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Forum ......................2Obituary ...................3Salzarulo ..................5From the Mayor ...... 9Cooking .................. 10From Turtle Pond.. 14Coach’s Corner ..... 17Police & Fire .......... 25Spiritually Sp. ........ 27Upcoming Events .. 29Classifieds ............. 34Fun & Games ........ 39

•See FINANCIALS page 12

This Week in Highlands

•See TOPICS page 37•See CANDIDATES page 6

Candidates take astance at forum

By Sally HansonReporter

The Nov. 4 election willmean big changes nationallyand locally.

There are 10 people run-ning for four seats on the Ma-con County Board of Educa-tion – potentially changingthe makeup of the entireboard; two people running forMacon County Commissionseat currently occupied byChairman Charlie Leather-

man and incumbent Com-missioner Jim Davis is run-ning unopposed.

The Macon County As-sociation of Educators(MCAE) held a forum forBoard of Education (BOE)and County Commissionercandidates at the Fine ArtsCenter at Franklin HighSchool last Thursday.

Twelve out of the 13 in-vited candidates attended the

Marjorie Potts snapped this shot of a bear atHorsecove Road and the entrance to Playmore nearBowery Road on her way home the other night.Moments after it was taken, a cub peeked out fromthe bushes.

The bears among us...

By Richard BetzTown TreasurerRevenues & Expenditures

I know everyone is con-cerned about the fiscal cri-sis. According to the latest in-formation we have receivedfrom the N.C. League of Mu-nicipalities, the economic

slowdown is likely to reduceGeneral Fund revenues sig-nificantly.

All across the state, con-struction is down and unem-ployment is up and the tightcredit market and these oth-er factors is obviously reduc-ing consumer spending, so

sales tax revenues will bedown.

We have already receivedthe Powell Bill allotment –which is money that comesfrom the N. C. Departmentof Transportation which isbased on gasoline tax and the

Town weathering financial stormTown Treasurer, Richard Betz explains town’s position

On-going Events• The Bascom is offering a host of

art classes for preschoolers to pre-teensfrom now through the end of the schoolyear. For more information, call (828)526-4949, ext. 0#.

• Friends of Panthertown workdays, last Thursday of every month(time and location varies). Call NinaElliott at 526-9938.

• Collections for men and womenoverseas at Chestnut Hill Retirementcommunity. Contact Jeremy Duke inour community office at (828) 787-2114.

• Step Aerobics with Tina Rogersat the Rec Park, 8-9 a.m., Mondays,Wednesdays, Fridays. $10 per classor $50 a month.

• At Health Tracks at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, various exerciseclasses. Call 828-526-1FIT.

Mondays & Wednesdays• Middle School students After

School Program from 3-5 p.m. at theRec Park. For more information call526-3556.

Mon., Wed., & Fri.• Open AA meeting noon and 8

p.m. at the Episcopal Church at Fifthand Main streets.

Mondays• Recreational Bridge 1 p.m. at

the Rec Park. $3 per person.Thursdays• Al-Anon meeting, noon at the

Episcopal Church on Main and Fifthstreets.

Thursdays & Fridays• Live music at The Rib Shack

every from 7-10 p.m.Friday & Saturday• Chad Reed at piano at ...on the

Verandah restaurant from 7 p.m.Friday-Sunday• At Skyline Lodge & Restaurant.

Hal Philips at the piano, 7-9 p.m. FlatMountain Road. 526-2121.

Saturdays• Live music at Cyprus Restau-

rant at 9:30 p.m.Thurs.-Sun., Oct. 16-19• An old favorite, the comedy/dra-

ma “A Thousand Clowns,” is the High-lands Cashiers Players fall play thisseason at the Performing Arts Center inHighlands. Call 828-526-8084 for res-ervations.

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19 • At Acorn’s on Main Street, a

Bijoux de Mer Jewelry Trunk Show.Fri-Sat., Oct. 17-18• At the Instant Theater, The Sec-

ond Lady at 8 p.m. Stars MadeleineDavis Directed by David Milford. Callthe ITC Box Office at 828-342-9197.

Friday, Oct. 17• Lori Williams, wildlife diversity

biologist for the NC Wildlife ResourcesCommission, joins the Highlands-Cash-iers Land Trust on Friday from 10-noon-Contact HCLT at 526-1111.

Saturday, Oct. 18• At Cyrano’s Bookshop, Nat

Turner, editor of “A Southern Soldier’sLetters Home: The Civil War Letters ofSamuel Burney, Army of NorthernVirginia” will sign copies of his newbook from 1-3 p.m

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 18-19• The Art League of Highlands

“Fall Colors” Fine Art Show is from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the HighlandsRecreation Center.

Sunday, Oct. 19• A hymn-sing at First

Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m.• At Cyrano’s Bookshop, author

Ron Nash will sign copies of “Serena”from 4-6 p.m.

• First Baptist Church inviteseveryone to a concert with CalvinNewton at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 20• Sandra Mackey will be

speaking at 7 p.m. at the HighlandsCommunity Center on the presidentialcandidates positions on Iraq,Afghanistan, Iran and Israel.

Tuesday, Oct. 21• The last lecture of the season in

the “Take Charge of Your Health” lectureseries “Blood Sugar and Your Health”and will be presented by Dr. Sue Aery.The lecture is free. Call 828-743-9070.

• AnMed Bloodmobile will be atFirst Citizens Bank from 10 a.m. to6.m.

• Stuart Estate Planning Seminarfrom 4-6 p.m. at the Old Edwards Inn &Spa with dinner to follow. Call 1-800-807-5558 to reserve seats.

Wednesday, Oct. 22• AnMed Bloodmobile will be at

the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital from9-11:30 am.

•See ORDINANCE page 24

The long awaited ani-mal control ordinance hasbeen adopted and once theshelter is built on LakesideDrive, the county will be inthe business of controllingand securing stray or nui-sance animals.

During the public hear-ing portion of Mondaynight’s Macon County Com-mission meeting, theamount of time a stray wouldbe kept at the shelter was oneveryone’s mind. Commis-sioners had previously said ananimal would be kept a min-imum of 72 hours and long-er — as long as there is roomto keep it.

Debra McGraw, who op-erates a rescue kennel in Fran-klin, said it can take a whileto determine if an animal isactually a stray, so she askedthat the time limit be extend-ed.

Cynthia Stowers said an-imals are part of God’s cre-ation and man has been ap-pointed by Him to take careof them.

“I hope fines will be im-posed, that you educate thepublic about the laws and that

Animalordinanceaffective

April 2009The new Town Hall, the

town audit, the greenway sub-division ordinance, the High-lands Playhouse lease, newzoning board members andthe future of the ABC storewere all discussed at theWednesday’s Town Boardmeeting.

Town Hall: Commission-er Dennis DeWolf suggesttedtaking another look at thenew Town Hall design, andeven questioned whether thetown could afford the propo-sition given the current eco-nomic state of the nation.

Town Administrator Ri-chard Betz agreed and saidthough the town is fiscallysound and in no danger fi-nancially, a conservative ap-proach to future expendituresmight be wise at this time.

Town Audit: AuditorBrian Starnes said the townis well positioned to weathera downturn thanks to ahealthy unreserved fund bal-ance of $2.286 million –which represents 44% of ex-penditures or a six-monthsupply of money.

Zoning Board: BrianSteers and Eric Pierson were

Town Boarddiscussesmyriad of

topics

- Highlands’ Newspaper - Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

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• THE PLATEAU’S POSITION •• FORUM •

Currently, the U.S. health care systemis outrageously expensive, yetinadequate. Despite spending more than

twice as much as the rest of the industrializednations ($7,129 per capita), the United Statesperforms poorly in comparison on major healthindicators such as life expectancy, infant mor-tality and immunization rates. Moreover, theother advanced nations provide comprehen-sive coverage to their entire populations, whilethe U.S. leaves 47 million completely uninsuredand millions more inadequately covered.

The reason we spend more and get lessthan the rest of the world is because we have apatchwork system of for-profit payers. Privateinsurers necessarily waste health dollars onthings that have nothing to do with care: over-head, underwriting, billing, sales and market-ing departments as well as huge profits and ex-orbitant executive pay. Doctors and hospitalsmust maintain costly administrative staffs todeal with the bureaucracy. Combined, this need-less administration consumes one-third (31 per-cent) of Americans’ health dollars.

Single-payer financing is the only way torecapture this wasted money. The potential sav-ings on paperwork, more than $350 billion peryear, are enough to provide comprehensive cov-erage to everyone without paying any more thanwe already do.

Under a single-payer system, all Americanswould be covered for all medically necessaryservices, including: doctor, hospital, long-termcare, mental health, dental, vision, prescriptiondrug and medical supply costs. Patients wouldregain free choice of doctor and hospital, anddoctors would regain autonomy over patientcare.

Physicians would be paid fee-for-serviceaccording to a negotiated formulary or receivesalary from a hospital or nonprofit HMO / grouppractice. Hospitals would receive a global bud-get for operating expenses. Health facilities andexpensive equipment purchases would be man-aged by regional health planning boards.

A single-payer system would be financedby eliminating private insurers and recapturingtheir administrative waste. Modest new taxeswould replace premiums and out-of-pocket pay-ments currently paid by individuals and busi-ness. Costs would be controlled through nego-tiated fees, global budgeting and bulk purchas-ing.

The is the first in a series of answersto frequently asked questions concerningSingle-Payer National Health Insurance.

1. Is national health insurance ‘social-ized medicine’?

No. Socialized medicine is a system in

to conjure up images of government bureau-cratic interference in medical care. That doesnot describe what happens in countries withnational health insurance where doctors andpatients often have more clinical freedom thanin the U.S., where bureaucrats attempt to directcare.

2. Won’t this result in rationing like in Can-ada?

The U.S. already rations care. Rationing inU.S. health care is based on income: if you canafford care, you get it; if you can’t, you don’t. Arecent study by the prestigious Institute of Med-icine found that 18,000 Americans die everyyear because they don’t have health insurance.Many more skip treatments that their insur-ance company refuses to cover. That’s rationing.Other countries do not ration in this way.

If there is this much rationing, why don’twe hear about it? And if other countries rationless, why do we hear about them? The answer isthat their systems are publicly accountable, andours is not. Problems with their health care sys-tems are aired in public; ours are not. For exam-ple, in Canada, when waits for care emerged inthe 1990s, Parliament hotly debated the causesand solutions. Most provinces have also estab-lished formal reporting systems on waiting lists,with wait times for each hospital posted on theInternet. This public attention has led to recentfalls in waits there.

In U.S. health care, no one is ultimatelyaccountable for how the system works. No onetakes full responsibility. Rationing in our sys-tem is carried out covertly through financialpressure, forcing millions of individuals to fore-go care or to be shunted away by caregivers fromservices they can’t pay for.

The rationing that takes place in U.S. healthcare is unnecessary. A number of studies (nota-bly a General Accounting Office report in 1991and a Congressional Budget Office report in1993) show that there is more than enoughmoney in our health care system to serve every-one if it were spent wisely. Administrative costsare at 31% of U.S. health spending, far higherthan in other countries’ systems. These inflatedcosts are due to our failure to have a publiclyfinanced, universal health care system. Wespend about twice as much per person as Cana-da or most European nations, and still denyhealth care to many in need. A national healthprogram could save enough on administrationto assure access to care for all Americans, with-out rationing.

• Information provided by Physiciansfor a National Health Care Program. Morequestions will be answered in the Oct. 23,issue of Highlands’ Newspaper.

Explaining the ‘Single-Payer National Health Insurance’ planSingle-payer national health insurance is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health financing,

but delivery of care remains largely private.

which doctors and hospitals work for and drawsalaries from the government. Doctors in theVeterans Administration and the Armed Ser-vices are paid this way. The health systems inGreat Britain and Spain are other examples. Butin most European countries, Canada, Australiaand Japan they have socialized health insurance,not socialized medicine. The government pays

for care that is delivered in the private (mostlynot-for-profit) sector. This is similar to howMedicare works in this country. Doctors are inprivate practice and are paid on a fee-for-servicebasis from government funds. The governmentdoes not own or manage medical practices orhospitals.

The term socialized medicine is often used

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• OBITUARY •

Horace Gordon Duncan, CCM, CAE,born in Morganton, N.C. January 20, 1922,died October 11, 2008 in Fairfax, VA. He wasthe son of the Rev. Norvin C. and Mary OliviaDuncan of Asheville, N.C. He attendedPatterson Agricultural School in Patterson,N.C. and graduated from Lee Edwards HighSchool in Asheville in 1940. He also earnedmanagement certifications (CCM & CAE)from The Club Management Institute andThe American Society of AssociationExecutives and the United States Chamberof Commerce Institute, Washington, D.C.

In his younger years he began his careerby working at The Asheville Times and TheLangren Hotel in Asheville and the BiltmorePlaza restaurant in Biltmore. He served 3 1/3years in World War II. After graduating fromthe Army Air Corps School of Photographyat Lowry Field in Denver, CO, he studiedaeronautical Tri-Metrogon mapping inColorado Springs, where he was stationedand worked as a photogrammetrist mappingvarious areas of the world including theBurma India Theater.

Duncan was Executive Director of theClub Managers Association of America inMaryland, which is now in Alexandria, VA,from 1971 through 1987. He was GeneralManager of Cherry Hills Country Club inEnglewood, CO for 13 years. He was alsoemployed by the Denver Country Club asAssistant Manager for seven years.Additionally, he was associated with radiostations KMYR in Denver and WSKY inAsheville.

He and his family lived in Denver formore than 25 years. While in Denver, he wasa member of The Exchange Club, and amember of Pinehurst Country Club. Heserved as a Director of the Colorado/Wyoming Restaurant Association and wasinducted into the Colorado HospitalityInstitutional Hall of Fame.

In 1967, he served as President of TheClub Managers Association of America. Priorto that, held other executive positions as wellas being a Director of that Association. InDenver, he also served as President and otherexecutive offices of the Mile High Chapter ofCMAA. From 1968 to 1971, he was VicePresident of Wilscam Enterprises, the homeof the Hungry Farmers, The HungryDutchman and the Broker Restaurants.

In Washington, D.C., he served as atreasurer of The Executive’s Club. He was amember of the American Society ofAssociation Executives and the ASAEfoundation. He served on the vestry of theEpiscopal Church of Ascension inGaithersburg, MD. He and his family livedin Gaithersburg for 17 years.

In Highlands, N.C., he was a memberand Past President of the Rotary Club ofHighlands. He was a member and a vestryman

of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnationat which he also served on the building andfuture planning committees

He was preceded in death by his wifeMary Alice Hoxie Duncan, whom he metand married in Denver. His son, Fred, alsopreceded him in death. He is survived by his

daughter, Meredith Duncan Bowen, and son-in-law, Randall, of Fairfax, VA and his son,David Duncan, in Aurora, CO. He had eightgrandchildren, Evan, Lindsay and AlexandraBowen of Fairfax, Kris Martinell and herhusband, Bill, of Dell Montana, Scott Cateyand his wife, Tiara, of Gainesville, Florida,Katchen and Jessica Duncan of Key West, FLand Heather Duncan Raboin of Rochester,MI. He had four great-grandchildren, Shelby,Skylar and Justin Martinell also of Dell,Montana and Olivia Elizabeth Duraine ofRochester, MI.

The funeral service will be conducted at2 p.m., Saturday, October 18, at the EpiscopalChurch of the Incarnation in Highlands, N.C.with the Rev. Brian Sullivan officiating.Interment will be at Highlands MemorialPark in Highlands.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may bemade to the Horace Duncan RotaryScholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1741, Highlands,NC 28741 or the CMAA Club FoundationScholarship Fund in memory of HoraceDuncan, 1733 King Street, Alexandria, VA22314.

Horace Gordon Duncan


• LAUGHING AT LIFE •

Fred Wooldridge•

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• HIGHLANDS FINE DINING •

Think “Fressers” for Lunch & Dinner!

Music with Cy Timmons Fri.-Sat at 6 p.m. Open for lunch 11-3 Mon-Sat

Open for dinner Mon-Sat

Gourmet meals • Fabulous Desserts • Wine

Special EARLY menu 5-6:30 p.m.

Call for reservations • 526-4188

WILD THYME GOURMETCafe • Gourmet Retail • Fine Wines

Lunch & DinnerMonday & Wednesday-Saturday

(Closed Tuesday and Sunday)526-4035 • 490 Carolina Way • Highlands

526-5525 • Highlands Plaza

Lunch Buffet: 11-3 • M~Th • $7.25Seafood Buffet 11-3 • Fri • $8.25

Dinner: Sun-Thur 3-9:30 • Fri & Sat 3-10

GOLDEN CHINA &SUSHI BARNow

ServingBeer &Wine

Main St. & Lodging deliveries – $15 min.

7 days /week

“Fabulous Food in a Casual Atmosphere”

2 Entrances – Main Street and Oak “Across from The Playhouse”

Serving Lunch:11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Serving Dinner:from 5:30 p.m. until

7 days a week

Make yourreservations for

our ThanksgivingBuffet and your

private Christmasparties today!

Monday-Thursday 6-6:45 p.m.Choice of soup or salad, entrée and a glass

of wine • $36 inclusive of tax and gratuity.

...on the VerandahHighlands’ Most Scenic DiningOverlooking Lake Sequoyah

Open for dinner 7 nights a weekseating from 6 pm

Sunday Brunch 11 am - 2 pmFull Bar, Appetizers

& Small Plates Bar Menu - 3 pm

New Highlanders’ Menu

828-526-2338www.ontheverandah.com

Flat Mountain Rd.• Reservations: 526-2121

Jacks at SkylineLodge

Dinner Friday & Saturday 5:30 p.m. untilBreakfast Sat. and Sun. 8-11 a.m.

Sunday Champagne Brunch: noon-2 p.m.Early Bird Specials Friday & Saturday 5:30-6:30

(RSVP only)Hal Philips at the piano Fri.-Sun. 7-9 p.m.

Also: Loose Moose – Full Service Bar

If you ever, in yourwildest dreams, in amoment of sheer

weakness or during anattack of temporaryretardation, think youwould like to have thegovernment runsomething for you, I havetwo words for you: DryFalls.

The U.S. Forest Servicehas announced it will takeanother 240 days tocomplete this project. Not241 days, mind you, but240. They could have atleast not insulted us andsaid “about” 240 days. Excuse us if wedon’t believe you.

Mayor Mullen says he “thinks”we’re disappointed. Hellooooo, we aredefinitely disappointed.

Since this project started two yearsago, private enterprise in and around theHighlands has constructed entire condobuildings, including tamping down filldirt to support them, in less than half thetime the government has attempted tooverhaul a parking lot. This is not rocketscience here. Hey, we’re talking fill dirt, awooden pit toilet that everyone drivingby can see and a new set of steps. DUH!

Write this next part down. Take awaythe incentive of capitalism or theincentive of profit and things moveslower than a tourist on the FranklinRoad. Now add the words “ForestService,” an oxymoron itself, and we aretalking snail speed here.

