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eThree men. Three entirely di!erent shows.

Young Harris College will host the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra as part of the annual “Fay Harmon Clegg Hoag Concert Series” !ursday, March 18, at 8 p.m. in Glenn Audito-rium of the Clegg Fine Arts Building. !e performance is free and open to the public. Fyodor Cherniavsky will be conducting.

Amy Leventhal will be featured as viola soloist in Hector Berlioz’s Har-old in Italy. !e program also includes Matinées Musicales by Benjamin Brit-ten and Egmont Overture by Ludwig van Beethoven.

A performer, composer and educa-tor, Leventhal has a bachelor’s degree in viola performance from Oberlin Con-servatory and a master’s degree in viola performance from Indiana University. She was a member of the music faculty at the University of Alabama at Tusca-loosa and a member of the New Cadek Piano Quartet from 1980 to 1983. She served as principal violist with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra from 1985 to 1989 and assistant principal violist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1990 to 2009. During the 2007-2008 season, she took a sabbatical to

focus on composing several chamber works which were performed by the Atlanta Community Symphony Or-chestra and !e Chamber Players of the South at Berry College. She also composed a song cycle for solo voice and orchestra and is currently compos-ing several chamber works, her first symphony and completing her song cycle: “Songs for David.”

Cherniavsky received formal music training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. After being awarded the post-graduate Cer-tificate of Advanced Musical Stud-ies, he studied conducting with Brian Brockless at Morley College in Lon-don, England, and with the legendary Sergiu Celibidache in Munich, Ger-many. He has previously held the posi-tion of assistant professor of music at Georgia State University and currently is on the faculty at Georgia Perimeter College.

Cherniavsky is active as a guest conductor in the orchestral, choral and operatic fields as well as musicals and pops concerts. His guest conducting assignments have included the Gaines-ville Symphony Orchestra, the Central Florida Symphony Orchestra and the Georgia Senior High All-State Or-

Young Harris College’s Division of Humanities will host author and novelist Andre Dubus III, widely renowned for his 1999 novel House of Sand and Fog, on Tuesday, March 23, for a special reading at 7 p.m. in Glenn Auditorium of the Clegg Fine Arts Building. !e free event will in-clude a post-reading reception and book signing. No tickets are required.

Dubus will also participate in a question-and-answer session ear-lier in the day at 3:30 p.m. in Wilson Lecture Hall of Goolsby Center. !is event is also free and open to the pub-lic.

Dubus has been a bounty hunter, private investigator, bartender, teacher and actor, but he is best known as an important American short-story writer and novelist. His novel House of Sand and Fog secured his place on the list of major contemporary au-thors.

Born in California in 1959 to ac-claimed short-fiction writer Andre Dubus Jr. and social worker Patricia Lowe, Dubus earned his bachelor of arts at the University of Texas and then took time o" to work in a variety

of jobs, including construction and corrections.

He began to publish short stories, winning the 1985 National Magazine Award for “Forky.” He taught writing at Emerson College and later at Tufts and Harvard. He published a collec-tion of short fiction titled !e Cage Keeper and Other Stories in 1989 and the novel Bluesman in 1993. His next novel, House of Sand and Fog, took over four years to write but was certainly worth the wait; it garnered universal praise when it was published in 1999 and enjoyed a healthy reader-ship after being selected for Oprah Winfrey’s book club. !e novel was a finalist for the 1999 National Book Award in fiction and was adapted for the 2003 film of the same name. Du-bus followed House of Sand and Fog with another multi-layered novel, !e Garden of Last Days.

Dubus lives in Massachusetts where he spends time writing and teaching and parenting three children.

!e author will also meet with stu-dents in English and creative writing classes at Young Harris College on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 23-24.

For more information about this event, call (706) 379-5136.

Television and film star Frank Ru-nyeon will perform his one-man show, !e Gospel of Mark, at St. William Catholic Church in Murphy for one night only, !ursday, March 18 at 7PM.

!e has earned acclaim from church leaders, scholars of all denominations, as well as from the secular press. Its text is the Gospel of Mark, translated into contemporary American speech. the setting is in the catacombs of Rome by candlelight and is entitled "Afraid". Runyeon tells the story in the present tense, engaging audience interaction. It is a play which is appropriate for the whole family,, including grade school children.

Runyeaon will present "!e Sermon on the Mount" at Immaculate Heart of marry Church in Hayesville for one night only, Friday, March 19 at 7PM. It will be followed by "Hollywood vs. Faith."

!e "Sermon on the Mount" is set in Antioch shortly after the Roman army has burned Jerusalem to the ground. the speaker is the Apostle Matthew, who relates the stories of the people to the Sermon in a way mean-

ingful to them. !e audience of today can recognize that the lessons learned are pertinent to current life as well. It is presented with humor and drama, ap-propriate for the whole family, includ-ing grade school children.

