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CONTENTS STAFFEDITOR/PUBLISHER: Scott McLeod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] DIRECTOR: Greg Boothroyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] DIRECTOR: Micah McClure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] & WEBSITE: Travis Bumgardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] & PRODUCTION: Emily Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] SALES: Whitney Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

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NewsForums analyze both sides of state voter ID bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Residents overwhelmingly against Duke rate hikes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Waynesville mayor dreams of bringing tourist train through town . . . . . . . . 10Swain train deal nearly sealed but questions still loom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Jackson County TDA picks its new slogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Official Ghost Town open delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Waynesville selects artist for latest installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Macon schools could see drastic changes next fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Jamaican restaurant finds new home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Balsam Range named “Ambassadors to Haywood County” . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

OpinionHaywood misses the boat on potential tourism tax revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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OutdoorsTriathlon organizers beef up on-hand personnel to ensure safety . . . . . . . . 32

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Dueling forums addressboth sides of voter billsBY CAITLIN BOWLINGSTAFF WRITER

A state bill mandating that voters show iden-tification to cast a ballot has split opinionsdown the middle, with Republicans on one

side and Democrats on the other.Republicans have rallied around the bill as a

panacea for voter fraud, while Democrats havedisparaged it as a way to suppress votes.

For Lynda Bennett, head of the HaywoodCounty 9-12 TEA Party, and other similarlyminded individuals, the matter boils down totrust in the political system — something thathas been wanting in her eyes.

“It starts with having fair elections, withfraud-free elections,” Bennett said.

However, Democrats say the bill will actual-ly make elections unfair by preventing somelegal citizens the right to vote. Opponents havealso argued that voter fraud is almost nonexist-ent in the state and therefore needs no remedy.

“These bills that have been introduced arevoter suppression bills. They are not to get atvoter fraud,” said Luke Hyde, chair of 11thDistrict Democratic Party and an attorneyfrom Bryson City. “It is solutions looking forproblems that don’t exist.”

With a Republican majority in theGeneral Assembly, however, the voter identi-fication bill swept through the N.C. Houselast month, following a mostly partisan vote,and now lies in wait in the state Senate. BothN.C. Representatives Michelle Presnell, R-

Burnsville, and Roger West, R-Marble, votedfor the bill. N.C. Rep. Joe Sam Queen, D-Waynesville, voted against it.

According to Hyde and others, the bill willsucceed only in preventing minorities andimmigrants from casting ballots on electiondays. Since both groups historically favorDemocratic candidates, Hyde could only drawone conclusion.

“(Republicans) are trying to win electionsby playing fast and loose with voter laws,”Hyde said.

Hyde referred to the bill as a kind of poll taxsince it creates an added barrier to voting.

But Bennett said the voter identification billwill only prohibit those from voting whoshouldn’t be voting anyway — and those whovote early and often.

“In no way do we want to disenfranchiseanyone from voting,” she said.

Bennett said she doesn’t believe it’s toomuch to ask someone to produce a simple formof identification, such as a driver’s license, stateID card or military ID, in the name of voterintegrity.

“We are not asking for some exotic form ofID,” she said.

According to the bill, anyone who cannotproduce a valid picture ID may cast a provi-sional ballot, which is used when a voter’s eli-gibility is called into question. Provisional bal-lots are then set aside to be vetted by countyboards of elections. If the voter is found to bevalid, the ballot is counted when final electionresults are certified and tallied during the daysfollowing an election.

Because of its prominence nationally, thevoter identification bill has received the most

attention as proponents of both sides work toeither kill it or push it through the statechambers.

It is also one of the few election related billsto survive the state’s May 16 crossover deadline— the day by which a bill must pass either thestate Senate or House to stay alive. Anothercontroversial bill, Senate Bill 667, did not meetthe deadline and died.

That bill would have kept college kidsfrom voting where they went to school iftheir parents counted them as a dependenton tax returns. Parents could not claim achild as a dependent if that child registeredto vote somewhere other than the parent’saddress. That would have precluded collegestudents from voting in the district wherethey attend school.

Enrolled members of the Eastern Band of CherokeeIndians will head to the polls Tuesday, June 6, to vote in theprimary election for Tribal Council.

This year, 34 people — including all 12 incumbents —are running for Tribal Council. There is no election for chiefand vice chief this year.

The matters weighing on voters’ minds are tribal debt,health care, and caring for the tribe’s youth and elders,according to candidates’ platforms.

A number of candidates who are challenging the currenttribal leaders have called into question whether a new $110million casino planned in Murphy is a wise idea.

Tribal Council recently approved plans to build the second,small scale casino in Murphy. However, critics have called formore diversification of its economy, saying the tribe needs tobranch out beyond gambling to other sources of revenue. Acouple of challengers have even gone as far as to call the cur-rent Tribal Council representatives financially irresponsible.

Throughout the debate about a second casino, enrolledmembers constantly questioned how the debt taken on bythe tribe to build it would affect future generations. Someasked, isn’t the Eastern Band in enough debt already fromthe major expansion of its main casino in recent years?

Another key topic this election is health care. TheCherokee have a history of diabetes and substance abuseproblems. Although plans for a new hospital with expandingservices is in the works, tribal leadership must do more tohelp enrolled members get healthy, according to both TribalCouncil incumbents and challengers.

One concrete idea is the construction of a substanceabuse treatment facility and rehab center. Tribal Council hastalked about building such a facility for years, with currentCouncil Member Terri Henry driving the push for it, but theproject has yet to take off. Given the high rates of alcohol anddrug abuse on the reservation, enrolled members hope thatby operating their own rehabilitation center, the tribe canhelp more of its people who have addiction problems.

In their platforms, many candidates have also talkedabout immersing the youth more in Cherokee culture andlanguage, and ensuring that the elders of the tribe are wellcared for.

WHO’S RUNNING?Cherokee is divided into six voting districts — Birdtown,

Big Cove, Yellowhill, Wolftown/Big Y, Painttown and

Snowbird/Cherokee County — with two council membersrepresenting each community.

Next week, voters will narrow the list down to four final-ists for each district who will then advance to the generalelection in September. Tribal council members serve two-year terms.

Here’s the list of those registered to run for office. Thetwo incumbents are listed first:

• Birdtown: Gene “Tunney” Crowe Jr., Jim Owle, AlbertRose, Solomon “Slick” Saunooke and Terri Taylor.

• Big Cove: Perry Shell, Bo Taylor, Teresa McCoy, C. RichPanther, Lori Taylor and Mary Welch Thompson.

• Yellowhill: Alan “B” Ensley, David Wolfe, Arizona JaneBlankenship, Jimmy Bradley and Rick Medford.

• Wolfetown/Big Y residents: Mike Parker, DennisEdward • “Bill” Taylor, Bo Crowe, Chris McCoy, MartyTaylor, Berdie Toineeta and Jeremy Wilson.

• Painttown: Terri Henry, Tommye Saunooke, CameronCooper, Lucretia Hicks Dawkins and Lula “Lou” Jackson.

• Snowbird/Cherokee County: Diamond Brown Jr.,Adam Wachacha, Tommy Chekelelee, Brandon Jones, JanellRattler and Bobby Teesateskie.

— By Caitlin Bowling

Cherokee tribal council candidates face primary election next week

Hear both sidesTwo separate WNC political groups are

hosting two separate forums to address vot-ers’ bills circulating through the N.C. GeneralAssembly.

• The Haywood County 9-12 TEA Party ishosting a forum at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 30,at Agriculture Center located at 589 RaccoonRd. in Waynesville. The event will look atefforts to reduce voter fraud, particularlyN.C. House Bill 589, which requires voters toshow some form of identification before vot-

ing. Jay DeLancy of Voter Integrity Project NCis scheduled to speak.

• The 11th Congressional DistrictDemocrats will hold an information workshopfrom 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 8, at theHaywood County Justice Center in Waynesville.

There will be a presentation byDemocracy N.C., a non-partisan organizationdedicated to increasing voter participationand decreasing the influence of big money inpolitics. Members of the N.C. GeneralAssembly and county boards of elections willalso attend.

Stopping voter fraud or just stopping voters?

Last election, voters simply walked into a polling station and cast their ballot. But if N.C.House Bill 589 passes into law, all will be required to flash an ID first.

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BY CAITLIN BOWLINGSTAFF WRITER

W hen a rockslide shut down Interstate40 through the Pigeon River Gorge inHaywood County three years ago, the

N.C. Department of Transportation scram-bled to clean up the massive slab that sheeredoff the mountain and then shore up the tow-ering rock face against future slides.

But it still took six months to reopen theroad, negatively affecting the economies ofWestern North Carolina. The need for coop-eration and coordinated response in the after-math of rockslides gave rise to an annual con-ference that bringstogether state highwaydepartments, county lead-ers, emergency manage-ment teams, tourism lead-ers, geological experts andothers to talk about rock-slide prevention andresponse.

“Our purpose is reallyto get all of the folks thatwould be affected togeth-er to see what happensfrom various perspectivesand have a coordinationof resource and network-ing event so we canincrease awareness,” saidDenese Ballew, a regionalplanner with Land-of-SkyRegional Council, aregional planning anddevelopment organiza-tion for Asheville and sur-rounding counties.

Better cooperationand response during a rockslide can save timeand money. WNC loses about $1 million aday in tourism revenue whenever a rockslideblocks Interstate 40, Ballew said.

“I think there is a lot of benefit really tohaving people meet each other and knoweach other,” Ballew said. “It is a lot easier toknow that this person over here has thisresource if you’ve met them and talked tothem before.”

So, Land-of-Sky created a rockslide con-ference, the first of which was held inNewport, Tenn., in 2011. This year, it willhold its second in Haywood County.Haywood Community College will host therockslide conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Wednesday, June 5.

Although it was born out of concernabout the effects of Interstate 40 rockslideson the Smoky Mountain region, the eventthis year will also include discussions aboutmore run-of-the-mill landslides.

Rick Wooten, a landslide expert with theN.C. Geological Service based in Asheville,will speak about landslide warning signs andsome best practices for responding to them.

A recent rash of landslides makes how todeal with them a timely topic. In January,

WNC was hit by several days of heavy rains,causing flooding and dozens of landslides,both big and small, around the region. Thena couple of weeks ago, another bout of pro-longed rains came, and more slides occurred.One slide killed a railroad worker fromWaynesville.

“The conference brings to focus the impor-tance of being ready to respond and the impor-tance of good upkeep and proactive approach-es to keeping roads open,” said Joel Setzer, thehead of the N.C. DOT’s 10-county mountainregion. “It is a good way to bring leaderstogether and hear about what we are doing.”

Other featured speakers include an expertfrom the state’s hazard mitigation office, anengineer for a private rockslide preventioncompany and a project manager with theFederal Highways Administration.

“It is always interesting to hear what (theexperts) have to say,” said Haywood CountyManager Marty Stamey, who will welcomeeveryone to the conference.

He added that for county administratorslike himself, the conference is an informa-tion-gathering event where he can keep upwith new protocols and techniques for deal-ing with rockslides and landslides.

Jason Lambert, director of commerce forthe Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, willdeliver the keynote address at noon. Lambertwill detail just how much of an economicimpact the closure of U.S. 441 though theGreat Smoky Mountains National Park hadon Cherokee businesses.

A landslide in January closed U.S. 441, themain tourism artery from Gatlinburg to theCherokee Indian reservation, for about threemonths.

For more on the conference or to registergo to www.landofskyrpo.org/rock-slide or828.251.6622.

Experts convene atrockslide response conference

A landslide earlier this month trapped about 40 people onHolder Branch Road for a day. Another near Black Mountain

around that same time killed a Waynesville resident who was onduty working for the Norfolk Southern railroad.

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Been there,done thatBY BECKY JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER

H aywood leaders are no strangers tooverhauling their economic develop-ment strategy and structure.

A major transformation played out just10 years ago. When the dust settled on thepolitically charged process, the economicdevelopment director resigned.

While heated and controversial, it struckat the fundamental, underlying philosophyof what the county’s economic developmentstrategy should be.

Back then, economic development effortswere focused largely on luring new factories.Economic development leaders were accusedof being too insular and unresponsive to thechanging economic paradigm in Appalachia.

“The dynamics of the economy havechanged so much,” said Waynesville MayorGavin Brown, an attorney who has been onthe new economic development board sinceit was formed 10 years ago.

The county had hemorrhaged severalthousand manufacturing jobs over a decade.Chasing new factory jobs to replace thosebeing lost simply wasn’t working.

“The large manufacturing concerns werenot viable for Haywood County or mostcommunities in America for that matter,”said Mark Swinger, chairman of theHaywood County Commissioners.

The process 10 years ago — as with theprocess now — was initiated at Swanger’sbehest shortly after he took office as a coun-ty commissioner. A blue-ribbon task forcewas convened for several months.

In the end, a new economic developmentboard was constituted, a new director washired and a new mission was adopted — onethat focuses on entrepreneurship, recruitingnew business and supporting existing indus-tries to keep the jobs the county already has.

The new board was more inclusive, inhopes that a more collaborative approachfrom a broader cross-section of the countywould lead to better results.

“If we have done anything over the past 10years, we have really broadened the idea ofwhat economic development is,” said MarkClasby, Haywood’s economic developmentdirector since the reorganization 10 years ago.

Some of the same players at the tablethen are now at the table once more, revisit-ing some of the same questions.

But Swanger expects it to play out muchdifferently. When asked whether this processwill be marked with political discord like lastgo around, Swanger said “no.”

“I am certain it will not be. We have a dif-ferent dynamic entirely,” Swanger said.

For starters, no one is particularly dissat-isfied with the economic development com-mission or the director. Swanger said Clasbyis doing a fine job. Examining whether thereis a better model should be taken at face

BY BECKY JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER

A n exploratory committee of HaywoodCounty business leaders will examinein the coming

months whether toreshuffle the county’seconomic develop-ment arm for the sec-ond time in a decade.

Traction is buildingto move the HaywoodCounty EconomicD e v e l o p m e n tCommission under theauspices of theHaywood CountyChamber of Commerce.Both are separate enti-ties now — the chamberis run by private busi-ness leaders and the eco-nomic developmentcommission is run bycounty government.

But both presumably have a similar goal:to improve commerce, bolster the economyand grow jobs.

The task force will examine whetherthose goals would be better served if thecounty’s economic development commis-sion was brought into the chamber of com-merce’s fold.

The county would continue to fund eco-nomic development efforts, but they would becarried out in closer concert with the chamberon a day-to-day basis. The possible configura-tions run the gamut from simply sharing thesame office building to the chamber directingeconomic development activities.

The conversation was kickstarted twomonths ago at the suggestion of CountyCommissioner Chairman Mark Swanger

and is just now getting underway in earnest.“We thought it would be beneficial to

look at it with no preconceived notions oropinions, but just to see if this model that wehave is working as well as it should in today’seconomic climate,” Swanger said. “We justdon’t know that now.”

Swanger said the county is obviously inter-ested in whether it would be more cost effi-cient to have a combined model. But the largerquestion is whether it would be more effective.

“One of the reasons we are undertakingthis study is to get a better handle on that,”said Charles Umberger, a chamber boardmember and president of Old Town Bank.

Those on the task force claim the jury isstill out.

“This is study and evaluation rather thanjump in and start arranging it,” Umbergersaid.

Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown, amember of the economic development com-mission, hopes that is indeed the case. Ifthere is a preconceived plan, then theprocess is pointless in a way.

Swanger assured there wasn’t.“There is no preconceived notion. I am

very open on this. I feel we have the obliga-tion to examine how we are doing thingsevery so often,” Swanger said.

Swanger said the days of the “buffalo hunt”for big manufacturing employers has passed.The county retooled its economic develop-ment strategy a decade ago to adjust to thenew reality, but with that philosophical hurdlecleared, could it be taken one step further?

A combined model with the chamber ofcommerce wasn’t considered 10 years ago,largely because the chamber wasn’t a tour deforce in the business community like it is now.

“The chamber then is not today’s cham-ber,” Swanger said. “Ten years ago it was nota viable option. Today, I think it is.”

Brown pointed out that in rural commu-nities, however, a combined model is not asprevalent. Local government can often bringmore resources to the table and serve as aliaison to job creation and recruitment moreeffectively.

In the corporate world, there are threeprimary drivers in a merger, Brown said.One is efficiency from a cost standpoint.There’s less duplication, functions are con-solidated and overhead can be shared.

Another is synergy. Together, more canbe achieved than separately. “One and one isthree,” Brown said.

A final reason for a merger is to grow thefootprint and increase market share or dom-inance.

When weighing the pros and cons of acombined model, Brown will be most inter-ested in the concept of synergies.

At the very least, housing the economicdevelopment commission under the sameroof as the chamber of commerce makessense, Brown said.

“I have always been a fan of co-location,”Brown said. “Somebody walking in, we canquickly get them into the right box.”

Both entities could cross-referenceresources more easily yet still keep their ownfocus.

Mark Clasby, the director of the econom-ic development commission, said he spendsthe majority of his time working with exist-ing large employers to ensure HaywoodCounty is still an optimal place for them todo business so they don’t leave.

The chamber, meanwhile, is the bastionof small business and the go-to network forsmall-scale entrepreneurs breaking in to thebusiness community.

“The chamber has made a real effort overthe past number of years to really focus onsmall business and really support smallbusiness and entrepreneurial communi-ties,” said Umberger.

WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKEHaywood County’s economic develop-

ment model — essentially as a function ofcounty government — is similar to mostrural counties in the mountains.

In larger cities, however, economic devel-opment functions are often housed underthe chamber of commerce.

“There are a variety of ways it could benuanced. But speaking generally, you eitherhave a government-based function or a pub-lic-private partnership,” Swanger said.

CeCe Hipps, the executive director of theHaywood County Chamber of Commerce,said she is accustom to the combined modelin the larger communities where she workedbefore coming to Haywood sevenyears ago.SEE BEEN THERE, PAGE 9

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The Haywood Chamber of Commerce gathers business leaders for face time withCongressman Mark Meadows at a recent luncheon. File photo

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value and not as a reflection on Clasby’sperformance, Swanger said.

Ten years later, it is reasonable to gothrough the exercise again, Clasby agreed.

“It is time to do an evaluation of whatwould be best for the county from an eco-nomic development standpoint,” Clasbysaid. “What is the best model for the eco-nomic development commission? It maybe the best model is still the county.”

But Brown said the process this timearound doesn’t seem to be asking a keyquestion: what is the goal?

The last overhaul focused on what themission should be, then focused on thebest structure to achieve it. This time, theprocess seems to be focused primarily onthe structure, skipping over the most fun-damental questions, Brown said.

“Obviously you should always reviewyour operations and make sure you aremeeting your goals. That begs the ques-tion: what is it we want to be doing?”Brown asked. “You have to know what yourgoal is. What do we want to achieve?”

That question may not need answeringto the same extent it did a decade ago, how-ever. The shift a decade ago required monu-mental self-reflection — even an admissionof failure to some extent — and acceptancethat the future of economic developmentlooked far different than the past.

“The reality of our economic developmentlandscape today is the entrepreneur and thesmall business as our base,” said Charles

Umberger, CEO of Old Town Bank and amember of the chamber executive board.

With that major machination havingtranspired already, the mission this timemight be more self-explanatory.

“The emphasis is what is the most effec-tive model to create a sustainable, growingeconomic community in Haywood County.To create the place we all want to live, workand play,” Umberger said.

While not nearly as dramatic as thetime of reckoning the county faced adecade ago, the economic climate has cer-

tainly kept changing, Swanger said.The conversation is particularly prescient

as the state contemplates eliminatingAdvantage West, a regional economic devel-opment arm in the mountains. Haywoodleaned on AdvantageWest for networking, tohelp recruit new businesses and to piggybackon regional initiatives. There would certainlybe a void if AdvantageWest disappeared.

“We have to be nimble enough to adaptto the situation we find ourselves in incoming months,” Swanger said.

BEEN THERE, CONTINUED FROM 8As part of the study phase, Hippsresearched the structure in 10 communitiesthat use a combined model.

“There probably are a lot of pros andadvantages,” Hipps said.

The most common model is a simple “out-sourcing” of economic development func-tions. The county contracts with the chamberto house an economic development officerunder its umbrella. But the economic devel-opment side has its own board of directorsand a separate budget funded largely thecounty.

“They are governed by separate boardsand have different funding mechanisms butthey are very closely aligned,” Hipps said.

Chamber of commerce members com-prise the majority of the study task force,since the chamber needs to assess the feasibil-ity from its standpoint of taking on economicdevelopment functions.

But the task force also includes two countycommissioners and three representativesfrom the economic development commission.

When the study period concludes laterthis year, county commissioners will have todecide what to do with the economic develop-ment commission — and the chamber wouldthen have to decide whether to accept a largerrole if asked by the county to take it on.

SAVINGS – OR MAYBE NOTOne question being studied is whether a

combined model could save money.The county budgets $240,000 annually

for economic development, a function with

two fulltime employees. The chamber of com-merce has a budget of $226,000 with threefulltime employees.

Swanger said the county was naturallyinterested in whether it could save money bycontracting with the chamber of commerce torun economic development.

