Consensus reached about park• Inside · • At Acorn’s on Main Street, Coralia Leets Jewelry Trunk Show. Fri.-Mon., May 22-25 • At Acorn’s on Main Street, Nina Mclemore Trunk

Volume 7, Number 21 PDF Version – www.HighlandsInfo.com Thursday, May 21, 2009

• Inside •Letters .......................... 2Obituaries..................... 3Wooldridge ................... 4Salzarulo ...................... 5Cooking ....................... 8His & Hers .................... 9Conservative POV ......... 12Coach’s Corner ............. 14HS Sports ..................... 15From Turtle Pond .......... 20Events ........................... 24Classifieds..................... 30Police & Fire ................. 33

This Week in Highlands

•See PARK page 7

•See MEMORIAL DAY page 6 •See COUNTY page 7

Memorial Day is a United Statesfederal holiday observed on thelast Monday of May. Formerly

known as Decoration Day, it com-memorates U.S. men and womenwho died while in the militaryservice. First enacted to honorUnion soldiers of the American

Civil War, it was expanded afterWorld War I to include Americancasualties of any war or military

action.In honor of those who

serve and those who died serv-ing, we offer the followingpiece about Colonel LutherTurner, III. His career spans therecent wars and so we com-mend him and those who havefought with him.

• • •Colonel Luther S. (Trey) Turn-

er III, son of Luther and Ann Turnerof Highlands, recently returnedfrom Afghanistan having been de-ployed there for one year as Com-mander, 451st Air ExpeditionaryGroup, Kandahar Airfield.

During his deployment, Colo-nel Turner teamed with various co-alition forces to integrate un-

A MemorialDay Reflection

Park dedication

On Friday, May 15, Mayor Don Mullen officially opened HarrisLake Park which developer Bill Nellis dedicated to theEdwards Family -- the previous owners of the park property.

Photos by Guy Fielding and Jim Lewicki

Thurs,-Tues., May 21-26• At Acorn’s on Main Street, Coralia Leets

Jewelry Trunk Show.Fri.-Mon., May 22-25• At Acorn’s on Main Street, Nina

Mclemore Trunk Show.Sat. & Sun., May 23-24• Village Square Art & Craft Show in

Highlands’ Kelsey-Hutchinson Park (PineStreet Park) from 10 to 5.

Sat., May 23• Pancake Breakfast at the Scaly Moun-

tain Community Center from 7:30-10:30 a.m.• At Cyrano’s a booksigning ‘The Fire-

man’s Wife” from 2-4 p.m. with author JackRiggs.

• The Bascom's Will Henry StevensBridge, opening.Call 526-4949 or visitwww.thebascom.org.

• At PAC story tellers Gary Carden andSheila Kay Adams at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15each. Call 828-526-9047

• New Artists Reception at Summit OneGallery on 2nd Street from 5-7pm.

• Mountain Garden Club annual plant saleat the Baseball Park on Hwy 64 east, 9 a.m. to1 p.m.

• The Highlands Plateau Audubon Soci-ety field trip to the Lonesome Valley Develop-ment. Call Brock Hutchins at 787-1387.

• Macon County Rabies VaccinationClinic at Highlands Community Building from1– 2:30 p.m., with Dr. Amy Patterson and 3-4p.m. at the Scaly Mountain Post Office. $5 perpet – cash only!

• Community Garden meeting 11 a.m. atthe Holy Family Lutheran Church, 2152 DillardRoad. Call Chaplain Margaret Howell, Cell704-516-7893.

• Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Cyrano’s BookShop at Wolfgang’s 4 -6 pm Low Country Boilwith Author Jack Riggs, the Fireman’s Wife.$25 plus tax and gratuity.

Mon.-Fri., May 25-30• Town’s white goods clean up, no con-

struction or yard debris. Call 526-2118 to be puton list.

The final word hasn’t been ut-tered concerning the design of theKelsey-Hutchinson Park, but com-missioners did vote to go after twodifferent funding sources to allevi-ate flooding and to improve waterquality in that area.

At the Wednesday, May 20 meet-ing, the board discussed the parkagain – this time agreeing not toclose Pine Street – but to considergrass pavers where asphalt now sits

as “brownie points” for fundingand to give the area a more “park-like” feel, even though cars will beable to drive and park on Pine Street.

“We could do what we’re do-ing at the Performing Art Center,”said Commissioner Amy Patterson.“That is working very well and peo-ple can drive on them and park onthem.”

Right now, funding the storm-water improvements has taken pre-

cedence which will likely come inthe form of two grants – one forwater quality from either the CleanWater Trust Fund or from the feder-al stimulus package – with a designdeadline set for June 3.

The other arm of funding willcome from FEMA and will be usedto address the flooding aspect. It re-quires a separate design with a due

Consensus reached about park

Monday night started whatcommissioners hope will not be aprotracted affair – that of hashingover the 2009-2010 budget, literallyline by line.

With federal and state fundsdrying up at an alarming rate, com-missioners are wary about the theproposed budget, but County Man-ager Jack Horton and Finance Di-rector Evelyn Southard are confi-dent about it.

“My recommendation is thesame as it was last week,” said Hor-ton. He also said that he was againsta request for an increase of 10.27%in current expenses budget from theschools that had just come in.

With little growth this pastyear, and less taxes collected,Southard said the county collectedthe same percentage as last year.“Which means we have no cush-ion,” she said.

Interest on investments aredown as expected, but proceeds fromTimber Sales are up not because

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Dear Editor,My husband and I were among the ear-

ly contributors to the Pine Street Park (sor-ry, “Kelsey-Hutchinson” just doesn’t work).We would not have done so had we thoughtit would mean the elimination of PineStreet. Among the many interesting and sa-lient comments made at the Town Boardmeeting on May 13, one made by JohnCleaveland, was particularly interesting tome. He suggested, in effect, that closingPine Street could possibly be illegal, andthat, just because the Board wanted to do itdidn’t mean that they could. That makessense to me.

I know that often I sound like a Cas-sandra, or maybe I’ve just been hallucinat-ing for the past five or 10 years, but ourcountry’s Democracy seems to be mor-phing into an oligarchy, i.e., government bythe few. Since I was first eligible to vote, I’vebeen a staunch defender and vocal advocateof the privilege and responsibility. Cyni-cism is creeping in, and I’m beginning todoubt the value and efficacy of it.

It would be a good thing if the electedreally listened to the electorate. It mightalso be an anomaly.

Alice NelsonHighlands

It’s time the electedlisten to theelectorate

Dear Editor,Back in the early 1990s when we

moved into the pristine and well-equipped,new hospital, we couldn’t believe howwonderful it was to have such a lovelyfacility in our little community. Before thishospital opened most of the seasonalresidents “went home” if they became ill.Suddenly that wasn’t necessary! What arelief to have excellent care right here foracute care, outpatient services, emergenciesand even surgery!

I was working in the hospital then,and as Director of Community Relations,my job was to convince people to use thenew facility. I also worked in thedevelopment office raising funds to fundthe ongoing capital campaign andoperations. Nothing has changed sincethose days. We still have pressing capitalequipment needs. We still have to convincepeople to use the facilities here rather thango home, and the hospital still needs oursupport.

Diminished Treasures

Now I am a part-time resident who isvery thankful that we have this facility andrelieved to come home and take care of allmy medical problems while I am here!

In 1991, Foundation Board ChairGeorge Boone, Trustee Bud Greene and Iworked hard to craft the MasterKey Club.This donor club was designed to provideannual support for the operations budget,which is always hit hard by the hugepercentage of Medicare write-offs (calledcontractual adjustments). Last year, thehospital lost slightly more $5.1 million inpotential revenue because of contractualadjustments by Medicare and otherinsurance providers.

MasterKey members donate $1,000 ayear for five years. However, membershiphas fallen in recent years, and is now below500 members. H-CH really needs 1,000MasterKey members. Please consider amembership! Drop by the hospital or callthe foundation office at (828) 526-1435.

This year has been devastating for thehospital with increased bad debt due to thefinancial crisis, a huge drop in the value ofthe endowment, and decreased donations.We all need to do our best to help.

Someday we will be living here full-time again, and I want this wonderfulhospital here when we do. I am sure thatyou do too. Don’t take H-CH for granted. Ifwe want a good hospital in this smallcommunity we have to all support it withour time, talents and treasure. Our treasuresmay be diminished this year, but we can allfind a way to give something. I hope youwill!

Robin King AustinHighlands

Dear Editor,I was not enthusiastic about the small

Pine Street Park from the beginning. Itseemed to me that a better place to have areal park for Highlands was on some of the30 acres, just a brief walk up the sidewalk tothe Highlands Rec Park and Civic Center.

I would have liked to have seen a realplayground with recycled rubber flooring,safety fencing, and protected for our childrenand grandchildren to run and play till theirhearts content. I would like to see a very largepavilion added near the existing one thatcould handle a large gathering. We could havehad a wonderful fenced dog park which isgreatly needed. I would like to see more hik-ing trails on this property which already ad-joins the Greenway in Highlands, and

Million DollarPostage Stamp Parkon Pine Street… A

Big Mistake

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Isaac Newton Keener,age 88, of Highlands, NCdied Wednesday, May 13,2009 at his residence. Hewas a native of MaconCounty, the son of the lateIsaac N. and Martha Cal-loway Keener. He wasmarried to Emma LouiseHenry Keener who passedaway in 1993. He was a USArmy Veteran of WWII. Hewas a carpenter and wasof the Baptist faith.

He is survived by twodaughters, Carolyn Mu-nger of Highlands, NC andPeggy Lee Reese of Hern-don, VA; two sons, TonyKeener of Enterprise, ALand Michael N. Keener ofHighlands, NC; two sisters, Myrtle Macky ofFranklin, NC and Maggie Gaynor of NewPort Richey, FL. Eleven grandchildren and

Isaac Newton Keenersixteen great-grandchil-dren also survive.

Funeral services wereheld Saturday, May 16 at 2p.m. in the Chapel of Bry-ant-Grant Funeral Homein Highlands with Rev.Walter Wilson and Rev.Everett Brewer officiating.Christopher Reese, JasonReese, David Reese, JosephKeener, Justin Odom, andJeff Munger were pallbear-ers. Burial was at High-lands Memorial Park.

The American LegionPost #108 and FranklinVFW Post #7339 conduct-ed complete militarygraveside rites.Bryant-Grant Funeral

Home was in charge of arrangements.Online condolences can be made by vis-

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... LETTERS from page 2is being improved almost each weekend. Wecould eventually have a large amphitheateron some of the steep property that would bewell suited for such a purpose. We could havea large covered stage and bandstand. Theseneeded facilities could be phased in and doneover a period of time.

For the huge amount of money alreadyspent on the very small park on Pine Street,many of these things for all our communityto enjoy could already be in place! And thegood news at the Rec Park is parking is al-ready in place! We are only currently usingabout four acres of the 30 acres located there.

When we saw the folks so determinedto have a small park on Pine Street after ex-pressing our concern we switched and sup-ported the Pine Street Park, now calledthe Kelsey Hutchinson Park. We fully sup-ported it, and in fact, promoted it on our Ra-dio Station, WHLC FM 104.5 and helped raisefunds for the Pine Street Project. I now regretsupporting this project and wished we hadstayed with the idea of a real park on the thirtyacres at the Rec Park.

Highlands now has some nice very small“parks” but most have no parking or only acouple of spaces like the ones on Harris Lake.I am especially sorry we supported the PineStreet Park, now that the Town Boardseems determined to close Pine Street alto-gether.

The Town Board wisely voted to give noconsideration to the permanent closing ofPine Street at a Town Board meeting on July11, 2007.

Now the majority of our Town Boardand our mayor are trying to go down the sameroad once again and permanently close PineStreet. This street is the widest street in town,just a block from Main Street and is availablefor employees to park away from the Down-town District, overflow for folks to park go-ing to our shopping district. It is completelyfull on Sundays with church goers from theeast end of town.

The churches spoke againstclosing this street at the past special TownBoard meeting on May 13, as they said theydid not know what they would do if itwas closed.

Father Dean Cesa of Our Lady of theMountain Catholic Church said the churchdoes not have enough parking now, even withPine Street open.

We are totally against closing Pine Street,and opposed to losing any of the parkingthere. I personally checked Pine Street twiceafter the almost 2 1/2 inches of rain Fridaynight, and I checked it three times Saturdaynight after almost 2 3/4 inches of rain. It wasnot flooded either time.

The mayor has said, “imagine some havesaid we need Pine Street open for trucks tounload and make deliveries?”

Mr. Mayor and Town Board wake up andsmell the coffee or tea you had this morning— it, and EVERYTHING ELSE we need anduse, comes up to the mountain on a truck!

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I have vivid memories ofmy second grade teacher.She was a scary looking

nun with no hands who ap-peared to be nine feet tall. Anoak triangular ruler was al-ways hidden somewhere onher person. Standing beforemy class, she showed us a pic-ture of Hitler, Tojo and Mus-solini. Then, in a flash, shewhipped out her ruler from asecret place under her gar-ments, using it as a pointer toidentify each leader whilespewing anger and condem-nation about each enemy.This twelve inch ruler wasused for many things, but never for mea-surement.

Hold it, Highlands’ fish eaters, don’t getyour shorts in a wad. This really happenedand it was acceptable behavior back then,even for a nun. Remember not to attack themessenger, especially if you’re a fellow fisheater.

I was raised a war child and hating Hit-ler, Tojo, and Mussolini was acceptable. I alsoremember the ice man. He was also ninefeet tall. Actually, everyone appeared to benine feet tall during this segment of my life.He would march into our kitchen with ahuge block of ice on his shoulder and plop itin our ice box. Then he would give us thelatest news about the war. Walking out, hewould announce, “See ya in the morning.”

The Second World War brought hardtimes for my family. Food was not plentifuland women worked in factories buildingwar machines. Only the 4F guys and ice menwalked the streets without a uniform. It wasan era of “do without.”

Flash ahead to 2009 and the news getsgrimmer each day. I’m sitting in my officewriting this article right in the middle of afull blown deep recession. Unless our presi-dent performs a miracle, he admits we’reheading for a depression.

My country is involved in two wars. Allthe while my neighborhood is flooded withhappy-go-lucky Mexican lawn workers wear-ing cell phones attached to their ears. Don’tthey know we’re in hard times and theyshouldn’t own cell phones when they’re atthe bottom of the food chain?

Our pool guy drives a brand new “High-lander” Toyota and complains if businesscontinues to drop, he’ll have to sell his sixbedroom, 5 bath home with a gigantic trop-ical pool on an acre of prime South Floridaproperty. I’m not making this up. He’s a poolguy, for cryin’ out loud and we’re in a reces-sion!

Yesterday, the li’l missus and I hit thegrocery for supplies and found the shelvesstocked full of food and the store busy with

customers, proving we’re notyet in a depression. The Sushibar was crowded with cus-tomers deciding which deli-cacy they preferred and thewine section was crammedwith ladies selecting theirvino. Hello…does anyonecare there’s probably a depres-sion on the way and maybethey should be saving somemoney? Will someone pleaseact like we’re in a recession?Jeez!

I raced to the candy sec-tion of the store in search ofHershey bars. Wow, there they

were, hundreds of them along with a hugevariety of other sweet delights. I was relieved.

“As long as there are Hershey bars, thedepression has not yet arrived and the warsmust almost be over,” I thought.

Does anyone know that during my timeas a child, Hershey bars couldn’t be foundalong with a myriad of other goods? Whatkind of wartime era is this and where’s thedeep recession?

In my mind, a deep recession means life,in general, should be hard. Lawn and poolguys shouldn’t be able to afford cell phonesand live in huge, expensive houses. And whyare all the cruise ships leaving port full of trav-elers. Where’s the recession?

Recently, I was speaking with a friend(yes, I have two.) about the recession and hewas explaining how bad things were.

I asked, “In comparison to what?”He was speechless and wasn’t sure how

to answer. Then he said, “I lost everything inthe stock market.”

I hesitated before speaking, hoping notto offend him, “Shame on you for putting allyour money in the stock market. They’ve onlybeen predicting this crash was coming for thelast three years. DUH!

Hmm, it seems I now have only onefriend. As he walked away, I shouted, “Theystill have Hershey bars at the grocery stores.”

