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Clay County
Progress
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Vol. 38, No. 50 • 1 sections • 18 pages
Snow prompts policy explanation
By Lorrie Ross
Staff writer
The surprise snow on Friday caught a
lot of people off guard, including Clay
County school officials.
Teachers were just beginning their
morning routines and students were
still arriving when the snow began
to fall heavily and quickly which
prompted social media into overdrive
with postings from parents and grandparents concerned about kids being
stuck at school.
“Why aren’t they closing?” and
“It’s snowing and my child is stuck
at school” were seen repeatedly on
Facebook.
Clay County Schools Superintendent
Lauren Lands and Victoria Beck participate in a snowman Mark Leek said while he does not have
building contest at the school on Friday.
a Facebook account, he is aware of par-
ents’ concerns.
“I’m a parent and I understand the
angst about children’s safety,” Leek
said. “We do watch the weather. We
always want to make sure roads are safe
for kids to get here and be safe to get
back home. When the snow started so
suddenly, the sheriff’s office and DOT
were both saying stay off the roads.”
Leek added that temperatures were
predicted to warm enough for roads to
be safer by the time school dismissed
in the afternoon. The snow turned to
rain in the afternoon and most of it had
melted by the closing of school.
“It takes about 45 minutes to get
all of our buses back on-line,” Leek
explained. “The longest routes are one
hour and 45 minutes so that is a threehour window of time for drivers to get
back.”
Three people
arrested for
sexual assault
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By Matthew Osborne
Cherokee Scout
By Lorrie Ross
Staff writer
North Carolina voters will
need to present photo identification when they visit
the polls in March. Whether
voting early or waiting until
the Tuesday, March 15 Election Day to cast votes in the
primary, photo identification
will be required.
Clay County Board of Elections Director Julie Hall said,
“This is the law for any election at all polling place.”
Laws requiring photo identification have been put into
place around the country to
help stop voter fraud. Regardless of whether a voter knows
Board of Elections personnel,
the staff is required to ask for
the identification before allowing someone to vote.
Types of identification accepted include:
• North Carolina driver’s
license or permit, which may
expired up to four years.
• North Carolina identification card, which may be
expired up to four years.
• An unexpired United
States passport or passport
card.
• Military identification
card — unexpired, if it has
an expiration date.
• Veterans identification
card — unexpired, if it has
an expiration date.
• Certain tribal enrollment
cards. There are some guidelines for these which may be
obtained by calling or visiting
the Board of Elections office.
For those without a photo
ID, a free ID is available at the
local Department of Motor
Vehicles driver’s license office. The voter’s Social Security number, two documents
that prove age and identity
and one document to prove
See Voter ID A3
Rather than send kids home on
potentially dangerous roads, many of
the kids were treated to an impromptu
snowman building competition. “It’s a
day they won’t forget for a long time,”
Leek said.
Leek said all roads had been checked
Friday before allowing buses to travel.
“Between us and the DOT, we checked
every road that buses travel and they
were safe,” Leek said. He added that
a few gravel roads were the exception,
but the buses will not travel anything
questionable.
Leek advises parents or guardians to
monitor WKRK or Cable TV Channel
4 for the latest school closing updates.
WKRK also posts announcements on its
Facebook page as does the Clay County
Progress Web site and Facebook page,
See Snow A18
Progress photo by Linda Hagberg
From portable to permanent
Jack Jackson and Joe Sanchez, front, and Tighe White take up the parking lot
beside the mayor’s office for the construction of a permanent restroom facility
for the downtown area.The project is expected to be finished by spring, in time
for festivals and celebrations on the square. The total bid for the project was
$85,150 and the contract was awarded to Tighe White Construction, whose bid
was the lowest of three.
Town’s awning project on hold pending review
By Lorraine Bennett
Staff writer
The Small Town Main
Street project to replace awnings on several downtown
businesses has been postponed until a meeting with
business owners, town officials and other interested
parties can be scheduled to
discuss the issue further.
A date for the meeting will
be announced soon. Habitat
for Humanity volunteers
had planned to begin taking
down old awnings on buildings around the square this
week, but the activity was
postponed.
Small Town Main Street
participants have been discussing for at least two years
Proponents arguing for new awnings say the old ones Design rendering including the new awnings shows how
are wearing out and some propose safety risks.
they might appear on the Molly and Me Antiques store.
the removal of the awnings
as a first step toward uniformity in the downtown
area. This is a step they feel
is necessary if the town is to
seek a historic district designation and possibly earn
eligibility for federal funding
in the future.
Some business owners
have expressed concerns
about water infiltration issues when the old awnings
come down, Deborah Nichols told Small Town Main
Street organizational meeting members Tuesday evening. Some owners worry
that their windows may leak
before the awnings can be
replaced.
At the public portion of the
meeting, Jeb Greenstone of
Cutworm Specialties, Inc. on
Church Street read a vociferous statement questioning
the whole validity of the
awning project.
He demanded to know
why owners had been kept
in the dark about removal
of the awnings until three
days before volunteers were
scheduled to begin taking
them down.
Sandy Zimmerman, who
chaired the STMS public
meeting, told him the project
is on hold until a meeting can
be arranged with the mayor,
the town council, Small Town
Main Street participants and
stakeholders — meaning
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What’s Happening
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Entertainment
Merling Trio
concert
Brasstown Concert Association presents the Merling
Trio at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 21 at Keith House, John
C. Campbell Folk School,
Brasstown. No reservations
required. Tickets are $18
adults, $10 students. For
details call 837-1863, e-mail,
brasstownconcertnews@
gmail.com or find us on
Facebook.
John C. Campbell
Folk School
• Literary Hour - Netwest
Poetry and Prose group
readings will be held 7 p.m.
the third Thursday of each
month at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Contact
Linda at: echo@moonglade.
org.
• Writing classes are available throughout the year.
Visit: www.folkschool.org.
Arts
party
Artist Ali Dee will host
an arts party at 6 p.m. every
Thursday inside Marketplace Antiques on Peachtree
St. Murphy. Call the Marketplace at (828) 837-1060
for details.
Sales
HHS
art class
The Hayesville High
School Art Class is looking
for donations. The art class
would like to receive donations of wooden chairs and
small tables. Contact Ellen
Engelmann at eengelmann@
hayesvillehs.org.
911
sign sale
Shooting Creek VFD is
selling two-sided 911 signs
with large white lettering
that could save lives. Call
389-8265, leave message.
Seminars
REACH
• REACH of Clay County
will hold support groups
for survivors of domestic
violence and sexual assault
2-3 p.m. on Thursdays. Call
389-0797, for location. Sorry,
no child care provided.
• Self-defense classes, date
and time, TBA. If you are interested in participating, call
Judith, 828-389-0797.
Exercise at
Good Shepherd
There will be an exercise class at Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church at 8 a.m.
on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. For details call
Pat Jordan, 389-8981 or visit:
www.goodshepherdhayesville.org.
Free
exercise classes
Free classes at Hayesville First United Methodist
Church will be at 9:30 a.m.,
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, call Maureen (828)
361-8556 or 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, call
389-6279.
Meetings
Quarterback
Club
The Quarterback club will
begin planning for next season at 6:30 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 22 in the high school
lecture hall.
Democrat Party
The Clay County Democratic Party will conduct its
combined Precinct Conventions at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
27 with a covered dish in the
Hayesville School lunchroom. Details regarding the
agenda will be provided at
a later date. For details, call
Charles Penland, chair of the
CCDP at 389-3976.
Republican Party
The Clay County Republican Party will resume their
monthly meeting with refreshments at 6:30 p.m. and
business at 7 p.m. schedule
on Thursday, Feb. 18 at the
Senior Center on Ritter Rd.
Everyone is welcome. For
details call Roni Davis, 3896890 or Linda Westergard,
389-4794.
Gourd
Art Club
The Far Western N.C.
G o u rd P a t c h m e e t s 1 0
a.m. the third Wednesday of
the month at Shooting Creek
Community Center, e-mail:
fond-ahaddad@frontier.com
or call 389-9427.
Parkinson’s
Disease support group
Parkinson’s Disease support group meetings will be
at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month on the
second floor of Cadence
Bank, Blairsville, Ga. Call
389-1185.
Midweek
Motoring
Car Cruise meets 6-9 p.m.
Tuesdays at the Waffle King
on Route 64, Murphy, N.C.
For details: Facebook.com/
EasternHotRodder.
Movers and Shakers
Mountain Movers and
Shakers meets at 8 a.m. every
Friday at Mary’s Southern
Grill. For details, contact
Sam Fullerton, (706) 9944658.
Government meetings
• Hayesville Town Council meets 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at
Town Hall. Call 389-1862.
• Clay County Board of
Commissioners meets 7 p.m.
the first Thursday of the
month in the multipurpose
room at the Clay County
Courthouse. Call 389-0089.
• Clay County Board of
Education will meet at 6
p.m. Monday, Feb. 22. Call
389-8513.
• ABC Board will meet at
5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 in
the county offices on Main
Street.
• Clay County Soil & Water Board meets at 7 p.m.
the first Monday of every
month.
Lions Club
Clay County Lions Club
meets 6:30 p.m. the first and
third Thursday of the month.
Call 389-2023 or 389-3890.
Clay Lodge
#301 of AF & AM
Clay Lodge #301 of AF &
AM meets the third Monday
of each month, meal at 6:30
p.m., meeting at 7:30 p.m., at
the Masonic Lodge, Hayesville. For details call Kevin
Roper, (828) 557-0598.
American
Legion and Auxiliary
The George Lee American
Legion Post 532 and auxiliary meets at 6 p.m. the last
Tuesday of the month at the
community service building.
For details, call Commander
Walt Hyzer, 389-9192 or
Phil Cantley, 389-1215 about
the Legion and Teresa McClure, 389-6120 about the
auxiliary.
VFW Post
6812
The Allison-Bristol VFW
Post 6812, men’s and ladies
auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. the
second Thursday of each
month at the John Corn
building behind the Black
and Gold Center. For details
call 389-3160 or 389-1105.
For the ladies auxiliary call
389-3160 or 389-9834.
Army/Navy
Garrison 66
Army/Navy Garrison 66
of Young Harris, Ga. will
have their annual cookout
will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30. This year we
will be honoring the Korean
War Veterans. For details
call, (706) 379-3774.
Woodturners Guild
The Brasstown Woodturners Guild meets on the first
Saturday of each month at
the Hayesville High School
carpentry shop. Call (706)
896-5711.
Quilt Guild
The Southern Appalachian
Modern Quilt Guild will
meet the second Thursday’s
of each month at 6 p.m. at
Bless My Stitches Quilt shop
in Murphy. Call (828) 8354900 for details.
Caregivers
support group
Caring for the caregiver
support group meets 3 p.m.
the second Tuesday of each
month at Brasstown Manor,
108 Church St., Hiawassee.
Call (706) 896-4285.
Blairsville. Call (706) 7816665.
Hayesville Civitan Club
meets 6:30 p.m. first and
third Tuesdays at United
Community Bank in Hayesville.
The Tri-State Gem and
Mineral Club meets 1 p.m.
the second Tuesday of the
month at the Towns County
Senior Center. Call (706)
379-2540.
Civitan Club
Tractor Club
The Clay County Tractor
Club meets 7 p.m. the third
Thursday of the month at
Soil and Water Conservation building. Call (828)
361-2978.
Rotary
Club
The Clay County Rotary
Club meets 12-1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Hinton Center.
Call (828) 292-1292 or e-mail:
patco12@frontier.com.
Quilters’ meeting
Gem
and Mineral Club
Helping
Hands
Helping Hands meets 10
a.m. - 2 p.m. the first and
third Tuesdays of the month
at Sweetwater United Methodist Church. Bring lunch,
coffee provided. We are making utility quilts. Call 3899472 or 389-1876.
Miscellaneous
Sheriff’s
Citizen’s Academy
The Town Square Quilters
meet 10 a.m. - 2 p.m the first
and third Thursday of each
month at Hayesville First
United Methodist Church.
Beverly Adkins, 389-9946
or Mary Langley, (828) 3613644.
The Sheriff’s Office is getting ready to have the next
free Citizen’s Academy class
towards the end of March or
early April. Anyone who is
interested, contact the Clay
County Sheriff’s office 3896354.
Brasstown Community
Center meets at 6 p.m. the
third Tuesday of the month
with a pot luck supper. Call
(828) 837-3797.
A bridal, formal, homecoming, pageant and prom
resale expo will be 9 a.m.
- 1 p.m. Saturday, March
5 at the Hayesville First
United Methodist Church
in Hayesville. For details email: dawnhkelley@gmail.
com or call (828) 415-1515
Brasstown
Community Center
Tusquittee
Community Center
The monthly meeting of
the Tusquittee Community
Organization will be held at
6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday
of each month at the community center, 4374 Downings
Creek Road.
Table Tennis
Club
Mountain Magic Table
Tennis Club meets 6 p.m.
Thursdays at the Pine Log
Baptist Church fellowship
hall in Brasstown. Call (828)
837-7658.
Equine
Association
Tri-County Equine Association meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at United Community Bank
meeting room. All ages welcome. Call 389-3434.
Military Officers
Mountains Chapter
The Blue Ridge Mountains
Chapter of Military Officers
Association meets the third
Monday of the month at
various locations. Call (828)
335-9203 or (706) 745-4072.
Clay County Care
Center Ladies’ Auxiliary
Clay County Care Center
Ladies’ Auxiliary meets at
10 a.m. the second Thursday
of the month at the care center. Call (828) 389-4233.
Lake
Chatuge Rotary
Lake Chatuge Rotary
meets 12 p.m. Tuesdays at
the Brasstown Valley Resort.
Call (706) 896-8601.
Kennel
Club meetings
Hiawassee River Valley
Kennel Club meets 7 p.m. the
first Monday of the month at
Brothers Restaurant, Murphy. Call (706) 492-5253 or
(828) 835-1082.
Radio
Club
The North Ga. Tri-State
Amateur Radio Club meets
7 p.m. the first Tuesday of
the month at Branan Lodge,
Prom
Resale Expo
Blood
Drive
The American Red Cross
will be at Truett Memorial
Baptist Church from 1:30 to
6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26.
Model Railroaders
Open House
Visit the beautifully restored Historic Mineral Bluff
Depot at 150 Railroad Avenue, Mineral Bluff, Ga.,
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20. For details
call, (828) 361-2210. Visit:
www.tsmri.org and click on
the calendar tab for a schedule of activities for the year.
Coggins and Vaccine
Clinic
Spring Coggins and Vaccine Clinic will be held from
10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Saturday
March 5 at Shooting Creek
Arena 1717, Old Hwy 64 in
Hayesville. For details on
pricing and available vaccines, contact Tiffany Harrison, (828) 361-9561.
Free GED
classes
Basic skills and college
entrance exam preparation
classes are now being held
4-8 p.m. at the Old Recreation Building on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Enroll today
or call (706) 754-7717 for
details.
Valley River
Humane Society
• Valley River Humane
Society will nows be open
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays for intakes.
The shelter continues to be
available for adoptions from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. TuesdaysSaturdays for adoptions.
For details call 837-2304 or
837-6160.
• The Humane Society
needs volunteer drivers, may
choose a day, either Monday,
Tuesday or Wednesday for a
5-hour trip transporting animals to Asheville. A vehicle
Clay County Progress
with fuel will be provided. If
interested call (828) 541-3382
or 837-6160.
Paws 4a
Warrior
Obedience, CSD training,
therapy training and PTSD
service dog training. For
details visit: www.ngtpaws.
org.
Botanic
native garden
Volunteers will be working the gardens behind the
Old Jail Museum from 8 to 10
a.m. every Wednesday. For
details e-mail: gbetholoved@
aol.com.
Trout
Unlimited
The Unaka Chapter 201
of Trout Unlimited meets on
the fourth Monday of each
month at the Sweetwater
campus of Hayesville First
Fly tying at 5:30 p.m.; meeting at 7 p.m. For details,
call Bobby Hand at (828)
557-1202.
Castoff Pet
Rescue Bingo
Bingo will be held 7 p.m.
every Wednesday at the
Blairsville Civic Center. Call
(706) 300-5722.
Bingo at
the Bradford
Bingo at the Bradford will
be held 9:30 a.m., Mondays
at Brasstown Manor, 108
Church Street, Hiawassee.
Writers Circle
A Writers Circle studio
workshop will hold various
classes, e-mail Glenda Beal:
glendacouncilbeall.blogspot.
com.
NetWest poetry
group
• The NetWest poetry
group meets, 7 p.m. the first
Thursday of each month
at Tri-County Community
College. Contact Janice at:
janicem@yhc.edu.
• The NetWest Prose Critique group meets 7 p.m.,
the second Thursday of
each month at Tri-County
Community College in the
conference room, McSwain
building. Contact Bob at:
bob@grove-ent.com.
Matt’s
Ministry
The food pantry of Matt’s
Ministry will be open 10
a.m. - 12 p.m. Saturdays at
the pantry on WJ Cabe Road
across US 64 E from Ledford’s
Chapel Church. Food packs
for children can be picked up
at the old elementary building from 3:45-5:45 p.m. Fridays. Matt’s Ministryis the
hosting organization for the
Dolly Parton Imagination
Library. Call 389-2185 or email: ledfordschapel@gmail.
com for more details.
CCCRA
Centennial Exhibit
Centennial Exhibit will
be open by request for tours
only during January and
February. Call 389-2121 for
details about the Historic
Courthouse Restoration
Fund, Small Town Main
Street or to schedule a tour.
Pickleball
Pickleball begins at 8 a.m.
Monday-Friday at the Veterans Memorial Ballpark tennis courts or the basketball
court. Call Harry, 389-0378
or the Clay County Rec.
Department at 389-0368 for
more details.
Worn flags
To dispose of tattered,
worn, faded or otherwise
unusable flags, drop off at
The Clay County Progress,
Chamber of Commerce or
Moss Memorial Library.
Veterans’ Service
The Veterans’ Service office is located on the square
behind the elections building. Open 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Call 389-3355.
Clay County
Senior Center
Activities at the Clay
County Senior Center include:
• Lunch served 11:30 a.m.
Monday-Friday.
Mondays
• 9 a.m., woodcarving
classes.
• 9:30 a.m., free blood
pressure check.
• 10 a.m., walking club.
• 11:15 a.m., senior exercise.
• 12:30 p.m., games.
Tuesdays
• 9 a.m., needle crafts.
• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., SHIIPMedicare counseling.
• 1 p.m., cards and Scrabble.
Wednesdays
• 9 a.m., corn hole.
• 10:30 a.m., yoga.
Thursdays
• 10:30 a.m., Wii Bowling.
• 11:15 a.m., education
series.
• 1:00 p.m., oil painting.
Fridays
• 10:30 a.m., Bingo.
• 11:15 a.m., senior exercise.
• 12 p.m., line dancing.
For details call 389-9271.
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels slots are
available for meal delivery.
For residents of Clay County,
60 years or older and home
bound. For details call 3899271.
Prescription
drug assistance
If you have Medicare and
need help paying for your
prescription medications,
call 389-9271 to find out if
you are eligible for the Extra
Help Program.
Caregiver
education series
Free class is held at 10 a.m.
the first Thursday of each
month at the senior center.
Call 389-9271.
Mountain High
Hikers
Mountain High Hikers
schedules hikes each Tuesday. Visit: www.MountainHighHikers.org.
Addiction
counseling
Call for a free brochure on
the signs of addiction for all
drugs. Narconon also offers
free screenings and referrals.
Call (800) 431-1754 or visit:
www.DrugAbuseSolution.
com.
Guardian ad
litem program offered
The Guardian ad litem offers free training class. Call
(828) 837-8003.
Christmas
parade
The Christmas parade will
be held on Saturday, Dec.
10. For details call the Clay
County Progress at 389-8431.
News
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 - Page A3
Macon County firearms licensee sentenced to prison
A Macon County federal firearms licensee was sentenced on
Thursday, Feb. 4 to a 30-month
prison term for selling firearms
to a prohibited person, said Jill
Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney
for the Western District of North
Carolina. Philip Nelson Elliott, 55,
of Franklin, N.C., was also ordered
by U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. to serve three years under
court supervision following his
prison term.
Rose is joined in making the announcement by C.J. Hyman, special
agent in charge of the U.S. Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, Charlotte Field Division.
“Federally-licensed firearms
dealers are expected to be one of
our first lines of defense to deprive
convicted felons from purchasing
firearms. Recent events underscore
the importance of keeping guns out
of the wrong hands. My office will
vigorously prosecute gun dealers
who put personal gain ahead of
public safety,” said Rose.
“This case is an example of
the types of investigations ATF
conducts on a daily basis to keep
our communities safe. ATF will
continue to work with our investi-
gative partners to keep firearms out
of the hands of criminals and aggressively seek to bring individuals
who provide firearms to criminals
to justice,” said Hyman. According
to the filed court documents and
today’s sentencing hearing, Elliott
was a federal firearms licensee who
operated “Mountain Top Coins,
Guns and Ammo,” a firearms
business located in Franklin. Court
records show that Elliott’s brother,
Donald Eugene Elliott, also worked
at Mountain Top. According to
court records, from March to July
2014, Philip Elliott sold multiple
firearms to a convicted felon and
to one count of selling a firearm to
a prohibited person.
Law enforcement also seized
seven firearms and ammunition
from Donald Elliott’s residence.
Donald Elliott’s previous felony
conviction prohibits him from owning a firearm. He pleaded guilty to
one count of felon in possession of
a firearm and was sentenced in Dec.
2015 to six months in prison and
two years of supervised release.
The investigation was handled
by ATF. Assistant U.S. Attorney
Don Gast of the U.S. Attorney’s
Office in Asheville prosecuted the
case.
was therefore prohibited from
possessing a firearm. Court records
show that in addition to selling the
firearms, Philip Elliott discussed
selling the felon rocket-propelled
grenade launchers and told the
felon he was willing to buy stolen
goods, including stolen firearms.
While executing a search warrant at Mountain Top, ATF agents
seized approximately 20 firearms
in the store which were off the
books, meaning they were not included in the ATF Acquisition and
Disposition Records as required of
federal firearms licensees. Philip
Elliott pleaded guilty in July 2015
Elections Board reminds residents that Friday is registration deadline
By Lorrie Ross
Staff writer
Clay County residents who want
to vote in the upcoming election
have until Friday, Feb. 19 to register
as voters.
This is also the deadline to
change party affiliation or address
information.
Clay County Board of Elections
assistant supervisor Rebecca Hall
said the registration may be done
at the office or the forms may be
mailed, "We want to get people
registered," Hall said. "Come by
the office or call and we will tell
you how."
Arrested continued
$750,000 bond.
“It is common for adult offenders to entice a
child with videos or other pornographic material
to commit a sex offense,” Williams said.
Williams said, “the group had been investigated
for a while.”
“It was good work by everyone who investi-
Whether someone is new to Clay
County, recently turned 18 or has
never been registered for other
reasons, the BOE can help make
that happen.
Hall said people may register on
one-stop voting days, too; however,
no address or party changes may be
made after the 19th. Picture identi-
gated this to get it to a point where they may be
able to get some justice,” Williams said.
The initial court date for the three is set for
Wednesday, Feb. 24.
“This is a very serious crime and among the
most difficult type of crime for our investigators
and other agencies to stomach,” Palmer said.
fication and proof of residency like
a bank statement, power bill or the
address on the picture ID must be
presented.
One stop voting will be held at
the Board of Elections office from 8
a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday-Friday beginning Thursday, March 3 - Saturday,
March 12. From 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sat-
urday, March 5 and 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 12.
Complete registration information may be found at: www.claycountyboardofelections.com.
The Clay County Board of Elections office is at 54 Church Street on
the Hayesville Square. For details
call 389-6812.
