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Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

WCU program for intellectually disabled seeks applicants

Western Carolina University is seeking applicants for the next class of its University Participant Program, which offers a two-year, on-campus living and learning experience for college-age persons with intellectual disabilities. The goal of the UP Program is to facilitate the…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Join November Ladies Night Out

Macon County Public Health and Angel Medical Center are hosting a Ladies Night Out talk Nov. 13 The topic will be Diabetes Awareness, and the guest speaker will be Jennifer Trippe, a registered dietician with Macon County Public Health. She…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

WCU eyes long-term infrastructure needs

Plans made in the coming months could set the tone for the following decade or two of construction, renovation and development on Western Carolina University’s campus. Faculty, staff, administrators and students at the school have been working since September to…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

SCC to host craft festival

Mountain Shapes and Colors Art and Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Swain Center at Southwestern Community College.
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

HCC grads win woodworking awards

Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Wood graduate Samantha Mallard and current student Brandon Skupski won the Design Emphasis contest at the International Woodworking Fair.
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Poetry collective comes to WCU

The Arts and Cultural Events Performance Series continues with The Strivers Row Poetry Show at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University.
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Upcoming movie events

Documentary series continues Nov. 13 at WCU Western Carolina University’s next film in its series from the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the theater of the A.K. Hinds University Center. “Bag…
Wednesday, 23 January 2013 00:00

More A&E briefs

Decorate your cake, and eat it, too A basic cake decorating class will be offered every Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 28 through March 4, at the Southwestern Community College campus in Franklin. The basic cake decorating…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Madrigal Dinner tickets available

Tickets for the Madrigal Dinners at Western Carolina University are now on sale. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Grandroom of the A.K. Hinds University Center.
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Duo to perform at Macon library

Two award-winning classically trained artists will perform traditional and contemporary works at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in the main hall of the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.   Guitarist Brad Richter and cellist Viktor Uzur have earned rave…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Sylva hosts special candlelit art stroll

Luminaries will light the way on Friday, Nov. 9, during a special candlelit Sylva Art Stroll. Candles will light up the streets outside participating merchants to welcome strollers to shop, dine and explore the historic downtown. Amid numerous businesses, Gallery…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Music events at WCU

Band invited to perform at championships Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will attend the Bands of America Grand National Championships as a featured-performance exhibition band Nov. 8-10 in Indianapolis. Each year, the top 90 high school…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Musical family visits Franklin

Renowned variety group The Lowe Family will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. The unique group offers a blend of show stopping classical, Broadway, Irish, jazz, bluegrass…
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Tickets on sale for Little Big Town

Tickets for Little Big Town in Cherokee are now available through Ticketmaster. The renowned country group will be performing at 7:30 p.m. March 2 at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center.
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Carden receives prestigious state award

Sylva native and renowned Southern Appalachian storyteller Gary Carden received the North Carolina Award for Literature, the state’s highest honor, on Oct. 30 at a ceremony in the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh.
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 00:00

Art and aspiration in Appalachia

At first glance toward her work, you think Sara Alexander is a great photographer. At second glance, you realize that’s not a picture, but a painting. The detailed, vibrant canvas is straight from the talented hands of a rising star…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:38

Beauty, form and function go hand in hand

All too often, we tend to think of flowering plants as something beautiful put on this earth to stimulate human sensibilities. Nothing, of course, could be less true. Plants produce flowers to attract pollinators or otherwise distribute pollen in order…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:37

Pack your brownbag and head to WCU for garden talk

A Western Carolina University lunch speaker series is drawing to a close for the fall with a talk about community agriculture Wednesday, Nov. 14. Philip E. Coyle, professor of anthropology, will discuss “Community Gardening as Intensive, Sustainable Agriculture: The Sylva…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:36

Haywood Farmers Market moves indoors for November

The Historic Haywood Farmers market will move indoors starting this weekend, with Saturday’s market held from 8 a.m. until noon at the Shelton Barn House in Waynesville, just in time to get out of the snow. The site is just…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:35

Cataloochee Ski Area breaks records with October opening

For only the second time in its history, Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley will be open for skiing in October, with lifts ready to roll on 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Cataloochee will continue to operate for day skiing…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:34

Bears descend on Panthertown Valley

The U.S. Forest Service is discouraging people from backcountry camping of bringing food into the Panthertown Valley area outside Cashiers in the Nantahala National Forest, following several bear encounters. Recently, backpackers in Panthertown experienced three separate bear encounters.  A bear…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:33

Backcountry camping fees coming soon in the Smokies

Great Smoky Mountains National Park plans to implement changes to its current backcountry reservation and permitting process in early 2013. As reported last March, the National Park Service approved the park’s proposal to begin collecting fees for use of the…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:32

Put your roots down at ginseng expo

The upcoming International American Ginseng Expo in Western North Carolina will be an opportunity for local ginseng retailers to learn how to promote their ginseng overseas, meet wild forest ginseng experts and to network with state officials, harvesters, buyers, sellers…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:31

Forest Service cracks down on ginseng poaching

Kristin Bail, forest supervisor of the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests, warned would-be ginseng poachers last week that law enforcement officers are cracking down on the illegal act.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:28

See shuttle artifacts and night sky viewing

A special presentation of the fall night sky and the first public display of new space shuttle artifacts will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute. 
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:27

Forest Service to open “green” ranger station

A new, environmentally friendly ranger office will be opening in Mars Hill in Madison County Nov. 13 to serve the public. The office will host staff from the Appalachian Ranger District in the Pisgah National Forest. The existing district office…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:26

Benton MacKaye guide series now complete

The Benton MacKaye Trail Association has announced this fall the completion of the new Benton MacKaye Trail Guide — Smokies Section. The guide completes the series of three trail guides, including the Georgia section and Tennessee/North Carolina sections.  The 275-mile…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:25

Mountains to Sea Trail photo contest

Public submissions are being accepted for a statewide outdoor photography contest. The Friends of the Mountain to Sea Trail are offering cash prizes, gift cards for outdoor gear and the chance to have participants’ photographs published. Photos must be related…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:23

This winter?