Could I be on the wrong page about thisrecession? Does being in a recession onlymean people have to give up their weekly tripto the spa for a massage and manicure butlittle else? Does it mean they can’t afford toplay golf twice a week at the club anymore?Does it mean the three quarters of a milliondollars they earned last year dwindled to ameager half million?

Because I am a child of the forties, I won’tbe able to get a handle on this recession untilHershey bars are missing from the shelves.Or when so many people are out of work,they stand in bread lines. Or when I go forfood and there’s little offered, or when gas isrationed or when people steal coal to keeptheir children warm. Then I’ll know we’rethere.

I’m a child of the 40s

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Afghanistani doctors whocare for the war’s wounded recently noticed un-

usual burns on victims of theongoing struggle and suggestedthat someone is using whitephosphorous, an illegal weap-on.. The Taliban pointed a fin-ger at us. We pointed right back.Centcom, that’s US CentralCommand for those out of theloop, responded, “We didn’t doit, but if we did, it’s because theydid it first. “ I, for one, have nev-er understood banning certainweapons while accepting other,even more terrifying engines of death.. Itwould be like banning aspirin but permit-ting heroin in the NFL. I wonder who de-cides these things and how they decide.Mustard gas was banned after the firstworld war, but not machine guns. I wish I’dthought of it but Kurt Vonnegut said thatmachine guns spray death like garden hos-es spray water.

And how about cluster bombs? There’san interesting weapon. They’re bad enoughwhen all the little bomblets explode on im-pact. When they fail to detonate, they leaveattractive little metal souvenirs for kids topick up and play with. When I was a kid, Iwould have proudly carried one home. Ihope Mom would have said, “Don’t bringthat muddy thing in here.”

Kids pick the things up and try to openthem with a hammer. Even the most insen-sitive bomb will surrender and explode un-der those conditions. The last thing a kidmight say is, “Hey, Yasser. Look what Ifound.” Countries without much of an airforce, the one’s we and the Israelis usuallydrop cluster bombs on, would probably liketo see them banned. I’m not quite sure whythey’re preferable to a single big bomb.Maybe it’s because they are more likely tokill people and leaving structures intact,though slightly pock marked, which reduc-es the cost of the reconstruction.

If a reporter asked the president’s presssecretary about banning cluster bombs, hemight say, “Why should we? The bad guysdon’t have them.” If pressed he would saythat the president is studying the issue inhis customary deliberate style. If Malia andSasha found a cluster bomblet on the eastlawn while they were looking for Eastereggs, you can bet the president would makeup his mind pretty quickly.

Water boarding is a banned activity, butcluster bombs are legal. Water boardingsounds pretty unpleasant, but I’d ratherhave water dropped on my face tnan abomb. We hate IED’s but they’re just stuffedwith ball bearings. Bad as they are, ballbearings and nails just get one shot at you.

Cluster bombs give the giftthat keeps on killing. We callIED’s terrorist weapons whichis synonymous with homemade. Hellfire missiles arefactory made and thus are notterrorist weapons. I’d be ter-rorized, but just for a second,if one came flying throughmy living room window.

I don’t want to sound likea pacifist, but I still wonderwho decides these things. It’sprobably adults. The kids whopicked them can’t vote. Evenif they could they wouldn’t

have a hand to raise in opposition. “Heykid. Put down your stump”

Cluster bombs aren’t nearly as bad asnukes, except that we’re not reluctant to usethem. Our nukes are just a deterrent, safelystored and kept in reserve. It was unlikelythat we would have been forced to usethem as long as we faced sensible dictators.Terrorists are considerably less sensible anddisplay much less self restraint than eitherwe or our old adversaries. If they get hold ofPakistan’s arsenal of nuclear weapons, theywill use them and make our little clusterbombs look like toy balloons. Then all therules would change.

Watch out...the rules could change

Dear Editor,The letter from Johnny Owens “Pay

Attention People” is full of falsehoods.Mainly President Obama didn’t pass an ex-ecutive order to fund Hamas Immigrants. Ifhe and you would only check these ridicu-lous statements on Snopes.com you’ll readthe truth. Check this out http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/palestinians.asp

Get used to it, Obama is going to beour President for the next eight years.

Jack MacLeanFranklin

Owens’ needs tocheck his facts

... LETTERS from page 3


People do come forthe shops!

Dear Editor,My wife and I moved here from

Birmingham, AL 10 years ago to enjoy the“good life” in Highlands. We had visitedthe area for 17 years before making thecommitment to be full time residents.When we move here we purchased TheBird Barn and opened The Hen House/The


manned aerial system (drone) residual ca-pacity within the Kandahar battle space. Thisresulted in more than 300 confirmed enemykills with zero collateral damage, a 73 per-cent reduction in Improvised Explosive De-vices in the Kandahar area, and three counternarcotics interdictions that netted over 286tons of illegal substances.

He received The Bronze Star Medalfrom the U.S. which reads in part: “The ex-emplary leadership, personal endeavor, anddevotion to duty displayed by Colonel Turn-er in this responsible position reflect greatcredit upon himself and the United StatesAir Force”.

He also received The Meritorious Ser-vice Medal from Canada which reads in part:“Colonel Turner’s dynamic leadership andinnovation greatly assisted ground forces re-sulting in reducing the enemy’s capability,which saved Canadian lives.”

Trey has had an interesting military ca-reer that began in 1987 as a U.S. Navy pilot.He was a carrier fighter pilot in the F-14ATomcat and an advanced jet flight instructorin the TA-4J Skyhawk. In 1992, he graduatedfrom the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOP-GUN). He transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornetin 1997 and served as an adversary (Topgun)instructor.

He has over 4000 hours of flight timeand flew over 134 combat missions in Iraqand Kosovo.

During his deployment aboard the car-rier USS John F. Kennedy, he was selected tothe carrier air wing’s “Top Ten Tail Hookers”for superior carrier landing performance. Hehas 376 carrier arrested landings.

In 2003, Trey accepted an interservicetransfer to the U.S. Air Force and qualified inthe MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehi-cle. One of his first assignments after train-ing was Operations Officer for the 15th Re-connaissance Squadron. While serving inthis position, he deployed to Iraq where he

When Jonathan Goerling speaks up onbehalf of the local fundraising events of be-half of the Special Operations Warrior Foun-dation, he’ll be completing a circle that be-gan many years ago.

Jonathan’s father was a Special Opera-tions soldier who was killed in the line ofduty. The Special Operation Warriors Foun-dation stepped in to ensure that this fallenwarrior’s son would be able to attend the col-lege of his choice.

For 28 years, the Special OperationsWarrior Foundation has strived to have a pos-itive impact on the children of the fallen he-roes of the Special Operations Forces. Thefoundation gives all children of these youngmen who lost their life a college education(grant, not a loan).

“I couldn’t have received my educationor lived the life that I’ve enjoyed if it hadn’tbeen for SOWF’s generous help to myself ormy mother,” says Jonathan. “They made allthe difference in my life and so I’m morethan happy.”

SOAR of Western North Carolina, a501c3 nonprofit, is a group of local volun-teers dedicated to staging events to supportthe Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

The Adventure Race is part of that seriesof fundraisers that support children all acrossAmerica.

On June 8, SOAR will host a Golf Tour-nament at Burlingame Country Club in Sap-phire. The cost is $100 per person, includinglunch, golf, and dinner after the tournament,with door prizes, and prizes for the 1st, 2nd,

... MEMORIAL DAY continued from page 1

Colonel Turner with the Reaper

flew missions in support of Operation IraqFreedom.

In 2005, Trey was selected as Command-ing Officer of the 17th ReconnaissanceSquadron, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.During this tour, Trey upgraded to instructorand evaluator in the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles whichflew missions in Iraq and Afghanistan andwere controlled from Creech Air Force Basein Nevada. His current position with the AirForce is Director, Operational Training in thePentagon.

Trey graduated from the University ofAlabama with a Bachelor of Science and lat-er a Masters in Business Administration. Heis married to the former Kimberly Roper. Theyhave one daughter, Sarah Frost named forher great, great, great grandmother, SarahFrost Hill, who lived in Highlands from 1888until her death in 1945.

and 3rd place winners.On June 11th, SOAR will stage a Silent/

Live Auction at Highlands Community Build-ing. Tickets at the door are $30, and earlyreservations are $25. For reservations, call(828) 526-0224. This event, which starts at5:30 p.m., will include an international tast-ing bar (featuring Mediterranean, American,Japanese and Asian dishes) by Chef NicholasFigel of Cyprus Restaurant, wine, beer, soda,and music.

On June 13, it’s the Special OperationsAdventure Race. There are two different seg-ments: the 7 a.m. Elite Race is running, bik-ing, canoeing, rappelling, all in 7-8 hoursthrough approximately 40 miles of our beau-tiful mountain trails; and the 8:00 a.m. SprintRace, more of the same done in 5-7 hours inapproximately 25 miles. For more informa-tion, go to www.soarhighlands.org. If you’dlike to volunteer, call Marianne Vines (828)743-2052.

In addition to all the events, you can buyraffle tickets at two different Highlands loca-tions, Shiraz Rugs on Main Street and Bry-son’s Grocery Store. Tickets will be sold thelast three weekends of May and the first week-end of June. Items to be raffled are two Chi-nese rugs donated by Shiraz Rugs, three Amer-ican Flag Jackets donated by Jolie’s of High-lands and a 47-inch Vizio LCD Flat ScreenTV donated by the Gary Van Flocke Family.Tickets are $2 or six for $10.

For more information on SOAR and itsmany activities and the children that it serves,call Buck Trott at (828) 526-4645.

Special Operations WarriorFoundation week in

Highlands is set for June 8-13

HS students work on eight flags for eight tours project

Highlands High School art teacher, Sallie Taylor’s AP Art History class will createthe Eight Flags for Eight Tours in honor of the fallen Special Operations members. Students helping students. Haley Chalker, Danielle Reese, Brice Jenkins, Kate MarieParks, Matt McClellan, and Ashley Dickey.

Photo by Mary Adair Leslie

The Special Operations WarriorFoundation (SOAR) is dedicated to

providing scholarships and educationalcounseling to the children of Special

Operations personnel killed in training oroperational missions.

The guest of honor at this year’s eventJune 8-13, is a scholarship recipient whose

step-father served eight tours – the eighthtour being his last as he was killed.

Students in Highlands School artteacher, Sally Taylor’s class are creating

eight flags for the eight tourscommemorating Jonathan Goerling,

SOAR guest of honr this year as studentshelping students.

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Highlands’ Newspaper - Thursday, May 21, 2009 - Page 7... PARK continued from page 1date of June 19 and if granted will ensure100% funding of that aspect.

“Yesterday, Macon County EmergencyManagement Director Warren Cabe notifiedthe Town of Highlands that we would be eli-gible for stormwater improvements underthe Hazard Mitigation Grant Program,” saidTown Manager Jim Fatland.

Fatland said given the need for storm-water improvements in the area, the fact thatMcGill Engineering can adapt its plans, andthe fact that there is new money available forfunding, town staff recommends moving for-ward with the project in some form.

He said the new plan has been reviewedby last week’s McGill presenter JP Johns,Cabe, and Town Engineer Lamar Nix.

“According to Cabe, the Town of High-lands can submit a letter of intent to applyfor funding under the Macon County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan whichwas approved on August 4, 2004,” said Fat-land. “Furthermore, Cabe has agreed to pre-pare the grant application.”

Though the board didn’t OK a specificpark design, commissioners agreed unani-mously not to close Pine Street; to addressstormwater problems and water quality is-sues by writing a letter of intent to apply forFEMA funds under the Hazard MitigationGrant Program for the stormwater bypassproject, and to approve a $5,000 increasefrom $28,000 to $33,000 to McGill Associ-ates to help Town Engineer Lamar Nix de-sign a larger stormwater detention area atthe park.

Nix also reported that core samples atthe current grassed park area reveal the abil-ity to stack two mitigation crates underground rather than just one as earlier report-ed, which means the park as it now standshas double the water retention ability. In ad-dition, the flooding aspect of the project willbe alleviated with 36-inch pipes under thepark to U.S. 64 where 48-inch pipes will belaid.

“With this scenario, we will be able toshave peaks off the 25-year, six-hour stormwhich we didn’t think would be possible,”he said.

Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to apply forFederal Stimulus Funds for stormwater de-tention at the park with Commissioners BuzDotson and Larry Rogers voting against themotion.

“I am ethically opposed to federal stim-ulus funding for this project,” said Dotson. “Ithink it’s wrong for us to sell our grandchil-dren’s souls by taking federal stimulus mon-ey.”

Whether Clean Water ManagementTrust Funds are used – funds which wereawarded, withdrawn and may be offered backat a later time – or federal stimulus funds, it’slikely the town will be able to have the storm-water mitigation work at the park done atlittle or no cost.

The Recreation Committee, Pine StreetPark Committee and the Public Works Com-mitte will begin meeting to finalize park de-sign as soon as possible.

Stormwater Ordinance

The board was presented with the finaldraft of the Stormwater Ordinance whichwas prepared in response to the stormwatermaster plan completed by McGill Associateslast year which identified about 30 capitalstormwater mitigation projects. The ordi-nance is meant for new development andthe planning department said it will not de-ter development only alleviate stormwaterrunoff.

The ordinance was submitted for intro-duction and review with adoption to be con-sidered in about 90 days. The board sent it onto the Planning Board for review.

Town Hall RenovationsBefore renovations could begin at Town

Hall, an asbestos study had to be done. It wasdiscovered that asbestos must be removedfrom the entire second floor. To keep fromdisrupting day-to-day work during removaland subsequent renovations, the board votedunanimously to move to a temporary loca-tion for about four months.

After looking at several locations, includ-ing Wright Square and the old Macon Bank,staff decided on 2,800 sq. ft. at HighlandsCreek Village on N.C. 106 for $3,100 permonth with a lease period a minimum offour months. The board voted unanimouslyto make the temporary move with a date tobe forthcoming. Town employees will do themoving and funds if needed will come fromthe money that had been set aside to buildthe new Town Hall.

Upcoming ElectionsThe filing period for the upcoming 2009

Municipal Election for the Town of High-lands begins 8 a.m., Monday, July 6 throughnoon, July 17.

The mayor’s seat and two commission-er seats are open. It costs $10 for mayor and$5 for commissioner. Filing is done at theMacon County Board of Elections.

PlanningAt Monday’s May 18 Planning Board

meeting, the final plat for the Rainwater De-velopment on VZ-Top was approved contin-gent upon Town Engineer Nix’s letter verify-ing electricity compliance, but the TownBoard voted to table the final plat until itlooked again at the preliminary plat to see ifthey OK’d an old barn straddling the proper-ty line of two new lots. The concern was asetback violation.

See COUNTY page 32

... COUNTY from pg 1more timber is being harvested but becausethe federal government is giving the countymore money back.

By law, money from Timber Sales mustgo to fund schools. Last year $122,000 wasallocated, this year proceeds are projected tobe $350,000.

The board is keeping the fund balance atabout 25% but beginning last year beganspending more of the fund balance than inprevious years. However, Southard reiteratedthe importance of keeping it at 25% usingHaywood County as an example.

Its fund balance dipped below 8% andconsequently Haywood County was denied


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Let us help youCelebrate

Memorial Day!

At Bryson’s Food Store, you’ll find everything you needfor the accompanying recipes.

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Whether it’s a picnic on the river orgrilling on the deck, we have what you

need for a perfect day and night!Local NC strawberries, Eastern

Cantelope and watermelons. New, fresh,white corn from Florida, Vidalia onions

and fixings, steaks, ribs, chicken andspecial seafood selections plus

convenient already-made desserts inthe bakery.

Southwestern Rib Eye Steakwith Chile Butter

Serves 44 tablespoons salted butter, softened at

room temperature1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce1 tablespoon canned chipotle in adobo

sauce, pureed1 tablespoon garlic, chopped1/2 teaspoon chile powder4 Rib Eye Steaks, thawed1 tablespoon olive oilKosher salt and black pepper, to tastePlace butter in a mixer or mixing bowl

and whip until smooth and creamy.Add Worcestershire sauce, chipotle in

adobo sauce, garlic and chile powder. Mixwell and reserve chile butter.

Preheat grill on high.Rub steaks with olive oil on each side

and generously season with salt and pepper.Grill steaks to the desired doneness,

while searing the outside.Place a dollop of chile butter on steaks

just prior to taking off the grill.

Grilling is a great all-American tradition. For generations, family and friends havegathered around the grill to celebrate summer in the good ol’ USA.

