise a family. He has been a member of the Georgia Mountain Fair Staff Band for the past 30 years.

Randall Collins learned to play fiddle as a boy, sometimes sneak-ing his fiddle to the cornfield where he would hoe a row then fiddle a tune. Since then he has gone on to

play and record with many of the great names in bluegrass music including Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Mac Wiseman, and Jim and Jesse. As a founding member of the Pinnacle Boys, he toured the U.S. and Canada and recorded eight albums.

The Collins Brothers have both been honored by the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame.

The other members of the Collins Brothers’ band are Crystal Murphy, fiddle, Kerry Warpington, banjo,

Morris Hagood, fiddle, Chuck Nation, mandolin, and Kenneth Young, bass.

Upcoming Folk School perform-ers include Lou Wamp & Swing Shift (June 13) and Steve Hickman and John Devine (June 20). The Folk School’s Friday night con-cert schedule is available on the world wide web at http://www.folkschool.org.

For further information, call the Folk School at 837-2775 or 1-800-FOLK-SCH.

Murphy Lions Club members presented Dr. Terrie Kelly of Tri-County Community College with a check for $1,000 to assist with two scholarships for students attending the college this fall.

Because the Lions Club has a mission to serve the vision and hear-ing impaired and those who suffer from diabetes, preference will be given to students with these special needs.

Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in 202 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.

Known for working to end preventable blindness, Lions participate in a vast variety of projects important to their communities. These projects range from cleaning up local parks to providing supplies to victims of natural disasters.

videoSee videoonline atwww.smokymountainsentinel.com

By Jan BroadwellCONTRIBUTING WRITER

HARRISON KEELY/Sentinel PhotoOVER THE BUFFET: Director Vianne Payne (center) communicates at the opening night reception.

“Over the River and Through the Woods”

delights and charms audiences with humor

Contributed PhotoBROTHERS: F.C Collins and Randall Collins will perform June 6.

Contributed PhotoLIONS: Don Wanicka, Dr. Terrie Kelly, Peggy Dilcher, and Jerry Dilcher

Lions support local students

Rogers family to perform Bluegrass Gospel in Brasstown

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Like peeling an apple and slicing it, Glenda Barrett gets to the core in her poetry chapbook, WHEN THE SAP RISES. Finishing Line Press in Georgetown, KY published the book.

Barrett describes with her Southern voice hardships, heart-aches, health issues, family, farm-ing and fishing. She writes the way she lives—unpretentious. There’s a reverence for the land and her ancestors. She says in her poem, “Echoes”:

…I can follow in the footstepsof my ancestors,people who were truthful,who held firm to their beliefsand rose above their hardships.People whose voices still echoacross these Blue Ridge

Mountains.“I was born here, and I’ll die

here!”Her ancestors worked hard

on the farm to feed their fam-ily. They hoed the fields in the hot sun, but loved the land. In the poem, “Southern Soil,” they proudly said, “I own this land all the way to the top of the moun-tain. I’ll not sell one piece of this land the longest day that I live.”

A native of Hiawassee, Georgia, Barrett recalls hoeing the corn-field as a teenager. In her imagi-nation, she can still hear the sharp click of her hoe hitting the hard, stony ground.

Her father was a farmer. He plowed gardens for neighbors, didn’t charge a dime. When Barrett sees corn ripening and bales of hay scattered across a pasture, she thinks of him.

Barrett has fond memories of her grandma. They fished togeth-er, had picnics of Vienna Sausage

and soda crackers. She recalls walking barefoot as a girl over the dirt road to her grandmother’s house. It was a place filled with unconditional love.

It’s no wonder Barrett dedi-

cated her poetry chapbook to her grandmother, Hattie Foster. She told Barrett wonderful stories and inspired her to become a writer.

The title of her book, WHEN THE SAP RISES, came from her grandmother’s sayings. She predicted the weather by observ-ing nature. Barrett writes in her poem, “When the Sap Rises”:

... “See those thick corn shucks.

We can be on the lookoutfor a rough winter.”One day when I visited, she

said,“In the spring of the year, when

the saprises is a hard time for sick

folks,another time is in the fall,when the sap goes down.”The sap seems to rise on the

cover of Barrett’s poetry chap-book. She painted an old-time house including a rock chimney, tin roof, a giant tree in the yard, a front porch, and greens in the garden. A dirt road circles the farmhouse and merges with a lavender sunset over the misty mountains. It’s serene and flows with an undercurrent of faith.