Hollywood vs. Faith is a speech drawing on examples from Runyeon's 25 years in television, film and radio. His observations and stories describe with humorous anecdotes how they media words. !e audience is en-couraged to think clearly and to use prudent judgment while enjoying the mass-media wizardry.

Frank Runyeon has appeared in over 1000 television shows such as As !e World Turns, Santa Barbara, Fal-con Crest, General Hospital, LA Law and Melrose Place. He is a graduate of Princeton University and received his masters degree, with honors, from General !eological Seminary in New York city. His is now pursuing his doc-torate in biblical studies.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children for each evening. !ey are available at the church o#ce, 765 An-drews Rd, Murphy or by calling 837-2000. Seating is limited so prompt purchase of tickets is recommended.

For more information, call Michelle Calascione at (828) 837-2000.

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Did you have a favorite pet when you were a child? !ose of us who are “ani-mal people” certainly did. I had many dogs as I grew up, but one in particular stands out in my memory. Dan was a mixed beagle breed, just a mutt. But he and I had a relationship that reminds me of today’s movie.

!e time is late 1860s and the place is Texas. !e Coates family is struggling to survive in the aftermath of the Civil War. !e only money the children have ever seen was a now worthless Confed-erate dollar. It’s extremely important that they get the means to survive.

In order to do this Jim Coates (Fess Parker) leaves on a cattle drive to the rail head in Kansas leaving his old-est son Travis (Tommy Kirk) more or less in charge of the family homestead. Of course his mother Katie (Dorothy McGuire) and his little brother Arliss

(Kevin Corcoran) are included in his responsibilities.

After his father leaves, Travis has an encounter with an old yellow dog who is hanging around their farm. Travis tries to shoo him away but Arliss, who has taken a liking to the animal, de-fends him against Travis. Later Arliss gets in trouble while trying to capture a bear cub, and Old Yeller comes to his rescue. Travis and his mother reluc-tantly accept the old yellow dog and he soon proves himself a useful member of the family.

Meanwhile Mr. Burn Sanderson (Chuck Connors) arrives looking for his dog. Arliss is not at all pleased when Sanderson tries to carry the dog with him. Sanderson tells Arliss he will trade him the old yellow dog for his horny toad and a home-cooked meal. During the meal the family learns that there is an epidemic of rabies in the neighborhood.

Old Rose, the family cow, gives birth to a calf and Old Yeller proves himself

a useful cow dog. Not long after, the family realizes that old Rose is not al-lowing her calf to suckle. !ey begin to suspect that she is rabid. Travis shoots her and while they are burning the car-cass, a rabid wolf attacks Travis and his mother. Old Yeller is bitten by the wolf. Travis is now faced by the dilemma of what to do.

I can strongly identify with the end-ing of the story because I had to do a similar thing to my dog, Dan. It’s not an easy task for a young person to do something like that.

Today we give a reel memories salute to Walt Disney and his coworkers who gave us this delightful family film Old Yeller (1957).

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Harvick at home in AtlantaON NASCAR

Leading into any given NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend, you always hear a lot of talk about home-town heroes.

In Las Vegas, it focused on Kurt and Kyle Busch. In Richmond, Va., Denny Hamlin and Je" Burton find them-selves even more popular than usual. At Auto Club Speedway, native Cali-fornians like Jimmie Johnson and Je" Gordon get a lot of attention; no big surprise there.

But you can’t help wondering if all the drivers necessarily consider their hometowns as their home tracks.

Kevin Harvick is a great example. !e NASCAR world was still reel-

ing from the death of Dale Earnhardt when the 2001 race weekend at Atlan-ta Motor Speedway rolled around.

Every track on the series circuit that year would carry its own memories of Earnhardt, but perhaps none more so than AMS, where “!e Intimidator” to this day holds the records for most wins, most top five finishes, and fastest race speed.

He loved the place, and it loved him right back. Just one year earlier, he and Bobby Labonte gave fans a finish that still ranks as one of the closest and most thrilling in NASCAR history.

But this year, the familiar black No. 3 was gone, replaced by its aesthetic op-posite, a startlingly white No. 29 Chevy piloted by a largely unfamiliar driver, called up by owner Richard Childress to fill the most famous seat in racing

-- 25-year-old Kevin Harvick. Hacks don’t catch the eye of sea-

soned team owners like Mr. Childress, and Harvick had already proven he could drive. After working his way up through the go-kart, various NASCAR touring series and Camping World Truck Series ranks, Richard Childress Racing brought him on board in 2000 to compete full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, where he won Rookie of the Year honors.

He was well on his way to securing a spot in NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series, but no one suspected it would come quite so soon, or so tragi-cally.

!e 2001 race in Atlanta was only Harvick’s third career start in the Cup Series. Fans were conflicted. Earn-hardt’s car was on the track, but some new guy was now driving it. On the flip side, most Earnhardt fans already liked his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., by as-sociation, and he, too, was competing at Atlanta.

