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Volume 2, Number 1 Locally Owned & Operated Friday, Jan. 9, 2004
FREEInside:Year-in-Review pg. 8-9Movie Pix pg. 7Ask Fred pg. 5County News pg. 14Cooking pg. 10Police & Fire pg. 15
The week ofJan. 9-15
•See PLAYHOUSE page 12
Highlands School B-ball still on
At the Saturday, Jan. 3 home game against Walhalla, High-lands lost 47-65 but they played hard. The next home game isJan. 9 against Hiwassee Dam.– JVG is at 4 p.m., JVB is 5:15p.m., Varsity Girls is at 6:30 p.m., and Varsity Boys is at 8 p.m.
Photo by Jim Lewicki
Jan. 10• CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP –
Leave your tree outside near the roadand Alan Marsh will come by and pickit up. Call him at 526-5130.
• HIKE OFF THOSE POUNDS –The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a6-7 mile, moderate- to-strenuous hikeon the Appalachian Trail from WayahCrest to Winding Stairs Gap. Call hikeleaders Dave and Terry Barr, 369-3800for more information.
Jan. 11• ACTORS TAKE NOTE – Audi-
tions for Oscar Wilde’s “The Importanceof Being Earnest,” 3 p.m. at PAC onChestnut Street. Five men and 4 womenare needed. For more information, call526-8084 or 743-7757
Jan. 14• The Episcopal Church is having
a community supper to hear the Sum-mer Chapel Band, Wednesday at 6 p.m.It’s $5, call 526-2968 for reservations.
• AEROBICS ON – New After-Work Aerobics Class at the HighlandsRec Park with Sandy Trevathan, certi-fied in AFAA and ACE training. Classesare at 5:15 p.m. on Mondays andWednesdays. Call 526-5852.
• GIRL SCOUTING – Daisys,Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts meet6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at HighlandsUnited Methodist Church. Come jointhem.
• INK CARTRIDGES – HighlandsSchool is still collecting used inkcartridges. The staff just sent in 150 andthey’re ready for more. Please take usedink cartridges to the main office atHighlands School. It means money tothe school.
• FREE MUSIC – Every Friday andSaturday night, Cy Timmons sings andplays his guitar at Highlands Wine &Cheese from 7-11 p.m. It’s free.
• AA MEETINGS – The MountainView group of Alcoholics Anonymousnow meets in the remodeled basementmeeting room of the First PresbyterianChurch sanctuary. Meeting timesremain the same: Mondays at 8 p.m.;Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. (women only);Wednesdays and Fridays at noon.
•See REZONING pg 15
By Kim LewickiHeirs to the Potts estate made
rezoning requests of the Town Boardseveral times over years and thistime commissioners said “yes” witha 4-1 vote. For owners of the Henry
lot, the answer to their first-time re-zoning request was a quick unani-mous “yes.”
During the public hearing ses-sion of the Jan. 7 Town Board meet-ing, commissioners listened to the
public about rezoning two lots – thePotts’ lot on Spruce Street and theHenry lot on Poplar Street.
Several neighbors near the Potts
Town Board OKs rezoning requests
By Kim LewickiThe Chamber of Commerce’s re-
quest for a Town Board appointee toan Occupancy Tax Review Board wasonce again postponed. The issue wasfirst postponed at the Dec. 3 meeting.
“I just think the board they aresuggesting is not very good,” said May-or Buck Trott. “Most of the people onthis board are Chamber members ormembers of the Chamber Board.”
Suggested review board membersare one county commissioner, oneHighlands commissioner, one repre-sentative from the Highlands VisitorCenter, one representative from a lodg-ing member of the chamber, and thechamber executive committee.
The chamber suggested the reviewboard hold an open meeting each yearafter the audit is completed. Recom-mendations for occupancy tax usewould be made to and considered bythe Chamber’s board of directors at itsyearly-planning meeting.
Commissioner Ross said the Cham-ber had invited the Town to participatein the process, and that it should be setup as the Chamber sees fit. “I’m not surewhat business it is of the Town Boardto get involved,” he said.
But Commissioner Patterson saidthe Town Board should be involvedbecause right now distribution of thetax money is controlled by people whocan’t be voted out of office.
At the mayor’s suggestion, theboard voted to have a work sessionwith the chamber to design a differentreview board.
Tax review boardstill in the works
Playhouse gets five-year leaseBy Kim Lewicki
It took some haggling, but theTown Board voted unanimously toextend the Highlands Playhouse lease– with stipulations.
At Town Attorney Bill Coward’ssuggestion, the wording of the leasewill be “massaged” to reflect the cur-rent situation between the Town and
the Playhouse. Mainly, that the Play-house is the primary tenant and itdecides by whom and when the prop-erty can be used.
“Over the years, they haven’t pro-hibited anyone from using the facil-ity,” said spokesperson Attorney Zeke
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LETTER-TO-THE-EDITORPOLICY
We welcome letters from our readers. All letters are subjectto editing. We reserve the right to reject letters. Anonymousletters will not be accepted. Letters bearing identificationand phone numbers can arrive by post or email. Publishedletters do not necessarily represent opinions of Highlands’Newspaper. Letter deadline: Monday prior to publication.
• LETTERS-TO-THE-EDITOR •
Dear Editor,Fred Wooldridge’s answer to “Tish’s” letter in the Dec. 19 issue of
Highlands’ Newspaper was a classic.In addition to his far-out sense of humor, he has a hat-full of
common sense.Great letter, Fred.
Bill BurdenCashiers
The ‘Real Santa’
Dear Editor,God forbid that anyone would ever intentionally hurt or harm on of
His creatures, but in fact it happens every winter with antifreeze.We all know that it is deadly – a highly toxic substance – fatal in
even small doses. But each year in the U.S., as many as 10,000 of ourbest friends are poisoned, either accidentally or due to ignorance – as aresult of exposure to ethylene glycol. All it takes is a teaspoon for a dogor cat. It causes immediate kidney failure. By the time the symptoms ofpoisoning appear, the animals are already doomed.
Why do so many animals get into fatal trouble with antifreeze? Ithas a sweet smell and taste that children, companion animals andwildlife find irresistible.
A simple addition of a bittering agent during manufacturing wouldmake antifreeze and engine coolants unpalatable. This bittering agent –denatonium benzoate– is the world’s most bitter substance.
The bittering agent itself is safe, biodegradable and won’t harmengines. For only pennies a gallon, it does not harm and will savethousands of lives each year.
Fortunately, there is a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives– The Antifreeze Safety Act, H.R. 1563 that will require manufacturersto add this bittering agent to their products.
Help your pet by calling or writing your representatives to “supportand cosponsor” an “Antifreeze Safety Act” now. H.R. 1563 needs to bepassed into law as California and Oregon have already done. Let’s jointhis simple, inexpensive effort to save our loved ones’ lives.
The Honorable John Edwards, United States Senate – (202) 225-6401.
The Honorable Elizabeth Dole, United States Senate – (202) 224-6342.
The Honorable Charles H. Taylor, U.S. House of Representatives –(202) 225-6401.
Call them. Remember, they work for us.Debra Edwards
Cullowhee
Protect pets with bill
New House in the Tree TopsEnjoy the winter view from the largedeck porch of this 2-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath home that could be expanded byfinishing the closed basement. Stone-faced fireplace, wood floors, cathedralceiling in the living areas, and granitecounter tops in the kitchen are a fewof the special features. Offered at$340,000. MLS# 51481.
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Highlands’ Newspaper - Friday, Jan. 9, 2004 - Page 3• OBITUARIES •Dr. Doralea R. Harmon
Memorial services for Doralea R. Harmon, MD, age 85, will be heldTuesday January 6, 2004 at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of theAnnunciation in Vidalia, Ga. Rev. Ron Southerland officiating. She diedTuesday, December 30, 2003 at the Medical College in Georgia inAugusta of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Dr. Harmon was born in New York, but grew up in Savannah, Ga.,and graduated from the University of Georgia. She received a Master'sdegree, a PhD and an M.D. from the University of Wisconsin and was amember of Sigma Xi, scientific research society and Alpha OmegaAlpha, national honor medical society.
She was in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin for nine yearsand in Highlands and Franklin, North Carolina almost thirty years,retiring in 1989. After working as an on-call physician for a NorthCarolina psychiatric hospital, she moved to Vidalia in 1992 in order tostaff the R.T. Stanley health Center, where she worked until recently.She was currently practicing at the Family Health Center.