Barrett took an oil painting class at Young Harris College and received an Associate of Arts Degree in 1969. She’s painted over thirty years and her art is displayed on the online art gal-lery, Yessy.com.

She also studied at North Georgia College and took creative writing under Nancy Simpson at Tri-County Community College. Barrett worked twenty years in the health care profession before a neuromuscular disease.

The doctors echoed words like heredity and genetics before giv-ing her the diagnosis. “At times, I am silent, stare into space, and retreat to a place no one else can go,” she says in her poem, “Family Ties”. It’s a place where she no longer wonders what her father thought.

Her poem, “Kindred Spirit,” describes a cardinal at the feeder. Barrett feels a deep connection with the bird because it is blind in one eye. She expresses her health issues in this verse:

…A feeling of knowing,no matter what happens,there will always be hopeand endless possibilities.The moisture from my breathleaves a circle on the window-

pane,and I watch from my scooter,

until the cardinal flies out of sight.

Barrett is recovering from a recent surgery on her foot. She’s in a scooter now, but hopes to walk soon. She finds comfort in her family and talking with friends on the telephone. She also enjoys reading and crafting poetry.

A member of North Carolina Writers’ Network-West, Barrett’s work has appeared in many magazines and five anthologies. Her poetry has been published in Kaleidoscope, Nostalgia, Wellspring, Hard Row to Hoe, Living with Loss Magazine, A Time of Singing, Mindprints Journal, Wordgathering Journal, Farming Magazine, Artists Against Domestic Violence, and Nantahala Review. She has poetry upcoming in Breath and Shadow.

According to Nancy Simpson, “Glenda Barrett gives us the most authentic Appalachian voice to rise out of the southern moun-tains in years. Whether she is eating an apple with a knife or if she is knee deep fishing in Owl Creek, here is a woman who is as immersed in her environment as in her daily existence. Barrett’s concerns for family and heritage go beyond what happened, for her poems celebrate life, transcend sorrow, and show the reader what was learned.”

Barrett’s books are available locally at Mary Ann’s Restaurant in Young Harris, Georgia. You may also order online at: “http://www.amazon.com” www.ama-zon.com and www.finishingline-press.com.

“The mountains have always pro-duced great writers from Thomas Wolfe, to Fred Chappell, Robert Morgan, Charles Frazier, and new-comer, Ron Rash,” says Glenda Beall, coordinator of North Carolina Writers’ Network West.

The organization plans to con-tinue that trend by teaching and supporting writers on their journey, promoting members and the work they do. “We will continue to network at North Carolina Writers’ Network Conferences with estab-lished authors, editors and publish-ers who can help our local people get their work read and published,” adds Beall. “I consider that to be one of the most important parts of my job.”

Beall became the third Program Coordinator in the sixteen year his-tory of the literary group on June 1, 2007. NCWN West is a non-profit writers’ organi-zation with over seventy mem-bers throughout western North Carolina, North Georgia, Western South Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. It is the only chapter of North Carolina Writers’ Network that is the largest state organization for writers in the United States.

As coordinator of NCWN West, Beall schedules and initiates liter-ary activities in nine western North Carolina counties, four Georgia counties, and two South Carolina counties. Two writing conferences were held in 2005 and 2006. This year the network offered four work-shops in Cherokee and Clay coun-ties.

Netwest is hosting “Writers Talking all Day About Writing” at the Harelson Civic Center in Blairsville, Georgia on June 7. Carol Crawford, director of the Blue Ridge Writers’ Conference and Nancy Simpson, former program coordinator for Netwest, are the workshop leaders.

As leader of Netwest, Beall brings experience. She’s an accomplished poet and writer. She’s written since holding a pencil in her hand. She came from a large family, and being next to the youngest, says it was hard to get anyone to listen. Beall kept stories and poems to herself until high school. A teacher sug-gested she submit a poem to a mag-azine, but Beall admits she didn’t have the self-confidence to mail it.