Clasby isn’t so sure. Right now, all the“back office” functions of the economic devel-opment commission are carried out by thecounty, from payroll to grant processing tobookkeeping. Even phone and internet serv-ice are wrapped in with the county’s overallphone and internet fees, amounting to a frac-tion of the total pie. As for office space, thecounty pays just $200 a month including util-ities for its economic development office.

Since those back-office and overheadcosts are either minimal or folded in with thecounty’s overall volume, outsourcing it to thechamber might not be any cheaper for thecounty.

For its part, the chamber may hope to off-set its own office expenses in exchange forhousing the county’s economic developmentfunctions.

Meanwhile, the county may hope to savemoney if the chamber subsidizes some of theoperating costs of economic development.

So which entity, if any, will see a financialbenefit remains to be seen.

“That is something that has to be stud-ied,” Clasby said.

Hipps said financial factors will not be abig part of the decision-making process.

Instead they will focus on what model willbe best for the goal of economic development.

“If we have done anythingover the past 10 years, wehave really broadened theidea of what economicdevelopment is.”

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Waynesville’s wish of tourist railway derailed out of the gateBY CAITLIN BOWLINGSTAFF WRITER

S ince the advent of the Great Smoky MountainsRailroad, tourists flocking to Bryson City and Dillsboroto ride the scenic passenger train have been the envy of

neighboring communities.They have long been wondering how they could get a

piece of the action and lure the tourist rail attraction toexpand its train service.

“That was sort of the big picture thing” when the railroadstarted 20 years ago, said Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown.But, “It got no traction.”

The privately owned Great Smoky Mountains Railroad isbased in Bryson City with runs as far south as the NantahalaGorge and as far north as Dillsboro. But Waynesville MayorGavin Brown dreams about the train transporting tourists onto Waynesville, or even as far east as Asheville.

“I don’t know that it can be done, but I am doing some

investigation on my own,” Brown said.There is no doubt that it would be a huge draw for

tourists, he said.“It would be a benefit to the community from my per-

spective at least,” Brown said. “How many kids today can saythey have ridden a railroad?”

The biggest hurdle is that the only railroad tracks ventur-ing north from Dillsboro to Waynesville belong to NorfolkSouthern and are used daily for freight. Norfolk Southerntransports freight to and from a cardboard factory in Sylvaand an Epsom salt factory in Waynesville, as well as carryingwoodchips to the papermill in Canton.

The mayor said he is trying to gather major players whomight work with him to convince Norfolk Southern to sharethe tracks. Among those Brown has spoken with is MichellHicks, principal chief of the Eastern Band of CherokeeIndians, who in August expressed a similar desire — to seethe tourist train expand into Cherokee, though there are cur-rently no railroad tracks running into the reservation.

As for Waynesville’s wish, without an agreement withNorfolk Southern, the idea will be nothing but a pipedream.

“A lot of hurdles would have to be overcome to make that

happen,” said Robin Chapman, a spokesman for NorfolkSouthern.

The two forces could only reach a mutual use agreementif the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad trips do not interferewith Norfolk Southern’s schedule. Trains carrying freight runalong the lines between Sylva and Waynesville about sixtimes a day, he said.

“Coordination of the freight and passenger trains wouldbe a challenge,” Chapman said.

The spur line from Canton to Waynesville to Sylvadoesn’t have many, if any, pull offs allowing two trains topass.

The parties involved would also have to identify any possi-ble liabilities of operating a passenger train on the rail line aswell as come to an agreement on how much the tourism trainoperation would pay to essentially rent use of the tracks.

“That would be a rather complex process,” Chapman said.But, “We are willing to listen to requests from localities.”

Another question, however, is whether the Great SmokyMountains Railroad would want to expand trips intoWaynesville or whether that would be a viable business oper-ation for the company.

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A group of Jackson County residents havebeen making the rounds in recent weeksasking decision makers to think twice

before forking over $750,000 to the GreatSmoky Mountains Railroad in hopes ofincreasing tourism.

“Everybody is so fired up to give the trainmoney,” said Barry Kennon, a kayaker inJackson County.

Kennon wants the county to consider otherideas to boost tourism. If the county has$750,000 to invest in tourism, why not consid-er all its options instead of the one that fell inthe county’s lap.

One idea Kennon hopes will gain tractionis a man-made whitewater park along theTuckasegee River in Dillsboro with a series ofwhitewater obstacles.

“This is a guaranteed thing — if you builda whitewater park people are going to comeand use it,” Kennon said.

Kennon, a former World Freestyle KayakChampion and member of the U.S. NationalSlalom team, shared the idea at a Dillsborotown meeting recently. The reception was ami-cable but skeptical, he said.

Part of the problem, Kennon said is thatDillsboro still has the mentality of being a traintown and its residents may be hesitant toembrace its potential as a river rat town.

“The people in Dillsboro are so caught upon the train,” Kennon said. “They don’t real-ize how many people actually whitewaterkayak or raft.”

Putting money into a scenic tourist train iscatering to an aging demographic of tourist,according to Dillsboro Resident Eileen Kessler,another advocate of the river park idea. But ariver park would appeal to the next generation oftourists and be a smarter move in the long run.

“That will generate more interest inDillsboro and Sylva than going backward,”Kessler said.

Catering to outdoors enthusiasts would bethe perfect niche for Dillsboro and tap the nat-ural outdoor attractions it has at its doorstep,

from bike trails to boating to hiking.“We have plenty of empty storefronts to

fill with shops selling merchandise related tosports like kayaking, rafting, hiking,repelling, climbing, ziplining, and biking,etc.,” Kessler said.

Kessler also questioned the logic of givingmoney to the private tourist railroad. If it willreally increase riders, the railroad should beable to afford the improvements itself, or atleast pay the money back.

“Why should we subsidize a private firm toget the steam train running for them?” Kesslerasked.

Jackson County is still negotiating theterms of the deal with the train — essentiallywhat Jackson would be guaranteed in returnfor putting up the money.

“I don’t think we are close to making anagreement at this point,” County ManagerChuck Wooten said.

TRAIN IN THE HANDThe tourist train was once Dillsboro’s

bread and butter. Its main depot and head-quarters were there, but it pulled out ofDillsboro several years ago. Now, it only offerslimited trips into Dillsboro as a layover desti-nation for trains from Bryson City. The lay-overs are only 90 minutes, and only bringtourists to town on select days and select weeksout of the year.

Dillsboro merchants have struggled with-out the tourists the train once brought to theirdoorstep. The town has been laser focused onluring the train back during the past two years.

The grant from the county is intended tolure the train back to town. The $750,000 grantwould help refurbish a steam engine, buildengine turntables and make improvements tothe maintenance yard. In exchange, the trainwould have to base at least half its trips with thenew steam engine out of Dillsboro.

T.J. Walker, owner of the Dillsboro Inn, saidthe benefits of bringing a greater share of thetrain market back to Dillsboro can’t be over-stated. He is not sure another plan like a white-

water park will come close filling its shoes.“Having the train back in Dillsboro is by far

the most job-boosting, economic-boostingthing we can do for our county and town,”Walker said.

Walker worried that a raging whitewaterpark may actually scare off fisherman, anothersource of tourists.

But Kessler urged the town push to empha-size the Tuckasegee’s natural assets.

“We’ve got the water — no one else haswater like this,” Kessler said. “What can be abetter way to attract young people?”

County Commissioner Vickie Green is posi-tioning herself to be one of the only commis-sioners who is outwardly preaching againstentering into a hasty, and potentially risky, dealwith the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Astalks continue between the county and rail-road, Green is asking why the rush. She saidshe’d like to see key financial records from therailroad before committing to any deal.

“I haven’t seen anything. I haven’t seen athing,” Green said. “I don’t think it’s a wiseinvestment for the county.”

Furthermore, if the county has that muchmoney to spend on economic development,

she has a few ideas of her own. She likes thesound of some sort of technology incubatorproject, investing in the Dillsboro GreenEnergy Park or creating a small business loanprogram instead of the deal on the table.

Several mini grants to small businesses andentrepreneurs could create more jobs than onebig hand-out to a single business.

As the county prepares to hire an economicdevelopment director to work with its newly

formed economic development com-mittee, Green said it may be wise towait and hand the train project overto them. She is also hesitant to grant$750,000 to the railroad without aclear county policy regarding sucheconomic development deals.

“If you do something for the train,what will the next person ask for, andwhat will the commissioners basetheir decision on?” Green said.

While Green is preaching formore options to be considered, thewhitewater advocates are the onlyorganized contingency to emergewith an alternate plan.

Although a whitewater park canbe extensive and costly, Kennon saidthe site should begin with a wave forfreestyle paddling stunts, much likethe one located in front of the

Nantahala Outdoor Center in Swain County.This September, the site will host the world

freestyle championships, a discipline of paddlesports also known as playboating that involvesflips, spins and other tricks on a standing wavein the water. And while the Nantahala River israking in its share of the whitewater pie, theTuckasegee is underutilized.

“This is a more a family-oriented raftingriver: it’s warmer, deeper, better for hangingout,” Kennon said.

Dillsboro exists in the crossroads of someof the best kayaking in the country, due tocombination of moderate climate, unique ele-vation and precipitous rainfall. Yet, manypeople drive by it on their way to theNantahala.

Jackson urged to vet all options before dishing out railroad grant

Whitewater additions to the section of the TuckasegeeRiver near Dillsboro have been floated by Jackson Countyresidents as an alternative investment to providing a loan

to the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. Mark Haskett photo

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Swain County may soon seal a deal withthe Great Smoky Mountains Railroad topay for the restoration of a steam engine

in hopes it would bring more tourists to townto ride the scenic train.

County leaders voted last fall in support ofputting up $600,000 to restore the steamengine. The money would come out of a spe-cial tax paid by tourists on overnight lodging.

But the deal has been held up on sometechnicalities.

“It is tied up with the lawyers right now,”said County Manager Kevin King. “We are justwaiting on this, so hopefully in the next 30 to45 days.”

Although Swain County and the railroadhave a preliminary agreement hashing out theterms each side must live up to, neither partywill sign on the dotted line until all the ducksare lined up.

“It is very close,” said Kim Lay, SwainCounty’s attorney. “There is a lot of detail thathas to be gone through.”

The major hang-up is that the county does-n’t yet know the total estimated cost of repair-ing the steam engine and building a turntable.The county wants to know that if they put up$600,000 that it would be enough to get thejob done, or at least come close.

Otherwise, the county would be out themoney and still not have a working steamengine at the end of the day.

The railroad previously contended it hadno way of knowing what it would cost until therepair job got underway, but Lay wants to drilldown on some hard numbers upfront.

Part of the project would also includebuilding an engine turntable — if, that is,there was any money left over. Surveyorsrecently bored into the ground where theturntable will sit to figure out how strong theground is and how much reinforcement itwould need to hold the rotating piece of track.

“Until the total cost is assessed — that is

kind of holding up the final agreement,” Laysaid. “We are making progress, but it’s slow.There is a lot of deed work; there is a lot of sur-vey work.”

In return for the $600,000 contribution,the railroad will put up the steam engine andturntable as collateral. In fact, the county isrequiring the railroad to sign over the deed onthe steam engine to the county, so the countywill own the steam engine outright from thebeginning.

The railroad must also create six new jobs,have the steam engine operating within 36months and base at least 50 percent of its tripsout of Bryson City for 15 years.

Jackson County commissioners have beenasked to provide financial assistance to theGreat Smoky Mountains Railroad as well tohelp with turntables and maintenance yardimprovements but have yet to sign anything.No matter, Swain will push full steam head.

“Regardless of what Jackson Countydecides to do, we are moving forward withSwain County,” Lay said.

One opponent asked why Harper did notinvest the money in the steam engine himself ifit is expected to draw thousands more riders.

“Nobody has looked into why he didn’t fixit himself,” said J.B. Jacobs, a Swain resident.“They could get the county into a mess here.”

By not fixing the engine, Jacobs argued,Harper was missing out on potential revenue.

Despite some citizen concerns, countyleaders said they feel confident in the agree-ment, which will benefit the town and its busi-nesses. The steam engine is estimated to bringas many as 36,000 additional visitors a year.

“It boils down to that one issue — jobs,”said Commissioner David Monteith. “Youwalk up and down the street. Those business-es, they weren’t there before the train wasthere.”

Swain County will borrow the $600,000and pay it back during a 15-year period out oftourism tax dollars collected from overnightvisitors.

The Swain County Board of Commissioners is set to ink a deal with the Great SmokyMountains Railroad within the next month to put a restored steam engine into service on

Bryson City’s tracks. Elizabeth Jensen photo

Swain holds back on train dealas devilish details are firmed up

Library patrons protestcuts in Raleigh

Haywood County citizens are making theirvoices heard in Raleigh as legislators con-template reducing library services to trim thestate budget.

Sharon Woodrow, executive director of theHaywood County Library System, said a petitionwith more than 2,000 signatures of countylibrary patrons has been sent to the state capi-tol in support of funding public libraries. A let-ter of support from the library’s board of direc-tors will also be sent, she said.

Woodrow also met with members of theFines Creek Community Association May 28 toanswer questions and provide information con-cerning the county’s budgetary problems andhow they may affect services to local libraries.The Fine’s Creek library branch has been con-sidered for shuttering as an option to copewith the state’s proposed cuts.

Tarp day to promotecovered cargo

Litter that blows from improperly securedtruck beds is a multi-million dollar problem forNorth Carolina taxpayers, and the HaywoodCounty Solid Waste Department wants to raiseawareness of it by giving away 100 free tarpson May 31.

Take your truck to the Haywood CountyMaterials Recovery Facility on Recycle Road inClyde from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that Friday and get

a free tarp (while they last). Tarp Awareness Day, sponsored by Keep NC

Beautiful, is designed to raise awareness oflitter flying out of truck beds and remind driv-ers to properly secure cargo to prevent acci-dents and reduce roadside litter. The campaignwill also reinforce N.C. law, which makes it ille-gal to haul an improperly secured load.

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‘Leadership Haywood’set to launch this fall

The Haywood Chamber of Commerce isnow accepting applications for “LeadershipHaywood,” a program designed to developinformed, active and involved leaders in thecounty.

The program will take an intensive lookinto the social, economical and politicaldynamics and their impact on our community.

Leadership Haywood will begin with anopening team building exercise in Septemberfollowed by an eight-month curriculum.Session topics includes: The History ofHaywood County/Arts and Cultural Resources,Health and Medical, Local and StateGovernment, Education, EconomicDevelopment, Non-Profits/Religion, LawEnforcement and Crime Prevention, and theEnvironment. Participants will build relation-ships and strengthen leadership skills.

Tuition is $600 for Chamber members and$700 for non-members. Applications are dueby 5 p.m. Friday, June 30 and are available atwww.haywoodchamber.com.

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D espite cutting more than $50,000 fromthe town’s budget, Bryson City’s leadersplan to raise property taxes and town

fees in the coming fiscal year.The Bryson City Board of Aldermen has

proposed raising the property tax rate by 2cents starting July 1. The change, if approved,would bring the town’s tax rate to 35 cents per$100 of property value. It would amount to anextra $30 a year in property taxes for the ownerof a $150,000 home.

The board plans to put revenue from theadditional 2 cents, an estimated $25,000 annu-ally, into a road improvement fund. The townwould grow the fund overtime.

“We’ve got a lot a streets that could reallyuse a lot of work,” said Bryson City Mayor TomSutton. “It takes a lot of money to pave streets.”

The town does not get enough from thestate for road repairs to cover all its needs,according to town leaders. A number of pot-hole-riddled roads within the town limitsneed fixing.

“I can’t disagree with (the board) that weneed more money for roads,” said TownManager Larry Callicutt, although his originalbudget did not include a property tax increase.

However, Callicutt wonders whether peo-ple will turn out for a public hearing on thebudget and tax increase in mid-June.

“I have yet to find that people want taxes togo up,” said Callicutt.

Although tax increases are never popular,Alderman Tom Reidmiller said he thinkspeople will understand and accept theboard’s reasoning.

“I have had many comments on the streets,and I think people would be in favor of settingaside a little money to fix the streets,” he said.

In addition to a property tax increase, thetown’s water and sewer fees will go up slightlyas well. For residents in the town limits, themonthly rates will increase by 25 cents; forresidents living outside town, the rate will goup $1.50.

The board is following a plan from 2009that outlined how much Bryson City’s waterand sewer rates needed to appreciate each yearso that the system could start paying for itselfinstead of using property taxes to subsidizewater and sewer line repairs.

“Theoretically, your water system shouldbe self-supporting, but my understanding ismost are not,” Sutton said, adding that small,incremental increases are better than a largerone later.

“It will allow us to continue to maintainour system,” he said. “It’s not going to bring ina lot of money.”

Bryson City has struggled with an agingwater pipe system, some of which wereinstalled in the 1920s and desperately needreplacing.

“The operation of the water and sewersystem is still not up to standards due to theage of the system and additional require-

ments mandated by the state of NorthCarolina. This will continue to be a problemuntil the system is rebuilt,” Callicutt wrote ina letter to the town board explaining the pro-posed fee increase.

While the water pumped into the system isgood, about 25 to 30 percent of it is lost due toleaks, and the town must eat that cost. Andalthough the additional money from theincreased fees will not rectify the problem, itwill keep it at bay.

However, Bryson City’s water infrastruc-ture may soon benefit from a portion of a $2million grant from the Golden LEAFFoundation, a nonprofit that helps rural, eco-nomically challenged counties.

LOSING A CASH COWBryson City had to cut its budget this year

after the town lost a large chunk of revenue— a nearly $100,000 decline in dividends fromliquor sales at its ABC store.

The town ABC store was once the supplierof Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort on theQualla Boundary. The reservation is dry, butthe casino is not. The tribe previously didn’t

have its own ABC operation and so the casinopurchased all of its liquor from the Bryson CityABC store.

However, the Eastern Band of CherokeeIndians, which owns the casino, started itsown ABC operation last March and no longerwent through Bryson City.

“Now, the casino has their own ABC, so weare not going to be dealing with them quite asmuch,” Sutton said.

The town received its last payout from thetribe this fiscal year. Next year, the town onlyexpects to earn about $24,000 from its liquorsales, down $117,500 from this year. The pay-outs from the tribe usually came sporadical-ly, which is why they seem like randominfluxes of money when viewed on paper,according to Callicutt.

The town looked for budget cuts to helpoffset the loss. It switched insurance providers,saving nearly $28,000 in expenses. It alsosaved $30,000 because the town doesn’t needto buy a new police car this year.

However, the police department will add anew officer, going from 8 to 9 officers.

“We really need more than one, but onewill do for now,” Reidmiller said.

Having so few officers makes it difficult foranyone to schedule vacation time or take sickdays when need.

Infrastructure repairs forceBryson City’s hand on tax hike

Want to weigh in?The Bryson City Board of Aldermen is hold-ing a public hearing at 5:30 p.m., Monday,June 17, at town hall to gather citizen feed-back on the proposed budget, copies ofwhich are available at town hall.

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A fter weeks of back-and-forth debate, deliberation andnail-biting, members of the Jackson County TourismDevelopment Authority have zeroed in on a slogan to

help sell the area to potential visitors.“Play On” beat out other top finalists “Base Camp for

Life” and “Up to Good” last week to be crowned as JacksonCounty’s official tourism tagline.

The decision was reached by a consensus of board mem-bers. Even those who at first had reservations came aroundin the end.

George Ware, owner of the Chalet Inn near Dillsboro,admitted he hated the slogan “Play On” at the onset of theselection process. But the momentum the phrase carried onthe home stretch and the resounding logic in those two, sim-ple, authoritative words swayed him in the end.

“Our point is to get tourists to come here on vacation,and what’s the opposite of work?” Ware said.

He was also hopeful that the brand could be wielded toattract youth into the county. One of the popular aspects ofthe chosen phrase is its potential to speak to a wide range ofvacationers and the full age spectrum — from little old ladiesplaying bridge at the High Hampton Inn to tweenie tuberson the Tuckasegee River.

Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide on the tourism board, saidthe versatility of the phrase was what spoke to him.

“It would be the easiest to tag onto whatever activity,”Bell said. “You could do it seasonally as well.”

The two-word line also passed the rigorous marketing lit-mus test of “Would it live well as a bumper sticker, and wouldpeople put it on their car?” said Art Webb, president of BCF,

the Virginia-based company that developed the brand.Webb and his staff came up with several slogans during a

multi-month process, which were whittled down to the win-ner last week. This week, Webb will present several mock-advertisements and a short video clip demonstrating howthe brand could be employed in an actual marketing scheme.

Because BCF’s $50,000 contract only covers the develop-ment of the brand, the board members will have to decide

soon if they wish to enter into another contract with thecompany. The second phase would cover strategic deploy-ment of an ad campaign using the brand.

“Base Camp for Life” was another brand highly regardedby authority board members enteringinto the final round of selections. It wasalso Webb’s preference. However publicsentiment turned on the idea when itcame to light that Bryson City hadalready declared itself “Base Camp for theGreat Smokies.”

Webb said if that one were chosen itcould cause a stir, although his concept oflife’s base camp was a much differentconcept than an actual base camp for theSmokies.

“There are people that are going tochatter about using ‘Base Camp for Life,’”Webb said, as he prefaced the brand toboard members.