This year, treat your taste buds to a little road trip of flavor without ever having to leaveyour backyard. Just fire up the grill and serve a big, juicy steak that salutes one of America’sregional food favorites. Whether it’s a spicy Southwestern-style Rib Eye steak, a Heart ofDixie Whiskey-Barbeque Top Sirloin, or a Buffalo New York Strip, you can enjoy the steaksthat make America great right at home.

This Memorial Day stoke up the grill

Heart of Dixie SouthernWhiskey Barbeque Marinated

Top SirloinServes 4

1 1/2 cups barbeque sauce1 1/2 cups whiskey1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce1/4 cup honey2 teaspoons black pepper2 teaspoons kosher salt4 Top Sirloin Steaks, thawedCombine all ingredients, except steaks,

in a bowl and mix well.Reserve 1 cup of marinade and set

aside.Place steaks in a gallon resealable bag.Pour marinade over steaks and place in

refrigerator to marinate for 24 to 48 hours.Preheat grill. Place steaks on grill,

discarding marinade. Grill steaks to desireddoneness while basting with reservedmarinade.

1 tablespoon coarse sea salt1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper¼ teaspoon coarse dehydrated onion1/4 teaspoon coarse dehydrated garlic¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper¼ teaspoon whole dill seed1/4 teaspoon dried whole thyme¼ teaspoon paprika4 Filet Mignons, thawed

Midwest Rubbed Filet MignonsServes 4

2 tablespoons olive oilCombine spices, starting with salt, in a

mixing bowl to make rub.Brush each side of steak with oil, then

season with rub.Preheat grill on high.Grill steaks to desired doneness while

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“Quellehorreur!” said Maman,

and I had to agree withher. It was, after all, an uglytitle for a book, even onethat was trying to be cute.She was speaking about mycopy of “Weight Trainingfor Dummies,” but shecould have been comment-ing about “The CompleteIdiot’s Guide to T’ai Chi &QiGong,” not to mention“The Pocket Idiot’s Guide toThe Portable Office” (presumably for smallidiots). All of these books grace my library,although I must admit I do find their titlesoffensive.

Do you remember when it wasn’t coolto be a dummy? Or an idiot? I remember theGood Old Days before the first “For Dum-mies” book in 1991. The series, published byIDG Books, began with “DOS for Dummies,”written by Dan Gookin. The concept waslaunched by Michael “Mac” McCarthy, fol-lowing a discussion with his uncle, who’dsuggested a book “for us Dummies.” Osten-sibly, this was to fill an untapped market inbeginner-friendly texts for this computer pro-gram. At first, the “Dummies” books focusedon computer and technology topics, but lat-er branched out into more general subjects.In a “which came first, the chicken or theegg” debate, we also have the “Complete Idi-ot’s” series. So who came first? The Dum-mies or the Idiots? Well, it seems the Idiotsmight actually have beaten out the Dummies.The “Complete Idiot’s Guides,” a line of prod-ucts from Alpha Books, parallels the “ForDummies” publications. As with the “Dum-my” books, the term “idiot” is supposed to bea clever use of exaggeration to get our atten-tion. While “The Complete Idiot’s Guide toDOS” launched the whole series, it seemsthat the concept may be a nod to the 1969guide, “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive,A Guide for the Compleat Idiot.” This popu-lar book by John Muir took a lightheartedapproach to car maintenance in the dayswhen it seems everyone owed a Volkswagen.

Jump forward to the present day, whenfaced with my mother’s piano, I decided somerefreshing of my piano knowledge was inorder. As I usually do in such circumstances,I went to the local library, and appealed totheir wisdom. The nice lady gazed into hercomputer screen. “Well, for starters, there’s“Piano for Dummies,” she said cheerily.“Hmmm, let’s see. We could also order twobooks from the Franklin library. They have<I “The Complete Idiot’s Guide for PlayingPiano” and “An Easy Guide to Piano.” (Easy?

What? No dummies oridiots?) I was expecting“Music for Morons,” atleast.

OK, I know I’m get-ting all worked up overnothing. They don’t real-ly expect us to be that stu-pid, or we wouldn’t evenbe able to read the darnedthings, for Pete’s sake.Still, I long for the dayswhen it was neat to besmart – not that I was al-ways. Let me give you afew examples.

When I was a littlegirl, I thought that cats and dogs had magiczippers hidden in their fur. If the weather gotparticularly hot, they would go away wherehumans could not see, and take their fur off.I spent hours looking for the zippers, to theamusement of many animals who must havethough that the term “dumb animals” shouldbe reserved for those creatures walkingaround on two legs, not them.

I must have had a problem with vanilla,as well. I thought manila envelopes were va-nilla envelopes, so-called because they wereplain and boring. I thought that vanilla icecream was not a flavor; it was what you gotbefore you added wonderful things like choc-olate to it.

After 19 years of living abroad, I returnedto live in the States, New York City, to be ex-act. There I was greeted with another conun-drum. “Paper or plastic?” said the check-outlady, chomping on her gum. “Excuse me?” Istuttered. What the heck did she mean, pa-per or plastic? And then it came to me. Shewanted to know if I was going to pay withcash or by credit card. “Plastic!” I replied en-thusiastically, relieved that this lady wouldsee me now for the potential Rhodes Scholarthat I was (in my dreams!). I handed over mycredit card, safe in the knowledge that at leastthis bit of Americana now held no mysteryto me. It took me a while to figure out thatshe just wanted to know if I wanted my gro-ceries in paper or plastic bags. Oh, for dumb.

Jump forward to my arrival in Highlands.I had a few things to learn here, too. John andI would drive down the road, and see signsfor yard sales and garage sales. Only thethought of my own junk at home stoppedme from asking John to pull over. After all, Iwas a veteran, having worked the rummagesales of both my churches in Paris and NewYork. Until you’ve seen to old ladies in furcoats fighting over a rusty tea strainer, youhaven’t really lived, that’s all I can say.

One sign kept coming up, over and over.Finally, my curiosity got the better of me. “I

•See HIS & HERS page 15

Journalism for dummies


Although there is still more than amonth and a half to go before the first of thehospital’s free community health screeningsof the season, space is already at a premium.

This season’s Highlands area screening,sponsored by Highlands-Cashiers Hospital,will be held Saturday, June 27, on level 1 ofthe Jane Woodruff Clinic on the hospitalcampus. It will be the only such event heldthis year for residents in Highlands, ScalyMountain and Sky Valley zip codes, but thenumber of slots for participants wasexpanded to 150 people. Even so, organizerssay more than two thirds of the available slotshave already been filled.

“The screening is filling up fast,” saysSkip Taylor, director of Community Relationsfor the hospital. “as of last week only about40 slots are still available. So if folks want totake advantage of this great opportunity, theyneed to act soon.”

The hospital’s Foundation officeschedules participants by time slot to helpreduce waiting times, and Taylor said thatmany of the most popular time slots, such asthose early in the morning, are already filled.The screening gets under way at 7:15 a.m.

Organizers have also received many callsfrom folks who would prefer other time slotsor who reside in communities other thanthe greater Highlands/Scaly/Sky Valley areathat would prefer to attend this screening.The hospital has started a waiting list forthose people. If slots open up or go unfilled,those on the waiting list will be contacted inthe week before the screening, Taylor said.

Part of the funding for this year’sHighlands area screening is being providedby the Cullasaja Women’s Outreach Program.

“With the budget cuts we’ve had at thehospital this year, we very much appreciatethe support of civic groups in the communityin helping us defer at least a portion of thecost of providing these screenings,” saidhospital President and CEO Ken Shull.“Because we offer fairly extensive lab tests atour screening without any charge to theparticipants, these screenings are expensiveto do. However, the hospital is committed toimproving the health of the communitieswe serve and we appreciate various civic clubshelping in this important effort.”

In addition to being screened for heightand weight, BMI (body mass index), andblood pressure, screening participants willalso be tested for blood oxygen saturationlevel, cholesterol and triglyceride levels,glucose (blood sugar) levels, and white andred blood cell counts (to detect anemia andinfection). Men over the age of 45 will alsoreceive a blood test to detect prostate cancer(PSA). Due to the nature of the tests beingoffered, those participating in screenings areasked not to eat or drink anything but waterafter midnight the night before.

In addition to the various tests, adietitian/nutritionist will be on hand to

Hospital first free health screeningin 2009 is filling up fast

discuss healthy eating and exercise habits,and a physical therapist will be available toevaluate balance and strength. Hearing testsand ear examinations will also be conductedat most of the screenings, and several areaphysicians are often in attendance. All of thatis in addition to a complimentary continentalbreakfast.

A wealth of health information is alsoavailable. There is no age limit, but minorsrequire parental consent.

Confidential results of screening testswill be reviewed by the participant’s ownfamily physician (or another hospitalphysician if no family doctor is specified)before being mailed out.

A second community health screeningfor residents with zip codes for Cashiers,Glenville, Sapphire, and Yellow/CullowheeMountain area will be held July 11 at BlueRidge School. Registration is already openfor that screening as well.

Those wishing to take advantage of eitherfree screenings can register by calling thehospital at (828) 526-1435, or sign up on thehospital’s website atwww.highlandscashiershospital.org (clickon the screening menu and complete theregistration form). Those registering on linewill receive a confirmation email.

The Highlands Nature Center is aboutto start its summer season. Regular hoursof Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.will begin on May 23. The Botanical Gar-den is open every day until sunset. Admis-sion for both is free.

Highlands Nature Center featuresmany interactive exhibits that interpret thenative flora and fauna of the southern Ap-palachians, including a recently upgradedlive animal display. Additional exhibits in-clude ones on the biodiversity of the re-gion, the Highlands Plateau as an impor-tant bird area, invasive species, a workinghoneybee hive, and examples of local wild-life. The 11-acre Botanical Garden featuresmore than 500 species of native plants withlabels, interpretive gardens including theCherokee Garden, and numerous trails tovarious habitats including old-growth hem-lock forest, streams, a mountain bog, andLindenwood Lake.

The Nature Center offers many fun andeducational programs for children andadults every day throughout the summerincluding Botanical Garden tours, animal

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Memorial Day SaleThursday-Tuesday ONLY

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Last week we had a specialmeeting of the Board ofCommissioners to discuss

the stormwater flooding situationon 5th and Pine streets which hasbeen a problem for many years.

This is the place where thenew Kelsey-Hutchinson Park willeventually be created. Too prop-erty take care of the flood situa-tion, the McGill Engineeringfirm had recommended closingPine Street and utilizing under-ground catch basins to eventually outflow intoMill Creek to prevent flooding. This was anoption which would more completely solvethe flooding situation although not closingthe street was also an option which was farless effective in taking care of this serious prob-lem.

The plan had been reviewed by the Pub-lic Works Committee and the RecreationCommittee the planning director and townengineer. The closing of Pine Street wouldhave caused the loss of some 40 parking plac-es in creating a green park with a pavilion,appropriate landscaping and rest room facil-ities.

The plan was presented to the board byJ.P. John of McGill Engineering and after thecommissioners had a chance to ask questionsto understand the proposal, the floor wasopened up for public comment. The businesscommunity and the radio station were out inforce to oppose the plan because of the loss ofthe street, parking places and a place for trucksto unload and bypass other streets.

Almost 20 people spoke against the plan,mostly business people in that area and otherareas of town and only two spoke for the plan,both members of the committee which hadworked hard to raise funds for more greenspace and a park in that location. It was anexercise in what democracy is all about – atown meeting of sorts in which feeling and

ideas were expressed. The boardalways welcomes such com-ments and input from the com-munity.

Thus the board tabled the rec-ommendations of the engineersto look for alternative planswhich did not result in closure ofPine Street. In effect, we lost theability to seek stimulus moneyfunding for this project becausetime runs out June 3 for applica-tions. We had heard from prima-

rily the business community but I do notthink we hard from the community as awhole regarding this matter.

One of the questions we have to ask our-selves is: “Why do people come to Highlandsto live and why to visitors flock to this areafor both brief and long vacations, some stay-ing six months of the year? Whey do peoplelove to come here? We certainly do have greatshops, stores and restaurants. As much as Ilove these wonderful shopping facilitieswhich are very good, whose quality we are allproud of, but I don’t believe they are the pri-mary reasons why people come to Highlands.

I believe it is the tranquility and beautyof the place that draws people to us. It is theopen spaces, the trails and hiking, the in-credible vistas, the peace and quiet and thewonderful weather we have that brings peo-ple to Highlands. They come to us to get awayfrom the hustle and bustle of city life, to getaway from the crowds and the work they doon a daily basis. Sure they visit the wonderfulshops we have while they happen to be here,but that is not the reason they come. Theyprimarily look for peace and tranquility in asociety which allows little of that. Some lookto meet old friends, some play golf on ourwonderful golf courses and many enjoy thescenery. They come to hike, to picnic, to justrelax and get away from it all.

The idea behind the park

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Some of us remember wellMrs. Clinton’s abortedattempt to commandeer the

US healthcare system. Handedthe potato by hubby Bill, Hillarychaired the Task Force onNational Health Care Reform.Bill had made fuzzy referencesto his vision for health carereform during the 1992campaign but voters had no ideawhat he had in mind and couldcare less. There was little publicinterest in the matter but Bill putthe “impending crisis” on thefront burner and his grab for ahuge chunk of the US economy was on. Don’tlet a crisis go to waste, even if the crisis is thefigment of a greedy politician’s imagination.

While Hillary was cutting her teeth onformulating public policy, and making everymistake in the book, Bill was ducking anddodging the spears and arrows of

outrageous fortune. The Whitewater landdevelopment scandal not only would not goaway but the cacophony built on itself andbecame a major distraction. At the same time,Clinton’s history of sexual exploits wascatching up with him and his political powerwas dwindling by the day.

While Congress was busy turning the spitthat Bill was impaled upon, Hilly and hersidekick, Ira Magaziner, were at work makingenemies of the captains of the medicalindustry and the very congressional leadersshe would need to push through herambitious legislation. Big Pharma and healthinsurance companies waged a broad-basedad campaign against the plan, whichincluded the successful “Harry and Louise”ads. Pat Moynihan, Democrat senator fromNY, effectively put a stake though Hillary’shealth care reform effort by stating on “Meetthe Press”, “there is no health care crisis”.Whoops. Curiously, Hillary succeededMoynihan in the senate in 2000 when hechose not to run.

So why all this regurgitation of history?Because we are supposed to learn from it.What did Hillary take away from her abortiveexperience? “Now I’m from the school ofsmaller steps….”So has el presidente learnedfrom history? “I want health reformlegislation before you bozos go off on summervacation. The need is urgent that I control ofa sixth of the nation’s economy in additionto banking, automotive and whatever. Ofcourse the plan will be fully fleshed out andyou’ll have loads of time to read it andunderstand it and bounce it off yourconstituents but it has to be done NOW. Thehealth care crisis is burying us.” Where is PatMoynihan when you need him?

Obama isn’t carrying the baggage Billbrought with him to the Presidency, nor ishe burdened by an ambitious wife who has

her fingers in the pie (at leastnot yet). He has Congresseating out of his hand and anincredibly supportive media.Looks like all systems are a go.But here’s the thing. Thegovernment is alreadycommitted, through Medicare,to fund $56 trillion in expensesfor us old fogies who qualifynow. In a few years, the boomerswill be participating and thegovernment’s unfundedliability will reach $100 trillion,which is seven times ourcurrent gross national product;

it’s a no-can-do.The stories are legend about the sordid

healthcare where the government runs it.The cry is that health care is too expensive

and that the government can run it cheaperthan the professionals can. Oh really??When’s the last time that happened?? UPS isprofitable and very efficient; the US PostalService, not so much. Prices going up, servicegoing down; operating at a big loss. Sohealthcare is going to be cheaper even thoughUncle is going to give or largely subsidizecoverage for 50 million new insureds,whether they want it or not.

The cost of drugs will have to come down.This will cause big pharma to lose the cashflow necessary to continue critical researchand development of new drugs needed toheal the sick and extend the lives of us oldies.Maybe that’s the idea. The income of doctorswill have to come down. Fewer of our bestand brightest will spend the decade or so andthe hundreds of thousands of dollars that ittakes to become qualified to practice. Fewerdoctors means rationing care. If you are oldand aren’t contributing to the government’sgiant ponzi scheme, you’ll go to the end ofthe line. Maybe that’s the idea. (Am Isounding paranoid?).

