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Seniors Cord Strawn and Valerie Shelton were crowned atthe annual Highlands School Homecoming Dance, Saturday,Dec. 4. See photos on page 8.

Thursday, Dec. 9• Rotary Bingo at the Community Cen-

ter from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Proceeds to benefitMacon County Law Enforcement’s “Shopwith a Cop” program. Cost is $1 per card.

• HCP’s Annual Holiday Reading atPAC at 7:30 p.m. It’s free.

• A 10th anniversary celebration of theJackson-Macon Conservation Alliance at 5:30p.m. at the Episcopal Church in Highlands.Food, drink, and music.

Fri. & Sat., Dec. 10 & 11• At Paoletti’s Restaurant, Grand Holi-

day Wine Tasting at 1 p.m. $20. Refundablewith wine purchase.

Friday, Dec. 10• At The Bascom, Wheel Throwing with

Pat Taylor and other regional potters, 2-4 pm.Admission is free.

• Highlands Community Christian Cho-rale at First Presbyterian Church. 4 p.m. onFriday and 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Saturday, Dec. 11• Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-10 am at

the Highlands United Methodist Church.• Highlands Community Christian Cho-

rale at First Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m.• Community Christmas Chorale con-

cert at First Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m.• At The Bascom, Fayne Ansley, Bo-

tanical Painting of Native Evergreens, 1-1:45pm. Admission is free.

• At The Bascom, CeramicOrnaments.This intergenerational class, forchildren and adults, will be taught in The Bas-com’s Studio Barn. $25 Bascom members/$30 non-members (materials and firings in-cluded). For information, call 828.526.4949.

• Santa at the Visitor’s Center from 10a.m. to 3 p.m.

• At the Highlands Civic Center, LaNoche Navidena from 6-9 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 12• Community Christmas Chorale con-

cert at First Presbyterian Church at 5 p.m.• The final fundraiser for the Bolivian

Mission for 2010 is at the Highlands UnitedMethodist Church following the service fromnoon to 2 p.m. Soup and sandwich lunch anditems from Bolivia will be on sale. •See SURVEY page 14

Like the saying goes “One doorcloses and another opens,” and soit is in Highlands.

On Wednesday night, the Zon-ing Board of Adjustment heard twoSpecial Use Permit requests – oneregarding expansion of the SportsPage and the other OEI’s The Farm.

Bobby and Kristy Lewis, own-ers of Sports Page since 2006, havegleaned as much business as possi-ble in the current configuration ofthe eatery on 314 Main Street.

Due to the limited seating andthe way the kitchen and order areaare set up, patrons literally line upand spill onto the sidewalk waitingto place their orders and to sit down.

By expanding into units in thebuilding vacated by The GrinningFrog and the back room of theChristmas Cottage, the Lewis’s willaccomplish two things – expandtheir seating capacity and occupyone area of the building that hasbeen empty for more than two yearsand another that is currently un-derused.

No exterior construction isnecessary nor will the signagechange so the Appearance Com-

Expansionneeds heardby Zoning

BoardThe December Main Street

Program meeting focused on whatpeople think of when they think“Highlands,” as well as grant stipu-lations and two surveys now in cir-culation.

Facilitator Sherri Adams triedto finalize what people considerHighlands’ strengths and weakness-es by asking specific questions.What does Highlands offer andhow well does it do it? How do youuse technology? Who are your peo-ple? How do the people in the com-munity help? And, what are yourvalues and philosophy?

Two surveys are also a compo-nent of the Main Street Programwhose purpose is to help Highlandsbecome more viable and sustain-able as a year-round town for allcitizens, even those who don’t ownbusinesses on Main Street.

Because many of those citizensaren’t part of the downtown busi-ness community, they have been leftout of the discussion, but they areimportant because they make upwhat is considered a real, sustain-able town.

Consumersand retailersasked to fillout surveys

Monday night, Commission-er Brian McClellan was elected tochair the Macon County Board ofCommissioners, but the selectioncame following a derisive continu-ation meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2as well as a derisive start to the Dec.6 meeting — which may come to

signify a county commissiondrawn along party lines.

The back story.Thursday’s meeting was held

in the large courtroom at the court-house to accommodate more than100 people who came to eithershow support for former Planning

Board member Al Slagle or newlyappointed member Jimmy Good-man.

Planning Board chairmanLewis Penland requested the meet-ing asking two things: that Slaglebe reappointed to the board and thatfrom now on the chairman of the

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...on this day from the History Guy

Dec 9, 1935Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor, iskilled soon after alleging links between the

criminal syndicate of Kid Cann and theMinnesota governor, Floyd B. Wilson.

Don’t mean to be too analytic,but there’s a risk in being a critic.

See, newsman Walter Liggetwrote about crooks at the public spigot.

Don’t want him to be discredited,but he went from being editor to being edited.Can’t prove for sure that those in the corruption

were responsible for his interruption,but on one thing you must make some

admissions,

for Walter Ligget, there’s no further editions.

Dear Editor,It is time to bring an end to the barbaric

practice of bear hound hunting in the woodsof North Carolina. And, since I have no ideahow to go about making this kind of change,I figured I would start with local newspapers.Now, before I begin, I want to go on recordthat I am not against hunting — I don’t actu-ally hunt, but I am certainly not against it. Iam not saying people should not hunt — orthat they should not hunt bear. I am not withPETA or any humane society. I eat meat, wearleather shoes, and everything — but, I am ahuman being and once I heard about theanimal abuse involved in hunting bear thisway, well, I had to do something.

Thursday, Nove. 11 was a beautiful day— the sun was shining, the sky was blue, andthe temperatures were perfect. All my win-dows were open and it began, at 8:30 in themorning. Howling, baying, barking, and Iknew immediately what it was, as I had heardit before. It lasted, no exaggeration, all day —until past two o’clock. That day I heard a totalof four gunshots. In my quest to stop this,discovered that the dogs and the hunters wereon property that belonged to Highlands LandTrust on Satulah; their vehicles were parkedon private property belonging to the LandTrust, but, they were not in the town limits,so nothing could be done. The police did goout and drive up and down Highway 28 andeven spoke to a hunter or two. I am evenmore upset to have heard that, though thepolice could do nothing to stop the huntersfrom letting their dogs run loose and be un-controlled, and the police could do nothingto protect my peace and quiet, they were ableto address someone in Brushy Face for re-moving the tracking collar from one of thehunting dogs that was unleashed and on herprivate property. I was also warned that it is acrime to interfere with a hunting dog — evenif that dog is on my private property.

What takes place in the woods in thisarea each hunting season is disturbing, at best.The “hunters”, who are actually not trulyhunting at all, let loose their packs of dogs,who proceed to torment and harass the bearsbefore killing them — for a trophy. Houndhunting is illegal in most states as it is inhu-mane to the dogs and the bears. In fact, bymy definition, hound hunting is not hunt-ing at all. It is a high-tech practice, using ad-vanced technology — the dogs find the bears,they chase the bear and corner it — untileventually, the bear is exhausted and runs upa tree. The howling and baying and barking

is horrific.The “man” then uses a GPS type track-

ing device to locate the dogs, finds the bear,trapped in a tree, and shoots it. Often timesthey shoot the bear in the knee or in the pawto cause it to fall from the tree still alive andfighting for its life. Once the live, but injuredbear falls, the dogs engage in an attack — asthis practice helps train the dogs to be betterhunters. The “hunters” don’t actually huntthe bear — they just track their dogs.

Sometimes the bear does not just run upa tree and give up — they turn and fight theonslaught of dogs to protect themselves andtheir cubs. Often times the dogs are maimed— check with the local vets who will tell youthe condition in which these dogs arrive.Some of the dogs are actually killed by thebears. Bear cubs have been known to not runfast enough, and be attacked and killed —torn apart by the hungry dogs. And, the dogsare hungry. A couple weeks ago one of thehunting dogs found its way under my backporch — private property within the townlimits. It was the day of our first snow, andthere, hiding under my porch was a wet, cold,and hungry dog. She was emaciated — skinand bones. I have since learned that the hunt-ers leave their dogs hungry during huntingseason as a hungry dog makes a better hunter.Furthermore, the pens in which the hunterstransport the dogs are tiny. They are oftentimes kept in pens or chained up outdoors.They are treated as property — not living an-imals.

Supposedly there is not hunting in thetown of Highlands, but it is happening allaround us, and the hunters and their dogs are

going onto private property. Hunters let theirdogs loose on Highway 28, just south of Man-ley’s within the town limits. Then, they lieabout it, and when discovered there, claimthey are just looking for their dogs. However,if there are leash laws in this town, then theyshould be enforced and the hunters issuedcitations. If we make it difficult for them tohunt here, maybe they will go away. But, forme, that is not enough.

And through all of this, where is a gamewarden?

Anyone with any compassion for ani-mals — dogs or bears should be irate at whatis taking place all over the state of North Caro-lina. Hound hunting violates any sense offair chase. It is inhumane to the dog and thebear. It is a danger to other wildlife and po-tentially to innocent people since they arehunting so close to residential areas. Houndhunting is nothing more than animal cruel-ty -- for the bear and the dogs. Hound hunt-ing is atrocious and the practice should bebanned immediately — in Macon County,in the state of North Carolina, and in thiscountry.

I would like the town to consider mak-ing Highlands an actual bear sanctuary andthen work on strict enforcement of the laws-- including the leash laws and noise ordi-nances. I am also trying to figure out how tochange legislation and make hound hunt-ing illegal period. I would welcome yourcomments to my email [email protected].

Kate MesserHighlands, NC

Barbaric huntingpractices need to

stop

Dear Editor,As a Macon County native who learned

to drive in these mountains more than 40years ago, I have driven in all kinds of weath-er, with and without four-wheel drive. Thatwas not usually by choice, but because I wasscheduled to be at work.

Living just off US 64 between Highlandsand Cashiers (less than a mile from the NCDepartment of Transportation maintenanceshed), I now travel that stretch of road to townnearly every day — a route that takes me pastHighlands-Cashiers Hospital.

On November 4, shortly before 9 a.m., Iwas on my way to work in Highlands. Therewas a very thin sheet of ice on the highway,which is always especially dangerous in thearea between our house and the town limits.Although I was driving cautiously, and mySubaru has new tires and all-wheel drive, Islid several times between our house andHighlands-Cashiers Hospital. I finally cameto a stop in a long line of traffic, which notonly blocked the road into town, but moreimportantly blocked the only entrance to thehospital. Clearly, NC Department of Trans-portation crews had made no attempt to chatthe road.

Eventually, a DOT truck arrived, and theline of traffic proceeded slowly towards town.By then, I was late for work, and I suspectothers were as well. However, this letter isnot about getting to work on time, but aboutsaving lives. Because it provides the only ac-cess to the hospital, this part of US 64 is acritical stretch of road. Unfortunately, this wasnot an isolated incident. Similar situationsoccurred numerous times last winter, despitea promise by DOT to county commissioners

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Will a death spurNC DOT to action?

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Rev. James Junior Jenkins, age 76, ofHighlands, NC died Thursday, December 2,2010. He was a native of Macon County, theson of the late Jim and Ethel Wilborn Jenkins.He was married to the late Constance(Connie) Elizabeth Baty Jenkins who died in2007. He was a carpenter for over 60 years.He was called to preach in 1964. He was ofthe Baptist faith. He loved his family, music,and singing. He was a loving father andgrandfather.

He is survived by five children; threedaughters, Ann Jenkins and Holly Higgs &Regan of Highlands, NC; and Angela

Passmore & Tony of Sylva, NC; two sons,Robert Jenkins and fiancee’ Judy Fashing ofFrankin, NC and Bobby Jenkins & Brenda ofHighlands, NC; three sisters, Mary Baty ofHighlands, NC, Effie Hunnicutt of Franklin,NC and Phyllis Pearson of Seneca, SC; fourbrothers, Donnie Jenkins and Billy Jenkinsof Seneca, SC, Lewis Jenkins of Salem, SCand Tommy Lee Jenkins; sixteengrandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death bytwo daughters, Shirley Webb and CindyCarver, three sisters, Louise Clark, HelenHenry, and Rita Baty and one great-

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The family will receive friends Saturday,December 4 from 12:00-2:00pm at the FirstAssembly of God Church in Highlands.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in chargeof arrangements.