She started submitting work in 1996 after taking a poetry class under Nancy Simpson at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Beall’s first poem was published in the Georgia Journnal. Her poetry has also appeared in Main Street Rag, Appalachian Heritage, The Journal of Kentucky Studies, Lucidity, Red Owl Magazine, and others.

Her essays have appeared in Forks in the Road, an anthology by Riemann Publications; Reunion Magazine; and Moonshine and Blind Mules. She has profiled writ-ers and craftspeople in local news-papers. Beall understood the thrill of a writer seeing work in print when a travel article was published in her hometown newspaper.

“My stories and poems usually come from a character I know or I imagine,” says Beall. “Once I have the character in my mind, the rest comes to me. My biggest problem is that I seldom make time to sub-mit my own work. I look forward to a writing retreat at Wildacres in August where I will not do anything for a week but work on my writ-ing.”

Diabetes and the prevention of over-population of companion pets

are two of Beall’s passions. She writes a column for Paws News, newsletter for the Valley River Humane Society and helps with the publicity for the Big Fix fundraiser.

She also worked with Dr. Ellen Andrews, diabetes educator, and interviewed diabetics. Beall wrote a series of articles, “Faces of Diabetes,” in an effort to increase awareness of the needs of diabetics and to be tested.

Another subject that interests Beall is our environment. “If I had more time,” says Beall, “I’d like to write informative articles on the subject of how we are poison-ing ourselves and our planet with chemicals. They take a serious toll on the health of children and older people, and those whose immune systems are weakened.”

But as Program Coordinator of Netwest, Beall has little time for her own writing. She hosts “Coffee with the Poets” at Phillips and Lloyd Book Shop in Hayesville.

It meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Those attending may bring a poem or short prose to share during open mic. She encour-ages students to attend during the summer.

N e t w e s t hosts three cri-tique groups for members. Nonmembers are

welcome to attend and observe. The John C. Campbell Folk School hosts a literary reading each month for Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories.

The organization posts the work of members and upcoming events at www.netwestwriters.blogspot.com. The blog spreads the voices of writers beyond the mountains. It is linked with the websites of North Carolina Arts Council and the North Carolina Writers’ Network. Last week a video of North Carolina Poet Laureate Katherine Stripling Byer was posted.

The director of North Carolina Writers’ Network, Ed Southern, says Netwest is the model for other chapters that NCWN hopes to initi-ate through our state.

Members of Netwest are very grateful that United Community Bank agreed last year to sponsor the organization. Jimmy Tallent and his executive assistant, Mary Taylor, donated funds and Beall was able to sign up excellent writers and teach-ers for all day workshops in venues with no charge to Netwest.

The good news about North Carolina Writers Network West has reached across North Carolina. Beall has worked closely with the Candy Maier Scholarship Fund for Women Writers. Members from distant counties have been able to attend classes in Hayesville through this scholarship.

For more information about Netwest, go to: www.ncwrit-ers.org.

By Brenda Kay LedfordCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Beall coordinates

N.C. writer’s network

By Brenda Kay LedfordCONTRIBUTING WRITER

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About 300 Democrats turned out Saturday for a three county rally with a call for change in govern-ment policy. Folks from Graham, Clay and Cherokee counties gath-ered to hear state senator Walter Dalton, the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, along with other state candidates or their represen-tatives urge Democrats to take an active part in getting Democrats elected to state, federal and local offices.

“This is a defining moment in our time,” Dalton said. “This administration (federal) is morally and physically bankrupt.”

Dalton likened the Bush Administration to the Wizard of Oz. “We have a president without a brain, a foreign policy without a heart and a congress without cour-age,” he said.

He said that better times are com-ing with the election of Democrats

in 2008 because “the Republicans have lost their message.” Citing the huge federal deficit, the end-less war in Iraq, the high cost of food and fuel, the housing slump, Dalton said that “the people will embrace our message.”

He called for policy measures including a larger investment in education, expanding health care, and creating 21st Century jobs.

He said the country needs to take care of our veterans when they come home (from the war). He said “congress needs to have the moral courage to stand up for the American people and say this is enough.”

State Senator John Snow, who introduced Dalton, called him a friend of western North Carolina. He cited several examples of Dalton’s leadership in the senate when he had stepped in to help Snow get legislation passed that was important to this end of the state.

Beverly Perdue, the Democratic candidate for governor, was unable to attend the Peachtree rally because of a prior engagement.