“However, as sheriff, I and my staff are dedicated to stand and defend those who cannot
defend themselves. We pray for those victimized
and for the judicial system to bring swift but fair
justice.”
Matthew Osborne is editor of The Cherokee Scout
in Murphy.
Arrest
Report
The following warrants
were issued through the Clay
County Sheriff’s Office. All
individuals are considered
innocent unless proven otherwise in court.
Andrew Jackson Glenn,
49, Hayesville, driving while
impaired and driving while
license revoked, Feb. 12. Re50 feet from the front door. This is leased on bond.
marked by a no campaigning beyond
this point cone.
Sweetwater - Located at Sweetwater United Methodist Church.
Electioneering is allowed 50 feet
1 Hour $
from the front door to the building.
Massage
This is marked by a no campaigning
For First-Time Clients Who Book With Alan
beyond this point cone.
Tusquittee - Located at Com706-896-6858
munity Building. Electioneering is Alan Shields, L.M.T. & Joy Schlitz, L.M.T.
allowed 50 feet from the front door
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to the building. This is marked by a
Massage Healing Center
no campaigning beyond this point
Next door to Caf´é Portofino
cone.
Warne - Located at Community
Building. Electioneering is allowed
50 feet from the front door to the
building.
This is marked by a no campaigning beyond this point cone.
Polling place buffer zones set for early voting, precincts
zones as designated by G.S. 163166.4(a), county board of elections,
shall, where practical, set the limit
at 50 feet from the door of entrance
to the voting place, measured when
that door is closed, but in no event
shall it set the limit at more that 50
feet or fewer than 25 feet.
Brasstown - Located at Brasstown
Community Center, electioneering is
cone.
Hayesville 1 - Located at Community Building — where the old health
department was — electioneering is
cone.
Voter ID continued
residency must be presented
to get the ID card. A birth
certificate, court documents
or tax forms are examples
of acceptable documents
to prove age and identity.
Bank statements, a voter
registration card or utility
bill are some ways to prove
residency.
People born or married in
North Carolina are eligible
for a free birth or marriage
certificate if needed to acquire the North Carolina
identification card for voting. Call the North Carolina
Office of Vital Records at
(919) 733-3000 or the Clay
County Register of Deeds to
request the certified record
for voting purposes. People
not born or married in North
Carolina should contact the
vital records office in the
state where they were born
or married.
In addition, assistance is
available to those with special needs or circumstances,
those who cannot get to a
DMV office or are unable
to find documents needed
for the card. Call the Voter
Outreach Team at (866) 5224723.
Voters unable to obtain
photo identification because
of a reasonable impediment
may vote a provisional ballot. They must provide date
of birth and the last four
digits of their social security
number, current voter ID or
acceptable proof of address.
The voter must also sign a
declaration describing the
impediment he or she faces.
Hall said there is another
option, as well. “Those who
do not have an ID may request an absentee ballot to
be sent to their home,” Hall
said. “No photo ID is needed
to vote absentee. We have
already had some people request those. The last chance
for that is 5 p.m. Monday,
March 8.” Absentee ballots
are also available on-line.
Voters 70 years and older
are permitted to use expired
acceptable forms of photo ID
as long as the ID expired after
the voter’s 70th birthday.
There are also exceptions
for voters with sincere religious objections to being
photographed and victims
of some natural disasters.
Newly registered voters with
a drivers license or photo
Hayesville 2 - Located at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
from the front door of the building.
This is marked by a no campaigning
beyond this point cone.
Hayesville
Central - Located at Town Hall.
from the front door. This is marked
by a no campaigning beyond this
point cone.
Hiawassee - Located at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Electioneering
is allowed 50 feet from the side door
cone.
Shooting
Creek - Located at Community
Building. Electioneering is allowed
ID issued within the United
States are an exception, as
well.
One stop voting will begin
Thursday, March 3 at the
Board of Elections office at 54
Church Street on the Hayesville Square. It continues
from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday
through Friday, from 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5 and
8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday,
March 12, the last day to
vote early.
“It is a good idea to vote
early, if at all possible,” Hall
said. “If there’s bad weather
on Election Day or something else happens, the voting is done.”
On Election Day, curbside
voting will be available for
voters who are unable to
enter the polling place due to
age or disability. These voters must provide photo ID
or another acceptable document that shows residency.
Curbside is only available in
front of the BOE office at 54
Church Street in Hayesville.
Vi s i t : w w w. Vo t e r I D .
nc.gov, stop by or call the
Clay County Board of Elections between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
at 389-6812.
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The Clay County Republican Party will
hold its first meeting of the year on Thursday, Feb. 18 at the senior center beginning
at 6:30 p.m.
All candidates appearing on the primary
ballot are invited to speak and answer questions from the group.
Many of the candidates have already
responded to this opportunity and we look
forward to hearing from them.
All residents are invited to attend this
informative event.
"With the primary being so much earlier
than in past years, we hope to provide a
venue for voters to learn more about the
candidates,” said Chairman Tommy Davis.
“There are not as many opportunities as usual to meet candidates with this compressed
time schedule.”
Ccrp members will serve refreshments at
6:30 p.m., followed by a short business meeting at 7 p.m. before turning over the event to
the presentations by the candidates.
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Electioneering can only be done
beyond this point. Voters cannot be
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handed out except behind this line.
The buffer zone is located by a
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Your Views
The crumbling pillars of our community
Just a note or comment on
the recent article regarding Dr.
Heaton and his band of [alleged]
Oxy pushers. It’s nice to know
that the pillars of our community
contribute so much to our young
children by providing them with
drugs. Believe it or not, he was
once my family physician.
Also , Mr. Aquarian was once
in my home installing Internet.
It’s wonderful to know that he is
[allegedly] pushing meth onto our
community for our kids to enjoy.
I trust and pray that our legal
system will hang them all by delivering stiff jail terms and fines.
Michael Garitta
Thanks for helping preserve black history
On Saturday, Feb. 13, a group of
dedicated Christians and community individuals came together to
hear my presentation, including
slides and stories of the AfricanAmerican people in far western
North Carolina and to provide a
new learning experience for those
who wished to participate.
My appreciation goes out to the
Rev. Bill Breedlove, Kathy Wright,
Teresa Gribble, the members of
the Episcopal Church of the Good
Shepherd and their guests, for the
special effort they have made on
behalf of our communities.
Although included are some
heart-breaking stories of racial
and social injustice in my book, it
also tells the stories of how some
white people of our little section
of the mountains worked together
with the African-Americans after
freedom, to build our churches.
Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church in Hayesville has reached
out to the community for more
than two years to give exposure
to these kinds of issues in order to
provide a contribution to a new
dialogue for all of our people.
The book, “When All God’s
Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of
African-American People in Far
Western North Carolina,” is avail-
able at Tigers Department Store in
Hayesville; at Nancy’s Treasures
and Dean’s Music, Consignment
and Art in Andrews; or in Murphy, at the Curiosity Bookstore,
Lotsa Memories Antiques and
More; and the Cherokee County
Historical Museum.
My next event takes place in
Sylva, N.C. at the City Lights
Bookstore at 3 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 20.
For more information about
the book and where you may
purchase it, call (828) 321-1000 or
(828) 631-1396.
Ann Miller
Woodford
Money can’t buy love, but a political office?
Some 2015 campaign reports are
being released. Not surprisingly,
both Republicans and Democrats’
super pacs are raking in the dough
from Wall Street, hedge funds and
other moneyed interests. Notably,
the right-wing brothers, Charles
and David Koch, worth $41 billion
each, have a nearly $1 billion dollar fund set aside for the Republicans; not to mention they are the
largest American lease holders in
the tar sands, the dirtiest oil on
earth underground. (Keystone
Pipeline).
Also mentionable, $10 million
of Jeb’s money came from Hank
Greenberg of A.I.G, a worldwide
financial powerhouse before its
government bailout.
Ted Cruz is doing well also.
Back-tracking a skosh, Ted’s
2012 senate run was financed by
a million dollars in low interest
loans from Goldman Sachs, a Wall
Street behemoth who was also
bailed out, where his wife, Heidi
is a senior executive.
He owes his political career to
the backing of billionaire Peter
Thiel, a gay libertarian. Cruz and
his banker wife’s tax returns from
2006-2012 show less than 1 percent
to charity and none to churches.
He has put down New York values, suddenly likes country music
and doesn’t play golf.
Oh well, politics as usual.
Anyhow, the democratic process
is moving right along. We’ll see
what comes out in the wash.
Hopefully whoever occupies the
hot seat will not win by a sliver.
Like Joseph Stalin said, “It’s not
who gets the most votes, it’s who
counts them.”
Mickey
Cochran
Donald Trump was born with
a silver spoon in his mouth. His
multi-millionaire father ($300 million) ensured that his son always
had the wind at his back. Trump
graduated from college in 1968 at
the height of the Vietnam War.
Two years earlier a doctor
found him fit for military service,
but upon graduation, Trump
was given a medical deferment
to avoid military service. When
asked about it recently, he said he
had a bone spur in his foot, but
could not remember which one.
Trump joined his father’s real
estate firm upon graduation.
He took it over when his father
stepped down and renamed it the
Trump Organization. It was his father’s success that opened all the
doors to the banks and politicians.
It was Trump’s skill as a lobbyist,
donating to politicians that enabled him to get special favors, for
example, tax abatements, property
seized through eminent domain
and many other politically subsidized projects.
Trump appears to have no core
beliefs other than what will help
Donald Trump. During the years
he was a Democrat, he was proabortion, pro-amnesty for illegals,
supported Obamacare and his
massive taxpayer-funded government stimulus debt spending and
taxpayer-funded bailout of Wall
Street millionaires.
He chickened out of a GOP
debate because he was afraid that
a woman moderator might ask
questions that he did not want.
Now he says he is pro-life,
against amnesty and wants to get
rid of the lobbyists who helped
him get rich at the expense of us
taxpayers. His knowledge of the
inner workings of government is
virtually nonexistent other than
which politicians to contribute to
get special favors. He admitted
that in the first GOP debate when
asked why he gave hundreds of
thousands to the Clinton family
and other Democrats, he replied
succinctly, “You pay to play,”
the obtuse way of saying that he
received special favors by giving
money to powerful politicians.
Trump says he has the answer
for everything including creating
jobs, but his knowledge of economic history on how to stimulate
job growth is appalling deficient.
To create jobs he advocated up
to a 25 percent tariff on imported
Chinese goods. Such tariffs in
the past have increased the cost
to U.S. consumers by 25 percent
and the nations targeted retaliated against U.S. manufacturers
which reduced U.S. export sales
and caused massive layoffs of U.S.
workers.
His net worth is estimated from
$1.4 to $4.5 billion. If you subtract
the $4.7 billion of loans that his
bankrupt companies defaulted
on, he might be broke without the
protection of bankruptcy courts.
Trump has given very little
evidence that he knows how to
revitalize our economy. His entire
career has been promoting himself, buying influence and telling
whoever can help him what they
want to hear.
He sounds like the famous
carnival entrepreneur who said,
“A sucker is born every minute.”
Beware of false prophets, particularly those whose only accomplishment in government has been
buying influence.
James F. Davis
Trump’s actions do not support his words
I’ll be honest — I didn’t
think I’d see it in my lifetime. I’m talking about gas
prices being under $2 per
gallon. It’s one of the true
good news items in the
economy.
Or is it? A funny thing has
happened on the way to the
gas pump. The more gas
prices have dropped, the
more concerns there seem to
be about the economy. Since
the beginning of the year
the stock market has taken
some big hits. Although
we’re only a few weeks
in to 2016, most economic
forecasters have already
lowered their growth projections for the year.
Of course, gasoline is a
direct derivative of oil, so
we’re really talking about
lower oil prices. Oil prices
are down almost two-thirds
since mid-2014, but aren’t
low oil prices supposed to
be good for the economy?
Remember the 1970s, when
jumps in oil prices sent the
country into two recessions.
And even more recently
when oil prices were more
than $100 per barrel, many
analysts loudly stated how
much better the economy
could be if oil prices would
just fall.
Today seems to be different. The stock market appears to rise when the price
of oil rises and the stock
market falls when the oil
price falls. What’s going on?
Have the rules of economics
been turned on their head?
There are three alternative reasons given for this
confusing situation. One is
that the U.S. economy is different today, with the nation
now being an energy-producer rather than only an
energy-consumer. So when
the price of oil falls, it hurts
production, incomes and
employment in the country.
The second explanation
revolves around what has
caused oil prices to plunge.
Did they drop because of increases in supply — which
most would say is good
— or from decreases in
demand (buying) — which
could be interpreted as signalling a weak economy?
The third explanation
comes from a toss-up. Some
economists are throwing
up their collective hands
and saying, “This doesn’t
make sense.” Their best
story is that, with the gains
the economy and the stock
market have made in the
last seven years, it’s been
time for a pause.
Let’s look at the three
explanations in more detail.
Most economists dismiss
the first explanation — that
since the United States
is now again a major oil
producer, lower oil prices
can hurt the economy. Total
employment in oil and gas
extraction accounts for only
one-tenth of 1 percent of
all U.S. jobs and about 2 percent of national production.
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Tom Bailey: I would prefer
Do you think President
would leave it for the next for the next president to make
Obama has the
president, whoever that that choice.
constitutional right
might be.
to nominate Scalia’s
replacement on the
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Good intentions behind plans for downtown, but will they become reality?
Must downtown Hayesville really be destroyed to save it? That
is what is about to happen with
the misguided effort to tear down
the awnings around the square.
Last week, the Clay County
Progress reported that the current
cedar-shake awnings surrounding
the town square are to be ripped
down. This is on the gamble that
some day in the indefinite future
some government agency will
declare downtown Hayesville a
historic district. Then, somehow,
some way another government
bureaucracy will throw some
money at Hayesville to replace
the awnings on the square. Talk
about long odds.
As a native of Clay County, I
know what the square looked
like before the awnings were
installed more than 40 years ago.
My daddy even built one of the
buildings on the square.
I’m here to tell you there was
nothing historic or architecturally
distinct about what previously
existed. The cedar-shake awnings
were a definite improvement.
The awnings helped tie all of
the town’s non-descript buildings into a pleasing downtown
that’s unique in western North
Carolina. You can go to every
other town and see a smattering
of cloth or metal awnings in different colors and styles. We’re the
only town square with this look
and feel. During the heat of the
summer or the cold rainy days of
the winter, the current awnings
do a far better job of providing
comfortable shelter than any individual awnings will ever do.
For anyone who was born after
1970 or moved to Clay County
since then, the cedar-shake awnings, along with the courthouse
square, are the defining hallmarks
of downtown Hayesville. The
previous incarnation of the square
with individual awnings is now
just a faint flicker in the memories
of a handful of aging native residents. Why destroy what’s special
and functional about our town
for a paper designation that may
never come and will have limited
practical value?
I really do appreciate all of
the time and effort that the local
volunteers leading the awning
removal campaign have put into
improving Hayesville. I know
they have nothing but good
intentions behind their multi-year
quest to tear down the awnings.
However, there is much that is
wrong about how this is being
handled and the thinking behind
it.
First off, public notice of the actual plan and date of the awning
destruction has been woefully
lacking and seems designed to
get this done before there can be
any organized opposition.
If there truly were a groundswell of local support for this
civic vandalism, either the current
property owners or volunteers
from Clay County would step
forward to do it. Instead, an
oblivious community group from
another county has been recruited
for this bit of dirty work.
Despite the spin in our local
press, I know from recent personal conversations that not all of
the property owners around the
square, nor members of the community, support the removal of
the current awnings.
Second, it would be one thing
if the old awnings were to be
immediately replaced with new
ones. However, the current plan
is the worst of both worlds. The
old awnings will be replaced with
nothing.
The individual property
owners will be responsible for
financing and installing the new
awnings. If the sad state of the
former Hayesville Auto Parts
store located at the stoplight on
the square is any indication, not
all owners will do their part to
immediately restore the square
to its former glory of individual
awnings.
Finally, there is virtually no
chance there will ever be any
government money beyond a few
thousand dollars for architectural renderings of replacement
awnings.
Logically, think it through. Our
beloved county courthouse is on
the National Register of Historic
Places.
For almost a decade the CCCRA has sought public and private money to restore it. Yet, there
have been no grants of federal or
state money.
If that’s the case for a publicly-owned, registered historic
building, does anyone seriously
think there will be government
money to pay for new awnings
for private commercial buildings
around the square?
If the current awnings come
down, it will take years, possibly
never in my lifetime, for town to
recover. I hope I’m wrong, but I
doubt it.
Abner G. Moore
Invite Jesus Christ into your heart, you’ll always have a close companion
This is the season when
we talk about Father Time
and think little of it, but
few things are more appalling than the flights of time
misspent.
Many scoff at repeated
warnings to prepare
to meet their God, not
seeming to care or realize
that time, with its steady
throbbing beat marches
on. Consequently many
are snatched into eternity
without hope in Christ. The
Bible says, Be not deceived:
God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap. For he that
soweth to his flesh shall of the
flesh reap corruption; but he
that soweth to the Spirit shall
of the Spirit reap life everlasting, Galatians 6:7-8.
Man cannot mock God,
because they are only deceiving themselves.
Someone told a story of
a man who fell out of a 20story window, as he passed
the 15th floor he called out,
“I’m all right so far.”
He was a real optimist.
Many think that because
they are living right now,
there is no real danger, but
wait until they, like the falling man, hit the concrete.
They will come face-to-face
with some damaging reali-
Letter brings back memories of friend’s last reunion
I have to admit I am late getting “around to it” when it comes
to spring cleaning, but today I got
started and my reward was quickly
delivered. From a few magazines in
need of being put away, a beautiful
greeting card slipped from the stack.
Instantly I recognized the picture
of the old light house on the Outer
Banks where it has stood for 150 years
warning navigators. Quickly, without
even looking, I recalled who had sent
me that card back in October 2006. I
remembered our parting words at our
class reunion. Now it was time to sit
quietly and read again the greeting
written so devotedly on the card, and
to try not to cry.
Dear Eva Nell,
(10-25-06)
Enclosed are some pictures Peggy
took at our reunion. Sorry we did not
make it to your book signing in July,
but we haven’t been back to Hayesville since the reunion. I would like a
copy — autographed please. Enclosed
is a check that should cover the cost of
the book plus shipping and handling.
Our son-in-law, Scott Johnson, says
he remembers you and your husband
from Oak Ridge. He remembers you
as quite a tennis player. Scott is a
teacher near Greenville, N.C. and is
the father of our only two grandchildren.
You may already know one of my
neighbors down here who used to
work in Oak Ridge. His name is Dr.
Otto Hagen and his wife is named
Dorothy. Otto is Norwegian by birth
and Dorothy is Scottish. He is about
three or four years older than us and
she is younger.
The light house on the front of this
card is about 20 minutes by boat from
our house. If you all ever get to this
part of the state give us a call and
come visit us. We are located 25 miles
from Morehead City.
It was good seeing you again and
I’m looking forward to reading about
“The Devil’s Post Office!”
Sincerely, Richard Lemmon
I tried not to cry as I read Richard’s
card once again and just recalled
our wonderful high school days of
playing basketball. Then I decided I
would just share my thoughts and his
note with any classmates who might
read this article.
Finally, I must send a note of
appreciation to the most wonderful newspaper in the world — Clay
County Progress.
Dr. Eva Nell
Mull Wike
ties. Now is the day of salvation, II Corinthians 6:2. To
everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose
under the heaven: A time to be
born, and a time to die; a time
to plant, and a time to pluck
up that which is planted;
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2. There is
also a time to accept Jesus
as your personal Savior.
That time is now.
What better way could
you start this new year than
with Christ as your close
companion and guide?
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Gas Prices continued
concentrated in only a
handful of states, like
Texas, North Dakota and
Oklahoma, but not North
Carolina.
Furthermore, there’s the
benefit lower oil prices
have on households and
businesses — mainly from
cheaper gas for driving.
Using the results from
published research, I estimate the North Carolina
economy has added 52,000
jobs since 2014 as a result of
lower oil and gas prices.
The second explanation
requires a look at the two
major elements of economic
analysis — supply and demand — in this case supply
and demand in the world
oil markets.
There’s no question
that the world supply of
oil has been increasing in
recent years. Since 2008, oil
production in the United
States has doubled and
our country is now again a
major world oil producer.
Iraq has more than doubled
its oil output in the last decade and soon Iran will be
selling more oil as sanctions
against it are removed.
But while most countries
have begun to use more
oil and oil products as the
Great Recession ended, one
important country is bucking this trend — China.
A decade ago China was
increasing its annual consumption of oil by doubledigit rates. Last year its oil
usage rose only 1 percent
and many think China’s oil
consumption could soon be
falling.
While this trend could be
applauded as good news —
for the environment, for oil
prices and for use of a limited resource — others worry
about the reason China is
using less oil. What they
see is a Chinese economy
that is seriously slipping.
With its pool of cheap labor
ending, some manufacturers have moved to other
countries. Construction has
almost stopped as many
new developments stand
unoccupied. In short, the
Chinese economic engine
— once the envy of the
world — has been sputtering to a halt.
And while U.S. exports to
China are relatively small,
China is still the secondlargest economy in the
world and a major investor
in other countries, including the United States. So
when China sneezes, investors everywhere worry.
Still, some economists
are unconvinced that low
oil prices or a Chinese
economic slowdown are
enough to cripple the U.S.
stock market.
Instead, they see the recent drops in the stock market as simply an old-fashioned “correction.” With
the stock market today at
almost triple its value during the Great Recession and
with the current economic
recovery now approaching seven years old, some
experts say it is just time for
a pullback.
Regardless of which
explanation is correct,
the volatility in the stock
market this year deserves
watching. Even if you’re
not an investor, changes
in the market can impact
the economy, companies
and even your job. I — like
many — will continue
trying to decide where the
economy and stock market
are headed next. It may be
a wild year.
Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and North
Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and
Resource Economics of North
Carolina State University’s
College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences. He teaches and
writes on personal finance,
economic outlook and public
policy.
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Brigitta McClure Baine
Brigitta McClure Baine,
55, of Warne, passed away
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at
Murphy Medical Center.
She was born in Frankfort,
Germany to Thelma Gibson
McClure of Hayesville and
the late Zed Howard McClure.
Brigitta was a cosmetologist and had enjoyed every
minute of it. She loved her
animals, cooking for friends
and family, her flowers and
gardening.
Her special love was for
her grandchildren. Brigitta
was known by many as a ray
of sunshine with a glowing
personality.
In addition to her father
she was preceded in death by
her son, Joshua Howard.
In addition to her mother
she is survived by her husband, Danny Baine; one
Brigitta McClure Baine
daughter, Amber Baine Gilreath and husband, Curtis,
of Hayesville; one brother,
Randal Dean McClure, of
Clarksville, Ga.; three sisters,
Belinda Gail Jones, of Washington State; Sherry McClure
Anderson, of Hayesville;
and Tracy McClure Smith,
of Young Harris, Ga.; two
grandchildren, Cutler Austin
Baine and Autumn “Sadie”
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Gilreath, both of Hayesville; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14 at
the Townson-Rose Funeral
Home Chapel of Hayesville.
Rev. Nick Smith and Rev.
Ricky Rogers officiated. Music was provided by the
Davenport Brothers and the
Dendy family.
The family received friends
from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday,
Feb. 13 at the Townson-Rose
Funeral Home Chapel of
Hayesville.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to help the
family with expenses at PO
Box 48, Warne, NC 28909.
Townson-Rose Funeral
Home, www.townson-rose.
com, was in charge of arrangements.
Betty Penland
Betty Penland, 86, of
Hayesville, died Sunday,
Feb. 14, 2016 in Hope Memory Care Center in Dacula, Ga.