Hold it, before you get your shorts ina wad and write in saying nasty thingsabout me for slamming the USFS, beaware I know my stuff on this subject.Not only was I a government employeefor 28 years, when I retired I ran abusiness on national forest service landfor 13 years. The two hardest things I hadto do since my retirement as a cop wasget a permit to use Forest Service landand get rid of my permit to use ForestService land once I sold my business.

I was fortunate to have met a retiredForest Service employee living in theHighlands area prior to opening mybusiness. He was a funny guy. Actuallyhonest would be a better word. He oncegot transferred to another area of thecountry for showing too much incentive.Even funnier, he was told that was thereason for his transfer. His boss told himhe was making everyone else look bad.He shall remain nameless ‘cause he’s

Dry Falls is giving me the dry heavesstill around. He also gaveme a great piece of advice.He said, “It’s better to askfor forgiveness than forpermission.”

If I hadn’t taken hisadvice, I might still bewaiting for my permit. Inever asked themquestions because theywould’ve started a studybefore giving me ananswer. I just did it and ifthey objected, I humblyapologized, stopped andthen moved on to doingsomething else withoutpermission. It worked

great for 13 years. Five years after I soldmy business, I was still communicatingwith them, begging them to send me afinal bill for what I owed them so I couldclose my books.

Surely you remember when the hugechunk of rock fell off of Bridle Veil Falls.After a five-year study and much handwringing, the Forest Service finallydetermined the cause of the collapse:Gravity! Ta da! The mess would have satthere forever if Bill Nellis, at his ownexpense, hadn’t taken the initiative andcleaned it up. The Forest Service was stillstudying what the effects of cleaning it upwould have on the environment.Obviously, Bill also knows how thegovernment works.

Now don’t get me wrong, some ofthe nicest people I ever met in theHighlands area worked for the ForestService and I had a great workingrelationship with most of them for thewhole 13 years. They know howinefficient their agency is. Don’t confusenice with efficient. It’s not their fault; it’sthe U.S. government’s fault.

And finally, for better or for worse,for richer or poorer, it looks like Mr.Obama will be our next president.

For certain, the United States is aboutto become a lot more socialistic with ourgovernment running more things thanever.

Other than the Interstate HighwaySystem, try to think of one federalgovernment project that has ever runefficient or in the black.

I shutter to think about the cost andefficiency of a socialistic health care plan.Maybe we could get the Forest Service todo a study on health care and come upwith a plan. That way, Mr. Obama will bean old man before it’s initiated.

Ha, only kidding…not.

• THE VIEW FROM HERE •Highlands’ Newspaper - Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008-

Dr. Henry Salzarulo•

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• HIGHLANDS FINE DINING •

On Log Cabin Road behind Hampton Inn off N.C. 106 • 526-3380

Open for Dinner5:30 until

(Closed Tuesdays)Reservations appreciated

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Live Music Saturdays

International Cuisine

Cyprus (now serving mixed drinks & beer)

Dinner: 5-10 nightly

Lunch Mon-Sat. 11 a.m to 2:30 p.m.Dinner Mon-Sat. from 5:30 p.m.

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Upcoming Events

Monday, Oct. 20Samuel Adams Beer Dinner

Beer and Food PairingsCULINARY WEEKEND

Friday, Nov. 14Domaine Serene, Wine Spectrum Luncheon.Boutique Winery Gala, “Battle of the Sexes”

Women Winemakers vs. Male Winemakers “Bat-tle of the Sexes” Gala Cocktail Party.

Saturday, Nov. 15Silver Oak Cellars Wine Dinner with Tom

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Mon, Tues, Fri., Thurs:10am–Brunch; 11am–Lunch; 4:30–Dinner

Saturday & Sunday:9am–Brunch; 11am–Lunch

Yippee! $3 gas is back and we are celebrating. Not so long ago when gas wason the way up to $3, we shuddered at

the prospect and projected endless anduninterrupted escalation in the cost of fuel,with devastating economic impact. Sureenough. Increasing world demand,speculation, and a series of hurricanesdrove the price to well over $4 per gallon,when you could find a station with gas.

Sedans, large SUV’s, and trucks, oncethe darlings of American consumers, satunwanted in dealer lots and in front yardsacross the country. Everywhere I looked, Isaw cars with “for sale” signs. I even saw abus of the type that transport gospel singersand vans in various sizes, but big SUVswere the least wanted of all.

It took a violent economic upheavalwhich left the world on the brink of a deeprecession or worse to reverse the trend. De-mand for gasoline evaporated faster thangas on hot pavement. The price plummeteduntil it fell below the $3, at least in townsbeyond Highlands. I filled up in this morn-ing at Ingles in Seneca for $2.889. A drivercould fill his tank in Mountain City for$2.99, no lines, no limits, no plastic bagson the pumps. There is less talk of hybridstoday. Demands to develop renewable ener-gy suddenly seem oddly quaint. For days Isaw a guy riding his bike into Westminstereach morning at 6:45. Then he disappearedalong with gas shortage induced anxiety. Isuppose he is driving his truck again,or resting weary muscles. In any case, Idoubt that he is demonstrating for cheaperfuel or against greenhouse gases. We arehappy again. Three dollar gas is like a giftfrom the oil companies, until recently deri-sively and collectively referred to as, “BigOil.”

It remains to be seen if we will renewour love affair with big, gas guzzling vehi-cles, but if the past is any indication, it islikely. Will Ford and General Motors rushto reopen truck factories, so recently shut-tered in a move costing millions? I wonder

if small fuel efficient cars will becomeorphans in the industry. There won’t bemany car buyers willing to pay thousandsfor a hybrid when gasoline is a gift at $3. At$2.50 we’ll feel like we’re stealing it. Ameri-cans have long been intoxicated with speedand power.

For a moment I thought that as anation, we were sobering up. Maybe we are,but it is at least as likely that we are prepar-ing for yet another binge. The irrefutablefacts that we are again ignoring, are that pe-troleum is a finite resource, and a pollutingone. The world’s economies may quicklyright themselves, or we may experience adeep and prolonged depression. In eithercase, prosperity will return sometime, andwith it the demand for fuel.

When China’s factories are hummingagain, the Chinese will want cars. As pros-perity returns to India, Indians will want todrive. Gasoline prices will rise again, andoil reserves will shrink. We should take ad-vantage of this temporary reprieve to pre-pare for the future, but we probably won’t.We will drill off shore, and eventually we

will drill in ANWR. We will wring everydrop of oil from beneath the earth. We willfight more wars over remaining oil. (Hasanyone heard of Iraq?) The crisis has notpassed and by ignoring it, we are endanger-ing our planet and our economy. Our presi-dential candidates who should be debatingthis impending disaster are busy attackingeach other and assigning blame for the fail-

ures of the past. I wonder if we will everextend our vision, or we will neverlook beyond immediate crises and the po-litical capital they might generate. We willsurely see $4 gas again. The right combina-tion of Middle East instability, terrorist ac-tivity, weather related disruptions, and in-

Will we remember why there is a need for change, or will we forget?


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forum: County Commissioner District II candidate and in-cumbent Dr. Jim Davis, who is running unopposed; CountyCommissioner District III candidates Jimmy Goodman andBobby Kuppers; BOE District I candidate Frieda Bennett; BOEDistrict III candidates Brian Bateman and incumbent Tom-my Baldwin; BOE District IV candidates Alan Allman, JimBreedlove, Gregg Jones, and Dwight Vinson; and BOE Dis-trict IV candidates Bobby Bishop and incumbent RobertaSwank. BOE District I candidate John Shearl was unable toattend the event.

MCAE Vice President and FHS teacher John deVille in-troduced the candidates and served as moderator. All candi-dates had five minutes to give an opening statement, thenquestions submitted by the audience were read. Candidateshad two minutes in which to address the questions. Aftereveryone had responded, anyone could address the othercandidates’ responses for up to a minute.

Commissioner Dr. Jim Davis said that his next termwould be the omega of his political career. “It has been apleasure to serve the citizens of Macon County,” he said.Davis is currently finishing his third term as commissioner,and he said that he plans to keep doing what he has beendoing. “This commission has been successful,” Davis said.

FHS teacher Bobby Kuppers said that he moved to Ma-con County when he was five years old, and he is a 1971 FHSgraduate. “I never worried about anything when I was grow-ing up because there were five people looking after me. The

five county commissioners of Macon County made growingup here a wonderful experience,” he said.

Kuppers served in the US Submarine Force for 25 yearsafter graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. He said hewas inspired to run for office by one of his students. “I’vebeen around government for a long time. I’ve seen it at itsbest, I’ve seen it at its worst, and I hope I know enough to tellthe difference,” Kuppers said.

Jimmy Goodman has lived in Burningtown for the past17 years. He said that he owns a small business and has expe-rience making budgets, working with individuals and pro-curing materials. Goodman previously served on the MaconCounty Planning Board, and he said this experience provesthat he can sit down with others, work through problemsand come to conclusions.

“I want to get more citizen involvement in government,”Goodman said. He also wants to have every commissionmeeting recorded and put on the web.

Frieda Bennett is a graduate of Highlands School, andshe was a public school teacher for 34 years. “I have experi-ence in education, and I’m passionate about kids,” Bennettsaid. This is her first time running for any public office, andshe hopes to keep Macon County a community where every-one is involved in education.

Current BOE member Tommy Baldwin said that hewould like to be on the BOE when the Macon 5-6 School is

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Today, I would love to write a glowingreport on government honesty, on theprevalence of statesmanship in ourgovernment officials, on the buoyantspirit of the American people. However,with the current NBC/Wall Street Journalshowing Congress with a 13% approvalrating, and the same poll showing the

pPresident at 29%, it is difficult tomake a positive case for the government.

To put things in perspective, whenthe current House of Representatives tookoffice in January, 2007, it had a jobapproval rating of 32%, not an admirablefigure but certainly better than now. So,you may ask, what happened to put theirnumber at such a lowly level? Well, sincethe Democrats are the dominant party,and the leader of the Democrat Party isNancy Pelosi, I guess she deserves thehonor.I recently received an email that made agood point, and I’d quote it if I could findit, but its point was that 545 (the numbermight be slightly off) people control thecountry. If they wanted a balancedbudget, we’d have a balanced budget. Ifthey wanted an effective energy policy,we’d have one. Likewise, if they wantedan effective immigration policy, we’dhave that one too. We are what thatlimited number of people want us to be.Come to think of it, we’re only talkingabout some number over half that many,since we aren’t what the oppositionwants.

So, what about Nancy’s performanceas Speaker of the House?

For starters, in her acceptancespeech, she said, “This is a historicmoment – for the Congress, and for thewomen of this country.” Well I hope youladies are enjoying her victory because Icertainly am not. Perhaps the first moveshe made as Speaker was to support JohnMurtha to serve as House MajorityLeader. Fortunately, Murtha was soundlybeaten and Pelosi lost her first skirmish.She did make good on her promise to

pass a slug of legislation inthe first “hundred hours” ofher reign, although it tookseveral hundred hours. Herjob required her to makecommittee chairappointments, which shedid, and that was thebeginning of our currentslew of problems. Let’s standback and take an objectivelook at our current situation.

In the president’s lasttwo years of his secondterm, he is labeled “a lame

duck.”Additionally, because of the status of

the war effort when Pelosi becameSpeaker, Bush’s political power waswaning, and, for better or worse, Nancy isprobably the most powerful politician onearth. I’ll let the poll results on herperformance speak for themselves. Thepeople say Congress was poorly respectedwhen she took office, and the peoplenow say it is much worse.

I won’t list the reasons why thismight be other than to mention herpathetic leadership in the financialmeltdown. When Treasury SecretaryPaulson and Fed head Bernanke toldCongress (Nancy) that certain measuresmust be taken in order to head off acatastrophe, her need to politicize theissue and call for an ill-fated vote signaledto the world that we were helpless to actin the face of an emergency.

What’s next for Bad Nancy? Asidefrom another stimulus package she’sfloating to buy more votes, her realpolitical philosophy is revealed in herscheme to put a “windfall tax” onretirement income. She says we need toput an additional tax on stock marketprofits. What for? She says, “We need toraise the standard of living of our poor,unemployed and minorities. Forexample, we have an estimated 12million illegal immigrants in ourcountry who need help along withmillions of unemployed minorities.Stock market windfall profits taxes couldgo a long way to guarantee these peoplethe standard of living they would like tohave as ‘Americans.’”

This is Marxism, pure and simple. Ihave felt that an Obama win coupledwith a veto-proof Congress would bringus to socialism in short order. With Ms.Pelosi on the job, it’s a lock. If you wantyour retirement funds to go to illegals,vote for the Libs. If the market doesn’tturn around soon, a profits tax may beacademic.

Bad Nancy; bad, bad Nancy

To the Voters of Highlands: With the election fast approaching, there are some important

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would be a breath of fresh air and a conservative voice for voterswho are concerned with the tax-and-spend policies of the currentboard.

After the failure of the bond issue, the board has ignored thewishes of the voters and has borrowed tens of millions of dollars.

In a down economy, is this wise?In the non-partisan school board Districts I and IV, the clear

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There is a distinct possibility that the Macon Middle School willbe taken over by the state next year.

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But those remarks do not help thebusinesses in our town because thenumber of visitors this summer and fallis definitely down. And gas shortages andgas prices have escalated. Somebusinesses are closing and others are forsale. Since many of us have had to curtailour travel activities, it behooves us localsto buy more of our necessary productslocally. Going off the mountain hasbecome an expensive proposition and thelocal store owners need our business inthis time of uncertainty. Let us all sticktogether, not panic, and we will comethrough this downturn better than wewere before. Adversity helps us appreciatewhat we have had and will have again.

Highlands and Scaly Mountainvolunteer fire fighters were recognizedrecently. We now have 32 volunteers inHighlands who always do an incrediblejob in helping keep the Highlandsplateau safe in the face of emergencies.We are indebted to them for their quickresponse in very tough situations, and Iwould like to add my congratulations toall of these men for jobs well done. Letme just add that training sessions areongoing with these emergency workersand they are well prepared to handleemergencies in a very professional way.“Popcorn” Manley is our Chief and hehas been ably assisted for many years byBob Houston and Ricky Bryson.

This week the Highlands CashiersPlayers opens a new play at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center. “AThousand Clowns” will begin this

coming Thursday and runfor two weekends. It is acute play of a man raisinghis orphaned 12-year-oldnephew in New York City,and if these folks do theirusual outstandingperformance it should be ahoot. Get your tickets andsupport this great group oflocal actors.

Thanks to thegenerosity and work of

developer Bill Nellis we have a new parkin town. After more than 160 entries fora new name to the green space createdaround Harris Lake on the formerEdwards family property, we haveappropriately named the new park HarrisLake Park with an entrance plaque whichwill honor the Edwards family. It will bea place for quiet contemplation withinwalking distance of town which will beenjoyed by many for years to come. Wethank Bill Nellis for this fine addition toour community and the effort he putforth to name the park. And thanks to themany people who contributed names inthis contest. Whatever name we hadchosen, the park would have naturallybeen called “Harris Lake Park.” So thatchoice was obvious to the committee.

creasing demand can well drive the price to$10 and beyond. Unfortunately, the likelyaction is to celebrate while we can.

Bull asked me an interesting question.“Dad, is saving a quarter on a gallon of gasreally that big a deal for adults?” I answeredthat the point wasn’t saving a quarter onone gallon of gas, but about saving four orfive dollars on every tank, which over thecourse of a year, adds up.

What prompted the question was a sta-tion outside of Franklin that was selling gasfor $2.89 a gallon last Saturday. Competi-tors were charging $3.29. A line hadformed and drivers were waiting patientlyfor their gift from Big Oil. I hesitated andthought about joining the line, just as Bullasked the question. It brought me back toreality. The folks in line weren’t thinkingabout saving hundreds of dollars over thecourse of a year. They were weary of short-ages and tired of high prices. Saturday was achance to have a party and get even.

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Unlike any previous race, thispresidential race has seen somethingnew that it is simply staggering in itssignificance. For the first time, the toptwo candidates for president from amajor political party were a woman andan African American man; their presencealone has been a beacon that shone onthe principles of America. Regardless ofpolitical party affiliation, every Americanshould feel pride in knowing that inAmerica race or sex will not preventAmericans from being all we can be.

This country prides itself on thebelief that all men are created equal, andsometimes you actually have to provethat. We have been the envy of the worldfor a long time; they envy our politicalsystem and our way of life. They envyhow we respect and protect the value ofone life, one person, one dream. The lossof one to us is as powerful and as tragic aloss as is the loss of a thousand. In thisworld of anger, hatred, war lords andcorrupt governments, where the loss ofhuman freedoms is all too often theresult, this country stands as a beacon ofhope and an example of what can be. Thetrue course of America has always beenthe example of freedom for the world.

“People the world over have alwaysbeen more impressed by the power of ourexample than by the example of ourpower,” said former President Clinton ina recent speech. Like he, I believe thatover the last few years we have lost thecourse. We have abused that power andnow the world and we are suffering for it.Anyone who can ignore that themisguided war in Iraq and the greed ofcompanies like Countrywide have notthrown this country into turmoil andnear financial collapse need to open theireyes.

We need to make changes — that’sfor sure. We can’t seem to agree on what

they are or who shouldmake them but we agreeon the need for changes.Under our two-partysystem, we really nowhave only two choices;Senator McCain andSenator Obama. One hasbeen around a long time,served in the military,became a POW, and hasbeen in the Senate formore than 20 years. Theother is newer to thepolitical scene. He was

raised by a single parent, graduated froma most prestigious college then chose toserve at the community level beforebecoming an Illinois State Senator andthen a U.S. Senator. They are as differentas night and day.

People say that this man, Obama,does not have the military experience ofhis opponent, that he is less qualified tobe Commander in Chief because he hasnot faced the danger of war. This man, ablack American, walks the streets everyday with a target on his back. There arederanged people that seek to hold back aperson because he or she is not the samerace as they. There has already been oneplot against his life that has been foiledand I suspect there will be more. So isObama not qualified because he hasn’tfaced danger? Well he faces it everyday.He faces it because he committed to thevalues of America; that kindness, faith,and the average America is the backboneof this great country, and that the courseof America needs a correction. So I saythe question that Obama does not havethe courage is off the table.

Obama believes, as I do, that afundamental belief of life and of Americais that I am my brother’s keeper. If I see aman who has fallen in the street I lend ahand. If I see a person who has fallen onbad financial times, I lend what I can.Many people just don’t have that view.They believe that people who are gettingaid are “freeloaders” and “should workfor what they get.” Yes, some of thosewho we help are milking the system, butthat doesn’t make the system bad norlessen the need for our generosity.

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miles of roads in city limits that can be usedroad improvements in Highlands. It is down10% across the state. I would not be surprisedif other revenues are reduced even more. TheLeague says that they “hope and believe” thatthe Governor will not withhold our State-collected local revenues as he has done inthe past, but that, too, is a possibility.