Because of Medicare’s restrictions,hospital stays are becoming shorter andshorter. For those of us who are blessed withrapid healing powers, it’s not so important;for those who aren’t, it’s critical, but I don’tthink the bureaucrats who

make the rules are considering thedifference. I can see the day when childbirthwill be an outpatient procedure and open-heart will be same-day surgery.

Even the Obomerator admits that the$1.2 trillion it would cost, on top of all theother spending going on, will produceunsustainable debt levels. He’s paid to comeup with answers, not create the questions. Idon’t know what the answer is, but the free-market will figure it out if the governmentwill get out of the way.

One thing is for sure; it isn’t socializedmedicine or nationalized healthcare orwhatever they choose to call it.

The power grab continues


Katy Betz, a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, surprised her former gradeschool teacher Mozelle Edwards (and #1 Carolina fan) with a coveted copyof The Daily Tar Heel newspaper, depicting the Tar Heel’s win of the 2009NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship.

Betz surprises No. 1 Carolina Fan

Ben Franklin, a.k.a.,John Armor, beganmaking the Rotaryrounds this week,

discussing elementsof the Constitution ofthe United States andBen Franklin’s take on

things.

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So we have to ask ourselves again andagain, “Why do people come here, both per-manently and temporarily?” It is the place,my friends, it is the place. It is the naturalbeauty of the place. And we must keep it thatway. We must always look for ways to im-prove it in a progressive and unique way.

I have never heard a visitor say he or shewas upset because they couldn’t find a park-ing place in town. They call to ask “Is DryFalls open yet?” “Where are the places I cango for peace and quiet?” And when they comethey will get that. And, yes, when they comethey will visit our great shops and restaurants.But, my friends, that is not the primary rea-son they come.

The commissioners are always strivingto keep it that way and we will do everythingwe can to do so. We have a responsibility todo that…to keep Highlands green and beau-tiful and maintain the village character thatattracts others here. To create space for peo-ple to relax and walk and enjoy with theirfamilies, both our permanent residents andthose who visit temporarily.

And creating great parks along with newtrails and greenways is a way to do that.

Yesterday, Michael Vickwas released fromprison after serving

almost two years in a federalpenitentiary for dogfightingand illegal gambling. Vick is28 years old, and will exitprison in the hopes that hewill one day play professionalfootball again. However, Vickalso exits Leavenworth FederalPenitentiary as a convictedfelon, and there is no doubtthat his career path has been changed forever.

I took an interest in Michael Vick whenI was a freshman in college, as I watched himsingle-handedly erase a 21 point deficit inthe Sugar Bowl against Florida State in whatwas an incredible individual effort. I was inawe of the incredible athleticism and poisedisplayed by a kid almost exactly my age (Vickis 2 days older than me). It was obvious thatVick was destined for big things, and thatnight against the Seminoles was more thanenough evidence.

As a pro, Vick was drafted by the Falconsand made into their franchise player, andwhile he was inconsistent as a passer, hedelivered with his athleticism andmarketability. Vick set single season recordsfor rushing yards by a quarterback, mostrushing yards per game by a quarterback, andhighest yards per carry for a season. He alsoled the Falcons to the second round of theplayoffs in his first season as startingquarterback, and was a leading MVPcandidate in the 2002 season as well. Vickwas the toast of Atlanta, and a thorn in thesides of opposing teams (such as my Saints)due to his ability as a dual threat out of thebackfield.

Things went wrong for Vick in 2007, asreports of alleged dogfighting arose and wereultimately confirmed. Once considered tobe a model athlete, Vick’s image had alreadybeen tarnished somewhat by some on fieldand off field incidents. The dogfighting caseultimately turned public opinion against Vick,and he became a poster child for theperceived lawlessness of the NFL and its’players. Vick received the longest sentence ofall connected with Bad Newz Kennels, andhas become a pariah due to his involvementin cruelty to animals. Having spent the last20 months in prison, Vick will now have toprove to the NFL, the media and society ingeneral that he is truly a rehabilitatedman…the question is, will society acceptproof if it indeed comes?

America has always been an interestingsociety. We love the stories of rehabilitationand second chances…provided that it fits acertain storyline. We forgive crimes such as

Vick’s release from prison will bringtough questions

adultery, drugs or theft,because we see those assimply cases of people beingweak in the face oftemptation. These are“human” crimes, explainedaway by our own guilt and ourown hopes for redemption.After all, many of us havelusted after a neighbor, or aneighbor’s possessions.However, electrocuting a dogis simply not in the average

person’s modus operandi, and therefore isbeing portrayed by many as an unforgivableatrocity. While it is certainly an atrocity, ahideous act indeed-it should not beunforgivable…provided that the impetus forforgiveness is there. My greatest fear is thatthe PETA’s of the world will not allow Vick toever have a true opportunity at redemption,and in doing so will deprive Vick (and inturn other young males who have fallen bythe wayside) the same second chance thatour society has given to so many throughoutthe years. I am hopeful that Mike Vick is achanged man…he’s going to have to proveit…but I will most certainly support him ifhe does.

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By Ryan PottsThe Highlands Women’s Varsity Soccer

team finished their season last Wednesdaywith a loss to Hendersonville in the firstround of the state 1A playoffs.

Zachary Field was filled with a large con-tingent of fans from both Highlands andHendersonville, and they were not disap-pointed after a tremendous first half fromboth the Lady Highlanders and the Lady Bear-cats.

Hendersonville came out strong early,but both sides seemed to be battling playoffjitters as there was sloppy play from bothsides. After the first 20 minutes, both sidessettled down nicely into what was a back andforth affair. Unfortunately for fans of the LadyHighlanders, the second half did not see thatkind of action, as the Lady Bearcats came outand scored within the first minute of the sec-ond half and never looked back.

Two more goals by the Lady Bearcats inthe next nine minutes ended any hopes of aLady Highlander comeback, and at that pointthe rout was on, with a final score of 6-0.

The Lady Highlanders had an improvedseason from 2007-08, finishing 5-8 on theyear and winning another SMC title. Whileseniors Carolyn Hornsby and Marisol Ruizwill be missed greatly, the Lady Highlanderswill return 9 starters from this year and willlook to finish with a winning record and atrip to the second round for the first time.

The Lady Highlanders appreciate all ofthe support from the community this sea-son, and we look forward to seeing everyonenext spring.

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wonder what they’re selling” I mused. “Who?What?” replied John, thankfully paying at-tention to the road. “All these people,” I con-tinued. “I keep seeing that they have lots tosell. But lots of what?” “Lots!” laughed John.“They’re selling lots! Lots of land. You know,to build on. Lots!” “Oh,” I said, sliding downin my seat.

I suppose I should be thankful. Life isone big learning experience, and I am, afterall, just a work in progress. This column ispart of that experience. Gee, I was just think-ing. Hmmmm. “Journalism for Dummies.”It has a certain ring to it, don’t you think?

About the Author: Michelle A. Mead-Ar-mor is a writer and translator who grew upin Waynesboro, Virginia, before wasting heryouth and good looks in Baltimore, Sydney,Paris, and New York. She and her husbandlive on top of a mountain on the Continen-tal divide near Highlands. They are mem-bers of the Highlands Writers Group. Shewould like to thank the kind lady whose com-ment gave her the idea for this column.


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... LETTERS continued from page 5Speckled Hen the following year.

We have a vested interest in Highlandsas a community, its citizens and its manyvisitors – WE DEPEND ON THEM for OURLIVLIHOOD, but at the same time we havetried to give back to the communitythrough donations and service on boards.Have our efforts been wasted?

It sickens me to hear an elected official(our mayor) say on public radio that heDOES NOT believe that people come toHighlands to shop in our stores and eat inour restaurants. He states the reasons theycome are for peace and tranquility, hiking,golf and relaxation.

Every day during the season we hearcustomer’s comments about the QUALITYof the shops in Highlands. Shops that areunique and so different from shops foundelsewhere. Many visitors and residents AREhere TO SHOP, EAT and relax while theyare in Highlands.

Often they will express the difficultyexperienced in finding a parking spacenearby. PLEASE, Mr. Mayor, don’t be sonaive, as to have us believe there isn’t aseasonal parking problem in Highlands.This problem existed when we startedvisiting years ago and still does to this day.

You jeopardize the very tax base thatsupports town projects, indeed helps paytown salaries and allows Highlands tosurvive. The SALES TAX raised by the ShopOwners you discount as, NOT the reasonpeople come to Highlands!

You heard an outcry from merchantson Wednesday, May 13 at the town meeting

concerning the closing of PINE Street tofurther the proposed Kelsey HutchinsonPark. What do you mean the silent majoritywas not heard? The merchants voicedconcerns about the project, on publicrecord, 20 opposed, to 2 in favor, of theproject as planned and there were manyother people that did not speak that will beeffected if you proceed with the plan toclose the street. You were urged to findanother approach, even if it cost a bit more,so as to protect the merchants and citizensof Highlands from the loss of a street. Mygrandfather always said “If you can’t findtime to do it right the first time, how areyou going to find time to do it again.

Plan your Kelsey Hutchinson Park, itwill be used and enjoyed by many. But, firstlook at every viable option to provide greenspace, new public restrooms and floodcontrol through the area, without closingPINE Street and crippling local traffic andtown merchants. PINE Street is vital fortraffic flow, employee parking and businessdeliveries. It is used for church parking,weddings, charity events, art shows, carshows and many other events. Don’t forgetto mention that the plan, as now written,will NOT ALLOW the weight of emergencyvehicles on the green space. Close a streetand remove the ability to provide life savingservices to the public? I hope not!

PLEASE, go back and do it again, beforeit alters our peaceful, quiet village andforces merchants to close their doors.

Lloyd WagnerHen House

It’s official! The season has begunFor years now,David Young hasannounced theopening of the“season” inHighlands withthe hanging offloweringbaskets fromlamp postsalong MainStreet.He does this athis own expensesimply tobeautify thetown.He and his wifeSusan own Wit’sEnd and otherproperties onMain Street.

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

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

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

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

CHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VCHAPEL OF SKY VALLEYALLEYALLEYALLEYALLEYSky Valley, Georgia

The Right Rev. Dr. John S. Erbelding, PastorChurch: 706-746-2999

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

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

Communion each serviceCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTSCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTSCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTSCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTSCHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3645 U.S. 64 east, HighlandsSundays: 9:30am Sunday School for all ages; 10:45am

Worship; 6pm High School GroupTuesdays: 10am Women’s Bible Study; 2nd, 4th, & 5th

Tuesdays Young Mom’s Bible StudyWed.: 5pm Dinner; 6pm AWANA, Youth Activities

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

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

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

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

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

• Sunday Service on Channel 14 Sun. at 10:30 a.m.FIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINFIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH OF FRANKLINRev. Mitch Schultz, Pastor • 828-369-7977Sun. Worship 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.; 6: p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesdays: Dinner – 5:30 p.m.; Team Kids – 6 p.m.;

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

Dr. Lee Bowman, PastorDr. Don Mullen, Parish Associate 526-3175

Sun.: Worship – 10:55 a.m.; Sun. School – 9:30 & 9:45.Mondays: 8 a.m. – Men’s Bible Discussion & Breakfast

Tuesdays: 10 a.m. – SeekersWednesdays – Choir – 7

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

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

HIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHIGHLANDS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHPastor Paul Christy

526-3376Sun.: school 9:45 a.m.; Worship 8:45 a.m., 11 a.m.;

5 p.m. Youth GroupWed: Supper; 6; 7:15 – children, youth, & adults

studies; 6:15 – Adult choir (nursery provided for Wed. p.m. activities)

Thurs:12:30 – Women’s Bible Study (nursery)HOLHOLHOLHOLHOLY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCAY LUTHERAN CHURCH – ELCA

Chaplain Margaret Howell2152 Dillard Road – 526-9741

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

HEALING SERVICE on the 5th Sunday of the month.LITTLE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODLITTLE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD

Kay Ward - 743-5009Sundays: 7-9 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day

Old Fashioned HymnSINGMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHSINGMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHSINGMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHSINGMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHSINGMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAIN CAAIN CAAIN CAAIN CAAIN CATHOLIC CHURCHTHOLIC CHURCHTHOLIC CHURCHTHOLIC CHURCHTHOLIC CHURCHRev. Dean Cesa, pastorParish office, 526-2418Sundays: Mass – 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Reverend James T. Murphy, and his wife, Sharon,and daughter, Charisa, will be visiting Christ AnglicanChurch over the Memorial Day weekend. Fr. Murphy

will preach and celebrate at Christ Anglican’s 11 a.m. Serviceon Sunday (May 24) and will also lead its 10 a.m. AdultEducation Class. Following the Worship Service the churchwill host a reception for the Murphy family.

Christ Anglican Church services are held in theHighlands Community Center on Highway 64 next to thebaseball field.

The Murphys presently live in New Bern, NC, whereFather Murphy has served as Rector of Emmanuel Church(Anglican Mission in the Americas) over the past four years.In 2004 and 2005 he was Rector of Christ Anglican Churchin Sarasota, Florida, and from 1995 until 2004 Rector ofChurch of the Nativity. Prior to 1995 he served as AssistantRector of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Englewood, Florida.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Father Murphy receivedhis Master of Divinity Degree from the University of theSouth in Sewanee, Tennessee, and his Bachelor of ScienceDegree from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Beforethen he attended Ohio State University. He was involved inbusiness before being called to the ministry.

Christ Anglican Church is indeed blessed to have Fr.Murphy visit over this special holiday weekend, and residentsof Highlands and Cashiers particularly look forward to hispreaching and teaching. In describing his personal walk withthe Lord he says that, “Beyond a doubt, I am most passionateabout sharing my faith in Jesus - in what His birth, life,ministry, death, resurrection, ascension, and Pentecostaloutpouring means for us and for those He came to save.”

Visitors are welcome at both the Adult Education Classand Worship Service that follows.

Rev. James T. Murphy tovisit Christ Anglican Church

Are you looking for a good book to read? The Bookworm,the used bookstore affiliated with the Hudson Library, isoverflowing with great books. Starting June 2, the Bookwormis making it even easier for booklovers by opening onTuesdays. The new hours will be Tuesday through Saturday,10 am – 4 pm. As an added gift to the community, theBookworm is having a half-price sale on all books for theentire month of June!

The Bookworm sells hardcover and paperback booksacross all genres: bestsellers, classics, mysteries, nonfiction,biographies, cookbooks, poetry, etc. Children’s books havetheir own section. Most books are less than $4, and there is awide variety of paperbacks that cost 50 cents. Also availableare CDs, DVDs, and books on CD.

The Bookworm is run entirely by volunteers, and newvolunteers are always needed and welcome, particularly inthe summer. If you are interested, stop by anytime theBookworm is open and pick up an application. Also, theBookworm currently needs good used pre-school books.Many of Highlands’ grandparents prepare for their grandkids’summer visit by stocking up on reading material.

The Bookworm is located on the lower level of the PeggyCrosby Center on 5th Street. For more information call (828)526-9938 x300.

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The Highlands School Yearbook Assembly was held Friday, May 15. Senior MatthewMcClellan was the editor, high school English teacher Ms. Cathy-McIntyre Ross was thesponsor and senior Ezra Herz presented the dedication to Coach Butch Smart. This is thefirst full-color cover for a Highlands School yearbook. Mascots, Taj and Sayla Roman werealso acknowledged.

HS Yearbook Assembly moments

Right, Ezra Herzpresenting

dedication toCoach ButchSmart; upper

right, MattMcClellanspeaks at

assembly andbelow are

mascots Taj andSayla Roman

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When I was growing up the phrase“walk a mile in another’s shoes”seemed as sacred a text as “do unto

others as you would have them do unto you.”Understanding another person’s point-of-view, being able to see life from another per-

son’s perspective, is crucial tolearning how to get along inlife. This is what it means tohave empathy.

All of a sudden we’re hear-ing a lot about empathy, be-cause President Obama saidthat his Supreme Court nomi-nees would be people who hadthe capacity to feel empathy forother people. On May 1 he said,“I will seek someone who un-derstands that justice isn’tabout some abstract legal theory or footnotein a case book; it is also about how our lawsaffect the daily realities of people’s lives—whether they can make a living and care fortheir families; whether they feel safe in theirhomes and welcome in their own nation. Iview that quality of empathy, of understand-ing and identifying with people’s hopes andstruggles, as an essential ingredient for arriv-ing at just decisions and outcomes.”