She was a native of Canada,
but lived many places during her late husband’s military career before moving to
Hayesville in 1990. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the Mount Pleasant Baptist
Church.
She was the daughter of
the late Cecil and Helen
Morse Guptill and the wife
of the late William Donald
Penland, who died May 9,
2009.
She was also preceded in
death by a son, Bryan Donald
Penland.
Surviving are two daughters, Bethany Edkin and husband, Eric, of Monroe, Ga.,
Betty Penland
and Sherry Pittman and husband, Bill, of Blairsville, Ga.;
a son, Rodney J. Penland and
wife, Tonya, of Hayesville;
and 12 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19
in the chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home, Hayesville with the
Rev. Stan Berrong officiating. The interment will be in
Philadelphia Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bryan,
Ben and Eric Edkin, Zach
Moss, Rodney Penland and
Bill Pittman.
The family will receive
friends from 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Friday at the Ivie
Funeral Home, Hayesville
prior to the services.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be
made in memory of Betty
Penland to the Glenhaven
Baptist Church, 345 East
Lake Road, McDonough,
GA 30252.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Hayesville, www.iviefuneralhomeinc.com, is in charge
of all arrangements.
Seeking the kingdom of God
When Nicodemus came
to Jesus at night in the darkness he knew that Jesus had
come from God. We see this
by Nicodemus’ very words
written by John.
I believe that it is safe to
assume that some of Jesus’
disciples were curious about
one of the leaders of the
Jews visiting Jesus at night.
Nicodemus, in speaking
with Jesus, confessed that he
believes Jesus is from God.
He has heard about or seen
the power of God working
miracles through Jesus. Was
he at the wedding in Cana of
Galilee? Did he see the furiousness of God that opposed
the mockery of a temple that
was supposed to represent
God?
What I see in Nicodemus
is a man who is seeking
truth. He is humble enough
to seek a conversation with a
carpenter’s son.
He goes further when he
says to Jesus, “I know you
are from God.” In the scripture Nicodemus uses the
term “we know that you are
a teacher who has come from
God” John. 3:2.
What is burning in the
heart of Nicodemus while
some of the other Jewish
leaders are plotting a way
to get rid of Jesus? What do
you see in Nicodemus? I see
a man who values truth more
than his position among the
Jewish leaders. He is a man
Dwight
Moss
who is torn between traditions, rules, doctrines and the
truth. I compliment Nicodemus on seeking truth. Nicodemus will not be told about
concepts or ideas. Jesus will
begin to teach him about the
realities of God.
If you could step into this
scene, you may see God’s
realities through the life of
Jesus. The new covenant of
God is being ushered in, Jeremiah. 31:31-34. In Jesus spiritual realities will unfold as
they trump all the ideas and
concepts of humankind.
Here is a scholar and an
educated Jew. Yet he has
come to learn more about
this carpenter — this carpenter ’s son. Nicodemus
recognizes the visitation of
God in Jesus.
When Jesus says that to
see the kingdom of God, you
must be born from above,
Nicodemus replies with a
question. When we examine his question, we can
see Nicodemus’ continued
search for understanding this
man from God. Nicodemus’
question is based on a ridiculous and impossible happen-
ing from the human point of
view, John 3:4. It is extremely
unlikely that Nicodemus
asked the question seeking
a practical human answer.
He would have known how
ridiculous his question was.
Since Nicodemus has stated,
“We know that you are a teacher
who has come from God,” John
3:2, Nicodemus wanted and
expected a more in-depth
answer. Jesus would accommodate him, John 3:3.
Now, we have had the
privilege of knowing a more
complete story about the life
of this Jesus.
What do we truly understand at this point in our
personal history?
Are you ready to receive
Jesus’ statement “No one can
enter the kingdom of God
without being born of water
and spirit” John 3:5? Jesus is
telling Nicodemus that the
physical (flesh) and the spirit
belong together. Jesus, from
the beginning of his physical
birth, is of water and spirit.
Mary’s pregnancy was from
the spirit.
Jesus is physical (born of
water). Jesus is spirit (born
of spirit). Jesus will demonstrate the fulfillment of
Psalm 16:8-11, Isaiah 54:10,
and 55:3. Jesus is the completion of God’s new covenant.
Jeremiah. 31:31-34.
Dwight Moss is the pastor
of God’s Dwelling Place. Visit:
www.godsdwellingplace.org.
Marvin F. Cutshaw
Marvin F. Cutshaw, 74, of
Andrews, died Friday, Feb.
12, 2016 at Harris Regional
Hospital in Sylva, N.C.
He was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee
County.
Marvin was a retired timberman, having been a logger and sawmill owner and
operator.
He enjoyed and was proud
of his logging profession.
Marvin was a member of the
Pisgah Baptist Church.
He was the son of the late
Rush and Jessie Shelton Cutshaw and was the husband
of the late Maizie “Josey”
Postell Cutshaw, who died
July 27, 2005.
Surviving are his wife,
Becky Postell Cutshaw; a
Marvin F. Cutshaw
son, Laney Cutshaw and
wife, Rhonda, of Nantahala;
two sisters, Margaret Wyke,
of Marble, and Leta Grubbe,
of Andrews; three brothers,
Lennie and Joel Cutshaw
of Andrews and Johnny
Cutshaw of Thomasville,
N.C.; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15 in
the Chapel of Ivie Funeral
Home, Andrews with the
Rev. Mickey Stewart and Rev.
Scott Roper officiating.
The interment was at 1
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the
Cutshaw Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jack, Pat
and George Postell, Steve
Guffey, Lennie, Joel, Avery
and Johnny Cutshaw.
The family received friends
from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 15 at the Ivie Funeral
Home, Andrews, prior to
the service.
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews, www.iviefuneralhomeinc.com, was in charge
of all arrangements.
Janet B. Hill
Janet B. Hill, 95, of Hayesville, passed away Monday,
Feb. 15, 2016 in a Towns
County, Ga. care facility. She
was a native of Rahway, N.J.,
but lived in Massapequa,
N.Y. and later in Cape Coral,
Fla. before moving to Hayesville in 2003.
Janet worked for the Bell
Telephone & Telegraph Company while in New York.
She later ran a Presbyterian
Conference Center in Bridgehampton, Long Island. Janet
worked for Cape Coral Bank
in the safe deposit department. Later, she worked as
a secretary for the assistant
superintendent in the Woodbridge School System in New
Jersey. She also worked in
vocational rehabilitation
while in Broward County,
Fla. and as a medical tran-
Janet B. Hill
scriptionist at Lake Wales
Hospital.
She enjoyed knitting and
quilting. Janet volunteered
much of her time to youth
groups at church. She was of
the Presbyterian faith.
She was the daughter of
the late Albert Frank and
Jessie Viola Curry Schwotzer
and the wife of the late Clar-
ence Edward Hill Jr., who
died Sept. 2, 2005. She was
also preceded in death by a
sister, Alice Schwotzer.
Surviving are a daughter, Lois Hill of Hayesville;
three sons, Marshall Hill
and wife, Elizabeth, of Perry, Ohio, Albert Hill and
wife, Mary, of Wayne, Pa.,
and Thomas Hill and wife,
Donna, of Cape Coral, Fla.;
six grandchildren, Daryl,
Brian, Julie, Brandon, Ashley
and Eric; and seven greatgrandchildren, Kyle, Quinn,
Elise, Brennan, Kevin, Toby,
Charlsey and expecting baby,
Mitchell.
A private family service
will be held.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Hayesville, www.iviefuneralhomeinc.com, is in charge
of arrangements.
Spiritual unconsciousness
Habakkuk 3:2; O LORD,
revive thy work in the midst of
the years.
Have you ever seen someone who is unconscious?
When our son, Brandon was
young he had severe asthma
and breathing problems.
After having a bout with his
asthma, he was out riding his
bike. Brandon wrecked and
hit his head on a big rock.
He began to cry and hold
his breath.
When I picked him up,
his face was already turning
blue and he passed out. It
was just for a moment, but
to concerned parents it was
an eternity.
As I held Brandon, he was
not responding and not fully
aware of what was happening. This was very scary.
Such is the case with spiritual revival. For a person to
be revived spiritually, they
must not be dead, but unconscious.
We might be suffering
from spiritual unconsciousness and not even realize it.
Wayne
Matheson
Maybe it’s the unconsciousness of taking God for granted, or trying to live outside of
his power and strength.
This lack of perception
means we cannot function
spiritually as God intended.
Although salvation in Jesus
has made us alive, we lack
a true spiritual consciousness.
When our spiritual perception is not working, our
attitude will be, “I’ll take
care of me and that’s all that
matters.”
For me to see revival I
must pray as the old hymn
states, “Lord send a revival
and let it began with me.”
I must long for God like a
child gasping for breath longs
for life-giving air, confessing
to God I am spiritually unconscious and asking him to
revive me once again.
Wayne Matheson is pastor of
Grace Baptist Church, located
at 148 Grace Baptist Drive,
Hayesville. Church services
are: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday morning service, 11
a.m.; Sunday evening service,
7 p.m.; and Wednesdays, 7 p.m.
Call 389-9479.
Townson-Rose
Funeral Home
Chapel of Hayesville
525 Highway 64 Business
Open House
each Monday
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Stop by to visit
www.townson-rose.com
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When investing, watch out for sweetheart swindles
By liz proctor
Guest writer
Can an investment that sounds
like a “sweetheart of a deal” really
be posing a great danger to your
pocketbook and bank account
beneath its attractive surface? Yes
indeed, says North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall.
“As much as we may wish that
every investment offer made to us
was a delicious box of Valentine’s
Day candy,” Secretary Marshall
said, “the sad truth is that there are
real crooks out there trying to hide
their scams inside enticing pitches.
That is why we must always first
carefully research any investment
we are considering.”
“We are highlighting scams and
investing problem areas that will
sound okay when you first hear
them,” Marshall said. “But these
may be really ‘sweetheart swindles’ so when you encounter these
topics, remind yourself not to make
quick investment decisions.”
This year, Marshall and other
regulators are urging investors to
be wary when approached with
unsolicited investments, especially
those involving promissory notes,
oil and gas deals and real estate investment opportunities, including
non-traded real estate investment
trusts.
“Education and information,
or what we always call the check
before you write one’ mindset is
your best defense against investment fraud,” Marshall said.
The following scams and problems are cited by Marshall and
other securities regulators as be-
ing major problematic products,
practices or schemes:
• Inappropriate or outright
fraudulent offers made to seniors
The North American Securities
Administrators Association estimates that at least a quarter of all
enforcement actions by its member
regulators involve schemes against
senior investors.
Examples include investments
that are likely to take years to yield
results or ones that are extremely
high risk, when in fact the older
clients may be asking for relatively
safe investments with expected
short-term gains. Investment professionals are required to ensure
that the products they pitch to a
given client are appropriate for
that client and meet client’s stated
goals. Scam artists also frequently
target more elderly investors hoping to win their trust and friendship before attempting to get them
to buy into bogus investments.
• Affinity fraud
“One of the difficult things about
spotting an investment scam,”
Marshall said, “is that the crooks
have really learned to mimic their
victims in terms of where they will
go to church, what hobbies and interests they will claim to have and
that they will often target people
who look like them in terms of
age and ethnic similarities.” When
scam artists make such efforts to
act like their intended victims,
it is called “affinity fraud.” Marshall urged everyone to be wary
when someone suddenly injects
themselves into their social, civic
or religious groups and then starts
talking about “too good to be true”
investments.
• Unregistered products/unlicensed salesmen:
The offer of securities by an individual without a valid securities
license should be a red alert for
investors. Con artists often try to
bypass stringent state registration
requirements to pitch unregistered investments with a promise
of “limited or no risk” and high
returns. Marshall urged all investors to always call the Secretary
of State’s Division of Securities at
(800) 688-4507 to check on anyone
making investment offers and on
the offers themselves.
• Promissory notes
In an environment of low interest
rates, the promise of high-interestbearing promissory notes may be
tempting to investors, especially
seniors and others living on a fixed
income. Promissory notes generally are used by companies to raise
capital, and legitimate ones are
marketed almost exclusively to
sophisticated or corporate investors with the resources to research
thoroughly the companies issuing
the notes and to determine whether
the issuers have the capacity to pay
the promised interest and principal. Average investors should
be extremely cautious about offers of promissory notes with a
duration of nine months or less,
which makes them sound enticing.
Short-term notes that appear to be
exempt from securities registration
have been the source of most — but
not all — of the fraudulent activity
involving promissory notes identified by regulators.
• Oil/gas investments
Investment scams often are built
around things in the news or of
great concern to the public. These
days investors are hearing about
all kinds of changes in the field
of energy. This makes fraudulent
pitches about new oil and gas
breakthroughs sound enticing.
Many oil and gas investment opportunities are legitimate in their
marketing and responsible in their
operations, but as in many other
investment opportunities, it is not
unusual for unscrupulous promoters to attempt to take advantage
of investors by getting in on a hot
topic.
Fraudulent oil and gas deals
frequently are structured with the
limited partnership (or other legal
entity) in one state, the supposed
operation and physical presence
of the field in a second state, and
the offerings made to prospective
investors in states other than the
initial two states. This is done to
keep investors from dropping by a
fictional well site or a nonexistent
company headquarters. Such a
structure also makes it difficult for
authorities and victims to identify
and expose the fraud.
• Real Estate-related investments
What worries Marshall and
other regulators in this area are
products such as non-traded real
estate investment trusts, timeshare
re-sales and brokered mortgage
notes. These types of products
often carry high risk. For example,
non-traded REITs are sold directly
to investors and are not traded on
exchanges. This practice can be
risky and have limited liquidity,
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Church Happenings
Produce
distribution
The community produce
distribution will be from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
18 at First Free Will Baptist
Church. Bring your own
bags and boxes for produce.
Food must not be resold. For
details call, 389-4777 or (828)
557-6348.
Shabbat
services
Winter Shabbat services
are held at 10:30 a.m. the
first and third Saturdays of
each month at Congregation
Bamidbar in the Fellowship Hall of Andrews United Methodist Church, 101
Chestnut Street, Andrews,
NC. For details, call Phyllis
Cardoza, (828) 369-9270.
Knights of Columbus
Fish Fry
The Knights of Columbus
will host a fish fry from 5
to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 at
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church in Hayesville. Menu includes fried
and grilled trout fillets,
french fries, hush puppies,
coleslaw, dessert and drink.
Adults $8. Children 10 years
and younger $5.
Christian Unity
Revival
The Christian Unity Revival will be held at First Free
Will Baptist Church beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
21 and at 7 p.m. MondayFriday, Feb. 22-26. For details
call 389-4777 or visit: www.
ffwbchayesville.com.
Griefshare
Seminar
A Griefshare Seminar will
be held from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. Thursday, March 3 at
McConnell Memorial Baptist
Church in Hiawassee, Ga.
This is a Bible based program
designed for persons who
have experienced the death
of a family member or friend.
This is a 13-week seminar
with each session a standalone session so that a person
is welcome to come anytime
during the 13 weeks. The
cost is $15 per person and
scholarships are available.
The group will meet in the
Family Life Center, Room
241 of the McConnell Memorial Baptist Church in
Hiawassee. For details call
(706) 896-2281.
Joy of the Lord
Fellowship
Joy of the Lord Fellowship
meeting welcomes Sarah
Kelley as our speaker. A
continental breakfast will be
at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20
at the Blairsville Christian
Center, Highway 19-129S
Cleveland Street.
Annie Armstrong
life
Patricia Swann of Missions Monologues will be
presenting the life of Annie
Armstrong at 5 p.m. Sunday,
March 6 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
Chaplain
Association
Chatuge Regional Hospital
is now forming a Chaplain
Association to provide spiritual guidance to all patients
who request or consent to be
visited by a chaplain while
a patient at the hospital.
Members of the Chaplains
Association will be a certified member of clergy or a
staff person of a local church.
Other individuals may apply
for membership which shall
be approved or rejected by
the members of the Association or the Chatuge Regional
Hospital staff. For details
contact: Brett Sosensky (706)
897-2058 or Waynda Robinson (706) 896-7150.
Awake America
Awake America will be
held at 11:59 a.m. every second Thursday of each month.
Prayer meeting is held at the
Towns County Civic Center
located near the courthouse
in Hiawassee. The meeting
entrance is on the front of
the building.
New Life Church
New Life music is registering students now for
voice and piano lessons. For
details call, 389-7094.
Care Center
prayer meeting
There is a prayer meeting at 7 p.m. every first and
third Tuesdays of the month
at the Clay County Care
Center. Pastors and singers
are needed to help keep this
ministry going. Call Alice
Gribble at (828) 360-2314.
Gospel for Asia
Gospel for Asia is seeking
sponsors. A missionary is $30
per month; Dalit, untouchable, child is $35 per month.
Call (972) 300-7777 or 3891519 to learn more about the
ministry.
Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church
Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church will be hosting the
Sacred Threads Exhibition,
a traveling exhibition of art
quilts. Sacred Threads is
scheduled at Good Shepherd May 10—22. For details
visit: www.goodshepherdhayesville.org/events/sacredthreads, Jane Oliver at:
www.janeholiver@bellsouth.
net or www.sacredthreadsquilts.com.
Community meals
• Hayesville Presbyterian
Church will host breakfast at
9:45 a.m. every third Sunday
of the month in the lower
level. The public is invited.
Bible studies
• Do you enjoy reading the
Bible and fellowship with
other Christians? Come join
a study group at 8:30 a.m. on
Mondays at Maria’s Hayesville Family Restaurant.
• Hayesville Presbyterian
Church will be having a book
study, 11 a.m., Wednesdays.
Sunday services are 11 a.m.
• A non-denominational
Bible study is at 1 p.m.,
Thursdays at the REACH
Building on the square,
Hayesville. Pastor Barry
Conover from Resurrection
Lutheran Church, Franklin
will lead the study. Call (828)
371-1374.
• Oak Forest Methodist
Church offers Bible studies
at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. For
• Hickory Stand Methodist
which may make them unsuitable
for many investors.
• Ponzi schemes
“Ponzi schemes are still the
most common kind of investment fraud,” Marshall said. The
premise is simple — make up a
fake financial product that the
fraudster claims is making huge
amounts of money for its investors
and then pay early investors with
money raised from later investors.
The only people certain to make
money are the promoters who set
the Ponzi in motion; that is until
the scheme collapses, as all Ponzi
schemes eventually do.
“A Ponzi scheme is probably the
cruelest form of scam there is,”
Marshall said. The terrible thing
about a Ponzi scheme is that it can
last for years, making the victims
think they have growing pots of
money building on their behalf,
when in reality the money is already lost. “Often early investors
think the product is real and making money,” Marshall added. “So
they get their friends and family
to ‘invest’ in the fake product too,
and when it all collapses, everyone
they know realizes their money is
gone.”
Anyone considering an investment should always first call the
N.C. Secretary of State’s Securities
Division at (800) 688-4507 to make
sure the person offering the investment and the investment itself are
properly registered.
Visit the North Carolina Secretary of State Division of Securities
on the Web at: www.sosnc.gov for
other helpful information on avoiding scams.
Church offers Bible studies at
7 p.m. every Wednesday. For
Cemetery donations
• Moss Memorial Church,
P.O. Box 1198, Hayesville,
NC 28904.
• Old Shooting Creek Baptist Church, Phyllis Leslie,
attention cemetery fund, 10
Cheetah Lane, Hayesville,
NC 28904.
• Pine Log Baptist Church
Cemetery Fund, 65 Pine Log
Church Road, Brasstown,
NC 28902.
• Hayesville Baptist Presbyterian Church, Joann Arrendale, 2977 Highway 64
West, Hayesville, NC 28904
or make deposits at United
Community Bank and mail
receipts to Arrandale.
• Myers Chapel Cemetery,
Phylis Barnard, 605 Barnard Road, Hayesville, NC
28904.
• Fires Creek Baptist
Church Cemetery Fund, 448
Rebel Lane, Hayesville, NC
28904 or make deposits at
First Citizens Bank.
• Bethel Cemetery Fund,
c/o Charles Parker, 769
Muskrat Creek Road, Hayesville, NC 28904 or deposit at
United Community Bank.
• Union Hill Cemetery,
Joann Woody, 685 Thumping Creek Road, Hayesville,
NC 28904.
• Bethabara Baptist Church
Cemetery Fund, Carroll Anderson, 1376 Bethabara Road,
Hayesville, NC 28904 or
deposit at UCB.
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ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS
THE DUB AND MURRAY MARTIN CHEROKEE
AND CLAY COUNTY TRUST
The Dub and Murray Martin Cherokee and Clay County
Trust is currently accepting grant applications. Qualified
applicants must be primarily located or domiciled in
Cherokee and/or Clay County, in the state of North
Carolina. Also, applicants must be designated by
the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(C)(3) Public
Charity under code section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2),
which operates solely for religious, charitable, scientific,
literary, and educational purposes. The Trust does not
provide funds to any project, institution, or organization,
which is supported or assisted by the Federal or State
Government. No grants will be made to charitable
movements of wide local and national appeal, such as the
American Red Cross, local community chests, and other
similar causes which are assured of adequate support
through organized public appeal. Applications are
currently being accepted online at www.wellsfargo.com/
privatefoundationgrants. For questions please contact
Kevin Grogan by phone at 336-747-8173, or by e-mail at
Kevin.Grogan@wellsfargo.com. To be considered for a
grant in 2016, your online application must be submitted
by the deadline date of April 15, 2016.
Community
Quilt of Valor awarded to World War II veteran
By Susan Young
Guest writer
On Feb. 13, Clinton Bond Strough,
a 93-year-old World War II veteran,
was awarded a Quilt of Valor at a
ceremony held at the Union County
Historical Courthouse in Blairsville, Ga. Strough was one of nine
veterans awarded a Quilt of Valor
on that date, but he was the only
WW II vet to receive this award that
day. He received a standing ovation
for his honorable service.
Strough was born and raised in
Middletown, Ind. and worked on
his family farm prior to his military
service. He entered the U.S. Army
on March 10, 1943. He served
with the 779th Aircraft Artillery
Thompson
excels at
Mercer
University
Amanda Thompson,
daughter of Keith and Melanie Thompson has achieved
inclusion on the president’s
list during the fall semester
at Mercer University in Macon, Ga.
Thompson is a sophomore
in the Mercer School of Engineering.
Inclusion on the president’s list requires students
to meet rigorous grade-point
Automatic Weapons Battery for 18
months in the Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations, which included
Okinawa and Korea. He operated
a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun in the
placing of fire against approaching
enemy aircraft.
Clinton received the following
decorations, medals and awards
during his military service: the
American Theater Ribbon, the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with
one bronze star and the World War
II Victory Medal. He was a Private
First Class and was discharged on
Feb. 18, 1946.
After discharge, Clinton worked
for Delco Remy for a short time and
then started a grocery business,
Strough’s Grocery, with his brother,
which he owned until 1977. He was
married to his late wife Martina for
more than 60 years. He lives with
his only child Scarlet and her husband Steven Smith in Hayesville.
He has two grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren. He celebrated
his 93rd birthday on Jan. 17.
Founded in November 2003 by
Blue Star mother Catherine Roberts, the Quilts of Valor Foundation
is made up of volunteers who sew
the quilts, quilt them and then present them to honorably discharged
veterans who have been touched
by war.
Since 2003, this national group
of quilters has awarded more than
132,000 patriotic quilts to veterans
and active duty military. The Misty
Mountain QOV Quilters have
awarded more than 330 of those
quilts — many to local veterans
— and they have sent other quilts
to injured active duty troops in
Germany and Afghanistan.