But County Commissioner DougCody had a much more solid platform onwhich to plant his opposition to thenotion of Jackson County being a basecamp. It harkened back to a time whenthe county’s slogan was “In the middle ofthe most.” Both phrases, he contended,send the message that the county is astopover destination on the way to some-

where else that’s better.“The motto here in Jackson County at one time was ‘in the

middle of the most,’” Cody said. “That’s sounds good on thesurface, but a donut hole is in the middle of the most, too.”

The three semi-finalists that were cut from the list duringprevious elimination rounds were: “Eastern MountainTime,” “Be Your Mountain Self,” and “Calm. Cool.Connected.”

Play On, Jackson County

Art Webb, president of BCF, a branding company based in Virginia, was contract-ed by Jackson County to develop a tourism brand. Andrew Kasper photo


M ost who spoke during a public hearingat the Macon County Courthouse onDuke Energy’s proposed rate increases

were not pleased with the prospect of anotheruptick on their electric bills and lambastedDuke Energy representatives for wanting touse the increase to pay for recently built fossilfuel plants and pay higher dividends toinvestors.

The utility company is seeking an addi-tional $446 million per year in revenue andwants to raise rates to get it. The public com-ments came during a hearing held by the N.C.Utilities Commission.

While many were content with Duke’sservice as a utility company, most wereopposed to paying more for that service. Theproposed increases would translate to a 10percent hike in electricity costs for all cus-tomers and a hike as high as 14 percent forresidential customers.

“I like to have my beer cold; I like to havemy food preserved; I like to read at nightwithout going Abraham Lincoln — I appreci-ate having electricity,” said Jackson Countyresident Adam Bigelow, during his testimonyin Franklin. “But I am asking the commissionto not only deny the increase being askedhere, but give no increase.”

Bigelow, like several others who testifiedthat day, said he’d like to see Duke movetoward more renewable sources of energy.

Bigelow said he’d even be willing to pay extrafor electricity if he knew it were clean energy— much like he is willing to pay more fororganic food and bio-diesel fuel for his car.

“I would stand up here and say ‘Please,increase my rates,’” Bigelow said. “I wouldpay for that.”

But he doesn’t want to fund more fossil-fuel-based energy.

This is Duke Energy’s third request for anincrease in the last several years. The compa-ny says 90 percent of this latest increase isneeded to reimburse itself and its stakehold-ers for construction of gas and coal powerplants recently brought online. The companyis also seeking to increase returns paid to itsinvestors.

The meeting last week in Franklin was thefirst of a series of meetings in which the com-mission will listen to expert testimony andregular residents on the proposed rate hike.Then, commissioners will make a decision byearly fall on how much — if any — increaseto grant Duke.

This latest round of hearings began justafter the N.C. Supreme Court ordered thecommission to provide further justificationfor approving Duke’s previous rate increasethat took affect in February 2012.

However, Duke officials say this latest rateincrease is vital to providing reliable serviceand making essential upgrades to the compa-ny’s aging infrastructure. According to DukeEnergy’s Nantahala Area District Manager

Lisa Leatherman, the company has some ofthe best reliability rankings in the region andsome power plants it is phasing out, in a costlyupgrade process, date back to the mid-1900s.

The increased rates ensure the servicestays reliable and Duke’s equipment and facil-ities are current with environmental stan-dards, Leatherman said. And, when theincreases are explained in that context,ratepayers are understanding, she said.

“The rate increase is about paying for theinvestments to serve our customers, fordecades to come,” Leatherman said. “When Ishare with folks about an aging electrical sys-tem and increasing environmental regula-tions, they understand.”

But not David Waters, a retired electricalengineer from Franklin. He did not under-stand why the company would put the bur-den of rate increases on the backs of residen-tial payers. If left up to him, Duke’s rateincreases would undoubtedly be nil.

“It hits the poor and the middle class —it’s unconscionable,” said Waters. “I think it’simportant that Duke Energy not raise therates in North Carolina but rather eat it out oftheir own resources.”

One campsite manager who lives inAlmond, Joe Deddo, said he paid about$1,000 for his power bill last July to provideelectricity to his 30 campsites. It was his firstsummer in operation since the last round ofDuke increases took effect in February, lastyear. He said he testified at the meetings

regarding those rate increases as well.“We were just here a year and a half ago,”

Deddo said. And according to him, his eco-nomic situation hasn’t improved all thatmuch since then. “It’s hard to make it.”

Two residents at the meeting gave favor-able testimony of Duke, although bothstopped short of supporting the rate increase.Sutton Bacon, CEO of the Nantahala OutdoorCenter, applauded Duke for its partnership inproviding prime whitewater releases from itsdam above the Nantahala River and for mak-ing various boating improvements in theregion, such as put-ins, riverside parks andwildlife observation areas. The company wasrequired by federal regulators to do so as partof its license to use public waterways to gener-ate electricity.

“None of this would be possible withoutDuke Energy and their support,” Bacon said.“I couldn’t ask for a better partnership withDuke representatives.”

Bacon’s rafting operation is one of thelargest in the country and relies on Duke’swater releases to stay afloat.

Franklin resident Ken Murphy also testi-fied as to how Duke has been helpful in work-ing with him to put energy back onto thecompany’s grid. Murphy has a wind-turbinesystem as well as solar energy panels on hisroof that allow him to supplement his electri-cal needs using a special two-way meter.

Murphy said Dukestaff has supported his

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green energy ventures.“Duke Energy not only talks the talk, but

it walks the walk,” Murphy said.However, another Franklin resident Bill

Crawford feared Duke and other energy com-panies liked the publicity surrounding greenenergy and renewables but were unwilling toheavily invest in them on a large scale. He sawthe recent completion of Duke’s new coal andnatural gas plants as evidence to that. Hefeared the rate increase might be enabling thecompany to continue down the path of fossilfuels and that contribute to global climatechange.

Yet, he did identify a silver lining in theincrease.

“I’m torn on the rate increase,” Crawfordsaid. “If raised, the rate hike might slow con-sumption of electricity.”

Four of the six members of the N.C.Utilities Commission attended the meeting inFranklin and listened to the testimony given.Commission Chairman Edward Finley saidthe testimony was much like the other publichearings for prior rate increase cases. He hasbeen on the commission for about six years.

“People are concerned about the economyand their ability to pay the rates, and peopleare concerned about the fossil fuels,” Finleysaid. “We have heard that testimony often inthe past and are not surprised to have heard ittonight.”

Commissioner Bryan Beatty would not goas far as to say that the testimony was neces-sarily anti-Duke. He claimed people were justspeaking the truth about how the ratechanges might affect them.

“I wouldn’t describe it as anti-Duke,”Beatty said. “I would simply say they areexpressing their economic situations andtalking about the economic situation of theirfriends and neighbors.”

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Ghost Town falls short of summer opening targetBY CAITLIN BOWLINGSTAFF WRITER

Ghost Town in the Sky did not open to much fanfare lastweekend because, simply put, it didn’t open.

Ghost Town did not have its mandatory, yearly safetyinspections on the kiddy rides or the chairlift completed intime for its hoped-for summer kick-off Memorial Day week-end. The reason? Ghost Town didn’t submit a request for theinspections in time.

The N.C. Department of Labor needs at least 10 daysadvance notice from amusement parks seeking ride inspec-tions. Ghost Town and the state have different versions onwhen the inspection request was sent in.

Mike Matthews, general manager of Ghost Town,claimed that the park had submitted an inspection requestabout two weeks from last Friday. But according to a spokes-woman with the state Department of Labor, nothing wassent in until May 17 — only five business days before itsscheduled grand opening event.

Visitors get to the mountaintop amusement park via achairlift. Without the chairlift operating, there was no goodway to get large numbers of people up to the park.

Buses have been used in the past to shuttle people up anddown the mountain when the chairlift is undergoing repairs,and Ghost Town currently has two busses, which togethercan accommodate 45 people, to transport people up themountain if the chairlift if down for some reason.

Unlike the large parking lot at the bottom of the moun-tain, there’s no parking on top large enough to accommodatethe public should they drive up themselves.

Still, the amusement park held a grand opening Saturdayevent, complete with music, food, cancan dancers and crafts— just without the actual opening. Instead, everything wasbrought down to the street-level parking lot.

“It went really well,” Matthews said.Although they did not perform, gunfighters were there to

meet and greet attendees. Because the event was free,Matthews said it was hard to tell how many people showed.

“It’s was hard to say; it came in spurts,” he said, addingthat 30 people paid to ride Ghost Town’s ziplines.

Now, a new official grand opening for the season hasbeen set for June 1 if everything goes well with inspections.

Safety inspectors with the Department of Labor arescheduled to visit Ghost Town on May 30, when they will

either deem the rides and chairlift safe or hand the amuse-ment park operators a list of necessary changes.

If the rides and chairlift are not up to snuff, workers atGhost Town will need to make the alterations and thenschedule another inspection. The chairlift passed stateinspection and was open last year; however, the kiddy rideswere not. This Thursday will test whether those rides areready for passengers.

Ghost Town, which was popular in the heyday of cow-boys like John Wayne, fell into a prolonged period of declin-ing visitation starting in the mid-1980s and persistingthrough the ‘90s. It eventually closed in the early 2000s.Since then, it was bought and reopened twice by investorstrying to revive it. Twice, it failed.

That is when Pressley, a longtime Ghost Town lover andMaggie Valley champion, decided to resurrect it. She purchasedthe troubled mountaintop amusement park in Maggie Valleyout of foreclosure last year and has since spent more than $3.5million on it, including the purchase price and repairs.

Last summer, Pressley had a soft opening, where peoplepaid reduced prices to ride up the chairlift and tour aroundthe old park. After closing for the season in the fall, therepair work started on the mock-up of an Old West Townwhere the gunfights were once held, rewiring the park, fixingits water system and getting the kiddy rides operational.

Consultant presents town to-do list to get economy on trackBY CAITLIN BOWLINGSTAFF WRITER

M aggie Valley’s slow and steady declineas a tourist destination comes down toaesthetics, a consultant hired to assess

Maggie Valley’s economic challenges toldtown leaders last week.

Maggie Valley’s appearance has declinedand not kept up with the more sophisticatedtastes of today’s tourists, according to hisassessment.

“The curbside appeal of the town has suf-fered over the years,” leveled Craig Madison, aconsultant hired to create a business plan forthe valley. “It is one of those things that affectsevery business.”

Maggie’s slumping tourism has beenblamed on many things over the past decade— Ghost Town amusement park closingdown, entertainment venues shutting, thenthe recession. But while tourism is comingback elsewhere, it’s not manifesting in Maggie.

“There is recovery, but it is lagging here abit,” Madison said.

Madison was hired as part of a larger proj-ect called Moving Maggie Forward, spearhead-ed by Maggie’s new Mayor Ron DeSimone.The goal is to bring stakeholders to the tableand chart a new course for the town as it bat-tles an identity crisis from its glory days as atourist kingpin.

The town hired Madison, the former presi-dent and CEO of the Grove Park Inn Resortand Spa, using a $20,000 grant from the N.C.Rural Center. As consultant, he spent morethan 100 hours going from business to busi-ness talking to people about what they want

for Maggie Valley.Madison compiled the interviews with

information from an online survey and groupwork sessions to craft the preliminary plan forthe valley’s future, which he presented to townleaders and business owners last week.

“It provided an incredibly clear direction,”Madison said.

He suggested that the businesses gettogether and hire a professional design team tocreate a look for Maggie Valley’s streetscape.He also recommended that the town set up agrant program, matching up to $5,000 forbusinesses who invest in facade improve-ments.

A lack of curb appeal can negatively impacta business district. In fact, an estimated 70 per-cent of first-time sales are based on curbsideappeal, said Madison, citing the 7-8-7 rule ofbusiness. The rule also states that womenmake 80 percent of the choices, and 70 percentof retail sales happen after 5 p.m.

But if Maggie business owners can’t drawpeople in, then the latter two are a moot point.

“People want to invest in a successfultown,” Madison said.

Another problem identified by business

owners was arguing among town leaders andresidents, which creates an unpleasant atmos-phere. And don’t think tourists don’t hearabout any infighting, Madison said.

“You keep fighting amongst yourselves noone is going to stay with you,” he said. “Whatgets in the ear of the community gets into theear of the visitor.”

Although fighting among various groupshas been a tradition in town for years,Madison said that business owners have a gen-uine eagerness to work together.

“People wanted to talk. People wanted toshare. There is a desire,” Madison said.

Business owners listed the town’s strengthsas its location being in the mountains, theWheels Thru Time motorcycle museum, thenatural beauty of the region, the festivalgrounds and the access to outdoor recreation.The businesses need to exploit those strengthsfor their benefit and promote anchor attrac-tions, such as Wheels Thru Time, the BlueRidge Parkway, Ghost Town in the Sky amuse-ment park and Cataloochee Ski Area, whichdraw tourists to Maggie.

“Let promote these anchors as a primarydriver of our business,” Madison said.

As for retail commerce, develop a mallmentality, Madison said. Stay open late, clus-ter similar businesses together, have a sense ofplace, recruit and bring events and entertain-ment to create excitement.

Before the meeting concluded last week,Madison recommended that the MaggieValley Chamber of Commerce reorganize andrefocus its mission — to be a liaison for thebusiness community, rather than a tool fortourists.

“By design, the Chamber has been forcednot to be a chamber so much as a visitors cen-ter,” Madison said.

He also urged the Chamber to get rid of itspaid membership model, which is typicalamong chambers of commerce, and have thetown invest $50,000 a year in its operations.That way, the Chamber could represent allbusinesses, not just those who paid member-ship fees.

“Let’s be the first town in the state of NorthCarolina to have every business a member,”Madison said.

The Chamber of Commerce will helpspearhead the action from here. Teresa Smith,executive director of the Maggie ValleyChamber of Commerce, said she would givepeople a little time to digest all Madison’sinformation and recommendations. Then theywill hold another meeting.

“We just want to say to the business own-ers, ‘OK, now you have your plan. How wouldyou like to proceed?’” Smith said.

Maggie Mayor Ron DeSimone told busi-ness owners that it is now up to them to takethe reins.

“Where it goes from here depends on you,”DeSimone said. “If you could get 20 percent ofthe people to work in one direction together,the plan would have a life of its own. (But) noaction will certainly receive a reciprocalresult.”

Maggie’s Achilles’ Heel: lack of curb appealAs Maggie Valley’s economy

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M acon County Schools may be in store forsome noticeable changes come the start ofschool this fall.

Facing a massive budget shortfall, school leadersasked for a funding increase of $1.5 million from thecounty — a 22 percent increase compared to lastyear’s funding from the county of $6.9 million.

But the county’s proposed budget calls for a farmore modest increase of only $200,000. That rec-ommendation was included in a draft budget pre-sented to commissioners last week by CountyManager Jack Horton.

If Horton’s draft budget stands, the school sys-tem will need to dig deep and cut its way out of aroughly $1.3 million hole.

“I was not surprised, but I was disappointed atthe initial amount placed in the budget,” saidSuperintendant Jim Duncan. “It’s not enough tocover what we need to have to start school.”

The preliminary budget could be altered yet bycommissioners during a series of budget meetingsin the coming month. The county will also hold apublic hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at theMacon County Courthouse before voting on a finalbudget, which won’t take effect until July 1.

Duncan is hoping the commissioners will beswayed to inject more into the school system for thecoming year — another $200,000 at the very least.Another $400,000 would avoid the deepest cuts.

The school board waffled in recent months overhow much to ask the county for. At first, the schoolsystem formulated a list showing what a full suiteof cuts would look like — eliminating teachers’assistants, assistant principals, middle schoolsports and the early college program, plus movingto bigger class sizes.

Then a second list was floated showing what$900,000 in cuts would look like — in hopes thecommissioners would make up the differencebetween the more severe list of cuts and the scaled-down cuts.

Duncan suggested the county could dip into itslarge fund balance, which stands at about $18 mil-lion, to help the schools.

“I don’t consider it a dead issue at this point,”Duncan said. “But if there’s no movement — it’sgoing to be a big adjustment, and it’s not going tobe pleasant.”

If commissioners can’t be swayed to, at the veryleast, meet the school halfway and avoid the entire$1.3 million shortfall, Duncan said the situationcould become serious.

One option on the table is cutting the local

salary bonus that Macon teachers get.Many counties tack a supplement on to teach-

ers’ pay over and above the base state salary.Duncan said targeting the $400,000 in county sup-plements would not be popular — considering theNorth Carolina ranks one of the lowest in the coun-try for teacher salaries — but may be necessary ifno more money is given to the schools.

“I’d rather have the teachers higher paid,”Duncan said. “But if I don’t have enough teachersto cover the classrooms, that’s a moot point.”

After seeing the county manager’s proposedbudget, county Commissioner Jimmy Tate said he’snot sure the school will get any more funding.Commissioners had already agreed earlier this yearthat they would not raise taxes, even to save theschool budget. A tax increase of 1.5 cents would benecessary to fund the schools’ full request.

The preliminary budget already foregoes addingmore than a dozen county positions requested byvarious departments, including deputies, para-medics and information technology staff. However,as the budget talks take place, Tate said he’d like tosee what else can be done for the school system.

“If we are able to find any other funds in ourbudget, I would like to see it go toward education,”Tate said. “No doubt.”

The county has been no stranger to schoolspending in recent years. During the past fiveyears, the county has funded more than $45 mil-lion in construction projects and improvements.

Neither has the county been a stranger to otherspending requests in recent months. Commissionershave approved large-ticket spending requests to pur-chase land for baseball fields, emergency cardiacdefibrillators and more than $750,000 in addedannual expenses for employee raises.

County Commission Chairman Kevin Corbin,who formerly served on the school board, said hisvote will back giving the schools least what theHorton suggested, if not more. Corbin said withconservative revenue projections, more moneymight become available at mid-year as well.

But he said it was unrealistic to think the coun-ty could come up with the money to make up theentire school budget shortfall, while holding trueto its commitment not to raise taxes. Furthermore,the county is already taking $1.6 million out of itsfund balance for next year’s budget. That makesthe prospect of drawing even more from the coun-ty’s reserve fund for the school system unlikely,Corbin said.

“It’s a tough budget year,” Corbin said. “It’s notrealistic without raising taxes, and we already saidwere unwilling to do that.”

Macon schools budget couldsoon face time of reckoning

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If you have ever wanted to fly radio control air-planes, here’s your chance to learn.

The Macon Aero Modelers Club is sponsoring aone-day training course for folks wanting to learnthe basics from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 15, atthe club’s flying field at 515 Tessentee Road in Otto.

Students will begin their flight instruction with ashort session about the forces that affect flight of anaircraft, the function of control surfaces and safety.The students will then transition to simulators wherethey will fly aircraft on computers. Finally, they willfly an aircraft with an instructor pilot.

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Metal artist Grace Cathey (left) was recentlyselected by the Waynesville Public Art

Commission to install three metal panelsdepicting wild flowers of the Smokies. The

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product is between Cathey and Jan Griffin,chairman of the WPAC. Garret K. Woodward photo

Cathey selected by art commission,will raffle off artwork

Renowned metal sculptor Grace Catheyhas been selected to create an art piece bythe Waynesville Public Art Commission.

Entitled “Wild Flowers of the Smokies,”the three metal panels (six feet high by fourfeet wide) will each represent a beautifulnative wild flower found in the GreatSmoky Mountains National Park.

“There’s an incredible diversity inGrace’s work,” said Jan Griffin, chairman ofthe WPAC. “Her pieces showcase a greatmind of talent, one that focuses on bring-ing out the essence of nature in thisregion.”

Cathey proposed the idea in Marchwith a smaller piece that was used to showwhat the ultimate project would look like.With two other finalists, Cathey eventuallywon the $12,500 art grant, funds that wereall privately or publically raised by theWPAC, with no taxpayer monies beinginvolved. This is the fifth art installmentfor downtown Waynesville.

“I believe in a body of work that iswhimsical, abstract and interpretive,”Cathey said. “Art adds so much to the qual-ity of life here in Waynesville, and everyonein this community, residents and leaders,supports the artists.”

The initial presentation piece, whichdepicts a Lady Slipper wild flower, wasdonated back to the WPAC for theirupcoming auction. The auction will be at 6p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the HaywoodArts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. Theevening will include a barbeque dinner, livemusic, with a silent and live auction.Raffles tickets for Cathey’s piece are cur-rently available for purchase at $10 each orsix for $50. They can be bought from mem-bers of the WPAC, at the town municipalbuilding and during the night of thefundraiser.

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BY GARRET K. WOODWARDSTAFF WRITER

This summer, there will be a new scentwafting through Lake Junaluska.

Originally located on the Old AshevilleHighway outside of Canton, the One Loverestaurant has taken over the formerGranny’s Chicken Palace building onDellwood Road. Specializing in authenticJamaican culinary delights, the establish-

ment aims to continuetheir quest of introduc-ing something specialto the palates ofSouthern Appalachia.Their grand opening isexpected to be Friday,May 31.

“I want people tocome here and behappy, to see and eat

something different,” said head chef and co-owner Patrick Bulgin. “I think people hereare looking for something unique, and Icame here into this area to fill that gap.”