She is survived by a sister, Mary Dunbar of Savannah, GA, numer-ous nieces, nephews and godchildren, and her long-time friend andcompanion, Ann Houston of Franklin, NC.
A funeral service will be held Friday, January 9 at 2 p.m. at St. AgnesEpiscopal Church in Franklin, with Rev. Claude Stewart officiating andshe will be interred at the St. John's Cartoogechaye Episcopal ChurchCemetery in Franklin, N.C.
Memorials may be sent to a favorite charity or the American HeartAssociation. The family will receive friends Thursday, from 7-9 p.m. atBryant Funeral Home.
Victor H. Smith
Victor H. Smith, age 80, died December 22, 2003 in a Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. He was born in Highlands, February 8, 1923. Hisparents were Harley A. Smith and Edna McKinney Smith. His grandpar-ents were early residents and founders of the Town of Highlands.
Mr. Smith was a Veteran of World War II, and was seriouslywounded in France and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He attended Oglethorpe University and was with Rich's Inc. Atlantafor more than thirty years. In 1975 he returned to Highlands where hecould garden and be with nature as much as possible.
Surviving are Alfred J. Miller, Highlands; a brother, Wiley H. Smith,Demorest, Ga; four neices and three nephews.
A remembrance is planned for spring.Please support Highlands-Cashiers Hospice, PO Box 190, High-
lands, NC 28741.Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Holiday traditions continue
Students at Mrs. Wilma Gordan’s Highlands Pre-school enjoyedtheir annual Christmas party which included a special visitfrom Santa Claus. Students are: Jake Calloway, Analyse Crook,Emily Crowe, Hunter Cutshaw, Madison Dalton, WesleyHedden, Ryan Houser, Brian Jenkins, Tucker Johnson, RyanKarcher, Madison Lloyd, Benjamin Miller, Mykenzi Potts, AlexaReese, Sarah Rogers, Adam Schiffli, Harrison Shomaker,Bethany Shuler, Christopher Van Horn and Kaitlyn Wolfrey.
Behold the children
Students of the Our Lady of the Mountains Faith Formationprogram presented their second annual Christmas play. Thisyear’s play was titled “Behold the Star” and featured the fol-lowing students: Juliette & Isabella Lupoli, and Carli Callowayas angels; Ann Marie Crowe as Mary; Robbie Calloway as Jo-seph; Emily Crowe as a sheep; Mary Katherine as a cow; JoseFeria and Johnny Lupoli as shepherds; Brendan & BridgetKarcher and Sayne Cruz as wisemen; Spencer Nadler as nar-rator and King Herod; Ezra Herz as Innkeeper; Stephen Karcheras narrator; and Lucy Herz as stage manager.
Photos by Kristen Karcher
On January 29, the HighlandsChamber of Commerce in partner-ship with the law firm of Edwards,Ballard, Bishop, Sturm, Clark andKlein will host a seminar onchanges in U.S. immigration lawsthat can impact local businesses.
The business immigration law
update will be held on Wednesdayat the Highlands Conference Cen-ter from 9:30 until noon.
Cost of the seminar is $10 forChamber members and $20 fornon-members. To register, pleasecall Ruth Buchanan at 526.5841.
Understanding the immigration law
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• LIFE UNDER CONSTRUCTION •
It's that timeof year again.Time to
prepare yourmind, body, andspirit for somenew construc-tion.
Will this yearbe a time ofmajor renova-tion, light repairwork or just a bitof renewal? Areyou going toneed a truckload of lumber and apound of nails? Maybe just a littleliquid nails will be required? Atany rate, it's probably a good ideato contemplate some renovating.
Whatever the depth of yourconstruction projects, it's probablybest to at the very least beginthinking about it and maybe evencommitting it to a pad and pencil.Yes, I am a bit old fashioned whenit comes to writing down goals. Ienjoy the actual process of writingthem down and then readingthem out loud.
If they are a bit lofty, I canbegin to tweak them before Icommit, always keeping in mindthat the best-laid plans mightneed a bit more designing. It hasbeen said that a goal is not a goalunless it is written down.
Basically, I believe that wemake ourselves up as we go alongin life, but having some directionis probably a wise idea. We needto allow for enough flexibility forchange to have room to grow indifferent directions because it isimportant to keep our options
Have you picked up your copy of Life Under Construction? It’s agreat gift or even better way to start the New Year. Stop by Chapter 2in Cashiers or Cyrano’s Bookshop in Highlands or [email protected]. Dr. Maryellen Lipinski is a psychologist by professionand an international professional speaker by design. Currently, shecoaches individuals to obtain their goals in life and works as a Realtorat Village Realty of Sapphire Valley. www.ilovemountainrealestate.com.Her first book, Random Thoughts and Mine Always Are. ConsciousDetours to Creative Power will make you laugh, cry, and think!www.maryellenlipinski.com
Preparing your tools for 2004open if reframingis needed.
Maybe weneed to sharpenour tools? Maybewe need topurchase newones? Or justmaybe the oldtools work justfine. Just give itsome thought.That's all I'masking. I'vediscovered that at
times, I am not the sharpest toolin the shed but that's okay by me. Iusually am smart enough to knownot to strive for perfection.
Ask yourself the followingquestions to explore some of youroptions.
1. Have you lost somethingalong the way?
2. What gives you joy in life?3. What will give you momen-
tum to move forward?Life does need a bit of design-
ing. Mind, body and spirit all needour time and attention. Simplecan be complicated because ittakes more thought and planning.
I hope your constructionprojects for last year turned out tobe a delightful finished projectand that they provided a basis fora strong foundation for the com-ing year. I look forward to continu-ing the building process with younext year. After all, Life is but …awork in progress.
The greatest gift that you cangive yourself is a little bit of yourown attention.
– Anthony J. D'Angelo
Dr. Maryellen Lipinski
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• ASK FRED •
Want to have some fun this winter? Our very own Contributor/Colum-nist Fred Wooldridge is ready to answer your questions about Highlandswith tongue in cheek. The sky’s the limit. All published questions are anon-ymous and, of course, don’t expect a straight answer. E-mail us [email protected]. Put “Dear Fred” in memo line. We reserve theright to edit questions.
Fred Wooldridge
Dear Fred.I recently sent my girlfriend, Loretta,
a dozen roses in hopes of moving ourrelationship to the "next level."
I was real happy when she called andsaid she loved me. I asked her if it wasthe flowers that made her see me in anew light. She said that it was the cardthat was attached that did the trick. She'sinto handwriting analysis and said thatafter she analyzed my handwriting sherealized that I am her perfect match, hersoul-mate. Only problem is the womanat the florist was the one that wrote thecard. I ordered the flowers over thephone.
What should I do?Freaked Out Over Loretta
Dear F. O. O. L.:Oh boy, you have already made so many mistakes that I don't know
if I can safely bail you out of this one. Rule #1: Never, never, never sendflowers to a woman unless you are in real, double Dutch, down in thedirt, serious, big time trouble. Rule #2: Never date anyone who is ahandwriting specialist. She probably has already analyzed your life lineand knows your astrological sign (I hope you're not a Feces).
People who do these things are very analytical and you will neverhave a minute's rest with this gal. She will always be asking, "Whatexactly did you mean by that comment?" They also ask "How do youthink that makes me feel?" and other scary girl type questions. My bestadvice is to run.
But if I can't talk you out of trashing your life with this woman, hereis what I would do. Find the girl at the florist who wrote the card. Payher an enormous sum of money to give you pages and pages of herhandwriting. Then practice, practice, practice until your script is exactlylike hers. Use the onion skin/tracing method. It worked great for me inthe sixth grade when I needed a note from home to get out of trouble.
Once your relationship has reached the fatal, last level (The big"M") smash your writing hand with a large mallet and tell her it was anaccident. I realize this might be a bit drastic but we are desperate here.When the bandages come off, complain to your new wife that yourhandwriting is different since the accident and then you can return toyour old scribble. By then, it will be too late for her ... and you.
And remember, this could have all been avoided if you had just notsent the roses.
The following submission is an answer to Fred’s answer to thequestion about the perils of driving the Gorge Road published inthe Dec. 26 issue.