But being jolted into choosing a new driver allegiance is a task much easier said than done. Where should their loyalties lie?

At the end of that day, no doubt remained. Whether Earnhardt fans eventually aligned themselves with Ju-nior, Harvick or a di"erent driver en-tirely, every person at the racetrack on March 11, 2001, along with the mil-lions watching at home, simultaneous-ly cheered and cried as the No. 29 took the checkered flag, giving Harvick his first Cup win and the NASCAR com-munity some small sense of closure.

Nine years later, a very di"erent Kevin Harvick -- who originally hails from California, by the way -- walked through the gates of Atlanta Motor Speedway.

He is a NASCAR success story now. He has won 11 Sprint Cup Se-ries points paying races, including the 2007 Daytona 500. He was the 2001 and 2006 NASCAR Nationwide Se-ries champion, and his company, Kevin Harvick Inc., has won two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series cham-pionships with driver Ron Hornaday Jr., in 2007 and 2009. He is motivated, sometimes controversial, and extremely popular.

And after the March 7 race at At-lanta, he remains the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader. Talk about coming full circle.

Sometimes, our memories and emo-tions can serve the same purpose as city limit signs, constituting the boundaries of home. NASCAR drivers are a su-perstitious group, and to a man, each one can tell you where he got his first win, and how that particular spot will always hold a special place in his heart or, to put it another way, will take up residence and live there forever.

Author Christian Morgenstern once said that home is not where you live, but where they understand you.

If that is true, then Kevin Harvick must have experienced a strong sense of homecoming at Atlanta Motor Speedway, never forgetting that for one emotional day nearly a decade ago, he, the track and everyone in it understood each other completely.

By: Cathy ElliottColumnist

Americans hoping to live "greener" lives often tackle the kitchen first -- after all, separating the recyclables seems easy enough. But proper waste disposal can be more complicated than tossing cans in a blue box.

What's the best way to get rid of table scraps? Should the food waste go in the trash bag? !e compost pile? Or down the kitchen sink?

Putting food waste in the trash means it will be trucked to a landfill. Trucking food to landfills gener-ates diesel fumes and emissions. And as food decom-poses in landfills, it releases methane, a greenhouse gas.

Composting is a good option but not always prac-tical for people who live in high-rise buildings or in colder climates. Plus, experts advise against compost-ing certain types of food, like meat and dairy.

Numerous independent studies show using a gar-bage disposer is an environmentally responsible option. More than half of American kitchens have a disposer. On average, they cost less than 50 cents a year in elec-tricity to operate and account for less than one percent of a household's total water consumption. Recent ad-vances in disposer technology, including the InSinkEr-

ator Evolution Series, make it possible to discard vir-tually any kind of food waste without concern about clogs or loud noises.

Once food waste enters wastewater treatment plants, it can be recycled into methane and used as a renew-able source of power for the plant. Also, many waste-water treatment plants can process food waste into bio-solids, which can be used as fertilizer.

Here are some surprising facts about food waste:* !e average U.S. family of four produces about

2,000 pounds of food waste each year.* According to the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, food waste is the third largest category of mu-nicipal solid waste (MSW) in the U.S., accounting for about 13 percent of MSW material.

* Americans throw away more than 25 percent of the food we prepare, according to a study by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture. !ose scraps are 70 percent water, which makes it easy for disposers to pulverize waste and send it through sewage pipes.

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Recent studies indicate that as many as one-third of all American adults are obese. And while healthi-er diets provide an obvious antidote to their fattier counterparts, there is an obvious reason Americans tend to choose foods in the latter cat-egory -- they taste awesome.

So, if the challenge is to marry great taste with healthier intake, and the nation's well-being hing-es on the result, health mavens couldn't do much better than to look toward today's more innova-tive restaurant chains.

For example, recently chosen for the top spot on "Health" maga-zine's America's Healthiest Chain Restaurants list, UNO has found a way to o"er a menu filled with healthy choices, and to have its customers embrace these choices enthusiastically.

"We start by rejecting the notion that healthy food must sacrifice

taste," said Frank Guidara, CEO of UNO Chicago Grill. "!at simply isn't true. Granted, to achieve both, you will require the highest level of culinary talent. But we have plenty of that at UNO, and that's why we knew we could create menu o"er-ings that would be both healthy and delicious."

A chef of great talent knows that for every unhealthy item added to enhance taste, a healthy alterna-tive can be found or concocted. At UNO, that means diners can enjoy a roasted eggplant, spinach & feta flatbread pizza on multigrain crust without guilt or worry, since it has only 280 calories and six grams of fiber per serving. Diners can choose the multigrain crust option for any flatbread pizza. Another great op-tion for a delicious entree is the lemon basil salmon, which has just 240 calories per serving.