Hillrie Quin on working on thetrail.

Quin recognized for Greenway Trail workAt the American Trails National Sym-

posium in Chattanooga, TN, on Nov, 16,Highlands Hillrie Quin, was given The StateTrail Worker Award.

Quin is “an individual who has demon-strated outstanding contributions and pro-vided consistent support for trail planning,development, or maintenance on the High-lands Plateau Greenway. The award recog-nizes the commitment and efforts of a pri-vate or public sector individual working forenhanced trail recreation in their local area/state.

The Highlands Plateau Greenway is anon-profit organization that was created in2005 by volunteers intent on connectingnatural areas and historic sites in the town ofHighlands, North Carolina, by walking andhiking trails to shopping, school, and civicdestinations. Having just settled in Highlands,Quin assumed the leadership of this groupby helping it focus on five goals of recreation,transportation, beautification, watershedimprovement, and wildlife habitat enhance-ment. With the help of a National Park Ser-vices grant based upon their Rivers, Trails,and Conservation Assistance Program,which he negotiated, the group created a con-ceptual map of proposed trails designed toincorporate botanical points of interest, his-toric sites, important birding areas, art, sce-nic overlooks, and other areas of natural beau-ty within the town.

In 2006, Quin convinced the TownCouncil to approve a budget allocation of$100,000 over the next three years to be usedfor construction and maintenance of the pro-posed trail, and then he secured a generousgrant from the North Carolina Departmentof Environmental and Natural Resources.Work began with the local Audubon chapter,of which he was a member, to incorporateparts of the trail into the NC Birding Trail, aGreenway logo was created, a website was

established, and a quarterly newsletter beganpublication.

Early in 2008 Quin filed the forms toincorporate the Highlands Plateau Greenwayas a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Inthe fall of 2008, he led the group in acquiringa trailer; trail building equipment; a powered,tracked wheelbarrow; and a Yanmar mini-excavator for use on the Greenway. These werepurchased by the Town and with the assis-tance of another North Carolina Departmentof Environmental and Natural Resourcesgrant and donations from area businesses. InSeptember, 2008, volunteers began restoringan old half-mile trail and constructing a newhalf-mile loop trail through the forest behindthe Town Recreation Park. This included plac-ing large stone steps through several steep

areas, building a new bridge, and clearingbrush.

In the spring of 2009, Quin spearhead-ed discussions with the Town Council aboutthe inclusion of the Greenway in the TownOrdinance and in planning for new sub-di-visions. In the summer of 2009, he locatedand hired a professional stone mason, trailbuilder, and former Appalachian Trail Con-ference crew leader to guide volunteers inthe construction of a new one-and-a-third-mile loop trail through Rhododendron Park,a large forested section of Big Bear Pen Moun-tain that was recently donated by him andhis wife to the Highlands-Cashiers LandTrust. In the end this would entail cuttingthree-to-four-foot widths through rhododen-dron and laurel thickets, pinning stone cribs,setting over 350 stone steps, and removingand replacing duff or organic layers for fullbench construction on compacted mineralsoil. About half the trail has been completedsince the summer of 2009, and the rest hasbeen planned and is well under way.

In the fall of 2009, a Greenway brochureand map were created, along with a booklet,describing partially completed and proposedtrails within the Greenway plan, and Quin

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If you don’t think thingsare getting crazy thencheck this out.Because of Sarah Palin’s

increasing popularity,political pundits ChrisMatthews and KeithOlbermann are attendingtherapy on a regular basis.Our congress has beenoverrun with Tea Partymembers carrying funkyflags depicting chopped upsnakes and those dastardly,wild spending Republicansare back in control.

Palin is refusing to be interviewed bythe left wing media who are dying to sliceher up. She’s even hinting at a run forpresident, making Democrats all overAmerica crazy….and a truck dealership inSanford, Florida, is offering a free AK 47assault rifle with the purchase of anytruck on his lot.

Has America gone mad or are themajority of us just plain ole fed up with itall?

While most Georgians figure theyhave cornered the market on kickin’poop, Sanford, Florida, folks think theyhave out poop kicked them with theirown brand of “good ole boy” behavior,like dropping what they’re doin’ andrushin’ over to a dealership to buy a truckjust to get their hands on a free AK 47semi-automatic assault rifle. Rumor hasit, for an extra under the table installationfee, they’ll mount that bad boy rightsmack dab in the middle of the truck’shood. Whoa!

First, a word of caution just in caseyou’re packin’ your duds and headin’ forSanford. They don’t cotton to highfalutin’city folks…like from Highlands, withtheir two story buildings and fancycountry clubs. Ya better take the “I loveHighlands” plate off your car if you go.Sanford is down and dirty. Also, knowthat cars with Obama bumper stickers getkeyed.

Here are a few fun things to do whilevisiting Sanford. For the price of onedepreciated American dollar, you can geta beer and a bloody nose at Steele Arm’sSports Pub. If someone speaks to you, callthem sir and doff your hat. And if youattend the “Hart Sisters Tea Room,” you’llbe required to wear your best jeans and t-shirt. Check your AK 47 at the door asthey run a respectable joint.…I mean teahouse. Finally, if you take a slow ridedown French Ave. you’ll know you’re notin Highlands anymore. Sanford is light

on boutiques, fancyrestaurants and quaintshops.

Here’s the scary part.The AK 47 the dealership isgiving away was made byAmerican workers notwearing union pins.Liberals should be veryafraid of what’s going onin America.

The AK 47, invented bythe Russians in 1952, wastypical of everything theRussians made, a piece ofjunk. After the rifle

became popular in the U.S., Americanmanufacturers opened plants here and,of course, the quality and workmanshipgreatly improved. Today, the AK 47 is afine, well made weapon that fits nicelyunder your bed.

And here’s another word of caution.If you buy a truck in Sanford just to getyour free assault rifle, don’t mentionyou’d like to get it mounted on the hood’cause they only do that for the localboys. In fact, asking for that service mayblow the deal and get you run out oftown. You see, the owner doesn’t needyour business ’cause his sales are alreadyup 46% since he started this program. Hecalls it his AK 47 stimulus package. Hesurely doesn’t need a city slicker fromHighlands to improve his sales, so becareful with your conduct….and don’tforget to doff your hat.

Here’s a little tip that only a retiredscoundrel lawman like me would know.I call it my ten/ten/ten plan. Caution:This plan could get you in serioustrouble. Take your AK 47 home to yourworkbench, take it apart and lock thebreach/chamber assembly in a vice. Dragyour sharpest file across a small li’lgizmo called a retaining sear about 10times and, puff, your rifle becomes fullyautomatic, spitting out 10 rounds ofscaldin’ hot lead per second. Yeah, that’s10 rounds per second. You’ll also get 10years in a federal penitentiary forpossession if you’re caught. Remember,10 whacks, 10 rounds and 10 years. Areyou writing this down?

Oh and here’s another tip. Don’t tellthe dealership in Sanford about filing thesear ’cause I know they’ll offer it foranother extra fee. After all, the world hasgone mad and the sky is falling.

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NOW TAKING THANKSGIVING RESERVATIONSThe winter season has arrived along with spittingsnow and frigid temper-

atures. The trees are bare;ridgelines visible beneathskeletal trees. The Floridianshave fled and are snug in Flor-ida. Town will shut down.There’ll be parking aplenty onMain Street, and the business-es that do remain openthrough the winter seasonwill shave their hours. It’s atough time for business own-ers. Highlanders resembleblack bears. We’ll hibernate, live off the fatof tourist season and reemerge in thespring hungry and haggard. We’ll even wel-come the return of the tourists, who are amixed blessing.

I don’t go downtown very often, soMain Street congestion isn’t a problem.When I do go to the hardware store, I don’tmind parking on Spring Street. If Lizzieand I want to eat out, there’s always roomin Clayton if Highlands’ eateries are fullybooked.

It’s only on the roads that I notice thetourists. It is the rare tourist who drives ourmountain roads like a native. JimmieJohnson and Jeff Gordon come to mind.The others cautiously break in anticipationof every corner. The creep up gentle hillsand increase their speed only when ap-proaching our rare passing zones. Theydrive like they own the road, or rather as ifthey were the only motorists using them.The main difference between them and usis that we have somewhere to go and a timeto arrive.

We marvel that they don’t seem to un-derstand the fact that we are in a hurry. It’srare that a tourist, especially one with Flori-da plates, is courteous enough to pull asideand let us pass. We employ various strate-gies to encourage cooperation. Driving dan-gerously close to the rear bumper of the of-fending car is perhaps the most common,and least effective.

I think the tourists are actually afraid toget out of the way. They assume that if theypull over when they have the opportunity,we’ll beat them with a jack handle; roadrage, mountain style. Even if they don’t fearpersonal attack, they’re afraid if they doslow down, some redneck will rear endthem. They are reduced to driving in fear ofthe car behind. They stare into the rearviewmirror, mesmerized by the lurking danger,and unable to focus on the road ahead. Theresult is that they drive even more slowly,impede our progress further, and enrage usall the more. So tailgating is not an effectivestrategy. Some of us flash our lights or honkour horns, with the assumption that the

Seasonal folkslow moving motorist is awareof his surroundings and/or iswearing his hearing aid.

It’s difficult, coping with theannual influx of summer resi-dents and occasional tourists.They are gone for now. We haveour little town to ourselves. Wewelcome the arrival of winter, ifonly to give us a reprieve fromour often inconsiderate guests.In a few months, we’ll begin tomiss the money they bring, evenif we don’t miss them. It is thecircle of life in a resort town; in-

undation with outsiders, followed by a peri-od of peace before they descend on usagain. We need them even though we’re re-luctant to admit it. We depend on them forour economic well being. We have nothingto sell other than the beauty of our hills anda pleasant summer climate. If it weren’t forthe summer folks, we wouldn’t suffer thoseannoying delays, but then, we wouldn’thave any place to go.

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On Thursday, Dec. 9, The League of Wom-en Voters of NC will sponsor a program onthe Natural Areas Inventory of Macon Coun-ty.

The North Carolina Natural HeritageProgram (NCNHP) works to identify and pro-tect the best examples of the state’s naturalareas.

For the last two years Ed Schwartzman,inventory biologist with NCNHP, has beenworking in Macon County, exploring thepeaks and valleys looking for unique placesand documenting them in order to promotetheir conservation.

From the high summit of Standing In-dian to the granite domes of Highlands andacross the Cowee Mountains to the Little Ten-nessee River valley, Ed has turned up popula-tions of rare plants, animals, and unique hab-itats such as bogs and old-growth forest. Hewill show pictures and tell us about thesespecial areas, and how landowners, research-ers, and the public benefit from knowingabout them.

The program will be held at Tartan Hallin Franklin. Lunch is available at noon, byreservation. Call 371-0527 or [email protected]. Theprogram will begin at 12:15. The public isinvited.

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The European Union wasformed in 1993, thenconsisting of six countries,

now expanded to 27. The mem-ber countries range from Maltato the United Kingdom, from Fin-land to Luxemburg. The reasonfor the amalgamation was to forma cohesive organization to com-pete economically primarily withNorth America, Asia and Japan. Italso allowed free travel among themember countries and, in 1999,created a common currency, theeuro, which eliminated exchange rate con-version between 16 countries participatingin the eurozone.

There were many more contemplatedadvantages to unification.

While all this was unfolding in the ‘90s,I’m thinking, how on earth can you possiblycombine many countries with diverse cul-tures, economies, historical animosities, po-litical formats, legal systems, etc.? The twolinchpins of the whole deal are France andGermany, and they haven’t agreed on any-thing for centuries. Good grief, half the mar-riages, consisting of two initially harmoni-ous participants don’t last, and they have theadvantage of sex to perpetuate the union.