Perdue advocates cite her experi-ence in the state senate in which she has led the fight for Smart Start and higher teacher salaries; spon-sored the law providing health care for 115,000 children and protect-ing North Carolina’s military bases from closings, thereby saving thou-sands of state jobs as examples of her leadership.

Perdue proposes to make North Carolina a leader in environmental, defense and aerospace jobs, make higher education affordable and to expand health coverage for unin-sured families.

Spokespersons for other state candidates including Kay Hagen for U.S. Senate and June Atkinson for State Superintendent of Schools spoke at the rally.

The rally took place at the Bill Wells farm on Peachtree. Food was provided by attending families and music was provided by Gnarly Fingers of Hayesville.

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The Tusquittee Community Organization held their monthly meeting Tuesday evening, May 27. The guest speaker was Clay Logan. The attendees enjoyed Clay’s humor and knowl-edge about the Brasstown area and Brasstown Community Center development and growth. After the dinner and program a drawing was held and 5 attendees received a plant as a door prize.

The meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm at the Tusquittee Community Center on Downings Creek Road.

Residents of and visitors to the Tusquittee Township as well as the entire county are wel-come and encouraged to attend.

A typical meeting includes a delicious covered dish dinner and an interesting speaker. Topics include items of interest to the community such as the proposed gun range at Nelsons Ridge, fire safety, gardening, political candidates, and area history and heritage. You are invited to attend a casual evening that is both enjoyable and infor-mative as well as have an opportunity to receive one of five door prizes.

For further information please call Louise Lorentzen at 828-389-9315 or 828-389-9198.

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It can’t be denied that the major television cooking programs show chefs go heavy on garlic and their dishes. For author Andy Ward however, people can make great tasting meals without gar-

-lease of Garlic-Free Gourmet: Be Your Own Per-

sonal Chef, his new cookbook released through Xlibris.

For the past thirty-three years, cookbook Ward has lived in the rural mountains of western North Carolina. This licensed residential contrac-tor has been writing and playing (and teaching) music there since the mid-1970’s. He also has a working pottery studio in his house on beautiful Lake Chatuge. He has always used his creativity in his vocation as well, designing and building many beautiful custom homes.

Now Ward has turned his creative energy to-

ward his passion for cooking. Garlic -Free Gour-

met is the culmination of years of coming up with dishes that can make people say, “This is the best I’ve every had!” Whether it is form the starters, specials, sides, sweets or sauces chapter you can bet that Andy’s going to do it up right.

Garlic-Free Gourmet demonstrates that you

using ingredients that you have in your pantry or refrigerator. A wide selection of recipes awaits readers and it includes appetizers like steak que-sadillas and shrimp egg rolls; specials like Par-mesan chicken, roasted veggie medley and crab salad.

be sure to visit your local bookstore or log on at Xlibris.com today. Garlic-Free Gourmet is a true delight for the cook in you.

Learn to cook great without garlicNew cookbook deomstrates how to make side dishes, meals and sauces

Forgo ties and soap-on-a-rope this Father’s Day in favor of planting a memory that will remind fathers and children of their special love for many years to come.

Pott’s and Pebbles, a newly opened garden and landscaping store, is helping families begin a tradition this Father’s Day with

-ing Celebration.

When fathers and their chil-dren select a Pott’s and Pebbles tree, owners Dave and Tammy

Ott will take a digital group picture. The picture will then be sent via email, and new tree owners can begin a yearly tradi-tion of posing in front of their growing tree. The digital picture taken by the Otts will hopefully

with pictures of Father’s Day celebrations.

“Like trees, children grow quickly. When fathers and their children plant a tree together, they’re also creating a precious memory that won’t get lost in a

closet or collect dust on a shelf,” said Pott’s and Pebbles owner, Dave Ott. “I look forward to planting a special Father’s Day tree with my two young sons, A.J. and Josh.”

Pott’s and Pebbles is lo-cated on 360 Hiawassee Street near the Murphy Fire Station and Townsend Auto Sales. For more information about Pott’s and Pebbles, contact Dave and Tammy Ott at 828-835-8665, or via email at info@pottsand-pebbles.com.