Born and raised in Montego Bay,Jamaica, Bulgin spent his childhood watch-ing his mother, a beloved culinary matron inher own right, cook for celebrities likeJohnny Cash, who would visit the area, stayin guest houses and fill their bellies with gen-uine Jamaican fare.

“I learned all of my techniques from mymother,” the 54-year-old said. “It’s all aboutpaying attention to the food and the ingredi-ents. You don’t just come here in the morn-ing and start, you must prepare and set it allup before coming in.”

And prepare he does. Marinating hismeats for the better part of two days, Bulginoffers a variety of Jamaican jerk (jerk mean-ing “spicy”) chicken, pork, shrimp and ribs.

Yes, the food can get quite hot and flavorful,but Bulgin assures those curious of the foodthat each meal can be perfectly tailored toany desire, from subtle to mild, sweet tospicy – it’s all about figuring out just whatthe customer wants.

“Our food is really smooth, and it can bemade spicy if you want it to be,” he said.“Your customer is going to eat it, and youwant them to feel good about what they’reeating; you want them to digest it all andenjoy it.”

With his mother’s kitchen wisdom,Bulgin left Montego Bay for New York Citywhen he was 21. He got his start at a success-ful Jewish seafood restaurant. Their businessmodel impressed Bulgin to the point wherehe still holds close the techniques and idealshe learned there, and employs them witheach new endeavor in which he finds himself.

“You have to always remember that yourreputation is right behind your food,” he said.

“It’s all about a clean presentation and tasti-ness, which is what Jamaican food is all about.”

After his tenure in the Big Apple, Bulginsoon found himself in Western NorthCarolina. He opened a couple of moderatelysuccessful places in Hendersonville. The foodand intent was pure, but the crowd neverseemed to wander in through the door.

“Some people can be [apprehensive] of

Jamaican food because they think it’s toospicy, but we can do it anyway for you,” hesaid. “But, there is a lot of love put into thisfood, and into eating it. It’s the quality andrespect between each other, where you sitdown to eat and you can feel the love at thetable, and you want to come back.”

From there, Bulgin bounced around thestate before ended up in Canton, where heopened the original One Love location —named after the song “One Love/People GetReady” by Bob Marley & The Wailers — in2011. Focusing solely on Jamaican delights,the menu is filled with meat and vegetables,all cooked with coconut or olive oil, with anemphasis on seasoning and spice rather thansalt, which Bulgin stays away from as muchas possible.

“People want something more natural, soI use a lot of coconut and olive oil,” he said.“It speaks to me when people come in and Icook, they taste it, and they want to knowwho the cook is. It makes me happy andwanting to do better.”

The restaurant soon found the followingBulgin always knew was possible in this area.The business grew to the point it was time tofind a bigger, more appropriate location –cue Lake Junaluska.

“Growing up in Jamaica, I was around allof that love Bob Marley and Peter Tosh sangabout,” he said. “Bob spoke a lot about loveand peace, and here it’s all about positivity.”

With the grand reopening just days away,Bulgin glances out the window at the fast-paced vehicles zooming up and downDellwood Road. The sun is shining onWestern North Carolina. The last details ofOne Love are being finalized. Soon, the doorswill open, with tourists and residents alikeeager to try the culinary essence of Jamaica.

“If you’re anywhere outside of the restau-rant, even far away, you’ll smell how good itis,” he smiled. “I really dedicate myself tocooking, and I think this location is perfect.I’m really looking forward to it all.”


M embers of the nationally acclaimed bluegrass bandBalsam Range are now the bona fide ambassadors ofHaywood County.

The Haywood Tourism Development Authority asked thefive-man band to serve as official promoters of HaywoodCounty.

“What better ambassadors can we have?” said LynnCollins, executive director of the Haywood County TDA.

The high-profile bluegrass band, hailing fromHaywood, dovetails perfectly with the county’s newtourism promotion message: Homegrown in Haywood.The marketing campaign positions Haywood as a bastionof authentic Appalachia, be it music, handmade items,food, culture or even craft beer.

Although all the details have not been worked out, theband’s new duties could include bringing tourism materialson the road, such as T-shirts or maybe koozies with the TDAlogo on them, or being featured in promotional videos.

“It is a work in progress,” Collins said.Darren Nicholson, mandolin player for Balsam Range,

said he expects the job to be easy since the band already makesa point to mention Haywood County at all its shows and invite

people to visit.“It is our honor and pleasure,” Nicholson said. “It’s just

beautiful, and the people are great. There are no better peoplethan in Western North Carolina.”

The band will not be paid to carry the torch of Haywood’stourism message.

Balsam Range has had numerous nominations at theInternational Bluegrass Music Awards and finally won theIBMA “Song of the Year” in 2011.

Separately, each musician has a list of noted achievementsas well. Banjoist Marc Pruett has won a Grammy Award;bassist/dobroist Tim Surrett is in the Southern Gospel MusicHall of Fame; guitarist Caleb Smith won PowerGrass MusicAwards “Male Vocalist of the Year;” Nicholson performed atthe Grand Ole Opry; and fiddler Buddy Melton has jammedwith the legendary Doc Watson.

The Haywood County Board of Commissioners even pro-claimed Aug. 10 “Balsam Range Day.”

And although the band members reside in different townsin Haywood County, they don’t differentiate; they lay claim tothe whole of the county.

“We are really proud of the county,” Nicholson said.“Everybody in this county, from the very first show we did, gotbehind us and supported us.”

Balsam Range’s summer is already jam packed with con-certs to continue promoting their most recent album“Papertown,” named after Canton.

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Balsam Range hitting for the home team in Haywood tourism messaging

Members of nationally acclaimed bluegrass band BalsamRange have a laundry list of accomplishments, to which they

can now add “Ambassadors to Haywood County.”

Specializing in Jamaican cuisine, One Love restaurant has relocated from Canton to LakeJunaluska. The business is expected to open May 31. Garret K. Woodward photos

Patrick Bulgin“It’s the quality andrespect between eachother, where you sit downto eat and you can feelthe love at the table, andyou want to come back.”— Patrick Bulgin, head chef/co-owner,

One Love restaurant

Schoolhouse Earth is afavorite learning placeTo the Editor:

At a school bus stop north of Franklin, Ipick up trash weekdays from kids apparentlytossing stuff out the bus windows: chewed offpencils, pens, wadded up paper, numeroussnack foods, gum and candy wrappers, allugly litter that should have been recycled bythe user, not me.

Getting down to basic ABCs, many of usconsider recycling not a silly bothersomechore but a deep moral obligation, one thatcould, and should, be subject matter for a fewSunday sermons. Many believe the earth isour home with God the master gardener ...and the earth our schoolhouse with MotherNature the wisest teacher. And one small les-son addresses the way nature deals withwaste. Everything is recycled including animalhomes and even the animals themselves. Allplants are biodegradable and reused. There isno waste in nature.

As a child, I learned to appreciate how theearth takes care of itself, not so much from myfamily, church or school, but at Girl Scoutcamp. The counselors kept insisting, “Leavethe site better than you found it.” Thatentailed discovering what was there, how itworked, and taught me that we should fit inrather than change nature’s most wonderfuldesign. It also meant trying to do no harmand leave no trace that we had been there.Can we leave no trace in our neighborhoods?

Recycling should be a part of everyone’sdaily agenda, wherever you are. Not too diffi-cult for a teacher to place a box in the class-room and tell kids to use both sides of paperbefore tossing in the recycle box. Buses canprovide recycle baskets for snacky kids. Ifadults aren’t recycling at home, school, church,

picnics, etc., how do we expect our children tobe more responsible citizens? What’s so funnyand sad at the same time is that to reuse andrecycle is so darn easy and still, like lazy slobs,we continue to waste resources.

When I taught at a middle school on theNavajo reservation, my first lesson plan inte-grated recycling with language arts. Afterreading/reviewing the subject of “reusingresources,” teams of two students each, armedwith empty grocery boxes, visited youngerclassrooms to make an oral presentation onwhy and how to recycle. Our students alsointerviewed the cafeteria staff on reusing con-tainers, etc., and we even got in some mathlessons on measurement from our cooks. Easylesson right on the premises and the studentsbecame part of a solution rather than a prob-lem. They learned a few civic and social skillsalong the way.

Thanks to parents, teachers, preachers andfriends who care to do the right thing by help-ing our children to respect the earth as well aseach other. A group of volunteers at MaconPride is working hard in the county to encour-age reuse/recycling with short demonstrationson how to set up an easy, no-cost recyclingstation in your school, club, business, church.We are also awarding “Proud to Recycle Here”

stickers to all organizations who recycle thenearly 98 percent of items that are acceptedby Macon Solid Waste Department. CallShirley Ches at 828.524.9991 or Elena Marshat 828.369.8915 for more information.

Debby BootsFranklin

Graduate programs inmusic are worth saving To the Editor:

The committee at Western CarolinaUniversity charged with evaluating academicprograms issued its report on May 22. Thereport can be found at www.wcu.edu. Severalof the committee’s recommendations, ifapproved, will adversely affect the Fine ArtsCollege. In particular, the committee recom-mends the elimination of graduate programswithin the School of Music.

After speaking with several people, itappears that the decision was based on num-bers. I will save my arguments opposing thedecision for the committee. However, one ofthe stated reasons — the program does notserve the region — is without merit, in myopinion.

I urge all who live in the region served byWCU to express the ways the School of Music,its faculty, and students have touched yourlives. In particular, if you have had a positiveexperience with the graduate program, or astudent(s) within the program, please makethat known.

Music faculty will be meeting withChancellor David Belcher later in June to pres-ent their arguments for maintaining the grad-uate program. As the faculty prepares theirarguments, hearing from you would be a hugehelp. Please send your comments to WillPeebles ([email protected]), Dan Cherry

([email protected]) or contactChancellor Belcher directly.

Linda WatsonCullowhee

GOP-led legislaturemaking huge stridesTo the Editor:

North Carolinians are fortunate to nowhave a legislature that is making historicstrides towards fiscal responsibility and main-taining the values of the citizens of this state.

After Republicans gained both houses ofthe state legislature in 2010 and in 2012 votersseated a Republican governor, I am writing topraise the voters of the state who recognizedthat such change was sorely needed.

Jackson County played an important rolein setting this scene. We voters re-electedSenator Jim Davis, R-Franklin, to the N.C.State Senate, voted for Gov. Pat McCrory,Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers,and helped turn North Carolina to a red state.

Because of these leadership changes, onThursday, May 23, the North Carolina Senatepassed a $20.58 billion budget. Below is astatement from Senate President Pro TemporePhil Berger (R-Rockingham):

“In spite of a massive $1.2 billion shortfallin Medicaid, the Senate has passed a balancedbudget that funds our state’s core priorities,demands greater government efficiency andaccountability, and strengthens public educa-tion — without raising taxes. I’m proud of theSenate’s commitment to delivering budgetsthat reasonably and responsibly direct avail-able resources toward real needs.This plan sets a solid foundationon which North Carolina will

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A lice Aumen, one of the owners of Cataloochee Ranch anda longtime tourism booster in Haywood County andWestern North Carolina, hit the nail on the head: “It’s a

vision problem.”She was referring to the decision by Sen. Jim Davis, R-

Franklin, not to support the proposed room tax hike forHaywood County because a small, vocal contingent of lodgingowners and two town aldermen in Maggie Valley came outagainst it. Because everyone in Haywood would not supportthe hike, Davis allowed it to die in committee. That meanshundreds of thousands of dollars for tourism-related capitalprojects will not find its way to Haywood County.

Local bills almost never have the support of everyoneinvolved, and if that is the litmus test for passage then nothingwould get through. Anyone could go down the list of local billsthat pass each year in the General Assembly and find detrac-tors in almost every case, but those local legislators supportedthe leadership in the counties they represent. Davis supportedthe merger-annexation of Lake Junaluska with Waynesville,and there were plenty who opposed that measure. So it’s a bitunclear as to why he is imposing this standard on this particu-lar bill.

The detractors of the proposal to hike the room wanted twothings: a clearer plan for how the extra revenue would be

spent; and they wanted Maggie Valleyto have more control over how themoney would be spent.

The first argument has some merit.People focused on potential tourna-ment caliber softball fields — part ofthe “vision problem” referred to byAumen. Supporters of the tax, howev-er, said getting a committee of volun-teers to spend a whole lot of time devel-oping a spending plan for money thatmight not come through would be an

exercise in futility. I think a more detailed plan could be devel-oped if supporters felt confident that this would make itthrough the legislature.

The second point of contention may never be cleared up,though. Anyone who follows the news in Western NorthCarolina knows the changing tourism landscape has beentough on Maggie Valley. While the winter season is strongerthan ever as Cataloochee Ski Area has made improvements

almost every year, Maggie Valley is still redefining itself andworking to weather the recession. That struggle has highlight-ed the differing opinions among business owners and townleaders about how to address the future.

But those challenges aside, the rest of Haywood showedoverwhelming support for this proposal, and that’s why itshould have had Davis’ support. As we all know, tourism iseconomic development in WNC. Those in Haywood can lookwest to Swain County and east to Buncombe to see neighborswho have taken advantage of leveraging a portion of theirroom tax money for capital projects. The whole point here isfor these projects to serve as a catalyst for private enterprise,attracting visitors who will spend money in hotels and inns,restaurants, convenience stores, pubs, campgrounds and gal-leries. This in turn benefits the entire community.

Now, it’s wait until 2015 and try again, and it’s a pretty safebet that there will still be a very vocal, very small opposition. IfHaywood leaders want this room tax hike to pass, Davis willhave to change his mind or voters will have to elect a differentsenator.

(Scott McLeod can be reached at [email protected].)

Room tax issue won’t change much between now and 2015

LOOKING FOR OPINIONSThe Smoky Mountain News encourages

readers to express their opinions through letters to the editor or guest columns. All view-

points are welcome. Send to Scott McLeod [email protected]., fax to

828.452.3585, or mail to PO Box 629, Waynesville, NC, 28786.

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move forward.”

Under state law, having a Republicangovernor allows the Jackson County Board ofElections to now include two Republicanappointed members on the three-memberboard.

Since 2008, three Jackson CountyCommissioners — Republicans CharlesElders and Doug Cody, along withIndependent Commission Chair JackDebnam — have voted to bring greatlyneeded reform to our county. After manyyears of delay, there is a brand newCashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. Thecommission led the way for a county-widevote in favor of alcohol sales and an ABCBoard has been appointed. Commissionersconsolidated two county Travel and TourismBoards into one Tourism DevelopmentAuthority now working hard to bring moretourism business into Jackson County andtherefore create jobs. A radio station, WRGCof Sylva, has been reborn thanks to theefforts of the Jackson County Commission.

Many volunteers, contributors, donors,hosts and hostesses, organizers and workersmade all of the Republican gains possible.Untold hours were devoted to complete themany election cycle functions that lead tothe improvements we now enjoy in JacksonCounty and North Carolina.

I think as these men and women who arenow leading our governments continue,there will be many more good things tocome.

Ralph SlaughterChairman, Jackson County Republican

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Macon should use fundbalance, cut tax rateTo the Editor:

In 2010, the Macon County Board ofCommissioners, under the leadership ofthen Chairman Ronnie Beale, voted to raiseproperty taxes by 1.5 cents per $100 of valu-ation, or approximately $1.4 million.

In the depths of terrible economic condi-tions, with many folks losing their jobs,many homes in foreclosure, many filing forbankruptcy, the county commission raisedyour property taxes.

Each year since, the county has collectedapproximately an additional $1.4 million asa result of that tax increase. The increasewasn’t needed; it hasn’t been spent. It sits inthe county’s treasury instead of your bankaccount or paying your bills.

County management says a huge fundbalance is a sign of good financial manage-ment. To the contrary, it reflects poor finan-

cial management. Good financial manage-ment would result in a fund balance near thetarget of 25 percent a previous commissionestablished, not in the mid-40 percent rangeand rising annually.

In next year’s budget, soon to be decided,the tax rate should be dropped by 4.5 centsper $100 of value, returning the excessmoney collected by the ill-conceived increaseof 2010. Such a decrease would not affectcounty services one iota and would result ina fund balance of approximately 38 percent.

In an interview on May 8, CommissionerBeale was quoted as saying, “If we could finda way to do it (tax reduction), great, butwithout penalizing our school systems andother things we have going for us, but if youcut taxes, something has to be cut out.”

This could not be further from the truth.The county could budget an increase inexpenditures by $10 million for next yearand have enough fund balance left to meetthe 25 percent targeted reserve.

The current property tax rate is 27.9cents. Next year’s should be 23.4 cents.

Don SwansonFranklin

Voucher system willhurt public schoolsTo the Editor:

Sponsors of House Bill 944, the schoolvoucher bill, proposed certain changes dur-ing the bill’s first committee hearing thisweek. Changes include lowering the incomerequired for eligibility, decreasing the totalamount of money awarded, and increasingpublic accountability.

Let us not forget that the voucher con-cept itself is flawed. Siphoning funds frompublic schools will not generate the savingsit claims to, but will instead take much need-ed funding from the numerous fixed costsschools incur each year. Private schools, notparents or students, will be empowered withchoice — able to cherry-pick some studentsand return others, often the most vulnera-ble, to an underfunded public school system.All the while public dollars are consumed byunaccountable private schools.

Our public education system is far fromperfect, but school boards, teachers, andstaff are working hard and making gains, asimproving national test scores and gradua-tion rates indicate. We can aid in these gains,pledging ourselves to preserving the systemof education our constitution provides; orwe can dismantle public education as weknow it.

Dr. Ed DunlapExecutive Director,

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BY GARRET K. WOODWARDSTAFF WRITER

For Norma Hendrix, it’s all about connect-ing the dots.

“I love working in a community ofartists,” she said. “I really like pulling all ofthose dots together, where you create a senseof community with the energy of peopleworking side-by-side.”

Executive director of the CullowheeMountain ARTS, a nonprofit organizationbringing creative workshops to the campus ofWestern Carolina University, Hendrix is gear-ing up for this year’s installment of programsthat are kicking off on June 16.

“When people come and experience theseprograms, they are totally energized aboutlearning and being involved in a communityof other artists,” she said. “All of these artistsgo back to their studios completely chargedup and ready to create.”

Coming into its second year, the vast arrayof workshops bring together professionalartists from around the country. The pro-gram aims to nurture creativity at every skilllevel, where students and teachers alike areable to flourish in an electric environment.

“People that come here will end upmeeting other artists and making lifelongfriends from another part of the country,”Hendrix said. “Everyone who comes endsup wandering through the area, which is agreat way to infuse the economies ofCullowhee and Sylva.”

During the five weeks of workshops, run-ning from June 16 to July 26, each five-daycourse provides a different genre of art, rang-

ing from photography to painting, pottery tosculpture, bookmaking to mixed media. Thesessions showcase 19 professional artistsfrom around the United States, each of dis-tinct and successful backgrounds in theirrespective fields.

“Cullowhee offers artists concentratedtime and community to work with profes-sionals,” said mixed media artist LisaPressman. “Magic happens when creativepeople live and work together in this envi-ronment. Students go home with ideas andtechniques that can fuel their work formonths, if not years.”

Teaching the course “Painting with

Encaustic: Layers, Richness and PersonalVision,” Pressman is based out of New Jersey.Encaustic, which is the art of painting withbeeswax, will be her focus in a classroom thatcombines the history, safety and numeroustechniques involved.

“My focus is the individual student andtheir expression,” she said. “A variety of tech-niques, tools and exercises are used to explorepersonal imagery, abstract as well as repre-sentational. Experimentation is the focusalong with attention to art fundamentals andediting, content and having fun.”

A painter from central Wisconsin,Rebecca Crowell will be teaching “Oil andWax, extended: Abstract Painting with ColdWax.” Like Pressman, Crowell is a secondyear instructor at Cullowhee Mountain ARTS.In her classroom, Crowell puts an emphasison experimentation and opening up the cre-ative flow, rather than aiming to beat theclock with a finished piece.

“There is a high level of interaction that isongoing, since everyone stays on campus,”Crowell said. “This ‘cross-pollination,’ andsometimes outright collaboration, makes foran exciting week.”

With an average course cost of $495,attendees are provided real-life professionalinstruction and advice. There are also optionsavailable for meal plans, with lodging oncampus included for an additional cost.

“If you do the math, you’ll see how muchvalue you can get with each class,” Hendrixsaid. “You’re learning from someone reallynotable in their field.”

Hendrix points out the numerous presen-tations and demonstrations that will be freeand open to the public during the week.Scholarships for workshop tuition are alsogiven out to WCU students interested in acareer in fine art through the Friends of theArts at WCU. Internships are provided forother students looking to learn about a cre-ative medium right from the source.

“These college students get the workshopfor free with their assistantship,” she said.“They get to work side-by-side with an artistand see firsthand how the creative processworks, and how to become a professional intheir field.”

With the second season of programs onlyweeks away, Hendrix has a long-term visionof eventually incorporating creative writing,film and the performing arts.

“We’re trying to create learning commu-nities, an adult camp for adults, where theystay here in Cullowhee, which is the idea ofcombining entrepreneurship and innova-tion,” she said.

So, why should communities rally aroundCullowhee Mountain ARTS and its artists?