The union seemed to work fairly well, asfar as I was able to tell, and then the debtbubble burst. First, this past May, Greece wason the brink of insolvency due to their exces-sively liberal social structure. The EU agreedto throw 80 billion euros at the problem andthe IMF (International Monetary Fund) con-tributed 30 billion in exchange for Greeceagreeing to initiate an austerity program thatwould right their ship.

Faced with the threat with retirementage being raised from 60 to 62, and somepension and wage reduction in order to savethem from extinction, the Greeks got off theirchaise lounges and rioted at the thought thatthe party might be ending. Next comes Ire-land, whose banks suffered whopping lossesas the result of the collapse of the propertymarket in 2008 and a serious reduction indeposits. Caused by different reasons, the re-sult for the two is the same - Bailout.

A package of about $120 billion, con-sisting of a combination of participation bythe EU, the IMF and internal resources wasannounced as we speak. The irony of the Irishproblem is that it resulted from too mucheconomic growth. From Bloomberg: “Ire-land was one of the poorest countries in Eu-rope when it joined the EU in 1973. Evenwith European subsidies, unemployment inthe mid-1980s averaged 16 percent.

In the 1990’s, lured by a 12.5 percentcorporate tax, companies such as Pfizer andMicrosoft helped Ireland export its way intobecoming the “Celtic Tiger.” The jobless ratesank to 3.9 percent by 2001.

•See SWANSON page 21

What were they thinking?In the decade through 2006,

Ireland grew at an average annu-al rate of about 7 percent, the fast-est among euro-area countries.”Easy credit ensued, home pricessoared and then the implosionhit, causing the banking crisisnow being addressed.

Who’s next in the successionof needy nations? From Reuters:“Portugal is likely to need a res-cue package of 45-60 billion eu-ros from the European Unionand the International Monetary

Fund and may not get through the year with-out seeking a bailout. Investors believe Por-tugal will be the next euro zone country afterGreece and Ireland to ask for help as bor-rowing costs have risen above sustainablelevels while its economy lacks competitive-ness and growth is very slow.”

Spain is said to be on the horizon and itsneeds would make the first three look likechump change. To its credit, they are takingstern measures to trim their budget and priva-tize services to avoid financial collapse. Fac-ing privatization of the state controlled air-port management company, air traffic con-trollers threw a wildcat strike cripplingSpain’s tourist industry at a high-traffic peri-od when two state holidays make the air-lines unusually busy. Not very helpful to astruggling economy.

So what is the big deal about someoneelse’s problems? First, The IMF’s funds are17% supplied by the US. With the parade ofbailouts likely to continue, we will be askedto pony up. You and I will pay for it. Second,it appears that the financial problems Europeis experiencing is similar to those prevalenthere. Cross out the EU and replace it withthe US, substitute Greece, Ireland, Portugal,and Spain with Illinois, New York, New Jer-sey and California, and you will see the fore-runner of things to come to our shores.

The message is that unification does notwork. You are seeing the sovereign assets ofthe strong, largely Germany and France, be-ing depleted by tending to the weak, mas-sively redistributing the wealth of the indus-trious, productive economies to the less suc-cessful. How do you think the average Ger-man feels seeing the fruits of his labor beingsent to Athens or Dublin or Lisbon? You maywell find out when Uncle Sugar soon startssending your money to Springfield, Albany,Trenton and Sacramento.

The ultimate result of all this munifi-cence is to lower the standard of living ofsome of us to raise that of others. Incentive isdulled, the productive are frustrated and apa-thy sets in. God had another idea.

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In the end, it was the lima beans thatmade me cry. I’d gotten to my apartmentin town, and was unpacking the food

brought from home. With less space thanthe house, I have to bring the food over alittle at a time. On this trip, the cooler wasfilled with crab cakes, shrimp, and frozenveggies. Unloading these items, I found thebag of lima beans.

My mother is a fabulous cook, so wegrew up eating with gusto. Maman cooksvegetables the French way; she doesn’tcook them until they are a tasteless, color-less lump. I love just about any vegetableyou can name. The short list is the few veg-etables I don’t like – okra, beets, and limabeans. Oh, we got them at home, since myfather loved them. We ate them the way wehad to eat everything we didn’t like - just ataste. That’s how I grew to like asparagusand raw tomatoes. But lima beans? I nevercame to like them. Of course, I married aman who hated just about every vegetable,but corn and lima beans. It was a source of

•See JUST HERS page 21

The Big Chilljoking and teasing be-tween the two of us –one of those silly littleshared things that makeup a marriage.

So, there I was, inmy new place, unpack-ing and trying to make atemporary home for my-self and the cats. Thingswere going well, and Ithought I’d gotten a han-dle on this movingthing. And then I foundthose stupid lima beans. John’s lima beans.Suddenly, the fragile little world that I wasbuilding for myself came crashing downaround my ears. I sat down with that bag oflima beans, and sobbed as if my heart wasbreaking. Which it was.

Last week was one of the windiest Ican recall. Our 1916 house has always re-minded me of a noble old ship, crashingheadlong into the mountain weather. Year

after year, I havewatched, amazed, asthe house braved wind,snow, sleet, and hail,keeping us safe andwarm. This time, how-ever, the wind howleddown the chimneys,blowing out every fire Istruggled to build. Timeand again, the flameswould catch, flicker,then die out. I raged infrustration. Finally, I

bailed out, storming upstairs to crawl intobed, fully clothed, wearing my heavy win-ter bathrobe, a wool beanie, and gloves tokeep me warm. I pulled two comforters ontop of me, and cuddled up with the cats. Isniffed all night. The next morning, I madeplans to move into town.

As fate would have it, the day I plannedto bring the cats was the day we had overfour inches of rain. I’d phoned ahead to en-

list the help of Sue, the world’s best pet sit-ter. I’d also called Cousin Ann as my back-up, since Sue’s car wasn’t all that happy onour road in bad weather. That morning, Iphoned the vet and got an appointment forlater on that afternoon. I telephoned Sue tobring her up to date on my plans. Unfortu-nately, she had a bug, and was out of com-mission. I activated Plan B, and Ann was onboard for the great cat caper. When twoo’clock rolled around, I took out the tran-quilizers, crushed them in the bottom ofthe bowls, and mixed them with food.Mean Mommy had not fed the cats thatmorning, just to make sure they wouldthrow themselves on their chow like mis-ery on the world. My cats are many things,but the term “dumb animals” doesn’t de-scribe them. Orion and Weasel took a fewbites, turned up their noses, and walkedaway. Perhaps I should have been comfort-ed. I had proof that my cats don’t do drugs.

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• BUSINESS NEWS • • HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL NEWS •

Karen Hendricks, RN and Director ofEducational Resources at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital (right) demonstratesproper Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR) techniques to teacher Tyler Kittle (left)and teacher Marie Starkings during aneducational course held at Summit CharterSchool in Cashiers, NC last Thursday. Thecourse taught to teaching and administrativestaff is part of an ongoing program ofcontinuing education provided by HCH’seducation department. Hendricks, anapproved provider of continuing nursingeducation, states “By becoming an approvedprovider, our facility can provide communitymembers the convenient opportunity toobtain life saving certifications, increasingsafety throughout.” This CPR course is alsoopen to members of the community as wellas physicians and nursing professionals. Inaddition to the CPR training, HCH also offers

Summit Charter teachers learn CPR

courses in Advanced Cardiac Life Support,Pediatric Advanced Life Support, First Aid,Automated External Defibrillator (AED), anda variety of other courses related to nursingclinical practice. For a schedule of coursescontact the Education Department at HCH.Please call: (828) 526 1243 or 526-1247.

Fidelia Eckerd Living Center residentsEdna Bowers (left), Rhetta Hughes(Center) and Victoria Grabowski(Right) help participate in HCH’s 1stAnnual Food Drive.

This season, Highlands-Cashiers Hospi-tal staff members held their 1st Annual FoodDrive, and the Fidelia Eckerd Living Centerresidents joined the effort by sorting andpacking up the donated food for delivery.

“During the holidays, when it is tradi-tion to gather around the table and enjoy sea-sonal meals, we sometimes forget how luckywe are and turn our head to those in need,”said President and CEO Craig James.

During the month of November, dona-tion boxes were placed throughout lobby ar-eas on the hospital’s campus. At the conclu-sion of the drive, FELC residents and staffhelped sort the packaged food and deliverthe products to the Food Pantry in Highlandsand Fishes and Loaves in Cashiers.

“By spreading the word and encourag-ing participation, the drive brought in morethan 300 canned and packaged food items,”said James.

The food drive is a part of HCH’s mis-

Hospital kicks off food drive

sion and collective effort to reach out to thesurrounding communities.

The Fidelia Eckerd Living Center atHighlands-Cashiers Hospital hosted itsannual Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday,Nov. 17. About 200 residents, familymembers, and employees joined thecelebration. “Since many of our residentsare unable to travel to see family during theholidays, we bring the holidays to theirhome, here at our living center” says AvaEmory, Chief Nursing Officer.

Orange table cloths and fresh floralarrangements transformed the dining hall.The floral arrangements were a special giftprovided by Judy Fields. Roasted turkey,cornbread dressing and gravy, mashedpotatoes, seasoned green beans, cranberrysauce and biscuits were all on the menu.

Pumpkin cheesecake topped off thetraditional meal.

Plans are underway for a Christmas Partyon Dec. 21 which will include hors d’oeuvres,music, and a visit from Saint Nick.

Thanksgiving at Eckerd Living Center


The Rotary Club of Highlands honored the Highlands School Students of the Monthfor November at its November 30 meeting. Shown with Highlands SchoolCounselor, Thomas Jessup, are middle school winner, Rachael Foster, elementaryschool winner, Anna Stiehler, high school winner, Robbie Vanderbilt, and RotaryPresident, Jodie Cook.

November Rotary ‘Students of the Month’

Sue Gorski, Branch Manager of RBC Bank in Highlands presents a check for $10,000to Debbie Fields, Finance Director at The Bascom in support of The Bascom’songoing Capital Campaign.

RBC Bank supports The Bascom

Rotary Club of Highlands recently supported the Highlands School PTO by becominga $500 sponsor. Treasurer, Hilary Stiehler, accepted the check on behalf of the PTO.Jeff Weller accepted a $750 check from Highlands Rotary to support the HighlandsSchool Booster Club.

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Ryan [email protected]


The other day I was look-i n g

through my extensivelibrary of sports books and

I was looking to find some-thing to read as quickly as pos-sible. When this is the case, Igo to the section of my librarythat features the “shortest booksever written” Here are a few ofmy more popular titles. Let meknow what you think.

Don’t look back in anger: How to controlthe rage inside you: by Robert M. Knight

Using your Inside Voice: How to vary yourvoice effectively: by Richard Vitale

The Man’s Guide to a fuller, more naturallooking head of hair: by Eugene Keady

Football Ethics: by William Belichek (for-ward by Barry Switzer)

Relaxation…a Coach’s Guide: by GaryWilliams

Eliminating predictability in the SpreadOffense: by Steve Addazio (soon to be formerUF offensive coordinator)

Soul Glow: Obtaining a natural lookingMediterranean tan: by Roy Williams

Retiring with grace -- a memoir: by BrettFavre

Photography and women-4 handy tips: byBrett Favre

Reading Secondary Coverage: by BrettFavre

Player-Coach Relationships: by Brett Favre(sold conveniently in a “Favre Four Pack”)

**** I have time for other than football:by Nick Saban

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The LibraryWinning football without

Cam Newton: by Gene Chiz-ik

Tips for a successful celeb-rity marriage: by everycelebrity…ever

The Consummate StudentAthlete — winning with up-perclassmen: by John Calipari

Unique Baby Names: byGeorge Foreman

Practicing meaningful re-lationships: by Tiger Woods

A practical guide to positive thinking: byWilliam “Billy” Packer

Stability: How to build a lengthy tenure:by Lane Kiffin

Southern Chivalry…how to treat a wom-an in the South: by Ben Roethlisberger

Intensity…how to give 110% on every play:by Randy Moss

The Art of the Press Conference: by JimMora, Sr.