And when it comes to carbohy-

drates, UNO teamed with Barilla to o"er whole grain penne as an option to any pasta -- helping to add more fiber and whole grains to your diet without sacrificing taste.

Just as important as healthy choices is good, easy-to-access in-formation. !at's why UNO o"ers nutrition information through its Web site and on display in res-taurant lobby kiosks, with catego-ries that show diners which items are under 500 calories, which are vegetarian and which are created to serve those with food allergies. What's more, UNO's site o"ers tips for eating healthy in restau-rants, including ways to lessen fat content and caloric intake without sacrificing flavor.

Healthy eating will become mainstream when everyone figures out how to combine good health with great taste, and in that pursuit, UNO is leading the way.

Families prevent loved ones from abuse in old age

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Your aging mother can no longer drive and forgets to turn o" the stove. It's no longer safe for her to live on her own, but taking her into your home simply isn't realistic.

For the many Americans who find themselves in the described situation, nursing homes provide the best option for elder care. Forty-three percent of Americans over the age of 65 will spend part of their life in a nursing home, according to the !e United States Government Accountability O#ce. As the U.S. Census Bureau predicts that, by 2050, the population of Americans aged 65 and older will reach 89 million, it's safe to assume that the demand for high-quality elder care will only increase.

Unfortunately, many nursing homes and adult fam-ily homes are overburdened, leading to a lower quality of care. Cases of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes often pop up in the media.

In Tacoma, Washington, adult family home resident Nadra McSherry died in pain when her caretakers did not tell her family, doctor or nurse that McSherry had developed an infected bedsore. Bedsores are often a sign that a facility does not have enough sta" to meet the number of patients, as preventing them involves moving patients every few hours, something that

overwhelmed caretakers may struggle to accomplish.McSherry's family sued the adult family home,

Narrows View Manor, as well as the Department of Social and Health Services, which allowed the home to remain open despite numerous past health viola-tions.

"Stories like Nadra McSherry are all too familiar," says Hagens Berman's Tony Shapiro, the lead attor-ney. "It's up to the families to take action and protect their mom or dad."

McSherry's family settled last year for $565,000. Despite McSherry's death and a long record of other violations, the state has not revoked the adult family home's license. It remains in business.

Families searching for elder care can check the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Nurs-ing Home Compare ratings, which evaluate homes based on a five-star system. But the ratings aren't al-ways reliable -- families have to monitor the situation to make sure their loved ones' needs are being met. If a loved one shows signs of abuse, like unexplained in-juries, dramatic weight loss or fear of the sta", fami-lies need to take action.

"If you suspect abuse, check online resources for help or consult an attorney," says Shapiro.

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Stecoah Artisan Gallery announc-es Janene Hardy as a featured artist. Janene creates distinctive Southwest-ern and Indian styled purses, totes, and pillows. Her favorite mediums are chalk pastels and textiles.

Janene’s purses are inspired from her heritage. Her purses have a single shoulder strap, velcro closure, and in-terior pocket. Her pieces are embel-lished with denim, leather, and but-tons.

As a child, Janene took art lessons at the Witte Museum in San An-tonio. As an adult, her passion for studying art continued to grow. She studied at the Institute of Art in San Francisco, John C. Campbell Folk School, and received a certification in Color Analysis & Psychology from the Color Research Institute in San Francisco.

Janene’s work is displayed at the Stecoah Valley Artisan Gallery, Cot-tage Craftsman in Bryson City, and !e Wood Gallery at the Old Barn.

In addition to her creative pursuits, Janene enjoys traveling and sailing. She is a USCG Certified Captain. She has sailed Caribbean Islands, Virgin Islands, San Juan Islands, and has motorcycled through New Zea-land.

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Established in 1964, the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra presents concerts of traditional and contemporary sym-phonic repertoire. Of the 85 players in the full orchestra, 73 are volunteer play-ers from the community. !e DeKalb Symphony plays up to 15 concerts each year including the Subscription Series, Children’s Concert, Summer Pops con-certs, free community concerts and spe-cial performances. !e DeKalb Sym-phony is a member of the League of American Orchestras and the Atlanta Coalition for the Performing Arts.

!is concert is presented through the “Fay Harmon Clegg Hoag Concert Series,” an endowed fund established in 1975 by alumni of Young Harris College to honor Fay Harmon Clegg Hoag, wife of a College president and an alumna who has been involved with Young Harris College for more than 76 years.

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Beall to teach writing classAlthough winter seems to be staying

with us, surely April will bring warmer weather and we can all get back to our favorite pursuits. Writers Circle will hold its first class April 6 for those who want to improve their writing.

Glenda Beall will teach writing classes in Hayesville twice each month on Tuesday mornings. Beall is on fac-ulty at John C. Campbell Folk School where she is teaching a week-long class in February and a week-long class in December of 2010. Her work has been published in numerous literary journals and magazines. She served as leader of North Carolina Writers’ Network West and is now Clay County Repre-sentative for NCWN West (Netwest). Beall is author of NOW MIGHT AS WELL BE THEN, poetry pub-

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Other instructors teaching through-out the Spring and Summer for Writ-ers Circle, are Karen Holmes, Janice Moore, Robert Kimsey, and William Reynolds, all published writers who can be found online.