If you or a veteran you know
served in a military combat zone
and you want to know more about
how that veteran can be awarded a
Quilt of Valor, go online to: www.
qovf.org/ and click on “Request
a QOV.” If you would like to
help make these quilts for heroic
American veterans like Clinton
Strough, visit www.qovf.org or
contact Misty Mountain Quilts of
Valor group by clicking the word
“Projects” on the home page: www.
mistymountainquiltguild.org.
Clinton Bond Strough
Welding focus of college open house
By Grace Raper
Guest writer
Tri-County Community
College, in conjunction with
Interstate Welding and Steel
Supply, will hold a welding open house on Thursday, March 24 at Interstate
Welding and Steel Supply
in Marble.
“The welding open house
gives both current and perspective students a chance to
come out and meet representatives from the industry,”
AmandaThompson
said Jason Penley, head of the
average standards specific to welding program at TCCC.
the college or school within “Participants can gain expethe university.
New Arrivals Welcomed
Audrey Elise
Shook
Katie Osborn and Ellic
Paydon Shook of Hayesville announce the birth of
their daughter, Audrey Elise
Shook. She was born on Feb.
8, 2016 at Murphy Medical Center. She weighed 6
pounds, 15.7 ounces and
was 19-3/4 inches in length
at birth.
Nigel Melvin
Salem
Mashburn
Krystal Lance and Melvin Mashburn of Murphy,
announce the birth of their
son, Nigel Melvin Salem
Mashburn on Jan. 26, 2016 at
Murphy Medical Center. He
weighed 4 pounds, 14 ounces
and was 18-1/4 inches in
length at birth.
Brendaly
Guillen-Diaz
Maria Diaz and Guadalupe Guillen of Hayesville
announce the birth of their
daughter, Brendaly GuillenDiaz. She was born on Feb. 6,
2016 at Murphy Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds,
6.7 ounces, and was 19-1/2
inches in length at birth.
Pet Of The Week
Valley River
Humane
Society
Franklin is a 1-year-old
Chihuahua mix dog that
weighs 21 pounds. He is
a small to medium size.
He is tan and white with
black on his muzzle. He
loves to walk and is good
on a leash and with other
dogs.
Franklin
Franklin is a loyal, quiet, loving, snuggly dog in
need of his forever home.
He is up to date on his vaccines, which is part of his
adoption fee of $35.
Contact Valley River Humane Society, 7450 U.S. Highway 19, Marble, NC 28906.
Call (828) 837-2304 or visit: www.vrhs.org.
The new hours of operation are 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. MondaySaturday.
rience first-hand of what it is
like to be a welder.”
The welding open house is
set to feature representatives
from Miller Electric Manufacturing who will bring
equipment and perform
several live demonstrations
for attendees. The event will
also include other industry
representatives to discuss
the benefits of a career in
welding.
“Welding as a career can
provide a lot of stability,”
Jason Penley, head of the
Penley said. “On average,
welding program at TCCC
nearly 95 percent of welders find full-time jobs and lot of skilled welders are
the field keeps growing. A getting close to retirement,
which means there won’t be
a shortage of welding jobs in
the coming years.”
According to the American
Welding Society, estimates by
2020 indicate there will be a
national shortage of 290,000
professionals in the welding
sector, including inspectors,
engineers and teachers.
“This event gives both high
school aged students and
other interested members of
the community a chance to
see the opportunities a career
in welding can open up for
them,” Penley said.
For details call Penley at
(828) 835-4249.
What is the best evidence to get my lineage right?
A common question I get
from my genealogy students
is, "What evidence, records
or proofs should I use to
ensure that I get my lineage
right?"
Before I dig in with a list of
the kinds of material I consider acceptable/unacceptable, I want to take a second
to talk about the two broad
categories we slot record
sources into.
We divided original records into two broad categories — primary and secondary.
• Primary sources are
documents and records that
were created at or around the
time that an event, such as a
birth, death or marriage, occurred. Someone with direct
and personal knowledge of
the event wrote these documents and records. They
may include vital records,
such as certificates of births,
deaths or marriages, family bibles, military records,
census information, natu-
Larry Van
Horn
ralization records and more.
Because they are considered
to be highly accurate, primary sources are preferred
when obtaining and citing
genealogical information.
Primary evidence is often
what is known in professional circles as best evidence.
If I was a witness in a court
case involving genealogical
evidence, the law would
demand that the evidence I
use in my testimony come
from original records. This
is because there are fewer
chances for fraud, forgery,
mistake or error when these
type records are used as
evidence.
• Secondary sources are
documents and records
that were not created at the
time that an event occurred.
They may include old letters,
books, oral interviews and
vital records for events other
than that in which they were
written for.
Secondary evidence covers
a broad spectrum of records
and other material, from the
very trustworthy to the highly questionable. The hard
part about this is if you take
it at face value, it is impossible to tell how accurate it
is. The bare facts are that you
cannot take any secondary
evidence at face value unless
you have verified it against
original documents, which
may or may not be readily
available. Further investigation and more evidence may
be needed to resolve conflicts
or confirm information that
you have in hand. In short,
use but verify any sources
with other source when you
can.
Some sources may be considered both primary and
secondary, depending on
certain factors. For instance,
a birth date found on a death
certificate is a secondary
source; however, the death
date listed on the death certificate is considered a primary source.
No matter where you
obtain your information,
it is always important to
thoroughly document your
sources. Source citations not
only add credibility to your
genealogical research, but it
also allows you to go back
and look at a record again in
the future. You don’t have
to write formal citations,
unless you plan to publish
your genealogy one day. Just
make sure that you provide
enough information that will
enable you or someone else
to go back and retrieve the
document again.
Larry Van Horn is a family historian and genealogy
instructor/lecturer. Send comments to him by e-mail: familyhistorian@frontier.com or mail
to: P.O. Box 297 Brasstown,
NC 28902.
Eating disorders in the spotlight during Feb. 21-27
By Denise Coleman
Guest writer
It is estimated that 20 million women
and 10 million men in the United States
suffer from an eating disorder. National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
draws public attention to the needs
of individuals with eating disorders
and encourages early detection and
intervention.
Eating disorders include anorexia
nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge
eating disorder. Individuals with one
of the disorders are typically obsessed
with food, their body image and/or
weight.
According to the National Eating
Disorder Association, eating disorders
have the highest mortality rate of any
mental disorder.
NEDA encourages early diagnosis
and treatment in order to increase the
likelihood of both physical and emotional recovery. Without treatment the
disorder can lead to poor nutrition,
impaired cognitive functioning, coexisting mental disorders and long term
medical problems.
The focus of this year’s campaign is “3
Minutes Can Save A Life: Get Screened,
Get Help, Get Healthy.” NEDA has created an anonymous, on-line screening
tool for individuals to determine if it is
time to seek professional help.
To access the 3-minute screening tool
or to learn more about eating disorders
visit: www.myNEDA.org or call the
confidential helpline at (800) 931-2237.
Safe steps to take when you suspect elder abuse
By Betsy Cantrell
Guest writer
If you suspect that your
elderly neighbor was being taken advantage of by
a grandson, would you do
something to help your
neighbor or simply mind
your own business?
As a culture that respects
individual privacy, we tend
not to get involved in someone’s situation unless the
person asks for help.
Beyond that, many of us
don’t know who to call to
investigate. Others fear for
their own well-being if they
do step in, or worry that it
will hurt their relationship
with the neighbor.
There is a safe way to put
your mind at ease. You can
contact the local Adult Pro-
tective Services available in
North Carolina.
A trained social worker
will visit your neighbor,
talking with him or her away
from the guardian/person
and will assess whether
there might be a problem in
the household which could
be considered some form of
elder abuse. Your identity
as the reporting party will
never be divulged to your
neighbor.
State fiscal year 2014-2015
resulted in excess of 24,000
reports of suspected abuse,
neglect or exploitation for
North Carolina’s APS programs statewide which indicates that many decided
to do something to help
their neighbors. However,
national statistics tell us that
only one in five incidents
of elder abuse get reported,
which means we also know
that there were many North
Carolinians that perhaps
went without assistance
due to others choosing not
to seek guidance or help for
those they felt needed it.
Reporting to APS is not
only the right thing to do, it’s
also the law. North Carolina’s
statute G.S. 108A requires
that anyone having reasonable cause to believe that
a disabled adult is in need
of protective services shall
report such information to
the local Department of Social Services APS unit. DSSs
are statutorily mandated to
receive information reported
and determine if the report
meets criteria as indicated in
the law for evaluation.
North Carolina’s APS law
protects adults with disabilities 18 years of age and older,
but the majority of reports
are regarding adults 60 years
of age and older.
Elder abuse takes many
forms. It may be financial,
physical, emotional, sexual
or even neglect by a caretaker, abandonment, isolation or abduction — or even
self-neglect.
Many of the APS cases
involve more than one type
of abuse. With the elderly
neighbor ’s situation, the
grandson might be forcing
her to write checks for him,
intimidating her and perhaps even hurting her physically. Even though you might
never actually see any direct
harm coming to the woman,
if you are concerned, report.
It’s the caring thing to do.
Community
Preschool enrollment starts
The Clay County Inclusive Preschool will
be accepting applications for enrollment
during the month of March for the 2016-2017
school year.
Children residing in Clay County and turning 4 years of age by Aug. 31 will be eligible
for the program.
Applications will be available beginning
Tuesday, March 1 at the elementary school
office, the superintendent’s office and the
preschool office.
Applications will need to be returned to the
school by Thursday, March 31. Call Maggie
Butler at 389-9128 for details.
How to care for beautiful,
functional, wooden utensils
I never reach for a wooden
spoon without thinking of
my mom. It was her go-to
utensil for scraping browned
bits off the bottom of a pan
(even before nonstick pans),
stirring and tasting sauces
and soups, beating batter
and even entertaining my
baby sister.
I do not have my mom’s
wooden spoons. If I did, I
might not have been so quick
to suggest in a recent column
that old or worn wooden
spoons be discarded.
“I nearly cried the day I
finally cracked the handle
on the spoon that lasted
me through nine years and
thirteen different kitchens
— a flat-headed beech wood
model that I think I stole
from my mother’s unused
utensil drawer,” writes Seriouseats culinary director
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. “It was
so well-used that the handle
had conformed to the shape
of my hand and the head had
been worn into an angle that
perfectly fits the corner of my
Dutch oven.”
Wooden spoons are more
comfortable to hold than
metal ones, especially if you
will be stirring for a long
time. They do not conduct
heat, so if you leave one in
a pot of boiling liquid, you
will not burn your hand
when you pick it up again.
Keep the handle from falling
into a wide pan by wrapping
a rubber band around the
handle near the top. Also,
you can mark the handle of
a wooden spoon in equal
increments so when a recipe
tells you to reduce a liquid
by a half, third or quarter,
you can measure the depth of
Linda
Brandt
the liquid in the pan with the
handle of your spoon. And
they do not scratch nonstick
cookware.
Of course, you can argue
that silicone spatulas and
spoonulas perform as efficiently as wooden spoons. I
have my share of these, but
I have never heard anyone
reminisce about them.
Caring for wood utensils
Spoons carved from hard
woods such as olive, oak,
beech wood, walnut, hickory,
cherry, teak and maple are
beautiful and durable as
well as functional. They may
cost more, but your great
grandchildren will get them
for free.
Bamboo is quite popular
now because it is has all the
desirable properties of wood,
including good looks and is a
totally sustainable crop.
My fondness for wooden
kitchen goods goes beyond
spoons to what I call functional works of art: plates
and platters, bowls, bread
trays, toothpick holders, rolling pins, cutting boards, salt
shakers and pepper mills,
placemats, lazy susans, trivets, wine bottle holders, oven
shelf grabbers and tongs. I
am not as conscientious as I
could be about keeping them
polished.
Nothing is more beautiful
than the highlighted grain of
newly polished wood. The
plain mineral oil I have been
using doesn’t maintain that
glow very long, but I recently
found this non-toxic, foodsafe recipe that will protect
and seal wood better and
give a longer lasting shine at
www.3191milesapart.com.
Spoon butter: In a large
sauce pan of boiling water,
place a one-quart mason jar
with four ounces of beeswax
cut into small chunks. Once
the wax has melted, place a
jar with 16 ounces of mineral oil in the water to gently
heat. Pour the warmed mineral oil into the beeswax and
continue to gently heat until
the beeswax and mineral oil
emulsify, gently stirring until
smooth and even. Remove
jar from the water bath and
allow to cool.
Smooth any rough, stained
or nubby surfaces with finegrit sandpaper. (I’ve never
done this.)
Using your hands, massage the spoon oil or butter
into the wood. This is one
of those pleasantly soothing
things your hands can do
while your mind is solving
the problems of the world,
figuring out what’s for dinner or just daydreaming.
Kids of any age can help
you do this. Rub any excess
into your hands to moisturize them.
Set aside for anywhere
from a few hours to a few
days. Buff utensils with a
soft cloth.
Find mineral oil in the
drug store.Look for beeswax
at farm stands and farmers
markets that sell local honey.
It is also available on line.
E-mail: brandtlinda11@
gmail.com.
Grand jury topic of Tea Party
meeting at Blairsville venue
Article submitted
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States reads, “No person shall
be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or
indictment of a grand jury.” The grand jury
has a rich history in American jurisprudence
with roots going back to the Magna Carta.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia describes the grand jury as the fourth branch
of government.
Zeb Blanchard will be the guest speaker at
the Union/Towns County Tea Party February
meeting. Blanchard will open the doors of
the grand jury room for us and describe how
the process works and, most importantly,
the civic responsibility of citizens who serve
on a jury.
Blanchard is a retired aerospace engineer
and an emergency medial services instructor
at North Georgia Technical College. He likes
to say that he has advanced degrees from the
School of Hard Knocks with a major in Tilting
at Windmills.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Harlason Civic Center on
Welborn Street in Blairsville with an informal
meet and greet at 6:30 p.m. for details contact
Pat Thibodeaux at (706) 374-4134.
Attorneys general want U.S. Senate to
pass Act to fight cell phone robocalls
Noelle Talley
Guest writer
The U.S. Senate should
pass the Help Americans
Never Get Unwanted Phone
Calls Act (HANGUP Act)
immediately to protect consumers from unwanted debt
collection robocalls made
to their cell phones, Attorney General Cooper said
Wednesday.
Cooper joined 23 other
state attorneys general to
send a letter calling on the
U.S. Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science and
Transportation to pass the
act, which would remove
a recent amendment to the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act that allows debt
collectors to robocall consumers’ mobile phones.
“These calls are intrusive
and annoying and can hold
phones hostage with their
repeated calls,” Cooper said.
“Consumers have made it
clear they don’t want robocalls on their cell phones and
Congress needs to listen.”
Cooper’s Consumer Protection Division received
more than 9,000 complaints
about unwanted calls last
year, many of them robocalls,
pre-recorded calls made using automatic dialers. In its
current form, the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act allows previously illegal robocalls to go to mobile phones
for the purpose of collecting
debts owed to or guaranteed
by the federal government,
including federal student
loans. Debt collectors would
continue to be able to contact
consumers through other
means to collect on legitimate debts.
In June 2015, the FCC adopted a rule change allowing
telecommunication com-
panies to use technology to
block robocalls. Last year,
Cooper joined 44 additional
state attorneys general in a
letter urging the five major
telephone companies, AT&T,
Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile
and CenturyLink, to offer
robocall blocking technology
to their customers.
Cooper’s office is in court
fighting unwanted calls.
He has also joined attorneys general from Illinois,
California and Ohio and
the federal government in
an ongoing lawsuit against
DISH Network over millions
of telemarketing calls made
on behalf of the satellite TV
provider. The outcome of the
trial could impact other telemarketers’ ability to evade
“Do Not Call” laws by outsourcing call violations to
third parties, Cooper said.
To learn more, visit: www.
ncdoj.gov.
Cleaning up for summer sale
Time for spring cleaning will be here soon. Friends of Historic Courthouse committee members, front from left, Dorothy Ethridge, Sandy Zimmerman, Vicky
Donaldson, Linda Davis, back, Paula Walters and Roni Davis prepare the retail
shop at 80 Main Street for collecting items for the annual Trash to Treasure sale
in July to benefit the courthouse preservation fund. It may seem early but if you
have items to donate for either the sale or auction scheduled for August to benefit this community project, call 389-2121 and volunteers will coordinate pick up
and delivery to the location on the square in Hayesville. The Friends committee
and courthouse project are part of Clay County Communities Revitalization Association which is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and donations may qualify for
tax deductions. Visit: www.cccra-nc.org to see additional projects or to volunteer
for CCCRA events.
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Opinion
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Letters to the editor
are welcome.
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Signature & day-time phone number
for verification purposes
Deadline: 5 p.m.
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fax: 828.389.9997
43 Main Street • Downtown Hayesville
Lottery For 2016 Camping Season
Clay County will be holding a lottery for the 2016 camping season at the
Clay County Recreational and Gibson Cove Campgrounds. The lottery
will take place at the Clay County Courthouse located at 261 Courthouse
Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904 in the Multi-purpose room on March 5, 2016 at
10:00am. All campground sites available for the lottery and the fee structures
can be view on the county web page at clayconc.com. The process for this
lottery is listed below:
1. In order to participate in the campground lottery a participant
must provide RV vehicle registration documentation at the time of the
lottery drawing. Participants can only enter the lottery drawing once.
2. The registered RV owner does not have to be present at the
lottery to participate, however he/she must designate someone to be
present and provide the designee with the registration documentation.
3. A Clay County Representative will randomly draw one lottery
application form and that applicant or designee will have five (5) minutes
to pick the long term site for that camping season. Once applicant has
selected their long term camping site, a contract will need to be signed and
the first and last months rent has to be paid at that time. If payment is
not received at that time then the site selected will be put back into the
lottery. The drawing will continue until all long-term sites are accounted for.
After all long-term sites are accounted for the representative will continue to
lottery until all applicants have been drawn; these drawings will constitute
the waiting list. In the event that a long term site becomes available during
the season, the waiting list will be used to determine who occupies the site.
4. Annual lottery records will be maintained by Clay County and
these records will include RV registration names and sites selected. This will
prevent the swapping of sites or selling of sites, which is strictly forbidden.
If swapping or selling sites does occur the campers involved will be removed
from the campground and not allowed to participate in the lottery for one year.
LOTTERY APPLICATION
All applications must be submitted to P.O. Box 118 Hayesville, North Carolina 28904
attention lottery by 12:00 P.M. February 29, 2016. The applicant or his/her designee
must be present at the lottery drawing. The lottery drawing will take place at 10:00A.M.
on March 5, 2016 in the Multi-Purpose room located in the new courthouse at 261
Courthouse Drive Hayesville, North Carolina 28904.
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Address:
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Community
Photo by Lorrie Ross
Brianna Ross,16, and Cheyenne Fedder, 17, were choPhoto by Lorrie Ross
sen for a Girl Scout Destination Trip to Boston, England, During the summer of 2013, Cheyenne Fedder and BriIreland and Wales. They are fund-raising within the com- anna Ross planted and cultivated a garden plot 20 by 20
munity to help offset some of the costs of the trip.
feet to raise fresh produce for local food programs.
Photo by Lorrie Ross
In May 2014, Cheyenne Fedder and Brianna Ross were
presented their Silver Awards by Girl Scouts Peaks
to Piedmont CEO Marcia Cole during a ceremony in
Hickory, N.C.
Outstanding teens chosen for trip of a lifetime
By Annie Blanks
Staff writer
This July, 17-year-old Cheyenne
Fedder and 16-year-old Brianna
Ross are hoping to embark on a
very special European journey.
The two were selected by the Girl
Scouts of America for a 12-day cultural excursion to Boston, England,
Ireland and Wales. Having never
traveled outside the United States
before, this would be a remarkable
opportunity for any teenagers;
however, Fedder and Ross are not
just any teenagers.
As 10 and 11 year veterans,
respectively, of Girl Scout Troop
30201, the lifelong best friends have
poured their hearts and souls into
the community. “We love helping
people and volunteering for others
is a passion we both share,” said
Fedder. In fact, even before they
arrived for this interview, they had
just finished delivering valentines
to local nursing homes and care
centers.
The girls have received countless
badges accolades over the course
of their decade-long tenure with
the Girl Scouts. They received their
Silver Awards, the second highest
award a Girl Scout can achieve, in
2014 for their community garden
project. In addition to using their
garden to teach children how to
grow their own food, they donated
all of the seeds, fruits and vegetables they grew to REACH of Clay
County, Matt’s Ministry and local
food pantries.
They are both on their way to
achieving their Gold Awards, the
single highest honor in Girl Scouts
of America. Fedder is working on
a project for military dogs serving
in Afghanistan, while Ross hopes
to expand her gardening passion to
get young girls interested in STEM
activities.
When they’re not selling cookies, delivering canned goods and
mentoring other troops in the area,
Fedder and Ross maintain active
academic, extracurricular and
work lives. They are both straight
A students; Fedder is a high school
junior taking college courses at TriCounty Community College, while
Ross is a home schooled sophomore. In their spare time --which is
just that,very spare --Fedder plays
soccer for Tri-County and works at
Mika’s Pizza in Hayesville, while
Ross takes dance lessons at Star
Dance and sells hand-crocheted
goods.
Given their busy schedules and
impressive accomplishments, it’s
no surprise that the girls were chosen for an international trip with
the Girl Scouts. Fedder and Ross
are ecstatic about the opportunity
to experience life in three different
countries and Boston.
“For me, getting to go on this trip
would be incredible, because we
can experience all these cultures
and bring them back here to our
small town,” said Fedder. “And
hopefully we can encourage other
people to want to go out and expand their horizons as well.”
“I’ve always wanted to travel,
and getting the opportunity to do
that with my best friend would be
really special,” said Ross.
Having dedicated more than
a decade of their lives to helping
their community, they are now asking the community to help them.
The trip comes with a $9,000 price
tag, and even with Fedder saving
every last penny from working at
Mika’s, and Ross selling as much
of her crochet work as she can,
you can “like” her Facebook page,
Boutique By Brianna, to order, the
girls still need all the help they
can get.
They will be holding a series
of fund-raisers over the coming
months, including a yard sale and
car washes. Their first fund-raiser
will be a pancake supper from 5
to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at Oak
Forest Church, located at 990 Oak
Forest Drive. In lieu of a set price,
they are accepting donations.
Fedder and Ross are also accepting contributions from those who
may not be able to make it to the
fund-raisers. All donations are tax
deductible, and checks can be made
out to: Girl Scout Troop 30201,
37 Lakeview Dr., Hayesville, NC
28904. Additionally, deposits can be
made directly to Nantahala Bank,
under Girl Scout Troop 201.
“We can’t afford this trip without help,” said Fedder. “This is a
dream for both of us, and we really,
honestly appreciate every penny
we receive.”
Tri-County Community College planning an open house
By Grace E. Raper
Guest writer
Tri-County Community
College will host its thirdannual “What’s Next Open
House” for perspective high
school students and their
parents from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday, March 17 at the
main campus in Peachtree.
“It is a great opportunity
for students and their families to see what Tri-County
Community College is all
about,” said Samantha Major,
coordinator of recruitment
and retention at Tri-County
Community College.
“This event is designed to
showcase what we can offer
them, both while they are
still in high school and postgraduation.”
Bo Gray speaks with local high school students and their parents at the 2015 What’s Next Open House.
Area freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors
will gain the opportunity to
learn first-hand what pro-
grams of study are offered by
TCCC. The event also allows
students and parents to learn
more about the Career and
College Promise Program
at TCCC.
“The Career and College
Promise Program offers opportunities for qualified local
high school juniors and seniors to enroll in community
college courses, tuition free,”
Major said.
Parents will have a chance
to tour the campus, attend
a listening session, speak
to faculty and staff and discover what resources are
available to them at TCCC.