One of my fellow columnists wroteabout this last week, and advised people toread columns by Thomas Sowell, in particu-lar one entitled “‘Empathy’ versus Law.” So Idid (the article is easy to find by googling hisname and “empathy,” I read it as it appearedon National Review Online). It’s a brief arti-cle, read it and judge for yourself whether Iam correct in saying that Mr. Sowell’s argu-ment boils down to this statement: “Wouldyou want to go into court to appear before ajudge with ‘empathy’ for groups A, B and C, ifyou were a member of groups X, Y or Z?...Appoint enough Supreme Court justices with‘empathy’ for particular groups and you wouldhave, for all practical purposes, repealed the14th Amendment, which guarantees ‘equalprotection of the laws’ for all Americans.”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCon-nell (R-Ky.) reacted the same way. He saidthat Obama’s empathy remark showed a de-termination to pick judges on their ‘perceivedsympathy for certain groups or individuals.’He said such an approach would underminepublic faith in the judiciary.

It appears to me these men are misinter-preting the meaning of the word. I don’t thinkthey are ignorant of its meaning, so I canonly believe that they are willfully attempt-ing to confuse people.

Just to be clear, I looked up the word “em-pathy”: 1. the intellectual identification withor vicarious experiencing of the feelings,thoughts, or attitudes of another. (RandomHouse)

2. Identification with and understand-ing of another’s situation, feelings, and mo-tives. (American Heritage) 3. the action ofunderstanding, being aware of, being sensi-tive to, and vicariously experiencing the feel-ings, thoughts, and experience of another…(Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary)

Having empathy for another person

does not mean you are preju-diced in their favor. It meansyou understand their feelingsand thoughts; their motiva-tions.

As an example of empa-thy in a judge, I can’t think ofanything better than the Bib-lical story of King Solomon,(from 1 Kings 3:16-28) inwhich two women come be-fore the King asking him todecide who was the rightful

mother of a baby boy. After some thought, herealized that by threatening to kill the infantthe true mother would be revealed becauseher maternal feelings would be aroused atthe thought of the child’s death. Indeed, whenhe declared his decision to split the baby intwo, the real mother asked Solomon to givethe baby to the other woman, while the non-mother cried, “fine, better it should die thanI lose.” Solomon used empathy to discernthe best resolution to a difficult problem.

When the “three-strikes” laws were im-posed in many states (upon conviction of athird felony a person was sentenced to a longprison term) judges were opposed to the leg-islation because it took away their discretionto fit sentences to the particular circumstanc-es of an individual’s history. And the lawsproduced some extremely unjust sentences;in California for example, a man got 25 yearsto life (the only sentence possible after the“third strike”) for shoplifting two packs ofcigarettes; another for stealing a slice of piz-za.

It only took two years for a court case toreach the California Supreme Court chal-lenging this law. The Court unanimouslydecided that it would be unconstitutional forthe law to limit a trial judge’s discretion toreduce a three-strike sentence ‘in furtheranceof justice.’ In other words, in order for thereto be justice, the judge must consider the per-son involved—their past, their circumstanc-es, their humanity. In other words, utilizeempathy.

In December of 2007 the United StatesSupreme Court cleared the way for judges touse their discretion in imposing sentencesthat deviate from federal sentencing guide-lines, ruling that lenient sentences were ap-propriate in a case involving crack cocaineand another involving Ecstasy. The ruling was7-2, with only Justices Alito and Thomas dis-senting.

Bringing humanity into the courtroomis what produces justice; strict legalism leadsto injustice.

I think what the conservatives are reallyafraid of is something else President Obamahas said (remember, he taught constitution-al law at the University of Chicago). Here’s acomment he made in 2007: “It’s important

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... BRUGGER continued from page 20to understand that there is nothing wrongin voting against [judicial] nominees whodon’t appear to share a broader vision ofwhat the Constitution is about. I think theConstitution can be interpreted in so manyways. And one way is a cramped and nar-row way in which the Constitution and the

courts essentially become the rubber stampsof the powerful in society. And then there’sanother vision of the court that says that thecourts are the refuge of the powerless, becauseoftentimes they may lose in the democraticback-and-forth. They may be locked out andprevented from fully participating in the dem-

ocratic process....You read the statute. Youlook at the case law, and most of the timethe law is pretty clear—95% of the time....Butit’s those 5% of the cases that really count.And in those 5% of the cases what you’vegot to look at it is: What is in the justice’sheart? What’s their broader vision of what

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By Dr. Becky SchillingAustin Brooks and Andrew Billingsley

will each receive a $4,000 Dorothy WertzlerMemorial Scholarship from the MountainGarden Club for 2009-2010.

“We’re proud of theseoutstanding young men andtheir career goals,” said Eliz-abeth Motz, past Chairmanof the Mountain GardenClub Scholarship Commit-tee. “Come to our plant salethis Saturday and you’ll seewhy. Austin and Andrewwill be working with us atthe sale.”

Scholarship fundscome from the once-a-yearMountain Garden Clubplant sale. This year’s salewill be Saturday, May 23,9:00 am to 1:00 pm, at thebaseball park on Highway64 East in Highlands.

“The scholarship means a lot to me,”said Austin Brooks, who is receiving a Dor-othy Wertzler Memorial Scholarship for thesecond year in a row. Brooks is pursuing adegree in environmental conservation atWestern Carolina University,

“The most important thing I’ve learnedthis year is that every action has a strong re-action. Even if you believe you are only af-fecting one thing, the truth is there is a wholesystem you are affecting,” said Brooks. “I amvery excited about taking a natural resourcemanagement class and an up-per level biology course [thiscoming year].”

Brooks, the son of Maryand Bill Brooks of Highlands,is working this summer forCarl Zoellner of Zoellner Land-scaping. When Zoellner was incollege he too received schol-arships from the MountainGarden Club.

Last Wednesday Brooksand the Zoellner Landscapingcrew started work at 7 am andfinished at 8 pm.

There’s a pattern here.Long days and hard work leadto success.

It’s a pattern Andrew Billingsley, whose

Plant sale supports two scholarsfamily owns a farm and tree nursery in ScalyMountain, knows well.

“We raise a wide variety of vegetables in-cluding corn, cabbage, peppers, eggplant, andpotatoes. We also raise trees and shrubs such

as maples, dogwoods, box-woods, and hollies,” said Bill-ingsley.

“The $4,000 scholarshipfrom the Mountain GardenClub means a lot to me andmy family,” said Billingsley,who will graduate from High-lands School on June 13. “Itwill allow me to get a collegeeducation.”

Billingsley, the son ofMary Lee and Lamar Billings-ley, will attend Western Caro-lina University and major inbusiness and agriculture.

“I believe my college ed-ucation will prepare me to ei-

ther take over our family’s farm or start myown farm in the future,” Billingsley said. “Ialso believe my college education will in-crease my awareness of my surroundings andallow me to protect them.”

Dorothy Wertzler would be pleased.Dorothy moved to Highlands with her

husband Dick in 1980. Dorothy believed inthe importance of a college education. Al-though Dorothy died in 2003 her legacy liveson each year when the Mountain GardenClub plant sale raises funds for scholarships.

Since 1996 the Mountain Garden Clubhas awarded more than $44,000 of scholar-

ships to students who want tostudy horticulture, environ-mental studies, forestry, land-scape architecture, marine bi-ology or related fields.

So come to the plant salethis Saturday. Buy a plant andhelp send two hardworkingkids to college.

The 27th Annual Moun-tain Garden Club plant salewill be Saturday, May 23, from9:00 am to 1:00 pm, at the base-ball park on Highway 64 Eastin Highlands. Rain date isSunday, May 24, from 1-4pm.

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• UPCOMING EVENTS •On-going Events• RBC Bank Highlands (225 Franklin Rd) is

selling raffle tickets to win a Weber table portable gasgrill. Tickets are $5 and raffle is limited to 100 ticketsonly. Get ‘em while they last! Also selling AmericanCancer Society “Fight Like A Girl” shirts in their lobbyat 225 Franklin Rd. Highlands 100% of proceedsdonated to the American Cancer Society.

• Registration is now open for the 2009 summernature day camps at the Highlands Nature Center.Five different camps are offered. Call 828-526-2623or visit www.wcu.edu/hbs.

• Friends of Panthertown work days, last Thurs-day of every month (time and location varies). Volun-teers needed to maintain trails. For more information,contact Nina Elliott at 828-526-9938 (ext 258).

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

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

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

• NA open meeting every Saturday at 7:30 p.m.of the ACC Satelite Group at the Graves CommunityChurch, 242 Hwy 107 N. in Cashiers. Call 888-764-0365.

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

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

Sundays• Old-fashioned hymn-sing at the Little Church in

the Wildwood 7-8 p.m. Memorial Day weekend throughLabor Day weekend. For more information call KayWard at 743-5009.

Mon. & Wed.• Pilates Classes Level 1 of Jane Woodruff at the

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Mondays• Closed AA meeting, 8 p.m. at the Episcopal

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By Emily CompostBy now you know the 27th Annual

Mountain Garden Club Plant Sale will beSaturday, May 23, 9 amto 1 pm, at the baseballpark on Highway 64Ein Highlands.

You plan to bethere and browse theaisles of herbs,succulents, and otherm o u n t a i n - h a r d yperennials.

But which plantswill do best in yourgarden? How many doyou need? Is yourgarden ready for newadditions?

Here are 5 tips tohelp you decide what tobuy and how to prepyour garden. Tips gearedto help you spend moretime enjoying yourplants and less time taking care of them.

Tip No. 1. On a bright sunny day, walkthrough your garden in the morning, midmorning, noon, mid afternoon, and lateafternoon. Are the places where you’d liketo add plants sunny all day long or onlypart of the day? Gardens change over theyears as trees and shrubs grow. What usedto be sunny or partially sunny may be shadynow. By observing your current lightingconditions, you’ll be ready to select the rightplants: sun loving plants for sunny orpartially sunny areas, shade tolerant plantsfor shady areas.

Tip No. 2. Amend the soil with goodcompost and planting mix. I like DaddyPete’s cow manure and planting mix. Forperennial flowers, use a spade or shovel to

Gardening Smarterdig the soil to a depth of 10 or 12 inchesand mix in the compost and planting mix.

Tip No. 3. Mix in a granular, timed-release plant food. Forshrubs and hostas, I useSta-Green NurserySpecial, which ishigher in nitrogenthan phosphorous andpotassium (12-6-6).For floweringperennials I use Sta-Green Bloom Start,which has a higherphosphorous level (11-40-6) that encouragesbig, beautiful blooms.

Tip No. 4. Buymulch now so you canuse it immediatelyafter planting. Place 2to 3 inches of mulchon the soil aroundyour new plantings.Mulch helps control

weeds, conserves soil moisture, andimproves the soil. Keep mulch slightlyaway from plant stalks; you don’t like towear turtlenecks in the summer andneither do they.

Tip No. 5. Decide how many plantsyou need. Perennials and shrubs look bestwhen planted in odd numbers, like 3, 5 or7. Spacing depends on mature plant size.Many perennial flowers should be spaced12 to 18 inches apart. Many shrubs shouldbe spaced 3 to 5 feet apart.

Follow these tips and come to the 27th

Annual Mountain Garden Club Plant Saleon Saturday, May 23, 9 am to 1 pm. Comeearly for the best selection. Head home andhave fun planting!

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• Highlands Rotary Club meets at noon at theHighlands Conference Center.

• Weight Watchers meets at the Highlands CivicCenter. Weigh-in is at 5:30. The meeting starts at 6p.m.

• Closed AA Women’s meeting, 5:30 p.m. at theEpiscopal Church at Fifth and Main streets.

Wednesdays• Highlands MountainTop Rotary Club meets at

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

a.m.at First Baptist Church.Wednesdays & Fridays• Open AA meeting at noon at the Episcopal

Church at Fifth and Main streets.Every Third Wednesday• Study sessions at the Universal Unitarian Fel-

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

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• The Zahner Lecture Series at the Nature Cen-ter at 7 p.m. Subjects vary.

• Al-Anon meeting, noon at the Episcopal Churchon Main and Fifth streets.

• New Yoga Class 4:30 to 6 pm, Advanced Be-ginner, All Levels Welcome. Moonrise Yoga Center

464 Carolina Way. For more info call Diane Levine,526-8579

2nd & 4th Fridays• Community Drum Circle at the Highlands Rec

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The Bascom’s new campus and artcenter buildings are not quite ready forreceiving the public, but its magnificentcovered bridge on Franklin Road inHighlands will be open and the subject ofa community celebration this Saturday,May 23, beginning at 11 a.m.

The public is invited to join in duringthe bridge inauguration, ribbon cutting andantique car drive-over. The Will HenryStevens Bridge (formerly the Bagley Bridge)is a massive rough-hewn 87-foot-5-inch-long wooden structure; it forms the one-way entrance into The Bascom’s six-acrecampus. The bridge commemorates thevisionary southern artist Will HenryStevens, who lived from 1881 to 1949 andpainted and taught in Highlands and inthe surrounding plateau, as well as in NewOrleans, his hometown.

On May 23, at 11 a.m., Bascomchairman Bob Fisher and public officialsincluding Town Mayor Don Mullen willremark on the bridge reconstruction. Thiswill be a red-letter day not only for TheBascom, but also for the Coleman andWinindger families whose generousdonations to the art center supported thereconstruction of the early 1800s bridge. Ithad been languishing in storage for 40years in New Hampshire. The bridge is nowmost likely the largest recycled object inall of Western North Carolina.

Dorothy and Jimmy Coleman andDian and Tom Winingder supported thebridge reconstruction in honor of Will

Ribbon cutting for The Bascom’s coveredbridge entrance set for Saturday

Henry Stevens, the painter, and the NewOrleans Academy of Fine Arts, whereDorothy participates as a Board memberand patron. Dorothy Coleman studied withWill Henry Stevens at Sophie NewcombCollege in New Orleans. Her daughter Dianand family have a home in Highlands.Many New Orleans natives summer inHighlands, and there is an enduringconnection between the two towns.

The Bascom purchased the bridge fromthe Graton family and hired bridgewrightArnold Graton to reconstruct it inHighlands, using handcraft techniques andtrunnel or tree nail joinery.

“The ribbon cutting and adaptive reuseof the Will Henry Stevens Bridge is a historicmoment for Highlands and The Bascom,”said Bob Fisher, board chairman. “This isone of the oldest covered bridges in thenation, and we are exceedingly proud tofeature it as the entrance to our stunningnew center for the visual arts.”

After the ribbon cutting and antiquecar drive over on May 23 at 11 a.m., thebridge will be closed due to continuinglandscape grading and parking lotconstruction at The Bascom’s campus. Thebridge will be in use again for CollectiveSpirits, The Bascom’s wine festival, May 29-30. The Bascom’s Will Henry StevensBridge will be open for regular use in June2009.

For more information, call TheBascom at (828) 526-4949 or visitwww.thebascom.org.

The Bascom will celebrate the completion of the Will Henry Stevens Bridge,above, with a ribbon cutting this Saturday, May 23, at 11 a.m.

Gary Carden

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Storytellers comingto PAC Saturday

The Martin-Lipscomb Performing ArtsCenter announces a series of storytelling pro-grams, starting with humorous folkloristGary Carden. Carden will share the stagewith Sheila Kay Adams on May 23.

On June 11, Elizabeth Westall will befeatured in a one-woman show, “NanceDude,” which was written by Gary Carden.June 20 Marilyn McMinn McCreadie andLloyd Arneach will present “Traditional Ap-palachian and Cherokee Legends.”

On July 2 naturalist and humorist DougElliott will be featured in a program titled“Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom.” Andfinally on September 17, Marvin Cole wholooks enough like Mark Twain to be hisbrother will present “River Dinner withMark Twain.”

All the storytelling events will begin at7:30 p.m. Tickets are available now at $15each for any of the programs. Tickets maybe charged by phone at 526-9047, or may bebought online atwww.highlandsperformingartscenter.org.Hearing assistance is available at each eventon a first-come, first-served basis.

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• At Highlands Wine & Cheese, at Falls on Main,complimentary wine samplings during business hours.

Saturdays• At Highlands Wine & Cheese, Falls on Main,

Wine Flights from 4-6:30 p.m. Five wines, artisan chees-es and specialty foods. $19 per person.