A few of the topics for upcoming classes are Writing Poetry, Reading Po-etry for an Audience, Self-Publishing Poetry Chapbooks, Self-Publishing novels, Creative Writing – learning what causes your manuscript to be rejected, Writing your Life Stories, Writing Your Stories for your Family, Preparing a Manuscript for Submit-ting to Magazines and Marketing Your Writing in Today’s World. A number of classes will be held on Saturdays.

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Sponsored by Habitat for Hu-manity, CARMEN DEEDY, storyteller extraordinaire will be returning to Young Harris Col-lege Saturday March 13th. The performance will be at 4PM in Wilson Lecture Hall, Goolsby Bldg, at YHC.

Carmen’s energetic and charming style has entertained thousands across America. Her performances are flavored with poignant episodes of family life and tales from around the world.

She has charmed and mes-merized thousands of adults and children at schools, story-telling conferences, and performed at the Folger Shakespeare Festi-val, the Kennedy Center and on NPR radio.

Carmen first appeared at Young Harris College in Sep-tember of 2008 participating in

a fund raiser for the Habitat for Humanity Women Build project. The house was built last summer drawing together women from all corners of Towns and Union Counties.

Born in Havana Cuba, her family immigrated to the US in 1963. Carmen grew up in Deca-tur Georgia. Her combined Lat-in American and Southern Heri-tage richly influences her work. Several of Carmen’s books, in-cluding her latest, “14 Cows for America”, will be available for purchase and signing.

Carmen’s first performance was so greatly enjoyed that everyone said “when are you coming back?” Well, Carmen Deedy is coming back and you won’t want to miss this performance. Tickets can be obtained at the Book Nook Book Store in Blairsville, the Towns County Chamber of Commerce and through the Habitat office.

Habitat for Humanity of Towns/Union Counties is a Christian, ecumenical housing ministry working locally with volunteers to build simple, de-cent homes for families in need. For further information, call the Habitat office at 706-379-2484.

It’s no secret that local food banks are running low on food these days. In an e!ort to bolster the food bank pantries, the Andrews Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “Sing for Food” karaoke fundraiser. "e event will be held on Saturday, March 13th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Valleytown Cultural Arts Center in Andrews, NC. "e Cultural Arts Center is located at the corner of Chestnut and "ird Streets in An-drews.

"e “Sing for Food” fundraiser will encourage local singers and small groups (up to four people total) to prepare their best karaoke vocals for the four judges and the crowd. Each entrant’s song should be three minutes or less, and they must supply their own karaoke mu-sic on store bought or CDR disc. All types of music are welcome: gospel, pop, rock, and country. Due to time constraints, a maximum of thirty entries will be accepted. To keep the event moving along, no instru-ments will be allowed. Ed Cloud, announcer extraordinaire, will serve

as emcee for this exciting event.Here is where the fun and fund-

raising kick in: Each entrant will submit a $20 entry fee (payable in advance), along with an entry form and karaoke CD. Entrants are also encouraged to take a sponsor sheet, and get as many “votes” as possible from family and friends. Each vote is worth one dollar, and vote money should be brought to the March 13th event.

On Saturday March 13th, singers are encouraged to pack the audito-rium with family and friends. "e audience has a choice of admis-sion fees: $3 per person, or 5 non-perishable food items per person. Children under twelve are admitted free. Each audience member will receive a ballot with all performers listed on it.

After each singer performs, the audience will have an opportunity to “vote” for that person with a dol-lar per vote (with no vote limit). At the end of the night, the singer with the most “votes,” who is also the singer who has raised the most

money, will win a cash prize. "e first place singer will receive $100, the second place singer will receive $75, and the third place singer will receive $50. "ere will also be a Judges’ Choice Winner, along with a Peoples’ Choice Winner. "ese winners will also receive $50 cash prizes.

Application forms will be avail-able on Monday February 15th at "e Daily Grind in Murphy (835-7322) and Andrews (321-2252), and Accent Awnings in Andrews (321-0757). Please note only thirty slots are available, and no entries will be valid without the $20 en-try fee. All entry forms, $20 entry fee, and karaoke CDR (with music only) must be returned to one of those locations by Monday March 8th. After that date, event organiz-ers will review all submitted music and schedule performers for their time slots.

For more information, call Bar-bara at Panache at 321-2700, or Tom at Accent Awnings at 321-0757.