“An artist is a person with a job and aplace in the community like any other, andwe’re all coming to understand the idea oflocal support in economic terms,” Crowellsaid. “But it goes beyond that. The opportuni-ty to appreciate and support creative peopleand their work is life enhancing and affirmingeveryone’s inherent creativity.”

Want to learn?The Cullowhee Mountain ARTS adult workshops willbe held from June 16 to July 26 at Western CarolinaUniversity. For more information, go to www.cullowheemountainarts.org.

• Lisa Pressman - (Mixed Media with EncausticPainting: All Levels) “Layers, Richness, andPersonal Vision” June 16–21, $600.

• Rebecca Crowell – (Oil and Wax Painting:Advanced, Masters) “Oil and Wax: AbstractPainting with Cold Wax Medium, 2”, June 16–21, $630.

• Jeff Oestreich – (Ceramics: Intermediate -Advanced) “A Closer Look at Function andDetail” June 16–21, $570.

• Greg Newington – (Photography: All levels) “FiveDays as a Photojournalist” June 16–21, $560.

• Stuart Shils – (Oil Painting: Advanced - MastersLevel) “The Structure of the Visual Moment”June 23–28, $875.

• Jody Alexander – (Book Arts/MixedMedia/Sculpture – All Levels including Beginner)“The Stitcherly Book” June 23–28, $530.

• Rebecca Crowell – (Oil Painting with Cold Wax:Intermediate - Advanced) “Oil and Wax: AbstractPainting with Cold Wax” June 23–28, $630.

• Janice Mason Steeves – (Painting: Intermediate- Masters Level) “Visual Language and the Artof Critique” June 23–28, $600.

• Catherine Kehoe – (Oil Painting: Advanced -Masters) “Painting Loud and Clear - Still Life”July 7–12, $600.

• Randall Stoltzfus – (Mixed Media Painting - AllLevels) “Expanding the Palette: Enriching Paintwith Mixed Media” July 7–12, $530.

• Linda Soberman – (Printmaking / Mixedmedia: All Levels) “Building Imagery: PhotoTransfers and Pronto Plate Lithography” July7–12 , $580.

• Nina Bagley – (Book Arts and Jewelry: All Levels)“Book of Treasures” July 7–12, Tuition: $560.

• Kerry Vander Meer – (Printmaking, Mixed Media:Intermediate – Advanced) “Mixed MediaMonotype” July 14–19, Tuition: $610.

• Julie Friedman – (Paper cuts & Book Arts:Intermediate to Masters Level) “Paper Cuts” –July 14–19, Tuition: $525.

• Gay Smith – (Ceramics: Intermediate toAdvanced, space for 2 beginners) “Fresh andLively: Soft Altering on the Wheel”, July 14–19,Tuition: $540.

• Charles Basham – (Painting: Intermediate toAdvanced) “Landscape Painting - Observationand Conceptualization, July 14–19 Tuition:$520.

• Judy Richardson – (Sculpture: Open to AllLevels) “Sculpting with Found Materials” July21–26, $560.

• Kenn Kotara – (Mixed Media: Open to All Levels)“Mixing the Media, Maximizing the Effect” July21–26, $520.

• Hayne Bayless – (Ceramics: Intermediate toAdvanced) “Slabs and Extrusions” July 21–26,$540.

• Martha Madigan – (Photography/Photograms:Open to All Levels) “Photographic Solar Printing,Nature Inspired” July 21–July 26, $600.

Bringing a world of art into your own backyard

Cullowhee Mountain ARTS will be holding its summer adult art workshop series from June 16to July 26 at Western Carolina University. There will be 19 professional artists from around

the country coming to Cullowhee to instruct students and fellow artists alike. Donated photo

Art for KidsThere will also be several summer youth artcamp workshops that will be held by theCullowhee Mountain ARTS at WesternCarolina University. For more information goto www.cullowheemountainarts.org/youth.

“There is a high level oninteraction ... this ‘cross-pollination,’ andsometimes outrightcollaboration, makes foran exciting week.”

— Rebecca Crowel, painter

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Brand marketing, quilting classes at SCC

There will be a brand marketing andquilting class offered at SouthwesternCommunity College in Sylva.

From 6 to 8 p.m. June 4, “MarketingYour Personal Image and Brand: YourPersonal Palette” will explore practicaltechniques you can implement to enhanceyour brand. The components of imageinclude effectively communicating, pre-senting our thoughts and ideas successfullyto others, exploring appearance and atti-tude, using nine steps to result-orientednetworking, and gaining visibility. Theclass will be led by Nyda Bittmann-Neville,vice president and director of marketingand communication of Asheville SavingsBank and CEO of TNB Consulting Group.Seminar fee is $30 per person.

From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. onWednesdays from June 5 to July 24,“Learning to Quilt” teaches the basics ofmaking a quilt, fabric choice, templates,rotary cutting, piecing by hand andmachine, borders, “sandwiching” three lay-ers, methods of quilting, finishing, andbinding. Each student will create a finishedquilted piece during the eight-week course.

Expert quilt maker Linda Nichols willimpart her knowledge and skill from morethan 30 years of quilting and teachingexperience. Students must bring to class asewing machine and the knowledge of howthe machine works, the machine’s owner’s

manual, needles for machine and handstitching, scissors and thread. The coursefee is $80 per person.

www.southwesterncc.edu or828.339.4497.

SCC offers summer artportfolio classes forhigh schoolers

Printmaking with instructor FrankBrannon will start the Summer ArtPortfolio Program from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,June 3-6, at Southwestern CommunityCollege in Bryson City.

SCC’s Nantahala School for the Arts isoffering these programs for high schoolstudents grades nine to 12 and recent grad-uates. It is designed to enhance student’sart skills and help prepare a portfolio forcollege admissions into a fine arts pro-gram. Students will have exposure to whatit is like to take an art class in a college set-ting while making new connections withprofessional artists from the region. Eachinstructor is a practicing professional artistand a professor of art at SCC. Students willlearn advanced skills and processes beyondthe high school level. All projects will makeup a refined art portfolio for future use.

Cost for the program is $20 for oneweek, or $60 for all three weeks. This pro-gram is in part funded in part by theCherokee Preservation Foundation.

www.southwesterncc.edu/finearts.

Appalachia, thenewest exhibit from theHaywood County ArtsCouncil, will run fromMay 30 through June 29,at Gallery 86 inWaynesville. An artistreception will be held atthe gallery from 6 to 9p.m. Friday, June 7.

The display focuseson the numerous genresof intricate local craftsand techniques and willhighlight several localartists and how theirwork ultimately impactsthe heritage of theregion.

Artists include DocWelty, a 30-year potter and proprietor ofLeicester Valley Clay; Patti Best, a self-taughtpainter and drawer; Sandra Brugh Moore, alandscape artist, who explores new paintingtechniques in her attempt to capture thepeace and spirit of nature; James Smythe, aretired art professor who now enjoys paint-

ing full-time and main-tains a studio in Sylva;Crystal Allen, an artistfocusing on calligraphy,painting in watercolorsand spinning naturalfibers; Mike McKinney,a third generation wood-worker who is a carpen-ter, furniture maker andwood turner; MattTommey, a basket weav-er using natural materi-als; Caryl Brt, a furnituremaker whose resumeincludes car mechanic,landscaper, itinerantapple picker, railroadbrakeman and carpen-ter, dabbling in metal-

working, polymer clay and handmade paper;Susan Balentine, a potter that focuses onfunctional individually thrown pottery; andKaaren Stoner, a potter with an endless fasci-nation with the beauty of leaves, grasses,flowers, rocks and landscapes.

828.452.0593 or www.haywoodarts.org.

Cherokee potterto be honored in Franklin

There will be a public reception forCherokee artist Joel Queen and the formalpresentation of a pottery piece he designedat 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the MaconCounty Public Library in Franklin.

The large pot piece has a design of sevenCarolina parakeets in a flock formation. Theeye of each bird is marked with a MaconCounty ruby. The pot was funded in part withproceeds of the Jim McRae Endowment forthe Visual Arts and represents the first proj-ect of the endowment.

Queen, a member of the Eastern Bandand a descendant of the Bigmeat family, is aninth-generation potter who is helping to

preserve the traditions of Cherokee pottery.He often blends traditional and moderndesigns and also works as a sculptor andwood carver.

The endowment was established throughthe Macon County Community Foundation, an

affiliate of the NorthCarolina CommunityFoundation (NCCF). Alocal group, theAssociation for theVisual Arts (AVA),serves as an advisoryboard for the McRaeendowment. The piecewill be on permanentdisplay at the library

following the reception and annual meeting ofthe Friends of the Macon County Public Library.

The reception is free and open to thepublic.

828.524.3600 or www.mcraestudio.comor www.joelqueengallery.com.

Joel Queen

Haywood exhibit puts spotlighton Appalachian crafts

“Aidan’s Walk” by Patti Best.

Waynesville breweryhosts golf tournament

Tipping Point Brewing will hold itsinaugural charity golf tournament at 12:20p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the WaynesvilleCountry Club.

Proceeds from the tournament will bene-fit Disabled Veterans Chapter #89 ofHaywood County. The tournament will be afour-man captains choice. Hole sponsorshipis still available. A post tournament buffetwill be at the Tipping Point, with prizes, raf-fles and lunch provided. Registration is the

day of the tournament at 11:30 a.m. atTipping Point.

Cost is $100 per player. 828.246.9230 or

www.tippingpointtavern.com.

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Gary Carden andDave Waldrop willlead a discussion on arecent finding in al o n g - h e l dAppalachian mysteryat 7 p.m. Thursday,June 6, at the MaconCounty Public Libraryin Franklin.

“Tears in the Rain”is about a chain gangof 19 convicts whodrowned in theTuckasegee River nearDillsboro in 1882.Weighted down bychains and shackles,they sank in the river.Their bodies were notreclaimed for twodays and then they were quickly buried inunmarked graves somewhere in the vicinityof the Cowee Tunnel. Two months ago,members of the Liars Bench found the gravesthat had been a mystery for 132 years. Inaddition, the group now knows who theywere since their names have been found inan obscure file in Raleigh. During the pro-gram, Carden and Waldrop will relate the

details of how these graves were found anddiscuss plans for the removal of the remains.

Thursdays at the Library, sponsored bythe Macon County Friends of the Library, isan eclectic mix of programs by authors,musicians, and educators on topics designedfor enjoyment and learning.

The event is free and open to the public.828.524.3600.

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Wheel throwing, handbuilding at Riverwood

There will be a wheel throwing and handbuilding class offered at Riverwood Pottery inDillsboro.

Wheel throwing will run from 6 to 8 p.m.June 4. The class is every Tuesday through Aug.6. Cost is $160, which includes tools, materialsand firing.

Hand building will run from 6 to 8 p.m. June5. The class is every Wednesday through July31. Cost is $160, which includes tools, materi-als and firing.

828.586.3601 or www.riverwoodpottery.com.

Watercolor film to beshown in Swain

A “Big Brush Watercolor” film will be shownduring the next Art League of the Smokiesmeeting at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at SwainCounty Center for the Arts in Bryson City.

The film by Ron Ransom is packed withpractical watercolor instruction condensed fromseven hours of filming this well-known artistfrom the UK. Ransom demonstrates his bigHake brush techniques both on location and inthe studio with close-up shots of every stroke.His subjects include nature, buildings and peo-ple in rural landscapes and in a street scene.

The event is sponsored by Swain CountyCenter for the Arts and Swain County Schools. Itis free and open to the public

828.488.7843 or www.swain.k12.nc.us/cfta.

Recycled fashions hitThe Bascom

A high-fashion exhibit of recycled materials,ReDress: Upcycled Style by Nancy Judd, is cur-rently on display until Aug. 18 at The Bascom inHighlands.

These dramatic fashions are not what theyappear. Instead of real fur, jewels and luxe fab-rics, they are made of such components as alu-minum cans, tires and plastic grocery bags,and even crime scene tape.

Judd created Recycle Runway and its same-named website while working as the recyclingcoordinator for the city of Santa Fe, then asexecutive director of the New Mexico RecyclingCoalition. In 1998, she founded the RecycleSanta Fe Art Market and Fashion Contest, rec-ognizing that art and fashion could be com-bined to motivate the public to be more envi-ronmentally conscious.

828.526.4949 or www.thebascom.org.

Want to learn to draw?There will be a beginner/intermediate draw-

ing classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays from June 4-20 at Gallery 1 in Sylva.

A master artist, Julie Jacobson will instructdrawing fundamentals through extensive stu-dio-based exercises and studies. Supplies areprovided, except paper, which will only be pro-vided for the first class.

The class is $100 for JCVAA members, $120for nonmembers.

[email protected] or 843.614.7428.

Storyteller Gary Carden will be joined by Dave Waldrop on June 6for a discussion on an 1882 chain gang drowning near Dillsboro.

Garret K. Woodward photo

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Writer’s residency sets up shop at WCU

The 2013 Squire Summer WritingResidency will be July 11-14 at WesternCarolina University in Cullowhee.

Workshops include:• “Poetry with Kathryn Stripling Byer” –

North Carolina’s first woman Poet Laureate.Byer has published six full-length collectionsof poetry. Her work has appeared in TheAtlantic, Hudson Review, Boston Globe andGeorgia Review.

• “Fiction with Elizabeth Lutyens” –Lutyens’ novel-in-progress, Medicine Island,was a semi-finalist in the 2011 WilliamFaulkner – Wisdom Competition. A facultymember of the Great Smokies WritingProgram at UNC Asheville since 2006, she cur-

rently teaches its by-invitation Prose MasterClass and is editor-in-chief of its online literarymagazine, The Great Smokies Review.

• “Creative Nonfiction with CatherineReid” – Reid has edited two anthologies andserved as editor of nonfiction for a literaryjournal. Her essays have appeared in suchjournals as Georgia Review, MassachusettsReview, Fourth Genre and Bellevue LiteraryReview. She is currently the director of cre-ative writing at Warren Wilson College,where she specializes in literary nonfictionand environmental writing.

Registrants also will enjoy meals togetherand have the option of staying overnight inon-campus accommodations. Admission islimited to the first 50 registrants who signup for one of three three-day workshopsRegistration is now open.

www.ncwriters.org.

Gourd artists from around the world willgather at the 11th annual Gourd ArtistsGathering and Art Festival May 31 to June 2in Cherokee.

Throughout the weekend, nearly 300gourd artists will be participating in morethan 100 scheduled workshops, demonstra-tions, mini-workshops, presentations andQ&A sessions. Gourd art instructors andnationally acclaimed artists from around thecountry have teamed up to provide a widevariety of techniques from their areas ofexpertise.

In addition to a variety of finished gourdart for sale, many art and craft supply ven-dors will be on hand with a variety of tools,books, patterns, accessories and other sup-plies, which are used in many art forms, notonly gourd art. There will be an auctionSaturday evening, which features a wide vari-

ety of finished gourd art, raw gourds, gourd-related items and other art.

The festival is free and open to the public.www.gourdgathering.net.

Cherokee festivalshowcasesgourd crafts

Jeannine Thames will beone of the featured artists

at the Gourd ArtistsGathering and Art Festival.

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Benefits to feature live music, cornhole

There will be two upcoming benefits forchildren with serious medical issues onSaturday, June 1, in Waynesville and Sylva.

The “Birthday Fiesta for Tye” will be at 11a.m. at Los Amigos Restaurante inWaynesville. The event will benefit the TyeBlanton Foundation, which is a nonprofit pro-viding help to NICU families. The foundationwas formed in honor of Tye Blanton, theinfant son of the slain Highway Patrol TrooperShawn Blanton, who was born premature anddied after a prolonged fight in neonatalintensive care. There will be a cornhole tour-nament, with a $40 entry fee per team of two(bring your own partner). Money prizes andtrophies will be awarded. There will also bekid’s activities and refreshments available,with the restaurant open for business aswell. [email protected] or 828.734.6692

or www.tyeblan-ton.org.

The TeaM(Treyson andMegan) BradleyBenefit will beheld from 3 to 8p.m.at BridgePark in Sylva.Megan hasHodgkin’sLymphoma, andTreyson remainsin pediatricintensive care

with an undiagnosed medical problem. TheTeaM Bradley Benefit will sell hamburgersand hotdog plates, TeaM Bradley T-shirts andbracelets. There will also be an auction,cakewalk, live music and cornhole tourna-ment. Please bring your own chair and comeand hang out for a good cause.

850.294.1670.

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The annual summer concertseries on the Central Plaza atWestern Carolina University willbegin with Floating Action at 7p.m. Thursday, June 6.

The series is presented by theA.K. Hinds University Center,every Thursday in June and July(excluding July 4). Audiencemembers are welcome to bringblankets, chairs and snacks. Therain location is inside theUniversity Center.

• June 6, Floating Action – Ablend of multiple styles of musicincluding folk, blues and indierock.

• June 13, STEREOSPREAD– Electronic pop band fromAsheville.

• June 20, Big Nasty JazzBand – A nostalgic jazz experience that bringsback the music of the 20s and 30s.

• June 27, The Honeycutters – An old-school country experience that’s best listenedto live.

• July 11, Jamie Paul – A songwriter resid-ing near Asheville who released his debutalbum, “Let It Mend,” in February.

• July 18, The Boxcars – Described as a

“super group” and recipients of two consecu-tive International Bluegrass Music AssociationInstrumental Group of the Year awards.

• July 25, Kovacs and the Polar Bear – Aculmination of rich harmonies, catchy hooksand Appalachian folk music.

The concert series is free and open to thepublic.

[email protected] or 828.227.3622.

Country, rock music hitsthe stage at No Name

The No Name Sports Pub in Sylva will fea-ture performances from an array of musicstyles during the next week.

Country singer/songwriter Dylan Riddle willperform at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30; Ashevillerock-n-roll band Unit 50 will play at 10 p.m.Friday, May 31; and musician Brett Wilson willtake the stage at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2.

All shows are free and open to the publicage 21 and older.

828.586.2750 orwww.nonamesportspub.com.

Country singer Dylan Riddle will be playing inSylva on May 30. Calvin Stiles photo

Renowned Christianentertainer hits thestage in Franklin

Dove Award-winning Christian enter-tainer Mark Lowry will perform at 7:30p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the SmokyMountain Center for the Performing Artsin Franklin.

A comedian, songwriter and singer,Lowry is best known as a member of theGaither Vocal Band. He has been enter-taining and inspiring audiences for nearly40 years. Stan Whitmire, a very talentedDove Award-winning pianist, has beenpart of a music ministry for more than 30years. He has been traveling across thecountry with Lowry since 2003. Lowry’sgift for communicating profound truththrough music and storytelling keepsaudiences on the edge of their seats. Hisentertaining personality makes attendeeslaugh, cry, and think about their personalwalk to salvation.

Tickets start at $18 per person. www.greatmountainmusic.com or call

866.273.4615.

Asheville singer to playCity Lights

Singer/songwriter Gabrielle Tee willperform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at CityLights Café in Sylva.

Based out of Asheville, Tee recentlyreleased her album “Find My Way,” whichis a manifestation of love and heartbreak,

joy and fear, sorrow and healing.“In the end, it always comes back to

inner strength and hope,” Tee said. “Ihope to take listeners on a journey andthat you are able to find bits of yourself inmy story.”

828.587.2233 orwww.citylightscafe.com or www.gabrielletee.com.

Gypsy jazz, ode to TheBeatles in Waynesville

Gypsy jazz mandolinist MichaelPilgrim and singer/songwriter Joe Cruzwill perform at the Classic Wineseller inWaynesville.

Pilgrim will play from 7 to 10 p.m.Friday, May 31. Of all the forms of jazz toemerge in the twentieth century, gypsy jazzis the style most often defined as passion-ate, exhilaratingly up-tempo, and steepedin an outsider tradition.

Cruz will be at the Winseseller at 7 p.m.Saturday, June 1, with a tribute to theBeatles and Elton John. Cruz moves easilyfrom one musical genre to another and hasopened for Chicago, Santana, Bonnie Raitt,and Average White Band.

Enjoy local, regional and, on occasion,national talent live at the ClassicWineseller every Friday and Saturdaynight. The kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. serv-ing freshly prepared small plate fare. Thereis a $10 per person minimum includingfood, drink and retail purchases.

www.classicwineseller.com or828.452.6000.

Free summer concerts begin at WCU

The Big Nasty Jazz Band will be playing the WCU summerconcert series on June 20. The series starts with Floating

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Pianist to play solo in Macon

Pianist Tommy Jordan will play a pro-gram of popular classics from Broadway andthe movies at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at theFirst United Methodist Church in Franklin.

Selections will include familiar favoritessuch as Henry Mancini’s “The PinkPanther” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “GeorgiaOn My Mind,” along with a set of patriotictunes and others. Jordan began formalpiano studies at age 8 and has performedthroughout the American South and Mid-Atlantic regions in more than 200 fullrecitals. He is the pastor at the CornerstonePresbyterian Church in Franklin.

The program is presented by the ArtsCouncil, with funding from theGrassroots Arts Program of the NorthCarolina Arts Council, a division of theDepartment of Cultural Resources.Admission is by donation.

828.524.7683 or artscouncilofmacon.org.

Franklin brings pop,Motown to downtown

“Freedom Rocks the Square,” a concertof vintage pop and Motown music, will beheld at 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, at TownSquare in Franklin.