Eloquence: How to use proper vocabularyat work: by Michael “Coach K” Krzyzewski

A Gentleman’s Guide to a night on thetown: by Adam “Pacman” Jones

Humility: How to coach a quarterback withinexperience: by Steven O. Spurrier

Clock Management: The Key to Success:by Les Miles

Articulation: How to sound like a champi-on: by Lou Holtz

Abstinence: by Wilt ChamberlainAnd finally…my all time favorite in the

collection:Oh Yeah! Why recruits love the Kool-Aid

Man: by Sidney Lowe

By Ryan PottsThe Highlanders and Lady Highlanders

traveled to Rosman on Tuesday night torenew their annual rivalry with the Tigers inwhat has been a very competitive series ofgames in recent years. However, the LadyHighlanders ensured early that their gamewith the Lady Tigers would be over quickly.

Highlands began the game on an 18-4run and dominated the first half with theirpressure defense against the Lady Tigers. TheHighlander defense was stellar throughoutthe game, holding Rosman to just 24 pointsin a 57-24 victory. Emily Munger scored 14for Highlands and Marlee McCall added 10.Taylor Buras secured 14 rebounds for the LadyHighlanders.

The Highlanders looked poised to domuch of the same against the Tigers,beginning the game on a 21-9 run in what

Highlanders split at Rosman

looked like it might be a blowout early.However, the Tigers crept back and were ableto take the lead on several occasions in whatwas a nip and tuck game in the second half.

Things looked bleak for Highlands whenRosman scored and took a 2-point lead withjust 1.6 seconds to play, but Cody St. Germainwas able to find Josh Delacruz with a longpass at the buzzer to send the game intoovertime.

In the extra session, the Highlanderswere able to fight back and tie the game afterbeing down 5 points, but they could not takethe lead and a couple of costly turnoversallowed the Tigers to capitalize for a 61-58win.

Josh Delacruz led Highlands with 21points. Highlands will face Swain Countyhere in Highlands on Friday evening.


Highlands SchoolHomecoming DanceSaturday, Dec. 4 at

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“Welcome to Candyland!”

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Upcoming and Ongoing Events PULL OUT

Ongoing• At Health Tracks at Highlands-Cash-

iers Hospital, various exercise classes allweek long. Call 828-526-1FIT.

• Nantahala Tennis Club meets ev-eryday at 9 a.m. at Highlands RecreationPark. $2 per person; all visitors welcome.Call 526-3556.

• YOGA- Moonrise Yoga - The High-lands Dedicated Studio, 464 CarolinaWay. Mon 5:15pm and Sat 9:30am. AllLevels. Mats provided. Pre-register forWinter Series, 526-8880. More info atwww.yogahighlands.com.

Sundays• Aftershock Youth meets every Sun-

day Night at 6:30 p.m. downstairs at Cul-lasaja Assembly of God at 6201 HighlandsRoad, Franklin, NC. Contact youth min-isters Seth & Sarha Henegar at 828 369-7540 ext 203.

• The High Mountain Squares will behaving a dance workshop get-together onSundays. This will include main/streamand plus levels. The caller will be JimRoper from Cornelia. GA. The dances willbe held at the Environmental ResourceCenter, Lakeside Drive, Franklin, from 3

to 5 p.m. The cost is $3 per person. Forinformation, call 828 349-0905, 828 369-8334, 706 782-0943.

Mon. & Thurs.• On the Mat Yoga at the Episcopal

Church of the Incarnation on Main Street.Upper Level Jones Hall. Mon., and Thurs.at 10:45 a.m. Bring your mat. 828-482-2128. $10/hour. (12/31)

Mon., Wed., Fri.• Heart Healthy Exercise Class at

the Rec Park. 8:30-9:30 a.m. $20/month.• Step Aerobics with Tina Rogers at

the Rec Park, 8-9 a.m. $10 per class or$50 a month.

First Mondays• Participate in your hospital by join-

ing the Auxiliary of the Highlands-Cash-iers Hospital first Monday of each monthat 10 a.m. at the hospital.

Mondays• Closed AA meeting, 5:30 p.m. at

the Episcopal Church at Fifth and Mainstreets.

Tuesdays• Highlands Rotary Club meets at

noon at the Highlands Conference Cen-

•See EVENTS page 12

The Highlands Community Christian Chorale will present the annual Christmasconcert on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. atFirst Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow the Sunday performance.The group is directed this year by Orville Wike and accompanied by AngieJenkins. The concert will consist of beautiful arrangements of many familiarfavorites such as: “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,”“O Holy Night,” I Wonder As I Wander,” “Mary, Did You Know,” and “TheHallelujah Chorus.” Special guest musicians will be Margaret McAllister, harp;Johnathon McAllister, boy soprano; and David Landis, bagpipes. A nurserywill be available. The church is located at 471 Main Street. Handicap entrancesare located on Fifth Street and on Church Street.

Community Christian Choraleis Dec. 10 and 11 at First Presbyterian

A community Christmas Day Dinner atHighlands Country Club’s Hudson House

Christmas is only three weeks awayand it is time to make your reservation forthe 9th Annual Highlands ChristmasDinner. More than 100 of your friends andneighbors have already reserved their spot.Let us prepare your meal, do your dishes,and give you the gift of time with your lovedone on this special day.

This dinner does not happen withoutthe support of Highlands’ Newspaper; TheHighlander; The Laurel; WHLC; MaconCounty News & Shopping Guide; TheFranklin Press; and The CrossroadsChronicle. Our local media is the glue ofour community and without their generoussupport we would all lead more isolatedlives. Our local media is at the heart of ourvillage, and we thank you!

The 9th Annual Highlands ChristmasDinner will be served in the quiet eleganceof the Hudson House at the HighlandsCountry Club.

The 9th Annual Highlands ChristmasDinner will feature a mouthwatering buffetof traditional holiday fare lovingly preparedby some of Highlands’s finest chefs. Thecost is $35 for adults; $25 for children under12; and children under 5 eat free.

All proceeds will go to three local non-profits; Big Brothers Big Sisters ofHighlands; Garr’s Kids program of CarpeDiem Farms; & R.E.A.C.H. of MaconCounty. Dinner is served from 11- 4.

Call Rick Siegel today for reservations.828-526-5102.

Highlands Rotary Bingo does save thebest for last – Shop with a Cop Rotary Bin-go. The Macon County Sheriff’s Depart-ment, Highlands Police Department, High-lands Rotary and Santa Claus join forcesto sponsor Christmas for well over 200children who otherwise would not havemuch, if any Christmas.

Each child, selected by teachers or lawenforcement officers, will be taken to Wal-mart by a LEO with $100 to spend – and,yes, the officers will make a number oftrips. What about the brothers and sistersof that child? They also go with the officerand have $100 to spend. There’s only onerule: they must buy a present for them-selves and one other person – the remain-der is then the child’s choice which goesto necessities.

Shop with a Cop Rotary Bingo is to-day, Thursday, Dec. 9th, from 6:30 to 8:30at the Highlands Community Building.The cost to play is $1 per card per game

‘Shop With a Cop’ Rotary Bingo

and there will be 15 games with the lastBingo being some serious money. Half ofall Bingo money goes to Bingo players andthe other half goes to Shop with a Cop.

Last minute? Oops? Can’t make it?Okay – drop off a donation at Shop with aCop Bingo; give your donation to any High-lands Police Officer, Macon County Depu-ty, Highlands Rotarian or drop it off at theCivic Center – we’ll get your donation and100% of these donations go to Shop With aCop.

Free refreshments are served by High-lands Boy Scout Troop 207. Boy Scouts, Ro-tary, the Sheriff’s Dept, Highlands PD andSanta – it doesn’t get much better than this.

That small sound you may hear onChristmas day may be a child saying.“Thank you.”

The Rotary Club of Highlands is a li-censed operator of Bingo in North Caroli-na.

ter at noon.• Closed AA Women’s meeting, 5:30

p.m. at the Episcopal Church at Fifth and

Main streets.• The Highlands Dialogue Tuesday

discussions at the Civic Center from 10–


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from 3 to 5 p.m. Come do your home-work, projects use the resources on siteand get help from a tutor. For more infor-mation, contact Faviola Olvera at (828)526-0925 or by email [email protected].

• Kettlebell Class at the Rec Park with

11:30 a.m. For information about the High-lands Dialogue or any of our upcomingdiscussions, e-mail John [email protected] or Karen [email protected].

Tues. & Thurs.• Study Hall at the Literacy Council

of Highlands in the Peggy Crosby Center

Ginger Baldwin at 5:15 p.m. Fast movingfree weight kinetic chain movement for 30-40 minutes. $8 per class. Call 526-3556or 526-4959 to reserve a spot.

Wednesdays• The Highlands Mountaintop Rotary

meets at 7:30 a.m. in the dining room atthe Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Enterthe hospital in the main or emergency en-trance and follow the signs downstairs.Visitors are welcome. Meetings end at8:30 am.

• Men’s interdenominational BibleStudy at 8:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church.

• The Homegrown Buds, a home-school 4-H club, meets at noon at theMacon County Library on Siler Road inFranklin at 1 p.m.

Wednesdays & Fridays• Open AA meeting at noon at the

Episcopal Church at Fifth and Mainstreets.

Every 3rd Wednesday• Study sessions at the Universal Uni-

tarian Fellowship Hall in Franklin. A $5soup-supper will be served at 5:30 p.m.Study sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m.Call 828-524-6777 or 706-746-9964.

Thursdays• Al-Anon meeting, noon at the Epis-

copal Church on Main and Fifth streets.Every Third Saturday• The Highlands Memorial Post #370

of the American Legion meets at theShortoff Baptist Church. Breakfast is at 9am. Meeting is at 10 a.m. All veteransare invited to attend.

Saturdays• At Paoletti’s Restaurant, intimate

Wine Tasting at the bar at 1 pm. Greatvalues in wines from around the world,available for retail sales daily. Cheese andCrackers are served. Cost: $20 per per-son.

• At Cyprus International Restaurant,live music beginning at 9 p.m. No cover.

Wednesdays through Dec. 15• Highlands United Methodist Church

(HUMC) is hosting a free Grief SupportGroup, which is open to thecommunity.The group will meets in thechurch parlor, from 6:15-7:30pm. The sup-port group is facilitated by Dr. JamyeChristy. Dr. Christy has 15 years of Pas-toral Counseling experience.

Through Sun., Dec. 12• The Episcopal Church of the Incar-

nation will host a showing of photographsby Jim Loring, who toured Haiti earlier thisyear, to record the stories of families andcommunities impacted by the earthquakein Haiti. The church is located at the cor-ner of Main and Fifth Streets in Highlands.The exhibit will be hosted by Jane Chalk-er and “Friends of Haiti,” a parish outreachcommittee.

Thursday, Dec. 9

• Rotary Bingo at the CommunityCenter from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Proceeds tobenefit Macon County Law Enforcement’s“Shop with a Cop” program. Cost is $1per card.• HCP’s Annual Holiday Read-ing at the Performing Arts Center at 7:30p.m. It’s free.

• A 10th anniversary celebration of theJackson-Macon Conservation Alliance willbe held at 5:30 p.m. at the EpiscopalChurch in Highlands. Food, drink, and mu-sic by Thea and the Green Man. Every-one is invited. (828) 526-0890 ext. 320for more info.