On the local level, property taxes willnot be affected until our next revaluation, butin many areas the soft market has meant low-er assessed values. In addition, foreclosuresare on the rise, and we have even seen somehere in Highlands. We may also see moreand more consumers having difficulty pay-ing their utility bills as a result of unemploy-ment or slow work in construction.

For this reason, the League has urgedmunicipal officials across the state to consid-er reducing expenditures for the current fis-cal year; as they point out, it may be easier todo so now than later in the year.

I would echo that advice, and recom-mend that the Town Board carefully consid-er ALL expenditures that have not yet beenapproved in the coming year until we get aclearer picture of where we are headed. Manyother cities have already instituted hiringfreezes or reductions, and the communica-tions I see on the City & County ManagersAssociation Listserv reveal a very serious prob-lem, especially for cities with minimal capi-tal reserves. Now is the time to be extremelyconservative with spending.

Another factor that might affect us is theupcoming wholesale electric rate increasefrom Duke Power – Duke has been delayedin getting back to us and we’re not scheduledto meet now until early December, but wecan certainly expect an increase.

Although that won’t go into effect untilMarch of 2010, passing the increase on toconsumers at that time might be difficult ifeconomic conditions remainunimproved. Thus, the historically healthyprofit we have made from our Electric Distri-bution System may be affected.

That being said, the Harris Lake SewerProject is fully funded – our CWMTF granthas been committed, and our matchingfunds have been placed into the CapitalProjects Fund for the contract.

Future grant money is certainly going tobecome tighter and tighter, although PARTFfunds seem to be unaffected for now. PARTFfunds are Parks and Recreation Trust Fundsmunicipalities can get to buy land for parksand recreational facilities.

So, only time will tell to what extentsome of the larger capital projects the TownBoard has been discussing – such as Phases IIand III of the sewer projects, Town Hall, andPine Street Park – can be funded, but for thisyear the town has the resources to move for-ward.

We also have healthy capital reserves, asour annual audit shows. Our water, sewer,

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After our earlymorning departurefrom Edinburgh, I

thought we’d be crankyand sleepy. Fortunately forus, we had the first – and,alas, only – really sunnyday of our entire trip. Afterdays of solid rain, withheavy, leaden overcastskies, we had resigned our-selves to having this kindof weather for the entirestay. Here we were, sailingto Ireland, and the mostglorious sunshine warmedboth our bodies and spirits. I’d thought that ifwe had rain anywhere it would be in Ireland,and here we were, getting the nicest day towelcome us.

The ferry trip from Stanraer to Larne wasshort and pleasant. I’ve always enjoyed boattravel, and miss those frequent ferry trips toand from France and England during those 14years I lived in Paris. While the Channel Tun-nel was a huge change in English Channeltravel, and very convenient, it never replacedferry travel for pure charm. By the way, theBrits have a lot of nerve calling it the “EnglishChannel!” The French simply call it “LaManche,” quite literally “the sleeve,” probablybecause it’s the arm of the Atlantic Ocean thatseparates the two countries.

We landed in Larne in Northern Ireland,and piled back into our bus, which had beenwaiting for us on one of the lower levels of theferry. One of Ireland’s most popular routes isthe scenic coastal route traveling north.Mountains, valleys and coastline offered themost marvelous views. We briefly stopped fora photo op – with shots of Northern Irelandwith the Scottish coastline clearly visible offin the distance. Our destination for the daywas the Giant’s Causeway, an extraordinarylocation featuring impressive hexagonal col-umns formed over 60 million years ago bycooling lava.

Of course, such an amazing area had tobe the subject of much myth and legend. Themost famous of them was that the Giant’sCauseway was built by Finn McCool to walkto Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart,Benadonner. Unfortunately, Finn McCoolwas so tired from building the causeway thathe fell asleep, and his larger rival crossed thebridge to come looking for him. To protecther husband, Finn’s wife Oonagh laid a blan-ket over him so that he could pretend that hewas actually their baby son. When Benandon-ner saw the size of the “baby,” he panicked.He assumed the father, Finn, must indeed be agiant, and he fled home in terror, ripping up

the Causeway just in caseFinn decided to pursuehim.

These wonderful sto-ries were an integral partof Ireland, we soon foundout. Was there a tree stand-ing alone in a field? Thefairies put it there. Wasthere a tree growing in astone wall? The fairiesagain. And like MotherNature, you don’t messwith the fairies. Time andtime again, we were toldof the horrors befalling

folks who messed with the Little People, andcame out the worse for wear. While we hadhad rainy days in Scotland, we only startedseeing rainbows when we arrived in Ireland.Somehow, it didn’t seem too much of astretch to imagine finding pots of gold at theend of them.

We continued along the coast to Let-terkenny, which would be our base for thenext two days – a relief after all that packingand unpacking during much of our trip. Thiswas Victor’s neck of the woods, and we knewwe’d get a real insider’s look at this part of ourtour. The Giant’s Causeway was only twomiles from Bushmills, the village best knownas the home of the Old Bushmills Distillery,founded in 1608 and the oldest licensed dis-tillery in the world. Here’s a tip about thespelling of this famous brew – if it’s from Scot-land, it’s whisky. If it’s from Ireland, it’s whis-key. No one knows why the spelling is differ-ent, it just is.

Why so much emphasis on this magicalbrew? Breakfast! We came downstairs, andprepared ourselves for another deliciousbreakfast, but this was breakfast with a twist.Or rather, with a kick. In the midst of all theother, more traditional fare was a big pot ofIrish oatmeal. So far, so good. More unexpect-ed, however, was what was set out to go withthe oatmeal – a big jar of Irish honey and abottle of Bushmills whiskey. Yup! Honey andwhiskey in the oatmeal. It was too tempting topass up. The braver of the bunch spooned hotoatmeal into our breakfast bowls, and loadedup our oatmeal with the goodies set out for us.The result! Surprisingly, the oatmeal didn’ttaste that strongly of whiskey, but everyonepronounced it delicious. Up until that mo-ment, I had thought that Wheaties was thebreakfast of champions. Let me tell you that inthe Northern Irish town of Letterkenny, Ichanged my mind.

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In the second presidential debate some ofthe questions were very interesting, andI think that had a lot to do with the fact

that they were posed by ordinary people.One of the questions in particular went tothe heart of a question I have beenpondering: “Is health care a right, privilege,or responsibility?” Predictably, Obama said“right” and McCain said “responsibility.”

For some time now liberals have beenmaking their case for health care reform bycalling health care a “right.” I would findmyself cringing when I heard this andwasn’t sure why. What do we mean whenwe say something is a “right?” In our

Is health care a right, privilege or responsibility?Declaration of Independence we areassured of the right to life, liberty, and thepursuit of happiness. In the Bill of Rightswe are guaranteed a number of rights: freespeech, assembly, religion, equality beforethe law, etc.

All of these rights are things we expressor pursue ourselves; they are not somethingthat requires anything of another person,except significantly, that we are left alone.Our right to life means that other peopleare required to leave us alone and not harmus, but they are not required to help us liveby feeding us. Our right to free speechmeans other people are required to tolerateour expression, no matter how odious, butthey are not required to help us byproviding a forum.

All of these rights are restraints againstbehavior — a government that respectshuman rights is restrained from wrongfullyimprisoning its people, preventing freespeech and assembly, etc.

A “right to health care” on the otherhand would be a requirement that certainpeople provide services for others. What ifwe called housing a “right” and requireddevelopers to build and provide apartmentsto low-income people?

The UN passed the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights in 1948, andArticle 25 declares there are such things aseconomic and social rights: “Everyone hasthe right to a standard of living adequate forthe health and well-being of himself and ofhis family, including food, clothing,housing and medical care and necessarysocial services, and the right to security inthe event of unemployment, sickness,disability, widowhood, old age or other lackof livelihood in circumstances beyond hiscontrol.”

Conservatives like to call medical careor retirement income a “responsibility”because they envision society as a placewhere it’s every person for themselves(unless you’re a failing bank or investmentcompany of course).Conservatives wereagainst Social Security when it wasfounded by FDR in the 1930s and are stillagainst it today, but the majority of theAmerican public think they are wrong onthese social issues.

The questioner in the debate gaveanother perspective: medical care is aprivilege. We are certainly privileged to livein a prosperous society that istechnologically sophisticated so we havemachines that do MRIs andmammograms, incredible surgerytechniques, and tiny cameras and amazingbiochemistry tests to see inside our bodies.But privilege also means something thatonly wealthy people get — is that what thequestioner meant? This article may seem

like nitpicking to some readers, but I thinkit is important if we are ever to have healthcare reform, which we urgently need.Something like half of all personalbankruptcies are caused by medicalexpenses, and manufacturers find theycannot be competitive in this countrylargely because of the cost medical careadds to their unit price — approximately$1,500 to every GM automobile, forinstance.

I’d like to suggest another category:health care, like education, is a componentof what is called our “social compact” —those services we provide to each otherbecause we think they are an importantpart of creating a society that works.

Does anyone call education a right? Idon’t ever remember as a child thinkinggoing to school was a right — it was a duty,a requirement. We have created universalK-12 education because we believe that aneducated citizenry will create a moreprosperous society for all of us to live in.

Similarly, I think we should haveuniversal health care because a healthycitizenry would create a more prosperoussociety for all of us to live in. A chain isonly as strong as its weakest link.

You often see the statistic that theaverage American family spends $12,000 ayear on health insurance. Then there’sanother statistic: the average overhead forprivate insurance is 31% while it is only3% for Medicare. Let’s do a little math(31%-3% x $12,000): that means theaverage family is paying $3,360 a year for(among other things) the salaries of peoplewho do nothing but figure out how to denytheir family coverage. And this doesn’tinclude the cost of the extra employeesdoctors have to hire to do the paperworkrequired to file insurance claims.

A group of doctors has formed anorganization to press for true universalhealth care — single-payer, not the hybridprivate and public mix Barack Obamafavors. Physicians for a National HealthProgram is a non-profit research and


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BOE DISTRICT IIITommy Baldwin

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completed. “I’ve been a part of it since thebeginning,” he said. Baldwin has seen manychanges during the 24 years he has served onthe BOE, and he wants to provide the besteducation that money can buy.

“The children of Macon County are thegreatest asset we have. They are our future,”Baldwin said. “I stand for the children, teach-ers and parents.”

Brian Bateman graduated from Nan-tahala School in 1983, and he is a memberof Junaluska Baptist Church. “I’ve been in-volved with Nantahala Fire and Rescue for17 years,” Bateman said, and he has served asfire chief for the past 12 years.

Bateman said he has four goals: to pre-pare students to be globally competitive, toprovide opportunities for all students to grad-uate from high school, to prepare studentsfor the 21st century, and to retain qualityteachers. “I am a person of integrity with highmoral values,” Bateman said.

Alan Allman retired in 1991 as a seniorresearch chemist after 27 years with DuPont.He returned to Macon County to become thefourth generation to till the soil in Burning-town. Allman served for eight years on theBoard of Trustees at Western Carolina Uni-versity (WCU), his alma mater, where he •See CANDIDATES page 22

earned B.S. degrees in chemistry and mathe-matics.

Allman has handled school constructionin the past. “During my time on WCU’s Boardof Trustees, the Ramsey Center, the Universi-ty Center, two dorms, and a cafeteria werebuilt,” he said. “My main concern is the class-room,” Allman said, “including teachers,teacher’s assistants, supplies, technology, andstudents.”

Jim Breedlove is a native of Macon Coun-ty. He graduated from FHS in 1975 and wenton to UNC-Chapel Hill to earn a BusinessAdministration degree in 1979. He complet-ed a master’s degree in nusiness administra-tion at WCU in 1986. Breedlove currentlyserves on the Franklin Area Chamber ofCommerce Board and also with the SmokyMountain Development Corporation.

Breedlove has a son and a daughter, andhis wife Kathy is an FHS guidance counselor.“Children are facing a different future thanin the past. It is vital to provide a backgroundand an education for success,” he said.

Gregg Jones has worked for Cowee Grad-ing for 12 years. He is a Macon County na-tive, and his father was employed by theschool system for 35 years. “We need to mod-ernize education, provide better benefits for

educators, and get parents more involved,”Jones said.

Dwight Vinson is a lifelong resident ofOtto. He attended Otto School for eight years,and is a 1980 FHS graduate. After graduatingfrom Appalachian State University in 1986,Vinson returned to Franklin and became areal estate appraiser. He left Macon Bank in1998 to open his own appraisal business.

Vinson is currently the music director atSouth Macon Baptist Church. He has experi-ence in organization and construction man-agement, and he says he is never afraid to askwhy. “There is always a better way, but youcan’t find it unless you ask ‘Why am I doingthis now, and how can I make it better?’ “Vin-son said.

Bobby Bishop is an FHS grad and a na-tive of Macon County. He has been a MaconCounty Building Inspector for 15 years. Bish-op emphasized how important it is for aca-demic and band activities to be given the samerecognition as athletic achievements. “Kidswho achieve academically should get theirnames in the paper just like the athletes,” hesaid.

“If we let one kid fall through the cracks,that is one too many,” Bishop said. “No childshould be given up on.” He said that his main

concern is the kids of Macon County. As abuilding inspector, Bishop has worked withthe BOE during school construction. “I wantto help provide the best possible building thatis a safe and clean environment for childrento learn in,” he said.

Current BOE member Roberta Swankspent 20 years as Macon County Schools’Nutrition Director. “It was the highlight ofmy life,” she said. Swank was appointed toher current term on the BOE after BOEmember Guy Gooder resigned in 2007. “I’mrunning to finish my term,” Swank said.

Swank has lived in Macon County for42 years, and she says education is extremelyimportant to her family. “My four kids grad-uated from FHS, and they all are college grad-uates,” she said. “I am willing to listen. I amopen-minded. I don’t hold grudges and I don’thave a personal agenda.” Swank said.

When asked how candidates would planfor future growth while still ensuring thatschool class sizes stay small, Davis said thatcounty commissioners were committed toproviding capital facilities.

“There was a 1.9-cent tax increase to payfor construction of the Macon 5-6 School,and it will be the same amount for the North

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Exciting finishes ruledthe NFL this week,with Atlanta, Houston

and Minnesota all gaininglast second victories. Thebig news is the troublewith the Cowboys, wholost their second straightgame and will be withoutTony Romo (brokenpinkie) and Adam Jones(mental fatigue) for 4weeks. With the Cowboysfaltering, it looks like theNFC is wide open, with 10-11 teamsfighting for 6 playoff spots.

Upset was also the word used aroundcollege football this weekend, withOklahoma, LSU and Missouri allfaltering and dropping from the ranks ofthe unbeaten. At this particular point, itlooks like Penn State could have theeasiest road to the BCS championshipafter their 48-7 destruction of Wisconsinat Camp Randall. While Alabama andTexas are ranked ahead of JoePa’s boys,Alabama still has to navigate the SEC,and Texas will face both Missouri andKansas before the season ends. Penn Statehas to beat Ohio State and avoid anymajor upsets, but they look poised tomake a run to the BCS title game due totheir schedule.

Both the Philadelphia Phillies andTampa Bay Rays have shot out to 3-1 leadin their respective championship seriesin the past week. While the Dodgersbullpen has struggled to protect leads, theBoston starting pitching has beenlackluster-getting shelled by the Rays’young lineup in the first inning for twostraight games. If Tampa Bay andPhiladelphia both close things out thenwe could be looking at a very interestingWorld Series featuring a decidedunderdog (Tampa Bay) versus the lovablelosers of the past few years in the Phillies.I wouldn’t count the Red Sox out just yet,mainly because they do have theexperience of some great comebacks inboth of their World Championshipseasons. However, I think that MattStairs’ homer in Game 4 that gave thePhillies a three to one lead spelled doomfor the Dodgers-they are done.

It is the start of college basketballseason, with midnight madnessbeginning for many universities allaround the country. Local fans of theNorth Carolina Tar Heels will be happyto note that they are ranked number oneto begin the season despite the injury toMarcus Ginyard that will keep him outfor the first two months of the season.The Heels are the deepest and most

talented team in thecountry, and anything lessthan a nationalchampionship would haveto be considered a failurefor Tyler Hansbrough andcompany. (Is the jinxworking yet? I’m trying ashard as I can, but I’m notsure if even a jinx can stopNorth Carolina this year)

And finally, the NBAhas continued its campaignto be the least popular

professional sport in America by layingoff 80 employees before the start of theseason. I believe that the NHL is getting abit worried that the NBA is going to takethe crown that it has held for so long.

However, judging from the reactionthat Sarah Palin got at this weekend’sPhiladelphia Flyers game, it seems thatthe NHL is doing everything they can tohold on to that top spot.

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Middle East specialist Sandra Mackeywill speak at the Highlands CommunityBuilding on Monday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Herpresentation will discuss Iraq, Afghanistanand Iran and answer the question “Wheredo we go from here?”

These countries are increasingly com-plex and central to U.S. economic healthand security. After building a framework ofthe forces currently at work in the region,Ms. Mackey will open the floor for discus-sion with the audience on the issues mostrelevant to those in attendance. Bring ques-tions for this timely opportunity. The pre-sentation is free of charge. For more infor-mation call 828-787-1463.

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... HIS & HERS continued from page 13formerly Londonderry, for a walking tour ofthe principal sights. Derry was the last city inthe British Iles to be enclosed with defensivewalls, and its 17th Century walls are the onlysurviving complete series of city walls in theBritish Isles. Derry is one of the few cities inEurope whose fortifications were neverbreached. I know many people’s eyes glazeover when you talk about museums, but theone in Derry is a must. An interesting, interac-tive museum, it gives a wonderful sense ofhow this historic town came into being andgrew. It also tells the sad story of “the Trou-bles.” the violence which began in the late1960s as the result of Catholics being discrim-inated against, both politically and economi-cally, under the Unionist government inNorthern Ireland. I’m not going to get into thegory details of this sad part of Northern Irishhistory. Let’s just say that the residents of Derryare relieved to see an end to “the Troubles,”and there is a collective holding of breath asthe city rebuilds and moves forward. Sadly,there are still neighborhoods which are al-most exclusively Catholic or Protestant, some-thing which is difficult for many Americansto understand.

After all that history, a bit of retail therapywas in order, and we hit the jackpot, with avisit to the Triona Design Center. We had ademonstration of wool spinning and weav-ing, and enjoyed tea and scones while wan-

dering the aisles looking for bargains. Mamanpicked up two suits – one with pants, onewith a skirt. I got a jacket. John insisted that hedidn’t need anything, much to our dismay. Wehad a good chuckle when we found out thatthe attractive Irish owner had charmed Johninto buying a tweed jacket. I insisted on get-ting him a tweed cap, thus completing thatdashing landowner look that we found suitshim so well. Due to alterations necessary tomy mother’s suits – and luggage limitations,we chose to have our purchases sent to us inthe States. With more and more airlinescharging for luggage, this can be a great way toget your loot home. We trooped back to thebus with the sense of satisfaction only a greatday of shopping can bring. Northern Irelandwas turning out to be a land of unexpectedbeauty, great food and delightful people. Leav-ing in a few days was going to be harder thanwe had expected. On the horizon – a trip tothe Aran Islands – had us full of anticipation.