“This event gives parents
a chance to ask questions
about any and all aspects
of the college experience,”
Major said.
For details or to register
for the event, call Major at
(828) 835-4203, or visit: www.
tricountycc.edu.
WE’RE
ALL
EARS
Joe Davis, cattleman, wife Mandy and grandchildren.
Cattleman shares success story
Annette Hopgood
Guest writer
Cattleman Joe Davis will speak to the Blue
Ridge Mountain Cattlemen’s Association at 6
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center.
Davis owns and with the help of Mike
Hall, operates J. Davis Cattle in Westminster,
S.C. J. Davis Cattle has developed a herd of
three-way crossbred cattle using a structured
cross-breeding system of angus, brangus and
simmental.
Davis worked on his family’s farm while
getting a degree in chemical engineering
from Clemson University, graduating in
1970. As time would allow, Davis assisted
on the family farm during his 30-year career
with Duke Energy in the nuclear power plant
industry.
He became a full-time cattleman in 2001.
Ag Georgia Farm Credit is the sponsor of
February’s meeting.
The chapter is planning Beef Day Saturday,
May 7 at the Union County Farmers Market
in Blairsville.
The public is encouraged to join local
ranchers and learn about their local operations, get timely information and sample
beef.
If you are involved in the cattle industry
and would like to attend a meeting or join
the association, contact Richard Myers at:
myersgogators@windstream.net.
Questions?
Comments?
Story Ideas?
Let us know how we’re doing.
Your opinion is something
we always want to hear.
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Community
Local hospital promotes American Heart Month
By Paul DeMichael
Guest writer
Heart health is one of the
most important factors that
can affect wound healing.
Chronic wounds affect approximately 6.7 million people in the United States and
these wounds cost more than
$50 billion annually. If left
untreated, chronic wounds
can lead to a diminished
quality of life and possible
amputation of the affected
limb.
“Coronary artery disease,
peripheral arterial disease
and other issues with the
heart and vessels can hinder
blood flow, oxygen and nutrition to a wound,” explains
Dr, D. Scott Covington, chief
medical officer for Healogics.
“February is American Heart
Shown with one of the Wound Care Center’s two Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy chambers are: from left, Caryn Beavers, Janet Shively, Glenda McTaggart, Marjorie Ferrell, Dr. Mark Leski, Donna Shumate, Dr. Dana Conner, Shannon
Chastain and Elisabeth Chastain.
Month and an opportunity
for patients to understand
how their heart can affect
their wound healing.”
Murphy Medical Center’s
Wound Care and Hyperbaric
Therapy Center, a member of
the Healogics, Inc. network,
offers the following tips to
live a heart-healthy life:
• Live an active lifestyle
with 30 minutes of exercise
on most days.
• Don’t smoke or use to-
bacco of any kind, as it is
one of the most significant
risk factors for developing
heart disease.
• Eat a diet that is hearthealthy. This includes lots
of fruits, vegetables, whole
grains, beans and other lowfat sources of protein.
• Maintain a healthy
weight. Obesity can lead to
high blood pressure, high
cholesterol and diabetes. All
of these chronic conditions
can lead to heart disease.
• Ensure you get quality
sleep by making it a priority
in your life. Most adults need
seven to nine hours of sleep
each night.
• Manage your stress in
a healthy way with positive
self-talk, using stress stoppers, doing things you enjoy,
and relaxing on a regular
basis.
• See your healthcare provider for regular screenings.
This includes blood pressure,
cholesterol and diabetes
screenings. Call (828) 8354692, or visit the Wound Care
and Hyperbaric Therapy
Center located at 183 Ledford Street in the large log
cabin on Highway 19/74 in
Murphy. More information
is available online at: www.
murphymedical.org.
Prom Expo fund-raiser on tap March 5
By Dawn Kelley
Guest writer
This Hayesville High School Yellow
Jacket Club will be hosting a fund-raiser. Each year the YJC gives scholarships
to selected HHS seniors and money
towards HHS athletics.
The fund-raiser will consist of vendors such as photographers, hair/
nail stylists, lodging, party suppliers,
florists, independent make up and
jewelry consultants.
There will be the resale of gently
used/ all sizes prom, bridal, pageant
and formal dresses. All dresses must
be in good condition.
We are asking each seller, vendor and
independent representative to purchase
a spot for the amount of $20 to sell their
items or advertisement.
The Prom Expo will be held at the
Hayesville First United Methodist
Church in Hayesville from 9 a.m. - 1
p.m. Saturday, March 5.
The registration deadline is Tuesday,
March 1.
The registration fee can be sent to:
Alison Ashe, 205 Yellow Jacket Drive,
Hayesville, NC 28904. For details or
to request a registration form, e-mail: The Hayesville High School sProm Expo will be held from
dawnhkelley@gmail.com or call (828) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at the Hayesville First
415-1515.
Hayesville High School Guidance Office Report
By Karen Nicholson
Guest writer
News from Hayesville High
School guidance office includes
the following educational opportunities:
Bob R. McGuire Memorial
Scholarship
NC Child Support Council
Scholarship
A $1,000 scholarship is available to students who has at least
one parent who is a member of
the North Carolina Child Support
Council or a Client of the Child
Support Program. Applicant must
be a resident of North Carolina; accepted and attend a North Carolina
school of higher learning and has
maintained an overall C average.
To apply visit: www.nccscouncil.
org. Application must be postmarked no later than Wednesday,
April 20.
American College FoundationVisionary Scholarship Program
Applicant must be currently enrolled as a high school freshman,
sophomore, junior or senior and be
a United States citizen or eligible
non-citizen. Awards range from
$1,000 to $5,000. A 500 word essay
is required. Application deadline
is Friday, April 1. To apply visit:
www.American CollegeFoundation.org.
SECU
“People Helping People”
Applicant must submit an essay
of 300 to 500 words discussing how
you have exemplified the scholarship’s motto of “People Helping
People.” Student must be a senior
at a North Carolina traditional
public high school who has been
accepted to one of the 16 constituent campuses of the University of
North Carolina, a United States
citizen and a resident of North
Carolina.Applicant exemplifies the
membership philosophy of credit
unions, “People Helping People”
and has demonstrated leadership,
excellence of character, integrity,
and community involvement; demonstrates scholastic achievement
with a maintained 2.5 or higher
grade point average on a 4.0 scale
and may be deserving of financial
aid. Applicant will use the scholarship to pay for full-time under-
graduate student tuition. Student
agrees to continue as a full-time
student in good standing with the
same university for up to eight
consecutive fall/spring semesters
payable at $1,250. “Scholarships
are not transferable without prior
approval of SECU Foundation.
Applicant can not be a director,
employee or family member of an
employee of the State Employees’
Credit Union or the SECU Foundation. Application and essay are due
by 3 p.m., March 31.
N.C. Farm Bureau R. Flake
Shaw Scholarship Program
The University/College
Scholarship
A $4,000 per year for four years
scholarship is available. Eligibility
requirements will be based on the
intention to pursue a career in agriculture or in an agriculturally-related field; financial need; satisfactory
grades; an evident understanding
of the agricultural and/or agribusiness community and leadership
potential. Some examples are the
study of forestry, agribusiness
management, genetics, landscape
architecture, biochemistry, bacteriology, food science, horticulture,
environmental sciences, agricultural journalism, soil science, biology
or chemistry as a pre-vet or other
related fields of agricultural study.
Preference will be given to Farm
Bureau members.
To apply visit: www.ncfb.org/
Programs/R-Flake-Shaw-Scholarship. Application are due by Friday,
March 4.
N.C. Farm Bureau R. Flake
Shaw Scholarship Program
The Community College
Scholarship
A $1,000 per year for two years
scholarship is available. Eligibility requirements will be based on
the intention to pursue a career
in agriculture or in an agriculturally-related field; financial need;
satisfactory scholastic record; an
evident understanding of the
agricultural and/or agribusiness
community and leadership potential. Some examples are the study
of forestry, agribusiness management, genetics, landscape architecture, biochemistry, bacteriology,
food science, horticulture, environmental sciences, agricultural
journalism, soil science, biology
or chemistry as a pre-vest or other
related fields of agricultural study.
Preference will be given to Farm
Bureau members. To apply visit:
www.ncfb.org/Programs/R-FlakeShaw-Scholarship. Applications
are due by Friday, March 4.
Rotary Youth Leadership
Award-RYLA
The Rotary Youth Leadership
Award will be held Sunday-Saturday, June 19-25. The award is for
current sophomores and juniors
who have leadership potential.
Opportunities include learning
and practicing leadership skills;
access to outstanding speakers;
team activities and peer networking. There is no cost to student.
Essay required. Essays are due to
the guidance office on Thursday,
March 31.
Register with the Selective
Service
All young men 18 years of age
must register. You can register
online at: www.sss.gov. You must
register within 30 days of your 18th
birthday. Failing to register could
affect financial aid for colleges.
Information about registering for
the Selective Service is in the guidance office.
Settlement with MoneyGram part of crackdown on wire fraud
Article submitted
Scammers should have a
harder time taking money
from fraud victims under a
settlement with wire service
MoneyGram, Attorney General Roy Cooper said.
Under a settlement with
North Carolina, 48 states
and the District of Columbia, MoneyGram Payment
Systems, Inc. has agreed to
do more to stop its wire service from being used to send
money to scammers and will
pay a total of $13 million
for consumer refunds and
investigative costs.
“In the hands of a criminal, a wire service can be
used like a crowbar to pry
money from unsuspecting
fraud victims,” Cooper said.
“Making it harder for fraud
rings to use wire transfers
puts another barrier between
scammers and consumers’
wallets.”
How scammers use MoneyGram
The settlement resolves
a multistate investigation
into the use of MoneyGram’s
wire transfer service by third
parties to defraud consumers.
The investigation found
that victims in the U.S. wired
millions of dollars to scammers usually based in Jamaica, Nigeria, Spain and
the United Kingdom via
MoneyGram. Approximately half of all senior fraud
victims who report having
sent money to scammers
used a wire service to do so,
according to reports to Cooper’s Consumer Protection
Division.
Criminals who run international telemarketing
fraud rings often direct their
victims to use wire services
such as MoneyGram to send
them funds, which they can
then pick up anywhere in the
world. Victims have wired
money to scammers posing
as grandchildren in need of
emergency funds for legal or
medical help, lottery officials
who demand payment of
taxes before they can deliver
a promised prize, and banks
offering advance fee credit
cards, loans and grants.
For example:
• A North Carolina man
in his 70s reported this week
that he sent $990 by MoneyGram wire transfer to pay
taxes on what he thought
was a Publishers Clearing
House sweepstakes prize of
nearly $1 million. Instead,
the money went to scammers
in Jamaica.
• Last month, family members of a senior from eastern
North Carolina reported that
he sent $35,000 to scammers
via MoneyGram and other
payment methods, thinking
it would help him claim a
prize he’d been told was
worth millions of dollars.
• A woman in her 60s
in western North Carolina said she couldn’t afford
the $299.99 fee to claim her
promised lottery prize, so
the scammers convinced her
to serve as a money mule.
She received nearly $10,000
from other victims via MoneyGram which she then sent
to scammers in Jamaica.
• A senior from near Charlotte lost approximately
$90,000, much of it sent via
MoneyGram, to sweetheart
scammers who posed on
dating Web sites as American businessmen working
overseas.
• Believing he had won
more than $1 million and a
new car, a Greenville man
sent tens of thousands of
dollars to lottery scammers,
including at least $13,850 via
MoneyGram.
Settlement to help prevent fraud
Under the settlement,
MoneyGram will beef up
its efforts to detect and prevent consumers from wiring
money to scammers.
MoneyGram has agreed
to maintain and continue
to improve its anti-fraud
program, which must be
documented in writing and
include:
• Mandatory compliance
training for all agents;
• Suspension or termination of agents who fail to
take reasonable steps to
reduce money transfers to
scammers;
• A hotline where employees and agents can report
noncompliance with measures to fight fraud;
• Tracking actual fraud
rates and consumer losses
and using that data to improve compliance; and
• Improved technology,
including its Anti-Fraud
Alert System.
The Federal Trade Commission recently banned
legitimate telemarketers
from accepting payments
via wire which should make
it clearer for MoneyGram
and Western Union to detect
fraudulent telemarketers
who continue to try to use
wire transfers.
MoneyGram to pay $13
million to consumers and
the states
MoneyGram has agreed
to pay a total of $13 million
to fund a nationwide consumer restitution program
and to cover the cost of the
investigation and enforcement action. Approximately
$9,175,000 of the settlement
will go to eligible consumers
who sent money to scammers via MoneyGram prior
to the company implementing measures to prevent
fraud. Consumers who filed
complaints with MoneyGram between July 1, 2008
and August 31, 2009 about
money transfers sent from
the U.S. to scammers in
foreign countries other than
Canada may be eligible for
refunds.
An independent settlement administrator will review MoneyGram records
and send notices to all consumers eligible for refunds
under the settlement.
More information is available at the settlement administrator’s Web site: MoneyGramSettlement.com.
The remaining $3,825,000
will go to the participating
states to cover the costs of
the investigation, legal action and settlement negotiations. North Carolina will
receive $210,000 for its role
as a member of the executive
committee that negotiated
the settlement.
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Arts & Entertainment
Anne, Rob Lough
to perform Friday
Annie Fain Barralon
Guest writer
Anne and Rob Lough will
perform folk songs from
Appalachia and beyond in a
free concert in the community room of Keith House at
the John C. Campbell Folk
School in Brasstown at 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 19. The concert
is free and donations are appreciated.
The Loughs, from Clyde,
N.C., bring to life the songs,
ballads and stories of the
Appalachian mountains
and have been performing together for more than
35 years. Rob is originally
from western Kentucky and
accompanies his beautiful
baritone voice with fine guitar work. Anne hails from
Virginia and in addition to
singing, plays mountain
and hammered dulcimer,
autoharp and guitar. She has
served as artist-in-residence
and artist-in-schools for the
North Carolina, Kentucky
and Virginia Arts Councils
‘9 to 5: The Musical’
set at Young Harris
Anne and Rob Lough
and is a regular instructor
at the Folk School. She is
in constant demand as an
instructor and performer
at hammered dulcimer and
mountain dulcimer events
nationwide.
Upcoming Folk School
performers include Bruce
Greene, Thursday, Feb. 25
and Red Haired Mary, Friday, March 4.
The Folk School concert
schedule is available at:
www.folkschool.org. For
details call the Folk School
at (828) 837-2775 or (800)
FOLK-SCH.
Young Harris College’s
Theatre Young Harris will
present four performances
of “9 to 5: The Musical” in
Glenn Auditorium of the
Clegg Fine Arts Building on
the YHC campus.
Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, Feb. 25-27. A “pay
what you can” preview is
scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. Tickets are $5 for
adults and free for students
and children 12 and under.
Based on the hit movie
from 1980 with music and
lyrics by Dolly Parton, this
hilarious story of friendship
and revenge in the Rolodex
era is an outrageous tale of
three unlikely friends who
take control of their office
and learn there is nothing
they cannot do — even in a
man’s world.
Theatre Young Harris is
YHC’s performing arts organization. Each season the
theatre company presents a
full lineup of notable productions including full-length
musicals, innovative dramas, classic plays, children’s
shows and more.
Tickets are available (706)
379-4307, online at: www.
yhc.edu/ or at the theatre
box office.
Storytelling Festival
tickets on sale soon
By Kyle Huneycutt
Guest writer
The Sock Hops, Scott Cruce, Courtney Oliver, Ward Hiss and Jim Mitchell will perform a rescheduled concert at
the Peacock Playhouse on Saturday, Feb. 20.
Dance in the aisles with the Sock Hops
Jim Kumas
Guest writer
It is still possible to join us at the
Peacock in Hayesville 7 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 20 and be transported back to the
days when harmonies and doo-wop
took center stage. From Frankie Valli
to Frankie Avalon the Sock Hops will
take you down memory lane with their
renditions of musical hits from the
‘50s right up to the ‘80s. The January
concert was almost sold out but had to
be rescheduled which has opened up a
few seats. If you missed the chance to
purchase for the original date, you can
reserve one of the few left.
This year brings reserved seating for
all plays, concerts and special events.
Tickets for all 2016 performances —
both plays and concerts — are available
to purchase now.
Reserve tickets online by visiting:
www.peacockperformingarts.center,
click on the “Buy Tickets” button and
choose the event. Call the box office
at 389-2787 between 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday – Friday or stop by during
those hours at 301 Church Street,
Hayesville.
Tickets are available at Tiger’s Department Store on the square in Hayesville
during their normal business hours.
Pricing is adults $25, students 13 and up
$12 and children 12 and under, $6. This
family-friendly show is for all ages.
Merling Trio to perform concert Sunday
by
Roberta Rankin
Guest writer
On Sunday, Feb. 21 the
Brasstown Concert Association will present The Merling
Trio, one of today’s premiere
ensembles, in concert in
Brasstown.
Hailed as a brilliantly distinguished group, the Merling
Trio is characterized by
its remarkable gifts of
communication, magnificent precision and
impeccable blend of
sound.
The program
will feature a
selection
of
Bruce Ichimurs, cello; Renata Knific, violin; and Susan
Wiersma Ichimura, piano comprise the Merling Trio,
perfoming in Brasstown Sunday, Feb. 21.
Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, Mozart’s Piano Trio
in E Major, a nod to
moderns with songs
by Henry Mancini and
Schubert’s memorable Notturno in
E-flat major.
A truly international ensemble, the
Trio’s members bring
together musicians
from Japanese, Polish and Dutch backgrounds. Bruce
Ichimura (cello),
Renata Knific (violin) and Susan Wiersma Ichimura (piano)
are all distinguished
artists in their own
rights, having performed nationally
and internationally
under the direction
of noted conductors
such as Daniel Barenboim, Simon Rattle and
Christoph Eschenbach. As
the Merling Trio, they are
in residence at the School of
Music at Western Michigan
University, where they pur-
sue active teaching, recording and performing careers.
“Once again, the Brasstown Concert Association
has provided local audiences
the opportunity to enjoy the
some of the finest musicians
performing today. It is phenomenal that our mountain
community offers concerts
of such quality,” said BCA
President George Heilner.
The Dub and Murray Martin Trust for Clay and Cherokee counties has provided
partial support for this distinguished program.
The Merling Trio will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 21 in Keith House on
the campus of the John C.
Campbell Folk School in
Brasstown. No reservations
are required; seating is by
general admission.
Individual tickets — $18
for adults, $10 for students
— may be purchased at the
door. Light refreshments are
served at intermission.
For details, call (828) 8371863 or e-mail: brasstownconcertnews@gmail.com.
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Hayesville offers a diverse
range of new arrivals each
week.
The library is open 9 a.m. 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
and 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
The latest arrivals are:
• Stewart O’Nan’s “West
of Sunset.” A terribly sad
but absorbing novel about
the last few years of F. Scott
Fitzgerald.
• Mary Kay Andrews’
“Beach Town.” This engrossing story has drama, humor
and romance with an explosive ending, —Lesa’s Book
Critique.
• Mary Louise Kelly’s
“The Bullet.” A 37-year-old
woman has an MRI due to
arm pain and discovers she
has a bullet lodged at the
base of her skull.
From NPR’s correspondent
Kelly comes a heart-pounding story about fear, family
secrets and one woman’s
hunt for answers about the
murder of her parents.
• Winston Graham’s “Warleggan.” Cornwall, 1792.
Ross plunges into a speculative mining venture which
threatens not only his family’s financial security, but
also his turbulent marriage
to Demelza. A Poldark novel
No. 4.
• James Frey’s “Bright
Shiny Morning.” By one of
the most celebrated and controversial authors in America
comes a sweeping chronicle
of contemporary Los Angeles that is bold and utterly
original.
• Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy
Rich Asians.” Outrageously
funny debut novel about
three super-rich pedigreed
Chinese families and the gossip, back-biting and scheming that occurs when the heir
to a massive fortune in Asia
brings home his American
born Chinese girlfriend to
the wedding of the season.
• Louise Walters’ “Mrs.
Sinclair’s Suitcase.” Roberta
likes to collect letters and
postcards she finds in second
hand books.
In her grandmother’s belongings she finds a baffling
letter from the grandfather
she never knew — dated
after he supposedly died in
the war. An irresistible pageturner.
• David Miller ’s “That
Glimpse of Truth.” One hun-
dred of the finest short stories ever written.
• Amy Stewart’s “Girl
Waits With Gun.” A novel
based on the forgotten true
story of one of America’s first
female deputy sheriffs. Set in
1914 Patterson, N.J.
• Elsa Hart’s “Jade Dragon
Mountain.” Hart’s fiction
debut perfectly melds history with the mystery genre
for a lush look at China on
the cusp of change. “Jade”
is set in the early 1700s and
delivers a compelling look at
Chinese politics, culture and
religion.
Moss Memorial Library
also offers books on CD as
well as DVD movies.
For details on events at the
library call 389-8401, (828)
837-2025 or visit: www.nantahalalibrary.org.
Young Harris College’s
Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival was recently
awarded the Vibrant Communities Grant through
the Georgia Council for the
Arts.
“Thanks to the GCA, we
can share the art of storytelling with everyone in our
area,” said Young Harr is
College associate professor of English and director
of rhetorica Dr. Amanda
Lawrence who is helping
coordinate the event. “One
of the many benefits of the
Vibrant Communities Grant
is that it will enable us to
offer tickets to this year’s
GMSF for free to all students
18 and under.”
The mission of GCA is to
cultivate the growth of vibrant, thriving Georgia communities through the arts by
promoting Georgia’s economic growth, supporting
strong connections between
artists, arts organizations
and the public, acting as a
catalyst for increased public
awareness of the value of the
arts, and investing in the sustainability and advancement
of Georgia’s creative sector.
The GMSF, which takes
place Friday-Saturday, April
1-2, on the college campus,
showcases the art of southern
storytelling with a particular
focus on Appalachian stories,
both traditional and contemporary.
The festival offers storytelling and musical performances, children’s events and
workshops so that community members, visitors and
students of all ages and from
all disciplines will not only
learn about the tradition and
history of the region through
storytelling, but also have the
opportunity to become part
of its preservation.
The 2016 festival features
well-known Appalachian
teller Lyn Ford, celebrated
Appalachian musicians David Holt and Josh Goforth,
environmentalist Doug Elliot, Circle of Excellence
Award-winner Andy Offutt
Irwin, balladeers Sweet Sunny South and a special panel
of YHC student tellers.
Advance ticket sales will
run through Friday, March
18. To find out more about
the Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival, contact
Lawrence at: alawrence@yhc.
edu or visit www.yhc.edu/
storytelling.
Try to avoid being the
victim of a bad haircut
Samson told Delilah loud
and clear, “Keep your fingers
off my curly hair.”
But one night Delilah
struck and Sam cried, “I am
the victim of a bad haircut”
You may be the victim of
circumstance, a quirk of fate
or happenstance,
Don’t blame it all on luck
And don’t be the victim of
a bad haircut
Sam cried, “no not my
hair—
All my strength was in
there
And you knew that, you
Delilah.”
Don’t trust your future
to hard work and luck and
don’t be the victim of a bad
haircut
— © 1997 mw
Last words
“Things are more like they
are now than they ever were
before.”
— Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Mike
Whitney
“I feel more like I do now
than I did a while ago.”
— Mongo Cro-magnon
“The key to being a good
manager is keeping the people who hate me away from
those who are still undecided.”
— Casey Stengel (1890 1975)
“Those are my principles
and if you don’t like them —
well, I have others.”
— Groucho Marx
It is better to have a permanent income than to be
fascinating.
— Oscar Wilde (1854 1900).
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com.