Plant a memory for Father’s DayOPEN HOUSE: Hidden Valley Estates owners welcomed realtors and visitors to an open house and a Chero-

kee County Chamber ribbon cutting on May 27. Located in the Hiwassee Dam community, Hidden Valley Estates

serenity. Visit the Hidden Valley ad on the home page of the Cherokee County Chamber’s Web site www.chero-keecountychamber.com. Owners Kevin Eck, John Cole and Norm Bloxham hosted over 40 visitors at the open house, offering tours, food and music by the Shady Creek Bluegrass Band. The Hiwassee Dam Volunteer Fire Department paid a visit to show off a new truck that will have no problem accessing properties on the wide paved roads. From left, at the ribbon cutting, are chamber Executive Director Sande Kimball, builder Shawn Chancey, developers Norm Bloxham and John Cole, Tammy Humphryes and Rosalind Armstrong, representing BB&T, and Bob Andrews, ERA Carolina Mountain Homes, broker agent for the project.

The sky is sunny. The temperature is warm. Summer vacation, family reunions and road trips are just around the corner and the American Red Cross wants to help you reach your destination. In order to give blood do-nors a break from gas prices, June 1 and June 30, the Red Cross is entering all presenting blood donors a chance in a drawing for two $750 gas cards.Monday June 9 The Andrews community blood drive will be held Monday, June 9, at Andrews United Methodist Church 1:30-6 p.m. Please call 321-5216 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

“Everyone is experiencing pain at the gas pump,” said Carolyn Deal, Donor Recruitment Representative. “We hope this gas card give-away will encourage more people to donate blood and platelets in June, thus relieving the blood short-ages that traditionally go hand in hand with the summer months.” Blood donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in general good health and provide a valid form of I.D. On aver-age, blood donation takes about an hour of time and several lives can be changes through just one donation. To learn more about blood donation, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Red Cross blood donors encouraged to save a lifeDonate blood and be entered in a chance to win a $750 gas card

The Appalachian Chapter Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) will hold their monthly luncheon meeting on Wednes-day, June 11, at Cobb’s Mill Restaurant in Blairsville. The meeting will begin at noon. This month’s meeting will be a

event. Cobb’s Mill will prepare the BBQ lunch and the members will be entertained by local mu-sicians, Buck and Nelson. Sherri Snyder of The Closing Place will speak about upcoming RESPA

changes and how they will af-fect the real estate profession. Several very special door prizes will be given away. All Realtors

-tend.

Women’s Council of Real-tors (WCR) stands for profes-sional excellence, both in the operation of our organization and in the achievements of our members. Our members are role models for others in the profes-sion. The Appalachian Chapter is a strong, active part of the

growing Georgia WCR State Chapter. Our mission statement is: “We are a network of suc-cessful Realtors empowering women to exercise their poten-tial as entrepreneurs and indus-try leaders.” We recognize the power of turning Relationships to Partnerships.

If you are interested in becoming a WCR member or sponsor, please contact Laura Nightengale at 706-745-2188 or e-mail Laura@BlairsvilleMoun-tains.com.

Appalachian Chapter Women’s Council of Realtors holds luncheon

The livestock compensation program deadline has been set to end on July 18, 2008. All livestock producers interested will need to come to the farm service agency to sign up. The eligible animals include cattle, sheep,

goats, equine, swine and poultry owned in 2005, 2006 and 2007 due to drought. This program pays on a per head basis. For more information call the farm service agency at 828-837-2721 ext. 2.

Deadline nears for livestock compensation

May 12-16 was children’s Book

Week at Murphy Elementary

School. To celebrate, the Media

Center enlisted the help of some

very special volunteers.

Bob Grove, owner of Grove

Enterprises, wrote his own short

story. It was a mystery involving

two young children and a buried

treasure. The students in our 4th

and 5th grades were truly capti-

vated, requesting signed copies

of the story by Mr. Grove.

Mrs. Genia Penland, one of

our Kindergarten teachers, and

Mrs. Heather Lovingood, who

teaches Pre-K, were excited to

have David Lovingood volunteer

to read in their class. Mr. Lovin-

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ville, Ga. He came dressed in his

uniform and read a book about

George Ramsey volunteered

to read to Mrs. Melissa Godfrey

and Mrs. Wendy Leatherwood’s

3rd grade class. He read stories

about American heroes. Mr.