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Kuppers said the work isin an economic crisis. “Andit’s not going to get better be-fore it gets a little worse.” Kup-pers said that county com-missioners have to evaluatethe current conditions beforeasking for a higher tax. “I’mnot ready to increase taxes,but I don’t want to turn myback on the students, either.It’s a delicate balance, drivenby gas prices and the econo-my,” he said.

Goodman said he’d liketo see the students stay in theircommunities. He said thatthe people of Macon Countyare hardworking. “I think we could keep thesmall schools. We would have to build a newschool at Cullasaja, but Iotla is in great shape,”Goodman said. He also mentioned that theportable classrooms at Cowee needed to be

addressed. “We can solve thisproblem as a community andsave the community schools,”Goodman said.

Bennett said she had re-searched how other districtshave tried to save money. “Arewe having equity of class sizeswhen children in largerschools lose their communityidentity?” she asked. “If wewant to stop the dropout ratesfrom increasing, we need tokeep community schools,”Bennett said.

“Being from Nantahala,I’m for community schools,”Baldwin said. “But we have todo what’s less expensive in or-der to have more expensive

educational opportunities.” He said that thereis no more room at Cullasaja School. “We tryto meet the needs of the students as best wecan,” Baldwin said.

Bateman is another fan of community

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schools. “But I also want to watch taxpayerdollars,” he said. “It’s a no-win situation ifyou’re sitting up here.” Bateman said that thecurrent estimated price per square foot forconstruction at the North Macon School istwice as expensive as it cost to build SouthMacon Elementary 10 years ago. “I don’t wantto look back in 10 years and wish we’d donesomething now,” he said.

Allman said the 5-6 School was neces-sary. Allman said. “Money is at a premium.There are unlimited wants with limited re-sources,” he said. “We are facing problemsthat haven’t been faced in this county sincethe Depression, and you can’t tax peoplewhen they have no money to pay it.” He sug-gested that no existing schools be torn downyet, no matter how outdated they might be.

Breedlove said the BOE should workclosely with the county commissioners. “Weneed to reassess where we’re at and what’savailable and then make the best decisionbased on the resources we have,” he said.

“I would love to keep communityschools, but some of them are outdated,”Jones said. “If the children have a better placeto learn, they will learn more.” He suggested

that local contractors should be involved innew school building construction. “We needto keep the money in Macon County andgive jobs back to the people of Macon Coun-ty,” Jones said.

Vinson said the last two weeks have beenan eye opener for everyone, particularly forthose running for office. He said that eight



years ago he suggested that the BOE removethe sixth graders from Macon Middle School.“I support the Macon 5-6 School wholeheart-edly,” Vinson said. “The next board needs tofocus on both a short term and a long termplan: things will heavily depend on the econ-omy.”

Bishop said the size of the school is notthe issue. “It comes down to reducing thesize of the classroom.” He said he supportsthe Macon 5-6 School.

Swank said getting tied up on the size ofthe building isn’t the issue. “Instead weshould focus on the quality of education andthe size of the classroom.” While living inAlexandria, VA, during the 1970s, Swank saidthat their 800-student school was a higher-quality school than what she had seen in themuch smaller Macon County schools at thetime.

The candidates were given one minuteto respond to the other candidates. “I went toOtto School, and it was a good learning expe-rience,” Vinson said. “But when I left in 1976I knew it was worn out.”

Goodman said he supports communityschools “but it doesn’t matter what I support,but what the community supports.” “Are wetalking about money or about what is best forthe students?” he asked.

“I don’t think we can separate the two,”Kuppers countered. “Five-hundred to 600 stu-dents is not a mega school. If we keep classsizes between 20-25 we’ll educate kids.” Kup-pers agreed with Allman, saying that existingschools shouldn’t be torn down. “Things havechanged since we voted on the referendum,”he said. “Reality has shifted, and when thathappens, long-range plans have to shift.”

deVille then asked the candidates if theysupported having a School Resource Officerat the new Macon 5-6 School. Every candi-date was in agreement as there was a unani-mous show of hands.

The candidates were next asked how toimprove the graduation rate in Macon Coun-ty Schools.

Bennett said that parents have to be in-volved. “Kids don’t value education unlessyou tell them why they should,” she said.“We have to give them vocational options,and we have to interest them.”

“Not everyone is set to go to college, buteveryone is set to do something,” Baldwinsaid. He said that kids need to be identifiedbefore they drop out so they can be led to-wards the things that interest them.

“I can’t say enough about the programsat Union Academy and FHS,” Bateman said.

Allman said that the decision to dropout is made by the student along with one orboth parents. “When a child decides to dropout, they should move over and make roomfor others,” he said.

“The dropout rate is falling,” Breedlovesaid. “There were 88 students who droppedout in the 2006-2007 school year, and only55 for 2007-2008,” he said. He mentionedthe success of programs like Union Acade-my and the Reading Initiative Program thatwas discussed at the August BOE meeting.

Jones said that students need encourage-ment. “We need to find out why they’re drop-ping out. What’s going on? What can I do tohelp?” he said. He suggested that encourag-ing the students’ talents could prevent somedropouts.

Vinson warned the audience not to getlost in the statistics. “The formulas [for cal-culating the dropout rate] are convoluted,”he said. “They make no sense in the realworld: it’s a numbers game.”

Bishop said that all the students havetalents. “We have to get the parents involved,”he said.

“The key to keeping kids in school is tooffer a variety of opportunities and options,”Swank said. “The dropout rate is not just aschool problem: it’s an individual, a family, aschool, and a community problem,” she said.Swank suggested getting volunteers involvedwith potential dropouts.

Davis offered his opinion on the sub-ject. “If you finish your homework, you canfinish high school,” he said. He suggestedtwo methods to fix the dropout problem.“Raise the age to 21 to get a driver’s license ifyou drop out,” he said, and “Have parentssign an agreement at the beginning of theschool year to refund the money spent ontheir child’s education to the BOE if theirchild drops out.”

“An old football coach once told me thatgood players make good coaches,” Kupperssaid. “Good students make good teachers, andgood parents make good students.” He invit-ed anyone to evaluate him in his classroominstead of judging him and the rest of theschool system based on “some artificial for-mula.”

Goodman said “All children are not des-tined for a college degree. We need to includemore trade and vocational opportunities.”

“I fully agree with Commissioner Davis,”Allman said. “The dropout rate is a result ofderelict parents. We can’t drop it in the lap ofthe teachers and the community.”

Finally, deVille asked “How will you beavailable to the public to discuss concernsand get input and suggestions?” The candi-dates incorporated their responses into theirclosing statements.

“You can contact me the same way youalways have,” Davis said. “At church, at thegrocery store, or call me at home.” He saidthat he is taking his campaign seriously, eventhough he is running unopposed. “I recentlygot a call from the North Carolina Associa-tion of County Commissioners offering mean opportunity to serve on the LegislativeGoals Committee,” Davis added.

Kuppers said he is focusing on the ThreeC’s: common sense, communication andcommunity. “For common sense, I will ex-amine the scope of the problem, identify so-lutions, listen and incorporate the peoples’input, pick the best solution, and act,” he said.

Kuppers proposed a new way of com-munication with county commissioners:instead of having citizens come to commis-sion meetings, he wants the commissioners


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all Americans. Single-payer national healthinsurance is a system in which a singlepublic or quasi-public agency organizeshealth financing, but delivery of careremains largely private.” In other words,you still get to choose your own doctor.

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you enforce them because animals need tobe taken care of,” she said.

Teresa Lovell said she hoped the ordi-nance would take care of the barking dogs ata kennel which recently became part of herresidential neighborhood on Ray DownsRoad.

“There is noise from daylight to dark andall night long,” she said. “None of us can getany rest.”

She also said the dogs are let out of thekennel to run at night and they threaten herfamily if they go out of their house.

Though nuisance animals are addressedin the ordinance, commissioners said theordinance isn’t a “barking dog” ordinance.Plus, the fact that a kennel was allowed tomove into a residential neighborhood is azoning issue.

But Commissioner Jim Davis said if thedogs are labeled “a nuisance,” there are pro-visions in the ordinance to address that.

As defined, a nuisance animal is a do-mesticated animal off the owner’s propertywhich without provocation, habitually orrepeatedly chases, snaps at, attacks or other-wise behaves in an aggressive manner to pe-destrians, bicyclists or vehicles, or turns overgarbage cans, damages gardens, livestock orpublic or private property.”

To be labeled a “dangerous dog,” the an-imal must without provocation kill or inflictsevere injury on a person or another domes-tic animal.

Due to issues raised during the publichearing, Commissioner Ronnie Beale madethe motion to adopt the ordinance with sev-eral changes: to extend the shelter time to 10days prior to euthanizing, to eliminate theportion of the ordinance pertaining to ani-mal fighting because that is already illegalunder state law, to allow dogs to run on coun-ty property if they are under the command –voice or otherwise – of their owner, and tohave the ordinance go into affect on April 6,2009, or sooner, if the shelter is ready andstaff hired before then.

There will be three animal control offic-ers employed by the county – not the Sher-iff’s Department – and one administrator at

the shelter.Up until this point, animal control has

been a part of the Sheriff’s Department butonce the shelter is operating, that will change.

“As it stands now, citizens can call 349-2106 for Animal Control, Monday throughFriday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. concerning nui-sance or dangerous animals,” said SheriffRobert Holland.

As per a “band-aid” ordinance put intoeffect December, 1, 2006, owning an animalthat causes damage to real or personal prop-erty is a violation. The first offense gets a ver-bal warning by Sheriff depuites, the secondoffense is a written warning and the thirdoffense warrants a citation or arrest.

But once the new ordinance goes intoaffect in April, the Sheriff’s Department willnot be involved in animal control.

Commissioners want citizens to under-stand that the new ordinance is not a “bark-ing dog” ordinance because a barking dog isa “noise” and that should fall under a noiseordinance. However, the county doesn’t havea noise ordinance.

Because commissioners believe thestray-nuisance-dangerous dog problem in thecounty stems from irresponsible pet owners,all dogs (and cats) have to be either collaredwith their owners’ information, tatooed, ormicro-chipped. As per state law, they mustalso be inoculated for rabies and dogs mustwear a valid rabies tag.

Though cats must also be vaccinated,state law exempts cats from wearing a rabiestag, but owners must be able to produce proofof inoculation.

Any dog or cat found to be on anotherperson’s property that can’t be identified andis deemed a nuisance will be impoundedwith fines issued, and a fee levied to retrievethe pet.

Pickups of strays will be complaint-driven. Before an animal can be picked upby a county Animal Control Officer, a com-plaint must be filed with the county.

County Manager Jack Horton said stepsleading to the completion of the shelter aremoving along.

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POLICE, FIRE & SHERIFF DEPT. LOGThe following is the Highlands Police Dept. log

entries for Oct. 2-14. Only the names of persons ar-rested, issued a Class-3 misdemeanor, or public offi-cials have been used.

Oct. 2• At 6:20 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle

accident at the Post Office.Oct. 4

• At 9:12 p.m., a motorist on N. 4th Street was cited forspeeding 43 mph in a 25 zone.

Oct. 10• At 11 a.m., a motorist on Mirror Lake was cited for

having an expired registration.Oct. 11

• At 10:45 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicleaccident at Cullasaja Drive and Three R Lane.

• At 11:26 a.m., a driver was cited for not havingfinancial responsibility for the vehicle.

Oct. 12• At 1:51 p.m., officers responded to a call from a

resident on Brushy Face Road who said a window hadbeen forced open. It didn’t appear that anything had beentaken.

Oct 13• At 1 p.m., larceny of mail was reported at the Post

Office when a person’s mail was taken off the counter.• At 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle

accident at S. 5th and Main streets.Oct. 14

• At 9:15 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicleaccident at Main and 4th streets.

• During the week, officers responded to 6 alarm acti-vations and issued 3 warning tickets.

The following are the Highlands Fire & Rescue

Dept. log entries for the week of Oct. 6-10Oct. 6

• The dept. responded to a report of an unattendedbrush fire on the Cashiers Road across from the Communi-ty Bible Church. The Macon County fire inspector wasnotified due to the potential of burning material not allowed tobe burned.

Oct. 10• The dept. was first-responders to assist EMS with a

medical call at a residence on Cottage Walk. The victimwas taken to the hospital.

Oct. 13• The dept. was first-responders to assist EMS with a

medical call at a residence on Clubhouse Trail. The victimwas taken to the hospital.

The following are the Macon County SheriffDept. log entries Oct. 6-13.

Oct. 6• Mario Gomez age 54 of Highlands, was arrested

and charged with 5 felony counts of obtaining property/money by false pretense after he turned himself in at theMacon County Courthouse to Macon County Deputies.He was released on a $10,000.00 unsecured bond.

• At 7 p.m., deputies responded to a fire alarm at aresidence on Mirrormont. All was secure.

Oct. 11• At 10 a.m., the larceny of a steel chainsaw was

reported at a residence on Lyman Zachary Road.Oct. 13

• At 9:30 a.m., deputies responded to call of vandal-ism to a boat on Lake Sequoyah where engine lines hadbeen cut. The resident said many people living on the lakehad boats cut loose from their docks or vandalized lately.

• HIGHLANDS SCHOOL SOCCER •

By Ryan PottsThe Highlands varsity soccer team went 2-1 last

week to improve their overall record to 11-3-2.Last Wednesday, the Highlanders played a home

contest against Andrews in what could be considereda small monsoon. The rough field conditions sloweddown the Highlander attack considerably, but theywere still able to come away with a 4-2 victory. TheHighlanders received two goals from Michael Shearl,and one goal a piece from Taylor Parrish and MikeyLica.

Last Thursday, the Highlanders traveled toColumbus to face the #4 ranked Polk CountyWolverines. The Highlanders played well in the firsthalf and trailed just 1-0 at halftime. Unfortunately, thefirst 7 minutes of the second half proved disastrous forHighlands, as Polk County scored 4 goals in the firstseven minutes to build an insurmountable 5-0 lead.Highlands was able to get goals from Taylor Parrishand Michael Shearl to round out the 5-2 final score.

Coach Chris Green was disappointed with the

outcome, but still found some positives to remark onafter the game. “The game was competitive for 73 outof the 80 minutes, and was a lot closer than the finalscore would indicate,” said Green. “We actuallyoutplayed them in several stretches, but the wheelskind of came off in the first part of the second half for afew minutes.”

After tasting defeat for the first time in over a month,the Highlanders bounced back strongly with a 7-0victory over the Murphy Bulldogs on Monday. HunterLeffler provided two goals, and Luke McClellan,Andrew Renfro, Michael Shearl, Mikey Lica andClayton Creighton all scored in the victory.

The Highlanders played Rabun Gap last night,but results were not available at press time.

Next Monday will be the Highlanders final homegame of the regular season against Blue Ridge. Pleasecome out and support Highlands as we honor theseniors at Zachary Field Monday and continue thedrive to the state playoffs.

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Satulah Mountain – One of the mostdesirable locations bar none is this historicalbeauty that sits on almost 7 acres w/barn,garage with guest quarters above, andwonderful Mtn. view. The dwelling has goodbones and great charm. Large rooms, 5fireplaces, stone floors in the living room,wood floors & custom wood paneling. Thestonework & gardens, along with thespectacular view is worth the price alone.Did I mention the 2 ponds? This property issuitable for horses or just a gentleman’s farm.$3,500,000.

Wyanoak Drive – Check out this classicoriginal Mirror Lake Cottage located on 3lots with access from Wyanoak and ChowanDrive. Knotty pine paneling, vaultedceilings, wood floors, fireplace, nice woodedsetting. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on 2 levels.Offered at $498,000. mls #66104

Dogwood Drive – Fully renovated cabin isloaded with features: Cathedral ceiling in theliving room with fireplace opens on to a greatscreened porch with a mountain view, customkitchen with stainless appliances and customspice cabinet. new hardwood floors, heat andair system and generator, great master suitewith 2 guest areas. New landscaping andadditional parking. A great house in move incondition. $499,000. mls #66120

Enjoy the creek in the backyard of this threebedroom, two bath home. A rhododendronarched, stone walkway leads down to thecreek and fire pit. You could also walk toMirror Lake or, in the winter, enjoy some viewof Satulah Mountain. There is a gas logfireplace in the living room along with a fullbasement with a one-car garage and a deckon the back that spans the length of thehouse. Great location and great price -$390,000. mls #66135

Lake Osseroga – Water frontage on privatepond and lake access to Ravenel lake fromthis exceptional 4 bedroom, 4 bath in thelovely community of Lake Osseroga.Greatroom with a wall of glass, open designwith 2 split bedrooms on the main level,custom kitchen and screened porch. 2 upperlevel bedrooms, each with baths and anadditional family room. Lovely yard withgreat water feature! Offered at $1,450,000.and shown by appointment.

Cullasaja Club – 15th Fairway, with a gentle,natural landscaped lot, sits this lovely homein excellent condition. Easy living main levelwith living room, open dining-kitchen,bedroom and bath. Upper level has 2 masterbedrooms each with baths and a huge closet,office and large upper deck. Lower level hasadditional living room,guest bedroom/bathand huge covered deck. Great 2 car garageand workbench. $995,000. A Cullasajamembership is available subject tomembership requirements.

Wilson Road – Walk to Harris lake, Lakesidedining, and downtown from this one levelranch on an exceptional flat and private 3lots in Sunset Hills Subdivision. Large livingroom with fireplace, kitchen/dining areaopens on to a large covered porch thatoverlooks the back yard. 3 bedrooms, 2baths, plus a 2 car garage and full basement.$445,000.


• PLACES OF WORSHIP •BLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHBLUE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. Oliver Rice, Pastor (706) 782-3965Sundays: School – 10 a.m., Worship – 11

Sunday night services every 2nd & 4th Sunday at 7Wednesdays: Mid-week prayer meeting – 7 p.m.

BUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHBUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHSundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11

First Saturday: Singing at 7:30 p.m.CHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYALLEYALLEYALLEYALLEY

Sky Valley, GeorgiaThe Right Rev. Dr. John S. Erbelding, Pastor

Church: 706-746-2999Pastor’s residence: 706-746-5770

Sundays: 10 a.m. – WorshipHoly Communion 1st Sunday of the month

Wednesdays: 9 a.m. Healing and Prayer with HolyCommunion each service

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAYCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAYCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAYCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAYCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAYSAINTSSAINTSSAINTSSAINTSSAINTS

NC 28 N. and Pine Ridge Rd., (828) 369-8329Rai Cammack, Branch President, (828) 369-1627

CHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHCHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCHOffice – 526-2320

Sunday: Holy Communion -- 11 a.m.(Highlands Community Center on. U.S. 64 next to

the ballfield in HighlandsMonday: Evening Bible Study at 6 p.m.Wednesday: Men’s Bible study at 8 a.m.

at First Baptist ChurchPot Luck Lunch last Sunday of each month.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHCHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHCHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHCHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHCHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHCorner of Spring and Third streets

Sundays: 11 a.m.CLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHCLEAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Everett BrewerSundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11

Prayer – 6:30 p.m.Evening Service – 1st & 3rd Sunday -- 7 p.m.