Calling all puppeteers! Sautee Nacoochee Com-munity Association is seeking puppeteers for the SummerFest 2010 production of Headwaters: Birth, Death and Places In-Between at the Sautee Na-coochee Center. Spend the weekend of March 13 and 14 working with puppet designer Lynn Je!ries to master the skills needed to make the beautiful puppets of Headwaters come alive. No previous puppetry experience required – only a commit-ment to the rehearsal and production process for the show.

Northeast Georgia’s got talent, and Headwaters wants to see it! "e Headwaters Talent Inventory,

where we welcome interested people and all their many talents to the Headwaters company, will take place on Saturday, March 13 at 11 am in the SNCA Community Hall. "ere are no auditions for this marvelous community performance adventure, only a request for a major time commitment. Adults and children (ages 8 and up) are needed and welcome as on-stage performers, back stage crew or SNOrches-tra musicians.

To reserve your place in the Puppeteers Workshop or the Talent Inventory, call 706 878 3300 or email [email protected]

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World’s greateststoryteller to visit YHC

On Saturday, March 20, 2010, Classical Conver-sations, a national, Christian-based organization, is hosting a workshop for parents of public and private school children, parents considering home schooling and home-centered educators interested in enhanc-ing their curriculum or bringing back the lost tools of learning.

Designed with a biblical worldview, Classical Con-versations’ programs model the three stages of classical learning; grammar, dialectic and rhetoric. "e classical model emphasizes the mastery of facts, which provides students with a foundation for learning and a frame-work where ideas may be categorized and compared. Ultimately, Classical Conversations students are edu-cated on how to study any subject.

"e day-long workshop, lead by Lisa Bailey, the state director for Classical Conversations, is designed to equip parents with the knowledge and skills needed when applying the classical approach to education. Lisa Bailey, a Wake Forest University graduate, is a seasoned speaker and educational trainer, and has been a home schooling parent for ten years. "I get a real thrill when parents begin to believe they can successfully school

their children at home, providing both spiritual and academic excellence," says Bailey.

In addition to the workshop, the possibility of launching a Classical Conversations “Community” in western North Carolina for the 2010-11 school year will be introduced. A Classical Conversations Com-munity, which is facilitated by a trained, local parent-director, provides teaching tools and educational ma-terials such as books and multimedia resources. When the Classical Conversations Community meets weekly, classes are led by trained parent-tutors who model the classical tools of learning. Tutors guide students toward becoming lifelong learners while encouraging parents in the classical teaching of their children.

"is free workshop will be held at Little Brasstown Baptist Church, 6120 Harshaw Road in Brasstown, NC from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with a break for lunch. Food will not be provided, so participants may bring their own lunches or dine out. If there is a need for childcare, you must make reservations in advance. We can not accept children without a reservation. Please call Janann Fine, Clay County home school liaison at 828-557-2838 or Daphne Alt, at 828-321-0560 for further information and to reserve your slot. Also you may visit their website at www.classicalconversations.com to learn more about a classical approach to educa-tion.

In connection with last week’s article on “Come Fido!,” above which appeared the words “"e Dog Whisperer,”

please don’t confuse the training style of Cold Nose College with that of the Dog Whisperer television show. Cold Nose

College embraces reward based, force free training.

By: Geri O’Brien

Contributing Writer

By being counted in the 2010 Census you are standing up for what your community's needs are. That's why census takers are so important. A census taker is a person from who is hired by the Census Bureau to make sure that your neighborhood gets represented as accurately as possible. The census taker's primary responsibility is to collect census information from residences that have not sent back their 2010 Census form.

The Census Bureau provides the census taker with a binder containing all of the addresses that didn't send back a filled out census form

The census taker then visits all of those addresses and records the answers to the questions on the form

If no one answers at a particular residence, a census taker will visit that home up to three times, each time leaving a door hanger featuring a phone number; residents can call the number on the hanger to schedule the visit

The census taker will ONLY ask the questions that appear on the census form. They will NEVER ask for your Social Security Number or personal banking information (such as account numbers or passwords).

The census taker who collects your information is sworn for life to protect your data under Federal Law Title 13. Those who violate the oath face criminal penalties: Under federal law, the penalty for unlawful disclosure is a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both.

Clarification

It's never been harder to pack for a flight. Airlines' three-ounce rule, which forbids any liquid or gel in a bottle over three ounces in size, means repackaging personal products or buying sample-sized items for your carry-on bag. At the same time, most airlines now charge for checked bags and en-force rigid restrictions on height and weight.

Some clever Americans, how-ever, have started beating the system -; by shipping their lug-gage to their destination. In fact, Pak Mail, a packing and shipping company with locations through-out the U.S. and around the world, reports an increase in the number of suitcases, golf clubs, and scuba gear that customers ship to hotels and resorts.

Shipping luggage reduces the hassle travelers face at airports. "ose who ship their luggage do not have to stand in long check-in lines or baggage claims. And they're less likely to learn that suitcases have been lost or dam-aged en route.