Loving Loretta
•See DEAR FRED page 6
Songs for Madison
Kyle Wiggins-Rowan, a junior at Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, recently ini-tiated a fundraising effort to benefit Madison Schandolph, a four-year-old girlwho was diagnosed with Leukemia. The young artist is offering Shine, a jazzcompilation sampler, from which the proceeds will go to benefit Maddie. Afew weekends ago, Wiggins-Rowan performed two nights with the Paul ScottJazz Quartet at ...On The Verandah in Highlands. She and Scott have beenworking on the CD for her Symposioum Project, a requirement for gradua-tion at RGNS. Said Scott, "This 16-year-old girl has the voice of an angel anda heart to match. “It's a wonderful feeling: to give knowing that a childmight have a better chance at life." said Wiggins-Rowan. The CDs may bepurchased by sending an email request to [email protected]. Ad-ditional contributions may be sent to: The Madison Fund c/o Marlene Alvarez,1536 Franklin Road, Highlands, NC 28741.
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... DEAR FRED continued from page 5The question:
...My problem is how to drive to Franklin and back faster than 25 milesper hour. Every time I go, there seems to be a slowpoke ahead of me.They do not seem to notice the turn-out cut especially for them. I amnot suggesting that I want to drive more than 45 mph, but 20 is jusridiculous. I certainly realize the road is very scenic and curvy, but thereare those of us who have to make the trip often and cannot dawdle.
The answer to Fred’s answer:
Dear Fred:I read your response to ‘Mytee Peeved’ in the December 26 edition.
Well now Fred, albeit I find your humor well placed, here are somethings for you to mull.
Many of us have lived in Miami or other metropolitan areas. And,many of us are forced to continue to live in those areas. Not all of ushave the wherewithal to defect to this idyllic place. But we do run awayfrom home at every opportunity, and this is the reason why.
We long for a quieter pace, a slower route, an opportunity to inhalethe fragrance of the pines, feel the crisp cool air, hear the sound of theriver run down the mountain. To live in an area such as Highlands is tohave an opportunity (and the operable word here is opportunity) todrive to Franklin and actually experience these things – and if one mustgo frequently, how fortunate! The better the opportunity to experiencethe beauty of the trip. An extra five minutes picked up enroute is notgoing to extend one’s life whereas a draught from the beauty of the tripmay well do so.
Ah, Fred, with your Barryesque response and admission to being a“Top Gun” behind the wheel, you have brought Miami to Highlands.Charlie Brown had a word for it: “Argh!” You, and ‘Mytee Peeved’ maywant to consider having yourselves bronzed and sold as bookends in alocal art shop.
So here are my suggestions to you. (1) Take that sedative, pull offthe road, and observe the happy, relaxed people who drive slowly byyou. (2) We’ll give you free orange juice laced with an appropriateamount of Vodka if you will go sleep off the grouchies somewhere. (3)Accept the fact that not everyone brought Miami to Highlands. (4)Remember that it is those very same drivers that you spoof who keepyour salary coming and your community thriving!
Respectfully, G.J. Ellyson
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Stuart Armor
• MOVIE PIX •
Video GuyPresents:
Produced, directed and starringWarren Beatty, as well asMadonna, Mandy Patinkin, Al
Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Dick VanDyke, Glenne Headly, and about amillion others.
This film is a really cool andfun adaptation of Chester Gould'scomic strip, very well done andsurprisingly artistic.
The Storyline: (what, are youjoking? It's a comic strip turned intoa movie, there is no storyline) Well,there kinda is a story, but nomore and no different thanyou'd expect.
Dick Tracy is thestraight laced, up right,stand up, square jawed,level headed (anyother linear refer-ences can be addedhere) detective,trying to foil thevery evil plansof the veryevil Big BoyCaprice(AlPacino).Along the way hemeets and is tempted byBreathless Mahoney (Ma-donna), dates his steady girl TessTrueheart (Glenne Headly, who isway sexier than Madonna any day ofthe week), and alternately threatensand is threatened by hoods, punks,wise guys, thugs and some not reallyvery polite people with names (andfaces that match) like Mumbles, FlatTop, Pruneface, Lips, and Little Face.
Will Big Boy succeed in his veryevil plans (the details of which, Iconfess I didn't really catch, buttrust me here, they're evil, I'm sure)?Will Tracy survive the almost certaindeath that awaits him if he goes towherever that place is that he
The 1990 PG rated comicstrip-turned movie,
Dick Tracy
shouldn't ought to go, when it'sperfectly clear to the viewers thatalmost certain death awaits himthere? Will Tracy and Tess be to-gether in the end? Will Tracy, againstall odds, after about 243 near misses,
actually kiss a girl on the lips? Iam sorry, but my Video
Reviewers Code OfEthics forbid meto give away any
amazingly spec-tacular surprise
endings, but it ISworth your time to
watch this movie, so youcan just find out the
answers for yourself. Filmed in just seven
colors to give a really neatcomic strip effect, with real cool
sets, and with the bad guys reallylooking just like they did in the
comics, it's no surprise that thismovie won Oscars for Best Make-upand best Set Decoration. A bit oftrivia, in addition to directing,producing and starring in the movie,I think Beatty made the horsd'oeuvres for the cast party all byhimself.
Other cartoon/comic to moviefilms are Popeye, Batman, Hulk,Spider Man, Rocky and Bullwinkle,Flinstones, and be sure to see thegovernor of California in one of hisearlier roles in "The Villain," theseand about 5,000 other titles areavailable at Movie Stop Video, givethem a look.
December 28, 2003, marked the30th anniversary of the enactment ofthe federal Endangered Species Act(Act). Passed in Congress by an over-whelming majority in 1973, it wassigned into law by President RichardM. Nixon.
This law provides a means of pro-tecting the rarest of our plants and an-imals and their habitat. In the past 30years, locations throughout WesternNorth Carolina have been the scenesof numerous endangered species suc-cess stories, often a result of state andfederal government agencies, non-profit organizations, private business-es, and individuals working together.Here are some examples:
• In 1999 the peregrine falcon,whose populations had been deci-mated by the pesticide DDT, was re-moved from the Federal List of Endan-gered and Threatened Wildlife andPlants. Key to the recovery of the per-egrine falcon were cooperative rein-troduction efforts across the nation.Here in Western North Carolina, fal-cons were reintroduced at numeroussites between Grandfather Mountainand the Great Smoky Mountains Na-tional Park. Peregrine falcons nest onrocky cliffs, and today they can beseen at such popular places as Chim-ney Rock, Looking Glass Rock, andLinville Gorge.
• After years of having bald eaglesmigrate through the region, 1999 sawthe return of nesting bald eagles toWestern North Carolina, on theshores of Lake James in McDowellCounty. Although the first eagles' nesttree was killed by Southern pine bee-tles, the pair has successfully con-structed a new nest at a nearby siteand hatched two young eagles lastyear.
• The 4,467-acre Needmore Tractin Swain and Macon Counties, hometo four endangered and threatenedspecies, will be turned over to the stateof North Carolina and managed bythe Wildlife Commission. The Need-more Tract was initially purchased tomake way for a hydroelectric dam thatwas never built. Becoming state landis a tremendous step in protecting thewater quality of this stretch of the Lit-tle Tennessee River, home to two en-dangered species - the Appalachian
WNC species protected andthriving thanks to 1973 Act
elktoe mussel and the littlewing pearl-ymussel--and one threatened fish - thespotfin chub. It also helps protect theVirginia spiraea, a threatened plantthat is found on the banks of the Lit-tle Tennessee.
• In the late 1980s, the Service be-gan working with the University ofTennessee and, later, with Conserva-tion Fisheries, Inc., to reintroducefour federally protected fish species--the spotfin chub, duskytail darter,smoky madtom, and yellowfin mad-tom--into Abrams Creek on the Ten-nessee side of Great Smoky Moun-tains National Park. These four fish-es were accidentally killed off in thecreek in 1957 in a failed effort to es-tablish a strong rainbow trout fishery.Today, these species are reproducingon their own in Abrams Creek, andbiologists have begun reintroducingthese same species into the nearbyTellico River.
• Working with the Atlanta Botan-ical Garden, the Service has propagat-ed in captivity, and transplanted intothe wild a number of federally pro-tected plant species, including the car-nivorous green pitcher plant and themountain sweet pitcher plant, bothof which are found in our Appala-chian mountain bogs, and rare wild-flowers, like the Roan Mountain bluetand Heller's blazing star, which arefound on balds and rocky outcropsat some of the region's highest peaks.
Since 1973, 1,318 species havebeen named to the Federal List of En-dangered and Threatened Wildlifeand Plants. Of those, 15 have been re-covered to the point of delisting. TheAct's greatest achievement is that it hasprevented the extinction of many spe-cies. Only seven have been declaredextinct.