• The League of Women Voters of NCwill sponsor a program on the Natural Ar-eas Inventory of Macon County. The NorthCarolina Natural Heritage Program (NC-NHP) works to identify and protect thebest examples of the state’s natural ar-eas. For the last two years Ed Schwartz-man, inventory biologist with NCNHP, hasbeen working in Macon County, explor-ing the peaks and valleys looking forunique places and documenting them inorder to promote their conservation. Fromthe high summit of Standing Indian to thegranite domes of Highlands and acrossthe Cowee Mountains to the Little Ten-nessee River valley, Ed has turned up pop-ulations of rare plants, animals, andunique habitats such as bogs and old-growth forest. He will show pictures andtell us about these special areas, and howlandowners, researchers, and the publicbenefit from knowing about them. The pro-gram will be held at Tartan Hall in Frank-lin. Lunch is available at noon, by reser-vation. Call 371-0527 or [email protected]. Theprogram will begin at 12:15. The public isinvited.

Fri. & Sat., Dec. 10 & 11• At Paoletti’s Restaurant, Grand Hol-

iday Wine Tasting at 1 p.m. $20. Refund-able with wine purchase.

Friday, Dec. 10• At The Bascom, Wheel Throwing

with Pat Taylor and other regional potters,2-4 pm. Admission is free. For informa-tion or to register, call 828.526.4949 orvisit www.thebascom.org.• HighlandsCommunity Christian Chorale at FirstPresbyterian Church. 4 p.m. on Fridayand 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Saturday, Dec. 11• Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-10 am

at the Highlands United MethodistChurch.

• Highlands Community ChristianChorale at First Presbyterian Church at4 p.m.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will takean easy-to-moderate 3.7-mile hike on theAppalachian Trail from Rock Gap toWinding Stair Gap with an elevationchange of 700 feet. Meet at Westgate

The December AngelFood Menu isnow available at the Episcopal Church ofthe Incarnation.

Stop by the Church of the Incarna-tion, 5th & Main, and place your order!The deadline for ordering is Sunday, De-cember 12. Distribution day is Saturday,Dec. 18 from 8-9 am. Reminder: Special#4 needs to be ordered by Dec. 8 and thereis a limited supply of Special #5 so placeyour order soon! Distribution will beSaturday, December 18 from 8-9am. Forquestions, call 526-2968, 526-9191 or526-9889.

Order your Dec.AngelFood now

From left: Vangie Rich, Ethan Tate, Dr. Scott Baker and Bailey Baker.

Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 9, beginning at7:30 at the Performing Arts Center, theHighlands Cashiers Players present theirannual Holiday Reading Program, anevening of humorous, serious, and infor-mative selections read by HCP actors andother talented readers, including childrenTaj and Sayla Roman interspersed withmusic by Michelle Hott and John Roman.

Ending the program will be a Christmasskit, written and directed by Vangie Rich,featuring the talents of the Wayne Cole-man, the Futral children, Sarah and Ethan,and young Bailey Baker, singing “O HolyNight,” accompanied on violin by her fa-ther, Dr. Scott Baker. No tickets are required— the program is free,fun,and appropri-ate for children of school age.

Highlands-Cashiers Players’s FREEChristmas Reading at PAC on Dec. 9

“Giving Tree Ornaments” for thechildren whose families have registeredthis year with the Highlands EmergencyCouncil, can be picked up this year atthe following locations: RBC Bank,Macon Bank., First Citizen’s Bank, Bankof America, Wachovia/Wells Fargo Bank

Gifts are to be returned to theselocations by December 17th at the verylatest, and should be unwrapped. Giftbags are acceptable.

Any questions can be directed to theHighlands Emergency Council at 526-4357, or the respective Manager’s at theparticipating banks.

Pick an ornament;buy a present


On going and Upcoming Events PULL OUT

This year’s top prize, “Best inShow,” in The Bascom’s juriedexhibition went to Brian Boggsfor his Greenwood Side Chair.Stop by and see The AmericanCraft Today exhibition at TheBascom through December 18.

December brings holiday magic toThe Bascom

What’s happeningat The Bascom this hol-iday season?

You can stop by thestudio barn for a briefvisit or stay a while andwatch Pat Taylor andother area potters spinclay into lovely formson Friday, December10th.

Join Fayne Ansleyfor a demonstration ofthe art botanical water-color with native sea-sonal evergreens from1-1:45 pm or follow upwith her workshop andpaint your own holidaybotanical from 2-4 pmon Saturday, December11th.

Bring the familyand create personal-ized ceramic orna-ments at the studiobarn on Saturday, De-cember 11th from 9:30am-12:30 pm or onDecember 11th and 18th from 10 am-noon,Christmas Crafts from Around the Worldwelcomes children to participate and learnabout holiday customs and traditions inother cultures and make crafts that can hangon the tree or be given as gifts.

Plus, don’t miss two remarkable shows

on display throughDecember 18th:

A Stitch in Time:Quilts offers the op-portunity to examineextraordinary quilts,true works of art, onloan from local col-lectors. The exhibi-tion is sponsored byAlice and Kent Nel-son, Sieglinde andJack Gillfillan inmemory of Jody Sitzand exhibition part-ner, the HighlandsHistorical Society.

With artistsfrom sixteen statesand Canada repre-sented, The AmericanCraft Today juried ex-hibition features for-ty-seven pieces of orig-inal craft works. Theexhibition is spon-sored by Frances Bun-zl and Family, Juliaand Bill Grumbles,

Charlotte Pippin (pip-in), Cary Saurageand Penny and Ed Mawyer.

Workshop registration is going onnow. The Bascom is open to the publicTuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. For more information, visitwww.thebascom.org or call 526.4949.

Plaza in Franklin (opposite Burger King)at 9:30 a.m. Bring water, lunch; wear stur-dy shoes. Drive 35 miles round trip. Callleaders Bill and Sharon Van Horn, 369-1983, for reservations. Visitors are wel-come but no pets please.

• Community Christmas Chorale con-cert at First Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m.

• At The Bascom, Fayne Ansley, Bo-tanical Painting of Native Evergreens, 1-1:45 pm. Admission is free. For informa-tion or to register, call 828.526.4949 orvisit www.thebascom.org.

• At The Bascom, CeramicOrnaments.This intergenerational class,for children and adults, will be taught inThe Bascom’s Studio Barn. $25 Bascommembers/$30 non-members (materialsand firings included). For information, call828.526.4949..

• Santa at the Visitor’s Center from10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Toys For Tots Toy Drive Concert “The2nd Annual Musicians For A Clause” 6

am til at the The Promenade Of The Artson Hwy 441 (behind the Dollar General)in Mountain City, GA.) The primary goalof Toys for Tots is to deliver, through anew toy at Christmas, a message of hopeto less fortunate youngsters that will as-sist them in becoming responsible, pro-ductive, patriotic citizens.

• At The Bascom, Botanical Water-color Demonstration from 2-4 p.m. $20for members. $25 for non-members. Call526-4949 ext. 100.

• At the Highlands Civic Center, LaNoche Navidena from 6-9 p.m. Call 526-0890 ext. 290/252 for more informationl.

Sunday, Dec. 12• Community Christmas Chorale con-

cert at First Presbyterian Church at 5 p.m.• The final fundraiser for the Bolivian

Mission for 2010 will be held at the High-lands United Methodist Church followingthe service from noon to 2 p.m. Soup andsandwich lunch and items from Bolivia willbe on sale. Sherry Janes will have a large

selection of affordable “gifty” items fromthe Mary Kay Cosmetics collection Christ-mas packaged-ready to place under thetree - as an option. 25% of all Mary Kaysales will go to the mission and help fundother projects.

Tues., Dec. 14 • Macon County Democratic Wom-

en will meet on at 5:30 PM at the libraryon Siler Road in Franklin for installationof officers and a Christmas party. Pleasebring a covered dish of finger-foods andnon-perishable items for Care-Net. Out-going Commissioner Bob Simpson will behonored. Men are invited. Call ElizabethCabe at 524-6859.

Fri. & Sat., Dec. 17 & 18• At Paoletti’s Grand Holiday Wine

Tasting at 1 p.m. $20. Refundable withwine purchase.

Friday, Dec. 17• The Atlanta Boy Choir Annual Holi-

day Concert With All Choirs Participatingat 7:30 P.M. at The Cathedral of St. Phil-ip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA.Tickets are $15 each and may be orderedby calling 404.378.0064, Please makechecks out to the Atlanta Boy Choir.

Saturday, Dec. 18• Santa at the Visitor Center 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m.• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take

2.2-mile easy hike to Kings Creek andSpoon Auger falls, with a modest climbto view each fall. Meet at the CashiersWachovia Bank (in back) at 10 a.m. Bringwater, lunch; wear sturdy shoes. Drive 40miles round trip. Call leaders Mike andSusan Kettles, 743-1079l

Sunday, Dec. 19• At Community Bible Church, The

Stories of Christmas at 7 p.m. and carolsat 6:30 p.m. Call 526-4685 for more infor-mation.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will takean easy 1.5-mile walk on an old road inthe Blackrock Mtn.-Jones Creek area, withan elevation change of 300 feet. Meet atWestgate Plaza in Franklin (oppositeBurger King) at 2:00 p.m. Bring water, asnack if you wish; wear sturdy shoes.Drive 20 miles round trip. Call Kay Cori-ell, 369-6820, for reservations. Visitors arewelcome but no pets please.

Sun., Dec. 25• Christmas Dinner at the Hudson

House 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds to ben-efit nonprofits. Call Call Rick Siegel todayfor reservations. 828-526-5102.


Sunday, December 1910:50 am

Christmas CantataChristmas Eve Services:

5 pmFamily-friendly

Candlelight Service7-8 pm

Drop-in Communion11 pm

Candlelight ServiceSunday, December 26

10:50 amSunday Worship Service315 Main Street / 526-3376

Pastor Paul Christy

Join us to Celebratethe Christmas Season

atHighlands

United Methodist Church

Forgotten are the local families and children who at-tend Highlands School, the elderly who live at Chestnut Hilland in the Eckerd Living Center, as well as those who utilizethe Civic Center and the hospital’s Health Tracks.

So the consumer survey is aimed at them. Consideredconsumers, are all Highlands’ full time and part-time resi-dents who if utility customers, will receive the survey throughthe mail. Visitors are also being asked to fill out a survey,which is available at Town Hall, the Civic Center, the Cham-ber of Commerce, the post office, and online atwww.highlandsnc.org. Adams asked that all surveys be re-turn to Town Hall by Jan. 3, 2010.

Questions on the Consumer Survey are:How often do you shop in your community’s historic

downtown commercial district; what is the primary reasonyou visit your community’s historic downtown commercialdistrict; what other activities do you engage in while in yourcommunity’s historic downtown commercial district; in ad-dition to or in lieu of your community’s historic downtowncommercial district, where do you do most of your shop-ping; in addition to existing businesses, list three types ofnew businesses or activities would you personally use if theywere located in your community’s historic downtown com-mercial district; where do you live in relation to your com-munity’s historic downtown commercial district; how doyou find out about local businesses, shopping opportunities,special sales, and promotions in your community’s historicdowntown commercial district; how would you rate the fol-lowing in regards to the shopping experience in your com-munity’s historic downtown commercial district; how im-portant are the following to improving your community’shistoric downtown commercial district — maintaining his-toric character, cleanliness and maintenance, public im-provements – streets, sidewalks, and landscaping, focusingon the needs of local customers, customer service, providingregular business hours, supporting local business hours, sup-porting local businesses, creating more jobs for locals, adver-tising, improving tourism, hosting more special events, park-ing.

Retailers have also been asked to fill out a survey whoseresults will be confidential. Questions revolve around howmuch money is grossed, how much square footage is occu-pied, do you rent or own, if you rent, how much do you pay,etc.

Some retailers are reluctant to divulge some informa-tion typically reserved for the tax man, but Adams says theinformation will help her team determine if rents are toohigh and if businesses owners are running their businessesproperly, among other things.

The next Main Street Program meeting is at 6 p.m. onThursday, Jan. 6 when survey results will be discussed.

– Kim Lewicki

... SURVEY continued from page 1

Planning Board be advised of appointments prior to selec-tion.