Ramsey is a former teacher of

Murphy Elementary School and

has also taught in Honduras. He

has been in several productions

at the Peacock Play House in

Hayesville.

The Media center would like

to express their appreciation for

these special folks who took the

time to help our students get ex-

cited about reading!

cherokee/graham/ smoky mountain sentinel | Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | page 7

FOR LEASE FOR LEASE

1,700 sq. ft. unit at

Lakeside Plaza located

at 3000 Hwy. 64 W.,

Murphy, NC. Ideal for

3,200 sq. ft. Commercial

building, Formerly the RE/MAX

at 1151 Hwy. 64 W., Murphy,

NC along with large two sided

outdoor advertising sign.

retail use.

Call 828-837-1625 or 828-837-6393

and ask for Charles McHan.

Julie Chautin / Contributing Writer

For more information, or to place an order, contact:

Locally Grown, All Natural Freezer Beef For Sale

Available in 1/4, 1/2, or whole carcasses;

Grain-fed or Grass-fedOnly $2.10/lb of carcass weight*

* Price does not include processing and transportation fees.

Call Chris Dickey828-837-8008; Toll Free 800-890-7238; Cell 828-361-4280

Available - In Murphy City Limits!

1902B Ahhh, The Perfect Mountain Getaway Cabin! This 2BR 2BA log cabin, on 1.72 wooded acres, features privacy, a branch and a picnic area. All wood interiors, fireplace, main level and private upstairs masters, work-shop. River access via the common area. Paved access.Adjacent lot also available. $199,500 MLS:102629

1666F Pond Front Log Cabin. 2BR 3BA on 1.81 acres. Rocking-chair-ready porch overlooks the pond and a nature trail leads to it. Wide pine floors, T&G ceilings, corner stone fireplace, great cabinet space. Pri-vate, easy access, less than 15 min. to town. $179,900 MLS:99971

Carolina Mountain Homes

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True Southern Hospitality with Realtor Professionalism

Real Estate: HomesBLAIRSVILLE OWNER FI- NANCING 2BR/2BA with ga-

rage in unique over 55 lakeside

community . Boat docks, club-

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RentalsFOR RENT NICE 2BR/2BA

apartment close to Lake Chat-

uge in good neighborhood in

downtown Hiawassee. Long

term rental- 12

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Country Club, Mountain- Lake

Views. Washer, dyer, large

screened porch, private deck,

trash and water inc. Storage in

unfinished basement.

$650/month, secu-

rity & referen-

ces required. Available June

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carport W/D; covered front

porch views $600/

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2026 or 706-970-9440

Exit Realty Mountain View Properties is proud to introduce

our newest Associate Broker, David Hubbard. David was born and

raised in Murphy. He and his wife, a teacher in the Murphy School

system, raised 2 sons in Murphy. David is a member of Marble

Springs Baptist Church, the Cherokee County Rescue Squad, the

Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors, the Northeast Georgia Board of

Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. Please contact

David at Exit Realty Mountain View Properties at 828-837-2288 or

stop by and see him at 1900 Hwy. 64 West, Murphy, NC 28906.

Newest Team Member

For the fourth year in a row,

Corvette owners and enthusiasts

will gather at the highest point

in Georgia for the Annual ‘Top

of Georgia’ All Corvette Show.

The show, hosted by the Cor-

vette Group of the Blue Ridge

Mountains, will be Saturday,

June 21, from noon to 4 p.m. in

the Visitor’s Center parking lot

at Brasstown Bald.

Registration will be from 10

a.m. to noon, and cars will be

parked in the order they arrive

on site. The pre-registration en-

try fee is $30 per car for those

who register by June 18, and

that includes the state park’s

daily parking fee. Day of show

on-site registration is $35 plus

the $3 parking fee at the state

park’s toll booth. All proceeds

from this event will be donated

to S.A.F.E. (Support in Abusive

Family Emergencies, Inc.), the

National Corvette Museum,

and the Brasstown Bald Visi-

tor’s Center. There will be goody

bags, prizes, awards, conces-

sions, and vendors at the show.

For more information and a

pre-registration form, visit web-

site www.CorvetteGroupBRM.

com -- contact Gene Clopton

at 706-379-1587 -- or send an

Email to CGBRM@alltel.net.