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Youth wrestlers fare well
at USA tournament
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Thursday, Feb. 18,2016 • Page A13
Men’s Varsity basketball team 2015-2016 players are: from left, Chayton McClure, Trey Anderson, Tyler Leek, Braxton Cox, Tyler McClure, Richard Honeycutt, Zachary Cottrell, Carl Byxbee,
Dalton Padgett, Josh Cottrell, Hunter Reaux, Tevin Slaton and Owen Gibson.
Hayesville defends No. 1 seed in SMC
By Andrew Arias
Sports writer
The Yellow Jacket varsity men's
basketball team defeated Rosman in their last regular season
away conference game which was
rescheduled to Feb. 11, 93-50. Winning this contest kept Hayesville
tied for the first place seed with
Cherokee High School, this years
Smoky Mountain Conference tournament hosts.
Hayesville drew for the higher
seeding and won, awarding them
a bye in the first round of the tournament.
The Jackets then moved into the
second round where they defeated
Swain County on Feb. 15 with a
score of 75-59.
They will compete for an SMC
championship at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb.
19 in Cherokee.
When the team finally played
Rosman again, tensions were high
as the SMC seeding relied on winning the game for Hayesville. It's
always difficult to obtain on-theroad wins and Hayesville especially has a hard time with Rosman's
tough basketball program.
However, they were able to
overcome the Rosman Tigers,
dominating all four quarters for
the large victory. Hayesville made
a statement with this win.
Braxton Cox led the team in scoring with 29, Josh Cottrell had 25,
Zach Cottrell had 15 and Hunter
Reaux put 13 points on the board.
“The team played very well against
Rosman and was able to put four
quarters together,” said Coach
Mike Cottrell.
With only one regular season
conference loss to Cherokee, who
they also beat, they tied for the first
place seed in the SMC.
Hayesville drew and was able
to receive the No. 1 seed in the
SMC and a bye in the first round.
They then played Swain in the
second round and accomplished
a big win, catapulting them into
the championship game on Friday.
Josh Cottrell led the team in scoring
with 25 points, Zach Cottrell had
18, Cox had 13, Reaux had 9 and
Tyler Leek put up 6.
Coach Mike Cottrell said, “I'm
excited for our guys. They have
worked extremely hard this season
to give themselves a chance to play
in big games.”
In order to receive a No. 1 seed
in the playoffs, the team must win
the SMC tournament. Support your
Hayesville Yellow Jackets as they
travel to Cherokee.
Hayesville’s 2015-2016 varsity Lady Jackets basketball team, from left: Lauren Shively, Madison Douglas, Emily Thurmond, Hailea Rickett, Emory Patton, Savanna Annis, Amy Martin, Hanna
Long, Megan Woody, Kimonta Lloyd, Cassidi Mirandi, Emma Cox and MaKayla Anderson.
Varsity Lady Jackets out-played in conference
By Andrew Arias
Sports writer
On Feb. 11, Hayesville
Lady Jackets Varsity basketball team traveled to Rosman
for their final regular season
conference game. Hayesville
lost to Rosman 69-59. The
Lady Jackets then competed
in the first round of the
Smoky Mountain Conference tournament where they
received another loss, this
time to Swain, 59-34.
Against Rosman, Hayesville was out-scored 22-6
in the first period, but was
able to rally to a score of
38-30 at the conclusion of
the half. The third quarter
only showed 11 points on
the board for Hayesville
and although doubling Rosman's 9 points in the fourth
quarter, they were unable to
take back the lead after an
early deficit.
Athlete
of the
week
Savanna Annis scored 18
points, Kimonta Lloyd made
12 and Emory Patton had 11.
Lloyd also had six rebounds
and Annis took five steals.
This was a tough loss for
Hayesville, coming so close
to a victory and playing well
offensively. Unfortunately,
games need to start better
for the young team, a perpetual problem throughout
the season.
Hayesville then drew the
sixth seed in the SMC tournament over Murphy thanks
to their win last week.
The Lady Jackets had to
face Swain in the first round
where again, they struggled
in the first and third quarters
to put up substantial points.
Hayesville got off to another
slow start and was dominated by third seed Swain's
Lady Devils.
Coach Chad McClure said,
“It was disappointing be-
cause we had made strides
offensively in the last few
games. We didn't play with
the same intensity, rebounding less and turning the ball
over more. They were much
more aggressive than us.”
Emma Cox led the team
with 9 points, Annis had 8
and Lloyd had 5.
It is uncertain if the Lady
Jackets Varsity team will
make the playoffs, but they
are out of the SMC tourna-
ment. “We have to learn to
prepare better mentally in
order for us to compete at
this level,” McClure said.
The team only has a few upperclassmen and has much
to learn but will have a few
seasons to do so if they do
not qualify for the playoffs
this year. Stay connected
with Hayesville sports on
our social media pages to
see if they will play again
this season.
Matheson wins 1-A
West Regional title
By Andrew Arias
Sports writer
The Hayesville High
School Athlete of the
Week is Josh Cottrell.
Cottrell led his team in
scoring this week with
50 points in two games.
Cottrell scored 25 against both Rosman and Swain
in away-from-home games against conference opponents. Cottrell is looking to make a statement this
year as a sophomore starting on a team with a lot of
talented seniors. He was an honorable mention for
the Smoky Mountain Conference last year and may
reach his older brother, Zach Cottrell's all-time leading scoring record at Hayesville in the years to come.
Josh is known for his clutch buzzer-beater shots and
amassing large amounts of 3-point shots per game.
Keep an eye on Josh for a few more great weeks as
the season comes to a close as well as the rest of his
career at HHS.
On Saturday, Feb. 13,
Hayesville's varsity wrestling team sent two wrestlers
to the 1-A West Regional’s.
Keith Cook qualified at 106
pounds and Jacob Matheson
competed at 182. Cook won
three matches, all by pin, and
lost two, putting him just one
win away from qualifying
for the state tournament his
freshman year.
Matheson won all his
matches and was awarded the first place medal.
Matheson cut down from 195
to 182 pounds to finish his
final year of wrestling. This
didn't create an easy path
to states by any means for
Matheson.
Although he pinned his
first opponent and won 16-0
his second match, he won by
a 6-3 decision in the semifinals to advance to the first
place round. Matheson's
opponent in the tournament
finals was Cameron Pack,
last year's state champion in
the 1-A 170 pound weight
class. Matheson was able to
overcome Pack for the 2-1
win and 1-A West Regional
title.
Matheson returns to the
mat to represent the Hayesville Yellow Jackets on Thursday, Feb. 18 in the NCHSAA
tournament at Greensboro
Coliseum.
Jacob Matheson stands proudly atop the podium after
defeating a previous state champion from Mount Airy
for the Regional title in the NCHSAA 1-A West Regional
tournament.
Swimmers just shy of state qualifications in 1-A tournament
By Andrew Arias
Sports writer
On Feb. 5 Hayesville high
school's swim team brought qualifying swimmers, Penn Moffat and
Bethany Anderson to the 1-A West
Regional swimming tournament.
Both sophomore swimmers
set personal records at the event,
which is great at this time of the
season.
Moffat competed in the men’s
division for Hayesville and placed
18th in the 100 yard breaststroke
with a time of 1:16.41.
He also competed in the men’s
200 yard individual medley, earning a 19th place finish with a time
of 2:28.81.
Anderson finished one swimmer behind a state qualification at
13th place in the women's 100 yard
butterfly with a time of 1:07.40.
She also came in 17th place for the
women's 100-yard breaststroke
finishing the race at 1:08.90.
The region, which combines 1-A
and 2-A schools, boasts some of the
toughest swimmers in the state.
Head coach Jim Saltz said, “When
students perform the best they ever
have, you can't ask for more.”
Saltz is also proud of the way his
swimmers conducted themselves.
“It was all business from the min-
ute they left the school.
They were focused on swimming,” he added.
Throughout the season, a lot of
personal records were set and broken — a testament to the will and
dedication along with the guidance
of technical expert and assistant
coach Rob Anderson, who was a
collegiate swimmer at the University of South Florida and is now an
asset to the HHS swim program.
The young team is ready to
make some noise next year and
the coaches would like to extend a
special thanks to all the parents of
the swimmers and their continued
dedication to their child's growth
and participation in the sport.
Saltz would also like to extend a
special thanks to Hiawasse Fitness
Center, Hayesville High School
administration, staff and students
for their support.
Sports
JVs lose tight
tourney game
By Keith Thompson
Guest writer
The 2015-2016 JV men’s
season drew to a close on
Saturday, Feb. 13 when the
Yellow Jackets dropped a
narrow 50-47 decision to the
Braves in the first round of
the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament in Cherokee. The Jackets entered the
tournament with hopes of
advancing to the finals for
the sixth straight year.
The Jackets closed out the
regular season by dropping
a home decision to Murphy and then splitting road
games with Rosman and
Robbinsville.
The final home game was
a tight defensive struggle as
the Jackets trailed 5-4 after
the first quarter, but battled
back to take a 12-9 half-time
lead. The Jackets trailed 2019 going into the fourth. In
the final stanza both offenses
found the range, but for the
Jackets it was too little too
late as the Bulldogs took a
40-30 win. Logan Cowart
was the lone Jacket in double
figures.
Next up for the Jackets
were the defending league
champions, the Robbinsville
Black Knights. In a tight
game the entire evening,
the Knights pulled out to a
30-23 lead heading into the
final period. The Jackets
refused to lose and behind
a trio of threes from Dwain
Cook took home a 40-38 win.
Cook’s final three gave the
Jackets a 4-point lead with
less than a minute to play.
Cowart had a big block in
the final seconds as well as
securing the rebound on the
final Robbinsville miss as
time expired. Cowart and
Cook both scored in double
figures to lead the Jacket
offense.
The final night of the
regular season witnessed
the Jackets on the road at
Rosman. The Jackets took
an early 11-9 lead after the
first period. The final three
quarters found the Tigers
in control as they posted a
64-51 win. Cook and Cowart
again posted double figures
and was joined in the scoring
JV Lady Jackets
finish up season
against Braves
Team works hard to overcome struggles
By Andrew Arias
Sports writer
Nathan Barolet plays tight defense against Murphy.
column by Colton Thomas,
Dalton Whitaker and Rafael
Solario.
With the regular season behind them the Jackets turned
their focus on the SMC tournament. The Jackets drew
Cherokee in the first round
at Cherokee.
The game was a physical,
hard-fought game in which
the Jackets found themselves
trailing 47-40 with 3 minutes
left in the game. Peyton
Krieger made back-to-back
big plays for the Jackets as
he scored, created a turnover
The Junior Varsity Lady
Jacket basketball team concluded their season with a
loss in the first round of the
Smoky Mountain Conference
tournament on Feb. 13 to
the Cherokee Lady Braves,
51-22.
Sydney Davis and Emma
Brown each put up 7 points,
Stephanie Sheldon scored 4,
Meredith Reynolds scored 3
and Rebecca Shook made 1.
Coach Amy Trout said,
“This group of girls was so
much fun to coach. They
with a steal and scored off
of it.
The relentless Jacket defense smothered the Braves
and with 15 seconds left
Cook hit a three pointer that
seemed destined to send the
game to overtime.
However, a Brave found
the net with less than 2 seconds on the clock as the
Braves advanced with a
heart-stopping 50-47 win.
Baseball, softball and socCook and Krieger both finished in double figures. The cer sign-ups will be held from
Jackets ended their season 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
20 and Feb. 27 and from 8
with a record of 7-9.
worked hard every practice
and every game. In my book,
this was a successful season
because they improved each
day, bonded as a team and
they loved to get there everyday.”
The team is quite young
— mostly consisting of freshman, many who haven't
played much basketball in
their lives.
Regardless, they fought
hard all season. Trout is
proud of them and says she
looks forward to continuing
to work with the girls in the
off-season and return stronger next year.
Baseball, softball and
soccer sign-ups set
a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday,
Feb. 22-26 at the Clay County
Recreation Center. For details
call, 389-0368.
Duplicate Bridge club
welcoming players
By Jackie Bell
Guest writer
ors went to Dee Short and
Dorothy Smith. They were
followed by Ray Ferree and
Jim Bell, second and Karol Sulimirski and Patricia
Quinn, third.
Because of a lack of participants, the Thursday game
was cancelled. The bridge
club plays every Monday
and Thursday at All Saints in
Blairsville, Ga. and welcomes
players to join them. Call
(706) 379-9686 to be a part
of the fun.
On Monday, Feb. 8, seven
full tables played a Mitchell
movement at All Saints Lutheran Church.
Ray Berry and Joe Wald
claimed
first place honors
GICAA North Region Runner Up and Elite 8 are, from left, Assistant Coach Ryan Moody, Colin Lynn, Dawson Rufor
east-west.
They were
therford, Ethan Moody, Jaron Utt, Samuel Utt (Senior), Seth Utt, Brian Moore, Nile Anderson (senior), Colton Wood,
followed
by
Mike
Knowles
Caleb Lynn and Coach Brandon Wood.
and Pat Mosteller, second
and Karen Miller and Marcia
Schultz, third.
First, north-south honthe circumstances. For the past seven score or circumstance, I watched a
By Ryan Moody
Guest writer
months, I have been blessed to be a group of young men and their coach
small part of just such a team. As I tried fight until the final buzzer, and they
What defines a winner? The world to help teach a group of young men the did it the right way. The pressure to
would define it as the team with the basics of a sport, they taught me about conform and compromise to the stanBasketball
most points, the man with the most something much more important — dards of a corrupt system in an effort
money, or in modern times, the celebri- they taught me about life.
to win a trophy is immense in today’s
• 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 Smoky
ty with the most followers. Fortunately,
Friday night, the Eastgate Lions bas- world, and many give in, but the true
Mountain Conference Tournament
I look at the world from a different per- ketball team scored fewer points than winners are those that do not. The
Championship at Cherokee.
spective, one based on biblical truths, their opponent and their season ended Eastgate Lions will not be crowned state
• TBA, Feb. 23-27 Sectionals.
and from there, a winner is defined by in the Elite Eight of the GICCA state champions this season, but they are in
a much different set of terms. A winner tournament.
fact the definition of winners.
Wrestling
is not the team with the most points,
They were defeated by a school with
Thank you Lions for a magical sea• TBA Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 18-20
it is the team with the most integrity. an enrollment 10 times larger than son, and thank you for the integrity you
State Championships in Greensboro.
It is not the team with the biggest and theirs, by players with physical gifts have, and the honor you have brought
Follow @AndrewArias81 on twitter or Facebook.com/Clayfastest players, it is the team with the that out-matched their own, but the to your families, and above all your
biggest heart and a determination that Lions still came out as winners, because creator. It was an honor to be a part of
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will not allow it to quit regardless of their integrity is in tact. No matter the the team that wouldn’t quit.
The Lions are a team with integrity in tact
Sports Schedule
Robbie Barter earned first Seth Gillis earned third Jimmy Donaldson earned Austin Long earned second Lane O’Dell earned second Miguel Diaz earned third
place in the first-second place in the fifth-sixth 90 second place in the 170+ place in the third-fourth place in the third-fourth place in the third-fourth
grade 55 pound division.
pound division.
division.
grade 140 pound division. grade 95 pound division.
grade 95 pound division.
Youth wrestlers ranked fifth in Winston Salem state tournament
Robbie Barter
earns first place
By Kristi Cook
Guest writer
Seventeen wrestlers from
the Hayesville Youth Wrestling team traveled to compete in the USA N.C. State
wrestling tournament Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 5-6 in
Winston-Salem, where they
ranked fifth place.
Wrestlers and weight
classes included were, Mason Cook, fifth grade, 70
pound; Adam Cook, third
grade, 65 pound; Johnathan Dockery, fifth grade,
85 pound; Cayden Gordon,
fourth grade, 85 pound;
Kemp Walker, fifth grade,
140 pound; Seth Gillis, fifth
grade, 90 pound; Morgan
Walker, second grade,65
pound; Noah Carter, second
grade, 45 pound; Miguel
Diaz, fourth grade, 95
pound; Austin Long, fourth
grade, 140 pound; Chayce
Barter, second grade, 55
pound; Wayne Barter, fourth
grade, 75 pound; Robbie
Barter, second grade, 55
pound; Lane O’Dell, fourth
grade, 95 pound; Thomas
Wilson, fourth grade, 75
pound; Jimmy Donaldson,
sixth grade, 170+ pound;
and Cable Krieger, seventh
grade, 95 pound.
Wrestlers worked hard
during the weeks prior to the
tournament to polish their
skills and to prepare their
bodies to wrestle at their
fullest potential.
Each kid weighed in at the
Lawrence Joel Coliseum Education building on Friday
night, then the team enjoyed
a dinner together at CiCi’s
pizza. Wrestling began at 10
a.m. Saturday morning and
the competition was stiff.
Hayesville’s kids battled on
the mat time after time after
time.
They gave everything
they had as they wrestled
each opponent. It was exciting to watch them win and
heartbreaking to see them
defeated, but regardless of
the outcome, our wrestlers
never really lose, they either
win or they learn.
As the day progressed it
was clear we were going to
have kids winning medals
in the state tournament. Our
fans were cheering on each
wrestler as they advanced to
the next match.
The excitement and pride
shown on the faces of our
fans was priceless.
At the end of the day, we
finished with six of our boys
finishing in the top three in
the tournament. Donaldson
earned second; Gillis earned
third; O’Dell earned second;
Diaz earned third; Long
earned second.
We are proud of all of
our wrestlers, the ones who
placed and the ones who did
not, but we are most proud
of Barter, our second grader
wrestling in the 55 pound
weight class. Barter is the
first wrestler from Hayes-
ville of any age to ever win
first place in a state tournament.
He holds the top seat in
North Carolina for all wrestlers in first-second grade at
55 pounds.
Each match wrestled and
each medal won is a monumental achievement for the
Hayesville Youth Wrestling
team and each of its members.
This team is putting
Hayesville on the map when
it comes to wrestling.
They are strong, determined and they have heart,
which is the most important quality to being a great
wrestler.
These boys work hard
each week and are fortunate
to be led by four incredible
coaches, Darren Cook, Tyler
Ledford, Christopher Moore
and Andy Carter.
These men have poured
into these kids week after
week, teaching them not
only how to wrestle and
beat their opponent, but
most importantly what it
means to be men striving to
live out God’s purpose for
their lives.
It has been an honor to
be part of such an amazing
group of kids, parents and
coaches and we are grateful
for all the support we have
been shown.
We are looking forward to
an even more successful year
in 2016-17. If you would like
to support Hayesville Youth
Wrestling in any way, contact
one of the coaches.
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PUBLISHERS NOTICE
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is
subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it
illegal to advertise: any preference, limitation,
or discrimination based on race, color, religion,
sex, disability, familial status or national origin,
or an intention, to make any such preference,
limitation or discrimination. “Familial status
includes children under the age of 18 living with
parents or legal custodians, pregnant women
and people securing custody of children under
18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed
that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper
are available on the equal opportunity basis. To
complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at
1-800-669-9777. The toll free telephone number
for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
HIRING
ALL
POSITIONS
HAYESVILLE RIB COUNTRY,
contact Kayla at: 828-3899597.
ccp- 227094
Assistant Director
of Rollins Campus Center
Young Harris College
Assistant Rollins Campus Center Director Overall Responsibilities:
The Assistant Director will assist the Director in the daily
management of the entire campus center operation and personnel. This position will serve
with the Director as the liaison
between the Rollins Campus
Center, other departments within the campus community, and
those departments and services operating within the Campus Center. He/she will have
daily interaction with the College's physical plant department, dining/catering staff and
other operational services to
the building.
Assistant Director of the Rollins
Campus Center Day-to-Day
Responsibilities:
The Assistant Director will be
largely responsible for supporting the Director in the day-today management of the campus center, events and activities. Responsibilities will also
include building operations/policy enforcement, non-custodial
staff supervision/collaboration
(including student workers),
and
assisting
with
conference/special
event
scheduling/hosting.
Heavy
evening and weekend work will
be required.
Experience:
Administrative experience in a
university/college
union
or
closely related field. One (1) to
(3) years of demonstrated experience in facilities management, programming, event coordination, staff supervision,
budget management and operations is required. Proficiency
in using scheduling software,
Microsoft Office, AV equipment
and other basic office software
is essential.
Proven success in working with
students, faculty, and staff, and
reasonable experience and
demonstrated
capability
in
working with diverse student
populations are necessary. A
working knowledge of building
mechanical
systems
(i.e.
HVAC) is also a plus.
Education:
Bachelor's degree is required;
Master's degree is preferred.
Candidates should apply
electronically at:
https://workforcenow.adp.com/j
obs/apply/posting.html?client=y
hcedu&jobId=17327&lang=en_
US&source=CC2.
Applications should include a
cover letter, Resume and at
least three professional references. In addition, transcripts
should be sent electronically to
HumanResources@yhc.edu or
by mail to Human Resources
Director, Young Harris College,
P.O. Box 68, Young Harris, GA
30582. Applications are due
by March 1, 2106. Selected
candidate must successfully
pass a background check.
Applicants who would enrich
the diversity of the campus
community are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE M/F/D/V.
Ccp-225386
CDL DRIVERS WANTED
Commercial drivers wanted for
local Concrete Delivery Company in the Franklin, Sylva,
Bryson City, Blairsville, and
Murphy areas.
Great pay,
benefits, 401K. Must be 21 yo
and have a minimum of 2
years driving experience in
heavy trucks. Must have valid
medical card. This Company
is an equal opportunity company.
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Clinician - Assertive Community Treatment Team
(ACTT)
Seeking an energetic and passionate individual to join the
Assertive Community Treatment Team, in the beautiful
mountains of Western North
Carolina. Come experience
the satisfaction of providing
recovery oriented services
within the context of a strong
team wraparound model serving Clay, Cherokee and Graham counties. If you are not
familiar with ACTT, this position will provide you with an
opportunity to experience an
enhanced service that really
works! Must have a Master's
degree and be licensed/ license eligible. For further information and to complete an
application, visit our website:
www.meridianbhs.org #rg
HELP WANTED: Heating and
air conditioning installer and installer helper. Minimum of 2
years' experience. Looking for
self-motivated individual willing
to work in a team environment.
Pay based on experience. Must
provide resume for consideration. For additional information
contact 1-877-293-7722 or via
email at byerscustomerservice
@windstream.net.
(223553)
JOB OPENING for Class A
CDL driver. Must have minimum 2 year experience with
clean driving record, must pass
pre-employment
drug/alcohol
screen and agree to random
testing. Starting pay based on
experience level, travel pay and
lodging provided. Ace Clearing
& Construction, Inc, Robbinsville NC, 828-479-9600
John C Campbell Folk School
is currently accepting applications for experienced line cooks
and dishwashers. Looking for
6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm shifts.
Full time employment, good
starting salary. Please apply in
person at the kitchen. Ask for
Steve. (227268)
KING FORD is now accepting
applications for a career with
benefits in the auto sales and
service industry. We offer insurance, retirement. paid vacations and a five day work week.
Apply in person at our location
in Murphy. 88 Butler Mtn. Rd.
Murphy, NC 28906 (178671)
MEN ON THE MOVE is actively hiring Drivers and Movers!
MUST be drug / felony free,
have a valid license, and be 18
years or older. Must be a team
player, have excellent customer
service skills, strong and be
able to handle heavy lifting. We
are a family oriented company
with an excellent reputation.
We need motivated, hard working, dependable and friendly
people to add to our wonderful
staff. Drivers starting pay is
TBD based on experience,
movers
pay
starting
at
$10/hour. Please call us at 706379-6683, or apply in person at:
7195 US Hwy 76 West, Young
Harris, Ga., Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
ccp-219349
MINISTER OF
STUDENTS AND
YOUNG ADULTS POSITION
McConnell Memorial Baptist
Church in Hiawassee, GA, is
seeking a full time youth minister to lead a dynamic youth program, grades 6-12, and to expand a ministry to young adults
18-24. Our youth program has
grown from 10 to 125 active
members over the past three
years and has about 20 adult
volunteers assisting with small
groups in this ministry. This
role includes planning, coordinating, and leading all youth
ministry activities and coaching
and training youth leaders.