Thursday, May 21• The Zahner Lecture Series at the Nature Cen-

ter at 7 p.m. features producer of the PBS Series³Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People.

• The movie, “Flash of Genius,” is based on thetrue story of a California professor and part-time in-ventor’s long battle with the US automobile industrywhich he believed stole his idea for the intermittentwindshield wiper. The film stars Greg Kinnear andLauren Graham at 3 p. m. in the Cashiers library. Themovies and popcorn are free, but donations are ap-preciated.

• Macon County Democratic Women will have abake sale in front of the Macon County Courthousebeginning at 9 a.m. Anyone wishing to donate a bakeditem, please have it there by 8 a.m. or as early aspossible.

Saturday & Sunday, May 23-24• Village Square Art & Craft Show in Highlands’

Kelsey-Hutchinson Park (Pine Street Park) MemorialDay weekend, from 10 to 5.

Saturday, May 23• Pancake Breakfast at the Scaly Mountain Com-


On May 27th Highlands-CashiersLand Trust and The Village Green will kick-off their 2009 season of the popularsummer program,Village Nature Series,with a special children’sevent called “Snakes &Ice Cream” beginning at6 pm. Patrick Brannon,Director of theHighlands NatureCenter, will bring hissalamanders, toads,turtles and snakes to theVillage Green Pavilionfor this educational andentertaining program which will befollowed by a complimentary ice creamsocial.

Brannon has been conductingresearch on a variety of amphibians andsmall animals for years and has beeneducating children about them since 1990.

“Snakes are one of the mostmisunderstood creatures. Of the dozen orso species that occur in our region, onlytwo are venomous.” says Brannon. It wasonce said that in the end we will conserveonly what we love, love only what weunderstand, and understand only what weare taught. It is this philosophy that hasdriven Brannon to educate our youth abouttheir natural world. “When children come

away with a better understand of thesemisunderstood creatures, they will have anewfound respect for them.”

Now in its thirdyear, the lecture serieswas created ascollaboration betweenHCLT and the VillageGreen in an effort toeducate the communityabout variousenvironmental topics.This is the first year theyhave dedicated one oftheir lectures specificallyfor children. “Our land

trust is working hard every day to conservelocal lands for ours and future generations.Planting the right seeds now will helptoday’s children become better stewards ofour land tomorrow,” says HCLTDevelopment Director, Julie Schott. Sheadds that, “we are proud of our line-up thissummer and are looking forward to a greatturn-out.” The next VNS lecture, “100 Yearsof Land Conservation” tells the story of thestate’s oldest land trust, Highlands-CashiersLand Trust, and will be on June 24th at 6:30pm in Jennings Barn at Lonesome Valley,Cashiers. All VNS lectures are free to thepublic and refreshments are included. Formore information contact HCLT at 526-1111 or [email protected].

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• At Cyrano’s a booksigning ‘The Fireman’s Wife”from 2-4 p.m. with author Jack Riggs.

• The Bascom's Will Henry Stevens Bridge, thesignature covered bridge entrance to The Bascom¹snew six-acre art destination, will be dedicated andribbon cut at 11 a.m. Remarks will be made by BobFisher, chairman of The Bascom¹s board of directors;Town Mayor Don Mullen; and a representative of theWiningder-Coleman family, whose donation made thebridge possible. Various Bascom staff members, boardmembers and media members will be present, alongwith the general public. For information, call (828)526-4949 or visit www.thebascom.org.

• Story Tellers Gary Carden and Sheila KayAdams at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 each. Call 828-526-9047 for credit card purchase. At the Performing ArtsCenter on Chestnut Street.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a 7-milemoderate-to-strenuous hike along Panther Creek inGA to a waterfall. Call leader Gail Lehman, 524-5298,for reservations. Visitors are welcome but no petsplease.

• An Introduction of New Artists at Summit OneGallery on 2nd. Street. Artists are: Shellie Lewis Dam-bax, Chery Cratty, Bobbie Doyle-Maher, Ken Wallinand Pat Calderone. The Artists Reception is Saturday,from 5-7pm.

• Mountain Garden Club annual plant sale at the

Baseball Park on Hwy 64 east, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hun-dreds of hardy perennials.

• The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society willhave a field trip to the Lonesome Valley Developmentnear Cashiers to look for breeding birds beginning at8 a.m. Those wishing to carpool from Highlands meetat the public parking area next to the town hall at 7:30a.m. For additional information call Brock Hutchins at787-1387.

• Macon County Rabies Vaccination Clinic atHighlands Community Building from 1– 2:30 p.m., withDr. Amy Patterson and 3-4 p.m. at the Scaly MountainPost Office. $5 per pet – cash Only! No checks! Pleaseremember to keep pets in vehicles, on leashes or incarriers.

• Community Garden meeting 11 a.m. at the HolyFamily Lutheran Church, 2152 Dillard Road. Thechurch has a large meadow and would love to see itused as a community garden. A community gardendoes take a lot of planning and teamwork, so let’s gettogether, look at the site and start planning! For MoreInformation, Contact: Chaplain Margaret Howell, Cell

704-516-7893.Monday-Friday, May 25-30• The last week of May will be white goods clean

up, no construction or yard debris. Call 526-2118 tobe put on list.

Wednesday, May 27• The Plateau Fly Fishing Club kicks off its first

meeting of the 2009 season on Wednesday at theAlbert-Carlton Cashiers library and begin at 7 p.m.The May speaker is Robert Blankenship, ProgramManager of the Cherokee Fisheries Program. Robertwill discuss fishing the stocked waters on the Chero-kee Reservation including the new 2.5 mile trophysection. Prior to joining the Cherokee program, Rob-ert spent 19 years raising salmon in Alaska. The Clubmeets monthly through September. Please call 743-2078 for additional information.

Friday & Saturday, May 29-30• The Bascom annual wine festival, Collective

Spirits.is on the new campus and will raise money forthe nonprofit art center. Tickets are $100 for the FridayEvening Wine Tasting, $225 for the Saturday Evening

In explor-ing the historyof the Appala-chian region,Jamie Ross andRoss Spears ofAgee Films be-came con-vinced that itwas time for anew vision ofour humanstory, one thatincluded notjust human beings, but rocks and trees andall living creatures. The result is the firstenvironmental history series of any regionever on film, APPALACHIA: A History ofMountains and People, which was releasedon April 9, 2009. Producer Jamie Ross willdiscuss the complexity in both the land-scape and its peoples using excerpts andouttakes from this landmark, 4-part PBSseries, which features numerous interviewswith beloved and venerable Highlands na-tive Bob Zahner and well-known artists,writers and scientists such as Barbara King-solver, Sissy Spacek, and E. O. Wilson. JamieRoss has worked on documentary films forover twenty-five years as a writer, editor andproducer and has traveled through themountains exploring archives and scout-ing locations for the series to bring the richand grand story of the Appalachian regionto the public.

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Zahner Conservation Lecture Series BeginsThursday May 21st with Producer of the

PBS Series ‘Appalachia: A History ofMountains and People’

ries continueson ThursdayMay 28 withClemson Pro-fessor Rob Bald-win on Con-serving Am-phibians in aWorld of Roadsand Houses.Amphibians inNorth Americaface manythreats, but

none so pressing as habitat loss and degra-dation due to new roads and houses. Wet-land habitats are being lost and degraded,and wetland landscapes are being “frag-mented” into smaller and smaller shredsdue to road building and urbanization.During this breathing space we have whilethe economy turns around, perhaps now isa good time to reflect and consider how wewant the next decades to be. Baldwin con-cludes that a future that is good for am-phibians is also good for humans.

The Zahner Conservation Lecture Se-ries is held each Thursday during the sum-mer months at 7pm at the Highlands Na-ture Center, 930 Horse Cove Rd. and is spon-sored by the Highlands Biological Founda-tion, Inc. in conjunction with numeroussupporting organizations and individuals.For a complete schedule, visitwww.wcu.edu/hbs.


The Collective Spirits wine festivalwill feature an array of silent and liveauction items inaddition to the liquidart celebrated thatweekend.

Held Friday andSaturday, May 29 and30, Collective Spirits isthe first event at TheBascom’s stunningnew six-acre campus,and all proceeds raisemoney for thenonprofit visual artscenter.

Friday nightfeatures a grand winetasting, grazing dinnerby 12 local chefs, silentauction, liveinstrumental musicand wine raffle, andSaturday night featuresa gala seated dinner,followed by a liveauction.

Atlanta’s Jim Landon will conductSaturday’s live auction, featuringexceptional wines and special wine-relateditems, such as a seven-day Seabourn Spiritcruise from Venice to Rome; a wooden boxwith three 750ml bottles of Harlan EstateThe Maiden Proprietary Blend; a two-bottlewooden box with one bottle of Bond’s 1999Melbury Proprietary Red Wind and onebottle of 1999 Vecina; a three-bottle box of2002 Melbury, 2002 Vecina and 2002 St.Eden; a night at Fiddlehead Cottage atPersimmon Creek Vineyards, includingdinner, breakfast, and a full tour withproprietor Mary Ann Hardman; a 750mlbottle of 1998 Screaming Eagle CabernetSauvignon; a Helena Meeks painting; a1,000CL etched and signed limited editionbottle of 1996 Grace Family Vineyard,Napa Valley Cabernet; and more.

The silent auction on Friday willfeature, in addition to many hard-to-getand large-format wines, a 3L Fisher

Bevy of live and silent auction items atCollective Spirits May 29-30

Vineyard 2006 Unity Cabernet Sauvignonand VIP tasting and lunch for six with the

Fisher family; a verticalof Silver Oak Cellars,Alexander ValleyCabernet Sauvignon; awine class and trainingfor 12 conducted byDean Michaels,certified sommelier; avineyard dinner foreight at Kettle RockVineyards, Highlands;dinner and wine forfour at LakesideRestaurant, Highlands;dinner and wine forfour at Five and Ten inAthens, Ga.; horsd’oeuvres for 20delivered to your dooralong with two hours ofentertainment byguitarist Cy Timmons;a vintage LakeSequoyah cocktailcruise for six (circa

1928); and more.For a full list of live and silent auction

items, visit www.collectivespirits.com. “These magnificent auction items are

a great way to add to your collection, plusthe whole event is a terrific way to entertainfriends who might be visiting over theweekend,” said Donna Woods, TheBascom’s events director. “Come andcelebrate the love of good food and greatwine at Collective Spirits.”

Tickets for the wine festival are on salenow at www.collectivespirits.com or (828)526-4949.

Bank of New York-Mellon is thepresenting sponsor. Old Edwards Inn & Spais the premier hospitality sponsor. Othercorporate sponsors are First Citizens Bank,Harry Norman Realtors/Pat Allen and BertMobley, brokers; Highlands Wine & CheeseShop; The Laurel magazine; and WNCmagazine. Highlands Wine & Cheese Shopis the official wine retailer of the event.

This 750ml bottle of 1998Screaming Eagle CabernetSauvignon will be auctionedoff during the Collective Spiritslive auction Saturday, May 30.For tickets, visitwww.collectivespirits.com.

Songstress Lynn Loosier will lead off a series of musical events at the PerformingArts Center on Chestnut Street with appearances on June 5 and 6. Ms.Loosier’concert will include a mixture of blues, jazz and even soul. She will befollowed on June 27 by Highlands’ favorite bluegrass group, The DappledGrays, and a whole month of the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festivalstarting July 5. Folkmoot returns to the stage at PAC, on July 15.On July 23rdJudy Collins will sing for Highlands. September 4 - 6 perennially popularRobert Ray will perform. Bel Canto is scheduled September 13; the Male Choruson September 25, and on December 19 the Chamber Music Festival will providea Christmas Concert. For times and ticket information visitwww.highlandsperformingartscenter.org.

Singer Loosier to perform at PACJune 5 & 6

Shortly after founding the Town of Highlands in 1875 Samuel Kelsey drew amap of the Town, which is now housed in the Highlands Historical Society’sHistorical Museum on North Fourth Street. Dean Zuch examines that map inpreparation for his portrayal of Kelsey in this year’s Wal;k in the Park, whichwill take place June 26 and 27 beginning at 6 p.m. at Memorial Park, and June28 at the Performing Arts Center on Chestnut Street. Six other actors willround out the cast. Tickets will be $15 each for adults; students are admittedfree. For more information visit www.highlandshistory.com.

Annual ‘Walk in the Park’ setfor June 26 & 27

• UPCOMING EVENTS •Wine Gala and $295 for a combination Friday-Satur-day ticket. The presenting sponsor of the event isBank of New York-Mellon. Other sponsors are FirstCitizens Bank, Harry Norman Realtors/Pat Allen andBert Mobley, brokers; Highlands Wine & Cheese Shop;and The Laurel magazine. Highlands Wine & Cheeseis the official wine retailer of the event. For more infor-mation, visit www.collectivespirits.com or call (828) 526-4949.

Friday-Sunday, May 29-31• The Cashiers Historical Society’s Annual Sym-

posium is bringing to our community a stellar lineup ofmusicians and authorities on Traditional AppalachianMusic alive today to the Albert C. Carlton Library in

Cashiers and the Summer Cahpel and Lombard’sLodge, both in Whiteside Cove. In addition there willbe an “Instruments of Appalachian Music” exhibit atThe Bascom in Highlands. Performing will be DavidHolt, Sheila Kay Adams, Lee Knight, The Queen Fam-ily, and Jacob Jones. Presenting will be Dr. WilliamFerris of UNC-Chapel Hill, Dr. Doug Orr, PresidentEmeritus of Warren Wilson College, Art Rosenbaum ofthe University of Georgia, and local historians JaneGibson Nardy and Gary Carden. All seating is re-served and space is limited. For more information or toreserve your tickets email [email protected] orphone 828-743-7710

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Friday, May 29• The Bascom’s Evening Wine Tasting The wine

tasting will be conducted by wine specialists and willalso feature food stations by local chefs for a grazingdinner, live instrumental music, a wine raffle and asilent auction. This will be the first official function at TheBascom¹s new facility. The wine tasting and grazingdinner will be on the terrace and in the atrium lobby,but guests will be encouraged to browse the galleryspaces, as well. 6:30 p.m.

• CLE Lecture by two locally renowned profes-sors and authors. Western Carolina Professors andauthors, Dr. James Costa (also director of HighlandsBiological Station) and Dr. Brian Railsback (Dean ofthe Honors College at WCU) are sure to challengeand excite your intellectual curiosity about the connec-tion between naturalist Charles Darwin and authorJohn Steinbeck. Costa’s annotated edition of CharlesDarwin’s famous book “On the Origin of Species” wasrecently published by Harvard. He and Railsbackco-authored Charles Darwin and the Art of John Stein-beck. (Friday, May 29, 3:00-5:30, Highlands Biolog-ical Station, $25 for members, $35 for non-members ofCLE)

Saturday, May 30• The Lady Highlanders basketball team will be

having a car wash on Saturday, May 30th and from9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the First Citizens bank park-

ing lot. Donations will be going to help the team go toOrlando, Florida for a holiday tournament. Other do-nations can be made to the team. Make checks pay-able to “Highlands School Booster Club”.

• Highlands School will be having a softball tour-nament. If you are interested in entering a team, pleasecontact Brett Lamb at the school at 526-2147 as soonas possible.

• The Bascom’s Morning Wine Symposium Be-ginning at 11 a.m., several interesting and entertainingspeakers will address wine and the difference in ter-rior in their growing regions: Big John Caudill of Sheri-dan Vineyards, Washington State; Allison Steltzner ofSteltzner Vineyards, Stag¹s Leap District; and MatGarretson of Garretson Wine Company, Paso Rob-les. Each has a very different approach to winemak-ing based on his or her location, soil and grape vari-etals. The three of them together will delight and enter-tain you as you learn more about ³farming grapes²and how different and delicious they can be in thebottle.

• The Bascom’s Afternoon Wine SymposiumBeginning at 12:30, Karen Matoian, Gulf States Re-gional Manager of Opus One Winery, will present alively Power Point presentation of ³The History of OpusOne² as taught at Harvard Business School, CornellUniversity and others. This wine and winery is a greattribute to the late Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippede Rothschild. Come to learn more. A surprise tastingwill also be conducted.