4th annual ‘Top of Georgia’ All Corvette Show at Brasstown Bald

Bob Grove

George Ramsey

David Lovingood

Children’s Book Week celebrated

Buried treasures and make-

family story time this Thursday

evening at the Murphy Library

sponsored by Friends of Mur-

phy Library. Assistant librarian

Steven Abernethy is holding a

luau beach party this week and

he is dressing in a grass skirt

to set the mood. He will gather

around a sandbox with children

and their parents at 6:15 p.m.

for stories and crafts. Beach

clothes are encouraged.

Library volunteer Melissa

Barker and her twin daughters

Emily and Megan always take

up the challenge when they

hear “where” the books will

take them. This time the treat

cupcakes and crackers in the

will hook little ones into read-

ing more.

Abernethy has spotted

some special children’s stories

about the beach and the ocean.

Before the big night he prowls

through the library stacks for

more books and has them ready

for the young patrons to bor-

row and read at home. That is

what makes story time good for

parents and kids and it hap-

month.

Family story time Thursday night at library

Photo by Julie ChautinAssistant librarian Steven Abernethy peers through two fancy palm

trees as he prepares for Family Story Time this Thursday at the

Murphy Library. The theme is a Luau Beach Party and the dress

is beach casual. The time is 6:15 p.m. and everyone is welcome

for stories, snacks, crafts and buried treasures. Call the library at

837-2417 for details.

Liz Melendez Blues Band

will be at the Longhouse Res-

turant on Saturday, June 7.

Her guitar playing has

been compared to everyone

from Carlos Santana to Stevie

Ray Vaughan and her voice has

been compared to everyone

from Bonnie Raitt to Janis

Joplin.

After arriving on the music

scene as a solo artist a few years

ago, Liz has established herself

as one of the most exciting and

promising new artists on the

music horizon.

For more information call

828 837-1762.

Concert will be held at the Longhouse Saturday

706-896-1891

132 N. Main Street, Hiawassee, GA

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-Fri

Summer SaleTemperatures are Climbing

Prices are Falling!

June 2 - June 30

Stop in for savings!

The United States Achieve-

ment Academy announced that

Alex Rogers of Murphy, has

been recognized for academic

achievement as a United States

National Honor Student Award

Winner.

Alex, who attends Ranger

Middle School, will appear in

the United States Achievement

which is published nationally.

“Recognizing and support-

ing our youth is more important

than ever before in America’s

history. Certainly, United States

Achievement Academy winners

should be congradulated and

appreciated for their dedication

to excellence and achievement,”

said Dr. George Stevens, Found-

er of the United States Achieve-

ment Academy.

Alex is the son of Jimmy

and Geneva Rogers of Murphy.

He is the grandson of Rosa Tip-

ton and Roy and Medley Rogers

all of Murphy.

Rogers recognizedfor achievement

Mountain Country Rod &

Gun Club will hold their regu-

lar monthly meeting at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17, at the USFS

Panter Top Shooting Range lo-

cated in the Nantahala National

Forest at the end of Panther Top

Road.

Follwing a brief busi-

ness meeting, refreshments

will be served and a noncom-

shoot held.

This event is open to the

general public and everyone

participating is asked to bring

their own weapons and ammu-

nition. For directions or infor-

mation on any of the clubs other

interests or activities please

contact Glendon Gale by calling

828-835-9490.

Place your

828-837-6397

Rod & Gun club to hold meeting

Annette Rawlings / Contributing Writer

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HOME, GARDEN AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Andrews the month of June and

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New Exhibits on display Andrews Art Museum

Coy Lane “Tommy” and Geneva Garrett Keenum will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on

Saturday, June 14, 2008. They were married by the late Raymond Carroll at Calvary Baptist Church.

There will be a celebration in their honor for friends and family on Saturday, June 7, at 12 p.m. at

Doyle’s Cedar Hill Restaurant located at 925 Andrews Road in Murphy.

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The other members of the

bass.

For further information,

The Collins Brothers will perform June 6

CONCERT: F.C Collins, left, and brother Randall Collins will be

in concert Friday.

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Suggested donation to

Nashville singer/songwriter to perform at Daily Grind

Couple celebrates 50th wedding anniversary