In a surprise move at its regular Nov. 22 meeting, thecommission voted 3-2 not to reappoint Slagle – with outgo-ing Democrat Commissioner Bob Simpson and Republicancommissioners McClellan and Jim Davis voting first not toreappoint him and then voting 3-2 to appoint past PlanningBoard member Jimmy Goodman. Commissioners RonnieBeale and Bobby Kuppers voted against Goodman.

Beale said it was a surprise vote without discussion. Atthe Dec. 2 meeting, then-chair Ronnie Beale spoke first say-ing “Monday night’s meeting was not business as usual as faras the county goes and I don’t expect it to be business as usualin the future.”

Because the county commission eliminated term limitsa while back, reappointments to boards are usually prettyuneventful. If someone wants to serve again, they are reap-pointed. However, Beale said that when it was time for Good-man to be reappointed to the Planning Board, members askedthe commission not to reappoint him because he was ob-structing the work the board was trying to do.

However, when asked to speak on the issue on Dec. 2,commissioners Simpson, McClellan and Davis all said theyvoted for Goodman to “right a wrong” done him three yearsearlier – done they said purely because of political affiliation.Goodman is Republican and the majority of the memberson the commission at the time were Democrat.

Simpson said he was sorry he voted against Goodmanthree years earlier because he promised constituents that hewould never let party lines determine his vote on anything,but he did in Goodman’s case. “So I voted for him to right awrong,” he said. “He needs to be on the Planning Boardbecause his point of view represents that of a lot of citizens.”He said he wasn’t against Slagle, but admitted to pulling himoff for political reasons.

McClellan said he would make no apologies for voting

for Goodman over Slagle’s reappointment. “But I do apolo-gize for the way it was handled,” he said. “That is not the waywe do business and we have a lot of things to do and we needto seek common ground. Concerning Goodman, I too, wastrying to right a wrong.”

Davis said “this was not the way he wanted to end hiscareer as a Macon County Commissioner” but he voted forGoodman to ensure a wide diversity on the Planning Board.“But the way I did it was wrong,” he said.

Commissioner Beale suggested beginning the processto amend the ordinance that governs the Planning Board toincrease membership by two – from 11 to 13 at the regularDec. 13 meeting — so Al Slagle could be put back on thePlanning Board.

So, following the election of chairman, the ordinancewas the subject of Monday’s commission meeting. However,the election didn’t go smoothly.

Kupper’s made a motion to elect Beale as chairman tomaintain the continuity of leadership demonstrated by Bealethe past four years.

The vote tied 2 to 2 with newly seated Commission RonHaven and McClellan voting nay. (Republican Commission-er Davis was at a mandatory “New Senator” meeting in Ra-leigh.)

Haven then made a motion to elect McClellan chair-man “because we are the majority,” he said, referring to theirRepublican party affiliation.

That motion tied 2 to 2 with Kuppers and Beale votingnay.

After a brief recess, the commission tried again. Kuppers

paved the way saying he would change his motion only be-cause without a chairman no county business could ensue –in fact, the meeting would have to adjourn.

“With great reluctance and trepidation, I will make amotion to elect Commissioner Brian McClellan chairman,”he said.

Beale said he, too, would support the motion becausecontinuing the impasse will do nothing but hinder the busi-ness of the county.

The Planning Board ordinance was next on the agendabut the vote to instruct Attorney Chester Jones to begin theamendment process to allow for 13 members rather than 11didn’t come easy.

Commissioner Haven thought the board was movingtoo fast and suggested more deliberation on the matter.

However, Kuppers and Jones explained that the processwas still a lengthy one involving amended verbiage, accep-tance of that verbiage, an advertised public hearing followedby possible adoption – likely in January.

On Beale’s suggestion, Jones was also instructed to try todevise verbiage to handle situations that occurred three yearsago – that is, to have some sort of mechanism in place somembers of the Planning Board can request someone beremoved if they are considered an obstruction to the Plan-ning Board’s work – even if their term isn’t over.

Jones said that could probably be done, but would likelytake longer than simply amending the ordinance to accom-modate more members. “We may have to do this in twoparts, but that’s all right. We can amend the ordinance again,”he said.

– Kim Lewicki

... ROCKY continued from page 1


... QUIN continued from page 3encouraged partnerships with the HighlandsBiological Station, the Highlands-CashiersLand Trust, the Bascom Gallery of Fine Art,and the Town of Highlands, within an Adopt-a-Trail program that allowed adoption of sec-tions of the trail for continual maintenance.Included in the Adopt-a-Trail Manual werelists of recommended Native Trees andShrubs for preservation and planting as wellas Invasive Plants to avoid, which were com-piled from the Land Stewards, the HighlandsBotanical Garden, and local garden clubs.Also included in the booklet was a checklistof year-round and summer birds in the areaand over fifty historic sites that appeared onthe National Register of Historic Places orwere worthy of preservation.

Membership in the Highlands PlateauGreenway in 2008 jumped from 22-44 indi-viduals, and between November 1, 2008, andOctober 30, 2009, it rose to 73. Volunteeractivity during the same 2008-2009 periodinvolved 57 participants contributing 1,817hours on 36 work trips.

At present Quin has his sights set on com-pleting five miles of proposed trails and spursover the next five years with continued fund-ing by a grant request from the North Caroli-na Department of Environmental and Natu-ral Resources and $50,000 from the Town ofHighlands FY 2010. The completed trail willdescend from Sunset Rock, a high graniticdome overlooking the town; through theBotanical Garden, a living museum of labelednative plant species; to Big Bear Pen, the larg-est current construction of switchbacks up amoderate to steep incline with a panoramicview of the mountains surrounding High-lands; down the Kelsey Trail, a 127-year-oldtrail, the oldest in the town, through an old-growth primeval forest; along the Mill CreekTrail, including its new loop, beneath tower-ing hemlocks and pines; to the Bascom ArtCenter along a sculptured trail of native flo-ra, a brook, and a waterfall; and continuingthrough a charming neighborhood to end atMirror Lake, with a beautiful open view of

the water.In May, 2010, the Secretary of Interior

officially designated the Highlands PlateauGreenway as a National Recreation Trail, oneof over 1,000 other trails nationwide thatencourage people of all ages to get outsideand use trails for exercise and exploration.It’s to Quin’s credit that, working with dedi-cated volunteers, the town of Highlands, andassociated partners, he inspired the High-lands Plateau Greenway to accomplish a tre-mendous amount in a very short time, pro-viding a valuable resource for the Highlandscommunity.

...ZONING continued from page 1a storage cottage next to the pavilion for ta-bles and chairs, as well as a changing areaand private bathroom for event entertain-ment staff.

A new road with 10 additional parkingspaces will also be constructed so event andentertainment staff can park and access theEvent Pavilion separate from guests.

With the 10 additional parking spotsthere will be 90 spaces; 45 are required bycode so they would be exceeding code re-quirements by 45 spaces.

“The number of parking spaces requiredfor a place of assembly is 200 per square feetof gross floor space for patron use,” said JoshWard with the Highlands planning depart-ment. “The 45 spaces referred to is theamount required for the existing and pro-posed gross square footage located at TheFarm. The 90 spaces will be in excess of what

mission isn’t required to see the plans. Allexpansion will be done within the currentbuilding via a plan designed by Summit Ar-chitecture.

Spaces 310B (the rear of the ChristmasCottage) and 310C (formerly The GrinningFrog) will become part of the Sports Page.

The Lewis’s will move the kitchen andorder area to the rear of the reconfiguredspace with an additional 49 seats filling therest. Right now they have 54 seats; they lookto have 103 seats.

Since the Sports Page is in the B1 Busi-ness District there are no seating/parking ra-tio requirements.

Construction is set to begin this weekin 310C with all renovations hopefully com-pleted by the end of February so the SportsPage can reopen the week of March 7.

OEI wants to add a weather-tight pavil-ion over the existing open-air patio adjacentto the barn facility at The Farm off NC 106.Enclosing the space with a timber-like pa-vilion designed and constructed by LupoliConstruction and Real Estate will both se-cure events in inclement weather and helpwith noise control. Over the years the patiowas tented but weather and noise continuedto be an issue.

The Appearance Commission OK’d theplans as presented at its Monday night meet-ing.

Three other components of the projectinclude a covered porte-cochere and the ex-pansion of the existing covered walks, whichwill provide covered access to both the exist-ing barn and proposed pavilion.

OEI also requested permission to build

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is required.”OEI’s The Farm is on 28.56 acres and as

per watershed built-upon requirements, theimpervious surface can’t exceed 12%.

Existing impervious surface is 7.79%;proposed additions will add .65% for a totalimpervious area of 8.44% — well below the12%.

– Kim Lewicki

- Highlands’ Newspaper - Thursday, Nov. 25, 2016

BLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Oliver Rice, Pastor (706) 782-3965

Sundays: School – 10 a.m., Worship – 11Sunday night services every 2nd & 4th Sunday at 7

Wednesdays: Mid-week prayer meeting – 7 p.m.BUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11CHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEY

Sky Valley, GAChurch: 706-746-2999

Pastor’s residence: 706-746-5770Sundays: 10 a.m. – Worship

Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the monthWednesdays: 9 a.m. Healing and Prayer with Holy

Communion each serviceCHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTCHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTCHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTCHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER DAY SAINTSOF LATTER DAY SAINTSOF LATTER DAY SAINTSOF LATTER DAY SAINTSOF LATTER DAY SAINTSNC 28 N. and Pine Ridge Rd., (828) 369-8329

Rai Cammack, Branch President, (828) 369-1627CHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCH

Rector: Jim Murphy, 252-671-4011Worshipping at the facilities of

Whiteside Presbyterian Church, CashiersSunday: Holy Communion - 9:00 a.m.

Sunday: Adult Forum - 10:45, Buck’s Coffee Cafe,Cashiers

Monday: Evening Bible Study at WhitesidePresbyterian – 5 p.m.; Bible Study & Supper at

members’ homes - 6 p.m.Wednesday: Men’s Bible Study -8:30 a.m., First

Baptist ChurchThursday: Women’s Prayer Group - 10 a.m.,

Whiteside Presbyterian Church; Healing Service atnoon

CLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Everett Brewer

Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11Prayer – 6:30 p.m.

Evening Service – 1st & 3rd Sunday -- 7 p.m.COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH

www.cbchighlands.com • 526-4685Pastor Gary Hewins

3645 U.S. 64 east, HighlandsSun.: 9:30 am: Adult Sunday School, Prayer Group.10:30 am: Children’s Program (Pre-K – 5th Grade),

Merge for 6th Graders.10:45 am: Worship Service. 5pm Student Arts Group, The River Middle & High

School Student Ministries.Tues.: 9:30 am: Women’s Bible Study.

Wed.: 5 pm: Dinner. 6pm: Children’s ProgramEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNATIONTIONTIONTIONTION

526-2968Reverend Denson Franklin

Sunday: Breakfast; 9 A.M. - Sunday School10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite II)

Monday: 4 p.m. Women’s Cursillo GroupTuesday: 8 a.m. Men’s Cursillo Group

4:30 P.M. Education for MinistryWednesday: 6:30 P.M. Choir Practice

Thursday: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel)10:30 a.m. Daughters of the King

FIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINRev. Mitch Schultz, Pastor • 828-369-7977Sun. Worship 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.; 6: p.m.