This role focuses on sharing
the gospel with youth and their
families as well as young adults
in this community. The full job
description is found at:
Mcconnellchurch.org/
job-opportunities/ If interested,
please send your resume to:
pattur@gmail.com.
Ccp-226872
Part time kitchen and housekeeping staff needed. Experience preferred. Apply in person. Hinton Rural Life Center,
2330 Hinton Center Road,
Hayesville. EOE. Drug Free
Workplace.
Ccp-224901
WELDER / FABRICATORS
Mig welding, experience required, Good Pay and benefits,
apply in person at: Blue Ridge
MFG, 87 Tom Boyd Rd,
Blue Ridge GA 30513
NOW HIRING
Hearts and Hands
CNA POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
Full-time & part-time shifts
Qualified applicants are encouraged to please apply in person.
CARE
CENTER
a Consulate Health Care Center
Carolina Rest Home is needing
CNA'S for weekends. Apply in
person only at Carolina Rest
Home 4025 Pisgah Rd. Andrews (218152)
Hayesville House Memory Care
is now accepting applications
for personal care aides for all
shifts. CNA licensure is preferred but not required. Please
come in to apply, or call Jessica at (828)389-8700 for more
information.
Ccp-225493
LPNs - $2,000
Sign on Bonus!!
Mountain View
Health Care is seeking
Full Time LPNs.
No weekends required!
3-11 or 11-7 M-F
Better Pay, Better Hours!
Come Join a Winning Team!
Send Resume to
Debra.Ivey@ghs365.com
or apply in person
547 Warwoman Road
Clayton, GA
EOE
MEDICAL: Experienced front
desk receptionist with computer knowledge for full time position. Please send resume with
references to
Peachtree Internal Medicine,
PO Box 158, Murphy, NC
28906, or bring by our office.
No
telephone
inquiries,
please. (226078)
PART TIME RETAIL
The Craft Shop at the JCCampbell Folk School seeks a
part time Sales Associate.This
position requires 25-29 hours
per week and includes weekend hours.
The Craft Shop's mission is to
support the sale of regional
craft and art.The person we
seek will possess excellent
customer service skills with a
background in all aspects of
retailing including, but not limited to Point of Sale systems,
ordering receiving and stocking merchandise while maintaining a clean and organized
retail environment. This job requires the ability to lift forty
pounds including bending, unpacking and spending long
hours on your feet.
A background in the craft, museum or art industry is desired
but not required.
The Craft Shop offers a creative, exciting and dynamic
environment with competitive
compensation and benefits.
For inquiries call the Craft
Shop between 9-3 weekdays.
837-2775 ext 126.
FOR SALE
KEN'S USED APPLIANCES:
Buy, sell or trade by appointment, Woodard Electric Building, Hayesville. 828-389-8138.
ccp-57698-tfn
Firewood delivered. Call Harry
828-389-4011 or 828-360-4151,
leave message.
Ccp-222990
Firewood, $55/pick up, $65/delivery. 828-371-6245 or 828835-3730.
ccp-225898
Red Oak Fire Wood...$45 for
SUV load or $45 for pick up
truck load (you split & load).
(828)541-1968
Deadline for Legals is
12 Noon on Mondays
Eliminate high heating costs.
Central Boiler's all-new Classic Edge OUTDOOR WOOD
FURNACE. Call Today! North
Georgia Outdoor Wood Furnaces 706-632-0165.
#216013
ARMY NAVY GARRISON 66
THIRFT STORE IN WARNE.
Will be closed until March.
Ccp-206090
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
BOOK STORE: New location is
Main at Tusquittee St., across
from The Garden Shoppe.
Hours are 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Mon.-Sat. 828-389-8401.
ccp-60875
Have clothes and/or good sellable thrift store items? Call
Christian Love Ministries at
828-837-9345 or just drop them
off. Thanks and blessings!
ccp203571
REACH THRIFT STORE: Is
open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.Sat. Donations accepted during
business hours, please call
ahead if you have large donations. 828-389-0017
ccp-60877
SAMARITAN'S
PROMISE,
more than a thrift store. Reduced prices on household
products,
accessories
and
much more. Open Tue-Fri 9:30
a.m. - 5 p.m. Open Saturday,
9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Located next
to Bypass Auto Parts, across
from United Community Bank.
To donate items or more information call 828-389-4519.
Ccp-126365
VALLEY
RIVER
THRIFT
SHOP: The Valley River Humane Society Thrift Shop is
open 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon.Sat. The store is located at Old
Cook's Carpet Building, next to
Arby's on Highway 64 West,
Murphy. Call 828-837-6137.
Shelter number is 828-8372304.
ccp-61343
VILLAGE THRIFT SHOP: The
Village Thrift Shop hours are 11
a.m. - 4 p.m Mon.-Fri. And 11
a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday. Will
pick up items from your home
or yard sale. Proceeds benefit
women's homeless shelter. Call
828-226-9982.
ccp-61342
VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS NEEDED will pick up.
Castoff Pet Rescue Thrift
Store. 828-644-8608.
ccp-219817
Walk-in safety tub with shower
around $2450 new, for sale
$1750 still like new. Call 828837-4156 (219503)
ONGOING ESTATE SALE,
Mon-Sat. daily from 9 a.m. - 3
p.m. Household items, tools
and furniture. 84 Lakewood
Drive, Hayesville, call 828-3894371.
ccp-225986
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
HOME FOR SALE!!!
3BR, 2BA home with a Large 2
car Garage w Workshop and
living quarters. Only minutes
from Murphy, Blue Ridge and
Copperhill. $209,750 (706)4557400.
HOUSE FOR SALE, 2br/1ba,
full basement, C/H/A great
view, $85,000. Call JT, 828360-2016.
ccp-214542
MEN ON THE MOVE
MOVING?:
Call professionals.
Local or long distance.
Insured and licensed, NC & Ga.
Call 828-389-4818 or 877-6596683.
ccp-64942-tfn
WE ARE HIRING!
BARTENDERS – COOKS – SERVERS –DISHWASHERS
HOUSEKEEPERS – BUSPERSONS – GOLF – RETAIL
“Why work for the rest when you can work for the best!”
Providing Service with Our
CLAY COUNTY
Seeking a part-time Apartment
Manager for apartment community in Hiawassee, GA. Successful candidate will have excellent administrative, communication and organizational
skills. Please e-mail your information to:
Hiawassee@boyd-mail.com or
fax it to 706-200-1115.
ccp-2260358
WANTED: Multi-talented commercial construction workers in
the following trades: Metal
framing, Industrial HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing. Must have
a driver's license and be able to
pass a drug test. Minimum 5
years experience. Apply to
Wells & West, Inc. 1268 Andrews Rd., Murphy, NC 28906
or call 828-837-2437 (227105)
(828) 389-9941
86 Valley Hideaway Dr.
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TIPPED POSITIONS averaging
$10 – $15 per hour (base pay + tips)
APPLY IN PERSON:
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THURSDAY, FRIDAY
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Classifieds • 828-389-8431
www.fsbo.com/168542.
Acreage. Views. Much creekfront. Tusquittee. Make offers.
Ccp-221526
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS
ATTENTION SENIORS: DeSoto Square is accepting applications for one bedroom apartments Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m. - 4:30
p.m. Rent based on income.
Equal housing opportunity. 828389-6182.
ccp-61112
RARE RETAIL
OPPORTUNITY
Space available at the Shops
of Murphy, downtown. Call
Dave 828-557-7163 (222790)
FOR RENT
UNFURNISHED
4 BR/2BA DOUBLEWIDE,
c/h/a, all appliances,
Franklin Stove in
livingroom, gentle lot
$675/mo.
UNFURNISHED
2BR/2BA HOME, very
clean, end of road
privacy, C/H/A, all
appliances, $725/mo.
Email all rental inquiries to
liz@mtnstreams.com
HWY 69 STORAGE
828-389-2800:
Reg and Temp Control
On site office,
Fenced; well-lighted
Security cameras; 24-7
Easy access.
REASONABLE RATES
ccp-61229
SERVICES
B & J CRISP TRUCKING: Specialize in road maintenance and
grading, gravel, dirt, mulch and
top soil. Track hoe available.
828-389-9320 or 706-897-2577.
ccp-61264
DAVID WARMAN
CONSTRUCTION
Building & Remodeling
Structural & Foundation
Repair
Roofing & Chimney Repair
Decks & Stairs
Additions
Retaining Walls
Waterproofing
(828)524-9401
(828)421-9096
HAULING: gravel, fill dirt, track
hoe, dump truck and dozer service. All types septic systems
and repair. Call Mike, 828-3899747.
ccp-61255
Remodeling-Additions-Repairs,
small or big. All work done right
and promptly. Experienced,
professional. Call Ward at 828342-5212#
RETAINING
WALLS
INSTALLED. Railroad ties, segmented block and rock. Structural repairs, water proofing,
steps and terraces, (828)5249401, (828)421-9096.
CARRION TREE SERVICE
Specializing in dangerous tree
removal and total tree care.
Free estimates. 24 hour response. Fully Insured with
Workman's Comp and General Liability. Every call answered personally by Owner,
Emmanuel Carrion. (828)3714718 or visit on Facebook
Carrion Tree Service.
LEE'S OUTDOOR SERVICES:
Commercial and residential
lawn care, bush hogging, weedeating and mowing. Brandon,
828-389-1815.
ccp-60491
Smoky
Mountain
Landscapes, Inc.
Landscape Design, Installation,
Construction, and Maintenance
North Carolina registered landscape contractor and pesticide
applicator
Twenty-six years local experience. References and portfolio
available.
Call Heidi Sherlock at 828389-9786 or e-mail: hlsherlock@outlook.com Check out my
Facebook page: Smoky Mountain Landscapes, Inc.
ccp-109491
REAL ESTATE, Inc.
828-389-3398
ROOMMATE WANTED: Quiet,
drug free 1 or 2 people to
share 2BR/2.5BA chalet, in
woods. No cats. Small dog ok.
$450/mo includes utilities, WiFi,
no cable. Semi furnished.
Ranger area. 828-644-3806
(222568)
3BR/2BA water, appliances, included 5 miles East of
Hayesville $550mo. 828-3898254
CLAY FARMER'S STORE IT:
828-389-8222, 828-389-834
or 828-361-4674.
Office inside Rental Stop.
Regular and temperature
controlled storage units in
downtown Hayesville.
Reasonable rates.
ccp-61284
Get a discount
when you run your ad
in 3 or more CNI papers.
828-389-8431
for more details.
D&L Painting Interior Exterior
Residential, Commercial, Pressure cleaning/staining, Interior
Pre-finished, Tongue & Groove
& Doors, Trim etc.,
Drywall Inc. Hang, Finish, Texture Level 5 Glazing Fully Insured , also parking lot striping.
828-508-5270. 828-479-4052.
Free estimates.
*** REID TREE ***
25 years & still climbing! Specialties include views, danger
trees. TOPS in customer satisfaction
Mike Reid. 828-5577461.
CONLEY'S TREE & CHIPPER
SERVICE we cut & top any
tree. 26 yrs experience, serving surrounding 20 yrs Dangerous tree removal, cut views,
under brushing, chipper service, cut banks off, weed eat,
clean gutters & firewood. Fully
insured member of Better Business Bureau Senior Discount.
321-3010, 557-0258.
HOOPER TREE SERVICE
Danger Tree Removal
Topping
View Opening
Bucket and Chipper Truck
Senior discounts, fully insured.
Call for free estimate. 828-3617192 or 828-389-9637.
ccp-161376
2016 JOB FAIR
at The Ridges Resort & Marina
Hiawassee, Georgia
MARCH 1, 2016
10 AM - 6 PM
WANTED
The Hinton Rural Life Center
needs garden volunteers. This
ministry provides fresh produce
for our Summer Missions
teams whose service includes
home repairs in Clay and
Cherokee Counties. Surplus
produce from the harvest will
be donated to the Clay County
Food Pantry and Matt's Ministry. Any help is appreciated.
Contact Kitty Taylor, Outreach
Coordinator, at kitty@hintoncenter.org or (828)389-8336.
ccp-148751
All painting and improvements, interior/exterior, drywall hung/finish, staining,
pressure washing. Free estimates. 828-644-8555.
DOUGLAS LUNDAHL: “Your
painting and wallpapering specialist.” Over 30 years experience. Prompt and reliable. 828389-0969.
ccp-61270
MORROW PAINTING
No job too small. Painting,
pressure washing. 27 yrs experience. All work guaranteed.
Senior discount. Call Jimmy at
828-557-8049 (143816)
Remodeling-Additions-Repairs,
small or big. All work done right
and promptly. Experienced,
professional. Call Ward at 828342-5212
TRANSPORTATION
&
RECREATIONAL
ANDREWS AUTO SALES Buy
Here-Pay Here Trades welcome. We finance. Bad credit
no problem. We buy cars. Low
down payment. 0% interest.
We accept all major credit
cards. 505 Robbinsville Rd. Andrews 828-321-5544, 828-5085270, 828-508-5270.
REAL ESTATE, Inc.
200 Hwy 64 W, Ste A, Hayesville, NC
Email LIZ at liz@mtnstreams.com, for
more details & MLS information sheet.
Office Hours: Monday -Friday 9-5
Weekends by appointment.
163.230.1(c1). Other business may be transacted by
Clay
County
Progress
the board
may
be done
at this
time. Meetings are open to
the public.
5:00 PM Tuesday February
23, 2016
USED AUTO PARTS
5:00 PM Tuesday March,
Engines
01, 2016
Transmissions
5:00 PM Tuesday March
Wheels
08, 2016
Tires
Call us for all your part needs.
5:00 PM
Friday
March
White Eagle Auto Parts
11, 2016
706-970-3634
5:00 PM Monday March
ccp-217918
14, 2016
Patrick Margo, Chairman
Clay County Board
2002 DODGE GRAN CARA- of Elections
VAN, new wheels, tires, leather ccp-222011
The Fence Man
All Types of Fencing
30 Years Experience
Robert Pelletier
828-557-4860
We buy boats 866-228-0323.
ccp-226993
NEED A SIGN?:
Magnetic
Banners
Yard
Vehicle
Windows
Design/installation available.
Call Signs Fast 828-389-6041
ccp-60881
Shop the Clay County Progress
for your Automotive/recreational parts and accessories needs.
ccp-76172
RENTAL STOP has tools, tables, chairs and tents. 828-3898222.
ccp-159292
Deadline for Legals is
12 Noon on Mondays
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS!
•
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Baylor Weekend Shift LPN-Work (3) 12 hour
shifts get paid for 40 hours; Work (2) 12 hour
shifts get paid for 28 hours.
7p-7a LPN for Monday, Wednesday & Thursday; off every weekend
PT LPN for 8 hour shifts 7-3/3-11
Certified Nursing Assistants Full & Part time
ALL shifts
Check out our NEW PAY RATES &
WE PAY FOR EXPERIENCE NOW!!
EOE – Background check/Drug screen required
Must apply in person to fill out application;
Ask for Tammy Kirby, RN, Director of Nursing
706-745-4948
All Departments Hiring
Managers Available
LOCAL
seats, good condition, 170,000
miles, $3,500. 828-361-7409.
ccp-224253
Clay County Progress can advertise your vehicle needs.
ccp-77654
Clay County Board of
Elections Schedule of
Absentee Meetings
The following is a list of the
days and dates on which the
Clay County Board of Elections will meet (if necessary)
to approve the applications
for absentee ballots for the
Primary Election to be held
on March 15, 2016. The
meetings will be held at the
board of elections office, 54
Church Street, Hayesville,
NC,
pursuant
to
G.S.
163.230.1(c1). Other business may be transacted by
the board may be done at this
time. Meetings are open to
the public.
5:00 PM Tuesday February
23, 2016
5:00 PM Tuesday March,
01, 2016
5:00 PM Tuesday March
08, 2016
5:00 PM
Friday
March
11, 2016
5:00 PM Monday March
14, 2016
Patrick Margo, Chairman
Clay County Board
of Elections
ccp-222011
Good Shepherd Home Health
and Hospice Agency does
not discriminate against any
person on the basis of race,
color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its
programs, services and activities, or in employment, or on
the basis of sex in its health
programs and activities. For
further information about this
policy, contact Russ Paine at
(828) 835-7536.
Good Shepherd Home Health
and Hospice Agency provides individuals with limited
English proficiency with language assistance, including
interpreter services, free of
charge.
Good
Shepherd
Home Health and Hospice
Agency also provides individuals with necessary auxiliary
aids and services, free of
charge.
(227142)
Notice of
2016 Primary Election
Clay County,
North Carolina
A Primary Election will be
held on Tuesday, March 15,
2016 in Clay County, North
Carolina. Democratic Ballot
will have Presidential Preference, US Senate, US House
of Representatives, NC Governor, NC Lieutenant Governor, NC Lieutenant Governor,
NC attorney General, NC
Commissioner of Labor, NC
Superintendent of Public Instruction, NC Treasurer and
Bond Referendum. Republican Ballot will have Presidential Preference, US Senate,
NC Governor, NC Attorney
General, NC Commissioner
of Agriculture, NC Commissioner of Insurance, NC Secretary of State, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction,
NC House of Representatives
District 120, Clay Country
Board of Commissioners,
Clay County Board of Education and Bond Referendum.
Libertarian Ballot will have
Presidential Preference and
Bond Referendum. Unaffiliated Ballot will have the Bond
Referendum.
Most voters will be asked
to present acceptable photo identification when presenting to vote in person at
the polls, with exceptions
for voters who are unable
to obtain acceptable photo
identification, have a religious objection to being
photographed, or are victims of a natural disaster.
The acceptable forms of photo identification are a NC
Driver's License or DMV-issued Identification Card (expired up to four years), US
Passport or Passport Card
(unexpired), Military ID Card
or Veterans Affairs ID Card
(unexpired, if there is an expiration date), and certain Tribal Enrollment Cards. VOTERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO
OBTAIN ONE OF THESE
FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION MAY STILL VOTE IF
THEIR INABILITY IS DUE
TO A REASONABLE IMPEDIMENT such as a lost or
stolen ID, lack of transportation, illness or disability, a
lack of proper documents,
work schedule, and others.
These voters may vote a provisional ballot after completing a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and providing an alternate form of identification or the last four digits
of their social security number and their date of birth.
Acceptable alternate forms of
identification for voters who
complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration include
their voter registration card or
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statement, or other government document bearing the
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Notice
of
2016 Primary Election
Clay County,
North Carolina
A Primary Election will be
held on Tuesday, March 15,
2016 in Clay County, North
Carolina. Democratic Ballot
will have Presidential Preference, US Senate, US House
of Representatives, NC Governor, NC Lieutenant Governor, NC Lieutenant Governor,
NC attorney General, NC
Commissioner of Labor, NC
Superintendent of Public Instruction, NC Treasurer and
Bond Referendum. Republican Ballot will have Presidential Preference, US Senate,
NC Governor, NC Attorney
General, NC Commissioner
of Agriculture, NC Commissioner of Insurance, NC Secretary of State, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction,
NC House of Representatives
District 120, Clay Country
Board of Commissioners,
Clay County Board of Education and Bond Referendum.
Libertarian Ballot will have
Presidential Preference and
Bond Referendum. Unaffiliated Ballot will have the Bond
Referendum.
Most voters will be asked
to present acceptable photo identification when presenting to vote in person at
the polls, with exceptions
for voters who are unable
to obtain acceptable photo
identification, have a religious objection to being
photographed, or are victims of a natural disaster.
(unexpired, if there is an expiration date), and certain Tribfollowing
is the VOTdisal The
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Reasonable
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withthan
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to obtaining
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by mail but
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SS# or state
ID #.
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withissued
speeding,
Free
Identification
Cards
for
driving while license reregistered
voters
are
availvoked due to a previous
able from
the NC
DMV. For
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$75
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Polls will be open from 6:30
Danielle Nic Williams:
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tion Day. One-stop early votvehicle
with
noininsurance,
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held
the Board
give/lend/borrow
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of Elections office located
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plate,
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license
54 Church
Street
revoked
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a previous
Thursday due
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ending
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March 12,
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hours
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Monday
through
Friday
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8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., and
license,
expired/no inspecSaturday, March 5, 2016,
tion and drive/allow a
8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., Saturmotor
vehicle12,
with
no regisday, March
2016,
8:00
tration.
A $750
A.M. to 1:00
P.M. bond issued.
Absentee ballots are allowed.
Christopher
Woodward:
Requests
for an
absentee
ballot must
bepossession
made onofa
Charged
with
State Board of Elections
Remethamphetamine,
carryquest
form,
available
at
the
ing a concealed weapon and
County
Board
of
Elections
ofassault on a handicapped
fice and at the early voting
person. A $14,000 bond issite and received in the Clay
sued.
County Board of Elections ofSENTENCED:
fice
at 54 Church Street
Amy Dockery
Hayesville,
NC 28904Allen:
or any
Charged
with voting
simplesite
posone-stop early
by
(unexpired, if there is an expiration date), and certain Tribal Enrollment Cards. VOTERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO
OBTAIN ONE OF THESE
FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION MAY STILL VOTE IF
THEIR INABILITY IS DUE
TO A REASONABLE IMPEDIMENT such as a lost or
stolen ID, lack of transportation, illness or disability, a
lack of proper documents,
work schedule, and others.
These voters may vote a provisional ballot after completing a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and providing an alternate form of identification or the last four digits
of their social security number and their date of birth.
Acceptable alternate forms of
identification for voters who
complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration include
their voter registration card or
a current utility bill, paycheck,
government check, bank
statement, or other government document bearing the
voter's name and current address. Alternative voting options are available for voters
who do not present acceptable photo identification for a
reason other than a reasonable impediment to obtaining
one. Voters who use curbside
of the alternative forms of
identification
described
above. No photo identification is required to vote an absentee ballot by mail but
does require last four digits of
SS# or state issued ID #.
Free Identification Cards for
registered voters are available from the NC DMV. For
assistance with obtaining acsession ofphoto
a schedule
II conceptable
identification
for
voting
or for more
informatrolled
substance.
Sentenced
tion
exceptions
andgiven
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days
with credit
native
voting
options,
contact
for 45 days.
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Board of Elections voter outreach team tollCharged with fictitious/alfree at 1-866-522-4723 or vistered title/registration
it www.VoterID.nc.gov.
card/tag.
Sentenced
to pay
Polls
will be
open from
6:30
fines until
within
20 p.m.
days.on Eleca.m.
7:30
Amanda
Crisp Hughes:
tion
Day. One-stop
early voting
will be with
held second
in the Board
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Elections
office
located
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Church
Street
beginning
guilty.
Thursday
3, 2016
and
SocoroMarch
Nichol
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ending Saturday March 12,
Charged with extradition/
2016 One-stop voting hours
fugitive
of through
other state.
are
Monday
Friday
Waived
extradition.
8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., and
Leigh Michele
Saturday,
March Cutrone:
5, 2016,
Charged
failure
stop
8:00
A.M.with
to 3:00
P.M.,toSaturday,
12,school
2016, bus.
8:00
for a March
stopped
A.M.
to 1:00 P.M.
Sentenced
to pay cost of
Absentee
court andballots
$500. are allowed.