Endangered species are indicatorsof the health of the environment.Their decline alerts us to the fact thatthe quality of some of the basic ele-ments of our environment, elementsthat we depend on--air, land, andwater--are being compromised. Whenwe protect endangered species andconserve our natural habitats, we pro-tect ourselves and conserve our owncommunities. The Act is an invaluabletool that has helped us achieve suchprotection and conservation.
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Lots of news has inked the papersince July 2003.
• The biggest news item, at leastin our eyes, is that Highlands’ News-paper was born with its first issue onthe streets, July 18. In addition to up-to-date news coverage, HighlandsNewspaper features columns aboutcooking, hiking, traveling, sports, mov-ies, flower arranging, spiritual mes-sages, health & fitness and books writ-ten weekly by full time and seasonalresidents.
• Also in July, two longtime fix-tures of the Peggy Crosby Center -- theMacon County Health Dept. and Fib-ber Magee’s moved to new quarters.The health dept. went to the HighlandsCivic Center and Fibber’s went to thecottages on the Cashiers Road acrossfrom Little Bearpen Road.
• Joel B. Walden, recounted hissummer days spent in Horse Cove as ayouth.
• The financial pieces to fund theHighlands-Cashiers Hospital waterline began to fall into place and bidswere finally opened in January, 2004.
• Though the rainy summer wassomething newcomers to the areaaren’t used to, old-timers say the rainwas a blast from the past common inHighlands, a temperate rain forest. BobWright with the Upper Cullasaja Wa-tershed Association said by the end ofJuly, rainfall was ahead of 2002 by13.56 inches.
• The Highlands Fire & RescueDept. celebrated 50 years of servicewith an open house at the fire stationon Oak Street on Aug. 2.
In August:Alan Marsh was the first to join the
Highlands Town Board race. Before it
was over, five men threw there hats intothe ring.
• Highlands and Satolah residentsbanned together for the first of manymeetings to try to convince Georgiaofficials not to reroute traffic while thebridge over Chattooga River on SR 28is repaired.
• Robin Phillips, a descendant ofthe Hills of Horse Cove recounted hersummer days in the cove.
• The Main Street Inn request fora zoning change was denied by theplanning board.
• The Macon County School Boardlearned that all the schools in thecounty met or exceeded their annualyearly performance goals. HighlandsSchool met all 15 of its academic per-formance targets.
• The Town Board agreed to be thelead agency and recipient of federalgrant money that will be used to cleanup area lakes and to prevent siltationin the first place. Jim Johnson, work-ing with Kilpatrick Stockton LLP spear-headed a lobbying effort to corral fed-eral funds to be delivered to HighlandsJanuary 2005.
• The Highlands Police Dept. andthe Macon County Sheriff Dept. offi-
cially joined forces so each departmentcan legally help the other in case ofemergencies.
• Highlands Cable Group beganinching its way to the town limits.
• Highlander Dabs Potts sharedthe thrill of dirt racing with readers,
• The first day of school for stu-dents was Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2004.
• The Macon County Sheriff Dept.announced Tazar laser guns were re-placing pepper spray and would beused to urge suspects to “cease anddesist” when ordered to do so.
• After six years of court battles,The Edwards et al vs. The Town ofHighlands case was put to rest. Thecourts ruled in the town’s favor settlingthe question of the rights of the townand the public to the streets shown on
the original Kelsey map of Highlands.• With construction booming in
Highlands, officials agreed to enforceits ordinance which prohibits con-struction noise after-hours on week-days and on weekends.
• History was made on Monday,Aug. 11, when Highlands School soc-cer team won its first game of the sea-son and its first soccer win ever againstFranklin.
• Relay for Life raised $100,000 ofits $170,000 goal before the “walk”began, Friday, Aug. 15.
• The town asked the state to takeover the back part of Bowery Road soit could be widened and paved usingstate funds.
• Development on Satulah Moun-tain threatens to close “short” trail tothe top.
• News from Iraq came from Lt.Col. Brook Myers, U.S. Army stationedin Balad. Birthday parties “American-style” complete with cookies fromhome were thrown for everyone in herbattalion.
• The Highlands School gym bid
was accepted and work started about45 days later.
• Scuba divers made repairs to LakeSequoyah Dam.
• The Bowery Road case is stillpending in court. Ten property owneralong the front seven-tenths of the roaddon’t want the town to improve theroad by widening and paving.
• Local and state authorities fromNorth Carolina and Georgia gather todiscuss the ramifications of closing thebridge over the Chattooga River at SR28.
• Ear, nose and throat physicians,Drs. Christopher T. Wenzel and Shan-non E. Hunter expanded theirWaynesville practice to Highlands.
• The Episcopal Church of the In-carnation dedicated its $3.5 expansionon Aug. 29 with Bishop RobertJohnson, Bishop of the Episcopal Dio-cese of Western North Carolina presid-ing.
In September:• Adam Heffernan, Collin and
Scott Paxton announced the resurrec-tion of The Instant Theater Companywhich previously operated in the1980s. It features year-round theaterand theater-education primarily out ofthe Martin-Lipscomb Performing ArtsCenter on Chestnut Street.
• School officials announced thatwith 150 students enrolled in grades9-12, high school enrollment at High-lands School was significantly higherthan in years past. “In the past fiveyears, it’s up significantly,” said Princi-pal Jack Brooks. “Highlands School’sreputation for strong academics andconsistent discipline action hasbrought more students to the school ,”he said.
• In a rare move, the Town Boardvoted to go against the planningboard’s recommendation and agree torezone the Main Street Inn B1. With
– RECAP of the last six months of 2003 –
Celebrating 50 years of service
Episcopal dedication
Highlands beats Franklin in soccer
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B1 zoning, the inn doesn’t have to pro-vide parking for its guests so it canopen its restaurant to the public.
• Isabelle Robertson, 92, re-counted her “seasons” spent in High-lands – particularly the season of 1923when the circus came to town.
• The Macon County sports com-plex on Buck Creek Road was dedicatedon Sept. 12, with food, speeches andentertainment courtesy of the High-lands School Band, cheerleaders,booster club and athletes.
• Candidates for the 2003 TownBoard election were announced. Com-missioners Mike Cavender and HerbJames and Dennis DeWolf, Alan Marshand Eric Pierson joined the race.
• The Highlands Scholarship GolfClassic was played Sept. 29 at High-lands Falls Country Club – $21,000was added to the current $600,000principal.
• Highlands Rotary Liberty Gala atHighlands Country Club brought inmore than $30,000 which funds schol-arships and community serviceprojects over a two-year period.
• Readers got a peak at the Hetzel’slife – one full of cats and world-classdahlias.
• A visitor from Georgia told read-ers about her harrowing experiencehiking Rabun Bald. She got lost in thewilds but was rescued 12 hours later,safe by sore.
• For the seventh year in a row, TheGirls’ Clubhouse, a community-servicegroup made up of middle school girlsfrom Highlands School, started a yearof service.
• Highlands’ Newspaper beganpublishing the Highlands Schoolnewspaper – Mountain Trail – amonthly insert full of HighlandsSchool news.
• The Macon County School bud-get for 2003-2004 came in at $31.2million.
• Lightning strikes in Highlandswas discussed in “Lightning feels closeon the Highlands Plateau.”
• The Chamber of Commerce un-veiled two of its plans for Highlands –a pavilion on Pine Street and retail di-rectory signs to be placed at each streetcorner in town.
• The first-ever SOAR AdventureRace in Highlands was Saturday, Sept.27. About $30,000 was raised to fundeducational needs for children of fallensoldiers.
In October:The Highlands Community Child
Development Center on Church Streetbroke ground Oct. 7.
• Old Edwards Inn continues tobe in the news as it goes before vari-ous town boards and committees forpermission for various projects.
• A robber stole $15,000 from RBCCentura Bank on Oct. 14, but he didn’tget far. With the help of citizen JohnShearl, police officers apprehendedHoward Otis Haines, Jr., 61, of Franklinaround the corner at Furniture South.
• At the Oct. 15 Town Board meet-
ing commissioners agreed to giveHighlands Cable Group one morechance to come into compliance.
• Readers learned about the artand passion behind Robert Isham’scarved creations.
• David Wilkes of HighlandHiker, gave readers valuable tips aboutarea trout fishing.
• A.L. Williams agreed to an in-terview and told it all in a Q&A about“The real Old Edwards Inn & SpaStory.”
• Highlands performing tradition,blind, guitar-strumming, singer, SylviaSammons ended with her last concertfrom the porch of her home on FourthStreet, Friday, Oct. 24.
• Modern potters were featured atthe Bascom-Louise Gallery – in par-ticular, Highlands own Patrick Taylor.