For this reason, many business travelers now opt to ship presen-tations and displays ahead of time, so they know that their equip-ment will arrive on time and in one piece. Parents, too, have dis-covered that shipping their lug-gage makes traveling with young children less stressful, since they do not have to make kids stand in lines or carry a child and a suitcase at the same time.

"Our customers enjoy the ben-efits of shipping their belongings

on ahead. We eliminate the fear of lost luggage and the stress of drag-ging cumbersome bags through airports and security lines," says Adriene "ompson, marketing di-rector of Pak Mail. "We've shipped everything from boogie boards to trade show booths to baby cribs, all arriving at their destination damage-free and on time."

Travelers should, however, keep some items with them at all times. Never check money-related items, like credit cards or checkbooks, jewelry, laptops and other elec-tronic devices, medications or im-portant personal items like glass-es, passports, keys, favorite toys or important documents.

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Although youth at Presbyterian Home for Children are often thought of as “the least of these” with their chal-lenging family backgrounds, they frequently recognize that there are people who struggle more than they do. Recently, the Home’s Youth Leadership Team voted to donate all of the funds they had raised for service proj-ects—more than $400—to support relief e!orts in Haiti.

Youth met to discuss what they could do to help vic-tims of the recent earthquakes in Haiti. "e children had raised more than $400 through allowances, campus jobs and fundraising projects like their annual yard sale held in May each year. After a discussion about how much of that money should go to Haiti, youth Alexis spurred the kids to action with her question, “Why don’t we just give it all?” "e vote was unanimous in favor of giving all they had.

Members of the YLT went shopping to purchase items for survival packs filled with peanut butter, cooking oil, pasta, rice, dried beans and other non-perishable food items. Youth packed their purchases in plastic buckets and shipped them to Haiti courtesy of a local Christian organization.

Presbyterian Home for Children has been caring for abandoned, abused, neglected and orphaned children in Western North Carolina for more than a century. Begun by Presbyterian minister Robert Perry Smith in 1904, the home started as an orphanage taking in Appalachian chil-dren whose parents had died or disappeared. Today, the ministry serves youth from birth through college gradu-ation through family foster care, residential care, transi-tional living and independent living. Presbyterian Home for Children is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a public charity. To learn more about PHFC visit www.PresbyterianHomeForChildren.org.

Experience the sensational music of the Brasstown Big Band, performing at the Georgia Mountain Fair-grounds Anderson Music Hall Sunday (Mother’s Day), May 9, at 3 p.m. Tickets go on sale this week for a very special afternoon of music by this volunteer group of professional and semi-professional musicians, present-ed as a benefit performance for the Towns County Fire Rescue Department by the Towns County Fire Corps.

Soaring brass notes from five trumpets, four trom-

bones and five saxophones blend with drums, electric bass, piano keyboard and a vocalist in celebration of the Big Band sound that emerged in the 1930’s, waxed and waned through the 20th century and is still en-trancing new audiences in this millennium. Folks at Young Harris College are no exception. In fact, the Brasstown Big Band was conceived in the school’s Fine Arts Department. Dr. Benny Ferguson, Dean of Fine Arts at Young Harris College in Towns County, directs the Brasstown Big Band and has high praise for the talented ensemble of musicians who are volunteering their time for this performance.

“"ese are top-flight musicians, many with profes-sional entertainment and teaching backgrounds, who

come together for the love of music and performing. We’ve played for several area organization fundrais-ers over the last year, but this will be our largest venue yet,” says Dr. Ferguson of the Georgia Mountain Fair-grounds Anderson Music Hall in Hiawassee, Georgia.

Ticket prices range from the $5 seats to $10 and $15 in sections closer to the stage, with a $25 ticket front and center as a “Patron” which includes admission to a “Meet the Band Reception” with refreshments and finger foods on site following the performance.

Visit www.townscountyfirecorps.org for additional information as details develop. Order tickets online at www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com, at the Fair-grounds o#ce, or by phone at 706-896-4191.

Charles Mine/ Contributed PhotoA Big Band performance makes everything okay.

Tickets on sale this week for Mother’s Day performance

Hello from New JerseyMy name is George. I am here for the first time

in my short life in front of a warm fireplace in Ran-dolph, New Jersey. I have a new family that seems to be nice and they have given me a warm bed, good food and toys.

I am writing this letter to thank all my friends back in North Georgia. You see, I am Labrador mixed breed dog and I was born somewhere in Union County and was discovered going down the road with a broken leg by some good people from Castaway Critters. Castaway Critters took me to Dr. Cranford, who took care of my broken leg and then they took me back to their shelter to heal.