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHCOMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCHwww.cbchighlands.com • 526-4685

3645 U.S. 64 east, HighlandsSundays: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:45 Worship;

6:30 p.m. High School GroupWednesdays: Dinner 5 p.m.-6 p.m.; 6 p.m. programs

for all students; 6:15 p.m., Adult Bible StudyThursdays: Women’s Bible Study 10 a.m.

EPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPEPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNAAL CHURCH OF THE INCARNATIONTIONTIONTIONTIONThe Rev. Brian Sullivan – Rector: 526-2968Sunday: Breakfast; 9 A.M. - Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite II)Sunday Service on Channel 14 at 10:30 A.M.

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

• Sunday Service on Channel 14 Sun. at 10:30 a.m.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.

(nursery provided)Sun. school for all ages 9:45 a.m.

Wed: dinner 5 p.m. followed by children’sPioneer Club 6 p.m.; Jr & Sr Youth Group 6:30 p.m.;

Adult Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.Small groups available throughout the week.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHDr. Daniel D. Robinson, 526--4153

Sun.: Worship 10:45 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; School – 9:30a.m.; Youth – 6:30 p.m.; Choir – 7:15

Wednesdays: 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. Don Mullen, Parish Associate 526-3175Sun.: Worship – 10:55 a.m.; Sun.School – 9:30 &

9:45.Mondays: 8 a.m. – Men’s Bible Discussion &

BreakfastTuesdays: 10 a.m. – Seekers

Choir – 7HIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLHIGHLANDS ASSEMBLY OF GODY OF GODY OF GODY OF GODY OF GOD

Sixth StreetSundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11

Wednesdays: Prayer & Bible Study – 7HIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Pastor Paul Christy526-3376

Sun.: school 9:45 a.m.; Worship 8:30 & 11 a.m.;5 p.m. Youth Group

Wed: Supper; 6; 6:15 – 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 9:30 a.m; Adult discussiongroup 9:30 a.m.; Worship/Communion – 10:30

HEALING SERVICE on the 5th sunday of the month.LITTLE CHURCH OF THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH OF THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH OF THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH OF THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH OF THE WILDWOODServices at the Church in the Wildwood in

Horse Cove. Memorial Day through Labor DayCall Kay Ward at 743-5009

Sundays at 7 p.m. Dress is casual. Old fash-ioned hymn-sing.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH8 miles south of Highlands on N.C. 28 S in Satolah

Pastor Matt Shuler, (828) 526-8425Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11

Choir – 6 p.m.Wed: Bible Study and Youth Mtg. – 7 p.m.

MOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTMOUNTAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUEAIN SYNAGOGUESt. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, Franklin

828-369-9270 or 828-293-5197OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAINS CAAINS CAAINS CAAINS CAAINS CATHOLICTHOLICTHOLICTHOLICTHOLIC

CHURCHCHURCHCHURCHCHURCHCHURCHRev. Dean Cesa, pastorParish office, 526-2418Sundays: Mass – 11 a.m.Saturday Mass: 4 p.m.

(through last Saturday of October)SCALSCALSCALSCALSCALY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTY MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCHAIN BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. Clifford WillisSundays: School –10 a.m.; Worship –11 a.m. & 7

Wednesdays: 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 GOD

290 Buck Knob Road; Pastor Alfred SizemoreSundays: 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 CHURCH

Pastor Rev. Andy Cloer.Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11

Wednesdays: Prayer & Bible Study – 7UNITUNITUNITUNITUNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP

828-369-3633Lay Led Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Sundays: Worship – 11 a.m.WHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWHITESIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCashiers, Rev. Sam Forrester, 743-2122

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

• SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING •

•See SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING page 36

Pastor Sam ForresterWhiteside Presbyterian Church

What is required to be a witness of something? Tobe a witness requires that you know what you aretalking about. The Scripture says that from out of

the heart the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45). It is easy to speakabout those things about which you are passionate. Whenyou study something and learn about it, you want towitness to others about it. You are thrilled when you findsomeone who will listen. It is true that there are some whoare better at this than others but generally, timing is what isimportant, if your heart is full and someone asks, even therecluse, can speak about what they love. This is what theangel told the apostles in Acts 5:20, “Go, stand in thetemple courts and tell the people the full message of thisnew life.”

It is no different when speaking about your job orChrist. You must have a real heart interest in Jesus and hiskingdom if you want to be an effective witness for him.You cannot and will not hide him when he is really activein your heart and life. You know what he has done for youand that should make it easy to tell others how he haschanged your life. When true faith fills your life andchanges your way of thinking, you want to tell others. “Butyou will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judeaand Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Oncethis happens, every area of your life will show forth hisglory and become a testimony of his grace and mercy. Itwill become impossible for people not to see a differentyou and want to know how it has happened.

It is absolutely true that not everyone will be a greatwitness. But everyone who names the name of Jesus Christshould be able to tell what he has done for them. Somepeople are better at their jobs than others. Some people arebetter at speaking about things than others. But everybeliever touched by God’s grace will be able to express insome simple way, how that grace has helped them to live abetter life. If you are a true believer you will never want toleave him out of your conversation.

If you do not witness for him at all, then you have tostop and question what your relationship with him reallyis? Do you love him, does he have a real place in yourheart. Is your heart full of the grace he promises? Are youspending enough time in his Word? Not witnessing, forthose who are true believers, is generally caused by a failureto spend time in his Word. The Holy Spirit was sent towork in the hearts of God’s people. The Spirit does hiswork through the use of the Word. If you desire to keep

To be a witness


• UPCOMING EVENTS •On-going Events• The Bascom is offering a host of art classes for

preschoolers to pre-teens from now through the endof the school year. For more information, call (828)526-4949, ext. 0#, or visit www.thebascom.org.

• Friends of Panthertown work days, last Thurs-day of every month (time and location varies). Volun-teers needed to maintain trails. For more information,contact Nina Elliott at 828-526-9938 (ext 258) [email protected] or online at www.j-mca.org

• Four churches prepare to “Walk to Bethle-hem.” The Macon County Public Health Center iscontinuing a successful faith-based wellness program.Four local churches, with assistance from the HealthPromotions Program at the public health center, areembarking on a virtual journey from Franklin to Beth-lehem as a part of the “Walk to Bethlehem” program.The four participating churches include First UnitedMethodist Church, Holly Springs Baptist Church, Prent-iss Church of God, and Watauga Baptist Church. TheWalk to Bethlehem program encourages church mem-bers to be more physically active and make healthierfood choices. According to the Centers for DiseaseControl, everyone needs at least 30 minutes of mod-erate physical activity on most days to stay healthy. Asa part of the Walk to Bethlehem program, the publichealth center provided a pre-event health screeningto the churches.

• Collections for men and women overseas atChestnut Hill Retirement community. A wide variety ofitems currently are needed, including books and mag-

azines, CDs and DVDs, and small pocket books, whichfit neatly in the BDUs (Battle Dress Uniforms). Phonecards, lounge pants, grey or black t-shirts, and cardsof encouragement are also in great demand. Con-sumables such as insect repellent, lotions, and otherhygiene products must come new, in original packag-ing. Monetary donations to fund the flat rate APO ship-ping at $10.95 per box should be left at the front deskof Chestnut Hill. The drop point for all items will beunder the flagpole at the Chestnut Hill Clubhouse onClubhouse Trail. For any questions, or to schedule adrop-off, contact Jeremy Duke in our community officeat (828) 787-2114.

• Refuge Youth meets every Sun. night at 6:30p.m. downstairs at Cullasaja Assembly of God. If youare in grades 6th-12th then this is the place to be! Thechurch is located at 6201 Highlands Rd. next to Exx-on. For more info call youth ministers Matt and Can-dace Woodroof at 828-369-7540 ext 203,www.cullasajaag.org.

• Raffle of handcrafted Stiefel Botanical Book toBenefit The Bascom. To purchase a raffle ticket, callFour different images will be available for sale and forraffle, so people can buy all four images for $2,000and have four different chances of winning.

• Yoga at the Rec Park, 7:30 a.m Monday andWednesdays.Call 526-4340 for information.

• Yoga in the bottom floor of Jane Woodruff Build-ing. 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Call 526-4340.

• NA open meeting every Saturday at 7:30 p.m.of the ACC Satelite Group at the Graves Community

Second Lady is a very timely show forthe Instant Theatre Company to be pro-ducing this October because this remark-able play takes place in October in an elec-tion year. Mrs. JosephErskine, the wife of aU.S. Senator who isrunning for Vice Pres-ident of the UnitedStates, is in Philadel-phia fulfilling a speak-ing engagement forher husband. She hasmislaid her preparedremarks and mustdraw on her experi-ences and recollec-tions. Her stories be-come more and morepersonal as she peelsaway rationalizationsand justifications shehas accumulated overthe years.

This powerful 70-minute, one-woman,show about a fictional political wife dis-plays the very fine acting talents ofMadeleine Bains Davis. Ms. Davis has also

been seen this season at the Studio on Mainin ITC LIVE!, and costarring with DavidMilford in The Ice-Breaker, The Return ofHerbert Bracewell and Diaries of Adam and

Eve. She directed theITC’s August hitshow Clarence Dar-row, starring DavidMilford and is theInstant TheatreCompany’s incom-ing Artistic Director.Second Lady, direct-ed by David Milford,opens October 17and also plays the18, 24 and 25. Allperformances are at8 p.m.

For reservationscall the ITC Box Of-fice at 828-342-9197. Tickets are $15with reservationsand $20 at the door.The ITC’s Studio on

Main is located at 310 Oak Square, MainStreet.

Madeleine Bains Davis

‘Second Lady’ opens Saturday at ITC

Pictured is the cast of “A Thousand Clowns,” the first play of the HighlandsCashiers Players’ new season, opening Oct.16 at the Performing Arts Center.Left to right: Harry Bears plays the older brother of Murray Burns, played byJim Gordon, with his son Ash as Nick Burns. Begging Murray to return to hisTV show is Chuckles Chipmunk, played by Bob Tietze, while Marsha Shmaloand Rick Siegel, playing Child Welfare officers, round out the cast. Box officehours at PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, are 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Call 828-526-8084for reservation.

‘A Thousand Clowns’ on stage at PAC

The Art League ofHighlands hasannounced the dateof its “Fall Colors”Fine Art Show. Thisannual event of thefall season isSaturday andSunday, Oct.18 and19 from 10-5 eachday at theHighlandsRecreation Center.The show featuresover 55 artists fromthroughout thesoutheast. Therewill bedemonstrations andvisitors to the showwill be able topurchase finequality art workdirectly from theartists. There will beover $1,000 in giftcertificates givenaway during the 2-day event.Admission is free.

Art League’s ‘Fall Colors Show’ is Sat. & Sun

•See EVENTS page 30

Art League member Neal Adams, a potter from Florida, always draws a crowdas he explains Raku pottery.


• UPCOMING EVENTS •Church, 242 Hwy 107 N. in Cashiers. Call 888-764-0365 or go to the website: www.ncmana.org.

• Step Aerobics with Tina Rogers at the RecPark, 8-9 a.m., Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. $10per class or $50 a month.

• At Health Tracks at Highlands-Cashiers Hospi-tal, various exercise classes. Call Jeanette Fisher at828-526-1FIT.

• “The Circle of Life” support group continues atthe Highlands-Cashiers Hospital at the Jane Woodruffroom 201, 10 a.m. until noon. Call Barbara Buchananat 526-1402 or Florence Flanagan at 743-2567.

Mondays & Wednesdays• Pilates Classes Level 1 of Jane Woodruff at the

hospital at 4 p.m. $10 per class. Call 526-5852.• Middle School students After School Program

from 3-5 p.m. at the Rec Park. The program is freeand will include a snacks, homework help, arts/crafts,sports, community involvement projects, and mini fieldtrips. Parents will be required to register their child(ren)upon their second day of attendance and children willbe required to sign in daily. For more information pleasecall 828.526.3556.

Mon., Wed., & Fri.• Open AA meeting noon and 8 p.m. at the Epis-

copal Church at Fifth and Main streets.First Mondays• Participate in your hospital by joining the Aux-

iliary of the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Auxiliarymeetings are held the first Monday of each month at10 a.m. at the hospital.

Mondays• Recreational Bridge 1 p.m. at the Rec Park. $3

per person.Tuesdays• Highlands Rotary Club meets at noon at the

Highlands Conference Center.• Weight Watchers meets at the Highlands Civic

Center. Weigh-in is at 5:30. The meeting starts at 6p.m.

Wednesdays• Highlands MountainTop Rotary Club meets at

the Highlands Conference Center at 7:30 a.m.• Men’s interdenominational Bible Study at 8:30

a.m.at First Baptist Church.Every Third Wednesday• Study sessions at the Universal Unitarian Fel-

lowship Hall in Franklin. A $5 soup-supper will beserved at 5:30 p.m. Study sessions will begin at 6:30p.m. For more information call 828-524-6777 or 706-746-9964.

1st & 3rd Thursdays• The local affiliate of NAMI NC (National Alli-

ance on Mental Illness), NAMI Appalachian South,meets from 7- 9 p.m. at the Family Restoration Center,1095 Wiley Brown Road, Franklin. NAMI offers peersupport, education, and advocacy for individuals suf-fering from serious mental illness and their familiesand loved ones. Contact Ann Nandrea 369-7385,Carole Light 524-9769 or Mary Ann Widenhouse

524-1355 for more information.Thursdays• Al-Anon meeting, noon at the Episcopal Church

on Main and Fifth streets.Thursdays & Fridays• Live music at The Rib Shack from 7-10 p.m.Friday & Saturday• Chad Reed at piano at ...on the Verandah

restaurant from 7 p.m.Friday-Sunday• At Skyline Lodge & Restaurant. Hal Philips at

the piano, 7-9 p.m. Flat Mountain Road. 526-2121.Saturdays• Live music at Cyprus Restaurant at 9:30 p.m.Through Oct. 19• Stock up on books, DVDs, and CDs at bargain

prices at the Friends of the Library Book Sale at theCashiers Library, 10 a. m. to 4 p.m. each day.Proceeds of the sale will be used by the Friends of theLibrary to purchase books, periodicals, and suppliesneeded by the library, but not in the library’s budget.Jackson County pays only personnel costs of thelibrary. The Friends contribute money to cover allother needs of the library, according to FOL presidentSandy Bayley. The Friends of the Library is a groupof about 300 members who support the library throughservice and donations.

Through Nov. 12• The Village Green in Cashiers, NC presents

Sculpture on the Green 2008 1st Bi-Annual Invitation-al Exhibition. Last summer the 12.5 acre park beganto integrate sculpture into the landscape and installed 5sculptures to its Permanent Collection. Starting this sum-mer, it is hosting a six month exhibition of 10 works fromsculptors from all over the nation. Cast your vote forthe sculpture to be added to the Permanent Collectionat the Green.

Through Nov. 13• ”2008 Juried Art” exhibition at The Bascom

Upcoming Book Signings

390 Main Street • 526-5488www.cyranosbooks.com

Sat. October 181-3 p.m.

Nat Turner“A Southern Soldiers Letters

Home”Sun. October 19

4 to 6 pmRon Nash“Serena”

featuring art from all over the Southeast. Free openingreception Oct. 11 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.For information, call The Bascom at (828) 526-4949,or visit www.thebascom.org.

Through Nov. 22• The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sci-

ences presents Celebrate Clay, a pottery show fea-turing Western North Carolina Potters. The show fea-tures mostly functional and some just plain fun pieces.Celebrate Clay opened in late September and runsthrough November 22. The Hambidge Center’sWeave Shed Gallery is open Monday through Satur-day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate Clay includeswork from artists like Stanley Andersen, Maria An-drade Troya, Anita Blackwell, Pamela Brewer, KyleCarpenter, Josh Copus, Terry Gess, Barry Gregg,Matt Jacobs, Courtney Martin, Mickey Shane, DavidRoss, Michael Rutkowsky, Ken Sedberry, Joy Tan-ner and Mark Tomczak. Wood turner Steve Rountreeis also included in the show. Hambidge is located at105 Hambidge Court, Rabun Gap, Georgia 30568.The mailing address is PO Box 399, Rabun Gap,Georgia 30568. Hambidge can be reached at 706-746-5718 or visited online at www.hambidge.org.

Thurs.-Sun., Oct. 16-19• An old favorite, the comedy/drama “A Thou-

sand Clowns,” is the Highlands Cashiers Players fallplay this season at the Performing Arts Center in High-lands. Tickets for “A Thousand Clowns” go on sale forthe public beginning Saturday, Oct. 11. Box office hoursat PAC, 507 Chestnut Street, are 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Call828-526-8084 for reservation.

Thursday, Oct. 16• “To Catch a Thief” (1955) features Cary Grant

as a reformed jewel thief who is suspected of returningto his former occupation. In order to prove his inno-cence, he must find the real thief. He is aided by anAmerican heiress played by Grace Kelly. The moviesare shown in the Library Meeting Room at 7 p. m. onThursday nights. The movies and popcorn are free,

Ruby CinemasHwy. 441, Franklin • 524-2076

Showing Oct. 17-23MAX PAYNErated PG-13

Friday: (4:30), 7:15, 9:30Sat & Sun: (2:15), (4:30), 7:15, 9:30

Mon – Thurs: (4:30), 7:15

THE EXPRESSrated PG

Friday: (4:20), 7 9:20Sat & Sun: (2), (4:20), 7, 9:20

Mon – Thurs: (4:20), 7

BEVERLY HILLSCHIHUAHUA

rated PGFriday: (4:05), 7:05, 9:05

Sat & Sun: (2:05), (4:05), 7:05, 9:05Mon – Thurs (4:05), 7:05

FIREPROOFrated PG

Friday: 7, 9:15Sat & Sun: (2), 7, 9:15

Mon – Thurs: 7

NIGHTS IN RODANTHErated PG-13

Friday: (4:15)Sat & Sun: (4:15)

Mon – Thurs: (4:15)

Children art classes at The BascomIt’s back to school time at The Bas-

com – art school, that is. The art center isoffering a host of children’s classes for pre-schoolers to pre-teensthrough its Young Art-ist Program.

• Little Stars –art for preschool chil-dren – is held Tues-days 11-11:30 a.m. atthe Episcopal Churchof the Incarnation(cost $15 for a six-class session).

• Artventure –art for kindergartenand first graders – isheld Tuesdays 3-4 p.m.in the HighlandsSchool cafeteria (cost$30 for a six-class ses-sion).

• Artventure2– art for kindergartento second graders – isheld Wednesdays

3:15-4:15 p.m. at the Episcopal Church ofthe Incarnation (cost $30 for a six-class ses-

sion).• Art Odyssey

– art for children ingrades two to five isheld Mondays 3-4p.m. in the HighlandsSchool Cafeteria(cost $30 for a six-class session).