The award-winning C-Square &Company performs classic pop hits rang-ing from Elvis and Everly Brothersthrough The Beatles, Billy Joel, and manyothers, along with some classic countryhits and a musical salute to veterans.Bring a lawn chair, family and friends.Food vendors will also be on-site. Raindate is Friday, June 7.

The event is produced by the ArtsCouncil of Macon County with fundingsupport from the Town of Franklin,Macon County, and the North CarolinaArts Council, a division of theDepartment of Cultural Resources. It isfree and open to the public.

828.524.7683 or artscouncilofmacon.org.

The Concerts on the Creek summer musicseries returns for its fifth season with the RyeHoller Boys from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday,May 31, at the Bridge Park Pavilion in Sylva.

The series consists of 14 weeks of Fridayevening concerts from late May throughAugust. This year’s lineup is an ideal fit forWestern North Carolina with an emphasison bluegrass, country, blues and gospel.Other genres include beach, oldies, rock and1980’s music.

The full schedule is as follows: Rye HollerBoys (May 31), Johnny Webb Band (June 7),Unspoken Tradition (June 14), Vinyl Brothers

Big Band (June 21), Buick MacKane (June28), Sundown (July 5), Buchanan Boys (July12), Dashboard Blue (July 19), MountainFaith ( July 26), Whitewater BluegrassCompany (Aug. 2), Lonesome Sound (Aug.9), Steve Weams & the Caribbean Cowboys(Aug. 16), Porch 40 (Aug. 23), and Lisa PriceBand (Aug. 30).

The concerts are produced by theJackson County Chamber of Commerce, theTown of Sylva and Jackson County Parksand Recreation. They are free and open tothe public.

800.962.1911 or www.mountainlovers.com.

Concerts on the Creekreturns to Sylva May 31

SMOKY MOUNTAIN BRASS BAND ENDS SEASON IN HAZELWOODThe Smoky Mountain Brass Band will celebrate its 31st season of providing quality

music to the people of Western North Carolina by giving its last concert of the season at5 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Hazelwood Baptist Church in Waynesville. The concert is

free and open to the public. www.smbrass.com. Joyce O’Neil Photography

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Authors to speak at RickmanWriters Nita Welch Owenby and Roy Owenby will give a presen-

tation of their last two novels at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, atRickman Store in Cowee.

The Friends of the Rickman Store is launching a series of con-versations intended to provide exposure and recognition to localwriters.

A prolific writer, Owenby has written more than 200 short sto-ries, many of which will be featured in an upcoming book, Taters,Corn Shellers and Lard Buckets. He will be presenting his latestnovel, The Owl Knows, a work of fiction based on the real vanish-ing of two women in the Nantahala National Forest.

Nita Owenby has written Christmas plays and numerous shortstories about family life in the “good old days.” Her first novel TheHouse of Rose is about the life of a young girl who is abused andfinds herself without a family after her attacker burns down herhome in search of valuables.

The event is free and open to the public.828.369.5595.

Byer and Ellison to be honoredSouthern Independent Booksellers Alliance award finalists

Kathryn Byer and George Ellison will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Friday,May 31, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.

Byer and Ellison are well-regarded writers in Western NorthCarolina. They will share poetry from their recent works along withsome new poetry.

SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) is a tradeassociation representing more than 300 bookstores and thousandsof booksellers in the Southeast. The alliance exists to empower, pro-mote, and celebrate bookstores in a spirit of partnership. Each year,hundreds of booksellers across the South vote on their favorite“handsell” books of the year, and both Byer and Ellison are nomi-nated for poetry.

A reception will follow the reading. 828.586.9499.

89-year-old releases memoirJune Skinner Peacock will read from her memoir, Window in the

Wall, at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Peacock began to write in earnest at the age of 89. Two years

later, having spent more hours at her desk than can be counted,this memoir is complete. It was to be for her family. However, itreaches beyond simple life experiences to be shared with family intothe depths of struggle, reinvention and joy that speak to theresilience of the human spirit.

For all who read this, there is an honesty that will encourageeach of us to seek a full and meaningful life, to welcome andaccept new challenges of creativity and reflection and to look for-ward to the future, no matter our age.

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A story of violence and race in small-town N.C.M y decision to read this “docudrama”

(part memoir, part history and partdetective story) was prompted by my

genuine wish to gain a better understandingof the history of racial conflicts and violentconformations that took place in NorthCarolina between the 1950s and the present.Although I remember events such as theLumbee vs. Klan dust-up in 1958, theGreensboro Massacrein 1979 and theWilmington race riots(in both 1898 and1968), I did not seethem as related.Timothy Tysonchanged that. By thetime the reader finish-es Blood Done Sign My Name, he/she will bepainfully aware of North Carolina’s deeplyrooted and abiding racial history. In essence,Tyson feels that the “status quo” embodies thesame forms of discrimination, but they arenow disguised as “moderate” and “conserva-tive” policies that advocate “gradualprogress.” In fact, it is so gradual it is usuallynon-existent.

Timothy Tyson is a gifted storyteller and apoet – two talents that are employed withconsummate skill to produce a narrative thatsparkles with clarity and honesty. The storyconcerns a racist murder in his hometown,Oxford, N.C., in 1970. Tim was a child at thetime, and much of the narrative is seenthrough his eyes. The son of a highly regard-ed Methodist minister, Rev. Vernon Tyson,Tim is a witness to his father’s struggle toretain his ministry in an all-white churchwhere he attempts to reconcile Christ’s teach-ings with the church’s bedrock racism. Usingold letters, newspapers and his parents’diaries, the author vividly chronicles hisfather’s struggle during the weeks followingthe brutal murder of Henry Marrow, a 23-

year-old Vietnam veteran who was shot andbeaten to death for allegedly making an inap-propriate comment to two white women out-side a local grocery store. The murder was

carriedout byRobertTeel, alocal bar-ber anda KKKmember.He wasaidedandabettedby twoof hissons.Teel hada long-standingreputa-tion forviolenceand had

previously been involved in a number of inci-dents in which he had attacked and beatenboth law officials and Oxford citizens.

At times, Blood Done Sign My Name readslike a variation on the murder of Emmett Tillin Mississippi in 1955. Both Emmett andHenry Marrow were beaten to death by racistswho were subsequently found not guilty by an“all white jury.” In both crimes, the outragefollowing the verdict acted as a catalyst thatignited outrage. Till’s murder provokednational concern, and in the years followingEmmett’s death, significant and painfulchanges finally came to Mississippi. WhenMarrow’s killers were released, Oxford’sAfrican-American community launched aseries of destructive actions designed to strikeat the heart of the town’s business district.The burning of warehouses and local busi-

nesses was orchestrated by a group ofVietnam veterans who understood themechanics of arson.

When the mayor increased law enforce-ment and established a curfew, the town’sblack activists organized a boycott and estab-lished a “taxi service” that took the Oxford’sblack community to nearby towns to buy gro-ceries and shop. The boycott worked, withOxford’s business owners reporting a 40 to 60percent loss.

Tyson gives a poignant description of themule-drawn funeral train that traveled fromOxford to Raleigh where the marchers hopedto get an audience with the governor. Theentire event was designed to force the gover-nor to acknowledge the injustice that has beenproclaimed daily in Raleigh’s News andObserver. Gov. Scott refused to meet with themarchers — a response that defined his posi-tion.

Tyson identifies everyone by name andgives colorful and graphic descriptions ofOxford’s cast of characters, including themajor, the editor of the Oxford Public Ledger(the paper’s files mysteriously vanished fromboth the newspaper office and the librarywhen Tyson began his research on this book),the police officers, the alleged killer, RobertTeel and his lawyer, Billy Watkins, and a hostof state officials, including Gov. Robert Scottand Jesse Helms. His most notable “real life”characters are Eddie McCoy (who perfectedthe “Miller High Life fire bomb”) and BenChavis, the mastermind behind the Oxfordboycott. Both became significant leaders inthe “freedom movement” throughout thestate. Ben is famous for his statement, “Wedecided we are not going to spend our moneywith businesses that were supporting injus-tice.” (This strategy is vividly alive today. Infact, I just signed a petition to stop using aproduct that is harmful to the environment.)

Tyson’s portrayal of family members andclose friends is especially noteworthy. Golden

“Goldie” Fricks, a former nightclub owner andAfrican-American, has acquired a reputationin the civil rights movement as a “mover andshaker.” He comes to Oxford to speak atHenry Marrow’s funeral and to lead the subse-quent march to Raleigh. Like Chavis andMcCoy, Fricks appears throughout BloodDone Sign My Name, going where he is need-ed. Then, there is the author’s moving portraitof the poet, Thad Stem Jr., who becameTyson’s mentor and inspired him to develop awriting style that combined lyricism and sto-rytelling. In view of this book’s merits, itappears that Stem’s encouragement succeed-ed. However, the most abiding image in thisbook is that of his father, Rev. Vernon Tyson,who struggled so courageously to overcomethe dormant racism in his congregation. Hefailed, and in time he was forced to leaveOxford. Ironically, his next church is inWilmington, where he finds himself oncemore in a town that is on the verge of racialviolence.

Although Tyson’s admiration for his fatheris heartfelt, it is also true that in the finalanalysis, the author feels that his father andall of the kind and well-meaning men like himare “part of the problem.” Despite his defenseof African-Americans, the Reverend Tysonembodies that attitude toward racial equalitythat Martin Luther King identified as “thosepeople of good will.” They are “moderate” or“conservative,” and they are unintentionalobstacles to racial equality.

In conclusion, let me note that there is amovie version of Blood Done Sign MyName. Don’t waste your time or yourmoney. Although it manages to follow thebasic plot, it is as empty and devoid of “lyricstorytelling” as a 1950s sitcom. Uninspiredand totally miscast, it has only one characterwho seems authentic, and that is the murder-er, Robert Teel, who is portrayed by JacksonCounty’s very own Nick Searcy. Nick is excel-lent, but he can’t save this turkey.

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T he swim leg of a triathlon is notoriously daunting. Of thesport’s three heats — swimming, biking and running — thewater is the most brutal and dangerous.

It’s every person for him or herself as the racers jump from adock or surge forward from shore, creating a sea of flailing limbsand churning water as they jockey to get an early lead off thestart.

“We’ve got arms and legs flying; you can’t see the bottom,”said Susan Wilkins, who organizes the King of the SmokiesTriathlon at Lake Junaluska with her husband Bill. “There aresome people that train in the swimming pool, and they’ve nevertrained in a lake before.”

Triathlons have exploded in popularity during the pastdecade, but with that has come an increase in deaths alongtriathlon courses, mostly drownings.

Haywood boasts two triathlons with lake swims — one ofLake Logan and one on Lake Junaluska. The event organizers aretaking extra precautions to ensure America’s ever-popularendurance race remains safe.

“There’s been a lot of publicity lately about triathlons notbeing safe,” said Susan Wilkins, who organizes the King of theSmokies Triathlon at Lake Junaluska with her husband Bill.

In New York City, two competitors died during the swimmingportion of the city’s triathlon in 2011. And last year, during thecity’s first Ironman event, a 43-year-old man died during theopening leg of the race in the Hudson Bay.

Similar deaths have transpired in San Diego, Wisconsin,Cleveland and other locations. The high-profile deaths that tookathletes at the peak of their fitness prompted USA Triathlon, the

country’s governing body for the sport,to launch investigations into the inci-dents. Between 2003 and 2011, 45 peo-ple have died at triathlon events sanc-tioned by the organization. Of thosedeaths, 31 occurred during the swim.

At the Lake Junaluska triathlon inlate August there are two race dis-tances: the Sprint, which includes aquarter-mile swim and theInternational, which includes a one-mile swim. Race coordinators Bill and

Susan have employed several tactics toprevent any problems, including emer-gency response personnel and volun-teer boaters from a kayak club based inSylva. Swimmers are allowed to take abreather resting on the boats withoutbeing disqualified.

The racers also start the race inwaves as opposed to a mass start,which can create chaos when too manyswimmers jump in the water at once.

Along with the staggered start, eachgroup of racers has a uniquely coloredswim cap, so officials can identifyswimmers who begin to lag behind.

“A lot of the safety is we watcheverything,” Bill said. “We watcheverything that goes on.”

Lifeguards will also be on the lakewatching swimmers at the King of theSmokies Triathlon. Sanctioned racesare required to have one certified life-guard per 50 participants, but spottingat triathlons is not your typical life-guard gig.

After talking with other triathlonorganizers in the region, King identi-fied a need at large events for not justlifeguards but lifeguards who are expe-rienced in working triathlons.

He would like to assemble of groupof specialized lifeguards to form a trav-eling team on the triathlon circuit

around the Southeast.“We want to take them a step fur-

ther and help them train to be a life-guards for triathlons,” Bill said. Andcompetitors are paying attention, moreso now than ever, to the safety ameni-ties of each event before signing up. “Itjust works out so much better to havegood lifeguards — that draws morepeople to your event.”

Even Ironman, a famed name intriathlon events, has come up with a

new set of policies for the 2.4-milewater section of its events this season.The organization has decided toincrease the number of rescue boatsand life-saving personnel at each race,in addition to placing flotation raftsalong the water routes for swimmers torest on without being disqualified.

Organizers are even promising tocall off or shorten races when the wateris too hot or cold, another factor thatcan cause stress on competitors.

Ironman will pilot rolling starts inwaves instead of mass starts at severalof their races this year. The Ironmanraces are notorious for hordes of com-petitors pouring into the water at once.

“Can you imagine 2,500 peoplestarting at the same time and going inthe same direction?” said Greg Duff,organizer of the Lake Logan MultisportFestival.

The multisport festival this Augustwill include several water-hybrid races.There’s a standard triathlon with allthree legs — swim-bike-run. There’salso an open water race, which is astraight-up lake swim.

And then, there’s everything inbetween: an aquathlon with swimmingand running and an aquabike withswimming and biking.

Duff said his event uses a wave-style

start, and he employs a special watersafety coordinator to ensure lifeguards,emergency responders and volunteersare all on hand to assist with swim-mers.

As the events become more popu-lar, safety precautions are becomingmore important. As many as 800 com-petitors may be in Lake Logan at oncefor this year’s events, in part because itis hosting a regional and a nationalchampionship in two separate events.

In only its second year, race organizersfor the Lake Junaluska triathlon areexpecting 300 participants.

Between 2003 and 2011, the num-ber of triathlon participants each yearin the United States has grown fromnearly 200,000 to just under 500,000.And the sport is also becoming morepopular with the older age categories,retired people who have time to train,expendable income to attend races andare looking for a way to stay in shape.

“We did notice that people partici-pating in events are getting older andolder,” said Ricky Mehaffey Jr., assis-tant chief of the Haywood CountyRescue Squad, a group of volunteerparamedics that helps at the King ofthe Smokies Triathlon. “One was in his70s last year. It’s really impressive.”

But Mehaffey said that age is notnecessarily biggest telltale risk when itcomes to health episodes at a raceevent, although it may play a part.From bike accidents, scrapes and bruis-es to water emergencies, fatigue is usu-ally the common denominator.

“People get tired and then theystart getting hurt,” Mehaffey said.“They fall or wreck their bicycle, orduring the swimming part of it, theyget stuck out in the middle of thewater.”

Triathlons aim to make treachorous lake swims safer

King of Smokies Triathlon at Lake Junaluska.Donated photo

Lake Logan The Lake Logan Multisport Festival coming up Aug. 3-4 in

Haywood County is continuing to grow in popularity and esteem.Put on by Glory Hound Events, the festival is preparing for 800

participants in the various races held during the course of theweekend. The Lake Logan Multisport Festival was started in 2006as a single Olympic distance triathlon and has expanded duringthe years to a multi-day, multi-race affair.

Now the line-up includes both Olympic and Sprint distancetriathlons, a straight open water swim, an aquathlon (swim andrun), and new this year is an aquabike race (swim-bike.)

The venue has been selected to host the USA Triathlon Mid-Atlantic Sprint Triathlon Regional Championships, which meanthose who place at Lake Logan automatically qualify for the nation-al triathlon championships. Lake Logan will also be the site ofAquathlon National Championships

The theme of this year’s event is “A Weekend of Champions.” Aspecial wave in the Sprint and Olympic triathlons will be open onlyto top finishers in one of 60 other triathlons around the Southeast.

www.gloryhoundevents.com.

A hangover of hoverersAs we turn to bask in the full glow of the

summer sun, mornings begin to heat upquickly. As they heat, they become quieter.

The neotropical migrants that arrive inwaves in April and early May, filling forests,glades, parks and backyards with the lustfulmusic of birdsong, have paired and are busysetting up housekeeping; territories havebeen established, and populations are morediffuse.

Males still greet the dawn withsong as they patrol their territorystopping at the same establishedsong posts to give a shout out, let-ting other males of the samespecies know, “This spot is taken.”After the morning tour of duty,assured that his territory is secure,the male turns his attention towhatever fatherly duties are athand, be it nest building, securingfood for mates and/or young, etc.They still sing occasionally, but it’snot as urgent or prevalent as whenthey were looking for a mate. Andas the morning heats up, songbecomes more and more scarce.Forests can become deathly quiet by 11 a.m.on a late June-July morning.

But if you know nature, you know thereare exceptions. The red-eyed vireo is a pro-lific songster. Granted the short robin-likephrases repeated again and again as oftenas 40 times per minute are not as melodiousas songs from other neotropical crooners,but often, on those hot summer days, theywill be the only tune blaring from the tree-tops in the midday heat.

Consider the vocal output of this arbore-al rapper. Sources vary considerably regard-ing the number of songs a red-eyed vireomight sing in a single day. The estimatesrange from 10,000 to 20,000. Taking thesmaller estimate and figuring on an averageof 15 hours (900 minutes) of daylight dur-ing the red-eyed vireo’s stay on its nestinggrounds, and this little songster is beltingout 11 songs per minute. That takes whistlewhile you work to a whole new level.

The red-eyed vireo is one of the mostcommon neotropical nesters in NorthAmerica. It ranges across Canada, drops

down through British Columbia to Oregonand parts of Colorado and across the entireEastern U.S. down to the Gulf States. Not ablaze of color but an attractive, dapper birdabout six inches long. The sexes are similar,with the male being a bit brighter. They areolive-brown above with the tail and wingsdarker than the nape and back. It has aprominent white eye stripe with a blackborder at the top and a gray cap. The underparts are creamy white.

Red-eyed vireos build cup-like nests sus-pended from forked branches, generallybelow 20 feet. The nest is constructed oftwigs, bark, grasses, pine needles (if avail-able) and lichens. Spider webbing is used tohold the nest together and the inside islined with plant fibers and/or hair.

Red-eyed vireos are common interiorforest nesters but spill over into edges andsuburban settings. These more open nestsare prone to parasitism by brown-headedcowbirds. A dedicated insectivore duringsummer often hovering to pluck caterpillarsand other insects from twigs and leaves (85percent of its summer diet is insects), thered-eyed vireo often shifts gears andbecomes totally frugivorous on its winteringgrounds in the Amazon Basin.

Now I don’t know who decides thesethings — perhaps in this case someone whohad one too many libations the night before— but a group of red-eyed vireos is knownas a “hangover” of vireos.(Don Hendershot is a writer and naturalist. He

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Turn your backyard into National GeographicAn upcoming photography workshop is geared to help any photographer capture great shots with-

out traveling far. The Neighborhood Nature Photography workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1,

at the Balsam Community Center. It will provide basic tips and techniques to help photograph imagesof nature in a backyard setting. The instruction will focus on the areas of subject, composition, anglesand lighting and teach skills for the technical aspects of photography. Pre-registration is required.$20. The community center is located on Cabin Flats Road.

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The Naturalist’s CornerBY DON HENDERSHOT

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Bringing the classroom outside

Highlands Middle School becamehome to a new outdoor classroom earlierthis month. The school’s old courtyardwas revamped with a stone sitting wallinlaid with artistic features such asceramic birds and flowers and surround-ed by newly planted landscaping andgreenery. The classroom will also have aweather station placed there and will begeared for outdoor instruction and activi-ties for students.

A celebration for the classroom willtake place from 1-2 p.m. June 10 at theHighlands Middle School. Members ofthe community will congregate to drinklemonade, take a tour of the project andlearn how instructors will use it in thecoming year. The project was built withnearly $35,000 in donations and grantfunding from local organizations.

Smokies summer camp near CherokeeGreat Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a three-day camp, “Smokies

Summer Science Investigations,” for youth entering sixth through ninth grade inthe fall.

The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 1 through July 3 and meets eachday at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee. Youth will explore theSmokies while helping collect research data on crayfish and salamanders. Theywill also assist with service projects such as controlling exotic plants. Whiledesigned with summer fun in mind, campers will also learn about how parkrangers use science and technology in their daily jobs.

The program is taught by National Park Service education rangers, and thereis no charge for the program, but pre-registration is required.

828.926.6251.

Summer camp for kids in WaynesvilleThe Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department is offering a fun-filled

summer camp for kids from kindergarten to the fifth grade. The camp will takeplace from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 3 through Aug.16, at the Waynesville Recreation Center.

There will be games, movies, swim time in the pool, fishing and even a fieldtrip to natural features in the area. The cost is $75 for members of the recreationcenter or $95 for non-members. Daily enrollment is limited, and reservationsrequired.