• Highlands School gym site workwas completed, the first step towardbuilding the gymnasium on Pierson Rd.
• With Father Mike Jones’ retire-ment from the Episcopal Church, Fa-ther Stephen Hines took over as in-terim pastor.
• Saturday, Oct. 25, was a day fullof Highlands School activities. Theannual Fun Run, a car wash to sup-port teachers’ continuing educationand the Highlands School Fall Festi-val.
In November:• After years of extensions, meet-
ings and revisions, the Town of High-lands revoked Highlands CableGroup’s franchise.
• On Nov. 4, voters elected Alan
Marsh, Dennis DeWolf and Herb Jamesto the Town Board. Their terms are forfour years.
• Northland Cable activated itshigh-speed Internet service. Highlands’Newspaper was the first businesshooked up.
• Readers learned about the popu-larity of “garden art” and learned wherethey could buy it in Highlands.
• Ex-stunt woman turned doctorexplained our her journey of pain ledto where she is today.
• After 33 years, Dr. JohnBaumrucker closed his practice and willdevote his time and energy to adminis-tering medicine in Montero, Bolivia.
• Christy Kelly, past director of theChamber of Commerce, was appointedthe executive director of the PeggyCrosby Center.
• Old Edwards Inn continues to bein the news. Plans to develop the RibCountry site and to replace the railingalong the Main Street sidewalk were dis-cussed at town meetings.
• Highlands-Cashiers Hospital an-nounced that is was now “smoke-free”
• The Highlands School Basketballseason kicked off with its first game,Tuesday, Nov. 11 against Tallulah Falls.Highlands lost the Varsity Boys game50-67, but the Varsity Girls won 44-20.
Zoning Administrator LarryGantenbein provided readers with aQ&A about the town’s position on theOld Edwards Inn project.
• Crazy weather makes the news.Lots of rain, then snow, then spring. Sofar, a winter season of extremes due sayweather experts to a lack of a “Nino”system this year.
• A new way of building energy ef-ficient structures was unveiled at theHighlands Community Child Develop-ment Center on Church Street.Styrofoam blocks stacked and thenfilled with concrete serve as both wallsand insulation.
• The first snow of the season fellon Nov. 28 with about 4 inches.
• The Thomas Harbison statemarker was erected in front of Town Halland dedicated on Saturday, Nov. 29.
In December:• In another rare move, the Town
Board went against the planningboard’s recommendations and voted tosend two re-zoning requests – on Spruceand Poplar streets – to a public hear-ing, Jan. 7.
• Dusty Rhodes, owner of High-
•See RECAP page 14
HCCDC breaks ground
Complex dedicated
Mtn. Trail is born
Farewell song
A.L. Williams talks
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There’s something about winter weather that just makes you want to
hunker down in front of aroaring fire with a bowl of hotsoup or stew. My Dad used to callit “soul food,,” because it warmedyour stomach and your heart.
Below are some heart-warmingrecipes found in the Scaly Moun-tain Women’s Club cookbook, “ItJust Tastes Better in the Moun-tains.”
The ingredients are available in
area food stores or likely in yourfreezer or on your pantry shelves.
Hardy HamburgerVegetable Soup
2 cans low fat beef bouillon4 cups water3 (15-oz.) cans tomato or use
fresh if you’ve got them. Use allthe liquid, and break them up intopieces).
24 oz. frozen mixed vegetables– a brand with the largest variety.
4 baking potatoes2 lbs. ground chuck1 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. black pepper2 onions, chopped – about 3
cups.1 1/2 cups celery, chopped2 Tbls. brown sugar
Bring first three ingredients toa boil.
Add mixed vegetables anddiced potatoes and simmer.
Brown hamburger in very hotskillet; salt and pepper generously.Let it cook in rather large chunks.Drain and add to soup pot. At thispoint, salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer for 30 minutes more. Iadd brown sugar to cut the acidity– two tablespoons is usuallyadequate., but sometimes itrequires more.
If you like garlic, you can usegarlic powder in the hamburgerwhile browning, it or a clove offresh garlic can be sauteed withthe onions and celery.
– Kenneth McCullough
Minestrone Soupwith a touch of Greek
2 cups coarsely chopped onion1 cup sliced celery1/4 cup shopped fresh parsley2 garlic cloves, minced1/4 cup olive oil5 cups beef or chicken broth3 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup dry red wine1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up2 cups chopped cabbage2 tsp. dry basil leaves1/2 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. pepper1 1/2 cup zucchini1 cup frozen French-cut beans4 oz. spaghetti, broken into
pieces1 (15 1/2 oz.) can kidney
bean, undrained1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce1 cup sliced carrots
IN an 8-quart sauce pot, sauteonion, celery, parsley and garlic inolive oil until tender. Stir in broth,water, wine tomatoes, basil,tomato sauce, cabbage, carrots, saltand pepper.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat,cover and simmer one hour.
Stir in remaining soup ingredi-ents. Simmer, covered, 15 to 20minutes, until vegetables aretender. Makes 19 1-cup servings,230 calories each cup.
– Bobbie Rothberg
Corn & PotatoChowder
6 slices bacon1 med. onion, chopped2 cups cooked corn2 cups diced potatoes1 can cream of mushroom
soup2 1/2 cup milksalt and pepper, to taste
Place potatoes in Dutch ovenand cover with water and simmeruntil tender. Cook bacon untildone, drain, removing all greasebut the barest amount needed tosaute the onions. Add the onion,soup, corn and seasonings to thecooked potatoes and simmer a fewminutes before serving. Top withcrumbled bacon. You may substi-tute cream of celery or other soup.Good with cornbread.
– Jo England
Fare to warm your soul
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Highlands’ Newspaper - Friday, Jan. 9, 2004 - Page 11• SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING•• PLACES OF WORSHIP ON THE PLATEAU •
Blue Valley Baptist ChurchRev. Oliver Rice, Pastor (706) 782-3965
Sundays: School – 10 a.m., Worship – 11 a.m.Sunday night services every second and fourth
Sunday at 7 p.m.Wednesdays: Mid-week prayer meeting – 7 p.m.
Buck Creek Baptist ChurchSundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11 a.m.
First Saturday: Singing at 7:30 p.m.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsNC 28 N. and Pine Ridge Rd., (828) 369-8329
Rai Cammack, Branch President, (828) 369-1627Sundays: Worship – 10 a.m.; school & primary
classes – 11 a.m.; Women’s & Men’s Org. – noonTues: Women’s Org. – 6:30 p.m.; Library – 6-8
Wednesdays: Boy Scouts of America mtg. – 6:30p.m.; Young women’s activities – 6:30 p.m.
Clear Creek Baptist ChurchPastor Everett Wilson, (828) 743-3379
Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11 a.m.;Prayer – 6:30 p.m.
Evening Service – 7 p.m.
Community Bible Church(Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Steven E. Kerhoulas, Pastor, 526-46853645 U.S. 64 east
Sundays: School – 9:30 a.m.; Worship – 1O:45 a.m.Tuesdays: Women’s Bible Study – 9:45 a.m.
Wed: Supper – 5:30 p.m.; Bible Study – 6:30Thursdays: Guys Sr. High Discipleship – 6 p.m.
Episcopal Church of the IncarnationInterim Priest: Stephen Hines, 526-2968
Sundays: Holy Eucharist – 10:30 a.m.; Adult Class– 10 a.m.; Children’s – 11 a.m.
Mondays: Women’s Cursillo Group @ Church – 4p.m.;
Tuesdays: Men’s Cursillo @ church – 8 a.m.Wednesdays: Supper and Program in Jones Hall
– 6 p.m. Holy Eucharist – 10 a.m.
First Baptist ChurchDr. Daniel D. Robinson, 526-4153
Sundays: Worship – 8:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 6:30p.m.; School – 9:30 a.m.; Youth – 6:30 p.m.;
Choir – 7:15Wednesdays: Dinner – 5:30 p.m.; Team Kids – 6
p.m.; Student & Adult Prayer – 6:15 p.m., Choir –7:30
First Presbyterian ChurchRev. J. Hunter Coleman, Pastor, 526-3175
Sundays: Worship – 11 a.m. (child care at 11a.m.); School – 9:30 & 9:45.
Wednesdays: Children’s Devotions – 9:30 a.m.;Supper – 6 p.m.; Choir – 7 p.m.Thursdays: Bible Study – 10 a.m.