Castaway Critters is a rescue shelter for stray dogs and cats like me. "e volunteers there fed me, walked me, cleaned up after me, had me fixed, and nurtured me back to health. I lived at Castaway Critters for almost 6 months until last Saturday when 2 volunteers, Tim and Gig, put me in a crate and then in a van with 22 other dogs and puppies. We then drove for over 13 hours straight through to this place called New Jersey. It was a strange day for me in that crate all day, I got a little car sick, but we made it. "ere were a lot of people waiting for us when we got here. "ere was also a lot of snow. My new family was waiting to take me to my new for-ever home. "ey had seen my picture and decided that I was meant for them. I hope they treat me as well as my friends at Castaway Critters did.

I really appreciate what the volunteers did for me and I am asking the nice people of North Geor-gia to help Castaway Critters take care of my other friends back at the shelter. I know it costs money to care and feed all those animals back in Georgia. Somebody had to pay the travel expense to get me here. I am glad they did. Castaway Critters Pet Rescue is a non-profit; no kill shelter that gets no taxpayer support. Would you please help them by volunteering your time or making a donation? Or maybe you could adopt one of my shelter mates. It is easy. Just call Shannon at 706-745-3601 or send a check to them at 1732 John Smith Rd E., Blairsville, GA 30512. "ey are also looking for do-nations of pet food, cleaning supplies, pet toys and anything else that will keep my four legged friends happy and healthy.

"anks and a big tail wag.George

Volunteer to save lives like mine, dog says

Take a look around your garage, and you probably see snow shovels, bikes, baseball bats and a spare fridge -- the only motor vehicle in sight is your lawn mower. "e fact that ga-rages are meant to house cars seems downright bizarre, like a factoid from a "strange news" column.

People have used garages for al-most 100 years. In the beginning, garages were detached from houses and held nothing but cars. Today, most garages are attached to houses and contain enough space for two to four cars, at least theoretically. In reality, garages often store heaps of mismatched and disorganized clutter, which quickly invades every inch of space and leaves no room for parking vehicles.

But restoring your garage to its original purpose doesn't have to be some Herculean task -- free-stand-ing or wall-mounted wire shelv-ing should do the trick. With wire shelving your shelves won't collect dust, dirt and grimes. Use pentagon-shaped wire shelves in corners to get the most out of every inch of space. Create more shelf space with shelv-ing units that are seven to eight feet high. For seasonal storage, consider ceiling-mounted shelving solutions. Install casters on free-standing wire shelving units or raise wall-mounted shelving one foot above the floor. Mobile shelving units or wall-mounted units will make cleaning your garage floor easy.

Shelving.com and its sister site, "eShelvingStore.com, have been making space work better since 1960. "ey help their customers make the best use of their space by utilizing the proper sized shelving unit for the allotted space.

When it comes to maximizing ex-isting space, one size does not fit all. Shelves are available in seven depths and ten widths so you can use ev-ery cubic foot of your space. If you need assistance with designing an e#cient storage system, contact the professionals. When you are done with your project, you will finally be able to park your car in your garage -- where it belongs.

Strange fact: cars belong in

the garage Your pet is a beloved family member. You buy him comfy pillows and squeaky toys, premium kibble and trips to the groomer. But if you’re like most pet owners, you’re neglecting a major part of pet medical care -- their mouth.

Oral disease, which includes periodontal disease or gum disease, is the most com-mon disorder in cats and dogs. "e internal research team of Banfield, "e Pet Hospi-tal (www.banfield.net), supports findings that 68 percent of cats and 78 percent of dogs over the age of 3 display signs of oral disease, including bad breath, pain while chewing, weight loss, yellow teeth, red or swollen gums, missing teeth, nasal dis-charge or tearing or swelling below one eye. "ere are four stages of periodontal disease, starting with mild plaque and gingivitis and progressing to major gum recession

and tooth loss.Dogs and cats use their mouths like we

use our hands, so dental disease can seri-ously a!ect their ability to eat and play. Worse, evidence suggests a link between gum disease and other serious health prob-lems.

“Periodontal disease has also been as-sociated with changes in a pets’ kidneys, liver and cardiac functions,” said Je!rey Klausner, DVM, MS, DACVIM, senior vice president and chief medical o#cer for Banfield. “In short, unhealthy teeth can lead to an unhealthy pet in ways pet own-ers can’t imagine.”

Experts emphasize that prevention is the best medicine. For example, Banfield hospi-tals, most of which are located in PetSmart stores nationwide, include comprehen-sive dental care in two of their Optimum

Wellness Plan options, which are packages of preventive care services. In addition to regular exams, Banfield recommends that pet owners brush their pets’ teeth every day, or at least two or three times a week. Feed-ing pets firm kibble can help slow down plaque formation, as can dental chew toys and dental-specific water additives.

“In addition to professional cleanings, our veterinarians are trained to provide a manageable at-home dental plan that pet owners can easily follow,” said Karen John-son, DVM, vice president and client advo-cate for Banfield. “At Banfield, preventive care is the cornerstone of our practice -- to us, proper dental care is just as important to the long-term health of a pet as routine vaccinations.”

For more information or to find a local Banfield hospital, visit www.banfield.net.

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