Get served by the prosLocal tennis pro Bunnie Allare plans to develop a true junior tennis program for Haywood County with her Tennis Lifesong Summer Camp. The tennis programs are schedules for May 28 through Aug. 23 at Lake Junaluska. Youth program are offered Tuesdays through Fridays at a variety of

hours, while adult instruction and open play will take place on Saturdays. The camp offers programs for children as young as four-year-old to adults. Alsoprograms can be as short as half-hour per day to several hours of instruction and practice. Allare will be teaching with two assistants who are UnitedStates Tennis Association certified instructors.

Cost is between $5 and $200, depending on the camp. Those who sign up before June can receive a reduced rate.828.513.608.9621 or www.lakejunaluska.com/tennis or www.facebook.com/tennisLifesong.

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Nature is a hugely meaningful aspect of Cherokee culture and history. It also happens to make a spectacular

setting for exploring that history and culture via the outdoor drama, “Unto These Hills.” Telling the Cherokee

story from 1780 to the 21st century, and loaded with ritual, betrayal, love, action, and suspense, this isn’t just

an outdoor drama in a beautiful setting. It’s your chance to be transported to another time and place.

For tickets, visit CherokeeAdventure.com or call 866.554.4557.

“Unto These Hills” Outdoor DramaJune 1 - August 17, 2013 | 8pm nightly, except Sunday | Tickets $8- $23

Who knew the great outdoors could be this dramatic?

Outdoor writer exploresMountain-To-Sea Trail

Danny Bernstein will discuss her thirdhiking book, Mountains-To-Sea: TrailAcross North Carolina, at 3 p.m. Saturday,June 1, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.

Her talk about the trail will includeslides of her hike. Stretching 1,000 milesfrom Clingmans Dome in the Smokies toJockey’s Ridge State Park in the OuterBanks, the trail is half on footpaths and halfon back roads, offering experiences not onlyin nature but also in small towns, at historicmonuments, in family cemeteries and inlocal shops.

828.456.6000 or www.blueridgenc.com.

Author climbsClingmans Dome in new book

Clingmans Dome towers over the heartof the Great Smoky Mountains as the high-est point in both the national park and thestate of Tennessee. In her book, ClingmansDome: Highest Mountain in the GreatSmokies, author Marci Spencer presents thenatural andhuman his-tory of thisiconic desti-nation andexplores itsancientallure — theCherokeetreasured it,as did earlysettlers, andit captivatesthrongs ofvisitorstoday. Thebook alsoventures into Sen. Thomas Clingman’s 1858journey to measure the mountain and the1934 birth of the park. Scarred by logging,invasive species and modern pollution, themountain has endured through time.

Spencer is a retired nurse practitionerand local naturalist who graduated from thenatural science program at the NorthCarolina Arboretum. She also volunteers fora bear rescue center and in the park. Thenew book is available at local stores andonline.

www.historypress.net.

You don’t have to barter with chickens at the JacksonCounty Farmers Market, or even pay with cash for that matter.The weekly market in Sylva accepts debit and credit cards topurchase farmers tokens, which in turn can pay for locallygrown vegetables, strawberries, meats, fine crafts and more. Italso accepts SNAP benefits.

The market is held from 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday atBridge Park. This Saturday, June 1, will feature musicianMackenzie Grace Puckett playing near the information boothwith both old time and contemporary guitar tunes and singing.Also, the program Family Art at the Market will be workingwith children and their families to make art under the pavilionstarting at 10 a.m. City Lights Bookstore will have story time at11 a.m. also under the pavilion.

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Work on trails the wildwilderness this summer

Registration is now open for theSouthern Appalachian WildernessStewards’ summer volunteer programs.

The programs are weeklong or weekendvolunteer programs in one of the 22 wilder-ness areas in the Southern Appalachians.Each program offers a different experiencein areas such as trail restoration and clear-ing, new trail construction and trail re-rout-ing. Some work projects require membershike or backpack to the areas where theywill spend the week.

Eight weeklong programs are currentlyopen for registration, as well as a few short-term opportunities. Those who wish to cansign up for multiple weeks for a variety ofexperiences. A work session will take placein the Shining Rock Wilderness from June23-28 and in the Snowbird WSA from July7-12. Food and equipment are all providedto volunteers and crews are led by experi-

enced leaders. www.trailcrews.org.

Exploratory hikethrough Panthertown

The Highlands Biological Foundation’s“Think About Thursdays” family activityseries will kick off 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. June6 with a guided hike through PanthertownValley with Wes Burlingame.

Burlingame is the former owner ofLaurel Springs Nursery in Hendersonville,has led numerous hikes through

Panthertown and has vast knowledgeabout the flora of the area. This hike isappropriate for ages 12 and up but may bestrenuous at times. Cost is $10 for mem-bers of the foundation or $15 for non-members. Advance registration is request-ed.

The foundation will be organizing a

similar event each Thursday throughoutthe summer. A full schedule is availableonline.

828.526.2221 or www.highlandsbiolog-ical.org.

Trout waters set toopen; youth go first

The N.C. Wildlife ResourcesCommission will open approximately 64

miles of trout streams and twolakes known as delayed-harvesttrout waters on June 1, with a spe-cial head start for youth anglers.

From 6 a.m. until noon thatday, only anglers 15 years old andyounger will be allowed to fish onthose waters. At noon, everyonecan fish.

The delayed-harvest waters willstay open through Sept. 30. Duringthis time, anglers can keep up toseven trout per day — with no baitrestrictions or minimum size lim-its. The commission stocks the

delayed-harvest waters from fall throughspring with high densities of trout. Oncesummer arrives, waters become too warmfor trout to survive so the streams andlakes are opened for fishing. Delayed-har-vest trout waters are posted with diamond-shaped, black-and-white signs.

www.ncwildlife.org or 888.248.6834

The Great Smoky Mountains NationalPark will celebrate National Trails Day onSaturday, June 1, with a volunteer workdayon the Appalachian Trail. Volunteers will beassisting in tasks such as the cleaning andreplacing water bars, rehabilitating stepsand turnpikes, and helping to main trailtread on sections of the trail.

The workday concludes with a barbecue

picnic at Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area for allregistrants. Registration and a $25 fee arerequired for the event. The fee goes to spon-sor trail projects in the Smokies. Friends ofthe Smokies, Appalachian TrailConservancy and the Smoky MountainHiking Club are also sponsoring the event.

www.friendsofthesmokies.org or865.932.4794.

Great Smokies celebrates National Trails Day

Local trail groups plan for National Trails DaySeveral local hiking groups have planned outings for National Trails Day on June 1. The Nantahala Hiking Club has teamed up with the Bartram Trail Society for a group hike. At 10

a.m., hikers will begin from the Wayah Bald and head to Wine Springs Bald on a section of trailshared by the Bartram and Appalachian trails. The trip will be about three miles round trip, and hikerswill have the choice of extending the hike. Dan Pittillo, a local botanist and founder of the BartramTrail, will lead the trip. There will also be a guided children’s hike that day.

The Friends of Panthertown will also be participating in the country’s largest celebration of trails.From 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. June 1, the organization will be holding events in Panthertown Valley,including a hike, trail projects and a trail dedication ceremony. Hikers should meet at the Salt RockGap trailhead parking area. However, group size is limited and reservations are required


Trail workers chop out a section of theHawksbill Trail in Linville Gorge. Donated photo

Volunteers perform work on awater diversion feature on asection of trail in Great SmokyMountains National Park. Donated photo

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BUSINESS & EDUCATION• Free 90-minute computer class: How to sell items onCraigslist, 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, JacksonCounty Public Library, Sylva. Space limited. Register,586.2016.

• Free seminar, SBA Doing Business with theGovernment, 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, May 29, room102C, Burrell Building, Southwestern CommunityCollege, Jackson Campus. Register at 339.4211 [email protected].

• Employability Laboratory, Southwestern CommunityCollege, Sylva; May 29, Build and Improve Your Resume;June 5, On Track – Ten Hidden Rules to MoneyManagement. Register, 306.7020.

• Alive after Five: Networking Event, Thursday, May 30,3 Eagles Outfitters, Franklin. 524.3161.

• Free seminar, The Basics of Bookkeeping, 5:30 to 8:30p.m. Thursday, May 30, room 117, Founder’s Hall,Southwestern Community College, Jackson Campus.Register at 339.4211 or [email protected].

• Women’s Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 1,Smoky Mountain Chevrolet.www.smokymountainchevy.com.

• Marketing Your Personal Image and Brand: YourPersonal Palette, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 4,Southwestern Community College, Jackson Campus,Burrell Conference Center 102A. Nyda Bittmann-Neville,speaker. $30. 339.4497.

• Free seminar, How to Write a Business Plan, 5:30 to8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, room 117, Founder’s Hall,Southwestern Community College, Jackson Campus.339.4211, [email protected].

• Issues & Eggs, 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, GatewayClub, Church St., Waynesville.

• Foundations in a Day, three one-day workshops forentrepreneurs, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 7, Sylva;Thursday, June 13, Bryson City; and Thursday, June 20,Hayesville. Ashley Epling, 253.2834 x 27 [email protected]. www.mountainbiz-works.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS &ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Tarp Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 31, HaywoodCounty Materials Recovery Facility, Clyde. Get a freetarp, while they last, to secure truck beds to prevent lit-ter. 627.8042, 704.442.0791 or [email protected].

• TeaM (Treyson and Megan) Bradley Benefit, 3 to 8p.m. Saturday, June 1, Sylva Bridge Park, to offset med-ical expenses for Megan and baby Treyson. Food,games.Bring chairs.

• Birthday Fiesta for Tye/Cornhole Tournament toBenefit Tye Blanton Foundation, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Saturday, June 1, Los Amigos Restaurante, 366 RussAve., Waynesville. $40/team. 734.6692,http://on.fb.me/12z46yX.

• Foster Pet Adoption, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June1, Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s Adoption Center,256 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville. 246.9050.

• 26th annual National Cancer Survivors Day Ice CreamSocial, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1, Angel MedicalCenter Cafeteria, Franklin.

• Indoor Flea Market, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1,Haywood County Fairgrounds, highway 209 north, LakeJunaluska. 400.1529.

• 26th annual National Cancer Survivors Day, 1 to 3p.m., Sunday, June 2, Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa,

176 Country Club Drive, Waynesville.

• Five-course champagne brunch to benefit PAWS, noonto 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, historic Fryemont Inn, BrysonCity. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased atFryemont Inn, PAWS Thrift Store or by mailing a check toPAWS, P. O. Box, 1814, Bryson City Seating limited.

• Taster’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 3, SusanTodd Lounge, Lake Junaluska. Sponsored by JunaluskaWoman’s Club Events. Open to all ladies from the Lakeand surrounding communities. Covered dishes will beshared for lunch, followed by birthday cake for dessert.

• Macon County Beekeepers Association, 7 p.m.Thursday June 6, Cooperative Extension Office, ThomasHeights Road, Franklin. 524.5234.

• Register from 7 to 9 p.m. June 7-8 for a one-daytraining course to learn to fly radio controlled airplanes.Training day is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 15, at theMacon Aero Modelers Club training field, 515 TessenteeRoad, Otto (south of Franklin). http://www.maconaero-modelers.com/.

• Lake Junaluska annual Flea Market, 7:30 to 11:30a.m. Saturday, June 8, Nancy Weldon Gym, just off mainentrance by highway 19, Lake Junaluska. No early birds.452.9164.

• Relay for Life to benefit American Cancer Society,Saturday, June 8, Franklin High School Football field.

BLOOD DRIVESJackson• Landmark Realty Group Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4p.m. Thursday, May 30, 49 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers.Alan Rhew, 743.0510.

• Sylva Community Blood Drive, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.Friday, June 7, Jackson Senior Center, 100 CountyServices Park, Sylva. www.redcrossblood.org Keyword:Sylva to schedule your appointment.

Macon• State Employees Credit Union - Franklin Blood Drive,10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 245 CunningtonRoad, Franklin. Lawren Cress, 369.3536 or log on towww.redcrossblood.org. Keyword: SECU FRANKLIN.

• Franklin Relay for Life Blood Drive, 3:30 to 8 p.m.Saturday, June 8, 100 Panther Drive, Franklin. BrendaWooten, 369.9221 or log on to www.redcrossblood.org.Keyword: FRANKLIN RELAY

SENIOR ACTIVITIES• Senior trip to see the elk, Monday, June 3. $5 formembers of the Waynesville Recreation Department, $7for non-members. Age 50 and older. Register, 456.2030or email [email protected].

• Lisa Verges, M.D., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4,Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, Waynesville.Top 10 Tips for Caregivers, strategies for assisting indi-viduals with memory loss. 452.2370.

KIDS & FAMILIES• Free pre-participation sports physicals for HaywoodCounty student athletes, Thursday, May 30, MedWestHealth & Fitness Center, MedWest-Haywood. MedWestSports Medicine Hotline, 452.8077.

• Kids Fishing Days, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1,Cliffside Lake, Highlands; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June

1, Cheoah Lake, Graham County; 9 a.m. to noonSaturday, June 8, Max Patch, Haywood County. Kids fishfor free. Must be accompanied by an adult.Registration, 8 a.m. 524.6441 ext. 424.

• Nature Nuts: Snakes, 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1;Wednesday, June 12; and Saturday, June 28, PisgahCenter for Wildlife Education, U.S. 276 south of the BlueRidge Parkway, Transylvania County. Ages 4 to 7. Storytime, crafts and a hike. 877.4423

• Eco Explorers: Raising Trout, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,June 1, and Friday, June 28, Pisgah Center for WildlifeEducation, U.S. 276 south of the Blue Ridge Parkway,Transylvania County. Learn about the Bobby N. Setzertrout hatchery operations, participate in an outdooractivity that simulates trout life, and feed the fish.Ages 8-13.

Summer Camps• Tennis Lifesong Summer Camps, Tuesdays throughFridays, May 28 through Aug. 23 at Lake Junaluska.Ages 4 and older. Bunnie Allare, 513.608.9621,www.lakejunaluska.com/tennis orwww.facebook.com/tennisLifesong.

• Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department sum-mer camp for kids in kindergarten to 5th grade., 7:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 3-Aug. 16. Register, 456.2030or email [email protected].

• Elementary School Summer Day Camp, ages 6 to 12,Cullowhee United Methodist, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, June 3 to Aug. 2. 293.9215 or visithttp://www.cullowheeumc.org/summer-camp-2013/.

• Preschool Summer Day Camp Cullowhee United

Methodist Church, ages 3 to not yet attended kinder-garten, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 3through Aug. 2. 293.9215 or visit http://www.cul-lowheeumc.org/summer-camp-2013/.

• Lake Junaluska Summer Day Camp, June 6 – August9, for ages 24 months through rising sixth graders. Halfday, full day available. Come all summer or for just afew days. www.lakejunaluska.com/children, [email protected], 454.6681. Registration formsavailable online.

• WOW! a World of Wonder day camp, ages 4 to 6, 10a.m. to noon, June 4-7, July 9-12 and Aug. 6-9,Highlands Nature Center. $55, advanced registrationrequired. 526.2623, www.highlandsbiological.org.

• NatureWorks²day camp, ages 8 to 11, 10 a.m. tonoon, June 11-14 and July 16-19, Highlands NatureCenter. $85, advanced registration required. 526.2623,www.highlandsbiological.org.

• Summer Reading Adventures, 8 a.m. to noon, Monday,

All phone numbers area code 828 unless otherwise noted.

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June 17, to Friday, June 28, Western CarolinaUniversity. For rising first-, second- and third-gradestudents. $125, 227.7397.

• Jr. Ecologists day camp, ages 11 to 14, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., June 18-21, Highlands Nature Center. $120,advanced registration required. 526.2623, www.high-landsbiological.org.

• Amazing Animals day camp, ages 7 to 10, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. June 25-28 and July 30-Aug. 2, HighlandsNature Center. $85, advanced registration required.526.2623, www.highlandsbiological.org.

• 5-day art camps, Cullowhee Mountain Arts: “Aroundthe World in a Week” 9 a.m. to noon, June 17-21, ages5 to 8, $125 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-28, ages 9to 12, $225. Fine Arts Building, Western CarolinaUniversity. www.cullowheemountainarts.org/youth.

• Summer Day Camp, Southwestern ChildDevelopment and Hazelwood Early Education andPreschool, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday throughFridays, June 3 through Aug. 28. Ages 5 to 9. $500 permonth. Subsidy accepted. 456.2458.

• Rocket to Creativity, (Cullowhee Creativity Camp),for rising second- through ninth-graders, 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday, June 24, to Friday, June 28, WesternCarolina University. $130, includes lunch. 227.7397.

• Day Camps at Western Carolina University,Cullowhee, 227.7108 orwww.wcu.edu/academics/edoutreach/conted/camps-and-programs-for-kids/index.as

Science & Nature• Great Smoky Mountains National star gazing event,8:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, Appalachian HighlandsScience Learning Center at Purchase Knob. Call926.6251 or reservations and directions. GPS or aninternet map service not recommended.

Literary (children)• Teen Summer Events preview fair, 3:30 to 5 p.m.Wednesday, May 29, meeting room, Macon CountyLibrary, Franklin. For rising sixth through 12th gradestudents. [email protected], Ellen, 524.3600.

• Volunteers needed (college-age students or older)three afternoons a week to assist the Teen Programleader at Macon County Public Library, [email protected], Ellen, 524.3600.

• Children’s Story time, Rotary Readers, 11 a.m.Monday, June 3, Jackson County Public Library, Sylva.586.2016.

• Children’s Story time, Happy Pig Day! 11 a.m.Tuesday, June 4, Jackson County Public Library,586.2016.

• Children’s Craft Time, Mud Painting, 1 p.m. Tuesday,June 4, Jackson County Public Library, Sylva.586.2016.

• Teen Craft Time, Mud Painting, 4 p.m. Tuesday, June4, Jackson County Public Library, 586.2016.

• Book Talk with Betty Fallon Brady, 7 p.m. Tuesday,June 4, Jackson County Public Library, 586.2016.

• Soil Babies with Jackson County Soil and WaterConservation, 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, JacksonCounty Public Library, Sylva. 586.2016.

• Teen Activity, cornhole, 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 5,Jackson County Public Library, Sylva. 586.2016.

• Summer reading program, Dig into Reading, regis-tration Wednesday, May 29, Marianna Black Library.For preschool age children through 5th grade.488.3030.

FOOD & DRINK• Live music, 7 p.m., Friday, May 31, Caleb Burress;Saturday, June 1, Tarnished Rose Band, Frog LevelBrewing Company, Waynesville. 454.5664 orwww.froglevelbrewing.com.

• Live music, gypsy jazz with Michael Pilgrim (man-dolin) 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 31; musical tribute to

the Beatles and Elton John with Joe Cruz (piano,vocals), 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1; an evening of CaroleKing featuring Sheila Gordon (piano, vocals) 7 p.m.Friday, June 7; and jazz, classical guitar, 12-stringwith Kevin Lorenz, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8, ClassicWineseller, 20 Church St., Waynesville. 452.6000 orvisit www.classicwineseller.com.

• Caney Fork CDC’s annual BBQ & Music, 4 to 7 p.m.Saturday, June 8, Caney Fork Community Center, fourmiles east on Caney Fork Road, off SR107. $7 adultsand $4 child under 12. Music, raffle and cakewalk.Curt Whitney, 293.9826.

ECA EVENTS• Extension and Community Association (ECA) groupsmeet throughout the county at various locations andtimes each month. NC Cooperative Extension Office,586.4009.

• 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 – Spoon Necklaces, KountryKrafters ECA, Tuckasegee Wesleyan Church,Tuckasegee.

• 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 6 – Berry Health, PotpourriECA, Conference Room of Community Service Center,Sylva.

POLITICAL GROUP EVENTS& LOCAL GOVERNMENTDems• Mountain High Republican Women’s Club (MHRWC)luncheon meeting 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 4,Trillium Links and Lake Club. Reservations by May 31.$25 in advance, $30 at the door. 526.4146 or [email protected]. Mail inquiries toMHRWC, P.O. Box 126 , Cashiers, NC 28717.

• Beginning June 6. Executive committee officers willmeet at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at atDemocratic Headquarters, 286 Haywood Square,Waynesville. Next meeting will be Monday, June 24.www.haywooddemocrats.org.

Others• Jay DeLancy of Voter Integrity Project NC, 6 p.m.Thursday, May 30, NC Agriculture CooperativeExtension, 589 Raccoon Road, Waynesville.Nonpartisan event. www.912wnc.com,[email protected].

SUPPORT GROUPSJackson• Look Good, Feel Better, 10 a.m. to noon, Monday,June 3, Harris Medical Park conference room, 98Doctors Dr., Sylva. Mary E. Mahon, RN, 631.8100.

• Man to Man Support Group for prostate cancerpatients and survivors, 7 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 10,Harris Medical Park conference room, 98 Doctors Dr.,Sylva. Mary E. Mahon, RN, 631.8100.

A&EFESTIVALS, SPECIAL& SEASONAL EVENTS

• Canton Spring Fair, opens 5 p.m. May 29-31; and 1p.m. June 1-2, downtown Canton, $20 for unlimitedrides.