Sun. school for all ages 9:45 a.m.Wed: dinner 5 p.m. followed by children’s

Pioneer Club 6 p.m.; Jr & Sr Youth Group 6:30 p.m.;Adult Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH526--4153

Sun.: Worship 10:45 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; School – 9:30

a.m.; Youth – 6:30 p.m.; Choir – 7:15Wednesdays: Dinner – 5:30 p.m.; Team Kids – 6

p.m.; Prayer – 6:15 p.m., Choir – 7:30 p.m.FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Dr. Lee Bowman, PastorDr. Don Mullen, Parish Associate 526-3175Sun.: Worship – 11 a.m.; Sun. School – 9:30

Mondays: 8 a.m. – Men’s Prayer Group & BreakfastWednesdays – Choir – 7

HIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLY OF GODY OF GODY OF GODY OF GODY OF GODSixth Street

Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11Wednesdays: Prayer & Bible Study – 7

HIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHPastor Paul Christy 526-3376

Sun.: school 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.; 5 p.m.Youth

Wed: Supper; 6; 7:15 – children, youth, & adultsstudies; 6:15 – Adult choir

(nursery provided for Wed. p.m. activities)Thurs:12:30 – Women’s Bible Study (nursery)HOLHOLHOLHOLHOLY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCA

Chaplain Margaret Howell2152 Dillard Road – 526-9741

Sundays: Sunday School and Adult discussion group9:30 a.m.; Worship/Communion – 10:30

HEALING SERVICE on the 5th Sunday of the month.MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH

8 miles south of Highlands on N.C. 28 S in SatolahPastor Matt Shuler, (828) 526-8425

Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11Choir – 6 p.m.

Wed: Bible Study and Youth Mtg. – 7 p.m.MOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUE

St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, Franklin828-369-9270 or 828-293-5197MOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTAIN BIBLE CHURCHAIN BIBLE CHURCHAIN BIBLE CHURCHAIN BIBLE CHURCHAIN BIBLE CHURCH

Pastor: Clayton Lopez • 828-743-9704Independent Bible Church

Sundays:10:30 a.m. at Blue Ridge SchoolWeds: Bible Study 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6 p.m.

OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAINS CAAINS CAAINS CAAINS CAAINS CATHOLICTHOLICTHOLICTHOLICTHOLICCHURCHCHURCHCHURCHCHURCHCHURCH

Rev. Dean Cesa, pastorParish office: 526-2418

Mass: – 9 a.m.: Sun., Thurs. & FriSaturday Mass – Mem Day through Oct. at 4 p.m.

SCALSCALSCALSCALSCALY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Clifford Willis

Sundays: School –10 a.m.; Worship –11 a.m. & 7Wednesdays: Prayer Mtg. – 7 p.m.

SCALSCALSCALSCALSCALY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTAIN CHURCH OF GODAIN CHURCH OF GODAIN CHURCH OF GODAIN CHURCH OF GODAIN CHURCH OF GOD290 Buck Knob Road; Pastor Alfred Sizemore

Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 10:45 a.m.;Evening Worship – 6 p.m.

Wed: Adult Bible Study & Youth – 7 p.m. For more information call 526-3212.

SHORTOFF BAPTIST CHURCHSHORTOFF BAPTIST CHURCHSHORTOFF BAPTIST CHURCHSHORTOFF BAPTIST CHURCHSHORTOFF BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Rev. Andy Cloer.

Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11Wednesdays: Prayer & Bible Study – 7

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Sunday Worship - 11 a.m.Child Care - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Religious Education - 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Youth from 8th - 12th grades meet the second

Sunday of each month from 5 - 7:30 p.mWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCashiers, Rev. Sam Forrester, 743-2122

Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11

• PLACES TO WORSHIP •• SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING •

In “church-speak” we have entered into the Season ofAdvent, a four-week period of expectation andpreparation. In so entering, we are hopeful in

expectation of and busy with preparation for Christmas.Christmas was a historical event and is also time-honored season of two weeks duration wherein wecelebrate and focus upon Emmanuel, literally, “Godwith us.”

Upon reflection, perhaps the Church, i.e.,Christendom has done herself a disservice with thebrief seasons of Advent and Christmas. Perhaps thediminutive nature (time periods) of the two seasons hasled to a diminished understanding and appreciation ofthem and the importance they bear for living rightly theChristian life, proclaiming the Good News.

If we are to truly believe or observe Advent, we willlive perpetually in a season of expectation andpreparation. Yes, we expect and prepare for Christmas.However and perhaps more importantly, we also lookforward to the Lord’s promised return. Indeed, we arecalled to live always in a mode of expectation andpreparation for the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise. Howcan we be said to be living faithfully if we do not? Howwill the folks outside the church, see our faith if we livenot expectantly nor in preparation for the secondAdvent? Can there be integrity in what we say (ourmessage) if we’re not busy getting ready for Christ’sreturn?

In the same way, if we as post-Pentecost Christiansbelieve the fact that God has come to live within eachbeliever, we cannot credibly live our lives without theevidence of Emmanuel, God being with us. God is withus (Christians) in the person of his Holy Spirit. We areto live perpetually in that understanding as hisambassadors. When we ignore the fact of the Spirit’sindwelling presence, if and when we suppress thattruth, we limit both ourselves and our witness to reality.

How much more exciting could these seasons,Advent and Christmas, be for everyone if we all dared tolive in a perpetual state of expectation, preparation, andholy presence? It’s too easy —too unfaithful a thing todo so for just a series of weeks and be done with it. Letus, the church of Jesus Christ resolve to recapture thefull life perpetually. A blessed Advent and MerryChristmas to all!

Perpetual seasons:Advent and Christmas

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Dental cavities develop when bacteriaattach to tooth enamel. They then fermentsugars which release acids that dissolve thecalcium in the teeth thus causing dentalcaries (cavities). The researchers were ableto uncover the unique structure of theenzyme by crystallizing glucansucrase.While the scientists are excited about thefuture possibilities of their discoveriesdon’t toss the floss just yet, researcherLubbert Dijkhuizen feels “it will always benecessary to clean your teeth.”

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The Highlander Soccer team was honored this week for having 7 players recognizedfor outstanding performance by the Smoky Mountain Conference. Defender RobbieVanderbilt and Midfielders Samuel Wheeler and Andrew Renfro were named tothe All-Conference team, and Midfielder Tucker Bates and Fullbacks Justin Watsonand Cord Strawn were All-Conference honorable mentions. Senior Michael Shearlwas named the Player of the Year in the Smoky Mountain Conference. The awardsare voted on by the opposing coaches in the conference. Pictured Front from leftare: Michael Shearl, Andrew Renfro, Cord Strawn; Back from left: Robbie Vanderbilt,Samuel Wheeler, Tucker Bates (Not Pictured is Justin Waton)

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LOOKING FOR LANDSCAPING, yardwork. Call 828-200-1038 or 526-1025.

LOOKING FOR HOUSECLEANING WORK. Call 828-200-1038 or 526-1025.

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SKY VALLEY – 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2-car garage. View. Single levelhome. Small yard, 8 years old. 706-746-3551. Leave Message. (12/

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PINEBROOK CONDO FOR LEASE OR SALE – 2/2downstairs. Call for details. 200-0018 or 421-2144.

FOR SALE/RENT – BEST ‘COMMERCIAL’ BUY IN HIGH-LANDS – 535 4th Street. Zoned mixed-use, commercial and residen-tial. Recent Remodel. Great retail/office and separate one-bedroombasement apartment. $299,000. Call 770-827-0450. (St. 11/5)

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE ON THE CASHIERS ROAD. –Previously occupied by High Country Cafe. 6,300 sq. ft. Call Buddy orSherry Kremser at 706-782-6252. (St. 11/5)

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GLASS TOP TABLE WITH 4 PARSONS CHAIRS – paid$1,500 will sell for $650; Bissel Steam cleaner – $100; Service for 8Mikasa $45; Service for 4 Portuguese dinnerware $35; Set of golfclubs with bag $200. Call 349-0284. (12/9)

HUGE LOT OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLOTHES INEXCELLENT CONDITION. Boys sizes Newborn to 4T — Sleepers,shirts, jeans, coats and more — Over 130 items: $135; Girls sizesNewborn to 2T — Sleepers, leggins, pants, dresses — Over 128items: $125; or both for $220. Please call 828-526-8709 and ask forLisa. (12/9)

2009 CAMOUFLAGE ATV 250 CC BRAND- KAYAK hasfront and rear racks with helmet and trailer only 20 miles.Great ChristmasPresent or Great for Hunting Season! Paid $5,000, will sacrifice for$1,895 or OBO. 828-371-2129 or 828-371-2129.(st. 9/9)

AFGHANISTAN-VINTAGE RIFLE very rare. Collector’sDream. Saw one at gun show for $7,000-$10,000. Great for Christmasfor REAL gun collector. Over 100 years old. Will sacrifice for $1899 orOBO. 828-371-2129 or 828-524-7233 (st. 9/9)

BALDWIN ORGAN $100, Gulbransen Spinet piano $250. 828526 4818 (st. 8/26)

PIANO — MAKE OFFER! Gorgeous Fully restored. Late 1800supright owned by the Vanderbelts and was in the Biltmore Estates.Plays beautifully $7,000 invested, worth way more. Must sell. Will sac-rifice for $2,100. 828-524-7233 or 828-371-2129 (st. 10/22)

COLEMAN 5000 ER ELECTRONIC GARAGE DOOR. $500.Call 526-5025. (st. 8/13)

VEHICLES FOR SALE

COLLECTORS! ‘65 Sunbeam Tiger with hardtop. Red. Excellentbrakes, wheels. All new front end. Records. Original parts available.Serious inquiries only. Call 404-966-0283. (12/23)

MERCEDES BENZ 1995, C220, $5,900. New tires, brakes,battery, hoses. Garaged. Perfect, dependable, exceptional, 32 mpgregular gas, 182,000 miles. 706/745-3993 or 404/520-0852. (st. 6/17)

2003 NISSAN FRONTIER – 4 Door, 60,000 miles, Excellentcondition, $9,000 OBO. 526-9180.(st. 5/20)

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WILL SIT FOR ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED OR CHILDREN.Your home or mine. 13 years childcare experience. By the hour. Call828-966-3988. References.

24-HOUR CARE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE – 16 years experi-ence. Will travel to accommodate. $2,800 monthly, negotiable. CallClare Myers 828-349-3479 or 828-342-1603.

TREE SERVICE – Complete Tree Removal, Trimming, StumpGrinding, Lot Clearing, Under Brushing, and Hemlock treatment andfertilization for “Woolly Adelgid.” 828-526-2251

J&J LAWN AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES – CompleteLandscaping Company, Design, Installation and Maintenance. Alsofeaturing Plants, Trees, Hardscapes, Water Features, Rockwork, Fenc-ing, Drainage, Erosion Control and RR-Tie work. 20 years servingHighlands area. 828-526-2251.

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CLASSIC 40’S CABIN in Webbmont area w/ 1+ ac. 2/2.5 w/wormy chestnut walls. Completely renovated in 2000. Below REA at$439K furnished. By appt ONLY. 526-0974

$103,000!! LOWER CLEAR CREEK. 5.5 miles from Main Street.2 Lots. .55 & .95 acres. Septics installed. Borders National Forest.2005 2/bed, 2/bath. Very cozy with fabulous view. Call 828-482-2052.(st. 11/11)

$205,000 FOR BOTH. BY OWNER NO AC NEEDED. CLAS-SIC COUNTRY HOME, 4.2 acres. Perennial landscaping. 4 bed 3bath, garage and shed 2900 sq. ft living space. 1,523 sq. ft deck.$338,500, 743-5788 (st. 10/15)

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ENTIRE UPPER FLOOR, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1,000 sw. ft. Next toHighlands Hospital. Call 828-200-1064. (12/16)

COMMERCIAL – MAIN STREET EXPOSURE, 800 sq ft. withstorage space. Small kitchen area. Great for retail or small office space.handicap access. Call for details. 526-3363

WATERFRONT HOME – Mirror Lake. One mile from town.Furnished, 3 BR, 2 BA, LR/DR/Sunroom, gas heat/fireplace, W/D,dock, decks, porch, canoe, storage. Now through May. $1,000/mth,plus utilities, 770-435-0678 (12/30)

NICE 1BR CABIN CLOSE TO TOWN ON SMALL HORSEFARM. Private, well insulated, pretty view, W/D and gas heat/fireplace.Can provide some optional rent relief with occasional propertymaintenance. $600/mo. 421-7922. (st. 11/18)

1 BED/1 BATH APARTMENT, unfurnished, next to H-C Hospital.828-200-1064. (St. 11/11)

2-BED, 2 BATH, loft, finished basement. Central heat. Long view.Near boat dock. 828-508-2542. (st. 11/4)

CUTE HIGHLANDS COTTAGE. 2BR/1BA. Recentlyremodeled. Close to town, private, quiet. Deck, W/D, DW, wood stove.No smoking. $795/month + utilities. 770-845-1577. (st. 11/4)

ARCHITECTS PRIVATE 3BED/3BATH HOME. Stunning openliving area. Two stone fireplaces, den, two decks overlooking streamand private stocked trout pond. Designer furnished. Walking distanceto town. Non smokers only; deposit required. Call 770-639-2682. (3/31/11)

COTTAGE ON TURTLE POND ROAD NEAR DILLARDROAD. 2/2, unfurnished, $600 a month plus utilities. Call 526-5838 ext.230 (st. 9/30).