Sat: Adventistas del Septimo Dia – 10 a.m.& 5
Highlands Assembly of GodRev. Scott Holland, 524-6026, Sixth Street
Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11 a.m.Wednesdays: Prayer & Bible Study – 7 p.m.
Highlands Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchWednesday evening prayer & Bible Study
Call Lloyd Kidder at 526-9474
Highlands United Methodist ChurchPastors Eddie & Kim Ingram, 526-3376
Sundays: School –9:30 & 9:45 a.m.; Worship –11Wednesdays: Supper – 5:30 p.m.; Bible Study &
activities – 6 p.m.
Lutheran Church of the Holy Family – ELCARev. Pam Mitcham, Pastor,
2152 Dillard Road – 526-9741Sundays: Worship/Communion – 10:30 a.m.
Macedonia Baptist Church8 miles south of Highlands on N.C. 28 S in
SatolahPastor Rusty Wolfrey, (706) 782-8130
Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11 a.m.;Choir – 6 p.m.
Wed: Bible Study and Youth Mtg. – 7 p.m.
Mountain SynagogueSt. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, Franklin 369-6871Friday: Sept. 12 Sabbath Eve Services at 7 p.m.
For more information, call (706)-745-1842.
Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic ChurchRev. William M Evans, Priest
Parish office, 526-2418Wednesdays & Fridays: Mass – 12 noon
Sundays: Mass – 11 a.m.
Scaly Mountain Baptist ChurchRev. Clifford Willis
Sundays: School –10 a.m.; Worship –11 a.m. & 7Wednesdays: Prayer Mtg. – 7 p.m.
Scaly Mountain Church of God290 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 ChurchPastor Rev. Baker Crane
Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11 a.m.Wednesdays: Prayer & Bible Study – 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship ofFranklin • 526-9769
Rev. Maureen Killoran (part-time)Sundays: Worship – 11 a.m.
Westside Baptist ChurchInterim Pastor, Terry Dixon
Services in the basement of the Peggy CrosbySundays: Fellowship & Worship – 11 a.m.;
Whiteside Presbyterian Church in AmericaCashiers, Rev. Sam Forrester, 743-2122
Sundays: School – 10 a.m.; Worship – 11 a.m.
Father Bill EvansOur Lady of the
Mountains CatholicChurch
A very shy youngman fell in love, buthe was utterlytongue-tied when-ever he was with thegirl he loved. Afriend offered himsome advice. “Justmemorize somegreat lines from abook of poetry,perhaps, expressingyour total admira-tion. Something like,“When I see your face, time stands still.”
It made sense. So for weeks the young manpracticed and practiced. “When I see your face,time stands still.”
Finally, the big date. They went to a ro-mantic restaurant. The lights were low. Hiseyes met hers and he sand, “When I see yourface, I, er, time, uh….” He forgot the words!He really was a klultz.
Again he tried. “Mary, when I see your face,I, er, I mean …” Now he was totally frustrated.Finally, in desperation he blurted out, “Mary,your face could stop a clock.”
We laugh because it is funny, but there’sanother part of us that’s a little sad when wehear a story like this. It reminds us of howmuch we’re still struggling to get right in ourown lives. After all this time, we say to our-selves, “I’m still stumbling at the same oldplaces in the road. Same old places! Same oldcuts! Same old business! Same old sins!Nothing ever seems to change.
It can be mighty discouraging and caneven make us want to give up once and for all.But before we do that, it might be a good ideato see what God has to say to us on thismatter.
Whenever we pray, we have a strongtendency to just babble on. Why not be quietand listen? He’s trying to catch our attention.He’s calling us by name. Listen to him.
“I’ve been walking at your side from thevery beginning,” God says. “It has been a slowjourney but I have been following yourprogress with real hope. I know that you say“yes” to me sometimes and get distracted ortired and your “yes” turns to a “no.” And, onthe other hand, I know that sometimes youstart with a resounding “no” to me and thenyour better self takes charge and you turn it
He will finish the workif we let him
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• HIGHLANDS EATERIES •
Buck’s Coffee Cafe384 Main Street
Coffee, grilled sandwiches, desserts & wineOpen 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun.- Wed.
Until 11 p.m., Thurs., Fri. & Sat.Live Entertainment Thurs., Fri. & Sat. evenings
Highlands Hill Deli526-9632
4th Street across from Old Edwards InnMade-to-order sandwiches,
green & fruit salads, ice creamOpen 7 days a week 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. MTW
and 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Th., Fri., Sat. Sun.
Hilltop GrillFourth & Spring “on the Hill”
“Quick Service Not Fast Food”– 526-5916
Hamburgers, fries, sandwiches & salads
Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Pescado’s526-9313
Fourth Street “on the Hill”Fresh Mexican
“The fastest food in town”Lunch 7 days: 11-3; Dinner: Tues.-Sat. 5-8:30
OPEN Mondays through Saturdays10 a.m. -5 p.m.
352 Main Street
HOLIDAY SHOPPING HEADQUARTERS
828-526-4111
• Fine Estate Jewelry• Antique Furniture
• Oriental Rugs• Fine Art
• Accessories
Brick Oven Pizza526-4121
Mtn. Brook Center next to Movie StopMade-to-order pizza, calzones & salads
Open for lunch & dinner year-round
Don Leon’s526-1600
Dillard Road next to Farmer’s MarketCajun & European specialties
Sandwiches & moreThurs. - Sun. 11 - 4
... Spiritually from page 11into the beginning of a “yes” – maybe a littlesoft at first, but a beginning.”
“I know,” says the Lord, “that sometimesyou don’t see the progress you’re making. Youfeel disappointed that you haven’t done betterand done better faster. Dear child of mine,I’m not surprised at all. These things taketime. I knew that when I made you. Look howlong it takes me to make a tree or a flower.And that’s simple when compared to all thatI’ve dreamed for you. After all, it’s not easy tomake a human being with all of its complex-ity. What I have in mind for you will take alifetime – a lifetime of you and me workingtogether. And even when you reach the end ofyour road, I know in advance that I will haveto help you finish your work. And I will dojust that. I promise.”
None of us, no matter how perfect, will beentirely finished and complete when we reachthe end of our pilgrimage on earth. There willstill be wounds in us that have to be healedand holes in us that have to be filled up.What we celebrate today is God’s lovingdesire to help all who have passed into hispresence to complete their life’s work, to letfall away anything left in them that may standin the way of perfect love, and to have all thatis wounded healed perfectly.
This is what we call purgatory. Purgatoryis not a place – it is a state of being – it is thatperiod of time, short or long as needed whenwe are changed into a perfect being so that wecan enter heaven. It may be on this earth or itmay be in another dimension but rememberit is a state of being.
What we pray for is not that God will helpall of our beloved dead – for he alreadyintends to do just that – but that they will beopen to God’s help and will enter quicklyinto the joy that God so longs to share withthem. That is exactly what we pray for whenwe pray for our beloved dead. We pray thatthis state of being made perfect will happenvery quickly.
... PLAYHOUSE continued from page 1Sossomon. “The terms may not have been agreedto, but they didn’t prohibit anyone. And that prac-tice will continue.”
He said the Playhouse is a long-standing insti-tution in Highlands which has made a tremendousinvestment in the building with plans to investmore. “The reason they wanted a 10-year lease isbecause they plan to repave the parking lot andrepair the stairs leading up to the building,” he said.
Scott Paxton of the Instant Theater, proposedthat his group lease the playhouse Septemberthrough April so theater could be presented yearround in Highlands. He said The Instant Theaterhas the manpower and the technical support to
help take care of the facility.But David Kleist, artistic director for the Play-
house said years in the business has shown him thattwo companies in one theater don’t work.
Besides, he said the Playhouse has plans to ex-tend its season into the leaf season and plans tobegin building sets long before May.
Commissioner Amy Patterson said she wouldlike to see the facility better utilized by the commu-nity. “It is a town building into which we’ve investedabout $60,000 over the years.”
Commissioner Hank Ross said he’d like to in-sulate the facility so it could be used in the winter.
Commissioner Dennis DeWolf agreed the Play-
house is an Town institution and would like tosee it continue while being more beneficial to thecommunity.
Town Attorney Bill Coward said the lease hadnot been re-worded since 1979. “There are placeswhere the language can be made to reflect thecurrent situation,” he said.
Once re-worded, the Town will lease thebuilding exclusively to the Playhouse for five years.Any organization that wants to use the facilitymust go through the Playhouse board for approvalrather than the town, who owns the building.
“That’s what has been happening all along,, any-way,” said Coward. “Now the lease will reflect reality.”