Finch irruptions are not that uncommon. They generally occur in some numbers, in some locations almost every year. But in some years the movements are larger and more widespread. The winter of 2012-2013 is shaping up to be one of…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:20

The fading glory of Burley: Once a staple cash crop, only a handful of tobacco fields are still hanging on

This year, Bill Holbrook will start drawing on the “old man pension” — as this local tobacco farmer likes to refer to Social Security. At 66 years old, Holbrook is one of the older, if not the oldest, tobacco growers…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:17

Lahane scores with steamy suspense novel

I have been a Dennis Lehane fan for about two decades now, and after reading classics like Mystic River, Shutter Island and the short story collection, Coronado, I can easily recognize the author’s “signature” talents: cliff-hanger chapters, passages of riveting…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:15

Events for readers and writers

Author’s works come to life The Touring Theater of North Carolina will present “Look Back the Maytime Days: From the pages of Fred Chappell” at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Haywood Community College Auditorium. Chappell was born in Canton…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:14

Be very careful what you wish for

To the Editor: Do you wish that your child got less attention from the teacher because teachers and their aids are getting laid off while enrollment increases? Do you wish that you could subsidize other peoples’ tuition at private schools?…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:13

Hayden Rogers willing to work with GOP

To the Editor: During the 11th District Congressional debate at Brevard College, Hayden Rogers clearly distinguished himself from his Republican opponent Mark Meadows.  In my opinion, Rogers made the best connection with the audience, but I think the most important…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:12

Economics, jobs, and future business

To the Editor: Do our politicians that run for public offices really care about our future, or are they just thinking of theirs? Just over two years ago Swain County had the golden opportunity to land a construction project —…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:11

Mormonism is not what letter writer stated

To the Editor, Recently a friend of mine said to me: “Mormonism sure is a strange religion.” How so, I asked, and was shown Doug Wingeier’s letter in your Oct 24 issue. Mr. Wingeier makes a fine point that we…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:10

Rep. Rapp is a gem of a legislator

To the Editor: I was born January 1933, and I have been a student of our state and our nation’s political and legislative scenes for some 70 years and counting. During those many years I have been able to evaluate,…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:09

Rogers should be our next congressman

To the Editor: I am writing to ask for your support for Hayden Rogers for Congress. When I look at the two candidates running for the 11th Congressional District, I see a definite difference that does not relate to their…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:08

OP does not deserve a single vote

To The Editor:  Both parties have some valid points that need to be examined. But very simply, one party has spent the past four years doing all it could to disrupt the people’s business and thereby extend the recession, causing…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:08

Obama deserves another term

To the Editor: Neither of our presidential candidates has reached the stage of perfection. Neither has all the answers to all the challenges. But when I see a foreign policy of arrogance and unilateralism replaced by a policy of openness…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:07

Uninformed populace a sad state of affairs

To the Editor: Some 30 years ago about 33 national broadcast companies existed.  Today approximately five provide an extremely limited and controlled source of information for a population of more than 360 million. These broadcast companies know their audience and “frame”…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:05

The military bubble will be the next to burst

Ken Jacobine • Guest Columnist As students of the Austrian School of Economics understand, financial bubbles are caused by central bank monetary policy and government intervention in the economy.  The housing boom and subsequent crash in the first decade of this…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:59

Business notes

Caesar’s Entertainment recently donated $2 million dollars for the purchase and continued maintenance of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine to the Cherokee Hospital. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Oct. 24. ••• Russell Hawkins, a financial advisor with Edward…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:58

“Partners in Leadership” launches mentoring program

The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce Women in Business and the Young Professionals of Haywood have launched the “Partners in Leadership” mentoring program.  “Partners in Leadership” is designed to prepare Haywood County Young Professional Women (YPW) to become future business…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:57

Net zero home built in Haywood County

A “net zero home” constructed in Haywood County will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 3 and 10. Located in Beaverdam Valley, the structure strikes an elusive balance between work and play. It produces…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:55

County landfills grapple with fluorescent bulb conundrum

A compact fluorescent light bulb uses about 75 percent less energy than the old-fashioned kind and lasts up to 10 times longer. They may cost more upfront, but a net savings of $25 during the life of each bulb has…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:52

More news briefs

Microchip your pet to ensure safety Haywood Spay/Neuter is holding a pet microchip clinic 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 in Waynesville.  Many dogs and cats end up in shelters because they lack proper identification to be returned to…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:51

WCU to hold open house

Western Carolina University will welcome prospective students and their families and friends to campus when the university holds its second open house starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admission, the open house gives…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:50

Donate a turkey dinner for those in need

Maggie Valley Area Lodging Association is once again donating turkey dinners to Haywood County residents this year, which will be distributed at the Haywood County Department of Social Services in Clyde starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20.   “We…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:49

Maggie leaders question the wisdom of holding out for tourism

Maggie Valley is trying to figure out what exactly it wants to be. Maggie once reigned supreme in the mountain tourist trade, witnessed by the row of restaurants, bars, hotels and gift shops that line the valley’s main drag.
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