• And It’s Mas-terful – art for home-schooled children inkindergarten toeighth grades – isheld Wednesdays 1-2:30 p.m. at the Epis-copal Church of theIncarnation (cost $45for a six-class ses-sion).

Financial as-sistance is available.To register, call (828)526-4949, ext. 0#.


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but donations are appreciated. Movies are among themany services provided to the community by theFriends of the Library.

• Democrat rally at the Cashiers CommunityCenter from 5:30-7:30. Most candidates or their rep-resentatives are expected to attend. There will bemusic, a silent auction and a hot-dog, chili cook-off. Formore information, call 742-2558.

• Western Carolina University will offer a SATpreparation workshop from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thurs-day in Room 137 of the Cordelia Camp Building. Stu-dents will learn study strategies specifically for the SAT.Equal time will be devoted to both mathematics andverbal skills. Instructors for the workshop will be TerriCaron, head of the math department at Swain CountyHigh School, and Cassie Dickson, outreach counse-lor for WCU’s Educational Talent Search. Registrationis $49. To register, contact the Division of EducationalOutreach at (828) 227-3688 or visit the Web site http://learn.wcu.edu.

• The Macon County Democratic Party is spon-soring a chili supper with cornbread, slaw, and des-sert on Thursday from 4:30 – 7 p.m. at the Big BearShelter (town bridge) on the Greenway. Featuredguest will be Bobby Kuppers, candidate for countycommissioner. You can eat there or take it home and

the cost is $10. Everyone is welcome!Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19 • At Acorn’s on Main Street, a Bijoux de Mer

Jewelry Trunk Show. Bijoux de Mer specializes inpearls and precious stones and a Laruen LachanceBotanical Pressings Trunk Show Transforming a fivehundred year old tradition of pressing plants into anarrestingly beautiful contemporary art form.

Fri-Sat., Oct. 17-18• At the Instant Theater, The Second Lady at 8

P.M. A powerful one-woman show about a fictionalpolitical wife. She has mislaid her prepared remarksand must draw on her experiences and recollectionsto fulfill a speaking engagement on behalf of her hus-band. Stars Madeleine Davis Directed by David Mil-ford. Call the ITC Box Office for reservations 828-342-9197.

Friday, Oct. 17• Lori Williams, wildlife diversity biologist for the

NC Wildlife Resources Commission, joins the High-lands-Cashiers Land Trust on Friday from 10-noon toteaches participants about this salamanders. The eventwill include a site visit to the protected salamanderhabitat. The Salamander Search is part of Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s Eco Tour program designed to

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If you think the current PresidentialCampaign is a little whacko you haven’tseen the latest exhibit at the HudsonLibrary. On display in the main lobby aremany colorful characters from pastPresidential campaigns.

Don Cook has prepared a colorfularray of humorous candidates from comicstrips, animated films, TV, and comicbooks. Included are such delightfulcharacters as Betty Boop, Pogo,WonderWoman, Howdy Doody, andHuckleberry Hound. Barney Google, theearliest candidate, ran in 1932. Alfred E.Neumann has tried many times and is wellrepresented. You’ll also find Rat Fink,Zippy, and Bill the Cat among other reallywhacko candidates.

Cartoon Presidential Candidates at theHudson Library

Cook started collecting comicsmemorabilia around 1970. His holdingshave since grown substantially enablinghim to assemble many different exhibitthemes including Women in the Comics,The History of Bill Gaines and MADmagazine, Political Correctness in theComics, etc. This is his ninth exhibit at theHudson Library. Cook regularly attendscomic conventions and has publishedfanzines for comics aficionados. Currentlyhe is writing the biography of localcartoonist Bill Dwyer.

So stop by the Hudson Library — avote for humor might be just the “ticket”in this election year. The exhibit runsthrough the end of October.


• UPCOMING EVENTS •educate the community about conservation on the pla-teau. The event is free to HCLT members and a $25donation for non-members. Your donation will grantyou membership status and will help your communityland trust to continue their efforts to save the places weall love. Space is extremely limited. Contact HCLT at526-1111 or [email protected].

Saturday, Oct. 18• At Cyrano’s Bookshop, Nat Turner, editor of “A

Southern Soldier’s Letters Home: The Civil War Lettersof Samuel Burney, Army of Northern Virginia” will signcopies of his new book from 1-3 p.m

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a moderate-to-strenuous six-mile hike on the Chattooga River Trailfrom the Whiteside Cove Chapel to the Iron Bridge,with river views, giant rock formations, big trees, andwaterfalls along the way. Some scrambling over rocksis required. Meet at the Cashiers Wachovia Bank (inback) at 10 a.m. Hikes are limited to 20; Call leadersMike and Susan Kettles, 743-1079, for reservations.

• Computer and Electronics Recycling: DaveStewart, Macon Users Group and Tech Place havejoined together to recycle electronic items, including:computers, monitors, printers, keyboards and mice. Italso includes fax machines, tuners, VHS/DVD playersand speakers. TV’s are not included; please takeTV’s to the landfill. Items may be taken to Tech Place inFranklin from 10 am until 4 pm. There will also be a

pickup at the community center (across from the ballfield) in Highlands from 10:30 am until 1 pm. There isno charge for this service. However, if you want tohave your hard drive wiped clean, there is a $3 charge.For more information, call John Rymer at 526-9899.

• High Mountain Squares will be giving ademonstration in Western Style Square Dancing at theSmoky Mt Fall Craft Show Saturday at the MaconCounty Fair grounds from 1-2 p.m. For informationcall 828-349-0905, 828-349-4187, 706-782-0943,or www.highmountainsquares.org

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 18-19• The Art League of Highlands “Fall Colors” Fine

Art Show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at theHighlands Recreation Center just a few blocks fromthe main street of Highlands. The show will featureover 55 artists from throughout the southeast. Therewill be demonstrations and visitors to the show will beable to purchase fine quality art work directly from theartists. The Children’s Art Room is a fun experience forall the young people attending the show. There will beover $1,000 in gift certificates given away during the 2day event. Admission is free and everyone isencouraged to attend and bring the entire family!

Sunday, Oct. 19• A hymn-sing at First Presbyterian Church at 4

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Nat Turner, editor of “A Southern Sol-dier’s Letters Home: The Civil War Lettersof Samuel Burney, Army of Northern Vir-ginia” will sign copies of his new book atCyrano’s Bookshop on Saturday, Oct. 18,from 1-3 p.m.; novelist Ron Rash will be atCyrano’s Bookshop on Sunday, Oct. 19,from 4-6 p.m. to autograph hisnew novel, “Serena.”

Samuel A. Burney, whosecorrespondence is gathered in“A Southern Soldier’s LettersHome,” graduated from Mer-cer University in 1860. Hejoined the Panola Guards, aninfantry component of Tho-mas R. R. Cobb’s Georgia Le-gion in July 1861. For the nextfour years he served in theArmy of Northern Virginiaboth in Virginia and in Ten-nessee. Burney was woundedat Chancellorsville in May 1863, and as aresult of his wound he was placed on dis-ability in March 1864 and served the re-mainder of the war on commissary duty insouthwest Georgia. After the war Burneyreturned to Mercer’s school of theology, wasordained into the Baptist ministry, andserved as pastor of several churches in Mor-gan County, and was pastor of the MadisonBaptist Church until shortly before hisdeath in 1896. These letters of a college grad-uate written to his wife — Sarah ElizabethShepherd — are lyrical and beautifully writ-ten. Burney describes battles, camp life, the-ology, and the day-to-day dreariness of lifein the army. This is an astounding collec-tion of letters for anyone interested in theCivil War or the South.

Nat S. Turner is a native of Covington,Georgia and is a graduate of Georgia Tech.He was a commissioned officer in the USNavy. He is an avid fly fisherman and re-sides with his wife in Gainesville, Georgia.The correspondence of a soldier like Bur-ney gives the truest and most immediateaccount of the War Between the States, andputs readers right in the terror of battle andhigh jinks—or tedium—of camp life. “ASouthern Soldier’s Letters Home” is the lat-est addition to Mercer University Press’s dis-tinguished series of books on Georgia inthe Civil War.

Ron Rash’s “Serena” is set right herein Western North Carolina. The year is 1929,and newlyweds George and Serena Pem-berton arrive in our mountains from Bos-ton to create a timber empire. AlthoughGeorge has already lived in the camp longenough to father an illegitimate child, Ser-ena is new to the mountains — but shesoon shows herself the equal of any work-er, overseeing crews, hunting rattlesnakes,

Civil War author at Cyrano’s on Saturday;Local Favorite Ron Rash on Sunday

even saving her husband’s life in the wil-derness. Together, this Lord and Lady Mac-beth of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or van-quish all who fall out of favor. Yet whenSerena learns that she will never bear achild, she vengefully sets out to kill the sonGeorge had without her. Mother and child

begin a struggle for their lives,and when Serena suspectsGeorge is protecting his illegit-imate family, the Pemberton’sintense, passionate marriagestarts to unravel as the storymoves toward its shockingreckoning.

In her glowing review of“Serena” last week, Janet Mas-lin of the New York Times de-scribes how “with bone-chill-ing aplomb, linguistic graceand the piercing fatalism of anAppalachian ballad, Mr. Rash

lets the Pembertons’ new union generateripple after ripple ofastonishment….‘Serena’ is Ron Rash’sfourth novel. For those unfamiliar with theelegantly fine-tuned voice of this Appala-chian poet and storyteller, a writer whosereputation has been largely regional despitean O. Henry Prize and other honors, it willprompt instant interest in his first, secondand third.” (As Rash’s many fans here know,those books are “One Foot in Eden,” “Saintsat the River” and “The World MadeStraight.”) The Washington Post’s RonCharles praises Rash’s style (“a poet’s con-cision”) his characters, particularly Serenaherself (“the Lady Macbeth of Ron Rash’sstirring new novel wouldn’t fret about get-ting out the damned spot. She wouldn’teven wash her hands; she’d just lick it off. Icouldn’t take my eyes off this villainess, andany character who does ends up dead”) andhis plot (“the final chapter is as flawlessand captivating as anything I’ve read thisyear, a perfectly creepy shock that will leaveyou hearing nothing but the wind betweenthe stumps”). And novelist—and part-timeHighlander—Pat Conroy says “Ron Rash’snew novel ‘Serena’ catapults him to thefront ranks of the best American novelists.This novel will make a wonderful movie,and the brave actress who plays Serena is ashoe-in for an Academy Award nomina-tion.”

Ron Rash is the Parris DistinguishedProfessor in Appalachian Cultural Studiesat Western Carolina University and a fre-quent visitor to Highlands for lectures.

Cyrano’s Bookshop is located at 390Main Street in Highlands. Books can bereserved for autographing by calling (828)526-5488.


• UPCOMING EVENTS •Highlands’ Newspaper - Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 -

Hymnal. The song leaderwill be Stell Huie and AngieJenkins will play the piano.The church is located at 471Main Street. Come for anhour of singing andChristian fellowship.

• At Cyrano’sBookshop, author RonNash will sign copies of“Serena” from 4-6 p.m.

• First Baptist Churchinvites everyone to aconcert with Calvin Newtonat 6:30 pm. Calvin is amember of the Gaither“Homecoming Family”,participating in variousGaither videos andconcerts. He has touredNorthern Ireland, Scotland,and England three timesand sung to packed housesand receptive audiences.

Monday, Oct. 20• Sandra Mackey will

be speaking at 7 p.m. at theHighlands CommunityCenter on the presidentialcandidates positions onIraq, Afghanistan, Iran andIsrael.

• Macon County fluvaccination clinic for adultsage 19 and older. 8am -5pm Franklin: CommunityFacilities Building, Highway441 South. Appointmentsare not needed andvaccine will be given on afirst come, first served basis.Individuals unable to waitin line may have someonewait in line for them and anurse will take vaccine totheir vehicle. For moreinformation call the MaconCounty Public HealthCenter at 349-2081. Thecost for the vaccine is $25.The health center will billMedicare and Medicarereplacements, BCBS,Crescent, and Tricare ; butyou must bring your card.Free vaccine for high-riskchildren and pregnantwomen will be available atthe Macon County PublicHealth Center at a laterdate. This includes allchildren 6 to 59 months ofage and children 5-18years old who are high riskor do not have insuranceor visit its website atw w w. m a c o n n c . o r g /healthdept.

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by Cashiers-Highlands Chiropractic and Acupuncture, will be heldTuesday at 6 p.m. at the Hudson Library in Highlands. The topic is“Blood Sugar and Your Health” and will be presented by Dr. Sue Aery.The lecture is free of charge. For more information call 828-743-9070.

• AnMed Bloodmobile will be at First Citizens Bank from 10 a.m. to6.m.

• Stuart Estate Planning Seminar from 4-6 p.m. at the Old EdwardsInn & Spa with dinner to follow. Call 1-800-807-5558 to reserve seats.

Wednesday, Oct. 22• AnMed Bloodmobile will be at the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital

from 9-11:30 am..• AnMed Bloodmobile will be at the Albert Carlton Library in

Cashiers from 1-5:30 p.m.• Macon County flu vaccination clinic for adults age 19 and older.

4 pm -6 pm Otto: Community Building, Highway 441 South.Appointments are not needed and vaccine will be given on a firstcome, first served basis. Individuals unable to wait in line mayhave someone wait in line for them and a nurse will take vaccineto their vehicle. For more information call the Macon CountyPublic Health Center at 349-2081. The cost for the vaccine is$25. The health center will bill Medicare and Medicarereplacements, BCBS, Crescent, and Tricare; but you must bringyour card. Free vaccine for high-risk children and pregnantwomen is available at the Macon County Public Health Center ata later date. This includes all children 6 to 59 months of age andchildren 5-18 years old who are high risk or do not haveinsurance or visit its website at www.maconnc.org/healthdept.

• High Mountain Squares will dance this Wednesday night

at the Macon County Community Building from 7-9p.m. Tom Pustinger from Spartanburg SC will be thecaller. We dance Western Style Square Dancing, main/stream and plus levels. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, Oct. 23• “Dial M for Murder” (1954), rated PG at the

Cashiers Library Meeting Room at 7 p. m. onThursday nights. The movies and popcorn are free,but donations are appreciated.

• Red Cross Blood Drive at the SouthwesternCommunity College Public Safety Training Center at225 Industrial Park Loop; Franklin, NC from 10 am to2:30 pm. Please call 369-0591 for more informationor to schedule an appointment.

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HELP WANTED

SKILLED MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS –needed by Thompson who has immediate openingsin the Franklin, NC area. Candidates must have strongelectrical and mechanical experience in a manufactur-ing environment. Successful candidates will be re-sponsible for maintaining all production equipment andassociated hardware. Electrical, hydraulic, pneumaticand mechanical skills required. Strong PLC skills androbotics experience a plus for some positions. Re-quires 5 to 7 years of maintenance experience in amanufacturing environment. Shift work and some over-time required. Excellent compensation and benefits.Salary based upon experience. You may apply usingany of the following resources; apply online atwww.thompsonind.com, email resume [email protected] or apply at the Franklin,ESC office. EOE.

HIGHLANDS UNITED METHODISTCHURCH is actively seeking a responsible and en-ergetic individual to fill the full-time position of Director ofChildren and Youth Ministries. Bachelor’s degree orfive years related experience required. Send resumesto HUMC, P.O. Box 1959, Highlands, NC 28741. Attn:Scott Roddy or email inquires and resumes [email protected].

SOUS CHEF – Experience required. Full timeposition available. Team player. Call 787-2200.

IT SPECIALIST – needed at Highlands-Cash-iers Hospital. Full time, day shift position available.Should have one year experience in minor networkoperations and end-user troubleshooting skills as wellas Microsoft Office skills. A two year degree in an ITrelated field preferred. Full benefits, or the option toopt out of benefits for an increase in pay, available after30 days of full-time employment. Pre-employmentscreening required. Call Human Resources at 828-526-1376 or apply online at www.hchospital.org.

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST: at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Part time and PRN positions avail-

able. Responsibilities include taking call and being ableto respond within 20 minutes. Also must be able tointubate a patient. Current registration or certification inNorth Carolina, along with a current BLS and/or ACLSrequired. Experience with rehabilitation and diseaseprevention preferred. Pre-employment screening re-quired. Call Human Resources at 828-526-1301 orapply online at www.hchospital.org.

RNs at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital and FideliaEckerd Living Center. Full, Part-time and PRN posi-tions available for 12 hour day and night shifts. Excel-lent wage scale, with shift and weekend differentials.Full benefits, or the option to opt out of benefits for anincrease in pay, available after 30 days of full-timeemployment. We are now offering part- time employ-ees, working at least 24 hours a week, medical insur-ance. Pre-employment screening required. Call Hu-man Resources at 828-526-1301 or apply online atwww.hchospital.org.

CNA OR CNA II at Fidelia Eckerd Living Cen-ter. PRN positions are available. Our wage scale is$11.00 to $14.40 per hour, and you also receive shiftand weekend differentials. Pre-employment substancescreening. Call Human Resources, 828-526-1301 orapply online at www.hchospital.org.

WORK WANTED

PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED CHEF – with15 years experience in 4 and 5 star restaurants avail-able to prepare custom menus for you and your fam-ily. Your kitchen or mine. Will travel for specialty/organ-ic ingredients. Long-term /year around or special eventcatering available. Special dietary needs accommo-dated. Please call 743-0649 or [email protected] for consultation or questions.

LOOKING FOR A HOUSEKEEPER? – CallDora at 828-200-1038. References available.

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CANOE – on Lake Sequoyah. Call 526-5721.A RING – At Sliding Rock Falls in Whiteside

Cove. Call Steve at 743-5470.

DOGS

FOR SALE – Yorki/chihuahua mix puppy. Petiteand sweet. Ready for a wonderful home. 11-weeksold. Shots current. $200. Call 828-369-9391. 10/16MOVING. 5-yr-old Jack Russell Terrier looking fora loving home. Call 828-200-9842.

FREE. A MALE LAB MIX – Please call 526-9027.

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YELLOW CAT – No tail. From Rocky Hill/RaoulRoad area. “April Mae” If seen please call 526-0991.

A CELL PHONE – in the vicinity of HorseCoveand Whiteside Cove roads. Call Lisa Dickey at 743-3684.

RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT

DEVELOPER CLOSEOUT! – Unit at FreemanCenter on N.C. 106 available for Rent/Own at $1,995monthly or for sale at $379,900. That’s a purchaseprice of only $165 per sq. ft. Call 526-5296 or 828-421-3161.

UNIQUE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY onMain St Highlands. 800 sq ft retail/office space just in

time for the season. Space includes bath & kitchen.Call for details 526-3363.

PRIME Office Space for Rent — 800 sq. ft.,air-conditioned, heated, plenty of parking. Call 526-5673.

IN-TOWN COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH0PTIONAL LIVING SPACE FOR RENT. Charmingand supremely convenient commercial building In hightraffic district. One block off main, Walking distance toMain Street shopping at Old Edwards Inn. Loft apart-ment above commercial space. Commercial space$1,700/month. Loft $850/month. Call today to sched-ule a showing! 828-526-2769.Ask for Ralph.

RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE - 800 - 3,000 Sq Ft.Located in Highlands Plaza. Entrances on Hwy. 28 &106. Great Visibility. High Traffic. Abundant Parking.Reasonable Terms. Best location in town. Call 864-630-0808 for info.

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HOUSE FOR RENT AND SALE – 3/2 w/ office,great roomate plan 1600 sft., gated community, ScalyMt. half way between Highlands and Clayton, accessto 17 acre lake and hiking from 424 sq ft porch orwatch sun rise from 424 sq. ft. deck. $1,200/mo plusutilities. Internet and satellite available. No children,pets, or ATVs; house actively being shown for saleduring rental.Call Pat 828-243-9646 re rent or Becky828-526-2475 re sale. [email protected]

DOWNTOWN APARTMENT RENTAl – Onebedroom (Queen), one bath, vaulted ceiling in greatroom, heat and air with gas fireplace. Fully furnishedwith W/D, cozy and comfortable. $750 a month plusutilities. Call 526-2598 or 421-3614.

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH CABIN – Laurel Falls.2 minutes from hospital, 5 minutes from town. $850 permonth, plus utilities. Fully Furnished. Available Nov. 1.Call 787-2423. 10/16

1 BED, 1 BATH and small room with bunk bedson Lake Sequoyah. Furnished, two boats. $1,000 amonth including utilities except phone. Call Tony at828-332-7830.

SAPPHIRE NC – 2 Story 3Bed/3 Bath, Yrround views, 2 decks, remodeled, Furnished, 2 cargarage. Available yearly or seasonal. 561-626-9556

RIVER RUN II –studio Apartment, Large wraparound deck, completely remodeled, furnished orunfurnished sale or lease. 561-626-9556

3BD/2BA HOUSE IN SKY VALLEY GA. –Fireplace, nice view, huge decks, unfinished base-ment. $825 month plus security deposit and utilities.Call Ann at Cabe Realty 828-526-2475.

AVAILABLE NOV 1 – 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo atHighlands Mtn. Club, next to Highlands Country Club.AC, gas logs, hdwd floors, fully furnished. Deck &screened porch. In city limits. Amenities include heatedpool, road & entrance snow removal. $950 per month.828-200-0786

HIGHLANDS GARAGE APARTMENT- Cozywood panelled Living room. 1/1, balcony, newly paint-ed and carpeted. One person. Six month minimum,unfurnished or furnished. $450/mo + utilities!! Call 404-892-2090 or 828 -526-4445. 9/25

TWO-STORY APARTMENT FOR RENT ONCHENEY LANE – (3 minutes from Highlands/Cash-iers Hospital). One-year Lease Agreement. RecentRenovation. Fully Furnished. Available October 1,2008. 2 bedrooms/2 baths. 3 extra large closet. Kitch-en with dishwasher and new JennAire cookstove,many kitchen cabinets. Washer/dryer, dining area,living room, cable and telephone connection, native

stone fireplace. $1,000/month, includes water, sewer,electricity. Single Family. References Required. NoPets. No Smoking. Call Jim at 1-770-789-2489.

2 BED, 2 BA HOUSE – Carport, Storage, Ga-rage. $800 a month. In Scaly. Call 423-715-7757.

2 BED, 2 BA, COTTAGE – W/D, 2 miles fromtown off Cashiers Road. Garage/basement, covereddeck. $925 a month. Call 864-944-1175.

COTTAGE FOR RENT – 1 bed, 1 bath. In town.Chestnut cottages. Screened porch. heat, furnished.Weekly $350 a week or $1,200 a month. Call 526-4063. 10/2

ONE-BEDROOM – Furnished apartment withcovered patio. Includes electric, water and cable. Nopets and no smoking inside. $650 per month plusdeposit. Call 526-2561.

FURNISHED 3BD/2BATH HOUSE IN MIR-ROR LAKE area available for 6-12 month lease$1200+ utilities. Call 770-977-5692.

ATTRACTIVE 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH APART-MENT available for immediate occupancy. DesirableMain Street location features balcony, large kitchenwith dishwasher, spacious laundry equipped withwasher and dryer. Recently renovated. No smokersand no pets. Call John for details. 526-5587. Refer-ences required.

WALK TO TOWN – from this 3/3 older homeavailable all year round. Fuel oil heat, some electric.Furnished but negotiable. Small pets OK. $1275 in-cludes electric. Call 526-5558. 10/2

DAYLIGHT 1 BED/1 BATH BASEMENTAPARTMENT FOR RENT — One-year Lease Agree-ment. Available Now. (3 minutes from Highlands/Cash-iers Hospital). Recent Complete Renovation. FullyFurnished, kitchen, dining area, living room, washer/dryer, cable connection, fireplace, $600 includes wa-ter, sewer, electricity, Single Family, References Re-quired, No Pets, No Smoking, Call Jim at 1-770-789-2489.

TURTLE POND 2 bed/2 1/2 bath, hot tub; fur-nished; no smoking/pets 828-526-2759.

3BR, 2BA COTTAGE NEAR MIRROR LAKE– In town. $1250 per month. Very clean. 770-977-5692.

1BED/1BATH 900 sq.ft. $825/month includesutilities.$300 deposit. Unfurnished.Non-smoker per-ferred. Walking distance to town. (828)526-9494.

ON MIRROR LAKE – Charming 3 bed, 2 bath.Huge sunroom, stone fireplace, 3 decks, canoe, fur-nished. Available Nov-May. $1,500 a month plus util-ities. Call 770-435-0678.

COTTAGE FOR RENT – 1BR, 1BA in town @Chestnut Cottages. Private, screen porch, Heat/AC,FP, extra sleeping loft, furnished or unfurnished. 6month lease - $750. monthly plus utilities. Call 526-1684.

VACATION RENTAL

HIGHLANDS COUNTRY CLUB – Sorry, golfand club priviledges not available. $2,495 a week.Call 912-230-7202.

THE LODGE ON MIRROR LAKE – Fish orcanoe from deck. Available weekly, monthly, No min.Call 828-342-2302.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

MOTORHOME, LOT and ADJOININGCOACH HOUSE. Absolutely beautiful and shining 40ft. PREVOST COACH “Liberty Lady” model by Liber-ty Coach. Garaged since new. 55,0000 pampered


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(two owner) miles. Priced well below market. Gor-geous lot and coach house. Located/can be seen atthe corner of Fifth St. and Chestnut St. in DowntownHighlands. Total package: MOTORHOME, LOT andADJOINING COACH HOUSE 10/30

1,600 SQ. FT. HANDICAPPED ACCESSHOUSE ON 2 ACRES. 3br/2 large bath w/roll undersinks; elevator, finished basement, w/unfinished work-shop area, 2 car carport; new metal roof; native stonefireplace & landscaping; new hardwood floors, newPella windows. Hi volume well & access to two springsand a fish pond. Bordered by USFS. & creek andBuck Creek Road. $329,000 Call 828-524-6038.

GOLF AND MTN VIEWS! — .81+/- acre lot inone of Highlands’ best communities! Mountain viewsto the front and back of the lot and golf views to theback…the perfect place for your mountain home. Callnow for more details and to request email photos; 1-800-526-1648 ext. 0998. Offered by Green Moun-tain Realty Group

A LOT THAT HAS IT ALL! — 2.9+/- acres witha stream, gentle topo (for an easy build) and possiblemountain views! Call toll-free for more details: 1-800-526-1648 ext. 1318 This is the one you have beenwaiting for! Offered at; $289,000 by Green MountainRealty Group

MOTOR HOME SITE – Uptown Highlands.Upscale site and adjoining new cedar- shake cabin.HIDDENCREEK . Corner of Fifth and Chestnut Sts.Pleasant stroll to shops and fine dining. Open for yourinspection. Great site. Great investment. Pricing, pic-tures, all details: On-site, or call www.jtimms.com/hid-dencreek 828-526- 5333

2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, PLUS OFFICE. InTown. $249,000. Lease to own option for qualified.$1,100 per month. Call 707-354-3011.

RV LOT FOR SALE – Lot 1 The Coach Club.Class A Resort. Downtown Highlands. 200 sq. ft. ce-dar coach house, landscaped, outdoor kitchen, gasfire pit, overlooking stream. Live the Highlands life.See Terryhallhomes.com click on RV lot. Call 828-787-1014 or 352-258-4187.

RV SITES FOR RENT OR LEASE IN-TOWN.Walk to Main Street. Call for details. (828)526-1684.

ITEMS FOR SALE

3-PIECE BEDROOM SET – Oak veneer. onedresser, one desk, one chest. $300. Call 526-5772.

NEW BAUM BROTHERS CHINA. Service for8- with serving pieces-white with gold trim, In originalbox $150. for set. Call 526-3251

STONE AVAILABLE – Assorted. 14 pallets.$200 per pallet. Call 526-9532

MARTIN-C-1740 UNVENTED GAS HEATER– with oxygen depleting sensing system. BTU 40,000.H. 14 24 3/4 W. 25” D. 13”. Fan blower-model B35.$125. Call 526-5640.

ANTIQUE WICKER BABY CARRIAGE for sale$100. Call 369-5863.

GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK FOR SALE. Keywound. $100. Call 369-5863.

AVON CAPE COD RED GLASS – 8 piece placesetting. 64 pieces. $385. Also, accessory pieces avail-able. Call 828-524-3614.

SET OF 4 ORIGINAL RIMS/TIRES FROMTOYOTA SOLARA – 16” x 6 1/2” with mountedBridgestone Potenza tires 215-60-R16 M&S. $500.Call Wolfgang at 526-8396 or 526-4603, evenings.

ANTIQUE WALNUT DINING TABLE with two10 ½ inch leaves, $250; six oak pressed back chairs.Very good condition. $300. Whirlpool upright freezer,$100; 80,000 BTU propane central heat unit, $100and 60-gallon propane hot water heater, $75. Call526-0036 or 421-1159.

DESK (LARGE) WITH MATCHING CREDEN-ZA, oak, leather chair. $850. Call 743-6869.

2 ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS. 1 Pine, $75 -can hold 27" TV, 1 dark wood $50. Call 369-5863.

CHAIR AND OTTOMAN – oversized brownleather – excellent condition $500 for both - 828-526-3746

4 BOARD PINE DINING TABLE - $300. EarlyAmerican New England spinning wheel - $225. 526-2671

BOWFLEX EXTREME 2 SE home gym. New.Used 2 weeks and now it collects dust. $1,500 obo.706-212-7341

OAK 6-FT. DINING TABLE with extra 2-ft leafinsert and 6 dining chairs - $400. Call 526-2767 or526-0096.

GOLF CLUBS CLASSIC – SET OF MacGre-gor Tourney 9 irons (2-9 P.W.) 1980. PersimmonDrivers, new. $50. Used $25. Also miscellaneous itemscheap. Call 706-746-3046. (Sky Valley).

DOUBLE UPHOLSTERED HEAD BOARDwith 4 matching valences. $35 for all. Blue and yellowplaid. Call 526-3251.

STEEL PALLET RACK FOR SALE – Approx-imately 50 ft. of 42" high x 42" deep x 8' wide steelpallet rack, includes frames and rails; 3,000 lb. capac-ity. Perfect for home or industrial applications - includ-ing work benches; $450. (828) 787-1035.

MR. HEATER – 75,000 BTU. Forced Air Heat-er. Like New. $110. Call 526-3206.

TABLE SAW – 9” with 4” Joiner. All one stand.$75. Call 526-3206.

PFALTZGRAFF “HEIRLOOM” DISHES.Complete service for 8 plus numerous serving pieces,extras and accessories. Too much to list. $300 Call(828) 631-2675 after 5 p.m. Sylva area.

JESSICA MCCLINTOCK VICTORIANSTYLE WEDDING DRESS. Very unique. Size 11/12. $200. Call (828) 631-2675 after 5 p.m. Sylvaarea.

MAN’S FORMAL (MID-LENGTH) WESTERNSTYLE BLACK COAT. Size 46. Worn once. Boughtat Stages West in Pigeon Forge. $150. Call (828)631-2675 after 5 p.m. Sylva area.

KODAK 8 inch EASYSHARE DIGITAL PIC-TURE FRAME with remote. New - in box. $95. 526-2713

8 SOLID OAK, LADDERBACK dining roomchairs with woven seats. $800 for set. Call 526-3048.

UNUSUAL OLD OAK ROCKER. $225. Call526-3647.

1930S CHILD’S WICKER ROCKING CHAIR.$175. Call 526-3647.

1930S WICKER DOLL CARRIAGE. $200. Call526-3647.

OLD OAK MIRRORED TOWEL RACK. $85.Call 526-3647.

TWO LOW-BACK SOUTHWESTERN-LOOKING UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS. $400. Call526-5056.

RED WICKER CHAISE LOUNGE WITH PAD.$250. Call 526-5056.

5-PC BEDROOM SET C.1920 Bed/Chest ofDrawers/Vanity-stlye Dresser/Stool/Mirror. Rosewoodinlay.Original brass hardware. Good condition. $995.828-200-1160 or [email protected]

CRAFTSMAN 10" RADIAL ARM SAW WITHSTAND. Old but used very little. Excellent workingcondition. $150. 828/787-2177.

6-FT. SLIDING GLASS DOOR SET – alumi-num with screen. $100 OBO. Call 349-4930.

HEWLETT PACKARD 15" CRT MONITOR ingood working condition with all connection cord in-cluded. “FREE.” Call Randy at 828-488-2193.

COLONIAL GLASS – set of 12 Sherbet Gob-lets, and dessert plates. $35. Call 526-4063.

TANZANITE LOOSE STONES: I have for sale10 gorgeous oval cut 1-carat Tanzanite stones whichwould make beautiful earrings, bracelet, necklace, ora cluster ring. These stones are AAA+++ quality grade.Each stone is priced at $400 each or discounted for amultiple stone purchase. Call 828-488-2193 and askfor Randy.

WATER PURIFYING CHLORINATOR PUMPwith large heavy duty plastic holding tank. Was $75.Now $50. Call Randy at 828-488-2193.

PLASTIC OUTDOOR TABLE: Hunter green36"x36" in like new condition. $10. Call Randy at 828-488-2193.

DECK CHAIR WITH MATCHING FOOTRESTS – $20. Call 526-5367.

DRESSING MIRROR – $5. Call 526-5367.STEEL TYPEWRITER TABLE – $5. Call 526-

5367.TWO TWIN CREAM COLORED BED-

SPREADS – $6 each. Call 526-5367.

3-TIERED GLASS CORNER SHELF $10. Call526-5367.

TWO ELECTRIC WATER COOLERS for sale.Approximately 38" tall x 12" square. Put bottled wateron top. $50 each. OBO. Call 526-3262

7 JIM SHORE LAMPS BY ENESCO For sale.Call 828-787-1292. Prices range from $70-$125.

FREE BRICK FRONT FOR BUILT-IN FIRE-PLACE. W-68",H-52" Call:828-349-3320

ETHAN ALLEN HEIRLOOM CROWN GLASSCHINA CABINET with a bottom 3-door buffet. Call828-526-4077. $995

LENOX SPICE JARS, full set mint condition,original price $45 each. Also jewelry call 369-0498. 7-9 p.m.

GEISHA GIRL NIPPON TEAPOT, rattan bailshandle circa 1891-1921, Creamer/Covered SugarSet, Tea set/ rice bowls 369-0498 7-9 p.m.

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES – Variety shrubs,trees, rail road ties, stone and mulch varieties, pinestraw and soil additives. Call 828-526-2251.

GREEN PRINT VELOUR SWIVEL ROCK-ER, new, $250; blue stripe club chair w/ottoman, likenew, $175; large pine armoire, like new, $200;.SimmsX-large waders w/attached boots, bought at HighlandHiker, used 3 times, $250. Call Beatrice or Dennis at743-5600.

JEEP RIMS – 17-inch aluminum factory rims off2005 Jeep Liberty 4x4. Brand new! Complete set of 4$800. Valued at $265 each. Call 706-982-2254.

THREE “HOUSE OF DENMARK” BOOKCAS-ES – walnut, 3’ x 6’, containing TV, tape player, turntable, radio/CD. Sold as an entertainment unit includ-ing 2 Advent speakers. $550. Call 526-9273.

MISC. ITEMS – Various proof coin sets, old 78LP, Old Walt Disney movies (never opened); Girls’bicycle; Collectible Basketball Cards (never opened).Call 526-9123.

MASSEY FERGUSON DIESEL DELUXE 35WITH POWER STEERING. Completely rebuilt, re-painted, new tires. Includes scrape blade, and an8,000 lbs. tandem axle trailer. Sharp Package! $6,000.Call (828)526-1684 and leave message.

BEAMS, FLOORING AND ENTIRESTRUCTERS: HAND HEWN BEAMS. Beautifulmaterial, large faces, $3.50-$4.50 per board foot.Wormy white oak flooring (milled w/ a t&g), 6-12"widths, $8 per ft. Original, reclaimed white and yellowpine flooring, random wide widths (6-16") $6/board ft.Wide barn siding, $3/ft. Also historic log cabins andbarns ready to reassemble. 215-529-7637.Deliveryavailable.

ANTIQUE CHERRY DINING TABLE – drop-leaf. rope carved legs. Seats 4-10 people. $1,500obo 828-787-1515

DELUXE VENTED GAS heater high btu, slight-ly used, $100. 524-6038.

CUSTOM DECK SET – Painted aluminum Loveseat & club chair with laminated waverly cushions.$125. Call 526-1078.

ANTIQUE BEAMS, FLOORING ANDSTRUCTURES: Hand hewn beams in oak and yel-low pine. Beautiful material, large faces, $3.50-$4 perboard foot. Original, reclaimed white and yellow pineflooring, random wide widths (6-16") $6/board ft. Alsoselling entire log and timber frame structures. 215-529-7637 (www.jcwoodworking.info)

VEHICLES FOR SALE

1997 FORD F250 CREW CAB — 4WD. 75,000original miles. 460 8 CY, 5 SP, Short WB, Black, one

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5 miles fromdowntown Highlands.

Borders USFS.Owner financing

available.Will consider all offers.Agents welcome at 4%.

Home for SaleAsking $185,000

Call903-343-7318

My name is Buddy and Ineed a home! I’m neutered

and have all my shots!Call 526-9027


owner. 35" tires. 3" lift. $12,500. Call 526-3824.1984 JEEP CJ7 – Rebuilt 304. 10,000 miles. 8

CY, 4 SP, 4WD, Front Bush Guard. 35" tires. 6" lift.Headers. Good condition. $12,000. Call 526-3824.

02 DUTCHEN 27' LITE TRAVEL TRAILER. –Slidout. Queen MBR, sleeps 6. $14,000. Call 526-3824.

2001 VOLKSWAGON CABRIO CONVERT-IBLE – Leather interior. Power top/windows, seatwarmers, 5 speed. 42,000 miles. 35 mpg. Shartp.$8,600. Call 526-2848.

15-FT. DUAL AXLE TRAILER FOR HAUL-ING TRACTORS FOR TRADE – Worth $1,050. Call526-3824.