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Page 14 - Highlands’ Newspaper - Friday, Jan. 9, 2004
By Kim LewickiThe 2003 audit of Macon Coun-
ty shows the county is in good fis-cal shape.
So announced representativesfrom Martin Starnes & Assoc., CPAs,P.A. at the Jan. 5 Macon CountyCommissioners meeting in Frank-lin.
The undesignated fund balanceamount helps determine the fiscalhealth, said auditors. “More in theundesignated fund balance is goodand over the past four-year periodit’s been very good.”
The undesignated fund balancefor fiscal year 2002-2003 is$6,012,139, an increase of $553,548over fiscal year 2001-2002.
The Local Government Com-mission suggests municipalitiesmaintain an undesignated fund bal-ance of general fund expendituresof eight percent – Macon County’sis 22.9 percent.
As the operating of MaconCounty becomes more involved, sodoes the necessary fund balance.Over the last four years, the fundbalance has increased from$9,196,220 in 2000 to $11,784,595for fiscal year 2003.
As expected, revenues fromproperty valuation have increased.In 2000, property valuations wereabout $3.5 billion. In 2003 theywere up to $3.8 billion. However,Martin Starnes & Assoc. said prop-erty taxes are lower in Macon Coun-ty when compared to other coun-ties its size. Macon County’s prop-erty tax rate is 0.44 – comparativelyits 0.6688. “Size” is based on popu-lation – 25,000-49,999 people.
The General Fund – net cost ofservices provided — is divided intoseven categories. About 28 percentof the general fund is designated foreducation, 24 percent for publicsafety, eight percent for human ser-vices, 21 percent for general govern-ment, seven percent for economicand physical development, five per-cent for interest and seven percentto “Other.”
In General Fund Revenues, AdValorem taxes were up for fiscal year2003 — $16,907,859 from16,620,119. Local Option Sales Taxbrought in $4,864,740 in 2003 upfrom 4,861,711 in 2002. Revenuefrom Restricted Intergovernmentalproceeds was $4,589,051 up from$3,898,781. That’s state and federalgrants and funding.
Revenues from investment earn-ings were down from $333,612 to$176,467 due to the national econ-omy, said auditors. Revenue frompermits and fees was up —$1,144,315 from $976,086. Reve-nue from sales and services was alsoup — $1,578,409 from $1,409,061.
General Fund Expenditures weredivided into seven categories. Thebiggest chunk was spent on humanservices – 29 percent of the budget;26 percent on public safety; 20 per-cent on education; 14 percent ongeneral government; five percent oncultural & recreation; four percenton economic and physical develop-ment; and two percent on transpor-tation.
Human Services expenditureswere $7363,982 up from 6,862,886;$5,354,043 was spent on education– down from last year’s $5,392,478;public safety was up significantly —$6942,414 from 6,007,043; a littlemore was spent on general govern-ment — $3,560,880 from$3,374,892; and $1,054,450 wasspent on economic and physicaldevelopment, up from $937,968.
Expenditures on cultural andrecreation was down — $1,392,164from $1,496,940. Expenditures ontransportation was up substantially— $595,843 from $385, 623.
The general debt service require-ment is at $3,659,510 but will de-crease incrementally over through2008 to $2,415,144.
The 2003-2004 budget includes$1,200,000 which will be generat-ed from the new ½ cent tax.
A fiscal year is July 1 throughJune 30.
Auditors say countyis fiscally sound
lands’ Rhodes Superette turned 80years old.
• Macon County Commissioner,Highlander Ricky Bryson, was reap-pointed as vice-chair of the board atthe Dec. 1, Macon County Commis-sioner meeting.
• A huge slab of rock dislodgedfrom the rock face of Bridal Veil Fallsand landed to block the drive underthe falls. N.C. DOT and the USFS arediscussing if the area is stable andwhose job it is to move the rock.
• The three new Highlands TownBoard Commissioners Marsh, DeWolf& James were sworn into office.
• Griffin Bell, citizen, told TownBoard members that Zoning Adminis-trator Larry Gantenbein’s son’s rela-tionship was a conflict of interest andsuggested someone else deal with theOEI project from now on.
• Readers learned about a Christ-mas Mayor Buck Trott spent in thejungles of the Philippines.
• The Town Board formed an ad hoccommittee made up of Dennis DeWolf,Hank Ross and Town Administrator Ri-chard Betz, to field OEI zoning issues.Gantenbein is still zoning administratorbut won’t handle OEI affairs.
• 2003 Highlands School Home-coming King and Queen, seniors JamesView and Anna Claire Sims, were hon-ored prior to the Dec. 6 Homecomingbasket ball game at Highlands School.
• The annual Highlands ChristmasParade featured scores of organizationsdressed for the occasion on Dec. 6.
• Highlanders Donnie and BitsyCalloway send news from Big OakRanch in Alabama where they arehouse parents to three boys.
• Highlander Mary Thompsonrecounts Christmas days of old in
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• Kevin Corbin and DonnieEdwards were re-appointed as chair-man and vice-chair, respectively at theDec. 8 Macon County School Boardmeeting.
• The flu hits Macon County butvaccine rations are low.
• Readers learn about HighlanderPam Wexler-Smith’s daughter,Elizabeth’s “Christmas” experienceworking with the Peace Corps in theDominican Republic.
• Highlands School Band teacher,Kathryn Teem conducts her last Christ-mas concert at Highlands School. Af-ter 15 years, at Highlands School shehas accepted a teaching position at
Macon Middle School for 2004-2005.• Highlands Community heeds
call for help from the EmergencyCouncil in the way of money and giftfor the area’s needy.
• As 2004 comes to a close, townofficials prepare for changes growthwill bring to the town in the comingyear.
New state marker
King & Queen 2003
Rock slide
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Highlands’ Newspaper - Friday, Jan. 9, 2004 - Page 15• POLICE & FIRE REPORT •The following are the Highlands Police Department log entries
for the week of Dec. 26-Jan. 7, 2004. The only names are ofpublic officials and/or people who were arrested.
Dec. 26• At 1:55 a.m., an officer on patrol investigated suspicious activity at
the Old Edwards Inn construction site on Church Street. A chase ensued.The suspect wrecked his car and escaped into the woods.
• At 6 p.m., officers investigated an alarm activation at RegionsBank. All was secure.
Dec. 29• At noon, a visitor at a residence at Flat Mountain Estates found
keys which he turned into the police.• At 2:35 p.m., officers investigated a possible larceny of money from
Highlands House of Coffee but the money was found.• At 3:20 p.m., McCarroll Construction company reported a table saw
missing from under the Rib Country Restaurant.Dec. 30
• At 1 a.m., officers responded to an alarm at Twigs on U.S. 64 east.All was secure.
Dec. 31• At 11:45 a.m., officers responded to an accident between two
vehicles on Main Street. There were no injuries.Jan. 1, 2004
• A little past midnight, officers responded to a complaint of fireworksbeing shot off on Cullasaja Drive. The people were told to stop.
• At 2:55 a.m., officers assisted a patron at Mitchel’s Motel who hadtoo much to drink and didn’t know where his room or truck was located.
Jan. 3• At 10:35 a.m., officers responded to an alarm at a residence on
Split Rail Row. All was secure.• At 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a noise complaint from mer-
chants near the Old Edwards Inn construction site on Church Street.Officers determined the noise was minimal and workers promised tohurry.
• At 2:15 p.m., officers responded to a noise complaint about the OldEdwards Inn construction site. Workers were told to stop working.
Jan. 5• At 7:45 p.m., officers responded to an alarm at Bank of America. All
was secure.• At 9:20 p.m., officers were called to Gas Light Cafe where owners
said a bag of money was found.Jan. 6
• At 11:59 a.m., officers were notified about a possible suicide threat.They notified Jackson County Sheriff’s Dept.
• At 2:20 p.m., officers responded to an alarm at a residence onRavenel Ridge Road. All was secure.
• At 2: 35 p.m., officers responded to a call of open windows in aresidence on Hickory Street. All was secure.
Jan. 7• At 11 a.m., Charles Allen Cope, 32, of Sylva, was arrested for
felonious breaking and entering, larceny, failure to stop and eludingarrest in connection with the Dec. 26 larceny of an air compressor andnail gun valued at $600 from the Old Edwards Inn construction site.
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On Jan. 7, a larceny suspect wascaught and arrested a week after offic-ers attempted to stop and questionabout suspicious activity.