1 BEDROOM/1 BATH, in-town furnished apartment, totallyrenovated, 2 decks, hardwood floors, granite countertops, washer/dryer. Call: 526-9523 (st. 9/30)

1/BED/1 BATH APARTMENT. Furnished. Clean. No smokers,no pets. $450 per month plus utilities. Call 828-200-9360. (10/ 7)

2 BEDROOM, 1.5 BATH , central heat/air, dishwasher, woodfloors at Oak Square Apartments on Main Street, Highlands.Washer-dryer access. Competitive rental price. Call 828-421-1157. (st. 9/23)

SMALL PRIVATE ONE BR FURNISHED COTTAGE ONCHESTNUT STREET with screen porch. Additional sleeping loft. Threeblocks to Main Street. Available immediately. $650. monthly plus utilitiesfor six months lease. e-mail: [email protected] or, contactCharlie @ (828)526-8645 (st. 4/22)

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT/SALE

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Highlands Police & Fire ReportsHighlands PD log entries from Nov. 20

Only the names of persons arrested, issueda Class-3 misdemeanor, or public officialshave been used.

Nov 20• At 7:30 a.m., a resident on Raoul Road re-

ported property damage due to a vehicle accidentthat occurred in his yard during the night.

Nov. 22• At 4 p.m., a report was logged regarding

littering and 2-3 a.m. noise complaints by residentsand business owners in Wright Square againstRuka’s.

Nov. 24• At 10:35 p.m., officers were called to the

Mountain Fresh vicinity concerning a possible do-mestic dispute, but the call was unfounded.

Nov. 26• At 10:13 a.m., officers responded to a two-

vehicle accident on Oak Street.Nov. 27• At 4:03 p.m., officers were called to assist

EMS at a vehicle accident on NC 106.Nov 29• At 4 p.m. the officers were called about two

suspicious people wearing hoods running behindthe Fire Dept. The call was unfounded.

Dec. 5• At 3 p.m., officers were called to Hampton

Inn concerning an alleged hit and run in the park-ing lot.

Dec. 6• At 2:15 p.m., officers were called to assist

EMS with a resident on Oak Street.• During the week, police officers responded

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Highlands F& R Dept. log entries fromDec. 1:

Dec. 1• At 1:46 p.m., the dept. was first-responders

to a residence on Cheney Lane where the residenthad fallen. The victim was taken to the hospital.

• At 8:25 p.m., the dept. was first-respondersto a residence on Cole Mountain Road. The victimwas taken to the hospital.

Dec. 2• At 10 a.m., the dept. responded to a report of

smoke at Highlands Country Club but it was due toa controlled burn.

• At 8:39 p.m., the dept. was first-respondersto a residence on Big View Drive where someonehad fallen. The victim was taken to the hospital.

Dec. 3• At 9:38 a.m., the dept. controlled traffic at the

site of an accident at US 64 and Dry Falls. Aninjured person was taken to the hospital.

• At 2:37 p.m., the dept. was called to the Os-age overlook on NC 106 to help the Scaly FireDept. search for a missing person. He was found inBlue Valley.

• At 9:49 p.m., the dept. controlled traffic at anaccident with no injuries at N. 4th St.

Dec. 4• At 11:49 a.m., the dept. assisted EMS with a

medical call on Main Street. The victim was taken tothe hospital.

• At 8:56 p.m., the dept. responded to an alarmat a residence on Country Club Drive when a wa-ter line broke.

Dec. 6• At 3:24 p.m., the dept. assisted the Cashiers

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to give this stretch of road priority during badweather.

Last Wednesday morning on my way towork, I turned onto Highway 64 toward High-lands. As soon as I got onto the highway, avehicle coming towards me flashed its head-lights. I slowed down, rounded the curve, andsaw a vehicle flipped on its side. The driverhad apparently hit a patch of ice. A fire truckand ambulance were at the scene. Onceagain, DOT failed to address the dangerousroad conditions.

What will it take before our NC DOTrealizes that this particular stretch of road isusually icy, even when other areas are not?What will it take before they realize that mostof us who travel that road are on our way towork early in the morning? What will it takebefore they realize that, if traffic is blockingthe entrance to Highlands-Cashiers Hospi-tal, essential personnel and emergency vehi-cles cannot get through?

What will it take — a life-threateningemergency or a fatal accident on the high-way? I hope not.

MaryAnn SloanHighlands

Politics vs. PlanningDear Editor,

The anti-Planning Board bleatings dur-ing the past election campaign as wellas the most current attemptsto cripple Planning Boarprocesses and activities, are nothing short ofappalling. These attempts included the studyto develop a reasoned plan for Steep (Safe)Slopes, and are a portion of work in progressfor a Comprehensive Plan package thatwill be of total benefit to Macon County’sfuture.

Particularly dismaying were the ill in-formed, extremely negative ads designed tocapture the attention of the easily led whochoose not or won’t bother to check the real,readily available, facts about steep slopes forthemselves.

Let me try to fill in some gaps and helpthem out with that little attention-deficitproblem.

About 20 months ago discussions of asteep slope ordinance were begun and a com-mittee established to determine a list of po-tential (note the word-potential) recommen-


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... JUST HERS continued from page 7lines were as wired as their Mommy.Rounding up your felines and getting theminto pet carriers must be one of those bigstress events, like a death in the family, oran IRS audit. Fortunately, I had the elementof surprise with Weasel. She hadn’t been infor a check-up since I’d moved to High-lands, so the old “snatch and grab” wasn’tsomething she was used to. I grabbed her,and stuck her in the carrier before sheknew what was happening. Orion was adifferent story. His cancer surgery two yearsago made him a veteran of the whole catcarrier process. Who knows what a cat re-members, or if he could even recall histhree hour car rides to the wonderful Up-state Veterinary Clinic in Greenville, or anyof his two-week stay, when they cured hiscancer. The taste of the tranquilizer musthave clued him in. Orion took off up thestairs. I took off after him, cat carrier inhand. He bolted. I sprinted. He struggled. Iheld on. At one time, all I could hold on towas a back leg, terrified that I was hurtinghim. I knew if I let go, that would be theend of it. I’d have to leave him alone in thehouse, and start over again the next day.Holding on to the back leg, I reeled him in,finally getting a better grip, as I lifted himinto the cat carrier and closed the door. Idon’t know how he felt about it, but I wasexhausted.

Ann showed up in her car, and weloaded up the cats into the back. Weaselprotested enthusiastically, but Orion hadtaken more of the drugs than I thought. Hesnuggled up in this carrier, snoring loudly.Ann backed us up into the parking lot ofthe Animal Wellness Hospital of High-lands, and in the downpour, we brought inthe cats. Weasel meowed piteously in hercarrier, especially when a very well-be-haved, but curious, dog arrived in the wait-ing room. Orion snoozed away, obliviousto everything.

When our turn arrived, both cats weretaken into the examination room, and the

doors to their cages opened. Orion contin-ued to sleep, but Weasel got out and startedexploring her surroundings. The cats werethoroughly checked out, weighed, blooddrawn, nails trimmed. Both cats were de-clared well-behaved, and I glowed like aproud mother. Pride turned to concernonce the cats arrived at their new home. In-stead of bolting out of their cages and ex-ploring the apartment, Orion crawled intoWeasel’s carrier and clung to her. The two ofthem looked like orphans. Hours later, theywere out of the carrier, but huddled togetherfor comfort, hiding under a kitchen cabi-net. I was as miserable as they were.

The next day was even worse. Forhours, I couldn’t find either cat. Finally, I re-alized that they had crawled into the boxspring of the bed, where they hid out mostof the day. I phoned the vet’s office in a pan-ic only to be reassured that cats – highly ter-ritorial – do not take well to change. At last,by dinnertime, the cats were reconciled totheir circumstances, and after a light supper,settled down on the couch with me towatch TV. They particularly like Law & Or-der.

Change doesn’t come easily to any ofus – widows and cats alike. Sometimes itcomes to us in a howling wind, and some-times it comes quietly, on gentle cat paws.The wild birds enjoyed the lima beans, butthey’d better not get used to them. Even nos-talgia has its limits.

About the Author: Michelle A. Mead-Armor is a writer and translator who grewup in Waynesboro, Virginia, before wastingher youth and good looks in Baltimore, Syd-ney, Paris, and New York. She moved toHighlands several years ago to live on top ofa mountain on the Continental divide nearHighlands with her precious husband, au-thor and attorney, John C. Armor, and twovery spoiled cats. Michelle figures that if shecan deal with Midtown Manhattan, Mid-town Highlands should be a cinch. The catsare still undecided.

dations for an ordinance. The committee re-searched the needs for such anordinance, possible topics to be addressed,and the impacts an ordinance would havefor the safety of persons, protections of prop-erty, the environment and our economy.

The committee, chaired by the very ableMr. Al Slagle, consisted of local citizens wellversed in building, real-estate, soil, and othertopographical concerns, took their meetingsto the many communities of our county. Theylistened to community concerns, with in-tent to incorporate the peoples input into the(as yet un-written) still pending ultimate or-dinance.

There was a flurry of well publicized dis-content by a group who thought all the meet-ings in each community should afford thema public forum to proclaim their own self-interests and their obvious hopes to recruitothers to their cause. They failed to note thatthe established reason for these meetings wasnot for open-end discussions or debate, butto listen to the concerns of the peoplein each respective, specific community. Toclaim these costs will be prohibitive whenthere isn’t even a plan completed, presented,debated, voted upon or in place, is simply outof line.

Obviously, there is need for a plan as prov-

en by the many documented geological oc-curances these past few years. We may notstop them, but we can certainly PLAN to avoidor lessen their potential terrible impact. Sucha plan is not designed to stop development inMacon County; it is to insure that develop-ment will be safe and not be a detriment toits residents. It is to insure that there is re-source for builders and home owners alike.

I certainly hope that our county com-missioners see the value in retaining the ded-icated services of Mr. Al Slagle and his com-mittee. Indeed we must retain all PlanningBoard members and sub-committees work-ing on our Comprehensive Plans.

It is my fervent hope that misguided po-litical party values be put aside during our

... LETTERS continued from page 20

...SWANSON continued from page 6east, came to the land of Shinar, where theyresolved to build a tower “with its top in theheavens…lest we be scattered abroad uponthe face of the Earth.’ God came down to see

County Commissioners future meetings infavor of obvious values to Macon County; thatMr. Beale’s ordinance proposal to increasethe size of the Planning Board by two addi-tions — one assuredly being the knowledge-able Mr. Slagle — be presented and passed;and, that this be done with expediency inorder that past planning board efforts do notgo to waste.

We must pay particular attention to themotives of any single person who has avowedthere is no need for planning! Yes, there is aneed.

Shirley ChesFranklin

what they did and said: ‘They are one peopleand have one language, and nothing will bewithholden from them what they proposeto do. So God scattered them upon the Earth,

and confused their languages, and they leftoff building the city, which was called ‘Babel‘because God there confounded the languageof all the Earth.”

I think the problems facing Europe areindicative of the inevitable impossibility offorming a one-world government. It isn’twhat we were created to do.


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