1989 4WD BLACK CHEVY BLAZER SIL-VERADO convertible truck. Rebuilt engine, towingpackage, roof rack, nice stereo, runs great, goes any-where and can pull anything! $5,000 OBO. (828)421-7922.

1994 FORD 150 PICK-UP. Cab. Low Mileage,8-cylinders. Clean inside and outside. Dar Green.Must see to appreciate. $6,000. Call 526-8401. 10/16

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

WORK FROM HOME WITH INC. 500, – 23-yr old Wellness Company. PT or FT income. No sell-ing, no inventory, no delivering, no large investments.Learn the details from top Exec. in company @ freeseminar Oct. 14, 7 p.m., Sapphire NC. NO PRES-SURE. Join a fun, green business & start making $$.Reserve your seat 828-226-9727.

BUSINESS FOR SALE

FITNESS CENTER – Downtown Highlands.125+ members. Business and equipment can be pur-chased for less than equipment cost. $35,000. Call828-200-9360 or 828-506-4296. 10/9

SERVICES

HOUSEKEEPING – Saturday and Sundaymornings. Call Kim at 828-482-2105.

LANDSCAPE CLEANUP – leafs, gutters andmore. Call Juan at 200-9249 or 526-8525.

HANDY MAN – Will do odd jobs. References.Call Tim Alexander at 526-3824

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DEPENDABLE HOUSESITTER AND PETSITTER. Available weekdays and weekends. Refer-ences Available. Call 443-315-9547. 9/25

HANDYMAN SPECIAL – Repairs and Remod-eling, Electrical and Plumbing, Carpentry and more.Low prices. For free estimate call 828-342-7864. 10/9

EXPERIENCED ATTENDANT FOR ELDER-LY – Full or part-time. References. Call Mila at 526-4813 or cell: 718-570-7468. 10/9

COMPLETE LAWN SERVICE - All Levels ofLawn Care at Competitive Rates . Design, Installation,& Maintenance. No Job Too Small or Too Large. 30Years Experience. For Free Quotes, References, orScheduling, Please Call: 526-1684.

CLOCK REPAIR - Antique or modern, compli-cated antique clocks are my specialty. Experiencedand dependable with housecalls available. Call706.754.9631 or visit my website atwww.oldclockrepair.com. Joseph McGahee, Clock-maker.

FIREWOOD “Nature Dried” Call 526-2251.CUTTING EDGE TREE SERVICE - “Let us go

out on a Limb for You.” We specialize in tree removal,trimming, Lot/View clearing, under brushing and stumpgrinding. Quality work and Fully insured. For FreeEstimate call 524-1309 or 421-2905.

HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL HEMLOCK WOOL-LY ADELGID TREATMENT & FERTILIZATION –Great Results by J&J Lawn and Landscaping servic-es. NC Licensed Applicator, Highlands, NC 828-526-2251.

J&J LAWN AND LANDSCAPING SERVIC-ES – total lawn care and landscaping company. 20years serving Highlands area. 828-526-2251.

SHIPPING SERVICES - STORK’S WRAP,PACK & SHIP UPS Ground & Next Day Air servicesand large furniture shipping available. Packing ser-vices and/or supplies. Gift wrapping and fax services.323 Hwy 107 N., Cashiers, NC (1/2 mile from cross-roads) (828) 743-3222.

HIGHLANDS SHUTTLE SERVICE – AtlantaAirport Shuttle. Drive - Away • Auto Delivery. All Out-of-Town Trips Driving Services. Call 526-8078.

AIRPORT EXPRESS – All airports, LincolnTown Car, private car, on time, reliable, low rates, MC,VISA, AMEX. Call cell: 239-292-3623. 524-2149 oremail: [email protected]. 10/9

LEGALS

PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TUESDAY, NOVEM-BER 4, 2008 GENERAL ELECTION

The General Election will be held on Tues-day, November 4, 2008 for all Federal, State, Judi-cial, Legislative and County Offices. The Polls will beopen from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. To vote in this elec-tion you must be a registered voter of Macon County.

REGISTRATION DEADLINECitizens that wish to vote in the 2008 General

Election must be registered to vote by Friday, October10, 2008. (G.S. 163-82.6(c). Voters of Macon Coun-ty who need to update, or make any changes to theirinformation must also do this by the same date. Thisdoes include name changes, party affiliations chang-es, or address changes. Registration forms if submit-ted by mail must be postmarked or delivered in per-son by this day. Registration forms are available atthe Macon County Public Library, Highlands CivicCenter, Hudson Library in Highlands, Highlands TownOffice, Macon County Public Health Center, and theMacon County Board of Elections Office. One-Stop Voting:

One-Stop Absentee Voting will begin on Thurs-day, October 16, 2008 (G.S. 163-227.2) and it willend on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.One-Stop Voting will be available at the Macon Coun-ty Board of Election Office. The Board of Electionsoffice is located on the 1st floor of the Macon CountyCourthouse. The hours for One-Stop voting will beMonday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Inaddition the office will also be open on Saturday,October 18, Saturday, October 25, and Novem-ber 1, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. One-StopVoting will only be held during these hours, if you donot vote Absentee By Mail or One-Stop you must goto your polling location on Election Day to cast yourvote. In-Person One-Stop Registration is for residentthat have missed the deadline for voter registration. Aresident must fill out a voter registration applicationand prove residency by providing appropriate iden-tification with current name and current address. In-Person One-Stop Registration is ONLY for ONE-STOP voters, this process in NOT allowed on Elec-tion Day.

If you have any questions regarding electionmatters you may contact our office at 828-349-2034

ExcavatorFor SALE

2004 Kubota-KX161-3R

With 12” & 24” buckets, hydraulicthumb. 262 hours, garaged when notin use. Serviced regularly. $34,500.

By owner. No sales tax.Call 526-9532

Skid-Steer LoaderFor SALE

2004 ASV RC85

247 hours. Aux. Hydraulics, mechani-cal quick coupler, rubber tracks, forks

and bucket w/teeth. Warehoused.Serviced regularly. $35,000. By owner.

No sales tax. Call 526-9532

Stone Available

Assorted. 14 pallets. $200 per pallet.Call 526-9532

or visit our web site at www.maconnc.org/elections Sara R. Waldroop, Chairman

Macon County Board of Elections10/16

Macon County Board of Elections5 West Main StreetFranklin, NC 28734

828-349-2034

Pursuant to G.S. 163-230.1 (c1) the MaconCounty Board of Elections will meet to act on absenteeballot applications for the 2008 General Election in theboardroom of the Board of Elections office on thefollowing dates. The dates are as followed:

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:30 a.m.Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:30 a.m.Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 2:00 p.m.

The Board is not required to hold any of theprescribed meetings in said statute unless there areapplications or election business to be passed upon.

Sara R. Waldroop, ChairmanMacon County Board of Elections

10/23

your spiritual fervor up and your witnessalive, you must feed on his Word and let itstrengthen your witness.

Another cause of losing passion towitness for the Lord is found in getting toocaught up in the world and its ways. Wehave seen just in our life time religionbeing pushed out of the public eye. Theworld would have you to believe thatbringing up Jesus in public is bad manners.The politically correct crowd wants tomake religious discussions off limits.Christians must recognize this as justanother form of worldliness. It is the devil’sattempt to control your conversation.

It is imperative that all true believersuse good discretion in when and how theywitness. “But in your hearts set apart Christas Lord. Always be prepared to give ananswer to everyone who asks you to givethe reason for the hope that you have. Butdo this with gentleness and respect” (I Peter3:15). But it is equally as important that youspeak freely and honestly about how Christhas changed your life when theopportunity warrants. You must make yourSavior known. You must do this becausethe world is lost and dying and on thebroad road to hell and you may be the onlywitness someone else ever hears and thatcould be the difference in where theyspend eternity. To be a witness is to be afollower of Jesus Christ. He gave acommission to all who would follow him“...go and make disciples of all nations ....teaching them to obey everything I havecommanded you.”

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and electric rates are adequate to operate astrue enterprise funds which don’t need to besubsidized from General Fund revenues.

InvestmentsAs far as our investments, the State of

North Carolina is probably in a stronger po-sition than most other states. The Local Gov-ernment Commission continually “looksover our shoulder,” as well as the shoulder ofbanks, to ensure that our investments are inorder. All of the Town’s capital reserves aresecured through the so-called “Pooling”method, rather than the “Dedicated”method. This means that they are collateral-ized by the State Treasurer in a “Pool” withother municipalities. The State Treasurermonitors the pool and ensures that sufficientcollateral, in the form of high-quality securi-ties, is available for all public deposits. Fundsdeposited by Wachovia are thus fully protect-ed, as are the Certificates of Deposit that wehave with RBC Centura.

Unfortunately, despite our excellentcredit rating, the yown’s ability to borrowmoney long-term has virtually disappeared.

Nobody is buying municipal bonds, and

our ability to proceed with a bond issue for alarge capital project would be affected; inter-est rates would simply not be feasible. TheState Treasurer is urging all local govern-ments to limit debt issues to essential projectsthat cannot be delayed.

Pension FundLike every other 401K in the country, our

optional employee-funded 401K has been hitby the stock market crisis. However, all ofour employees are members of the LocalGovernmental Employees Retirement Sys-tem, which has been conservatively investedand wisely managed. In fact, the State Trea-surer told us on Monday that North Carolinahas the second best pension fund in the coun-try, and is prepared to weather thedownturn. Employees can be confident thattheir benefits will be there when they retire,and we will be giving them all a more de-tailed written report in their next pay checkto re-assure them.

So the bottom line is we are in a lotbetter shape than many public institutions,but we have to tighten our belt.

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Michael David RogersNative grown trees and plants

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... TOPICS continued from page 1appointed to the Zoning Board as alternatemembers, taking the place of alternates AllenFrederick and David Rohr who are replacingregular members James Manley and AllenJames who have resigned from the board.

The Greenway: The board approved$35,000 for insurance, rock, training, a trackdump truck and mini-excavator for Green-way development. But commissionersweren’t so quick to approve changes to thesubdivision ordinance to accommodate theGreenway.

Town Planner Joe Cooley suggested wait-ing to make major changes to the subdivi-sion code until the Unified DevelopmentOrdinance is finished because it will addressconflicts and redundancies. He also said theproposed Greenway/subdivision ordinancerepresented a significant philosophical andpolicy change concerning “takings.”

“You’re discussing the dedication ofownership and where that is to be locatedwithin subdivision and requiring people todedicate land to get a subdivision permit,” hesaid.

No action was taken on the subdivisionordinance change.

Highlands Playhouse: With the High-lands Playhouse lease expiring Dec. 31, com-missioners are considering changes to en-sure use of the playhouse by other entities.

Commissioner Hank Ross said he has

had discussions with groups trying to use thefacility and they say they are having a hardtime. “It’s good to have one group responsi-ble because they take care of it, but if othergroups want to use it they should be able todo so.” Mayor Don Mullen agreed.

Due to conflicting reports concerningheating and air-conditioning capabilities, andinsulation, Commissioner Buz Dotson sug-gested hiring a specialist to inspect the struc-ture to see exactly what’s there and what canbe done to make the facility useable all yearlong.

ABC Store: David Wilkes, on the ABCBoard, asked the town for direction concern-ing the ABC building. He said the ABC Boardwants to expand the store which would meanmore money to the town, but it can’t in thepresent space.

He said the net profit now is $150,000 ayear but that’s based on $1/year rent. “If werent, somewhere else, $80,000 of that will goto the lease, but if we expand then our profitratio will go up, too.”

He said 2,800 sq. ft could mean a profitincrease of $750,000 which translates to moremoney for the town.

At the Nov. 19 meeting, the board is go-ing to rethink the entire Town Hall conceptand said they would give the ABC board di-rection at that time.


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... CANDIDATES continued from page 23to go to the voting precincts. “If one commis-sioner went to each of the 15 precincts everymonth, we could cover the whole county inthree months,” he said. “Community meanswe don’t turn our backs on kids,” Kupperssaid. “There are five people to look after themwho don’t have their own agendas.”

“My phone number is on my signs, andI will meet you anywhere,” Goodman said.“I do care. I’ve been involved in county gov-ernment for 10 years.”

Bennett said that she expected to be con-tacted. “E-mail is the best way to reach me,and you can also contact me by phone,” shesaid. “I can’t know the will of the majorityunless you contact me.”

“You can contact me by phone or by in-ternet,” Baldwin said. “If I’m not there, leavea number and I’ll call you back. I want tohear from you.” He said that he is runningfor the children and that he has no otheragenda.

Bateman said that he can be reached onhis cell phone, his office phone, his homephone, by fax, or via four or five email ad-dresses. “I’m in it for the kids; I want the bestfor the kids,” he said.

“I understand that the boss is the taxpay-er,” Allman said. “My number is in the book.I have principles that are non-negotiable thatI won’t compromise.” He said that he hasnever cast an uninformed vote while serving

on a board. “I am direct and to the point. Ireduce things to their lowest terms, gatherinformation and make a decision,” Allmansaid.

“Actions speak louder than words,”Breedlove said. He said he attends PTO meet-ings, interacts with teachers and visitsschools. “I disagree with what was said at aBOE meeting about how anonymous lettersare thrown away. It is our responsibility tolook at them,” Breedlove said. He proposedthat the BOE have an elected representativefrom the teachers of Macon County to act asa liaison and to convey concerns of the teach-ers to the Board. “I chose to return here andto raise my children here. I am truly com-mitted to Macon County,” Breedlove said.

Jones said he has an open-door policy.“If you have a problem, come to me. I’m hereto help the kids of Macon County,” he said.“Every kid has a talent, and we have to getthem through school.”

“Skimping on kids’ education has a long-term negative impact,” Vinson said. “We haveto adjust plans for the future and do what iswithin our means,” he said. “I have the fu-ture of the kids as my number one priority.”Vinson invited the audience to contact himat his business, at home, on his cell phone,and via e-mail.

“I will be accountable to the people ofMacon County,” Bishop said. He said he willtry to apply common sense to all his deci-sions, and that money will be spent strictly

• HIGHLANDS SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL •

for the children and the classroom. “Chil-dren are the future. I want you to contact me.I want to know what the public wants,” hesaid.

“Any parent or teacher can come to meat any time with comments or complaints,”Swank said. “I don’t hold grudges. There isonly one Swank in the phone book, so youhave no excuse for not finding me.” She saidthat as a retiree she has the time, energy andcommitment for the job. “We need to listen:that’s how we improve,” Swank said.

“There is no more difficult job in gov-ernment than the one these people are seek-ing,” deVille said in closing. “This is wherethe rubber meets the road.” He mentionedthat BOE members and county commission-ers don’t have secretaries to buffer their calls.“This is as raw as it gets, and you have someincredibly difficult decisions to make overthe next three weeks,” deVille said.

“The upcoming School Board electionshave already proven to be very exciting withquality candidates vying for each seat, saidSchool Superintendent Dan Brigman. “I lookforward to the outcome of the elections andthe opportunity to work with a Board of Ed-ucation that continues to have the best in-terest of students at heart.”

Early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 16 atthe Macon County Board of Elections at thecourthouse. All County Commissioner andBoard of Education races can be voted on byall registered voters in Macon County. Votescan also be cast on Election Day (November4) from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at all votingprecincts.

MarleeMcCall setsup the ballfor CourtneyRogers atthe RabunCountygameplayed atRabun lastweek.

Photo byDebbieHornsby

Highlands Varsity Volleyballcurrently holds second place in

the conference. Upcomingtournament games will deter-

mine who the champion is butso far Highlands is holding its

own.On Monday, Oct. 13, High-

lands beat Nantahala three up -- 25-17, 25-4 and 25-12 at

home.On Wednesday night they

played Hiwassee for the confer-ence tournament champion-

ship, but the outcome was notavailable at press time.

On Saturday, Oct. 18, the teamplays in the state playoffs at

Highlands.


• FUN & GAMES •

PseudoCube©

THE SETUP:The cube has 27 consecutive numbers in it, arranged

in three layers with 9 numbers each. These numbers arearranged in a special pattern: For each layer, the sum ofthe three numbers in each row, column or diagonal, is 3times its center number. Eight diagonals connect all 3 lay-ers by running through the center number of the middlelayer. Each diagonal contains 3 numbers equalling the to-tal of the three center numbers. One of the diagonals isshown with circles.

THE CHALLENGE:Start with the three center numbers for each layer and

the other numbers given. Now pour a cup of coffee, pick upa pencil and eraser and try to figure out where the othernumbers belong. Good Luck!

Email: [email protected].

Solution to Oct. 9 Sudo-Grams

Mystery Word#B602

Mollusc treasures (6)Across1. One’s rear end (4)2. Sharp blow (4)3. English title (4)4. Friend (3)

Down4. Primate (3)5. Poisonous snake (3)6. Sea mammal (4)

Solution to #BZ4E in Oct. 9 issue

#DN1F Level of Difficulty Moderate

Sudo-Grams© 2008

by Pete Sarjeant and Don Cook

OBJECT:A mystery word or phrase using all different letters is designated

by circled squares (other short words will appear when solving, forwhich a list of meanings is provided). Every puzzle has a differentmystery word or phrase (no spaces). Assign different letters to eachsquare of each column and row. In addition, various cells (six, eightor nine) in the puzzle layout have the same different letters (this is likeSudoku but uses letters instead of numbers).How to Solve:

Determine the different letters among those given. Write in themystery word using the clue and these letters. Other small words willappear in the puzzle. As in conventional crossword puzzles, a list ofmeanings for these Across/Down words is given and number positionsshown. Doing them will speed up your solution to the puzzle. Usingyour powers of induction, inference and insight, place missing lettersin blank squares according to the rules noted above. Focus yourattention where the least number of letters are needed to complete aline, column or cell.

10/9 CROSSWORD SOLUTION• THANK YOUS •

Community spirit appreciatedThank you for all of your thoughts, prayers, cards

and hugs. This is a sad time for my family following thesudden death of my brother Capt. Jim Monahan.

Jean Smith and Family.

A big ‘thank you!’I would like to take this opportunity to say “Thank

You” to Michelle Hubbell of The Toy Store forpurchasing magnetic school calendars for all of thestudents, faculty, and staff at Highlands School. They aregreat resources, and we truly appreciate your support ofour school!

Melanie MillerHighlands School

Second Grade Teacher


The Tiner family admires one of the artworks on displayat The Bascom on Saturday night at the opening of“2008 Juried Art.” Atlanta gallery owner Fay Goldserved as juror of The Bascom’s exhibition, whichshowcases works from artists throughout thesoutheast. Five thousand dollars in cash prizes wereawarded to winners of the juried show. Recipients wereJean Banas, best of show; Charles Caldemeyer, firstplace; Karen Fields, second place; Janet Whitehead,third place; Lee Sipe, fourth place; and five honorablementions: Sandy Donn, Zada Jackson, Carol Rollick,Hilda Spain-Owen and Jack Stern. The exhibition willcontinue through Nov. 13 Tuesdays through Saturdaysfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

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