“Around 2 a.m., on Dec. 26, Of-ficer Jimmy McCall saw a man load-ing tools into his truck at the Old Ed-wards Inn construction site on ChurchStreet. When Officer McCall ap-
proached him, he got into his truckand drove off,” said Highlands PoliceChief, Jerry Cook.
Officer McCall took off after himand around Fifth and Main streets, thecompressor fell out of the suspect’struck.
“At Mirror Lake Road and U.S. 64west, the suspect crashed his truck and
escaped into the woods. Officerssearched for him for hours butcouldn’t find him.,” he said. A warrantwas issued for the arrest of Charles,Allen Cope, 32, of Sylva.
Then Wednesday, Jan. 7, HighwayPatrol in Jackson County saw a mo-torist driving too fast. When deputiespulled him over, he got out of the car
and ran into the woods. Deputieslearned there was a warrant out for hisarrest.
He was captured, arrested and isbeing held in the Macon County De-tention Center for larceny of an aircompressor and nail gun valued at$600; for failure to stop and eludingarrest.
Larceny suspect eludes police but is arrested two weeks later
estate said they don’t want it to berezoned commercial. Neighbors ofthe Henry property said they didn’tmind if that lot was rezoned com-mercial.
During 2002, part of the Pottsestate was divided and rezonedfrom R2 to B3 to accommodateMountain Findings which was hav-ing a hard time finding a home.Since that time, the lot next doorhas stood empty because said heirs,“no one wants to buy it zoned R2.”
“We have an interested buyer,but only if we can get it rezonedcommercial,” said heir Lois Keener.“We never would have agreed to di-vide the property and sell it toMountain Findings if we knew weweren’t going to be able to get thispart rezoned, too.”
At its Dec. 1 meeting, the plan-ning board recommended not torezone the lot until the Land UseCommittee had a chance to look atthe entire area – with the thoughtthat zoning changes might be agood idea elsewhere, too.
But commissioners Herb Jamesand Amy Patterson said they didn’tthink heirs to the Potts estate shouldhave to wait any longer for an an-swer and both thought rezoning toB4 would be appropriate.
“The lack of an updated landuse plan shouldn’t be a reason todeny someone’s request for rezon-ing,” said Patterson. “The land useplan gives us general guidelines. TheB4 zone was developed precisely forsomething like this. It’s less impactthan the multifamily R3 and offersa mixing and mingling feeling be-tween zoning areas.” The propertywould be between B3 and R3.
Linda Clark, chairman of theplanning board, said members were
concerned about how rezoning thatone lot would impact the rest of thearea and they wanted to stand by theland use plan.
“We value the land use plan andwe use it as a guide,” she said. “It’strue that some property uses weren’tevident when the land use plan wasenacted, but we didn’t see that muchof a difference in this property usethan five years ago.”
Patterson and CommissionerRoss said rezoning the Potts prop-erty to B4 from R2 meant the prop-erty could be used for residential,but it could also be used as a low-impact buffer between B3 and R2.
Ross said in the case of the Pottsestate, where part of it had been re-zoned to accommodate MountainFindings and the other left R2, ahardship had been created for theowners.
Commissioner Alan Marsh, whovoted against the rezoning request,was concerned that the rezoning ofthe Potts property would cause a“domino affect” in the entire neigh-borhood.
“Rezoning this property isn’tgoing to influence other propertiesin the area,” said Ross. “The entirearea is moving toward a low impactbusiness and institutional area, any-way.”
The answer came faster for theHenry property owners. Commis-sioners voted unanimously to re-zone the property on Poplar street,R2 to B3.
“This is a totally different situa-tion,” said Commissioner Marsh.“This is a little lot in a commercialarea and there’s a buyer who wantsit for commercial use. No one wouldbuy it for residential use.”
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• UPCOMING EVENTS •On-Going
• New After-Work AerobicsClass at the Highlands Rec Park withSandy Trevathan, certified in AFAAand ACE training. Classes are at 5:15p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.Call 526-5852.
• Daisys, Brownies and JuniorGirl Scouts meet 6:30 p.m. everyTuesday at Highlands United Meth-odist Church. Come jjoin them.
• Highlands School is still col-lecting used ink cartridges. The staffjust sent in 150 and they’re readyfor more. Please take used ink car-tridges to the main office at High-lands School. It means money tothe school.
• Every Friday and Saturdaynight, Cy Timmons sings and playshis guitar at Highlands Wine &Cheese from 7-11 p.m. It’s free.
• The Mountain View group ofAlcoholics Anonymous now meetsin the remodeled basement meetingroom of the First PresbyterianChurch sanctuary, in Highlands.It¹s accessible from both Main andChurch streets. Meeting times re-main the same: Mondays at 8 p.m.;Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. (womenonly); Wednesdays and Fridays atnoon. For further information, call(800) 524-0465.
Jan. 10• The Nantahala Hiking Club
will take a 6-7 mile, moderate- to-strenuous hike on the Appalachian
Trail from Wayah Crest to WindingStairs Gap. Meet at Westgate Plazaacross from Burger King in Franklinat 9 a.m. Bring a drink, lunch, raingear, and wear comfortable shoes.Hikes are limited to 20 people; res-ervations are required.Call hikeleaders Dave and Terry Barr, 369-3800 to make a reservation,for moreinformation, or in case weatherlooks doubtful on morning of hike.No pets, please.
Jan. 11• Auditions for Oscar Wilde’s
“The Importance of Being Earnest,”3 p.m. at PAC on Chestnut Street.Five men and 4 women are needed.For more information, call 526-8084 or 743-7757
Jan. 17•The Nantahala Hiking Club
will take a moderate 4.5 mile hike,with a 500' elevation gain, fromJones Gap to Whiterock Mountainalong the Bartram Trail, for beauti-ful views of the Nantahala moun-tains from the spectacular rock faceof Whiterock. Meet at HighlandsBank of America at 10:00 a.m. or atthe intersection of Hwy. 64/28 (theHighlands/Franklin road) with Tur-tle Pond road at 10:15 a.m. Bring adrink, lunch, rain gear, and wearsturdy, comfortable shoes. Driveabout 20 miles round trip, return-ing 2-3 p.m. Hikes are limited to 20people; reservations are necessary.Call hike leader Mo Wheeler, 526-9561, for a reservation, more infor-
mation, or in case weather looksdoubtful. Visitors are welcome, butno pets please.
Jan. 18• The Nantahala Hiking Club
will take an easy 2 mile ike on theMacon County Greenway in Frank-lin. The group (or individuals theoption of adding another two mileson the rail going the other way, fora total of 4 miles. Meet at MaconPlaza Bi-Lo) at 2:00 p.m. Bring adrink, a snack if you wish, wearclothing appropriate to the weath-er and sturdy, comfortable shoes.Hikes are limited to 20 people; res-ervations are required. Call leaderKay Coriell, 369-6820, for reserva-tions, more information, or in caseweather looks doubtful on day ofhike. Visitors are welcome, but nopets please.
Jan. 19• Conversation Peace will be
held at Highlands School on Mon-days beginning January 19. The In-troductory video and meeting willbe from 4:30–6 p.m. Anyone in thecommunity who is interested is in-vited to come. Please contact CarolBowen at 526-5168 if you havequestions or need furtherinformation.This study presentsseven powerful speech-transform-ing elements that are based on theBible. Each week by video Mary Kas-sian, Christian author, speaker, andconference leader, will introducepowerful elements and techniques
for communication based on Bibli-cal principles.
Jan 20• The Railway Children – Set in
1905 and based on the novel by E.Nesbit, this warm tale from GreatBritain focuses on a family whoseidyllic life is shattered. Cast: DinahSheridan, Bernard Crabbiness, Wil-liam Mervyn, Ian Cuthbertson andJenny Agutter. The time is 7 p.m. atPAC on Chestnut Street and it’s free.
Jan. 29• The Highlands Chamber of
Commerce in partnership with thelaw firm of Edwards, Ballard, Bish-op, Sturm, Clark and Klein will hosta seminar on changes in U.S. immi-gration laws that can impact localbusinesses. The business immigra-tion law update will be held onWednesday at the Highlands Con-ference Center from 9:30 untilnoon. Cost of the seminar is $10 forChamber members and $20 fornon-members. To register, pleasecall Ruth Buchanan at 526.5841.
Jan 30 & 31• Cowboy Envy – an exciting
evening of old-time cowboy songand stories will be presented byHighlands' Instant Theatre Compa-ny Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. atThe Martin Lipscomb PerformingArts Center on Chesnut St. in High-lands. $5 Children, $15 Adults fortickets call (828) 342-9197.
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