• Maggie Valley BikeFest & Swap Meet, June 7-8,Maggie Valley. 736.2217,www.maggievalleybikefest.com.

• Spring Rod Run, June 7-8, Cherokee Events Center.497.2603.

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This is your invitation to explore Cherokee culture through its dance, music, storytelling, arts and crafts, food,

and living history. The Cherokee Voices Festival has provided family fun, Cherokee style, now for 17 years,

and it’s free of charge. Held at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian (intersection of Highway 441 and Drama

Road) and sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.

You can find more information at

CherokeeMuseum.org or call 828.497.3481.

Cherokee Voices FestivalJune 8, 2013, 10am-5pm

• Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration, Saturday, June 8,downtown Waynesville. 456.3517, [email protected].

• Rafters and Crafters Festival, Saturday, June 8,Dillsboro. www.cherokeesmokies.com.

• Bingo, 5:45 p.m. Thursdays, starting May 30 throughSept. 5, Pavilion next to Maggie Valley Town Hall. Cashprizes.

• High-fashion exhibition, ReDress: Upcycled Style byNancy Judd, through Aug.18, The Bascom, Highlands.www.TheBascom.org, 526.4949.

• The Storytelling Center, 7:30 p.m. June 4-6, down-town Bryson City, 488.5705,www.psalmsofthesouth.com.

• Thursdays at the Library, Tears with the Rain, withGary Carden and Dave Waldrop, 7 p.m. Thursday, June6, Macon County Library living room. Free. 524.3600.

• Cherokee Voices, Saturday, June 8, Cherokee.Demonstrations of basket making, pottery, finger weav-ing, carving, storytelling, flute music, and gospelmusic in the Cherokee language. Free. 497.3481.

LITERARY (ADULTS)• SIBA award nomination finalists, Kathryn Byer andGeorge Ellison, 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, City LightsBookstore, 586.9499.

• Book release party for local children’s author AnnaBrowning, 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1, The Vine, 188Depot St., Waynesville. Tanner Turbeyfill and the MoonRocks is illustrated by 2005 Tuscola High School grad-uate Josh Crawford. www.diamonddmtpublishing.com,www.anna-browning.com, 342.4355.

• Hiker and author Danny Bernstein, 3 p.m. Saturday,June 1, Blue Ridge Books, 152 S. Main St.,

Waynesville. 456.6000, www.blueridgebooksnc.com.

• Local writers Nita Welch Owenby and Roy Owenby, 11a.m. Saturday, June 1, historic Rickman Store,

259 Cowee Creek Road, seven miles north of Franklin.369.5595 or visit Friends of the Rickman Store onFacebook.

• Local writer Betty Fallon Brady, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June4, community room, Jackson County Public Library,Sylva. 586.2016.

• Author Peter Carlson, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, CityLights Bookstore, Sylva. 586.9499.

• Author June Peacock, 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8, CityLights Bookstore, Sylva. 586.9499.

ON STAGE & IN CONCERT• Love, Loss and What I Wore, by Nora Ephron andDelia Ephron, May 30-June 2, Martin LipscombPerforming Arts Center, 507 Chestnut St., Highlands.Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Sundaymatinees at 2:30 p.m. Directed by Ronnie Spilton.Tickets, $20. 526.8084.

• Perfect Wedding, 7:30 p.m. May 31, and June 1-2,Smoky Mountain Community Theatre. 488.8227,smctheatre.com.

• Ring Of Fire, Celebrating the music of Johnny Cash,7:30 p.m. May 31, and June 1, 7-8, 14-15; 3 p.m.Sunday, June 2, 9 and 16, HART Theater, PerformingArts Center at the Shelton House, 250 Pigeon St.,Waynesville. Tickets, $24 for adults, $22 for seniors,and $12 for students/teachers. Special $6 discounttickets for students and teachers for Thursday andSunday performances. 456.6322, www.harttheatre.com.

• “Freedom Rocks the Square,” free outdoor concert ofvintage pop and Motown music, 7 p.m. Friday, May 31,Franklin’s Town Square gazebo, Main Street at Iotla,weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair. 524.7683,www.artscouncilofmacon.org.

• Family friendly Concerts on the Creek, every Fridayduring summer, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sylva Bridge Park

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7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1. Meet at 7:30 a.m. atHighlands Town Hall Parking. Destination is Edwinand Kaye Poole’s home in Highlands.

• National Trails Day hike, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1,Wayah Bald to Wine Springs Bald, three miles roundtrip. Joint hike between Nantahala Hiking Club andBartram Trail Society. Dan Pittilio will lead the hike.Jim Kautz, [email protected], 524.6593 or Bill VanHorn, 369.1983.

• Kids Fishing Days, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1,Cliffside Lake, Highlands; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday,June 1, Cheoah Lake, Graham County; 9 a.m. to noonSaturday, June 8, Max Patch, Haywood County. Kidsfish for free. Must be accompanied by an adult.Registration, 8 a.m. 524.6441 ext. 424.

• Neighborhood Nature Photography, 9 a.m. to noon,Saturday, June 1, Balsam Community Center (oldschool house), Cabin Flats Road. Larry Thompsoninstructor. $20. Pre-registration required, 452.5414,[email protected].

• Nantahala Hiking Club, nine-mile strenuous hike,Saturday June 1, Appalachian Trail from Winding StairGap to Wayah Gap. Meet at 9 a.m. Westgate Plaza,Franklin. Leaders Bill and Sharon Van Horn, 369.1983,for reservations. Visitors welcome, no pets. Raindate, June 29.

• Nantahala Hiking Club joint hike with NC BartramTrail Society for National Trails Day, Saturday, June 1.Meet at 9 a.m. at Westgate Plaza, Franklin. KayCoriell, 369.6820, Jim Kautz, Bartram Trail Society,524.6593, [email protected].

• Donate food and raft for free, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Sunday, June 2, Dillsboro River Co., 10 MacktownRoad, Dillsboro, and Smoky Mountain RiverAdventures, 5303 U.S. highway 74 E., Whittier. Bringten non-perishable food items to either rafting com-pany. Collected food goes to United ChristianMinistries of Jackson County.

• Highlands Plateau Audubon Society bird walk,Wednesday, June 5, with Mark Hopey at CoweeMounds, north of Franklin. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at theTown Hall Parking lot in Highlands. www.highland-saudubonsociety.org.

• Highlands Biological Foundations Hike throughPanthertown with Wes Burlingame, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Thursday, June 6. Ages 12 and up. $10 for members or$15 for non-members. Register, 526.2221. www.high-landsbiological.org, 526.2221.

• Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club, 10:30 a.m. to noon and1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursdays from June 6 to Aug. 1, Cradleof Forestry, Pisgah National Forest, Summer natureseries for children ages 4 to 7. $4 per child.Accompanying adults are admitted to the Cradle ofForestry for half price, $2.50.www.cradleofforestry.org, 877.3130.

PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS• Know Your Frogs workshop, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday,May 31, Highlands Nature Center. Ages 6 to adult.Bring a flashlight to search for frogs in the wild. $5,advanced registration required, 526.2623.

• Synchronous Fireflies Fundraiser, 7 to 11 p.m.Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1, Norton CreekSanctuary near Gatlinburg. $75 per person. Spacelimited. 865.430.4756, www.dlia.org.

• Great Smoky Mountains Field School classes, EarlySummer Wildflowers and Ferns, with George Ellison, 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1, Great SmokyMountains National Park. $49.www.outreach.utk.edu/smoky/, 865.974.1000.

• National Trails Day, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,June 1, Panthertown Valley. Meet at Salt Rock Gaptrailhead in Cashiers. Group size limited. 269.4453.www.americanhiking.org/events/panthertown-valley-exploration-adventure/

• Nature Photography Exhibit: Our Spectacular

Southern Appalachians, June 1-July 29, Cradle ofForestry, Pisgah National Forest on NC highway 276,14 miles north of Brevard. 877.3130, www.cradleof-forestry.com.

• Volunteers needed for National Trails Day andAppalachian Trail Work Day, Saturday, June 1, GreatSmoky Mountains National Park. Barbecue picnic atMetcalf Bottoms Picnic Area afterward.http://www.friendsofthesmokies.org/events.html orHolly Scott, 865.932.4794.

• Road construction and maintenance one-day work-shop for private landowners June 6, CoweetaHydrologic Laboratory, Otto. $25 per person ($15 foran additional family member), includes lunch.Register at www.ltlt.org or at 524.2711 ext. 305

• Elkmont Firefly Viewing, Thursday, June 6 throughThursday, June 13, Elkmont Campground, Great SmokyMountains National Park. Parking pass required.$1.50 each. Purchase at www.Recreation.gov, or877.444.6777.

COMPETITIVE EDGE• Ruby Run, 8 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Franklin HighSchool parking lot, 100 Panther Drive, Franklin.

Sponsored by Franklin Daybreak Rotary. Proceeds tosupport several local charities. Register online atwww.active.com.

• Mountain Lakes 5K race and walk, 8:30 a.m.Saturday, June 1, Highlands. Race-day registration,7:30 a.m. lobby at recreation park. Proceeds to benefitWheelchairs for Bolivia Project. Registration forms atfront desk of Highlands Recreation Park and on line atwww.mountaintoprotary.net. Skip Taylor, 526.4280,Victoria Ingate, 421.2548, or [email protected].

• Cherokee Memorial Holiday Trout FishingTournament May 31-June 2, $11 entry fee and $10,000in tagged fish in the rivers on the CherokeeReservation (excluding the 2.2 miles of catch andrelease waters). Registration necessary to redeemcash prize. www.fishcherokee.com/tagged.html.497.1826.

• Xterra Tsali, off road triathlon, Sunday, June 2, TsaliRecreation area. www.goneriding.com.

FARM & GARDEN• Ole Smokey Tractor Club Spring Farm Fest, 8 a.m. to6 p.m. May 31 through June 1, Maggie Valley. Paradeof more than 30 tractors drive through Maggie Valley,crafts, vendors. 734.1510, [email protected].

• Kids Corner Market, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1,Original Waynesville Tailgate Market, 171 LegionDrive, Waynesville, behind Bogart’s. Vicky Rogers,456.1830 or [email protected].

• Haywood Beekeepers Club, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4,Haywood County Extension Center, Raccoon Road,Waynesville.

FARMER’S & TAILGATEMARKETSWaynesville• Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market. Fresh, localproduce, fresh seafood, baked goods, goat cheese,herbal products, meat and eggs, plants, flowers, pre-serves, honey and heritage crafts. Live music, 8 a.m.to noon, Wednesdays and Saturdays. 250 Pigeon St,Waynesville in the parking lot of the HART Theatre.828.627.1058. www.waynesvillefarmersmarket.com.

• Waynesville Tailgate Market. Fruits, vegetables,black walnuts, organic food and other products fromHaywood County Farmers. 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesdaysand Saturdays, 171 Legion Dr., Waynesville, at theAmerican Legion in Waynesville behind Bogart’srestaurant. 828.648.6323. www.buyhaywood.com.

Pavilion near Scott Creek: May 31, Rye Holler Boys;June 7, Johnny Webb Band, www.mountainlovers.com.

• Mark Lowry, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, SmokyMountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin.Tickets start at $18. visitGreatMountainMusic.com,866.273.4615.

• Unto These Hills, 7:30 p.m. preshow, 8 p.m. mainperformance, nightly except Sundays, June 1 to Aug.17, Mountainside Theatre, Cherokee. Reserved seat-ing, $23, adults; $13, children 6 to 13 years of age;free for children five and under. General seating, $20,adults; $10, children 6 to 12; free, children 5 andunder. 2,000 seat outdoor amphitheater. www.chero-keeadventures.com/tickets

• Smoky Mountain Brass Band, 5 p.m. Sunday, June 2,Hazelwood Baptist Church, Waynesville. Free.http://www.smbrass.com.

• Pianist Tommy Jordan, 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2, sanc-tuary of Franklin’s First United Methodist Church, 66Harrison Ave., downtown Franklin. 524.7683 orwww.artscouncilofmacon.org.

• Western Carolina University free Summer ConcertSeries, 7 p.m. every Thursday in June and July (exclud-ing July 4), A.K. Hinds University Center stage inCentral Plaza: June 6, 227.3622.

• Groovin’ on the Green with Jay Drummond, Friday,June 7, Cashiers. Free. 743.8428.

ART/GALLERY EVENTS& OPENINGS

• Friends of the Macon County Library, 2 p.m. Sunday,June 2, with public reception for Cherokee artist JoelQueen and the formal presentation of a pottery piecehe designed and created for the library. 524.3600,www.joelqueengallery.com.

• Art After Dark, 6 to 9 p.m. Main Street and FrogLevel, Waynesville. Extended hours for most galleriesand shops.

• Original Art Sale & Benefit for Friends of theSmokies and Friends of the Lake, 3 to 8 p.m. Friday,May 31, Lambuth Inn, Lake Junaluska. 734.1307,on.fb.me/154F5kP.

• Village Square Art & Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.June 1-2, Kelsey-Hutchinson Park on Pine St, down-town Highlands. 787.2021.

• Ceramics exhibition by students from HighlandsHigh School, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday,and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday, through July 14, TheBascom, Highlands. www.TheBascom.org, 526.4949.

• Photographer Barbara Sammons’ Dusty Roads andMore, a collection of 18 photographs of old cars andtractors, wildlife and scenography, through July 31,Canton Branch Library, 11 Pennsylvania Avenue,Canton. Barbara Sammons, 707.4420. www.bar-barasammons.com.

• Norma Bradley (fiber) and Rebecca Kempson (mixedmedia), through June 30, Folk Art Center FocusGallery, milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville.298.7928, www.craftguild.org.

CLASSES, PROGRAMS& DEMONSTRATIONS

• Smoky Mountain Home and Garden 101, 6 to 8 p.m.Thursdays, May 30 through June 27, Cecil GrovesCenter, Macon Campus, Southwestern CommunityCollege, Franklin. $40 class fee + $35 material feepaid to instructor, Linda Joyner. Register with JennyWilliams, 339.4497.

• Quilt Art exhibition by the Shady Ladies, 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, and noonto 5 p.m. Sunday, June 2, Lake Logan Episcopal Centerin southern Haywood County. $5 admission charge willbe donated to Lake Logan’s Summer Camp Program.Purchase chances to win a quilt, Dresden PlateSpecial, with all proceeds going to Haywood County

charities. Jane Cole, 456.8885. For directions,www.lakelogan.org.

• Gourd Artists Gathering and Art Festival, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., May 31 through June 2, Cherokee Indians FairGrounds, Cherokee. www.gourdgathering.net.

• Summer Art Portfolio Program, Printmaking, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. June 3-6, Southwestern Community College.$20. http://www.southwesterncc.edu/finearts.366.2005 or [email protected]

• Summer drawing class with Julie Jacobson, 6 to7:30 p.m. June 4-20, Gallery 1, Sylva. 843.614.7428,[email protected].

• Wheel Throwing, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4-Aug.6, Riverwood Pottery, Dillsboro. $160, 586.3601, [email protected].

• Art League of the Smokies, 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June4, Swain County Center for the Arts. Video “Big BrushWatercolour” with Ron Ransom will be shown.488.7843, www.swain.k12.nc.us/cfta.

• Dogwood Crafters Class, Leather Key Chain, 2 to 4p.m. Wednesday, June 5, Dogwood Crafters, Dillsboro.$3. Register at 586.2435.

• Learning to Quilt with Linda Nichols, 10 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5-July 24, Bradford HallConference room Southwestern Community CollegeJackson campus. $80. Register at 339.4426.

• Southwestern Community College pottery classes,Swain Center, 60 Almond School Road, Bryson City.www.southwesterncc.edu/finearts, 366.2000.

FILM & SCREEN• Movie night, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday May 29, JacksonCounty Public Library, 586.2016.

• Children’s Movie, 1 p.m. Monday, June 3, JacksonCounty Public Library, Sylva.

• Teen Movie, 3 p.m. Monday, June 3, Jackson CountyPublic Library, Sylva. Call for movie title. 586.2016.

DANCE• Contra dance with Charlotte Crittenden and The DogBranch Cats, 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 1,Community Room Keith House, John C. Campbell FolkSchool, 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown. $7, adults;$4, children ages 12 to 18; $3, children under 12years of age. 800.365.5724, https://folkschool.org.

• Pisgah Promenaders “Summer Picnic” squaredance, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Saturday, June 8, Old ArmoryRec. Center, 44 Boundary Street, Waynesville.586.8416, Jackson County, 452.1971, HaywoodCounty.

• Ballroom dance class, 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays throughJune 17, Breese Gym, Western Carolina University. $59($49 for WCU students, faculty and staff). Register atlearn.wcu.edu and select the “conferences and com-munity classes” tab or call Office of ContinuingEducation, 227.7397.

OutdoorsOUTINGS, HIKES & FIELDTRIPS

• Franklin Bird Club, weekly bird walk, 8 a.m.Wednesday, May 29, along the Greenway, led by KarenLawrence. Meet at Macon County Public Library park-ing area. 524.5234.

• Franklin Bird Club weekly bird walk, 8 a.m.Wednesday, June 5, along the Greenway, led by PaulaGorgoglione. Meet at Salali Lane. 524.523.

• Highlands Plateau Audubon beginners’ bird walk,

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Leading a field trip isn’t complicated.But there may be more to it than yousuppose. It helps if you know ahead of

time where you’re going to make stops;where to eat lunch;and where the bath-rooms are situated.On a scale of one-to-10 I’d give lunch a“7.5;” pre-designatedstops a “9;” andbathroom awarenessa “9.5.” Some yearsago “bathrooms”were a “5,” but theirimportance has risenof late. I have recently added another itemthat I give a “10.”

Make sure the driver of your vehicleknows where the on-off switch for the head-lights is located. And, furthermore, that heor she pays enough attention to have themturned on “prior” to entering a tunnel.Turning them on “after” entering is betterthan not knowing “how” to turn them on atall. But “before” is better than “after.”

Sometimes I can’t avoid doing either, butI don’t like driving at night and I don’t likedriving or riding as a passenger through atunnel. Well-lit tunnels are bad enough.Unlit tunnels are, for me, a species of hell.

There’s probably a technical term for it,but I’ve got what might be called “tunnel-

phobia.” It kicks in when I see a road signannouncing there’s one just around the nextbend. And it lasts until I emerge into day-light again. If I’m driving at night and haveto negotiate a tunnel, I am not a happycamper. I grit my teeth and curse the “dou-ble-darkness.”

Along the Blue Ridge Parkway, FerrinKnob Tunnel No. 1 at milepost 400.9 is thefirst and longest of the so-called triplet tun-nels (the local people once referred to fernglades as “ferrins”). Ferrin Knob Tunnel No.2 is located at milepost 401.3 and FerrinKnob Tunnel No. 3 is located at milepost401.5. Whenever I have to negotiate thistriple-headed monster I think of what Dantesaid as he prepared for his ascent into theinferno: “In the middle of the journey of ourlife, I came to myself, in a dark wood, wherethe direct way was lost … thinking of it recre-ates the fear.”

I’ve never liked driving at night, but“tunnel-phobia” is a fairly recent affliction.It was initiated maybe 10 years ago when Iwas leading a field trip along the Blue RidgeParkway for a regional facility. A young ladywas driving the van for the facility. She was-n’t a competent driver. I bit my tongue sev-eral times but finally asked her (in a niceway) to slow it down. I discovered the hardway that she didn’t have a clue where the on-

BACK THENoff switch for the headlights was located.

At the first long tunnel south of BalsamGap (headed toward Mt. Pisgah) she wastalking away and suddenly we wereenveloped in total darkness. Reflexively, Ijammed my left foot on the brake before wecollided with the wall.

There we sat in the darkness: me … our

driver … and eight or so participants. Oneof the guys in the back asked, “Where arewe?” and a lady answered, “Under theground.” Fortunately, no other cars enteredthe tunnel while we fumbled in the dark forthe switch. It wasn’t on the turn signalstem. Feeling along the dash on the left sideof the steering wheel column, we found it. Itwas one of those roller-switches that are dif-ficult enough to locate in daylight.

But, alas, I didn’t learn my lesson.Several years later the same thing (more orless) happened again. It was a differentfacility, a different driver, and a differenttunnel. This time we were headed northalong the parkway from the Bent Creek exitto Mt. Pisgah. My driver seemed compe-tent. I let my guard down and assumed thathe knew all about headlight switches.

Wrong! Suddenly we were “under the ground”

again. Once again no other vehicles camealong and we didn’t hit the wall. The switchwas easy to find. But I learned my lesson.

At the risk of being labeled a cranky oldcoot, I now deliver my “Hello, do you, bychance, know where the headlight switchon this vehicle is located?” sermon beforeeach and every field trip. I suggest that youdo the same under similar circumstances. George Ellison wrote the biographical introduc-

tions for the reissues of two Appalachian clas-sics: Horace Kephart’s Our Southern

Highlanders and James Mooney’s History,Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees.

In June 2005, a selection of his Back Thencolumns was published by The History Press in

Charleston as Mountain Passages: Naturaland Cultural History of Western North

Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains.Readers can contact him at P.O. Box 1262,

Bryson City, N.C., 28713, or at [email protected].

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