Requests
for an
absentee
Kelsie Diane
Elliot:
Moballot must be made on a
tions. Entered civil judgeState Board of Elections Rement for all costs and fees.
quest form, available at the
LindaBoard
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Elections ofCharged
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fice
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at the
early while
voting
impaired,
level 5. Sentenced
site
and received
in the Clay
County
Boardinofthe
Elections
ofto 60 days
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at 54
Church Street
meanant
confinement
proHayesville,
NC 28904
or any
gram suspended
with
12
one-stop
early
voting
site
by
months unsupervised pro5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March
bation, pay cost of court,
8, 2016.
pay $100, surrender driver
Completed absentee ballots
license,
operate
motor
must
benot
returned
to athe
Clay
vehicleBoard
until duly
licensed
County
of Elections
ofto dobyso,5:00
complete
a subfice
P.M. Tuesday
March
2016,
or poststance 15,
abuse
assessment
marked
on or
before March
and follow
recommenda15,
2016.
Canvass
Day will
tions,
24 hours
of commube
held
at
11:00
A.M.
in the
nity service and pay comClay County Board of Elecmunity service fee.
tions Office in Hayesville on
Christopher
Der2016.
Glaze:
Tuesday,
March 22,
Charged
with
common
law
All residents of Clay County
uttering.
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who
are registered
daysthe
suspended
with
Clay Countywith
Board12
of
Elections
may vote inprothis
months unsupervised
election.
Voters
who
prebation, pay
cost
of are
court,
viously
registered
need
not
pay $50, have no contact
re-register
for
this
election.
with prosecuting witness,
THOSE VOTERS WHO ARE
pay $110 in attorney fees
REGISTERED UNAFFILIATand has 60 days to pay.
ED MAY VOTE IN THE PRIRoy ELECTION.
Johnson Higgins:
MARY
UnaffiliMotions.
to re-a
ated votersAllowed
will be given
move continuous
alcohol
choice
of ballot at the
polling
monitoring
conditions.
places.
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residents of
Clay
not
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to with
vote simple
must register
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poson
or before
February
session
of aFriday,
schedule
VI
19,
2016
in
order
to
be and
eligicontrolled substance
ble to vote on Election Day.
resisting a public officer.
Those voters who are not
Sentenced to 30 days susregistered by Friday, Februpended
months
unary
19, with
201612may
register
supervised
probation,
and
vote during
one stoppay
earcost
of court,
pay will
$50,bepay
ly
voting
only, and
required
provide documenta$220 into attorney
fees, not
tion
of their identity and any
resihave/use/possess
dence.
Voters
who
wish
to
drugs and has 60 days to
change
their
party
affiliation
pay fines.
or who have changed their
Te r r e l l D . O w e n s :
name or address must notify
Charged
driving in
while
the Boardwith
of Elections
writlicense
revoked
due
to a
ing by February 19, 2016.Votprevious
ers
who non
fail impaired
to notify rethe
vocation.
to 6a
Board
of Sentenced
Elections of
change
to credit
their name
days with
givenorforad6
dress
days. must update their infor-
identification
described
above. No photo identification is required to vote an absentee ballot by mail but
does require last four digits of
SS# or state issued ID #.
Free Identification Cards for
registered voters are available from the NC DMV. For
assistance with obtaining acceptable photo identification
for voting or for more information on exceptions and alternative voting options, contact
the NC State Board of Elections voter outreach team tollfree at 1-866-522-4723 or visit www.VoterID.nc.gov.
Polls will be open from 6:30
a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. One-stop early voting will be held in the Board
of Elections office located at
54 Church Street beginning
Thursday March 3, 2016 and
ending Saturday March 12,
2016 One-stop voting hours
are Monday through Friday
8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., and
Saturday, March 5, 2016,
8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., Saturday, March 12, 2016, 8:00
A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Absentee ballots are allowed.
Requests for an absentee
ballot must be made on a
State Board of Elections Request form, available at the
County Board of Elections office and at the early voting
site and received in the Clay
County Board of Elections office at 54 Church Street
Hayesville, NC 28904 or any
one-stop early voting site by
5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March
8, 2016.
Completed absentee ballots
must be returned to the Clay
County Board of Elections office by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday
March 15, 2016, or postmarked on or before March
15, 2016. Canvass Day will
be held at 11:00 A.M. in the
Clay County Board of Elections Office in Hayesville on
Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
who
areClifford
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Jack
with
the
Clay
County
Board
of
Charged with failure to
Elections
may
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this
wear seat belt-driver, canelection. Voters who are preceled/revoked/suspended
viously registered need not
certificate/tag and operatre-register for this election.
ing a vehicle
withWHO
no insurTHOSE
VOTERS
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REGISTERED
within
20VOTE
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MARY
Charged
with
communicatated
voters
will
be given a
choice
of ballot
at prayer
the polling
ing threats.
Given
for
places.
Those
residents
of
judgement and cost of court
Clay
County
who
are
not
regwaived.
istered
to vote
must
register
Michael
David
Swenson:
on or before Friday, February
Charged with fleeing/elud19, 2016 in order to be eligiing to
arrest
a motorDay.
veble
votewith
on Election
hicle and
resisting
public
Those
voters
who aare
not
officer. Sentenced
to 45Februdays
registered
by Friday,
with19,
credit
given
for 24
days
ary
2016
may
register
and
vote during
earsuspended
withone
18 stop
months
ly
voting
only,
and
will
be
reunsupervised probation,
quired
to
provide
documentawaive court cost and fines,
tion
their
pay of
$210
in identity
attorneyand
feesresito
dence. Voters who wish to
be a civil judgement.
change their party affiliation
Joychanged
Patterson:
or Angela
who have
their
Charged
with expired
name
or address
must regisnotify
tration
card/tag,
expired/
the
Board
of Elections
in writno inspection,
a veing
by Februaryoperate
19, 2016.Voters
to notify and
the
hiclewho
with fail
no insurance
Board
of
Elections
of
canceled/revoked/sus-a
change
their name orSenadpended to
certificate/tag.
dress must update their infortenced to pay fines within
mation when presenting to
20 days.
vote, and may be required to
VOLUNTARILY
vote
a provisional ballot.
DISMISSED:
Voters
who require assisAmy
Allen:
tance
withDockery
casting their
ballot
Charged
with
are
entitled
to possession
assistance of
by
an
appropriate
person of their
drug
paraphernalia.
choice
or an election
official.
Whitney
Jane Canup:
Registration
facilities
Charged with resistingand
a
polling
places are accessible
public officer.
to the elderly and handiAmanda Dyer: Charged
capped. Curbside voting is
with
cyberstalking.
Volunavailable
for voters who
are
tarily
dismissed
at request
not
physically
able
to enter
of prosecuting
the
polling place.witness.
Lindawith
Dani
Engelskind:
Persons
questions
about
registration,
location drivof
Charged with reckless
polling
places,
absentee
baling to endanger.
lots,
early voting
at aka,
One-Stop
Roland
Laney,
Rolocations or other election
land B Laney: Charged with
matters may call the Clay
assault on a female. VolunCounty Board of Elections Oftarily
at theMonrefice
at dismissed
(828) 389-6812
quest
prosecuting witday
thruofFriday.
ness.Patrick Margo, Chairman
Kevin Clay
Phillip
Ledford:
County
Board
of Elections
Charged with financial
card
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theft. Voluntarily dismissed
County Board of Elections office by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday
March 15, 2016, or postmarked on or before March
15, 2016. Canvass Day will
be held at 11:00 A.M. in the
Clay County Board of Elections Office in Hayesville on
Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
who are registered to vote
with the Clay County Board of
Elections may vote in this
election. Voters who are previously registered need not
re-register for this election.
THOSE VOTERS WHO ARE
REGISTERED UNAFFILIATED MAY VOTE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION. Unaffiliated voters will be given a
choice of ballot at the polling
places. Those residents of
Clay County who are not registered to vote must register
on or before Friday, February
19, 2016 in order to be eligible to vote on Election Day.
Those voters who are not
registered by Friday, February 19, 2016 may register
and vote during one stop early voting only, and will be required to provide documentation of their identity and residence. Voters who wish to
change their party affiliation
or who have changed their
name or address must notify
the Board of Elections in writing by February 19, 2016.Voters who fail to notify the
Board of Elections of a
change to their name or address must update their information when presenting to
vote, and may be required to
vote a provisional ballot.
Voters who require assistance with casting their ballot
are entitled to assistance by
an appropriate person of their
choice or an election official.
Registration facilities and
polling places are accessible
to the elderly and handicapped. Curbside voting is
available for voters who are
not physically able to enter
threats.
the
polling place.
Persons
with A
questions
about
Michelle
Rodiriquez:
registration,
location
of
Charged with possession of
polling
places,
absentee
balmarijuana up to a half
lots, early voting at One-Stop
ounce, two counts posseslocations or other election
sion with intent to manufacmatters may call the Clay
tor/sell/deliver
a schedule
County
Board of Elections
OfII controlled
substance,Montwo
fice
at (828) 389-6812
counts
day
thrufelony
Friday.possession of
cocaine,
two
counts
mainPatrick
Margo,
Chairman
Clay County Board
taining a vehicle/dwelling/
of Elections
place for a controlled
subccp-221984
stance and two counts of
tance with casting their ballot Randall Garrett,
are entitled to assistance by Executor of the Estate of
Feb.Fred
18, Garrett,
2016 - Page A17
an appropriate person ofThursday,
their Flaud
choice or an election official. Deceased
Registration facilities and LAW OFFICES OF
polling places are accessible MERINDA
SWANSON
to the elderly and handi- WOODY, P.A.
capped. Curbside voting is Merinda S. Woody
available for voters who are Attorney for the Estate of
not physically able to enter Flaud Fred Garrett
the polling place.
P.O. Box 1519
Persons with questions about Hayesville, North Carolina
registration,
location
of 28904
polling places, absentee bal- (828) 389-0202
lots, early voting at One-Stop ccp-226982
locations or other election
matters may call the Clay STATE OF NORTH CAROLICounty Board of Elections Of- NA
fice at (828) 389-6812 Mon- IN THE GENERAL COURT
COUNTY OF CLAY
day thru Friday.
Patrick Margo, Chairman SUPERIOR COURT
Clay County Board DIVISION FILE No.: 16-E-5
of Elections NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
SAMMY STAMEY
ccp-221984
Having qualified as Executrix
of the Estate of Sammy
Stamey. Deceased, late of
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF Clay County, State of North
Carolina, this is to notify all
FLAUD FRED GARRETT
having
claims
Having qualified as Executor persons
of the Estate of Flaud Fred against the estate of said deGarrett, deceased, late of ceased to exhibit them to the
Clay County, North Carolina, undersigned at the following
this is to notify all persons address:
having claims against the Es- Patricia B. Stamey
tate of said deceased to ex- 629 Cherry Road
hibit them to the undersigned Hayesville, NC 28904
on or before the 19th day of
at the following address:
May, year 2016, or this NoRandall Garrett,
tice will be pleaded in bar of
406 Buzzard Ridge,
their recovery.
Hayesville, NC, 28904,
Executor for the Estate of All persons indebted to said
Flaud Fred Garrett, on or be- decedent will please make
fore May 20, 2016 or this No- immediate payment.
tice will be pleaded in bar of This the 5th day of February,
their recovery. All persons in- year 2016.
debted to said decedent will Patricia B. Stamey
please make immediate pay- Executrix of the Estate of
Sammy Stamey
ment.
Deceased
This the 18th day of, 2016.
ccp-226102
Randall Garrett,
Executor of the Estate of
Get a discount
Flaud Fred Garrett,
Deceased
when you run your ad in 3
LAW OFFICES OF
or more CNI papers.
MERINDA
SWANSON
828-389-8431
WOODY, P.A.
Merinda S. Woody
Attorney for the Estate of
Flaud
Tr aFred
y v oGarrett
n E v i n B u s h : impaired.
P.O. Box 1519
Charged with misdemeanor
Amy Lynn Weidenfeller:
Hayesville, North Carolina
probation
violation.
Charged
with driving while
28904
Victoria
Hanco
Chance:
license
revoked
due to a
(828) 389-0202
Charged with misdemeanor previous non impaired reccp-226982
Classifieds • 828-389-8431
District Court Report
to indict.
Ralph James Lovell:
Charged with false report to
police station.
Eugene Mashburn:
marijuana paraphernalia
and possession of methamphetamine.
Peggy Mashburn:
Charged with resisting a
public officer, simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance and simple possession of a schedule
III controlled substance.
Zachary T Miller:
Charged with simple assault and communicating
selling/delivering cocaine.
Voluntarily dismissed to indict.
John Andrew Stogsdall:
Charged with simple assault, communicating
threats, assault on a female
and unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle. Prosecuting
witness failed to appear.
Michael David Swenson:
license revoked due to a
previous non impaired revocation, failure to wear
seat belt-driver, five counts
of failure to stop at stop
sign/flashing red light, unsafe tires, possession of
open container/consuming
alcohol in passenger area,
failure to yield to emergency vehicle, reckless driving
to endanger, driving left of
center, driving without two
head lamps and possession
of stolen motor vehicle.
Jessica Leigh Osborn:
maintain lane control and
hit/run failure to stop for
property damage.
CONTINUED
UNTIL FEB. 29:
Joshua Dustin Carnes:
license revoked.
Jason Matthew Long:
previous non impaired revocation.
Heather Nic Patterson:
Charged with simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
Wylene Elizabeth Wall:
Charged with misdemeanor
probation violation and
possession of drug paraphernalia.
CONTINUED UNTIL
MARCH 14:
Robert Kennet Burrell:
Charged with felony probation violation, expired registration card/tag, expired/
no inspection, two counts of
misdemeanor child abuse,
driving while impaired and
improper passing on right.
probation violation.
James Lowell Taylor:
Charged with negligent
hunting and discharging a
weapon on occupied property.
CONTINUED UNTIL
APRIL 4:
Rebecca Summere
Adams: Charged with driving while impaired and
driving left of center.
Kara Rene Cinquemano:
Charged with two counts of
driving while license revoked due to a previous
non impaired revocation
and using a foreign license
while driving while license
revoked.
Adrian John Ermlich:
previous non impaired revocation.
Mandy Jane Fortner:
impaired, reckless drivingwanton disregard, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, possession of
marijuana up to a half
ounce, driving left of center
and failure to maintain lane
control.
Virginia Sud Hatchett:
yield left turn and expired
registration card/tag.
Robert Thomas Johnson:
Charged with resisting a
public officer.
Nanthan Allen Lemay:
Charged with two counts
driving while license revoked due to a previous
non impaired revocation,
possession of an open container/consuming alcohol
in passenger area, drink
beer/wine while driving,
possession/display an altered/fictitious/revoked
driver license, misdemeanor
probation violation, driving
while impaired, operate a
vehicle with no insurance,
reckless driving to endanger, expired/no inspection,
driving/allowing a motor
vehicle with no registration
and failure to wear a seat
belt-driver.
K e i t h Ta n n e r L o n g :
Charged with assault on a
female, consuming alcohol
by a 19/20 year old and
possess malt beverage/unfortified wine not 19/20.
Terry Allen Morrow:
vocation and possess/display an altered/fictitious/
revoked driver license.
Dayrion Leri Williams:
marijuana of up to half an
ounce.
CONTINUED UNTIL
APRIL 25:
John Richard Beni II:
Charged with being intoxicated and disruptive.
Michael Aairon Bonham:
impaired.
James Edgar Chance:
methamphetamine, maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/
place for a controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture/sell/
deliver a schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Soccoro Nichol Coffey,
aka, Socorro Nicol Coffey:
Charged with attempted
breaking or entering a
building, two counts of possession of a stolen firearm,
two counts of possession of
burglary tools, two counts
of injury to real property,
possession of stolen goods/
property, breaking and or
entering, possession of firearm by a felon, larceny of a
firearm, felony larceny, injury to personal property
and misdemeanor larceny.
Torian Lysander Cook:
Charged with first degree
kidnapping, assault with a
deadly weapon to inflict serious injury and assault on
a female.
Timothy Aaron Giddens:
impaired, no operators license, expired registration
card/tag, expired/no inspection, operate a vehicle
with no insurance and cancelled/revoked/suspended
certificate/tag.
Randall A Mingus:
previous non impaired revocation, reckless driving to
endanger, expired registration card/tag, failure to
yield at a stop sign/flashing
red light, fleeing/eluding
arrest with a motor vehicle,
simple possession of a
schedule II controlled sub-
See Court
Report A18
Snow
continued
but parents are asked not
to call the stations or the
weather bureau for closing
information.
The school’s bad weather
policy has reminders about
days when schools have
emergency closings.
“Parents should have students informed as to where
they are to go in the event
school closes early. This is
very important since many
times buses have to be detained while students make
phone calls to see where they
are to go,” the policy reads.
In addition, parents are
reminded to make the final
decision about whether a
student should drive or ride
the bus during bad weather.
“Parents always have the
final say-so,” Leek said.
“They can pick their children up, if they want. Sometimes we will highly discourage it and recommend
they not take them if roads
are bad. A few years ago, a
tornado had been sighted
and some parents wanted
to take their kids out on the
road even though they were
Rebecca Cothren, Emily Thurmond, Jacquline Stewart, Hannah Mixon, Kelsey Phillips, Lindsey Davis, Maddie Payne, Nicole Smith, Hillary
Owens and Lauren Shively pose with their frozen masterpiece after Friday’s snowfall. Temperatures warmed in the afternoon, melting the
picturesque blanket of snow.
safely bunkered in. We discouraged that,” he said.
When it is necessary to
close schools, all students
and parents must be notified.
There are a few ways this
may happen. School closing
decisions are announced by 6
a.m. All parents with a valid
phone number on file will re-
ceive a Connect-5 phone call,
but it takes a few minutes for
all calls to be sent.
A recording is also available at 389-8513 between 6
a.m. and 8 a.m. The schools’
Web site: www.clayschools.
org provides closing information, as well.
Schools will either be
open, closed or on a twohour delay.
The delay is used if conditions are expected to improve after sunrise. It means
everything is delayed exactly
two hours, including bus
departures and school start
time; however, school will
dismiss at the normal time.
If conditions do not improve, school will be canceled
for the day. If no announcements are made, schools are
open as usual.
Bad weather policy states,
“Please remember that sometimes it can be hazardous in
some parts of the county and
clear in others. It is necessary
to assess conditions in all
areas of the county before
making a decision.”
“We always try to make
sure not to put the kids on
the road and jeopardize
them,” Leek said.
“I am a parent, too, but I
care about all of our kids,”
he added.
Awning continued
business owners and operators.
Greenstone seemed unsatisfied with the response
and he and his mother Judie
Greenstone walked out of
the meeting.
For details on the awning project and all Small
Town Main Street efforts,
interested parties may call
389-2121.
STMS participants noted
that bulldozing began this
week to prepare for construction of new public restrooms near town hall. The
target date for completion is
The Clay County Board of Elections front today.
A designer rendition of the Board of Elections with awnings.
around the end of April.
Dianne Ward, promotions
director from Tabor City in
the southwest corner of the
state, will be a special guest
at the next STMS meeting at
theater. No other Small Town
Main Streecommittee meetings will be scheduled that
night.
“The theater project began
with three walls and a roof.
6 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 in
the new courthouse multipurpose room.
Ward was the project manager who led restoration of
that town’s old downtown
Court Report continued
stance and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Sandy Pate: Charged with
possession of methamphetamine.
George Samuel Poole:
Charged with breaking and
or entering, misdemeanor
larceny and injury to real
property.
Natasha Marie Powers:
Charged with possession
of methamphetamine and
possession of drug paraphernalia.
Whitney Ann Radford:
Charged with breaking and/
or entering and misdemeanor larceny.
Richard Glenn Scroggs:
methamphetamine, possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver marijuana, misdemeanor child
abuse, simple possession of
a schedule II controlled substance and domestic criminal
trespass.
Taylor Seb Smith: Charged
with no operators license,
permit operation of a vehicle
with no insurance, driving
while impaired and possession of open container/
consuming alcohol passenger area.
Christopher Ma Taylor:
previous non impaired revocation and possess/displaying an altered/fictitious/
Thomas Edward Thorley:
Charged with common law
robbery and assault with a
deadly weapon.
Paige Walker: Charged
with aiding and abetting
larceny.
Amanda Avelin Wheeler:
Charged with no operators
license and possess/display an altered/fictitious/
CONTINUED
UNTIL
JUNE 27:
Brett Taylor Dobbins:
with intent to manufacture/
sell/deliver a schedule VI
controlled substance and
possession of marijuana
paraphernalia.
Jasmine Sto Shaylinne:
with intent to manufacture/
sell/deliver a schedule VI
controlled substance, felony
possession of a schedule VI
controlled substance and
possession of marijuana
paraphernalia.
Deed Transactions
Feb. 8-12, 2016
BRASSTOWN
• Peter J. Haddad and Fonda R. Haddad to James M.
Hake, 4.35 acres, $180,000.
HAYESVILLE
• Garth Cooke and Carolyn
Cooke to Michael and Lori
Allen, 1.49 acres, $55,000.
• Robert E. Harland and
Mike Clemens, Attorney-inFact, to David J. Jenkins, Lot
13, 1.32 acres, $120,000.
• Gene H. Norris and
Nancy Lee Norris to Robert
E. Peinhardt and Susan P.
Peinhardt, Caesars Cove, Lot
23, 1.59 acres, $72,000.
• James Reynolds and
Katherine D. Reynolds to
Amy Lorraine Boggan,
Longview Ridge Subdivision, Lot 24, 0,51 acres and
Lot 25, 0.50 acres, $130,000.
• Deanna Duty Elliott and
Jason D. Elliott to Marcia
Wilson and Ovidiu Brinzan,
Mountain View Homesites
Subdivision, Lot 22, 0.84
acres, $85,000.
HIAWASSEE
• William Richard Boyd
Jr.-Trustee, Jeffrey T. Updike
and Michelle A. Updike to
United Community Bank,
3.80 acres, $55,000.
SHOOTING CREEK
• Clifton Mitchell, Jr.,
Mary Ann Creech, Kenneth
Reid Creech, Robin Creech
and Gary Wayne Creech
to Ernest Davenport, 2.76
acres, $25,000.
• Stephen D. Ward, Amy
D. Mason Ward, Amy D.
Mason-Ward and Ward
Amy D. Mason to Ann
Ridgeline Apartments
offer 1 & 2 bedroom
apartments, all on one level,
with no steps. Maintenance,
water, major appliances,
washer, dryer, central heat
& air are included. We offer
great views and have great
folks here at Ridgeline.
Please call for availability.
RIDGELINE
APARTMENTS
Call 828-389-1545
Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
ridgelineapts@brmemc.net
P. Leavell, 2.09 acres,
$180,000.
SWEETWATER
• Franklin M. Murrelle,
Linda Murrelle and Edna
Murrelle to Sally S. Jordan,
Noah Ledlum Subdivision,
Lot 6, 1.44 acres, $102,000.
• Jeremy William Ledford-Trustee, Ralph William Ledford Charitable
Remainder Unitrust, 5.15
acres, $425,000.
• GRADING
• GRAVEL
• CLEARING
David Rogers
Construction, Inc.
352 Big Buck Cove Hayesville, NC 28904
Bus. 706-994-3801
828-361-8706
Home 828-389-9767
Insured and Dependable
In two years the town had
turned the building into a
landmark that now serves
as a center of activity for the
community. Hayesville’s
STMS participants see paral-
lels between the Tabor City
renovation project and local
efforts to reclaim Hayesville’s historic courthouse,”
Zimmerman said.
Several new businesses
were recognized during
the evening’s Small Town
Main Street meeting. They
included the Mountain Mac
computer store opening on
the square in two to three
weeks and Ole Cupboard
Antiques, planned for the
building across from the Old
Jail and Cherokee Museum
and is scheduled for an April
opening.

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