• The Bascom’s Evening Wine Gala Wine, cock-tails, music and hors d¹oeuvres will begin at 6:30 p.m.in the Atrium Lobby. Guests will be seated on TheBascom¹s spacious terrace for a lively wine auctionand dinner. Come be part of the competitive spirit aspaddles rise high to bid on an array of fine wines andwine-related items. Limited seating for this event willadd to the excitement, so book your reservations ear-ly. This is sure to be a sold-out evening.

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Planning is in full swing for the Jack-son-Macon Conservation Alliance’s (J-MCA) 2009 Green Living Fair being heldin Highlands the weekend of July 24 & 25.The 2008 event, a first of its kind for thearea, was a huge success with an attendanceof over 300 people and host to 30+ partici-pants. Unsure of what the first year wouldbring, J-MCA was conservative with boothspace and speaker/discussion sessions.Since then the response has been over-whelmingly positive and reason for the ex-pansion of the number of eco-consciousparticipants and speakers able to take partin the 2009 event.

Join J-MCA for wine and nibbles attheir pre-event gathering Friday, July 24th

at 7 - 9:30 pm at the Episcopal Church inHighlands. Enjoy an evening with presen-tations from regional nature photographerBill Lea and award-winning author andnaturalist Janisse Ray. The Green Living Fairwill be held on Saturday, July 25th at theHighlands Civic Center, doors opening at9:30 am until 4 pm, rain or shine, and willbe host to more than 40 regional commer-cial vendors, conservation groups, local

2009 Green Living Fair set for July 24-25grower, artisans, speakers and more. Theevent will offer eco-friendly options andprovide information on a wide range ofgreen products and techniques. Additional-ly, J-MCA will be holding an outdoor GreenMarket at 9 am – 1 pm offering a variety oflocal produce, honey, eggs, breads, flowers,soaps and other artisan items.

The Green Living Fair is committed toproviding a forum that provides informa-tion and education at a level that is bothinspiring and beneficial. By bringing togeth-er like-minded business and organizations,the event will provide the necessary toolsand resources to advance towards a “green-er” way of living, allowing individuals andfamilies to discover different opportunitiesthat will lessen their impact on the planetwhile still balancing the comforts and ne-cessities of modern-day life.

If you are interested in participating inthe 2009 Green Living Fair or would likemore information on the event, visit www.j-mca.org or contact J-MCA by phone at (828)526-9938, ext 320. Tickets can also be pur-chased on their website.

lands Nature Center. 9 pm, ages 7 – adult. Join her-petologists on a night search to observe some of thearea’s magnificent salamanders in the wild. Bring raingear and a flashlight. $5 per person, advanced regis-tration required due to limited space. Call 526-2623 orvisit www.wcu.edu/hbs/Naturecenter.htm for more in-formation.

• The Nantahala Hiking Club will take a 3 mile,

easy to moderate hike, with an elevation change of400 feet, on the new Ranger Falls Trail that includes a40-foot waterfall and is designed to teach children andadults about nature. Meet at the Highlands Bank ofAmerica at 9:30 or at Cliffside Lake Recreation Areaon US64 (4 miles west of Highlands at the parking lotfor the picnic area) at 9:45s. Call Leader Jim White-hurst at 526-8134 for reservations.


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Twins - 11/12 Baseball TeamBack Row from left: Paul Schmitt, Luke Rodgers, Brent Amundrud, AlexBronaugh,Philip Murphy, Davis Moore, Daniel Moore, Chase Harris, Tay Bronaugh.Front Row from left: Quinn Rodgers, John Murphy, Robbie Calloway, Jacob Watson,Taylor Schmitt.

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HIRING FOR TWO NEW RESTAURANTS– Back of the house and front of the house needed.Call 526-3380 or 342-5174.

RN NEEDED FOR UPSCALE RETIRE-MENT COMMUNITY. 8 hours per week. Apply atChestnut Hill, 64 Clubhouse Trail, Highlands, NC.Or email your resume to [email protected] screening and background check. EOE.

THE TOWN OF HIGHLANDS IS SEEKINGA PART-TIME IT PROFESSIONAL (16-24 hrs/week). This person should have knowledge of aserver/client environment and a background in webdesign and programming, particularly in .html and.asp. For information about this position, direct in-quires to Matt Shuler at the Highlands Town Office(828) 526-2118.

LAUNDRY ATTENDANT need at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Full time and PRN positionsavailable with weekend rotations. Full benefits, or

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UNIT CLERK/C.N.A II needed in the AcuteDepartment at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Cur-rent licensure, knowledge of medical terminologyand computer experience required. Part time/24hours per week. We are now offering part- timeemployees, working at least 24 hours a week, med-ical insurance. Pre-employment screening required.Call Human Resources at 828-526-1376 or applyonline at www.hchospital.org.

CLINICAL COORDINATOR needed at High-lands-Cashiers Hospital. Full Time, night positionavailable. Current NC RN license, along with BLSand ACLS certifications required. Outstanding op-portunity for a sound clinician who adores mentor-ing others. ER/Critical Care experience is a must.Full benefits, or the option to opt out of benefits foran increase in pay, available after 60 days of full-time employment. We are now offering part- timeemployees, working at least 24 hours a week, med-ical insurance. Pre-employment screening required.Call Human Resources at 828-526-1376 or applyonline at www.hchospital.org.

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Completely furnished for only $499K.Call 800-335-9215 and view pics at:

www.HighlandsRentals.net/StonesThrowPics.

Adorable 2/2 Joe Webb logcabin only a stone’s throw

from Mirror Lake.

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$11.00 to $14.40 per hour, and you also receiveshift and weekend differentials. Pre-employmentsubstance screening. Call Human Resources, 828-526-1301 or apply online at www.hchospital.org.

YARD SALE

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 22 & 23 – ScalyMountain General Store, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Big vari-ety of yard and household items, collectibles, leath-er and more.

LOST & FOUND

LOST – A MALE BLACK Cat, Keesa, lost invicinity of Mt. Lori and N. Cobb. Wearing a hot pinkrubber flea collar. Please call Tanya at 828-301-3690, 526-1706 or cell: 828-301-3696.

FOUND: POOL CUE. Call 404/237-4333

RESIDENTIAL FOR SALE

4.28 FLAT LOT IN PINE FOREST,Sapphire. Private community, paved roads,underground utilities, approved septic permit.828-743-2800 / 371-0645 st. 5/21

ADORABLE HIGHLANDS COTTAGE — 2/2, totally remodeled, one car garage, communitylake, and lots of outdoor living space! Call now formore details: 1-800-526-1648 ext. 1218, GreenMountain Realty Group. 5/28

SPACIOUS 3/2 ON .83+/- ACRE, stonefireplace, impeccably kept, new granite counter tops!$339,000 Call now for more details: 1-800-526-1648 ext. 1398, Green Mountain Realty Group. 5/28

CUSTOM HOME WITH LAKE — 3/2 on1.34+/- acres, master suite on main level, coveredfront and back porches, lake with dock on property!$549,000 Call now for more details: 1-800-526-1648 ext. 1208, Green Mountain Realty Group. 5/28

LOT #2 RIVER RIDGE DEVELOPMENT –

water & house site already in. Fish Trout Creek orTuck. $14,900. Call Carolina Realty at 828-586-0293. 5/7

3-BEDROOM, 2 1/2 BATH. New paint insideand out. New carpet. Below Appraisal. $199,000.Cashiers Area. Call 743-1107 or 371-1609. 4/30

44.76+/- ACRES $189,000 BANK FORE-CLOSURE Tuckaseegee Riverfront Ridge TopViews MLS #67408 Marty Jones Realty BRIANRENFRO, REALTOR 828-226-0118.

TRILLIUM BEST BUY BIG VIEW HOMESITE Great Building Site $189,000 MLS #67480Marty Jones Realty BRIAN RENFRO, REALTOR828-226-0118

GOOD HOUSE FOR $139,500 – 3 bed, 2bath, high elevation, pond. Call Ann at Cabe Realty828-526-2475.

FOR SALE BY OWNER – 535 N. 4th Street.Zoned Commercial. $389,000. Currently rented at$2,500 a month. Call 770-827-0450. (st. 2/19)

RESIDENTIAL FOR RENT

GREAT 2 BEDROOM/1BATH APARTMENT– Main Street, Highlands includes 9 foot ceilings,central heat & air, balcony, large laundry roomwith washer/dryer. $900 per month plus utilities.Lease and references required. Contact JohnDotson - 526-5587. st. 5/21

TWO-BEDROOM, 1 BATH HOME. Close toHospital. Please Call for more Info. 526-9348.

GARAGE APT. FULLY FURNISHED INLAUREL FALLS – close to hospital and downtown.$475 a month plus utilities. Call 828-767-2423.Available June 15. (st. 5/7)

HOUSE FOR RENT – Scaly Mountain, 2-bed, 2bath cabin rent is $800. Call 423-715-7757.(6/4)

APT. FOR RENT – 1 bed, 1 bath, furnished. 11/2 miles from town. $750 per month, includesutilities, satellite TV, W/D, Available June 1. Call 526-4598 or 526-3612. (st. 5/7)

ONE BEDROOM GARAGE APARTMENT –Walk to Town. sparesly furnished, year round forresponsible singe or couple. $550 plus untilities.526-5558.

APARTMENT FOR RENT partly furnished,1BR/ba, 6 mi. from Highlands NO dogs, NOsmoking, $425/mo includes power/water, negotiablerent 828-787-1515.

YEAR-ROUND RENTAL HOUSEAVAILABLE ABOUT A MILE FROM MAINSTREET. One bedroom, one and a half baths,furnished or unfurnished. Includes washer anddryer, hardwood floors, vaulted wood ceilings, nicesunny deck with mountain and pond views, private.No smoking or pets. Rate negotiable but first, lastand security deposit required. (828) 421-7922. (St.5/7)

HOUSE FOR RENT ON MIRROR LAKE – 3bed/3 ba, with w/d, central h/a, deck. $1,100 permonth plus utilities. Security deposit required, yearlylease, no smoking. 828-526-4073.

IN-TOWN HIGHLANDS, MIRROR LAKE

AREA, 2Br/2Ba House, W/D, hardwood floors,deck. No smoking, $750/mo, available immediately.Green Mountain Realty Group 828-526-9523.

TWO-STORY APARTMENT FOR RENT —(3 minutes from Highlands/Cashiers Hospital). Re-cent Renovation. Fully Furnished. 2 bedrooms/2baths.3 extra-large closets. kitchen with dishwash-er and new JennAire cook stove, dining area, liv-ing room, native stone fireplace, washer/dryer, ca-ble and telephone connection. $875 monthly. In-cludes water, sewer, electricity, heat. Singlefamily.References required. No pets. No smoking,Call Jim at 1-770-789-2489

APARTMENT FOR RENT – 1 bed, 1bath,living area, kitchen and utility room. $650/month. $300 security deposit. First and last monthrent. Rent includes utilities, (electric, water, heat,local phone) One year lease. Prefer non-smoker.No pets. Unfurnished. Good for 1-2 people. Call526-9494.

FOR RENT AND SALE – 2/2 condo, LR,DR, Sun room, W/D. Walk to town. Available yearround. Call 828-421-2144

HOUSE FOR RENT, YEAR-ROUND, walkto town. 3/3, oil heat, hardwood floors, small petsok. $1,275 includes electric. 526-5558.

1 BED, 1 BATH and small room with bunkbeds on Lake Sequoyah. Furnished, two boats.$800 a month including utilities except phone. Nopets, no smoking.Call Tony at 828-332-7830.

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

FURNISHED 3BD2BATH HOUSE IN MIR-ROR LAKE area available for 6-12 month lease$1200+ utilities. Call 770-977-5692.

3BR, 2BA COTTAGE NEAR MIRROR LAKE– In town. $1,250 per month. Very clean. 770-977-5692.

ON MIRROR LAKE – Charming 3 bed, 2bath. Huge sunroom, stone fireplace, 3 decks, ca-noe, furnished. Available Nov-May. $1,500 a month

plus utilities. Call 770-435-0678.COTTAGE FOR RENT – 1BR, 1BA in town @

Chestnut Cottages. Private, screen porch, Heat/AC, FP, extra sleeping loft, furnished or unfurnished.6 month lease - $750. monthly plus utilities. Call526-1684.

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT

NEWLY REMODELED RETAIL, OFFICE –$1,400 a month, 1,000 sq. ft. 535 N. 4th Street. Call770-827-0450. 7/9

RENTAL SPACE IN WRIGHT SQUARE –Half a building or two floors of one building. CallHarold Brammer. 828-526-5673. st. 4/16

2,300+/-SQ. FT. OF OFFICE/RETAIL AVAIL-ABLE for lease or rent to own. Excellent visibility!Location is 2271 Dillard Road. Asking $1,250 permonth. 526-8953.

VACATION RENTAL

ADORABLE CABIN FOR TWO – Four blocksfrom town on Chestnut Street. $80 per night. Avail-able beginning June 5. Call 828-526-9375. 5/28

RESTORED FARMHOUSE ON SHORTOFFROAD.— 2 bedrooms, 2 baths in a country setting.Well furnished with a large screened porch. Seedetails and pictures at www.homeaway.com #23644$800 per week. (912) 354-6917.

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

THE LODGE ON MIRROR LAKE – Fish orcanoe from deck. Available weekly, monthly, Nomin. Call 828-342-2302.

ITEMS FOR SALE

36-INCH BATHROOM VANITY – BrandNew. Never Installed. White Cultured Marble Top,Bottom Black/Brown, Cabinet with 2 drawers. Paid$325. Asking $150. Call 526-0782. St. 5/21

APPLIANCES; white Whirlpool electric stove,like new, $200.00, white Frigidaire dishwasher $100very good condition. 349-6402

AIR CONDITIONING UNITS; Whirlpool20,500 BTU $150, Whirlpool 13,000 BTU $75, callfor more details 349-6402 5/21

COMPUTER DESK, Oak-tone, slide outkeyboard ledge, gently used $40 5/21

DINING ROOM TABLE, 45x60,dark walnutwood, 6 chairs; $650.. 828 526 9589 5/21

KENMORE REFRIGERATOR WITH ICEMAKER, 17.7 cu. ft., almond;$100.00;828-342-9440

BEDS – Remodeling projects makes top-of-the-line Sealy Posturpedic matresses and boxsprings available. 1 king, 2 queen sets. Best dealof the decade. $250 and $350. 5/28

ALANA WATERFORD – 12 hi-balls. $550.Call 526-5211.

Prime Retail Space2,000 sq. ft.

Entrance – MainStreet & Oak StreetSpecial Incentives

Call828-526-4154

or954-547-1547

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Office FurnitureLiquidation!

Top Quality solid Cherry,House of Denmark Brand

7 desks, 3 computer desks, 9 filecabinets, assorted desk and side

chairs. Conference Table.Priced to Sell!

Call Doug at 828-226-2999.St.5/21


• CLASSIFIEDS •RECLAIMED, ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDING

MATERIALS AND FLOORING: Hand hewn beams,siding, and flooring. All from dismantled early Americanbuildings; beautiful, high quality and recycled! Availablein truckloads or smaller quantities.www.jcwoodworking.info or 267-404-2214. 5/28

BEAUTIFUL, ENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLY OAK FLOORING. Character gradewormy white oak cut from dead stands. Widths from 5-12", lengths 8-14 ft. Incredible character. 267-404-2214 or www.jcwoodworking.info. 5/28

HUSQUARNA RANCHER 55 CHAIN SAW.Excellent Condition. $230. Call 787-2124 or 200-1250.

TWO PIECE CHINA DISPLAY CABINET/BUFFET — bottom and top scrolled, inset lighting,glass shelves, ornate brass handles, beveled glassdoor. Must see. $800 OBO. Call 828-369-9212, or828-349-2409.

4”X6” OAK TIMBERS Lengths 12’-30’ $10 perfoot. Delivery available. Call Joey at 828-734-0101

6X12 ENCLOSED TRAILER - HaulmarkTransport DLX . White, 3 doors, transport package,never on highway, like new. $2000. 828-526-0974.5/21.

ANTIQUE 8 AIR CYLINDER MUSIC BOX —ca 1880s mahogany & rosewood marquetry - goodcondition - PLAYS. Serious buyers/collectors only call828-787-1515

ORVIS FLYFISHING COMBO - Battenkill bbsIII 5/7 reel and Clearwater mid 5 wt 7’9" rod. One yearold but NEVER used. Orvis Padded reel case androd tube/bag included. $200. 828-399-9427.

BRAND-NEW, NEVER WORN, WEDDINGDRESS AND VEIL. Beautiful; ivory with beading atwaist and scoop neck. Size 6. Price tags: dress $640and veil $265. Make offer. Please call 828-526-5733or 601-316 3147.

NORDICTRACK SUMMIT 4500 TREADMILL.Excellent condition. Has incline and preset workouts.$550. Instruction Manual Included. 526-9107.

16" FISHING BOAT NEW with Trollingmotor,Charger,New Bat. }Untippable , $1000 OBOCall 828-200-0701

BOAT, ENGINE, TRAILER – Great for fishing.Needs some work.$600.Call 828-200-0701

WOODBURNING FIREPLACE INSERT –Strong and sturdy, 30 inches wide, 29 inches deepand 67 inches high. $175. Call 526-5749.

HONEY FOR SALE – Blue Valley honey, per-fect amber color, 3/4 lb. bears, $5 each. work in town.Call Bruce at 526-9021.

GE PROFILE WHITE COUNTERTOP GASRANGE WITH DOWNDRAFT. Like new. $185 Call787-2232.

KOLCRAFT JEEP WAGONEER TANDEMDOUBLE STROLLER. Used rarely. Basically brandnew. $100 or OBO. Call 526-2536.

125-GALLON ALL-GLASS AQUARIUM - over6 feet in length, was a salt-water shark-only tank.Comes with Ehiem Pro series-2 external canister filter,and optional mahogany base. Will settle for $500; base,extras and help moving it are optional but free. Call cell828-342-2809

DRY, HARDWOOD, FIREWOOD – Priced toSell! Call 828-526-4946 or 828-200-0268.

SMALL EMERALD AND GOLD RING. Origi-nally $300 Asking $175. 828-631-2675 after 5 p.m.

BABY LOCK SERGER MACHINE with extra

spools of thread. $200. 828-631-2675 after 5 p.m.Sylva area.

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

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

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

ANTIQUE WOODEN ROCKING CHAIRFROM LATE 1800’S. Fully refinished. $100. Call 369-5863.

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

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

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

4 SOLID OAK, LADDERBACK dining roomchairs with woven seats. $400 for set. Call 526-3048.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VEHICLES FOR SALE

2003 HONDA MOTORCYCLE WITH EXTRAS– Low Mileage, excellent condition. Priced below KellysBlue Book. email: [email protected]. 5/21

1994 PORSCHE 911 CAB – 57-K. White onTan. Excellent condition. $21K. Call 770-827-0450.7/9

SERVICES

Clock Repair – ANTIQUE OR MODERN,COMPLICATED ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE MY SPE-CIALTY. EXPERIENCED, DEPENDABLE ANDCOURTEOUS WITH HOUSECALLS AVAILABLE INTHE HIGHLANDS AREA. CALL 706-754-9631. JO-

SEPH MCGAHEE. CLOCKMAKER.WWW.OLDCLOCKREPAIR.COM. 9/1\

GRAPHIC DESIGNER – Idenity, branding, print,packaging, advertising and environmental design.Coroflot.com/mackeydj. [email protected] 513-256-4975.

DEPENDABLE LOVING PET SITTER – for alltypes of pets! Houseitting and landscapping servicesalso available. Call 443-315-9547.

RON’S HYDRO-SEEDING – Small Job Specil-ist. Call 828-524-3976. 4/23

MILT’S LAWN SERVICE – lawn mowing &weed eating, yard cleaning & light hauling. Call Miltonat 828-421-7919 or Bill at 828-524-8659. 5/21

24-HOUR CARE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE –16 years experience. Will travel to accommodate.$2,800 monthly, negotiable. Call Clare Myers 828-349-3479 or 828-342-1603.5/28

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

RELIABLE CHILD CARE IN MY HOME –Minutes from Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Daily/Weekly. 12 years experience, referemces and EarlyChildhood credentials. $5 per hour for first child, $10 aday for second sibling. Call 743-2672.

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

FIREWOOD “Nature Dried” Call 526-2251.HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL HEMLOCK WOOL-

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

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

programs, family nature activities, story-book science programs, and the Thursdayevening Zahner Conservation Lecture se-ries. Five different nature day camps arealso being offered each year and feature fun,hands-on learning experiences in naturaloutdoor settings. Sessions rotate through-out the summer and are available for chil-dren ages 4 to 15, depending on the campweek.

In addition, there will be several spe-cial evening events such as the “SalamanderMeander” program, scheduled for Satur-day, May 30 at 9 pm. Bring a flashlight andwalk along the Garden trails to observe avariety of salamanders in the wild. Cost forthis program is $5 per participant, and ad-vanced registration is requested due to lim-ited space.

For more information about this sum-mer’s daily programs, special events, andchildren’s camps, visit the “Programs” sec-tion of the Nature Center webpage atwww.wcu.edu/hbs/Naturecenter.htm, orcall 828-526-2623.

- Patrick Brannon, Highlands NatureCenter

... NATURE CENTERcontinued from pg 10

... COUNTY from pg 7a loan for $5 million from the Local Govern-ment Commission.

There was some talk about trimming thecounty’s employee roll but Horton advisedagainst it.

“We are in a slump now, but it will comeback and when it does we don’t want to haveto rehire and retrain people,” said Horton.

Commissioner Davis said that the pub-lic sector is no different than the private sec-tor and it shouldn’t be immune to what ishappening all over the country.

“Citizens in the private sector are losingtheir jobs and can’t pay their bills, why shouldthe public sector be any different?” he asked.“We have an obligation to them and it’s theywho pay the salaries of the public employ-ees.”

But others said by fireing people the taxrolls will ultimately be affected which justmakes the problem worse.

Sales tax proceeds are down 10% inMacon County versus 15% statewide as areall permitting fees, except gun permit feeswhich netted $40,000 this year versus lastyear’s $20,000.

“That’s happening all over the country,”said Sheriff Robert Holland.

Superintendent Dan Brigman explainedthe schools’ revised budget which reflects a10.27% increase from the county’s 2008-09appropriation.

He said the General Assembly, and in-creases in hospitalization and retirementcosts have all contributed to the predictedshortfall.

He said the district is doing it’s part tokeep costs down including eliminating sev-eral positions that would have been paid forout of local current expense funds.

He said he needs about $700,000 moreand doesn’t want to raid the fund balance forcurrent operating expenses. He said he hasabout $500,000 in the undesignated unap-propriated fund balance of which he can take$100,000-$200,000, but doesn’t want to getmuch lower than that. “I need a two-monthcushion,” he said.

Commissioners informed him of theTimber Sales windfall of $200,000 and theydiscussed using the teacher supplement –$430,025 – to make up the difference, butmost were opposed to the idea.

Commissioner Kuppers said the countywasn’t at that point yet. “Our manager haspresented a budget that works, I just don’tthink the wolf’s at the door yet. He’s out therehowling, but we’re not there yet.”

He also said that he was certain that ifthe choice was letting teachers go or goingwithout the supplement, teachers in MaconCounty would opt to go without the supple-ment if absolutely necessary.

Chairman Beale said teachers alreadyhad to take the .5% furlough-cut in pay anddidn’t think the county should take the sup-plement, too.

The next scheduled budget worksessionsare Wednesday, May 27 at 6 p.m., and Satur-day, May 30 at 2 p.m. with a public hearingset for June 8 at 6 p.m.

No decisions were made Monday night.


The following are the Highlands Police Dept. log entriesfrom May 6. Only the names of persons arrested, issued aClass-3 misdemeanor, or public officials have been used.

May 6• At 3 p.m., officers conducted a welfare check at an apartment on

Horse Cove Road.May 11

• At 4:15 p.m., officers conducted a drug check with canine Rubyat a vehicle parked in the Sweetreats parking lot.

May 12• At 9:55 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle accident on

4th and Maple streets. There were no injuries.• At 2:09 p.m., officers were called concerning a mental patient

who had a firearm and was threatening to use it. The firearm wastaken away and the Meridian Behavior Services was called to help.

May 13• At 10:30 a.m., officers were called concerning a suspicious

person at a home on Dillard Road that was supposed to be unoccu-pied. Police found no one.

May 14• At 8:25, officers were called concerning a suspicious vehicle on

U.S. 64 that was weaving on the road. Officers stopped the car and afriend took the driver home.

May 15• At 2:20 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle accident at

Church and S. 4th streets. No one was hurt.May 16

• At 3:29 a.m., officers responded to an animal complaint con-cerning a bear on Webbmont Road. The bear was gone when thepolice arrived.

• At 5 p.m., officers responded to a call of a larceny of $21 fromthe vicinity of the new ABC Store in Highlands Plaza.

• At 9:51 p.m., officers conducted a welfare check at a residenceon Wyanoak Drive where the resident said he heard strange noises.Nothing was found.

May 17• At 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle

parked at PAC overnight.• During the week the officers issued 23 citations and responded

to 10 alarms.

The following are the Highlands Fire & Rescue Dept. logentries from May 13-20:

May 13• The dept. was first-responders to assist EMS with a medical call

at a residence on Clubhouse Trail Road. There was no transport.• The dept. was first-responders to assist EMS with a medical call

at a residence on Clubhouse Trail Road. The person was transport-ed to the hospital.

May 15• The dept. responded to the call of a lightning strike at a house

on Paul Walden Way. Everything was OK.May 17

• The dept. responded to an accident on Buck Creek Roadwhere a car was in the creek. There were no injuries.

May 18• The dept. was first-responders to assist EMS with a medical call

at a residence on Dillard Road. The person was transported to thehospital.

• The dept. responded to an alarm at the hospital but it wascancelled by the alarm company.

May 19• The dept. responded to a rescue call at Whiteside Mountain

parking lot where a man was locked in the bathroom. They removedthe door.

• POLICE & FIRE • • FUN & GAMES •PseudoCube©

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

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

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

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

Email: [email protected].

Mystery Word:Charities (6)

Across1. Droop (3)2. Embrace (3)3. Express disgust (3)

Down4. United Airlines (Abbr.) (3)5. Owns (3)

Solution to #BN3A in May 14 issue

#DN3A Level of Difficulty – Hard

Hex-a-Ku© 2009

OBJECT:A mystery word or phrase using all different letters

is designated by circled squares (other short words willappear when solving, for which a list of meanings isprovided). Every puzzle has a different mystery word orphrase (no spaces). Assign different letters to eachsquare of each column and row. In addition, 3x2 cells inthe puzzle layout have the same different letters. (Thisis similar to Sudoku but uses letters instead of numbers.)

How to Solve:Determine the different letters among those given.

Write in the mystery word using the clue and theseletters. Other small words will appear in the puzzle. Asin conventional crossword puzzles, a list of meaningsfor these Across/Down words is given and numberpositions shown. Doing them will speed up your solutionto the puzzle. Using your powers of induction, inferenceand insight, place missing letters in blank squaresaccording to the rules noted above. Focus your attentionwhere the least number of letters are needed to completea row, column or cell.

Solution to May 14 Hex-a-Ku

by Pete Sarjeant and Don Cookby Pete Sarjeant and Don Cook


COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTIESWright Sq. 828-526-2520 | www.ccphighlandsnc.com | [email protected]

Main Street Mt. Fresh

SAGEE MOUNTAIN. New renovation onthis contemporary 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bathplus a den or office. Soaring living roomwith stone fireplace, wood floors and awall of glass to take in the spectacularview of Horse Cove and 50 miles of asfar as the eye can see. Custom kitchenwith granite and stainless steel. One of akind hand hammered sinks. Huge deckand 2 car garage. Offered with somefurnishings at $1,475,000. MLS #67565

Old Highlands Charm with this charmingcottage that sits overlooking theheadwaters of the Cullasaja River withlake access to Mirror Lake. Recentlyrenovated, this home is in excellentcondition and is an exceptionalopportunity. Launch you canoe or boatafter closing and enjoy the benefits ofliving on the water! Offered at $575,000.00.MLS #67443

Charm exudes from this professionallydecorated 3 bedroom, 4 bath homelocated on Mountain Laurel lane nearHighlands Country Club and MountainLaurel Tennis Club. 3 bedrooms and 4baths, Lofty ceilings and a wonderfuloutdoor living room with fireplace.Furnishings are negotiable and a greatopportunity for $895,000. MLS #67295

A great way to get to the Mountains on abudget! Located on Buck Creek Road,this two bedroom, two bath plus loft hasspacious rooms and has beenrenovated with a new kitchen andbathrooms. Enjoy cool evenings sittingin a rocking chair by the fireplace. Greatyard and garage with good storagespace. Offered at $299,000. MLS#66631

CULLASAJA CLUB LOT #149. Brand newwith an excellent location convenient tothe clubhouse, private location with awonderful stone cliff in the back yard. Thedwelling features four bedrooms, fourand one half bath, great room with customkitchen that features Stainless kitchen aidappliances and granite countertops,custom stone fireplaces and stonepillars. Landscape package with stoneterraces and spring that feeds a customwaterfall. Two car garage. Covered porchtakes in the awesome mountain views.Offered at $1,295,000 MLS#60810

This close to town cottage has it all!New wood floors, granitecountertops, new appliances, newpaint, new roof and is furnished tothe T. The stone fireplace is greatfor winter nights and the deck hasa mountain view. It has three largebedrooms each with their own bath.Upstairs has a sitting room orlibrary with a great mountain view.Go see this home, owner wantsoffer!! MLS # 67580, Offered at $499,000.

Satulah Ridge 3 bedrooms, 3 baths plus2 one car garages and an extra Lot. Greatfamily home or getaway. Excellentcondition and owned by the same familyfor over 25 years. Lower level hasadditional family room with kitchenette.Offered at $ 595,000.00 MLS# 66952

Satulah Ridge 2 bedrooms, 2 baths,large greatroom with stone fireplace thatexpands onto large screened porch.Partial slab basement with greatworkshop. Some furnishings arenegotiable and it is in move-in condition!Offered at $335,000. MLS# 67111

Privacy and solitude with this 10 acresthat back to US Forest Service lands 3Bedrooms, 2 baths plus a full basementand 2 car garage. Bright sun room andin excellent condition. Additional roomfor grandkids in the attic area, and a fullunfinished basement for a workshop.Offered at $535,000. MLS #67183

Lake Sequoyah Located on the BigCreek arm of the Lake, this 3 bedroom,2 bath has a wonderful setting and isvery usable for your outdoor living.Level lake access and a private setting.Huge downstairs level for hobbies andan office. In excellent condition! Offeredat $629,000. MLS #67260


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duces the new artists at Summit One Gal-lery, opening Saturday,May 23rd, Memorial DayWeekend with a receptionfor the artists from 5-7pm. Joining SummitOne Gallery are Ken Wal-lin, Pat Calderone, BobbieDoyle-Maher, DawnDambax, and Chery Crat-ty.

Ken Wallin ’s oilpaintings have been de-scribed as powerful andmagnetic with a pro-found use of color to con-vey his passion for partic-ular regions of the world’slandscape. He’s influ-enced by the Impression-ists and the places he trav-els to: France, Italy, Mexi-co and the coastal areasof the US.

Pat Calderoneworks in several medi-ums, including charcoalon wood. Although shehas a reputation as a real-ist, she does love to experi-ment with the effects ofsuggestion and her ownparticular interpretation ofreality.

Bobbie Doyle-Maheris a self-taught artist andproficient in several medi-ums. She moves betweentraditional painting anddigital imaging with easeand finds in doing so she

sees with new perspectives. Her landscapepaintings come from her imagination and

strong kinship with na-ture.

Dawn Dambax hasbeen painting since col-lege, where she received aBFA with a concentrationin painting from the Col-lege of Charleston.

The emotion and in-tensity of places she hasvisited are captured in thestarkness and whimsicaloil paintings she creates.For her, painting is thetherapy to life and a sa-cred time to be true towhom she is suppose tobe.

Chery Cratty is aninventor as well as an art-ist. Her technique is moresculptural than flat. Sheplaces pigmented bits ofplant fiber onto a black fi-ber background with aporcupine quill, bringinglight from darkness. Thepaint, which she invent-ed, is plant fiber pulpmixed with the same pig-ments used in fine artpaints.Sunday, June 14th in theCourtyard at SummitOne, bring your lawnchairs and blankets for anafternoon Poetry Read-ing of Painted Leaves, bypoet Joyce Foster and artby Jane Smithers.

Summit One Gallery is located in “The Galleries”, South SecondStreet, Highlands.

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